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tract could add nursing services
to the services provided by pri-
vate companies, and that is the
scenario the nurses are hoping
to avoid.
Its the whole medical de-
partment theyre trying to out-
source right now, to privatize.
Were state workers and we
want to keep our jobs, said Re-
nee Waligun, a corrections
nurse at SCI Dallas. Correc-
tions is our core government
service, and cutting corners
puts our communities at risk.
SEIU staged protests at 10
state prisons Wednesday, invit-
ing nurses from nearby prisons
and other union officials to join
the protest. SEIUsaid participa-
nts did so during breaks and did
not skip work.
The protest coincided with
the introduction of a bill by
state Rep. Mike Fleck, R-Hun-
tingdon County, and Sen. David
G. Argall, R- Schuylkill County,
that would block the move.
McMillan said no nurses
would lose their jobs in the
deal, which would affect about
800 workers; they would simply
have a different employer.
But the union claims the
move could lead to reductions
in wages and benefits that
would lead many corrections
nurses to seek employment
elsewhere.
That could, in turn, lead to in-
experienced, under-qualified
nurses being placed into a high-
risk environment, compromis-
ing the safety of prison employ-
ees, inmates and ultimately the
public, the union maintains.
Were specially trained; we
do attend the same academy
that the corrections officers at-
tend Were trained in security
and safety for both the inmates
and the staff, Waligun said.
New intake nurses, if they
were hired from the private sec-
tor, they just dont have the
training that we have.
NURSES
Continued from Page 3A
The Luzerne County Salary
Boardisexpectedtovotetodayto
re-establish funding for a deputy
prison warden position that was
eliminated in 2010, at the time
raising concerns from Controller
Walter Griffith about reducing
prison management.
Griffith, who sits on the coun-
tys prison board, joined four oth-
er membersof that boardonMon-
day invoting to re-create the dep-
uty warden position. He said he
did so despite concerns that the
current county administration is
taking too many personnel ac-
tions that shouldbe left tothe Lu-
zerne County Council members,
who will take office in January.
The prison board, with two
members absent, voted 5-0 to re-
create the deputy wardenjobthat
was previously held by SamHyd-
er. Hyder was furloughed from
thejobinJanuary2010after mon-
ey to fund the position was elim-
inated fromthe countys budget.
The prison board had the au-
thority to re-create the position,
but funding must be approved by
the salary board, which is sched-
uled to meet this afternoon. The
prison board did not indicate
what the salary will be or name a
person to fill the post. But War-
den Joseph Piazza confirmed
Wednesdaythat hesrecommend-
ed Maj. James Larson to be ap-
pointed to the position.
Griffith said he supported cre-
ating the position because he be-
lieves it is needed. But hes op-
posed to naming anyone to the
job.
Do we need a deputy warden?
Absolutely. We need someone in
charge when warden is not
there, Griffith said. Do we need
to fill it right now? I dont think
so.
Spending and personnel ac-
tions being taken by the three
county commissioners, whose
terms in office end on Dec. 31,
have come under scrutiny by sev-
eral of the newly elected county
council members.
Councilman-elect Rick Morelli
on Tuesday called for commis-
sioners to refrain from autho-
rizing any major expenditures or
making other decisions relating
to union contracts and appoint-
ments.
Morelli said Wednesday he did
not knowenoughabout the depu-
tywardens positiontoexpress an
opinion on whether it should be
filled. He said he spoke to Com-
missioner Chairwoman Ma-
ryanne Petrilla, who assured him
commissioners would explain
their reasoning for any decisions
they make during their waning
days in office.
She stated, and I felt she was
sincere, that she was going to in-
form the council-elect as to the
decisions and reasons why, Mo-
relli said. Obviously, we dont
want them to make any hasty de-
cisions. But as long as they can
justifyit I want togivethemthe
benefit of the doubt.
Griffith, who also sits on the
salary board, said he will likely
vote to approve the position, but
only if the post pays nomore than
what Larson currently earns,
which is $58,735. Hyder was paid
$74,263 at the time he was fur-
loughed.
County board may re-create deputy warden post
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D.C. suspect nabbed in Pa.
T
he U.S. Secret Service said Wednes-
day that a suspect potentially tied
to a shooting incident near the White
House on Friday has been arrested in
Pennsylvania.
According to a statement from the
agency, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernan-
dez, 21, was apprehended by Penn-
sylvania state troopers at a hotel in
Indiana, Pa., at 12:35 p.m. based on
information generated by Secret Ser-
vice agents in the Pittsburgh office.
The Secret Service, ATF, FBI, U.S.
Park Police and the Washington Metro-
politan Police Department had been
working together to locate Ortega-
Hernandez after law enforcement Fri-
day responded to the sound of gunfire
on Constitution Avenue, about 700
yards south of the White House.
Officers located a vehicle seven
blocks west containing evidence link-
ing Ortega-Hernandez to the incident.
The shooting incident reportedly
involved an AK-47 rifle. On Tuesday,
personnel discovered two rounds on
the White House grounds, at least one
of which damaged historic exterior
glass in a window above the Truman
Balcony on the South Portico.
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
U.S. ups Australia presence
President Barack Obama insisted
Wednesday that the United States does
not fear China, even as he announced a
new security agreement with Australia
that is widely viewed as a response to
Chinas growing aggressiveness.
China responded swiftly, warning
that an expanded U.S. military foot-
print in Australia may not be appropri-
ate and deserved greater scrutiny.
About 250 U.S. Marines will begin a
rotation in northern Australia starting
next year, with a full force of 2,500
military personnel staffing up over the
next several years.
I N B R I E F
ROME Premier Mario Monti
formed a new Italian government
without a single politician Wednesday,
drawing from the ranks of bankers,
diplomats and business executives to
create a team to steer Italy away from
financial disaster.
The 68-year-old former European
Union competition commissioner told
reporters he will serve as Italys econo-
my minister as well as its premier as
he seeks sacrifices from across the
political spectrum to solve the econo-
mys woes and get it growing again.
After introducing his government,
Monti and his new Cabinet ministers
were sworn in at a solemn ceremony
at the presidential palace, formally
ending Silvio Berlusconis 3 1/2-year-
old government and the media mo-
guls 17-year-long political dominance.
Berlusconi and Monti later shared a
handshake in an unofficial handover of
power at the premiers office.
Monti said he will lay out his emer-
gency plan Thursday in the Senate be-
fore a confidence vote. A second vote,
in the lower Chamber of Deputies,
will follow, likely on Friday. He
stressed that economic growth is a top
priority.
Greeces new coalition government
easily won a confidence vote in parlia-
ment Wednesday, backing a pledge by
Prime Minister Lucas Papademos to
speed up long-term reforms and se-
cure a massive new bailout deal in-
volving banks and rescue creditors.
The government formed last week
by the majority Socialists, rival conser-
vatives and a small right-wing nation-
alist party won the vote with 255 in
favor and only 38 against in the 300-
member parliament.
Papademos government, which is
temporary and only expected to be in
power for a few months, is tasked with
pushing through the (euro) 130 billion
new debt deal agreed on last month
and securing a vital installment of
Greeces initial bailout loan, without
which the country faces a potentially
catastrophic default in a months time.
He must also oversee the implemen-
tation of a raft of austerity measures
already passed, including increased
taxes and the suspension of about
30,000 civil servants on partial pay.
Hopes for his new administration
won Italy some respite in financial
markets Wednesday, but the relief
didnt last long. By afternoon, the
yield or interest rate on 10-year Italian
bonds was back dangerously near 7
percent the threshold that eventu-
ally forced Greece, Ireland and Portu-
gal to seek bailouts.
I TAL I AN F I NANCI AL CRI SI S Premier Mario Monti forms team of business execs and diplomats
New government contains no politicians
AP PHOTO
The Euro sculpture stands in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt,
Germany, Wednesday.
By The Associated Press
Syriaspresidentfacedagrowing
challenge to his iron rule from
homeandabroadWednesday, with
renegade troops launching their
most daring attack yet on the mil-
itary and world leaders looking at
possibilities for a regime without
Bashar Assad.
France recalled its ambassador
to Damascus in the wake of recent
attacks against diplomatic mis-
sions and increasing violence
stemming from the 8-month-old
uprising. French Foreign Minister
Alain Juppe said warned that the
vise is tightening around Assad,
and a government spokeswoman
said Paris is working with the Syr-
ian opposition to find an alterna-
tive to the regime.
Themovecomes as the22-mem-
ber ArabLeagueformallysuspend-
ed Damascus over the crackdown,
whichtheU.N. estimateshaskilled
more than 3,500 people, and
threatened economic sanctions if
the regime continues to violate an
Arab-brokeredpeace plan.
The foreign ministers also gave
the Syrian government three days
to respond to an Arab peace plan
that involves sending an Arab
League delegation to monitor
compliance.
Economic sanctions are cer-
tainlypossibleif theSyriangovern-
ment doesnot respond,saidQata-
ri ForeignMinister HamadbinJas-
sim.
Gamal Abdel Gawad, anArabaf-
fairs expert in Cairo, said the
Leagues vote suggests Arab lead-
ers are scrambling to influence the
type of regime Syria sees in the fu-
ture.
Regime change is unavoida-
ble, he said.
Rebels attack Syrian forces; President Assad facing worldwide isolationism
An Arab affairs
expert says
Syrian leaders
days in power
are numbered.
By The Associated Press
C M Y K
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WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-
Barre Area School Board unan-
imously voted Wednesday to
change the status of Tom
Leighton the son of Wilkes-
Barres mayor from full-time
substitute teacher to full-time
teacher.
The young-
er Leighton
was hired as a
full-time sub-
stitute near
the start of the
school year af-
ter enrollment
in the sixth-
grade class at
Dodson Ele-
mentary be-
came too high,
and classes
were split to
keep numbers
manageable.
The city and
district are
separate enti-
ties run by
separate elect-
ed bodies, but
that move sparked multiple
calls to The Times Leader al-
leging Leighton lacked experi-
ence other teachers had.
At the time, Superintendent
Jeff Namey insisted there was
nothing political about the de-
cision. District policy is to
give first preference for such
jobs to teachers who perform-
ed well as full-time substitutes
in the district previously,
which put Leighton high on
the list.
The district
had not re-
placed 13 re-
tiring teach-
ers in an effort
to save money
this year, but
Namey
warned back then that the dis-
trict would hire new staff if en-
rollment grew enough to war-
rant it. Namey said Wednes-
day that enrollment had stabi-
lized at the higher number,
justifying making Leighton a
full-time teacher.
During the meeting, board
member Christine Katsock
criticized the Joint Operating
Committee that runs the
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and
Technical Center for granting
raises to administrators and
other employees totaling
about $29,000. The JOC is
comprised of representatives
from school boards of five dis-
tricts that send students to the
center, including five repre-
sentatives from Wilkes-Barre
Area, four of whom were at
Wednesdays meeting: James
Fisher, Phillip Latinski, Rob-
ert Corcoran and Gary Pola-
koski.
Katsock noted that many
districts, including Wilkes-
Barre Area, froze pay for such
employees, who are not union-
ized but do get contracts un-
der a state law known as Act
93. Katsock dubbed the raises
at the career center irrespon-
sible in a time of extremely
tight budgets and asked that
the Wilkes-Barre Area repre-
sentatives on the JOC vote to
rescind the raises as soon as
possible.
The board also made the fol-
lowing appointments: Kristen
Hudack and Samantha Page as
full-time substitute teachers;
Christopher Gray, Geoffrey
Bell and Nikole Karkut as
teachers; Alicia Erwine as In-
dividual Education Plan coor-
dinator; Danielle Sawicki as
teacher associate; Louis Gor-
don and Steven Moorhead as
substitute custodian; and Ma-
ria Sharpe as GAR junior high
girls basketball head coach.
Mayors son now full-time teacher
W-B Area School Board
changes Leightons status
from full-time substitute.
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
Leighton
The district
had not re-
placed 13
retiring
teachers in an
effort to save
money this
year, but
Namey
warned back
then that the
district would
hire new staff
if enrollment
grew enough
to warrant it.
C M Y K
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Jones said. Ours was a
quick return compared
to what Wyoming Valley
and Shickshinny resi-
dents are going
through.
Jones thanked Air
Products, the Luzerne
Foundation, United Way
of Wyoming Valley, the
Chamber of Commerce
andKings College for as-
sistance. Kings provided
meals for homeless
young adults for the last
nine weeks, Jones said.
There are 19 employees at the
VOA River Street building. Jones
said the United Way presented a
check for $6,100 to support VOA
programs that were either impact-
ed by the flood or to help clients
and residents through issues
caused by the flooding.
The three programs that will be
helped by the United Way funds are
Dial-A-Driver, Caring Alternatives
Pantry for lowincome mothers and
babies; and Manna House for the
cost of displacement of residents.
WILKES-BARRE The Volun-
teers of America have come back
home.
Displaced after the Sept. 8 flood-
ing, the staff and clients of Volun-
teers of Americas Wilkes-Barre
chapter returned to their building
at 25 N. River St. Wednesday.
Were glad to be back, said Bill
Jones, vice president of the local
chapter. The past nine weeks
seemed like forever.
Jones said the flooding caused
between $125,000 and $150,000 in
damage to the building. He said the
7-foot-high basement had five feet
of water.
The buildings electrical system,
two furnaces, two water heaters,
the telephone/communications
system, the fire and security alarm
systems and laundry room equip-
ment had to be replaced.
Temporary offices were
located at several loca-
tions: the VOA elderly
housing facility -- Palmer
House in the Rolling
Mill Hill section of the
city, and the Hartman
Home, a South Wilkes-
Barre residential treat-
ment facility for neglected
and abused female adoles-
cents.
Manna House, transi-
tional housing for home-
less young adults, was
housed at the Host Inn. Manna
House clients have returned to the
VOA buildings second and third
floors.
Jones used a temporary office at
the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Commerce.
Jones said the displacement,
while it seemed long, was brief
compared to families and business-
es in Wyoming Valley hit hard by
flooding.
It will still be many more
months before they are back in,
FLOOD OF 2011: THE RECOVERY
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Tom Stires, chief financial officer, works on the phone lines and Bill Jones, vice president and chief oper-
ating officer, moves back in to the Volunteers of America building on River Street in Wilkes-Barre.
Volunteers of America return home
Displaced by Septembers
flooding, organization is back
at North River Street offices.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
Were glad
to be back.
The past
nine weeks
seemed like
forever.
Bill Jones
Vice president of
the local
Volunteers of
America chapter
flood-impacted small busi-
nesses throughout Luzerne
County. The loan program,
funded through Luzerne
Countys share of gaming rev-
enues, will allow businesses
to apply for loans of up to
$100,000 with a 1 percent in-
terest rate over 60 months.
Our region was already
among the highest in unem-
ployment across the state
and if we did not work to sup-
port these businesses in their
recovery efforts, we would
have lost hundreds of jobs
and further disadvantaged
our local economy, Yudichak
said.
Once flood-impacted busi-
nesses are no longer in need
of the loan fund, it will con-
tinue as a market-driven re-
volving loan fund to foster
continued local business de-
velopment and job creation,
Yudichak said.
The flood relief package
was sent to the House of Rep-
resentatives for concurrence.
The Associated Press con-
tributed to this report.
hausted, and to support
flood-damaged communities,
families and businesses as
they struggle to rebuild after
the double-hit of two historic
natural disasters.
Thousands of homes and
businesses were damaged or
destroyed in the flooding that
accompanied Hurricane
Irene and Tropical Storm Lee
in late August and Septem-
ber.
Some of the projects eligi-
ble include road and stream
bank restoration in Ply-
mouth, Jackson and Lake
townships; bridge repair in
Pittston Township, repairs to
the Nanticoke/West Nanti-
coke Bridge; sewer systemre-
pairs in Duryea and West Pitt-
ston; flood control projects in
Shickshinny, West Pittston,
the Solomon Creek area of
Wilkes-Barre and Hicks
Creek area of Exeter.
Yudichak announced last
week the creation of a $4 mil-
lion Luzerne County Small
Business Loan Fund now
available to the nearly 200
HARRISBURG The
Pennsylvania Senate Wednes-
day approved a bi-partisan,
eight-bill package designed
to provide relief to those af-
fected by recent heavy flood-
ing.
State Sen. John Yudichak,
D-Plymouth Township,
praised the action that he
says will create a reliable rev-
enue stream and fast-track re-
lief for communities, families
and businesses still picking
up the pieces from Septem-
bers record flooding.
Northeastern Pennsylva-
nia families and businesses
incurred millions of dollars in
damages and are still strug-
gling to cope with their ex-
traordinary losses caused by
Septembers horrific flood-
ing, Yudichak said. Senate
Bill 1271 and the accompany-
ing legislation came about as
a result of our shared desire
to make sure that rebuilding
and rebounding fromthis nat-
ural disaster would be swift.
Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman
Township, said as the flood
clean-up continues, it is evi-
dent that existing programs
are not enough to help indi-
viduals, families and busi-
nesses who lost everything.
In the business district of
Shickshinny, only two of 28
businesses are fully oper-
ational weeks after the flood-
ing, Baker said. These bills
will help to close the gap left
after private insurance and
federal aid have been ex-
Pa. Senate approves
flood relief package
S.B. 1264 by Baker will
provide for supplemental state
assistance to those who have
exhausted federal flood bene-
fits and qualify under income
eligibility guidelines.
S.B. 1266 by Sen. John
Gordner will authorize the
borrowing of $150 million for
flood-related highway, bridge
and rail rehabilitation projects,
as well as flood control and
disaster mitigation projects.
S.B. 1267 by Sen. John Blake
will provide for real estate tax
abatement for properties
substantially damaged by
flooding.
S.B. 1268 by Gordner will
authorize a county-by-county
list of highways damaged by
the flood that require repairs.
S.B. 1269 by Sen. Gene Yaw
will authorize a county-by-
county list of bridges and rail
facilities damaged by the flood
that require repair and rehabil-
itation.
S.B. 1271 by Yudichak autho-
rizes a county-by-county list of
flood control and disaster
mitigation projects.
S.B. 1297 by Baker will
establish a low-interest loan
program for small businesses
damaged by flooding.
S.B. 1323 by Yaw will pro-
vide interest rate assistance
and loan guarantees to assist
farmers.
THE SENATE BI L L S Legislators hail measures
as a way to get funds to
families, businesses.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
LA PLUME A U.S. House
committee will meet at Keys-
tone College to examine the
preparation for and response
to this summers flooding from
Hurricane Irene and Tropical
Storm Lee.
The Committee on Home-
land Securitys Subcommittee
on Emergency Preparedness,
Response, and Communi-
cations will hold a field hear-
ing on Nov. 29, at 9 a.m. in the
Theatre in Brooks, located in
Brooks Hall on the Keystone
College campus, La Plume.
Witnesses will be by in-
vitation only. Among those
invited to appear will be repre-
sentatives of both the federal
and Pennsylvania emergency
management agencies, the Red
Cross, the Army Corps of En-
gineers and a local flood vic-
tim.
U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-
Lycoming
Township,
serves as vice
chairman of
the subcom-
mittee. The
chairman, U.S.
Rep. Gus M.
Bilirakis, R-
Fla., also will attend.
In the wake of the flooding
of August and September,
Marino toured the parts of his
district affected by the flood-
ing of the Susquehanna River.
As he visited the flood-ravaged
areas, he collected information
from emergency responders,
and pledged to hold a congres-
sional hearing in the district
and began planning it.
At one point, he decided it
would be a great idea to gath-
er together all of the parties
involved in the emergency
response and cleanup and
compare notes on what
worked and what didnt, said
Renita Fennick, Marinos press
secretary. He took that idea
to Washington and since Sep-
tember, his D.C. staff has been
working with the House
Homeland Security Committee
on this field hearing.
She said Keystone College
was selected to host the hear-
ing because Wyoming County
was categorized as one of the
counties that sustained the
most damage in the district,
both during Hurricane Irene
and Tropical Storm Lee.
Fran Calpin, a Keystone
College spokesman, said the
theatre can accommodate up
to 200 and the public is in-
vited.
We are happy to provide a
forum for members of Con-
gress to gain additional in-
formation and insight into the
horrific devastation inflicted
upon our area from Hurricane
Irene and Tropical Storm Lee,
Calpin said.
Feds to discuss flood response at LaPlume
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Who passed away 2/14/2011
Sadly Missed But Never Forgotten by
Cecilia & Al Shemanski, Logan, Melody
& Tom Nelson & Your favorite pets
Eddie & Starr
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Patient, kind, optimistic, inspirational,
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Are all words we use to describe Art
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Mom, Dad, Maggie, Abbey, Peter
MR. ANTHONY J. KOBYLAR-
SKI, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by the Jendrzejewski
Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.
JOSEPH MATELLO of
Swoyersville passed away, Mon-
day, November 14, 2011, in his
home.
Family and friends may call
from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday evening in
the Lehman-Gregory Funeral
Home, 281 Chapel St., Swoyers-
ville. Afuneral Mass will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday in the Holy Fam-
ily Parish, Bennett St., Luzerne.
Guests are asked to go directly to
the church. The interment will be
held in St. Anns Cemetery, Leh-
man.
CHARLES MAY, 80, of Gilligan
Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday,
November 13, 2011, in Hospice of
the VNA, St Lukes Villa, Wilkes-
Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he
was a son of the late Warden and
Bertha Phillips May. He was a life
resident of Wilkes-Barre, educated
in Fairview Township School.
Charles was a U.S. Navy veteran of
the Korean Conflict. He was for-
merly employedas a taxi andtruck
driver. Surviving are sons, Charles
E. May, Jerry May, Dennis Lesco-
witch; daughter, Gloria Lesco-
witch; brother, Jack May; sister,
Janice Grobaske, and several niec-
es and nephews.
Committal Servicewill be held
at 1:30 p.m. today at Chapel Lawn
Memorial Park, Dallas, followed
by interment.
MARTHA M. SPRANG, 90, of
Kingston, passed away, Monday
night, November 14, 2011, in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born on October 14, 1921, in Liber-
al, Kan., she is a daughter of the
late George and Anita Montano
Morphis. She was a resident of
Kinston for the past three years
and previously, of Arizona. She is
preceded in death by her husband,
Albert C. Sprang. Surviving are
daughter, Rose Ann Sachs, King-
ston; son, Roman G. Rodriquez,
Winslow, Ariz.; six grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; sister,
Lela Marquez, Fullerton, Calif.
Private services were held in
the Karl E. Blight Funeral Home,
Kingston.
M
rs. Helen (Haman) Bradshaw,
81, passed away peacefully af-
ter a short battle with cancer with
her daughters by her side, Friday,
November 11, 2011, in Maplewood
at Newtown Assisted Living, New-
town, Conn.
She was predeceased by her lov-
ing and devoted husband of 56
years, Francis Richard Bradshaw.
Mrs. Bradshaw was born March
24, 1930, Philadelphia.
She was a loving daughter of He-
len Murdock Haman and Henry
Miller Haman.
She was raised in Forty Fort, and
attended Forty Fort High School,
class of 1948.
Helen worked as an executive
secretary for the Boston Store,
Wilkes-Barre.
She was a loving and devoted
mother.
In recent times, she loved to
shop, go out to dinner and go to the
theater with her family.
Helen was a devoted cat lover
who rescued many cats and nur-
tured them through their lives.
Helen is survived by her two
daughters, Judith Bradshaw Stone
Moeller and husband Dr. Roger
Moeller, Bethlehem, Conn., and
Donna Mae Bradshaw Djonne and
husband Per Djonne, Sandy Hook,
Conn.; six grandchildren, Kristin
Stone, Allyson Stone, Kelly Stone,
Dayna Djonne, Kaj Djonne, andKar-
ianne Djonne.
Aprivate memorial will be held.
Aprivate funeral will be at Oaklawn
Cemetery, North Hanover.
In lieu of flowers, donations can
be made inHelenBradshaws name,
to the Canine Advocates of New-
town Inc., P.O. Box 236, Newtown,
CT 06470. The Honan Funeral
Home, 58 Main St., Newtown,
Conn., is assisting the family.
Helen Bradshaw
November 11, 2011
A
ngeline Terrana Mack died un-
expectedly at home onTuesday,
November 15, 2011.
She was a daughter of the late
Giovanni and Rose Infantino Terra-
na.
She was predeceased in death by
her husband, Anthony Mack, onNo-
vember 16, 2010.
Angie was a graduate of Pittston
High School, class of 1948.
She worked at the Pittston Appa-
rel in her early years. Prior to her re-
tirement, she was employed by the
Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18.
In addition to her parents and
husband, preceding her in death are
sister, Josephine; brothers, George,
Joseph, and Angelo; and sister-in-
law, Dolores Terrana.
She is survived by niece, Rosem-
ary Dessoye and husband Joseph;
nephews, Attorney John Terrana,
Joseph Terrana and wife Cindy, At-
torney Angelo Terrana and wife
Nancy, John and wife Margie Terra-
na, and Rosemary, and WilliamRey-
nolds; and several great-nieces and
great-nephews, great-great-nieces
and great-great-nephews.
The family wished to thank cou-
sin DeeDee Infantino, and neigh-
bors Dina and Randy Shawfor their
continued care and concern.
Viewing hours will be held from
6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Graziano
Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Town-
ship. Funeral services will begin at
9:30 a.m. Saturday in the funeral
home. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebratedat 9 a.m. Saturday
in St. Roccos R.C. Church, Pittston.
Interment will followat St. Johnthe
Evangelist Cemetery Pittston.
In lieu of flowers, the family re-
quests that donations be made to
the Care and Concern Ministries at
St. John the Evangelist Church, 35
William St., Pittston, PA18640.
Angeline Terrana Mack
November 15, 2011
A
nna Seitz, 93, of Luzerne,
passed away on Tuesday, No-
vember 15, 2011, in her home, sur-
rounded by her loving family.
Born in Larksville, she was a
daughter of the late Paul and Rose
Chmil Stelma.
Anna was a graduate of Larksville
High School, class of 1936. She was
a member of Holy Family Parish,
Luzerne. She lovedher cats, garden-
ing and her church. One of her hap-
piest time was when she converted
to Catholicism.
She is preceded in death by hus-
band, Albert, in1985; son, Albert Jr.;
grandson, Lenny Adamitz Jr.; broth-
er, John Stelma; sisters, Mary Lu-
kac, and Kate Trolyka.
Surviving are daughters, Dolores
Seitz, Luzerne, Theresa Adamitz
and husband Leonard, Pittston,
Joan Seitz, at home; grandchild, Li-
sa Timms, Duryea; and great-grand-
child, Cody Timms, West Pittston.
A Funeral will be held at 9:30
a.m. Friday in the Betz-Jastremski
Funeral Home Inc., 568 Bennett St.,
Luzerne, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Family Par-
ish, Luzerne, with the Rev. Michael
Zipay officiating. Interment will be
in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Pringle.
Friends may call from6 to 8 p.m. to-
day.
The family would like to send a
special thanks to Annas caregivers,
Teresa Flynn and Liz Mikus, for
their love and care.
To light a virtual candle or leave a
message of condolence for her fam-
ily, please visit www.betzjastrem-
ski.com.
Anna Seitz
November 15, 2011
A
nna M. Waskie, 94, of Wilkes-
Barre, passed away on Tuesday,
November 15, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
She was born April 13, 1917, in
Parsons, daughter of the late Antho-
ny and Anna Maciejczyk Wojcik.
Mrs. Waskie attended the Wilkes-
Barre schools and was formerly em-
ployed by Freiders Cigar Company,
the Osterhout Free Library, Par-
sons, and in the local garment in-
dustry.
She was a member of Ss. Peter
and Paul Church, Plains Township,
its Mothers Guild and Altar and
Rosary Society, where she served as
president. She also was a member
and served as president of Living a
New Life.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Alexander, who passed away
in 1969; sisters, Lucille Matiska,
Frances Buzinski, Helen Kempka,
Josephine Wychock, Julia Wychock,
Mary Pokrifka; brother, Peter Wuj-
cik.
Surviving are her daughters, Ma-
ry Ann Yonki and her husband, Da-
vid, Wilkes-Barre, Alexis Edwards
and her husband, Kenneth, Carver-
ton; grandsons, Ian and Todd Ed-
wards.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m.
Saturday in the E. Blake Collins Fu-
neral Home, 159 George Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter
and Paul Church. Interment will be
intheparishcemetery, Plains Town-
ship. Friends may call from 4 to 7
p.m. Friday.
Memorial donations may be
made to Coris Place, 495 Wyoming
St., Hanover Township, PA 18706,
or to the Osterhout Free Library,
North Branch, 28 Oliver St., Wilkes-
Barre, PA 18705. Condolences can
be sent to the family at: www.ebla-
kecollins.com.
Anna M. Waskie
November 15, 2011
D
onald Reese, 76, of Wyoming,
passed away, Tuesday, Novem-
ber 15, 2011, in his home.
He was born July 3, 1935, in
Wilkes-Barre, sonof the late Oswald
and Nellie Reese.
He worked as a warehouse man-
ager for Faith Shoe Company in
Wilkes-Barre, and retired from the
advertising department of The
Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre.
Donald was a graduate of James
M. Coughlin High School in Wilkes-
Barre, and was a member of St. Jo-
sephs Church of St. Monicas Par-
ish, Wyoming.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Barbara; and brother, Jack.
Survivingare son, Donaldandhis
wife, Cherie, Florida; daughter, Lin-
da Cruttenden and her husband,
Scott, Pittsburgh; son, David and
his wife, Tina, Pittston Township;
grandchildren, Kelsey and Adam
Cruttenden; five step-grandchil-
dren; two step-great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Friday in the Bednarski Fu-
neral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave.,
Wyoming, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Josephs
Church of St. Monicas Parish ,
Wyoming. Interment will be in St.
Josephs Cemetery, West. Wyom-
ing. Friends may call from 6 to 8
p.m. today in the funeral home.
Donald Reese
November 15, 2011
MR. ARTHURR. ARTIE FISK
JR., 49, of Madison Street, North
End section of Wilkes-Barre,
passed away, early Wednesday
morning, November 16, 2011, in
the Hospice of the Visiting Nurses
Association Inpatient Unit in St.
Lukes Villa, following a prolonged
illness.
Funeral arrangements have
been entrusted to and will be an-
nounced in Fridays edition of the
newspaper from the John V. Mor-
ris Funeral Homes of Wilkes-Barre.
ATHERTON William, a service of
remembrance will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday in the Forty Fort
Meeting House, 20 River St.,
Kingston.
BOGDEN Stephen, funeral ser-
vices at 11:45 a.m. Friday in the
Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89
Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a
Mass of Christian Burial to follow
at 12:15 p.m. in Our Lady of Hope
Parish, 40 Park Ave., Wilkes-
Barre. Friends may call from 5 to
8 p.m. this evening in the funeral
home.
COSTELLO Margaret, memorial
Mass at 11 a.m. Saturday in St.
John the Evangelist Church,
Pittston.
DOBROWALSKI Gloria, a memo-
rial gathering from 5 to 8 p.m.
this evening in the Mark V. Yanai-
tis Funeral Home, 55 Stark St.,
Plains Township.
ECKERT Merle, a graveside ser-
vice at 1 p.m. today at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shavertown.
EVANITUS Catherine, a memorial
service at 3 p.m. Saturday in the
Charles L. Cease Funeral Home,
634 Reyburn Rd., Shickshinny.
Friends may call from1 p.m. until
time of service.
HAFFERTY John, funeral services
at 9 a.m. today in the funeral
home at Adonizio Funeral Home
Inc., 251 William St., Pittston, with
a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in St. John the Evangelist
Church, Pittston.
HURREY John, relatives and
friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m.
Friday in the Gubbiotti Funeral
Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exe-
ter.
MAZUKA Joseph, funeral ser-
vices at 9:30 a.m. today in the
George A. Strish Inc. Funeral
Home, 211 W. Main St., Glen Lyon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be
held at 10 a.m. in the St. Faustina
Parish, Hanover St., Nanticoke.
NAVALANY Edwin, a memorial
Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Sat-
urday in the Holy Mother of
Sorrows Church, Wyoming Ave-
nue, Dupont.
PETERLIN Nicholas, services at
9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Mark V.
Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark
St., Plains Township, with a Mass
of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St.
Andre Bessett Church (formerly
Holy Saviour), Hillard Street, East
End, Wilkes-Barre. Friends may
call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in the
funeral home.
TANEY Donald, services at 11 a.m.
Friday in the Heller Funeral
Home, Nescopeck. He will be laid
to rest with military honors in the
Dorrance Cemetery. Calling hours
will be from 6 to 9 p.m. this
evening, and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at
the funeral home.
WANAT Anna, funeral services at
9 a.m. today in the Jendrzejewski
Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St.,
Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at
St. Andrew Parish at St. Patricks
Church, Parrish Street, Wilkes-
Barre.
WHITLOCK Lois, funeral services
at 11 a.m. today in the Howell-
Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyom-
ing Ave., West Pittston.
FUNERALS
M
argaret M. Peg Costello, 96,
passed away peacefully, Tues-
day, November 1, 2011, in the United
Methodist Homes, Wesley Village
Campus, Pittston, where she had
been a resident for eight years.
Born in Pittston, on September 11,
1915, she was a daughter of the late
Michael andMargaret Hopkins Kelly.
She was a graduate of Jenkins
Township High School and East
Stroudsburg College.
Later in life, she earned her bache-
lors degree from Misericordia Col-
lege.
She was a retired elementary
teacher, having taught in the Jenkins
Township School and Garfield
School for many years.
Mrs. Costello lovingly and pas-
sionately taught Kindergarten and
third grade. Many of her former stu-
dents returned their respect and af-
fection for Mrs. Costello during their
years as her caretakers at Wesley Vil-
lage.
Peg was a member of St. John the
Evangelist Church and the Jacque-
lines Association.
Peg was preceded in death by her
husband, Harold Costello; son, Mi-
chael Costello; daughter-in-law, Deb-
bie D. Costello; great-granddaughter,
Sage Corrina Pollard; sister, Frances
Glenn and brother, Leo Kelly.
Surviving her are sons, Harry Cos-
tello, Tampa, Fla., and Joe Costello,
Pittston; daughter, Margie Pollard,
West Grove; eight grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and two ne-
phews.
The family wishes to thank the en-
tire staff at Wesley Village for their
love and outstanding compassionate
care bestowed upon their mother.
AMemorial Masswill be celebrat-
ed at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston. The
family will receive friends and rela-
tives from10a.m. until thetimeof the
Mass inthe church. Interment will be
held in the parish cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made
to St. John the Evangelist Care and
Concern Clinic, 35 William St., Pitt-
ston, PA 18640. Funeral arrange-
ments are entrusted to the Peter J.
Adonizio Funeral Home. Online con-
dolences may be made towww.peter-
jadoniziofuneralhome.com
Margaret M.
Costello
November 1, 2011
Aaron W.
(Junior) Hess,
81, of South
Main Road,
Mountain Top,
died Tuesday
afternoon, No-
vember 15,
2011, in the
General Hospi-
tal, Wilkes-Barre. He had been
staying in the Smith Health Care
Center, Mountain Top.
Born August 16, 1930, in Wap-
wallopen, he was a son of the late
Aaron U. and Mae (Hess) Hess.
Aaron served in the U.S. Army.
He farmedfor a fewyears, andin
1957, he started his own excavat-
ing business.
Aaron was a member of St.
Pauls LutheranChurch, Mountain
Top, and was a charter member of
the Wright Township Volunteer
Fire Company from 1961 to 1963.
During this time, he served as fire
chief and was one of five lifetime
members of the fire department.
Aaron also served in most posi-
tions as both a business officer and
line officer during his years of ser-
vice.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, of 62years, the former RuthJ.
Hildebrand, who died on August
24, 2011; andabrother, StephenHess.
Surviving are two brothers, Earl
Hess, Wapwallopen, and Paul Hess,
Berwick; and many nieces, nephews
and godchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, 316 S. Mountain
Blvd., Mountain Top, with his pastor,
the Rev. Michele D. Kaufman, offi-
ciating. Burial will be inAlberts Cem-
etery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. today in the Mayo Funeral
Home Inc., 110 Chestnut St., Ber-
wick, and from10 to11a.m. Friday at
the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be
made to the Wright Township Volun-
teer Fire Company, 477 S. Main Rd.,
Mountain Top, PA 18707. For addi-
tional information, or to send condo-
lences, please visit www.mayofh-
.com.
Aaron W. Hess
November 15, 2011
Mr. Joseph A.
Bartz Sr., of
North Main
Street, Wilkes-
Barre, passed
away, Tuesday,
November 15,
2011, in the High-
land Manor Nurs-
ing Facility, Exeter.
Born June1, 1923, in Wilkes-Barre,
he was a sonof the late FrankandMa-
ry Palko Bartz.
Joseph was a 1941 graduate of
Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre,
anda U.S. Armyveteranof WorldWar
II.
He was employed as a technician
for many years at R.C.A., Philadel-
phia, and also as a repairman at Com-
monwealth Telephone, Dallas, for
over 10 years.
Joseph was a member of Our Lady
of Hope parish, Wilkes-Barre, and lo-
cal American Legions. Joe will be re-
membered as a great woodworker
and his ability to fix electronics.
He was precededindeathbybroth-
ers, Frank, Edward, and Leon.
Surviving him are son, Joseph A.
Bartz Jr. and his wife Mary Lou, Jen-
kins Township; daughter, Janet Ka-
sunic and her husband Gary, Fort
Wayne, Ind.; grandchildren, Danielle
and Stephanie Bartz, and Mary Kath-
ryn Linder; sister, Dolores Borowski,
Wilkes-Barre; and a Beagle, Molly.
Funeral services will be held
at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Jendr-
zejewski Funeral Home, 21N. Meade
St., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our
Lady of Hope parish, Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. John S.
Terry, pastor, as celebrant. Inter-
ment, with Military Honors, will be
held in St. Marys Maternity Cemete-
ry, West Wyoming. Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.
The family would like to thank Dr.
Gerald Gibbons and the staff at High-
landManor Nursing Facility, for their
excellent care and compassion for
Joe (Pop).
Joseph A.
Bartz Sr.
November 15, 2011
Donald J.
Batanus, 76, of
Hanover
Township and
New Smyrna
Beach, Fla.,
passed away
on Tuesday,
November 15,
2011, in the Meadows Nursing &
RehabilitationCenter, Dallas, after
a brief illness.
He was born on Oct. 15, 1935, in
Nanticoke. He was a son of the late
Alex and Anna Balkus Batanus.
Donald was a graduate of Ha-
nover Township High School,
class of 1953, and attended Kings
College, Wilkes-Barre.
He servedinthe U.S. Army from
August 1958 to August 1960.
Donald was employed by
Wyoming National Bank, Wilkes-
Barre, and also as a Bank Examin-
er 3, for 28 years, for the PA De-
partment of Banking. He attended
various Senior Examiner Schools
in Chicago, Ill., & Washington,
D.C.
Hewas amember of Our Ladyof
Fatima Parishat St. Marys Church
of the Immaculate Conception,
Wilkes-Barre.
Donald was also a member of
the Swoyersville American Legion
and Home Association.
He was an avid gardener and en-
joyed his many trips to Florida and
the New Jersey casinos and its
shore.
A loving, generous and kind
brother, uncle and devoted com-
panion, he is survived by his sister,
Marianne Winslow and husband
Richard, Shavertown; niece, Jessi-
ca Dupont and husband Craig,
Richmond, Va.; great-niece, Anna-
belle Dupont; longtime compan-
ion, Trudy Hoffman, Dunmore;
and various cousins.
Familyandfriendsare invit-
ed to his Mass of Christian
Burial at 9a.m. SaturdayinOur La-
dy of Fatima Parish at St. Marys
Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. Entombment will follow
inSt. Marys Mausoleum, Hanover
Township. Funeral arrangements
are by the George A. Strish Inc. Fu-
neral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ash-
ley. There are no public calling
hours.
Memorial contributions can be
made toOur Lady of Fatima Parish
at St. Marys Church of the Immac-
ulate Conception, Wilkes-Barre.
Donald J.
Batanus
November 15, 2011
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WILKES-BARRE If some
people thought the 35.2 per-
cent turnout on Election Day
was dismal, they will probably
feel worse when they find out
about the 0 percent turnout for
Wednesday nights public
hearing on the citys 2012 bud-
get.
Three of the current city
council members Chairwo-
man Kathy Kane, Vice Chair-
man Mike Merritt and Bill Bar-
rett attended, along with
newly elected members Mau-
reen Lavelle, District C, and
Tony George, District B.
Council members Tony Tho-
mas Jr., who did not see re-
election in District B, and Rick
Cronauer, the new magisterial
district judge in South Wilkes-
Barre, were not at the meeting.
George Brown, the council-
man-elect from District A, also
did not attend.
George and Lavelle said it
was prema-
ture for them
to comment
on the budget
until they have
reviewed it
and meet with
Mayor Tom
Leighton.
But it was the absence of res-
idents/taxpayers that raised
the eyebrows of council.
Am I surprised? No, Kane
said.
The citys budget will in-
crease by nearly $1 million in
2012, but Leighton said there
wont be a tax hike, all city fees
will remain the same and no
employees will be furloughed.
Leighton revealed his $44.8
million budget on Oct. 13.
Wednesdays hearing was to
elicit input from council and
the general public.
Kane said council will vote
on the budget at its meeting to-
night. The work session begins
at 5 p.m. at City Hall and coun-
cils regular meeting will im-
mediately follow.
If approved by council, the
tax millage rate will remain at
96.63 mills. A mill is a tax of $1
on every $1,000 of assessed
property valuation.
Leighton said he intends to
sit down with all five council
members to review the budget
and answer questions. The
budget can be amended up un-
til Feb. 15, Leighton said.
Kane will become the city
controller in January.
The people of Wilkes-Barre
have endured much these past
few years and we have worked
extremely hard to maintain the
services that they expect with-
out sacrificing quality or pass-
ing the cost onto them unnec-
essarily, Leighton said. By
no means is the City of Wilkes-
Barre out of financial difficul-
ty. We still face an uncertain fu-
ture with escalating health
care costs, increased employee
benefit costs, unexpected nat-
ural disasters, and the full re-
covery of the economy remains
elusive.
Leighton said the city cant
rely on spending cuts or in-
creases in tax rates to survive.
He said 2012 will be a year of
change and opportunity. He
said the 2012 budget is a re-
sponsible portrait of where the
city is financially and where it
is going in the coming year.
No tax hike expected in city budget
No residents attend hearing
on Wilkes-Barres proposed
$44.8M spending plan.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
Leighton
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N E W S
WILKES-BARRE A
man serving 20 to 40 years
in prison for his role in the
beating death of an elderly
man in 2005 asked a judge
on Wednesday for permis-
sion to withdraw his guilty
plea because of a misunder-
standing at the time of his
sentencing.
Anthony Bidding, 41, of
Edwardsville, testified
Wednesday that at the time
of his July 2010 sentencing
he understood that
Assistant District
Attorney Michael
Vough would not
present witnesses
or make a recom-
mendation to
Judge Tina Pola-
chek Gartley for
sentencing.
Instead, Bidding
and his attorney
Jeffrey Yelen say,
Vough went back
on his promise and
commented to the
judge about the
sentence fitting the crime.
Bidding raised the issues
in an August Post Convic-
tion Relief Act filing, lead-
ing to Wednesdays hear-
ing.
Polachek Gartley said
she will soon issue a ruling
regarding Biddings re-
quest.
Bidding, his wife, An-
drea, and her daughter, Eri-
ka Legg, as well as Andrea
Biddings niece, Gabrielle
Thomas, were charged
with the October 2005
death of 73-year-old Peter
Lach of Edwardsville.
Bidding and his wife re-
ceived 20 to 40 years in
prison for their role in the
crime, while Legg received
nine to 18 months in pris-
on. Thomas case was set-
tled in juvenile court.
Prosecutors said Andrea
Bidding masterminded a
scheme for her husband,
daughter and niece to rob
Lach. Lachs hands, feet
and mouth were bound.
Legg and Thomas, of Pitt-
ston, repeatedly punched
and kicked him, investiga-
tors said.
Lach died five days later
on Oct. 29, 2005 from
pneumonia and fractured
ribs. The trio got away with
$100, police said.
I never said I
would remain
quiet, Vough tes-
tified Wednesday,
noting that he is a
prosecutor and it
is his job to speak
on behalf of vic-
tims.
Vough said he
told Biddings
then-attorneys,
Paul Galante and
Mark Bufalino,
that he didnt in-
tend to call wit-
nesses or make a recom-
mendation to the judge for
sentencing.
Vough said Wednesday
he kept his word, and that
he left it up to the judge to
decide Biddings sentence
which is ultimately the
judges discretion.
Yelen argued Vough was
still bound by the side
deal he made with attor-
neys, and that Vough vio-
lated what Bidding be-
lieved was an agreement
between the attorneys.
That violation, Bidding
testified, came when Bufa-
lino was advocating for le-
niency and Vough said Bid-
ding had two years to come
forward about Lachs
death, but that he didnt.
Convict wants to
change guilty plea
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Bidding and
his wife re-
ceived 20 to
40 years in
prison for
their role in
the crime,
while Legg
received nine
to 18 months
in prison.
WILKES-BARRE A Drums
man was sentenced Wednesday to
at least seven months in jail on two
unrelated charges in which police
say he stole items from a womans
car and used shoelaces taped to-
gether inanattemptedrobbery of a
convenience store.
Joshua Gimbi, 19, of North Hun-
ter Highway, was sentenced on
charges of criminal mischief and
robbery by Luzerne County Judge
David Lupas.
Lupas sentenced Gimbi to seven
to14 months in county prison, and
Gimbi received 70 days credit for
time already served.
Police chargedGimbi after a July
29, 2010, incident where Jean Pais-
ley, of Drums, reported that some-
one damaged her vehicle and re-
moved a garage door opener and
white plastic toothpicks.
Paisley told police she saw Gim-
bi, her neighbor, shortly after the
incident, and noticed that his
hands were cut andthat he hadone
of the toothpicks in his mouth.
Paisley told police she asked
Gimbi about breaking into her car,
and he replied that It was payback
for one of her kids taking his fa-
thers credit card. The woman
said she didnt know anything
about a stolen credit card and that
Gimbi later returned the stolen
items.
In an Aug. 11, 2010, incident, po-
lice saidGimbi enteredthe Fuel On
convenient store on West Butler
Drive in Drums, with a hood over
his head and his hand in his pocket
as if he were holding a handgun.
While police were on their way
to the store, they observed a sta-
tion wagon near the store. When
an officer approached the vehicle,
Gimbi said, My car will not start,
and I did something stupid; I tried
to rob the Fuel On gas station.
When police searched the vehi-
cle, they found shoelaces that were
taped in the shape of a handgun.
Gimbi told police he went to the
store and approached the cashier,
demanding money. After a cashier
refused to hand over anything,
Gimbi left and said he would come
back to get the money later.
Lupas ordered Gimbi to pay
$659 in restitution to Paisley and
her insurance company, and to
have no contact with her.
Gimbi was also ordered not to
enter any Fuel Onstore, andwill be
immediately paroled upon serving
his minimum sentence.
Gimbi must undergo a mental
health evaluation and is eligible for
the countys re-entry programs.
Man sentenced in two incidents
Joshua Gimbi will serve at
least 7 months in prison for
robbery, criminal mischief.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
EDWARDSVILLE Po-
lice allege a man intention-
ally set a fire in a bedroom
of his home after an argu-
ment with his girlfriend.
Police on Wednesday
charged Joseph Edward
Lech, 53, with setting the
blaze at 85 Thomas St. and
vandalizing the girlfriends
car in a parking lot on Oct.
17 and Oct. 18.
Lech was arraigned by
District Judge Paul Roberts
inKingstononthree counts
of recklessly endangering
another person, two counts
eachof arsonandsimple as-
sault and a single count of
criminal mischief. He was
released on $50,000 unse-
cured bail.
According to the crimi-
nal complaint:
Joann Goodman told po-
lice she was avoiding Lech
for most of the day on Oct.
17 after arguing with him.
Goodman and her daugh-
ter, Megan Matusick, left
their Thomas Street house
and arrived at West Side
Caf. They returned home
around 10 p.m. to find a
trashed bedroom.
Goodman and Matusick
left the residence a second
time, going to the Full
Moon Caf, where they
spotted Lech driving in the
parking lot. Goodman left
her car in the parking lot
and went to a friends
house.
Matusick went to the
Thomas Street house to
find it ransacked, while
Goodman went to retrieve
her car, finding it with four
slashed tires and a broken
windshield.
Goodman arrived home
and grabbed a knife she
held onto for more than 30
minutes while Lech was in-
side the house.
Police said in the crimi-
nal complaint that Lech
stormed downstairs yelling
for everyone to get out be-
cause the house was onfire.
Matusick asked Lech,
What was wrong with
him and was pushed by
Lech through a window,
the criminal complaint
says.
Police said a neighbor
was evacuatedfromher res-
idence due to the fire.
Firefighters from several
West Side fire departments
extinguished the blaze.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on Nov. 23 be-
fore Roberts.
Edwardsville man charged with setting fire in own home
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
DALLAS TWP. A sophomore
student at Dallas High School was
suspended Wednesday and may
face expulsion after posting an al-
leged threatening message on the
social media website Facebook.
Superintendent Frank Galicki
was quick to say there was no risk
to students.
Township Police Chief Robert
Jolley said police were notified
Tuesday night from another stu-
dent that a boy had posted a mess-
age on Facebook.
It was a very broad threat, Jol-
ley said without providing details
of the message.
Jolley said he contacted Galicki
late Tuesday night and had extra
police patrols at the school
Wednesday morning.
This morning there was a situa-
tion where the young man posted
some open-ended threats on Face-
book and when we were notified of
this by the Dallas Township police,
we waited for the young man to ar-
rive at school, Galicki said. He
did not arrive, and when we con-
tacted his parents he was at home
ill and his parents brought him in
and we dealt with it.
Jolleysaidtheboys parents were
contacted and took the boy to
school, where they were met by po-
lice.
The police chief said appropri-
ate action will be taken, referring
to possible charges filed in juvenile
court.
Galicki said a letter was posted
on the districts website explaining
the situation for concerned par-
ents. He said the incident qualified
for an immediate 10-day suspen-
sion with the possibility of expul-
sion.
Boy suspended, security heightened at Dallas High School after threat on Facebook
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there.
Police returned to the Dollar
General and canvassed the
neighborhood. About 30 min-
utes after the robbery, police
were called back to the same
Astro Food Mart on a report a
man was mugged. That turned
out to be a false report when a
victim was not found.
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General store was the second in
the same neighborhood within
24 hours.
Police said a black or Hispan-
ic male wearing a yellow polo
shirt held up the nearby Family
Dollar store on South Main
Street at about 3:20 p.m. Tues-
day.
The man in that robbery
placed packages on the counter
and lifted up his shirt exposing
a firearm to a clerk, police said.
Police said the man sped
away in a small black hatch-
back.
The two robberies at the dol-
lar stores follow unrelated rob-
beries on Monday at the Dollar
General in the Back Mountain
Plaza, Dallas Memorial High-
way in Kingston Township, and
at Family Dollar in the Luzerne
Shopping Plaza, Union Street in
Pringle.
There were also attempted
robberies Monday at McDo-
nalds on Kidder Street, Wilkes-
Barre, and at the Uni Mart on
North Main Street, Plains
Township.
Authorities are looking into
whether a man jailed Monday
afternoon at the Luzerne Coun-
ty Correctional Facility on a pro-
bation violation is responsible
for the four incidents on Mon-
day.
City police are continuing to
investigate the armed robbery
at Taco Bell on Kidder Street
Sunday night.
ROBBED
Continued from Page 1A
Dave Sanko, executive director
of the Pennsylvania State Associ-
ation of Township Supervisors,
was pleased with an amendment
offered by state Rep. Matt Baker,
R-Wellsboro, that wouldlet town-
ships and boroughs set their own
drilling regulations as long as the
restrictions were inline withzon-
ing for other types of industrial
sites.
Sanko, supported by the direc-
torsof fiveotherstatewidemunic-
ipal government associations, on
Monday sent a memo to House
members railing against the sec-
tion of the bill pre-empting local
government rights. According to
the amendment, if a driller be-
lieved a municipalitys zoning
was unreasonable, it couldappeal
tothestateAttorneyGeneral and,
if theAttorneyGeneral foundthat
the ordinance did not allow for
reasonable development of oil
and gas, the municipality
wouldnt receive any impact fee
money.
SankosaidtheamendedHouse
Bill 1950is easier toswallowthan
Senate Bill 1100, which passed
Tuesday night by a 29-20 vote.
That bill would levy a $50,000-
per-well fee in the first year that
would decline to $10,000 during
the 11th through 20th years. The
fee would increase if natural gas
prices rise.
About 55 percent of the reve-
nue would go to local govern-
ments, with 45 percent allocated
for statewide initiatives.
Yudichak saidthe bill hadgood
provisions that members nego-
tiated over the last few months,
but he voted against it for several
reasons.
It woefully falls
short of the reve-
nue that were go-
ingtoneedtomake
sureproper protec-
tions are in place
for our land, water
and environment,
Yudichaksaid, call-
ing the legislation
short-term think-
ing by the Corbett administra-
tion and House Republicans.
Yudichak also said language
that universally pre-empts all lo-
cal zoningrightsisapoisonpill
that sets a dangerous precedent
in Pennsylvania.
Sen. John Blake, D-Archbald,
expressed similar concerns.
Baker said she supported a
failed amendment to remove the
pre-emption language from the
bill, but votedinfavor anyway be-
cause In many respects, this bill
improves the existing situation
for Pennsylvania and for our resi-
dents.
This may not be the ideal fee
structure, revenue yield, or fund-
ing distribution. But it seems a
fair beginning, Baker said in a
press release. If experience
shows insufficiencies or unin-
tended consequences, those can
always be addressed. The only
thing we know for certain now is
that we cannot get the revenue
our communities need until a
plan is passed and signed into
law.
House Finance Committee Mi-
nority Chairwoman Phyllis Mun-
dysaidthat whenHouseBill 1950
was sent from the committee to
the House floor for debate, it was
anextremelyweak, ill-conceived
bill.
Not only do local govern-
mentslosecontrol, but thereislit-
tle in place to protect residents,
the environment and property
values, Mundy has said.
BILLS
Continued from Page 1A
Find links to
the bills,
visit
www.times
leader.com
The committee discussed nu-
merous transition issues during
a two-hour meeting preceding
the executive session.
Councilman-elect Eugene Kel-
leher said he noticed several
committee members were listed
as references by manager appli-
cants, and he suggested these
transition members refrain from
participating in the search.
To me thats a conflict. How
can I be a reference for one per-
son and then look at the others
objectively? Kelleher said.
However, Councilman-elect
Tim McGinley pointed out that
applicants may have used refer-
ences without seeking permis-
sion from committee members.
Charter drafter and transition
member Jim Haggerty also said
some county employees have ap-
plied for the job, and it could
shortchange them if they cant
use commissioners -- their boss-
es -- as references. Charter draf-
ters wanted the three outgoing
commissioners to serve on the
committee for their expertise.
Commissioner Thomas Coo-
ney told the group he has decid-
ed not to evaluate and rank the
manager applicants.
Commissioner Stephen A. Ur-
ban, who was elected to council,
has been abstaining fromdiscus-
sion about the manager and did
not participate in the executive
session, though he hasnt dis-
closed whether he applied for
the manager post. He said no-
body has asked him to provide a
reference.
His son, StephenJ. Urban, also
a councilman-elect, has also ab-
stainedanddidnot participatein
the executive session, though he
said Wednesday that he does not
know if his father applied be-
cause he has not received the
names of the applicants.
Stephen J. Urban and Council-
man-elect Rick Morelli have not
received the applications be-
cause they did not sign a confi-
dentiality agreement.
Councilwoman-elect Linda
McClosky Houck suggested a
compromise that was approved
by majority vote. Applicants
who advance to the level in
whichreferences will be checked
must supply new references re-
placing those of any transition
members.
Councilman-elect Edward
Brominski expressed concerns
about commissioners making a
range of decisions that could be
left to the newhome rule admin-
istration.
Stephen A. Urban said many
decisions, such as plans to nego-
tiate the purchase of a new re-
cords storage building, have
been in the planning stage for a
long time.
Theres a perception that we
shouldnt be doing anything. My
termends at noon on Jan. 2. I in-
tend to do my duty until that pe-
riod of time, he said.
Cooney said county officials
plan to create a new records ar-
chivist position at todays salary
board meeting, but they will
leaveit uptothenewadministra-
tion to hire someone or elimi-
nate the job.
Charter drafter and transition
member Richard Heffron said
the commissioners should let
the council do their job that they
were elected to do.
Morelli and Brominski sug-
gesteda meeting betweenthe in-
coming council and outgoing
commissioners to discuss the
budget, expiring contracts, out-
standing litigation and other
pending issues.
Cooney said all three commis-
sioners are willing to meet with
the new council, though he sug-
gested waiting until after the
proposed 2012 budget is un-
veiled the first week of Decem-
ber.
Councilman-elect Rick Wil-
liams said hed like the council-
elect to hold a public work ses-
sion to candidly discuss their
hopes and plans for the new ad-
ministration.
MANAGER
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NEW YORK Facebook said Wednesday
that it has stopped most of the spam that has
floodedmanyusers pageswithpicturesshow-
ing graphic sex and violence.
The social-networking company urged its
800 million-plus users to remain vigilant to
keep their accounts frombeing hijacked.
That includes reporting suspicious links on
friends pages andnot clickingonlinks that of-
fer deals that are too good to be true.
Social-networking sites are popular targets
for spammers because people are more likely
to trust and share content that comes from
people they know. This makes spam, scams
and viruses easy to spread.
Still, Facebook says less than 4 percent of
contentsharedonthesiteisspam. Bycompari-
son, about 74percent of email is spam, accord-
ingtosecurityfirmSymantec, thoughthebulk
gets filtered out before reaching the inbox.
In the last fewdays, users have complained
about links on their Facebook pages taking
themtoimages depicting jarring violence and
graphic pornography. Although the way the
latest spam messages spread isnt new, their
content is more shocking than the typical
scam.
Facebooksaidnouserdataoraccountswere
compromised during the attack.
Facebook warns of wave of spam, says it has managed to halt most
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We will continue to act in the
best interest of the taxpayers of
Luzerne County.
Stephen A. Urban
The Luzerne County commissioner emphasized
earlier this week that he and his two commissioner
colleagues remain responsible for making decisions on behalf of the
county, including a possible vote today on funding the Hotel Sterlings
demolition. A newly elected county council, of which Urban also is a
part, will take the reins on Jan. 2.
Education support staff
deserve a salute today
E
ducation support professionals work in
every public school throughout Penn-
sylvania. Today, we celebrate National
ESP Day, a salute to the contributions
that education support professionals make
to public education.
We are the people who drive your chil-
dren to school, help them cross the street,
provide them with a nutritious meal, an-
swer the telephones and keep buildings
clean, safe, workable and secure. We are
parents, grandparents, neighbors and com-
munity volunteers who want our students
to achieve success throughout their lives.
Pennsylvania public schools are among
the best in the nation. Our students per-
formances on the National Assessment of
Educational Progress are among the na-
tions best; seven of 10 public school stu-
dents go on to college or higher education.
ESP members are proud and important
partners in education who help support
academic excellence.
Please join me by thanking your educa-
tional support professionals and all em-
ployees working in our public schools. I
know firsthand that we always are very
proud to have the opportunity to make a
difference in the lives of so many young
people.
AdamLanza
President
Northeastern Educational Support
Professionals Division
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Lake Ariel
County Council members
receive writers support
C
ongratulations to our new Luzerne
County legislative leaders 11 men and
women who promise to change our
system of county government by enacting
codes, laws and policies consistent with
the home rule charter.
I believe they shall work together to
make a lasting contribution to the success
of our county and develop a plan of action
for the development of its resources. Their
character, courage and integrity shall in-
spire us to stand up and be proud to live in
Luzerne County.
The new council chairperson shall per-
form leadership duties in a decisive and
positive manner.
Through legislation and outstanding
policy skills they shall maximize our limit-
ed financial resources to create excellent
results. And I am confident that they shall
always remember their loyalty belongs to
the residents of Luzerne County.
Michael Giamber
Fairmount Township
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TODAY, THE third Thurs-
day of November, was se-
lected by the American
Cancer Society 36 years
ago as the day of the Great
American Smokeout.
It began as a day to en-
courage smokers to quit smoking for just
one day, hoping it would last a lifetime and
extend their lives. Yet, more than 46 million
Americans still smoke.
Tobacco products cigarettes, cigars,
pipes and smokeless tobacco are all addic-
tive. Most people acknowledge that smok-
ing is harmful, and those who use tobacco,
especially smokers, want to quit. In fact,
nearly 35 million people make a serious
attempt to quit each year. Unfortunately,
most people who try to quit on their own
relapse, often within a week.
Why is it so hard to quit? Why does it
take, on average, five to six attempts before
someone successfully stops? With each puff
of a cigarette, a smoker pulls nicotine and
other toxins into the lungs, where it is ab-
sorbed into the bloodstream and hits the
brain within seven seconds.
In archived tobacco companies files, they
noted their secret manipulations of nicotine
to keep smokers from quitting and attract
youth to smoking. Philip Morris in its Marl-
boro brand used ammonia to alter the nico-
tine content and addict many young people
quickly.
In August 2006, federal Judge Gladys
Kessler ruled that major U.S. tobacco manu-
facturers designed their cigarettes to pre-
cisely control nicotine delivery levels and
provide doses of nicotine sufficient to cre-
ate and sustain addiction. The Family Pre-
vention and Tobacco Control Act, signed
into law in July 2009, requires tobacco
manufacturers to disclose detailed informa-
tion about new and changed products.
The best news is that treatments for
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years since the Smokeout began many new
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ly trained counselors who design a treat-
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therapy, along with behavioral counseling.
By combining counseling with Food and
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tions, tobacco users increase their chance of
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vice to quit, and 31.7 percent of those who
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COMMENTARY
J E A N N E F I G N A R
C
ONSERVATIVE poli-
ticians are fond of say-
ing that no new gun
laws are needed its
just a matter of enforcing those
on the books. So why do felons
findit soeasytoobtainfirearms
legally after they leave pris-
on?
People convicted of felonies
supposedly forfeit their right to
ownfirearms under federal law.
But, as The NewYorkTimes re-
ported Monday, thousands of
felons across the country have
those rights reinstated, often
with little or no review.
It happens not only with rela-
tively minor offenses; the
Times reported that in several
states even someone convicted
of violent crimes, including
first-degree murder, can have
his gun rights restored. In the
past, only a small number of fe-
lons coulddo this, but the num-
bers swelled in the late 1980s,
after Congress started letting
states decide reinstatements, a
policy supportedby the Nation-
al Rifle Association (of course).
So what has states rights
done to peoples rights? The
Times found the horror stories
anybody would reasonably ex-
pect when irresponsibility and
firearms aremixed. Aconvicted
murderer, after his release from
prison, shot andwoundedthree
police officers in a Minneapolis
suburb after his firearms rights
were restored automatically.
And so the story goes, one ab-
surdity after another.
Pennsylvania was not singled
out in the Times (although
Ohio was, as one of 11 states
with laws on gun restoration
that are so permissive as to be
aninvitationto trouble). But fe-
lons in Pennsylvania also can
petitioncourts to get back their
guns, sotheres plenty of reason
to share the national concern.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OTHER OPINION: GUN RIGHTS
Felons dangerous
and still armed
W
HERE DOES
Pennsylvanias obli-
gationtoprotect its
citizens end and
the so-called nanny state begin?
That, in a nutshell, is the issue
facing the Legislature as it con-
siders a bill to regulate indoor
tanningfacilities andset agelim-
its for who would be able to use
them.
The measure, sponsored by
Sen. Patrick M. Browne, R-Le-
high County, cleared the state
Senatelast monthand
has been sent to the
House Health Com-
mittee for considera-
tion. It would prohibit
childrenyounger than
14 from using a tan-
ningbedwithout alet-
ter from a physician;
require parents to ac-
company 14- to 18-year-olds to a
tanning facility and sign written
permission each time they use a
tanningbed; andrequiretanning
facilities to be licensed by the
state, undergo inspections and
post signs warning of the haz-
ards of ultraviolet rays.
There is no doubt that several
studies havelinkedtanningbeds
to various forms of skin cancer,
including melanoma, the dead-
liest form, according to the
American Cancer Society.
A 2009 review by the Interna-
tional Agency for Research on
Cancer concluded that tanning
beds increase the risk of melan-
oma by 75 percent for people
who begin using them before
age 30.
A more-recent study at the
University of Minnesota, which
was fundedby the National Can-
cer Institute and the American
Cancer Society, concluded that
the more regularly a person fre-
quentsatanningbed, thegreater
his or her riskof developingmel-
anoma.
As a result, the Pennsylvania
Medical Society and the Penn-
sylvania Academy of Dermatol-
ogy and Dermato-
logic Surgery have
supported the leg-
islation, calling it a
good start to regu-
late indoor tanning
facilities, though
they acknowl-
edged that more
work would be
needed to completely protect
minors from the harmful effects
of ultraviolet light.
Certainly the proposed law
wouldnt stop every youngster
from using tanning beds, but it
would prevent most, just as to-
bacco laws have stopped most
teens from smoking.
The commonwealth has a le-
gitimate interest in preventing
avoidable exposure to danger-
ous diseases whenever possible.
As such, the House shouldap-
prove this measure and send it
on to Gov. Tom Corbett for his
signature.
Reading Eagle
OTHER OPINION: SKIN CANCER
House should OK
limits on tanning
There is no doubt
that several
studies have linked
tanning beds to
various forms of
skin cancer
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spond for a police call.
Mountz also noted the 23-
page grand jury report was
the state attorney generals
summaryof testimony, soits
unclear what McQuearys
full testimony was.
The news came after a
new judge was assigned to
handle the child sex abuse
charges against Sandusky,
whose televised defense ear-
lier this week drew a rebuke
from a lawyer for one of his
accusers.
The change removed a
State College judge with ties
toacharityfoundedbySand-
usky for at-risk children, The
Second Mile.
Harrisburg attorney Ben
Andreozzi saidhe represents
a client who will testify
against Sandusky, who is ac-
cused of abusing eight boys,
some on campus, over 15
years.
I am appalled by the fact
that Mr. Sandusky has elect-
ed to re-victimize these
young men at a time when
they should be healing, An-
dreozzi said in a statement
releasedbyhisoffice. Heful-
ly intends to testify that he
was severely sexually as-
saulted by Mr. Sandusky.
Sanduskys lawyer, Joe
Amendola, appeared with
himon NBCs Rock Center
on Monday night and cast
doubt on the evidence in the
case.
We anticipate were going
to have at least several of
those kids come forwardand
say, This never happened.
This is me. This is the allega-
tion. It never occurred,
Amendola said.
Andreozzi said he has his
finger on the pulse of the
case and knows of no accus-
ers changing their stories or
refusing to testify.
To the contrary, others
are actually coming forward,
andI will havemoreinforma-
tion for you later this week,
Andreozzi said.
Sandusky, 67, appearedon
the show by phone and said
he had showered with boys
but never molested them.
Sandusky is due in court
on Dec. 7, and the Adminis-
trative Office of Pennsylva-
nia Courts announced that a
Westmoreland County se-
nior district judge wouldpre-
side over his preliminary
hearing. Robert E. Scott is
taking over the hearing from
Centre County District
Judge Leslie Dutchcot.
Dutchcot has donated
money to The Second Mile,
where authorities say Sand-
usky met his victims.
The office said Scott has
no known ties to Penn State
or The Second Mile.
Amendola defended the
decision to have his client go
ontelevision, tellingtheCen-
tre Daily Times on Wednes-
day the move was designed
to demonstrate he had a de-
fense.
The more people who
hear him explain that he
didnt commit the acts of
which hes been charged, the
better off hes going to be
down the road, Amendola
told the newspaper.
It remains unclear how
manyaccusers havesurfaced
more than a week after state
police and the attorney gen-
erals office said at a news
conference they were seek-
ing additional potential vic-
tims and witnesses.
Statepolicespokeswoman
MariaFinnsaidinvestigators
have told her that published
accounts reporting how
many people have come for-
wardare inaccurate andthey
are not disclosing their inter-
nal figures.
Some plaintiffs lawyers
are starting to advertise on
their websites for potential
Sandusky victims, vowing to
get justice. Jeff Anderson, a
St. Paul, Minn., attorney, has
long represented clergy
abusevictimsandsaidhehas
beenretainedby several peo-
plehedescribedasSandusky
victims.
Theres a great deal of fu-
ryandconfusion, particular-
ly because Sandusky is free
on bail, Anderson said. Get-
ting (them) help and cooper-
ating with law enforcement
is our first priority.
The time for reckoning,
in the form of civil lawsuits,
will come later, Anderson
said.
Anderson declined to say
whether his clients are
among the eight boys who
werelabeledasvictimsinthe
grand jury report.
Berks County lawyer Jay
Abramowitch, who has rep-
resented about 150 child sex
victims, many of them in
clergy abuse cases, said he is
following the Penn State
case closely. He declined to
say if he was representing
anyone accusing Sandusky
of abuse.
The real significance of
what happened in the Sand-
usky situation is that people
are beginning to understand
the cover-up that goes on in
any structural organization
that employs a pedophile,
he said. And thats why
thesepedophilesarerunning
wild.
Whats the answer? One
of the answers is to allow
these victims the right to go
to court and file suit against
not only the pedophile but
the group that employed
them ... and didnt do any-
thing, Abramowitch said.
Abramowitch long fought
to get around the legal time
limit for victims to sue the
Roman Catholic Church for
decades-old abuse. In 2005,
the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court rejected his argument
that the suits should go
through on grounds the
church had concealed the
abuse.
In State College, Penn
State announced a physician
and member of its board of
trustees who played football
and wrestled for the school
would serve as acting athlet-
ic director. The school
named Dr. David M. Joyner,
an orthopedic surgeon who
specializes in sports medi-
cine and a business consult-
ant, as the interim replace-
ment for TimCurley.
Curleyisonleaveasathlet-
icdirector as hedefends him-
self against criminal charges
that he failed to properly
alert authorities whentoldof
an allegation of a sexual as-
sault by Sandusky against a
child and that he lied to a
grand jury. He maintains his
innocence.
Joyners position on the
board, where he has been a
trustee since 2000, is being
suspendedas he takes onthe
newduties.
Also Wednesday:
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-
Pa., introduced a bill that
wouldrequireall adults tore-
port child abuse and neglect
to police or local child pro-
tective agencies.
The Pennsylvania Demo-
crat said Wednesday he in-
troduced the Speak Up to
Protect Every Abused Kid
Act in the wake of the PSU
scandal.
Caseys bill requires states
to mandate reporting or lose
federal Child Abuse Preven-
tionandTreatment Act fund-
ing.
The scandals fallout ex-
tended to former Pittsburgh
Steelers great Franco Harris,
whose relationship with a
southwestern Pennsylvania
racetrack and casino was put
on hiatus after he chastised
Penn States trustees for
showing no courage for fir-
ing Paterno, who has not
been charged with a crime
andisnot consideredatarget
of prosecutors.
Harris, who played for Pa-
terno from1968 to 1971, had
recently signed on to be a
spokesman for The Mead-
ows Racetrack and Casino,
located in Washington, Pa.,
about 30 minutes south of
Pittsburgh. The track said it
was a mutual decision.
A $3 million state grant
that was earmarked for The
Second Mile has been put on
hold.
Gov. Tom Corbett said
WednesdayheknewSandus-
ky, was gone fromthe organi-
zation when the grant was
approved earlier this year.
Corbett, who said the funds
were being withheld in light
of the growing scandal, de-
fended the decision to ap-
prove the grant while know-
ing about the allegations
against Sandusky.
I could not act ... on this
without saying certain
things that wouldhavepossi-
blycompromisedtheinvesti-
gation, Corbett said
Wednesday. So eventually
we did approve it. I did not
know the date that the
(grand jury) presentment
would come down ... as soon
as it came down, we gave di-
rections to stop (the grant).
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AP
Penn State scandal: A fall from grace
The Board of Trustees announced the immediate removal of Joe Paterno and Penn State
president Graham Spanier following charges they covered up allegations of child abuse
related to former defensive coordiator Jerry Sandusky. Key players involved in the scandal:
Jerry Sandusky
Former defensive
coordinator
Arrested Novem-
ber 5, on charges
he sexually
abused eight
young boys who
were part of his
Second Mile foun-
dation for troubled
boys; retired in
1999, but contin-
ued to use school
facilities
Gary Schultz
VP for Business
and Finance
Started at school
in 1971 and
worked his way
up the ranks;
retired in 2009,
but returned until
they found a
replacement
Graham Spanier
Former president
Served as the 16th
president of the
Penn State
University from
Sept. 1, 1995, until
his firing on
November 9 for
failing to tell au-
thorities about an
allegation of child
molestation in a
campus locker
room shower
Jack
Raykovitz
Former
Second Mile
president
Resigned from
the youth
charity saying
he hoped his
departure
would restore
faith in its
mission
Mike McQueary
Wide receivers
coach and recruit-
ing coordinator
The once
unnamed graduate
assistant who
identified former de-
fensive coordinator
Jerry Sandusky with
a young male in
2002; the grand jury
report said he
reported the
incident to his boss,
Joe Paterno
Rodney Erickson
New president
Since 1999, has
served as
executive vice
president and
provost for the
university; in that
capacity, ranked
immediately below
the president and
was tasked as next
in line for the
position
Tim Curley
Former athletic
director
A State College
native, was direc-
tor of athletics
since 1993; took
leave of absence
after being
charged with per-
jury and failure to
report allegations
of child sexual
abuse; stepped
down and is back
into retirement
Dr. David M.
Joyner
Acting athletic
director
Member of the
board of trustees;
will give up trustee
position;
orthopedic
physician and
business consultant
who got his
bachelor's and
medical degrees
from Penn State
Joe Paterno
Former coach
Announced his
retirement after 46
years at Penn State
before being fired
amid an investiga-
tion into allegations
that former
assistant, Jerry
Sandusky, sexually
assaulted boys
over a 15-year
period; he reported
abuse to athletic di-
rector, Tim Curley
Tom Bradley
Head coach
Former defensive
coordinator &
secondary coach;
was named
interim coach,
replacing Paterno;
had replaced
Sandusky as
defensive
coordinator in
1999; in his 33rd
year with the
Nittany Lions
PENN STATE SCANDAL: A FALL FROM GRACE
61
Gov. Corbett defended the
investigation of former Penn-
sylvania State University as-
sistant football coach Jerry
Sandusky on Wednesday, say-
ing it moved as quickly as it
possibly could.
The investigation - which
began in 2008 while Corbett
was serving as Attorney Gen-
eral - has
come under
criticism in re-
cent days for
allowing a
man now ac-
cused of mo-
lesting eight
children to re-
main free for nearly three
years before his arrest earlier
this month.
If during the time when I
was in office we could have
been at a point to make an ar-
rest, we would have made an
arrest, Corbett said during a
news conference Wednesday
in Philadelphia.
Although there to discuss
education reform, the gover-
nor faced a barrage of ques-
tions concerning the still un-
folding sex abuse case, which
has already led to the indict-
ment of two university offi-
cials and the ousters of former
university president Graham
B. Spanier and legendary head
football coach Joe Paterno.
Chief among them: Why did
it take so long for investiga-
tors to make an arrest?
According to the grand jury
presentment in the case, the
Attorney Generals office was
first informed of specific alle-
gations involving Sandusky in
2008, when a mother in Clin-
ton County told school admin-
istrators that Sandusky had
acted inappropriately with her
child.
At the time, Sandusky was
serving as a volunteer coach
at the childs school, the grand
jury report says.
Corbett said Wednesday
that investigators needed to
corroborate the information
received in the initial report
and that the investigation
took the time it needed.
Could anybody guarantee
that he wasnt out there touch-
ing children? the governor
said. There are no guarantees
. . . but we did what we
thought was in the best inter-
est of this investigation.
Gov. Corbett defends handling of Sandusky investigation
Corbett
By JOHN P. MARTIN
The Philadelphia Inquirer
STATE COLLEGE A for-
mer Pennsylvania county prose-
cutor said Wednesday that he re-
ferred an allegation that former
Penn State assistant coach Jerry
Sandusky had sexually abused a
child to state prosecutors be-
cause his wifes brother was
Sanduskys adopted son.
Former Centre County District
Attorney Michael Madeira said
he cited the possible conflict of
interest in passing the 2009 re-
port to the state attorney gener-
als office, which at the time was
headed by now-Gov. Tom Cor-
bett.
I reviewed it and I made the
decision it needed to be investi-
gated further, Madeira said.
But the apparent conflict of in-
terest created an impediment for
me to make those kinds of deci-
sions.
Sandusky was charged Nov. 5
with 40 criminal counts that ac-
cuse him of sexually abusing
eight boys over 15 years.
Madeira revealed his family tie
to Sandusky on Wednesday. He
said he hasnt spoken to his
brother-in-law in years and rarely
spoke to Sandusky.
I can count on one hand the
number of times Ive spoken with
Jerry Sandusky or my wifes
brother, he said Wednesday.
Madeiras wife, Lisa, also was
adopted, but bya different family.
Madeira declined to identify
his brother-in-law by name.
Asked if he had any concerns
over how his wifes brother was
treated by Sandusky, Madeira
said, My wife hasnt expressed
anything like that to me, and I
dont know them well enough to
have an opinion on that.
The case initially brought to
Madeira is referred to in the 23-
page grand jury report as Victim
1. That report said the victim
testified about instances of abuse
that happened in 2007 and 2008,
and that Sandusky had contact
with the boy at a high school in
Clinton County, just north of
Centre.
Madeira said the case was re-
ferred to him by Clinton County
prosecutors in early 2009 after
they determined that the allega-
tions mainly occurred in Centre
County. He saidhe was not aware
of any previous allegations
against Sandusky andthat he had
no further contact with the inves-
tigationafter referringit tothe at-
torney generals office.
The grand jury report detailed
a 1998 investigation by Penn
State police, begun after an 11-
year-old boys mother com-
plained Sandusky had showered
with her son in the football facil-
ities. Then-District Attorney Ray
Gricar declined to file charges.
Gricar was the DA before Ma-
deira took office, and the Sandus-
ky case has renewed attention on
the mystery surroundingGricars
whereabouts. Gricar disap-
peared in April 2005 and was de-
clared legally dead earlier this
year.
Investigators have said they
dont believe theres a connection
between his disappearance and
the decision to not charge Sand-
usky.
PSU case referred due to wifes family tie, ex-DA says
AP FILE PHOTO
In this 2007
photo, then Cen-
tre County Dis-
trict Attorney
Michael Madeira
speaks during a
news conference
in Bellefonte, Pa.
Brother of former Centre
County DAs wife is adopted son
of coach charged with abuse.
By GENARO C. ARMAS
Associated Press
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One game, two
different perspectives.
Thats what I found
out when I talked to
Valley View coach
George Howanitz this
week about his teams
only loss entering
Saturday afternoons District 2 Class
3A championship game at Dallas.
That game a 7-6 setback to Scran-
ton Prep on Oct. 21 was a game I
thought Valley View should have won
after watching a tape of it. Prep played
extremely well, but luck was also on
the Cavaliers side at times.
Twice, Valley View running backs
Pat Jeffers and Tyler Phillips were a
half-step away from touchdown runs,
only to be tripped up after long gains.
Then there was the underthrown pass
to a wide-open Brian Lalli near the
goal line that resulted in an intercep-
tion. Another pass hit Lalli in stride in
the end zone that he couldnt haul in.
Four possible touchdowns and
what would have been a perfect regu-
lar season were gone just like that.
Howanitz, though, saw it in a differ-
ent light.
You could say it was a couple
plays, Howanitz said, but we just
didnt play well.
So I went back and found some
examples.
Like Valley View fumbling away the
opening kickoff as well as the ensuing
kickoff after Prep scored.
And a penalty that negated a pass to
the Prep 10-yard line and led to the
underthrown interception. And allow-
ing Prep to keep its 16-play scoring
drive going by letting the Cavaliers
convert a fourth-and-4 play. And anoth-
er fumble later in the game at the Prep
15.
Dallas made similar mistakes in its
only loss, 7-6 to Crestwood on Oct. 17.
The Mountaineers had a punt blocked
H . S . F O O T B A L L
Much to be learned from a lone loss
JOHN ERZAR
N O T E B O O K
See ERZAR, Page 3B
H
e no longer has to worry about
which quarterback to play.
Or disciplining Penn State
football players who skipped a day of
class..
Or trying to show everyone what he
believes is the right way.
So maybe Joe Paterno who was
dumped as Penn States head football
coach last week after 46 years of ser-
vice could use his newfound free time
to tackle some of those opportunities
hes been putting off all these years.
Maybe its time for him to sharpen
up his resume and offer it up to gulp
the NFL.
Granted, Paterno has spurned NFL
offers through the ages. And the NFL
might not be as interested in him now.
But one thing in his favor is that at the
age of 84, JoePa is not going to threat-
en to be an ageless NFL wonder. Heck,
hed never have a chance in a league
where coaches are hired seemingly to
be fired.
Over the past 40-some years, Paterno
found his job at Penn State too beloved
to entertain offers from the Pittsburgh
Steelers. And the New York Giants.
And the New England Patriots. But a
few quiet weekends may tempt him out
of his State College ranch home and
the unemployment line.
Consider the options.
The Steelers seem set with current
head coach Mike Tomlin, who takes his
team to the Super Bowl every other
season.
The Patriots probably wouldnt be
interested again, after they thought
theyd landed Paterno nearly 40 years
ago only to have him back out of the
job. Besides, they already have a super-
secretive coach in Super Bowl star Bill
Belichick, who blazes past Paterno
when it comes to backing out of jobs at
the blink of an eye. Belichick was the
head coach of the New York Jets for all
of about 10 seconds.
The New York Giants might be Pa-
ternos best bet, with their current
head coach Tom Coughlin coaching in
the final year of his contract.
But Paternos old Penn State connec-
tion Ernie Accorsi is no longer the
general manager of the Giants, and
Coughlins Giants are in first place in
the NFC East. If they stay there, Pa-
terno may just be out of luck.
OK, so maybe Paternos ship has
passed on the NFL. Maybe he can try
his luck at political football?
Paterno is familiar with politics. He
was good pals with former United
States presidents Gerald Ford and
George H.W. Bush.
And he has a staunch fan base. As
Penn States coach, Paterno inspired so
much loyalty that his supporters blind-
ly defend him even in the face of being
associated with a cover-up in Penn
States sex scandal.
Geez, Bill Clinton didnt have that
much juice.
Maybe Paterno can generate enough
support to overwhelm Barack Obama
in the 2012 presidential race. The GOP
seems to be searching for a candidate.
Paterno for president anyone?
If he can work the campaign trail
even close to the way he hit the college
recruiting trail, Paterno could win in a
landslide.
Or maybe thats a victory a little out
of reach for Paterno these days.
Oh well. As Paterno always be-
moaned when he tried to put off retire-
ment, he could always go mow the
lawn.
PAUL SOKOLOSKI
O P I N I O N
Job suggestions
for a man now
in need of one
NEW YORK Kirk Gibson and Joe
MaddonwonManager of the Year awards
Wednesdayone for overseeinga worst-
to-first turnaround that lasted all season,
theother after afrantic playoff pushinthe
final month.
Gibson was a clear choice in the NL for
guiding the Arizona Diamondbacks to
the West title. A former MVP as a rough-
and-tumbleoutfielder, Gibsonwas honor-
ed in his first full season as a big league
manager.
I certainly had a vision, Gibson said
on a conference call during a vacation in
northern Michigan,
adding, Its certainly
not all because of me.
Maddon won the AL
award for the second
time. He was an easy
pick after helping the
Tampa Bay Rays over-
came a nine-game defi-
cit to beat out Boston for the wild-card
spot on the last day. It was the biggest ral-
ly any team had made in September to
claim a playoff berth.
I like tothinkof it as a validationof the
Rays way of doing things, Maddon said
on a conference call while visiting family
and friends in Hazleton, Pa.
The results were announced by the
Baseball Writers Associationof America.
The NL Cy Young Award winner will be
revealed Thursday, with Clayton Ker-
shaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers the
leading candidate.
Gibson and the Diamondbacks went
94-68, a year after he took over in midsea-
son as Arizona went 65-97. Stressing fun-
damentals and details from the first day
of spring training, the 54-year-old Gibson
pushed his team into the playoffs, where
it lost to Milwaukee in the
ML B
Won two for the show
AP PHOTO
Joe Maddon tapes a segment for the MLB Network in his hometown of Hazleton on Wednesday after the Tampa Bay Rays
manager won his second career American League Manager of the Year award. Arizonas Kirk Gibson won the NL award.
Managers Maddon, Gibson earn awards
By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
See MANAGERS, Page 6B
Gibson
Starting the process that will
lead to choosing a permanent
head football coach, Penn State
announced Wednesday that Da-
vid Joyner will be the universi-
tys new acting athletic director.
Joyner, a
member of
Penn States
board of trust-
ees since 2000,
takes over for
Mark Sher-
burne, who
held the posi-
tion since Tim
Curley stepped
down on Nov.
6.
Dave Joyner
has served the
board with in-
tegrity, and he
is international-
ly known for his
work with the
U.S. Olympic Committee, Penn
State president Rod Erickson
said. I am confident that he will
bring that same integrity to his
new role.
Sherburne will return to his
previous role as associate athlet-
ic director.
I would like to thank Mark
for filling this leadership role
when asked last week, Erickson
said. I am grateful for his wil-
lingness to do what was needed
to move us forward. Now, as he
returns to his regular duties, we
look for his continued leader-
ship in that role.
Joyner will suspend his mem-
bership on the board of trustees
while serving as acting athletic
director. Though the switch
may not be permanent for him,
Joyner would be a key figure in
any search for a football coach
for the 2012 season and beyond.
Erickson said there is no set
timetable for hiring a full-time
coach. Interim coach Tom Bra-
dley said he has not been told
anything about his future with
the program or that of the
coaching staff.
Joyner, like Curley and Sher-
burne, is a former Penn State
football player and was a captain
on the 1971 squad. He was an
All-American in both football
and wrestling, finishing as a na-
tional runner-up in the heavy-
P S U F O O T B A L L
Joyner is
selected as
acting AD
Former Penn State football
and wrestling All-American is
the latest to replace Curley.
By DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com
See PSU, Page 3B
UP
NEXT
Penn State
at
Ohio State
3:30 p.m.
Saturday
ABC
Joyner
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Just a few
weeks after winning his first NASCAR
championship, Jimmie Johnson was
goofing around with his friends when he
decided to climb atop a golf cart during a
charity event. As he pretended to surf,
Johnson fell off the cart and broke his
wrist.
Concerned that such a silly incident
could tarnish his reputation, or anger his
team and sponsors, he lied about the cir-
cumstances of the accident.
Of course, the truth eventually came
out, and Johnson was even more embar-
rassed.
So began a journey of personal growth
and maturation for one of NASCARs
greatest drivers. For some athletes, that
means toning down the nightlife and fo-
cusing on the job. For Johnson, its been
more about balancing the two sides of
personality the talented, super ambi-
N A S C A R
Johnson dealing with first finale
out of the spotlight since 2004
AP PHOTO
Jimmie Johnson will go to the season
finale for the first time in his career
with no shot at winning the Sprint Cup
title.
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
UP NEXT
Ford 400
Homestead, Fla.
3 p.m. Sunday, ESPN
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The Hanover Area Girls Basketball
Booster Club will hold its monthly
meeting this Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
at the Hanover Area Jr/Sr High
School. Plans for the upcoming
season will be discussed. All par-
ents of any girl basketball player
from grades 7 to 12 are invited and
encouraged to attend.
REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS
The Stan Waleski Black Friday
Basketball Camp is accepting
registrations for the camp to be
held at the St. Josephs Oblates
gym in Laflin on Nov. 25 from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m. for boys and girls in
grades 2 through 8. The camp
stresses fundamentals, skills,
competitions, team play and fun
with all players receiving a T-shirt
and certificate. For camp informa-
tion, call Coach Waleski at 457-
1206 or Coach LoBrutto at 654-
8030. In addition, interested
players can e-mail stanwaleski@ya-
hoo.com.
The CYC is accepting registrations
for its Winter Basketball League
Program. The leagues are open to
those in pre-school (age 4)
through 8th grade. Team and
individual registrations are accept-
ed. Deadline to register is Nov. 18.
Practices begin the week of Nov.
28 with games beginning Dec. 3.
For more information, please
contact the Athletic Department at
823-6121 ext. 278.
Wilkes-Barre Heights Baseball
Signups will be held Nov. 19th, Dec.
3rd, and Dec. 10th at Stanton
Lanes Bowling Alley from 2 p.m. to
4 p.m. This is for children ages 4
though 12 living in the Wilkes-Barre
Area School District and surround-
ing areas. Please bring a copy of
birth certificates and contact
information. Cost is $30 on child,
$60 for two children, and $15 for
any sibling after two. Any ques-
tions call Gerrie at 570-235-6060
or Mandy at 570-817-4638.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Misericordia University Wom-
ens Basketball team is sponsor-
ing a clothing drive to benefit area
children who were impacted by the
flooding throughout northeastern
Pennsylvania. New or gently used
clothing for infants through teen-
agers will be collected through
Monday, Nov. 28th. Boy or girls
clothing can be dropped off at the
Anderson Center or with any
womens basketball team member.
CAMPS/CLINICS
Electric City Baseballl and Softball
Academy will host a Winter Skills
Camp at Riverfront Sports on
Saturdays, Nov. 26, Dec. 3, 10 and 17
with baseball from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
and softball from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Cost for each is $145. For more
information, please call 570-878-
8483 or visit www.electriccitybase-
ball.com.
The Tenth Annual Paul McGloin
Holiday Pitching Camp will be held
at Riverfront Sports on Dec. 26 28
from 9:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Cost is
$145 or $130 if signed up by Nov. 23.
For more information, please call
570-878-8483 or visit www.e-
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MEETINGS
Crestwood Boys Basketball Booster
Club will be holding their next
meeting on Monday, Nov. 28th at 7
p.m. at Cavanaughs. We will be
discussing Meet the Players Night,
Comet clothing orders and the
Munley Tournament. Parents of
basketball players are invited to
attend. Hanover Area Cheerlead-
ing Booster Club will hold their
next meeting on Monday, Nov. 21 at
7 p.m. at the high school cafeteria.
Hanover Area Girls Basketball
Booster Club will meet TONIGHT,
Thursday Nov. 17th at 6:30 p.m. at
the Hanover Area Jr/Sr High
School. Plans for the upcoming
season will be discussed. All par-
ents of any girl basketball player
from grades 7-12 are invited and
encouraged to attend. Hanover
Area Youth Soccer will hold its
monthly meeting this Sunday at 7
p.m. at the Espy Street Fire Hall,
Hanover Section of Nanticoke.
Hanover Area Wrestling Booster
Club will meet TONIGHT at 7 p.m. in
the high school cafeteria. The topic
of discussion will be finalizing the
Elementary tournament.
Luzerne County Girls Softball will
hold their next meeting on Monday,
Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at Alexis Tavern. It
is very important to have division
presidents attend as the agenda
will cover the many NEW Rule
Changes including tournament play.
Some decisions will need to be
made and voted on; Babe Ruth HQ
wants commitments by the end of
this month. Please come and give
your opinion so the executive board
can make an educated decision.
Nanticoke Little League will meet
Thursday, Nov. 17 at the West Side
Fieldhouse regarding the merger
with Newport Little League. All
parents, coaches, and managers
from both sides are urged to at-
tend. Any questions, please contact
Wade at 570-735-1089.
Bulletin Board items will not be
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BUL L E T I N BOARD
NFL
Favorite Points Underdog
Jets 6 BRONCOS
Sunday
FALCONS 6 Titans
DOLPHINS 2 Bills
RAVENS 7 Bengals
Jaguars PK BROWNS
Raiders 1 VIKINGS
LIONS 7 Panthers
PACKERS 14 Bucs
Cowboys 8 REDSKINS
49ERS 9.5 Cards
RAMS 2 Seahawks
BEARS 4 Chargers
GIANTS [5] Eagles.
Monday
PATRIOTS 15 Chiefs
Bye week: Texans, Colts, Saints, Steelers.
[]-denotes a circle game. A game is circled for a va-
riety of reasons, with the prime factor being an
injury. Whenagameis insideacircle, thereis limited
wagering. The line could move a fewpoints in either
direction, depending on the severity (probable,
questionable, doubtful, out) of the injury
College Football
Favorite Points Underdog
VA TECH 11 N Carolina
Marshall 12 MEMPHIS
So Miss 23 UAB
Friday
Toledo 14 C MICHIGAN
Oklahoma St 26 IOWA ST
Saturday
NORTHWESTERN 16 Minnesota
Wisconsin 14 ILLINOIS
Iowa 3 PURDUE
MICHIGAN ST 28.5 Indiana.
CONNECTICUT PK Louisville
Ga Tech 10 DUKE
WAKE FOREST 11 Maryland
FLORIDA ST 17.5 Virginia
Clemson 9 NC STATE
BUFFALO 11.5 Akron.
GEORGIA 30 Kentucky
Vanderbilt 1 TENNESSEE
MISSOURI 18 Texas Tech
KENT ST 3.5 E Michigan
TEMPLE 13 Army
WYOMING 24.5 New Mexico
BYU 23 New Mexico St
Tulsa 13.5 UTEP
RICE 13 Tulane
TEXAS A&M 30.5 Kansas
Utah 4 WASHINGTON ST
Lsu 30 MISSISSIPPI
TCU 33.5 Colorado St
Washington 3.5 OREGON ST
ARIZONA ST 11 Arizona
STANFORD 20 California
MICHIGAN 2.5 Nebraska
UCLA 10 Colorado
C Florida 7 E CAROLINA.
OHIO ST 7 Penn St
Cincinnati 3 RUTGERS
TEXAS 9 Kansas St
NOTRE DAME 24 Boston Coll
Navy 5 SAN JOSE ST
NEVADA 6.5 La Tech
Utah St 9 IDAHO
AIR FORCE 22.5 Unlv
HOUSTON 20 Smu
l-ARKANSAS 13 Miss St
Miami-Fla 1 S FLORIDA
Oklahoma 14 BAYLOR
OREGON 15 Usc
Boise St 18 SAN DIEGO ST
HAWAII 6 Fresno St
TROY 11 Fla Atlantic
W Kentucky 3 NORTH TEXAS
UL-MONROE 1 Florida Intl
Arkansas St 12 MID TENN ST
College Basketball
Favorite Points Underdog
IOWA 20.5 No Illinois
DENVER 1 Southern Miss
NEVADA 13 Pacific
SAN DIEGO ST 5.5 Usc
Puerto Rico Tipoff
Temple 8.5 W Michigan
Purdue 3.5 Iona
Alabama 7 Maryland
Wichita St 8 Colorado
Charleston Classic
Tulsa 10.5 W Kentucky
Northwestern 8 Lsu
Virginia Comm PK Seton Hall
St. Josephs 1 Georgia Tech.
2K Classic Championship
Texas A&M 4.5 Mississippi St
Arizona PK St. Johns
RIDER 3 Penn
MINNESOTA 6.5 Fairfield
MISSOURI 25 Niagara
ILLINOIS ST 16.5 SIU-Edwville
ARKANSAS ST 9 Tenn-Martin
MONTANA 8.5 Idaho
WASHINGTON ST 20 Sacramento St
UNLV 19.5 Canisius
OREGON 13 E Washington
NHL
Favorite Odds Underdog
BRUINS -$240 Blue Jackets
FLYERS -$170 Coyotes
Canadiens -$110 ISLANDERS
Penguins -$120 LIGHTNING
BLUES -$145 Panthers
PREDATORS -$165 Maple Leafs
WILD -$145 Avalanche
Capitals -$160 JETS
OILERS -$140 Senators
DUCKS -$110 Kings
SHARKS -$135 Red Wings.
AME RI C A S L I NE
By Roxy Roxborough
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Eagles - Giants circle is for Philadel-
phia QB Michael Vick (questionable).
INJURY REPORT: On the NFL board, Houston QB Matt Schaub is out, Matt Leinart
will get the start; Kansas City QB Matt Cassel is out, Tyler Palko will get the start.
For the latest odds & scores, check us out at www.americasline.com.
BOXING REPORT: In the WBA junior middleweight title fight on December 3 at
Madison Square Garden, Miguel Cotto is -$180 vs. Antonio Margarito at +$160.
L O C A L
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Today's Events
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PSU Worthington at Luzerne CCC, 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wilkes at Keystone, 6 p.m.
PSU Hazleton at Marywood, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOV. 18
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
District 2 Class 2A Championship
Wyoming Area vs. GAR, 7 p.m. site TBA
District 2 Class A Championship
Riverside at Old Forge, 7 p.m.
Eastern Conference 3A Championship
Southern Lehigh at Berwick, 7 p.m.
AHL
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Portland, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Elizabethtown at Wilkes, 7 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kings vs. William Paterson at Stevens Tourn., 6
p.m.
PSU Wilkes-Barre at Messiah Tournament, 6 p.m.
Bible Baptist at Misericordia, 8 p.m.
Wilkes at Dickinson, 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Misericordia at Allegheny Invitational, 3 p.m.
Briarcliff at PSU Wilkes-Barre, 6 p.m.
NYU Polytechnic vs. Kings at Rutgers-Newark, 8
p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 19
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
District 2 Class 3A Championship
Valley View at Dallas, 1 p.m.
AHL
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Manchester, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Kings at Bethany, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE SWIMMING
Kings at Misericordia, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Wilkes at Oneonta, 9:30 a.m.
SUNY-Oneonta at Kings, 1 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
DeVry at Luzerne CCC, 3 p.m.
PSU Wilkes-Barre at Messiah Tournament, TBA
Kings at Stevens Tournament, TBA
Misericordia in Laurel Line Tourn., TBA
Wilkes at Dickinson Tourn., TBA
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lehigh CCC at PSU Hazleton, 1 p.m.
PSU Wilkes-Barre at Wilkes, 1 p.m.
Kings at Rutgers-Newark Tourn., 4 p.m.
Misericordia at Allegheny Invitational, 6 p.m.
H O C K E Y
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT
Pittsburgh...................................... 18 11 4 3
N.Y. Rangers ................................ 16 10 3 3
Philadelphia.................................. 17 10 4 3
New Jersey................................... 16 8 7 1
N.Y. Islanders............................... 15 4 8 3
Northeast Division
GP W L OT
Buffalo ........................................... 17 11 6 0
Toronto.......................................... 18 10 6 2
Ottawa............................................ 19 9 9 1
Boston ........................................... 16 9 7 0
Montreal ........................................ 17 7 7 3
Southeast Division
GP W L OT
Washington................................... 16 10 5 1
Florida............................................ 17 9 5 3
Tampa Bay .................................... 17 8 7 2
Carolina......................................... 18 6 9 3
Winnipeg ....................................... 18 6 9 3
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT
Chicago....................................... 18 11 4 3
Nashville...................................... 17 9 5 3
Detroit .......................................... 16 9 6 1
St. Louis ...................................... 17 9 7 1
Columbus.................................... 17 3 13 1
Northwest Division
GP W L OT
Minnesota ..................................... 18 10 5 3
Edmonton...................................... 17 9 6 2
Vancouver ..................................... 18 9 8 1
Colorado........................................ 18 8 9 1
Calgary.......................................... 17 7 9 1
Pacific Division
GP W L OT
Dallas............................................. 17 11 6 0
Phoenix ......................................... 16 9 4 3
San Jose........................................ 15 9 5 1
Los Angeles.................................. 17 8 6 3
Anaheim........................................ 17 6 8 3
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Tuesday's Games
Phoenix 3, Toronto 2, SO
Boston 4, New Jersey 3
N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Minnesota 4, Columbus 2
Pittsburgh 6, Colorado 3
St. Louis 2, Detroit 1
Nashville 3, Washington 1
Florida 6, Dallas 0
Ottawa 3, Calgary 1
Wednesday's Games
Carolina at Montreal, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, late
Anaheim at Los Angeles, late
Today's Games
Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, 9 p.m.
B A S K E T B A L L
College Basketball
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN mens
college basketball poll, with first-place votes in pa-
rentheses, records through Nov. 13, points based
on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point
for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. North Carolina (30).... 2-0 774 1
2. Kentucky (1) ............... 1-0 732 2
3. Ohio State................... 1-0 701 3
4. Connecticut ................ 1-0 669 4
5. Syracuse..................... 1-0 654 5
6. Duke............................ 2-0 632 6
7. Louisville..................... 2-0 538 8
8. Florida ......................... 1-0 519 10
9. Pittsburgh ................... 2-0 502 11
10. Memphis................... 0-0 452 9
11. Kansas ...................... 1-0 393 13
12. Baylor......................... 2-0 390 12
13. Wisconsin................. 1-0 359 14
14. Xavier ........................ 1-0 333 15
15. Alabama.................... 1-0 261 17
16. Arizona...................... 3-0 254 16
17. Michigan.................... 1-0 240 18
18. Texas A&M............... 2-0 218 19
19. Marquette ................. 1-0 182 21
20. Cincinnati .................. 1-0 176 22
20. Vanderbilt.................. 1-1 176 7
22. California .................. 2-0 145 24
23. Gonzaga................... 1-0 126 23
24. Florida State............. 1-0 103 NR
25. Missouri .................... 1-0 88 25
Others receiving votes Texas 80; Purdue 55; Tem-
ple 54; Washington 49; Villanova 34; New Mexico
27; Creighton 23; UNLV21; Michigan State 20; Cle-
veland State13; George Mason11; Georgetown10;
UCLA 10; West Virginia 10; Oklahoma State 8; St.
Johns 8; Butler 6; Saint Marys 6; Drexel 5; Long
Beach State 3; Virginia Commonwealth 3; Brigham
Young 1; Wichita State 1.
College Basketball Top 25
Schedule
Thursday's Games
No. 4 Connecticut vs. Maine at the XL Center, Hart-
ford, Conn., 7 p.m.
No. 7 Florida vs. North Florida, 8 p.m.
No. 15 Arizona vs. St. Johns at Madison Square
Garden, 9:30 p.m.
No. 16 Alabama vs. Maryland at Coliseo de Puerto
Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 5 p.m.
No. 17 Michigan vs. Western Illinois, 8:30 p.m.
No. 19 Texas A&Mvs. Mississippi State at Madison
Square Garden, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Missouri vs. Niagara, 8 p.m.
Friday's Games
No. 3 Ohio State vs. Jackson State, 9 p.m.
No. 6 Duke vs. Davidson, 6 p.m.
No. 13 Xavier vs. Miami (Ohio), 7 p.m.
No. 15 Arizona vs. No. 19 Texas A&Mor Mississippi
State at Madison Square Garden, 4:30 or 6:30 p.m.
No. 16 Alabama vs. Colorado or Wichita State at
Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
6:30 or 9 p.m.
No. 21 Marquette vs. Winthrop at UVI Sports & Fit-
ness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
No. 2Kentucky vs. PennStateat MoheganSunAre-
na, Uncasville, Conn., Noon
No. 5 Syracuse vs. Colgate, 4 p.m.
No. 8 Louisville at Butler, 2 p.m.
No. 14 Wisconsin vs. Wofford, 8 p.m.
No. 18 Vanderbilt vs. N.C. State at the IZODCenter,
East Rutherford, N.J., 6:30 p.m.
No. 20 Cincinnati vs. Presbyterian, 4 p.m.
x-No. 21 Marquette vs. Drake or Mississippi at UVI
Sports & Fitness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Is-
lands, 6 p.m.
No. 22 Gonzaga vs. Hawaii at Rogers Arena, Van-
couver, British Columbia, 9 p.m.
Sunday's Games
No. 1 North Carolina vs. MVSU, 2 p.m.
No. 4 UConn vs. Coppin State at the XL Center,
Hartford, Conn., 1 p.m.
No. 16 Alabama vs. TBA at Coliseo de Puerto Rico,
San Juan, Puerto Rico, TBA
No. 25 Florida State vs. South Alabama, 3 p.m.
x-Marquette plays Saturday if it loses Friday, Sun-
day if it wins Friday
College Basketball Schedule
Today's Games
EAST
Penn at Rider, 7 p.m.
Maine vs. UConn at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn.,
7 p.m.
Loyola (Md.) at UMBC, 7 p.m.
NJIT at UMass, 7 p.m.
Alcorn St. at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
Lyndon St. at Yale, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m.
SOUTH
Northwestern St. at Alabama St., 7 p.m.
Florida Christian at Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m.
NC A&T at Campbell, 7 p.m.
Mercer at Furman, 7 p.m.
Asbury at Morehead St., 7 p.m.
Hampton at Richmond, 7 p.m.
UNC Pembroke at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.
Prairie View at Florida Gulf Coast, 7:05 p.m.
Coker at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
W. Carolina at Presbyterian, 7:30 p.m.
North Florida at Florida, 8 p.m.
Tenn. Temple at Murray St., 8:30 p.m.
MIDWEST
Fairfield at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
N. Illinois at Iowa, 8 p.m.
Niagara at Missouri, 8 p.m.
SIU-Edwardsville at Illinois St., 8:05 p.m.
W. Illinois at Michigan, 8:30 p.m.
Lipscomb at Illinois, 9 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Southern U. at Rice, 8 p.m.
UT-Martin at Arkansas St., 8:05 p.m.
FAR WEST
Southern Miss. at Denver, 9 p.m.
Idaho at Montana, 9 p.m.
Montana St.-Billings at S. Utah, 9 p.m.
Pacific at Nevada, 10 p.m.
E. Washington at Oregon, 10 p.m.
Southern Cal at San Diego St., 10 p.m.
Canisius at UNLV, 10 p.m.
Sacramento St. at Washington St., 10:05 p.m.
TOURNAMENTS
2K Sports Classic
At New York
First Round
Texas A&M vs. Mississippi St., 7 p.m.
St. Johns vs. Arizona, 9 p.m.
DirecTV Charleston Classic
At Charleston, S.C.
First Round
Tulsa vs. W. Kentucky, 12:30 p.m.
LSU vs. Northwestern, 3 p.m.
VCU vs. Seton Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech vs. Saint Josephs, 8 p.m.
Puerto Rico Tipoff
At San Juan, Puerto Rico
First Round
Temple vs. W. Michigan, 10:30 a.m.
Purdue vs. Iona, 1 p.m.
Maryland vs. Alabama, 5 p.m.
Wichita St. vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m.
W H A T S O N T V
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN North Carolina at Virginia Tech
FSN Marshall at Memphis
GOLF
1:30 p.m.
TGC LPGA, Titleholders, first round, at Orlando,
Fla.
7:30 p.m.
TGC PGA Tour, Presidents Cup, second round,
at Melbourne, Australia
4 a.m.
TGC European PGA Tour, Johor Open, second
round, at Johor, Malaysia (delayed tape)
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN2 Puerto Rico Tip-Off, first round, Mary-
land vs. Alabama, at San Juan, Puerto Rico
7 p.m.
ESPN2 2K Sports Classic, first round, Texas
A&M vs. Mississippi St., at New York
BTN --- Fairfield at Minnesota
9 p.m.
ESPN2 2KSports Classic, first round, Arizona at
St. Johns
BTN --- Lipscomb at Illinois
NFL FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
NFL N.Y. Jets at Denver
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
CSN Phoenix at Philadelphia
PLUS --- Montreal at N.Y. Islanders
7:30 p.m.
NHL, ROOT Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELSPromoted Justin Hol-
lander to director of baseball operations.
MINNESOTA TWINSAgreed to terms with INF
Jamey Carroll on a two-year contract.
TORONTOBLUE JAYSClaimed RHP Cole Kim-
ball off waivers from Washington (NL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVESPurchased the contracts of
RHP Jaye Chapman and RHP J.J. Hoover from
Gwinnett (IL) and LHP Luis Avilan from Mississippi
(SL).
HOUSTON ASTROSAnnounced C Carlos Cor-
poran cleared waivers and was sent outright Okla-
homa City (PCL).
NEW YORK METSAnnounced OF Nick Evans
refused an outright assignment to Buffalo (IL) and
elected to become a free agent.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALSNamed Mike Aldrete
bench coach Chris Maloney first base coach.
WASHINGTON NATIONALSSent OF Corey
Brown outright to Syracuse (IL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALSSigned TE Steve Skel-
ton to the practice squad. Released WRIsaiah Wil-
liams from the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERSPlaced RB Mike Good-
son on injured reserve.
CHICAGO BEARSSigned S Winston Venable.
Placed S Anthony Walters on injured reserve.
CINCINNATI BENGALSSigned CB John Bowie
to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONSSigned P Ben Graham. Re-
leased P Robert Malone. Signed DE Ugo Chinasa
to the practice squad.
MINNESOTA VIKINGSSigned CB Benny Sapp.
Placed CB Antoine Winfield on injured reserve.
SANDIEGOCHARGERSPlaced GKris Dielman
on injured reserve. Signed OL Ikechuku Ndukwe.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHLSuspended St. Louis F Chris Stewart three
games for shoving Detroit D Niklas Kronwall from
behindandintotheboards duringaNov. 15gamein
St. Louis.
BUFFALO SABRESRecalled F Corey Tropp
from Rochester (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILDReassigned C Casey Well-
man to Houston (AHL).
American Hockey League
CONNECTICUT WHALESigned F Aaron Voros
to a professional tryout agreement.
American Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
St. Johns .................. 16 11 2 3 0 25 62 45
Providence................ 17 8 8 1 0 17 38 50
Manchester ............... 17 7 9 0 1 15 43 45
Portland..................... 14 6 7 0 1 13 39 45
Worcester ................. 11 5 4 0 2 12 32 29
East Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Penguins................ 15 10 3 1 1 22 51 34
Norfolk..................... 16 9 6 0 1 19 59 47
Hershey................... 14 7 4 3 0 17 47 40
Syracuse................. 13 6 4 2 1 15 44 44
Binghamton ............ 17 5 10 1 1 12 37 54
Northeast Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Albany ........................ 16 8 6 1 1 18 37 46
Adirondack ................ 14 8 5 0 1 17 43 38
Connecticut ............... 14 7 4 1 2 17 44 44
Bridgeport .................. 15 8 6 1 0 17 47 51
Springfield ................. 14 7 7 0 0 14 41 42
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Charlotte.................... 16 9 6 1 0 19 43 40
Peoria......................... 16 8 6 1 1 18 55 49
Milwaukee.................. 12 8 3 0 1 17 34 29
Chicago...................... 13 6 5 0 2 14 32 31
Rockford .................... 13 5 7 1 0 11 38 49
North Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Rochester .................. 15 7 5 2 1 17 42 46
Toronto....................... 15 7 5 2 1 17 45 43
Hamilton..................... 15 6 7 1 1 14 34 48
Lake Erie.................... 16 6 9 1 0 13 34 45
Grand Rapids............ 14 6 8 0 0 12 37 38
West Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Abbotsford ................ 16 11 4 1 0 23 46 34
Oklahoma City.......... 15 10 4 0 1 21 46 33
Houston..................... 15 9 3 0 3 21 51 42
Texas......................... 14 6 7 0 1 13 47 48
San Antonio .............. 14 5 9 0 0 10 29 48
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point
for an overtime or shootout loss.
Tuesday's Games
Abbotsford 4, San Antonio 0
Portland 4, Adirondack 2
Penguins 3, Binghamton 0
Peoria 3, Hamilton 2, SO
Wednesday's Games
Worcester at Springfield, 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
Today's Games
Peoria at Lake Erie, 7 p.m.
F O O T B A L L
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England .......................... 6 3 0 .667 259 200
N.Y. Jets ................................. 5 4 0 .556 215 200
Buffalo..................................... 5 4 0 .556 229 218
Miami ....................................... 2 7 0 .222 158 178
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston................................. 7 3 0 .700 273 166
Tennessee............................ 5 4 0 .556 186 172
Jacksonville.......................... 3 6 0 .333 115 166
Indianapolis .......................... 0 10 0 .000 131 300
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh................................ 7 3 0 .700 220 179
Baltimore................................. 6 3 0 .667 225 152
Cincinnati ................................ 6 3 0 .667 212 164
Cleveland................................ 3 6 0 .333 131 183
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Oakland................................... 5 4 0 .556 208 233
San Diego ............................... 4 5 0 .444 216 228
Denver..................................... 4 5 0 .444 188 234
Kansas City............................. 4 5 0 .444 141 218
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants.............................. 6 3 0 .667 218 211
Dallas ...................................... 5 4 0 .556 223 182
Philadelphia............................ 3 6 0 .333 220 203
Washington ............................ 3 6 0 .333 136 178
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans........................... 7 3 0 .700 313 228
Atlanta ..................................... 5 4 0 .556 212 196
Tampa Bay.............................. 4 5 0 .444 156 233
Carolina................................... 2 7 0 .222 190 237
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay............................. 9 0 0 1.000 320 186
Detroit.................................... 6 3 0 .667 252 184
Chicago................................. 6 3 0 .667 237 187
Minnesota............................. 2 7 0 .222 179 244
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco......................... 8 1 0 .889 233 138
Seattle...................................... 3 6 0 .333 144 202
Arizona.................................... 3 6 0 .333 183 213
St. Louis .................................. 2 7 0 .222 113 223
Today's Games
N.Y. Jets at Denver, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
Tennessee at Atlanta, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pitts-
burgh
Monday's Games
Kansas City at New England, 8:30 p.m.
Top 25 College Football
Schedule
Today
No. 9 Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina, 8 p.m.
No. 22 Southern Miss at UAB, 8 p.m.
Friday
No. 2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State, 8 p.m.
Saturday
No. 1 LSU at Mississippi, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Alabama vs. Georgia Southern, 2 p.m.
No. 4 Oregon vs. No. 18 Southern Cal, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 25 Baylor, 8 p.m.
No. 6 Arkansas vs. Mississippi State at Little Rock,
Ark., 3:30 p.m.
No. 7 Clemson at NC State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 Stanford vs. California, 10:15 p.m.
No. 10 Boise State at San Diego State, 8 p.m.
No. 11 Houston vs. SMU, 3:30 p.m.
No. 12 Michigan State vs. Indiana, Noon
No. 13 Georgia vs. Kentucky, 12:21 p.m.
No. 14 South Carolina vs. The Citadel, Noon
No. 15 Wisconsin at Illinois, Noon
No. 16 Kansas State at Texas, 8 p.m.
No. 17 Nebraska at No. 20 Michigan, Noon
No. 19 TCU vs. Colorado State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 21 Penn State at Ohio State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 23 Florida State vs. Virginia, 7:30 p.m.
No. 24 Notre Dame vs. Boston College, 4 p.m.
B O X I N G
Fight Schedule
Nov. 18
At Miami, Giorbis Barthelemy vs. Charles Whittak-
er, 12, IBF junior middleweight eliminator;Yunier
Dorticos vs. Chris Stallworth, 10, cruiserweights.
Nov. 19
At Sydney, Australia, Billy Dib vs. Alberto Servidei,
12, for Dibs IBF featherweight title.
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
that led to the Comets only
touchdown and also missed an
extra point.
So it might not be the best
team that wins Saturday, but
the one that makes the fewest
mistakes.
STAYING AT MEMORIAL
A rumor has been circulating
the Wyoming Area at GAR
game was being shifted across
to the river to Wyoming Valley
Wests stadium. Not true.
There was an issue with the
lights last Friday at Wilkes-
Barre Memorial and GAR and
Lakeland had to come back
Saturday afternoon to complete
their District 2 Class 2A semi-
final game. Since then, the
lights have been repaired and
are ready to go.
TV AND RADIO
WQMY-TV will be televising
the D2-3A championship game
between Valley View and Dallas
at 1 p.m. Saturday.
FOX Sports Radio The Game
will broadcast that game as well
as the D2-A championship
game Friday night between
Riverside and Old Forge.
It appears the D2-2A cham-
pionship game between Wyom-
ing Area and GAR wont be
available anywhere but at the
stadium. Wyomingareafootbal-
l.org has done Internet broad-
casts of all Warrior games this
season, but its website says it is
unlikely it will be able to carry
the game.
AGAINST THE ODDS
District 2 has held its own
Class A tournament since 2006.
Prior to that, it was often lump-
ed in with another district in a
subregional.
In those five years, the D2-A
champion has been seeded first
or second at the start of the
tournament. Riverside enters
Fridays game with second-
seeded Old Forge seeded
fourth.
TRICKLEDOWN EFFECT?
Allentown Allen and Allen-
town Dieruff, two of the worst
Class 4A programs in the state,
announced Tuesday that the
football teams will be leaving
the powerful Lehigh Valley
Conference and moving to the
Mountain Valley Conference.
This will now give each MVC
team eight conference games
instead of six, and that could
affect the WVC schedules for
the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
Crestwood played two MVC
teams the past two years, while
Coughlin, Dallas, Hazleton
Area, Tunkhannock, William-
sport and Wyoming Valley West
played one each.
CLOSER TO15 WEEKS
The PIAAs desire to slice the
high school football season
from16 to 15 weeks passed a
second reading at the October
meeting.
That means it will likely be
up for a vote at the Board of
Directors meetings scheduled
for Dec. 15-16 in Hershey.
If it passes, schools can still
play a 10-game regular-season
schedule by cutting scrimmag-
es from two to one and starting
the season a week earlier.
However, an entire district
not select teams within a dis-
trict would have to agree to
start the season a week earlier.
For example, one team couldnt
schedule a game the week usu-
ally reserved for the second
scrimmage while another in the
district decides it would rather
have a scrimmage. Its everybo-
dy or nobody.
RECALLING TWO COACHES
Id like to mention two coach-
es who passed away this year
whom I knew well.
The first is Ray McNulty,
who died in May. Ray coached
some bad West Side Tech foot-
ball teams, but from them
spawned some great stories.
My favorite was the time
McNulty and his Titans were
trotting off the field at halftime
and he glanced at the conces-
sion stand. There in line was
one of his players in complete
uniform and wearing his hel-
met.
McNulty said he went over to
him and asked him what he was
doing. The player responded,
Im hungry. McNulty told him
to hurry up.
The other was Vince Zinkav-
ich, who passed away in Au-
gust. Vince coached at the
former Wyoming High School
and later was an assistant at
Wyoming Area after the merger.
I didnt know him as a coach
but as my favorite teacher at
Wyoming Area. Zinkavich, who
taught industrial arts, was a
wordsmith when it came to
sarcasm.
Teams are ranked based on performance and not how they would fare against each other. Number before each team is last weeks
ranking. NR means not ranked last week. District 4s Williamsport is including in the rankings because the team plays in the WVC.
1. (2) Valley View (10-1) Playing excellent football since losing 7-6 to Scranton Prep four weeks ago.
2. (3) Dallas (10-1) Plays for its first district title since 1999 as it hosts powerful Valley View.
3. (5) GAR (10-1) Has shored things up defensively as it faces Wyoming Area for D2-2A title.
4. (1) Dunmore (10-1) Incredible season went down the drain as it was upset by Riverside in D2-A semifinals.
5. (4) Valley West (9-2) Season came to an abrupt halt with uninspiring performance in 36-7 loss to Scranton.
6. (9) Scranton (8-3) Hottest team in the district completely dismantled favored Valley West in D2/4-11 playoffs.
7. (7) Old Forge (9-2) Gets to avenge a one-point loss when it hosts Riverside in D2-A championship game.
8. (10) Wyoming Area (7-3) Regrouped nicely after losing to Pittston Area; in district title game for first time since 2006.
9. (12) Berwick (8-3) Has won seven in a row and goes for Eastern Conference 3A title vs. Southern Lehigh.
10. (8) Lack. Trail (8-3) Played Old Forge better this time around, but not good enough to extend its season.
11. (6) Crestwood (8-3) Finished the season with its most victories in six years under coach Greg Myers.
12. (11) Scranton Prep (7-4) Cinderella story over the second half of the season saw its year come to an end at Dallas.
13. (NR) Riverside (7-4) Defending D2-A champion pulled off upset of the year by knocking off Dunmore.
14. (13) Delaware Valley (7-4) Gave top-seeded Nazareth a tough game in the D2/4-11 Class 4A quarterfinals.
15. (14) Wallenpaupack (7-4) Late-season slide ended year with heartbreaking overtime loss to Bethlehem Liberty.
Dropped out: Mid Valley (6-5) Given consideration: Mid Valley (6-5)
John Erzar
T I M E S L E A D E R D I S T R I C T 2 T O P 1 5
ERZAR
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NEWYORKThe Big East is
working hard to put BYU in its
new west wing.
A person with knowledge of
the conferences expansion plans
tells The Associated Press that
Big East officials have made add-
ing BYU a priority as they try to
become a12-teamfootball confer-
ence.
The person spoke on condition
of anonymity Wednesday be-
cause negotiations were sup-
posed to remain confidential.
BYU is in its first season as
football independent. If it did
move to the Big East it would be
for football only. The schools
other teams play in the West
Coast Conference.
The Big East is close to adding
as many as seven new members,
including Boise State, Air Force
and Navy for football only, and
SMU, Houston and UCF in all
sports.
Boise State is primed to make
the jump to the Big East. Two
weeks ago, the Idaho State Board
of Education gave the school per-
mission to pursue membership
and leave the Mountain West
Conference.
But with Boise State nearly
1,900 miles away fromthe closest
current Big East member
Louisville school officials have
let Big East Commissioner John
Marinatto know that they would
prefer a western partner. BYU is
locatedinProvo, Utah. Provoand
Boise are 382 miles apart.
BYU football coach Bronco
Mendenhall said last week that
there was a push by the Big
East to have BYU join.
The Big East has been working
toward adding Boise State, the
two military academies and the
three Conference USA schools
for more than a month.
The plan was formulated in re-
sponse to the announcement on
Sept. 18 that Pittsburgh and Syra-
cuse were leaving for the Atlantic
Coast Conference.
Then another spot in the Big
East opened late last month
when West Virginia announced it
was moving to the Big12. At that
point, Temple and Memphis
seemed like strong candidates to
join the league, but BYU has
moved past those schools now,
the person said.
The C-USA schools are ready
to make the move and Navy also
seems to be leaning heavily to-
ward joining, the person said.
Air Force has been non-com-
mittal about leaving the Moun-
tain West, and that is part of the
reason why such focus has been
placed on adding BYU, the per-
son said.
BYUs television deals could
complicate the process.
When BYU left the Mountain
West Conference last year to be-
come a football independent, it
signed a deal with ESPN that
gives thenetworktherights toair
a minimum of three football
games a season. The deal runs
through 2018.
The school also has its own ca-
ble network, which airs at least
one football game a season.
The Big East will begin nego-
tiating a newtelevision deal next
year.
Part of the Big Easts recruiting
pitchhas beenthat the newmem-
bers would stand to make sub-
stantially more in television reve-
nue by joining the league.
Boise State President Bob Kus-
tra estimated the annual payout
to Big East football members at
$3.7 million under its current TV
contract, compared to the $1.9
million projected as the top
payout inthe MountainWest. Big
East officials believe the league
will be able to more than double
payouts to members with the
leagues next TV deal.
Even if the Big East can get all
seven schools to join, there is no
guarantee the new Big East will
be up and running by 2012.
Conference USAbylaws would
stand in the way of SMU, Hous-
ton and UCF joining in 2012, and
it would be less costly for Boise
State andAir Force tojointhe Big
East in 2013 instead of next year.
Marinatto has been adamant
about making Pitt, Syracuse and
West Virginia comply with the
leagues bylaws and stay in the
league until 2014.
C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L
Source: Big East focuses on BYU for west wing
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
weight division.
A health care and business
consultant as well as an orthope-
dic physician, Joyner served as
head physician for the United
States during the 1992 Olympic
Winter Games, among other in-
ternational events.
Curley remains on paid ad-
ministrative leave while facing
charges of perjury and failure to
report in connection to the sex-
ual abuse investigation of for-
mer Penn State defensive coor-
dinator Jerry Sandusky.
Erickson said Friday that
Curleys continued employment
with the university would be a
topic of discussion for the board
in the coming weeks.
Dealing with distraction
In the past week, it seems as
though most of State College
has been to Joe Paternos house
a few blocks off of campus. Tom
Bradley has not been one of the
visitors.
Though Penn States interim
coach has called his predecessor
and mentor a few times in the
past week, he said hes putting
off the home visit because he
knows what the reaction will be.
Same as on the phone calls.
I knew what he was gonna
say, Bradley said. I knew the
minute I asked the question. I
could have put the phone down.
I knew what the answer was:
Why are you coming over here,
wasting your time?
And if I call him today, hes
going to ask why am I calling
him. What are you calling me
for? Youve got things to do.
Hes been through this. He
understands all the things that
have to be done.
Bradley said he has been try-
ing to pass that message along
to players, saying he wanted to
minimize distractions headed
into Saturdays game at Ohio
State.
That has been anything but
simple following Paternos dis-
missal last week and the ongo-
ing Sandusky investigation,
which continues to be national
news.
Im sure its a distraction,
Bradley said. The one thing Ive
tried to do is communicate. Im
getting around to everybody I
possibly can. Im spending time
with them. Im trying to talk to
our captains. Im just trying to
communicate with them.
And theres questions they
have. If anybody has a question,
hey, they know where my office
is. They know my cell phone
number. They know how to get
a hold of me.
PSU
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tious driver andtheguywholikes
to have a good time.
In the early morning after his
fourth championship, Johnson
was found asleep on the curb out-
side his South Beach hotel when
the car service arrived to take
him to what ended up being a
grueling day of media appearanc-
es for a hungover champion.
There wont be a celebration
for Johnson this year. His record
run of five consecutive cham-
pionships came to an end with a
whimper last weekend at Phoe-
nix, where he crossed the finish
line in 14th and was mathemati-
cally eliminated from title con-
tention. Sunday will mark the
first time since the Chase for the
Sprint Cup championship format
beganin2004 that Johnsonwont
be eligible to win the title head-
ing into the season finale at
Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Im definitely disappointed,
but thats motor sports, Johnson
said. Its a very tough business.
What we did over the last five
years was absolutely spectacular.
Being on top for as long as we
have been takes a lot of effort to
maintain that.
It just takes a lot out of you. So
this will be a nice winter to un-
plug andrelax anddissect the dif-
ferent areas of the race team and
come back stronger.
Nobody has been stronger the
last five years more, maybe, if
you go back to 2003, when he fin-
ished second in the final points
standings.
He woneight races in2004, the
first year of the Chase, and fin-
ished eight points behind cham-
pion Kurt Busch. The next year,
he went to Homestead ranked
second and with leader Tony
Stewart in reach, only to crash
out of the race with a tire issue
and finish a distant fifth in the fi-
nal standings.
Johnson left Homestead pos-
sessed.
The pressure I put on myself
to win a championship was so
great, it was like life or death in
2006, Johnson said. I watched
two great opportunities pass me
byin04and05, andI wasnt sure
I was going to get another chance
at a championship. So it was real-
ly like life or death for me in 06.
Then when I won one, then came
trying to chill out a little bit and
learn to enjoy racing and enjoy
the challenges and learning how
to be more confident and com-
fortable in my own skin.
Hes the first to admit its not
been an easy road.
Johnson, a 35-year-old Califor-
nian, worked his entire life trying
to wow sponsors into giving him
the money he needed to pursue a
racing career. It required him to
be buttoned-up, the consummate
professional and constant sales-
man. It left him guarded, and for
a long time didnt help him get
the on-track success he craved.
He was collecting a paycheck,
but he didnt start picking up
wins until he signed with Hen-
drick Motorsports in late 2001.
Even with that big break, John-
son kept a clear distinction be-
tween work and play that created
the stereotype of a plain, vanilla
driver.
Here we are now, five cham-
pionships, 55 victories and more
than $108 million in purse win-
nings, and Johnson is that guy
sparring with hateful fans on
Twitter and unafraid to speak his
mind.
The last five years, froma pro-
fessional standpoint, the biggest
thing has just been the confi-
dence I now have in my own
shoes, he said. The race track
has always been who I am, and I
spent the majority of my life as
like a B or C driver. You dont
build a lot of confidence being a
mid-packer.
So being able to prove to my-
self, to our industry, what Im ca-
pable of, its helped me gain a lot
of confidence in myself, in my
role in the sport and howI fit into
the sport. Its also allowed me to
have a lot more fun.
Johnson goes into Homestead
ranked fifth in the standings, and
when Sundays race concludes,
either Carl Edwards or Tony
Stewart will officially end his
reign. Hes motivated to move up
in the standings Johnson has
never finished lower than fifth in
points and hes anxious to sit
down with crew chief Chad
Knaus to figure out howthey can
get back to the top of NASCAR.
Stewart doesnt think NAS-
CAR will ever see anything like
Johnson and the No. 48 team
again.
I think its been absolutely re-
markable, Stewart said. I think
he holds his head up high know-
ing what theyve accomplished.
Thats something in NASCAR
history that I would put my mon-
ey on that it will never happen
again.
Four-time NASCAR champion
Jeff Gordon, who brought John-
son to the attention of teamown-
er Rick Hendrick and mentored
him a bit in Johnsons early Cup
years, believes the No. 48 team
will be back.
I said this a while back, before
they won a championship, they
werejust right ontheedgeof win-
ning that championship, and I
said Once they win one, watch
out, these guys are going to go on
quite a roll, Gordon said.
Whenthe chemistry is there and
youve got great equipment like
we have at Hendrick, youve got a
great crewchief inChadKnaus as
well as Jimmie Johnson being a
great driver ... they got on quite a
run.
Its somethingyouonly see ev-
ery so often. I dont know if well
ever see five in a row, but you will
see from time to time where a
team is just that good for a long
period of time. I think this will be
a year where they learna lot, they
grow a lot from and might even
make them stronger.
Thats what Johnson is hoping
for. He plans to sleep some more
this offseason, have fun with his
friends and his family, and have a
quiet offseason.
But hes adamant hell be back
in2012, whenhis first goal will be
winning the Daytona 500 with
Knaus on the pit box. The crew
chief was suspendedby NASCAR
when Johnson won NASCARs
biggest race in 2006.
Weneedtoreallydigdeepthis
winter, make sure were focused
on the right areas, he said. I
want to win another Daytona
500, I want to win one with Chad
there. He needs that photo, he
needs that experience. And I
want to win championships. I
want to win more champion-
ships.
Thats the unfortunate part,
winning races, you get that taste
in your mouth and you want to
keep winning races. And then
you win championships. You
want to keep winning them. You
just have this desire to just keep
winning. I dont want to give any-
one else a chance to hold that tro-
phy.
JOHNSON
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attended the annual
UNICO Football Dinner
held on Wednesday at the
Woodlands Inn & Resort in
Plains Township. The
annual UNICO Football
Classic will be held at 7
p.m. on Wednesday at
Wyoming Area. The game
features the top seniors
from the Wyoming Valley
Conference.
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MADISON, Wis. Reserve
Ben Brust scored a career-high
17 points to lead No. 14 Wiscon-
sin to a 68-41 win over Colgate
on Wednesday night.
Brust, a sophomore guard,
scored 13 points in the first half,
including four 3-pointers. The
Badgers (2-0) were 8 of 14 from
beyond the arc as they built a
42-20 halftime lead.
It was the second straight
game in double figures for
Brust, who scored a total of 10
points in 15 games as a fresh-
man. He hit his second 3-point-
er from 25 feet out in front of
the Colgate bench, and his
fourth on a pull-up from the top
of the key when no Raiders
defender met him as he
brought the ball up. He shot 6
of 11 from the floor and made
half of his 8 3-point attempts.
No other player scored in
double figures for Wisconsin,
which finished the game 10 of
23 from 3-point range. The
Badgers hit 15 3s in their sea-
son-opening win over Kenne-
saw State on Saturday.
Preseason All-America point
guard Jordan Taylor was 3 of 4
from long range and Berggren
added another 3 in the first half
for the Badgers, who also out-
scored the Raiders 16-4 in the
paint before the break
Wisconsin cooled off in the
second half, scoring just two
points in the first 8 minutes,
but their lead never fell below
18 as Colgate (1-1) shot 34.8
percent from the floor.
Long Beach State 86,
Pittsburgh 76
PITTSBURGH Casper
Ware scored a career-high 28
points and visiting Long Beach
State ran away from No. 9 Pitts-
burgh.
James Ennis added 19 points
for the 49ers (2-0), who
snapped Pitts 58-game noncon-
ference winning streak at the
Petersen Events Center with
ease.
Ashton Gibbs led the Pan-
thers (2-1) with 20 points and
Nasir Robinson added 19, but
the Panthers simply couldnt
keep up with the 49ers.
Long Beach State took a
nine-point halftime lead and
never let up.
Florida State 79, Stetson 66
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
Okaro White scored 12 of his 18
points in the second half to lead
No. 25 Florida State past Stet-
son.
Deividas Dulkys added 16
points for the Seminoles (3-0),
who shot 57.1 percent (32 for
56) from the field. Bernard
James had 15 points and 11
rebounds.
Joel Narburgs scored 14 for
Stetson (2-1), which went 10 for
33 from 3-point range. J.R.
Weston and Chris Perez had 11
points apiece.
Florida State has won six
straight games against teams
from Florida: a sweep of Jack-
sonville, Central Florida and
Stetson this season as well as
victories over Miami (twice)
and Stetson last season. The
Seminoles have won 17 straight
against Stetson overall, dating
to 1975.
Indiana 94, Evansville 73
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Verdell
Jones scored 17 points and
Christian Watford had 15, lead-
ing Indiana to a victory at
Evansville.
It was the Hoosiers second
true road victory in coach Tom
Creans four seasons and their
most lopsided win outside of
Bloomington, Ind., since a
24-point rout at Ball State on
Dec. 31, 2005. Indiana (3-0) has
now won three straight by 20 or
more points for the first time
since December 2007.
WOMENS ROUNDUP
LSU 51, Georgetown 40
BATON ROUGE, La.
LaSondra Barrett scored 11
points and No. 20 LSU beat
14th-ranked Georgetown.
Barrett, who also had eight
rebounds, made five of six foul
shots to help the Lady Tigers
pull away over the final 3
1
2
minutes. Destiny Hughes add-
ed 10 points, three rebounds
and two assists.
Tia Magee had 12 points
during another rough game for
the Hoyas (1-2), who shot 24
percent from the field and com-
mitted 23 turnovers. Sugar
Rodgers went 4 for 20 to finish
with 10 points.
Maryland 82, Towson 46
COLLEGE PARK, Md.
Freshman Brene Moseley
scored 26 points, Laurin Mincy
had 15 and No. 10 Maryland
dominated in-state foe Towson
on both ends of the court in a
victory.
Rutgers 74,
Boston College 58
PISCATAWAY, N.J. Khadi-
jah Rushdan and Monique
Oliver each scored 15 points to
help No. 15 Rutgers beat Bos-
ton College.
The Scarlet Knights (2-0)
jumped out to a 13-2 lead, a run
capped by a 3-pointer from
Erica Wheeler. Kristen Doherty
hit the Eagles (1-1) first basket
a minute later.
North Carolina 91,
UNC Greensboro 35
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Re-
serve Brittany Rountree scored
14 points to lead five players in
double figures and No. 19 North
Carolina routed UNC Greens-
boro.
Chay Shegog added 13
points, and Krista Gross and
Danielle Butts had 13 each for
the Tar Heels (3-0), who have
won their first three games by
an average of 52.7 points. Laura
Broomfield chipped in with 11
points and 14 rebounds her
third double-double of the
season.
Texas Tech 88, Houston 58
HOUSTON Chynna
Brown had 21 points and eight
rebounds to lead No. 25 Texas
Tech to a win over Houston.
Kierra Mallard added 16
points, 13 rebounds and four
blocks for Texas Tech (2-0),
which shot 43 percent from the
floor and outrebounded Hous-
ton 55-41. Casey Morris had 16
points and six boards.
C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L
AP PHOTO
Wisconsins Ben Brust points to his teammates after hitting a
3-pointer against Colgate on Wednesday in Madison, Wis.
Brust scores 17
as Badgers win
The Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. Patrik
Elias had a goal and assist, Mar-
tin Brodeur made 29 saves, and
Ilya Kovalchuk scored in his
return from a groin injury in the
New Jersey Devils 5-3 win over
the Buffalo Sabres on Wednes-
day night.
Playing in his fourth game
since a shoulder injury forced
him to miss six, Brodeurs best
save came with 6 minutes left in
the second period when he
snagged Jason Pominvilles shot
from point-blank range with his
glove.
Brodeur has allowed 10 goals
since his return.
Zach Parise, Mark Fayne, and
David Clarkson also scored for
the Devils (9-7-1), who won for
the second time in three games.
New Jersey lost 4-3 at Boston on
Tuesday.
Tyler Myers scored twice after
a one-game benching, Jordan
Leopold added a goal, and Jho-
nas Enroth allowed five goals on
19 shots. He was pulled in the
third period for Buffalo (11-7),
which had a three-game, home-
winning streak snapped.
Canadiens 4, Hurricanes 0
MONTREAL Carey Price
made 25 saves for his first shut-
out of the season and P.K. Sub-
ban had a goal and an assist to
lead the Montreal Canadiens to
a win over the Carolina Hurri-
canes.
Price, who earned a second-
ary assist on Michael Cammall-
eris goal 7:15 in, recorded his
first regular-season shutout
since March 12. It was his 13th
NHL blanking.
Yannick Weber and Travis
Moen also scored for Montreal
(8-7-3), and Tomas Plekanec
had two assists. The Canadiens
are 7-2-1 in their past 10 games.
Cam Ward stopped 32 shots
for Carolina, which lost 5-3 to
Philadelphia on Monday. The
Hurricanes are 3-8-2 in their last
13 games.
Frederic St. Denis made his
NHL debut for the Canadiens,
who had three rookie defense-
man in the lineup.
Josh Gorges was the only one
of Montreals six defensemen
who has played more than 100
NHL games.
N H L
Elias, Brodeur lead Devils
past Sabres on the road
The Associated Press
DENVERWhenJohnElway
returned to the Denver Broncos
as chief of football operations last
winter, he proclaimed that Tim
Tebow had to become a pocket
passer to succeed in the NFL.
John Fox said the same thing
when he was hired as coach.
A 45-10 drubbing at the hands
of the Detroit Lions last month
changed that line of thinking.
Tebow had played awful for 7
1
2
quarters, getting sacked13 times
and throwing everywhere it
seemed but to his receivers. So,
the Broncos decided to quit try-
ing to turn Tebow into a proto-
typical pro passer and instead
modified their offense to fit Te-
bows unique skill set.
They all but dusted off the
Dead Sea Scrolls in bringing
back the option to the NFL, a
style that made Tebow the best
combination quarterback in
NCAA history while at Florida.
In back-to-back wins at Oak-
land and Kansas City some-
thing even Elway never accom-
plished Tebowoperated an of-
fense that ran the ball 93 times
and threw it 30. The Broncos
gained 543 yards on the ground
and 182 through the air.
Tebowcompleted just two pas-
ses against the Chiefs, but one
was a 56-yard strike to Eric Deck-
er for the winning score as the
Broncos (4-5) climbed within a
game of the Raiders in the AFC
West.
Fox told NFL.com this week
that if Tebowwere running a con-
ventional offense hed be screw-
ed.
Asked about that comment
Wednesday, Fox backtracked: I
think at the time we were watch-
ing the second half of the Detroit
game and the point was that him
or any other quarterback in that
situation, down 24-3, is not envi-
able and is not a good spot to be
in. Theres a lot of different ways
to put it.
Or any game that youre one-
dimensional and you have to
throw the ball 30 times in a half
and the other team knows it, its
not good.
Onthe other hand, runningthe
ball 30 times in a half would suit
Fox just fine.
This week is going to be
about stopping the run, saidRex
Ryan, whose NewYork Jets (5-4)
visit Denver for a Thursday night
game just four days after an emo-
tional loss to New England. Ob-
viously going against Denver,
their priority is to run the foot-
ball. You have to stop it or you
dont have to worry about play-
ing pass defense or rushing the
passer because they wont throw
it.
Ryans extensive college coach-
ing resume early in his career
gives him lots of experience in
defending the option, as does his
time with Brad Smith operating
the wildcat for the Jets. So he
tapped into that know-how dur-
ing the short work week.
Since Tebow supplanted Kyle
Orton as the starting quarter-
back, the Broncos have rushed
for an NFL-high 915 yards and
moved up from 23rd in the
league in rushing to second. Te-
bow has gained 283 of those
yards.
The Broncos ran the ball 87
percent of the time at Kansas
City last weekend even though
their top two tailbacks, Willis
McGahee (left hamstring) and
Knowshon Moreno (right knee),
got hurt in the first quarter.
This past game was really in-
teresting, Ryan said. They only
put the ball up in the air eight
times, but thats all they needed
to do. They were able to move
the ball really effectively on the
ground. The 55 rushing at-
tempts, I think any true football
fan appreciates that kind of style
of play.
N F L
Broncos have turned back the clock on offense
UP NEXT
New York Jets
at Denver Broncos
8:30 p.m. tonight, NFL Network
By ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Pro Football Writer
Nicole Maximowicz finished
with a double-double to help
LCCC defeat Community Col-
lege of Philadelphia 72-67 in a
womens basketball game on
Wednesday.
Maximowicz collected 17
points and 10 rebounds to lead
the Trailblazers.
Michelle Bugonowicz (16
points), Holly Kyle (11) and
Chelsea Cormier (10) also fin-
ished in double figures.
SWIMMING
Cougars teams sweep Lycoming
The Misericordia men and
womens swimming teams both
earned wins over Lycoming on
Tuesday at the Anderson Cen-
ter.
The men won 131-71 while the
women finished with a 129-71
victory.
The Cougars took top honors
in all events with the mens 200
medley relay and Adam Grzech
both breaking the pool record.
The team of Grzech, Doug
Ranson, Eric Schollmeyer and
Brad Thomas swam a 1:37.47 to
set a new record in the 200
medley relay.
Grzech later swam a 53.55 to
break the 100 backstroke pool
record.
The women were highlighted
by a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 frees-
tyle. Chelsea Mixon swam a
2:03.34 while Kiana Ramirez
and Jess Grant tied with a time
of 2:03.98.
Mixon would later go on to
win the 100 freestyle in a time of
55.99.
L O C A L C O L L E G E R O U N D U P
LCCC earns womens basketball victory
The Times Leader staff
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Christmas, home
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HANOVER TWP.
57 Countrywood Dr
Countrywood Estates
SA SATURDA TURDAY Y, NOV , NOV-19 -19
8:00-4:00 8:00-4:00
DIRECTIONS: ACROSS
FROM ST. MARYS
CEMETERY
Entire contents of
Townhouse includ-
ing beautiful design-
er furniture, like
new sofa, PA
House server, mod-
ern dining room set,
bedroom set,
leather recliner,
Lladros, cut glass,
china sets, kitchen-
ware, paintings, sil-
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8 LYNDWOOD AVENUE
SA SATURDA TURDAY Y, NOV , NOV-19 -19
9:00-4:30 9:00-4:30
DIRECTIONS: OFF
WESTEND RD NEAR
CAREY AVE. BRIDGE.
Entire contents of
home including
Antique Oak table
and chairs, nice
Mission Oak desk,
Cedar chest,
Antique Ginger-
bread clock,
bedroom sets,
Grandfather clock,
living room set,
kitchen sets, prints,
glassware, vintage
lab scale and other
vintage lab equip-
ment, records,
small chest freezer,
holiday items and
much more!
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KINGSTON
220 Wright Ave
Behind Sunoco
Gas Station
SATURDAY 8AM-2PM
Entire house con-
tents to include:
Lionel Train set,
Wallace Nutting
prints, yearbooks,
Christmas, lift
chair, country
couch, rockers,
entertainment unit,
TV's, sets of china,
crocks, Pyrex, Hull,
depression glass,
microwave, linens,
quilts, dresser,
agate, pottery,
tools, much more!
SALE BY MARVA
PITTSTON
99 1/2 Pine Street
Saturday, Nov-19
9am-3pm
Antique bedroom
set, sofa, chairs,
tables, paintings,
washer/dryer,
kitchenware, out-
door furniture, rock-
ing chair, glass-
ware, sewing
machine, stereo,
bookcase and
much more!
Priced to sell!
PLAINS TWP.
146 First Street
Sat. Nov. 19, 9-2
Queen sized
Bedroom suites,
household items, liv-
ing room & kitchen
items, tools, old
garden tools, lamps,
78 rpm records,
brick-a-brack.
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SHAVERTOWN
49 Evergreen St.
Off Pioneer
Saturday 9am-4pm
LIMITED ADMITTANCE.
Jewelry, kitchen,
bedroom, living
room, pictures,
microwave, desk &
chair, curio, cedar
chest, TV, VCR,
Capodimonte,
Lenox, X-mas,
books, videos,
dehumidifier, metal
cabinets, Oreck
vacuum, totes, gas
mower, ladder,
tools & much more.
SHAVERTOWN
2001 Sutton Rd
Sat., Nov. 19
9am-1pm
FINAL DAY ESTATE
SALE. Pine TV
Armoire,
Antiques, 3x5
Oriental rug,
original art work,
small swivel
chair, dining
table with 4
chairs & 2
leaves, Antique
wall clock, 10
boxes of granite
tile, Antique
Opus Radio,
Christmas decor,
home decor &
more. NO EARLY
BIRDS PLEASE.
SHAVERTOWN
319OldCarverton Rd
Saturday, Nov-19
9a.m. - 3p.m.
DIRECTIONS:
309 TURN ONTO
CARVERTON RD 3
MILES TURN LEFT ONTO
OLD CARVERTON RD
Front loader wash-
er & dryer with
stands (like new),
Craftsman ride on
lawn mower, cen-
ter island kitchen
set with stools,
marble top tables,
holiday decora-
tions, love seat,
kitchen ware,
spice cabinets,
sports equipment,
quality furniture,
plus much more.
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SALE BY OWNER!
Charming, well
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185 West River St
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$125,000.
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JANE KOPP
REAL ESTATE
570-288-7481
938 Apartments/
Furnished
WYOMING
1 bedroom, 2nd
floor. No pets. Drug
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570-947-5997
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347 Hanover St.
Large 1 bedroom,
1st floor, wall to
wall carpet, eat-in
kitchen with appli-
ances, washer &
dryer hookup,
porch & shared
yard. $395/mo +
utilities & security.
New energy effi-
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ceramic floor, car-
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gas fireplace, ver-
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10th inning of the deciding
Game 5 in the opening
round.
Gibson drew 28 of the 32
first-place votes and got 152
points. He was the only
manager in either league to
be listed on every ballot.
Ron Roenicke of the NL
Central champion Brewers
was second with three first-
place votes and 92 points.
Tony La Russa of the World
Series champion St. Louis
Cardinals was third with the
other first-place vote and 24
points. Voting was complet-
ed before the start of the
playoffs.
The free-spirited Maddon
added to the AL honor he
won in 2008. The 57-year-
old manager who likes to
speak on a vast array of sub-
jects beyond baseball never
panicked, even when the
Rays started out 0-6 this sea-
son after losing several play-
ers to free agency during the
winter.
Tampa Bay won its final
five games to earn its playoff
spot on the final day of the
regular season, then lost to
Texas in the first round. The
Rays reached the playoffs for
the third time in four years.
My goal has been to
make the Rays into the next
centurys Yankees, Red Sox,
Cardinals, he said.
Maddon drew 26 of 28
first-place votes and had 133
points. Jim Leyland of the
AL Central champion De-
troit Tigers got the other
pair of first-place votes and
54 points and Ron Washing-
ton of the AL champion
Rangers was third with 31.
Gibson was a two-time
World Series champion, win-
ning with Detroit and the
Dodgers. He was the fourth
former MVP to win the man-
ager award, joining Joe
Torre, Frank Robinson and
Don Baylor.
As a player, Gibson ac-
knowledged he sometimes
was a little emotional ... a
little stupid.
As a manager, you cant
lose your composure, he
said.
Gibson and Bob Melvin
(2007) have won the manag-
er award with Arizona.
Maddon is the seventh
multiple winner of the AL
award. La Russa won three
times in the AL and once in
the NL.
MANAGERS
Continued from Page 1B
NEW YORK David
Wright understands why the
New York Mets are open to
listening to trade offers.
After the Mets finished
their third straight losing
season, general manager
Sandy Alderson said he
couldnt be certain any play-
er would be back next year
but he expected Wright
wouldremainwiththe Mets.
If he feels like this move
could benefit the teamin the
long run, you at least have to
listen. So I see both sides of
it, Wright said Wednesday
as theMets announcedplans
to mark their 50th anniver-
sary next year.
A five-time All-Star third
baseman who has spent his
entire professional career
with the Mets, Wright hit a
career-low .254 with 14
homers and 61 RBIs this
year. He was sidelined from
mid-May to July 22 because
of a stress fracture in his low-
er back.
Wright has a gut feeling
he will be back, but said its
because hes optimistic.
If the Mets feel like they
can get what they want in re-
turnandit wouldhelpthe or-
ganization moving forward,
then, obviously, they would
have to listen, Wright said.
In an interview with the
New Yorker published in
May, owner Fred Wilpon
said of Wright: A really
goodkid. Avery goodplayer.
Not a superstar.
Wright, who turns 29 next
month, is owed $15 million
this year in the final season
of asix-year deal that guaran-
teed him $53.5 million. The
contract includes a $16 mil-
lion club option for 2013
with a $1million buyout, but
not a no-trade provision.
Could it happen? Of
course, Wright said. Am I
thinking that its going to
happen? I guess, no.
Wright has not spoken
with Alderson since the end
of the season. He has been
paying attention to short-
stop Jose Reyes, who be-
came a free agent after a doz-
en years in the Mets organi-
zation.
Hopefully the organiza-
tionvalues himthe way I val-
uehim. I thinkhes oneof the
premier players in baseball,
Wright said. What hebrings
to the teamis more than just
what you see on the field.
Obviously, hes become al-
most like a brother to me
over the years. It seems like
weve been together forever,
so it would be weird seeing
him in a different uniform,
but at the end of the day, hes
earned that right to test the
market.
With the Mets ownership
being sued by the trustee
seeking to recover money
for the victims of the Ber-
nard Madoff Ponzi scheme,
the team is planning to re-
duce payroll for 2012.
Carlos Beltran and Fran-
cisco Rodriguez were traded
during the 2011 season and
now Reyes seems set to
leave. Wright understands
the salary that was shed may
not be reallocated.
Youcant just goout there
and start handing out these
big, long crazy contracts be-
cause thats kind of what got
us intoa littlebit of trouble,
he said, while also making it
clear he longs for success
with the Mets. You want to
be remembered as a winner,
and right now, thats not the
case because we havent won
anything.
AP FILE PHOTO
David Wright will likely stick with the Mets, but given the
turmoil around the team, nothing has been ruled out.
Wrights future still
uncertain with N.Y.
By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE The Milwau-
kee Brewers are considering what
approach to take as star slugger
Prince Fielder tests the free agent
market. With or without him, they
want to be a force again in the NL
Central.
General manager Doug Melvin
has plans for both scenarios. He
says the Brewers, who won the di-
vision title in 2011, are balancing
the finances of Fielders potential
salary versus filling holes for 2012.
MelvinandBrewers owner Mark
Attanasio met withFielders agent,
Scott Boras, onTuesday at the gen-
eral managers meeting.
Obviously, the budget will
change if we can keep Prince Fiel-
der. That has to be an opportunity-
driven budget, Attanasio said
Wednesday. For the same reason,
Doug has been meeting with some
premiumfree agents, and if its the
right fit for our club, then well
make a move. But were not going
to fill the payroll just for the sake of
filling payroll.
The 27-year-old Fielder and St.
Louis star Albert Pujols are the big-
gest names in the free agent mar-
ket this season. Fielder, teaming
with left fielder Ryan Braun, who
signed a five-year, $105 million ex-
tension in April, helped the Brew-
ers win the division title and ad-
vance to the league championship
series.
We think we can compete even
if we arent able to get Prince
back, Attanasio said. There are
potential free agents but for right
now, we want to leave that spot
open for Prince.
While Milwaukee was figuring
what it might do should Fielder
leave, the Red Sox and Cubs were
still inthe process of findinga man-
ager. Boston owner John Henry
and chairman Tom Werner had
lunch with Dale Sveum, a candi-
date for both teams.
We had a good lunch, Werner
said after returning to a downtown
Milwaukee hotel with Henry. He
said the search hasnt reached its
conclusion. Were going to contin-
ue our discussions, he added.
Owners, who arrived Wednes-
day, and general managers were to
finish their meetings Thursday.
And owners were expected to ap-
prove the sale of the Houston As-
tros from Drayton McLane to Jim
Crain. McLane bought the teamin
November 1992 for about $117 mil-
lion and put the franchise up for
sale in November.
Major League Baseball told
Crane it wouldnt approve his pur-
chase of the Astros unless he
agreed to move the team to the
American League, a person famil-
iar with the negotiations told the
The Associated Press.
Crane reportedly agreed to the
move in exchange for a drop in the
sales price valued earlier this year
at $680 million. The person who
spoke to the AP couldnt confirm
the sales price.
Well let baseball talk about
that. There were a lot of adjust-
ments, so well just wait and see
what theyhavetosay(Thursday),
McLane said Wednesday night.
McLane said hes leaving with
mixed emotions, something that
hit him as he sat in a meeting with
other owners Wednesday.
Last night when I went to bed, I
thought about it. I can remember
19 years ago how elated I was. Its
been a wonderful, wonderful ride,
he said.
Each of these owners have been
my friends for 19 years. One of the
strange things is, Im one of the ol-
der owners right now, McLane
said.
Theres only seven or eight that
have been here longer than I have.
Been a world of turnover.
If the Astros switch to the AL
West, it would create two 15-team
leagues of three five-team divi-
sions each.
Itll just be difficult for McLane
at least at first tosee his team
in the other league.
MLB squads looking to fill gaps
By RICK GANO
AP Sports Writer
C M Y K
Local casino tables lag
All but two Pennsylvania casinos,
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and
Mount Airy Casino Resort, added table
games in the past year, according to a
report released Wednesday by the state
Gaming Control Board.
Parx Casino in Bensalem near Phila-
delphia more than tripled the number
of tables on its floor, to 183 from 57,
giving it the most tables of the states
10 casinos. Sands Casino Resort in
Bethlehem added 40 tables, bringing
its total to 129. Sands $10.8 million in
gross revenue in October was the high-
est in the state.
Mohegan Sun had 84 tables this
October, the same as last year. Mount
Airy had three fewer tables this year,
for a total of 72. Mount Airys revenue
of $3.5 million was nearly 13 percent
lower than in October 2010. Mohegan
Suns revenue slipped 2 percent.
The state collected $8.6 million in
taxes on $53 million in table games
revenue during October.
Beacon Power may fold
A Massachusetts company that
planned to build a $53 million flywheel
energy storage plant in Hazle Town-
ship says it may have to abandon its
reorganization effort and liquidate
instead.
Beacon Power said in a regulatory
filing this week that its ability to oper-
ate as a going concern is uncertain.
The company had received a $39 mil-
lion loan from the Department of Ener-
gy before seeking bankruptcy protec-
tion.
A Delaware judge earlier this month
gave interim approval for Beacon to
use some $3 million in cash collateral
for the DOE loan to pay operating
expenses during its reorganization.
The DOE says Beacons budget pro-
jections assume that DOE will contin-
ue funding the loan while Beacon is in
bankruptcy, which the government
says it will not do.
Pa. allows tax compromises
The Pennsylvania Department of
Revenue Board of Appeals will now
accept requests for compromise of tax
appeals.
To propose a compromise, the pet-
itioner must submit a written request
by completing the Board of Appeals
Request for Compromise form, found
on the departments website, www.re-
venue.state.pa.us.
A compromise will only be consid-
ered when it illustrates doubt regard-
ing liability or promotes effective tax
administration.
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WAMutInvA m27.73 -.43 +3.7
Baron
Asset b 54.67 -.90 -1.1
BlackRock
GlobAlcA m 18.78 -.20 -2.6
GlobAlcC m 17.48 -.18 -3.2
GlobAlcI d 18.88 -.20 -2.3
CGM
Focus 26.64 -.84 -23.4
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Realty 25.87 -.43 -2.9
Columbia
AcornZ 28.61 -.50 -4.0
DFA
EmMktValI 27.86 -.49 -22.0
DWS-Scudder
EnhEMFIS d 10.14 -.02 -3.3
HlthCareS d 25.01 -.42 +2.7
LAEqS d 43.09 -.42 -18.9
Davis
NYVentA m 32.46 -.52 -5.5
NYVentC m 31.18 -.50 -6.1
Dodge & Cox
Bal 67.52 ... -3.5
Income 13.34 ... +4.1
IntlStk 30.15 -.52 -15.6
Stock 99.68 -1.82 -6.4
Dreyfus
TechGrA f 32.80 -.51 +1.0
Eaton Vance
HiIncOppA m 4.22 ... +2.9
HiIncOppB m 4.22 -.01 +2.0
NatlMuniA m 9.21 -.01 +8.6
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Fairholme Funds
Fairhome d 25.13 -.64 -29.4
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AstMgr20 12.88 -.03 +2.2
Bal 18.17 -.17 +1.0
BlChGrow 43.40 -.67 -0.6
CapInc d 8.78 -.02 -2.3
Contra 68.15 -1.05 +0.7
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ExpMulNat d 20.50 -.30 -4.8
Free2020 13.52 -.12 -1.6
Free2025 11.16 -.11 -2.8
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Overseas d 27.78 -.45 -14.5
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StratInc 11.07 -.01 +4.0
TotalBd 10.93 +.01 +6.4
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Fidelity Advisor
ValStratT m 23.37 -.30 -9.7
Fidelity Select
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Pharm d 12.86 -.19 +6.3
Fidelity Spartan
500IdxAdvtg 43.90 -.73 +0.1
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500IdxInv 43.90 -.73 +0.1
First Eagle
GlbA m 46.29 -.47 -0.2
FrankTemp-Frank
Fed TF A m 11.98 ... +9.8
FrankTemp-Franklin
CA TF A m 7.00 +.01 +8.7
GrowB m 42.58 -.64 -0.5
Income A m 2.07 -.01 +0.6
Income C m 2.09 -.01 +0.2
FrankTemp-Mutual
Beacon Z 11.69 -.13 -3.8
Discov Z 27.43 -.20 -4.8
Euro Z 18.95 -.01 -9.8
Shares Z 19.81 -.25 -3.9
FrankTemp-Templeton
GlBond A m 12.80 -.05 -1.9
GlBond C m 12.82 -.06 -2.3
GlBondAdv 12.76 -.05 -1.8
Growth A m 16.63 -.19 -6.5
GMO
QuVI 21.59 -.25 +9.1
Harbor
CapApInst 38.04 -.77 +3.6
IntlInstl d 53.86 -.86 -11.0
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Combined Stocks
AFLAC 43.30 -.90 -23.3
AMR 1.82 -.10 -76.6
AT&T Inc 28.78 -.47 -2.0
AbtLab 53.77 -.73 +12.2
AMD 5.68 -.08 -30.6
Alcoa 9.97 -.39 -35.2
Allstate 26.03 -.60 -18.4
Altria 27.50 -.27 +11.7
AEP 38.63 -.59 +7.4
AmExp 48.12 -1.83 +12.1
AmIntlGrp 22.45 -.67 -53.5
Amgen 56.01 -.58 +2.0
Anadarko 78.95 -.99 +3.7
AutoData 50.93 -1.51 +10.0
AveryD 26.42 -.61 -37.6
Avnet 30.35 -.65 -8.1
Avon 17.53 -.08 -39.7
BP PLC 43.51 -.19 -1.5
BakrHu 57.83 +1.18 +1.2
BarnesNob 16.19 +.41 +14.4
Baxter 53.93 -.64 +6.5
Beam Inc 50.33 -.63 +8.1
BerkH B 74.67 -1.26 -6.8
BigLots 39.93 -1.13 +31.1
BlockHR 15.50 -.43 +30.1
Boeing 66.34 -1.60 +1.7
BrMySq 30.84 -.37 +16.5
Brunswick 16.82 -.33 -10.2
Buckeye 63.68 +.03 -4.7
CBS B 25.06 -.42 +31.5
CMS Eng 20.55 -.36 +10.5
CSX s 22.03 -.32 +2.3
CampSp 33.36 -.40 -4.0
Carnival 31.83 -1.21 -31.0
Caterpillar 95.75 -1.32 +2.2
CenterPnt 19.27 -.33 +22.6
CntryLink 37.25 -.33 -19.3
Chevron 101.05 -1.41 +10.7
Citigrp rs 26.86 -1.16 -43.2
Clorox 64.92 -.08 +2.6
ColgPal 88.64 -.15 +10.3
ConAgra 24.75 -.19 +9.6
ConocPhil 69.76 -2.23 +2.4
ConEd 57.97 -.78 +16.9
ConstellEn 39.55 -.61 +29.1
Cooper Ind 52.97 -.92 -9.1
Corning 15.43 -.10 -20.1
CrownHold 32.04 -.39 -4.0
Cummins 98.03 -1.20 -10.9
DPL 30.18 +.02 +17.4
DTE 51.30 -.93 +13.2
Deere 76.43 +.10 -8.0
Diebold 32.03 -.69 -.1
Disney 35.53 -.92 -5.3
DomRescs 51.02 -.54 +19.4
Dover 55.20 -1.18 -5.6
DowChm 26.96 -.72 -21.0
DuPont 47.10 -1.20 -5.6
DukeEngy 20.23 -.20 +13.6
EMC Cp 24.21 -.34 +5.7
EKodak 1.27 +.11 -76.3
Eaton s 44.95 -1.49 -11.4
EdisonInt 39.73 -.89 +2.9
EmersonEl 50.43 -.96 -11.8
EnbrEPt s 30.02 +.17 -3.8
Energen 51.05 -.89 +5.8
EngyTEq 37.38 -.57 -4.3
Entergy 69.37 -.58 -2.1
EntPrPt 45.02 -.11 +8.2
Exelon 43.69 -.68 +4.9
ExxonMbl 78.25 -.84 +7.0
Fastenal s 40.79 -.67 +36.2
FedExCp 81.49 -1.15 -12.4
FirstEngy 44.76 -.75 +20.9
FootLockr 21.97 -.60 +12.0
FordM 10.56 -.31 -37.1
Gannett 11.22 -.16 -25.6
Gap 19.48 -.67 -11.6
GenDynam 65.02 -.97 -8.4
GenElec 15.95 -.25 -12.8
GenMills 38.91 -.69 +9.3
GileadSci 40.18 -.49 +10.9
GlaxoSKln 43.88 -.76 +11.9
Goodrich 123.24 -.11 +39.9
Goodyear 13.60 -.31 +14.8
Hallibrtn 39.00 +.09 -4.5
HarleyD 38.87 -1.20 +12.1
HarrisCorp 37.60 -.43 -17.0
HartfdFn 17.59 -.11 -33.6
HawaiiEl 26.12 -.23 +14.6
HeclaM 6.37 -.18 -43.4
Heico s 58.58 -2.30 +43.5
Hess 62.53 -.87 -18.3
HewlettP 27.93 -.31 -33.7
HomeDp 37.84 -.23 +7.9
HonwllIntl 53.29 -1.11 +.2
Hormel s 29.58 -.35 +15.4
Humana 85.03 -3.63 +55.3
ITT Cp s 19.58 -.46 +13.3
ITW 45.44 -.80 -14.9
IngerRd 31.50 -.28 -33.1
IBM 186.62 -2.13 +27.2
IntFlav 53.31 -.47 -4.1
IntPap 28.01 -.13 +2.8
JPMorgCh 31.47 -1.23 -25.8
Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD
Stocks of Local Interest
98.01 72.26 AirProd APD 2.32 83.45 -2.16 -8.2
31.49 23.84 AmWtrWks AWK .92 30.56 -.27 +20.8
51.50 36.76 Amerigas APU 2.96 43.20 +.04 -11.5
23.79 19.28 AquaAm WTR .66 21.75 -.26 -3.2
38.02 23.69 ArchDan ADM .70 28.94 -.70 -3.8
341.89 246.26 AutoZone AZO ... 332.04 -5.11 +21.8
15.31 5.13 BkofAm BAC .04 5.90 -.23 -55.8
32.50 17.10 BkNYMel BK .52 19.64 -.75 -35.0
17.49 3.35 BonTon BONT .20 3.14 -.31 -75.2
39.50 29.45 CVS Care CVS .50 38.48 -.47 +10.7
52.95 35.46 Cigna CI .04 42.75 -1.49 +16.6
71.77 61.29 CocaCola KO 1.88 67.01 -.99 +1.9
27.16 19.19 Comcast CMCSA .45 21.51 -.79 -1.6
28.95 21.67 CmtyBkSy CBU 1.04 25.32 -.40 -8.8
42.50 14.61 CmtyHlt CYH ... 19.97 -1.10 -46.6
38.69 29.57 CoreMark CORE .68 36.94 -.81 +3.8
64.56 39.50 EmersonEl EMR 1.60 50.43 -.96 -11.8
13.63 4.61 Entercom ETM ... 5.48 +.23 -52.7
21.02 10.25 FairchldS FCS ... 14.25 -.13 -8.7
9.84 5.33 FrontierCm FTR .75 5.33 -.14 -45.2
18.16 13.09 Genpact G .18 15.85 -.30 +4.3
13.74 7.00 HarteHnk HHS .32 9.09 -.20 -28.8
55.00 46.99 Heinz HNZ 1.92 52.73 -1.05 +6.6
60.96 45.67 Hershey HSY 1.38 56.19 -.56 +19.2
36.30 29.80 Kraft KFT 1.16 35.18 -.30 +11.6
27.45 18.07 Lowes LOW .56 23.49 +.29 -6.3
91.05 66.40 M&T Bk MTB 2.80 71.94 -.82 -17.4
95.45 72.14 McDnlds MCD 2.80 93.15 -1.32 +21.4
24.98 17.05 NBT Bcp NBTB .80 20.93 -.67 -13.3
10.28 4.25 NexstarB NXST ... 9.19 -.03 +53.4
65.19 42.70 PNC PNC 1.40 52.82 -.79 -13.0
30.27 24.10 PPL Corp PPL 1.40 29.43 -.44 +11.8
20.63 13.16 PennMill PMIC ... 20.24 -.12 +53.0
17.34 6.50 PenRE PEI .60 9.20 -.15 -36.7
71.89 58.50 PepsiCo PEP 2.06 65.09 +.59 -.4
72.74 55.85 PhilipMor PM 3.08 71.62 +.10 +22.4
67.72 57.56 ProctGam PG 2.10 63.28 -.28 -1.6
67.52 42.45 Prudentl PRU 1.45 51.90 -1.49 -11.6
1.47 .85 RiteAid RAD ... 1.19 -.09 +34.8
17.11 10.91 SLM Cp SLM .40 13.65 -.20 +8.4
60.00 39.65 SLM pfB SLMpB 4.63 41.30 -.92 -5.7
44.65 23.60 SoUnCo SUG .60 41.92 -.11 +74.2
61.71 42.55 TJX TJX .76 60.41 -.46 +36.1
33.53 24.07 UGI Corp UGI 1.04 29.52 +.02 -6.5
38.95 31.60 VerizonCm VZ 2.00 36.65 -.59 +2.4
59.40 48.31 WalMart WMT 1.46 56.68 -.78 +5.1
42.20 36.52 WeisMk WMK 1.20 39.02 -.66 -3.2
34.25 22.58 WellsFargo WFC .48 24.94 -.35 -19.5
USD per British Pound 1.5776 -.0058 -.37% 1.6211 1.5879
Canadian Dollar 1.0198 -.0002 -.02% .9732 1.0216
USD per Euro 1.3512 -.0031 -.23% 1.4192 1.3490
Japanese Yen 76.94 -.10 -.13% 80.84 83.28
Mexican Peso 13.5686 +.0075 +.06% 11.7311 12.4700
CURRENCY CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Copper 3.48 3.50 -0.49 -12.58 -6.61
Gold 1773.80 1781.70 -0.44 +19.02 +32.69
Platinum 1631.20 1642.70 -0.70 -7.32 -0.59
Silver 33.81 34.45 -1.84 -0.92 +32.57
Palladium 654.35 666.95 -1.89 -8.29 +0.04
METALS CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Foreign Exchange & Metals
Hartford
CpApHLSIA 37.60 -.68 -11.2
INVESCO
ConstellB m 19.61 -.34 -6.3
GlobEqA m 10.16 -.22 -5.4
PacGrowB m 18.16 -.39 -18.6
Ivy
AssetStrA m 23.57 -.44 -3.4
AssetStrC m 22.76 -.43 -4.1
JPMorgan
CoreBondSelect11.85+.01 +6.7
John Hancock
LifBa1 b 12.45 -.13 -2.3
LifGr1 b 12.24 -.16 -4.7
RegBankA m 12.31 -.17 -15.7
SovInvA m 15.40 -.21 -1.2
TaxFBdA m 9.92 -.01 +8.1
Lazard
EmgMkEqtI d 18.71 -.19 -13.7
Longleaf Partners
LongPart 26.27 -.46 -4.7
Loomis Sayles
BondI 14.18 -.03 +3.8
BondR b 14.12 -.04 +3.5
MFS
MAInvA m 18.76 -.31 -2.0
MAInvC m 18.08 -.29 -2.6
Merger
Merger m 15.95 -.02 +1.1
Metropolitan West
TotRetBdI 10.43 ... +4.7
Neuberger Berman
SmCpGrInv 17.54 -.35 -1.9
Oakmark
EqIncI 27.69 -.21 -0.2
Oppenheimer
CapApB m 38.13 -.57 -1.0
DevMktA m 31.23 -.44 -14.4
DevMktY 30.97 -.44 -14.1
PIMCO
AllAssetI 12.02 -.04 +2.7
ComRlRStI 7.99 +.01 -2.3
HiYldIs 8.95 ... +2.6
LowDrIs 10.32 ... +1.2
RealRet 12.21 ... +11.2
TotRetA m 10.85 -.01 +2.5
TotRetAdm b 10.85 -.01 +2.7
TotRetC m 10.85 -.01 +1.9
TotRetIs 10.85 -.01 +2.9
TotRetrnD b 10.85 -.01 +2.6
TotlRetnP 10.85 -.01 +2.8
Permanent
Portfolio 48.41 -.37 +5.7
Principal
SAMConGrB m12.76 -.17 -2.7
Prudential
JenMCGrA m 28.15 -.46 +2.8
Prudential Investmen
2020FocA m 15.84 -.30 -0.3
BlendA m 16.75 -.29 -2.7
EqOppA m 13.46 -.27 -3.0
HiYieldA m 5.32 -.01 +3.0
IntlEqtyA m 5.50 -.08 -11.1
IntlValA m 18.08 -.25 -12.2
JennGrA m 18.64 -.38 +3.3
NaturResA m 49.59 -.63 -13.1
SmallCoA m 19.95 -.27 -1.7
UtilityA m 10.49 -.16 +4.2
ValueA m 13.83 -.28 -6.1
Putnam
GrowIncB m 12.33 -.20 -7.1
IncomeA m 6.79 ... +4.8
Royce
LowStkSer m 16.21 -.30 -11.2
OpportInv d 10.30 -.18 -14.7
ValPlSvc m 12.34 -.18 -8.0
Schwab
S&P500Sel d 19.60 -.32 +0.2
T Rowe Price
BlChpGr 39.30 -.71 +3.1
CapApprec 20.72 -.18 +2.0
DivGrow 22.94 -.35 +1.3
DivrSmCap d 16.06 -.25 +1.5
EmMktStk d 30.04 -.55 -14.9
EqIndex d 33.41 -.56 -0.1
EqtyInc 22.57 -.35 -3.4
FinSer 11.66 -.24 -17.7
GrowStk 32.38 -.55 +0.7
HealthSci 31.86 -.63 +5.2
IntlDisc d 38.25 -.61 -12.8
IntlStk d 12.73 -.22 -10.5
IntlStkAd m 12.67 -.23 -10.6
LatinAm d 45.52 -.36 -19.7
MediaTele 52.15 -.95 +0.8
MidCpGr 58.03 -1.02 -0.9
NewAmGro 33.20 -.58 +0.6
NewAsia d 17.35 -.39 -9.5
NewEra 46.32 -.47 -11.2
NewIncome 9.70 +.01 +5.4
Rtmt2020 16.22 -.20 -1.3
Rtmt2030 16.83 -.24 -2.6
ShTmBond 4.82 ... +1.4
TaxFHiYld d 10.80 -.01 +8.7
Value 22.49 -.37 -3.6
ValueAd b 22.23 -.36 -3.8
Thornburg
IntlValI d 25.29 -.18 -10.6
Tweedy Browne
GlobVal d 22.25 -.04 -6.6
Vanguard
500Adml 114.26 -1.90 +0.1
500Inv 114.24 -1.90 0.0
CapOp d 31.05 -.67 -6.6
CapVal 9.57 -.14 -13.2
Convrt d 12.23 -.04 -6.6
DevMktIdx d 8.82 -.15 -12.3
DivGr 15.01 -.24 +5.4
EnergyInv d 65.03 -.71 +0.9
EurIdxAdm d 54.04 -.89 -11.5
Explr 71.71 -1.17 -1.6
GNMA 11.14 +.02 +6.7
GNMAAdml 11.14 +.02 +6.8
GlbEq 16.33 -.26 -8.6
GrowthEq 10.94 -.18 +1.4
HYCor d 5.64 -.01 +5.3
HYCorAdml d 5.64 -.01 +5.4
HltCrAdml d 54.88 -1.01 +7.1
HlthCare d 130.02 -2.39 +7.0
ITGradeAd 10.10 ... +6.9
InfPrtAdm 28.07 -.05 +12.9
InfPrtI 11.43 -.02 +13.0
InflaPro 14.29 -.03 +12.9
InstIdxI 113.50 -1.89 +0.1
InstPlus 113.51 -1.88 +0.2
InstTStPl 28.00 -.47 -0.6
IntlExpIn d 13.66 -.23 -18.1
IntlGr d 17.00 -.32 -12.1
IntlStkIdxAdm d22.82 -.38 -13.4
LTInvGr 10.29 +.04 +15.5
MidCapGr 19.43 -.24 +2.3
MidCpAdml 90.03 -1.31 -2.3
MidCpIst 19.89 -.29 -2.3
MuIntAdml 13.77 ... +7.2
MuLtdAdml 11.08 ... +2.8
MuShtAdml 15.90 ... +1.4
PrecMtls d 23.93 -.28 -10.4
Prmcp d 64.63 -.98 -1.8
PrmcpAdml d 67.11 -1.02 -1.7
PrmcpCorI d 13.57 -.22 -1.5
REITIdx d 18.58 -.25 +3.6
REITIdxAd d 79.29 -1.06 +3.7
STCor 10.67 ... +1.9
STGradeAd 10.67 ... +2.0
SelValu d 18.55 -.28 -1.1
SmGthIdx 21.55 -.40 -1.7
SmGthIst 21.62 -.40 -1.5
StSmCpEq 18.94 -.39 +0.4
Star 18.98 -.19 +0.4
StratgcEq 18.54 -.38 +1.2
TgtRe2015 12.53 -.11 +0.9
TgtRe2020 22.06 -.22 -0.2
TgtRe2030 21.23 -.28 -2.1
TgtRe2035 12.69 -.18 -3.1
Tgtet2025 12.47 -.15 -1.2
TotBdAdml 11.02 +.02 +7.0
TotBdInst 11.02 +.02 +7.0
TotBdMkInv 11.02 +.02 +6.9
TotBdMkSig 11.02 +.02 +7.0
TotIntl d 13.64 -.23 -13.5
TotStIAdm 30.95 -.51 -0.6
TotStIIns 30.95 -.51 -0.6
TotStIdx 30.94 -.51 -0.7
TxMIntlAdm d10.14 -.18 -12.4
TxMSCAdm 26.70 -.49 -1.7
USGro 18.35 -.31 +0.5
USValue 10.07 -.20 -0.3
WellsI 22.62 -.09 +7.1
WellsIAdm 54.80 -.23 +7.2
Welltn 30.86 -.31 +1.4
WelltnAdm 53.31 -.54 +1.5
WndsIIAdm 45.00 -.84 -0.2
WndsrII 25.35 -.47 -0.2
Wells Fargo
DvrCpBldA f 6.42 -.09 -4.8
DOW
11,905.59
-190.57
NASDAQ
2,639.61
-46.59
S&P 500
1,236.91
-20.90
RUSSELL 2000
729.86
-13.22
6-MO T-BILLS
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THE TIMES LEADER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
timesleader.com
MOOSIC-- Forthreedecades,
GregSantos automobile dealer-
ship has sold Lincolns. Starting
Friday, theonlybrandof newve-
hiclestheMoosicdealerwill sell
will be Volvo.
Santo, ownerof thenamesake
company, said the decision was
made in part by the automaker.
Ford Motor Companys vi-
sion is to adjust the number of
dealerships nationally to accu-
rately align the right products
with customer demand, Santo
said. Balanced against Santos
recent acquisition of Volvo fran-
chiserights for LuzerneCounty,
the loss of Lincoln was easier to
swallow.
The companys Volvo fran-
chise is experiencing increased
demand, Santosaid. Basedon
these factors, we have made the
decisiontofocusour existingas-
sets to better suit the needs of
our growing Volvo franchise.
Santo will no longer provide
factoryauthorizedwarrantyser-
vice onany Lincoln, Mercury or
Ford vehicles, nor will we sell
any newLincoln vehicles. How-
ever, Santo will continue to per-
form non-warranty work at its
Birney Avenue location.
Coccia Lincoln in Wilkes-
Barre is the nearest authorized
Lincoln dealer.
In 2010, Santo took over the
LuzerneCountyVolvofranchise
rights that were held since1975
by MotorWorld Auto Group in
Plains Township and its prede-
cessor, the Ertley dealerships.
At the time, MotorWorld
president Gerry ODonnell said
the multi-brand dealership was
voluntarily shedding the Volvo
line.
Lincoln is the second auto
brand lost by Santo, but the last
one was because Mercury
ceased production. Messages
left with Joe Coccia, owner of
Coccia Lincoln, and Greg Mar-
tin, general manager, were not
returned on Wednesday.
Santos Volvo territory
stretches from the New York
state line to Columbia County.
The next nearest Volvo newcar
dealerships are inDanville, East
Stroudsburg, Allentown and
Vestal, N.Y.
Santo car dealership exits Lincoln line
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
FACEBOOK. TWIT-
TER. Tumblr. Four-
Square. The list
goes on and on.
Most people un-
der the age of 30 or
so will know what
these things are.
Many people older than that will
either have no idea or be resistant to
the very concept they stand for.
Theyre all social networking
sites.
And while I, like most normal
people, prefer real life to Facebook,
and talking to Tweeting, its time to
face the facts: By not participating
in these things, youre missing a big
chunk of whats going on in the
world.
Some readers might not have the
Internet. Some might not even have
computers.
Theyre what could be termed an
endangered species.
Ive heard people proudly proclaim
that they dont have a computer and
dont care about the Internet.
In todays world, thats basically
like saying you dont have books,
and you dont care about reading.
Lets redefine the terms I just
mentioned in more basic terms:
Internet: Access all of the informa-
tion in the world anywhere, instant-
ly, more or less for free. Oh, and it
has great deals on shopping.
Computer: Like a car, but it takes
you to the Internet instead of a store
or somewhere else.
Facebook: Like a bar or social
club, someplace to talk to and about
other people and ideas, and, occa-
sionally, say stupid things that get
you in trouble.
Already not having a computer or
Internet access is enough to raise an
eyebrow. The convenience of these
tools and the access they give will
return the investment quickly. In
five years, not having a computer
will be like not having a mobile
phone today.
Not having Facebook or Twitter,
or something like that? You can get
away with it if youre older. If youre
younger, you probably cant.
Years ago I resisted getting a Face-
book account for a long time. I
didnt see the point; I can barely
think of five people that Id care to
speak to in person at any given time.
Then I realized that it would have
a negative impact on my career if I
didnt at least maintain a token pres-
ence.
It wasnt what I expected. I could
keep track of people I hadnt seen in
years, get the news, find great deals
and see and hear what was going on
at any given time, at a glance. I
didnt have to talk to people, it
wasnt stupid, and it was most defi-
nitely useful.
We have to accept the fact that we
live in a time when we need to re-
main flexible, interested and en-
gaged in whats going on if we want
to play any role in society.
NICK DELORENZO
T E C H T A L K
Time to grow up and face the Facebook and maybe even Twitter
WASHINGTON -- Some of Sili-
con Valleys biggest names are
threateningtoleave the U.S. Cham-
ber of Commerce over a bill that
would make Web companies liable
for pirated content that appears on
their sites.
Last month, Yahoo quietly quit
the powerful business trade group,
which supports the legislation.
Google and the Consumer Elec-
tronics Association, which repre-
sents 2,200 firms, are warning they
may do the same.
The legislation could punish
Web firms if copyrighted movies,
songs or software appear on their
sites. But it would address long-
standingconcerns fromHollywood
studios, record labels and publish-
ing houses, which lose $135 billion
in revenues each year from piracy
and counterfeiting, according to
chamber estimates.
Piracy bill
aggravates
web giants
The Washington Post
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Yesterday 54/49
Average 49/34
Record High 69 in 1928
Record Low 11 in 1933
Yesterday 13
Month to date 288
Year to date 773
Last year to date 839
Normal year to date 937
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.24
Month to date 0.68
Normal month to date 1.68
Year to date 54.69
Normal year to date 33.57
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 3.43 0.11 22.0
Towanda 3.00 0.98 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 2.86 0.54 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 3.63 0.26 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 41-44. Lows: 24-28. Partly sunny.
Becoming mostly clear and cold tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 49-51. Lows: 28-35. Breezy with
showers likely. Decreasing clouds
tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 39-43. Lows: 25-32. Chance of rain
or snow showers. Mostly cloudy tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 48-49. Lows: 28-32. Breezy with
showers. Mostly clear tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 48-52. Lows: 30-36. Breezy with
showers. Mostly clear tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 13/8/.00 9/-3/pc 12/0/pc
Atlanta 75/64/.36 57/35/s 57/38/s
Baltimore 57/55/.31 50/31/sh 47/33/s
Boston 59/51/.44 52/33/sh 48/36/pc
Buffalo 55/48/.00 39/32/sn 47/39/c
Charlotte 71/64/.25 57/29/sh 55/30/s
Chicago 46/34/.00 40/33/s 49/38/pc
Cleveland 54/45/.00 39/29/sn 49/40/pc
Dallas 64/55/.00 62/43/s 68/60/s
Denver 37/15/.00 61/34/s 59/33/s
Detroit 49/44/.00 39/29/c 46/38/pc
Honolulu 83/72/.00 82/72/sh 82/73/sh
Houston 80/60/.00 66/45/s 72/61/pc
Indianapolis 55/44/.00 40/29/s 50/38/s
Las Vegas 65/46/.00 68/49/s 70/48/pc
Los Angeles 62/55/.00 66/54/s 62/51/c
Miami 83/76/.00 84/71/pc 81/73/pc
Milwaukee 45/33/.00 36/31/s 48/40/pc
Minneapolis 37/25/.00 37/29/pc 48/31/c
Myrtle Beach 75/68/.00 67/40/sh 57/46/s
Nashville 66/48/.93 50/30/s 58/40/s
New Orleans 85/73/1.81 66/48/s 68/58/s
Norfolk 78/62/.00 58/36/sh 50/38/s
Oklahoma City 53/42/.00 54/38/s 64/50/s
Omaha 44/23/.00 49/31/s 53/43/pc
Orlando 84/73/.00 83/58/sh 75/62/pc
Phoenix 73/53/.00 77/54/s 77/56/s
Pittsburgh 54/51/.33 41/23/pc 47/30/pc
Portland, Ore. 45/36/.25 47/34/r 41/32/sh
St. Louis 53/40/.00 47/35/s 57/47/s
Salt Lake City 46/27/.00 53/36/c 50/29/sh
San Antonio 84/54/.00 65/45/s 71/63/pc
San Diego 66/55/.00 67/54/s 64/54/c
San Francisco 60/47/.00 58/49/c 56/43/sh
Seattle 45/35/.23 44/36/r 41/28/rs
Tampa 82/73/.00 83/57/sh 78/63/pc
Tucson 69/44/.00 76/49/s 77/50/s
Washington, DC 59/55/.40 50/30/sh 48/34/s
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 45/30/.00 49/41/pc 50/41/c
Baghdad 90/57/.00 74/51/c 74/49/pc
Beijing 52/32/.00 53/38/sh 53/35/pc
Berlin 45/32/.00 41/29/s 42/27/s
Buenos Aires 88/59/.00 85/61/pc 84/61/s
Dublin 52/48/.00 52/48/sh 54/48/sh
Frankfurt 41/28/.00 42/29/s 45/31/pc
Hong Kong 81/73/.00 80/73/sh 80/74/sh
Jerusalem 57/48/.00 60/50/sh 58/48/sh
London 48/39/.00 54/46/pc 55/47/pc
Mexico City 75/46/.00 72/47/pc 76/48/pc
Montreal 55/39/.00 40/28/rs 38/31/c
Moscow 30/21/.00 35/32/sn 30/20/pc
Paris 41/36/.00 53/41/pc 52/40/pc
Rio de Janeiro 75/70/.00 76/67/pc 75/65/pc
Riyadh 91/66/.00 88/61/s 86/60/s
Rome 63/39/.00 61/40/s 62/42/s
San Juan 85/77/.17 86/76/t 85/74/sh
Tokyo 59/52/.00 60/45/s 62/54/sh
Warsaw 39/25/.00 39/26/pc 38/26/s
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
50/33
Reading
47/28
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
43/26
44/27
Harrisburg
47/28
Atlantic City
50/35
New York City
50/35
Syracuse
41/29
Pottsville
45/27
Albany
47/29
Binghamton
Towanda
43/25
43/25
State College
44/27
Poughkeepsie
49/26
62/43
40/33
61/34
67/47
37/29
66/54
57/51
48/37
51/23
44/36
50/35
39/29
57/35
84/71
66/45
82/72
26/10
9/-3
50/30
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 6:54a 4:43p
Tomorrow 6:55a 4:42p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 11:02p 12:00p
Tomorrow none 12:31p
Last New First Full
Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 10
Much colder air
moved into town
overnight, and
with another
cold front pass-
ing by high
above the
ground, theres
going to be
some light snow
today and
maybe some
sprinkles of rain
and snow in the
valley cities.
Temperatures
today will rise no
more than 4
degrees from
the morning low
and a gusty
breeze will
sharpen the chill.
As the wind
backs to the
west tonight,
skies will clear
and Friday is
looking very
sunny and about
as cold as today.
Then, over the
weekend a
southwest wind
will direct
slightly warmer
temperatures
our way with
more sunshine.
- Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: A storm system will produce rain, snow and breezy to windy conditions from
the Pacic Northwest to the northern Rockies today. A passing cold front will also produce showers
along the Eastern Seaboard, although high pressure will allow for gradual clearing through the after-
noon hours. Lake-effect snow showers will be seen in the Great Lakes, with light to moderate snowfall
totals possible.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Heating Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Much colder,
urries
FRIDAY
Mostly
sunny,
still cold
45
28
SUNDAY
Warmer,
a
shower
58
38
MONDAY
Partly
sunny
52
42
TUESDAY
Partly
sunny
50
35
WEDNESDAY
Rain
possible
45
35
SATURDAY
Sunny,
breezy
53
30
42
38
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School fashion show
will clothe the needy
Misericordia University
student newspaper The High-
lander, in conjunction with
College Lifestyles online
magazine, has planned a bene-
fit fashion show for tomorrow
night.
The inaugural Stylista
Strut Runway and Trunk
Show is set for 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. at the Muth and Huntz-
inger Rooms (217-218) in
Sandy and Marlene Insalaco
Hall.
Students will model outfits
and accessories from six local
boutiques: Buka, earth and
wears, Sophies Closet, The
Snooty Fox, Love Want Wear
and Tallulah. Vendors will sell
items, and prize giveaways
will take place throughout the
evening. The first 35 through
the door will receive compli-
mentary swag bags filled with
discounts, coupons and more.
Refreshments will be provid-
ed.
The event is free, but at-
tendees are asked to bring
gently worn clothing to be
donated to Common Threads,
a free clothing bank for those
in need.
For more information, con-
tact Julia Truax at 570-205-
4296 or Paul Krzywicki at
570-674-6372.
Church offers own
Black Friday bargain
How does free supper and a
movie sound after a long day
of snagging Black Friday
deals? Sweet Valley Church of
Christ, 5439 Main Road,
Sweet Valley, will serve a
complimentary meal from 4 to
8 p.m. Nov. 25 and show the
faith-based drama Fireproof
at 7 p.m.
Nursery care for older chil-
dren also will be provided.
For more information, con-
tact Cindy Lohmann at 570-
477-2320.
Christmas tradition
returns to Dallas
As the holiday season kicks
into high gear this weekend in
Wilkes-Barre (see tomorrows
Guide for complete details),
the Back Mountain also will
get into the holiday spirit. The
annual tradition known as
Christmas Tea & Tour at the
Cottage returns to the Lands
at Hillside Farms from noon-5
p.m. Saturday.
The historic cottage will be
decorated in authentic period
theme, and light fare and tea
will be served in the dining
room. Shoppers can then get
their fill of gifts and deco-
rations for sale throughout the
cottage.
Price is $10 per person.
Next up at Hillside will be
Christmas at the Barns, set for
6-8 p.m. Dec. 10. Thats when
the cows, horses, donkeys,
oxen and goats get in on the
fun. This family-focused cele-
bration is free, but admission
will be limited to 200 people,
and tickets will be necessary.
Call 570-696-4500 for more
information.
Get your name in
for holiday festivities
Reservations are due Mon-
day for the Childrens Christ-
mas Program at Eckley Miners
Village, off Route 940 in Eck-
ley.
The program, which will
include a wagon ride through
the historic village, storytell-
ing and a visit from Jolly Old
Saint Nicholas, will take place
from1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 3.
Tickets are $3 and $5. Call
636-2070 to reserve yours.
ON THE HORIZON
The Rotary Club of Kingston recently participated in the eighth annual Trail of
Treats at the Ramada Hotel in Wilkes-Barre. Members decorated and dressed in
scarecrow attire. Approximately 600 mentally and physically challenged children
and adults received treats from the numerous service clubs and businesses that
set up treat booths. Kingston Rotary members, from left, are: Sandy Drevenik,
assistant district governor; Dr. Richard E. Kaufer; and Debi Secor, president-elect.
Kingston Rotary takes part in Trail of Treats for 600 attendees
The kindergarten classes of Jill Widman and Connie Bookwalter of Schuyler Ave-
nue Elementary School in the Wyoming Valley West School District recently took a
field trip to Dundee Gardens. The students heard a festive Halloween story, took a
hay ride and played in the corn maze, haunted house and obstacle course. Some of
the participants, from left, first row, are: Ryan Koch, Isaac Yakushin, Lee Gryskavicz,
Jessica Golden, Lily Thorne, Alissa Laudenslager, Montana Conden, Naviah Labar,
Amazjah Harris and Leo Tarreto. Second row: Stephanie Hughes, student teacher;
Scott Hosmer; Lucas Brown; Sierra Brunson; Raegan Czyzycki; Ariel Lopez; Kiersten
Rinehimer; Julian Everitt; and Widman.
Schuyler Avenue kindergarten classes visit Dundee Gardens
Paige Allen, Mountain Top,
received first prize in the 2011-
2012 Music Teachers National
Association Composition Com-
petition. Allen earned the
honor in the junior classifica-
tion at the Pennsylvania state
level. Her piece, The Hanging
Tree, was written for piano
and judged by a panel of Penn-
sylvania composers. It will be
submitted for advancement in
the Division Level of the com-
petition. Allen studies piano
and composition with Michele
Millington, Mountain Top. From
left are Allen and Millington.
Mountain Top teacher
earns music accolades
Grace Episcopal Church of Kingston will have its first Christmas
Gala fund-raising event from 7-10 p.m. Dec. 2 in the nave of Grace
Church. All proceeds will be dedicated to the outreach ministries of
Grace Church, including AA, Recovery Sunday, Pet Blessing, Pennies
for Henry and Youth and Music Ministries. Many area restaurants will
provide food for the event, and musical performances will be pre-
sented by Supplee Strings, Wyoming Seminary Madrigal Singers and
Elvis impersonator Shawn Klush. A silent auction of Christmas
wreaths donated by local businesses will take place, and gift baskets
and other merchandise will be part of a raffle. Cost is $50 per person
in advance or $60 at the door. Reservations can be made by calling
the Grace Episcopal Church office at 570-287-8440. The church also
recently donated $1,000 in proceeds from its Annual Grace Episcopal
Charity Golf Tournament and discretionary fund to support Miser-
icordia Universitys Women with Children Program. For more in-
formation, call Nancy Pleskatch, church secretary, at 570-287-8440.
Committee members, from left: Cynthia Johnson, co-chair; Kathi
Flack, co-chair; Susan Klaips, volunteers coordinator; Theresa Base-
ski, entertainment; and Nancy Edgerton, food and beverage.
Grace Episcopal plans first Christmas Gala
BEAR DEN VISITS FRANCES SLOCUM ROCK SHELTER
T
he Bear Den of Pack 155, sponsored by Trucksville United Methodist Church, recently completed a short day
hike at Frances Slocum State Park. The scouts visited the rock shelter where young Frances Slocum was
taken by Indians and collected pine cones for a future service project. To join Pack 155 contact Russ Banta at
696-2833. Some of the participants, from left, first row: Joseph Sowga, Matt Cheskiewicz, Sammy Santangelo
and Bryce Burgit. Second row: Ethan Shilanski, Jacob Banta, Brendon Austin, Dennis Dukinas, Zack Chamber-
lain, Lucas Tomko, Austin Sowga and Ryan Hunt.
DALLAS: The Misericordia
University Communications De-
partment is honoringanadvocate
of social justice by hosting a stu-
dent mediacompetitiondesigned
to inspire social change.
The first Sister Anne Paye Stu-
dent Media Competition recog-
nizes Anne Paye, a 1962 graduate
of Misericordia and the former
Dean of Women, who worked
with the student newspaper and
the student art and literary maga-
zines at Misericordia.
Atireless advocate of social jus-
tice, she strove to draw attention
to the lack of housing for home-
less women and children, which
led to the creation of the Cathe-
rine McAuley Center in1984. To-
day, under the direction of There-
se Marques, the McAuley Center
offers housingfor homeless wom-
en and children at eight locations
in Luzerne and Lackawanna
counties, including a transitional
housing facility in Plymouth.
High-school students in grades
10 through 12 are invited to sub-
mit entries that must address is-
sues of social justice, such as the
environment, poverty, education,
community service, energy and
others. The categories are writ-
ing, photography, video (five-
minute maximum) and design,
and may include still photogra-
phy, graphic design, print and
broadcast journalism, editorial
pieces, advertisements, videogra-
phy andvideomarketingandpro-
motional pieces.
Entries will be accepted
through Jan. 6, 2012.
Media professionals affiliated
with event sponsors WBRE-TV,
WNEP-TV, WVIA, WYOU-TV,
The Times Leader, Citizens
Voice and Earl and Sedor Photo-
graphic will judge the competi-
tion. All applicants are invited to
the awards ceremony and recep-
tion at Misericordia on April 20,
2012.
For competition guidelines, a
downloadable entry formis avail-
able at www.misericordia.edu/
communications. For questions,
contact Melissa Sgroi, chair,
Communication Department, at
570-674-6744 or at msgroi@mi-
sericordia.edu.
Student media contest honors justice advocate
Paye Sgroi
Holy Redeemer High School recently had its annual Coffee Night, at which students performed at
an open microphone. Participants played acoustic guitar, sang and recited poetry. Coffee, tea, and
baked goods were served to the audience. Faculty member Keith Zielen coordinated the event to
offer students the opportunity to perform in an informal setting and entertain their peers. Coffee
Night participants, from left, first row: Mike Morrison, Dallas; Kenny Rexer, Mountain Top; Morgan
Santayana, Wyoming; and Andria Klinges, Wilkes-Barre. Second row: Maria Khoudary, Dallas; Car-
oline Jones, Mountain Top; Robbie Jones, Plymouth; Mary Claire Materna, Mountain Top; Danielle
Rose, Wilkes-Barre; Eva Smith, Wilkes-Barre; Conner Linden, Wilkes-Barre; Vinny Amarando, Dallas;
and Jerry Maloney, Hanover Township.
Holy Redeemer students perform at open-microphone Coffee Night
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A Hawaiian theme set the
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row, are Patricia Keefer, Florence
Kruczek Leahey, Mark Tasco,
Nancy Fromel Palumbo, Patricia
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Hanover Township
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Luzerne County Common Pleas Court Judge Tina Polachek
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munity College criminal justice program. Gartley gave a presenta-
tion on the Pennsylvania Court System and the duties of Common
Pleas judges. Some of the participants, from left: Mary Jo Mellas,
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1 1.
Sara A. Katsock
The Wyoming Valley Chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life recently hosted the 28th Annual Re-
spect Life Banquet at the Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre. The featured speaker was
Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Shindler Schiavo, and head of The Hope and Life Network Institute.
Program participants, from left, first row: Rocco Yanora, master of ceremonies; Schindler; Keegan Trus-
ka, student, Lake-Lehman High School; Caroline Jones, student, Holy Redeemer High School; Bill Jones,
chief executive officer, Volunteers of America; and Jose Ferraz, member, American Society of Tradition,
Family and Property. Second row: Chris Calore, vice president, The Wyoming Valley Chapter of Penn-
sylvanians for Human Life; Betty Caffrey, president; Monsignor John Sekellick, Holy Ghost Byzantine
Church, Jessup; Dr. Frank Schell, chairman, Northeast Region of Pennsylvanians for Human Life; Bishop
James C. Timlin; bishop emeritus, Scranton Diocese; Dave Clarke, director, Pro-life office of the Scranton
Diocese; and Monsignor Joseph Rauscher, pastor, St. Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre. Also in attendance
was the Rev. Dan Toomey, pastor, Gate of Heaven/Our Lady of Victory Churches.
Pennsylvanians for Human Life host Respect Life Banquet
Greater Nanticoke Area High School recently announced the
Senior Class Officers for 2012. The Senior Class is involved in many
projects, including Homecoming, Halloween, the Christmas toy
drive, the Christmas parade float and senior trip. Advisers are
Dawn Marshall and Jeanne Makarczyk. Class officers, from left:
Kevin Zaykoski, vice president; Lindsay Roberts, secretary; Klay
Kaspryzyk, president; and Kyle Hamilton, treasurer.
Senior class officers named at GNA
KINGSTON: The Wilkes-
Barre Chapter 342 of National
Active and Retired Federal
Employees will meet 1 p.m.
Friday at the Black Diamond
American Legion, 386 Wyom-
ing Avenue.
A representative from Blue
Cross/Blue Shield will be
available to explain any
changes and answer ques-
tions. Pizza and light refresh-
ments will be served.
Reservations will be taken
for the Christmas luncheon to
be held on Dec. 6 at Touch of
Class. To make reservations,
call Irene at 819-0985 or
JoAnn at 283-3388.
IN BRIEF
Today
NANTICOKE: The Nanticoke
Historical Society, 7 p.m. at
the societys office at the
Samantha Mill House adjacent
to the Mill Library, 495 E. Main
St. For more information on
the Society, call 570-258-1367.
Saturday
PLYMOUTH: The Shawnee
Cemetery Preservation Asso-
ciation, 2 p.m. at the Dunkin
Donuts, 22 Main St.
MEETINGS
First Liberty Bank & Trust, a
division of Community Bank,
N.A., recently made a $12,500
donation through the Educa-
tional Improvement Tax Credit
Program to Wyoming Semi-
nary in support of its scholar-
ship funds. At the check pre-
sentation, from left: John
Shafer, vice president of ad-
vancement, Wyoming Semi-
nary, and Robert P. Matley,
president, First Liberty Bank &
Trust.
First Liberty supports
Sem scholarship fund
Children in Martha Yanuzzis pre-kindergarten class at St. Nicho-
las-St. Mary School, Wilkes-Barre, recently celebrated the feast of
St. Francis by bringing their favorite stuffed animals to school.
Each child introduced their animal and a special prayer to St. Fran-
cis of Assisi was recited by the class. The children also heard the
story of St. Francis and talked about the care of real animals. Some
of the students, from left, first row, are Stevie B. Phillips, Lindsey
Serafin, Mia Swaditch, Emily Pugh and Matthew Ropietski. Second
row: Aiden Wiedlich, Joseph Bower, Cole Pyrah, Gavin Brody, Nate
Malarkey and Tavis Hutson.
Pre-kindergarten students learn about St. Francis
G.A.R. Memorial High School
Class of 1951 will meet for a holi-
day dinner 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at
Costellos, Gateway Shopping
Center, 67 S. Wyoming Ave.,
Edwardsville. All classmates,
spouses and friends are invited.
For reservations call Gill at 824-
9425 or Marilyn at 288-3102.
Class of 1952 will meet 1 p.m.
Monday at Leggios, Memorial
Highway, Dallas.
Jenkins Township High School
Class of 1951 lunch bunch will
meet at noon today at Leggios,
Dallas. All classmates are wel-
come.
Kingston High School
Class of 1946 lunch bunch will
meet 1 p.m. Friday at Bo Brothers
Restaurant, Wyoming Avenue,
Wyoming. All class members are
invited.
Lake-Lehman High School
Class of 2001 is holding its 10th
anniversary reunion 5-8 p.m.
Nov. 25 at the River Grille, 670
N. River St., Plains Township.
Cost is $14 per ticket in advance
and $15 at the door. Price in-
cludes appetizers and a cash bar.
Contact Gordon Stransky at
gordon.stransky@gmail.com for
payment information.
St. Anns School
Alumnae Association is planning
its annual Christmas luncheon
for noon on Dec. 3 at the East
Mountain Inn. For reservations,
call Margaret Wilk at 820-9808
before Monday.
Wyoming Area High School
Class of 1986 will hold its 25th
anniversary reunion 6 p.m. Nov.
26 at Bar Louie, Mohegan Sun
Casino. Reservations are re-
quired and can be made by
contacting any of the following
classmates, Leslie Olerta Leib-
man at lolerta@comcast.net;
Trisha Kamor Seidel at 570-885-
4121 or trisha.seidel@sbcglo-
bal.net; and Lee Stelacone Sea-
man at las0311@gmail.com.
REUNIONS
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column please submit the informa-
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Please type Reunion News in the
subject line. The deadline is each
Monday for all copy.
Members of the Luzerne County District Attorneys office addressed the faculty at Wilkes-Barre Area
Career and Technical Center during an in-service day. Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto
Carroll, members of her staff, juvenile court judge David Lupas and others involved in the juvenile justice
system discussed the changes in the system that will help prevent future problems and what can be done
to help students stay out of trouble. At the presentation, from left: Frank Majikes, principal, WBACTC;
Christopher Nardi, social worker, public defenders office; Al Flora, chief public defender; Cheryl Sobeski
Reedy, assistant public defender; Lupas; Mary Jo Shisko, professional development consultant/inter-
agency coordinator, Luzerne Intermediate Unit; Theresa Kline, juvenile probation; Joseph DeVizia, direc-
tor, Office of Human Services; Musto Carroll; Angela Zera, supervisor, county probation services; and
Matthew Muckler, assistant district attorney.
DAs office makes presentation on juvenile justice system during Vo-Tech visit
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