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Former PA star
speaks Thursday at
memorial service.
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Dick Cosgrove was
there when the
Dispatch started.
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Cefalo and
Joe Paterno
He was one
of our own
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Six. Five. Four.
Eight. Nine. Eight. Five.
Thats Dick Cosgroves home
phone number. I have it on
speed dial. Not in my Black-
berry though. In my mind. Or,
better put, in my heart.
I cannot count how many
times Ive called Dick Cosgrove
during the 45 years Ive known
him. I was 17 when I met Dick
on my first day at the Sunday
Dispatch as the new part-time
sports writer. Doing the math, I
now know he was 42 then. To
me he seemed old. And wise.
Looking back, I was wrong on
my first assumption and under-
estimated him on my second.
Calling Dick Cosgrove for a
solution to a problem became
such a part of my routine that
late Friday night when I did not
know the name of one person in
a photo in which Dick, himself,
appeared, my first inclination
was to pick up the phone and
call him.
But I couldnt.
Not Friday. Not ever again.
The reason I was working on
the photo in the first place is
that Dick Cosgrove died last
Saturday. The photo is part of
todays tribute.
The tribute to him is exten-
sive, perhaps too much. Some
may say thats because Dick
Cosgrove used to work here.
Theyd be wrong.
Its because I now work here.
And, at least for the present, I
get to call the shots.
Id love to list all the things
Dick Cosgrove taught me about
this business but its impossible.
I look at me as a journalist and
cant filter out what part is me
and what part is Dick Cos-
grove, or my other early men-
tors, William Watson Sr., his
son, Pidge, and a handful of
others. In a way, Im more them
than I am me. Im proud of
that.
I do know that much of what
Dick taught me involved little
things.
In this business, hed say,
little things are big things.
One of those little things I
applied Saturday to his very
obituary. When Dick was teach-
ing me to write obits he told me
to be careful about writing that
the deceased was the son of
his parents. If there are any
brothers listed as preceded in
death or survivors, then the
deceased was not the son, he
was a son.
As it appeared in every other
paper last week, Dick Cos-
groves obituary listed him as
the son of the late George
and Elizabeth Cosgrove. But
Dick had three brothers who
preceded him in death and one
who survives. In our paper,
Dick is listed as a son. I fixed
it myself. Hope he noticed. Im
sure he did.
Dick was a stickler when it
came to class reunion photos,
too. If we write that a class is
celebrating its 30th reunion, he
taught me, were implying they
have had a reunion every year
for 30 years. What they are
really doing, he stressed, is
reuniting on the 30th anni-
versary of their graduation. So
thats how we write it.
Dick Cosgrove and I also had
a lot of fun together. He had a
dry but fabulous sense of hu-
mor. When at 40 my hairline
began to recede, Dick pointed
to my forehead one day and
said, I know how you feel,
Eddie. You begin to realize you
are washing more and more
face every day.
As I assumed additional
responsibilities at the paper one
job I never lost was taking the
lunch order. When Id come to
Dick, hed always say the usu-
al. The usual was nothing.
Dick was not a fan of food.
The last time I had lunch with
him the day he taught me how
to tie a bow tie he ordered a
cheese sandwich, plain. And
left half of it on the plate.
Dick was not a joke-teller,
per se, but he told one that
spawned a Dispatch mantra. A
guy got a flat tire in the middle
of the night on a deserted coun-
try road. When he opened the
trunk there was no jack. Off in
the distance was a farm house,
all in darkness. He started
walking toward it. As he did, he
said to himself, That poor
farmer is probably sound
asleep. But what can I do, hes
my only hope. As he got clos-
er, he said, Ill bet hes going
to be mad that I woke him up.
But, hey, its not my fault I have
no jack. As he got closer still,
he said, Mad? Hell probably
be furious. And just because I
need a jack? What a jerk.
When he finally arrives at the
house and knocks on the door,
a sleepy-eyed farmer opens it
and asks, What can I do for
ya, buddy?
To which the guy blurts out,
Stick the jack up your ass!
and storms off.
From then on, if any of us
were angry with someone, Dick
would calm us in a second just
by saying, Careful now. You
dont want to be like the guy
with the jack.
I think what I liked best
about Dick Cosgrove, though,
is that in his presence I was
always 17 years old. Ill never
get to enjoy that feeling again.
Ed Ackerman, optimist
eackerman@psdispatch.com
He taught me all the little things
Cefalo speaks ....................................................3
Cosgrove in photos..........................................4
Cosgrove funeral ..............................................5
Local Chatter ....................................................8
Matters of faith................................................10
Editorial.............................................................14
John Watson comment..................................14
Peeking into the past .....................................16
Nutrition ...........................................................18
Patriot football banquet ........................28, 29
Town News ......................................................34
Sports..............................................................40
Obituaries .........................................................51
Weddings.................................................Social 1
Birthdays................................................Social 3
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immy Cefalo had already
fulfilled his requirements
for a Penn State bachelors
degree in Journalismby the time
he played his last game for the
Nittany Lions on Christmas Day
in 1977, but he had one more se-
mester remaining on his scholar-
ship.
I took some pretty easy class-
es that semester and I remember
Joe (Paterno) calling me in and
raking me over the coals for it,
Cefalo said. My usefulness to
himwas done, but he said come
on, youre better than that. Thats
beneath you.
As he would as a speaker rep-
resenting the 70s decade at
Thursdays Memorial for Joe
in State College, Cefalo told this
story during a cell phone call
from the Tavern in State College
on Wednesday where, after serv-
ing as a Letterman honor guard
at Paternos public viewing, he
waited for the funeral procession
to pass by and thought about
what he would say during the
memorial service.
Ill talk about his legacy, Ce-
falo said of his former coach.
Its in our hands now. It was one
of the best times of my life; one
of the best things that happened
to me was to play for him. It led
me toa successful adult life. Its a
commonality among the Letter-
men. We all look back at the little
things he did that helped us be-
come successful fathers, hus-
bands, business people, just suc-
cessful in life.
Football was important, but
Joe was really about lifes jour-
ney. We all have that outlook.
Doctors, lawyers, millionaires.
Were happier and more success-
ful, thanks to Joe.
Cefalo said Paternos every-
man quality was endearing. He
was a devoted family man. He
was in the phone book, he said.
Joe kept about as
normal life as you
could, given his
stature. He was
more professorial
than coach-like.
Hed always talk
to students, not
just athletes, but
students looking
for advice and hed give it to
them.
In a radio interviewduring the
week, Cefalo, who went on to
play professional football for the
Miami Dolphins, said he was
disappointed in the way Paterno
was treated by the board of trust-
ees and the governor, but in his
eulogy at Thursdays service he
stayed away from the Sandusky
scandel and, as did other former
players who spoke during the
memorial service, he talked
about how Paternos influence
guides him to this day.
Cefalo stayed in touch with
Paterno periodically over the
years at various alumni events,
most recently at a Lettermans
luncheon in 2010 when he spent
an hour with his former coach.
They also visited
on the sidelines
when Penn State
played in the 2006
Orange Bowl in
Miami where Ce-
falo works as a ra-
dio news show
host and play-by-
play announcer on
Miami Dolphins radiowithcolor
men Jim Rose and Bob Griese.
His radio show, South Flor-
idas First News, is a news, poli-
tics and economics-oriented
show on Clear Channels WIOD
in Miami that airs from 5 to 9
a.m. weekdays.
Cefalo is also a Wine Ambas-
sador for Bacardi USA. He trav-
els the country, training sales
people on Bacardis wine portfo-
lio. When he travels, he does his
radio show remotely and will
broadcast this week from Indi-
anapolis, site of this years Super
Bowl.
Cefalo, 55, lives in the Miami
area with his wife, Janice, and
three daughters, Mia, 14; and
twins Ava and Katie, 10.
They are singers, not ath-
letes, he said. Mia has been
performing since she was five.
They have terrific voices.
The local 2012 high school
football season will mark the
40th anniversary of Cefalos de-
but as a varsity high school foot-
ball player at Pittston Area. He
was a 160-pound, 14-year-old
sophomore coming off a season
withthe freshmanteamwhere he
scored 23 touchdowns in seven
games.
The first time Cefalo touched
the ball in a varsity game, he ran
80 yards for a touchdown and
finished that game with 127
yards on eight carries. In two
other games as a sophomore, he
ran 105 yards on four carries,
three of them for touchdowns
and 141 yards on eight carries,
three of those for touchdowns.
He finished his sophomore sea-
son with1,046 yards on only109
carries for an average of just un-
der 10 yard per carry.
As a junior, he had a 310-yard
game against Meyers, the only
time in his career he carried 30
times andfinishedhis junior sea-
son with 1,437 yards.
As a senior playingfor the first
time on artificial turf in Wilkes-
Barre, he ran over Meyers again,
gaining 278 yards on 26 carries
with touchdown runs of 70, 60,
Local legend honors national legend
PA, Penn State, Dolphin star Jimmy Cefalo speaks at Joe Paterno memorial service Thursday
By Jack Smiles
Associate Editor
AP PHOTO
Former Pittston Area, Penn State and Miami Dolphins football player and sportscaster Jimmy Cefalo
speaks during a memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno at Penn State's
Bryce Jordan Center in State College on Thursday, Jan. 26. A capacity crowd of more than 12,000
packed the Bryce Jordan Center for one more tribute to Paterno, the Hall of Fame football coach who
died last Sunday fromlung cancer.
Its a commonality among the Lettermen. We
all look back at the little things he did that
helped us become successful fathers, husbands,
business people, just successful in life.
See CEFALO, Page 7
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The life of a newsman, husband, father in pictures
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOSEPH COSGROVE
Dick Cosgrove, left, clowns around with editor Bill Watson, center, and John ` 'Ace' O'Malley, right,
during the early days of the Sunday Dispatch.
Dick and Mame Cosgrove with newborn son Joseph, who grew up to be a lawyer, county judge, and
Notre Dame Leprechaun during a National Championship football season.
At the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick banquet, fromleft, Bob Calpin, Dick Cosgrove,
TimRussert, Frank McLane, Jimmy Bannon and George Cosgrove.
Dick Cosgrove with Mother Teresa and Martin Sheen.
Dick sports son Joe's Notre Dame Leprechaun hat along with his
trademark bow tie.
Dick Cosgrove, right, and sons Joseph, left, and George, with Al
Gore.
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70 years and a member of the
first Sunday Dispatch staff when
the paper was founded in 1947,
died Saturday morning, Jan. 21.
(His complete obituary appears
on page 54.)
Sheen, a longtime family
friend, arrived at the church just
moments before the start of
Mass, accompanied by two
friends. He walked quietly up the
middle aisle and embraced Jo-
seph Cosgrove, one of Richard
Cosgroves sons and a former
Luzerne County judge, shook
hands with George Cosgrove,
Richards other son and Pittston
Area School District superin-
tendent, and additional family
members and took a seat in the
fourth row of pews. He was ob-
served wiping his eyes several
times and midway through mass
replaced his glasses with sun-
glasses. When the time came, he
partook of Holy Communion.
Sheens father, Martin Sheen,
a devout Catholic, is a close
friend of Joseph Cosgrove and
the entire Cosgrove family. They
met while Joe Cosgrove was a
student at the University of
Notre Dame through mutual
friend, Father Daniel Berrigan.
An attorney, Cosgrove has repre-
sented Martin Sheen in legal
matters. Dick and Joseph Cos-
grove and other members of his
family were frequent house
guests of Martin Sheen in South-
ern California.
Dick Cosgrove was a lifelong
member of St. John the Evange-
list, the church in which he was
baptized. Son Joseph pointed out
his father had attended daily
Mass at the churchfor the past 55
years. He began the day I was
born, he said.
Dick Cosgrove served the
church as a Eucharist minister
the past several years. His wife,
Mame, was buried from the
church some 30 years ago.
Msgr. John J. Bendik, pastor,
was principal celebrant and ho-
milist at the funeral Mass. Con-
celebrants were Rev. Richard J.
Cirba and Rev. Hugh H.
McGroarty, of St. Johns. Ten
other priests joined in the ser-
vice.
The gospel was read by James
Cortegerone, deacon at St. John
the Evangelist. Scripture read-
ings were by Cosgroves nephew
Patrick Cosgrove and niece Eli-
zabeth (Long) Razzi. Another
nephew, E. John Long, led the
Prayer of the Faithful.
Richard B. Dick Cosgrove laid to rest Wednesday
Member of original Sunday
Dispatch staff, Cosgrove
spent 70 years in journalism
By Sunday Dispatch
and Times Leader staff
Complete
obituary on
page 54; trib-
ute from for-
mer editor
John Watson
on page 14
See COSGROVE, Page 25
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going for 310 yards against Dal-
las on 29 carries.
Finishing his career on
Thanksgiving Day in 1973 with
278 yards against Wyoming Ar-
ea, Cefalo had a career total of
4,388 yards, considered a state
record at the time. Thats not
even the school record now. Matt
Pisano holds that. The state re-
cord, held by Rushell Shell of
Hopewell, is over 9,000 yards.
Shell, however, played in 44
games.
Cefalo racked up his 4,388
yards and 64 touchdowns in 30
games, starting in only 20 of
them. Of those 20 starts, he
played full games in about 14. In
six games during Cefalos senior
season, the Patriots outscored
their opponents more than 10
times to 1, 260-52. In most of
those games, Coach Bob Barberi
removed Cefalo from the game
in the third quarter.
The most astonishing fact
about Cefalos high school ca-
reer rushing is that he rushed for
4,388 in three 10-game seasons
(there were no playoff games
then) and carried the ball from
scrimmage only 507 times, an
average of just 16 per game.
There were two all-state teams
in1974, AP and UPI, and Cefalo
was named to the first team on
both. He was a Parade First Team
All-American. The only other
Pennsylvania player on the Pa-
rade team was Joe Montana. In
the Big 33 football game that
summer, Cefalo caught a touch-
down pass from Montana.
During his high school foot-
ball career, Cefalo received
3,000pieces of mail fromcolleg-
es and well-wishers. He was of-
fered 200 full scholarships.
The story Cefalo tells about
howPenn State won that recruit-
ing war is quintessential Paterno.
Cefalo told the story again dur-
ing Thursdays memorial service
of how Paterno charmed Cefa-
los mother by declaring the pas-
ta she served him at her kitchen
table in Pittston was better than
Mrs. Cappelettis, referring to
the mother of John Cappeletti,
Penn States only Heisman Tro-
phy winner.
Given Cefalos rushing prow-
ess in high school, Paternos de-
cision to make Cefalo a flanker,
or wingback as they were called
in those days, was met with con-
sternation in Pittston.
Physically, though, it made
sense. Cefalo was probably 6-
feet and180-lbs. when he arrived
at Penn State, he could run
through people but he wasnt a
powerback like Mike Guman,
the Penn State running back in
Cefalos junior and senior sea-
sons, who was 6-2, 220.
And Cefalo had wide receiver
speed. As a senior at Pittston Ar-
ea, he set a District 2 record in
the100-yard dash at 9.8 seconds.
Thats about 10.71 for 100 me-
ters, fast enough to win in most
of the last 40 years and only .05
off John Dessoyes District 2 re-
cord of 10.64.
Penn State was 37-11 during
Cefalos four seasons as a Nitta-
ny Lion. In his senior season in
1977, the team finished with an
11-1 record. Cefalo led the team
inall-purpose yards andwas sec-
ond in receptions to All-Ameri-
can tight end Mickey Schuler.
Cefalo played in four bowl
games. As a freshman in the Cot-
ton Bowl on a January1, 1975 a
41-20 win over Baylor he
caught three passes for 102 yards
and a touchdown and rushed 11
times for 55 and a touchdown.
After his sophomore season
playing in the first Sugar Bowl in
the Louisiana Superdome on
New Years Eve in 1975, Cefalo
caught five passes for 60 yards.
He was selectedPennStates out-
standing player in a 13-6 loss the
Alabama on December 31, 1975.
In his junior season, Penn
State lost to Notre Dame, 20-9,
in the Gator Bowl.
In Cefalos last game for the
Nittany Lions on Christmas Day
in 1977, he caught three passes
for 39 yards and returned a punt
67 yards to set up a Matt Bahr
field goal in a 42-30 win over
Arizona State in the Fiesta Bowl.
Cefalo
Continued fromPage 3
Jimmy Cefalo, front right, and Coach Bob Barbieri, front left, with Pittston Area High School senior teammates with when Cefalo
was named an All-State running back in 1973. Clockwise frombehind Barberi are, Tommy O'Malley, Dave Bachkosky, Bernie Des-
soye, Mike Nocera, Pasquale Cumbo, Mauer Biscotti, Steve Hooker, student manager; John Hafferty, SamPerrins, student manag-
er; Paul Maughan, Joe Falzone, Jimmy Castellino and SamAlba. Absent for photo were Bill Watson, Charlie Roszko, and Billy
Mullen. The photo appeared on the front page of the Dispatch Dec. 9, 1973.
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recently participated in the
White House Community Lead-
ers briefing series, a day-long
programconducted by the White
House Office of Public Engage-
ment. The series is designed to
inform participants on a variety
of public policies and programs
and encourage feedback fromat-
tendees. The programconcluded
with a question and answer ses-
sion in the White House press
conference briefing room.
On behalf of Leadership
Wilkes-Barre, Nocito also made
a presentation as part of a panel
at the International Leadership
Association Conference in Lon-
don, England. The topic was rel-
evant leadership skills and com-
petencies for the future.
Next month, Nocito will pre-
sent ona panel at the Association
of Leadership Professionals Ex-
ecutive Directors Conference in
Houston, TX. The topic is cross
training/outreach with Leader-
ship programs and collaboration
within the community.
In addition to serving on local
boards and civic organizations,
Nocito serves on the board of di-
rectors of the National Associ-
ation of Leadership Profession-
als and is a member of the Inter-
national Leadership Associ-
ation.
Deans List
Edward K. Kirk-Jasuleviez,
of Wyoming, and Katie K.
Joyce, of Avoca, have been
named to the deans list at Lock
Haven University for the fall
2011 semester.
Kirk-Jasuleviez is a freshman
majoringinExploratoryStudies.
Joyce, also a freshman, is major-
ing in Communication/Electron-
ic Media.
To qualify for the Deans List,
a student must have earned a
GPAof at least 3.5 in12 hours of
letter grades.
Jennifer N. Manganello, of
Exeter, has been named to the
deans list at Stonehill College
for the fall 2011 semester.
Manganelll is a member of the
Class of 2015.
To qualify for the Deans List
at Stonehill, students must have a
semester grade point average of
3.50 or better and must have
completed successfully all
courses for which they were reg-
istered.
Marlena Mozal, of Exeter,
has been named to the fall 2011
Deans List at Temple University
in the College of Education.
Ajunior in the College of Edu-
cation with a PreK and Early
Elementary major, Mozal is cur-
rently completing her practicum
requirements at the Bayard Tay-
lor Elementary in the Philadel-
phia School District.
At Temple, she has also partic-
ipated in the co-ed football and
softball intramural programs
along with club gymnastics
where she served as secretary.
To be named to the Deans List
in the College of Education, a
student must currently attain a
grade point average of 3.87 or
above, representing the top 10
percent of students in the Col-
lege of Education.
Mozal is a member of the class
of 2013.
Samantha Tomlinson, of Du-
ryea, is among December gradu-
ates at Delaware Valley College.
Sarah Jones, of Duryea, has
been named to the Deans List at
Wilkes University for the fall
2011 semester.
To be named to the Deans
List, students must obtain a min-
imum3.4 GPAand carry at least
12 credits.
Samantha Scott, the 2011val-
edictorian from Wyoming Area,
was named to The University of
Scrantons Deans List.
Scott is a freshman majoring
in Biochemistry, Cell and Mo-
lecular Biology.
To attain the Deans List at The
University of Scranton, a student
must have a grade point average
of 3.5 or better with a minimum
number of credit hours.
Carr Promoted
Danielle Carr, of Exeter, a
2006 graduate of Wyoming Area
HighSchool anda 2010graduate
of St. Josephs University in Phi-
ladelphia with a Bachelor of Sci-
ence degree in Finance, and a
Minor in Spanish, recently ac-
cepted a newrole at Willis North
America.
Carr has relocated to the At-
lanta office of Willis North
America, an insurance broker-
age and corporate risk manage-
ment firms. Prior, she was a Risk
Management Analyst in compa-
nys New York City office.
Lori Nocito takes part in White House series
The Jenkins Twp. Lions Club announced the winners of its annual Peace Poster Contest. This years theme was Children Know
Peace.
First-place awards went to Kayla Hogan and Josh Russo. Second-place awards went to Madison Stanton and Allison Strelecki.
Third-place winners were Kiley Klein and Cheyeane Kelley.
The two first-place winning drawings were sent to the Lions Club district level for judging with Kayla Hogans drawing receiving a
third place in the district.
Bob and Virginia Linskey chaired the event and Mrs. Kathleen DiMaggio coordinated the contest at the middle school level.
From left, Madison Stanton, Cheyeane Kelley, Kayla Hogan, Josh Russo, Allison Strelecki and Kiley Klein.
Jenkins Lions Peace Poster contest winners
Lori Nocito
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Theyll be turning out a super
amount of super wings for the
Super Bowl next Sunday at the
Polish National Catholic Church
in Dupont.
Holy Mother of Sorrows
churchs annual Super Bowl
Sunday chicken wing sale start-
ed about six years ago. It grew
each year and last year the
church sold almost 700 pounds
of wings and raised $1200 for the
churchs youth group.
Sale chairwomen Carol Bond-
urich said her daughter Lisa Tis-
ceo, niece Sharon Forkin and
their friend Darlene Markowski
came up with the idea of a Super
Bowl chicken wing sale.
They were looking for a fund
raiser, Bondurich said. They
came up with wings and they
have fun doing it.
The church
didnt fare too
well the first year
as they ordered
more wings than
they could sell. In
subsequent years
they learned from
experience and
have been doing well since.
Tisceo, Forkin and Markowski
developed the recipes for the
wing sauces hot, mild, bar-
beque and honey mustard in past
years and a new sauce for this
year, parmesan cheese. They
must be good because customers
clamor for the recipes, but so far
they have kept the secret to
thmselves.
The church sells bone-in and
boneless wings with sides of cel-
ery and blue cheese dressing. In-
dividual orders of 10 are $7.
Then they sell buckets of 36 for
$23 and 75 for $44.
Regina Bahaley, who takes the
orders, said some places order
wings in bulk. The Polish Citi-
zens Club, for example, ordered
three 75-piece buckets.
Bondurichs son John will be
the chief fryer
next Sunday.
Weather permit-
ting hell be do-
ing it out in the
parking lot.
With 700
pounds of wings
to fry it would
be too messy and hot a job for in-
doors.
Bondurich said theyll start
frying orders about 11 a.m. after
church services. They get them
whentheyget out of church, then
they come back and want more,
she said of the customers with a
chuckle.
Typically the church will serve
wings until about 4 p.m. We
want to get out to watch the
game, Bondurich said, but she
wont be having a party at home.
I go home and rest. My daugh-
ter and her friend, though, theyll
take their buckets and go.
Asked who she expects to win
the Super Bowl, Bondurich said.
I hope its the Giants. Well have
problems if they dont thats all
there is at the church, Giants
fans.
To order call Regina at 654-
8991.
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Dupont church wings it on Super Sunday
Holy Mother of Sorrows parishioners selling chicken wings by the bucket
By Jack Smiles
Associate Editor
Call 655-8991 to order hot, mild,
barbeque, honey mustard or new
parmesan cheese wings for your party
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MATTERS OF FAITH
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The Mens Ministry of the
Christian and Missionary Alli-
ance Church of West Pittston
will hold their annual Sweet-
heart Banquet and movie on Sat-
urday, February 11 at 6 p.m. in
the Fellowship Hall, 317 Lu-
zerne Avenue, West Pittston.
This event is planned for the
ladies of the church and commu-
nity, guests of the ladies are also
invited.
Chefs Mark Manganaro and
Jason OBrien along with the
men of the church will prepare a
stuffed pork chop meal with all
the trimmings. Following the
meal the movie Courageous will
be shown in the auditorium.
This event is opentothe gener-
al public. Tickets are available
for a donation and can be ob-
tained by calling 654-2500. Res-
ervations close on February 7.
Brian Shaffer, of Inkerman,
Mark Manganaro and Duane
Coolbaugh, of Pittston, are coor-
dinating the event. Jason
OBrien, of Exeter, George
Weiss, of Dickson City, David
Crisci, of Scranton, Don Noth-
off, of Harding, and Don Strope,
of Wilkes-Barre, are the banquet
committee.
PRO-LIFE EVENTS
On February 11, the gathering
of Helpers of Gods Precious
Infants, a pro-life rosary apos-
tolate will meet from9 to10 a.m.
to pray for an end to abortion at
the Allentown Womens Center,
31 S. Commerce Way, Bethle-
hem.
Local transportation will be
provided. Rides are available at
7:00 a.m. from St. Anns Basil-
ica, West Scranton, led by Pas-
sionate Father Ed Buchheit. For
more information call Fr. Ed at
347-5691.
World Apostolate of Fatima
Reparation Vigil to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus &the Immaculate
Heart of Mary is held every first
Friday of the month. The next
evening vigil is February 3 at
The Oblates of St. Joseph, Rt.
315, Pittston. The event begins
with recitation of the Rosary
during which time Confessions
are heard. Mass at 8:55 p.m. fol-
lowed by Adoration, Devotions
and Scapular Enrollment. It is
hosted by Fr. Paul McDonnell.
First Friday Pro-life Rosary
Vigil is February 3 outside the
office of Planned Parenthood, 63
N. Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre.
Rosary offered to end abortion
will be recited on the first Friday
of every month at 9:00 a.m. All
faithful are invited to participate.
First Saturday Pro-life Rosary
Vigil is February4, sponsoredby
the Knights of Columbus, and
held outside the offices of
Planned Parenthood, located at
316 Penn Ave. Scranton. Rosary
offered to end abortion will be
recited on the first Saturday of
every month at 10:00 a.m. All
faithful are invited to participate.
A pro-life meeting is Tuesday,
February 21, at Our Lady of Vic-
tory Church in Dallas at 6:30
p.m.
For more info contact Donna
Baloga at (570) 239-9404
PEDIATRIC CLINIC
The Care and Concern Pediat-
ric Health Clinic will be open the
first and third Thursday of each
month.
The clinic is located in the for-
mer Seton Catholic School
Building on WilliamStreet, Pitt-
ston.
Free healthcare is providedfor
infants through age 11. Registra-
tion is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Please bring your childs immu-
nization records with you. Par-
ents or guardians must be pre-
sent to have their child examin-
ed. All services are free and con-
fidential.
The clinic is sponsored by the
Care and Concern ministries of
the Parish Community of St.
John the Evangelist, Msgr. John
Bendik, Pastor.
For more information call
855-6035.
REFORMED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF WYOMING VALLEY
1700 Wyoming Avenue, Forty-
Fort
Pastor Rev. R.F. Dymond
Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Bible School: 11:45 a.m.
Wednesday evening prayer
service: 6:30 p.m. every other
Wednesday
Visitors are welcome. For ad-
ditional information call 570-
693-1918
BENNETT PRESBYTERIAN
501 Bennett Street, Luzerne
Everyone is welcome. The
church is handicap accessible.
BETHEL UNITED
METHODIST
Main St., Avoca
11:15 a.m. Worship
BRICK UNITED
METHODIST
905 Foote Ave., Duryea
Pastor Michael Shambora
Service: Sunday 9:45 a.m.
CHRISTIAN AND
MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
CHURCH
Luzerne Avenue and Parke
Street
West Pittston
The Mens Ministry of the
Christian and Missionary Alli-
ance Church of West Pittston
will hold their annual Sweet-
heart Banquet and movie on Sat-
urday, February 11 at 6 p.m. in
the Fellowship Hall, 317 Lu-
zerne Avenue, West Pittston. For
details, see above.
Christs Community Clothes
Closet will be open on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings from
6 to 8 p.m. The closet will be
closed on days that Pittston and
Wyoming Area School Districts
are closed due to weather or holi-
days. There are clothes for men,
women and children.
This community ministry is
open to the public free of charge.
We are not currently accepting
gently used clothing, but antici-
pate a need for addition clothing
in the spring. For more informa-
tion call 654-2500.
CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH
605Luzerne Ave, West Pittston
Abake sale is planned for Sat-
urday, Feb. 5, at both parish
churches, Immaculate Concep-
tion and Holy Redeemer. Baked
good should be brought to ICC
hall onSaturdayfrom2-4p.m. or
HR hall from 3-5 p.m. Anyone
wishing to help the Youth Group
is asked to bring baked goods to
the church hall before any mass.
All Youth Group members are
asked to help on Saturday to set
up and also after each mass.
A Super Bowl Weekend Can
Drive is planned for February
4/5. Can goods will be collected
at every mass. Bring in a can of
soup to vote for your teamto win
the Souper Bowl. One vote per
can.
The Youth Group will attend a
hockey game on Saturday, Feb.
25, at 7:05 p.m. featuring the
Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pen-
guins vs. Syracuse. Cost is $10
for Youth Group members and
$12 for guests. This will be Mil-
itary Appreciation Night with a
Penguins Bobblehead giveaway.
For further information call Mrs.
Klepadlo at 430-1470.
A Night at the Races is
planned for Saturday, Feb. 18, at
Immaculate Conception Hall.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Post time is
7 p.m. For every 10 horses you
sell your name goes into a draw-
ing for a chance to win a 37 TV.
The next meeting is on Tues-
day, February 7, at 7:00 p.m. at
IC hall.
The first bazaar planning
meetingis onMonday, Feb. 13, at
6:30 p.m. in ICC hall.
The adult choir will be re-
hearsing on Saturday, Jan. 28, af-
ter the 4:00 p.m. mass. This re-
hearsal will be for the Bereave-
ment Mass on Feb 8. If you like
to sing or play an instrument,
please come for rehearsal. New
members welcomed
The Youth Choir will resume
rehearsing next Tuesday, Janu-
ary 31, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. in IC Church. All boys and
girls are welcome to join the
choir. They will be singing at the
10:30 a.m. Mass on February 12.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. James H. Breese, pastor,
Water Street, Pittston
Sunday 9:30 am Worship and
Praise Service/Childrens Sun-
day School, Adult/Teen Sunday
School immediately following
service.
Wednesday 7:15 pm Bible
Study
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
UCC
500 Luzerne Avenue
West Pittston
Rev. Joan Mitchell, Pastor
Sanctuary is handicapped ac-
cessible.
Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday
Worship Service
Sunday, Jan 29, at 12:00 is a
covered dish luncheon followed
by the Annual Meeting at 1 p.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
14 Broad Street Pittston
Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m.
with Rev. William N. Lukesh.
Sweetheart Banquet set at C & M Alliance
The Mount ZionUnitedMethodist Churchon
Mount Zion Road in Harding is holding an all
you can eat soup and salad dinner on Saturday,
Feb. 4.
Chili. a variety of soups, salads, beverages,
breads, and dessert will be served.
Dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. and finishes at 6:30
p.m. Cost is $6.50 for adults and $5.00 for chil-
dren.
All are welcome.
Soup and salad at Mount Zion UM
See FAITH, Page 11
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FIRST UNITED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
West Pittston
Rev. James Thyren
654-8121
Jan. 29 10 a.m. Sunday
School, 11 a.m. Worship, 12:05
p.m. choir rehearsal, 1 p.m.
bowling party at Modern Lanes.
Jan. 31 7 p.m. joint meeting
of Session and Trustees
Services are being held at St.
Cecilias Roman Catholic
Church, Wyoming Ave., Exeter,
as the church recovers from the
flood of September 2011.
There is parking on Wyoming
Avenue and in the parking lot be-
hind the church.
FULL GOSPEL CHAPEL
Avoca
Weekly church schedule is:
Adult Sunday School, 9:30;
Sunday morning worship at
10:30 a.m.; Wednesday evening
Bible study and prayer service at
7:00.
The churchalsohosts the Rose
of Sharon Church with Rev. Vin-
cente Torres on Sunday after-
noon at 3:00 p.m. for the Hispan-
ic community.
GLENDALE GOSPEL
CHURCH
105 Church Drive
Glendale/Pittston Township
Sunday Service 10:45 a.m.
HARDING CHURCH OF
CHRIST
RR 1 Box 187A, Falls
Sunday services: 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School and 11:00 a.m.
Church Service.
Call 388-6534 www.harding-
churchofchrist.org
HOLY MOTHER OF
SORROWS PNCC
212 Wyoming Avenue, Dupont
Rev. Zbigniew Dawid, Pastor
Sunday Mass - 9:00 a.m.
There will only be one Mass to-
day. There will be no School of
Christian Living or Confirma-
tion Class. After the Mass the
Annual Parish Meeting will take
place on the hall. Every parish-
ioner is invited to attend.
Daily Mass - 9:00 a.m. Mon-
day through Saturday
Next Sunday is Super bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5, and the PTO is
having a fundraiser selling
chicken wings. You can put your
order in by filling out the order
form that is listed in the bulletin
or call Regina Bahaley at 457-
2378. She will help you put your
order in by phone. You can also
send in your request to tis-
del@yahoo.com . On Sunday
Feb. 5 only call the Church Hall
at 654-0345 to put your order in.
The Ladies ANS Society will
be making pierogi on Feb. 17 and
18. Call Regina Bahaley at 457-
2378 to put you order in.
INDEPENDENT BIBLE
CHURCH
328 Main Street
Duryea, PA18642
(570) 451-0346 Home/Office
JLaCava@TheBible-
Church.org
INKERMAN
PRESBYTERIAN
Main St., Inkerman
Services: Sundays, 9 a.m.
LANGCLIFFE
PRESBYTERIAN
1001 Main St Avoca
Sunday worship 11:15 a.m.
The Langcliffe Church is
handicap accessible. Nursery is
provided for children during
worship.
The Care for Soldiers program
continues.
To date over 50 care packages
have been sent to servicemen
and women overseas.
MOOSIC ALLIANCE
CHURCH
608 Rocky Glen Road, Moosic
Pastor: DougJensen457-6020
maccma2@verizon.net
Saturday evening Bible Study
at 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening
Worship at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday morning Sunday
School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday morning Worship at
10:45 a.m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesdays
at 7:00 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery Ministry,
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPH
Highway 315, Pittston
Masses are held daily in the
seminary chapel at 7:00 a.m.
(Monday Friday) and on Sat-
urday mornings at 8:00 a.m.
There are no weekend Masses.
Confessions are heard daily
from 9:00 a.m. noon and from
3:00 6:00 p.m.
Office hours are Monday
Friday: 9:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.,
evenings and weekends by ap-
pointment. Office phone num-
ber is 654-7542.
Every Wednesday evening
Mass is celebratedat 7:00p.m. in
conjunction with the Novena to
St. Joseph &St. Joseph Marello.
Novena prayers and the blessing
of the first-class relic of St. Jo-
seph Marello, Founder of the
Oblates of Saint Joseph Congre-
gation, immediately follow the
Mass. All are welcome to partic-
ipate!
Tune into Catholic Radio 750
AM. The radio studio is located
in the seminary building and is
broadcast daily from dawn to
dusk. For more information
about this station, contact Ed
Niewinski at 287-4670.
Thank you to all who attended
last Sundays Mass honoring the
Holy Spouses, Mary & Joseph.
The chapel was filled to capacity
withlayfaithful fromthroughout
the area, many of them married
couples. A sumptuous reception
followed the Mass through the
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kindness and generosity of the
Josephite-Marellian Lay Associ-
ation members. Special thanks
to the local Sunday newspaper,
The Sunday Dispatch, for their
kindness in publicizing the spe-
cial event.
Living the Eucharist for Teens
is set for Feb. 20, 27, March5, 12,
19, and 26, (Mondays) from6:00
- 7:30 p.m. at our seminary.
Kathy Yaklic, theology teacher
at HolyCross HighSchool, Dun-
more, will be the presenter. This
program is an invitation to high
school students to discuss ways
in which they can grow closer to
God through the Eucharist. Each
week during Lent, through inter-
action, reflection and prayer, stu-
dents will learn what is most
meaningful in their lives by get-
ting to know, understand and
love the Sacrament of the Eu-
charist more deeply. The $20 fee
includes cost of the workbook.
Five or more students from one
parish or school can attend for a
total of $75. To register for the
above program, call 207-2213,
ext. 1107.
The XVI General Chapter of
the Congregation of the Oblates
of Saint Joseph will begin this
Monday, Jan. 30, at their Moth-
erhouse in Asti, Italy. Participa-
ting from the OSJ Pennsylvania
Province will be Very Rev. Philip
Massetti, OSJ, Provincial Supe-
rior; Rev. Paul McDonnell, OSJ,
Vice-Provincial Superior and
elected Chapter delegate; and
Rev. Gregory Finn, who will be
assisting with translations dur-
ingthe Chapter sessions. Various
important matters will be dis-
cussed throughout the three-
week meeting, including the
elections for Superior General
and Councilors. Prayers are re-
quested for a successful Chapter,
which will gather 46 Oblates of
St. Joseph from 10 different
countries fromaround the world.
The General Chapter is expected
to solemnly conclude on Feb. 18
and local Oblate Fathers are
scheduled to return back to the
USA the following day, Feb. 19.
The Josephite-Marellian Laity
will hold their monthly meeting
this coming Wednesday, Feb. 1,
following the 7:00 p.m. Mass/
Novena to St. Joseph & St. Jo-
seph Marello. Newmembers are
always welcome.
Monthly Vocation Holy Hour
will be held this Thursday, Feb.
2, the Feast of the Presentation of
the Lord, at 7:00 p.m. in the
chapel. The Holy Hour includes
exposition of the Blessed Sacra-
ment, private adoration, recita-
tion of the rosary with vocation-
theme meditations, Scriptural
reading, sermon, general inter-
cessions and Benediction. All
are welcome to participate in
praying for an increase of voca-
tions to the priesthood and reli-
gious life, especially in the Con-
gregation of the Oblates of St.
Joseph.
Blue Army First Friday Prayer
Vigil is scheduled for Feb. 3, the
Feast of St. Blas. Confessions
begin at 8:00 p.m., followed by
Mass at 9:00 p.m. to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, and exposition of
the Blessed Sacrament, prayers
tothe SacredHeart of Jesus, ben-
ediction and devotions to the
Blessed Virgin Mary. The public
is welcome to participate in this
monthly First Friday Vigil.
Friday, Feb. 3 is the Feast of St.
Blase, the traditional day that
throats are blessed through his
saintly intercession. Throats will
be blessed at the seminary fol-
lowing the 7:00 a.m. Mass and a
priest will be available through-
out the day if someone wishes to
come and have their throat
blessed. Just simply come to the
front desk located in the semina-
ry lobby.
Our province and seminary
website will soon be undergoing
a complete revamping in the
weeks and months ahead. You
can follow the changes just by
clicking on towww.oblates-stjo-
seph.com
ST. JOSEPH MARELLO
PARISH
OUR LADY OF
MT. CARMEL
ST. ROCCOS
Pittston
Practice for new altar servers
will start on Saturday at 11:00
a.m. in Mt. Carmel Church.
The Feast of the Presentation
of the Lord will be celebrated on
Thursday, February 2. This feast
is also known as Candlemas.
A special Mass will be celebrat-
ed at 6:00 p.m. A candlelight
procession will be held in
church. All children are invited
to attend. After the Mass, the
blessings of the throats will be
held in conjunction with the
Feast of St. Blase.
Friday is a First Friday. Masses
at 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. with
devotion to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus. Confessions will be heard
before Masses.
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The Mission Committee of the
Second Presbyterian Church,
Parsonage Street, Pittston will
participate in the Souperbowl of
Caring on Super Bowl Sunday,
Feb 5.
The Souperbowl of Caring
raises money to address hunger
and all monies raised will be
used to support the food pantry at
the Care and Concern Clinic in
Pittston.
This year the Mission Com-
mittee is selling turkey and Ital-
ian hoagies for $7 each or two for
$13.
The church is also collecting
non-perishable food items for
the West Pittston Food Pantry at
the First United Methodist
Church in West Pittston.
Anyone wishing to purchase
hoagies or make a monetary or
food contribution is asked to call
the church at 654-411.
Members of the Sunday school at the Second Presbyterian Church in Pittston will collect monetary
donations for the Souperbowl of Caring on February 5. Fromleft, first row, are Gianna Guiliano,
Alyvia Doran and Kaylee Erfman. Second row, Tony Saitta, Mary Zagada, Adriana Grillo, Tallia Isen-
burg and Anjelica Singer.
Souperbowl of Caring on Feb. 5
First Saturday: Mass at 8:00
a.m. with prayers to the Blessed
Mother. The First Saturday de-
votion to the Immaculate Heart
of Mary consists in attending
Mass and receiving Holy Com-
munion and reciting the Rosary.
There will be an important
meeting for parents of all of our
parish children who are receiv-
ing First Communion this year
(public and parochial school) on
Sunday, Feb. 5, at 12:00 p.m. in
the parish hall. Requirements for
First Penance will be discussed.
First Penance is scheduled for
Sunday, Feb. 26, at 1:00 p.m. at
Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel Church.
Any parents of second-grade pa-
rochial students who have not
registered their children to re-
ceive these sacraments can do so
at the parent meeting. Other im-
portant dates for the First Com-
munion Class of 2012 are Satur-
day March10, First Communion
Retreat at the Oblates of St. Jo-
seph Seminary from 12:30 to
2:30 p.m., and Sunday May 6,
First Communion Ceremony at
Our Lady of Mt, Carmel Church
at 1:00 p.m. Practices will be
held the week before First Com-
munion with times to be an-
nounced.
Public and parochial school
students in 6th, 7th, and 8th
grades who belong to St. Joseph
Marello Parish will be receiving
the sacrament of Confirmation
this year on Friday, April 13, in
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
at 5:00 p.m. If they have not done
so, Confirmation candidates
should write a brief letter to Fr.
Sibiliano expressing their desire
to receive the sacrament and
should be working on their re-
port explaining their choice of
Saint and name for Confirma-
tion. The report is due Feb. 19.
Candidates should have already
chosen their sponsors, and spon-
sors should fill out the required
form the candidates provide.
Parents of parochial school stu-
dents who have not contacted the
church and who have not re-
ceived information regarding
Confirmation requirements
should call the CCD director,
Terrie Audi, at 654-3326 as soon
as possible.
There will noCCDtoday, Sun-
day January 29, for grades 6-8 or
on Wednesday, Feb. 1, for grades
K-5. Instead there will be a spe-
cial Candle Mass & Rosary on
Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6:00 p.m. at
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
for the Blessed Mother. At this
mass a blessing of throats will al-
so be offered in honor of St.
Blase. This mass will be held in
lieu of both CCD classes and at-
tendance is required.
Mt. Carmel Senior Choir will
hold rehearsal on Mondays,
from 7-8:30 p.m. St. Rocco Se-
nior Choir will resume weekly
rehearsals on Tuesdays at 7:30
p.m. in the choir loft of St. Rocco
Church. New members are wel-
come.
The annual Italian Festival
will be held in Mt. Carmel Cen-
ter on Saturday, Feb. 18, and Sun-
day, Feb. 19.
A Mass will be celebrated in
Italian at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday
in conjunction with the festival.
Parishioners will be receiving
something in the mail within the
next few weeks.
The pastor reminds all of par-
ishioners to share their baking
talents by helping with the bake
sale which will be available after
all of the Masses that weekend
and always a popular part of our
pre-Lenten celebration. Anyone
wishing to bake or give a mone-
tary donation may do so. Anyone
wishing to volunteer to help in
any way should contact the rec-
tory at 654-6902.
In case of inclement weather,
during the evening hours, the
parish asks church-goers and
neighbors to not park your auto-
mobile in the church lot so that
snow removal can take place.
St. Joseph Marello Parish Raf-
fle is now underway. Buy your
tickets now for a chance to win
2012 Chevrolet Cruz or
$20,000.00 Tickets are $20.00
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In the eulogy at his fathers funeral
Wednesday, Joe Cosgrove talked about
one of his fathers newspaper columns. In
it, Dick Cosgrove had written about three
college football coaches: Joe Paterno,
Dan Devine and Gerry Faust. This was
long before the recent Penn State contro-
versy.
Dick Cosgrove, who knewcoaches De-
vine and Faust well from their days at
Notre Dame, where Joe had performed as
the famed Leprechaun mascot during col-
lege, wrote that the three coaches were
dedicated to their craft and always gave
their all. So, he wrote, if one of them
might make a decision in a game that irks
us, the fans, maybe we should think twice
about criticizing him and give him a
break.
It is well known that actor Charlie
Sheen, a friend of the Cosgrove family, at-
tended the funeral. During his remarks,
Joe Cosgrove said to Charlie, You were a
recipient of one of my fathers give hima
break columns when the press was being
hard on you.
Later, outside the church when a Times
Leader photographer snapped Charlie
Sheens photo, it seems one of Sheens
traveling companions got angry and
yelled shame on you at the photogra-
pher.
Joe Cosgrove told the Dispatch that lat-
er that day, Charlie Sheen asked him if he
knew the photographer. Joe said he did
not, but could find out and then asked
why. Sheen said because he wanted to
apologize. That guy was only doing his
job, he said.
Seems Sheen took Dick Cosgroves
give him a break lesson to heart.
The best way to honor Dicks memory
would be if we all did.
Give him
a break
OUROPINION
And before we could fully come to
grips with the passing of Dick Cosgrove,
Saturday we learned of the death of Mike
Morreale.
Mike, who served as Luzerne County
treasurer for 32years, was never it seemed
without a smile. Mike was a people per-
son in every sense. The elected post he
held was eliminated. He probably could
have been re-elected to it as long as he
wanted.
Well miss him. Andwe extendour con-
dolences to his three sons and other fam-
ily members.
More tears
I
n the break room at work last Saturday, seated with some
toughartisans, carpenters, machinists andfabricators at Pa-
cific Studio out here in Seattle, my 3Gphone hummed with
a newmessage fromVirginia Cosgrove that Dick Cosgrove
had passed.
My response was involuntary. I began to cry. Whats wrong,
John? asked a co-worker. Oh, a family member just died, I
said, embarrassed.
Dick was not a relative, but I wasnt lying. We were family.
His death was sad, of course, but natural. At 87, Dick had
liveda wonderful, complete life. Like Joe Paterno, whodiedthe
following day, Dick spent his entire life giving, coaching and
making things better for those around him.
I spent the rest of Saturday holding back tears, my emotions a
combination of what Dick represented in my heart, the commu-
nity that we loved, the business that we worked to sustain, the
friends and memories that we shared, the culmination of many
years of common purpose and deep friendship.
I think I spent more time with Dick from the age of 21 to 46
than I did with any other person
on earth. I am a lucky man.
Muchis saidof Dicks charac-
ter and decency, and it is all un-
derstatement, but when I talked
with Dispatch editor Eddie
Ackerman this week, we
thought I should focus on the
rich history of the early days.
Dick loved writing about histo-
ry, but not his own. Let me tell
you about some of that history,
much of it as Dick himself
passed it to me.
Our great bond was our admi-
ration of one man, my grandfather, founder of the Sunday Dis-
patch, the late William Aloysious Watson Sr., who would have
celebrated his 100th birthday this year.
He and Dick had a unique and close relationship.
Dick always loved telling me how my grandfather, before I
was bornandwhenthe paper was locatedinthe Kehoe Building
in downtown Pittston, would pull him aside and say, Now
dont get mad, but I amgoing to come in the office and scream
my head off at you. The lumbering, imposing Watson would
then put on the angry boss act and get his message across to
other employees by yelling at Cosgrove, and then he and Dick
would gauge the reaction.
In the early1940s, the world was a hard place. The free world
was at war with fascism and no one escaped its reach.
Bill Watson was the Pittston correspondent for the Wilkes-
Barre Times Leader and even though he was in is early 30s and
married with a 10-year-old son, my father, known as Pidge
Watson, he decided to enlist in the U.S. armed forces.
He always said it was not one of his wisest choices. He ended
up in the Ardiennes in the hard, cold fight against Germany,
highlighted by the Battle of the Bulge and portrayed in the TV
series, Band of Brothers. It was no place for a 33-year-old, he
would always say.
Faced with replacing Watson as Pittston correspondent, Joe
Murphy, editor of The Times Leader, hired the young Cos-
grove, not yet 20, and sent himto join Watson for a short period
of training before Watson left for
the service.
The day before Watson was
scheduled to leave, a heartbreak-
ing tragedy gripped the area. Alit-
tle girl, 6-year-old Jule Ann Ful-
mer, was walking near her home
on Mill Street in Pittston when the
sidewalk gave way and she fell into
the vast catacombs of the coal
mines below, her body never to be
found.
Watson and Cosgrove covered
the story together, but Watson was
so torn by the tragedy, caused by
mining companies intentionally
stripping foundational pillars from
the mines, that he penned an addi-
tional opinion piece for the pa-
per, calling for mining regulations and reclamation funding un-
der the cry that this should not happen in America.
Dick often recalled what happened next. It was late in the
evening and Watson was having
second thoughts about the opin-
ion piece, as reporters often do.
Watson crumpled up what he had
written, threw it in the waste bas-
ket, and then he and Dick said
their goodbyes and Watson was
off to war.
The next day, Dick, who loved
what Watsonhadwrittenthe night
before, retrieved the piece from
the garbage and sent it to Murphy,
who not only ran with it, but
placed it on the front page of The
Times Leader under what was
known in local newspaper lore as the first front page byline in
the papers history.
When the war ended, Watson returned to a number of oppor-
tunities, but he chose a risky endeavor to start a new paper in
Pittston financed by the wealthy John Kehoe. Watson had two
requirements his editorial independence and the recruitment
of Dick Cosgrove.
Kehoe, a strongman from the previous generation, wrote a
column in the newpaper, full of name-calling and political ven-
geance, but the rest of the paper was independent of his venom.
Kehoe had been a frequent topic between Watson and Cos-
grove and others of their generation. Contemporaries like Pat
Solano, Eddie Pliska, Philip Medico Sr., Joe Tirpak and many
others would remember Kehoe. I always listened intently to
their stories.
Kehoes father andolder brother were killedinthe TwinShaft
mining disaster in 1896 in which over 90 miners perished. Ke-
hoe was only 9 at the time and a mule driver in the mines. He
started his own tavern in the Junction at the age of 16, and was
named Pittston postmaster, a real political plum, at the age of
21.
Kehoe was a mythical figure, rising to become a power in the
Republican party at a young age, and obtaining financial prow-
ess during the Prohibition. Kehoe, in his later years, had ac-
G U E S T C O M M E N TA R Y
Dick Cosgrove and the early
history of a community newspaper
By John Watson
Former Dispatch Editor
Former Dispatch editor John
Watson and his grandson
Bernie Rivers
Our great bond was our admiration
of one man, my grandfather, founder
of the Sunday Dispatch, the late
William Aloysious Watson Sr., who
would have celebrated his 100th
birthday this year. He and Dick had
a unique and close relationship.
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The dictionaryI use describes a
gentleman as a well-bred and
honorable man a respectable
and well-behaved man and a
man of the highest class.
What better way to describe Ri-
chard B. Cosgrove, who passed
away last Saturday?
Inthe over 40years I knewhim,
I never heard one person speak an ugly word about
Dick, as he was known.
And I can speak firsthand frommy experiences I
had with himwhen we met for the first time when I
was hired by the Dispatch to handle the sports sec-
tion of the paper while I was teaching at Pittston
High School.
Unlike Dick, who received his first newspaper
job because he could type, I did NOT know how,
nor did I knowanything about the newspaper busi-
ness.
But, Dick took me under his wing as one of his
own and showed me the inside workings of the
paper that not only helped me at the Dispatch but
also in my professional life as a public school ad-
ministrator.
He did not possess the educational pedigree but
he was a teacher in the true sense of the word. I
never heard him use any bad language or lose his
temper over anything. He lived by example.
A devout Catholic and counselor to many
priests, he not only talked the talk, he walked the
walk. And set an example most of us will never,
ever achieve.
In one word, he was a true gentleman and inspi-
ration.
After I left the the area, Dick always served as a
major supporter of mine and did a feature on me
when he served as the editor of Prime Time, a sup-
plement of the Dispatch.
In his obituary, mention was made to his helping
a younger sports reporter write about a young man
who fumbled the ball in a local high school football
contest.
Dicks admonition was there was no need to
mention the players name inasmuch as he knew
what he had done and that was enough.
That young sports writer was yours truly and
those words ring as clear today as they did then.
While I was the teacher, he taught me a veryimpor-
tant lesson and that, among other things, helped
shape my career.
Thanks, Dick, for sharing your life with me.
Well done, good and faithful servant. My life has
been better for having known you.
May you rest in peace.
After his brief stint at the Dispatch, Jim Gilmar-
tin became superintendent of schools of the Ham-
burg Area School District and has served in that
capacity at several other school districts during his
retirement. He frequently contributes to the Dis-
patch often writing under the header Something
to think about.
G U E S T C O M M E N TA R Y
Epitome of a gentleman
By Jim Gilmartin
quired vast holdings, mostly in real estate
in Florida. He once offered my grandfa-
ther the chance to buy land in the Orlando
area for 25 cents an acre. My grandfather
responded, Who the hell would want that
swamp land? I think I inherited my
grandfathers insight into investing.
The stories I heard about Kehoe from
Dick and Grandpa also taught me a lesson
about economic double talk. Kehoe once
told your grandfather that he lost three
million dollars one year, Dick said.
What he really meant was that he made
four million dollars the year before, and
only a million that year.
But once the paper changed hands in
the early 60s, the growth of the Sunday
Dispatch began to take hold. Watson and
Cosgrove, with the help of many young
journalists and print professionals, put to-
gether a paper people could trust. In the
early years, writers like Ace OMalley,
Bobby Linskey and Bill Wagner covered
the news and sports and a young Pidge
wielded a camera. Watson and Cosgrove
would hire young people, then help them
into union jobs in Wilkes-Barre and
Scranton where they could earn better
wages andsecure their families. Whenthe
Citizens Voice began in the late 1970s,
the union newspaper named Bob Manga-
niello, a former Dispatch employee and
my mothers brother, as its first publisher.
Like the Yin and The Yang, Watson the
hard newspaper-
man and Cos-
grove the friend-
ly ad man, the
church and
state of the
newspaper busi-
ness, they made a
great team. They
didnt talk of oth-
ers as Democrats
or Republicans, but as people. They
worked with both parties as Watson was a
registered Republican until his death,
Cosgrove a Democrat. Considering how
liberal his son Joe and I turned out to be, I
think Dicks influence won out in that de-
partment.
By 1975, despite a declining popula-
tion, the paper had grown to a paid circu-
lation of about 15,000. The papers
strength was based in the trust of the com-
munity. In towns like Dupont, for in-
stance, the Dispatch had an 80 percent
penetration rate, unheard of even in the
hey dey of newspapers.
That success was anchored in advertis-
ing.
In many of the stories this week about
Dick, he has been remembered for his
journalistic contribution, and rightfully
so, but his big-
gest contribu-
tion to journal-
ism was serving
as advertising
director of the
Sunday Dis-
patch from1947
to 1990. With-
out Dicks tire-
less work in the
difficult arena of advertising sales, there
wouldnot have beena paper. In1990, with
the sale of the Dispatch to Capital Cities/
ABCInc., Dick retired as ad director, and
was replaced by Lori Nocito, now exec-
utive director of Leadership Wilkes-
Barre.
Also retiring at that time was my father
and James Spot ODonnell, the best
pressman on earth. Lori took over for
Dick, my brother Bill and I took over for
Pidge, and Spots son, Jimmy, stepped in
as head pressman. Pidge, Spot and Dick
not only remained around the shop,
coaching and joking, but also serving as
the face of the Dispatchinthe community.
Dick, especially, represented us in his in-
imitable way a mix of kindness, humor
and deep integrity.
After retirement, Cosgrove returned to
his roots, taking up column writing,
whichhe loved, andcontinuedtowrite un-
til he died.
It was during those years, the 1990s,
that Dick and I became even closer and
our friendship deepened, especially when
Pidge died at an early age in 1993. Dick
remained by our sides every step of the
way. WhenI left the biz in1999because of
corporate changes, the Sunday Dispatch,
the true Watson-Cosgrove legacy, had
revenues of nearly $2 million per year.
I speak for my brother, Bill, in our deep
remorse, and offer our condolences to all
the Cosgroves, especially Dicks sons,
George and Joseph.
I cried last Saturday in front of all those
tough guys in Seattle for a lot of reasons.
Mainly, because I loved Dick Cosgrove so
deeply.
Thanks, dear friendandteacher. Put ina
good word for us with St. Peter for us
when he greets you at the pearly gates.
Watson
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I cried last Saturday in front of
all those tough guys in Seattle
for a lot of reasons. Mainly,
because I loved Dick Cosgrove
so deeply.
Todays paper is laden with tributes to and photos of the life of
Richard B. Cosgrove. Dick, as he was known by all, was an integral
part of this newspaper for 53 years and an area journalist for 70. I
know that Dick would disapprove of the magnitude of todays cov-
erage. Hed call it overkill. But as editor, I believe Dispatch readers
will appreciate and enjoy this final glimpse at his life. Thats why
when this photo arrived at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, I could not resist
finding space for it. Thats Dick, on the right, with Emilio Estevez,
son of Martin Sheen. They are sharing a moment in1999 on the rail-
road tracks near the Sheen home in Southern California.
Ed Ackerman
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What organiza-
tions preamble con-
tains the phrase For
God and Country, we
associate ourselves
for the following purposes: To uphold
and defend the Constitu-
tion of the United
States.
1957 54 Years Ago
The Sunday Dispatch was on the eve
of celebrating ten years as Greater
Pittstons Hometown Newspaper and
Editor William A. Watson Sr. reminis-
ced about the papers first day of oper-
ation.
It seems like yesterday, that the idea
for the Dispatch was developed, between
the editor and John C. Kehoe Sr. of
Harding. But that first Saturday night
prior to the first issue seemed like an
eternity at the time. The Dispatch was
due on the streets at 3:30 a.m. Sunday
morning. It was 10 oclock before the
first paper hit the streets. We can still
recall going to 11 oclock mass at St.
Johns with other charter members of the
Dispatch staff and elbowing one another
in the ribs to try and stay awake after a
24-hour shift. The local news items in
the first issue noted Leo Cravatta was a
Fuller Brush salesman, Nick Arcola
accepted a position with Sterling Beef,
The Vogue Shop moved to 16 South
Main Street, Charlie Trippi signed with
the Atlanta Crackers baseball team. The
first birth recorded in the first issue was
a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John
Mooney of Exeter. It would take more
space than we have here to fully record
hardships obstacles and heartbreak of
that first Saturday night and the valiant
efforts of all those who joined with us.
We know well never forget it and nei-
ther will George Zorgo, his wife, Lucy,
Erminio Cefalo, Gene Gibbons, Dick
Cosgrove, Jack Kehoe, Tom Dennison,
Bill Watson Jr., Tom Hoban, Bob
McNamara and the folding crew, in-
cluding Bobby Gildea and several other
lads. The first issue of the Dispatch sold
exactly 3,321 copies.
1967 45 Years Ago
City officials were hoping two vacant
school buildings, the Roosevelt at the
fork of the road and the Cleveland in
the Oregon section would be included in
the Urban Redevelopment Authority
plans for Pittston. These buildings as
well as ones in Jenkins Township, Du-
ryea and Pittston Township were becom-
ing dilapidated and posing safety issues.
If bundled into the plan, the buildings
would be purchased by the Federal Gov-
ernment then purchased by the city for
redevelopment.
Wyoming Area High School saw the
debut of the new Warrior girls basket-
ball team coached by Kathleen Lan-
gan. Athletic Director at the school
Charles Chic Daniels set up a nine
game schedule for the girls.
Thomas Kelly, principal of Pittston
Area, announced that wrestling and
track would be added to the varsity in-
terscholastic program at the school
pending board approval. Although wres-
tling had been part of the Northeast
School district on an intramural basis,
track events were to be delayed until the
new school year due to the lack of a
cinder path for training and events.
It was reported that Pittston Hospital
was at an impasse. The surrounding
community was expanding and the hos-
pital was in dire need of improvements.
New industries such as Clark Equip-
ment, Owens-Illinois, and Topps Chew-
ing Gum were opening and expanding
their operations generating an influx of
people to the area. The board of direc-
tors kept mum on their plans to utilize
federal and state funds to enable the
renovation project. The hospital opened
its 32-bed unit in 1893 and by 1974 had
grown to a 120-bed, five-story facility.
The hospital closed in 1982. To read
more about the history go to ultimate-
nurse.com.
Question #2
Who was the first Superintendent of
Nursing at Pittston Hospital?
1977 35 Years Ago
Atherton Park in West Wyoming was
described as a well-kept modern com-
munity of homes and a beehive of activ-
ity. In 1972, Hurricane Agnes reduced
the once thriving community to an emp-
ty field. In a Dispatch article published
in January of 1977 nothing much had
PA added wrestling, track 45 years ago
Peeking
into the past
With Judy Minsavage
See PEEKING, Page 18
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The Sunday Dispatch named
Our Flooded Neighbors as
Persons of the Year for 2010.
Now we want to recognize you
by name.
The Dispatch will publish the
names of Greater Pittston resi-
dents who incurred flood dam-
age to their homes during the
September, 2010 flood in a spe-
cial tribute in an upcoming issue.
We ask those who were flood-
ed and wish to be included in the
list to send your names to the
Dispatch no later than Tuesday,
Feb. 14, so that we can give you
proper recognition.
Names can be emailed to the
Sunday Dispatch to jminsav-
age@psdispatch.com or mailed
or dropped off to the newspaper
at 109 New St., Pittston, PA
19840. If it is more convenient,
feel free to call Judy Minsavage
at 602-0168.
Send names exactly how you
wish them to appear. Feel free to
mention everyone in a family if
you desire.
Were you flooded? Send us your names
Dispatch compiling a list of Our Flooded Neighbors for publication
The Senior Citizen Center me-
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Monday - Meatball sandwich,
Caesar salad, split pea soup,
whole wheat hoagie roll, crack-
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Tuesday - Apple cranberry
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Wednesday - Stuffed shells,
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changed in the area, though the
victims of the flood had gone
on to rebuild their lives.
Marcellus Kunklemann and
his wife had a ceramics busi-
ness in the basement of their
Stites Street home. They relo-
cated to higher ground and
restarted their business. To
Sam Latona relocation seemed
impossible. He worried about
the prospect of moving his
family to an unfamiliar area.
Happily, after moving to Pitt-
ston, his family re-adjusted. Ed
Salek lost his new home and
his optical business. Once he
relocated to Swoyersville his
familys future looked bright
and his business flourished.
If you were a victim of the
September 2011 flood and
would like to list your name in
a special upcoming edition of
the Sunday Dispatch, please
call me at 602-0168 or email
jminsavage@psdispatch.com.
1987 25 Years Ago
The question in the January
25 issue of the Sunday Dispatch
was, Who do you think will
win todays Super Bowl match
up between the New York Gi-
ants and Denver Broncos?
Al Mecadon answered, Gi-
ants 35-20.
Ralph Rostock added, Gi-
ants 28-21.
Frank Melvin offered, Gi-
ants quarterback Phil Simms
will have his best day as a pro.
John Hoods prediction,
Denver Broncos 15-7 because
I like to go with the underdog.
Super Bowl XXI was played
on January 25, 1987, at the
Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Cali-
fornia. The New York Giants
won their first Super Bowl by
defeating the Denver Broncos
3920. New York quarterback
Phil Simms was named the
Super Bowl MVP.
Answer #1
The American Legion pream-
ble to the Constitution states:
For God and Country we
associate ourselves together for
the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the
Constitution of the United
States of America; To foster
and perpetuate a one hundred
percent Americanism; To pre-
serve the memories and in-
cidents of our associations in
the Great Wars; To inculcate a
sense of individual obligation to
the community, state and na-
tion; To combat the autocracy
of both the classes and the
masses; To make right the mas-
ter of might; to promote peace
and goodwill on earth; to safe-
guard and transmit to posterity
the principles of justice, free-
dom and democracy; to con-
secrate and sanctify our com-
radeship by our devotion to
mutual helpfulness.
Answer #2
Esther Tinsley was the first
Superintendent of Nursing at
Pittston Hospital and held an
administrative position for 61
years. President John F. Kenne-
dy recognized Tinsleys contri-
bution congratulating her on
the worlds record for holding
one position in hospital admin-
istration.
Peeking
Continued from Page 16
Walking through the aisles of the supermarket reminds us that
Christmas is far behind and Valentines Day is just around the corner.
Chocolate is a traditional food given as a gift during this sweetheart
holiday, even though I wonder if it was even a food during the time of
St. Valentine.
Many of the chocolate lovers leave their guilt behind when choos-
ing dark chocolate.
Why? First, while chocolate contains saturated fats, studies have
shown that not all types of saturated fats raise blood cholesterol lev-
els. For example, stearic acid is a saturated fat that makes up one-
third of the fat in chocolate. Stearic acid does not raise blood choles-
terol levels. In addition, oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat also found
in olive oil, makes up one-third of the fat in chocolate. Eating foods
with oleic acid as part of a healthful eating plan has been shown to be
beneficial for heart health.
The secret is the quantity of chocolate enjoyed. Look at the food
label to check portion size and amount of calories. If you enjoy a
piece of chocolate, reduce the amount of butter or margarine in that
day to offset the calories, or better yet, go for a walk to burn off some
of those extra calories.
Chocolate lovers sometimes argue that chocolate may help reduce
the risk of heart disease. Chocolate is made fromcocoa beans which
are rich in a specific type of antioxidant called flavanols. Flavanols
are found in several plant foods, such as apples, berries, beans, nuts,
purple grapes, red wine and teas. The less processed, the more of the
original cacao bean in the chocolate. Read the label and look for the
highest amount.
Penn States Dr. Kris-Etherton explained that flavanols, a phyto-
chemicals in cocoa seem to relax and dilate blood vessels. When
platelets flow freely in the blood, the risk of blood clots - which can
cause heart attacks and strokes - is greatly reduced. Chocolate has the
same effect as aspirin therapy, noted Kris-Etherton, but without the
negative gastro-intestinal side effects.
Like all foods, chocolate can fit into a healthful eating pattern.
Chocolate can be enjoyed in moderation to add flavor and pleasure to
eating. Portion size, along with a balanced diet filled with fruits and
vegetables, can offset the calories.
Enjoy this beverage on a cold winters night. Cardamomspice and
orange peel make this concoction mystical and magical. Youll want
to drink it for at least 1,001 nights.
3 ounces 70% cacao bittersweet chocolate
2 cups milk (from nonfat to half & half, your preference)
3-4 orange peel strips
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
Break up chocolate and place in small, heavy saucepan.
Melt with1/2 cup of the milk over lowheat while stirring constant-
ly.
Whenthe chocolate has melted, addremainder of the milk, plus the
orange peel andgroundcardamomwhile whiskingor stirringrapidly.
Heat thoroughly over low-mediumheat without bringing to a boil.
Remove orange peel and serve.
Makes about 3-4 mugs.
Source: allchocolate.com (Hersheys food)
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Anyone wishing to rent the
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8861 for details and/or a tour of
the facility.
Weekday Masses: Monday
through Friday at 7:30 & 11:30
a.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Church.
Every Tuesday after the 7:30
& 11:30 a.m. Mass, Novena
prayers to the Miraculous Medal
and Mother Cabrini.
Every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Holy Hour at our Lady of Mr.
Carmel Church.
Every Wednesday after the
7:30 &11:30 a.m. Mass, Novena
prayers to Saint Joseph and St.
Joseph Marello.
Weekend Masses: At Our La-
dy of Mt. Carmel Church, on
Saturday at 4:00 &7:00 p.m. and
on Sunday at 8:00 & 11:00 a.m.
At St. Rocco Church, on Satur-
day at 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday
at 9:30 a.m.
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Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30
a.m.
Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Confessions): Saturday from
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. and by ap-
pointment
All Religious Education class-
es are held for grades 1 thru 7
from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in
the Religious Education Center.
Scripture Study continues this
week. There are two programs,
one on Tuesday mornings from
8:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and
one on Tuesday evenings from
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The parish is pleased to an-
nounce the appointment of Mi-
chael Sowa as the Director of
Music Ministry for our parish.
Michael has served for many
years as an organist for the par-
ish. A 2011 graduate of Mary-
wood University with a degree in
Music Education, Michael will
assume the role of choir director
for both the Adult Choir and our
newly formed Childrens Choir.
He will also serve as the coordi-
nator for cantors and leaders of
song. The adult choir will have
its first meeting with Michael on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 8, at
7:00 p.m. in the Church. All
adults of the parish are welcome
to join. The childrens choir will
resume rehearsals on Thursday,
Feb. 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. in the church. All the young
people of the parish are welcome
to become part of this ministry.
Any questions, see Michael after
any weekend Masses.
The address for the parish
webpage is: www.eucharist-pitt-
ston.org. Our Parish is now on
Facebook.
On the first Friday of each
month Communion is brought to
those who are unable to partici-
pate in Sunday Mass because of
age or health. The Sacrament of
the Anointing of the Sick is cele-
brated with anyone seriously ill,
anticipating a serious operation,
or quite elderly. Notify the parish
office of anyone desiring these
Sacraments, as well as anyone in
the hospital or a nursing home.
PRINCE OF PEACE PARISH
Old Forge
St. Marys Church, Lawrence
Street, Saturday Vigil 4 p.m.
Sunday, Mass 8 and 10 a.m.
St. Lawrences Church, Main
Street, Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass 11:15 a.m.
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The mass schedule for the
week is: Monday through Friday
at 7:00 a.m., Saturday at 7:30
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at
8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
The Girl Scouts will meet on
Jan. 30 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
in the lower level of the rectory.
The Holy Name Society will
meet on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7
p.m. in the church hall. New
members are welcome.
The Choir will meet on Thurs-
day, Feb. 2, from 6:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. in the choir loft. To
join the choir, come to the prac-
tice and sign up.
The Womens Society will
meet on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 6:30
p.m. in the church hall. Bible
study will resume on Feb. 15 in
the lower level of the rectory. All
are invited to join the group.
Thursday, Feb. 2, is the Feast
of the Presentation of the Lord,
also called Candlemas Day. Can-
dles for use at home will be
blessed during the 7 a.m. Mass
on Feb. 2. The candles will be
available after all masses
through next weekend. An offer-
ing of $2.00 per box is suggest-
ed.
Friday, Feb. 3, is the Feast of
St. Blase. The blessing of throats
will be offered after Mass on
Thursday and after all masses
next weekend.
CCDclass will be held on Jan.
30. Students are to return their
report cards, signed by a parent
to class. On Feb. 5, the CCD
mass will take place at the 8:30
a.m. Mass. Students are to meet
in the church hall at 8:10 a.m. All
students are to attend. Sixth
grade will assist Father Verespy
during the mass.
Parents whohave students pre-
paring for their First Reconcilia-
tion and First Holy communion
in grade 2 (private and public
Faith
Continued from Page 13
See FAITH, Page 21
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Monday night, Jan. 30, from 6
p.m. to 7 p.m. in the church hall.
The Holy Name Society
Spring 2012 - 300 Club Drawing
will be held starting March 4.
Five weekly cash prizes will be
awarded. Tickets ($10 each) are
available from any Holy Name
member.
ST. BARBARA PARISH
28 Memorial Avenue, Exeter
Office Hours: Monday Fri-
day 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Evenings, by appointment.
Phone: 654-2103
The Christian Womens Orga-
nization will be conducting a
bake sale the weekend of Febru-
ary 11 and 12 before and after all
Masses at both churches. The or-
ganization asks all the women of
the parish to kindly bake for this
sale. Baked goods can be
brought to the churches starting
at 2 p.m. on Saturday. If you can-
not bake, monetary donations
are greatly appreciated. Monies
raised fromthis bake sale pay for
programs sponsored by the
Womens Organization.
Choir Rehearsal will be held
on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7:00 p.m.
at St. Cecilias Church. New
members are always welcome.
During the month of February,
the Scranton Diocesan Council
of Catholic Women would like
the faithful of the Diocese to
pray for the sick and suffering.
The late John Paul II declared
Feb. 11the Feast day of Our Lady
of Lourdes as the World Day of
the Sick.
ST. JOHN THE
EVANGELIST PARISH
COMMUNITY
35 William Street
Phone: 654-0053
Pittston
The Feast of St. Blase will be
on Friday, Feb. 3. Blessing of
throats will be at weekend mass-
es Feb. 4 and 5.
Applications for Holy Name
Scholarships are available at the
parish center. All applications
must be received by April 5.
Instruction for all parents an-
ticipating the Baptism of their
first child will be held Tuesday,
Feb. 7, in the parish center from
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Greater Pittston Food
Pantry is accepting donations of
gently used adult winter coats,
hats, scarves and gloves for the
annual winter coat giveaway.
Holy Name and Altar and
Rosary Night at the Races will
be held Feb. 18 at Seton auditori-
um. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Bereavement Support Group
will meet every Tuesday evening
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the parish
center dining room.
Altar and Rosary Society will
meet Monday, Feb. 6, at 1:30
p.m. in the church hall.
Refreshments will be served.
The HNS is holding its annual
February 2012 lottery.
Tickets are $10 each and avail-
able in the parish office Monday
to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. also at
the front entrance of the church.
Returns must be in before Jan. 31
in order to register all tickets
Night at the Races will be held
Saturday, February 18. Doors
open at 6 p.m. at Seton Catholic
auditorium. Admission is $5, or
free with purchase of horse for
$10. Refreshments included.
Sponsor a race for $50 and pur-
chase horses for $10 before Feb-
ruary 4, from society members
and at the parish office Monday
throughFriday9a.m. to4p.m. or
call 654-0053. Bring a canned
good for the Food Pantry.
Ticket returns must by in by
Jan. 31. Proceeds benefit Holy
Name and parish community
projects.
The Greater Pittston Food
Pantry is sponsored by the Care
and Concern Committee of St.
John the Evangelist Parish. If
you are in need of food call 654-
9923. Distribution of food is by
appointment only.
The Free Health Clinic is open
every Wednesday from 5:30 in
the former Seton Catholic High
School, and on first come first
serve basis.
Pediatric Health Clinic is open
Faith
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Open Space Workshops will be held
duringthe monthof Februaryat Arts Seen
Gallery, 71 Main Street, Pittston.
Workshops available are Feb. 1, A
Course in Miracles; Feb. 8, Valentines
Poetry and Rhyme; Feb. 15, Knitting; and
Feb. 22, Hoop it Up. Each workshop runs
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., admission is $10.
To register and for more information
call 970-2787. All ages are welcome.
Polish Women
The Polish Womens Alliance of Amer-
ica, Council 40 and 44 has scheduled a
meeting for Sunday, February 5 at 2 p.m.
at Eddies Diner, Fox Hill Road, Plains
Township to discuss plans for the upcom-
ing Bal Polonaise. All PWAA members
are asked to attend to help promote the
ball which is scheduled for Saturday,
April 14.
WA Driver Ed
Wyoming Area School District is offer-
ing two Drivers Ed. Theory classes for
sophomores. Session one will consist of
20 - 1 1/2-hour classes meeting two or
three times per week. Session two will
consist of 10 - 3-hour classes meeting
once per week on Saturdays.
Each student will pay $90 for the class.
Checks may be payable to the Wyoming
Area School District.
Seats are limited to first come, first
serve basis with 15 students per class.
Classes will be held at the Secondary
Center with Session one in room164 from
2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Session two will also
meet in room164 from9:00 a.m. to noon.
Session one will be held on: Jan. 30,
Feb. 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 21, 23, 27, 29;
Mar. 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20. Session two
will be held on: Feb. 11, 25; Mar. 3, 10,17,
24, 31; Apr. 14, 21, 28.
These classes will meet the 30-hour
theory aspect of Drivers Education.
PA Cheer Night
Those who wish can support the PA
VarsityCheerleaders intheir quest toraise
money for their trip to Nationals by stop-
ping by Karinas Retreat Bar & Restau-
rant, 295 Parsonage St, Hughestown,
from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3. There
will be fun, food, drinks, entertainment
andthe cheerleaders will receive a portion
of the proceeds (50 cents for every drink
or food item ordered.)
Pittston Library
Friends book sale
The famous Friends of the Library
book sale is on Feb. 9 from2-6 p.m. in the
basement of the library.
Hands on science
Kids of all ages are invited to visit the
Library for the Hands on Science event
from February 6-11
No registration is necessary, this is an
anytime interactive display featuring the
environment, magnets, life cycles, human
body and more!
Hearts for sale
February is Library Lovers month. Tell
everyone why you LOVEthe Pittston Me-
morial Library with a heart.
Crochet club
Crochet club will meet on Tuesdays at
10 a.m. and on Thursdays at 6 p.m. New
members always welcome
Lego club
The library is forming a LEGO club
and seeking donations of LEGOS and
LEGOaccessories to build a supply. Look
for future announcements about the club,
open to children age 6-12.
Story time
Toddler and preschool story time will
run for 6 weeks. Each week there will be a
theme with stories & activities. There are
3 sessions. Call the library to register your
child.
Books & Bagels
The adult book club will meet on Sat-
urday, Feb. 18, at 10a.m. ReadingLolita In
Tehran by Azar Nafisi is the February se-
lection. Stop by the circulation desk for a
readers guide and a copy of the book.
Coffee and bagels will be served and new
members are always welcome.
Teen events
Hangout Club, the teen book club, will
meet on Monday, Jan. 31, at 6:00 p.m.
TAG will meet on Feb. 9 at 6:00 p.m.
The Library is open Monday and
Thursday 12-8; Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday 9-5; Saturday 9-4.
Photoshop course
Luzerne County Community College
will offer a new non-credit online course
on Photoshop. Photoshop Elements 9 for
the Digital Photographer II is a six-week
course that will teach students with a ba-
sic working knowledge of Photoshop 9
howto take their skills to an advanced lev-
el. For more information, or to register,
E V E N T S , M E E T I N G S , B R I E F S
Feb. workshops are listed at Main Street art gallery
See EVENTS, Page 24
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February 3, 4: 7pm
and
February 5: 2pm
call the LCCC Continuing Edu-
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(800) 377-LCCC, extension
7495 or go to www.luzerne.edu/
coned.
Applause seeking dancers
Applause Theatre is calling all
dancers, 18+ female & male, for
a signature fundraiser event. Au-
ditions held Feb. 11 & 12 from
2-4 p.m. at Arts YOUniverse in
Wilkes-Barre. A music cd +2
minute(max) routine is a plus but
not mandatory. Event date is ten-
tatively May 4 & 5 and will be
held in Scranton. Call choreog-
rapher LuAnn 592-5996 for
more information.
Singing Valentines
Singing Valentines will be
available toWyomingValleyres-
idents courtesy of Chordial Con-
nection Barbershop Quartet
from the Tunkhannock Chapter
of Barbershop Harmony Society
on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Singing Val-
entines are delivered to work,
home, restaurants or any other
place all in a surprise presenta-
tion. Cost is $40. All proceeds
donated to local charities. Call
655-2180 for more information.
PTLL Meeting
The Pittston Township Little
League Board of Directors will
meet today, Sunday, Jan. 29 at 5
p.m. at Savos Pizza and Family
Restaurant at Pittston Com-
mons. Nominations and election
of officers for the 2012 season
will take place at this meeting.
The Pittston Township Little
League will hold registrations
for 2012 season on the following
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 31
and Feb. 2, 7, and 9, from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Pittston Township
Municipal Building. This in-
cludes Little League, softball
and teeners (junior and senior lit-
tle league). Registration fee is
$50 per player and $75 per fam-
ily. Potential t-ball players must
be five years of age by May 1 to
be eligible for the 2012 season.
Newplayers must have birth cer-
tificate and utility bill as proof of
residence. Coaches please bring
your drivers license so we can
process a background check (no
fee required). Questions can be
directed to Art at 655-6996.
Slovak League
The officers of the Luzerne
County Slovak League of Amer-
ica Branch 474 recently met in
executive session to discuss the
nomination and selection of the
Man of the Year. This annual,
prestigious award is given to a
member for his dedication to his
community, his church and the
league.
Also on the agenda was the se-
lection of the ticket chairman.
George Nisky was named to this
post. He will be in charge of dis-
tribution of tickets along with
collections and all mailings.
President Robert M. Chmar-
ney proposed a donation to
members of the league who were
recent flood victims. This was
approved and mailings were
sent. The election of officers and
installation dinner will be held
Feb. 19at the WyomingHose Co.
#2, Third St., Wyoming.
Dog Licenses
The Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture announced that
application for 2012 dog licenses
are available by contacting the
County Treasurers office, 200,
North River Street, Wilkes-
Barre, or by calling 825-1780.
Applications only are also avail-
able at the local S.P.C.A. and at
the Sunday Dispatch office.
Annual license fees for dogs
spayed or neutered is $6.45, not
spayed or neutered $8.45. Senior
citizens 65 years of age and older
or persons with a disability
spayed or neutered $4.45 not
spayed or neutered $6.45.
All dogs 3 months of age or ol-
der, are required by Pennsylva-
nia law to have current licenses.
Failure todosomayresult infine
up to $300.
Lithuanian Women
The LithuanianWomens Club
of Wyoming Valley will hold its
first meeting of the New Year
(weather permitting) onTuesday,
Jan. 31, at Boscovs at noon for
lunch followed by business
meeting at 1:00.
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Following a tradition of the
parish, George Cosgrove in-
scribed his fathers name in a
memory book.
In delivering the eulogy, Jo-
seph Cosgrove pointed out that
Rev. McGroarty, whoat 92is still
practicing his vocation, consid-
ered his father his best friend.
The two, along with family
members, dined together almost
every Sunday evening following
5 oclock Mass.
Dick Cosgrove, a member of
the Sunday Dispatch staff for 53
years, continued to function as a
journalist until his death, author-
ing a weekly column for The Ci-
tizens Voice for the last 11 years.
His son quoted those columns in
the eulogy, pointing out a partic-
ular piece in which his dad de-
fended three college football
coaches: Joe Paterno and former
Notre Dame coaches Dan De-
vine and Gerry Faust, both of
whom were friends of the Cos-
groves. This was long before the
recent Penn State scandal, Joe
Cosgrove was quick to point out.
In the column Cosgrove wrote
that the three coaches gave their
all and if at times we fans
thought they made a mistake or
two maybe we should give them
a break.
My Dad believed everyone
deserved a break, Cosgrove
said.
In his only reference to Sheen,
when he thanked him for his
presence at the service, Joe Cos-
grove said, Charlie, you, too,
were the subject of one of Dads
give him a break columns
when the press was being hard
on you.
Cosgrove pointed out that in
the audience were his fathers
journalism protegs Ed Acker-
man, current Sunday Dispatch
editor; Lori Nocito, current ex-
ecutive director of Leadership
Wilkes-Barre; and Bill Watson,
whose grandfather founded the
Sunday Dispatch. He thanked
Watson, in particular, for driving
from his current home in Boul-
der, Colorado, to attend the fu-
neral.
A bow tie was Dick Cos-
groves trademark and Acker-
man sported one at the funeral as
a tribute. So did Joe Cosgrove,
adding that he wished he had
paid closer attention to his fa-
thers instructions on how to tie
one. Ackerman had once written
a column in the Dispatch about
the day Dick Cosgrove, at Ack-
ermans request, taught himtotie
a bow tie.
Cosgrove was laid to rest in St.
John the Evangelist Cemetery.
The interment was private.
Cosgrove
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOSEPH COSGROVE
Dick Cosgrove, left, with then-King's College President Father
Thomas O'Hora, on the night he was awarded an Honorary Docto-
rate.
A young Dick Cosgrove stands outside of the original Sunday
Dispatch office on Dock Street, Pittston, in the Dime Bank, then
Kehoe, Building. The Dispatch started there in 1947 moving to its
current location on New Street in 1968.
A young Dick Cosgrove with his dog.
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on the first and third Thursday of
the month. Registrationis heldin
the Seton building from 4:30 to
5:30 p.m. Bring your childs im-
munizations records.
Greater Pittston Kids Closet is
open Wednesday from9 to11:30
a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
The Closet accepts donations
new and gently used. For infor-
mation call the parish office.
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN
9 Wood St., Pittston
Pastor John Castellani
Organist Marcia Colleran
Service begins at 9:30 a.m.
Fourth Sunday in Epiphany
Lay Reader - Nancy Castellani
Acolyte - Shelby Rinaldi
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. Small
Group Bible Study
Thursday, Feb. 1, 5:30 p.m.
Week Day School
Sunday, Feb. 19, there will be a
soup sale from 10 a.m. to noon.
Homemade soups will be sold
for pick ups only at $7 per quart.
Choices will be chicken noodle,
chili or clam chowder. Reserve
yours by Feb. 12.
If you would like to join this
Church Family, have any ques-
tions or comments call 655-2505
or e-mail stjohnspittston@veri-
zon.com
ST. JOHNS P.M. CHURCH
316 Main St., Avoca
Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday Bible Study 6:00-
7:30 p.m.
ST. MARIA GORETTI
Laflin Road, Laflin, PA. 18702
42redwood@comcast.net
www.stmariagoretti-laflin.org
The Boy Scout troop is plan-
ning its 2012 Hoagie Sale for Su-
per Bowl Sunday. Order forms
will be collected after all masses
on Jan. 29. Hoagies will be avail-
able for pick up on Sunday, Feb.
5.
January 29 at the 11:00 a.m.
Mass will be Childrens Liturgy.
Catholic School Children in
second grade should start attend-
ing CCD classes the end of Feb-
ruary in preparation for First
Penance. March 6 and 8 there
will be practice for First Penance
which will be on March 10
(times will be announced).
First Holy Communion will be
on May 6 at the 11:00 a.m. Mass.
Again this year we will parade
our St Maria Goretti Laflin Has
Talent showon April 22, at 7:00
p.m. in the church hall. This is a
popular parish event which will
be directed by Peggy Sosnak as-
sisted by Frank Magdalinski and
Jennifer Johnson. Contact the
rectory if you would like to be in
the show which will feature live
and lip sync performances by
talented individuals of all ages.
The performance is free and re-
freshments will be served by the
Social Committee.
Dates to remember:
Feb. 5 - Boy Scout Sunday
Feb. 20 - Presidents Day (Of-
fice Closed)
Feb. 22 - Ash Wednesday
Feb. 26 - 1st Sunday of Lent
Feb. 29 - Road to Resurrec-
tion, St. Maria Goretti, Mass at
7:00 p.m.
March 4 - Pasta Supper
Mass schedule:
Saturday 4:30 p.m.; Sunday
8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; Week-
days 8:00a.m.
The Banquet Hall at St. Maria
Goretti Parish, is available for all
your special events. Event Coor-
dinator Patrick will be pleased to
assist in the planning of your
event, including weddings,
showers, parties, fundraising
projects or business events. Call
the Parish Office at 655-8956.
ST. MARYS POLISH
NATIONAL CATHOLIC
CHURCH
200 Stephenson St.
Duryea
Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock,
Pastor
SAINT MONICAS CHURCH
363 West 8th Street, West
Wyoming, PA 18644
Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Mon. Fri.
Phone: 570-693-1991
Email: olos363@verizon.net
website: www.stmonicanepa-
.com.
Father Leo J. McKernan, Pas-
tor
Mr. William Jenkins, Deacon
Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
OLOS. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. STJ;
11:00 a.m. OLOS
Daily Mass at OLOS
Mon-Tues-Fri: 7:00 a.m.
(Please note: no Wed. a.m.
Mass); Thurs: 7:00 p.m. fol-
lowed with Bible Study & Night
Prayer. Bible Study has resumed
and all are welcome.
Adoration of the Most Blessed
Sacrament on First Friday, Feb-
ruary 3, will followthe 7:00 a.m.
Mass until Midnight. Benedic-
tion and Dismissal will follow.
Meetings:
January 30 Fundraising
Committee will meet at 7:00
p.m. in the Church Hall
H.S. Theology Group will
meet in the Rectory with Father
McKernan at 9:45 a.m. every
Sunday. This newprogramoffers
Teens the opportunity to learn
more about the Catholic Faith as
it relates to important issues of
today. The focus is on Jesus and
the Scriptures. Registration is on
going so if you want to attend,
please call Father McKernan at
693-1991.
R.C.I.A. The Rite of Chris-
tian Initiation (Education) for
Adults: This program is for any-
one interested in learning more
about their Catholic Faith as well
as anyone interested in preparing
to become a Catholic and receive
the Sacraments. Call the Rectory
(693-1991) and speak to Father
McKernan. These classes are
held on Wednesday evenings at
7:00 p.m. on the back porch of
the Rectory.
CCD classes will be held on
Sunday mornings at 9:45 a.m.
Pre-K & Kindergarten CCD
Class being formed: Children 5
years and over will be accepted
for the class. Registration forms
may be obtained from the CCD
Office, Parish Office or on the
table in the Hall or at the back of
the Church at St. Josephs site.
For more information, please
call Elaine Kelley at 693-1521.
Adult CCDClass: This beauti-
ful class is for an Adult that may
be mentally challenged but so
capable of loving the Lord. Dur-
ing the Lenten Season classes
will be held under the direction
of Debbie Koss. If you wish to
register a family member, please
call Debbie at 693-2958 or Mrs.
Faith
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PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS
Legendary Pittston Area Coach Bob Barbieri gives the keynote address at the Pittston Area Patriot
Football Booster Club banquet.
Pittston Area head coach Mike Barrett introduces the senior football teammembers.
Tyler Roman, center, receives the Pittston Area Football Letterman's Club
football coach Bob Barberi, left, and head coach Mike Barrett.
Pittston Area Football Booster Club Secretary Tricia Curtis wel-
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Chris Musto, right, Mike Stankoski, and Cody Stoss look over picture posters of Pittston Area football players through the years.
Unsung Hero Award fromformer
Master of Ceremonies JimBlaskiewicz
alks to the crowd at the Patriot football
banquet.
ve player of the year scout teamaward
Jordan Houseman, center, receives the Gerard Musto Sr. Most
Valuable Player Award fromhead coach Mike Barrett, left, and
former Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll.
Marianne O'Reilly, left, Avalon Starrie, and Danielle O'Reilly look
over the raffle baskets at the Pittston Area football banquet at the
Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains Township.
Seniors Cody Stoss, center, Josh Blaker, left, and Anthony
Schwab watch DVD highlights of their football season.
Juniors Joe Giambra, left, and Justin Wilk watch DVD highlights
of the Pittston Area football season.
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Kelly, CCD Coordinator at 693-
1521. Anyone wishing to volun-
teer with these classes is encour-
aged to do so.
SAINT PETERS
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CHURCH
100 Rock Street, Hughestown
Stpeters_elc@yahoo.com
654-1009
Confirmation Class - 9:00
a.m.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Worship Service 10:00 a.m.
QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES
PARISH
715 Hawthorne St.
(570) 457-3412
stmarysavoca@verizon.net
www.stmaryavoca.4lpi.com
As a way to earn money for
their trip to Sea Base Camp, the
members of the VenturingCrews
are sponsoring a Rent-A-Scout
fundraiser. Sea Base Camp,
which is located in Key West-
,Fla., is a weeklong camping ex-
perience where the youth will
learn many new and valuable
skills. For more information,
please call the parish office at
457-3412.
The parish will celebrate Can-
dlemas, the feast of the presenta-
tion of the Lord in the temple,
Thursday, Feb. 2 at the 8 a.m.
Mass at the church, 715 Haw-
thorne St. Candles will be
blessed during this celebration.
The community is invited to
bring their own candles to the
Mass to be blessed and included
in a special procession.
Parents of children in the par-
ishs First Communion Class
will meet Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7
p.m. in St. Marys Church to dis-
cuss the upcoming Sacrament of
Reconciliation service.
Boy Scout Troop 316 and the
Venturing Crews will celebrate
Scout Sunday on Sunday, Feb. 5
during the 9:30 a.m. Mass at the
church.
The Cursillo Movement of the
Diocese of Scranton will have a
Mardi Gras Party Saturday, Feb.
18 at 7 p.m. in St. Marys School
Auditorium, 742 Spring St. The
snow date for the event is Febru-
ary 19. This is a B.Y.O.B. event.
You must be 21or older to attend.
Tickets are $35 per person and
includes dinner and dancing
with live music by Waterstreet.
To make a reservation, please
send a check by February 10
made payable to Scranton Cur-
sillo, c/o Queen of the Apostles
Parish, 715 Hawthorne St., Avo-
ca, PA18641. For more informa-
tion, please contact Marjorie
Melvin-Adcroft by e-mail at
madcroft526@msn.com or by
texting or calling (570) 357-
6822.
The parish will have a Night
at the Races Saturday, Feb. 25in
St. Marys School auditorium,
742 Spring St. The doors will
open at 6 p.m., and the races will
begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $5
which includes dinner, soda, and
coffee. This is also a B.Y.O.B.
event. Horses are $10 each. Rac-
ing forms can be obtained at the
church following the weekend
Masses (Saturdays at 4 p.m. and
Sundays at 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m.),
by calling the rectory at 457-
3412, or at the event. The spon-
sor of the winning horse will win
$50 and does not need to be pre-
sent to win.
The finance council will meet
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in
St.Marys Rectory, 715 Haw-
thorne St.
The parish has gone green!
Any person who would like to
drop off aluminum cans may
place them in a container in the
empty bay of St. Marys Rectory
garage which will be open on the
weekend during Mass times:
Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at
8, 10, and 11 a.m. To have your
cans picked up, please call Jason
at 351-5062.
Become a fan of our parish
Facebook page.
Anyone who is interested in
renting St. Marys School for
child care, parties, or other use-
ful activities is invited to call the
rectory at 457-3412 to learn
more about this opportunity.
Daily Masses:8 a.m. (Wednes-
day at 7 p.m.)
Eucharistic Adoration: Tues-
days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena:
Wednesday following the 7 p.m.
Mass
Weekends Masses: Saturday
at 4 p.m.; Sunday at 8, 9:30, 11
a.m.
Confession: Saturdays 3-3:45
p.m.; anytime upon request by
calling 457-3412.
Prayer Chain: 457-5867
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN
143 Parsonage St., Pittston
Jan. 29 - 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 11:00 a.m. Worship
Jan. 30 6 p.m. Fellowship
committee
Jan. 31- 7:00 p.m. - AAMeet-
ing
Feb 1- 6:30 p.m. Choir Re-
hearsal
TRINITY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Spring Street and Montgom-
ery Avenue, West Pittston
Parish Mission: To live and
build holy community.
All welcome: Worldwide An-
glican Communion: We believe
in one holy, Catholic apostolic
church.
Web of information and links
atwww.trinityepiscopalchurch-
westpittston.organdwww.dio-
beth.org.
Sunday Holy Eucharist: 11
a.m. every Sunday. Holy Days as
announced.
Food Pantry:
January items needed are Ger-
ritys gift cards, cash donations
and any non-perishable food
items
Prayer network. Open To Pub-
lic.
Daily prayer for those with
Faith
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port. Start Prayer network at par-
ish office 654-3261.
Youth Program:10:45 a.m. ev-
ery Sunday. Weekday special
events andservice projects as an-
nounced.
Faith Forum for Adults: En-
richment for adults seeking spir-
itual renewal and opportunities
for ministry and volunteerism.
Parish Life Events Team: Bi-
monthly first Sundays.
Parish Council: Every second
Sunday.
Women of Trinity: Every third
Sunday.
WOT Ministry Invitation. The
Women of Trinity have under-
taken a ministry to help support
Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church of Scranton in their ou-
treach to the homeless of the re-
gion.
Each month after enjoying a
home cooked meal at Good
Shepherd all who have needs
may shop for necessities like
clothing, shoes, toiletries in a
store-like setting in the churchs
refurbished basement of donated
items.
The Woman of Trinity has
supported this ministry by deliv-
ering donations of clothing, new
undergarments and socks and
toiletries to the Scranton church.
WOT will continue to collect
trial size and hotel toiletries and
invites the parish community to
join with themin helping the less
fortunate. Donations of trial size
and sample size toiletries are
welcome.
Party and Banquet Space.
Newly renovated banquet room
and kitchen.
All Day Rental $100. Reserva-
tions at 654-3261.
Music Together Classes: Fun
and music for infants and chil-
dren through age five accompa-
nied by a parent or caregiver.
Visitwww.musictogether-
.comfor details or call 654-3261.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Corner of Broad & Church
Sts.
Rev. Dr. Michael Turner
Sunday Worship Service: 9:30
a.m. Childrens Sunday School:
9:30 a.m.
Holy Communion: 1st Sunday
each month
Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays at
7 p.m. unless told otherwise
United Methodist Women:
2nd Monday unless told other-
wise
Websitewww.umcpittston.org
Phone 655-4340
Wednesday, Feb. 22 - Ash
Wednesday service at 7 p.m.
Faith
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Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston, recently celebrated the Rite of Enrollment for those chil-
dren completing a two-year preparation programfor the celebration of the Sacraments of Reconcil-
iation and First Communion. The children will celebrate their First Penance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.
5. Their First Communion will be celebrated at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 6.
The Coordinator of Religious Education is Maurita Bartnikowski. Katryna Reilly serves as catechist
for the second grade. Rev. Thomas J. Maloney is pastor of Our Lady of the Eucharist.
Celebrating the Rite of Enrollment at Our Lady of the Eucharish Parish in Pittston are, fromleft, first
row, Abby Lazecki, Paige Washko, Matthew Mayers, Richard Bowen, Samantha Quinn and Avalon
Starrie. Second row, Isabella Latona, Kalyssa Reilly, Avery McNulty, Ben Frederick, Shelby Klush,
Madison Hector and Ethan Ghannam. Third row, Maurita Bartnikowski, Father Maloney and Katryna
Reilly. Absent at the time of the photo were Madison Decker and Stephen Schott.
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The rebate period for sanita-
tion stickers will expire on Janu-
ary 31. Stickers are on sale from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and all
residences must purchase one.
The cost remains the same as
last year, $200. If stickers are
purchased prior to January 31,
senior citizens (65 and older)
will receive a $25 rebate ($175);
all others receive a $15 rebate
($185). If stickers are purchased
from February 1-28, the full
price will be charged, $200. Af-
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$300 for the year and citations
will be filed with the district ma-
gistrate for noncompliance with
the ordinance.
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18644. Visa, MasterCard and
MAC cards are accepted.
Pizza sale
West Wyoming Hose Compa-
ny #1 will hold a pizza sale from
1 to 6 p.m. on Super Bowl Sun-
day, Feb. 5. Pizza will be avail-
able with or without onions and
pepperoni. Pre-orders should be
called into 693-1811. Walk-in or-
ders are welcome and delivery is
also available.
Valentines dance
West Wyoming Hose Compa-
ny #1, Shoemaker Avenue, will
hold a Valentines Dinner Dance
on February 11. Doors open at 6
p.m. Cost is $40 per couple and
includes dinner, refreshments
and entertainment. Tickets must
be purchased by calling 954-
4531.
Sewer system
Borough Council asks resi-
dents to refrain from disposing
paper towels, hand wipes and
other disposable cloths into toi-
lets. These items have caused
blockages in the sewer system.
Website
Visit the borough website
atwww.westwyoming.org. Resi-
dents interested in receiving a
monthly e- may visit the website
for more details.
Garbage stickers rebate
period expires Tuesday
WESTWYOMING
Residents may drop extra
phone books in a container in the
back of the Pittston Tomato Fes-
tival lot.
It is reportedthat all Christmas
trees have been picked up.
The next session of the Hugh-
estown Borough Council will be
held February 9 at 7 p.m. in the
borough building. Wayne Quick
will preside.
Borough
news notes
HUGHESTOWN
William Davis, interim dean
of Wyoming Seminary Middle
School has announced the grea-
ter Pittston area students named
to the Academic High Honor
Roll and Academic Honor Roll
for the first trimester of the 2011-
2012 academic year.
High Honor Roll
Grade 7 Dominick DAles-
sandro, West Pittston; Reeya
Lele, Pittston; Nicole Lukesh,
Wyoming; Connor McGowan,
Pittston; Katherine Romanow-
ski, West Pittston; Alexis So-
kach, West Pittston.
Grade 8 Jody Karg, Pittston;
Stefan Olsen, Pittston; Kira
Zack, Dupont
Honor Roll
Grade 7 Connor Switzer,
Harding
Grade 8 Megan Obeid, Pitt-
ston.
Locals on honor roll at Wyoming Sem
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In the towns
Do you have some work that
needs to be done around the
house?
Need a Scout to babysit for
you while youre out and about?
Need some outside chores com-
pleted?
Whatever your need, the
Scouts from the Venturing
Crews of Queen of the Apostles
Parish are able to help you.
As a way to earn money for
their trip to Sea Base Camp,
members of the Venturing
Crews are sponsoring a Rent-A-
Scout fundraiser.
Sea Base Camp, located in
Key West,Fla., is a weeklong
camping experience where
youth learn valuable skills. For
more information, please call
the parish office at 457-3412.
Happy birthday
Happy 90th birthday to Ceil
Scatena who celebrated her spe-
cial day on January 4. An active
member of the Moosic Seniors
and the Ladies Auxiliary to
Avoca V.F.W. Post 8335, Ceil
marked the occasion yesterday
with her family at a surprise
dinner at Nanas Pasta House.
She is the proud mother of
four children, four grandchil-
dren,and four great-grandchil-
dren.
Happy birthday to Kathy Ha-
duck who celebrated her special
day January 27.
Happy birthday to Gene Mus-
tage who celebrated his special
day January 28.
Pot of Gold raffle
Congratulations to the most
recent winners of Queen of the
Apostles Parish Pot of Gold raf-
fle: James Lavelle, Mary Ruz-
barsky, Rita Morris, Randy
Dunbar, A. Satkowski and Geri
and Sam Piemontese.
Sewer bills
Berkheimer Associates re-
cently sent notices to all bor-
ough residents who did not pay
their 2011 sewer bills.
All property owners are re-
sponsible for paying the bills. If
bills were not paid in full by De-
cember 31, 2011, they were turn-
ed over to Creditech.
All accounts that are delin-
quent $70 or more for more
than one year will be placed on
a water shutoff list.
Property owners are also re-
sponsible for water shutoff and
restoration fees which total
$84.99.
For more information, call
Creditech at 1-800-555-5695.
Recycling
Borough residents are invited
to recycle newspaper and com-
mingled glass, plastic and metal
bottles, cans and jars from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. every Wednesday
in the Moosic Recycling Truck
at the municipal garage, 1106
Plane St.
All lids should be removed
and disposed in home trash.
Containers should be rinsed,
plastics and metals should be
flattened and glass should not
be broken.
Newspapers should not be
placed in bags.
All recyclables should be
placed in the appropriate com-
partment of the truck.
Residents can also recycle
corrugated cardboard from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Thurs-
day of each month in the Moos-
ic Recycling Truck at the mu-
nicipal garage.
Corrugated cardboard is card-
board with a ribbed section be-
tween two heavy layers of card-
board.
All pieces should be col-
lapsed and flattened. This col-
lection does not include food
contaminated non-corrugated or
coated cardboard such as pizza,
cereal or soda boxes.
The recycling area will be
monitored and violators can be
fined or banned from future re-
cycling privileges.
Recycling calendars are avail-
able in the lobby of the munici-
pal building or at the recycling
truck.
Borough officials have re-
cently been advised by Moosic
Borough that some Avoca resi-
dents are not abiding by the
rules. Avoca Borough will be
billed for dumping fees for all
non-recyclable materials.
Candlemas
Queen of the Apostles Parish
will celebrate Candlemas, the
feast of the presentation of the
Lord in the temple, at the 8 a.m.
Mass on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the
church, 715 Hawthorne S.
The community is invited to
bring their own candles to the
Mass to be blessed and included
in a special procession.
Lions Club giveway
The Avoca Lions Club will
have its monthly food giveaway
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on
Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Bethel
United Methodist Church, 532
Main St. Volunteers are needed
to unload the truck at 1:30 p.m.
Individuals who use this ser-
vice are encouraged to bring
boxes and bags with them for
their goods.
For more information, call
Mary Ann at 457-7619.
First Communion
Parents of children in Queen
of the Apostles Parishs First
Communion Class will meet at
7 0p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 in
St. Marys Church, 715 Haw-
thorne St., to discuss the up-
coming Sacrament of Reconcil-
iation service.
Scout Sunday
Boy Scout Troop 316 and the
Venturing Crews of Queen of
the Apostles Parish will cele-
brate Scout Sunday during the
9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Feb.
5 at St. Marys Church, 715
Hawthorne St.
VFW Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary to
V.F.W. Post 8335 will meet at 7
p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 in the
post home, 915 Main St.
President June Fitzgerald will
preside over the meeting, and
Patricia Rinkus and Gloria Kos-
tiak will host it.
Mardi Gras party
The Cursillo Movement of the
Diocese of Scranton will have a
Mardi Gras party at 7 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 18 in St. Marys
School Auditorium, 742 Spring
St.
The snow date for the event is
February 19. This is a B.Y.O.B.
event and participants must be
21 or older to attend.
Tickets are $35 per person
and includes dinner and dancing
with live music by Waterstreet.
To make a reservation, send a
check by February 10 made
payable to Scranton Cursillo,
c/o Queen of the Apostles Par-
ish, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca,
PA 18641.
For more information, call
Marjorie Melvin-Adcroft at
357-6822 or e-mail mad-
croft526@msn.com.
Garbage stickers
2012 garbage stickers can be
purchased from Therese Wrubel
at theAvoca Municipal Build-
ing, 752 Main St.
The office will be open from
9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and
from 6 to 7 p.m. on Fridays.
The fee schedule for purchas-
ing the window sticker in order
to have three bags collected
weekly is: $155 if purchased by
February 21, $160 if purchased
between February 22 and March
21, $170 if purchased between
March 22 and April 21, $180 if
purchased between April 22 and
May 21 and $190 if purchased
between May 22 and June 21.
Delinquet accounts will be re-
ferred to district court after June
21. All Avoca homeowners and
renters are obligated to purchase
a garbage sticker.
Residents unable to stop by
the municipal building to pur-
chase a garbage sticker or to
purchase one before Wrubels
office hours begin can mail a
check made payable to Avoca
Borough and a self-addressed
stamped envelope to Avoca Bor-
ough, c/o Therese Wrubel, 129
Factory St., Avoca, PA18641.
For more information, call
Wrubel at 457-4891.
Nite at Races
Queen of the Apostles Parish
will have a Night at the Races
Saturday, Feb. 25 in St. Marys
School auditorium, 742 Spring
St.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. and
races begin at 7 p.m.
Admission is $5 which in-
cludes dinner, soda and coffee.
This is also a B.Y.O.B. event.
Horses are $10 each.
Racing forms can be obtained
at the church, 715 Hawthorne
St., following the weekend
Masses (Saturdays at 4 p.m. and
Sundays at 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m.),
by calling the rectory at 457-
3412 or at the event.
The sponsor of the winning
horse will win $50 and does not
need to be present to win.
Finance council
The Queen of the Apostles
Parish Finance Council will
meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.
28 in St. .Marys Rectory, 715
Hawthorne St.
Until Next Time
If you would like something
to appear in next Sundays edi-
tion of the Avoca News, e-mail
me at avocahappenings@veri-
zon.net or call me at 457-3351
with your information by Thurs-
day at noon.
Be sure to include your name
and phone number with any
correspondence in case I need
to reach you.
Rent-A-Scouts are ready to help with chores
AVOCA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
avocahappenings@verizon.net
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It certainly is going to be a bu-
sy week at St. Marys Polish Na-
tional Catholic Church.
The parishioners of St. Marys
Polish National Catholic Church
invite the community to Holy
Mass for the Solemnity of the
Presentation of our Lord/Can-
dlemas Day on Thursday, Feb. 2
at 7 p.m. in the church, 200 Ste-
phenson St.
The candles used for church
services will be blessed at the be-
ginning of the Mass. The com-
munity is invited to bring can-
dles from their home to be
blessed too.
And on Friday, Feb. 3, Father
Carmen G. Bolock will conduct
the blessing of throats for the
Feast of St. Blase following the 8
a.m. Mass at the church. People
can also have their throats
blessed following the 9:30 a.m.
Mass on Sunday, Feb. 5.
Happy birthday
Happy birthday to Kathy Ha-
duck who celebrated January 27.
Happy birthday to Gene Mus-
tage who celebrated January 28.
Little League signups
The Duryea Little League will
have a registrationsessionfor the
2012 season Tuesday, Jan. 31
from6-8 p.m. at the Duryea Mu-
nicipal Building, 315 Main St.
This sessionis for anychildin-
terested in playing Little League,
softball, or teeners (junior/senior
league). The registration fees to
play are as follows: individual
sign up for Little League or soft-
ball - $55; family sign up for Lit-
tle League or softball - $65; indi-
vidual sign up for teeners (ju-
nior/senior league) - $65; family
sign up for teeners (junior/senior
League) - $75.
There will be not be any sep-
arate fundraisers this season.
Coaches are reminded to bring
their drivers license to any of the
registration sessions in order to
complete the background check
for free. For more information
call Ron Ralston at 655-0203.
Class of 1962
Duryea High School Class of
1962, which was the final grad-
uating class fromthe school, will
meet Tuesday, Jan. 31at 7 p.m. at
the American Legion Brennan
Regan Post 585, 329 Main St.
All class members are invited to
attend. For more information,
call Bill Aruscavage at 457-
0526.
Excelsior meeting
The members of Excelsior
Hose Co. No. 2 will meet Thurs-
day, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the hose
company, 798 Foote Ave.
Mass schedule
The Rev. Carmen G. Bolock,
pastor of St. Marys Polish Na-
tional Catholic Church announc-
es that the time for the celebra-
tion of Holy Mass on Sundays
will change. Beginning Sunday,
Feb. 5, Holy Mass will be cele-
bratedat 9:30a.m. There will on-
ly be one Mass on Sundays, ex-
cept for Easter Sunday.
There will also be a change of
time for evening Mass on Holy
Days from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Daily Mass will remain at 8 a.m.
as well as morning Mass on Holy
Days at 8a.m. For more informa-
tion, call the rectory at 457-2291.
Pancake breakfast
Members of the Germania
Hose Company will have their
annual all you can eat pancake
breakfast buffet Sunday, Feb. 19,
from 7 a.m. to noon at the hose
company, 430 Foote Ave.
The menu includes home
fries, sausage, ham, eggs, home-
made pancakes, rolls, choice of
juice, and beverages. Tickets,
which are $8 for adults and $5
for children, can be purchased
fromany member or at the event.
All proceeds will benefit the
companys building fund. For
more information, call Roberta
Welling at 457-4160 or vis-
itwww.germaniafire.net.
Clam sale
The Sons of the American Le-
gion (S.A.L.s), Squadron 585
will have a clam sale Sunday,
Feb. 19 starting at 11 a.m. at the
American Legion Brennan Re-
gan Post 585, 329 Main St.
Night at the Races
Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2 will
have its sixth annual Night at the
Races Saturday, March 24. The
cost of a horse is $10 plus a $2
admission fee at the door. Horses
can be purchased from any
member.
Garbage stickers
The 2012 Duryea Borough
garbage stickers are on sale now.
Stickers can be purchased Mon-
day through Friday from 7 a.m.
to noon and 1-3 p.m. at the Du-
ryea Municipal Building, 315
Main St.
Stickers can also be purchased
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs-
dayevenings from5-8p.m. at the
municipal building. Prices of the
garbage stickers are one bag
$80, two bags $135, three bags
$175, and four bags $215.
Residents are asked to remove
their old garbage sticker when
they place their new one in the
window. Garbage stickers are
due by February 1.
Germania bingo
Germania Hose Company
sponsors bingo Tuesday eve-
nings at the hose company, 430
Foote Ave. There are 20 regular
games at $100, and a guaranteed
$1,000 jackpot. The doors open
at 5 p.m., and the early bird jack-
pot is at 6:30p.m. Transportation
is available by calling 451-3750
or 407-4236.
Mass Thursday, blessing of throats Friday at St. Marys
DURYEA
JACKIE BORTHWICK-GALVIN
457-3351
duryeahappenings@verizon.net
The Lower Lackawanna Val-
ley Sanitary Authoritys first
quarter 2012 bill will be mailed
during the second week of Feb-
ruary and will be due for pay-
ment by March 31. The bill
amount is $60 per unit per quar-
ter for residential homes. Any
residential homeowner paying
the LLVSA bill in full for the
year 2012 will receive a $12 dis-
count on the full bill of $240.
Businesses do not qualify for the
paid in full for the year discount.
Senior citizens are reminded
that they are required to show
proof of age with the first bill of
every year. Once proof of age is
provided you will be coded for
the remainder of the year. This
may be done either through the
mail with a copy of your photo
ID or drivers license with your
payment or at our office on Cox-
ton Road in Duryea. Anyone 62,
or older, owning, and residing in
the home and accounts current,
qualifies for a ten percent dis-
count on their sewer bill. Busi-
nesses and tenant occupied units
do not qualify for the senior citi-
zen discount.
The following is a breakdown
of payments:
$60 all residential units per
quarter;
$54 senior citizens showing
proof of age per quarter, 10%off
$60;
$228 all residential units pay-
ing before March 31, 5% off
$240;
$204 senior citizens with
proof of age paying before
March 31, 15% off $240.
Any customers bill not paid
by the due date will be subject to
a five percent late charge that
will be computed on any unpaid
charges. Any owner who is over
two quarters behind on their bill
will be placed on water shut off
program and/or a lien may be
placed on the property.
The American Water Compa-
ny has informed the LLVSAthat
they will charge a $40 fee for the
water service to be shut off and a
$30 fee for turning the water ser-
vice on. Your LLVSA sewer ac-
count will be charged the $60 fee
charged to LLVSA by American
Water Company.
The LLVSA rules and regula-
tions require bills to be mailed to
the owner of the property and not
the tenant. Any agreement be-
tween owner and tenant is in no
way a concern of the authority.
The homeowner is solely re-
sponsible for the bill at LLVSA.
The LLVSA payment can also
be made at the Medicine Shoppe
in Old Forge. Llewellyns in Avo-
ca, The Hub in Dupont. Howev-
er, senior citizen discount cannot
be applied at these locations.
The LLVSA is now accepting
over the telephone payments
with Master Card and Visa credit
and debit cards. Call the LLVSA
business office at 655-1665 to
make a payment.
Any customer using their on-
line banking system must verify
that the correct LLVSA account
number is on the check and that
one check per payment is issued
for every individual account.
Some banks onlyprovide one ac-
count number on the check and
do not provide LLVSA with the
address to match the account
number for verification. This
will prevent the wrong LLVSA
account from being incorrectly
applied.
The business office hours are
Monday through Friday from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. The business of-
fice closed on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Sanitary Authority bills to be mailed
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The deadline is fast approach-
ing: January31is the last for pay-
ing the 2012 refuse fee.
It is mandatory that all resi-
dents belong to the borough re-
fuse system for trash removal,
required recycling and yard
waste collection.
After January 31, a $5 penalty
will be added and by February
28, all unpaid accounts will be
turned over to collection at the
magistrate level.
Reminder
A No Parking ordinance is in
effect during the winter months
so street department workers can
plow the borough streets. The
snow removal ordinance is also
in effects for sidewalks through-
out the borough, including va-
cant properties.
The police department has or-
dered door hangers for code en-
forcement, ranging from snow
removal, sidewalk ordinance,
yard maintenance, vehicle viola-
tions and will patrol door to door
to enforce the borough ordinanc-
es.
Fines range up to $300 per day,
depending on the violation.
Refuse weight limits
Residents are reminded that
the weight limit for ashes and
garbage pickup is 30 pounds.
Anything over 30 pounds will be
left curbside.
Ashes will be picked up on
Tuesdays only due to seasonal
layoffs of the public works de-
partment Friday pickups are no
longer available.
Turnpike bridge
Dupont Borough is planning a
public meeting with Senator
Blake and State Representative
Mike Carroll on the elimination
of the turnpike bridge over Gar-
den Road.
The date has not been set but
will be held in the next two
weeks.
Borough Manager Patty
McDonald will post a notice of
the date and time of this meeting
on the front door of the munici-
pal building and a legal adver-
tisement will appear as soon as
the date is decided.
For more information, contact
McDonald at 655-6216.
Crime Watch
The Dupont Neighborhood
Crime Watch will hold its
monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Jan 31 in the James
Cocco Council Chambers at the
municipal building. Guest
speaker will be Judy Knick Re-
mak who will speak on How to
Spot Drug Activity. Remak is
an Adult Probation Officer for
Luzerne County Adult Parole.
Open house
Mr. Christopher Tigue, princi-
pal, faculty, staff, students and
parents of Wyoming Area Ca-
tholic School invite the parish
community to Wyoming Area
Catholic Schools open house
from noon to 2 p.m. today, Jan.
29.
Wyoming Area Catholic will
celebrate Catholic Schools
Week January 29 to February 5.
The theme for Catholic Schools
Week 2012 is Catholic Schools:
Faith. Academics. Service.
Super Bowl party
Holy Mother of Sorrows An-
nual Super Bowl Party Barbeque
Wings fundraising event will be
held on Super Bowl Sunday Feb.
5, 2011 at Holy Mother of Sor-
rows Church Parish Hall.
Sauce choices are mild, hot,
barbeque, plain or honey and all
orders must be picked up be-
tween 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the
parish hall on Wyoming Avenue.
Boneless wings are also availa-
ble.
Single orders are $7 with extra
sauce and/or blue cheese andcel-
ery a t$1. Buckets of 36 are $23
with extras at $3 each and a
bucket of 75 is $44 with extras at
$5.50 each.
To order, call Regina @ 457-
2378.
300 Club drawing
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Holy Name Society Spring
2012- 300 Club drawing will be
held starting March 4. Five
weekly cash prizes will be
awarded. Donations are $10.
Tickets are available from any
Holy Name member or by call-
ing the rectory at 654-3713.
Joeys Eco-Tip
Here is Joey Joness Eco-Tip
of the week: During the winter
season, turn your thermostat
down five degrees. You will save
10% on your heating bill!
Happy birthday
Happy Birthday to Marge Tit-
ton, who will celebrate her birth-
day on February 2 with friends
and family.
Meeting schedule
The meeting schedule at Sa-
cred Heart of Jesus Church is as
follows:
The Holy Name Society will
meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
Feb. 1 in the church hall. The
choir will meet from6:30 to 7:30
p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 in the
choir loft. Womens Society will
meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
Feb. 7 in the church hall. Bible
Study at Sacred Heart will start
up again on February 15 in the
lower level of the rectory.
Softball/teeball
Dupont Softball/Teeball will
hold signups at the Dupont
Fieldhouse, 200 Elm St from 9
a.m. tonoononSaturday, Feb. 11,
from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday,
Feb. 12, and from 6 to 9 p.m. on
Monday, Feb. 13. The league is
open to all children fromGreater
Pittston area as well as surround-
ing communities. Tee ball is for
boys or girls ages 4 to 7 while
softball is for girls ages 7 to 17.
For more information, call Bob
at 881-8744.
VFW meeting
The V.F.W. Post #4909 will
holdits next meetingat 7:30p.m.
on Monday, Feb. 6 at the post
home. Commander Dave Bur-
rier will preside. The Home As-
sociation meeting will follow.
Food and refreshments will be
served after both meetings.
Dinner dance
The Dupont V.F.W. Post 4909
Home Association will hold its
annual Valentines Day Dinner
Dance on Saturday, Feb. 11at the
post home, 401-403 Main St. A
dinner buffet will be served from
7:30 to 8:45 p.m. and Hickory
Rose will provide music from 9
p.m. to 1 a.m. The bar will be
open from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. Door prizes will be award-
ed.
For tickets and reservations,
call Bob Lopata at 654-9104 or
see Bob at the post home any
evening. Tickets are $25 per per-
son. Deadline is Friday, Feb. 10.
Club meeting
The Polish American Citizens
Club will hold its regular month-
ly meeting at 2 p.m. on Sunday,
Feb 12, at the club home, Elm
Street. Refreshments will be
served after the meeting.
Communion meeting
Parents of students in second
grade in public or private schools
and who are preparing for their
first Reconciliation and first Ho-
ly Communion at Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church will have a
meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. on
Monday, Jan. 30 in the church
hall.
For more information, call the
rectory office at 654-3713.
Officers elected
Holy Mother of Sorrows re-
cently held election of officers
for two of its organizations,
YMS of R and the ANS.
2012officers for the YMSof R
are Jack Wall, president; Nick
Kazinetz, vice president; Carl
Cwikla, recording secretary; and
David Fritz, Jr., financial secre-
tary.
2012 ANS officers are Carol
Bondurich, president; Mary El-
len Stevens, vice president; Julie
Slezak, treasurere/financial sec-
retary; Helen Jendry, recording
secretary. Catering chairperson
will be Carol Bondurich and
publicity chairperson is Helen
Jendry.
Holy Mother of Sorrows will
hold its annual parish meeting
today, Jan. 29 immediately after
Mass in the parish hall.
Service schedule
Monday, Jan. 30 - Refuse
Tuesday, Jan.31 -Yard Waste,
ashes
Wednesday, Feb.1 Recycling
of cans, Bottles
Bowling scores
Dupont Lanes Bowling
Leagues Scores:
Universal
High Scratch Series scores:
Jerry Coggins, 790; Tom Titton,
625; Francis Pupa, 621; Dale
Reese, 596; Mark Prebish, 589;
Ryan OMalley, 579; William
Elko, 576; Ed Rutledge, 569;
Edward Collins, 564; Mike
Gotcha, 553.
National
High Scratch Series scores:
Mark Kulick, 733; Rich Gorz-
kowski, 713; Robert Lussi, 697;
John Pisano, 679; Matt Felter,
665; John Kulick, 648; Paul Mi-
gliorino, 646; Rob Lopata, 626;
Jerry Coggins, 622; Keith
Weinschnenk, 590.
Junior/Senior
High Scratch Series scores:
Mens Division: Michael
Szumski, 687; Peter Kulick, 588;
Zachary McKitish, 566; Billy Jr.
Elko, 555; Kevin Boone, 554.
Womens Division: Courtney
Osiecki, 426; Michelle Gross-
bauer, 393; Katie Wynn, 379.
Warehouse Mixed
High Scratch Series S\scores:
Mens Division: John Boriga,
716; Rich Eipper, 627; Chris De-
Haas, 624; Matt Charney, 598;
Dan Zingaretti, 587.
Womens Division: Melony
Yurek, 486.
Magic Circle
High Scratch Series scores:
Mens Division: Paul Chmiel,
732; Wally Zieminski, 646; Jo-
seph Chmiel, 636; John Colarus-
so, 635; Bill Pupa, 631; Michael
Rebovich, 606; Chris Renfer,
604; Drew Nicholson, 601; Rich
Jr. Aston, 600.
Womens Division: Lisa Heck,
365; Sarah Helcoski, 361.
Pittston Twp VFW
High Scratch Series scores:
Jack Casper, 651; John Blattner,
637; Rich Russian, 627; Joe Sr.
Walsh, 591; Jody Marranca, 557;
Anthony Greico, 544; Bert
Myers, 538; Joe Jr. Walsh, 535;
Joe Scarantino, 530; Steve Was-
ko, 526.
Deadline for paying borough refuse fee is Jan. 31
DUPONT
ANN MARIE PADDOCK
654-0897
dupont.news@comcast.net
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Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club
has finalized plans for its fourth
annual Mardi Gras party to be
held from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Gob-
ers Deco Lounge, Wyoming
Avenue, Exeter. Cost for the
adults only event is $20. It is
open to the public.
Included in the admission are
select beverage choices and a
Cajunbuffet whichincludes: Ca-
jun chicken, jambalaya, South-
ern style green beans, jalapeo/
cheddar corn bread, red beans
and rice and desert items such as
king cake, rice pudding and
bourbon peach cobbler. The buf-
fet will be served from 7 p.m. to
9:30 p.m.
Mardi Gras drinks including
hurricanes and other Bourbon
Street concoctions will be avail-
able at the cash bar.
Entertainment will be by CNR
from 7:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. and
basket raffles and door prizes
will be awarded along with the
naming of the king, queen and
jester.
Kiwanis President Bob Orlan-
do explained the event is a fun
wayfor the clubtoraise funds for
their community service pro-
jects. Orlando said tickets are
available from club members or
at the Deco Lounge but are limit-
ed to 100 patrons.
Chairperson Dawn Marie
Crake saidthe partyis the perfect
opportunity to get into the festiv-
ities of the season before Lent
begins.
Little League signups
The Exeter Lions Little
Leagues registrations for the
2012 Little League Season at the
Exeter Scout Home and Com-
munity Center, Lincoln Street,
are Saturday, Feb 4. fromnoon to
2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5 fromnoon
to 2 pm, Thursday, Feb. 9 from 6
p.m. to7:30andSaturday, Feb. 11
from noon to 1p.m.
Registration is open to chil-
dren age 4 to16 who reside with-
in the boundaries of the league
including all of Exeter Borough
and the following areas of Exeter
Township: Schooley Road, Sear-
foss Road, Della Lane, Rozelle
Road, Oberdorfer Road, Camp-
ground Road, Mt Zion Road
from Kingston Twp line to
Swamp Road, and Rt. 92 from
Exeter line to Oberdorfer Road.
The registration fee for T-ball,
Coach Pitch, Minor League and
Major League Baseball/Softball
is $50 for one child, $70 for two
children, and $90 for families of
three or more. Junior League and
Senior League Baseball/Softball
registration fee is $100 per play-
er.
With questions contact Presi-
dent, Jaime Hizynski at
www.exeterlionslittleleague-
.org.
Civil Service vacancy
Exeter Borough Council has a
vacancy on the Police Civil Ser-
vice Commission. Candidates
may submit a letter of interest to
Exeter Borough Council, 1101
Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, Pa.
18643 by January 30.
Lenten food sale
Exeter Borough Hose Co. #1,
13405 Susquehanna Avenue will
hold a potato pancake sale on
Wednesday, Feb. 22, and every
Friday through Good Friday,
April 6. Pierogies, haluski and
weekly specials to be announced
will also be available.
Hours are from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m. except Good Friday when
hours are noon until 8 p.m.
Phone orders can be made by
calling 602-0739.
Necrology Service
Lion President Janet Serino
announced that the Necrology
Service for all deceased Lion
members is on Feb. 19 at the 9
a.m. Mass at St Cecilias Church.
All descendants of deceased Li-
on members are invited. Follow-
ing the Mass, coffee, tea and do-
nuts will be served.
Catholic Cross Country
The Catholic Cross Country
League will celebrate its 20th
anniversary, on Friday, May 18,
with a Mass at the Cathedral in
Scranton followed by a pasta
dinner in Bishop Hannon High
School. The Mass will start at 6
p.m.
On Saturday, May 19, the
leagues Conference Meet will
include an alumni run. The
league is looking for alumni
team members from Wyoming
Area Catholic, Holy Rosary, Sa-
cred Heart in Dupont, St. Marys
Assumption, St. Marys Old
Forge or St. John the Baptist.
For more information contact
encburke@hotmail.com
Refuse stickers
Refuse stickers for Exeter
Borough are available at the mu-
nicipal building.
Stickers are $150 and $110 for
senior citizens 65 years or older
by March 31.
These are the rebate prices un-
til Feb. 28. From March 1 to
March 31, the price will be $180
for anyone under 65 and $130 for
senior citizens 65 years or older.
From April 1 to April 30, the
sticker will be in penalty and the
charge will be $250 for every-
one.
On May 1 the delinquent list
will be turned over to the chief of
police and citations will be is-
sued for a fine plus the $250 re-
fuse bill.
Office hours are Monday
through Friday 9 a.m. until 4
p.m. until. Beginning Jan. 4, the
refuse office will be open
Wednesdays 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
through March.
Pay by mail to: Refuse Office,
1101 Wyoming Avenue, Exeter,
18643 and a sticker and calendar
will be mailed to you. Include
self addressed stamped envelope
with your payment. Pay with
cash, check, money order or
credit card but no American Ex-
press.
Any questions call Lynda at
654-3301 Ext. 2.
Recycling reminder
Exeter residents are reminded
to call recycling coordinator Ka-
ren Szwast at 570-654-0933 to
report missed recycling. Place
recyclables curbside by 6 a.m.
and prepare them as described
on your recycling calendar.
Ensure the proper paper recy-
clable is placed curbside on the
appropriate week.
Cosmopolitan Seniors
The Cosmopolitan Seniors
will meet again on Tuesday Jan.
31, at 1 p.m. in St. Anthonys
Center, in Exeter. Vic Malinow-
ski will preside. Dues will be
collected. Hosts/hostesses are:
Charlie Cheskiewicz, Connie
and Tom Lahart, and Bernie and
Dorothy Serbin.
Travel coordinator Johanna is
accepting reservations for a trip
on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to Mount
Airy Casino with pickups in
Exeter and Pittston. Non-mem-
bers are welcome.
St. Barbara Parish
The Christian Womens Orga-
nization of St. Barbaras Parish
will conduct a bake sale the
weekend of Feb. 11and12 before
and after all Masses at both
churches. The organization asks
all the women of the parish to
bake for this sale. Baked goods
can be brought to the churches
starting at 2 p.m. on the Saturday
of the bake sale. If you cannot
bake, monetary donations are
appreciated. Money raised from
this bake sale will support
church activities.
During the month of February
the Scranton Diocesan Council
of Catholic Women asks the
faithful of the Diocese toprayfor
the sick and suffering. The late
John Paul II declared Feb. 11 the
Feast Day of Our Lady of
Lourdes as the WorldDayof the
Sick. Parishioners are encour-
aged to visit/call a homebound
parishioner or visit patients in a
nursing home.
A special Mass to honor mar-
ried couples celebrating an anni-
versary during January is Tues-
day night at 7 p.m., Jan. 24 at St.
Barbaras.
The Mass also honors the
Blessed Mother and her spouse
St. Josephandwill thankGodfor
the sacrament of matrimony.
The Diocesan Wedding Anni-
versary Mass will be celebrated
on Sunday, June 3.
Bishop Joseph Bambera will
preside at a 2:30p.m. Mass inthe
Cathedral, followed by a recep-
tion. The event is designed for
25th and 50th anniversary cele-
brants, but couples who missed
their special year are also invit-
ed.
Cathedral seating will be re-
served for the anniversary cou-
ples.
Call the rectory at 654-2103 to
make your reservation.
WA Kiwanis Mardi Gras party set Feb. 21
EXETER
EILEEN CIPRIANI
287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
Lion President, Janet Serino
announced that the Necrology
Service for all deceased Lion
members will be held on Feb.
19, at the 9 a.m. Mass at St.
Cecilia's Church.
Mike Coolbaugh, Dawn Marie Crake and Steve Harmanos, of the
Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club, finalize plans for the 4th Annual
Mardi Gras party to be held Tuesday, Feb. 21 at Gober's Deco
Lounge, Exeter.
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The West Pittston Chapter of
the Salvation Army has begun
preparation for the upcoming
100th anniversary of its presence
in the borough. Major Sheryl
Hershey has met with several ad-
visory board members to make
early plans for this celebration,
scheduled for May 10-12.
We are expecting to have a
full weekend of events to help us
celebrate, said Major Hershey.
Tentative plans begin on
Thursday, May 10, when a ban-
quet will be held to help com-
memorate the centennial and al-
sotostart the weekendof events.
We will also recognize Mi-
chael Insalaco and Sandy Insala-
co, local businessmen and com-
munity leaders who have been
supportive of this West Pittston
Council of the Salvation Army
for many years, added Hershey.
A two-day open house is on
tap as well as other activities.
Contact Major Sheryl Hershey
for additional information at
655-5947 or email her at She-
ryl.hershey@use.salvationar-
my.org.
Night at the races
Corpus Christis annual Night
at the Races will be held on Sat-
urday, Feb. 18 at the Immaculate
Conception Church Hall. Post
time is 7 p.m. with doors open-
ing at 6 p.m. Cost is $5 which in-
cludes admission, food and re-
freshments.
To reserve a table, contact Ro-
salie Bugelholl at 654-1356 or
Beverly Williams at 654-
7361.To donate a basket for the
silent auction, contact Loretta
Anderson at 654-2655, Ray-
monde Baira at 654-8394, Mary
Lou at 654-1710 or Santa Maria
at 388-2036.
If you care to be a program
sponsor, contact Jerry Wall at
693-1354, ext. 1.
Spaghetti dinner
Boy Scout Troop 352s annual
Presidents Day All-You-Can-
Eat spaghetti supper will be
held from 4:390 to 7:30 p.m. on
February 20 at the First United
Methodist Church, 408 Wyom-
ing Ave. Cost is $7 per person
with proceeds used to help fund
the troops trip to Washington,
D.C.
Golf tournament
Were a little halfway through
winter so its not too early to
think spring and golf tourna-
ments.
The West Pittston Rams Par-
ents Association will conduct its
first-ever golf tournament on
Saturday, April 28 at Four Sea-
sons Golf Course. Registrationis
at 8 a.m. and the Captain and
Crew format tees off at 9 a.m.
Cost of $75 includes lunch,
beverages and, of course, golf.
Reservations are required.
For further information, con-
tact Chrissy Fernandes at 954-
0329.
Library programs
Yoga - Beginner Yoga 8:30 to
9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thurs-
days.
Anne Bramblett-Barr, library
director and certified yoga in-
structor, leads a class for all ex-
perience levels.
Vinyasa Yoga (All Levels)
6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays. Get
ready to deepen your practice.
This class will allowyou to open
your hearts fully to whatever the
universe has in store for you,
while remaining rooted in the
Earth.
Restorative Yoga (All Levels)
6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdsays.
Ann will lead you through this
gentle restorative yoga of long
release intended to quiet the
mind, relieve tightness in con-
nective tissues throughout the
body, in order to open the self in-
to calmdelight, radiant pureness
of being and innate strength of
spirit.
Classes are held in the former
American Legion Building, 316
Linden St. by the Montgomery
Avenue Elementary School.
Cost is $7 for drop-ins and $5
for discounted punch passes.
Book club
First Tuesday of each month at
6:45 p.m.
Join the WPLBook Club in an
informal discussion of member-
selected books. Theres no need
to purchase the books; just ask at
the circulation desk for an avail-
able copy of the months selec-
tion. No meetings during the
month of January. Call the li-
brary for details.
Birthday notes
Celebrating this week: Elaine
Lucarella Bell and Cara Bell, Ja-
nuary 30; Jon Melvin, Lynette
Villano, Sara Shane and Rachel
Campbell, January 31; Ray Hop-
kins, Mona Turner, Alexandra
and Olivia Adonizio, February1;
Sara Licata, Nicole Martin and
Jennifer Sidari, February 2; Julia
Banas, Mike Ferrara and Gary
Crisci, February 3; Maria Heck,
Toni Joy Granteed and Paula Ce-
cil, February 4.Happy belated
birthday to Sean Stackhouse
who celebrated his 17th on Janu-
ary 27.
Quote of the week
Neither a lofty degree of in-
telligence nor imagination nor
both together go to the making of
genius. Love, love, love, that is
the soul of genius. - Mozart
Bumper sticker
Architecture in general is fro-
zen music.
And finally
Two local men recently passed
away - one a native of West Pitt-
ston and the other a person who
has probably been in every home
in West Pittston at one time or
another. Both giants in the com-
munity.
Charles Tank Medico lost
his battle with cancer that he
fought courageously. He was a
man of his word who helped
many local organizations, with-
out notoriety, especially the West
Pittston Little League and
Wyoming Area sports programs.
He was a successful business-
man, car enthusiast and loved
playing cards but, more impor-
tant, he was a great family man.
He was loved dearly by family
and friends and will be missed
tremendously.
Richard Dick Cosgrove was
a journalist for 70 years and was
still active penning a weekly arti-
cle the week before he passed
away at the age of 87.
Over his career, he wrote for
the Scrantonian, the Scranton
Tribune and, more recently, the
Citizens Voice.
I really believe his passion was
The Sunday Dispatch where he
held just about every position
possible with the exception of
pressman.
Dick was one of the first em-
ployees hired at the Dispatch
when it opened its doors in 1947
and remained there as late as 10
years ago.
Both men exuded class and
were held in the highest regard in
their communities and my sin-
cere condolences go out to their
families.
Salvation Army prepares for 100th anniversary in WP
WESTPITTSTON
Tony Callaio
654-5358
tonyc150@verizon.net
Major Sheryl Hershey
Prep Boys
High Scratch Series scores:
Evan Elko, 446; Zachary Garba-
rino, 351; Jimmy Dillon, 338;
Joey Wruble, 258; Tyler Grana-
han, 253; Dominic Falzone, 245;
CadenSutcliffe, 241; CalvinSut-
cliffe, 236; T.J. Connors, 231.
Bantam/Prep Mixed
High Scratch Series scores
Boys Division: Jeremy La-
velle, 230; Zachary Elko, 229;
Tyler Cegelka, 185; Marc Pie-
chota, 136; Sean Connors, 105;
Aiden Hindmarsh, 98; Matthew
Steinkirchner, 96; Ryan Kane,
47; Jacob Severnak, 44.
Girls Division: Isabella Hala-
pin, 165; Madison Mesaris, 103;
Makenzie Kaminski, 90.
Mixed Girls
High Scratch Series scores:
Erin Donnelly, 406; Veronica
Rizzo, 369; Sara Lukowich, 364;
Katrina Dillon, 363; Jordan Ce-
gelka, 353; Autym Stoss, 314;
Alex McKitish, 312; Danielle
Zydko, 300; Samantha Piechota,
300; Katie Kuna, 289.
Mixed Boys
High Scratch Series scores:
Peter Kulick, 597; Stephen Yu-
has, 590; Spencer Saxon, 535;
David Zydko, 456; Paul Greco,
456; Anthony Zimmerman, 399;
Michael Elko, 398; Charles Kul-
ick, 393; Joey Musto, 376; Evan
Esposito, 359.
Sunday Night Mixed
High Scratch Series scores:
Mens Division: Ray Wasko,
612; Joe Argenio, 571; Russ Ste-
vens, 555; Gene Wasko, 548;
Terry Salek, 496
Womens Division: Mary
Theresa Pupa, 458; MaryLou
Fereck, 435; Gracelynn Wil-
liamson, 410; Marianne Arge-
nio, 410; Courtney McKitish,
396.
American
High Scratch Series scores:
Neal Elko, 757; Scott Kowalc-
zyk, 754; Mark Kulick, 718;
Dave Kern, 701; John Grohow-
ski, 691; Al Jr. Cannarella, 673;
Gary Jr. Magdon, 672; Edward
Collins, 655; Tom Spurlin, 627;
Pete Latona, 612.
Dupont Bowlerettes
High Scratch Series scores:
Irene Jemiola, 551; Kim Kishel,
544; Donna Kasa, 503; Mary-
Lou Fereck, 494; Debbie Ste-
vens, 474; Trisha Chmiel, 473;
Rose McDade, 454; Mary
Theresa Pupa, 351; Barbara
Slusser, 448.
Got news?
To submit information to this
column, call 407-0231 or email
dupont.news@comcast.net by
Wednesday evening. Be sure to
include a contact phone number.
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Wyoming Police are investi-
gating a series of vehicle break-
ins that, according to police re-
ports, occurred between 3 a.m.
and 5 a.m. on Tuesday in Wyom-
ing. Approximately 10 vehicles
were entered, some forcibly, by
breaking windows, while others
were left unlocked, police said.
The break-ins occurred be-
tween First and Fourth streets in
Wyoming. Police ask residents
to report suspicious individuals
by calling 911. Police said if your
vehicle was entered and you
havent reported the incident to
police, call 693-0291to file a re-
port.
Residents are cautioned by po-
lice to lock vehicles and to avoid
leaving valuables in vehicles.
Snow emergency policy
Police announced that begin-
ning at 7 a.m. on the day of a
snowfall on an even numbered
day of the month, parking will be
permitted on even numbered
sides of the street. If the snowfall
is on an odd numbered day, park-
ing is permitted on the odd side
of the street.
Police said cooperation of res-
idents is greatly appreciated, as
this will make it easier for public
works to plow.
Zoning and planning
Wyoming Borough has trans-
ferred zoning and planning to
Luzerne County. The county
planning and zoning office is at
the Penn Place Office Building,
20 N. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre, and can be reac-
hed at 570-825-1560. Building
projects cannot beginuntil a zon-
ing permit has been issued.
Garbage stickers
Wyoming Borough 2012 gar-
bage stickers are now on sale at
the borough office. The cost re-
mains $200 per year/$190 for se-
niors. Half year stickers are
available. First half stickers are
due by Jan. 31. On Feb. 1, a $50
late fee is attached.
Payment by mail is welcome.
Send a self-addressed stamped
envelope along with payment to
Wyoming Borough, 277 Wyom-
ing Avenue, Wyoming, PA
18644.
Little League
Wyoming/West Wyoming Lit-
tle League registration is Satur-
day, Feb. 4, from10 a.m. to noon
at the Stites Street Fire Hall. The
registration fee for tee ball
through major baseball and soft-
ball is $70 per player or $95 per
family.
The fee for junior/senior base-
ball and softball is $100 per play-
er with no family rate.
Fundraisers will be distributed
at registration. All players must
provide proof of residency and
newplayers must provide a copy
of his or her birth certificate.
Any child turning 4 years old
prior toMay1, 2012, is eligible to
play tee ball this coming season.
Scout Sunday
Scout Sunday is Feb. 5 and
both Pack 366 and Troop 366
will participate in the 11a.m.
Mass at St. Monicas Parish at
Our Lady of Sorrows Church in
West Wyoming. Any scout who
wishes to worship is welcome.
Cub Scout Pack 366 will host
their pack meeting and Pine-
wood Derby on Sunday after-
noon at 2 p.m. in the church hall.
Boy scouts from Troop 366 will
conduct the event.
St. Monicas Parish
St. Monicas Parish will hold a
Night at the Races on Friday,
Feb. 10, in Our Lady of Sorrows
Church Hall at 363 West Eighth
Street, West Wyoming.
Dave Kuharchik, WBRE
News personality, will be the
master of ceremonies. Doors
will open at 6 p.m. Post-time is 7
p.m. Admission is $10 and ad-
vance ticket sales will be avail-
able only until 175 seats are sold.
There will be no paid admission
accepted at the door.
Admission includes food, beer
and soda the entire night. The
hall is handicapped accessible
with ample lighted parking.
Horses are $10 each and race
sponsor advertising at $50 to
$100 is available and your busi-
ness will be advertised in the
program and on the projection
screen before the race.
Forms can be obtained at St.
Monicas Parish churches fol-
lowing the weekend Masses or
contact Tom Tomsak at 237-
2188 or by e-mail at rte-
six@gmail.com to purchase ad-
vance tickets, horses or advertise
as a race sponsor.
The owner of the winning
horse for each race will win $50
and does not need to be present
to win.
A Chinese auction of gift bas-
kets and gift cards will also be
held. Donations of any type can
be forwarded to St. Monicas
Parish c/o Night at the Races,
363 West Eighth Street, West
Wyoming, PA.
The parish web site is
www.stmonicanepa.com. Up-
dates are posted and listed on the
home page. Photos of various
events are in a special folder un-
der happenings. If you do not re-
ceive the Catholic Light in the
mail, you can read it on line. You
can even pray the Rosary on line.
Bible Study has resumed on
Thursday after the 7:00 p.m.
Mass. Bible study is followed by
the Night Prayer of the Church.
All are welcome.
The fundraising committee
will meet on Monday, Jan. 30, at
7 p.m. in the church hall. Prep-
aration for Night at the Races is
on the agenda.
Pro-Life Center in Wilkes-
Barre is in need of baby wipes,
diapers, sizes1&2, towels, wash
clothes, boys sleepers, size med.,
girls sleepers, size 12 months,
blankets, etc. Boxes are placed at
the church entrances at both sites
for donations. CCD Students
have been asked to donate at
least one item.
There is an Open House today
at Wyoming Area Catholic
School from noon to 2 p.m. If
you cant attend today, you can
call to arrange a personal tour at
your convenience. The school is
at 1690 Wyoming Avenue, Exe-
ter.
Phone number is 654-7982.
Seats are available for K- 8th
Grade and Pre-Kfor 3 and 4 year
olds.
Library News
Pre-school story time is every
Friday from 11:00 a.m. to noon
Feb. 3 to March 30 at the Wyom-
ing Free Library. Children ages 3
to 5 are welcome to hear a story,
do a craft and have a tasty snack
afterwards. Call 693-1364 to reg-
ister.
The library is offering a four-
part book discussion series. The
first book will be The Note-
book by Nicholas Sparks. The
discussion will involve compari-
ng the book to the movie. The
group will be viewing the movie
at the library on Friday, March
23, at 6:00 p.m.
The book discussion is Friday,
March 30, at 6:00 p.m.
If you are unable to attend, you
can viewthe movie on your own.
The library has a limited number
of books. For more information
or to register, call the library at
693-1364
Coupon Clippers Corner is a
new service offered at the li-
brary. Patrons may bring in un-
expired clipped coupons and
place themin the designated box
by category, then browse
through the available coupons
and take the ones they need.
There will be coupons from the
newspapers and from online
websites. For those who do not
use coupons but would like to
donate them to be clipped and
added to the box, you may drop
them off at the library and a vol-
unteer will do the rest. Newcou-
pons will be added on a weekly
basis.
Angela Kelly, a long time
friend and patron of the library,
passed away recently. Knowing
her love for books, the Friends
donatedthe bookLove ina Nut-
shell by Janet Evanovich and
Dorien Kelly. When visiting the
Library look in the childrens
room for the mural painted by
Angela years ago.
February is Health Literacy
Month at the library. There will
be a guest speaker at a date and
time to be announced. The li-
brary is planning events for ev-
ery month of the year. Of special
interest is National Library
Week in April.
The Wyoming Free Library
announced the schedule for the
Saturday Family Movie Day. The
Retrievers Feb. 11, Puss N
Boots Feb. 25, Lion King 2 -
Simbas Pride Mar. 10. All mo-
vies start at noon. Popcorn and
soda will be provided. Call the li-
brary to register for any of the
programs.
The Wyoming Free Library
has been a source for informa-
tion and learning since1927. Lo-
cated on Wyoming Avenue just
off 8th Street, the library today
remains a proud fixture in the
community, providing residents
with an opportunity to expand
their knowledge and broaden
their educational horizons. Di-
rector is John Roberts.
Library hours: Monday 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday thru Thursday 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Information on the library is
available at www.wyominglibra-
ry.org.
The Friends of the Library are
always looking for new mem-
bers. Yearly membership dues
are only $5. They plan many dif-
ferent fund-raising programs for
the library. The Friends meet on
the third Wednesday of the
month at 11a.m.
If interested, call John Roberts
or email Susan Doty, President
of the Friends, at daviddo-
ty@aol.com.
Scrabble Club will now meet
on the first Monday of the month
from6 to 8 p.m. The next session
will be Monday, Feb. 6. New
comers are welcome.
Mark Stavish, MA, will be
conducting three classes at the
Library. The classes are free and
pre-registration is encouraged.
Stavish is the author of five
non-fiction books that have been
published in seven languages.
The classes are:
Howto Meditate Simple and
Effective Methods for Everyone
Feb. 18, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Death, Dying and Lucid
Dreaming: AGlimpse of Things
to Come, Mar. 24, 11:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
How to Write and Publish
Your Non-Fiction Book. April
14, 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Reminder
If anyone has any Wyoming
news or special events, such as
birthdays or anniversaries, I
would like to hear from you.
Contact me at 287-3349, Fax
287-3349 orecipriani@com-
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287-3349
ecipriani@comcast.net
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Sports
Nerves were aplenty on
Wednesday at Kistler Ele-
mentary in South Wilkes-
Barre as Pittston Area visit-
ed Coughlin with the Wyom-
ing Valley Conference Divi-
sion 3 title on the line.
I always get nervous,
said Pittston Area coach
Amy Hazlet. Someone told
me the other day that you
dont have to win every race,
you could still win a meet,
but Im nervous regardless.
Those nerves turned to ex-
citement though as the Lady
Patriots almost won every
race, grabbing f irst in 10 of
12 events on their way to
blowing the Crusaders out of
the water for a 115-68 victo-
ry and its second straight
WVC Division 3 title.
The Pittston Area 200 Me-
dley Relay team of Sam
Scialpi, Antionette Anton-
nacci, Mia Nardone and Tif-
fany Smith got the Lady Pa-
triots off to a quick start as
they took f irst with a time of
2:05.10, besting Coughlin by
more than two-seconds. Ash-
ley Menichini, Jordan Grut-
tadauria, Katie McGinty and
Liz Scialpi grabbed third
with a time of 2:20.03
Nina Fischer then swam a
2:26.88 to claim f irst in the
200 Free followed by Shan-
nen Brady with a 2:33.56
and Kallie Miller grabbed
third to sweep the event.
Nardone dominated the
200 IM, posting a 2:28.36 to
f inish 13 seconds ahead of
Couglins second-place f in-
isher. Emily Seaman grabbed
third with a time of 2:54.53.
Sam Scialpi won the 50
Free by sprinting to a time of
27.21, more than one second
ahead of the second place
f inisher out of Coughlin.
Smith f inished fourth for the
Lady Patriots with a time of
29.86.
In the Diving portion of
the event, Ashley Beers
scored a 139.50 to secure
f irst while Theresa Domo-
rosky and Sierra Williams
f inished second and third re-
spectively with scores of
130.50 and 126.60.
In the 100 Fly, Nardone
again claimed a dominating
victory, besting the second
place f inisher from Coughlin
by a time of 1:04.96 to
1:09.92. Nardone had trailed
Kylee McGrane through the
f irst two laps, but she
grabbed the lead on the turn
going into the third and then
pulled away from the compe-
tition. Lauren Senese
claimed fourth and Seaman
claimed f ifth for PA.
Smith grabbed second in
the 100 Free with a time of
1:06.02 while Sarah Kosik
f inished fourth posting a
1:08.02.
The Lady Patriots jumped
right back into the f irst place
slot when Fischer cruised to
a victory in the 500 Free
posting a time of 6:53.79.
Kaitlin Loftus grabbed third
for PA with a time of
7:15.08.
Coughlin edged out PA for
f irst in the 200 Free Relay by
a time of 1:51.99 to 1:52.52.
Sam Scialpi, Smith, Kosik
and Nardone combined to
grab second for Pittston Ar-
ea while Senese, Liz Scialpi,
Miller and Fischer f inished
in third with a time of
2:04.59.
The 100 Back saw Sam
Scialpi take another easy
victory, f inishing with a time
of 1:13.79. Brady grabbed
fourth with a time of 1:17.20.
Antonnacci f inished f irst
Lady Patriots calm nervous coach
Pittston Area wins 10 of 12 races in rout of Coughlin
By Matt Page
Dispatch Correspondent
PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Above, Pittston Area's Tiffany Smith swims the freestyle during the girls' 200 Medley Relay against
Coughlin in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday afternoon. Below left, PA's Mia Nardone swims the back-
stroke during the same race for the Lady Patriots. Below right, PA's Theresa Domarasky performs a
dive against Coughlni.
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Pittston Area wrestler John Minich has
been a little banged up lately and Patriots
Head Coach James Woodall wasnt sure
he would be able to go on Tuesday night
against Berwick.
Minich not only gave it a go, but had a
huge impact in the Patriots, 41-29, victory
over the Bulldogs in a Wyoming Valley
Conference Division I match in the Tho-
mas R. Kelly Gymnasium in Yatesville.
Minich is a little beat up right nowand
I wasnt sure if he was going to be able to
go tonight, Woodall said. I asked himif
he wanted go and he said, Yeah coach I
can go. He wrestled a very smart match
and he definitely gave up some size. The
other kid was pretty big.
Berwicks Jake Jola was much closer to
220 pounds than Minich, but Minich
came out on top with the 4-1decision. The
first period provided no scoring. Jola
struck first in the second period with an
escape point. Minich wasted no time tak-
ing a 2-1lead with a takedown as time ex-
pired in the period.
Minich got a big two-point reversal to
take a 4-1 lead with 1:10 remaining in the
final period. Both Jola and Minich were
visibly tired late in match. The 4-1advan-
tage proved to be enough for Minich as he
remained on top of Jola when the buzzer
sounded.
The match started at 120-pounds. Tyler
Lutecki put the Patriots on the board with
a five-point major decision as the match
came to a close in the middle of the sec-
ond round. The match was ended early,
because Lutecki held a 16-0 advantage.
Austin Sobileski then brought the Bull-
dogs to within 5-4 with an 11-0 decision
over Pittston Areas Dan Gambini. Don-
nie Parham then suffered a pin at 132 and
the Patriots were now down 10-5.
Despite ultimately losing the match by
a 7-6 decision coach Woodall felt 138-
pounder Kevin Wesolowski wrestled
hard.
I was happy with how Kevin wrestled
against (Kevin) Laubach, Woodall said.
Laubach is a good wrestler and I am al-
ways impressed with him, but Wesolow-
ski did a great job tonight.
Angelo Lussi brought the Patriots back
to within 13-11 with a second round pin
over Zac Kytle. Anthony Talanca struck
right back for the Bulldogs when he de-
feated Ryan Joyce by way of major deci-
sion at 152 pounds.
Will Masteller continued the Bulldogs
success when he pinned Frank Ardo at
160 pounds. However, after 160 the Bull-
dogs didnt enjoy much success.
Justin Wilk who has been battling a
shoulder injury all season began the
string of PA points with a gutty perform-
ance.
Woodall had debated whether or not to
send the junior to the mat at 174 pounds to
face Dallas Arner. But Wilk wanted to go
out and he proved just howbadly he want-
ed to wrestle when he pinned Arner just
42seconds into the bout. More important-
ly then the personal victory for Wilk, was
the points he provided for his team.
The Patriots were now down just five
points going into 182 pounds.
I am very proud of Wilk, Woodall
said. I wasnt sure if he was going to go
tonight, but it was a good win for himand
I am proud of him.
Berwick would forfeit at both 182 and
195 pounds allowing the Patriots to take a
29-23 lead. Minich then helped the Patri-
ots begin to pull away with decision over
Jola.
Chris Wesolowski defeatedTyler Ohl in
the heavyweights division by a 10-5 deci-
sion. Woodall was pleasedwithWesolow-
skis ability to keep his cool during a heat-
ed match. Wesolowski lost one point for
wrestling after the first round buzzer, but
it didnt affect him in the match. He con-
trolled the third round and escaped with
the 10-5 victory.
The most impressive thing about the
Wesolowski match was, he was able to
keep his cool at a time where he could
have lost it, Woodall said. He stayed fo-
cused and got the win.
Jamie Scarantino capped off the big run
by the Patriots with a quick pin over Da-
kota Conner at 106 pounds.
The Patriots forfeited the 113-pound
bout for Berwicks final points.
I thought if we did what we needed to
do tonight we would win, Woodall said.
We didnt give up points where we
shouldnt have and that was key.
PA 54, Tunkhannock 6
Pittston Area routed Tunkhannock in a
54-6 WVCDivision I victory on Wednes-
day evening in Wyoming County.
The Patriots won every contested bout
getting pins fromJamie Scarantino (106),
Frank Ardo (152), and Eric Danaher
(220).
Kevin Wesolowski (138), Sam Falcone
(160), and Pat Naillin (182) added major
decision wins for Pittston Area, and Dan
Gambini (126), Brad Rush (132), Angelo
VA R S I T Y W R E S T L I N G
Minich has impact on Patriots victory
Mauriello gives Wyoming Area victory with pin
By Josh Horton
Dispatch Correspondent
Pittston Area's John Minich (top) controls Jake Jola of Berwick in his 4-1 victory for
the Patriots.
PHOTOS BY TONY CALLAIO
Patriots Heavyweight Chris Wesoloski has his Berwick opponent off his feet during
PIttston Area's victory over the Bulldogs.
See MAURIELLO, Page 45
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Wyoming Area Head Basket-
ball Coach Al Brogna said his
team has been lacking a big guy
as of late, and it has hampered
the Warriors as they try to re-
build.
That changed Friday night.
Junior center Bart Chupka re-
turned to the lineup - and in a big
way - leading the Warriors to a
53-42 victory over Berwick to
break a nine-game losing streak
in a Wyoming Valley Confer-
ence Division II game at the
Wyoming Area Secondary Cen-
ter on Friday night.
Its about time. We have been
working so hard, Brogna said of
his teams first divisional win of
the season. We had been lack-
ing a big guy for about four
weeks. Bart broke his arm in the
holiday tournament and we fi-
nally got him back. He was anx-
ious to play and finally got clear-
ed today. So, it was nice to have a
little bit of an inside presence.
Chupka who was the War-
riors leading scorer before
breaking his arm while diving
for a loose ball against Old Forge
in the opening round of the Ang
Schifano Memorial Holiday
Tournament on Dec. 26 - dom-
inated the paint both offensively
and defensively from the begin-
ning of the game.
After falling to an early 5-2
deficit to start the game, the
Warriors fought back with a10-2
run to take a 12-7 lead into the
second quarter.
With 4:28 remaining in the
first half, Lou Vullo came up
witha steal aroundhalf court and
broke awayfor aneasylayupgiv-
ing the Warriors a 21-13 lead.
Just 30 seconds later, Mike Ca-
rey used his ball handling skills
to give himself enough room for
a perfectly executed bounce pass
to E.J. Driving Hawk who then
made the easy layup swelling the
Warriors lead to 23-15.
The Bulldogs crawled back to
within four at 25-21. But the
Warriors responded with a quick
bucket from Chupka making it
27-21.
With two seconds remaining,
Chupka made a three quarters
court pass to Carey underneath
the basket. Carey put it the ball
back up as if he was setting a vol-
leyball and the ball found the
bottomof the net giving the War-
riors a 29-21 lead going into the
locker room.
He (Carey) doesnt get a lot
of credit, because he isnt scor-
ing a lot of points, Brogna said.
He is our best ball handler and
we have faith in him for that. We
acknowledge that and we know
howimportant he is toour team.
The Warriors opened the third
quarter with two quick buckets
fromVullo and Chupka. Howev-
er, the Bulldogs countered with a
4-0 run to get within 33-25.
With 4:46 remaining in the
quarter Carey got a wide-open
look from beyond the arc and
buried it due to a screen by
Chupka. The Carey long-range
jumper gave the Warriors their
biggest lead of the night at 36-
25.
Berwick provided one final
punch as they went on a 6-0 run
to get within five at 36-31 with
1:39 remaining in the third quar-
ter. The teams traded buckets for
the remainder of the quarter
making it a 41-35 game with just
one quarter left.
Wyoming Area (2-14 overall,
1-0 WVC-2) opened the flood-
gates in the fourth quarter by go-
ing on 9-0 run. The Warriors run
was highlighted by a beautiful
drive to the basket by Danny Ne-
whart and a three-point bucket
fromway beyond the arc by Vul-
lo.
With 2:30 remaining in the
game, Berwick got back to with-
in eight at 50-42. However, the
Warriors closed the game on a
3-0runtowalkawaywiththe 53-
42 advantage.
Chupka was the Warriors
leading scorer with15 points, in-
cluding11in the first half. He al-
so added 12 rebounds and three
blocks.
Vullo finished with 13 points,
six boards and three steals. Ne-
whart was the third and final
Warrior in double figures. He
had12 points and four rebounds.
Carey added seven points and
five assists, Adonizio had four
points and six rebounds, and
Driving Hawk rounded out the
scoring with two points.
We got some kids that could
put the ball in the basket. We got
some kids that can play defense
and we are just trying to get ev-
eryone to do a little bit of every-
thing, Brogna said. Its nice to
have an inside outside game now
with Chupka back and that is one
of the things we can work on
from this point on.
WA 28, North Pocono 58
Wyoming Area scored just 10
second-half points in dropping
its ninth straight game, 58-28, to
North Pocono in a non-league
game on Monday night in Mos-
cow.
The Warriors trailed by just
two after the first quarter, and
26-18 at the break, but the Tro-
jans used a 23-10 run during the
final 16 minutes to win going
away.
Dan Newhart led Wyoming
Area (1-14) with 10 points, and
Lou Vullo added six.
PA 51, Tunkhannock 52
Despite a career-high and
WVC season-best 36 points
from Steve Stravinski, Pittston
Area surrendered a late lead in a
52-51 loss to Tunkhannock in a
WVC Crossover game in
Wyoming County to open the
second-half of play.
The loss was the third straight
for Pittston Area (10-6, 0-1) and
fifth in seven games after start-
ing the season 8-1.
The Patriots trailed 25-15 at
halftime before exploding for 25
points in the third quarter alone
to take a 40-35 lead in the final
quarter.
But the Tigers rallied in the
fourth, outscoring PA, 18-11, in
the final eight minutes of play.
Stravinski buried four triples
among his 14 field goals while
drilling all four of his free throws
on his way to the best scoring
night in the WVC this season.
But he was the only Patriot in
double figure on the night.
Shaun McDermott added six
points for Pittston Area, and
B OY S VA R S I T Y B A S K E T B A L L
Return of Chupka helps Warriors win
WA breaks nine-game losing streak as leading scorer returns
By Josh Horton
Dispatch Correspondent
PHOTOS BY TONY CALLAIO
Above, Wyoming Area's EJ Driving Hawk is fouled as he goes to
the basket against Berwick on Friday night. Below, Bart Chupka
scores two of his team-high 15 points in his first game back since
suffering an injury in late December.
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After spending most of her
teams first matchup against
arch-rival Riverside onthe bench
in foul trouble, Old Forges Lau-
ren Carey tried to do a little bit of
everything to get her team the
season sweep over the Lady
Vikes.
But Careys first career triple-
double was not enough as River-
side rallied in the final two min-
utes for a 44-41victory on Friday
night in a Lackawanna League
Division II battle at the Patrick
C. Riviello Gymnasium in Tay-
lor.
Carey scored a 19 points,
pulled down 14 rebounds and
made 10 steals six of which
came in the second half when
Old Forge (11-5 overall, 1-1
LLD2) rallied from a 10-point
deficit of its own to take a late
lead.
However it was Lady Vikes
center Kellie Nash who stole the
show in the fourth quarter, scor-
ing all eight of her points in the
final 5:13 to lead Riverside to the
comeback victory.
Riverside took an 8-7 lead af-
ter the first quarter, and extended
that lead to 23-16 at intermission
as Old Forge shot just 4-for-21
from the field.
The Lady Vikes then ran out to
a 27-17 lead with 5:24 left in the
third quarter as Madison Haduck
drilled two free throws. But the
Blue Devils responded with a
10-4 run to end the stanza as
freshman Nina Pascolini drilled
two three-pointers to get Old
Forge within striking distance.
Riverside opened its lead to
34-29 on Nashs only field goal
of the night at the 5:13 mark be-
fore Carey answered with two
straight baskets, including the
second off of a steal at halfcourt
for a lay in to get Old Forge with-
in 34-33.
Nash then drained two free
throws, but Taylor Nemetz
swished her only shot of the
night a three-pointer from the
left corner on the ensuing pos-
session to tie the game at 36 with
2:35 remaining in the game.
Morgan Malia then gave the
Blue Devils a lead, 38-36, with a
hook shot in the lane with 2:14
left.
But Nash followed with four
free throws in six attempts over
the next 55 seconds as Riverside
regained the lead at 40-38 with
1:24 left.
Carey made 1-of-2 from the
line to answer, but Mekilo made
a layup and Taylor Berto made a
free throw to keep Riverside
ahead by two possessions with
34 seconds left.
Brianna Burnside made a free
throw with 16 seconds left to ex-
tend the lead to 44-41after Carey
made a layup to cut the deficit to
two. But the Blue Devils could
not tie the game despite two
three-point attempts in the final
10 seconds of play.
Pascolini added a career-high
eight points for the Blue Devils.
Sam Donohue scored 12
points to lead the Lady Vikes.
Mekilo added 10, and Berto
chipped in with six points and12
rebounds.
Riverside outscored Old
Forge, 22-11, fromthe free throw
line, shooting 22-for-31 while
the Blue Devils managed just an
11-for-23 night at the charity
stripe.
OF 56, Mid Valley 44
Rhyan Barnic scored a career-
high 17 points to lead Old Forge
toa 56-44winover MidValleyin
the Lackawanna League Divi-
sion II second-half opener on
Wednesday night at the Mid Val-
ley Secondary Center in Throop.
Barnic went 12-for-14 from
the free throw stripe to go with
two three-pointers on the night
as the Blue Devils rallied from a
17-9 first-quarter deficit.
Old Forge took the lead at in-
termission with a 15-5 second
quarter run, and then pulled
away in the final period with an
18-7 run.
Taylor Nemetz buried three
triples to add nine points for Old
Forge, and Tori Tansley chipped
in eight.
PA 54, Tunkhannock 61
Pittston Area gave up a seven-
point lead to start the fourth
G I R L S VA R S I T Y B A S K E T B A L L
Triple-double not enough for Blue Devils
Riverside takes 44-41 victory despite effort from OFs Carey
By Rick Notari
Dispatch Staff
PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS
Above, Old Forge's Lauren Carey is fouled while attempting a shot against Riverside. Below left,
Rhyan Barnic takes a shot for the Blue Devils, and Teri Vieira gets defensive. Below right, Old
Forge's Nina Pascolini drives to the basket in the first-half of action against the Lady Vikes.
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in the 100 Breast f inishing with a
time of 1:21.33. Gruttadauria f in-
ished fourth with a time of 1:27.60.
Pittston Area closed things out
with a f irst place f inish in the 400
Free Relay. The team of Miller,
Fischer, Brady and Kosik posted a
time of 4:41.55, almost two seconds
better than the 4:43.40 posted by
second place Coughlin. The team of
Senese, Liz Scialpi, Loftus and Men-
ichini took third in the event.
I told the kids over the last week
that Coughlin was going to come af-
ter us, they have a lot of good young
kids on their team, said Hazlet. I
just kept pumping them up all week
telling them they were going to be
after us and if we were going to go
undefeated again this year in our di-
vision we would have to win this
meet and they came today and they
performed.
On the boys side, PA swept the top
three in the 50 Free. Brandon Win-
ters f inished f irst with a time of
25.90. Tyler Cummings grabbed sec-
ond with a 26.15 and Dave Whispell
took third to complete the sweep.
Tyler Cummings then took f irst in
the 100 Free with a time of 58.61
while Nick Remsky came in right be-
hind him with a 1:01.05.
In the 100 Back, Winters f inished
with a time of 1:04.55 while Whis-
pell clocked in at 1:15.32.
In a head-to-head match-up, Nick
Remsky took f irst with a 1:18.00 in
the 100 Breast, while the Coughlin
swimmer posted a 1:21.25.
WA 76, Meyers 103
Wyoming Areas only win of
Wednesdays swim meet with Meyers
came in the Diving portion of the
competition as the Lady Warriors
fell 103-76 to the Lady Mohawks.
Despite the lone victory by Keir-
stin Lasher, Wyoming Area hung
tough with nine second place f inish-
es and seven thirds.
Lasher won the Diving competi-
tion with a score of 179.90.
Amy Alder f inished second in both
the 200 Free and 500 Free for the
Lady Warriors, and Nina Cruz added
a second-place f inish in the 200 IM
and a third in the 100 Fly.
Alex Holtz placed second in the 50
Free, and Caitlyn Kraynak f inished
third in both the 50 Free and 100
Free.
Gabby Alberigi added a second-
place f inish in the 100 Back for WA,
and Geneva Laviska placed second
in the 100 Breast.
This weeks schedule
Wednesday
PA at Meyers
Friday
PA at Hanover
WA v. Nanticoke
SWIM
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PHOTOS BY TONY CALLAIO
Pictured above, Wyoming Area's NIna Cruz swims the backstroke against Meyers.
Below, Alex Holtz swims the 50 Free for the Lady Warriors.
Steve Sklanka chipped in with four.
PA 42, Scranton Prep 44
Pittston Area was held to a season-low
offensive output - and were outscored by
10 points at the foul line - in a 44-42 non-
league loss to Scranton Prep on Monday
night at the Thomas R. Kelly Gymnasium
in Yatesville.
Both teams had trouble finding the bot-
tomof the net but it would be Preps third-
quarter burst that would prove the differ-
ence after the Patriots took a three-point
halftime lead.
Despite going just 4-for-14 from the
field, the Patriots found themselves with a
one-point leadafter the first quarter. Steve
Sklanka led the way for the Patriots in the
first quarter with three field goals, includ-
ing a long three-point basket to give the
Patriots their first lead of the game at 5-4.
Steve Stravinski then made it a 7-6
game when he converted an easy layup off
of a beautiful pass from underneath the
basket by Jordan Houseman. Scranton
Prep then regained the 8-7 lead with a
mid-range field goal. But, it would be the
Patriots who would strike last in the quar-
ter when Sklanka pulled up fromnine feet
and knocked down the jumper.
The Cavaliers and Patriots traded bas-
kets yet again in the second quarter. With
5:27 remaining in the quarter, Mason
Gross found Michael Schwab through a
very tight window in the paint. Schwab
converted the lay-in with an acrobatic
move to his right. The Schwab lay-in ex-
tended the Patriots lead to 13-10, drawing
a Scranton Prep timeout.
The timeout proved to be a good call by
Prep as they went on a 4-0 run in the next
two minutes taking a 14-13 lead. Later in
the quarter, Stravinski gave the Patriots a
15-14 lead with a layup off of a beautiful
pass fromGross. Stravinski thenextended
the lead to17-15 with a kiss high off of the
glass. Emmett broke a 17-17 tie with:53
seconds remaining in the quarter with a
long three right in front of the Pittston Ar-
ea bench to give the Patriots a lead at in-
termission.
But Prep went on a 15-9 run in the third
quarter to take a 32-29 lead going into the
last stanza.
With 6:08 remaining in the fourth quar-
ter, Shaun McDermott hit two consecu-
tive three-point baskets togive the Patriots
35-34 lead. Then with 3:05 left in regu-
lation Stravinski hit one of two free
throws to tie the game at 38-38, the Cava-
liers struck back with a quick layup to re-
gain the lead at 40-38.
The Patriots still hadsome fight inthem
as Stravinski nailed a three-pointer from
right in front of the Pittston Area bench to
give PAits last lead, 41-40. The lead didnt
last long as Scranton Prep again turned a
Patriot turnover into an easy layup to take
PATRIOTS
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PHOTO BY BILL TARUTIS
Pittston Area's Mason Gross goes strong to the basket against Scranton Prep.
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Lussi (145), and Chris Wesolowski (285)
all won by decision.
WA 42, Nanticoke 30
In a fall-take-all-match at 120 pounds,
the Warriors Carm Mauriello pinned
Josh Benscoter in 2:34 to lead Wyoming
Area to a 42-30 victory against Nanticoke
in a WVC Division II match on Tuesday
night. If Benscoter had defeated Mauriel-
lo by fall, the Trojans would have come
out victorious on tiebreaker criteria of
most falls.
The match started at 126 pounds with
Nanticokes Josh Allabaugh taking the
first bout. But Andy Shutz (132) and Nick
Heck (138) pinned their opponents to give
WA the lead.
After two straight losses at 145 and152,
the Warriors got back on track when Nick
OBrien pinned Mike Colastosti at 160
pounds in 3:07. Nanticoke won the next
three bouts, but three forfeit wins for
Wyoming Area put Mauriello in position
to claim the overall victory.
Dispatch Staff Writer Rick Notari and
TL Sports Staff contributed to this report.
This weeks schedule
Tuesday
PA v. Coughlin
Wednesday
WA v. Lehman
Friday
D2 Class 3A
Duals at PA
D2 Class 2A
Duals at Lake Lehman
MAURIELLO
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PHOTOS BY TONY CALLAIO
Pictured clockwise fromabove left, Nick Mazzone is in control of his bout against GAR in a Wyoming Area win two weeks ago.
PA's Tyler Lutecki has a hold of his opponent during the Patriots win over Berwick. Pittston Area's Angelo Lussi grapples with
his opponent. Wyoming Area's Eric Filipiak has a hold of his opponent fromGAR.
quarter in an 61-54 upset loss to
Tunkhannock in the Wyoming
Valley Conference second-half
opener on Thursday night at the
Thomas R. Kelly Gymnasiumin
Yatesville.
The Lady Patriots led 34-24 at
halftime, but the Lady Tigers
used a 23-9 run in the fourth
quarter to outscore the WVCDi-
visionI first-half champs, 37-20,
in the second-half to take the vic-
tory.
Pittston Areas Mia Hopkins
scored24points toleadall score-
rs. Grace ONeill added 17 for
the LadyPatriots, andLiz Wales-
ki chipped in with eight.
PA was outscored 18-7 at the
free throw line, struggling to
shoot just 36 perfect from the
charity stripe.
PA 60, Scranton 45
Pittston Area bolted out to an
11-point first-quarter lead and
never lookedbackina 60-45vic-
tory over Scranton in a non-
league game on Monday night in
the Electric City.
Grace ONeill scored a career-
high 26 points as she drained
five three-pointers and went 7-
for-10 at the free throwline to go
with two two-point field goals.
The Lady Patriots extended its
lead to 32-15 at the half before
PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS
Above left, PA's Mia Hopkins weaves through the Tunkhannock defense to the basket. Above right,
Kelly Mitchell puts up a shot for the Lady Patriots.
PITTSTON UPSET
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Greater Pittston Stoners U11 Girls Soccer team
finishedwonthe Luzerne CountyCupSoccer tour-
nament, bydefeatingBackMountain3-1towinthe
championship.
Team members are pictured from right to left,
first row, Grace Mimnaugh, Luchia Carabetta, and
Aleah Kranson; second row, Ana Marotti, Jenna
Chackan, Kaitlynne Patla, Mollee Feeney, and Ste-
phanie Palovchak; third row, Jamie Shields, Dela-
ney Kutchkus, Alysha Smigiel, Lauren Kelly, Ni-
cole Mayers, Emily Miller, and Emily Bellanco;
fourth row, Coaches Chad Kranson, Jason Cara-
betta, and Jim Kelly. Absent from photo, Skylar
Norton.
YO U T H S O C C E R
Stoners win Luzerne Co. Cup
Pittston Twp. VFWBowling
Standings
Bus Boys 10-6; Steelers 9-7; Termi-
nators 8-7; Yankees 8-8; Nittanys 6-10;
Red Skins 6-10
Top 10 Bowlers
Jack Casper 613; Joe Argenio 604;
Joe WalshSr. 564; EdWasko558; Larry
OBrien 552; Joe Spiccioli 550; Tom
Judge 548; Joe Scarantino 540; Rich
Russian 537; Joe Walsh Jr. 534.
200 Games
Jack Casper 208-246; Joe Walsh Sr.
203-204; Joe Argenio 244; Rich Rus-
sian 234; Larry OBrien 212; Joe Walsh
Jr. 205; Ed Wasko 202
Lady Birds Bowling
Standings
Flamingos 5-3; Robins 5-3; Seagulls
4-4; Tweety Birds 4-4; Blue Jays 3-5;
Parakeets 3-5
Leaders
MaryKayStetina 558; Lee Lawrence
501; Deanna Yonki 500; Cini Digennari
495; Judy Krifka 492; Shirley Gercak
484; Therese Wrubel 475; Barbara
Slusser 466; Evelyn Marsh 465
Georgetti Painting
Standings
Sleeping Dogs 41-19; Marks Pro
Shop 37-23; Silver Bullets 35.5-24.5;
The Originals 35-25; Rodanos Pizza
31-29; Squirrels 30-30; Mingya Men
29-31
Scratch Game Cary Marinos 278;
Mark Mancini 278; John Wolcott 256;
Guy Sviatko 247; Mike Marinos 247;
Rick Fountain 245; Bill Mazonis 239;
Rick Baldacci 237; Jeff Connolly 236;
Jerry Marinos 231; Stan Klecha Sr. 231
Scratch Series
Mark Mancini 726; Rick Fountain
668; Jerry Marinos 667; Rick Baldacci
667; Gary Marinos 665; Mike Marinos
663; Bill Mazonis 650; John Wolcott
642; Jeff Connolly 636; Stan Klecha Sr.
625
Jack Kosick Memorial
Standings
Jacks Amigos14-6; Marks Pro Shop
13.5-6.5; Team 4 13-7; R C Baldrica PA
12-8; Buccaneers 12-8; Turkey Season
7-13; P T P 6.5-13.5; The Coffee Table
Caf 2-18
Scratch Game (Men)
Jason Stetina 257; Rich Patton 243;
Joe Partash235; Arnie Rowell 233; Paul
Simkulak 233; Pat Tarullo 233; Rich
Eipper 233
Scratch Game (Women)
Melissa Misiura 249; Care Eipper
203; Laura Hall 202; Amanda Baldrica
181; Kim Patton 167
Scratch Series (Men)
Jason Stetina 704; Rich Patton 679;
Arnie Rowell 664; Joe Partash 658;
Rich Eipper 640
Scratch Series (Women)
Melissa Misiura 635; Laura Hall 541;
Care Eipper 538; Mary Ann Olenick
465; Kim Patton 433
Monday Modern Mixed
Standings
Nomads 8-0; Team17-1; Phillies 5-3;
Misfits 4-4; Red Robins-3-5; Hot Shots
2-6; Bronx 3 2-6
Scratch Game (Men)
Bob Wilson 217; Tony Angelella 214;
Rich Queeney 183; John Fialko 181;
Tom Evans 175
Scratch Game (Women)
Jean Donnora 171; Phyllis Vavrek
170; Faye Perry 169; Dede Danko 158;
Sharon Metz 155
Scratch Series (Men)
Tony Angelella 562; Bob Wilson
533; Rich Queeney 521; Tom Evans
517; John Fialko 477
Scratch Series (Women)
Jean Donnora 505; Faye Perry 473;
Dede Danko 434; Sharon Metz 434;
Marie Garrison 433
Monday Modern
Standings
Sleeping Dogs 37-17; Silver Bullets
32.5-21.5; The Originals 32-22; Marks
Pro Shop 32-22; Squirrels 28-26; Min-
gya Men 27-27; Rodanos Pizza 26-28
Scratch Game
Rick Fountain 300; Bill Martin 257;
Jeff Connolly 257; Dave Tarullo 257;
Gary Marinos 255; Jerry Marinos 245;
Mike Marinos 245; Mark Mancini 245;
Tony Santey 237; John Wolcott 234
Scratch Series
Rick Fountain 763; Mark Mancini
694; Jeff Connolly 683; Dave Tarullo
672; Jerry Marinos 670; Gary Marinos
668; Bill Marin663; Mike Marinos 653;
Leo Kaslavage 649; Tony Santey 643
L O C A L B O W L I N G
Nomads lead Modern Mixed
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The Pittston Area Football Booster Club
and Coach Barrett will be conducting a
mandatory meeting for the parents of all
players, grades 7-12 who will be playing or
are interested in playing football for the
2012 season.
The meeting will take place in the High
School auditorium on Monday at 7 p.m.
Several important topics and expecta-
tions for the upcoming year will be re-
viewed and distributed.
WASPAmeeting Tuesday
The Wyoming Area Softball Parents As-
sociation - WASPA-will conduct a special
meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at 6:30
p.m. at Gobers Deco Lounge, Wyoming
Avenue, Exeter. Parents of players grades 7
thru 12 are encouraged to attend.
WABaseball registration today
Wyoming Area baseball registration will
be today, January 29, from1-3 p.m. in the
cafeteria for 7-12thgrades. Next Diamond
Club meeting will be February15. All par-
ents are urged to attend. For up to date in-
formationanddates please gotoour websi-
tewww.wyomingareabaseball.org.
WAGBPmeeting Feb. 7
The Wyoming Area Girls Basketball
Parent Association will hold its monthly
meeting on Feb. 7 at the High School in
Room #133 at 7 p.m.
All parents of girls playing basketball in
grades 7th thru12th are invited. This meet-
ing will finalize all year-end events. Every-
one is encouraged to attend.
ABL registering
The Avoca Basketball League will regis-
ter interested kindergarten through sixth
grade boys and girls at the Avoca Commu-
nity Center located at 800 Main Street to-
day from 7-8 p.m.
The ABL, sponsored by the Avoca Boro
&TheAvocaJollyBoys, is directedbyStan
Waleski and played in honor of Michael
Joyce.
For further ABL information interested
players can e-mail stanwaleski@ya-
hoo.com
PTLL sets registration dates
ThePittstonTownshipLittleLeaguewill
hold registrations for the upcoming 2012
season on Tuesday and Thursday.
Registration will take place at the Pitt-
ston Township Municipal Building from 6
to 8 p.m. each day. Registration fee is $50
per player and$75per family. LittleLeague
Divisions include, Little League, Girls
Softball, and Junior/Senior LL.
All new players must provide copy of
birth certificate and proof of residency. T-
ball players must be 5 by May 1, 2012.
Questions can be directed to Art at 655-
6996.
PTLL Board to meet tonight
The Pittston Township Little League
Board of Directors will be meeting tonight
at 5p.m. at Savos PizzaandFamilyRestau-
rant, Pittston Commons. Nomination and
election of officers for the 2012 season will
take place along with upcoming plans for
the 2012 season.
Hughestown Softball meeting
There will be a coaches/ team parents
meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1at 6:30 p.m.
at the Borough building second floor. This
is a mandatory meeting for everyone. Also
any parents wishing to help out this season
are asked to attend this meeting.
Any questions call Dave at 709-5727 or
Joanne at 313-0321.
Duryea LL holding registration
The Duryea Little League will hold reg-
istrations for 2012 season on Jan.31 from
6-8 p.m. at the Duryea Borough Building.
This includes Little League, Softball, and
Teeners (junior/senior League).
Fees areas follows, individual signupfor
Little League or Softball $55, Family sign
upLittleLeagueor Softball $65, Individual
sign up Teeners (junior/senior League)
$65, Family sign up Little League or Soft-
ball, and Teeners (junior/senior League)
$75.
There will be no fundraiser. Coaches
please bring your drivers licenses at this
time so we can process your background
check (no fee required).
If youhave anyquestions please feel free
to contact Ron Ralston at 570-655-0203.
Pittston City LL registering players
The Pittston City Little League is hold-
ing registration for the 2012 season at the
Little League Clubhouse. Dates are as fol-
lows: Sun., Jan. 29, 5-8 p.m.; Wed., Feb. 1,
6-8 p.m.; and Tues. Feb 7, 6-8 p.m.
Fees for T-ball throughMajor Leagueare
$45 for one child; $75 for 2; $100 for 3 or
morechildrenfromthesamefamily. Teener
is $85 per player.
There will be a late fee for anyone sign-
ing up after the scheduled registration
dates. Please bring a copy of players birth
certificate and three forms of proof of resi-
dence. Payment is due upon registration.
WPLL registration dates
The West Pittston Little League registra-
tion dates for the 2012 season will be held
on the following dates, Jan. 29 from 1-4
p.m.
All registrations will be held at the West
Pittston Little League Practice Facility. All
Fees are due at time of registration. All par-
ticipants must bringa birthcertificate, your
childs medical information, and three cur-
rent proofs of residency (EX: drivers li-
cense, insurance ID cards, utility bills).
New 2012 Little League International
Rule: Copiesof InsuranceIDs, UtilityBills
must bedatedwithcurrent dates. Discount-
ed on time sign-up fee for T-Ball through
Majors, including Girls Minor & Major
Softball is $65.Additional family members
will cost $20 extra total. A late penalty fee
of $25will applytoanyone signingupafter
the above dates.
Sign-Up for Junior, Senior, & Big
League will be heldat a later date. The Dai-
lyNumber will againbe usedas a fundrais-
er. The fundraiser fee of $50 is due at sign
up. Each Family will receive five tickets
that sell for $10 each.
W/WWLittle League registering players
The Wyoming/West Wyoming Little
League will hold registration on Saturday
from10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Stites Street
Fire Hall. The registration fee for tee ball
through major baseball and softball is $70
per player or $95 per family. The fee for ju-
nior/senior baseball andsoftball is $100per
player with no family rate.
Fundraisers will be distributed at regis-
tration. All players must provide proof of
residency and new players must provide a
copy of his or her birth certificate.
Any child turning 4 years old prior to
May 1, 2012 is eligible to play tee ball this
coming season.
Dupont Softball signups
The Dupont Softball/Teeball League
will be holding signups at the Dupont
Fieldhouse, 200 Elm St, Dupont on Satur-
day, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon; Sunday,
Feb. 12 from noon to 3 p.m.; and Monday,
Feb. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Theleagueas noresidential boundaryre-
strictions, and is open to all children from
the Greater Pittston area as well as sur-
rounding communities. Teeball is for boys
or girls ages 4 to 7; and softball for girls ag-
es 7 to 17. For more info, call Bob at 881-
8744 or visit http://dupontsoftball.club-
space.com.
Dupont Softball starting Rec League
Dupont Girls Softball is starting a new
Rec league.
The league will use ASA softball rules
with no boundary restrictions, open to all
girls, ages 717. Teams or towns interested
in joining a local Rec league are welcome
to attend a meeting on January 30 at 6:30
p.m. at the Dupont Boro Building.
Girls Softball towns already signed up
include Dupont, Taylor and Minooka
Call Bob at 881-8744 for more informa-
tion.
OFLL sets registration
The Old Forge Lions Little League Pro-
gramwill hold registration for all baseball,
softball and tee-ball players, ages (4 thru
16) on Feb. 4 from12-4 p.m., Feb. 11 from
12-4 p.m., and Feb. 12 from12-2 p.m.
Fees for the 2011 season are $45 for one
player, $65 for two players from the same
family, and $75 for three or more players
fromthe same family. Abirth certificate is
also required when signing up.
Registrationswill betakeninthelobbyof
OldForge HighSchool, 300MarionStreet,
Old Forge. Any questions, please call John
Belko at 457-2188.
Attn: Girls SOFTBALL players in sur-
rounding communities that do not have a
LittleLeaguesoftball programmayregister
to play too.
Players must also purchase two raffle
tickets at $10 each at the time of registra-
tion, not to exceed three raffle tickets per
family.
OFLL meeting tonight
The Old Forge Lions Little League will
meet today at 6 p.m. at Old Forge High
School. All Board members, coaches and
parentsareinvited. JohnBelkowill preside.
Eigen Tournament dates set
The third annual Kiel Eigen Jr. Basket-
ball Tournament will be held Feb. 11-12 at
Old Forge High School.
The Seventh and Eighth Grade teams
from Old Forge, Wyoming Area, Lacka-
wanna Trail and All Saints Academy will
participate in the event which donates pro-
ceeds to the Kiel Eigen Foundation.
First round games will take place on Sat-
urday, Feb. 11withchampionships andcon-
solation tilts scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 12
PSUWilkes-Barre
seeks HOF nominees
Penn State Wilkes-Barres Athletic De-
partment has set a February 1 deadline for
nominations to the Wall of Fame.
Any person can nominate a name for
consideration along with supporting infor-
mation. Nominees from previous induc-
tions are automatically considered each
year for a maximum of ten years.
Thefinal selectionis doneafter February
1by the Wall of Fame selection committee.
The athletic office will notify the person
(s) selectednolater thantwoweeksafter the
vote by the selection committee. Eligibility
information can be acquired through the
Athletic Department and Brian Stanchak,
Director of Athletics at bds23@psu.edu.
For moreinformation, pleasecontact Ra-
chel Olszewski, Marketing Communica-
tion Specialist, at 570-675-9269 or rols-
zewski@psu.edu.
S P O R T S B R I E F S
PA Grid Boosters holding mandatory meeting
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running mates. For his efforts he
was awarded outstanding athlete
with a trophy. This is the second
year in a row Ryan has been
awarded the outstanding athlete
award, beatinghis brother Leoby
one point last year.
Ryan is a student at LCCCand
is on the LCCC Trailblazers
baseball team where he is a two-
year starter. He is their catcher
and also plays first base. He is a
member of Holy Mothers Parish
in Dupont and is the son of Leo
and Patty Nalaschi of Hughes-
town.
T R A C K A N D F I E L D
Nalaschi awarded
Outstanding Athlete
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a 43-41 lead with just 1:15 re-
maining in the game.
Sklanka then brought Pittston
Area (10-5) back to within one
with a free throw. Prep respon-
ded by also hitting one of two
from the stripe extending their
lead to 44-42 with 37.4 seconds
remaining.
The Patriots would call two
timeouts in attempt to tie or win
the game. However, they were
unable to get an open look as
Houseman drove into traffic and
threwup a layup as time expired.
The prayer from Houseman did
not go in and the Patriots lost the
game 44-42.
Despite starting just 1-for-5
from the field, Stravinski ended
up with a double-double, which
included 13 points and 11 re-
bounds. McDermott added nine
points and four rebounds. Sklan-
ka had seven points, five re-
bounds and four assists for the
Patriots, and Gross finished with
six points and a game-high12 re-
bounds, many of which were of-
fensive rebounds.
James Emmet scored three,
while Houseman and Schwab
rounded out the scoring with two
points each. Houseman had sev-
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three steals.
The Cavaliers used a 12-2 ad-
vantage at the charity stripe to
offset six three-pointers by the
Patriots. They also shot 12 more
free throws then PA.
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OF 28, West Scranton 40
Old Forge managed just one
field goal in the first 16 minutes
of action in a 40-28 loss to West
Scranton in a non-league match-
up on January 21in the Elio Ghi-
giarelli Gymnasium.
The Blue Devils struggled
putting the ball in the basket,
shooting just 1-for-19 in the first
half, trailing 27-5 at the break.
But Jimmie Aversa got hot in the
third quarter, canning three
three-pointers in the third quar-
ter to get Old Forge (6-8) within
34-19 before the final period.
Aversa then drilled his fourth
three-pointer of the game to get
the Blue Devils within 12 with
less than six minutes to go, but
Old Forge got no closer as West
matched each basket the rest of
the way.
Aversa finished with 12 points
in leading the Blue Devils. Dave
Argust and Brian Tomasetti each
added six points.
OF 35, Mid Valley 46
Old Forge again struggled
from the field this time in the
second half in dropping the
opening game of the Lackawan-
na League Division II second-
half slate, 46-35, to Mid Valley
on Thursday night in the Elio
Ghigiarelli Gymnasium.
The Blue Devils shot 7-for-23
in the second half, and commit-
ted 18 turnovers on the night in
getting swept by the Spartans for
the first time in11years. Trailing
by two points at halftime, Old
Forge managed only 17 second-
half points.
Jimmie Aversa scored10of his
team-high 13 points in the first
half before being held to just one
field goal attempt in the second
half. Brian Tomasetti added six
points and 12 rebounds for Old
Forge (6-9, 0-1), and Brenden
Wahl also added six points.
Dispatch Staff Writer Rick No-
tari also contributed to this re-
port.
This weeks schedule
Tuesday
PA at Crestwood
WA v. Holy Redeemer
OF at Western Wayne
Thursday
PA v. Dallas
Friday
WA at Valley West
OF at Valley View
PITTSTON
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PA PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS
WA PHOTO BY TONY CALLAIO
Pictured clockwise fromtop
left, Wyoming Area's Danny
Newhart shoots in the War-
riors win over Berwick; PA's
Steve Sklanka squares up
for a shot against Scranton
Prep; Steve Stravinski
scores in traffice for the
Patriots against Prep; and
Wyoming Area's Mike Carey
drives to the hoop.
cruising in the second half
against the Lady Knights.
Mia Hopkins added 12 points
for Pittston Area (14-1), and Liz
Waleski chipped in with eight
points.
WA 35, Berwick 45
Wyoming Area took a 21-18
leadat halftime but managedjust
14 points in the second half in a
45-35 loss to Berwick in the
WVC Division II second-half
opener for both teams on Thurs-
day night in Berwick.
The Lady Warriors were led
by 10 points each from Serra
Degnan and Sara Radzwilka.
Abby Thornton added eight
points for Wyoming Area (5-11,
0-1).
This weeks schedule
Monday
PA v. Crestwood
WA at Holy Redeemer
OF v. Western Wayne
Thursday
PA at Dallas
WA v. Valley West
OF v. Valley View
WA
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OBITUARIES
Dr. Joseph
Mattioli, Poco-
no Raceway
Founder and
Chairman of
the Board, died
January 26,
2012 at the Lehigh Valley Hospi-
tal Center, surrounded by his lov-
ingfamily, followingalengthyill-
ness. He was 86.
Dr. Mattioli was the loving and
devoted husband of Dr. Rose C.
(Nocito) Mattioli. They celebrat-
ed their 63rd wedding anniver-
sary on August 5. He was born in
Old Forge, on April 14, 1925 and
the son of the late Joseph R. and
Mary E. (Marzzacco) Mattioli-
Nolf. He was a member of St. Pe-
ter the Fisherman Catholic
Church in Lake Harmony. "Doc,"
as hewas knowntofriends andas-
sociates, was one of the most re-
spectedandadmiredmeninauto-
mobile racing. He founded Poco-
noRacewayintheearly1960s and
hasbeenat thehelmof Poconoev-
er since. Under his leadership, the
trackgrewinstature andhas host-
ed 68 very successful NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series Events. His
passion and drive helped Pocono
Raceway succeed when other
tracks fell bythe wayside. Pocono
Raceway is the one of the last re-
maining family owned and run
tracks on the NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series schedule. He was al-
ways concernedthat racefans and
race car drivers and their families
were treated with the upmost re-
spect and constantly upgraded
procedures and Raceway facili-
ties to meet that goal. He kept his
fingers on the pulse of stock car
racing and read everything print-
ed concerning the sport. He was
in the office daily, until last fall,
and oversawall aspects of the Po-
conoRacewayoperations. Docal-
ways had an eye towards the fu-
ture. In August 2011, he turned
over the reins of the Raceway to
his grandchildren to carry on his
legacy. At age 83, Dr. Mattioli
spearheaded an ambitious solar
energy project. He built a three
megawatt photovoltaic solar ener-
gy system on 25 acres at Pocono
Raceway. It is the worlds largest
solar-powered sports facility,
making Pocono Raceway a leader
in the renewable energy and envi-
ronmental fields. Dr. Mattioli was
also well-respected in the com-
munity. In 2009, he received the
Philanthropic Lifetime Achieve-
ment Award presented by the As-
sociation of Fundraising Profes-
sionals for his generous and con-
tinuous contributions to local civ-
ic organizations, hospitals,
schools and charities. He served
on the board of directors of nu-
merous organizations and was
dedicated to improving the qual-
ity of life in Northeastern Penn-
sylvania. He served our country
with dedication and courage in
thePacificduringWorldWar II as
a Navy medic. Using the G.I. bill,
he enrolled in the dentistry pro-
gram at Temple University
(where he met his soontobe wife,
Rose.) Upon graduation, he de-
veloped his dental practice into a
very lucrative business by work-
ing 12 to 14 hour days, six and
sometimes seven days a week. He
thenbeganinvestinginanddevel-
oping properties in Philadelphia
and Northeastern Pennsylvania,
where he became involved in the
startup of Pocono Raceway. His
passing leaves a void in the NAS-
CAR community and especially
to his family and extended "Poco-
no Raceway" family. We have
been blessed with the presence of
"Doc" in our lives, and he will be
deeply missed by his loving and
devoted wife, Dr. Rose.
He was the loving father of
Looie McNallyof LongPond; Jo-
seph Mattioli III and his wife,
Lovena, of Long Pond; and Mi-
chele Mattioli-Kulick of Bear
Creek Township. He was a loving
and gentle grandfather to his sev-
en grandchildren, Brandon Igdal-
sky and his wife, Suzanne, of
Long Pond; Nicholas Igdalsky
and his wife, Brandy, of Strouds-
burg; Ashley Igdalsky; Joseph
Mattioli IV; Chase Mattioli, all of
Long Pond; Michael Kulick and
Elizabeth Kulick, both of Bear
CreekTownship; his great-grand-
children, Madison, Mackenzie
and Payton Igdalsky. He is also
survived by a half-brother, John
Mattioli of Old Forge.
Viewings will be heldat the Po-
cono Community Church, 2770
Memorial Blvd.,Tobyhanna, on
today from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Addi-
tional viewing will be held on
Monday, from10 a.m. to noon. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be-
gin1:30p.m. onMondayat St. Pe-
ter the Fisherman Catholic
Church in Lake Harmony. A pri-
vate entombment will be at the
convenience of the family.
Inlieuof flowers, memorial do-
nations may be made to The
NASCARFoundation, Attention:
Dr. Joseph Mattioli Memorial
Fund, 550 South Caldwell Street,
Charlotte, NC 28202. www.nas-
car.com/foundation.To leave on
online condolence visit, www.go-
werfuneralhome.com.
Dr. Joseph Mattioli
January 26, 2012
Edmund A.
Kondraski Sr.,
73 of Harding,
died January
26, 2012 at the
Wilkes-Barre
General Hospi-
tal.
Born December 15, 1938, in
West Wyoming, he was the son
of the late Alexander and Martha
Wybieracki Kondraski. Prior to
his retirement, he was employed
by Schott Optical in Duryea.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, Alexander Kondraski.
Surviving are his wife of 51
years, the former Sarah School-
ey; daughter Diane Mizenko and
her husband, Mark, of Kingston;
son Eddie Kondraski Jr., and his
wife, Stella, of West Pittston;
grandchildren, Jillian and Kel-
sey Mizenko, Mistie Charney,
Mark and Zachary Kondraski;
sister, Viola Turon, Edison, NJ;
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
on Monday at 10 a.m. the Bed-
narski Funeral Home, 168
Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming,
withthe Rev. Daniel Schwebs of-
ficiating. Interment Mountain
View Burial Park, Harding.
Friends may call Sunday 5 to 8
p.m. at the funeral home.
Edmund A. Kondraski, Sr.
January 26, 2012
Michael L.
Morreale, 77,
of Wyoming,
died on January
27, 2012 sur-
rounded by his
family at home.
Born in Pittston on February
17, 1934, he was the son of the late
Melchiore and Maria Morreale.
Michael graduated from Pittston
High School, Class of 1951. Mi-
chael was proprietor of Mor-
reales Mid-City Service for 60
years and Pittston Auto Sales for
48 years. He was elected and
served as Luzerne County Trea-
surer for 32 years, from 1980 to
2012 and was recently honored
for his years of dedicated service
by the Luzerne County Commis-
sioners. Throughout his tenure as
Treasurer he served as a Trustee
on the Luzerne County Retire-
ment Board, was a member of the
PA Treasurers Association and
served as President, and was also
a Northeast Trustee for the Asso-
ciation. During his term as Trea-
surer, he instituted a lost and
found feature in the Luzerne
County dog-licensing program
and also established various loca-
tions throughout the county
where residents could purchase
their dog licenses without travel-
ing to the courthouse. Michael
was totally committed to public
service and embraced a life long
dedication to helping the resi-
dents of Luzerne County. He was
an avid hunter and fisherman and
was a member of the NRA, the
National Wildlife Turkey Federa-
tion and the Quality Deer Man-
agement. Michael generously do-
nated to many sports organiza-
tions, hunting associations,
churches and civic organizations.
For many years, he sponsored a
Pittston Little League team, girls
and boys softball leagues, and an
annual girls softball tournament.
Michael was a member of the
PittstonTownshipLions Club, the
Wyoming Valley Elks Club Asso-
ciation, the Wilkes-Barre UNI-
CO, and was a life-long member
of Saint Roccos Church.
He was also preceded in death
by his wife Jean and brother Sal-
vatore Morreale.
He is survived by sons Michael
and wife Ann Marie, Dallas; John
and wife Lois, Duryea; and David
and wife Lisa, Pittston Township;
nine grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren; companion,
Edythe Vann; brother John; and
sister Concetta Battista.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 9 a.m. from the Gra-
ziano Funeral Home, 700 S.
Township Blvd., Pittston Twp,
with a Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Marello
Parish, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Church, Pittston. Interment St.
Cecelias Cemetery, Exeter.
Viewing honors will be held to-
day from 3-7 p.m. and Monday
from4-7p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations can be made to the recip-
ient of the donors choice. Online
condolences may be made at
www.GrazianoFuneralHome-
.com
Michael L. Morreale
January 27, 2012
Mary Dolores Piatt, of Danville,
formerly of West Wyoming, ended
her journey on earth on January 25,
2012, at the Emmanual Center in
Danville. She joins her late, beloved
husband, Charles R. Piatt Jr., to
whomshe was married for 55 years.
She was born in Larksville, the
daughter of the late Sadie Loyd and
George Nash. She was a graduate of
Larksville High School and Mercy
Hospital School of Nursing. She was
a registered nurse.
She was also preceded in death by
an infant daughter, sister Joan Nash
Yacos and brother John Nash. She
was the last surviving member of her
immediate family.
She is survivedbya daughter, Ma-
ry Romanski, and her husband, Carl,
Danville; sons, Charles R. Piatt III
and his wife, Bonnie, Pensacola,
Fla., and Michael G. Piatt and his
wife, Linda, Kingston; grandchil-
dren, Sally Romanski-Hardner,
Bloomsburg; David C. Piatt and
wife, Kelly, Indianapolis, Ind.; Lau-
ren Piatt-Jirak and husband, Grego-
ry, Atlanta, GA; one great-grandson,
Nicholas Hardner and several nieces
and nephews.
Calling hours will be today from2
to 4 p.m. at the Clarke Piatt Funeral
Home, 5 Sunset Lake Road, Hun-
lock Creek. Interment Denison
Cemetery, Swoyersville.
Donations in her memory may be
made to the Sisters of Ss. Cyril and
Methodius, Villa SacredHeart, Dan-
ville, 17821.
Mary D. Piatt
January 25, 2012
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H. Merritt Hughes, Supervisor
Ryan M. Wagner, Licensed Associate
(570) 823-6511
OBITUARIES
Dorothy Andruscavage, for-
merly of Pittston, a resident of
Highland Manor, died January 24,
2012, in Highland Manor.
Surviving are daughters, Do-
rothy OMalley, Susan Dructor,
Joann Kiewak, Deborah Andrus-
cavage and Bonnie Martin; 10
grandchildren; and nine great-
grandchildren; and sister, Rosem-
ary Ohl.
Aprivate funeral will be held at
the convenience of the family. Ar-
rangements are entrusted to the
Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home,
Swoyersville.
Dorothy Andruscavage
January 24, 2012
Michael J.
Silver, 91, died
on Sunday, Ja-
nuary 22, 2012.
He was a na-
tive of the
Wyoming Val-
ley, the son of the late Frank and
Philomena Cardone Silver. The
long-term resident of Hughes-
town was a 1939 graduate of
Hughestown High School and a
WorldWar II veteran. He was em-
ployedat theMurrayCorporation,
and for 28 years at the Tobyhanna
Army Depot until his retirement.
Also preceded in death by his
wife, Grace Agati Silver, he is re-
membered by his step-daughters,
Jacqueline Amico and her hus-
band, Richard, West Pittston; Ger-
aldine Shane and her husband,
Fran, Mt. Laurel, NJ; and grand-
children, Grace Marie Amico,
Dubai, UnitedArabEmirates; At-
ty. Michael A. Amico, Winter
Haven, FL; and Nicholas DAn-
gelo, New York, NY; and sister;
Minnie Vici, and her husband,
Zel, Nanticoke; nieces and neph-
ews.
AblessingservicewasheldJan.
26 in the Metcalfe and Shaver Fu-
neral Home, Wyoming. The Rev.
Richard J. Cirba, of St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston, offi-
ciated. Interment Mt. Olivet Cem-
etery, Carverton.
Memorial contributions maybe
made to The Care and Concern
Free Health Clinic, 35 William
Street, Pittston, 18640.
Michael J. Silver
January 22, 2012
Edward William Osenkarski,
53, of Duryea, died unexpected-
ly on January 19, 2012, at home.
Born in Duryea, he was a son
of the late Charles Vincent
Osenkarski and Marion Gitkus
Osenkarski. Edward was best
known for being a handyman
and always willing to help ev-
eryone. He will sadly be missed.
He was also preceded in death
by brothers Charles and Mi-
chael Osenkarski; and infant
grandson, McCall Marranca.
Surviving are sister, Karen
Korney, Duryea; brother Ri-
chard Korney, Old Forge;
daughters, Sandra and Amy
Osenkarski, and Cynthia Risko,
all of Pittston; grandsons, Sal-
vatore, Carmen and Matthew.
A memorial service was held
Jan. 27in the Yeosock Funeral
Home, Plains Township.
Edward W. Osenkarski
January 19, 2012
Susan A.
Wilbur, 70, of
Exeter, died Ja-
nuary 26, 2012
at her home
surrounded by
her family.
Born in Tunkhannock, she
was the daughter of the late Ge-
orge and Margaretta Adams
Hayos. Susan was a member of
St. Barbara Parish and a gradu-
ate of Lackawanna Trail High
School. Prior to retiring, she had
been employed by Gruen Corpo-
ration, and J.C. Penney. She also
worked as a waitress at the for-
mer Nook Restaurant, Pittston, a
black jack dealer in Reno, Neva-
da, and as a reference librarian at
Keystone Junior College.
She was also preceded in
death by her husband, Gerald E.
Wilbur, in 2002 and a sister, Lori
Browning.
Surviving are her daughters,
Jesslene Chavez, Exeter, Stepha-
nie and her husband, Rick Saba-
telli, Exeter, and Tonya St. Clair,
Emmaus; brother, George
Hayos, California, and sisters,
Margaretta McCombs, Owego,
NY, and Deborah Russo, Lake
Winola; six grandchildren and
many nieces and nephews. Rela-
tives and friends are invited to a
visitation on Monday from4 to 6
p.m. at the Gubbiotti Funeral
Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave.,
Exeter. The Rev. Daniel
Schwebbs, O.S.J., will conduct a
memorial service at 4:30 p.m. at
the funeral home.
Susan A. Wilbur
January 26, 2012
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Marie
McHugh, 99, of
the Miners
Mills section of
Wilkes-Barre,
died Janaury 21,
2012 at Little
Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Pittston, she was the
daughter of the late William and
Agnes (Marion) Golden. Marie
was a graduate of West Pittston
HighSchool andcompleteda Post
Graduate Course at St. Johns
BusinessSchool, Pittston. Shewas
employedas a Librarians Aide for
the Wilkes-Barre Area School
District until her retirement. Marie
was a member of the Miners Mills
Community Club, Wilkes-Barre
Democratic Committee Woman,
Past President of the Miners Mills
American Legion Auxiliary and
was the HonoraryGrandMarshall
of the Wilkes-Barre St. Patricks
Day Parade in 1998. She was a
member of Blessed Sacrament
Church, Miners Mills, and the Al-
tar and Rosary Society and was
currently a member of St. Bene-
dicts Church, Parsons. Marie will
be dearlymissedandremembered
for her hospitality and friendship
to her family and many friends
whose lives she touched.
She was also preceded in death
by her husband, John (Jack)
McHugh, on July 31, 1955, broth-
ers, Richard and William Golden
and sister Josephine Spagnola.
Surviving are her six daughters
and sons-in-law, Maureen
Umphred and her husband, Mark,
Miners Mills; Anne Yale and her
husband, Earl, Millersville, Md.;
Mary Ellen Jordan and her hus-
band, David, Laflin;, Patricia Cra-
hall and her husband, Adam, Dal-
las; Margaret Torbik and her hus-
band, Tom, Moosic, and Jacque-
line Boyle and her husband,
Michael, Miners Mills; 16 grand-
children; 15 great-grandchildren;
nephews and a niece.
AMass of Christian Burial was
held Jan. 24 in St. Benedicts
Church, Parsons. Interment St.
Marys Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship.
Memorial donations may be
made to Little Flower Manor, 200
South Meade Street, Wilkes-
Barre, 18702, St. Benedicts
Church, 155 Austin Ave., Wilkes-
Barre, 18705 or to the Luzerne
County SPCA, 524 East Main
Street, Wilkes-Barre, 18702. On-
line condolences may be made at
www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.
Marie McHugh
January 21, 2012
William
Hilgert, 92, of
Scranton, died
January 20,
2012 at the
Kingston
Commons
Nursing Home, Kingston.
Born in New York, he was
the son of the late Frederick
and Grace Gruthers Hilgert.
Mr. Hilgert retired from the
New Haven Railroad as a con-
ductor.
He was also preceded in
death by his brothers, Fred,
George and Raymond, and sis-
ters, Helen and Edna.
Surviving are his wife of 25
years, Mary Agnes King
Schmalz, Scranton, and sons,
William and his wife, Chris-
tine Hilgert, Lake Ariel; Rob-
ert and his wife, Sandy Hil-
gert, Piscataway, New Jersey;
step children, Margaret and
her husband, Richard Petcav-
age, Scranton; Merle Schmalz,
Piscataway, NJ; and Thomas
and his wife, Debbie Schmalz,
Nazareth; five grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Jan. 24 at the Gubbiotti Funer-
al Home, Exeter, with The Rev.
Robert Sauers officiating. In-
terment Lake Nelson Memo-
rial Park, Piscataway, NJ.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Hospice Commu-
nity Care, 385 Wyoming Ave.,
Kingston, 18704.
William Hilgert
January 20, 2012
Barry El-
wood Matthews
1st, age61, ares-
ident of South
Wilkes-Barre
and Lady Lake,
FL, died Thurs-
day, January 26, 2012 after a long
illness and a brief stay at Corner-
stone Hospice, The Villages, Flor-
ida.
Mr. Matthews was born in
Wilkes-Barre, son of Elwood Ge-
orgeMatthews, Wilkes-Barre, and
the late Lucy Alberta Wolfe Mat-
thews. He was a graduate of the
Class of 1968 of Elmer L. Meyers
High School, Wilkes-Barre, and
also attended Temple and Wilkes
universities. He had been employ-
edas abody-and-fender mechanic
most of his life and was co-owner
of Matts Auto Body, Holland
Street, Wilkes-Barre. He was also
theautobodyshopmanagerat Val-
ley Chevrolet, Wilkes-Barre, for
some time. Active in the commu-
nity, Mr. Matthews was a member
of Firwood United Methodist
Church, Wilkes-Barre, and had
been a member of the Firwood
United Methodist Churchs Mens
BowlingTeam. Hewasalsoassist-
ant troop leader of Boy Scout
Troop 55; president and coach of
Skyhawks YouthSoccer organiza-
tion; coach and goalie for "The
KillerRabbits"Adult In-doorSoc-
cer League Team at Coal Street
Park
Also surviving are a son, Barry
Elwood Matthews 2nd, and his
wife, Stephanie Matthews,
Wilkes-Barre; daughters, Sara
Matthews, Tunkhannock, andLisa
Marie Matthews and her husband,
Ryan Brown, West Pittston;
grandchildren, Nicholas Mat-
thews, Wilkes-Barre; Andrew
Morrison, Lucy Williams, David
Brown and Ryan Brown, all of
West Pittston; several aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Funeral will be held Tuesday at
11 a.m. from the Firwood United
Methodist Church, Old River
Road and Carey Avenue, Wilkes-
Barre, withtheRev. BarbaraPease,
pastor, and the Rev. James Pall,
pastor, Huntsville United Metho-
dist Church, officiating. Interment
Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes
Creek. Friends maycall Monday2
to4and7to9p.m. at theH. Merritt
Hughes Funeral Home, 451North
Main St., Wilkes-Barre, and on
Tuesday at Firwood Church from
10:30 a.m. until time of service.
The familyrequests that flowers
be omitted and that donations be
made to a charity of the donors
choice.
Barry E. Matthews, 1st
January 26, 2012
William Hancock, 67, of West
Pittston, died January 25, 2012 at
Hospice Community Care, Geis-
inger South Wilkes-Barre.
He was born in Winter Haven,
FL, onNovember1, 1944, andwas
the son of the late William and
Eleanor (Osinski) Hancock. Bill
wasaformermember, Deaconand
Treasurer of the Luzerne Avenue
Baptist Church, West Pittston. He
was a 1963 graduate of West Pitt-
stonHighSchool, andattendedlo-
cal technical college. He served
with the United States National
Guard for several years. Bill was
retired from PPL Electrical with
over 45 years of service. Bill was
very mechanically inclined and
enjoy working with his hands. He
will bedeeplymissedbyhisfamily
and friends.
William is survived by his wife
of 43years, theformer Carol (Gar-
rett) Hancock, his son, WilliamJr.,
of West Pittston, and his daughter,
Sandra, and her husband, Ralph
Minella, ofPittston. Billisalsosur-
vived by his granddaughter, Sarah
Minella, hissisters, MaryLouKir-
kland, of West Pittston, andNancy
Hancock, of Forty Fort, and two
nephews, Gary and Glen Miller.
Funeral services will be private.
Friends may call today from5 to 8
p.m. at Kiesinger Funeral Servic-
es, 255 McAlpine St., Duryea.
Inlieuof flowers memorial con-
tributions may be made to Com-
passionate Care Hospice, 960
NorthMainAve., Scranton,18508.
Online condolences may be made
towww.kiesingerfuneralservices-
.com.
William Hancock
January 25, 2012
Joseph Ziolkowski, 67, of Port
Griffith, died, January 22, 2012,
in the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
Born in Pittston, he was the
son of the late Joseph and Mary
Laskowski Ziolkowski. He was a
graduate of St. Johns High
School, Pittston. Joseph was a
member of St. John the Evange-
list Church, Pittston. He was
known to many as "Port Griffith
Joe."
He is survived by several cou-
sins.
A Blessing Service was held
Jan. 28 in the Baloga Funeral
Home, Pittston (Port Griffith).
Interment at the convenience of
the family.
Memorial contributions may
be made to ACS Christian Ma-
nor 100 Overlook Drive Pittston,
18640. To send an online condo-
lence, visit www.BalogaFuner-
alHome.com.
Joseph Ziolkowski
January 22, 2012
Charles E. Altemose, 62, of Mt.
Lookout Park, Exeter, died Janu-
ary20, 2012at Wilkes-BarreGen-
eral Hospital after surgery.
Born in Hollenback, he was the
son of Edith May Altemose of
Exeter and the late Charles E. Al-
temose. Charles lived most of his
life in Exeter and was formerly
employed as a cabinet maker.
Alsosurvivingarebrothers, Da-
rel, Harding; Gary, Exeter; sisters,
Yvonne Lambert, Pittston; Mau-
reen McGeinnis, Baltimore, MD;
Lisa Earlley, Pittston; and he leav-
es behind his beloved cat, Dooley.
A Memorial Service will be
held at the convenience of the
family. Arrangements by the Yeo-
sockFuneral Home, Plains Town-
ship.
Charles E. Altemose
January 20, 2012
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Richard B.
Cosgrove, 87,
of Pittston
Township, died
January 21,
2012 at home.
Born Sep-
tember 19, 1924, he was a son of
the late George P. and Elizabeth
Healy Cosgrove. A lifelong resi-
dent of Greater Pittston, Dick
Cosgrove graduated from St.
Johnthe Evangelist HighSchool,
and later pursued studies at the
St. Johns Business School, as
well as in the Penn State system.
He enjoyed a career in journal-
ism that lasted for more than 70
years, beginning with The Times
Leader, and then the Scrantonian
and Scranton Tribune. His semi-
nal work, however, was with Pitt-
stons Sunday Dispatch, fromthe
day it published its first edition,
and for more than half a century
thereafter. While at the Dispatch,
Dick held such varied positions
as reporter, writer, columnist and
advertising manager, as well as
editor of its senior edition, Prime
Time. Over the last decade, Dick
Cosgrove had written a weekly
columnfor The Citizens Voice ti-
tled "As I Was Saying," and also
served as a reporter of local news
when called upon. Dick was a
member of St. John the Evange-
list Parish, Pittston, and its Holy
Name Society, andwas one of the
parishs first Eucharistic Minis-
ters. He was also a member and
past grand knight of President
John F. Kennedy Council 372 of
the Knights of Columbus in Pitt-
ston and a member of the coun-
cils Fourth Degree Assembly.
He was a member and past presi-
dent of the Serra Club of Wyom-
ing Valley and served a term as
District Governor. Dick also
served a term on the Luzerne
County Prison Board, and was a
member of the Luzerne County
Democratic Executive Commit-
tee. He was a life member of the
Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Pa-
trick and was named its Man of
the Year in 2001. In 2006, Dick
received an honorary doctorate
degree in humanities from
Kings College, Wilkes-Barre,
for his workinjournalismandhis
service to his church.
He was also preceded in death
by his wife of 30 years, the for-
mer Mary Neary, as well as
brothers James, George and
Paul, and sister Nancy.
He is survived by his two sons,
George B. Cosgrove, Superin-
tendent of Pittston Area School
District (and his wife, Lynn), for-
mer Judge Joseph M. Cosgrove
(and his wife Sharon), as well as
his two granddaughters, Jill
McMahon (and her husband,
Terrance) and Mary Ann Cos-
grove. He is also survived by a
sister, Elizabeth Ann Cosgrove,
and a brother, John Cosgrove,
(and his wife, Mary); sister-in-
law, Ellen Cosgrove; numerous
nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated Jan. 25 in St. John the
Evangelist Church, William
Street, Pittston. Interment St.
John the Evangelist Cemetery,
Pittston. He will be greatly mis-
sed by his family, friends and
church, as well as the entire jour-
nalistic community of North-
eastern Pennsylvania.
Funeral arrangements were
entrusted to the Peter J. Adonizio
Funeral Home, Pittston. Online
condolences may be made at
www.peterjadoniziofuneral-
home.com.
Richard B. Cosgrove
January 21, 2012
Charles
(Tank) Medico
Jr., 65, of West
Pittston, died
January 22,
2012 surround-
ed by his fam-
ily.
BorninPittstononOctober 30,
1946, he was the son of Beatrice
DeGuair Medicoof West Pittston
andthelateCharles L. Medico. A
lifelongresident of West Pittston,
Charles was affiliated with his
family business, Medico Indus-
tries Inc. He held the position of
Secretary/Treasurer of Medico
affiliate Louis Cohen and Son
Inc., a regional scrap metal recy-
cling firm. Charles was a gradu-
ate of West Pittston High School,
class of 1965, and a graduate of
Williamsport Community Col-
lege. His affinity to his alma ma-
ter remained with him through-
out his life as he gave generously
of his time and resources to the
West Pittston Little League,
Wyoming Area athletic pro-
grams, as well as numerous civic
projects throughout the Wyom-
ing Valley. He was a member of
St. Barbaras Parish at St. Antho-
ny of Padua Church, Exeter.
Charles cherished his lifelong
friends, most all of whomcan re-
count memorable moments play-
ing cards, trips to Las Vegas and
Atlantic City. Whether it was fast
cars, heavy equipment or en-
grossing himself in work, noth-
ing trumped his love and devo-
tion to his family. Acompassion-
ate husband, loving father and
proud papa, his family made him
glow with pride. Through his
children he created a legacy;
through his grandchildren he
came to know unending happi-
ness.
He is also survived by his wife
of 29 years, Deborah Parada
Medico; sons, Joseph Medico,
California; Charles S. Medico
III, West Pittston; daughters,
Charlene Medico, California;
Marlena and her husband, Frank
Nockley Jr., Shavertown; grand-
children, Frank Nockley III and
Alexandra Nockley; brother,
Larry Medico, Shavertown; sis-
ter, Tina, and her husband, atty.
William Anzalone, Shavertown;
numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was celebrated Jan. 26 in St. Bar-
baras Parish at St. Anthony of
Padua Church, Exeter. Interment
Denison Cemetery, Swoyers-
ville.
Memorial donations may be
made to St. Jude Childrens Re-
search Hospital, 501 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, TN38105.
Funeral arrangements are en-
trusted to the Peter J. Adonizio
Funeral Home, Pittston. Online
condolences may be made at
www.peterjadoniziofuneral-
home.com.
Charles Medico, Jr.
January 22, 2012
Frances E. Hoffner, 85, of Pitt-
ston, died January 24, 2012.
Born in Pittston, she was a
daughter of the late John and Del-
la Bepersti.
She was also preceded in death
byher husband, DavidC. Hoffner,
in2002; her sister, Nell, andbroth-
ers, Albert, John and Anthony.
Surviving her are daughter,
Elaine F. Fath and husband, Jim;
son, David J. Hoffner and wife,
Maryann; grandchildren, Jeffery,
Stephen, James and David Fath,
all of Pittston; and grandson, D.J.
Hoffner, Highspire; great-grand-
children, Stephen, Cara, Adam
andDavidFath; andseveral nieces
and nephews.
Aprivatefuneral serviceandin-
terment were held at the conve-
nience of the family. Arrange-
ments entrusted to the Kizis-Lok-
uta Funeral Home, Pittston.
Frances E. Hoffner
January 24, 2012
Joseph F.
Fosko, 74, of
Moore Town-
ship, formerly
of Manville, NJ
and Catawissa,
died peacefully
on January 22, 2012 at home, sur-
rounded by his loving family. He
was the husband of Rosalie M.
(Genelow) Fosko with whom he
shared 51 years of marriage last
May 14.
Born in West Wyoming, on
September 16, 1937, he was a son
of the late Frank and Mary
(Smith) Fosko. Joseph was a
graduate of West Wyoming High
School class of 1955. He later at-
tended Bloomsburg University
where he earned a Bachelor of
Science degree and Master of
Education. A life-long educator,
Joseph was a school teacher and
coach for more than 25 years at
Franklin High School in Somer-
set, NJ, beforeretiringin1994. He
coached football, boys and girls
basketball, and softball. Coach
Fosko was part of the coaching
staff for the 1984 New Jersey
State Football Championship
Team. Previously, he taught at
SouthernColumbia HighSchool.
Also surviving are his children,
sons, Joseph Fosko and his wife,
Denise and James Fosko both of
Moore Township; daughter, Cyn-
thia F. Rasavage of Moore Town-
ship; eight grandchildren, Joseph,
Yana, Nicholas, Edward, Brian,
Elizabeth, Emily and Dylan;
brothers, Robert Fosko and his
wife, Theresa of Warrington, and
Frank Fosko and his wife, Ma-
ryann of West Wyoming, along
with many nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death
by a brother, Charles Fosko.
AMass of ChristianBurial was
celebrated Jan. 26 in the Parish of
Saint Monica, Wyoming. Inter-
ment Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Carverton.
Joseph F. Fosko
January 22, 2012
AgnesM. Dockett, 90, ofAvoca,
diedJanuary23, 2012, inRiverside
RehabandNursingCenter, Taylor.
She was born in Duryea, Octo-
ber 28, 1921, daughter of the late
Godfrey and Lena (Secor) Fau-
lend. Agnes was a member of the
Brick United Methodist Church,
Duryea. She was a 1943 graduate
of Avoca High School and was
awarded as the class of 1943 Salu-
tatorian. Throughout her life she
worked part-time in the local gar-
ment industry. The center of
Agness life was her family, by
whomshe will be deeply missed.
She was also preceded in death
by a brother Fred Faulend.
She is survived by her husband
of 61 years, Herbert Dockett;
daughter, ArleneDockett; son, Da-
vid; anddaughter, Joyce Stefanko,
all of Avoca. She is also survived
by her brother Charles and his
wife, Ruth Faulend, of Parsippany,
NJ; many nieces and nephews.
Thefuneral was private. Funeral
arrangements byKiesinger Funer-
al Services, Duryea. Online con-
dolences may be made to
www.kiesingerfuneralservices-
.com.
Agnes M. Dockett
January 23, 2012
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James An-
thonyRotonda-
ro, 90, a South
Scranton resi-
dent, died
peacefully at
Hospice Com-
munity Care, Dunmore, on Janu-
ary 24, 2012. He was married to
the love of his life, the former
Yolanda Bucciarelli, Scranton,
for the past 57 years.
Born in Pittston, he was a son
of the late Joseph and Jennie Te-
berio Rotondaro. He graduated
from Pittston High School, class
of 1938. He proudly served his
country as a member of the U.S.
Navy during World War II. Prior
to retirement, he was the co-
owner of a local finance compa-
ny for 30 years. He was a mem-
ber of St. Paul of the Cross Parish
at St. Francis Of Assisi Church
since 1954, and was very active
in both church and community
activities. A loving husband, fa-
ther and brother, he felt he had it
all until he was blessed with
three grandchildren who were
the most cherished gifts he could
imagine.
He is also survived by three
daughters, Joan Rotondaro, Ja-
net Williams and husband, Mi-
chael, all of Scranton, and Nancy
Donovan and husband, Robert,
Clarks Summit; grandchildren,
Samantha, Sarah and Jason Wil-
liams; two sisters, Toni Shinal,
Exeter, and Mary Tabone and
husband, Leonard, West Pittston;
and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
The family would like to ex-
tend their heartfelt gratitude to
Dr. Barry Minora, Hospice
Community Care, CMC Hospi-
tal, Allied Services and Moun-
tainview Care Center for their
kind and compassionate care.
The funeral was heldJan. 28in
the August J. Haas Funeral
Home, with Mass of Christian
Burial in St. Francis Of Assisi
Church, Scranton. Interment
Italian-American Cemetery, Mi-
nooka Section.
Memorial contributions may
be made to St. Judes Research
Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas
Place, Memphis, TN. 38105. To
leave an online condolence, vis-
itwww.augusthaasfuneralhome-
.com.
James A. Rotondaro
January 24, 2012
Penny Joy
Graff, 49, of
Olyphant, and
formerly of Du-
ryea, diedunex-
pectedly On Ja-
nuary 20, 2012
at home.
Born in Toms River, NJ, she
was the daughter of the late Irene
(Stelma) andArthur R. HadleySr.
She was a 1980 graduate of Pitt-
ston Area Sr. High School, Yates-
ville, and attended Luzerne
County Community College,
Nanticoke. Penny was employed
by the Tobyhanna Army Depot
for over 25 years as a Customer
Service Representative in the De-
fense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Tobyhanna Distribution. She was
a parishioner of Holy Cross Par-
ish, Olyphant (the former St. Pa-
tricks Parish). Pennywas a loving
mother, sister and friend who will
be sadly missed. With a heart of
gold, she tended to others needs
before hers and could always be
counted on in times of need. She
enjoyed entertaining and opening
her home to friends and taking
tripsnear andfar withtheonesshe
loved. She will be remembered
for her bright smile and outgoing
personality that was unmatched.
She was also preceded in death
by a brother, Arthur Hadley Jr.
She is survived by a daughter,
Ashley Graff, Milton; a son, Da-
vid Graff, at home; a brother,
Wayne Hadley, Olyphant: com-
panion, Wayne Monroe, Toby-
hanna; one uncle, two aunts, a ne-
phew and cousins.
The funeral was held Jan. 26
fromthe Ruane &Regan Funeral
Home, Avoca, with Mass of
Christian Burial in Nativity of
Our Lord Parish at Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church, Duryea. Inter-
ment St. Josephs Cemetery, Du-
ryea. To leave an online condo-
lence, visit www.ruaneandregan-
.com.
Penny J. Graff
January 20, 2012
Doris Kas-
priskie, 87, of
Dupont, died
January 24,
2012, at
Kindred Hospi-
tal of Wyoming
Valley, Wilkes-Barre.
Born on September 1, 1924, in
Taylor, she was a daughter of the
late Louis and Jenny Gagliardi
DeBiasi of Duryea. She gradu-
ated from Duryea High School
and attended Lackawanna Busi-
ness College in Scranton. Prior to
her retirement, she worked in the
local garment industryfor over 25
years. She was also a member of
Holy Mother of Sorrows Church
in Dupont and the ILGWU.
She was also preceded in death
by her husband, Paul J. Kaspris-
kie, in2003; sister, AnnWilliams;
and brother, Carmen DeBiasi.
She is survived by her sons,
Paul and his wife, Gloria, of Exe-
ter; Gary at home; grandchildren,
Amy, Sara and Paul, of Exeter;
and numerous nieces and neph-
ews.
Funeral services were held Jan.
27 from the Graziano Funeral
Home, PittstonTwp., witha Mass
of Christian Burial was held at
Holy Mother of Sorrows
P.N.C.C., Dupont. Interment Ho-
ly Mother of Sorrows Cemetery,
Dupont.
The family wishes to extend its
heartfelt appreciation to Dr.
Maurer Biscotti, the staff of the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
and its ICUUnit, Kindred Hospi-
tal and Manor Care of Kingston,
where Doris was recently a guest.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Holy Mother of Sor-
rows Church.
Doris Kaspriskie
January 24, 2012
Brian J.
Manganiello,
28, of Pittston,
died January
24, 2012.
Brian was
born on May
31, 1983, son of Carl and Mary
(Piccillo) Manganiello. He was
married to his wife, Bridget
(Harvey) Manganiello.
Preceding him in death are
brother, Michael Manganiello;
grandfathers, Rosario Piccillo
and Ludwig Manganiello;
grandmother, Dorothy Manga-
niello; and uncle, Salvatore
Piccillo.
Surviving him are sons, Da-
kotah Stoshick and Michael
Manganiello; sisters, Lisa and
her husband, J.P. Ferlick,
Christine and companion,
Austin Krashnak, and Susan
Manganiello; grandmother,
Lillian Piccillo; nephews, Vin-
cent Krashnak, Noah Harvey,
Tyler Ferlick; nieces, Brielle
Harvey, Savannah Harvey,
Alexa Harvey, and Isabella
Krashnak; brother-in-law, T.J.
Harvey; sisters-in-law, Betha-
ny Harvey and Chris Dee Har-
vey; and mother- and father-in-
law, Terry and Sharon Harvey.
Funeral services have been
entrusted to Graziano Funeral
Home Pittston Township.
Brian J. Manganiello
January 24, 2012
Ricky Duane
LaRue, also
known as Gon-
zo, 32, of Pitt-
ston, died unex-
pectedly Janu-
ary 19, 2012, at
home.
Born in Ransom, he was son to
Ricky and Donna Segeda LaRue
Sr., of Ransom. He attended local
schools in Abington. He was a
faithful father to his three loving
daughters and was nicknamed
"Mr. Mom." Ricky loved to cook
and barbecue at the Ransom
Creek while swimming with his
little girls, go fishing, but most of
all he loved spending time with
his family.
Rickywas precededindeathby
his maternal grandparents Mi-
chael and Alice Segeda, and
brother Justin LaRue.
Also Surviving Ricky are his
daughters, Harley, Miranda, and
Megan LaRue, at home; sisters,
Alice Henry and husband John,
Ransom; Ricci Lynn LaRue and
life partner Michael Suprick,
Ransom; Karen La Coe and hus-
band Chris, Ransom; brother Da-
vid, Ransom; paternal grandpar-
ents, Duane and Betty LaRue,
Ransom; fiance Megan Mikul-
ka, at home; and several aunts,
uncles, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at
the convenience of the family. A
Memorial Service will be sched-
uled at a later date to remember
Ricky. Arrangements by the Ya-
naitis Funeral Home, Plains.
Condolences can be sent to the
family at www.yanaitisfuneral-
home.com.
Ricky D. LaRue
January 19, 2012
Josephine Kernitsky, 88, of
Harding, died January 23, 2012 in
Highland Manor, Exeter.
BorninWilkes-Barre, onMarch
20, 1923, shewas adaughter of the
late Ambrose and Elizabeth Ner-
savage Kulikaskas. A graduate of
Coughlin High School, she spent
most of her life in Belvedere, NJ,
where she worked in the garment
industry. After retirement, she re-
turnedtoHarding. Aformer mem-
ber of St. Casimirs Church, Pitt-
ston, shewas amember of St. John
the Evangelist Church, Pittston.
She was also preceded in death
by her husband Joseph (Jess) Ker-
nitsky in 2002; brothers, Albert
and Joseph Kulikaskas; sisters,
Nellie Hutz, Anna DarlingandEl-
len Antosh.
Surviving her are numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Jan.
27 in the Kizis-Lokuta Funeral
Home, Pittston, withMsgr. JohnJ.
Bendik officiating. Interment
Mt..Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.
Josephine Kernitsky
January 23, 2012
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Social Section
Inside
School menus ....................2
Birthdays............................3
Schools...........................4-6
Classified......................7-12
S E C T I O N B
S O C I A L
Alison Reggie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Reggie,
Drums, and Ryan DeCosmo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael C.
DeCosmo, Hazle Township, were united in marriage on Septem-
ber 16, 2011, in Sorrento, Italy.
The bride was escorted by her father through the streets of Sor-
rento to the Cloisters of San Francesco where the ceremony took
place.
Daughter of the bride, Giada Mia Reggie, was chosen as Maid
of Honor, along with sister of the bride, Nikki Callahan, Wilkes-
Barre, as Matron of Honor. Bridesmaids were Charisa Reggie,
Sugarloaf, sister-in-law of the bride; Roxanne Sanford, Manhat-
tan, sister of the Groom; and Jennifer Gresh, Hazleton, along
with her daughter Erin Gresh as the flower girl.
The grooms brothers, Gregory DeCosmo, Downingtown, and
Michael DeCosmo, Drums, served as best men. Groomsmen
were Michael Pozzessere, Hazleton, cousin of the groom; Nico
Reggie, Sugarloaf, brother of the bride; James Callahan, Wilkes-
Barre, brother-in-law of the bride and groom; Jonathan Perry,
Philadelphia; and Tim McCormack, Hazleton.
A reception was held at the Hotel Corallo in SantAgnello di
Sorrento where friends and family of the couple experienced a
traditional Italian banquet overlooking the Mediterranean.
The bride and groom spent their honeymoon vacationing in
Rome and Venice, Italy. The couple now resides in Hazle Town-
ship.
The bride is the granddaughter of the late Anthony and Jennie
Reggie, Pittston, and the late Jack and Mary E. Conahan, Hazle-
ton. The groom is the grandson of the late Michael and Loretta
DeCosmo, Hazleton, and the late Frank and Gilda Corvino, Pen
Argyl.
A shower in honor of the bride, hosted by the mother of the
bride, was held at Top of the Eighties and a rehearsal dinner host-
ed by the parents of the groom, was held at the Hotel Corallo. A
local reception was also held at the Elks Lodge, Hazleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan DeCosmo
Alison Reggie Wed in Italy
Michaelina Elizabeth Capizzi and Kyle Lane Greenawalt were
united in marriage November 12, 2011, at Immaculate Concep-
tion Church, West Pittston by Father John OBell.
Michaelina is the daughter of Michael and Betty Ann Capizzi
of West Pittston. She is the granddaughter of the late Michael and
Mary Capizzi and the late Joseph and Leona Vanavage.
Kyle is the son of Lane and Darlene Greenawalt of Schuylkill
Haven. He is the grandson of Jean Greenawalt and the late Ralph
Greenawalt and Fern Roeder and the late Robert Roeder.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. She chose her
sisters Kimberly Middleton and Melissa Jadus as her matrons of
honor. Bridesmaids were Maria Angelella, Kelly Polacheck, Jes-
sica Klimas and Janna Schmid all friends of the bride.
Flower girls were Gianna Jadus and Isabel and Sophie Mid-
dleton all nieces of the bride.
The groomchose his brother Ryan Greenawalt as his best man.
Groomsmen were Eric, Evan and Colin Greenawalt, all cousins
of the groom, also Ron Eckert and Josh Dabashinsky, both
friends of the groom.
Scripture readings were by Kimberly Middleton and Lisa
Greenawalt. Responsorial Psalm was read by Isabel Middleton.
Pauline Capizzi, aunt of the bride and Jean Greenawalt, grand-
mother of the groom gave offertory gifts.
Organist was Ann Manganiello and soloist was Marianna
Smith.
An evening cocktail and reception was held at Genettis. Abri-
dal shower was hosted by the mother of the bride at Amadeos
Restaurant. The parents of the groomhosted a rehearsal dinner at
Valentis Restaurant.
The bride is a 2003 graduate of Wyoming Area High School
and received her Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from Mi-
sericordia University. She is employed at Broad Mountain Nurs-
ing and Rehab in Frackville.
The groom is a 2003 graduate of Blue Mountain High School
and received his Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy at Miser-
icordia University. He is employed at Physical Therapy Services
in Pottsville.
Following their honeymoon in Maui and Molokai, Hawaii, the
couple resides in Friedensburg, Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Lane Greenawalt
Michaelina Capizzi Wed
Nicole Angeline Borocci and Leo Wentline III, were united in
marriage on September 24, 2011, at Holy Family Parish in Lu-
zerne. Rev. David Cappeloni and concelebrants, Revs. Joseph
Adonizio and Bruce Cinquegrani performed the double-ring cer-
emony.
The bride is the daughter of Charles and Peggy Borocci of
Swoyersville. She is the granddaughter of the late Angela (Ado-
nizio) and Gene Borocci, Pittston, and Rivkah Prothero, King-
ston. The groomis the son of Anne and Leo Wentline Jr. He is the
grandsonof LeoandJennie Wentline, Dunmore, andthe late Vin-
cent and M. Louise Cinquegrani, Scranton.
The bride was escorted to the altar by her father. She chose her
friend Megan Scott to be her maid of honor. Bridesmaids were
friends Cristin (Marcy) Arnold, Alexa (Beretski) Carroll and
Bridget Coolick.
The groom chose his brother, Cpl. Michael, USMC, to be his
best man. Since Michael was deployedinAfghanistanat the time,
the grooms father stood in his place. Groomsmen were Scott
Dodgson, Joseph Spinelli, Steve Jarosh and Vincent Borocci,
brother of the bride.
Scriptural readings were done by Mary Jean Musto, aunt of the
bride, and Paul Cinquegrani, uncle of the groom. Lectors were
Lois Scott and Phil Mackin. Anthony and Joseph Caputo were
altar servers, while Paulette Caputo and Margaret Alex, god-
mother of the bride, presented offertory gifts.
Nicole was honored by her bridesmaids, family and friends
witha bridal shower brunchat Canteen900hostedbyher parents.
The parents of the groom hosted the rehearsal dinner at Perugi-
nos in Luzerne. After the wedding, a cocktail hour and reception
was held at the Best Western East Mountain Inn and Suites,
Wilkes-Barre. DJ Phil Rossi and Co. provided the evenings en-
tertainment.
Nicole is a 2001graduate of Bishop OReilly High School and
a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ursinus College where she earned a
Bachelors degree in communication studies, theater and Span-
ish. Presently she is pursuing a Masters degree fromMarist Col-
lege, while working as a producer for WPVI in Philadelphia.
Leo is a 1999 graduate of Bishop OHara High School. He
graduated fromPenn State University with a Bachelor of Science
degree in telecommunications in 2003. He is a director for
WBRE news and J2K Productions for the local Penguins and
Yankee games. The couple honeymooned in Athens, Greece and
Rome, Italy. They now reside in Allentown.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wentline III
Nicole Borocci is Bride
Sara Marie ReddingtonandThomas WilliamCourtney, togeth-
er with their families, announce their engagement and approach-
ing marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Bob and Anne-
Marie Reddington, Jenkins Township. She is the granddaughter
of the late Justina andAnthonyTubioli, West Pittston, andthe late
Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Reddington, Pittston. The prospective
groomis the son of John B. and Pamela E. Courtney, Mercer, Pa.
He is the grandson of John Bates Jr. and the late Eleanor Bates
and the late John J. and Nellie Courtney.
The bride-to-be is a 2000 graduate of Pittston Area High
School. She is a 2004 summa cum laude graduate of Mansfield
University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mu-
sic Education and a 2010 summa cum laude graduate of Towson
University, Towson, Maryland, receiving a Masters of Science
degree in Music Education. She is employed as Music Choral
Director at Dover Area High School, Dover, Pa. The prospective
groom is a 1997 graduate of Mercer Area High School, Mercer,
and a 2002 graduate of Bucknell University with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
degree in college major. He is employed by Johnston Construc-
tion, Dover, as a project engineer.
The couple will exchange vows on May 27, 2012.
Thomas Courtney and Sara Reddington
Plan May Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wescott, Duryea, recently celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary. The late Walter Slawabiewicz married
themJanuary 27, 1962 in St. Stanislaus PNCCathedral, Scranton.
They were attended by Delores Biscontini and Butch Coleman.
Mrs. Wescott is the former Antoinette Ostroski, daughter of the
late Edward and Stella Ostroski. Mr. Wescott is the son of the late
Byron and Anna Wescott. Mrs. Wescott is employed at Weis Mar-
ket, Plains. Prior to retirement, Mr. Wescott was employed at
G.N.B. Battery, Dunmore. The couple has two sons, Byron and
wife Jeannie, and David, Duryea. They have three beautiful grand-
children, Michael, Matthew and Megan.
Theymarkedthe occasionwitha familydinner at the Bear Creek
Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wescott
Golden Anniversary
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S C H O O L S
Pittston Area School District
High School and Middle School
Menu for the Week of Jan. 30
Monday: pasta with meatballs, garlic bread,
corn, fruit, lowfat milk
Tuesday: Italian stromboli with marinara sauce,
green beans, fruit, lowfat milk
Wednesday: sloppy joe on Kaiser roll, carrots,
fruit, lowfat milk
Thursday: pork chop with bread, mashed pota-
toes &gravy, fruit, lowfat milk
Friday: ham&cheese Panini, mixedvegetables,
fruit, lowfat milk
High school breakfast
Grab & go at cafeteria store has hot breakfast
sandwiches, breakfast pizza, bagels & cream
cheese, cereal withtoast, breakfast bars, freshfruit,
juice &lowfat milk.
Middle school breakfast
Monday: egg &cheese on bagel or French toast
sticks with syrup
Tuesday: sausage&cheeseonEnglishmuffinor
scrambled eggs with toast
Wednesday: pancakes with syrup or egg, bacon
&cheese on bagel
Thursday: breakfast pizza or egg & cheese on
bagel
Friday: waffles with syrup or ham & cheese on
bagel
Available daily: plain and specialty pizza, whole
grainchickenpatty, buffalochickenhoagie, salads,
assorted hoagies and wraps
Intermediate, Primary, Kindergarten
Menu for Week of January 30
Monday: macaroni &cheese or hamburger slid-
ers, green beans, pineapple tidbits, lowfat milk
Tuesday: teriyaki chicken with rice & bread or
fish sticks &bread, corn, applesauce, lowfat milk
Wednesday: Salisbury steak with gravy or
chicken parmesan, buttered noodles, mashed pota-
toes, peaches, lowfat milk
Thursday: cheese steak hoagie or, hot dog on
bun, peas, mandarin oranges, lowfat milk
Friday: pepperoni pizza or turkey melt on bun
with cheese, carrots, pears, lowfat milk
Alternates: ham & cheese wrap, crispy chicken
salad, tuna hoagie, chicken patty on bun
Breakfast
Monday: hot pockets
Tuesday: pancake sausage wrap
Wednesday: sausage, egg &cheese on bagel
Thursday: scrambled eggs with toast
Friday: waffles with syrup
Available daily: breakfast pizza, assorted cereals
with buttered toast, juice and lowfat milk
Wyoming Area School District
WASecondary
Monday
A. Penne pasta w/meatballs or butter cheese,
bread
B. Veal Parm, side pasta
C. Chicken fajita w/lettuce tomato, salsa, sour
cream
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Tossedsalad/dressing, C&Dpotatowedg-
es, pineapple
Tuesday
A. Tyson Hot n Spicy chicken sandwich on bun
B. White French bread pizza
C. Philly double cheese steak hoagie
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Green beans, buttered noodles, peaches
Wednesday
A. Asian Sesame chicken, rice
B. Hamand cheese w/lettuce on honey wrap
C. Tacohardor soft shell w/meat, cheese, lettuce,
tomato, rice
D. D.Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty
on bun
Sides: Fresh veggies/ranch dip, seasoned rice,
applesauce.
Thursday
A. Baked chicken, fryz, bread
B. Mashed potato bowl w/ chicken, corn, gravy,
cheese
C. Meatball hoagie w/Mozzarella cheese
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, Jell-o
Friday
A. Cheese or pepperoni pizza
B. Italian hoagie, lettuce
C. Grilledcheesesandwich, chickennoodlesoup
D. Rib-a-que, cheeseburger or chicken patty on
bun.
Sides: Tossed salad/dressing, baked colossal
fries, pears.
WAElementary
Monday
Penne pasta w/meatballs or pasta w/butter-string
cheese bread. Tossed salad/dressing, Minute Maid
Juice Bar.
Breakfast: Warmhoney bun, cereal juice, milk
Tuesday
Hamslice w/pineapple, bread, buttered noodles,
green beans, sliced peaches
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, whole wheat
toast, juice, milk.
Note: The remainder of the Wyoming Area Ele-
mentary School menu for the week was not avail-
able at press time.
S C H O O L M E N U S
Meet the Seniors
Joe Harth, of Pittston Town-
ship, said if he could start high
school over again he would not
dread it as much.
Joe was born on April 4, 1994
and plans on going to college
when he graduates high school.
Joes favorite teacher is Mrs. Plis
and he is involved in football af-
ter school.
Victoria Pierson, daughter of
Joseph and Diane Pierson, lives
in Pittston.
She likes the movie 10 Things
I Hate about You and the band
The Used.
Her best friends are Tiffani
and Kyle.
Victorias idol is her dad. She
describes her high school experi-
ence as forgettable.
Senior Kevin OBrian was
born on December 20, 1993.
He foundthe most challenging
part of high school to be chem-
istry.
He is involved in football, and
said if he could teach any class in
the world it would be gym. His
best friends are Mike, A.J, Joe,
and Chad.
After graduation Kevin plans
on furthering his education by
going to college.
Ali Quinn, of Avoca, would
describe her high school experi-
ence as memorable.
Her favorite teachers are Ms.
Martin, Mrs. Collins, Ms. Kotu-
la, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Saun-
ders.
Her best friends are Ellen, An-
na, Christine, and Allie.
She is involved in many extra-
curricular activities including:
tennis, Student Council, Stand
Tall, and Girl Scouts.
Ali says the most challenging
part of high school is being 4-ft.
andgettingthroughthe hallways.
Her idol is Carrie Underwood,
and after high school Ali plans to
go to college to get a degree in
education.
Grace ONeill, of Avoca, is
the daughter of the late Ann Ma-
rie and the late Tim ONeill and
was born on December 21, 1993.
Graces favorite teachers are
Ms. McGarry and Mrs. Adams.
Her extracurricular activities
include PIT Crew, National
Honor Society, Key Club, and
Class President.
She is also a basketball and
softball player.
Graces best friends are Kelly
Keener, Katie McGinty, Danielle
Fereck, Mike Hizny, Liz Raffa,
ColleenMcLane, ToddMitchell,
and Pietro Colella.
Her most memorable high
school moment occurred in her
sophomore year, when Kelly
Keener hit the left field fence at a
softball game.
Graces favorite movie, celeb-
rity, and food are 500 Days of
Summer, Ryan Gosling, and
twisted macaroni and cheese
from the Hard Rock Cafe.
After graduation, Grace plans
to attend college, and hopefully
make lots of money in the future.
Taylor Miller, of Pittston
Township, is the daughter of Re-
nee and Daniel Miller and was
born on June 30, 1994.
Taylors best friends are Evan
Hahn, Becky Hetro, and Marissa
Vogue.
Her most memorable high
school moment was cheerlead-
ing at her first varsity football
game.
Her favorite teacher is Mrs.
Koss and her favorite food is
chicken alfredo.
Taylor would teach math if she
could teach any class in the
world.
She describes her high school
experience as "fun".
Ciera Callahan, of Pittston, is
the daughter of Donna and Jim
Callahan and was born on May
19, 1994.
Cieras best friends are Allie
Szoke, Brittany Gilley, and Joe
Mehal, and her favorite teachers
are Mr. Caprari and Ms. Conlon.
Her favorite book, celebrity,
andmovie are Balance andCom-
posure, Seth Rogen, and S.L.C
Punk.
Ciera describes her high
school experience as "short".
After graduation, she plans to
attend art school.
Terry Morgan, of Pittston, is
the son of Terry and Vikki Mor-
gan and was born on April 3,
1994.
Terrys best friends are Antho-
ny Semyon and Breana Gonza-
lez, and his favorite teachers are
Mrs. Miller and Mr. Hopkins.
His favorite movie, band, and
celebrity are 300, Three Days
Grace, and Johnny Depp. He is a
member of the Student Council.
After graduation, Terry plans
to become a video game design-
er.
He describes his high school
experience as "crazy".
PA Middle School
Curriculum Night
Pittston Area held its annual
CurriculumNight this past week
in the High School Cafeteria.
The purpose of this night was to
allow current 8th grade students
to become familiar with as well
as select their academic track for
the upcoming school year.
Anyone who was unable to at-
tend should contact the High
School Guidance Office.
Conferences
Thursday, January 26, was the
end of the second marking peri-
od.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
will be held at the middle school
on February 8, 9, and 10.
Report cards for the 2nd mark-
ing period will be distributed at
this time, andparents are encour-
aged to come and meet with their
childs teachers to discuss any
concerns.
Parents are asked to please
limit your time with each teacher
to five minutes in order to allow
each parent time for a confer-
ence.
Students will be dismissed
at12:30 p.m. on conference days.
If you are unable to attend Par-
ent/Teacher conferences, report
cards will be distributed to stu-
dents the week following confer-
ences.
Science Olympiad
Members of the Science
Olympiadwill meet onThursday
from 3 until 4:30 in room 145.
Rides should be in front of the
Middle School no later than 4:20
p.m.
In-Service Day
Friday, February17, is a teach-
er in-service day. There will be
no school for students on this
day.
Presidents Day
The Pittston Area School Dis-
trict will be closed on Monday,
February 20, in observance of
the Presidents Day holiday.
Schools will reopen on Tuesday,
February 21according to the reg-
ular schedule.
Sports and Activities
Middle School Sports Weekly
Schedule
7th and 8th Grade Boys Bas-
ketball:
Monday vs. Dallas Area
Wednesday vs. Wyoming Ar-
ea
9th Grade Girls Basketball:
Monday vs. Crestwood Area
Thursday at Dallas Area
7th&8thGrade Girls Basket-
ball:
Tuesday Play-In Games
Saturday and Sunday - Play-
offs
Junior High Wrestling:
Wednesday at Dallas Area
Visit www.highschoolsports-
.net for more information
PA Kindergarten
Parent Conferences
Parent/teacher conferences
have been scheduled from Tues-
day, February 7 through Friday,
February 10. Students will have
early dismissal as follows: Walk-
ers/car 12:45 p.m.; Van/pink bus
12:50; All other buses 1 p.m.
Parents were sent a specific
day and time schedule to meet
with childs teacher. Please re-
turn the conference form indi-
cating the time you can meet.
If changes are necessary, call
the school at 654-0503.
Safety Reminders
Parents/guardians must pre-
sent identification whenever stu-
dents are released from school.
Have this information ready
when coming into the office.
Parents are reminded to review
school bus safety rules with their
child. All children must remain
seated until the bus stops.
Cancellation/Delay
In the event of inclement
weather, school cancellations,
earlydismissals andmorningde-
lays are broadcast over local T.V.
station and radios. You can also
check the medias websites for
the information. The Kindergar-
ten Center is included with Ele-
mentary
Gertrude Hawk
The PTO is conducted its an-
nual Gertrude Hawk Chocolate
Fund Raiser.
The sale began on Monday, Ja-
nuary 9 and will continue
through Friday, February 3. The
top three selling students in each
school will win a Toys R Us gift
card.
For every 15 items sold, the
childs name will be entered into
a drawing for a $50 gift card. Re-
member this is a pre-paid sale.
If you have any questions,
email Heather at heather@pitt-
stonareapto.com.
Healthy Snacks
Birthday and holiday treats
should be healthy and nutritious.
A list of ideas for a healthier
classroom celebration was sent
home.
The schools food service can
provide safe portion controlled
food items for a reasonable cost.
Contact Sue Rudalavage, Food
Service Director at 654-7770
Box Tops for Education
The school is collecting Gen-
eral Mills Box tops for Educa-
tion logos for 2011-2012.
Parents are asked to cut the
box tops and place in bundles of
50 before sending them to your
childs teacher.
P I T T S T O N A R E A S C H O O L D I S T R I C T
In-service day Feb. 17; no school on Presidents Day, Feb. 20
Mrs. Marlene Verdines Family and Consumer Science classes at Pittston Area completed a unit on knitting. The students knit winter hats
whichtheythendonatedtolocal floodvictims. Left, senior Marie Caryholdupher completedproject. Right, seniors Bianca Tuttle andSara
Skursky model their completed hats.
PA students knit then donate hats
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B I R T H D A Y S & S T U F F
West Pittston
Insalaco Shopping Center
Walk-Ins Welcome
654-6114
Open Mon. - Sat.
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Julia and Olivia Rucco, daughters of George and Jean Rucco of
Pittston, celebrated their sixth birthday on January 27.
Maternal grandparents are Deborah and Michael Littzi of Exe-
ter. Paternal grandparents are Marilyn and George Rucco of Pitt-
ston.
A party was held in their honor with family and friends.
Julia and Olivia Rucco
Joshua Michael Smar-
giassi, son of Mike and
Sandie Smargiassi, Du-
ryea, celebrated his sev-
enth birthday yesterday,
January 28.
Josh is a grandson of
Frank A. Spudis, Pittston
and the late Grace Spudis
and Ron and Nancy
Smargiassi, Dickson
City. His Godparents are
Lisa Perry, Wyoming and
Frank C. Spudis, Shaver-
town.
Josh is a first grade stu-
dent at Pittston Area and
plays many different
sports. He has a brother,
Brandon, 3 years old.
Joshua Smargiassi
Justin Welter, son of
Ted and Michelle Welter
of Hughestown, celebrat-
ed his 7th birthday Satur-
day, January 28.
Justin is a grandson of
Ted Sr. and Patricia Wel-
ter of West Pittston, Mike
Belusko of Wilkes-Barre,
Dave Ratowski of Hanov-
er Township and the late
Libby Belusko.
Justin has a brother Jef-
frey, 14, and stepbrother
Ted, 22, and a stepsister
Jessica, 17.
Justin Welter
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The Healing Hearts Bereavement Support Group of the parish community of St. John the Evangelist Church will begin a new 8-week
series at 7p.m. onTuesday, Jan. 31, inthe parishdiningroom, 35WilliamSt., Pittston. Anyone experiencingthe loss of a lovedone is invited
to attend. Some of the topics to be discussed are the value of memories, stages of grief, healing and adjusting to a new life.
For more information, call 654-0053. Members of the group are, from left, Theresa Schubel, Nancy Baiera, Bill McMahon and Nancy
Poder.
Healing Hearts to begin new series
The Christian Womens Socie-
ty of St. Barbaras Parish in Exe-
ter held its Christmas part at
Coopers Seafood Restaurant in
Pittston.
Very Rev. Philip Massetti,
O.S.J. is moderator.
Attending the St. Barbara's Parish, Exeter, Christian Women's Christmas party, fromleft, Valeria Callaio, Lucille Trotta, Lucille
Loyack, Shirley Gercak, Helen Simko and Margaret Walutes.
St. Barbaras Christian Womens Party
Fromleft, seated, Joyce DeAngelo, Lucille Morgan, Gilda Massara. Standing, : Loretta Semenza,
Chip Clarke, Marilyn Jacobs, Rosalie Schultz, Gerri Moriconi. Row 3: Eileen Slavinski, Mary King,
Rosalie Mazzarella and Mary Smith.
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Fromleft, seated, Mary King, Antoinette Manganiello, Bernadine Jones. Standing, Renee McGovern, Anita Bolander, Rev. Father
Philip Massetti and Rev. Father Raymond Tabon.
The Greater Pittston La Leche
League, affiliated with La Leche
League International and serv-
ing families in the Wyoming
Valley since 1979, will meet on
Tuesday, February 14, at 10 a.m.
at the Saint Maria Goretti
Church, 42 Redwood Drive, La-
flin. Meetings are held in the
lower level of the Church build-
ing on the second Tuesday of
each month. The church is easily
accessedfromRoute 315andLa-
flin Road.
Newborn infants are ready to
nurse as soon as they are born,
and they need to be fed often.
This and other information for
pregnant and breastfeeding
mothers as well as encourage-
ment and support will be shared
at the informal discussion, The
Family and the Breastfed Baby.
A lending library offering titles
on childbirth, nutrition and
breastfeeding will be available at
the meeting.
. Children, including nursing
babies, are always welcome at
meetings. For more information
or help with a breastfeeding con-
cern, please contact: Deborah
Nelson, Wyoming; Vicki Prekel,
Tunkhannock; Micki Jerome,
Wilkes-Barre; Karen Shaw,
Falls; or phone the HELP Line at
1-888-829-1341. Visit us on line
at Facebook or find answers to
commonly asked questions and
more information about La
Leche League at www.lllofeas-
ternpa.org
La Leche League to meet
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S C H O O L S
The annual Pittston Area High
School Winter Formal was held
on Dec. 16 at the Radisson Lack-
awanna Station Hotel, Scranton.
Junior and Senior class offi-
cers and their dates are pictured
above. Sitting, left to right, Bran-
don Pernot; Kelly Keener Senior
Class VP; Kenny Miller; Grace
ONeill, Senior Class President;
Matt Shamnoski, Junior Class
President; and Miranda Waru-
nek. Standing, Charles Bressler,
Senior Class Treasurer; Alexis
McCann; Amber Tirva; Pietro
Colella, Senior Class Secretary;
Kristen Fereck, Junior Class VP;
Mike Baclasky; JillianStarinsky,
Junior Class Secretary; and
Chris Musto.
Other photos depict scenes at
the formal.
Annual Pittston Area Winter Formal at Lackawanna Station
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S C H O O L S
Dates to Remember
Jan. 31
Report Cards
Feb. 3
Liturgy1:00 p.m. Grade 5 will
lead the gathering in prayer. Fr.
Daniel Schwebs will be the cele-
brant.
Feb. 8
Holy Hour. Grade 3 will lead
the prayer.
Catholic Schools Week
Wyoming Area Catholic
School will celebrate Catholic
Schools Week from January 29
to February 4.
Open House for Wyoming Ar-
ea Catholic School will be today,
Sunday, January 29, from noon
to 2:00 p.m.
The theme focuses for Cathol-
ic Schools Week is Catholic
Schools: Faith. Academics. Ser-
vice.
The theme focuses on three
priorities that Catholic Schools
establish that make them stand
out from other educational insti-
tutions
Children are taught faith -
not just basics of Christianity,
but how to have a relationship
with God.
Academics, which in Ca-
tholic Schools are held to very
high standards, help each child
reach his or her potential.
Service, the giving of ones
time and effort to help others, is
taught both as an expression of
faith and good citizenship.
Activities
Activities for Catholic School
Week:
Sunday, January 29
Open House 12:00 2:00 p.m.
Parents and Student Council
Representatives will conduct
tours.
Administration and Faculty
will be present.
Refreshments will be served.
School Slide showin the com-
puter lab.
Students work will be on dis-
play.
Monday, January 30
Morning Prayer Service 7:50
a.m. All grades
Grandparents Liturgy at 12:15
p.m. St.Cecilias Church. Stu-
dents in Grades K-2 will lead the
gathering in prayers. Fr. Leo
McKernan will be celebrant.
Color Day: Students may
dress down to wear the color
chosen for their class.
Pre-K and 8th grade Orange
K and 7th grade Red
Grades 1 and 6 Green
Grades 2 and 5 Yellow
Grades 3 and 4 - Blue
Tuesday, January 31
In the afternoon, students will
work on projects to express their
appreciation to volunteers in the
school.
Students may dress down to
wear clothes to support their fa-
vorite team or they may wear
their favorite spirit wear. Also in
the afternoon, students will
watch a movie in their class-
rooms.
Wednesday, February 1
Mismatched Day: Students
may dress down in clothes that
dont match or colors that clash;
add a crazy hat to the outfit.
Board Game Day: Grades
Pre-K to 8th grade; each student
may bring in one favorite board
game to play.
Thursday, February 2
Students may dress down in
their sport or club uniform or in
blue and white or spirit wear to
show school spirit.
Students will attend a pep ral-
ly.
Friday, February 3
Liturgy 8:15 a.m. Grade 5 will
lead the gathering in prayers. Fr.
Daniel Schwebs will be the cele-
brant.
Students will wear regular uni-
forms.
Teacher appreciation day:
Luncheonfor teachers11:00a.m.
12:15 p.m.
In the afternoon students will
play bingo in their class rooms.
Candy Sale
Students at Wyoming Area
Catholic School are selling Ger-
trude Hawk Chocolates. Bro-
chures have been sent home with
all the students. Orders are due
Friday, February 24, with an esti-
mated delivery March 20.
Labels
Parents are asked to please
keep sending in Campbell Soup
Labels and Box Tops for Educa-
tion. The containers for the la-
bels are in the main hallway.
WYO M I N G A R E A C AT H O L I C S C H O O L
Open house today; report cards Tuesday; Mass Friday
Wyoming Area Catholic School
held a Spelling Bee to deter-
mine the winner for the Scripps
NEPA Regional Spelling Bee
sponsored by the Times Lead-
er. Students from grades 5-8
participated. Mr. Christopher
Tigue announce Isabella Roma-
ni, grade 8, is the school cham-
pion. Nicholas Prociak, grade 6
is the runner up. Isabela Roma-
mi will represent Wyoming
Area Catholic at the Times
Leader/ Scripps NEPA Regional
Spelling Bee at the Woodlands
in Plains Township on March
11. Pictured in the photo at right
are: Isabella Romani, Nicholas
Prociak and Mr. James Renfer,
moderator of the Wyoming
Area Catholic Spelling Bee.
Above are students who partic-
ipated in the Spelling Bee for
Wyoming Area Catholic, row1 -
Isabella Romani, Brandon
Richards, Allyson Lauivara,
DanielleMorris, Josh Hartigan,
Tyler Mozeleski, Zach Pat-
terson; row 2 - Timothy Mur-
phy, Vanessa Musto, Noah
Heck, Brenna Satkowski, John
Morris, Erika Serafin, Molly
Poray, Maddie Pavlico, Mat-
thew Clemow; row 3 - Mr.
James Renfer, moderator of
Spelling Bee, Nicholas Prociak,
Alexa Blandina, Dennis Harri-
son.
Catholic Schools Week 2012
continues a long-standing tradi-
tion at Holy Rosary School, and
even though students and teach-
ers are still at a temporary loca-
tion at the former St. Marys
School in Avoca due to Septem-
bers flood, many of Holy Ros-
arys traditions continue.
During this years Catholic
Schools Week, Holy Rosary is
celebrating and honoring every-
one who has contributed to the
schools success priests and re-
ligious, parishes, communities,
parents, teachers and staff, and
most importantly, students.
Any families who would like
to participate or volunteer at any
of these activities are most wel-
come. Please call the school of-
fice on Monday to let the staff
know when you are available.
Schedule of Events
Sunday, January 29
All school families are en-
couraged to begin the Holy Ros-
ary Catholic Schools Week cele-
bration by praying as one family
at this very special liturgy. The
liturgy will be celebrated today
in St. Marys Church, Avoca, at
12:30 p.m.
Immediately following, fam-
ilies are invited to stop in at a So-
cial Hour from1:30 to 2:30 p.m.,
and to enjoy some refreshments
and admire their childrens work.
Monday, January 30
Its Movie Day!
Students will enjoy a movie,
popcorn and a drink, compli-
ments of the Holy Rosary hard-
working PTO.
The annual Bake Sale, spon-
sored by the Fourth Grade, will
be held before, during, and after
the lunch periods.
Monday is also Team Day,
when students may wear a shirt/
jersey of their favorite team.
Tuesday, January 31
Once again, the Flea Market
and Nickel Candy Sale have
been combined into one giant
bazaar.
Classes will visit the Flea Mar-
ket according to the schedule
sent home last week, and then to
satisfy their sweet teeth the
Seventh Grade will sponsor a
Nickel Candy Sale.
Students will have reason to
celebrate too, as they wear their
silly socks and crazy hats.
Wednesday, February 1
In thanksgiving for the reli-
gious priests, deacons and sisters
who minister to everyone each
day, and to showappreciation for
their vocations, students will
make cards and write letters, and
a special treat will be deliveredto
the parishes in the area.
Also on Wednesday, since the
temporary gym is smaller than
Holy Rosarys gym, there will be
one Gym Day and Pep Rally for
grades 4 through 8, led by HRS
cheerleaders. Another Gym Day
and Mini Pep Rally will be
held on Thursday for Kindergar-
ten through Third Grade, led by
the Eighth Grade.
Preschool will enjoy their
Gym Day in the school both
days, and each classroom will
have some additional fun activ-
ities on these two days.
Thursday, February 2
The Candlemas Prayer Ser-
vice will be held in St. Marys
Church at 8:45 a.m., and then the
younger students and their par-
ents will celebrate physical fit-
ness.
Grades PK through Three en-
joy one of their favorite Catholic
Schools Week days Gym Day.
In the afternoon, the first
Mini Pep Rally will be held.
The Pep Rally will be led by the
Class of 2012, and the intramural
players will be announced. For
this event volunteers are needed.
Students and parents are invited
to bring cameras the photo
ops will be amazing.
Friday, February 3
The First Friday Liturgy will
be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. in St.
Marys Church, Avoca. Holy
Rosary teachers and staff will
minister as lectors, cantors, altar
servers, and Eucharistic minis-
ters, and prayers will be offered
for all the teachers and staff, reli-
gious and lay, who have served
the school so well.
Since the school will celebrate
the feast of St. Blase this day,
throats will also be blessed at the
liturgy.
To make the day complete,
students will enjoy an Ice Cream
Social, and will showtheir patri-
otism by wearing red, white and
blue with their school uniforms.
Re-Registration Info
Re-registration information
for the 2012-2013 school year
has been sent home this week to
families who are currently en-
rolled. Please return your regis-
tration as soon as possible, as
general registrations will begin
on February 6.
For information on new regis-
tration, please call the school of-
fice at 457-2553.
PTO Meeting
The February meeting of the
PTO will be held on Tuesday,
February 7, at 6:30 in Sacred
Heart Hall, Duryea. All are wel-
come to attend.
Gift Certificates
Voucher sales will continue to
be held in Sacred Heart Church
Hall in Duryea each Thursday
from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
School families may send in or-
ders on Wednesday to be filled
on Thursday
Recycling
In addition to cartridge recy-
cling Holy rosary also has cell
phone recycling. Select cell
phones can be dropped off in the
same location and recycled for
credit. For more information or
for a list of qualifying cartridges,
visit www.fundingfactory.com
or contact Mrs. Skutack at 457-
2553.
Labels & Box Tops
Campbells Soup labels and
Box Tops for Education are be-
ing collected at Holy Rosary
School. These programs enable
the school toprovide educational
resources that may be unafforda-
ble through the regular budget.
They offer merchandise like
computers, software, sports
equipment, reference materials,
science and art items, even musi-
cal instruments. Parents are
asked to please continue your
support of these programs by
sending in your labels to the
school office or by placing them
in the church vestibule.
If you have any questions, call
the schools office. Also, check
labels for expiration dates. They
can be sent in immediately and
processed before they expire;
there is no need to wait until you
accumulate a quantity.
H O LY R O S A R Y S C H O O L
Special Liturgy today kicks off Catholic Schools Week
Mr. James Renfer, English teacher for grades 4-8 held a short story fair at Wyoming Area Catholic.
Students wrote an original story focusing on content, style, organization and topic. The students were
organized into two groups: Varsity and Junior Varsity. Winners pictured here are: row1, Jennifer Lough-
ney, 1st Place, Varsity; Tyler Mozelski, 4th place, Junior Varsity; Jillian Foley, 3rd place, Junior Varsity;
Danielle Morris,1st place, Junior Varsity; row 2, Abigail Burge, 4th place, Varsity; Mr. James Renfer,
moderator; Brenna Satkowski, Honorable Mention, Varsity; Thomas Day, 2nd place, Varsity; Nicholas
Prociak, 2nd place, Junior Varsity; James Kosik, 3rd place, Varsity.
Short Story Fair at WA Catholic
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Forty-seven Kings College students have begun
a 14-week student teaching experience at area ele-
mentary, junior-high, andsenior-highschools. The
supervised student teaching experience is neces-
sary to fulfill Kings degree requirements and to
obtain a Pennsylvania Teacher Certificate.
Kings College is a Catholic College Sponsored
by the congregation of Holy Cross.
Kings College education majors student teach-
ing in local elementary and high schools are, seat-
ed fromleft, row1: Melanie Steele, Harveys Lake,
Lehman-Jackson Elementary; Jayme Doyle, Mos-
cow, Dunmore High School; Samantha Simcox,
Reading, Dana St. Elementary; Abigail Malloy,
Frackville, State St. Elementary; Holly Mannucci,
Old Bridge, N.J., Dana St. Elementary; Justine So-
prano, Hanover Twp., Little People Day School;
Desiree Matz, Hazleton, Drums Elementary;
Brenda Piacenti, West Hazleton, Valley Elemen-
tary; Samantha Skellington, Valley Stream, N.Y.,
Dana St. Elementary; Christine Guarino, Jeffer-
son, N.J., WVW Middle School; Alexandra Cro-
well, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., State St. Elementary;
Brianna Jacobs, West Wyoming, WVW; Noemi
Tiatenchi, Wilkes-Barre, Third Ave. Elementary;
and Margaret Callan, Spring Lake, N.J., Wycallis
Elementary.
Row2, standing: Dr. Denise Reboli, chairperson
of the education department; Cynthia Darby,
Stockton, N.J., WVW; Tammy Lynn Carr, Wilkes-
Barre, WVW; Leslie Nichols, Fleetville, Lacka-
wanna Trail High School; Amanda Casey, Ashley,
Lee Park Elementary; Amy Oliveri, Pittston, Pitt-
ston Area Intermediate Center; Lindsay Szalkow-
ski, Dallas, Wycallis Elemantary; Chris Wilson,
Dallas, Dana St. Elementary; Tarra Miller, Dallas,
Dallas High School; Tiffany Landi, Wilkes-Barre,
Main St. Elementary; Tara Decker, Mountain Top,
Rice Elementary; Jennifer Harascak, Hazleton,
Valley Elementary; Dave Cannella, Hazleton,
Rice Elementary; Julie Caufield, Port Jefferson
Station, N.Y., Hanover Green Elementary; Sarah
Darte, Wilkes-Barre, Main St. Elementary;
Amanda Bozym, Scranton, Old Forge High
School; Monica Smith, Coopersburg, Chester St.
Elementary; Laurienne Abraham, Wilkes-Barre,
Greater Nanticoke High School; Tammy Pudi-
mott, Hunlock Creek, Wycallis Elementary; and
Bob Richards, assistant professor of education.
Row 3, standing: Jason Herman, Pittston, Pitt-
ston Area Primary School; Mike Miller, Taylor,
Riverside Elementary; Jarryd Lokuta, Dupont,
Main St. Elementary; Chris ONeill, Mifflinsville,
Schuyler Ave. Elementary; Brian Palladino,
Larksville, Main St. Elementary; Joshua Rowe,
Honesdale, Evergreen Elementary; Daniel Pape,
Wilkes-Barre, WVW; John Connolly, Luzerne,
Holy Redeemer; Scott McGonigal, Jim Thorpe,
Dana St. Elementary; Alexander Mertz, Wilkes-
Barre, WVWMiddle School; Patrick Skellington,
Valley Stream, N.Y., WVW; Robert Stelma, King-
ston, WVW; Ali Leandri, Dallas, Dallas Elemen-
tary; and Karen Coyne, Wilkes-Barre, WVW.
Absent from photo was Colin Hatten, Ashley,
Memorial Elementary.
Locals among 47 Kings education majors now student teaching
Wilkes University Provost
Reynold Verret announced the
Deans List for the Fall 2011 Se-
mester.
To be named to the Deans
List, students must obtain a min-
imum3.4 GPAand carry at least
12 credits.
The university extends its con-
gratulations to the following stu-
dents from Greater Pittston:
James Alfano, Pittston; Kris-
tin Andres, Wyoming; William
Balasavage, Inkerman; Brittany
Battista, Pittston; Tyler Bauman,
Pittston Twp; George Behlke,
Wyoming; Sara Bellanco,
Wyoming; Channing Biggers,
Pittston; Abdul Jaleel Bin Abdur
Rasheed, Pittston; Patrick Bone,
Exeter.
Rachel Capitano, Hughes-
town; Christopher Carey, Du-
ryea; Julia Cikota, Harding; Ar-
iana Colella, Pittston; Ashleigh
Crispell, Pittston; Jacqueline
Delucca, West Pittston; Kerry
Denicola, Pittston; Emily Dy-
mond, Harding; Amanda Evan-
ich, Pittston; Amanda Fasciana,
West Pittston; Joseph Fasciana,
West Pittston; Shannon Gilhoo-
ley, Laflin; Miranda Godlewski,
Hughestown; Kimberly Gu-
maer, Pittston.
Richard Harth, Pittston; Za-
chary Jones, Wyoming; Michael
Kachmarsky, Exeter; Alexandra
Kijek, Wyoming; Lea Kunkle,
West Pittston; Patrick Lello, Du-
pont; Carmen Lopresto, Pittston
Twp.; Sarah Maheady, Wyom-
ing.
Rachel Matteucci, Pittston;
Kayla Mattioli, West Pittston;
MatthewMenendez, Laflin; An-
drew Miele, Dupont; Rachel
Miller, Wyoming; George Mor-
gan, Exeter; Ashley Mundenar,
Pittston; Michael ODay,
Wyoming.
Lauren Para, Jenkins Twp;
Megan Potoski, West Pittston;
Theresa Romaldini, Pittston; Jo-
nathan Seward, Harding; Frank
Shannon, Pittston; Meghan
Shinert, Wyoming; Robert Spe-
razza, Pittston; Lewis Stalbird,
Duryea.
Letitia Warunek, Pittston;
Marjorie Whispell, Pittston; Da-
nielle Wysokinski, Dupont; Mi-
chael Yuhas, Duryea.
Local students named
to Wilkes Deans List
Wilkes University extended
congratulations tomore than300
students whocompletedtheir de-
grees, graduating in December
2011.
A list of graduates from Grea-
ter Pittston follows:
Master of Science in Educa-
tion
Alicia Kole, Hughestown;
Wendy Lazevnick, Duryea; Ann
Marie Morreale, Dupont; Ma-
ryann Reino, West Wyoming;
Kristen Sebastian, Pittston; Joy
Tigue, Dupont; Lisa Owens,
Wyoming.
Bachelor of Arts
Alicia Prebish, Duryea, Crim-
inology; William Riccetti, Du-
pont, Communications.
Bachelor of Business Ad-
ministration
Michael ODay, Wyoming;
Rob Glycenfer, West Pittston.
About Wilkes
Wilkes University is an inde-
pendent institution of higher
education dedicated to academic
and intellectual excellence
through mentoring in the liberal
arts, sciences, and professional
programs.
Founded in 1933, the universi-
ty provides its students with the
experience, mentoring and edu-
cation necessary for career and
intellectual development as well
as personal growth.
Wilkes awards degrees to Dec. grads
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Call
Vito & Ginos
Anytime
288-8995
135 Legals/
Public Notices
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby
given that Letters
Testamentary have
been granted in the
Estate of JOSEPH
J. HAWK, late of
the Borough of
Duryea, who died
December 5, 2012.
All persons indebt-
ed to said Estate
are requested to
make payment and
those having claims
to present the
same, without
delay, with the
Executrix, MONICA
HAWK and her
Attorneys.
SAPORITO,
SAPORITO
& FALCONE
490 NORTH
MAIN STREET
PITTSTON, PA
18640
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ADOPT: Adoring
couple longs to
adopt a newborn.
Giving secure life &
endless love.
Kelly & Peter
1-866-627-2220
Expenses Paid
SINGING VALENTINES
Feb. 14th
Call 570-709-3716
W-B BARBERSHOP
HARMONY SOCIETY
150 Special Notices
P PA AYING $500 YING $500
MINIMUM
DRIVEN IN
Full size 4 wheel
drive trucks
ALSO PAYING TOP $$$
for heavy equip-
ment, backhoes,
dump trucks,
bull dozers
HAPPY TRAILS
TRUCK SALES
570-760-2035
542-2277
6am to 8pm
310 Attorney
Services
Free Bankruptcy
Consultation
Payment plans.
Carol Baltimore
570-822-1959
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SOCIAL SECURITY
DISABILITY
Free Consultation.
Contact Atty. Sherry
Dalessandro
570-823-9006
406 ATVs/Dune
Buggies
HAWK 2011 UTILITY ATV
NEW!! Full size
adult ATV. Strong 4
stroke motor. CVT
fully automatic
transmission with
reverse. Electric
start. Front & rear
luggage racks.
Long travel suspen-
sion. Disc brakes.
Dual stage head
lights. Perfect for
hunters & trail rid-
ers alike. BRAND NEW
& READY TO RIDE.
$1,695 takes it
away.
386-334-7448
Wilkes-Barre
TOMAHAWK`10
ATV, 110 CC. Brand
New Tomahawk
Kids Quad. Only
$695 takes it away!
386-334-7448
Wilkes-Barre
409 Autos under
$5000
WE BUY CARS
Highest
prices paid
for good cars
Eastern Auto
570-779-9999
412 Autos for Sale
ACURA `06 TL
White Diamond
80K original miles,
1 Owner, Garage
Kept, Camel Lea-
ther Interior, 3.2L /
6 Cylinder, 5-Speed
Automatic,
Front/Rear & Side
Airbags, ABS Nav-
igation System, 8-
Speaker Surround
System, DVD /CD
/AM/FM/ Cass-
ette, XM Satellite
Radio, Power &
Heated Front Seats,
Power Door Locks
& Windows, Power
Moonroof, 4 Snow
Tires Included!....
And Much, Much,
More!
Car runs and looks
beautiful
$16,500 Firm
Call 239-8461
BMW `04 325i
Automatic. Dark
blue with black inte-
rior. Showroom con-
dition. 20,000 origi-
nal miles. Garage
kept.
$14,900
(570) 814-8106
BMW `07 328xi
Black with black
interior. Heated
seats. Back up &
navigation sys-
tems. New tires &
brakes. Sunroof.
Garage kept. Many
extras! 46,000
Miles.
Asking $20,500.
570-825-8888 or
626-297-0155
Call Anytime!
FORD 02 MUSTANG
GT CONVERTIBLE
Red with black
top. 6,500 miles.
One Owner.
Excellent Condi-
tion. $17,500
570-760-5833
412 Autos for Sale
CADILLAC `05 SRX
All wheel drive,
traction control,
3.6 L V-6, power
sunroof, auto-
stick, leather inte-
rior, auto car
starter, factory
installed 6 CD disc
changer, all
power, memory
seat. 39,000
miles.
$21,000
570-453-2771
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CHEVROLET `04
CORVETTE COUPE
Torch red with
black and red
interior. 9,700
miles, auto, HUD,
removable glass
roof, polished
wheels, memory
package, Bose
stereo and twilight
lighting, factory
body moldings,
traction control,
ABS, Garage kept
- Like New.
$25,900
(570) 609-5282
EAGLE `95 TALON
Only 97,000 Miles.
Full custom body kit,
dark green metallic
with gray interior.
Dual exhaust, 4 coil
over adjustable
struts. All new
brakes, air intake
kit, strut brakes,
custom seats, cus-
tom white gauges, 2
pillar gauges, new
stereo, alarm, cus-
tom side view mir-
rors. 4 cylinder
automatic, runs
excellent. $8,500.
Call 570-876-1355
or 570-504-8540
(evenings)
HONDA `07 ACCORD
V6 EXL. 77K miles. 1
owner with mainte-
nance records.
Slate blue with
leather interior. Sun-
roof. Asking $12,500.
Call 570-239-2556
412 Autos for Sale
HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S
Excellent condition
inside & out. Garage
kept. Regularly
serviced by dealer,
records available.
Option include alloy
wheels, decklid
spoiler, sport seats,
interior accent light-
ing (blue), Nose
mask and custom
cut floor mats. Dark
grey with black inte-
rior. 56K highway
miles. REDUCED!
$13,300. Call
570-709-4695
HONDA 04
Civic LX. 81,000
miles, usual
options, economical
4 cyl. 1.7 liter
engine, runs great.
Includes studded
snows & regular
tires. $9875
570-855-0095
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JAGUAR `00 S TYPE
4 door sedan. Like
new condition. Bril-
liant blue exterior
with beige hides.
Car is fully equipped
with navigation sys-
tem, V-8, automatic,
climate control AC,
alarm system,
AM/FM 6 disc CD,
garage door open-
er. 42,000 original
miles. $9,000
Call (570) 288-6009
LEXUS `98 LS 400
Excellent condition,
garage kept, 1
owner. Must see.
Low mileage, 90K.
Leather interior. All
power. GPS naviga-
tion, moon roof, cd
changer. Loaded.
$9,000 or best
offer. 570-706-6156
412 Autos for Sale
WANTED!
ALL
JUNK
CARS!
CA$H
PAID
570-301-3602
TOYOTA 04 CELICA
GT
112K miles. Blue, 5
speed. Air, power
windows/locks,
CD/cassette, Key-
less entry, sunroof,
new battery. Car
drives and has
current PA inspec-
tion. Slight rust on
corner of
passenger door.
Clutch slips on
hard acceleration.
This is why its
thousands less
than Blue Book
value. $6,500
OBO. Make an
offer! Call
570-592-1629
VOLKSWAGEN `04
Beetle - Convertible
GREAT ON GAS!
Blue. AM/FM cas-
sette. Air. Automat-
ic. Power roof, win-
dows, locks &
doors. Boot cover
for top. 22k. Excel-
lent condition.
Garage kept.
Newly Reduced
$14,000
570-479-7664
Leave Message
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
FORD 28 MODEL A
Sport Coupe.
Rumble Seat.
Professionally
Restored. Ford Blue
with tan canvas
top. $15,225
570-339-1552
after 5:00pm
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
CHEVY 30 HOTROD COUPE
$49,000
FORD 76 THUNDERBIRD
All original $12,000
MERCEDES 76 450 SL
$24,000
MERCEDES 29
Kit Car $9,000
(570) 655-4884
hell-of-adeal.com
DESOTO CUSTOM
49 4 DOOR SEDAN
3 on the tree with
fluid drive. This All
American Classic
Icon runs like a top
at 55MPH. Kin to
Chrysler, Dodge,
Plymouth, Imperial
Desoto, built in the
American Midwest,
after WWII, in a
plant that once
produced B29
Bombers. In its
original antiquity
condition, with
original shop &
parts manuals,
shes beautifully
detailed and ready
for auction in Sin
City. Spent her
entire life in Ari-
zona and New
Mexico, never saw
a day of rain or
rust. Only $19,995.
To test drive, by
appointment only,
Contact Tony at
570-899-2121 or
penntech84th@
gmail.com
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FORD `52
COUNTRY SEDAN
CUSTOM LINE
STATION WAGON
V8, automatic,
8 passenger,
3rd seat, good
condition, 2nd
owner. REDUCED TO
$6,500.
570-579-3517
570-455-6589
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
FORD SALEEN 04
281 SC Coupe
1,000 miles
documented #380
Highly collectable.
$28,500
570-472-1854
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interior,
all original & never
seen snow. $7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
Selling your
Camper?
Place an ad and
find a new owner.
570-829-7130
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interior,
all original & never
seen snow. $7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
MERCEDES 1975
Good interior &
exterior. Runs
great! New tires.
Many new parts.
Moving, Must Sell.
$1,300 or
best offer
570-362-3626
Ask for Lee
MERCEDES-BENZ `73
450SL
Convertible with
removable hard top,
power windows, AM
/FM radio with cas-
sette player, CD
player, automatic, 4
new tires. Cham-
pagne exterior; Ital-
ian red leather inte-
rior inside. Garage
kept, excellent con-
dition. $28,000. Call
825-6272
MERCURY `79
ZEPHYR
6 cylinder
automatic.
52k original miles.
Florida car. $1500.
570-899-1896
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506 Administrative/
Clerical
506 Administrative/
Clerical
548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
Full Time Receptionist/
Administrative Assistant
PAReal Estate Investment Trust, a publicly held
real estate and development firm, seeks a Full
Time Receptionist/A.A. to support the manage-
ment team at Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-
Barre Township. Duties include, but not limited
to filing, telephones/customer service/gift card
sales, general secretarial duties, ordering office
supplies, maintaining contact with tenants,
employees and contractors in the field, main-
taining employee files, and interaction with
other departments. This position requires a min-
imum of 2 years relevant work experience. Can-
didate must be very proficient in MS Office &
Windows, (Word, Excel, etc); must have excel-
lent interpersonal & communication skills; be
able to work independently; be flexible, and
highly organized, and be able to handle multiple
work assignments and direction from multiple
departments. Familiarity with Certificates of
Insurance a plus. Aptitude and willingness to
learn other computer programs also desired.
Send resume with salary history to:
WYOMINGVALLEY MALL
MANAGEMENT OFFICE
29 Wyoming Valley Mall
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Attn: Charles D. Balko
email balkoc@preit.com
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. EOE
Director of Clinical Education
Full Time
RN Supervisor
Full Time 3pm-11pm
RNs, LPNs, CNAs
Per Diem
Dietary Aides
Per Diem
Competitive Salary & Benefits Package
Golden Living Center Summit
50 N. Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilkes-Barre
Fax: 570-825-9423 or
alison.krakosky@goldenliving.com
EOE M/F/D/V
39 Prospect St Nanticoke
570-735-1487
WE PAY
THE MOST
INCASH
BUYING
11am
to 6pm
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
OLDSMOBILE
`68
DELMONT
Must Sell!
Appraised
for $9,200
All original
45,000 miles
350 Rocket
engine
Fender skirts
Always
garaged
Will sell for
$6,000
Serious
inquires only
570-
690-0727
427 Commercial
Trucks &
Equipment
CHEVY 08 3500
HD DUMP TRUCK
2WD, automatic.
Only 12,000 miles.
Vehicle in like
new condition.
$19,000.
570-288-4322
439 Motorcycles
BMW 2010 K1300S
Only 460 miles! Has
all bells & whistles.
Heated grips, 12 volt
outlet, traction con-
trol, ride adjustment
on the fly. Black with
lite gray and red
trim. comes with
BMW cover, battery
tender, black blue
tooth helmet with
FM stereo and black
leather riding gloves
(like new). paid
$20,500. Sell for
$15,000 FIRM.
Call 570-262-0914
Leave message.
DAELIM 2006
150 CCs. 4,700
miles. 70 MPG.
New battery & tires.
$1,500; negotiable.
Call 570-288-1246
or 570-328-6897
HARLEY 2011
HERITAGE SOFTTAIL
Black. 1,800 miles.
ABS brakes. Securi-
ty System Package.
$16,000 firm.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY
570-704-6023
HARLEY DAVIDSON `03
100th Anniversary
Edition Deuce.
Garage kept. 1
owner. 1900 miles.
Tons of chrome.
$38,000 invested. A
must see. Asking
$18,000. OBO
570-706-6156
HARLEY DAVIDSON 80
Soft riding FLH.
King of the High-
way! Mint origi-
nal antique show
winner. Factory
spot lights, wide
white tires,
biggest Harley
built. Only
28,000 original
miles! Never
needs inspec-
tion, permanent
registration.
$7,995 OBO
570-905-9348
YAMAHA 97
ROYALSTAR 1300
12,000 miles. With
windshield. Runs
excellent. Many
extras including
gunfighter seat,
leather bags, extra
pipes. New tires &
battery. Asking
$4,000 firm.
(570) 814-1548
442 RVs & Campers
FLAGSTAFF `08
CLASSIC
NOW BACK IN PA.
Super Lite Fifth
Wheel. LCD/DVD
flat screen TV, fire-
place, heated mat-
tress, ceiling fan,
Hide-a-Bed sofa,
outside speakers &
grill, 2 sliders,
aluminum wheels, ,
awning, microwave
oven, tinted safety
glass windows,
fridge & many
accessories &
options. Excellent
condition, $22,500.
570-868-6986
SUNLINE SOLARIS `91
25 travel trailer A/C.
Bunk beds. New
fridge & hot water
heater. Excellent
condition. $3,900.
570-466-4995
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
CADILLAC `99
ESCALADE
97k miles. Black
with beige leather
interior. 22 rims.
Runs great. $8,500
Call 570-861-0202
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
BUICK `05
RENDEZVOUS
BARGAIN!!
AWD, Fully
loaded, 1 owner,
22,000 miles.
Small 6 cylinder.
New inspection.
Like new, inside
& out. $13,000.
(570) 540-0975
FORD `04 EXPLORER
Eddie Bauer Edition
59,000 miles,
4 door, 3 row
seats, V6, all power
options, moon roof,
video screen
$12,999.
570-690-3995 or
570-287-0031
FORD 02 EXPLORER
Red, XLT, Original
non-smoking owner,
garaged, synthetic
oil since new, excel-
lent in and out. New
tires and battery.
90,000 miles.
$7,500
(570) 403-3016
GMC `05 SAVANA
1500 Cargo Van.
AWD. V8 automatic.
A/C. New brakes &
tires. Very clean.
$10,750. Call
570-474-6028
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JEEP `02 GRAND
CHEROKEE LAREDO
Triple black, eco-
nomical 6 cylinder.
4x4 select drive.
CD, remote door
opener, power win-
dows & locks,
cruise, tilt wheel.
108k highway miles.
Garage kept. Super
clean inside and out.
No rust. Sale price
$6,495. Scranton.
Trade ins accepted.
570-466-2771
JEEP `03 LIBERTY
SPORT. Rare. 5
speed. 23 MPG.
102K highway miles.
Silver with black
interior. Immaculate
condition, inside and
out. Garage kept.
No rust, mainte-
nance records
included. 4wd, all
power. $6,900 or
best offer, trades
will be considered.
Call 570-575-0518
RANGE ROVER
07 SPORT
Supercharged
59,000 miles, fully
loaded. Impeccable
service record.
$36,000
570-283-1130
460
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
DIRECTORY
468 Auto Parts
All Junk
Cars &
Trucks
Wanted
Highest
Prices
Paid In
CA$H
FREE
PICKUP
570-574-1275
BEST PRICES
IN THE AREA
CA$H ON THE $POT,
Free Anytime
Pickup
570-301-3602
570-301-3602
CALL US!
TO JUNK
YOUR CAR
LIGHT amber rotat-
ing light for truck
roof $25. Head
lights for plow truck
2/$25. Tail lights for
dump or box truck,
brackets included
2/$25. Auto/truck
manuals (10) rang-
ing from 50-85. $10.
each. Truck door,
73-80 passenger
side dodge pickup.
$75. Pinto trailer
hook for dump truck
$40. Railroad jacks
10 ton each (2) $50.
each. Canvas/tarp,
12x11 heavy weight
$20. 9x89 light
weight $15. Crafts-
man 3/4 socket set
23 sockets in metal
box $150. EFM oil
burner/ motor. $30.
570-823-6829 e-
mail:limmot@ptd.net
503 Accounting/
Finance
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE POSITION
Immediate opening
for an experienced
Accounts Receivable
person. Responsi-
bilities include allo-
cation of payments,
follow up, and col-
lection; preparation
of bank deposits,
customer file main-
tenance, credit
checks, and resolu-
tion of customer
queries. Must be
detail oriented with
good communica-
tion and organiza-
tional skills. Bene-
fits, 401k, paid vaca-
tion. Send resume
to: c/o Times Leader
Box 2890
15 North Main St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18711-0250
509 Building/
Construction/
Skilled Trades
GasSearch Drilling
Services
Corporation is look-
ing for the following
positions:
ROUSTABOUTS/
LABORERS
- Medical, Dental,
Vision Insurance
- 401K
- Quarterly Safety
Bonus
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
Apply within or
online: GasSearch
Drilling Services
Corporation
8283 Hwy 29
Montrose, PA 18801
570-278-7118
www.
gassearchdrilling.
com
SAFE-T-ZONE, INC.
TRAFFIC CONTROL-
FLAGGING COMPANY
100 N. Wilkes-Barre
Blvd., Suite 106
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702
P: 570-829-1180
We are now hiring
for the upcoming
season starting
March 1st for
CERTIFIED
FLAGGERS. Hours
Monday-Wednes-
day, 9am- 2pm
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
Cable Modem
Troubleshooter/CSR
Looking for experi-
enced CSR & also a
cable modem trou-
bleshooter. Call
center experience
and technical back-
ground are a MUST.
Must have comput-
er knowledge &
possess good peo-
ple skills. Competi-
tive starting rate.
Pleasant office
environment. Must
be dependable.
Call 888-514-8883
ask for Stefanie, or
fax resume to
570-517-5003
527 Food Services/
Hospitality
Premier Private
Club in the
Hazleton Area is
seeking a
BANQUET
MANAGER
for a fast paced
environment where
high quality and
presentation are
first priority. Com-
petitive salary and
benefits provided.
Minimum of two
years experience
required.
Please call
570-788-1112 ext.
118 or
vccchefs@ptd.net
to set up an
interview.
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
FORKLIFT MECHANIC
Action Lift, Inc.,
located in Pittston,
PA, is the exclusive
dealership for
Crown and TCM
forklifts for NEPA.
We are seeking a
full time forklift
mechanic to trou-
bleshoot, repair and
diagnose Crown &
other makes of lift
trucks. Good written
& verbal communi-
cation skills, as well
as customer care
skills are necessary.
A valid drivers
license & the ability
to safely operate lift
trucks are required.
Previous forklift
mechanical experi-
ence or technical
school graduate will
be considered. We
offer an excellent
wage and benefits
package, as well as
401K Retirement
Savings Plan, paid
holidays, paid vaca-
tion & much more.
For an interview,
please call
Bernie Thoma at
570-655-2100 x122.
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
LABORERS
LANDSCAPE PERSONNEL
Hydroseed and soil
erosion control
experience helpful.
Valid drivers
license a must.
Top wages paid.
Unlimited overtime.
Apply in person
8am-4pm
Monday-Friday
1204 Main Street
Swoyersville
Varsity, Inc.
Must have I.D.
No calls please.
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIAN
Experienced Main-
tenance Technician
needed for large-
community apart-
ment complex.
Job duties: Reno-
vate apartments,
daily repairs and
maintenance in
apartments, some
janitorial and clean
up duties, communi-
ty grounds clean up
& snow removal.
Carpentry, plumb-
ing, and general
maintenance skills
required. On-call
rotation required.
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
Competitive salary
Good working con-
ditions and normal
business hours
Health, dental, &
vision plans
11 paid holidays
Excellent vacation
plan
Pension plan
Personal and paid
sick days
Drug and criminal
screening required.
Please send
resume to:
Hilltop Apartments,
517 Roosevelt St.,
Edwardsville, PA.
18704
538 Janitorial/
Cleaning
HOUSEKEEPING
Accepting applica-
tions online at
RedRoof.com
or in person at
1035 Highway 315.
No Phone Calls
542 Logistics/
Transportation
CDL-A DRIVER
Gas field/landscape
drivers plus hands
on labor required.
Operate dump
trucks & load equip-
ment on lowboy.
Deliver to job site.
Must operate skid
steer excavator,
hydro-seed truck,
etc. Will plow in win-
ter. Must have clean
driving record and
pass drug test. Top
Wages Paid.
Call Harvis
Interview Service @
542-5330. Leave
message. Will send
an application.
Or forward resume:
varsity.harvis@
gmail.com
Employer is
Varsity, Inc.
No walk-ins. EOE
CDL-A
Waste hauling to
landfill. Call Brian at
Harvis 542-5330
for application or
forward resume to:
wrrc.jobs@gmail.com
DRIVERS
Local household
goods & high value
products moving
company is hiring
Class A, Class B
and Non CDL driv-
ers. All positions
available local,
regional & over the
road. Excellent
income potential
along with health
care, vacation and
holiday pay. Must
have clean driving
record, no DUIs
within the last two
years, & pass drug
test. Driving school
graduates are
encouraged to
apply. Please stop
by our office:
Matheson
Transfer
157 Welles St
Forty Fort PA
18704
Drivers - CDL-A:
Local Dedicated
route! Home every
night! Great Pay,
Benefits! Estenson
Logistics. Apply:
www.goelc.com
1-866-336-9642
Drivers: Great
Hometime. $.40
CPM plus Bonus,
Benefits, 99%
No-Touch, 24 hour.
Dispatch, Late
Model Equipment
CDL-A 2 years
tractor/trailer expe-
rience required.
Logistics One:
1-888-598-4233,
x120
To place your
ad call...829-7130
Drivers: DayCab
Work. Dedicated!
Guaranteed mini-
mum + opportunity
to earn more!
CDL-A. recruiting@
westmotor.com
800-456-7885
x 3289
548 Medical/Health
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
TECHNICIAN
Prior experience
delivering &
instructing on Med-
ical Equipment &
Supplies. Full time
position, requires
some on call.
Must be detail ori-
ented, good verbal
& written skills a
must. Resumes to
info@caregivers
america.com or
674-8500.
548 Medical/Health
Community Home
Supervisor
Full Time to work
with individuals with
intellectual disabili-
ties in a community
home in the Nuan-
gola area. Supervi-
sory Experience is
necessary, paid
training is provided.
Valid drivers license
is required. For
information or appli-
cation, call IMPACT
SYSTEMS, Inc. at
(570) 829-3671
Drug free workplace
EOE
DIRECT CARE WORKER
Allied Services In-
Home Services divi-
sion has part-time
hours available in
Luzerne County.
Minimum of one (1)
year home care
experience and
valid drivers license
required. If interest-
ed, please apply
online at: www.
allied-services.org
or call Trish Tully at
570-348-2237. Bi-
lingual individuals
are encouraged to
apply. Allied Services
is an Equal Opportu-
nity Employer.
IT HEALTHCARE
RECRUITER
National Organization
Experience and
understanding of
the IT Healthcare
Industry preferred.
Meet business hir-
ing targets in a
timely fashion pro-
viding innovative
solutions for hard-
to-fill requirements.
Develop and main-
tain relationships
within the industry
while staying cur-
rent with best prac-
tices. Competitive
base salary plus
incentive compen-
sation. Apply to:
c/o Times Leader
Box #2920
15 North Main St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18711-0250
or email to:
hcitrecruiter@
aol.com
PERSONAL CARE
ATTENDANT
For Quadrapelegic.
Must be able to lift.
Full time or part
time. 570-574-0815
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A GREAT PLACE TO
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Send resume to:
Harrolds Pharmacy
179 Old River Rd
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702
Or fax:
570-824-8730
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Full time, part time &
per diem positions.
Covering Luzerne &
Lackawanna coun-
ties. Competitive
salary, mileage
reimbursement.
Pleasant working
conditions. For
interview call Supe-
rior Health Services
at 570-883-9581
551 Other
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Customer Service,
Telemarketing,
Help Desk,
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Deployment Svcs,
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CNC Programmers,
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Top $ & Benefits
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expresspros.com
or 570.208.7000
600
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pay your debts.
Learn about manag-
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at ftc. gov/credit. A
message from The
Times Leader and
the FTC.
700
MERCHANDISE
702 Air
Conditioners
AIR CONDITIONER
WINDOW, $25.
570-779-1215
708 Antiques &
Collectibles
FOOTBALL CARDS
Philadelphia Eagles,
100 cards. Must sell
moving out of state.
$8. 570-313-5213 or
570-313-5214
NORMAN ROCK-
WELL 13 cups, 6
plates, boxes for all.
$20. 570-474-6028
PIANO Livingston
upright player piano,
pump style with
approximate 35
music rolls. Ground
level removal. $125.
570-479-2322
710 Appliances
DRYER GE electric
white 6 cycle inside
light $50.
570-902-5598
ELECTRIC RANGE
SEARS KENMORE
30 SMOOTH TOP,
SELF CLEANING.
$150.00
570-763-9874
STOVE: GE self
cleaning electric,
almond $100 OBO.
GE self defrosting
refrigerator, almond
$200 OBO. Hotpoint
washer, white 4150
OBO. 570-693-1304
WASHER/DRYER
Kenmore Elite.
White. FRONT
LOAD. Like new.
Electric dryer.
Storage drawer
on bottom
of each.
$800 for both
570-261-5120
712 Baby Items
BABY ITEMS: Baby
crib/toddler bed,
white no mattress
$30. Snap & go $25,
Travel System with
2 bases great con-
dition $70.
570-693-3028
BABY SWING
Graco, with comfort
care, excellent con-
dition $45.740-1392
CRIB, old style wal-
nut. $5.
570-457-3486
WALKER/RIDER with
seat, basket,
adjustable handles,
blue & black $60.
East set pool, kit
10x30 pump
included, includes
ladder $50.
570-852-3474
714 Bridal Items
BRACELET beautiful
red rhinestone
nobler bride or
valentine day
bracelet crystal
rhinestone, silver-
gilt, alloy only $10
570-332-8014
716 Building
Materials
FAUCET kitchen sink
Chrome. Pullout
sprayer. 1 handle for
hot & cold. 1 year
old. Nice. $40.
570-606-6624
SINK, bathroom,
blue with hardware.
$30. 570-825-2599
720 Cemetery
Plots/Lots
MEMORIAL SHRINE
CEMETERY
6 Plots Available
May be Separated
Rose Lawn Section
$450 each
570-654-1596
MEMORIAL SHRINE
LOTS FOR SALE
6 lots available at
Memorial Shrine
Cemetery. $2,400.
Call 717-774-1520
SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY
726 Clothing
COAT Andrea Vic-
cari black leather
3/4 length coat, XL
$60. Penquins duffel
bag, red/black $30.
570-852-3474
COAT
KENNETH COLE
Beige, size 6,
hardly worn. $75.
570-855-5385
COATS: girls winter
coats size medium-
large 20 available
$10 each. Ladies
black leather coat
size small $99.99
570-735-5087
FUR COAT full length
natural chrystal fox
fur, size medium-
large, shawl collar
$800 or best offer.
570-457-6472
FUR COAT, long ma
made approximate
size 14, beautiful,
must see asking
$60. 570-779-1977
JACKETS new,
never worn , with
tags & bag, Dennis
Basso black faux fur
pelts size 2x-3x
$75. Denim embroi-
dered light blue
jacket, new, never
worn size 2x-3x
$35. 570-779-1215
PURSE, Gucci tote
style medium size,
excellent condition
$325. Ladies
leather jacket, color
cognac, size XL
$125. 288-4451
730 Computer
Equipment &
Software
PRINTER Epson Sty-
lus color 760 3 extra
black ink cartridges.
Prints well. $25.
570-574-2604
PRINTER HP Photo-
smart 2570 all in
one series, extra ink
cartridges, cables
$75. Logitech key-
board, mouse,
cables $20. West-
inghouse L1928 NV
19 LCD flat panel
monitor $100.
570-287-4905
732 Exercise
Equipment
GYM Home Weider
$125.
570-829-2599
PROFORM 825 ellip-
tical exercise
machine, great
computerized set-
tings $75. 762-4914
TREADMILL Pro
Form-995SEL
Spacesaver. Folds
up when not in use.
Includes Inter-Active
I-Fit Workout Pro-
gram, Handheld
weights. Internet
connectable. Excel-
lent condition. $275.
OBO.570-333-5298
742 Furnaces &
Heaters
HEATER, tower
quartz, electric, $15.
2 Hoover vacuum
cleaners $30 each
or $50 both.
570-825-5847
SPACE HEATERS
1 electric, 1 oil filled
$15. each.
570-824-0248
744 Furniture &
Accessories
BED girls white
metal toddler bed
$50.. Boys red cars
toddler bed $40.
Both in excellent
condition.
570-417-2555
BED, queen size
sleigh style, pine
comes with 2
matching night-
stands $400.
570-288-4451
BEDROOM SUITE
Vintage, 4 piece.
Make up table and
dresser w/etched
glass mirrors, end
table and wardrobe
$250.
570-902-5244
BRAND NEW
P-TOP QUEEN
MATTRESS SET!!
Still in bags! $150!!
MUST SELL!!
Call Steve @
280-9628!!
SCHOOL DESK
$20.
570-825-5847
744 Furniture &
Accessories
DINING ROOM SET,
complete, table, 2
arm chairs, 4 side
chairs, hutch with
glass doors & light.
Excellent condition.
$595.570-675-2009
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER: Solid light
oak. 54W x 48H
with opening for TV
of 28 x 28. Vertical
shelves 24W x
48H with glass
door. Solid door
storage under TV
opening. $150.
Call 570-991-5300.
FURNI SH FURNI SH
FOR LESS FOR LESS
* NELSON *
* FURNITURE *
* WAREHOUSE *
Recliners from $299
Lift Chairs from $699
New and Used
Living Room
Dinettes, Bedroom
210 Division St
Kingston
Call 570-288-3607
LAZYBOY SET
attractive, comfort-
able swivel recliner
rocker $125. Reclin-
er $125. Double
recliner sofa $200.
Brown, scotch
guarded, excellent
condition. 954-3879
ROCKING CHAIR
wood with blue seat
cushion & back.
clean & well taken
care of in a smoke-
free home. Excel-
lent condition &
works perfect. $90
570-824-3310
SOFA & LOVESEAT -
floral print, good
condition. $200. for
both or best offer.
570-466-8756
SOFA /floral Broyhill,
excellent condition
$185.570-740-1392
750 Jewelry
TENNIS BRACELET
10kt gold diamond &
onyx tennis
bracelet. $399.
570-735-5087
754 Machinery &
Equipment
SNOW THROWER
21 SINGLE STAGE.
WORKS VERY
WELL. $125.00
570-763-9874
756 Medical
Equipment
YAMRON digital
blood pressure
monitor; monitors
blood pressure &
heart beat; fully
automatic; battery
operated; new -
$200. 570-829-1611
758 Miscellaneous
COMFORTERs, (2),
twin plaid $30.
570-829-2599
CORNING WARE
roaster, baking
dishes with lids,
much more. $125.
New Brevetti deep
fryer from tv shop-
ping show $35.
New Wolfgang Puck
bistro hand stand
mixer with stainless
steel bowl, color red
$25. Pressure cook-
er Bravitte used
once, like new $50.
LA-MACHINE food
processer
$15. 570-779-1215
DISHES, service for
8, plus extras. Deli-
cate pattern with sil-
ver edge. Barely
used. Perfect condi-
tion. $200.
570-347-2830
MANICURE TABLE
professional salon
with dust vest stor-
age drawers both
side grey $50.
SEWING MATERIAL
Quilted large rolls
assorted colors .05
& .10 each
570-902-5598
NAME BRAND TOBACCO
Name brand tobac-
co product blends.
Only 45 per pack,
including Winston,
Marlboro, Kool,
Skoal, RedMan and
half/half, etc. Free
delivery. To order
have CC or check
info ready. Call
570-614-3877
PING PONG TABLE
asking $40.
570-825-5847
POTTERY COLLEC-
TION McCoy, some
unique pieces $300.
570-779-3841
RECORDS: FREE
33S 45S SOME 8-
tracks & cassettes
call 570-905-4405
SEWING Machine
antique treadle with
sewing feet parts.
$100. 592-2513
STEAM CLEANER/
FLOOR, super
power, Euroflex
$65. 570-740-1392
758 Miscellaneous
TIRES/snows 4- 13
$160. 2 - 185/75r/14
$95. 2 - 2-205/70r
/14 $105. 2-225/75R
/15 $125. 2-215/65r
/15 $125. 2-205/70r
/15 $125. 2-195/65r
/14 $110. All season
2-265/70r/17 $150.
570-969-1481
WHEELS AND TIRE
SET (4) factory 5
spoke with good
mounted tires for
Ford Windstar
p21565r16 $250.
570-696-2212
WIRELESS ROUTER
$5. Wireless key-
board & mouse $10.
Irish tea set $25.
Balcony table $5.
Plantronics tele-
phone headset $25.
Bike machine $10.
Prince tennis racket
$10. Golf bag cover
Wilson aviator $5
Nortel telephone:
$50. Tool organizer:
$5. Totes bat regrip-
per $5. 675-0933
766 Office
Equipment
FAX MACHINE
Excellent. Sacrifice.
$50.
570-540-0175
OFFICE FURNITURE
Conference Room
table, 4 chairs $100.
6 desk & chairs
$100 per set. Metal
Filing cabinets-$50.
Nice condition
Call 570-690-7912
770 Photo
Equipment
CAMERA Nikon D-
60 gold edition digi-
tal SLR camera with,
2 VR lenses, 1 18-
55 zoom manual
focus, 1 55-200
zoom, battery grip
with 2 batteries,
chargers, bag
$400. 328-6059
776 Sporting Goods
BICYCLE, older 10
speed, Schwinn
$50. 570-829-2599
784 Tools
SCROLL SAW
Craftsman $90.
Delta saw convert-
ed to a router,,
shaper table with
router $95. Details
call 570-288-9260
SNOW BLOWER
Ariens about 2
years old runs well.
Asking $500 or best
offer 570-592-3427
SNOW BLOWER
Craftsman 3 HP
auger propelled,
120v electric start,
like brand new
$200. neg.
570-654-6283
SNOW THROWER
Craftsman 5HP, 24
$250 Kerosene
heater, can & extra
wick $30.
570-868-0440
SNOWBLOWER.
MTD 2 cycle, single
stage, 21 cut,
4.5hp, runs well.
$100.570-690-5253
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796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
BASEBALL CARDS WANTED
Pre 1975. Call 856-
571-3618 or email
trebor_crane@yahoo
.com to let me know
what you have. Top
prices paid and
I PAY CASH!
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
BUYING SPORT CARDS
Pay Cash for
baseball, football,
basketball, hockey
& non-sports. Sets,
singles & wax.
570-212-0398
PAYING TOP DOLLAR
for Your Gold,
Silver, Scrap Jew-
elry, Sterling Flat-
ware, Diamonds,
Old High School
Rings, Foreign &
American Paper
Money & Coins.
WE WILL BEAT
PRICES!
We Buy Tin and
Iron Toys, Vintage
Coke Machines,
Vintage Brass,
Cash Registers,
Old Costume
Jewelry, Slot
Machines, Lionel
Trains & Antique
Firearms.
IF YOU THINK ITS
OLD BRING IT IN,
WE WILL GIVE
YOU A PRICE.
COME SEE US AT
134 RTE. 11,
Larksville
570-855-7197
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Wanted:
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Paid!!
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800
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815 Dogs
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CALL NOW 823-8888 CALL NOW 823-8888
1-800-817-FORD 1-800-817-FORD
Overlooking Mohegan Sun Overlooking Mohegan Sun
577 East Main St., Plains 577 East Main St., Plains
Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B
*Tax and tags extra. Security Deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months
payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. See salesperson for details. All payments subject to credit approval by the primary lending source, Tier 0 rate.
Special APR financing cannot be combined with Ford cash rebate. BUY FOR prices are based on 72 month at $18.30 per month per $1000 financed with $2,500 down (cash or trade). Photos of
vehicles are for illustration purposes only. Coccia Ford is not responsible for any typographical errors. No Security Deposit Necessary. See dealer for details. Sale ends JANUARY 31, 2012.
WWW.COCCIACARS.COM
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.
24
Mos.
Auto., CD, Anti-Theft Sys., Side Curtain Air Bags,
16 Steel Wheels, AC, Tilt Wheel, Instrument
Cluster, Message Center, PM,
Keyless Entry, Fog Lamps,
PL, PW, MyKey
NEW2012 FORDFOCUS SE 4 DR
24
Mos.
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.
NEW2012 FORDFIESTA
Auto., Air, CD, Pwr. Mirrors, PDL,
Advance Trac w/Electronic
Stability Control, Side
Curtains, Tilt
Wheel, Remote
Keyless Entry
24
Mos.
Remote Keyless Entry, Message
Center, Anti-Theft Sys., Pwr.
Door Locks, Side Curtain
Air Bags, Air, MyKey, CD
NEW2012 FORDFOCUS 4 DR
NEW2012 FORDEDGE
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.
24
Mos.
3.5L Engine, CD, PL,
MyFord Display, Pwr.
Mirrors, 17 Steel Wheels,
Keyless Entry, MyKey, Cruise
Control, PW, Auto. Climate
Control,
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.
NEW2011 FORDF-150 SUPERCAB STX 4X4
STX, 3.7L V6, Auto., Air, 17 Alum. Wheels, Cloth Seat,
ABS, 40/20/40 Split Seat, Decor Pkg., Cruise,
Pwr. Equipment Group
M
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APR
PLUS
27
Mos.
Auto., CD, Alum. Wheels, Tilt, PW, PL, Anti-
Theft Sys.,Pwr. Seat, Safety Pkg., Side Impact
Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Row Air Curtains,Sirius
Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry, Message
Center,
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.
NEW2012 FORDFUSION SE
24
Mos.
M
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APR
PLUS
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.
NEW2012 FORDFUSION SEL
24
Mos.
Auto., CD, Alum Wheels, Tilt, PW, PDL, Pwr. Seat, Safety Pkg., Side
Impact Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Air Curtains, Anti-Theft Sys., Sirius Satellite
Radio, Keyless Entry w/Keypad, Message Center,
M
O
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APR
PLUS
3.7 V6 Engine, XL Plus Pkg., Cruise Control,
CD, MyKey System, Pwr. Equipment Group, Pwr.
Mirrors, 40/20/40 Cloth Seat, XL Decor Group
NEW2011 FORDF-150 4X4
M
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S.
APR
PLUS
NEW2012 FORDESCAPE XLT AWD
XLT, Safety Canopy,
Side Impact Safety Pkg., Pwr. Drivers
Seat, Auto., PW, CD, Air, Fog Lamps,
Privacy Glass, Roof Rack, 16 Alum.
Wheels, Sirius Satellite Radio,
PDL, Keyless Entry, Rear
Cargo Convenience Pkg.,
24
Mos.
M
O
S.
APR
PLUS
*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease
21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.
8
FOOT
BOX
M
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APR
PLUS
M
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APR
PLUS
EcoBoost Engine, Pwr. Windows,
Pwr. Door Locks, Air Conditioning,
Advance Trac with Roll Stability
Control, Remote Keyless
Entry, CD, MyFord
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906 Homes for Sale
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Tranquil & peaceful surroundings enhance this 2BR
Townhouse w/many updates. Enjoy the private setting. Just
minutes from Casino & Interstates. 11-3233
MARIE 881-0103
Rt 315 to Laflin Rd, L on Haverford Dr, follow to last row
on L.
Invest & rent this 3BR fully furnished Townhouse in
desireable Oakwood Park just minutes to Casino, Interstates &
midway between Wilkes-Barre & Scranton. 11-3982
MARIE 881-0103
Rt 315 to Laflin Road, L on Haverford Drive, property on R.
Move into luxury! Bright open floor plan w/
2story foyer, great room & stone FP. Balcony loft! Energy
efficient & more! 11-705
TOM 715-9329
Rt. 315 to Suscon Rd., 2nd right after 2nd overpass, 2nd
to last home on left.
UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. No upgrades
needed. Includes HW, tile baths, granite & stainless in kitchen.
All units have open floor plans. 11-1697
MARCIE 714-9267
Rte. 315 to Oak St. Oak St. to Pittston by-pass. L on by-
pass to end. L on Main. Insignia Courtyards is on the R.
3-4BR 2 story home w/large LR/DR, eat-in oak
kitchen, 2 full baths, 1st floor FR, finished lower level, 2 car
garage & fenced yard. 11-988
MATT 714-9229
Main Street, Old Forge, to Oak St, R onto Church Street, L
on Tanya, R onto Donny.
Beautiful new 2story w/all the extras in
a wonderful community! Large lot & many great features.
Come & see!
LISA 715-9335
10-2209
Beautiful 2 story in West Pittston.
3BRs, 1.5 baths, office, spectacular kitchen! Awesome
huge garage. Not a drive-by. Must see!
CORINE 715-9331
11-3900
Well cared for & nicely kept. A place to
call home! Complete w/2 car oversized garage, C/A, 1st fl
laundry, eat-in kitchen. Convenient to shopping, West
Pittston pool & ball fields.
JUDY 714-9230
11-583
3BR, 1.5 bath home that needs
updating. LR, DR, gas heat & 2 car detached garage.
ANDY 714-9225
11-3018
Huge inside! Cathedral ceilings
enhance this 4BR, 3 bath w/family room, A/C, garage, in-
ground pool & more!
JUDY 714-9230
11-3871
Pre-depression beauty w/8 rooms of oak
floors, door, trim, built-ins, French doors, climate control
w/2 separate units.
DEANNA 696-0894
11-4159
2BR, 2.5 bath End Unit Townhome w/private
deck & yard. Beautifully maintained.
RHEA 696-6677 OR TRACY 696-0723
11-1254
Spacious Ranch w/5BRs & great private pool
area for summer relaxation.
AMIE 715-9333
11-1213
End-unit Townhome with finished lower level,
fresh paint, brand new carpet, fenced yard, security
system & home warranty!
LISA 715-9335
11-3723
WILDFLOWER VILLAGE - Treat yourself to
Townhouse living in this 3BR, 1.5 bath middle unit w/
finished lower level, C/A & fenced rear patio area.
KIM 585-0600
11-4491
Beautiful Ranch home with 3BRs, eat-in
kitchen, large LR & finished lower level that walkouts to a
covered patio.
PEG 714-9247
11-3627
Great home with wonderful possibilities.
Beautiful backyard, OSP & a cozy spacious home to enjoy
living.
PEG 714-9247
11-4531
3BR move-in condition Ranch. Sunken LR w/
HW floor, DR w/hardwood, eat-in oak kitchen w/Corian
countertops, 2 baths, 2 car garage.
MATT 714-9229
11-969
Neat as a pin! Dont miss this 3BR, 2.5 bath
home meticulously updated & completely move-in ready.
Modern kitchen & baths & so much more!
MIKE D. 714-9236
11-3706
Need a 5 car gar? Beautiful 3BR, 2 bath home
w/gar in great neighborhood. 5 minutes to shopping, PA
Turnpike & 81. C/A on 1st flr, new electrical service,
plumbing, maybe HW under carpet.
SHIRLEY 714-9272
11-3597
Lovely 3BR home with large kitchen in a nice
neighborhood. 1st floor laundry & bonus room on 2nd
floor!
MARY M. 714-9274
11-3825
3BR, 2 bath home w/large modern kitchen,
laundry room off kitchen, split heat-A/C unit, alley in rear
w/possibile OSP. Partially fenced yard.
ROSEMARIE 89,900
11-3933
Priced to sell 1/2 Double - 4BRs, 1 bath,
partial new roof, finished attic, recent enclosed porch.
Great view!
SUSAN K. 696-0872
11-3852
3BR, 1.5 bath 1/2 double needs some work.
Priced to sell "as-is". 2 porches, house is fully carpeted.
SUSAN K. 696-0872
11-4075
3BR Fixer Upper w/off street pkg. No utilities.
Sold "AS IS".
ANDY 714-9225
11-4349
The Jewish Home of Eastern PAis seeking
the following positions with excellent wage
and benefit package:
RN/LPN
Part-time, day shift, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Unit Secretary
Medical assistant training or previous
experience as a unit secretary in a
health care setting. Knowledge of med-
ical terminology preferred. Full time,
9a.m.-5:30 p.m.
*Every other weekend &
rotating holidays required. *
Dietary Aide
Part-time, flexible hours between 7 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
The Jewish Home
1101 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18510
Phone: 344-6177, ext.140/Fax: 344-6859
Or email: cknight2@frontier.com
EOE
Looking to Grow
DRIVERS WANTED!
CDL Class A
Regional and OTR Routes
Home daily
Beneft package includes: paid
holiday and vacation; health, vision,
and dental coverage.
Candidates must be 23 years of age
with at least 2 years tractor trailer
experience.
Drivers paid by percentage.
Applications can be flled out online
at www.cdstransportation.com
or email to:
jmantik@cdstransportation.com
or you can apply in person at
CDS Transportation
Jerilyn Mantik
One Passan Drive
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570-654-6738
BUYING JUNK
VEHICLES
$300 AND UP
$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN,
DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!
NOBODY Pays More
570-760-2035
Monday thru Saturday 6am-9pm Happy Trails!
815 Dogs
DOG free to good
home, Chihuahua
Tox Fox Terrier,
male, 4 years old.
570-362-0263
Purebred Animals?
Sell them here with a
classified ad!
570-829-7130
835 Pets-
Miscellaneous
FERRET
$100.
570-472-1007
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845 Pet Supplies
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foreclosure for a fee
in advance. Report
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BACK MOUNTAIN
Centermorland
529 SR 292 E
For sale by owner
Move-in ready. Well
maintained. 3 - 4
bedrooms. 1 bath.
Appliances includ-
ed. 2.87 acres with
mountain view. For
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DALLAS
Charming 4 bed-
room, 3 bath
home situated on
1 1/4 acre on a
private setting.
Close to schools
and shopping. Liv-
ing room with
beautiful stone
fireplace and built
ins. Hardwood
floors throughout.
Master suite on
1st floor. Kitchen
has cherry cabi-
nets with tile
floors. Screened
porch. Detached
2 car garage.
$365,000
For appointment
570-690-0752
EXETER
Nice size four
bedroom home with
some hardwood
floors, large eat in
kitchen with break-
fast bar. 2 car
garage & partially
fenced yard. Close
to everything!
$92,900
MLS# 11-1977
Four Star
McCabe Realty
570-674-9950
JENKINS TWP.
21 Spring St.
2 or 3 bedroom, 1.5
bath home. Large
fenced yard with
shed, 50x200 lot. 3
off street
parking spaces.
By Owner
$99,900
570-825-9867
906 Homes for Sale
EXETER
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
362 Susquehanna
Ave
Completely remod-
eled, spectacular,
2 story Victorian
home, with 3 bed-
rooms, 1.5 baths,
new rear deck, full
front porch, tiled
baths and kitchen,
granite counter-
tops, all Cherry
hardwood floors
throughout, all new
stainless steel
appliances and
lighting, new oil fur-
nace, washer dryer
in first floor bath.
Great neighbor-
hood, nice yard.
$174,900 (30 year
loan, $8,750 down,
$887/month, 30
years @ 4.5%)
100% OWNER
FINANCING
AVAILABLE
Call Bob at
570-654-1490
EXETER
WILDFLOWER
VILLAGE TOWN HOME:
2-3 bedrooms. 1.5
baths, Every Floor
PROFESSIONALLY
updated. NEW:
Corian counters,
tile kitchen and tile
powder room, red
oak and Brazilian
tiger oak hard-
wood floors, oak
doors, trim and
crown molding
throughout home,
radiant bath tile
floor, granite vani-
ty, and tile shower,
concrete patio.
95% efficient gas
furnace and high
efficient central air.
All new appliances
included, no water
during September
flood, buyers assist
negotiable
$145,000. Serious
Inquiries only
570-654-0393
MOUNTAIN TOP
33 Valley View Drive
3 Bedroom, 1.5
Bath, 2 car garage,
new roof & hot
water heater, above
ground heated pool,
finished basement.
$210,000
Contact Melissa at
570-430-8263
906 Homes for Sale
PLAINS
KEYSTONE SECTION
9 Ridgewood Road
TOTAL BEAUTY
1 ACRE- PRIVACY
Beautiful ranch 2
bedrooms, huge
modern kitchen, big
TV room and living
room, 1 bath, attic
for storage, wash-
er, dryer & 2 air
conditioners includ-
ed. New Roof &
Furnace Furnished
or unfurnished.
Low Taxes!
Reduced
$115,900
FINANCING
AVAILABLE
570-885-1512
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OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
52 Barber Street
Beautifully remod-
eled 3 bedroom, 1
bath home in the
heart of the town.
With new carpets,
paint, windows,
doors and a mod-
ern kitchen and
bath. Sale includes
all appliances:
refrigerator, stove,
dishwasher, washer
and dryer. Nice yard
and superb neigh-
borhood. Priced to
sell at $89,900 or
$433.00 per month
(bank rate; 30
years, 4.25%, 20%
down). Owner also
willing to finance
100% of transaction
with a qualified
cosigner
Call Bob at
570-654-1490
906 Homes for Sale
WEST WYOMING
438 Tripp St
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday
12pm-5pm
Completely remod-
eled home with
everything new.
New kitchen, baths,
bedrooms, tile
floors, hardwoods,
granite countertops,
all new stainless
steel appliances,
refrigerator, stove,
microwave, dish-
washer, free stand-
ing shower, tub for
two, huge deck,
large yard, excellent
neighborhood
$154,900 (30 year
loan @ 4.5% with 5%
down; $7,750 down,
$785/month)
100% OWNER
FINANCING
AVAILABLE
Call Bob at
570-654-1490
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TWO APARTMENTS
Brand new 2 bed-
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Modern 1st floor, 1
bedroom with all
appliances. Off
street parking. No
pets. $550 per
month + utilities.
570-639-1462
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EDWARDSVILLE
2 large bedrooms.
Large kitchen. Full
basement. $575 +
utilities. 1 month
security. Refer-
ences. Section 8 ok.
609-947-0684
EXETER
2 bedroom, modern
kitchen and bath,
Includes OSP
stove, fridge, heat,
water, sewer.
No Pets. $650.
570-693-1294
FORTY FORT
AMERICA
REALTY
RENTALS
AVAILABILITY -
FIRST FLOOR
$465 + utilities.
Managed.
1 Bedrooms.
Small, efficient,
modern, appli-
ances, laundry,
gas fireplaces,
courtyard park-
ing. 2 YR SAME
RENT/ LEASE,
EMPLOYMENT
/APPLICATION,
NO PETS/
SMOKING.
288-1422
HUGHESTOWN
Immaculate 4 room,
2 bedroom, 1 bath
2nd floor apartment
overlooking park.
Washer/dryer
hookup. Stove &
fridge included. No
pets. Non smoking.
$550/month + utili-
ties & security. Call
(570) 457-2227
NANTICOKE
2nd floor, 1 bed-
room, washer/dryer
hookup, off street
parking. No pets.
$470/month,
heat, water, & hot
water incl.
570-855-3958 leave
message.
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
KINGSTON
Bring Rover or Kitty
& move right in to
this second floor 1
bedroom apart-
ment. Off street
parking. Coin laun-
dry. Great location.
$450 + gas & elec-
tric. 570-262-1577
KINGSTON
E. WALNUT ST.
Light, bright, 3rd
floor, 2 bedrooms,
carpeted, security
system. Garage.
Extra storage &
cable TV included.
Laundry facilities.
Heat & hot water
furnished. Fine
neighborhood.
Convenient to bus
& stores. No
pets. References.
Security. Lease.
No smokers
please. $715.
570-287-0900
NANTICOKE
2 bedroom, 1st
floor. Large eat in
kitchen, fridge,
electric stove,
large living room,
w/w carpeting,
master bedroom
with custom built
in furniture. Ample
closet space.
Front/back porch-
es, off street
parking, laundry
room available.
No dogs, smok-
ing, water, sewer,
garbage paid.
$525/mo + gas,
electric, security,
lease, credit,
background
check.
(570) 696-3596
NANTICOKE
Available Mar. 1.
Nice starter apt. or
great for downsiz-
ing into retirement.
1st floor, 2 bed-
room, non smoking.
W/w carpeting, all
appliances, off
street parking. W/d,
porch and back
yard. Electric heat.
$490/mo., water,
sewage incl. Tenant
pays other utilities.
1 month security
and references.
570-650-3358
PITTSTON
1 bedroom, 1st floor.
Water, sewer &
garbage included.
$400/month. Avail-
able the first week
of February.
Call (570) 313-8332
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
NANTICOKE
Ready Immediately!
Spacious 2nd floor
non smoking, 2
bedroom. W/w car-
peting, all appli-
ances incl. w/d.
Electric heat. Tons
of storage, off
street parking. Yard
and porch.
$480/mo, 1 month
security, refer-
ences. Water and
sewage incl. tenant
pays other utilities
570-650-3358
WEST PITTSTON
HIGH AND DRY
Spacious 1 bedroom
apartment, 2nd floor.
Recently renovated.
Sewer & appliances
included. Off street
parking. Security.
No pets.
$500/month +
utilities & gas heat.
570-586-0417
WILKES-BARRE
264 Academy St
1.5 bedrooms,
newly renovated
building. Washer &
dryer available.
$600/per month
includes heat, hot
water and parking.
570-328-9896
570-855-4744
WILKES-BARRE NORTH
813 N Washington
Street
2nd floor. 1 bed-
room, wall to wall
carpet, new paint &
flooring, eat in
kitchen with appli-
ances, laundry facil-
ities, enclosed
porch. Heat, hot
water and cable
included. $520 +
electric & security.
No pets.
Call 570-814-1356
WILKES-BARRE
North Franklin St.
2 or 3 bedroom -
second floor,
kitchen, living room,
washer/dryer hook-
up, sun porch, and
rear fenced yard.
Renovated with
new floor cover-
ings, and paint.
Tenant is responsi-
ble for water, gas
(heat, & hot water),
and electric.
$575 month
Call Ken
@ 570-706-6145 to
schedule a viewing.
WILKES-BARRE SOUTH
SECURE BUILDINGS
1 & 2 bedroom
apartments.
Starting at $440
and up. References
required. Section 8 ok.
570-332-5723
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Remodeling, Kitchens,
Baths, Drywall, Windows,
Siding & Roofs.
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CONSTRUCTION
HEATING
ATTENTION
FLOOD VICTIMS
Call Northeast Plumbing, Heating
& Air Conditioning
For all your needs. Licensed / Insured
570-499-3225
NORTHEAST
WINDOW, INC.
Locally Owned & Operated Since 1987
Exterior Home Improvements By
FREE ESTIMATES
570.654.4220
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Siding
Enclosures
Fiberglass Doors
Storm Doors
Vinyl Railings
Roong
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HOME IMPROVEMENT
HEALTH/BEAUTY
DUMPSTER
NEED A
DUMPSTER?
CALL 570-335-4755
MOVING
J. CAWLEY MOVING, LLC
JASON CAWLEY, PITTSTON
Local & long distance moves.
Residential, Offices & Institutional moves.
(570) 299-7852 jcawleymoving@yahoo.com
ROOFING
KITCHEN & BATHROOM CONTRACTOR
HIC#
PA-005521
655-6710
SMITH & MILLER
ROOFING, INC.
Flat Roofs Shingles Siding Replacement Windows
Free Estimates - Licensed & Insured
ROBERT SMITH, WEST PITTSTON
WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED
member
Northeastern
& Central PA
PREFERRED CONTRACTOR
SINCE 1976
COUNTER TOPS
P
l
u
s
FULL SERVICE
570.693.4350
570.371.9917
Tile/Hardwood Floors
Kitchen Cabinets
Interior Woodwork
Closet Systems
Countertop
Replacements
Storage Unit
Custom Built In
PA CONTRACTOR
055641
KITCHEN AND BATHROOM
CONTRACTOR
For All Your Interior Home
Improvement Needs
ELECTRICAL
Got Power?
C. Burti Electric Co.
Keeping the
Traditions of Great
Electricians.
RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL
570-457-0431
FULLY INSURED MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Family Owned &
Operated For 35 Years
HAIRAT HOME
If you are someone who is not able to
get to a Salon to have your hair cut,
colored, or permed. Call 570-655-8639
Shirley Berti Hair Designs
TRAVEL
CALL: 570-655-4247
BROADWAY SHOW
BUSTRIPS
JERSEY BOYS
Wednesday, April 11,
$150 (Front Mezz)
WICKED
Wednesday, May 2,
$169 (Orchestra)
FIREWOOD
FIREWOOD
FOR SALE
457-1840
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
IN THE HEART OF WILKES-BARRE
Immediate Occupancy!!
Efficiencies available
@30% of income
MARTIN D. POPKY APARTMENTS
61 E. Northampton St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Affordable Senior Apartments
Income Eligibility Required
Utilities Included! Low cable rates;
New appliances; Laundry on site;
Activities! Curbside Public Transportation
Please call 570-825-8594
D/TTY 800-654-5984
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
WILKES-BARRE TWP
Comfortable, well
appointed profes-
sional type 4 room
apartment on 2
floors. Beautiful high
ceilings with fans
throughout. Some
appliances included.
Pet & smoke free.
Close to shopping /
business section. A
must see. $590 per
month + utilities & 1
month security. Call
570-822-6115
Leave Message
WILKES-BARRE
UPPER
N. MAIN
Join our family
offering
efficient,
stylish,
compact
1 bedrooms,
Victorian
building,
parking laundry.
NO PETS/
SMOKING/LEAS
ES REQUIRED.
Details upon
request for
applicants.
Starting at
$465 + utilities
AMERICA REALTY
288-1422
944 Commercial
Properties
PITTSTON
COOPERS CO-OP
Lease Space
Available, Light
manufacturing,
warehouse,
office, includes
all utilities with
free parking.
I will save
you money!
944 Commercial
Properties
PITTSTON TWP.
BUILDING FOR RENT
Suscon Road. Avail-
able 02/01/12,
3,000 square feet,
parking lot, 4 bay,
Call 570-237-6548
for details.
315 PLAZA
1750 sf former
Physician Office.
OFFICE/RETAIL
570-829-1206
950 Half Doubles
WEST PITTSTON
1 bedroom, living
room, dining room
kitchen. Totally
remodeled. 1st floor.
Washer/dryer hook
up. Off street park-
ing. $575/month +
security.
570-299-7103
WILKES-BARRE/PARSONS
Spacious. Newly
remodeled. 1300 sf.
3 bedroom. Off
street parking.
Stove, refrigerator,
washer/dryer. No
pets. $650/month +
utilities & security
570-474-9248
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953Houses for Rent
DRUMS
SAND SPRINGS
Golf Community
Luxurious 1900 sq.
feet Townhouse.
Modern kitchen, 3
bedrooms, 2 1/2
baths, 1 stall
garage. 3 minutes
to interstates 81 &
80. $1400 + utilities.
Call 570-582-4575
953Houses for Rent
DURYEA
Single family. 3 bed-
rooms, modern
kitchen, new bath,
new carpeting and
vinyl. Refinished
hardwood floors.
Parlor, dining room
and office. Gas
heat. Off street
parking, front
porch, big back
yard, w/d hookup.
$720 + utilities,
landlord pays
garbage & sewer. 1
month security. Ref-
erences, back-
ground check , 1
year lease required.
Call (570) 498-7428
leave message.
EXETER
1812 Scarboro Ave
Completely remod-
eled 1/2 double, 3
bedroom, 1.5 bath,
all hardwood floors
& tile, modern
kitchen including
fridge, stove, dish-
washer, disposal,
modern baths, gas
heat, washer dryer
hookup in private
basement, large
porch, driveway,
nice yard, great
neighborhood, $795
+ $1000 security, no
pets. Call
570-479-6722
Let the Community
Know!
Place your Classified
Ad TODAY!
570-829-7130
HUNLOCK CREEK
3 bedroom on 1
acre. New carpet &
paint. Full base-
ment. Detached 1.5
car garage. Front
porch and spacious
rear deck. Water,
sewer included.
$950/ month + 1st &
last. 570-332-8922
LUZERNE
Available immedi-
ately, 6 room single
family home, $600
+ 1 month security.
570-650-4628
NANTICOKE
Desirable
Lexington Village
Nanticoke, PA
Many ranch style
homes. 2 bedrooms
2 Free Months With
A 2 Year Lease
$900 + electric only
SQUARE FOOT RE
MANAGEMENT
866-873-0478
PITTSTON
Beautiful ranch
home with
attached garage.
3 bedroom 1.5
baths All new tile,
hardwood floors,
granite counters,
paint & carpets.
Closest house
rental to new that
you will find. We
handle all property
maintenance. No
Pets. $1,100 per
month. Utilities Not
Included Call
570-237-0425
953Houses for Rent
PLYMOUTH
3 bedrooms, 1 bath-
room, washer/dryer
hookup, off-street
parking, no pets,
$475/month plus
utilities, lease and
security. Nice neigh-
borhood.
Call 570-287-2405
WEST WYOMING
429 West 8th Street
New 2 bedroom
with off street park-
ing, private patio,
washer/dryer, stove
included. No pets.
$575/mos + security
Sewer & garbage
included other utili-
ties by tenant.
570-760-0458
WILKES BARRE
AVAILABLE
FEBRUARY 1
20 JOHN ST.
Cozy Single
House
2 bedrooms, 1
bathroom, wall to
wall carpeting,
all appliances
included.
Screened in
patio. NO PETS.
$650/month plus
utilities & one
month security.
570-762-7535.
After 5:00 p.m.
Call:
570-826-0872
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DALLAS TWP.
Newly remodeled 3
bedroom, 1 bath.
Large kitchen with
stove, water, sewer
& garbage included.
$545 + 1st & last.
570-332-8922
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