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Nanticoke girls get defensive
to advance to playoffs.
SPORTS, 1B
Trojans make
return to glory
Cats? Dogs? Boring! Some folks
like their pets more exotic.
LIFE, 1C
Awww. Theyre
so .. cute?
Luzerne County officials esti-
mated the number of layoffs at 67
during Tuesdays county council
meeting, but a detailed review
Wednesday of documents from
multiple county officials shows a
total 59employees are actually im-
pacted.
Former interim county Manag-
salary guaranteed until his elected
term expires at the end of 2013.
Home rule eliminated the post in
response tocomplaints it was a no-
show, do-nothing job.
Bonnie L. Markowski had al-
ready resignedas the Democrat ju-
ry commissioner.
The county will save $2.79 mil-
lion in salaries plus benefits
through the layoffs and job elimi-
nations, Pribula reported to coun-
rule also are factored in.
For example, an executive as-
sistant post is cut because former
commissioner executive assistant
Nancy Kelly resigned last week af-
ter obtaining other employment.
Another job cut stems from
Frank Semanskis resignation as
Republican jury commissioner ef-
fective today.
Semanski is giving up a $10,113
er TomPribula saidthenumber re-
leased Tuesday was an estimate,
but hes certain the total net job re-
ductions will be 80 when termina-
tions, resignations and the elimi-
nation of row offices under home
59 county workers out
Forty of those to be laid off union members
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
See LAYOFFS, Page 12A
INSIDE: New county manager
meets officials, 12A
Moon Lake Park to be closed on
weekdays, 12A
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Davy Jones moppish long
hair, boyishgoodlooks andBrit-
ish accent endeared him to le-
gions of screaming young fans
after The Monkees premiered
on NBC in
1966 as a
made-for-TV
band seeking
to capitalize
on Beatlema-
nia sweeping
the world.
Aspirations
of Beatles-like fame were never
fully achieved, with the TV
showlasting just two years. But
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne
Count Court officials are work-
ing to create guidelines that
will dictate how much attor-
neys in court-appointed cases
will bepaidinlight of adouble-
billing scandal involving attor-
ney Angela Stevens.
Deputy Court Administra-
tor Mike Shucosky said the
court is looking to create a sys-
tem-wide standard in hopes of
preventingproblemslikethose
uncovered with Stevens bills
fromoccurringagain.
Inarelatedmatter, President
Judge Thomas Burke said
court administration has com-
mitted to re-examining any
new invoices submitted by at-
torneys for legal services per-
formed last year to ensure rea-
sonableness andaccuracy.
The action is in response to
shortcomings that have been
identified in
the over-
sight of a
special legal
services
fund from
which attor-
neys who
represented
parents in Children and Youth
custody cases were paid last
year.
The moves come several
days after The Times Leader
reportedtheresultsof aninves-
tigation that revealed Stevens
had double billed the county
for delivering fee petitions re-
lated to her representation of
parents whose children are in
the custody of Children and
YouthServices.
Stevens, of Kingston, has ac-
knowledgedshechargedasep-
arate fee for each payment in-
voice she delivered to the
court, even though some of
manyofthoseinvoiceswerede-
liveredinasingletrip. Thedou-
ble billing was not caught by
anyone in the court or county,
however, because no one re-
County court
working on
pay guidelines
Such rules needed after
double-billing scandal with
court-appointed lawyer.
By TERRIE
MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
Stevens
See GUIDELINES, Page 9A
WILKES-BARRE An at-
torney ensnared in a double-
billing controversy involving
Luzerne County Court has
agreed to withdraw from all
court-appointed cases as
county officials continue to
investigateher billingpractic-
es.
President Judge Thomas
Burke on Wednesday con-
firmed attorney Angela Ste-
vens advised the court she
will withdrawfromrepresent-
ing parents in Children and
Youth cases by the end of the
week.
Stevens was representing
about 43 people, said Deputy
Court Administrator Mike
Shucosky. The court now is
working to obtain substitute
counsel torepresent those cli-
ents, he said.
Burke said Stevens with-
drawal fromthe cases was the
product of a mutual agree-
Stevens withdraws
as county lawyer
Because of billing scandal,
she removes herself from
court-appointed cases.
By TERRIE
MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
See STEVENS, Page 9A
INSIDE
A NEWS
Obituaries 2A, 8A
Local 3A
Nation & World 5A
Editorials 11A
B SPORTS
B BUSINESS 7B
Weather 8B
C LIFE
Birthdays 3C
Television 5C
Movies 5C
Puzzles 7C
Comics 8C
D CLASSIFIED
New rules
Q&A: Googles
privacy policy
Story, 2A
Davy Jones, the lead singer
of the 1960s group The Mon-
kees who died Wednesday of
a heart attack, was an occa-
sional visitor to the Wyoming
Valley.
In 1986, Jones and two
other Monkees Peter Tork
and Micky Dolenz appeared
at The Woodlands Inn in
Plains Township for the first
stop on their reunion tour.
In 2008, Jones made an
appearance on Public Square
in Wilkes-Barre to support
Leadership Wilkes-Barre by
singing Im a Believer for
Mayor Tom Leighton.
And as recently as Friday
night, Jones had a telephone
interview on Edd Raineris
local radio show, Beatledd
Fab Four Hour.
The Monkees started out in
the 1960s as a group that
combined pop music with
slapstick TV comedy that
appealed to teenagers and
adults.
They evolved into a capa-
ble group of musicians
adored by many and followed
by millions.
Area has seen its share of Monkee business
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Davy Jones is pictured with Leadership Wilkes-Barre exec-
utive director Lori Nocito in 2008.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
See BUSINESS, Page 12A
The Monkees frontman
Davy Jones dead at 66
The 1960s hearthrob died of
a heart attack near his home
in Indiantown, Fla.
See JONES, Page 12A
Jones
By MATT SEDENSKY
Associated Press
NEWPORT TWP. On two separate occa-
sions, Jennifer Mieczkowski saidsheidentified
the womanwhoslashedher face andneckwith
a box cutter inside the Prospect Street Caf in
Nanticoke.
With what she believes to be a positive iden-
tification of her attacker, Mieczkowski, 30, is
questioning why there hasnt been an arrest.
Two months after the vicious attack in the
early-morning hours on Jan. 1, Mieczkowski
said her patience is wearing thin with the Lu-
zerne County District Attorneys Office.
I identified the girl two days after this hap-
pened, Mieczkowski said during an interview
at her home on Wednesday. And I identified
her from surveillance (video) a month after it
Slashing victim wants arrest in case
Jen Mieczkowski says she has twice
identified attacker from Jan. 1 incident.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Slashing victimJennifer Mieczkowski shows
a scar two months after she was attacked. See SLASHING, Page 9A
ADORABLE ADDITION ARRIVES ON EXTRA DAY
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
K
yle Manfre kisses his baby sister, Brynlee, on the head as her father, Wesley Manfre, and mother, Elizabeth Manfre, of
Luzerne, look on at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. Brynlee was the first leap year baby
born in Luzerne County on Wednesday. For the story, see Page 3A.
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Amrowski, Julius Jr.
Carnochan, John
Carnochan, Mildred
Ennis, John
Gruttadauria,
Elizabeth
Heck, Rita
Kearney, Wayne
Kratz, Mary
Maira, Linda
Metro, Jennie
OMalley, Carol
Orlando, James
Smith, Anna
Stella, Miller Sr.
Wilcox, Elizabeth
OBITUARIES
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DENISE KUMOR, executive
director at Traceys Hope
Animal Rights Activist, said
Wednesday a Golden Retriev-
er seized by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals of Luzerne County
from a Duryea house on Mon-
day was not malnourished as
reported in a 3A brief in
Wednesdays editions.
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matched all five winning
numbers drawn in Wednes-
days Pennsylvania Cash 5
game and will collect a jack-
pot worth $225,000.
Lottery officials said 134
players matched four num-
bers and won $127 each;
3,689 players matched
three numbers and won
$7.50 each; and 37,987 play-
ers matched two numbers
and won $1 each.
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MIDDAY DRAWING
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Issue No. 2012-061
J
ulius (Jet) Amrowski Jr., 71, of
Shickshinny, passed away Mon-
day, February 27, 2012, in the Her-
shey Medical Center.
Born on August 11, 1940, he was a
son of the late Dorothy Kwaitkow-
ski Amrowski and Julius Amrowski
Sr.
He was a veteranof the U.S. Army
and a member of the American Le-
gion Post 495 Shickshinny.
Mr. Amrowski hadownedandop-
erated a plumbing company for
many years.
He was preceded in death by his
son Brian and his wife, Rebecca.
He is survived by his wife of 52
years, the former Catherine Kivler;
son Julius Amrowski III and his
wife, Debby Lou, Shickshinny;
daughter June Blanchek and her
husband, James, Plymouth; daugh-
ter Deborah Ann Amrowski, Shick-
shinny; son Keith and his wife, Ber-
nadette, Town Hill, N.J.; 15 grand-
children; 10 great-grandchildren;
brother Charles Amrowski, Moca-
naqua; sister, Barbara Strung, Dal-
las; and brother Martin Amrowski,
Nanticoke.
During his retirement, he en-
joyedhunting, fishingandtime with
his family and friends.
Military funeral services
will be heldFriday at 11a.m. in
the Stanley S. Stegura Funeral
Home Inc., 614 S. Hanover St., Nan-
ticoke, with Juliuss pastor, the Rev.
Timothy Hall, of the Nebo Baptist
Church, Nanticoke, officiating. In-
terment will be in Dodson Cemete-
ry, Shickshinny. Family and friends
may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in
the funeral home.
Julius Amrowski Jr.
February 27, 2012
J
ohn Ennis, 81, of Philadelphia,
died on February 28, 2012, sur-
rounded by his family at home.
Born October 26, 1930, in Ne-
wark, N.J., he attended Providence
College and graduated cum laude
with a Bachelor of Arts in English
from Seton Hall University. He re-
ceived masters degrees from Rutg-
ers University and the University of
Notre Dame. John did doctoral
study at Notre Dame and the Na-
tional University of Ireland.
In1964, he became a professor of
English at Kings College, where he
served two terms as chair of the de-
partment andtaught until his retire-
ment in 1999.
He foundedthe Writing Center at
Kings, and was a founding member
of the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Writing Council.
John loved his colleagues and he
loved the students, especially those
who were eager to learn.
He and his wife of 39 years,
Joanne, raised two sons, Eoin and
Connor, in Dallas, where they were
respected members of the commu-
nity.
Johns kind nature, quiet intelli-
gence and wry sense of humor were
enjoyed by friends from the Back
Mountain to Ireland. He first visited
Ireland as a college student, a copy
of James Joyces Ulysses in his
hand, and he returned to the coun-
try again and again, making new
friends andintroducing his wife and
sons to the place he loved so much.
Upon retirement, he and Joanne
moved to Philadelphia, where John
taught English as a Second Lan-
guage on a volunteer basis.
He is survived by wife; his sons;
his daughter-in-law, Lauren; and his
grandson, Sam; along with numer-
ous extended family members.
AMemorial Masswill be heldon
Saturday, March 31, at 11 a.m. at St.
Malachy, 1429 N. 11th St., Philadel-
phia. At Johns request, participants
are asked to bring non-perishable
food items to benefit the food pro-
gram at Saint Malachy. Donations
can also be made to the Friends of
Saint Malachy or the Kings College
Faculty Scholarship program. A
teacher tothe end, Johndonatedhis
body to medical research.
John Ennis
February 28, 2012
More Obituaries, Page 8A
E
lizabeth (Warunek) Gruttadau-
ria, 76, resident of Pittston
Township, passed away on Tuesday,
February28, 2012inGeisinger Med-
ical Center, Wilkes-Barre.
Born on July 8, 1935 in Dupont,
she was a daughter of the late Stan-
ley and Helen (Shemanski) Waru-
nek.
She was married to John Grutta-
dauria.
Elizabeth is survived by son,
John, and his wife, Helen Grutta-
dauria, Duryea; brothers, Robert
Warunek, Wilkes-Barre; Ronald Wa-
runek, Avoca; sister, Joan Jaksina,
Duryea; grandson, Ryan Gruttadau-
ria; and granddaughter, Jordan
Gruttadauria.
In addition to her parents, pre-
ceding her in death are sister, Irene
Breymeier.
Funeral services are entrusted
toGrazianoFuneral Home Inc., Pitt-
ston Township. Viewing hours will
be held on Friday from6 to 8 p.m. in
the funeral home. Funeral services
will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
the funeral home. A Mass of Chris-
tian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m.
Saturday in St. Joseph Marello Par-
ish (St. Roccos Roman Catholic
Church).
Elizabeth Gruttadauria
February 28, 2012
R
ita A. Heck, 86, of Avoca, for-
merly of Bradford St., Wilkes-
Barre, died Saturday, February 25,
2012 at home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a
daughter of the late Peter G. andLil-
lian Reiser George.
She was a graduate of GAR High
School and was a former member of
St. Boniface Church, Blackman St.,
Wilkes-Barre.
Prior to retirement, she was em-
ployed as a sewing machine oper-
ator in the shoe industry. She en-
joyed babysitting neighborhood
children and spending time with
family.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Bernard J. Heck, in 1984;
sisters, Elizabeth Mangan and Ruth
Handzo.
Rita is survived by sons, John
Heck and his wife, Faye, Avoca; Karl
Heck and his wife, Jennie, White
Haven; daughter, Christina Tina
Rhodes, and her husband, James,
Wilkes-Barre; three grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren; and
brother, Peter George, Shavertown.
Funeral service will be celebrat-
ed Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Leh-
man Family Funeral Service Inc.,
689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with
the Rev. Phillip J. Sladicka officiat-
ing. Interment will be in Memorial
Shrine Cemetery, Carverton.
Friends are invited to visit from1 to
3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., Friday in the
funeral home.
Special Thanks is extendedtoher
daughter-in-law, Faye Heck, for her
devoted care.
Memorial contributions may be
sent to Hospice of the Sacred Heart,
600 Baltimore Dr., No. 7, Wilkes-
Barre, PA 18702. Condolences may
be sent by visiting Ritas obituary at
www.lehmanfuneralhome.com.
Rita A. Heck
February 25, 2012
M
ary Margaret Maiers Kratz, af-
fectionately known as Nana,
87, of Sugar Notch, died Wednes-
day, February 29, 2012, at Mercy
Center in Dallas.
Born November 4, 1924, in Sugar
Notch, she was a daughter of the
late John S. and Margaret Caffrey
Maiers.
MaryattendedSaint Charles Bor-
romeoElementary School andgrad-
uated from Sugar Notch High
School in 1942.
After graduation, she worked for
the Department of the U.S. Navy in
Washington, D.C. She later worked
for Fowler, Dick &Walker, The Bos-
ton Store, until her retirement.
Mary will be rememberedas a de-
votedwife, mother, Nana andloving
caregiver. She was an accomplished
baker andcandy maker who also en-
joyed doing needlework and cross-
word puzzles.
Mary was a member of the Parish
of Saint Leo/Holy Rosary in Ashley.
Her beloved husband of 50 years,
Nicholas J. Kratz, died June 29,
1997. Abrother, JohnS. Maiers, also
preceded her in death.
She will be greatly missed by her
children, Nicholas and his wife, Ju-
liann, of Sugar Notch; John and his
wife, Cathy, of Ashley, andMaryand
her husband, Stan Vitale, of Glass-
boro, N.J.; eight grandchildren, Ni-
cholas, JoAnn, Maura (Matthew
Banford), John (Carmel), Ann
(Brian ODonnell), Patrick (Jen),
Christopher and Timothy; six great-
grandchildren, Abbey Kratz, Mat-
thew and Mary Kate Banford, Em-
ma and Molly Kratz, and Norah
ODonnell; sister, Claire Karpuk of
Cherry Hill, N.J.; and several nieces
and nephews.
Marys family is grateful to the
staff of Mercy Center Skilled Nurs-
ing Unit and Hospice of the Sacred
Heart for their kind and compas-
sionate care.
Celebration of Marys Life will
be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in
McLaughlins The Family Funeral
Service, 142 S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre, with Funeral Mass at
9:30 a.m. in the Church of Saint Leo
the Great. Interment will be inSaint
Marys Cemetery in Hanover Town-
ship. Visitation will be held at
McLaughlins on Friday from 6 to 8
p.m.
Memorial donations are pre-
ferred, and may be made to Mercy
Center, P.O. Box 370, Dallas, PA
18612, or Saint Leo the Great/Holy
Rosary Parish, 33 Manhattan St.,
Ashley, PA 18706-2309. Permanent
messages and memories can be
shared with Marys family at
www.celebrateherlife.com.
Mary M. Kratz
February 29, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO If
youre amazed and maybe
even a little alarmed about
how much Google seems to
know about you, brace yourself.
Beginning today, Google will
operate under a streamlined
privacy policy that enables the
Internets most powerful com-
pany to dig even deeper into
the lives of its more than 1
billion users.
Google says the changes will
make it easier for consumers to
understand how it collects
personal information, and allow
the company to create more
helpful and compelling ser-
vices. Critics, including most of
the countrys state attorneys
general and a top regulator in
Europe, argue that Google is
trampling on peoples privacy
rights in its relentless drive to
sell more ads.
Heres a look at some of the
key issues to consider as Goo-
gle tries to learn about you.
Q: How will Googles privacy
changes affect users?
A: Google Inc. is combining
more than 60 different privacy
policies so it will be able to
throw all the data it gathers
about each of its logged-in
users into personal dossiers.
The information Google learns
about you while you enter re-
quests into its search engine
can be culled to suggest videos
to watch when you visit the
companys YouTube site.
Users who write a memo on
Googles online word proc-
essing program, Docs, might be
alerted to the misspelling of
the name of a friend or co-
worker a user has communicat-
ed with on Googles Gmail. The
new policy pools information
from all Google-operated ser-
vices, empowering the compa-
ny to connect the dots from
one service to the next.
Q: Why is Google making
these changes?
A: The company, based in
Mountain View, Calif., says it is
striving for a beautifully sim-
ple, intuitive user experience
across Google. What Google
hasnt spent much time talking
about is how being able to draw
more revealing profiles about
its users will help sell advertis-
ing the main source of its
$38 billion in annual revenue.
One reason Google has be-
come such a big advertising
network: Its search engine
analyzes requests to figure out
which people are more likely to
be interested in marketing
pitches about specific products
and services. Targeting the ads
to the right audience is crucial
because in many cases, Google
only gets paid when someone
clicks on an ad link. And, of
course, advertisers tend to
spend more money if Google is
bringing them more customers.
Q: Is there a way to prevent
Google from combining the
personal data it collects from
all its services?
A: No, not if youre a regis-
tered user of Gmail, Google
Plus, YouTube, or other Google
products. But you can minimize
the data Google gathers. For
starters, make sure you arent
logged into one of Googles
services when youre using
Googles search engine, watch-
ing a YouTube video or perus-
ing pictures on Picasa. You can
get a broad overview of what
Google knows about you at
http://www.google.com/dash-
board , where a Google account
login is required. Google also
offers the option to delete us-
ers history of search activity.
Its important to keep in
mind that Google can still track
you even when youre not
logged in to one of its services.
But the information isnt quite
as revealing because Google
doesnt track you by name, only
through a numeric Internet
address attached to your com-
puter or an alphanumeric
string attached to your Web
browser.
Q: Are all Google services
covered by the privacy policy?
A: No, a few products, such
as Googles Chrome Web
browser and mobile payment
processor Wallet, will still be
governed by separate privacy
policies.
Q: What regulatory power do
government agencies have to
change or amend the privacy
changes?
A: The U.S. Federal Trade
Commission gained greater
oversight over Googles hand-
ling of personal information as
part of a settlement reached
last year. Google submitted to
the agreement after exposing
its users email contacts when it
launched a now-defunct social
networking service called Buzz
in 2010. The consent order
requires Googles handling of
personal information to be
audited every other year and
forbids misleading or deceptive
privacy changes.
Google met with the FTC
before announcing the privacy
changes. Neither the company
nor the FTC has disclosed
whether Google satisfied regu-
lators that the revisions comply
with the consent order.
Google and you: Too cozy for comfort?
Beginning today, company will
operate under a new,
streamlined privacy policy.
Q & A
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Technology Writer
HARRISBURG A Republi-
can-sponsored bill in the state
House to mandate ultrasounds
for womenseekingabortions was
put on hold Wednesday to ad-
dress questions that have arisen
since a similar measure in Virgin-
ia ran into fierce criticism.
A spokesman for Majority
Leader Mike Turzai, R-Alleghe-
ny, said concerns about the bill
within the medical community
will also be fully vetted before it
will be advanced.
Sponsors of the Pennsylvania
bill said it would require an ultra-
sound, but a woman would not
have to look at the printout. It al-
so would require that all ques-
tions about the fetus health and
gestational age be answeredcom-
pletely, establish guidelines for
handling the ultrasound man-
date, andset minimumstandards
for those who perform them.
Democratic caucus spokesman
Bill Patton said the House should
instead be addressing jobs, trans-
portation, education and health
care.
The decision to put aside this
divisive and ill-conceived bill cre-
ates an opening for both parties
to work together productively on
the issues that matter most, Pat-
ton said.
Virginias Senate on Tuesday
passed a bill to require noninva-
sive ultrasounds after stripping
out a provision that the exams in-
volve a vaginal procedure.
Aphone message seekingcom-
ment was not immediately re-
turned by the prime sponsor,
Rep. Kathy Rapp, R-Warren. But
she told The Philadelphia Inquir-
er for a story published Wednes-
day that most ultrasounds would
be performed through the wom-
ans belly.
Any doctor who wanted to
proceed to transvaginal ultra-
sound would have to have a good
reason, Rapp told the paper.
After the bill passed out of
committee in early February,
Rapp issued a statement casting
it as a matter of informed
choice.
At the most fundamental its
about respecting women by
trusting her with all the facts to
make a truly informed decision
regarding the human life she is
carrying, Rapp said.
Pa. House GOP
puts brakes on
ultrasound bill
By MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
C M Y K
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Cops convictions upheld
T
he 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Ap-
peals on Wednesday affirmed the
convictions of former Shenandoah
police officers Matthew Nestor and
William Moyer charged with obstruct-
ing an FBI investigation of the fatal
beating of an illegal immigrant in July
2008.
A jury in federal court Wilkes-Barre
found Nestor, the former police chief,
guilty in January 2011 of falsifying
police records. The jury also found
Moyer, a former lieutenant, guilty of
making false statements to federal
investigators looking into he death of
Luis Ramirez who beaten by a group
of teenagers.
Last June a federal judge sentenced
Nestor to 13 months in prison and
ordered Moyer to serve a three-
month prison sentence.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP
Food drive set for March
In recognition of National Nutrition
Month in March, and noting that 13
percent of people in Luzerne County
live in poverty, Geisingers Clinical
Nutrition team is hosting a food drive
beginning Friday
through March 23.
Collected food items
will be donated to the
United Way of Wyoming
Valley.
All non-perishable
items will be accepted at Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Centers
East Entrance, 1000 East Mountain
Blvd., Plains Township, and its Geis-
inger South Wilkes-Barre campus in
the reception area of the main lobby,
25 Church St., Wilkes-Barre.
The public is asked to donate do-
nating healthy items, such as baked
snacks, brown rice, fruits in juice,
microwavable popcorn, natural pea-
nut butter, reduced-sodium products,
sugar- or fat-free products, whole-
grain cereals (no sugar added),
whole-wheat pasta and yolk-free noo-
dles.
WILKES-BARRE
W-B recycling reports due
Mayor Tom Leighton reminds all
commercial, institutional and govern-
mental establishments located in the
city that their annual recycling re-
ports are due by
March 14.
State law man-
dates that these
establishments must
report the amount
of aluminum, corru-
gated paper, high-
grade paper and leaf
waste separated
from the waste stream.
Those in need of a recycling report
form should contact Mark T. Barry at
208-4247 or mbarry@wilkes-
barre.pa.us.
WILKES-BARRE
Natural gas prices lower
UGI Penn Natural Gas reduced its
charge for purchased gas today. As a
result, the average residential custom-
ers bill will decrease about 4.5 per-
cent, to $94.42 from $98.83.
By law, utilities cannot make a
profit on natural gas they purchase for
delivery to customers. Their earnings
come from the distribution portion of
the bill. Purchased gas rates are ad-
justed quarterly.
The expansion of natural gas drill-
ing in the Marcellus Shale region that
includes northern and western Penn-
sylvania has contributed to the lower
costs, said Vicki O. Ebner, a UGI
spokeswoman.
WILKES-BARRE
Disabilities awareness set
Today marks the beginning of
Intellectual & Developmental Dis-
abilities Awareness Month, and The
Arc of Luzerne County will be joining
with individuals across the country to
raise awareness about issues facing
people with disabilities.
To celebrate the month, The Arc of
Luzerne County will be hosting a
series of events and activities in the
community. On Tuesday, at 11 a.m. in
the Luzerne County Courthouse Ro-
tunda, the public is invited for a brief
ceremony in which the newly elected
county council will declare March
Intellectual & Developmental Dis-
abilities Awareness Month in the
county.
N E W S I N B R I E F
Leighton
WILKES-BARRE Sur-
rounded by friends and family
in a packed community room,
89-year-old Sara Mayers said
she wasnt expecting such a
grand send-off.
I was expecting to maybe
go out for dinner and instead I
got this big celebration, said
Mayers, who was honored at a
special luncheon Wednesday
at the Wilkes-Barre Jewish
Community Center for her
more than 60 years of volun-
teer service. Mayers is leaving
the Wyoming Valley to stay
with family in suburban Phila-
delphia.
In the six decades at the
JCC, rarely did a day pass that
Mayers wasnt helping out in
some capacity.
For most of my life it was a
home away from home, she
said.
Mayers days at the JCC
largely were spent organizing
and maintaining groups and
activities. She also performed
in bands and sang.
After her husband, Lou,
died, Mayers started a singles
group for widowers and wid-
ows to come together for
shared support.
Thenthree years agoMayers
started the Laughing Club.
A light-hearted assembly,
the Laughing Club gathered to
tell jokes and share funny sto-
ries.
Mayers even had stand-up
comedians come in and per-
form at the JCC.
Also involved heavily in mu-
sic, Mayers and the JCCs
crooners group performed a
rendition of I Got Rhythm as
Wednesdays celebration got
underway.
Mayers kept that rhythmgo-
ing by immediately switching
fromsingingtoplayingthe vio-
lin.
Anavidviolinist, Mayers has
been a part of the JCCs Klezm-
er Band since its inception. A
type of Jewish music, Klezmer
is traditionally played during
weddings and other celebrato-
ry events.
Mayers family said she was
Sara Mayers, 89, honored for service as she plans to leave the area
Mazel tov to JCC volunteer
By JOE DOLINSKY
Times Leader Intern
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Sara Mayers, a longtime JCC volunteer, plays the violin on
Wednesday as she was honored at a special luncheon.
See VOLUNTEER, Page 9A
NANTICOKE Luzerne
County Community College
President Thomas P. Leary said
he believes the college has ad-
dressed the issues that led to its
being placed on probation by an
accrediting commission.
Theres no doubt in my mind
weve made a great deal of pro-
gress. We are confident we have
met the requirements, Leary
said on Wednesday, just before
the school sent a report to the
Middle States Commission on
Higher Education explaining
what the college has done in the
past nine months to justify hav-
ing it released fromprobationary
status.
The approximately 30-page
document, filed electronically a
day before todays deadline,
spells out howthe college has ad-
dressed concerns and made im-
provements since the commis-
sions June 2011decision to place
the school on probation.
The decision came after the
college failed to demonstrate
compliance in four areas -- ad-
ministration, institutional as-
sessment, general education and
assessment of student learning,
according to the commissions
website.
Leary said that in addition to
curriculum issues, administra-
tion staffing has been addressed.
He said Deborah Vilegi-Peters
has been hired as dean of nursing
and health sciences, and the
search process has begun for two
other positions dean of enroll-
ment management and student
development and dean of institu-
tional effectiveness and assess-
ment.
The commission places an in-
stitutiononprobationwhenit be-
lieves an institutions noncompli-
ance with accreditation stan-
dards is sufficiently serious, ex-
tensive or acute and raises
concerns about the adequacy of
the education provided by an in-
stitution, the capacity to make
appropriate improvements in a
timely fashion or to sustain itself
inthe longterm, accordingtothe
commission website.
Middle States accreditation is
a stamp of approval required for
the institution to operate and re-
ceive government subsidy. With-
out it, credits and degrees from
the institution are not recog-
nized by other schools, said Ri-
chard Pokrass, a commission
spokesman.
The Philadelphia-based orga-
nization accredits colleges and
universities in the Mid-Atlantic
region.
In a prior interview, Pokrass
said It appears the institution is
taking the matter very serious-
ly.
A committee from the com-
mission, composed of educators
ledbya communitycollege presi-
dent at a peer institution, will vis-
it the campus on March 12 and
13. None of the committee mem-
bers would be from Pennsylva-
nia, Pokrass said.
The group will verify what the
college said it has done and then
will file a report toMiddle States.
The commission will furnish a fi-
nal report to the college by June
28 with its findings and decision.
Pokrass noted five possible
outcomes ranging from the re-
moval of LCCC from probation
to the worst and most unlikely
option, having accreditation de-
nied.
Its a serious matter, but noth-
ing that shows the loss of accred-
itation is imminent, Pokrass
said.
LCCCs
problems
addressed,
chief says
Middle States Commission on
Higher Education had put the
institution on probation.
By ANDREWM. SEDER
aseder@timesleader.com
AVOCA Walk in, put your
stocking feet on the yellowfoot
shapes and raise your hands.
Withinasecondor so, magnetic
waves will scan to, but not
through, your skin. A generic
outline of a human a sort of
gingerbread
man in a hold-up
-- appears on a
screen, with yel-
low shapes not-
ing where you
may have left
your cellphone
or a gun, or a
plastic explo-
sive.
The full-body scanner, offi-
cially calledadvancedimaging
technology has come to the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Inter-
national Airport. The scanner
has been in use for a fewweeks
as Transportation Security Ad-
ministration workers went
through 30-hour training ses-
sions, TSA spokeswoman Ann
Davis said, but it was shown to
the media at a press conference
Wednesday morning.
The scanner uses harmless
magnetic waves that scan only
outside the body to detect po-
tential metal and non-metallic
threats, Davis said. That means
it will not go off if you have an
artificial joint, something that
triggers traditional metal detec-
tors. It also means the scanner
will detect items the metal de-
tector misses, soif apersongets
a clean scan, there is no pat
down. And if something is de-
tected, theTSAscreener knows
exactly where to check.
Usingthescanner isoptional,
Davis said, thoughthe only oth-
er choice is to walk through a
metal detector and be patted
down. Removing shoes and
emptying pockets is still re-
quiredbefore enteringthe scan-
ner.
The device has been in use
for testing and tweaking since
2007, when it was first intro-
duced in Phoenix and evoked
angry responses from people
who felt the images of individu-
al bodies were too detailed and
revealing. New software was
added that replaces the actual
body image with the generic
one and turns the image of po-
tential threats into rough yel-
low shapes to denote location.
As several employees walked
through the scanner to show
how it works, the TSA officer
pushed a blue button for a male
passenger and a green button
for a female passenger. If noth-
ingwas detected, nothingcame
up on the screen other than
OK on a green field.
If something is detected, the
image appears, but Davis said
once the officer presses a but-
ton to clear the screen, the im-
age is gone, it cannot be
brought back, its not stored
anywhere.
About 500 scanners have
been put into use across the
country, with another 500 ex-
pected to be deployed this year,
Davis said. They cost between
$130,000 and $150,000 each,
and the tab is picked up by the
TSA. For the airport, the scan-
ner was free.
Pre-flight check for area fliers
Scanner at W-B/Scranton
Airport uses magnetic waves
to search for threats.
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
The TSA demonstrated a new passenger screening equipment known as advanced imaging
technology Wednesday at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
To see
video, visit
www.times
leader.com
PLAINS TWP. When infant
Brynlee Manfre came into this
world Wednesday, she joined an
elite club, one more exclusive
than even the celebrated New
Years babies.
Born at 10:53 a.m. at Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center to Elizabeth and Wesley
Manfre of Luzerne, Brynlee was
the first baby born in Luzerne
County on Leap Day 2012.
Hazleton General Hospital
spokeswoman Leigh Ann Wie-
dlich said a woman in labor
arrived at that hospital around
3 p.m. and was expected to
deliver a second Leap Day baby
later that evening.
Its exciting, because its
different, Wesley Manfre said.
Theres a slogan: leap year
babies; forever young.
Because Feb. 29 occurs only
once every four years an
addition to account for the fact
that a solar year is actually 5
hours and 48 minutes longer
than a standard calendar year
Elizabeth Manfre said the fam-
ily will celebrate Brynlees
birthday on March 1 in non-leap
years.
Our birthdays go like that,
Elizabeth Manfre said. Wesley
is January, (son) Kyle is Febru-
ary, Brynlee would be March
and mine is April.
Statistically speaking, Leap
Day babies are pretty rare. The
extra day occurs once every
1,461 days, and the Honor So-
ciety of Leap Year Day Babies
an organization claiming nearly
10,000 members from around
the world, all born on Feb. 29
estimates there are about 5
million leapers on the earth.
Area hospitals couldnt pro-
vide statistics about children
Babies take leap into life
Unique birthday a gift to newborns
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
See LEAP, Page 9A
Its excit-
ing, be-
cause its
different.
Theres a
slogan:
leap year
babies;
forever
young.
Wesley Manfre
Brynlees dad
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NANTICOKEAmanaccused
of manufacturing methampheta-
mine inside a Mocanaqua house
was arraigned Wednesday on
charges he stole items from a
store while under the influence of
heroin.
PoliceallegetheyspottedBrian
Eugene Engle Jr., 26, and Nathan
Wright, 20, staggering on West
Main Street and entering the Tur-
key Hill just before 11 p.m. Tues-
day. Police kept watch on the two
men inside the store, where they
separated, with Engle pacing ais-
les andWright distracting a clerk.
After Engle and Wright left the
store, police stopped them.
Police allege Engle removed
items from his pockets that he
had stolen fromthe store. Wright
was foundinpossessionof syring-
es wrapped in a bandanna, a
spoon with heroin residue and
two heroin packets, police allege.
Police said Engle later turned
over a bag containing seven emp-
ty heroin packets and a syringe
that was hiddeninhis underwear.
Engle is facing charges by the
state Office of Attorney General
that he manufactured metham-
phetamine in-
side a Mocana-
qua house in Ja-
nuary. The
meth lab
caught fire the
night before En-
gle was arrest-
ed by state
agents on Jan. 10, according to ar-
rest records.
Engle was released from the
Luzerne County Correctional Fa-
cility on Feb. 22, when his bail of
$50,000 was modified to unse-
cured bail after he waived his
right to a preliminary hearing on
the methamphetamine related
charges, court records say.
Engle, of Bilby Hill Road,
Shickshinny, was arraigned in
Wilkes-Barre Central Court on
eight counts of possessionof drug
paraphernalia, and one count
each of retail theft and public
drunkenness. He was jailed at the
county prison for lack of $5,000
bail.
Wright, address listedas home-
less, was charged with four
counts of possession of drug par-
aphernalia and a single count of
public drunkenness. He was re-
leased on $5,000 unsecured bail.
Meth suspect accused of
shoplifting at Turkey Hill
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Engle
WILKES-BARRE A Hanov-
er Township woman charged in
connection with a deadly home
invasion will face a trial in June
with her co-defendant, a judge
said Tuesday.
Theresa Daniels, 23, of Ha-
nover Village, will stand trial on
June 4 along with co-defendant
David Alan Rausch, 17, Judge
Fred Pierantoni said.
Daniels faces 27 counts relat-
ing to the home invasions while
Rausch faces 29 charges, accord-
ing to court papers.
Daniels was charged in the
Feb. 8 incident at a Hunlock
Township trailer on Old Tavern
Road, where 44-year-old Robert
Muntz was shot and killed.
Investigators allege Muntz,
Rausch and Theresa Daniels
went to the trailer so Muntz
could collect money and proper-
ty.
A masked Muntz, armed with
a stolen .22-caliber handgun,
stormed into the trailer and
confronted a sleeping Laton in a
bedroom, investigators allege.
Bowman said she fired two
shots, striking Muntz once in
the head.
WILKES-BARRE A Moun-
tain Top man pleaded guilty
Tuesday to charges stemming
from three separate incidents
last year.
Eric Bradford, 42, of Snyders
Lane, entered the plea to two
counts of receiving stolen prop-
erty and one count each of theft
by unlawful taking and retail
theft.
County Judge Fred Pierantoni
said Bradford will be sentenced
on April 20.
According to court papers, on
Jan. 28, 2011, Scott Wagner
reported to police that $15,185
worth of valuables were taken
from a trailer owned by him and
his wife, including loose change
and two clocks.
On Aug. 9, police said Brad-
ford took $1,083 worth of ciga-
rettes from a Turkey Hill store,
and in October, he took $60
from a womans wallet that was
on the counter of a McDonalds
restaurant in Mountain Top.
WILKES-BARRE A county
judge has scheduled a hearing
for attorneys to present argu-
ments on why a teens case
should be heard in juvenile
court rather than in adult court.
Judge Joseph Sklarosky Jr.
said a hearing for Cody Lee, 18,
will be held on May 29.
Lee is charged in the Decem-
ber 2009 shooting death of his
great-grandfather, 80-year-old
Herbert Lee.
Cody Lees attorneys have
sought to have the case held in
juvenile court because Lee was
16 when the crime occurred.
The hearing had been delayed
recently due to rulings in the
case.
COURT BRIEFS
NANTICOKE Police said
Richard Opalski, 50, of South
Walnut Street, struck his wife,
Loretta, broke her cellphone and
threwit at her at their residence
Tuesday night.
In arrest papers filed Wednes-
day, police said:
Loretta Opalski said her hus-
band was intoxicated and yelled
at her in an argument about him
wanting her to leave the resi-
dence. When she refused, he
broke her cellphone, threwit at
her and hit her on the top of her
head, possibly with his fist, caus-
ing a minor brush burn and swell-
ing.
The broken phone was on the
floor of the apartment and items
were strewn about as if an alterca-
tion occurred. Richard Opalski
was intoxicated and said he and
his wife were talking and that
nothing happened. He had
scratches on his hands, consistent
with a physical altercation.
Richard Opalski was charged
with simple assault and harass-
ment, arraigned by District Judge
Donald Whittaker and released
on $5,000 bail.
WILKES-BARRE City police
reported the following:
Josh Cohen of Stanton Street
reported Wednesday a home-
made computer worth $800 was
stolen fromhis residence. He
came home around 5:30 p.m. to
find a missing set of keys in the
lock to his door.
Kristina Kogoy of the Gene-
sis Rehabilitation Service, 80 E.
Northampton St. reported
Wednesday a black, Apple iPod
worth $300 was stolen fromthe
rehabilitation room.
Miguel Morales of East123rd
Street, NewYork, N.Y. reported
Tuesday that tools and radiators
were stolen from112 Charles St.
between Feb.12 and 26.
The Dollar General store
reported Tuesday a male has been
stealing white T-shirts and under-
wear. The thefts occurred at 8:35
p.m. Feb. 7, 6:50 p.m. Feb. 13 and
7:40 p.m. Feb. 15. The suspect is a
light-skinned black male, 6 feet, 3
inches tall, with a thin build, who
was wearing a dark-colored puffy
jacket with fur on the collar.
POLICE BLOTTER
PLAINS TWP. Luzerne
Intermediate Unit Executive
Director Hal Bloss lauded
the efforts of the LIUboard of
directors on Wednesday
night for the building project
that will revamp the Plains
Alternative Learning Center.
He also credited the staff
members at the center for
their hard work.
We want to provide a posi-
tive educational and social al-
ternative to the youngsters of
Luzerne County, Bloss said.
He said bids for the project
have been received but were
still being reviewed.
Bloss said the estimated
cost of the project is $4 mil-
lion. He said it would be well
worth the effort of improving
the environment for students
attending the center.
Wednesday nights meet-
ing was held at the Alterna-
tive Learning Center to allow
board members to familiar-
ize themselves with the
structure and staff at the cen-
ter.
The schools mission state-
ment stresses maximizing
academic potential, modify-
ing behaviors and promoting
mutual respect among at risk
students.
George Cheponis, director
of crisis management at the
center, stressed the benefit of
parental support and involve-
ment.
In another matter, Filome-
na Covert, director of curri-
culum and instruction, said
the LIU is evaluating its
teachers utilizing classroom
observation and evaluation
to provide the teachers with
useful feedback.
LIU to revamp Plains school
By GERI GIBBONS
Times Leader Correspondent
The LIU board will meet in the
LIU offices, Tioga Avenue, King-
ston, on March 28 at 6:30 p.m.
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Sandusky delay denied
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he judge in Jerry Sanduskys 52-
count child sex abuse case is reject-
ing a defense attorneys request for a
two-month delay in the start of the
Pennsylvania trial.
Judge John Cleland issued an order
Wednesday that said pushing back the
trial will only be done as a last resort
and will require concrete reasons to
justify it.
Cleland is giving Sandusky lawyer
Joe Amendola three extra weeks to file
a catch-all pretrial motion that had
been due Thursday.
The 68-year-old Sandusky denies
allegations he engaged in sexual mis-
conduct involving 10 boys over 15
years. Hes confined to his home while
awaiting trial, which is expected to
start in mid-May.
Sandusky is the former longtime
defensive coordinator at Penn State.
He founded a charity for children
where prosecutors say he found vic-
tims.
JERUSALEM
Israeli PM visiting U.S.
Israels prime minister sets off this
week on a U.S. visit clouded by a dee-
pening rift with Washington, which is
pressing Israel to hold off on any attack
against Irans suspect nuclear program.
Although Israel says it hasnt decided
whether to strike, it has signaled read-
iness to do so a move that would
have deep worldwide implications.
Senior Israeli officials say Israel
would have to act by summer in order
to be effective. U.S. officials, wary that
an Israeli strike could drive up oil pric-
es and entangle the U.S. in a new Mid-
east military confrontation during the
presidential election season, want to
give diplomacy and sanctions more
time to work.
RICHMOND, VA.
Cigarette images blocked
A judge on Wednesday blocked a
federal requirement that would have
begun forcing U.S. tobacco companies
to put large graphic images on their
cigarette packages later this year to
show the dangers of smoking and en-
couraging smokers to quit lighting up.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in
Washington ruled that the federal man-
date to put the images, which include a
sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a pic-
ture of diseased lungs, on cigarette
packs violate the free speech amend-
ment to the Constitution.
He had temporarily blocked the
requirement in November, saying it
was likely cigarette makers will suc-
ceed in a lawsuit, which could take
years to resolve. That decision already
is being appealed by the government.
MOBILE, ALA.
3 missing in copter crash
As divers searched the muddy bot-
tom of Alabamas Mobile Bay, a salvage
ship was dispatched Wednesday to the
sunken wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard
helicopter that crashed on a training
mission, leaving one crewmember dead
and three others missing.
Officials said the search would con-
tinue through the night throughout the
choppy bay in the hope of finding survi-
vors.
The MH-65C helicopter crashed
Tuesday evening near Point Clear, Ala.
One crewmember was found unrespon-
sive and later declared dead, the Coast
Guard said.
Names of the four crewmembers
have not been released.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Making the most of a storm
A snowmobiler plows through 7 inch-
es of fresh snow Wednesday along
County Road 3 in Crow Wing County in
Brainer, Minn. A winter storm passed
through Central Minnesota on Tues-
day night dropping the largest snow-
fall of the winter season.
WASHINGTON In an apparent
breakthrough in long-stalled negotia-
tions, North Korea has agreed to sus-
pendits uraniumenrichment andnucle-
ar and long-range missile tests, the
North Koreans and U.S. officials said
Wednesday. The United States is to pro-
vide food aid in return.
The simultaneous announcements in
Pyongyang and Washington pointed to-
ward an easing of nuclear tensions un-
der newleader KimYoungUnandcould
clear the way for resumption of the mul-
tination disarmament-for-aid talks that
the North withdrew from in 2009.
The accord also opens the way for in-
ternational nuclear inspections after
years when the Norths program went
unmonitored.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton called the North Korean an-
nouncement a modest first step but al-
so a reminder that the world is trans-
forming around us.
Coming just over two months after
the death of longtime ruler KimJong Il,
it seemed to signal a willingness by the
reclusive North Korean government to
improve ties with the U.S. and win crit-
ical assistance. It still falls far short of an
agreement to abandon the nuclear
weapons program that Pyongyang has
seemed to view as key to the govern-
ments survival.
In a key concession, North Korea said
it had agreed to allow International
Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to
verifyandmonitor amoratoriumonura-
nium enrichment activities at its main
Yongbyon nuclear complex, a program
that the North unveiled to visiting U.S.
academics in 2010.
Uranium enrichment could give it a
second route to manufacture nuclear
weapons, in addition to its existing plu-
tonium-based program. At low levels,
uranium can be used in power reactors,
but at higher levels it can be used in nu-
clear bombs. The North has conducted
two nuclear tests since 2006 and has
conducted a long-range rocket test, in
defiance of United Nations Security
Council resolutions.
IAEA monitors will also confirm dis-
ablement of a nuclear reactor at Yongby-
on and associated facilities, the U.S.
said.
Clinton said the United States will
meet with North Korea to finalize de-
tails for a proposed package of 240,000
metric tons of food aid, referring to it as
nutritional assistance. She said that
intensive monitoring of the aid would
be required a reflection of U.S. con-
cerns that food could be diverted to the
Norths powerful military. The U.S. said
there was the prospect of additional as-
sistance based on continued need.
Nation to suspend uranium enrichment, nuke and long-range missile tests in exchange for food
N. Korea OKs modest nuke deal
The Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton testifies Wednesday on Capi-
tol Hill in Washington.
NEW YORK The price of
gas has jumped 45 cents since
Jan. 1andis the highest onrecord
for this time of year, an average of
$3.73 a gallon. On Wall Street,
talk has turned from the Europe-
an debt crisis to another worry:
Will higher gas prices derail the
economic recovery?
Not yet, economists say. They
argue that the United States is in
much better shape than early last
year, when a similar surge in fuel
prices weighed on economic
growth by squeezing household
budgets. Americans spent less on
clothes, foodandeverythingelse.
Rising gas prices hurt less
when an economy is improving
than when its slowing down. So
economists expect other spend-
ing wont be badly hurt, at least
for now. If gas breaks its record of
$4.11 a gallon, however, all bets
are off.
Can the economy withstand
the increase weve seen so far?
The answer is yes, says David
Kelly, chief market strategist at
J.P. Morgan Funds.
The reasons:
Jobs. The country has added
2 million over the past year.
Those 2 million people with pay-
checks will spend them, which
helps the economy. Lower unem-
ployment also makes people feel
better about the economy and
less likely to cut other spending
way back.
Job security. Unemployment
claims, the best measure of lay-
offs, are at a four-year low. Fewer
Americans are worrying about
losing their job, so they can take
the punch of higher gas prices
and move on.
A steadier housing market,
the Dow Jones industrial aver-
ages clearing 13,000 and other
signs of an improving economy
also help. Add themtogether and
consumer confidence is the high-
est in a year. More confidence
makes people more likely to keep
spending on other things even if
gas goes up.
The public will howl as we ap-
proach $4 gas, but they will prob-
ably continue to increase spend-
ing, says Carl Riccadonna, a se-
nior economist at Deutsche
Bank.
Economic
recovery
in peril
over gas?
High price at pump hurts less
when an economy is improving
than when its slowing down.
By MATTHEWCRAFT and
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
AP Business Writers
HARRISBURG, Ill. A pre-dawn
twister flattened entire blocks of homes
ina small Illinois townWednesday as vio-
lent storms ravaged the Midwest and
South, killing at least 12 people in three
states.
Winds also ripped through the country
music mecca of Branson, Mo., damaging
some of the citys famous theaters just
days before the start of the busy tourist
season.
The tornado that blasted Harrisburg in
southern Illinois, killing six, was an EF4,
the second-highest rating given to twist-
ers based on damage. Scientists said it
was 200 yards wide with winds up to 170
mph.
Bymidday, townspeopleinthecommu-
nityof 9,000were sortingthroughpiles of
debris andrememberingtheir deadwhile
the winds still howled around them.
Not long after the storm, Darrell Os-
man raced to his mothers home, arriving
just intime to speak to her before she was
takentoahospital withaheadinjury, ase-
vere cut toher neckanda brokenarmand
leg.
She was conscious. I wouldnt say she
wasa coherent. There were more mum-
bles than anything, he said. She knew
we were there.
Mary Osman died a short time later.
Thetwister that rakedBransonseemed
to hopscotch up the citys main roadway,
moving fromside to side.
At least 37 people were reported hurt,
but most suffered only cuts and bruises.
After the start of Bransons peakseasonin
mid-March, up to 60,000 visitors would
have been in hotels on any given day.
In Missouri, one person was killed in a
trailer park in the town of Buffalo. Two
more fatalities were reported in the Cass-
ville and Puxico areas.
Three people were reported killed in
easternTennessee two inCumberland
County and another in DeKalb County as
storms that dropped pingpong ball-sized
hail in some areas collapsed homes.
Mobile homes and houses were flat-
tened in multiple cities in Kentucky, in-
cluding Elizabethtown in the north-cen-
tral part of thestate, whereatornadowith
winds of 125 mph touched down.
AP PHOTO
St. Josephs Catholic Church is left in ruins after a severe storm hit in the early morning hours on Wednesday in Ridgway,
Ill. Several deaths were reported in Harrisburg, Ill. and the citys medical center scrambled to treat an influx of injured.
Storms kill 12 in Midwest, South
Also, a tornado damages the country
music resort town of Branson, Mo.
By JIMSUHR and JIMSALTER
Associated Press
CHARDON, Ohio The teenager
suspected in an Ohio school shooting
struggled with a broken family and did
poorly in school, then appeared to turn
himself around once he was taken in
by grandparents and began to attend
an alternative school, longtime neigh-
bors and friends said Wednesday.
To a person, they expressed disbe-
lief at how the quiet but friendly boy
could now be a suspect in a shooting
that left three people dead and appears
to have involved a gun
that disappeared from
his grandfathers
barn.
T.J. was a very fine
person, Carl Hender-
son, a longtime neigh-
bor of the suspects
grandparents, Tho-
mas and Michelle Lane, said Wednes-
day. Nice-looking man, very friendly,
spoke to you, carried a conversation
with you.
The gun, a .22 caliber revolver, was
noticed as missing after Mondays
shootings and fits the description of
the pistol that reportedly was used to
kill three students and wound two oth-
ers at Chardon High School, said Hen-
derson, a retired police officer and for-
mer Geauga County sheriff. He said he
has spoken to the grandfather, Tho-
mas Lane, about the gun.
The suspects grandfather believes
the gun is the same, because the gun
was there the day before, in the barn,
said Henderson, 74, who says hes
been friends with the boys family for
nearly 50 years.
A law enforcement official familiar
with the investigation said the gun
used in the shooting, a Ruger .22-cali-
ber Mark III target pistol, was bought
legally in August 2010 from a gun shop
in Mentor, Ohio.
Lane, 17, admitted taking a pistol
and a knife to the 1,100-student Char-
don High and firing 10 shots at a group
of students sitting at a cafeteria table,
prosecutor David Joyce said.
School shooting suspect may have used relatives gun
T.J. Lanes grandfather says a gun
that was in his barn Sunday is now
missing, a family friend says.
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN and ANN SANNER
Associated Press
T.J. Lane
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N E W S
EXETER Wyoming Area Su-
perintendent RaymondBernardi
on Tuesday night presented to
the school board and a large
crowd of residents a cost com-
parison between closing JFK
Elementary in Exeter and Sarah
J. Dymond Elementary in Hard-
ing.
The district is considering
closing one of the two schools
and turning the other into a kin-
dergarten center.
Included in the plan would be
turning the10th Street School in
Wyoming into an elementary
center for grades one through
three and the Montgomery Ave-
nue School in West Pittston into
a center for grades four through
six.
Partly because of needed cap-
ital projects, the Dymond clos-
ing would represent more sav-
ings to the district. Bernardi pre-
sented projections that showed
declining enrollments among
elementary students over the
next few years.
Concerned residents asked
the board many questions about
the possible closing of Dymond.
This is heartbreaking. I didnt
get on the board to close build-
ings, board member Carl Yorina
said. But he explained that even
after major cost cutting, the dis-
trict still had a huge shortfall to
consider due to the loss of state
and federal funding.
The board said it will have a
public meeting about the possi-
ble school closings on March 19.
Inother business, the boardre-
turned to committee a strong an-
ti-nepotismhiring policy for pro-
fessional employees. The policy
presented at Tuesday nights
meeting reflects changes from
the policy proposed at last
weeks work session.
The former policy had been
criticized because it contained a
loophole for hiring family mem-
bers of board members. The new
policy would close that loophole
and provide that no teacher who
is related to a member of the
board may be employed by the
district.
Board member Mary Louise
Degnansaidthe policy isnt com-
plete and hiring practices need
to be added to the policy. When
asked by a resident if the intent
was to add non-professional per-
sonnel to the policy, she said her
goal was to have all hiring mimic
the new policy.
After one resident praised the
board for its strong stance
against nepotism, he asked if the
policy wouldremainas strong af-
ter being sent to committee.
Board President Frank Casa-
rella said that was the boards in-
tention. The audience broke into
applause.
In another matter, the district
will save $105,000 as a result of
the reissue of 2005 bonds that
the school board voted to adopt.
The districts bond interest
rate was reduced from 3.9 per-
cent to 1.64 percent.
Wyoming Area mulls closing a school
JFK Elementary in Exeter and
Sarah J. Dymond Elementary
in Harding being considered.
By SUSAN DENNEY
Times Leader Correspondent
The next school board work ses-
sion is March 20 at 7 p.m.
W H AT S N E X T
WILKES-BARRE AHazleton
man charged in 10 robbery, theft
or drug-related incidents was
sentenced Tuesday to 3 to 7
years in state prison on18 related
charges.
Joseph Stevens, with a last
known address of East Diamond
Avenue, was sentenced by Lu-
zerne County Judge Fred Pieran-
toni on one count each of crimi-
nal attempt, robbery, criminal
conspiracy, possession of a small
amount of marijuana, criminal
trespass, theft by unlawful tak-
ing, possession of drug parapher-
nalia and criminal mischief, two
counts of forgery, three counts of
receiving stolen property and
five counts of access device
fraud.
Stevens attorney, Allyson Kac-
marski, said her clients several-
monthcrime spree was the result
of a drug addiction.
On Tuesday, Stevens had a
message for the victims of his
crimes:
I take full responsibility.
There is no reason for people to
be victimized (as a result of my
actions). Ive realized that while
incarcerated, he said.
Stevens said he wanted to let
the victims in each case know
that he is sorry for the things he
has done and wants to live a bet-
ter life. None of the victims in the
cases was present in court Tues-
day.
(It was) a downward spiral,
he said. Imsorry for everything
Ive done.
Kacmarski said Stevens has
completed a drug-and-alcohol
programduringthe18months he
has been at the county prison,
and asked that her client be able
to stay at there to participate in
work release to pay the restitu-
tion owed just over $9,000.
Assistant District Attorney Al-
bert Yacoub said he believed a
prison sentence was appropriate
due to the nature of Stevens
crimes. Yacoub noted that if Pie-
rantoni sentenced Stevens to the
maximum on each charge con-
secutive to one another, he could
have facednearly16to32years in
prison.
In the most serious case in
which Stevens was sentenced on
a robbery and criminal conspir-
acy charge, police alleged that on
Jan. 17, 2009, he and five others
went to a Hazle Township home
to confront Brandon Card to take
money and marijuana from him.
Police said Stevens stayed out-
side wearing a mask while the
others took money and items
from the home.
In some of the other cases Ste-
vens was sentenced on:
Police said Stevens stole the
wallet of Ryan Keith Gensel on
June 21, from a vehicle parked
outside an Alter Street, Hazle-
ton, home. Police said an ATM
card was used to make purchases
at several businesses and with-
drawals were made totaling$166.
On July 3, police said Angel
Mumie reporteda wallet was tak-
en from her unlocked vehicle on
West Chapel Street in Hazleton.
Police said Stevens used Mu-
mies credit card at a grocery
store.
Hazleton
man sent
to state
prison
Joseph Stevens, sentenced on
robbery, drug, other charges,
apologizes to victims.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Six are injured in a crash in Ashley
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Ashley police returned to the scene Wednesday morning after a three-vehicle crash that injured six people Tuesday night. Police Chief Phillip Collot-
ty said the investigation is continuing to determine the cause of the crash that occurred just after 10 p.m. A Chevrolet Blazer operated by Carl Yeager
of Sugar Notch was southbound on North Main Street when it struck a Jeep Cherokee driven by Rebecca Smith of Larksville, police said. The Blazer
lost a front wheel and traveled approximately 300 feet where it struck a utility pole near the intersection with Hazleton Street and a Mitsubishi sedan
operated by Justina Schell of Hanover Township, police said. The Blazer rolled onto its side against the Mitsubishi and Yeager was partially ejected
and pinned beneath the Blazer, police said. A passenger, Jonathan Stempien of White Haven, was trapped inside the vehicle, police said. The two men
were later freed from the wreckage. Two other adults and two children were taken to area hospitals for evaluation. North Main Street was closed ap-
proximately three hours from Hazleton Street to Cemetery Street while police investigated the crash and Verizon workers removed downed wires.
WILKES-BARRE A city
man charged with having a role
in a $3.6 million cocaine distri-
bution ring was sentenced
Wednesday to three to six years
in state prison.
Kenneth Koonrad, 28, of
Grove Street, was sentenced on
charges of corrupt organiza-
tions, possession with intent to
deliver and criminal use of a
communication facility by coun-
ty Judge Tina Polachek Gartley.
Koonrad pleaded guilty to the
charges in April 2010.
The drug ring was busted
when undercover agents on
March 6, 2009, simultaneously
raided the Outlaws Motorcycle
Club clubhouse and a members
home, as well as four other
locations.
Investigators said they made
about 30 controlled cocaine
purchases from several mem-
bers beginning in July 2008.
Court papers also indicate
Koonrad accompanied another
member to a drug deal where
they allegedly sold cocaine to a
police informant.
WILKES-BARRE A Shick-
shinny man convicted of first-
degree murder and sentenced to
life in prison in the hatchet
slaying of his ex-girlfriend filed
court papers Wednesday stating
why he is appealing his convic-
tion and sentence to the state
Superior Court.
John Stone, 59, was convicted
at a September trial and sen-
tenced in November to life in
prison by Judge David Lupas.
Prosecutors say Stone used a
13-inch hatchet in the early
morning hours of Oct. 24, 2010,
to deliver 12 blows to Catherine
Tabit, 37, of Kingston.
Stone said in court papers
filed Wednesday he is appealing
because a judge incorrectly
threw out testimony from an
expert witness that Stone did
not premeditate the murder,
allowed an expert to testify
about blood spatter who had no
available certifications and re-
fused to instruct the jury on
self-defense.
WILKES-BARRE A woman
accused of stealing more than
$130,000 from her employer
waived her right to a prelimina-
ry hearing in Wilkes-Barre Cen-
tral Court on Wednesday.
Denise Zbierski, 35, of Cleve-
land Street, Plains Township,
waived a single count of theft to
Luzerne County Court.
City police withdrew a single
count of tampering with records
against Zbierski.
Police allege Zbierski stole
$130,866 from MotorWorld
Automotive Group from Decem-
ber 2010 through December,
according to the criminal com-
plaint.
Zbierski was employed at
MotorWorld as a payroll admin-
istrator. She allegedly admitted
to stealing the money due to
credit card bills and a gambling
addiction, the criminal com-
plaint says.
COURT BRIEFS
NUANGOLA The Nuangola
Sewer Authority on Tuesday
night continued debating issues
linked to its proposed sewer pro-
ject.
There was no major resolution
other than the state Department
of Environmental Protections
approval of a revised Act 537
plan is still essential in order for
the long-discussed sewer system
to move forward.
Reacting to a DEP determina-
tion that Nuangolas plan is ad-
ministratively incomplete, au-
thority solicitor Robert Gonos
said he thinks DEP has techni-
cally approved the plan, but he
conceded there are issues that
must be addressed.
Alfred Benesch Engineers of
Pottsville must communicate
with the authoritys engineer,
Quad3 of Wilkes-Barre, to ad-
dress plan deficiencies raised by
DEP.
Rich Kresge, project engineer
for Quad3, said he has been in
contact with Jacqueline Peles-
chak, project engineer for Bene-
sch, toconvey whatever informa-
tion Benesch needs to satisfy
DEP.
Kresge said his firm is still
hopeful of meeting a deadline for
the solicitation of bids by the
latter part of March. But, he
added, this date is contingent up-
on final approval of the Act 537
plan.
At stake also is $6 millionfrom
Fulton Bank of Lancaster as well
as more than $6 million in fund-
ing from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment. Officials say USDA funds
will be used to pay off the debt to
Fulton.
It was also noted that Joe Gib-
bons, Luzerne County engineer,
has told the authority the county
wants the authority to fully reim-
burse the county for any damage
done to Blytheburn Road.
Gibbons has told the authority
that the road was repaved at a
cost of $600,000 in 2009-2010. A
major portion of the proposed
sewage line has beendesignedto
follow Blytheburn Road, and
Kresge said Gibbons wants as-
surances that the authority will
restore the road to its current
state before Gibbons office ap-
proves a permit for the project..
In a more optimistic note, Go-
nos said Ted Grevinski, loan offi-
cer for Fulton, said he is happy
that council and the authority
are cooperating and that DEP
has given its technical accept-
ance.
Gonos also said Grevinski
wants to get moving on prepar-
ing loan documents, but closing
is still contingent on approval of
the Act 537 plan.
Also discussed was a commu-
nication from Rice Township
about its concerns about poten-
tial blasting and its effects on
roads, private and public proper-
ties, swales and dams.
Authority Chairman David Pe-
kar again repeated that blasting
will be a last resort. But Kresge
said DEP is not comfortable
with a resolution banning blast-
ing that was enacted recently by
Rice Township.
Nuangola Sewer Authority discusses project issues
Officials go over DEPs views,
funding and the countys
position on Blythburn Road.
By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
WILKES-BARRE A Hazle-
ton man accused of burglarizing
a home and attempting to flee
was convicted of five related
charges this week.
Juan Toro Toro, 27, of Cedar
Street, was found guilty of bur-
glary, criminal trespassing, pos-
sessing an instrument of crime
and two counts of criminal con-
spiracy, after a jury deliberated
for about 2 hours late Tuesday.
Luzerne County Senior Judge
Kenneth Brown said a sentenc-
ing hearing will be scheduled
and ordered Toro to comply with
the conditions of his previously
posted bail.
Toro, whose trial began Mon-
day, was charged on Jan. 25,
2011, after police were called to
an East Diamond Avenue, Hazle-
ton, home ona report of a burgla-
ry.
When police arrived, they no-
ticed a door was damaged and
gouge marks on the door frame.
While inside the home, police
heard footsteps in the basement,
and observed two men, later
identified as Toro and Jimmy Ve-
lez, who they ordered to lay on
the floor.
Court papers say the two men
turned and tried to flee out a
basement door that was locked.
When they realized the door was
locked, Toro and Velez complied
with officers commands.
Police saidthey discoveredTo-
ro had a black knife with a bro-
ken 2-inch blade that they sus-
pectedwas usedtobreakintothe
home.
Velez, 29, of Winter Avenue,
West Hazleton, pleaded guilty to
a relatedburglarycharge inJanu-
ary.
He was sentenced earlier this
week to 13 months to four years
in county prison, and will be pa-
roled when a plan is in place, ac-
cording to court papers.
Velez received credit for 399
days of time already served in
prison, and was also ordered to
complete50hours of community
service.
Toro, 27, found guilty of burglary and related charges
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
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WAYNE KEARNEY, 51, of Dil-
lon Street, Miners Mills Section of
Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday, Febru-
ary, 26, 2012, at Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral Hospital. Born in Newark,
N.J., he is a son of Carolyn M. Si-
monson Kearney and the late
Charles Kearney. He was formerly
employed as an inspector in the
silk mill. Wayne was a member of
the 109th Field Artillery, 28 Infan-
try Division. Surviving besides his
mother are his wife, Debra Mazillo
Kearney; sons, Joshua and Shawn;
daughter, Nicole; sisters, Charlene
Cobb, Lori Shaver, Sharon Jette,
and Diane Sepkoski; three grand-
children; several nieces and neph-
ews.
Funeral will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday in the Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40 S. Main St, Plains Town-
ship, with the Rev Joseph Kearney
officiating. Interment will be in
Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover
Township. Friends may call Thurs-
day 10 a.m. until time of service.
ANNA L. SMITH, 89, formerly
of West Pittston and Exeter,
passed away Wednesday, February
29, 2012, in the Old Orchard
Healthcare Center, Easton.
Arrangements are pending
from the Metcalfe and Shaver Fu-
neral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming.
M
iller J. Stella Sr., 92, of Wilkes-
Barre, passed away Tuesday
morning, February 28, 2012, in his
granddaughters home in Mountain
Top.
Born in Pittston, he was a son of
the late Joseph and Eva Stella; he
was raised in Plains Township.
He is survived by a sister, Emily
McGuire; and a brother, Edward.
Sister Louise preceded him in
death.
Miller operated a garage in
Wilkes-Barre for 60 years. He was
well known for his talents as a me-
chanic and a businessman.
As a boy he worked along his fa-
thers side in the coal mines.
After serving in the military dur-
ing World War II, Miller went back
into the mines until March 1950,
when he went into the garage busi-
ness.
He made a lot of friends, always
trying to help someone who needed
their car repaired.
As a U.S. Army veteran serving in
the Pacific theater with the 77th In-
fantry Division in three major inva-
sions, he earned three overseas bars
and a Bronze Star.
While servinghis country, he met
the love of his life and after eight
days he married the late Mary Fish-
er from Salem, Ill. They had two
children, Louise Jones, Fla.; and
Miller Jr., Mountain Top.
His hobbies were going hunting
with his son and Bob Saba, and
bowling at Stanton Lanes.
Miller had three granddaughters,
Mary Beth Malys, Lori Ann Gustas,
Jennifer Bulman; sevengreat-grand-
children; two great-great-grandchil-
dren, and several nephews, and
nieces.
Miller loved his church where he
served the Lord. He was a member
of the Community Bible Church in
Sweet Valley.
Funeral will be held this
morning at 10 a.m. in The De-
siderio Funeral Home Inc., 436 S.
Mountain Blvd., state Route 309,
Mountain Top, with services and in-
terment at 11 a.m. in the Italian In-
dependence Cemetery, West
Wyoming, with the Pastor Tim Ca-
pucci of Community Bible Church,
Sweet Valley, officiating. Condo-
lences maybeexpressedat www.de-
sideriofh.com.
Miller J. Stella Sr.
February 28, 2012
J
ennie A. Metro, who spent the
first 30 years of her life in
Swoyersville, died quietly at her
home in rural Alabama, on the
morning of Monday, January 23,
2012. At her side was her youngest
son, John, who hadtakencare of her
for many years.
Born at 201 Watkins Street, on
October 17, 1919, she was the eldest
daughter of a Polish coal miner and
a doting mother who refused to
learn English, Anthony B. and Vik-
toria Ference.
Mastering English in school, she
graduated with the Swoyersville
High School, class of 1937, doing
well enough to win a scholarship to
Misericordia University.
To her disappointment, she was
prevented fromcontinuing her edu-
cation and went to work at the A.
Rifkin factory in Wilkes-Barre, sew-
ing thumbs on gloves.
She loved music and dancing. At
a weekend dance, she met Joseph J.
Metro, a local military man, whom
she married.
With him, she left her small town
and, for the next15years, touredthe
United States, seeing the Grand Te-
tons and Yellowstone National Park
in Wyoming, White Sands in New
Mexico, Mt. Olympia in Washing-
ton, Mt. McKinley, andPortage Gla-
cier in Alaska, and survived the
Burk Burnette, Texas, tornado of
1958, and the great Alaska earth-
quake of 1964.
She had two sons, Jim and John,
both of whom earned college de-
grees.
She and her husband retired to
Alabama and lived there together
nearly 20 years.
After Joseph died, she set up
house with her son and lived in the
Birmingham area for the next 30
years.
She lived quietly, reading, taking
walks andeating cookies, whichshe
was especially fond of.
Of the life experiences she re-
layed to her children, her most use-
ful observation was that It is better
to have something and not need it,
than to need it and not have it.
She leaves behind her two sons,
Jim and John Metro, of Birming-
ham, Ala.; four grandchildren, Ja-
cobMetroof Baltimore, Md., Janina
Phillips of Alabaster, Ala., Aniela
Nelson of Knoxville, Tenn., and Ste-
fan B. Metro of Omaha, Neb.; and
four great-grandchildren. She also
leaves her sister, Regina Ference;
and her two brothers, Stanley and
Anthony Ference, of Wyoming.
The funeral Mass was celebrat-
edby Father Thomas Kelly at St. Pe-
ter the Apostle Catholic Church in
Hoover, Ala., on January 25, and a
Memorial Mass by Father Andrew
Kennedyat Our Ladyof Lourdes Ca-
tholic Church in Huffman, Ala., on
February 15. She is buried with her
husband in Forest Crest Cemetery,
Birmingham, Ala.. She was 92.
Jennie A. Metro
January 23, 2012
L
inda Maira, of Pittston, died on
Sunday, February 26, 2012, after
a courageous six-year bout withcan-
cer.
Linda was born on September 15,
1951, in Pittston, daughter of the
late Samand Emma (Routolo) Mai-
ra.
Surviving her are brother, Sam
Maira, Pittston; sister Rosemary
and her husband, Fred Coleman,
Manassas, Va.; nephews, David Co-
leman, Brian Coleman, Fred Cole-
man, all of Manassas, Va.
She was a graduate of Pittston
High School, class of 1969. She also
graduated from Wilkes-Barre Busi-
ness College and Luzerne County
Community College.
Linda worked at R.C.N Corpora-
tionas a technical support represen-
tative. She also worked at Leslie Fay
for many years.
Funeral services are entrusted
toGrazianoFuneral Home Inc., Pitt-
ston Township. Viewing hours will
be heldonFridayfrom6to7:30p.m.
in the funeral home. Funeral servic-
es will beginat thefuneral homeat 9
a.m. on Saturday. A Mass of Chris-
tian Burial will be held in St. Joseph
Marello Parish (St. Roccos R.C.
Church) Pittston, at 9:30 a.m. on
Saturday. Interment will follow at
St. Roccos R.C. Cemetery, Pittston
Township.
The family would like to give spe-
cial thanks to Hospice Community
Care at Geisinger South Wilkes-
Barre for their kindness and com-
passion.
In lieu of flowers, donations can
be made to The American Cancer
Society: American Cancer Society,
P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK
73123-1718.
Linda Maira
February 26, 2012
BENSON Gerald, funeral 9:30
a.m. Saturday in the Mamary-
Durkin Funeral Service, 59
Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Mass
of Christian Burial in St. Aloysi-
us Church, Wilkes-Barre, at 10
a.m. Friends may call Friday 4 to
7 p.m.
BONI Katherine, services 10:30
a.m. today in St. Jane Frances
de Chantal Church, 4049 Har-
tley Ave., Easton.
CAIN Marguerite, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the Maher-Collins
Funeral Home, 360 N. Maple
Ave., Kingston. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in the Church
of St. Ignatius Loyola, Kingston.
DANIEL Michael, celebration of
life 9 a.m. Friday in McLaugh-
lins, 142 S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass at 10
a.m. in the Church of Ss. Peter
and Paul. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m.
today in McLaughlins.
DETWILER Vivian, funeral 11 a.m.
Friday in the Hugh B. Hughes
and Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday and 10:30 a.m. until
service time Friday in the funer-
al home.
DOLL Paul Jerry, funeral 1 p.m.
Saturday in the Harding-Litwin
Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St.,
Tunkhannock. Calling hours 6 to
8 p.m. Friday and noon until
service time Saturday. Military
service at 12:45 p.m. Saturday in
the funeral home.
ECKENRODE Carl, Memorial
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. today in St. Nicholas
Church, 226 S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Family and friends
may call 9 to 9:30 a.m. today in
the church.
FLOCK Leah, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Hugh B. Hughes &
Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave. Friends may call
from10 a.m. until service time
today in the funeral home.
GROBLEWSKI Alice, funeral 7:30
p.m. today in Kniffen OMalley
Funeral Home Inc., 465 S. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may
call 5 to 7:30 p.m. today.
HARDIK Paul, memorial service
11:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy
Family Parrish, 574 Bennett St.,
Luzerne. Family and friends are
asked to meet at the church for
the 11:30 a.m. service.
KAMARUNAS Loretta, funeral 11
a.m. today in the Harold C.
Snowdon Funeral Home, Inc.,
140 N. Main St., Shavertown.
Friends may call 10 a.m. until
time of service today in the
funeral home.
KEIL Otto Jr., memorial service 11
a.m. today in the Tunkhannock
United Methodist Church.
KEARNEY Wayne, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40 S Main St, Plains
Township. Friends may call 10
a.m. until time of service today.
KOSAR Michael, funeral 9:30
a.m. Saturday in the Nicholas
Chomko Funeral Home, 1132
Prospect Ave., Scranton. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in
Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary
Church, South Scranton. Friends
may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.
MAIRA Linda, funeral 9 a.m.
Saturday in the Graziano Funer-
al Home Inc., Pittston Township.
Mass of Christian Burial 9:30
a.m. in St. Joseph Marello Parish
(St. Roccos R.C. Church) Pitt-
ston. Viewing 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday in the funeral home.
SEMENZA Robert, funeral 9:30
a.m. today in the Louis V. Cuic-
cio Funeral Home, 145 Moosic
Road, Old Forge. Mass at 10 a.m.
in Prince of Peace Parish / St.
Marys Church, West Grace and
Lawrence Sts., Old Forge.
STELLA Miller Sr., funeral 10 a.m.
in The Desiderio Funeral Home
Inc., 436 S. Mountain Blvd., state
Route 309, Mountain Top.
VANDORICK Robert Sr., cele-
bration of life Mass 10 a.m.
Saturday in St. Mary of the Lake
Church, Lake Winola. Friends
may call at the church at 9 a.m.
until the time of the Mass.
FUNERALS
C
arol Ann Jones OMalley, 63, of
Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre,
and formerly of Tilbury Terrace,
West Nanticoke, passed away unex-
pectedly early Tuesday morning,
February 28, 2012, in her home.
Born on June 9, 1948 in Nanti-
coke, she was a daughter of the late
George G. and Jean M. Gloss Jones.
ShegraduatedfromNanticokeHigh
School, class of 1966, and Mercy
Hospital School of Nursing. She al-
so earned a Bachelor of Science de-
gree in Nursing from Wilkes Col-
lege.
Carol enjoyed a long career as a
Registered Nurse, first with the for-
mer Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre,
later at the former Nesbitt Hospital,
Kingston, and with the Wyoming
ValleyHealthCareSystemat Gener-
al Hospital for over 25 years. She
was Nurse Manager at Mercy Spe-
cial Care Hospital, Nanticoke, for
six years and most recently accept-
ed the position of RN Supervisor at
the Timber Ridge Nursing Center,
Plains Township.
She was a member of St. Faustina
Kowalska Parish, Nanticoke, and
had been a member of St. Francis of
Assisi Church until its closing.
At St. Francis, she was a Euchar-
istic Minister, CCD instructor and
coordinator andservedonthe finan-
cial board. At Greater Nanticoke Ar-
ea School District, she was very ac-
tive in the football and basketball
booster clubs and had served as
President and Treasurer of the PTA.
She currently served on the LCCC
Nursing Advisory Board.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her hus-
band, John J. OMalley III, on De-
cember 3, 1986.
Surviving is her beloved son,
John J. (J.J.) OMalley IV, Wilkes-
Barre, and his girlfriend, Jaclyn
Canterini; sister, Jorja Jones Suko-
waski, Scranton; nieces, Aubrey and
Amy Sukowaski, Scranton, Mi-
chelle Pane, Dupont, and Lisa Allar-
dyce, Moosic; sister-in-law, Rosanne
OMalley Sedlak and her husband,
Michael, Avoca; aunts, uncles, and
cousins, including Michael Hudak,
Joyce Hudak Itkin and Nancy Hu-
dak Schultz.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. in
St. Faustina Kowalska Parish/Holy
Trinity Church, 520 S. Hanover
Street, Nanticoke, with the Rev.
James Nash, her pastor, officiating.
Those attending are asked to go di-
rectly to the church Saturday morn-
ing. Interment will followin Hanov-
er Green Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship. Visitationwill be Friday from4
to 8 p.m. at Davis-Dinelli Funeral
Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke.
A Christian Wake Service will be
held on Friday at 7 p.m.
Carol Ann Jones OMalley
February 28, 2012
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J
ohn A. Carnochan, 77, of Wolf
Hollow Road, Lake Harmony,
was discovered along with his
wife, Mildred J. Babe Kelly-Car-
nochan, on Saturday, February 25,
2012, in their home.
They had been married for 21
years.
Born in Orange, N.J., he was a
sonof Alexander F. andMary(Pau-
lin) Carnochan.
He was a graduate of Denville
High School.
John was a U.S. Air Force Major,
last stationed in Palmdale, Calif.
He retired from the Air Force in
1977, after 21 years of service. He
was an SRO and flew with the
SR-71.
After retiring, he hadworkedfor
Lockheed in Bakersfield, Calif.
He was humble about his im-
pressive, dedicated military ca-
reer.
He was an avid golfer. He loved
the history of and the science of
war. He also enjoyed crossword
puzzles.
He is survived by two daugh-
ters, Kristen S. Rice, fiance of Da-
ryl Sylvester of Silverdale, Wash.,
and Kimberly S. Carnochan of Ac-
ton, Calif.; seven grandchildren in-
cluding his namesakes, William
Logan Rice and Brady Alexander
Rice; and four great-grandchil-
dren.
A Celebration of Life ser-
vice will be held at noon Sat-
urday in the Boulder View Tavern,
S. Lake Dr., Lake Harmony, PA
18624.
John A.
Carnochan
February 25, 2012
M
ildred J. Babe Kelly-Carno-
chan, 75, of Wolf Hollow
Road, Lake Harmony, was discov-
ered along with her husband, John
Carnochan, Saturday, February25,
2012, in their home.
They had been married for 21
years.
Born in Dover, N.J., she was a
daughter of the late William and
Mildred E. (Ryan) Kelly.
She was a graduate of Denville
High School in Denville, N.J.
Mildredwas a retiredbookkeep-
er at St. Clares Hospital in Den-
ville.
She was fun loving and very ac-
tive in the community. She was in-
volved with fundraisers and the
Veterans Hospital.
She loved playing golf with her
ladies group and loved her best
friend, her dog, Max.
She is survived by a daughter,
Kimberly, wife of Richard Hardy of
Blakeslee; son, Peter Bonno, and
wife Lisa, of Barnegat, N.J.; sisters,
June Kelly of Connecticut, and Ka-
ren, wife of Vince Tassitano of Sha-
vertown; sevengrandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life Service
will be held on Saturday at noon in
Boulder View Tavern, S. Lake Dr.,
Lake Harmony, PA18624.
Mildred J.
Kelly-Carnochan
February 25, 2012
James Or-
lando, 84, of
West Wyom-
ing, passed
away, Tuesday,
February 28,
2012, at home
surrounded by
his family.
Born in Pittston, on March 11,
1927, he was a son of the late Al-
bert and Dilora Vaccaro Orlando.
He was a graduate of Hughes-
town High School and served in
the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Orlando was a member of
the Wyoming Presbyterian
Church.
In his earlier years, he was em-
ployed as the plant manager for
Triple A Trousers, Scranton. He
became the owner and operator of
several garment factories through-
out the northeast.
He was a loving father, grandfa-
ther and great-grandfather; having
a strong devotion to family.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, the former Carmella Marie
Cacchione, in 2003; sisters, Do-
lores DeGilio, Grace Palermo,
Louise Tarity and Alberta Howell.
Surviving are his sons, James
Orlando and his wife, Roxanne,
Florida; Gary Orlando and his wife,
JoAnn, Wyoming; daughter, Linda
Chiampi, and her husband, Michael,
Exeter; grandchildren, Richard
James; Nicol Costello and her hus-
band, Dr. John Costello; Alyssa
Chiampi; Alana Chiampi; Jonathan
Orlando and Lauren Orlando; great-
grandsons, Michael, Joseph and Ni-
cholas Costello; brother, Albert Or-
lando, and his wife, Judy, Swoyers-
ville; numerous nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the
staff of Erwine Home Health and
Hospice for their compassionate
care.
Religious service will be held
on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the
Wyoming Presbyterian Church,
Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming. Those
attending the service are asked to go
directly to the church on Saturday
morning. Calling hours will be held
at the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral
Home, 251 William St., Pittston, on
Friday evening from6 to 9 p.m. Addi-
tionally, the family will receive
friends and relatives in the Wyoming
Presbyterian Church on Saturday
morning from9 a.m. until the time of
service. Interment will be in West
Pittston Cemetery. Online condo-
lences may be made at www.peterja-
doniziofuneralhome.com.
James Orlando
February 28, 2012
E
lizabeth (Lisa) Jane Wilcox
slipped from this world into the
loving arms of her Father God on
Thursday, January 26, 2012. She
died at home, in her bed, with the
dignity and peace she had always
wished for in the last moments of
her life.
Lisa was born on January 2nd,
1958, in Kirkwood, Mo., to her par-
ents, William Hayes and Elizabeth
Brinkoetter, the seventh child of
nine siblings.
She was welcomed in heaven by
her mother and father, and siblings
Judith Hayes, Michael Hayes and
William Hayes.
She is survived by her siblings
Theresa Engel, John Hayes, Tim-
othyHayes, Thomas Hayes andAnn
Hayes-Garcia.
Lisa married Randy Wilcox on
February 17, 1979. They enjoyed a
happy marriage of 33 years. She was
themother of Tanya Pintschandher
husband, Timothy Pintsch, and
Adam Wilcox and his wife, Abby
Wilcox.
She was a loving and proud
grandmother to Nicholas, Trinity,
Elizabeth, Christian, Jeremiah and
Serenity.
Her greatest joy and pride was
her grandchildren, who were lucky
to enjoy a close and loving relation-
ship with their grandmother.
Lisa was self-employed with her
own cleaning business, which she
did with pride and happiness for
over 25 years.
She has served many families
lives over the years, a lot of whom
will miss her, not just for her servic-
es, but for the personal relation-
ships and friendships she built with
many of her clients over the years.
Lisas joys in life were beautifully
simple. She was happiest when sur-
rounded by her family, her faithful
dog, Digit, and a clean and well or-
ganized home.
She loved her Lord and was sure
and strong in her faith. For that we
celebrate her life and her legacy and
we look forwardto seeing her again,
clothed in glorious splendor in a
new perfect body. Philippians 3:20-
21But our citizenship is in heaven.
And we eagerly await a Savior from
there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who,
by the power that enables him to
bring everything under his control,
will transform our lowly bodies so
that they will be like his glorious
body.
Aviewingwill beheldFridayeve-
ning at Desiderio Funeral Home
Inc., 436 S. Mountain Blvd, Moun-
tain Top, from 5 to 7 p.m. A memo-
rial service to celebrate her life will
be Saturday at Cornerstone Chris-
tian Fellowship on 3577 Church
Road, Mountain Top, at 11a.m. with
Pastor Thomas Miller officiating. A
luncheon will follow.
1 Peter 1: 24 For, All people are
like grass, and all their glory is like
the flowers of the field; the grass
withers and the flowers fall, but the
word of the Lord endures forever.
Online condolences may be ex-
pressed at www.desideriofh.com.
Elizabeth J. Wilcox
January 26, 2012
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JENKINS TWP. The 2012
property tax bills for Luzerne
County and Jenkins Township
have been mailed, the township
announced. The discount period
runs from today to April 30.
The new office hours for the
municipal building, during the
discount period only, are 4 to 7
p.m. Monday; 1 to 3 p.m. Tues-
day. Also office hours will be 4
to 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday at 3
Laflin Road, Inkerman, or by
special appointment by calling
the tax collector at 654-9710.
Property owners who have
not received a bill, or who have
received one in error, should call
the tax collector. Taxpayers with
an escrow account with a mort-
gage company should forward
the bill to the company as soon
as possible to ensure prompt
payment.
Also, new homeowners
should complete the homestead
exemption form to receive the
reduction on any future bills.
MUNICIPAL BRIEF
born on previous leap days, but
about 3,200babies areborninLu-
zerne County hospitals annually:
about 1,200 at Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral Hospital, 600 at Hazleton
General Hospital and 1,400 at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley.
In a leap year, then, one would
expect eight or nine babies to be
borneachday, includingleapday.
A search of The Times Leaders
archive revealed that at least five
children have been born on leap
day in the last 12 years.
Melissa Bakers son, Lucas
Miskewicz, is one of those five.
The 8-year-old was born on Leap
Day, 2004.
Sometimes his big brother Mi-
chael and big sister Thomasyna
tease him about not having a
birthday three out of four years,
but Lucas likes the distinction
the unique birthday brings him.
I love it because its fun, he
said.
Being 8, most of Lucas friends
are learning about leap year for
the first time this year, but Lucas
is teaching them, Baker said.
When they were playing bas-
ketball today they were all talk-
ing about it, Baker said.
For those whoneeda refresher,
an extra day was first added to
themonthof Februarius intheJu-
lian Calendar created in 46 B.C.
under Julius Caesar. The practice
was refined in the modern Gre-
gorian Calendar created in 1582
under Pope Gregory XIII, where
it was determined that each year
evenly divisible by four is a leap
year, except for century years not
divisible by 400.
The latter exception resulted
from the fact that the year is
slightly shorter than 365.25 days
long. Those extra minutes addup
to about 3 days over 400 years, re-
quiring correction.
LEAP
Continued fromPage 3A
always concerned about others.
After youget toa certainpoint
you realize the importance of
your family and friends, Saras
daughter, Renee Mayers, said.
Mayers recognition of friend-
ship went above and beyond last
week when a friend she keeps in
regular contact with wasnt an-
swering her phone.
Mayers knew something
wasnt right and had someone go
to the friends home.
I saved her life, Mayers said.
Though her time with the JCC
is ending, Mayers said she wont
soon forget what shes taking
away from her many years of ser-
vice.
A lot of good memories and
just as many good friends, she
said.
VOLUNTEER
Continued fromPage 3A
ment worked out between attor-
ney Philip Gelso, who is repre-
senting the court, and Stevens
attorney. Hedidnot knowwhois
representing Stevens.
Under the overall circum-
stances, this was both a neces-
sary and appropriate step,
Burke said.
Stevens, of the law firm Py-
rah/Stevens in Kingston, has
come under fire based on a
Times Leader investigation that
revealed she repeatedly double
billed the county for delivering
fee petitions to the courthouse
in 2011.
Stevens was among 18 attor-
neys the county retained last
year to represent parents whose
children have been taken away
by Children and Youth Services
based on allegations of abuse or
neglect.
Stevens has admitted she
made errors in the billings. She
advised the county on Monday
that her firmhas hired a forensic
auditing firm to review her bill-
ings.
Luzerne County is seeking
proposals for its ownforensic au-
dit of the special legal services
account fromwhich Stevens and
other attorneys were paid. The
proposals are due by March 9.
STEVENS
Continued fromPage 1A
viewed the bills before they were
approved for payment.
Most of bills for services in2011
have been paid, but there are
somethat remainoutstanding, in-
cluding $39,080 in fees that were
submitted for payment on Mon-
day by attorney Jami Brown of
Wilkes-Barre.
Burke said he determined
Brownsbills, aswell asanyothers
that may be submitted for pay-
ment from2011, needtobe exam-
inedbasedonthelackof initial re-
view. Bills submitted for services
in2012will alsobe reviewedfrom
here on, he said.
Burke and Shucosky said the
courtsalsoareworkingtoaddress
a secondissue the lack of guide-
lines relating to the types of ser-
vices for which court appointed
attorneys can, and cannot,
charge.
The Times Leaders review of
invoices submitted by Stevens
and other attorneys who handled
the Children and Youth cases
showedseveral chargedthe coun-
ty one hour for creating their fee
petitions. The attorneys were
paid $55 per hour.
Shucosky said he questions
whether that charge should have
been permitted, but the courts
may not be able to challenge the
feegiventherewerenoguidelines
dictating the services for which
the attorneys could bill.
Judge Tina Polachek Gartley,
who approved the payments, has
said attorneys were guided by
their normal billing practices in
their private practices.
Shucosky said the courts as-
sumed attorneys would be rea-
sonable and truthful.
The court is working to estab-
lisharigidcodeforbillswithcom-
plete directions on what are and
appropriate charges and what are
not, Shucosky said. There
shouldbeasystem-widestandard
to avoid these problems in the fu-
ture.
GUIDELINES
Continued fromPage 1A
happened. As far as Im con-
cerned, its done. Why havent
they arrested her?
I cant comment on what the
victimsays, but her version of the
facts is not accurate, First Assist-
ant District Attorney Sam San-
guedolce said. We have an ethni-
cal duty to arrest the right per-
son.
Sanguedolce said Nanticoke
police recently turned over their
investigationtobe reviewedbyan
assistant district attorney. A
meeting is scheduled next week
with police to go over the investi-
gation, Mieczkowskis statements
to investigators and any state-
ments made by witnesses.
Mieczkowski has returned to
workas owner of abeautysalonin
Nanticoke while she recovers
from multiple slashes to her face
and neck. Her face and neck
scarred, she continues to feel dis-
comfort from her injuries.
Her friendlypersonalityhas not
missed a beat.
Mieczkowski said her distress
nowlies withthe lackof anarrest.
I picked the girl out of 12 pho-
tos ina lineuptwodays after I was
attacked, and a month ago I
pickedthesamegirl out of thevid-
eo, Mieczkowski said.
She saidsurveillance videothat
was shown to her is black-and-
white and captured the fight that
took place inside the tavern. She
said the video clearly shows the
attacker getting knocked to the
floor, gettinguptofixher hair and
charging at Mieczkowski.
She came right at me, Miecz-
kowski said.
She did concede she had to
watch the video twice before she
identified the woman.
When I saw her, I said that is
definitely her. I had them rewind
it two times because its in black
and white. Once I saw her, I
knew, Mieczkowski said.
Sanguedolce said the video
was not clear regardingwhat ac-
tuallyhappenedinsidethetavern,
and raised questions among in-
vestigators.
Were not goingtofile criminal
charges based on the video, San-
guedolce said. If we bring the
charges and lose, we cant hope
for more evidence. We only have
one shot at this for trial.
Early-morning attack
Mieczkowski said she entered
the tavern a little before 2 a.m.
withher friendRicky Wells tobuy
beer to take home. She ran into
friends and decided to stay for a
drink when a fight broke out, she
said.
Mieczkowski said she did not
realize she had been slashed until
she stood up. She stayed inside
the tavern for a few minutes, was
given a towel by a bar employee
andwalkedoutsidetofindtwopo-
lice officers talking to a bouncer.
Surveillance video shows the
alleged attacker walking outside
the tavernat 2:10a.m., Mieczkow-
ski said.
Mieczkowski said she told the
two officers her attacker was in-
side the tavern but was told to get
into an ambulance. Wells, who
was also assaulted, was driven to
a hospital by a relative.
Police interviewed many
Police said they interviewed a
majority of the patrons who were
in the tavern at the time of the
fight. Mieczkowski estimated
there were about 50 people, with
some of them friends and rela-
tives of her attacker.
She said there are other wit-
nesses, including an employee at
the tavern, who identified the
same woman who attacked her.
If onestephadgonedifferently
that night, (police) would have
had her, Mieczkowski said. Im
back to work and dont want to
put my face out there; at the same
time nothing is being done.
SLASHING
Continued fromPage 1A
HAZLETON -- Police are
investigating the reported theft
of a green, 1999 Ford Windstar
from the parking lot of the Con-
venient Mart at 51 W. Juniper
St. around 7:25 p.m. on Tues-
day.
Licesauri Tejeda, 23, of Hazle-
ton reported the mini-van was
unattended and the motor run-
ning when it was stolen. The
vehicle possibly has Pennsylva-
nia license plate HTC 0288.
Anyone with information about
the reported theft is asked to
contact Hazleton police at 570
459-4940.
WILKES-BARRE Antwon
Leon Bickerstaff, 28, of South
Grant Street, was arraigned
Wednesday on driving under the
influence charges filed in Janu-
ary after police said they found
him slumped over the steering
wheel of a car at the intersec-
tion of Wilkes-Barre Boulevard
and Conyngham Avenue.
Bickerstaff showed signs of
intoxication and agreed to a
portable breath test, police said.
The test was positive and he
was arrested and taken to police
headquarters for a legal breath
test that measured his blood
alcohol concentration at 0.114
percent. An adult driver in the
state is considered legally in-
toxicated with a BAC reading of
0.08 percent. Bickerstaff ap-
peared before District Judge
Martin Kane who committed
him to the Luzerne County
Correctional Facility for lack of
$2,000 bail.
PLYMOUTH Police arrested
two men in connection with the
reported theft Tuesday of a dirt
bike from Nanticoke.
Joshua Kolinoski, 19, of Old
Tavern Road, Hunlock Creek,
and Allen William Randell, 19,
of Richard Street, Kingston,
were charged with receiving
stolen property and conspiracy.
In arrest papers filed Wednes-
day police said: They responded
to the area of Plymouth Liq-
uidation on East Main Street
around 5:05 p.m. Tuesday for a
disorderly group of people. A
group of people were trying to
stop a black pickup from leaving
the parking lot.
Two people tried to get out of
the truck, but police advised
them to stay inside. The driver
who identified himself as Dale
Kobal said Kolinoski and Ran-
dell stole his dirt bike that was
in the back of the truck. But
Kolinoski and Randell said they
found it in the Plymouth flats
area. They became combative
with police and were placed in
handcuffs.
Kobal told police he reported
to Nanticoke police Tuesday
that his motorcycle stolen and
found Randell and Kolinoski
pushing it on East Main Street.
Kolinoski put down the motor-
cycle and told Kobal he could
have it. They argued and Kobal
put the motorcycle in the back
of his pickup truck.
As the group of people started
to leave, Kolinoski took off his
shirt and tried to start a fight.
He came towards the truck, but
Kobal told him to get away from
it. Kolinoski threatened to get a
gun and his friend Randell start-
ed honking a vehicles horn for
someone in a nearby house to
get a gun. Kolinoski did not get
a gun but retrieved a pipe and
came after the group of people.
While in custody Kolinoski
slammed his head against the
protective glass inside a Larks-
ville police cruiser with enough
force the window began to push
out. He was placed in a Ply-
mouth patrol car and Randell
was placed in the Larksville car.
Enroute to the Plymouth
police station, Kolinoski shout-
ed profanities and said he had
scabies. Officers tried to limit
their contact with his skin as he
struggled with them going into
the police station. He was
placed in a holding cell and his
handcuffs were removed. He
then slammed his head against
the cell walls and tried to smash
the cell door, saying he was
going to hurt himself to go
home.
Kolinoski also was charged
with terroristic threats, dis-
orderly conduct, simple assault,
resisting arrest and possessing a
prohibited offense weapon.
He and Randell were ar-
raigned by District Judge Do-
nald Whittaker and released on
$5,000 bail each.
POLICE BLOTTER
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state victory in the Michigan primary. He also triumphed in Arizona.
Veterans rally to support
Ron Paul for president
A
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Air Force flight surgeon Ron Paul, the
presidential contender.
After speeches and songs, the men and
women marched in formation from the
Washington Monument to the White
House. The groups members did an about-
face, turning their backs to the White
House in a symbolic gesture against the
endless string of undeclared wars and
occupations during the last two adminis-
trations.
They proceeded to stand with arms
saluted for eight minutes, observing one
second of silence for every soldier who has
committed suicide while President Obama
has been commander in chief. This was
followed by nearly 30 minutes of heads
bowed in prayer for each soldier who has
died abroad during this administration.
The emotionally charged gathering
consisted mainly of those people who
served in the Vietnam era as well as the
current global war on terrorism. The
event was led by Marine veteran Adam
Kokesh, who directly addressed Obama,
saying, We believe your policies to be
fundamentally immoral. Mr. Kokesh has
been an advocate for sensible foreign pol-
icy since he returned from Iraq in 2004.
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since 2008, noting during his opening
remarks that the congressman has consis-
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dates.
Sarah ONeill
Scranton
Writer glad that Corbett
is promoting gas drilling
I
n his state budget address, Gov. Tom
Corbett said, Our energy-producing
fields continue to generate jobs. How
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As weve seen in our area, natural gas
production has put thousands of people to
work, and its not only people directly
employed by natural gas drillers. The res-
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other businesses that are patronized by
these drilling company employees have
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tion. Without natural gas drilling, our
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shape.
Gov. Corbett has been a strong leader to
promote and support natural gas drilling,
and there are many Pennsylvanians who
are standing behind him on this issue.
Natural gas drilling has provided jobs and
boosted our economy. Im glad we have a
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East Stroudsburg
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THE NEW health reform
law is expected to create 32
million more insured Amer-
icans, according to the
Congressional Budget Of-
fice. The federal govern-
ment plans to expand Med-
icaid to low-income adults and subsidize
purchases on the health-insurance ex-
changes when it requires most Americans to
carry insurance in 2014.
However, an insurance card will not mean
much to patients without providers to care
for them.
Pennsylvania will have 808,000 more
insured residents because of reform, accord-
ing to an Urban Institute analysis.
A primary care physician is the first con-
tact for people with undiagnosed illnesses.
They include family physicians, pediat-
ricians and internal-medicine doctors. Pri-
mary care physicians share of the U.S.
health care dollar is only 7 cents. However,
primary care doctors control 80 cents of the
health care dollar by sending their patients
to hospitals, referring them to specialists
and handing out prescriptions.
The United States has the about the same
number of physicians per capita as other
industrialized nations. However, the United
States has far fewer primary care physicians
than specialists. They make up about 50
percent of the physician workforce in most
other developed nations, compared with 35
percent here.
The number of U.S. specialists per capita
has risen dramatically since 1965, while the
ratio of primary care physicians has re-
mained relatively constant. The outlook is
for more of the same: greater scarcity of
primary care and a growing supply of spe-
cialists, because they earn as much as three
times more income.
Massachusetts reformed its state health
care system in 2006, giving the nation a
glimpse of what is to come when access to
health insurance is expanded without ex-
panding the supply of primary care. The
average wait for a non-urgent appointment
with an internist rose from17 days in 2005
to 48 days in 2011. Less than half of family
physicians there are accepting new patients,
compared with 70 percent four years ago.
Massachusetts has about 108 primary care
physicians for every 100,000 residents, com-
pared with only about 85 per 100,000 in
Pennsylvania. This ultimately suggests an
even longer wait locally.
The primary care workload is expected to
increase by nearly 30 percent between 2005
and 2025. A number of factors feed this
demand, including a growing population, a
flood of baby boomers becoming Medicare
beneficiaries and acquiring medical condi-
tions as they age, and the newly insured
because of the reform law.
However, the supply of primary care phy-
sicians is expected to rise by only 2 to 7
percent. Three out of four physicians say
they already are at or over capacity. The
math screams that there will be a crisis of
health care access in the next 15 years. Ex-
pect longer waits for appointments, shorter
physician visits, greater use of non-physi-
cians for routine care and higher prices.
The United States trains about 16,000
doctors a year. The nation would have to
increase that number by 6,000 to 8,000
annually for 20 years to meet expected de-
mand.
Adding to the sense of urgency is the fact
that about one out of four Pennsylvania
physicians is age 60 or older.
About 4 percent of Pennsylvania residents
live in federally designated primary-care
shortage areas. Physicians tend to cluster in
areas where supply is already high rather
than where the need is greatest. About 80
percent of new physicians in the 1980s and
1990s did this. They like affluent areas with
well-insured patients, high-tech hospitals
and civic amenities that offer a better qual-
ity of life. These high-income enclaves are
also home to the nations healthiest people.
Most people do not want to recognize
that health care is rationed. It is done so by
lack of insurance. Health reform is expected
to rectify that, but it will exacerbate a new
form of rationing: the doctor is not in.
Steve Jacob is a veteran health-care journalist and
author of the new book Health Care in 2020:
Where Uncertain Reform, Bad Habits, Too Few
Doctors and Skyrocketing Costs Are Taking Us. He
can be reached at steve@unitedstatesofhealth.com.
Shortage of doctors could force health care rationing
COMMENTARY
S T E V E J A C O B
T
HREE REPUBLICAN
presidential candi-
dates are shamelessly
criticizing President
Barack Obama for apologizing
to the government of Afghanis-
tan for the incineration of Qu-
rans at a U.S. military base in
that country.
Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich
and Rick Santorum should be
praising the president instead,
not only because acknowledg-
ingtheoffensetoMuslimsensi-
bilities was the decent thing to
do but because it might have
prevented an even worse back-
lash than the one that has cost
four American lives so far.
That said, the violence in
which more Afghans than
Americans have beenkilled is
anominous reminder of the fra-
gility of the relationship be-
tween the United States and its
allies on the one hand, and an
Afghan populace wearied by a
decade of Western occupation
on the other. Especially shock-
ing was the execution-style
murder of two U.S. service
members assigned to the sup-
posedly secure precincts of the
Interior Ministry. Thegunman,
who is still at large, is suspect-
ed of being an Afghan police in-
telligence officer.
As tragic as it was, the shoot-
ing at the Interior Ministry is
only one incident. U.S. Ambas-
sador to Afghanistan Ryan
Crocker was right to reject the
notionthat it justifiedsuddenly
abandoning cooperation be-
tween NATO and an Afghan
government that is belatedly
taking on more responsibility
for the countrys security.
Crocker suggests that the next
step is to let things calm
down, return to a more normal
atmosphere and then get on
with business.
Someday sooner rather
than later, we hope U.S.
troops will be gone and there
will be less of an opportunity
for clashes of culture like the
conflict over the burning of the
Quran.
Los Angeles Times
OTHER OPINION: QURAN BURNING
A fragile mission
in Afghanistan
U
NDER Pennsylva-
nias prevailing wage
law, a bricklayer
working on a govern-
ment project will earn $27 an
hour compared to the normal
wage of $20 an hour. Plumbers
and roofers get paid $30 an
hour under prevailing wage,
compared to the $17 or $18 an
hour wage they typi-
cally earn.
Critics say the pre-
vailing wage is racist
in origin, having
been penned to help
protect northern la-
bor organizations
from competition
from southern black
construction work-
ers. The anachronis-
tic lawnowartificial-
ly inflates the cost of govern-
ment construction projects.
State Rep. Fred Keller, R-
Middleburg, estimates that
prevailing wage might drive up
construction costs 30 percent
in some cases. Worse, the pre-
vailing law has not been mod-
ernized since the 1960s, so
even the smallest project qual-
ifies.
Keller, in his first term, has
picked a noteworthy battle in
going after an issue of interest
to powerful labor organiza-
tions and opposed by Demo-
crats who depend on union
campaign donations. Keller
said he first took an interest in
the issue after hearing from a
municipality where officials
were flummoxed that they
would have to pay prevailing
wage for a $26,000 sewer pro-
ject. Any work over $25,000
qualifies for prevailing wage.
As a local borough manager
pointed out, it is the rare pro-
ject that does not hit $25,000.
Keller wants toraise the bar for
projects to qualify
to $185,000.
Advocates say
that the extra
money helps
working families
and trickles into
the community
through increased
spending. Prevail-
ing wage is also
meant toprovidea
level playing field
by establishing the rate so that
contractors donot wincompet-
itive bidding by hiring lower-
paid, lower-skilled workers.
Kellers approach is just one
way of addressing the inequity
in the prevailing wage law. An-
other could be to do a better
job of making sure the pay
rates truly reflect the market in
which the work is taking place.
Workers ought to be com-
pensatedonthe true prevailing
wage of the communities
where they live rather than
withinflatedpay that drives up
project costs onthe backof tax-
payers.
The Daily Item, Sunbury
OTHER OPINION: PA. WAGE LAW
Realistic pay
should prevail
Critics say the
prevailing wage is
racist in origin,
having been
penned to help
protect northern
labor
organizations
QUOTE OF THE DAY
PRASHANT SHITUT
President and InterimCEO/Impressions Media
JOSEPH BUTKIEWICZ
Vice President/Executive Editor
MARK E. JONES
Editorial Page Editor
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N E W S
MoonLake Park will be closed
on weekdays because Luzerne
Countys security department
lost six employees to recent bud-
get cuts, county Security Chief
John Robshaw said Wednesday.
Three security workers will be
laid off at the end of today, and
threepositions vacatedbyrecent
terminations and a resignation
wont be filled.
Robshawsaid he is left with18
security guards, and protecting
the county courthouse andother
buildings must take priority.
The park will be open from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays
and Sundays, starting this week-
end, he said.
Robshaw said he will attempt
toexpandhours whenthe parkis
used more heavily in the sum-
mer but cant make promises.
The news puts the upcoming
trout stockings scheduledfor the
park in limbo, according to
Bryan Bendock, assistant re-
gional supervisor for the Penn-
sylvania Fish and Boat Commis-
sion. Currently, the agency has
scheduled three stockings -- one
prior to the April 14 opening day
of trout season followed by two
more -- April 28 and May 5.
Bendock said if the county de-
cides to keep the gate closed but
allow people to walk into the
park, the agency will continue
with the scheduled stockings.
If not, the PFBC would likely
cancel Moon Lake from the
stocking schedule.
Those trout designated for
Moon Lake would go back into
the state allocation and be
stocked elsewhere, Bendock
said, adding that Moon Lake and
Lake Irena are scheduled to re-
ceive the most stockings out of
any waterway in the county.
Exeter resident Phil Russo is a
daily user of the park and said he
heard rumors that it would be
closing during the week. The
main users, he said, are anglers,
mountain bikers, model airplane
enthusiasts and walkers.
With trout season set to begin
next month and the spring
weather on the horizon, Russo
said the timing of the decision
couldnt be worse.
Russo said the ideal scenario
would have the park open seven
days a week, from sunup to sun-
down. At the very least, he said,
the county should consider hav-
ing a guard available simply to
open and close the gate to allow
daily usage.
We appreciate the countys fi-
nancial position, but theexpense
of having a guard open and close
the gate is minimal, Russo said.
The county is still in the proc-
ess of completing a master plan
outlining possible improve-
ments at the park and the esti-
mated costs.
The plan is required to obtain
future government grants for the
park. The state maycover 50per-
cent of the cost of recreational
improvements at the facility
once the master plan is complet-
ed, though it will be up to the
county to fund maintenance.
County Chief Engineer Joe
Gibbons said the park needs
costly capital improvements on
the water and electrical distribu-
tion systems, sewage treatment
plant, pool and campgrounds.
Gibbons expects a draft of the
plan in the near future, and it
may be publicly presented to ob-
tain additional feedback later
this month. .
The public is permitted to use
the park for hiking, biking, fish-
ing, cross country skiing and
other activities, though camping
and swimming remain off limits
due to budget cuts.
The 650-acre park had closed
in January 2010 because of the
countys money problems, but
thefacilityreopenedwithscaled-
back amenities that March.
Moon Lake Park will be closed weekdays
Budget cuts mean security
will not be available. Park will
still be open on weekends.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
and TOMVENESKY
jandes@timesleader.com
tvenesky@timesleader.com
ty council.
Forty of the 59 furloughed
workers are unionized, records
show.
Nine agreed to be laid off.
A few already have been fur-
loughed, but most of the layoffs
will take effect at the end of work
today. One layoff in domestic re-
lations will be enacted at the end
of the month, and the layoff of a
mapping employee wont occur
until August, the documents
show.
The prisonhas the most layoffs
18 followed by probation ser-
vices and the assessors office,
with five each.
The sheriffs department will
also lose six part-time deputies in
addition to Sheriff John Gilligan.
John Robshawwill serve as inter-
imactingsheriff inadditiontohis
current positionas county securi-
ty chief.
Register of Wills clerks Carol
Zolner and Joseph Rodgers are
on the layoff list but plan to exer-
cise their union contract right to
bump less senior employees who
have the same position in other
departments in their bargaining
unit.
Their union leader, Paula
Schnelly, of the American Feder-
ation of State, County & Munici-
pal Employees, or AFSCME, said
thebumpingprocess was delayed
by a lack of cooperation by man-
agement inone office. As a result,
two employees wont find out
theyre being laid off until today,
she said.
Im very distraught that two
peoplestill dont knowtheyrebe-
ing laid off, Schnelly said.
County Manager Robert Law-
ton said the administration will
dothe best we can toabsorbthe
loss of employees without hurt-
ingservices, thoughsomeimpact
should be expected with the loss
of that many positions.
Cuts are necessary because the
council can provide only a set
amount of funding to operate
government, he said.
If we do more of A, it means
well be doingless of B. Thats the
bottom line, he said.
We may change the way we
provide services. We may change
the time it takes to provide
them, he said.
Lawton said the administra-
tion will continue monitoring
services.
Prisonunionmembers predict-
ed safety will be compromised
with cuts in the correctional sys-
tem, and they complained about
the administrations refusal to ac-
cept the unions offer to give up 3
percent pay hikes for the rest of
the year in exchange for keeping
10 workers.
Pribula said he rejected the of-
fer because the administration
had concerns about the wording,
and he said Prison Warden Joe
Piazza was confident safety re-
quirements would be met.
Lawton said he reviewed the
matter Wednesday and will pro-
ceed with the prison union lay-
offs.
While we appreciate the
union having come forward with
an alternative proposal, unfortu-
nately we didnt have the time to
perfect it before the deadline,
Lawton said. We will continue
to be open to further discussions
with them, whatever happens.
LAYOFFS
Continued from Page 1A
Heres the list of Luzerne County
employees laid off due to budget
cuts, with those who opted for
voluntary layoff indicated, accord-
ing to information obtained from
multiple county sources:
Purchasing: David Jones, sup-
ply room clerk.
Assessors: George Kechula,
land appraisal manager; field
investigators Deborah Jones and
Jeanne Kenney; clerks Heidi Fran-
co and Gladys Reece.
Treasurer: Ann Marie Hall,
bookkeeper.
Prison: Edward Lukowski, main-
tenance supervisor (voluntary);
David Wilde, lieutenant (volun-
tary); William DeFrancesco Jr.,
lieutenant; probationary correc-
tional officers Stephan Wengen,
David Duke Jr., Raphael Rostock,
Stephen Modrow and John Ulich-
ney (these five already laid off);
Joseph Petrovich, K-9 sgt.; correc-
tional officers Charles Smith Jr.,
Ryan Cragle, Christie Carroll,
Jennifer Malak, Jonathan La-
zarchick and Melissa Yankovich;
Steven Solovey, correctional offi-
cer (voluntary); Linda Bealla,
librarian; and Mark Chappell,
maintenance.
Clerk of Courts: Lindsay McFar-
land, clerk (voluntary).
Prothonotary: Anthony Kochan-
ski, clerk (voluntary).
Sheriff: John Gilligan, sheriff;
part-time deputies Jeffrey Lewis,
Michael Lupinski, Ruddy Navarro,
Mike OBoyle, Charles Rauschkolb
and Bryan Rush.
Mapping: Christine Polomchak,
cadastral draft specialist, (layoff
wont take effect until August).
Building and Grounds: Robert
Piorkowski, custodian; Michael
Mezanko, custodian (voluntary).
Security: security officers Char-
les Fritz and Brian Travis; Edythe
Vann, security officer (voluntary).
911: Peter Gavlick, custodian;
Edward Casaldi, deputy director;
Salvatore Giamber, lead super-
visor; Elizabeth Pasquinelli, quality
assurance supervisor.
Road and Bridge: John Pipech,
supervisor (voluntary); Ron Galli,
foreman (voluntary).
Controller: Margaret Ciavarella,
auditor (already laid off); Marilyn
DeRolf, deputy controller.
Orphans Court: Thomas Killino,
custody hearing officer; John
Bellino, guardian ad litem.
Domestic Relations: Raymond
Sobota, master in support (layoff
wont take effect until end of
March).
Probation Services: probation
officers Jennifer Caso, James
DeJoseph, Jennifer Guesto, Pa-
trick Sharkey and Jonathan Veet.
Mailroom: Angela Schnelly,
clerk.
Register of Wills: clerks Carol
Zolner and Joseph Rodgers (these
layoffs will likely be swapped with
other workers because their union
has bumping rights).
L AYO F F L I S T
Onhis openingdayas Luzerne
Countys first permanent manag-
er under home rule, Robert Law-
ton revealed a glimpse of his wit
in an e-mail to county council.
Dear Council Members: Just
a quick note to let you knowthat
the dome still stands, he wrote.
Lawton told council he briefly
visited with county District At-
torney Stefanie Salavantis and
lunched with county Controller
Walter Griffith in addition to
other transition activities.
He also answered questions
about his first day and upcoming
worker layoffs for the media.
My response to each was
thus: The adopted budget as-
sumed certain cost reductions
involvinglayoffs, andwe are con-
strained by the funds available,
Lawton wrote.
He said he wanted to brief
council so you dont hear it first
in the news.
Lawton said during an inter-
view he spent much of the day
being briefed by former interim
Manager Tom Pribula about
pending issues before council
and on the horizon.
He also discussed possible im-
provements with Griffith.
I look forward to an effective
partnership with his office,
Lawton said. I have a lot of peo-
ple tosee here today. I want todo
some more drop-ins.
Griffith said Lawton is knowl-
edgeable but also a very good
listener.
Hes veryopentotryingtofig-
ure out what we can do to make
the county better, and I think
thats very important, Griffith
said, noting the manager has a
lot to digest.
The 49-year-old New York na-
tive who most recently worked
in California will oversee daily
operations and many duties pre-
viously handled by three elected
commissioners.
For now, his office will be
housed in the courthouse base-
ment, though he will evaluate
the location of all county offices
to identify a more efficient lay-
out.
He was impressed with the
historic courthouse, saying it re-
minds himof thecapital building
in Albany, where he worked for
almost 10 years.
This is very reminiscent of
that period and that monumen-
tal style of architecture. I think it
was intended to summon the
best that was inus andalso to ba-
sically tell a story, the story of
justice and the story of democra-
cy
He paused to observe a large
clock frozen in time in the mar-
ble wall at the courthouse first
floor entrance.
The first thing you see when
you come into the courthouse
doesnt work, he said.
Lawton said Pribula will re-
main on staff for the immediate
future, though he isnt prepared
to discuss future personnel ac-
tions.
I think were still working on
issues of transition. Hes beenex-
tremely helpful and providing
the benefit of his institutional
knowledge as well as his current
information, Lawton said.
Lawton said hes happy to be
here.
I met some great people al-
ready. I look forward to accom-
plishing a lot with the staff and
elected officials here, he said.
New county manager
meets with officials
Robert Lawton touches bases
with some key people, makes
observations as he starts job.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Former Luzerne County interim Manager Tom Pribula, at left,
and new permanent Manager Robert Lawton chat in the rotunda
of the Luzerne County Courthouse.
The Monkees made rock n roll
history as the band garnered a
wide American following with
love-struck hits such as Day-
dream Believer and Im a Be-
liever that endure to this day.
His publicist said Jones died
Wednesday of a heart attack af-
ter being taken to a hospital after
he complained of breathing
problems.
Born in Manchester, England,
on Dec. 30, 1945, Jones became a
child star in his native England
who appeared on television and
stage, including a heralded role
as The Artful Dodger in the
play Oliver.
He earned a Tony nomination
at 16 when he reprised that role
in the shows Broadway produc-
tion, a success that brought him
to the attention of Columbia Pic-
tures/Screen Gems Television,
which created The Monkees.
Hundreds turned out for audi-
tions, but the youngmenwhobe-
came the Monkees had no idea
what ultimately awaited them.
The Monkees was a band
clearly patterned on the Beatles
filmAHard Days Night, chron-
icling the comic trials and tribu-
lations of a rock group whose
four members lived together and
traveled to gigs in a tricked-out
car called the Monkeemobile.
Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and
Micky Dolenz starred with him.
Each part was loosely created to
resemble one of the Beatles.
At 5-feet-3 inches, Jones was
by far the shortest member of
the group a fact often made
light of on the show. But he also
was its dreamboat, mirroring
Paul McCartneys role in the
Beatles. The first single, Last
Train to Clarksville, became a
No. 1 hit. And the TV show
wouldcaught onquickly withau-
diences, featuring fast-paced,
helter-skelter comedy inspired
as much by the Marx Brothers as
the Beatles.
Carole King and Gerry Goffin
wrote Pleasant Valley Sunday,
and Neil Diamond penned Ima
Believer. Musicians who played
on their records included Billy
Preston, who later played with
the Beatles, Glen Campbell, Le-
on Russell, Ry Cooder and Neil
Young.
After two seasons, the TV se-
ries had flared out and was can-
celed after 58 episodes in the
summer of 1968. But The Mon-
kees remained a nostalgia act for
decades. And Jones maintained
that the stage was the only place
he truly felt at home.
Even today, I have an inferior-
ity complex, he told the Daily
Mail in an interview last year. I
always feel Im there at the win-
dow, looking in. Except when
Im on stage, and then I really
come alive.
After the TV show ended,
Jones continued to tour with the
other Monkees for a time, some-
times playing the drums at con-
certs whenDolenz came up front
to sing.
JONES
Continued from Page 1A
Local businessman and pro-
moter Thom Greco booked The
Monkees for their first stop on
their 1986 reunion tour at The
Woodlands.
I found Davy Jones to be a
humble guy very affable and
friendly, Greco said. The Mon-
kees had been out of the lime-
light for years and this was their
chance to get back on the road
again. They were great.
Greco said Jones, Tork and
Dolenz acted like kids. He said
they jumped on their beds in
their hotel rooms and had pillow
fights.
They were hysterical, Greco
recalled.
Greco, like Raineri and others,
was shocked to hear of Jones
passing.
I always knew him to be
health conscious, he said. He
watched what he ate, and he al-
ways worked out.
Lori Nocito, executive direc-
tor of Leadership Wilkes-Barre,
talked about Jones appearance
on Public Square.
He came to Wilkes-Barre on
May 7, 2008, to help Leadership
Wilkes-Barre promote its vision
of revitalizing the downtown
and Wilkes-Barre area.
He altered the lyrics of Im a
Believer to show his support of
the citys revitalized downtown,
singing: and then I saw this
place, now Im a believer.
Nocito said Amy Hetro was
working at the Leadership office
and had heard that Jones lived in
Pennsylvania in Beavertown,
Snyder County about two
hours away. Hetro thought it
would be great to have Jones
come to Wilkes-Barre.
We spent the day with him
and took him for lunch at Mohe-
gan Sun, Nocito said. Bobby
Soper showed himthe stables at
the racetrack and we rode
around the track. Jones was like
a kid in a candy store.
Jones gave Nocito his cell
phone number and told her to
keep in touch.
When I heard he had died, it
was like losing a friend, Nocito
said. He was very friendly, sign-
ing autographs and posing for
pictures all day and night. He
was down to earth, she said.
He was so full of life.
In 2011, Jones, Tork and Do-
lenz reunited for a 45th anniver-
sary tour. (Fourth Monkee Mike
Nesmith once again did not take
part.)
The latter part of the tour was
canceled last summer, including
scheduled performances near
Philadelphia and in the Poconos.
Raineri saidJones appearedto
be off his game during an inter-
view on Raineris weekly radio
show on WRKC-FM, the Kings
College radio station. Jones told
Raineri how much he liked
Wilkes-Barre and how he was
looking forward to racing his
horses at Mohegan Sun at Poco-
no Downs.
It was probably the worst in-
terview Ive done, Raineri said.
He (Jones) seemed like he was
in a hurry; he was distracted.
Raineri said he was expecting
to talk to a more bubbly, conge-
nial Davy Jones.
Thats the Davy Jones we all
knew, Raineri said.
HesaidJones was kindof eva-
sive when talking about The
Monkees and he offered a com-
ment that Raineri found unusu-
al.
He said at one point that he
didnt care much for The Beatles
or for any other performers,
Raineri said. Tocome ona Beat-
les showandsay that was kindof
off the wall.
Raineri said Jones was on
The EdSullivanShow withthe
cast of the Broadway musical
Oliver on the night The Beat-
les made their first appearance
on American television, and he
met John, Paul, George and Rin-
go backstage.
The thingis the Beatles loved
the Monkees, Raineri said.
They had a good relationship as
far as I know. Thats why his
comment was so bizarre.
AlanK. Stout, whohas written
about music for TheTimes Lead-
er and The Weekender, remem-
bered watching the band U2 per-
form The Monkees Daydream
Believer in 1997.
The Edge sang it and the
crowd of 70,000 went wild,
Stout recalled. Davy Jones had
a great voice for pop music, and I
guess maybe even U2 felt the
same. Its a sad day for music.
BUSINESS
Continued from Page 1A
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton introduces Davy Jones at a
rally on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre in 2008.
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
timesleader.com
T
he latest unbeaten wrestler
creating a commotion at Cough-
lin High School looks a lot like
the last one.
Little wonder, since current District
2 champion Brad Emerick and last
seasons state runner-up Josh Popple
used to be workout partners.
I wrestled him all last year, in and
out of the practice room, Emerick
said.
You could just envision Coughlins
two wrestling superheroes rolling
around through the high school halls,
out the doors and onto the pavement
attempting to pin each other all the
way up to their hometown of Bear
Creek.
He has a wrestling room at his
house, Emerick smiled. I live right
next to him.
Now, Emericks next in line to carry
Coughlins state championship dreams.
The 268-pound son of Mike and Lee
Ann Emerick worked his way into that
position by winning the District 2
Class 3A heavyweight championship
Saturday with what else? a quick
pin. He has 26 of them, most coming
within the first period, among a spar-
kling season record that stands at 36-0.
He is the only unbeaten wrestler
from the Wyoming Valley Conference
heading into this weekends Northeast
Regional Tournament at Freedom High
School in Bethlehem, where Emerick
will be the top seed in his weight class.
Which means hes the favorite.
Nobody would have predicted this
kind of run for Emerick back in Sep-
tember.
Before his junior year began, hed
never completed a full wrestling sea-
son
Hes not on peoples radar, Cough-
lin coach Steve Stahl said. Hes been
banged up every season.
Emerick broke his wrist during the
final dual match of his eighth-grade
year. He broke his jaw at the Tunk-
hannock Kiwanis Tournament during
his freshman season at Coughlin. He
broke a finger in the middle of last
year.
That string of bad breaks never
broke his spirit, though.
Ive been working for this since I
was five years old, Emerick said. This
was a major goal, undefeated season.
This mission didnt end at districts.
Emerick would love to take his per-
fect season right through regionals,
and then bring back the first PIAA
championship to Coughlins storied
wrestling program.
Popple came as close as anyone with
44 straight victories, before the expert
pinner got pinned in the 189-pound
Class 3A state championship match.
But before he went off to wrestle at
Harvard, Popple left behind a few
moves for his protg to use.
He moves great for a heavyweight,
Stahl said of Emerick. Hes tough on
top and has a major league tilt. Work-
ing out with Josh all year last year,
thats where it comes from.
Evidently, he knows pinning combi-
nations.
The combination of Coughlins dy-
namic duo in the workout room
couldnt quite bring Popple a PIAA
gold medal last year, but maybe itll get
one for Emerick this season.
Im thinking one match at a time,
Emerick cautioned. Once I get to
states, then the thought will come to
my mind.
Keep in mind it is still very early for
Emerick to be talking state title.
You really dont know where youre
at right now, Stahl said. Are you that
good, or was the competition not that
good?
The big guy has been good enough
to get Coughlin dreaming big again.
After all those years that felt so in-
complete, Emerick gets a chance to
finish what his old buddy started.
PAUL SOKOLOSKI
O P I N I O N
An unbeaten,
who is flying
under radar
Paul Sokoloski is a Times Leader sports
columnist. You may reach him at 970-7109 or
email him at psokoloski@timesleader.com.
The day was only half over, but Dave
Martin was confident in his statement.
Having just led the Misericordia
womens basketball team to a confer-
ence title as interim coach, the schools
athletic director was ready to go and
watch his mens program play for a
championship as well.
Ill tell you what, Martin said. If
our men were to win, it would be one of
the greatest days in Misericordia athlet-
ics history.
They did. And it was.
In a span of just a few hours on Sat-
urday, Misericordia captured both Free-
dom Conference basketball titles, each
team earning its first trip to the NCAA
tournament in the process.
That journey begins today as the
mens team takes its opening act to
Broadway or rather, one block away
from it to face host NYU at 7 p.m. in
Manhattan in the first round of the tour-
nament.
The women will play their opening
L O C A L C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L
Cougars teams have come a long way
Mens and womens hoops programs
hit an important milestone heading
into the NCAA tournament.
By DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com
NCAA Division III tournament
Mens first round
Misericordia at NYU, 7 p.m. today
Womens first round
Oneonta at Kings, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Misericordia at Tufts, 8 p.m. Friday
Coming tomorrow: A look at the Lady
Monarchs journey to the tourney.
U P N E X T
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Misericordia basketball players work on drills in practice on Wednesday before
leaving for New York City this morning for their NCAA tournament debut. See COUGARS, Page 6B
Fittingly, the first domino to fall for
Penn State is a quarterback.
The first recruit in the first full class
for Bill OBrien came aboard this week,
and it happens to be one of the most
highly regarded quarterbacks in the
country.
Virginia signal-caller Christian Hack-
enberg became the foundation of the
Nittany Lions class of 2013 when he
verbally committed to OBrien on Tues-
day night.
Hackenbergs pledge was first report-
ed by Lions247.
Fresh off of his stint as the offensive
coordinator and quarterbacks coach for
Tom Brady and the New England Patri-
ots, OBrien can build his new team
around a player like Hackenberg.
For a program trying to emerge from
the rubble of the Jerry Sandusky scan-
dal, Penn State was looking to make an
early splash in recruiting to get things
turned around.
Well, its absolutely huge because of
the challenge that Penn State has faced
and what theyre likely to face this
P E N N S TAT E F O O T B A L L
Lions land
verbal from
prized QB
Virginias Hackenberg, who has ties
to the region, is PSUs first recruit.
By DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com
See PSU, Page 4B
TAMPA, Fla. On the final day of
February, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Je-
ter were dragged into the first Yankees-
Red Sox stir of the
year.
A-Rod had little pa-
tience for it. Jeter
seemed bemused.
Even Eric Chavez was
asked to weigh in.
And Bobby Valen-
tine? The new Boston
manager backed off
some of the comments that started the
flap in the first place.
Valentine said Tuesday that Jeter
didnt need to make his famous flip-to-
home relay during the 2001 playoffs. He
also fondly recalled when Jason Varitek
beat up Rodriguez in 2004 during a
M L B
Yankees-Red
Sox rivalry
starting early
See RIVALRY, Page 4B
Bostons new skipper starts war of
words vs. New Yorks Jeter.
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
Valentine
EXETER During the first few min-
utes of a pressure-packed game, Scran-
ton Prep broke free for a few open bas-
kets.
Therest of thenight, NanticokeArea
made sure nothing came easy.
Using a frantic full-court defense
straight out of their old glory days, the
Trojanettes returned to glory as well
as the PIAAplayoffs by pressing Prep
to the limit Wednesday during a 45-38
District 2 Class 3A girls basketball
semifinal victory at Wyoming Area
High School.
We take a lot of pride in that, said
senior Sammy Gow, a Nanticoke Area
defensive ace and the nights leading
scorer. Defense is our pride and joy.
It showed.
Prep wriggled free
for three open looks
and found a 6-1 lead
midway through the
opening quarter. But
the Classics managed
just six more buckets
until the games final
few minutes, when the Trojans held a
commanding 14-point lead.
Thats because Gow, Brittany Sugal-
ski and Alex Bressington harassed
Scranton Preps guards most of the
night, and while they didnt often take
the ball away, the Trojans had little
trouble taking passing lanes and clean
looks away.
Even when our pressure didnt get
turnovers or steals, we try to make
them uncomfortable as best we can,
said Nanticoke Area coach Alan Yendr-
zeiwski, whose team will face either
Dallas or Honesdale in Saturdays dis-
trict final and is guaranteed a spot in
the PIAA playoffs for the first time
since 2009.
Meanwhile, the 23-2 Trojanettes
made themselves right at home in an
action-packed, fast and furious game
that featured little scoring opportunity
but plenty of dogged defense.
Scranton Prep got the best of the
early in-your-face action, fighting
through swarms of converging bodies
and flailing arms to generate a five-
point lead midway through the first
quarter. But the Trojanettes quickly re-
covered, using four points fromstar in-
side player Katie Wolfe to take a 7-6
lead into the second quarter and then
HI GH SCHOOL GI RL S BASKETBAL L
Dominant D
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Sammy Gow of Nanticoke drives to the net for two points against Scranton Prep during Wednesdays game.
Nanticoke defense slows down Prep
By PAUL SOKOLOSKI
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NANTICOKE
38
SCRANTON
PREP
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S P O R T S
MEETINGS
Lake Lehman Baseball Booster Club
will meet at 7 p.m. today at the
Harveys Lake Grotto. The agenda
will focus on upcoming and ongo-
ing fundraisers and the 2012 sea-
son.
Nanticoke Area Little League will
hold its monthly meeting at 7:30
p.m. on March 7 at Nanticoke High
School. Board Members are to
meet at 7 p.m.
Dallas Softball Booster Club will be
holding a meeting on Tuesday,
March 6th at Leggios in Dallas at
7pm. Parents of girls in grades 7th
through 12th who will be playing
this season are urged to attend.
Any questions please call Bill Kern
at 498-5991 or Brent Berger at
793-1126.
REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS
Back Mountain Little League will be
holding their final registration for
baseball and softball players
Monday from 6pm to 8pm at the
Dallas American Legion. If there
are any questions about regis-
tration, please leave a message on
the Hotline, 696-9645, and some-
one will get back to you.
Kingston Rec. Center has openings
for its Summer Softball League.
The games will be played on Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday in
the evening and Sunday in morn-
ing. League fee is $260. Coed
Leagues are Sunday afternoon
and evenings and are the same
price. The League is expected to
begin play on April 1st. For more
information call the Rec. Center at
570-287-1106.
Wilkes-Barre Girls Softball League
will hold registration on Saturday
at Rodanos on Public Square from
11a.m. to 1 p.m. For info call 822-3991
or log onto www.wbgsl.com.
Wyoming Valley Babe Ruth Teeners
League is having sign-ups on
Saturdayand Sunday from 3 p.m.
to 5 p.m. at Stanton Lanes in
Wilkes-Barre. Cost is $85 per
player. Eligible players are ages
13-18. Ages 13-15 contact Rob at
592-4236. Ages 16-18 contact Jim
at 983-9877. Any child from the
Heights contact John at 817-3555,
for further information.
South Wilkes-Barre Little League
will be holding its final scheduled
sign ups for this season onSatur-
dayfrom10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sign ups
will be held at two locations. Fir-
wood church 130 Old River Road.
and at Stanton Bowling Lanes.
Players ages 4 through 14 are
elgibale to play.Cost is $45 per
player. $60 per family for t ball
through little league. $55 or $80
for family for Junior league. There
will also be a $30 deposit for
lottery ticket fundraiser. More
information on our web site at
www.swblittleleague.com.
Swoyersville American Legion
Baseball will hold its registration
on Sunday, March 11th at Roosevelt
Field in Swoyersville. Registrations
will be for Prep Baseball, ages 12-13;
Jr. Baseball, ages 13-15 (can not
have reached age 16 before April
30th, 2012); and Sr. Baseball, ages
16-19. Anyone who resides in the
Wyoming Valley West School
District (excluding Courtdale) is
eligible to sign up regardless of
what school you attend. Birth
Certificates are required at the
time of registration.
Swoyersville Little League Baseball
and Softball ages 5 12, Jr. LL
ages 13 14, Sr. LL ages 13 16, will
hold registrations Saturday from
11am - 1pm and Wednesday from
6:30pm - 7:30pm at the Borough
building. Costs are $30 (T-Ball,
4-5), $50 players (6 16). Family
rate is $10 for each additional
child, but doesnt apply to JR or
SR LL. For more information, call
Dave at 899-3750.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Athletes for Better Education
(AFBE) will be hosting a regional
basketball tournament in the
Hazleton area March 24-25. There
will be seven age groups for both
boys and girls: U10, U12, U13, U14,
U15, U16 and U18. Each team will be
guaranteed four games. There are
a limited number of spots available
in each division, so a quick re-
sponse is advised. The deadline is
March 18. For more information or
to register, visit www.afbe.org or
contact Jason Bieber at 866-906-
2323 or e-mail jbieber@afbe.org.
Bulletin Board items will not be
accepted over the telephone. Items
may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to
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off at the Times Leader or mailed to
Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250.
BUL L E T I N BOARD L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
Today's Events
THURSDAY, MARCH1
DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A
Semifinal
Hazleton Area vs. Delaware Valley, 6 p.m. at Pitt-
ston Area H.S.
CLASS 2A
Semifinals
Meyers vs. Lakeland, 7:30 p.m. at Pittston Area
H.S.
DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 3A
Semifinal
Dallas vs. Honesdale, 7 p.m. at Valley View H.S.
CLASS A
Semifinals
Northwest vs. Old Forge, 6 p.m. at Scranton H.S.
MMI Prep vs. Forest City, 7:30 p.m. at Scranton
H.S.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NCAA Division III tournament
First round
Misericordia at NYU, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAR. 2
DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 3A
Final
Abington Heights vs. Scranton Prep, 7:30 p.m. at
Lackawanna College
CLASS A
Old Forge vs. Susquehanna, 7 p.m. at Scranton
High School
DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A
Final
Abington Heights vs. Wallenpaupack, 5:30 p.m. at
Lackawanna College
CLASS 2A, Championship
Dunmore vs. Montrose 7:45 at Carbondale High
School
Third-place game
Riverside vs. Mid Valley, 6 p.m. at Carbondale High
School
HS WRESTLING
Northeast Regional Championships: Class 2A at
Williamsport H.S.; Class 3A at Freedom H.S., Be-
thlehem
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NCAA Division III tournament
First round
SUNY Oneonta at Kings, 7:30 p.m.
Misericordia at Tufts, 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
York College at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), Noon
John Jay College of Criminal Justice at Wilkes (in
Virginia Beach), 2 p.m.
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL., TBA
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
ECAC Indoor Championships, TBA
SATURDAY, MAR. 3
DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A
Final
Semifinals winners, TBA
CLASS 2A
Final
Semifinals winners, TBA
Third-place game
Semifinals losers, TBA
DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 3A
Final
Semifinals winners, TBA
CLASS A
Final
Semifinal winners, TBA
HS WRESTLING
Northeast Regional Championships: Class 2A at
Williamsport H.S.; Class 3A at Freedom H.S., Be-
thlehem
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Franklin and Marshall College at Wilkes (in Virginia
Beach), 10 a.m.
North Carolina Wesleyan College at Wilkes (in Vir-
ginia Beach), Noon
MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL
Manchester at Wilkes (in Myrtle Beach), Noon
Danville Area Community College at Kings (in Myr-
tle Beach), 3 p.m.
Manchester College at Kings (in Myrtle Beach), 6
p.m.
Johnson & Wales University at Kings (in Myrtle
Beach), 6 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Wilkes at Sweet Briar College, 4 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Kings at Susquehanna, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL., TBA
SUNDAY, MAR. 4
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
College of New Jersey at Misericordia, 9 a.m.
Moravian at Misericordia, 11 a.m.
Randolph College at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), 2
p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL
RoanokeCollegeat Wilkes (inMyrtleBeach), 9a.m.
Alvernia at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 10 a.m.
Roanoke College at Kings (in Myrtle Beach), 12:30
p.m.
Penn State Abington at Wilkes (in Myrtle Beach),
12:30 p.m.
Catholic University of America at Kings (in Myrtle
Beach), 3 p.m.
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL, TBA
MONDAY, MAR. 5
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL
St. Vincent at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 9 a.m.
Penn State-Harrisburg at Kings (in Myrtle Beach),
9:30 a.m.
Penn State College of Technology at Kings (in Myr-
tle Beach), 11:30 a.m.
Muhlenburg at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 11
a.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL
Catholic University of America at Wilkes (in Myrtle
Beach), Noon
Roanoke College at Kings (in Myrtle Beach), 12:30
p.m.
Penn State-Harrisburg at Kings (in Myrtle Beach),
3:30 p.m.
Ursinus at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 7:30 p.m
WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE
Susquehanna at Kings (in Baltimore, Md), tba
COLLEGE TENNIS
Kings at Kissimmee, FL, TBA
W H A T S O N T V
GOLF
3 p.m.
TGC PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, first round,
at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
MEN'S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN Michigan at Illinois
ESPN2 Teams TBA
9 p.m.
ESPN Georgia at Kentucky
ESPN2 Villanova at Rutgers
WQMY, YES --- Virginia Tech at Clemson
10:30 p.m.
CSN, PLUS, ROOT Colorado at Oregon
11 p.m.
ESPN2 New Mexico St. at Nevada
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
TNT Oklahoma City at Orlando
10:30 p.m.
TNT Miami at Portland
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
CSN, PLUS2 N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia
MSG --- N.Y. Rangers at Carolina
PLUS --- New Jersey at Boston
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
11:30 a.m.
BTN Big Ten Tournament, Michigan vs. Illinois
2 p.m.
BTN Big Ten Tournament, Nebraska vs. North-
western
6 p.m.
BTN Big Ten Tournament, Minnesota vs. Wis-
consin
8:30 p.m.
BTNBig Ten Tournament, Michigan State vs. In-
diana
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLBSuspended free agent minor league LHP
Justin Dowdy 50 games for refusing to take a drug
test.
National League
ST. LOUIS CARDINALSAgreed to terms with C
Bryan Anderson, RHPMitchell Boggs, 3BMatt Car-
penter, OF Adron Chambers, RHP Maikel Cleto,
OF Allen Craig, C Tony Cruz, 2B Daniel Descalso,
RHP Brandon Dickson, RHP Chuckie Fick, LHP
SamFreeman, 3B David Freese, 2B Tyler Greene,
1B Mark Hamilton, OF Jon Jay, OF Erik Komatsu,
2BPeteKozma, RHPLanceLynn, RHPAdamOtta-
vino, RHP Adam Reifer, OF Shane Robinson, LHP
Marc Rzepczynski, RHP Fernando Salas and RHP
Eduardo Sanchez on one-year contracts.
FOOTBALL
Canadian Football League
CALGARY STAMPEDERSNamed Rick Camp-
bell defensive coordinator.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERSRe-signed OL
Andre Douglas.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNINGAssigned F Pierre-Ce-
dric Labrie, F Trevor Smith and D Evan Oberg to
Norfolk (AHL). Recalled DKeith Aulie fromNorfolk.
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERSAgreed to
terms with D Russ Sinkewich.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCARFined crewchief Chad Knaus $100,000
and suspended himalong with car chief Ron Malec
six races apiece because Jimmie Johnsons car
failed an inspection before the Daytona 500. John-
son was docked 25 points, leaving himwith a nega-
tive 23 points.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
LA GALAXYSigned G Bill Gaudette. Waived G
Nick Noble.
COLLEGE
CALDWELLNamed Jan Marco Jiras mens ten-
nis coach.
NORTHERN ARIZONAAnnounced the resigna-
tion of wide receivers coach Francis St. Paul.
RHODE ISLANDAgreed to terms with director of
athletics Thorr D. Bjorn on a three-year contract ex-
tension through June 30, 2015.
WAGNERAnnounced the retirement of womens
basketball coach Gela Mikalauskas.
H O C K E Y
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers............... 61 40 15 6 86 169 124
Pittsburgh .................... 62 36 21 5 77 198 163
Philadelphia ................ 62 34 21 7 75 203 188
New Jersey ................. 62 35 23 4 74 172 170
N.Y. Islanders.............. 63 26 28 9 61 148 187
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston.......................... 61 37 21 3 77 200 140
Ottawa.......................... 65 34 23 8 76 199 192
Toronto ........................ 63 29 27 7 65 187 195
Buffalo.......................... 62 27 27 8 62 154 180
Montreal....................... 64 24 30 10 58 164 177
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida.......................... 62 30 20 12 72 158 172
Washington................. 63 32 26 5 69 172 178
Winnipeg...................... 65 30 27 8 68 166 186
Tampa Bay................... 63 29 28 6 64 176 213
Carolina ....................... 63 24 26 13 61 166 190
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit .......................... 64 42 19 3 87 202 151
St. Louis....................... 63 39 17 7 85 161 126
Nashville...................... 64 37 20 7 81 181 165
Chicago........................ 64 33 24 7 73 193 189
Columbus .................... 63 18 38 7 43 146 212
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver ................... 64 40 16 8 88 204 156
Colorado...................... 64 33 27 4 70 168 173
Calgary ........................ 63 28 24 11 67 151 173
Minnesota.................... 63 28 26 9 65 139 167
Edmonton.................... 62 25 31 6 56 167 184
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Phoenix........................ 63 33 21 9 75 166 156
San Jose...................... 62 33 22 7 73 178 159
Dallas ........................... 63 33 26 4 70 165 171
Los Angeles ................ 64 29 23 12 70 138 137
Anaheim ...................... 63 27 26 10 64 161 178
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Tuesday's Games
Phoenix 2, Vancouver 1, SO
Ottawa 1, Boston 0
Florida 5, Toronto 3
Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
Carolina 4, Nashville 3
Detroit 5, Columbus 2
Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1
Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 0
San Jose 1, Philadelphia 0
Wednesday's Games
Pittsburgh 4, Dallas 3 SO
Chicago 5, Toronto 4
St. Louis at Edmonton, late
Buffalo at Anaheim, late
Today's Games
New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Montreal, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Florida at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Buffalo at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
NHL Leaders
Goal Scoring
Name Team........................................................GP G
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay............................ 6243
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh ................................. 5537
Phil Kessel Toronto........................................... 6231
Scott Hartnell Philadelphia .............................. 6130
James Neal Pittsburgh ..................................... 6230
Corey Perry Anaheim....................................... 6330
Radim Vrbata Phoenix...................................... 6230
Marian Gaborik NY Rangers............................ 6129
Jonathan Toews Chicago................................. 5929
Jordan Eberle Edmonton ................................. 5828
Milan Michalek Ottawa...................................... 5928
Daniel Sedin Vancouver ................................... 6228
Jason Spezza Ottawa....................................... 6428
Logan Couture San Jose.................................. 6127
Patrick Marleau San Jose................................. 6126
Matt Moulson NY Islanders .............................. 6226
Ryan Callahan NY Rangers............................. 6125
Ilya Kovalchuk New Jersey.............................. 5725
Alex Ovechkin Washington.............................. 5825
Max Pacioretty Montreal................................... 6025
Michael Ryder Dallas........................................ 6325
John Tavares NY Islanders ............................. 6225
David Clarkson New Jersey ............................ 6224
Marian Hossa Chicago ..................................... 6324
Evander Kane Winnipeg................................... 5724
Patrick Sharp Chicago...................................... 5624
Assists
Name Team........................................................GP A
Henrik Sedin Vancouver .................................. 6353
Erik Karlsson Ottawa ........................................ 6351
Claude Giroux Philadelphia............................. 5749
Joe Thornton San Jose .................................... 6144
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit ....................................... 5943
P.A. Parenteau NY Islanders........................... 6243
Jason Spezza Ottawa....................................... 6442
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh ................................. 5541
Patrik Elias New Jersey.................................... 6139
Joffrey Lupul Toronto........................................ 6239
Ray Whitney Phoenix ....................................... 6239
Brian Campbell Florida..................................... 6138
Blake Wheeler Winnipeg.................................. 6338
Marian Hossa Chicago ..................................... 6336
Patrick Kane Chicago........................................ 6436
Jason Pominville Buffalo.................................. 6236
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay............................. 5736
John Tavares NY Islanders ............................. 6236
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit ................................. 6336
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim...................................... 6335
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles ............................... 6335
Ilya Kovalchuk New Jersey.............................. 5735
Daniel Sedin Vancouver ................................... 6235
David Desharnais Montreal ............................. 6334
Loui Eriksson Dallas ......................................... 6334
Phil Kessel Toronto........................................... 6234
Ryan OReilly Colorado.................................... 6334
Teemu Selanne Anaheim ................................ 6334
Game Winning Goals
Name Team.....................................................GPGW
Johan Franzen Detroit .................................... 63 10
Radim Vrbata Phoenix.................................... 62 10
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay ......................... 62 9
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh............................... 55 8
Patrick Marleau San Jose .............................. 61 8
Ryan Callahan NY Rangers........................... 61 7
Taylor Hall Edmonton..................................... 52 7
Brad Richards NY Rangers........................... 61 7
John Tavares NY Islanders........................... 62 7
Dustin Brown Los Angeles ............................ 63 6
Alexandre Burrows Vancouver ..................... 61 6
Marian Gaborik NY Rangers ......................... 61 6
Bryan Little Winnipeg ..................................... 57 6
Patrick Sharp Chicago.................................... 56 6
Viktor Stalberg Chicago................................. 61 6
Shots
Name Team.....................................................GP S
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh............................... 55254
James Neal Pittsburgh................................... 62253
Rick Nash Columbus...................................... 62236
Corey Perry Anaheim..................................... 63231
Ilya Kovalchuk New Jersey ........................... 57229
John Tavares NY Islanders ........................... 62228
Zach Parise New Jersey................................ 62224
Phil Kessel Toronto ........................................ 62219
Alex Ovechkin Washington ........................... 58219
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay.......................... 62219
Evander Kane Winnipeg................................. 57215
Marian Gaborik NY Rangers.......................... 61211
Max Pacioretty Montreal ................................ 60211
Patrick Sharp Chicago.................................... 56211
Eric Staal Carolina.......................................... 62211
Shooting Percentage
Name Team......................................GP G SPCTG
Curtis Glencross Calgary ............... 4819 78 24.4
Jiri Hudler Detroit............................. 6220 88 22.7
Sergei Kostitsyn Nashville ............. 5715 67 22.4
Jordan Staal Pittsburgh .................. 4221 96 21.9
Jordan Eberle Edmonton ............... 5828142 19.7
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay.......... 6243219 19.6
Nathan Horton Boston..................... 4617 90 18.9
David Jones Colorado .................... 5415 80 18.8
Milan Lucic Boston .......................... 5921112 18.8
Dainius Zubrus New Jersey........... 6215 80 18.8
Brad Marchand Boston................... 5422119 18.5
Dave Bolland Chicago .................... 6017 94 18.1
Valtteri Filppula Detroit ................... 6218100 18.0
Eric Nystrom Dallas ........................ 5816 89 18.0
NHL Streaks
Goals in Consecutive Games
GM Player .................. Team From ToG
6 Scott Hartnell ......... Philadelphia Dec 2Dec 13 6
6 Patric Hornqvist...... Nashville Oct 27 Nov 8 7
6 Evgeni Malkin......... Pittsburgh Jan 13 Jan 22 9
5 Sean Couturier....... Philadelphia Jan 8 Jan 17 5
5 Marian Gaborik ...... NY RangersDec 17Dec 26 7
5 Marian Hossa......... Chicago Oct 13 Oct 25 5
5 Ryan Kesler ............ Vancouver Jan 31 Feb 9 5
5 Milan Lucic.............. Boston Oct 29Nov 10 6
5 Matt Moulson..........NY IslandersNov 26 Dec 6 8
5 Matt Read ............... PhiladelphiaNov 13Nov 21 6
5 Mike Richards ........ Los AngelesNov 16Nov 23 6
5 Michael Ryder ........ DallasDec 16Dec 26 5
5 Steven Stamkos..... Tampa BayDec 27 Jan 5 8
Assists in Consecutive Games
GM Player................. Team From To A
8 Martin St. Louis .... Tampa Bay Jan 13 Feb 210
7 Ryan Getzlaf ......... AnaheimNov 16Nov 30 9
7 Erik Karlsson......... OttawaFeb 11Feb 2611
7 Eric Staal ............... CarolinaFeb 10Feb 25 7
6 Jamie Benn ........... DallasDec 15Dec 26 6
6 Dustin Byfuglien ... WinnipegFeb 16Feb 25 9
6 David Desharnais. Montreal Feb 9Feb 19 7
6 Mikhail Grabovski. Toronto Jan 23 Feb 6 9
6 Tomas Kaberle..... Montreal Dec 6Dec 17 9
6 Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Jan 13 Jan 24 7
6 Evgeni Malkin ....... PittsburghDec 16Dec 2910
6 Zach Parise........... New JerseyNov 26 Dec 8 6
6 Jason Spezza....... Ottawa Dec 8Dec 20 9
6 John Tavares........NY IslandersDec 29 Jan 10 9
Points in Consecutive Games
GM Player ............... Team From ToPts
12 John Tavares ....NY IslandersDec 29 Jan 21 21
11 David Krejci ....... BostonDec 17 Jan 14 16
9 Marian Hossa ...... Chicago Jan 8 Jan 24 11
9 Mikko Koivu ......... Minnesota Dec 4Dec 29 12
9 Evgeni Malkin...... Pittsburgh Dec 8Dec 29 19
9 Alex Pietrangelo.. St Louis Jan 3 Jan 21 13
9 Teemu Selanne... Anaheim Dec 2Dec 19 13
9 Patrick Sharp ....... ChicagoNov 29Dec 18 13
9 Jason Spezza...... Ottawa Feb 7Feb 26 20
9 Martin St. Louis ... Tampa Bay Jan 13 Feb 4 16
9 Jiri Tlusty.............. Carolina Feb 2Feb 23 10
9 Justin Williams..... Los Angeles Jan 9 Feb 1 11
American Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
St. Johns .............. 54 33 14 5 2 73 177 155
Manchester ........... 59 29 27 0 3 61 153 171
Worcester.............. 54 24 20 4 6 58 141 146
Providence............ 57 26 25 3 3 58 142 160
Portland ................. 56 25 25 3 3 56 157 188
East Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Norfolk ................... 57 36 18 1 2 75 202 155
Penguins.............. 57 32 18 2 5 71 183 172
Hershey................. 56 29 18 4 5 67 191 169
Syracuse............... 55 22 25 4 4 52 172 180
Binghamton........... 56 22 30 2 2 48 153 179
Northeast Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bridgeport ............. 54 30 18 3 3 66 164 148
Connecticut........... 56 28 18 5 5 66 167 155
Albany.................... 55 26 21 5 3 60 142 158
Springfield............. 56 27 25 2 2 58 162 169
Adirondack............ 55 26 26 2 1 55 150 159
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Charlotte................ 56 31 19 2 4 68 160 150
Chicago................. 55 30 20 2 3 65 156 140
Peoria .................... 57 30 24 2 1 63 170 158
Milwaukee ............. 54 28 22 2 2 60 152 142
Rockford................ 56 24 26 2 4 54 157 182
North Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Toronto.................. 56 31 19 4 2 68 167 136
Rochester.............. 56 26 21 6 3 61 164 168
Lake Erie............... 57 27 25 2 3 59 141 164
Grand Rapids........ 53 23 21 5 4 55 171 170
Hamilton ................ 55 25 25 1 4 55 141 168
West Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Oklahoma City...... 55 35 15 2 3 75 161 121
Houston................. 55 26 17 3 9 64 150 149
Abbotsford ............ 55 29 21 3 2 63 133 140
San Antonio .......... 56 30 23 2 1 63 142 153
Texas..................... 55 24 27 2 2 52 163 179
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point
for an overtime or shootout loss.
Tuesday's Games
Connecticut 2, Worcester 1, SO
Binghamton 5, St. Johns 1
Wednesday's Games
Norfolk 2, Hershey 1
Toronto 4, Hamilton 2
San Antonio 2, Chicago 1
Milwaukee 3, Peoria 2
Abbotsford 2, Rockford 2, tie OT
Today's Games
No games scheduled
Friday's Games
Rochester at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Albany, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Portland, 7 p.m.
Adirondack at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Springfield at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m.
Lake Erie at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Rockford at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Peoria, 8 p.m.
Texas at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
B A S K E T B A L L
National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia ................. 21 14 .600
New York...................... 17 18 .486 4
Boston........................... 16 17 .485 4
New Jersey .................. 11 25 .306 10
1
2
Toronto ......................... 10 24 .294 10
1
2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami .............................. 27 7 .794
Orlando........................... 22 13 .629 5
1
2
Atlanta............................. 20 14 .588 7
Washington.................... 7 27 .206 20
Charlotte ........................ 4 28 .125 22
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago.......................... 28 8 .778
Indiana............................ 22 12 .647 5
Milwaukee...................... 14 20 .412 13
Cleveland ....................... 13 19 .406 13
Detroit ............................. 11 25 .306 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio ................... 24 10 .706
Dallas.............................. 21 14 .600 3
1
2
Houston.......................... 21 14 .600 3
1
2
Memphis ........................ 19 15 .559 5
New Orleans.................. 8 26 .235 16
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City ............. 27 7 .794
Portland......................... 18 16 .529 9
Denver .......................... 18 17 .514 9
1
2
Minnesota..................... 17 17 .500 10
Utah............................... 15 18 .455 11
1
2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers.................. 20 11 .645
L.A. Lakers..................... 20 14 .588 1
1
2
Golden State.................. 13 18 .419 7
Phoenix .......................... 14 20 .412 7
1
2
Sacramento ................... 12 22 .353 9
1
2
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Boston 86, Cleveland 83
Indiana 102, Golden State 78
Philadelphia 97, Detroit 68
Chicago 99, New Orleans 95
Houston 88, Toronto 85
Milwaukee 119, Washington 118
New Jersey 93, Dallas 92
Sacramento 103, Utah 96
Minnesota 109, L.A. Clippers 97
Wednesday's Games
Orlando 102, Washington 95
Oklahoma City 92, Philadelphia 88
Golden State 85, Atlanta 82
Boston 102, Milwaukee 96
Detroit 109, charlotte 94
New York 120, Cleveland 103
Toronto 95, New Orleans 84
Memphis 96, Dallas 85
Portland at Denver, late
Houston at Utah, late
Chicago at San Antonio, late
Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, late
Today's Games
Oklahoma City at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Miami at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
NBA INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Bryant, LAL ................ 34 351 217 966 28.4
Durant, OKC.............. 34 343 204 948 27.9
James, MIA................ 33 326 225 903 27.4
Love, MIN................... 32 258 234 799 25.0
Westbrook, OKC....... 34 303 166 799 23.5
Ellis, GOL................... 29 239 133 651 22.4
Aldridge, POR........... 32 289 134 713 22.3
D. Williams, NJN....... 34 253 168 756 22.2
Griffin, LAC................ 31 272 118 663 21.4
Howard, ORL............. 35 258 186 702 20.1
Nowitzki, DAL............ 30 214 134 587 19.6
Parker, SAN............... 33 241 149 639 19.4
Lee, GOL.................... 29 232 95 559 19.3
Jefferson, UTA.......... 29 242 70 554 19.1
Gay, MEM.................. 34 261 92 642 18.9
Bosh, MIA .................. 34 241 138 627 18.4
Jennings, MIL............ 33 225 88 606 18.4
Irving, CLE................. 28 189 96 508 18.1
Granger, IND............. 31 182 135 558 18.0
Martin, HOU............... 32 193 124 576 18.0
FG Percentage
FG FGA PCT
Chandler, NYK............................ 137 195 .703
Pekovic, MIN............................... 126 216 .583
Gortat, PHX................................. 230 410 .561
Howard, ORL .............................. 258 466 .554
James, MIA ................................. 326 596 .547
Bynum, LAL................................. 196 360 .544
Nash, PHX................................... 168 310 .542
Griffin, LAC.................................. 272 505 .539
Boozer, CHI................................. 247 459 .538
McGee, WAS.............................. 174 327 .532
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Howard, ORL.......... 35 126 408 534 15.3
Love, MIN................ 32 132 317 449 14.0
Bynum, LAL ............ 30 103 280 383 12.8
Griffin, LAC ............. 31 102 250 352 11.4
Cousins, SAC......... 32 145 218 363 11.3
Gasol, LAL .............. 34 106 255 361 10.6
Humphries, NJN..... 32 123 214 337 10.5
Gortat, PHX............. 34 90 265 355 10.4
Gasol, MEM............ 34 73 269 342 10.1
Noah, CHI ............... 34 125 212 337 9.9
Assists
G AST AVG
Nash, PHX..................................... 31 339 10.9
Rondo, BOS.................................. 22 210 9.5
Calderon, TOR.............................. 33 295 8.9
Paul, LAC....................................... 26 223 8.6
Rubio, MIN..................................... 34 284 8.4
D. Williams, NJN........................... 34 278 8.2
Parker, SAN................................... 33 266 8.1
Rose, CHI ...................................... 25 192 7.7
Lowry, HOU................................... 32 244 7.6
Wall, WAS...................................... 33 251 7.6
Men's College Basketball
College Basketball Schedule
Today's Games
EAST
Villanova at Rutgers, 9 p.m.
SOUTH
NC Central at Hampton, 7 p.m.
Florida St. at Virginia, 7 p.m.
Coppin St. at Bethune-Cookman, 7:30 p.m.
SC State at Delaware St., 7:30 p.m.
Morgan St. at Florida A&M, 7:30 p.m.
Savannah St. at Md.-Eastern Shore, 7:30 p.m.
Texas Southern at Alcorn St., 8 p.m.
Norfolk St. at NC A&T, 8 p.m.
Jackson St. at Alabama A&M, 8:30 p.m.
Grambling St. at Alabama St., 8:30 p.m.
Prairie View at Southern U., 8:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Clemson, 9 p.m.
Georgia at Kentucky, 9 p.m.
MIDWEST
Michigan at Illinois, 7 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
San Diego St. at TCU, 7 p.m.
MVSU at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 8:30 p.m.
FAR WEST
UC Davis at Cal Poly, 10 p.m.
Utah St. at San Jose St., 10 p.m.
Pacific at UC Santa Barbara, 10 p.m.
Colorado at Oregon, 10:30 p.m.
Utah at Oregon St., 10:30 p.m.
Washington at Southern Cal, 10:30 p.m.
Washington St. at UCLA, 10:30 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Fresno St., 11 p.m.
New Mexico St. at Nevada, 11 p.m.
Idaho at Hawaii, Mid
TOURNAMENTS
America East Conference first round, at Hartford,
Conn.
Atlantic Sun Conference first round, at Macon, Ga.
Big South Conference semifinals, at Asheville, N.C.
Missouri Valley Conference first round, at St. Louis
Northeast Conference first round, at campus sites
Ohio Valley Conference second round, at Nash-
ville, Tenn.
West Coast Conference second round, at Las Ve-
gas
Women's College Basketball
Women's College Basketball Schedule
Today's Games
SOUTH
Texas Southern at Alcorn St., 3 p.m.
Coppin St. at Bethune-Cookman, 5:30 p.m.
S.C. State at Delaware St., 5:30 p.m.
Morgan St. at Florida A&M, 5:30 p.m.
Savannah St. at Md.-Eastern Shore, 5:30 p.m.
Hampton at N.C. Central, 5:30 p.m.
Norfolk St. at N.C. A&T, 6 p.m.
Jackson St. at Alabama A&M, 6:30 p.m.
Grambling St. at Alabama St., 6:30 p.m.
Prairie View at Southern U., 6:30 p.m.
S. Miss at East Carolina, 7 p.m.
Marshall at UCF, 7 p.m.
Houston at Tulane, 8 p.m.
UTEP at UAB, 8 p.m.
MIDWEST
Detroit at Butler, 7 p.m.
Illinois St. at Evansville, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Ill.-Chicago, 8 p.m.
Green Bay at Loyola of Chicago, 8 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at South Dakota, 8 p.m.
Indiana St. at S. Illinois, 8 p.m.
N. Iowa at Missouri St., 8:05 p.m.
Wright St. at Valparaiso, 8:05 p.m.
Bradley at Wichita St., 8:05 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
MVSU at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 6:30 p.m.
Memphis at Rice, 8 p.m.
SMU at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
New Mexico St. at Nevada, 3 p.m.
Oregon at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Fresno St., 9 p.m.
San Jose St. at Idaho, 9 p.m.
Oregon St. at Utah, 9 p.m.
Hawaii at Utah St., 9 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at Pacific, 10 p.m.
Montana at Portland St., 10 p.m.
Cal Poly at UC Davis, 10 p.m.
UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m.
Southern Cal at Washington, 10 p.m.
UCLA at Washington St., 10 p.m.
TOURNAMENTS
America East Conference first round, at Hartford,
Conn.
Atlantic Coast Conference first round, at Greensbo-
ro, N.C.
Atlantic Sun Conference first round, at Macon, Ga.
Big Ten Conference first round, at Indianapolis
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference first round, at
Springfield, Mass.
Ohio Valley Conference second round at Nashville,
Tenn.
Patriot League first round, at campus sites
Southeastern Conference first round, at Nashville,
Tenn.
West Coast Conference second round at Las Ve-
gas
N A S C A R
Sprint Cup
Daytona 500 Results
Monday
At Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 202 laps, 100.9 rating, 47
points.
2. (5) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 202, 99.5, 42.
3. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 202, 126.2, 42.
4. (31) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 202, 124.7, 42.
5. (9) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 202, 117.7, 40.
6. (37) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 202, 90.4, 39.
7. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 202, 83, 37.
8. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 202, 81.1, 36.
9. (12) Joey Logano, Toyota, 202, 104.4, 36.
10. (22) Mark Martin, Toyota, 202, 90.5, 35.
11. (30) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 202, 91.6, 33.
12. (26) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 202, 106.7, 33.
13. (7) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 202, 93.8, 31.
14. (32) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 202, 67.2, 30.
15. (24) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 202, 70.2, 30.
16. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 202, 82.6, 29.
17. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 202, 80.2, 27.
18. (43) Terry Labonte, Ford, 202, 63.6, 27.
19. (41) Tony Raines, Ford, 202, 51.8, 25.
20. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 202, 64.9, 0.
21. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 202, 64.5, 23.
22. (39) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 202, 59.2, 22.
23. (33) David Gilliland, Ford, 201, 59.7, 21.
24. (6) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 79, 21.
25. (36) Casey Mears, Ford, 199, 64, 19.
26. (38) David Reutimann, Toyota, accident, 196,
67.1, 18.
27. (10) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 196, 53.1, 0.
28. (34) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 194, 37.5, 0.
29. (20) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 189,
68.4, 15.
30. (11) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189, 52.4, 14.
31. (19) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, accident, 188,
63.6, 13.
32. (23) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, accident, 187,
73.3, 12.
33. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 187, 72.8, 11.
34. (15) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 177, 45.1, 10.
35. (40) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 164, 37.6, 0.
36. (35) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, accident,
159, 53.9, 8.
37. (42) David Stremme, Toyota, engine, 156, 48.2,
7.
38. (29) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 138, 34.9, 0.
39. (28) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 113, 26.7, 5.
40. (16) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, engine, 81, 67.9, 5.
41. (17) Robby Gordon, Dodge, engine, 25, 30.5, 3.
42. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 1,
28.3, 2.
43. (25) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 1, 25.9, 1.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.256 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 2 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.210 seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 42 laps.
Lead Changes: 25 among 13 drivers.
Lap Leaders: G.Biffle 1-9;R.Smith 10-11;G.Biffle
12-14;P.Menard 15-16;D.Hamlin 17-40;J.Burton
41-57;J.Gordon 58;T.Stewart 59-60;J.Burton
61-67;G.Biffle 68-76;M.Truex Jr. 77-81;G.Biffle
82;T.Labonte 83-85;G.Biffle 86-99;M.Truex Jr.
100-101;D.Hamlin 102-129;G.Biffle 130;M.Martin
131-132;G.Biffle 133-138;D.Hamlin
139-143;J.Logano 144-145;M.Kenseth
146-157;G.Biffle 158;D.Blaney 159-164;M.Kenseth
165-202.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):
D.Hamlin, 3 times for 57 laps;M.Kenseth, 2 times
for 50 laps;G.Biffle, 8 times for 44 laps;J.Burton, 2
times for 24 laps;M.Truex Jr., 2 times for 7 laps;D-
.Blaney, 1 time for 6 laps;T.Labonte, 1 time for 3
laps;P.Menard, 1timefor 2laps;J.Logano, 1timefor
2 laps;M.Martin, 1 time for 2 laps;T.Stewart, 1 time
for 2laps;R.Smith, 1timefor 2laps;J.Gordon, 1time
for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. M.Kenseth, 47;2. D.Earnhardt
Jr., 42;3. G.Biffle, 42;4. D.Hamlin, 42;5. J.Burton,
40;6. P.Menard, 39;7. K.Harvick, 37;8. C.Edwards,
36;9. J.Logano, 36;10. M.Martin, 35;11. C.Bowyer,
33;12. M.Truex Jr., 33.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories:
Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running
Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under
Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Fin-
ish.
Sprint Cup Points Leaders
1. Matt Kenseth, 47.
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 42.
3. Greg Biffle, 42.
4. Denny Hamlin, 42.
5. Jeff Burton, 40.
6. Paul Menard, 39.
7. Kevin Harvick, 37.
8. Carl Edwards, 36.
9. Joey Logano, 36.
10. Mark Martin, 35.
11. Clint Bowyer, 33.
12. Martin Truex Jr., 33.
13. Marcos Ambrose, 31.
14. Bobby Labonte, 30.
15. Dave Blaney, 30.
16. Tony Stewart, 29.
17. Kyle Busch, 27.
18. Terry Labonte, 27.
19. Tony Raines, 25.
20. Ryan Newman, 23.
21. Landon Cassill, 22.
22. David Gilliland, 21.
23. Regan Smith, 21.
24. Casey Mears, 19.
25. David Reutimann, 18.
26. Kasey Kahne, 15.
27. Michael McDowell, 14.
28. Jamie McMurray, 13.
29. Brad Keselowski, 12.
30. Aric Almirola, 11.
31. A J Allmendinger, 10.
32. Juan Pablo Montoya, 8.
33. David Stremme, 7.
34. Kurt Busch, 5.
35. Jeff Gordon, 5.
36. Robby Gordon, 3.
37. Jimmie Johnson, 2.
38. David Ragan, 1.
Sprint Cup Money Leaders
1. Matt Kenseth, $1,667,138
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,165,925
3. Greg Biffle, $877,276
4. Denny Hamlin, $770,891
5. Jeff Burton, $626,300
6. Martin Truex Jr., $585,165
7. Kyle Busch, $566,584
8. Tony Stewart, $529,550
9. Carl Edwards, $470,216
10. Paul Menard, $469,680
11. Kevin Harvick, $460,511
12. Marcos Ambrose, $432,383
13. Clint Bowyer, $404,065
14. Ryan Newman, $403,459
15. Joey Logano, $401,401
16. Jimmie Johnson, $397,387
17. Brad Keselowski, $392,195
18. A J Allmendinger, $388,075
19. Jeff Gordon, $375,787
20. Jamie McMurray, $375,308
21. Regan Smith, $374,134
22. Juan Pablo Montoya, $372,691
23. Kasey Kahne, $358,176
24. Bobby Labonte, $356,209
25. Mark Martin, $348,451
26. Aric Almirola, $345,036
27. Landon Cassill, $343,670
28. Elliott Sadler, $337,501
29. David Reutimann, $334,098
30. Kurt Busch, $333,001
31. David Gilliland, $332,958
32. Casey Mears, $329,684
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $328,425
34. Dave Blaney, $321,626
35. Michael McDowell, $318,500
36. Tony Raines, $317,576
37. Terry Labonte, $316,050
38. Joe Nemechek, $312,351
39. David Ragan, $307,742
40. Trevor Bayne, $307,325
41. David Stremme, $306,000
42. Danica Patrick, $305,740
43. Robby Gordon, $292,350
44. Michael Waltrip, $38,982
45. Robert Richardson Jr., $24,913
46. Bill Elliott, $24,888
47. Kenny Wallace, $24,838
48. J.J. Yeley, $24,738
49. Mike Wallace, $23,900
B A S E B A L L
Major League Baseball
Baseball Calendar
March2Mandatory reportingdatefor teams other
than Oakland and Seattle.
March 2-11 Teams may renew contracts of un-
signed players.
March 19 Last day to place a player on uncondi-
tional release waivers and pay 30 days termination
pay instead of 45 days.
March 28-29 Seattle vs. Oakland at Tokyo.
April 2 Last day to request unconditional release
waivers on a player without having to pay his full
2012 salary.
April 4 Opening day, St. Louis at Miami. Active
rosters reduced to 25 players.
May 16-17 Owners meetings, New York.
June 4 Amateur draft.
July 10 All-Star game, Kansas City, Mo.
July 13 Deadline for amateur draft picks to sign.
July 22 Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown,
N.Y.
July 31 Last day to trade a player without securi-
ng waivers.
Sept. 1 Active rosters expand to 40 players.
November TBA Deadline for teams to make
qualifying offers to their eligible former players who
became free agents, fifth day after World Series.
November TBA Deadline for free agents to ac-
cept qualifying offers, 12th day after World Series.
Dec. 2 Last day for teams to offer 2013 contracts
to unsigned players.
Dec. 3-6 Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn.
BUILDING TRUST
Due to a transmission error,
Americas Line by Roxy Roxbor-
ough was unable to be run by the
Times Leader.
Wednesday's College Baseball Scores
SOUTH
Barton 7, Lenior-Rhyne 5
Concordia, Mich. at Georgetown, Ky., ppd.
Emory & Henry at Maryville, Tenn., ppd.
Ferrum 9, Alma 6
Harris-Stowe at Union, Tenn., ppd.
Lenoir-Rhyne 13, Barton 4
Presbyterian 8, Wofford 5
Trevecca Nazarene at Asbury, ppd.
T E N N I S
ATP World Tour
Dubai Duty Free Championships Results
Tuesday
At Dubai Tennis Stadium
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Purse: $2.31 million (WT500)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Michael Berrer, Ger-
many, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Omar Awadhy,
United Arab Emirates, 6-1, 6-2.
Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, def. Nikolay Davy-
denko, Russia, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4), France, def. Marcos Bagh-
datis, Cyprus, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Flavio Cipolla, Italy, def. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, 6-2,
7-5.
Janko Tipsarevic (7), Serbia, def. Igor Kunitsyn,
Russia, 6-2, 6-2.
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Richard Gasquet,
France, 6-3, retired.
Tomas Berdych(5), CzechRepublic, def. Benjamin
Becker, Germany, 6-2, 6-2.
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Nicolas Mahut,
France, 6-4, 6-4.
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Michael Llo-
dra, France, 6-0, 7-6 (6).
Juan Martin del Potro (8), Argentina, def. Alexandr
Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Doubles
First Round
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, United States, def.
Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram, United States, 6-3,
7-5.
Julian Knowle and Alexander Peya, Austria, def.
Mohammad Ghareeb and Abdullah Maqdas, Ku-
wait, 6-4, 6-1.
Wednesday's College Basketball
EAST
Boston College 56, Georgia Tech 52
La Salle 60, George Washington 56
Pittsburgh 89, St. Johns 69
Rhode Island 78, Fordham 58
St. Bonaventure 98, Saint Josephs 93, 2OT
Temple 90, UMass 88, OT
B O X I N G
Fight Schedule
March 2
At Chonburi, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
vs. Sonny Boy Jaro, 12, for Wonjongkams WBCfly-
weight title.
At Hollywood, Fla. (ESPN2), Joan Guzman vs. Je-
sus Pabon, 10, junior welterweights; Ed Paredes
vs. Cosme Rivera, 10, welterweights.
March 3
At Duesseldorf, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko vs.
Jean-Marc Mormeck, 12, for Klitschkos WBA Su-
per World-IBF-WBO-IBO heavyweight titles.
At the Woodland (Calif.) Community Center, Vicen-
te Escobedo vs. Lonnie Smith, 10, for the vacant
NABO Junior Lightweight Title.
March 7
At Hobart, Australia, Daniel Geale vs. Osumanu
Adama, 12, for Geales IBF middleweight title; Billy
Dib vs. Eduardo Escobedo, 12, for Dibs IBF feath-
erweight title; Kali Meehan vs. Travis Walker, 12,
heavyweights.
March 10
At Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Ri-
co (SHO), Orlando Salido vs. Juan Manuel Lopez,
12, for Salidos WBOfeatherweight title; Miguel An-
gel Garcia vs. Bernabe Concepcion, 12, feather-
weights.
March 16
At Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, Calif.
(ESPN2), Kendall Holt vs. TimColeman, 10, welter-
weights.
At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif.,
Omar Figueroa Jr. vs. Ramon Ayala, 10, for Figue-
roas WBO Intercontinental Youth lightweight title.
March 17
At Madison Square Garden, NewYork (HBO), Ser-
gio Gabriel Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin, 12, mid-
dleweights; Donovan George vs. Edwin Rodriguez,
10, super middleweights; Magomed Abdusalamov
vs. Jason Pettway, 10, heavyweights.
At Cancun, Mexico, Roman Gonzalez vs. Raul Gar-
cia, 12, for Gonzalezs WBA World flyweight title.
At Los Mochis, Mexico, Antonio DeMarco vs. Mi-
guel Roman, 12, for Demarcos WBC lightweight ti-
tle.
March 23
At Tucson, Ariz. (SHO), Diego Magdaleno vs. Mi-
guel Beltran, 10, for Magdalenos NABF super
featherweight title.
March 24
At Johannesburg, South Africa, Nkosinathi Joyi vs.
Katsunari Takayama, 12, for IBF minimumweight ti-
tle; Takalani Ndlovu vs. Jeffrey Mathebula, 12, for
Ndlovus IBF super bantamweight title.
At Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, N.Y.
(NBCSN), Zab Judah vs. Vernon Paris, 12, junior
welterweights; Sergei Liakhovich vs. Bryant Jen-
nings, 10, heavyweights.
At Atlantic City, N.J., Mariusz Wach vs. Tye Fields,
12, for Wachs WBCInternational heavyweight title;
David Price vs. Josue Blocus, 12, heavyweights.
At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Victor
Cayo vs. Nate Campbell, 10, junior welterweights.
At Reliant Arena, Houston (HBO), Erik Morales vs.
Danny Garcia, 12, for Moraless WBCjunior welter-
weight title; James Kirkland Vs. Carlos Molina, 12,
junior middleweights.
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
GOLF
Woods confronts reporter
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.
Tiger Woods had a terse exchange with
a reporter over excerpts from former
swing coach Hank Haneys book.
The volley ended with Woods refus-
ing to answer the question, staring him
down for five seconds and saying sar-
castically, Have a
good day.
The topic Wednes-
day at the Honda
Classic was Haneys
contention that
Woods seriously
thought about becom-
ing a Navy SEAL at
the peak of his career.
And so began a bumpy road to the
Masters for Woods, who has gone more
than two years without winning on the
PGA Tour. If the book didnt get under
his skin, there were 10 questions relat-
ed to his putting. Woods is coming off a
second-round loss in the Match Play
Championship when he missed a 5-foot
putt on the last hole.
NFL
Steelers will release Ward
PITTSBURGH The Steelers will
release wide receiver Hines Ward.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, who
holds franchise records for receptions,
receiving yards and receiving touch-
downs, Ward, 35, has spent all of his 14
NFL seasons with Pittsburgh.
We had a conversation today with
Hines Ward and informed him that we
plan to release him of his contract prior
to the start of the 2012 NFL calendar
year, Steelers President Art Rooney II
said in a statement on the teams web-
site. Hines has been an integral part of
our success since we drafted him in
1998 and we will forever be grateful for
what he has helped us achieve.
Ward was the MVP of Super Bowl in
2006 after leading the Steelers to a
21-10 victory over the Seattle Sea-
hawks. He posted a game-high 123
receiving yards on five receptions with
one touchdown.
He has meant so much to this orga-
nization, both on and off the field,
Rooney said, and we appreciate his
efforts over the past 14 years. Hines
accomplishments are numerous, and
he will always be thought of as one of
the all-time great Steelers. We wish
him nothing but the best.
SOCCER
Americans top Italy
GENOA, Italy The United States
stunned Italy on Wednesday as Clint
Dempseys second-half goal gave the
Americans their first ever victory over
the Azzurri in 11 meetings.
Dempsey became only the fourth
American to score against Italy when
he fired past Gianluigi Buffon in the
55th minute, and the U.S. clung on for
a memorable win in the friendly in-
ternational.
It is Jurgen Klinsmanns fifth victory
in 10 games as U.S. coach and will also
serve as personal revenge for the for-
mer Germany great after losing the
2006 World Cup semifinal to eventual
champion Italy when in charge of the
German national team.
Italy almost snatched a draw in stop-
page time when Riccardo Montolivos
effort flashed past the right upright. It
is the Azzurris first defeat in Genoa
since 1924.
U.S. opens with 5-0 win
Alex Morgan scored two goals, Abby
Wambach, Carli Lloyd and Sydney
Leroux had one apiece, and the United
States opened defense of its Algarve
Cup title with a 5-0 win over Denmark
on Tuesday night.
Seeking their ninth Algarve Cup title
and third in a row, the Americans went
ahead on a goal by Morgan in the 21st
minute in Lagos, Portugal. Wambach
doubled the lead in the 44th with her
132nd international goal, second only
to Mia Hamms 158.
Lloyd scored in the 76th, Morgan in
the 84th and Leroux in the third min-
ute of injury time.
The U.S. plays Norway on March 2,
then closes first-round play in Group B
against Japan on March 5 in their first
meeting since Japan won last years
Womens World Cup final.
COLLEGE SPORTS
Report: Cops seized 2.7
pounds of pot in TCU sting
FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth
police seized about 2.7 pounds of mari-
juana in the TCU-related drug sting
that led to the arrests of four football
players and a dozen other students.
Thats according to a police report
obtained by the Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram (http://bit.ly/ydGoM5) under
the Texas Public Information Act.
The newspaper reports that under-
cover officers also seized $46,000 in
cash during the six-month sting.
The report also says officers seized
nine weapons including one on
campus, a rifle found at a fraternity
house. Police estimate the street value
of the drugs seized at about $29,000.
-- The Associated Press
I N B R I E F
Woods
CLEARWATER, Fla. Philadelphia
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard
missed workouts again on Wednesday,
after a procedure Monday to remove an
infection around his surgically repaired
Achilles tendon.
Howard, whohadtheoriginal surgery
in October, took part in workouts when
camp opened, but stopped after batting
practice Saturday. Hes been held out of
all baseball activities since, and left the
team on Monday to see Dr. Mark Myer-
son in Baltimore.
Phillies head athletic trainer Scott
Sheridan could not give an accurate
timetable for when he expects Howard
to resume his rehabil-
itation.
I truly dont know
that answer, he said.
Howard suffered a
complete tear of his
left Achilles on the fi-
nal play of the 2011
season, during Game
5of the National League DivisionSeries
against St. Louis. On Oct. 12, Myerson
performed the surgery. The follow-up
visit, however, became more involved
whenMyersonhadtotreat the infection
at the site of the surgical wound.
Its like a new wound, Sheridan
said. So, were going to have to protect
that healing area. So, theyll be some-
days where we just need to make sure
that it continues to heal, that we dont
set ourselves up for any more problems
down the line.
Howard was expected to begin 2012
on the disabled list, but there was opti-
mism when camp began that he could
be ready at some point in May. If there
was any good news that came out of
Sheridans update, it was that the for-
mer MVPs surgically repaired Achilles
was not compromised by the infection.
That was our biggest concern going
into this. And that was one of the things
during the procedure that (Myerson)
did confirm, the Achilles tendon is in-
tact and not compromised, Sheridan
said. I dont think any time you have an
infection, its good news, but from the
standpoint of the things that could hap-
pen and didnt happen, were pleased.
Howard was placed on antibiotic
medication following the latest proce-
dure. He will be held out of any activity
while the new stitches heal.
Well see where hes at, Phillies
manager Charlie Manuel said. Ive al-
ways said its a reach for himto open the
season, and actually, thats where its
at.
NOTES: The Phillies defeated Flor-
ida State, 6-1, Wednesday at Bright
House Field. Philadelphia right-hander
J.C. Ramirez, who threwa wild pitch to
allow the game-tying run in the top of
the seventh inning, was credited with
the win. . The Phillies will begin their
Grapefruit League schedule when they
host the NewYorkYankees onSaturday.
Cole Hamels is scheduled to start. Roy
Halladay will make his first start of the
spring onSunday whenthe Phillies play
the Yankees in Tampa. Cliff Lees first
start is scheduled for Tuesday against
the Blue Jays in Dunedin. . Phillies left-
fielder Domonic Brown was hit in the
right forearmwith a pitch in the second
inning, but stayed in the game. Brown
brokethehamateboneinthesamehand
last year, but said Wednesday that he
was fine.
M L B
Infection keeps Phillies slugger away
Howard
Howard was treated for infection
around surgically-repaired Achilles
tendon; return is unknown.
The Associated Press
CHAPELHILL, N.C. Tyler
Zeller had30 points inhis final
home game to help No. 6 North
Carolina beat Maryland88-64 on
Wednesday night.
JohnHensonadded19 points for
the Tar Heels (26-4, 13-2 Atlantic
Coast Conference), who ledall
game to set up a matchup withNo.
4 Duke this weekendto determine
the leagues regular-seasoncham-
pionship.
Zeller went just 5 for12 fromthe
field, but finishedwithhis best
scoring performance inanACC
game thanks to the number of
times he went to the free throw
line. Zeller made 20 of 23 at-
tempts, breaking Tyler Hans-
broughs SmithCenter recordfor
made free throws ina game and
finishing one shy of matching the
programs andACCs all-time
mark.
Inaddition, Kendall Marshall
addedeight assists to set UNCs
seasonrecord.
Nick Faust had17 points to lead
the Terrapins (16-13, 6-9), who
shot just 37 percent andgot no
closer thansix points early inthe
secondhalf.
Cincinnati 72, Marquette 61
CINCINNATI JaQuonParker
scoreda career-high28 points ina
take-it-to-the-hoop attack, leading
Cincinnati to a 72-61victory over
No. 8 Marquette that embellished
the Bearcats NCAAtournament
chances.
The Bearcats (21-9, 11-6 Big
East) have wonsix of their last
eight, including home victories
over then-No. 17 Louisville and
Marquette (24-6, 13-4). The Gold-
enEagles hadwonfive straight,
including a 95-78 drubbing of the
Bearcats inMilwaukee onFeb. 11.
The rematchwas a total revers-
al.
Cincinnati repeatedly drove
throughMarquettes defense for
layups, withParker leading the
way. DionDixonadded21points
for the Bearcats. Cincinnatis front
line dominatedwithnine blocks,
including sevenby JustinJackson.
Darius Johnson-Odomscored18
points, andJae Crowder added17
points and12 rebounds for Mar-
quette, whichnever got the lead
under double digits inthe second
half.
Cincinnati improvedto 5-3
against rankedteams this season.
SouthFlorida58, Louisville 51
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jawanza
Polandscored16 points andSouth
Florida ruinedNo. 19 Louisvilles
senior night witha victory that
gives the Bulls the signature win
they have desperately sought for
their NCAAtournament resume.
SouthFlorida (19-11, 12-5 Big
East) has wonsix of sevensince a
30-point loss at Georgetownand
was consideredonthe bubble with
a game remaining at home against
West Virginia onSaturday.
The Cardinals (22-8, 10-7) had
wontheir10 previous home fi-
nales. Their two starting seniors
made the biggest contributions
withKyle Kuric andChris Smith
scoring16 points each.
But the Bulls went 8 of 10 from
the free throwline inthe final
minute to seal the victory.
Missouri 78, IowaSt. 72
COLUMBIA, Mo. Michael
Dixonscored21points to leadfive
Missouri players indouble figures
andthe seventh-rankedTigers beat
Iowa State, clinching the No. 2
seedinnext weeks Big12 tourna-
ment.
Dixons driving layup with3:36
left gave Missouri (26-4, 13-4) a
66-64 leadit wouldnt relinquish.
Marcus Denmonfollowedwitha
3-pointer andPhil Pressey hada
steal andlayup with1:23 remain-
ing to cap a 7-0 runfor the Tigers.
It was Missouris13thBig12
win, the most inschool history as
it prepares to leave for the South-
easternConference next season.
Scott Christophersonscored
eight points inthe final minute,
including a 3-pointer with25.5
seconds remaining to close the
deficit to 76-72. Dixonaddedtwo
free throws with15 seconds left.
Royce White ledIowa State
(21-9, 11-6) with20 points andnine
assists.
Temple 90, Massachusetts 88
PHILADELPHIAKhalif
Wyatt scored26 points, including
the winning layup inthe final
seconds of overtime, to help No. 23
Temple beat Massachusetts and
clinchthe top seedinnext weeks
Atlantic10 tournament.
The Owls (23-6, 12-3) also
clincheda tie for the regular-sea-
sonconference title, thoughthey
holdthe tiebreaker over Saint
Louis. Micheal Eric scored19
points andJuanFernandez had18
for Temple.
The Owls blewa10-point lead
over the final 2
1
2 minutes of regu-
lationandsawUMass score the
first six points of overtime.
Temple hadenoughthanks to a
huge edge at the free throwline.
The Owls made 30 of 40 attempts
while UMass was 6 of 10.
Purdue 80, PennState 56
WESTLAFAYETTE, Ind
Senior forwardRobbie Hummel
scored26 points onSenior Night
to help Purdue defeat PennState.
D.J. Byrdscored14 points, Te-
rone Johnsonhad13 andsenior
Lewis Jacksonadded12 for the
Boilermakers (20-10, 10-7 Big
Ten).
The Boilermakers shot 57 per-
cent to wintheir thirdstraight.
TimFrazier ledPennState (12-
18, 4-13) with24 points andsix
assists. Jermaine Marshall added
10 points for the Nittany Lions.
OhioSt. 75, Northwestern73
EVANSTON, Ill. JaredSull-
inger bankedina turnaroundshot
with3.1seconds left andNo. 10
Ohio State recoveredafter squan-
dering a13-point second-half lead
to beat Northwestern.
Sullingers game-winner com-
pleteda 22-point, 18-reboundnight
for the Buckeyes sophomore star.
WOMENSROUNDUP
Delaware 79, William&Mary53
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Elena
Delle Donne had26 points and11
rebounds to leadNo. 8 Delaware to
a victory over WilliamandMary.
Danielle Parker andLauren
Carra eachadded14 points as the
Blue Hens (27-1, 18-0 Colonial
Athletic Association) became the
first teamto finishundefeatedin
the conference since OldDomin-
ionin2001-02.
MAJOR COL L EGE BASKETBAL L
AP PHOTO
Maryland coach Mark Turgeon yells at an official after receiving a technical foul during an NCAA basket-
ball game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Wednesday. North Carolina won 88-64.
North Carolina defeats Maryland
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA Kevin Durant scored eight
of his 23 points down the stretch to lead the Okla-
homa City Thunder to a 92-88 victory over the
Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Russell Westbrook had 22 points and 13 re-
bounds and James Harden added 16 points as the
NBA-leading Thunder overcame a seven-point
deficit in the fourth quarter and won their sixth
straight game.
Andre Iguodala and Jrue Holiday each had 18
points for the Atlantic Division-leading 76ers, who
beat Detroit on Tuesday night to snap a five-game
losing streak. Coming off his MVP performance in
the All-Star game, Durant struggled a bit. The
two-time scoring champion shot 7 of 18. But he
made key baskets and free throws and added a
clutch steal late in the game.
Magic 102, Wizards 95
WASHINGTON Ryan Anderson had 23
points and 15 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic
pulled away late in the fourth quarter and return-
ed from the All-Star break with a win over the
Washington Wizards.
Anderson scored 11 in the fourth quarter and
led seven players in double figures for the Magic,
who have won 11 of 15.
Warriors 85, Hawks 82
ATLANTA David Lee scored 22 points, in-
cluding the go-ahead basket with 30 seconds
remaining, and Golden State answered a late
comeback by Atlanta to beat the Hawks.
The Hawks last lead was early in the second
quarter, but Zaza Pachulia tied it at 78 with 52
seconds remaining by scoring after a miss by Jeff
Teague.
Celtics 102, Bucks 96
BOSTON Rajon Rondo had 15 points, 11
rebounds and 10 assists to record his third triple-
double of the season and lead the Boston Celtics
to a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Rondo had six rebounds and five assists in the
third quarter, when the Celtics went on a 20-4 run
to turn a five-point deficit into a double-digit lead.
The Bucks cut it to two points in the final minute,
but Kevin Garnett made four free throws in the
last 15 seconds to clinch it.
Knicks 120, Cavaliers 103
NEW YORK Jeremy Lin had 19 points and 13
assists, Carmelo Anthony scored 22 and the New
York Knicks turned around the game with their
reserves to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Steve Novak had 17 points off the bench as the
Knicks turned a 17-point deficit into an easy win,
outscoring the Cavs 71-42 in the second half. They
capped a 10-5 month, their first 10-win February
since going 10-3 in 1996-97.
Pistons 109, Bobcats 94
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Rodney Stuckey
scored 29 points and Greg Monroe added 19
points and a career-high 20 rebounds and the
Detroit Pistons routed the Charlotte Bobcats.
Brandon Knight scored 20 points and Tayshaun
Prince added 14 points and 10 rebounds for De-
troit, which bounced back from Tuesdays 29-
point home loss to Philadelphia.
Raptors 95, Hornets 84
NEW ORLEANS Linas Kleiza and Demar
DeRozan scored 21 points apiece and the Toronto
Raptors rallied to beat the New Orleans Hornets.
The Raptors, who trailed 69-62 after tying a
season low for points in a quarter with 11 in the
third, broke loose for 33 in the fourth, matching a
season best for any quarter. They hit their first
eight shots and scored 22 points in the first 4:22
as Toronto took control, snapping a five-game
road losing streak.
Grizzlies 96, Mavericks 85
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Marc Gasol had 22 points
and 11 rebounds, and Mike Conley added 20
points and 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies
defeated the Dallas Mavericks.
Rudy Gay added 18 points for Memphis, despite
hitting just eight of his 19 shots. Dante Cunning-
ham was 5 of 6 from the field and scored 10
points.
N B A R O U N D U P
Westbrook leads
Thunder to win
The Associated Press
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S P O R T S
Playing without one of its
pillars, the Wilkes mens basket-
ball team saw its season come to
an end on Wednesday.
The Colonels lost 78-64 at
Alvernia in the quarterfinals of
the ECAC South Region tourna-
ment, finishing the campaign at
17-10 overall.
Wilkes was missing leading
scorer Kendall Hinze, who suf-
fered a broken right hand during
Saturdays Freedom Conference
championship loss to Miser-
icordia.
The senior center still man-
aged to finish that contest with a
game-high 21 points on 9-of-10
shooting, hitting 1,000 career
points in the process.
X-rays on Monday revealed the
fracture and the Colonels captain
was forced to watch Wednesdays
tilt in street clothes, ending a
streak of 54 straight games in the
starting lineup.
Sophomore Brendan Sheldon
started in Hinzes place. Another
second-year post player, Nic
Wilkins, chipped in on offense
with a career-high12 points.
Playing in his final game for
Wilkes, senior Paul Huch turned
in a double-double, leading the
team in points (24) and re-
bounds (12). Huch scored nine
points in the final 1:14 for the
fifth-seeded Colonels.
Without Hinze down low,
however, Wilkes managed to get
to the line for just six foul shots.
No. 4 Alvernia, meanwhile, fin-
ished the game 22-of-33 from the
stripe.
The Crusaders (18-8) raced
out to an11-2 lead to open the
game and were up by as much as
20 points before a late run of
threes by the Colonels pulled
them within 44-32 at the half.
Wilkes could only get as close
as nine points in the second half.
WILKES (64): Wilson 2-11 0-0 5, Mullins 1-5 0-0
2, Huch 10-18 2-2 24, Hartman 0-1 0-0 0, Sheldon
3-11 1-2 7, Breznitsky 2-4 0-0 4, Thomas 1-3 0-0 2,
Blish 2-3 0-0 4, Sharpe 1-1 0-0 2, Hinkel 0-0 0-0 0,
Furst 0-2 0-0 0, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, Wilkins 5-10
1-2 12, Strause 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-69 4-6 64.
ALVERNIA(78): Vargas 1-4 0-0 2, Davis 1-1
0-1 2, Nerney 5-14 4-6 14, Thompson 5-10 3-5 18,
Boone 8-12 2-3 18, Sloan 0-0 0-0 0, Colon 0-0 1-2
1, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Clark 0-3 2-2 2, Parker 0-0 1-2
1, Schneider 0-3 2-2 2, Deyo 1-2 1-2 3, Bridgers 4-9
6-8 15. Totals 25-58 22-33 78.
HalftimeAlvernia, 44-32
3-point field goalsWU6-16 (Blish 2-3, Huch
2-4, Wilkins 1-1, Wilson 1-3, Breznitsky 0-1,
Thomas 0-1, Mullins 0-3); AU6-19 (Thompson
5-10, Bridgers 1-4, Nerney 0-1, Schneider 0-1,
Vargas 0-3)
MENS LACROSSE
Drew8, Kings 1
The visiting Rangers opened
up a 3-0 first period lead in the
non-conference win.
Kings (0-2) scored once in 39
shots, scoring in the final minute
of the contest on an unassisted
goal by Billy McCullough.
McCullough also paced Kings
with four ground balls and won
seven faceoffs.
Kings outshot Drew 39-30 but
managed just 13 shots on goal.
Monarch goalie Brendan
McCrudden made nine saves.
C O L L E G E R O U N D U P
Wilkes season ends in ECAC defeat to Alvernia
The Times Leader staff
confrontation between A-Rod
and the Boston catcher.
On Wednesday, Rodriguez
laughed off the comments, made
a brief statement and ducked
through a crowd of reporters sur-
rounding his locker.
Imnot goingtowinmany bat-
tles here when it comes to words,
especially against Bobby, Rodri-
guez said. But I will tell you this:
Ive got my new press secretary
that shouldbe landinginthe next
couple days Reggie Jackson
so Ill let him handle that.
Jeter spokelonger about Valen-
tines jabs but didnt say much.
Whyarewetalkingabout this,
really? Jeter said. He must be
bored over there, huh? I dont un-
derstand.
The Red Sox were working on
relay throws at spring training
Tuesday and Valentine was asked
about one of baseballs most fa-
mous relay plays fromGame 3
of the 2001ALDivisionSeries be-
tween the Yankees and Oakland.
Down2-0inthe series andwith
a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning,
Yankees right fielder Shane Spen-
cer missedthe cutoff manona hit
by Terrence Long. Thats when
Jeter seemingly came out of no-
where tograbthe overthrownear
the first baseline and flipped the
ball home to get Jeremy Giambi
at the plate.
Valentine saidhe thought Jeter
was out of positionandthat he
didnt believe the Yankees would
practice the relay that way.
I mean, we do, Jeter said.
What do you want me to say? I
mean, really. What amI supposed
to say?
Sure enough, when the Yan-
kees were practicing later
Wednesday morning, Jeter drift-
ed over toward the area between
first and home on a ball to the
right-field corner.
Ever since Ive been here in
1996 weve asked our short-
stops to kind of float in the in-
field, NewYork manager Joe Gi-
rardi said. We worked on it to-
day. It happened to be cuts-and-
relays day today.
Valentine also said he felt
Giambi would have been out at
the plate even if Jeter hadnt tou-
ched the ball.
I dont know Bobby well
enough to tell you what hes try-
ing to do, Jeter said. I dont
knowwhat totell you. ... Imindif-
ferent.
Valentine backed off a bit
Wednesday, saying hed talked
with Red Sox bullpen coach Gary
Tuck, who used to be with the
Yankees as a catching instructor.
He saidthey dopractice it. To-
tal mistake on my part because
they do practice it, thats for
sure, Valentine said. Its hard to
practice that because why are we
going to practice a bad throw?
Thats not what were doing here.
But I get it. I get it. ... I want it on
record that I love Derek Jeter as a
player. It was not a slight towards
him. I love him as a guy, too.
RIVALRY
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getting four more in the second
from both Wolfe and Gow to
hold a four-point advantage at
the half.
We just kept our compo-
sure, said Gow, who finished
with 15 points. Were a pretty
experienced team. There was a
lot of game left.
The Trojanettes turned up
their defensive game after half-
time, and left Scranton Prep
gasping.
Gowforcedtwoturnovers, in-
cluding a steal, and trying to
survive Nanticoke Areas suffo-
cating full-court pressure
proved pointless for the Clas-
sics until Emily Pritchyk con-
verted Scranton Preps first
points of the half with a bucket
at the 3:34 mark.
Everybody talks about our
three-point shooting, Yendr-
zeiwski said, but weve played
pretty good defense. Weve
been playing that way all year,
and we make it a point to play
that wayall year just for this rea-
son. Were just used to playing
this style of basketball now.
That style limitedPreptojust
five points over the first eight
minutes of the second half the
third straight quarter the Clas-
sics were held to single digits.
Those are the types of numbers
past Nanticoke teams regis-
tered when the Trojans were
makingPIAAplayoff runs inthe
2000s and during that glorious
state title roll in 1990.
Theyre a really good team
offensively, Gowsaid. We had
to buckle down on our defense.
It was a low-scoring game, a
good defensive effort on the
part of both teams.
Nanticoke Area finally broke
it open, though.
A couple buckets by Gow
helped do the job. And when
Kayley Schinski quiet for
most of the night after provid-
ing late-game dramatics during
the teams past two games
drove the lane for a layup and
followed up with a 3-ball, the
Trojanettes suddenly had a 27-
16 lead.
Kayleys a great athlete,
Gow said. She could miss a
shot and just like that, make
things happen.
Gow made sure the Troja-
nettes remained in control the
rest of the way.
Her two foul shots with 3:30
to play gave Nanticoke Area its
biggest lead, 36-22, and two
more free throws from Gow
nearlytwominutes later put the
Trojanettes up, 38-27.
Scranton Prep tried to flurry
at the finish, using Jessica Gen-
cos fourth 3-pointer of the
game to pull within five points
with 54 seconds to play.
But Gow coolly converted
three more free throws down
the stretch to set up Nanticoke
Areas date in the district cham-
pionship game.
What a great group of girls,
Yendrzeiwski said. Tobe going
on to the district final, to earn a
state berth, is just fantastic.
Were just really thrilled.
SCRANTON PREP (38): J. Genco 5 1-2 15,
Philbin 1 0-0 2, Burke 0 3-4 3, Byrne 3 2-3 8,
Pritchyk 2 0-2 4, Mellon 0 0-0 0, Icker 2 0-0 4,
Walsh 0 0-0 0, S. Genco 1 0-0 2, Ashby 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 14 6-11 38
NANTICOKEAREA(45): Brassington17-99,
Suglaski 00-00, Wolfe25-810, Schinski 33-410,
Gow3 9-10 15, Yalch 0 0-0 0, Holl 0 0-0 0, Higgins
0 1-2 1. Totals: 9 25-33 45
Scranton Prep............................ 6 8 5 19 38
Nanticoke.................................... 7 11 11 16 45
3-Point Field GoalsSP 4 (J. Genco 4); GNA 2
(Wolfe, Schinski)
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Katie Wolf of Nanticoke fights Rosie Walsh of Scranton Prep for the ball during Wednesdays
District 2 Class 3A semifinal.
NANTICOKE
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WEDNESDAYS
SCORES
CLASS 4A BOYS
Williamsport 65, Scranton 62
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CLASS 2A BOYS
Holy Cross 61, Riverside 33
CHARLOTTE, N.C. NAS-
CAR issued steep penalties
against five-time NASCAR
champion Jimmie Johnson and
his team for failing the first in-
spection for the Daytona 500.
Crew chief Chad Knaus was
fined $100,000 and suspended
six races Wednesday, car chief
Ron Malec also was barred for
six races, and Johnson was
docked 25
points, sending
him into this
weekends race
last in the
Sprint Cup Se-
ries standings.
The penal-
ties stem from
a failed inspec-
tion Feb. 17 at Daytona Interna-
tional Speedway. NASCAR said
the No. 48 Chevrolet had illegal-
ly modified sheet metal be-
tween the roof and the side win-
dows, an area known as the C-
posts.
Hendrick Motorsports imme-
diately said it would appeal, and
Knaus and Malec can attend
races during the process.
Our organization respects
NASCAR and the way the sanc-
tioning body governs our
sport, team owner Rick Hen-
drick said. In this case, though,
the system broke down, and we
will voice our concerns through
the appeal process.
Should the penalties stand,
Johnson finds himself in a huge
hole at the start of the season.
He was wrecked just two laps
into Monday nights Daytona
500, and his 42nd-place finish
put him 42nd in the standings
with two points.
The penalty drops him to
43rd in the field, with minus 23
points. Hes now trailing Dayto-
na 500 winner Matt Kenseth by
70 points, and is 58 points out-
side the top 10.
It comes after Johnsons worst
season in NASCAR: his streak of
five consecutive championships
was snapped last year, and he
finished a career-worst sixth in
the standings. He also won only
one race.
Knaus, meanwhile, has run
afoul of NASCAR before.
Hes been suspended four pre-
vious times, but had a two-race
ban in 2005 overturned in the
appeals process. His last suspen-
sion was for six weeks in 2007
when NASCAR said he had
flared out the front bumpers of
Johnsons car at Sonoma.
His first suspension was in
2001, as crew chief for Stacy
Compton, because NASCAR
said he had unapproved shoul-
der harnesses in the car. Knaus
teamed with Johnson at Hen-
drick Motorsports at the end of
that season, and the two have
gone on to 54 victories and five
championships.
Johnson has a 55th victory,
the 2006 Daytona 500, which
was won while Knaus was serv-
ing a suspension. Darian Grubb
filled for that race.
N A S C A R
Penalties
dealt to
crew chief
Knaus fined $100,000,
suspended six races. Johnson
was docked 25 points.
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
Knaus
year, said J.C. Shurburtt, na-
tional recruiting director for the
247Sports network. Youre
starting off a class with one of
the top quarterbacks in the
country. Heres a kid thats 6-4,
215 pounds, a three-sport ath-
lete. His potential hasnt even
been scraped as far as what hes
able to do athletically in foot-
ball.
I think when you look at it
from that perspective, there
couldnt be a better way for
Penn State to start off with this
class.
Rated a four-star prospect by
the 247Sports and Rivals
recruiting networks, Hacken-
berg is a classic pro-style passer
for OBriens new offense.
More telling than the recruit-
ing rankings, however, is his of-
fer list. Almost a full year out
from the next national signing
day, Hackenberg already boasts
scholarship offers from schools
like Florida, Miami, South Car-
olina, Stanford, Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and defending national
champion Alabama.
Though Hackenberg plays in
Virginia at Fork Union Military
Academy, his family has ties to
northeastern Pennsylvania.
His father, Erick Hackenberg,
grew up a Penn State fan while
playing quarterback himself at
Marian Catholic High School in
Tamaqua. His grandfather, the
late Barry Hackenberg, was a
coach there.
Christian was born and raised
in Pennsylvania before moving
to Virginia 10 years ago.
Erick Hackenberg was a high-
ly regarded prospect himself in
high school, playing under cen-
ter in the Big 33 game following
his senior season and tossing a
touchdown pass to Meyers leg-
end Rocket Ismail.
For (Christian), the biggest
thing is the ties there, Erick
Hackenberg told ESPN.com.
His grandparents are still there.
We have lots of ties to the area
and he grew up on Penn State
football. He grew up around it.
Christian met the coaches
and loved the traditions of Penn
State. Joe Paterno spent his life-
time building that. He really
clicks with Coach OBrien and
his staff. Christian always knew
he would know when its right,
and that time is now. Hes been
to different places and he felt
very strongly there at Penn
State.
I told him to not make an
emotional decision. Do what
you believe in your heart. Penn
State is the place where he
wanted to be.
With a quarterback already in
the fold, Penn States class could
begin to take off.
Signs of that were already
happening on Wednesday night
as Ohio defensive back Ross
Douglas also gave a verbal com-
mitment to Penn State, accord-
ing to 247Sports.
Douglas, a 5-foot-10 prospect
out of Avon High School, is
rated four stars by Rivals and
three stars by 247.
Though the first two commit-
ments have come from out-of-
state, Pennsylvania has some
top-end talent to be mined,
starting with Harrisburg-area
tight end Adam Breneman and
Pittsburgh-area receiver Robert
Foster. Both are considered to
be among the best in the coun-
try at their positions.
A lot of times the QB will
have a pied piper effect on guys
to come follow, Shurburtt said.
Its huge as far as the rest of the
class.
(Hackenberg) is a kid that
doesnt play high school football
in Pennsylvania, but hes a Penn-
sylvania QB, if you look at his
traits. His competitiveness, his
size, his arm all the things he
brings to the table remind you
of the great guys who have
come out of that state.
Hes a guy you want leading
your team down the field in the
state championship when youre
down three in the last two min-
utes.
PSU
Continued from Page 1B
DALLAS (AP) Pascal Du-
puis converted in the fourth
round of the shootout and the
Pittsburgh Penguins won their
fourthstraight, 4-3over the Dal-
las Stars on Wednesday night.
Dupuis fired past Stars goal-
Jamie Benn countered for Dal-
las. Craig Adams and Kunitz
scored over a 47-second span of
the third period to make it 3-2
Pittsburgh. But Ryders 26th
goal tied it at 3 at 7:23 of the
third.
tender Kari Lehtonen and Pitts-
burgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleu-
ry denied Michael Ryders at-
tempt to clinch the extra point.
James Neal and Chris Kunitz
also scored in the shootout for
Pittsburgh. Loui Eriksson and
N H L
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end.
It definitely gets you more
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Williamsport High School, De-
Graba will be one of 27 Wyom-
ing Valley Conference wrestlers
participating in the Class 2A
Northeast Regional trying to
grab a berth for next weeks
PIAA Championships at Her-
sheys Giant Center.
Last year, DeGraba who
leads the entire Wyoming Val-
ley Conference with 39 wins
this season was district run-
ner-up then went 1-2 at the re-
gional tournament. Having suc-
cess last year, hes using that as
a confidence-builder for this
year.
I had no idea what to expect
last year being my first year in
high school. Now, I have re-
searched the kids, he said. It
gives you that feeling that its
not impossible, theres hope. I
have a lot of confidence going
down there.
Some might say that wres-
tling 96 matches, plus offseason
workouts, could burn out a
grappler. But DeGraba has used
all those bouts and practice ses-
sions with District 4 power
Benton to get better. Of his 47
matches this season, 22 have
been against competition out-
side of District 2. As a team, the
Mountaineers have traveled
hundreds of miles to see teams
from all over the state, includ-
ing the Pittsburgh and Erie ar-
eas. That not only helps DeGra-
ba, but his six teammates head-
ing to regionals.
We know what to expect
when we get out of the area,
Dallas coach Mike Richards
said. A lot of schools dont get
that outside experience and
when it comes to regionals
sometimes they get a little in-
timidated. I dont think my
guys will be intimidated by any-
one they wrestle.
Seven of DeGrabas bouts and
six of his wins have come
against District 4 wrestlers,
similar competition he will see
this weekend. In his 106-pound
bracket is just one senior,
Meyers Sean Bergold, the
third-place finisher in D2. De-
Graba is the only junior as three
freshmen and a trio of sopho-
mores make up the eight-man
bracket.
That leaves the Mountaineer
with one of the best possible
shots in his bracket of placing in
the top three and getting to
states.
H . S . W R E S T L I N G
DeGraba has put in plenty
of time on wrestling mat
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Dallas Dominic DeGraba, bottom, wrestles against Brad Glazen-
ski, of Hanover Area, during practice at Dallas Wednesday after-
noon. Both are Class 2A Northeast Regional qualifiers.
Up Next
What: Northeast Regional Tournaments
When: Friday and Saturday
Where: Class 2A at Williamsport H.S.; Class 3A at Freedom H.S.,
Bethlehem
At stake: The top three placewinners in each classification advance
to the PIAA Championships next weekend at Hersheys Giant Center.
Dallas junior is one of 27 WVC
wrestlers competing in
regionals this weekend.
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
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round game at 8 p.m. Friday at
host Tufts University inMedford,
Mass.
Regardless of the outcomes of
those games, Misericordia Uni-
versity has seemingly turned an
important corner as a basketball
school this year.
Having joined the Freedom
Conference four seasons ago, the
Cougars were looking to grow in
stature along with peers Kings
andWilkes. Winningbothbasket-
ball leagues helps legitimize both
squads.
It means a lot to our (athlet-
ics) program, Martin said.
Weve worked hard. And for a lot
of years we were looked at as the
poor stepsister. I dont think that
anybody can look at us like that
any more.
Martin has a unique perspec-
tive on the matter, having been at
the school since 1990, when he
was hired as the mens basketball
coach.
Then known as College Miser-
icordia, the Cougars were an NA-
IA program looking to transition
into the NCAADivision III ranks.
They played in a gymthat made
the Kingston Rec Center look
like Madison Square Garden,
Martin once quipped.
Now Misericordia basketball
plays inthemuchbrighter Ander-
son Center, which drewone of its
largest crowds in school history
on Saturday for the title game
against Wilkes.
One of Martins former players,
Trevor Woodruff, is in his eighth
season coaching the mens team,
taking over the position when
Martin was promoted to athletic
director in 2004.
In four seasons as a member of
the Freedom Conference, Wood-
ruffs squad has been to the
league tournament three times,
the league finals twice and now
has one championship.
As somebodywhogrewupfol-
lowing Northeast Pa. basketball,
when I was looking for colleges, I
didnt even know where Miser-
icordia was, said Woodruff, who
was recently named the leagues
coach of the year. So to go from
that perspective to be where we
are now, in the NCAA tourna-
ment, I think its farfetched to
think high school players havent
heard of us.
It speaks to our players. The
adjustment into this league we
knew would be tough. We didnt
make the playoffs that first year,
but I think the guys adjusted well
to the style of play in this league.
At this point, were competi-
tive for championships on a year-
ly basis, and thats really where
you want to be.
The same can be said for the
womens program, which has
made the Freedom tournament
all four years and the finals in
each of the last two.
This time the Cougars
knocked off four-time defending
champs DeSales in the semifi-
nals, avenging a loss from last
years title game.
I know myself and the other
members didnt want to have this
opportunity taken from them
again, junior guard Tyann
McDaniel said. So we knew we
were going to do anything that
we (needed) to win at that
point.
As for Martin, theres a bit of
irony in reaching the tourna-
ment. In 14 seasons as the mens
coach, he fell just short of the big
stage. It took all of one month as
womens coach to make it.
Guys like (assistant coach)
Willie Chandler on our mens
staff and Trevor played for me, so
Ive been taking a lot of ribbing
that Im going to go to my first
NCAA tournament coaching the
girls team, Martin joked. (With
the men), we got to a couple fi-
nals but never got to the tourna-
ment.
Its great. Im thrilled that
were going to the NCAAs, but
Immost thrilled for this group of
kids. Theyre great kids and they
deserve it.
This years senior class came
aboard right when the school
switched conferences and has
helped the teamreach this point.
For the women, senior starters
Christine Marks andJesse Robin-
son have made an impact in all
four seasons.
On the mens side, Ethan Eich-
horst and Jeff Slanovec, both se-
nior starters on this years team,
saw time off the bench as fresh-
men in 2008-09 and have
watched the program grow first-
hand. The Cougars carry a 12-
game winning streak into to-
nights game.
It really shows where this pro-
grams going, Slanovec said.
My freshman year was the first
year we were in this conference,
and there were a lot of teams that
apparently didnt want us in this
conference. And we kind of had
to prove ourselves prove that
we belong with what we were
told were the big boys.
And we proved it.
COUGARS
Continued fromPage 1B
MISERICORDIA (21-6)
No Player Pos Ht PPG Yr
10 Matt Greene G 5-9 9.1 So.
12 Chris Undersinger G 6-0 4.7 Sr.
33 Jeff Slanovec G 6-3 9.2 Sr.
23 Ethan Eichhorst F 6-4 17.8 Sr.
21 Steve Artzerounian F 6-5 14.9 Jr.
Nickname: Cougars
Coach: Trevor Woodruff
Auto bid: Freedom Conference champion
First NCAA appearance
NYU (20-5)
No Player Pos Ht PPG Yr
1 Ryan Tana G 6-1 7.9 So.
13 Kyle Stockmal G 6-3 14.7 Jr.
30 Max Wein F 6-6 6.9 Jr.
25 Carl Yaffe F 6-8 14.3 Jr.
34 Andy Stein C 6-8 16.3 Sr.
Nickname: Violets
Coach: Joe Nesci
At-large bid: UAA runner-up
14th NCAA appearance (eight Div. III, six Div. I)
Live webcast: http://nyuathletics.tv
M E N S M AT C H U P
MISERICORDIA (17-10)
No Player Pos Ht PPG Yr
10 Tyann McDaniel G 5-3 11.1 Jr.
15 Katie Drayton G 5-6 1.9 Jr.
00 Jesse Robinson G 5-8 11.1 Sr.
13 Hannah Seely G 5-6 11.2 Jr.
33 Christine Marks F/C 6-1 19.0 Sr.
Nickname: Cougars
Coach: Dave Martin
Auto bid: Freedom Conference champion
First NCAA appearance
TUFTS (21-6)
No Player Pos Ht PPG Yr
10 Tiffany Kornegay G 5-6 7.8 Sr.
3 Kelsey Morehead G 5-2 6.9 Fr.
11 Caitlin McClure G 5-7 5.9 So.
20 Bre Dufault G/F 5-10 5.9 Jr.
30 Kate Barnosky F 5-9 9.1 Sr.
Nickname: Jumbos
Coach: Carla Berube
At-large bid: NESCAC runner-up
Fourth NCAA appearance
Live webcast: www.jumbocast.net/index.php
WO M E N S M AT C H U P
Imagine a warm June night, a
packed baseball stadiumand two
of the biggest names in college
athletics battling for a champion-
ship.
The College World Series
comes to mind, right?
Howabout Michigan and Ohio
State withthe BigTentitle onthe
line?
Minnesotas John Anderson,
the winningest baseball coach in
Big Ten history, is pushing for his
conference to break away from
the NCAAs traditional February-
to-June schedule and play when
the weather in the northern
climes is more favorable. In
short, the Big Tens boys of sum-
mer would be on the field in sum-
mer.
Such a move would cost the
Big Ten schools any shot at play-
ing in the NCAA tournament.
That doesnt bother Anderson.
There were four SECteams in
the College World Series last
year. Were never going to catch
those people, he said. The sys-
tem works for them, and theyre
not going to want to change it.
People are going to criticize this
idea, but we need to get people
talking about it.
Big Ten deputy commissioner
Brad Traviolia said he and Com-
missioner Jim Delany dont dis-
miss Andersons idea, even
though it would be hard to imag-
ine breaking away fromthe tradi-
tional NCAA baseball format.
The Big Tenis insteadworking
on a proposal that would allow
teams across the nation to play
up to14 non-conference games in
the fall. The results of those fall
games would carry over to the
spring for consideration in the
NCAA tournament selection
process.
C O L L E G E B A S E B A L L
Big Ten looks
at options to
avoid the cold
The Associated Press
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Apples market capitalization topped
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In testimony before Congress, Fed
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IntlInstl d 60.21 -.53 +14.8
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AFLAC 47.25 +.36 +9.2
AT&T Inc 30.59 +.06 +1.2
AbtLab 56.61 -.43 +.7
AMD 7.35 -.17 +36.1
Alcoa 10.17 -.20 +17.6
Allstate 31.43 -.08 +14.7
Altria 30.10 +.08 +1.5
AEP 37.61 -.35 -9.0
AmExp 52.89 -.87 +12.1
AmIntlGrp 29.22 +.26 +25.9
Amgen 68.01 -.14 +5.9
Anadarko 84.12 -1.77 +10.2
Apple Inc 542.44 +7.03 +33.9
AutoData 54.32 -.22 +.6
Avnet 35.74 +.10 +15.0
Avon 18.69 -.09 +7.0
BP PLC 47.16 -.68 +10.3
BakrHu 50.28 -.72 +3.4
BallardPw 1.51 -.05 +39.8
BarnesNob 13.31 -.09 -8.1
Baxter 58.13 -.09 +17.5
BerkH B 78.45 -.99 +2.8
BigLots 43.85 -.42 +16.1
BlockHR 16.30 -.23 -.2
Boeing 74.95 -.21 +2.2
BrMySq 32.17 -.28 -8.7
Brunswick 23.91 -.64 +32.4
Buckeye 59.80 +.03 -6.5
CBS B 29.90 -.09 +10.2
CMS Eng 21.41 -.04 -3.0
CSX s 21.01 -.51 -.2
CampSp 33.32 +.17 +.2
Carnival 30.29 +.28 -7.2
Caterpillar 114.21 -1.55 +26.1
CenterPnt 19.49 +.97 -3.0
CntryLink 40.25 -.15 +8.2
Chevron 109.12 -.49 +2.6
Cisco 19.88 -.32 +10.3
Citigrp rs 33.32 -.16 +26.6
Clorox 67.61 -.20 +1.6
ColgPal 93.18 +.21 +.9
ConAgra 26.25 -.16 -.6
ConocPhil 76.55 -.72 +5.1
ConEd 58.10 -.01 -6.3
ConstellEn 36.26 +.06 -8.6
Cooper Ind 61.22 +.86 +13.1
Corning 13.04 -.30 +.5
CrownHold 36.97 +.33 +10.1
Cummins 120.57 -1.14 +37.0
DTE 53.99 -.40 -.8
Deere 82.93 -.40 +7.2
Diebold 39.13 +.33 +30.1
Disney 41.99 +.06 +12.0
DomRescs 50.47 -.25 -4.9
Dover 64.02 -.59 +10.3
DowChm 33.51 -.84 +16.5
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DuPont 50.85 -.54 +11.1
DukeEngy 20.92 -.09 -4.9
EMC Cp 27.69 -.29 +28.6
Eaton 52.19 -.32 +19.9
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EmersonEl 50.31 -.34 +8.0
EnbrEPt s 32.55 +.18 -1.9
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EntPrPt 51.88 +.11 +11.9
Exelon 39.07 +.06 -9.9
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Fastenal s 52.68 +.34 +20.8
FedExCp 89.99 -.99 +7.8
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FootLockr 29.17 +.16 +22.4
FordM 12.38 +.13 +15.1
Gannett 14.84 -.24 +11.0
Gap 23.36 -.35 +25.9
GenCorp 6.00 +.29 +12.8
GenDynam 73.23 +.49 +10.3
GenElec 19.05 -.11 +6.4
GenMills 38.31 +.22 -5.2
GileadSci 45.54 -.47 +11.3
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Goodrich 125.97 +.14 +1.8
Goodyear 12.86 -.09 -9.2
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HarleyD 46.58 -.20 +19.8
HarrisCorp 43.63 +.15 +21.1
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HeclaM 5.08 -.30 -2.9
Heico s 54.68 -.72 -6.4
Hess 64.92 -.94 +14.3
HewlettP 25.31 -.87 -1.7
HomeDp 47.57 +.34 +13.2
HonwllIntl 59.57 -.18 +9.6
Hormel 28.47 -.01 -2.8
Humana 87.10 -1.47 -.6
INTL FCSt 22.65 -.71 -3.9
ITT Cp s 24.95 +1.60 +29.1
ITW 55.69 -.32 +19.2
IngerRd 39.88 -.21 +30.9
IBM 196.73 -1.25 +7.0
IntPap 35.15 +.52 +18.8
JPMorgCh 39.24 +.03 +18.0
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Stocks of Local Interest
98.01 72.26 AirProd APD 2.32 90.24 -1.00 +5.9
34.67 25.39 AmWtrWks AWK .92 34.28 +.55 +7.6
48.74 36.76 Amerigas APU 3.05 45.22 +.62 -1.5
23.28 19.28 AquaAm WTR .66 22.21 +.20 +.7
37.71 23.69 ArchDan ADM .70 31.20 -.38 +9.1
377.78 255.45 AutoZone AZO ... 374.48 -1.93 +15.2
14.70 4.92 BkofAm BAC .04 7.97 -.14 +43.3
30.97 17.10 BkNYMel BK .52 22.11 -.23 +11.0
17.24 2.23 BonTon BONT .20 4.80 -.06 +42.4
45.00 31.30 CVS Care CVS .65 45.10 +.19 +10.6
52.95 38.79 Cigna CI .04 44.11 -.23 +5.0
71.77 61.29 CocaCola KO 2.04 69.86 +1.01 -.2
29.92 19.19 Comcast CMCSA .65 29.41 +.04 +24.0
28.95 21.67 CmtyBkSy CBU 1.04 27.32 -.30 -1.7
42.50 14.61 CmtyHlt CYH ... 25.24 -.26 +44.6
42.74 29.57 CoreMark CORE .68 40.08 -1.17 +1.2
61.29 39.50 EmersonEl EMR 1.60 50.31 -.34 +8.0
13.63 4.61 Entercom ETM ... 7.00 +.03 +13.8
21.02 10.25 FairchldS FCS ... 14.59 -.17 +21.2
9.55 3.81 FrontierCm FTR .40 4.58 -.05 -11.2
18.16 13.09 Genpact G .18 16.02 +.06 +7.2
13.24 7.00 HarteHnk HHS .34 8.74 -.20 -3.9
55.00 48.12 Heinz HNZ 1.92 52.71 -.07 -2.5
62.38 51.41 Hershey HSY 1.52 60.70 +1.12 -1.7
39.06 30.43 Kraft KFT 1.16 38.07 +.07 +1.9
28.46 18.07 Lowes LOW .56 28.38 +.67 +11.8
90.76 66.40 M&T Bk MTB 2.80 81.62 -.23 +6.9
102.22 72.89 McDnlds MCD 2.80 99.28 -.50 -1.0
24.10 17.05 NBT Bcp NBTB .80 21.81 -.27 -1.4
10.28 5.53 NexstarB NXST ... 8.25 -.17 +5.2
64.37 42.70 PNC PNC 1.40 59.52 -.02 +3.2
30.27 24.10 PPL Corp PPL 1.44 28.55 -.13 -3.0
17.34 6.50 PenRE PEI .60 13.42 -.03 +28.5
71.89 58.50 PepsiCo PEP 2.06 62.94 +.14 -5.1
83.95 60.45 PhilipMor PM 3.08 83.52 -.34 +6.4
67.72 57.56 ProctGam PG 2.10 67.62 +.23 +1.4
66.57 42.45 Prudentl PRU 1.45 61.16 -.15 +22.0
1.64 .85 RiteAid RAD ... 1.54 -.04 +22.2
17.11 10.91 SLM Cp SLM .50 15.76 -.30 +17.6
60.00 39.00 SLM pfB SLMBP 4.63 48.33 +.83 +23.9
44.65 26.90 SoUnCo SUG .60 43.94 -.10 +4.3
37.00 24.13 TJX s TJX .38 36.61 -.35 +13.4
33.53 24.07 UGI Corp UGI 1.04 28.25 -.25 -3.9
40.48 32.28 VerizonCm VZ 2.00 38.11 -.04 -5.0
62.63 48.31 WalMart WMT 1.46 59.08 +.15 -1.1
44.85 36.52 WeisMk WMK 1.20 42.86 -.88 +7.3
32.97 22.58 WellsFargo WFC .48 31.29 -.08 +13.5
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Canadian Dollar .9889 -.0073 -.74% .9784 .9714
USD per Euro 1.3337 -.0122 -.91% 1.4505 1.3800
Japanese Yen 81.18 +.63 +.78% 76.95 81.77
Mexican Peso 12.8239 -.0493 -.38% 12.4340 12.1029
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Copper 3.87 3.91 -1.06 -5.34 -13.60
Gold 1709.90 1787.00 -4.31 -4.39 +18.97
Platinum 1692.60 1723.50 -1.79 -7.25 -8.97
Silver 34.58 37.14 -6.88 -14.70 -0.69
Palladium 706.65 719.75 -1.82 -6.24 -13.87
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INVESCO
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JPMorgan
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Lazard
EmgMkEqtI d 20.05 +.07 +19.3
Loomis Sayles
BondI 14.73 +.01 +6.6
MFS
MAInvA m 20.60 -.09 +10.3
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Merger
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Metropolitan West
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Neuberger Berman
SmCpGrInv 19.42 -.28 +10.2
Oakmark
EqIncI 29.03 -.10 +7.3
Oppenheimer
CapApB m 41.70 -.27 +11.0
DevMktA m 33.77 -.07 +15.2
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PIMCO
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Permanent
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Principal
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Prudential
JenMCGrA m 30.96 -.21 +11.4
Prudential Investmen
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GrowIncB m 13.79 -.08 +10.6
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Royce
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Schwab
S&P500Sel d 21.33 -.09 +9.0
Scout
Interntl d 31.41 -.28 +12.3
T Rowe Price
BlChpGr 43.77 -.20 +13.2
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Thornburg
IntlValI d 27.41 -.18 +11.5
Tweedy, Browne
GlobVal d 23.27 ... +6.5
Vanguard
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Convrt d 12.87 -.04 +8.7
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DOW
12,952.07
-53.05
NASDAQ
2,966.89
-19.87
S&P 500
1,365.68
-6.50
RUSSELL 2000
810.94
-12.86
6-MO T-BILLS
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BUSINESS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
timesleader.com
Its not just the air-
waves that are getting
crowded with signals
these days.
Pictures, images
and even high-fre-
quency sound are
being used to encode information in
ways that are almost undetectable to
humans, but crystal clear to gadgets.
Many of you may be familiar with
QR codes a sort of super-barcode
that a device can scan, converting in-
formation printed in the code into a
URL for a website, contact information
and so on.
QR codes are cropping up all over
the place, but they might soon be pas-
s. Technology is available that can
encode all of the data contained in a
QR code directly into an image, nearly
undetectably. When you scan the image
with the appropriate app or device, it
links you to content, a message or any
number of other features.
This approach has substantial ad-
vantages QR codes arent the most
attractive things in the world, even
when theyre spruced up a bit, and they
take up space.
Digital Watermarking, as the new
approach is known, allows you to reach
both people and electronics using the
same images.
The downside is that its also pos-
sible to hide information in plain sight,
so an image could theoretically contain
messages visible only to those who
know what to look for. This, in and of
itself is nothing new people have been
hiding text and other information in
images for years using a variety of
techniques.
And its not just images. There are
apps that can receive high-frequency
sounds undetectable to the human ear
and pop up messages or images in
response. These are frequently used in
hyperlocal marketing campaigns --
walk by a store and suddenly you re-
ceive a text message or promotion
about what theyre selling.
Just as were all bombarded by ad-
vertisements and information all day,
our devices will soon experience the
same thing. Youll never know when
your iPhone will start spitting out ads,
or if the picture youre looking at har-
bors a hidden message.
A darker possibility is that these
become pathways for computer viruses.
In the final analysis, its possible to
encode high-level, invisible information
into just about anything clothes,
pictures, videos and more. The phrase
nothing is as it appears has never
been more true.
TECH TALK
N I C K D E L O R E N Z O
New QR codes hide info in plain sight, open up new can of worms
Nick DeLorenzo is director of interactive
and new media for The Times Leader. E-mail
him at ndelorenzo@timesleader.com.
WASHINGTON Stronger hiring
and higher pay and savings should sup-
port solid growth for the economy in
coming months.
That was a key message that emerged
Wednesday from a report on economic
growth in the final three months of 2011.
The economy grewat a 3 percent annual
rate in the October-December quarter,
up from a previous estimate of 2.8 per-
cent, the Commerce Department said.
Economists stressed that the funda-
mental drivers of the economy in-
comes, consumer spendingandbusiness
investment are rising. Theywill likely
sustain modest growth this year.
Expectations are for the economy to
expand at a roughly 2 percent annual
pace inthe current quarter andabout 2.5
percent for the full year, according to the
National Association for Business Eco-
nomics. That would be faster than last
years 1.7 percent growth.
After taxes, inflation-adjusted in-
comesrose1.4percent inthefourthquar-
ter. Thats nearly double the first esti-
mate.
And in the third quarter, incomes rose
0.7 percent, compared with earlier esti-
mates of a 1.9 percent drop.
Abig reasonfor the higher estimate of
growth in the October-December quar-
ter was that consumers and businesses
spent more than first thought.
The savings rate was revised higher.
Americans saved 4.5 percent of their in-
comesintheOctober-December quarter.
That was down slightly from the third
quarter. But it topped the previous 3.7
percent estimate for the fourth quarter.
Growthwouldhave beenstronger last
quarter if not for a steep drop in govern-
ment spending. Cuts in federal defense
spending, along with reduced spending
at the state and local levels, shaved near-
ly a full point off growth.
Faster growth last quarter lifts 2012 hopes
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
BARCELONA, Spain Microsoft on
Wednesday let consumers start trying
out its upcoming touch-based Windows
8operatingsystem, whichaims topower
a new wave of computer tablets and tra-
ditional PCs designedtocounter Apples
big gains in the market through its Macs
and iPads.
The test beta version of the re-
vamped system was introduced at the
Mobile World Congress, the planets
largest cellphone trade show, and bor-
rows someof thelookof Microsofts Win-
dows Phone 7 software.
Windows 8 doesnt have the tradition-
al Start menu, and applications are
spreadacross amosaicof tiles inadesign
Microsoft calls Metro. Executives said
it powers up on PCs in eight seconds,
much faster than the previous version.
Microsoft executives in Barcelona
showed off how users can use their fin-
gertips to swipe in and out of applica-
tions, and tilt upright computer screens
to a flat position so they can be used as
two-person gaming boards or big draw-
ing tablets.
Windows 8
beta unveiled
By ALAN CLENDENNING
and MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Business Writers
HITTING THE ROAD WITH NATURAL GAS
SUBMITTED PHOTO
K
imberly Galetta, center, reacts Wednesday after learning she had been awarded a 2012 Chevrolet
Tahoe that has been converted to run on natural gas. Galetta, an employee of Southwestern Ener-
gy who lives in Tunkhannock, was one of 21 company employees in Pennsylvania, Texas and Arkansas
who received vehicles and fueling appliances. The giveaways were part of a company initiative to en-
able employees to use natural gas as an alternative to petroleum products. Galetta is flanked in the
photo by Jenny McCauley, senior vice president of human recourses, and CEO Steve Mueller. The event
took place at the Inn at Nichols Village in Clarks Summit.
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Last year in
March, we had
nearly 15 inches
of snow and over
half of that fell
on the 23rd. I
have a feeling
that well see
much less snow
this time around.
For now, I see
little or no
chance of
having any
signicant
amount of
snow, from now
through all of
next week. And
for most of
the time,
temperatures
will be above
normal. After
having scattered
showers today,
more rain will
arrive this
weekend, on
Saturday. But
Friday looks very
nice, with
warmer
temperatures.
In March last
year, our
warmest temper-
ature was 71
degrees but we
had only six days
above 50.
- Tom Clark
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associated low pressure system will bring a mix of precipitation to the Northeast. Meanwhile, rain and
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Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
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Life S E C T I O N C
THE TIMES LEADER THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
timesleader.com
Someone once told me experi-
ence is the greatest teacher. So,
for a few minutes, forget what
you think you know about rats.
Ive had four of them in the past
decade, and they are not the
disease-ridden, mean-spirited
rodents youve read about in
childrens books or seen in horror films.
They are intelligent, amusing and affec-
tionate creatures that want nothing
more than to spend time with you and
receive a treat once in a while.
A few years ago I was living in an
apartment building with my mother,
and I sincerely wanted a pet. I grew up
with dogs and fish, but this building would
allow only the latter. So my older sister
and I cruised the caged-animal section
of the pet store, looking for a suitable
alternative.
Hamsters were too mainstream.
Guinea pigs seemed lazy. But the rat
cages teemed with pleasant-looking crea-
tures large enough to pass for small Chihua-
huas.
After doing a little research and
buying a few preparatory items, I
opened my home and heart to two
female rats: Burnt Sienna (Bernie)
and Waffles.
My mother was horrified at first.
Keep them away from me! she would
say in disgust.
After an initial get-acquainted period, those
animals quickly became my babies. I learned
more about them each day.
Their acrobatic skills especially fascinated me.
When I came home from school, Bernie would
pounce and cling to the side of her cage with the
zeal of Velcro-clad contestants on the former Nick-
elodeon show Wild and Crazy Kids, jumping to
stick to walls for prize money.
I would release Bernie from her cage, and she
would climb up my arm to my shoulder, where
shed happily spend up to an hour as I did chores
or homework.
When I let the pair out to play, it was Bernie
who would snuggle in the crook of my arm.
Waffles was a bit more skittish, but, as with any
pets, they just had different personalities. She
liked to hang out on her own, especially
atop her cage.
I would bring towels out into the living
room to let the girls explore our home,
and my mother slowly became more curi-
ous.
Which one is that? Can I touch her? Will
she bite?
She used just her index finger to pet them
on the head and washed her hands imme-
diately afterward, but it was a start.
The only aspects of rat-keeping I didnt
enjoy were short life spans and frequent
illnesses.
Bernie was the first to go. After two years
as my best friend, she began to develop tumors
on her mammary glands, a common female-
rat affliction. Even if the tumors are be-
nign, they grow very quickly and can
cause other health problems.
As she slowly lost her excited person-
ality, I made the agonizing decision of
euthanasia.
On her final day, I put some cloths in a
shoebox to keep her comfortable on the ride
to the veterinarians office, but she kept restlessly
poking her head out. When I took her out of the
box, she ran onto my lap as fast as her ailing body
could carry her and stayed still the entire drive.
Better to have loved and lost yes, even when it comes to rats
By SARAH HITE
shite@timesleader.com
SARAH HITE/ THE TIMES LEADER
Honey the rat looked forward to spend-
ing time outside her cage.
If youre contemplating adding a small
rodent to your family, you can put these
rat myths to rest in your mind:
Domesticated rats do not bite at will. I
was bitten just once, when I foolishly
poked my finger into a cage and my rat
thought I was food. Do your research and
know how to interact with your new
friends, and youll be wound-free.
Domesticated rats are very much unlike
their cousins who infest homes and city
sewers. Rats found at pet stores or animal
shelters were most likely bred in captivity,
which makes their demeanors and needs
different from their wild counterparts.
Their tails are not gross but functional.
People always thought my rats were cute,
except for the tails. Rat tails are designed
to enable them to be the great acrobats
they are. A rats tail is as long as its body
and used for balance.
You can take a rat to a veterinarian, but
do your research first. I lived in West Pitt-
ston when I had my rats, and I had to drive
them all the way to Noxen for quality
veterinary care. Make sure you call vets in
your area before you take a rat home. As
with dogs or cats, good health equates to
happiness.
CONSIDERING A RAT?
See RATS, Page 2C
Rat-lovers are usedtobeingmisunderstood.
When my husband told his ex that we got
rats, she said, On purpose? says Tami Ka-
plan of Waltham, Mass., proud owner of three
of the maligned rodents.
Look past your preconceptions and you
might fall in love, like Robin Rushlau of Dres-
den, Maine, foster and adoption coordinator
with Mainely Rat Rescue.
Her daughter convinced her to care for a rat
while the owners were on vacation. He was
obese, lice-riddenandthe exact color of a wild
rat, but, Rushlau says, I couldnt believe how
wonderful he was. At the end of the two weeks
I wouldnt let him go back.
Despite their icky reputation, rats are play-
ful, affectionate and smart, too.
Erin Stromberg is a keeper at Think Tank,
an exhibit at the National Zoo that highlights
animal cognition. Alongside our brainy rela-
tives the orangutans, ThinkTankhouses three
brown rats. Stromberg suggests that the con-
ventional dislike for rats is due partly to their
intelligence. Theyre a challenge to control be-
cause theyre flexible andadaptable enoughto
learn to avoid new dangers and exploit new
food sources.
Stromberg also points to some recent sci-
ence that demonstrates rats capacity for em-
pathy: When given the choice, rats chose to
free other caged animals rather than take a
food reward.
The result is a pet that is much like a small
Rats! Rodents,
maligned or not,
make great pets
By LINDA LOMBARDI
For The Associated Press
L
ounging around on a couch or perch-
ing on a comfy crook in a lap might
sound like the perfect job for a dog or
a cat, but why not a bearded dragon?
Theyrealmost likealappet, Bill Pambian-
co Jr. of The Pet Zone said.
Abeardeddragonmight seemlike anunusu-
al pet purchase in a world long ruled by dogs,
cats and birds, but these out-of-the-ordinary
lizards are becoming increasingly popular for
those wanting to own a more offbeat sort of
animal. And plenty of the Pet Zones populace
qualify.
The store on Oak Street in Pittston is
a sort of emporiumof the exotic, a curi-
osity shop teeming with creatures not
necessarily warm and cuddly but no
less worthy of love and affection.
The bearded dragon is probably one
of the most popular exotics, Pambian-
co said. Theyre very easy to take care
of and very calm; they have great per-
sonalities. Theyre inquisitive and want
to be involved in everything.
Bearded dragons, which grow to 20
inches, need a 30- or 40-gallon tank and
vegetables and crickets to eat. They
arent aggressive either.
Neither is the rose hair tarantula, an-
other popular exotic-pet choice.
Theyre very laid back and a great
beginner spider, Pambianco said.
People get nervous because of the ven-
om, but its actually just like a bee
sting.
Tarantula tanks also are simple, re-
quiringonlyamoist bedandwater, plus
crickets to eat.
Pet Zone sells several tarantulas, but
the rose hair is the least aggressive.
Pet Zone also deals inscorpions. One
type of this sinister-looking animal, the
emperor scorpion, is considereda start-
er pet of that species.
Ive only been bitten twice by one in
25 years, Pambianco said. He likened
the venom to that of a bee.
Emperors can be held, but another
breed, the desert scorpion, is more of a
tank pet, good for admiring, not touch-
ing.
Theyre very solitary, a leave-me-
alone type of animal, Pambianco said.
Scorpions also require just crickets,
moist bedding and water.
Pet Zones snakes are a bit needier.
Theyre cold-blooded and so require
heat. The terrestrial, or ground, species
Pet Zone sells need tanks with heating
pads on the bottom.
Pet Zone doesnt sell any venomous
Im an emperor scorpion. I may look scary
but have a gentle soul, and you can hold me.
They call me an albino corn snake, but Im
actually pink and not likely to pee on you.
Im a lionfish, a cantankerous sort of crea-
ture, but I can really spice up an aquarium.
Im a rose hair tarantula, a beginner spider
and quite the night owl, except I dont hoot.
AIMEE DILGER PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER
Im a bearded dragon. Im pleasant and playful but do like to get all up in your business.
Take me home tonight?
Cats and dogs these days have some creepy-crawly competition
Because Im a red-footed tortoise, rainy days
and muddy days never get me down.
By SARA POKORNY
spokorny@timesleader.com
See EXOTIC, Page 2C
See RODENTS, Page 2C
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animals, snakes included. One
of the best snakes to own as a
starter pet is the California
King.
These animals are named
that way because theyre im-
mune to rattlesnake venom,
Pambianco said. In the wild,
these would eat other snakes,
making them the king of all
snakes.
Other choices include an albi-
no corn snake, light pink in col-
or, and a milk snake, often mis-
taken for its deadly cousin, the
coral snake. Milk snakes have
rings of red, yellow and black
and are harmless.
They try to scare you with
their colors, Pambianco said.
But if they cant scare you that
way theyll just pee on you.
EXOTIC
Continued from Page 1C
Pet Zones snakes are a
bit needier. Theyre
cold-blooded and so
require heat.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Bill Pambianco cradles a baby
boa at The Pet Zone.
It was like losing a family
member. I brought a (human)
friend for support and wasnt
the same for more than a week.
Waffles died soon after, which
meant decision time. More rats?
Abby and Honey, also females,
joined my clan a few weeks
later.
But they, too, developed tu-
mors and respiratory problems
within two years.
After they died, I decided I
was too much of a glutton for
punishment. Rats make wonder-
ful pets, but the pain of losing
them so soon was too much for
me.
Now Im sweet on my fiancs
cat, whom we affectionately call
Schnitzel. I guess Im moving up
the food chain. Whenever I visit
pet stores in search of the latest
cat-toy technology, it hurts to
even look at the rats. The heart-
ache aside, the memories I have
of these amazing little creatures
will always bring a smile to my
face.
RATS
Continued from Page 1C
dog but less time-consuming.
And, Kaplan observes, rats are ti-
dier than guinea pigs and less
likely to bite than a hamster.
Rats love human companion-
ship because they are social ani-
mals in the wild they live in
large colonies. That means they
also need the company of their
own kind, so keep at least two.
A rats other basic needs are
fairly simple: a good-quality, lab-
rat diet, fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles. Because they are rodents,
their teeth grow continually, so
you need to supply safe items for
them to chew on.
Interested enough to adopt?
Rats often end up with rescue
groups because pet stores are
careless about determining sex
and keeping the sexes separate.
Rats dont live long, but this
can be an advantage if your child
wants a pet; you wont be caring
for it for years after they go away
to college. But youmay findyour-
self with a rat obsession of your
own: When they adopt rats to
families, Kaplan says, So many
times the parents fall in love.
RODENTS
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C O M M U N I T Y N E W S
Sara Ann Naessig, daughter
of Carl and Fawzieh Naessig,
Bloomsburg, is celebrating
her 15th birthday today, March
1. Sara is a granddaughter of
Carl and Mary Ann Naessig,
Wilkes-Barre, and the late
Khalil and Fatmeh Mourtada.
She has two brothers, Eric, 19,
and Adam, 18.
Sara A. Naessig
Caitlin Alyssa Dushanko, daugh-
ter of John and Renae Dushan-
ko, Mountain Top, is celebrating
her seventh birthday today,
March 1. Caitlin is a granddaught-
er of Allen Scott Sr., Edwards-
ville; John and Barbara Dushan-
ko, Swoyersville; and the late
Ann Louise Scott. She has two
sisters, Cortney, 10, and Carly, 2.
Caitlin A. Dushanko
Kayla Ann Pekarovsky, daughter
of Bill and Sue Pekarovsky, King-
ston, is celebrating her fifth
birthday today, March 1. Kayla is
a granddaughter of John and
Mary Lou Pekarovsky, Edwards-
ville; Jim Kowalczyk, Wilkes-
Barre; and the late Margaret
Flannery Kowalczyk. She has a
sister, Alesha, 10.
Kayla A. Pekarovsky
Michael Conrad Welitchko, son of
Michael and Maria Welitchko, is
celebrating his first birthday
today, March 1. Michael is a
grandson of Michael and Ann
Marie Morreale, Dallas, and
Conrad and Susanne Welitchko,
Lewisburg.
Michael C. Welitchko
Jacob Tyler Jaskulka, son of
Walter and Christina Jaskulka,
Swoyersville, celebrated his first
birthday Feb. 16. Jacob is a
grandson of Dorothy and David
Sikora, Larksville, and Carl and
Antionette Jaskulka, Swoyers-
ville. He is a great-grandson of
Adam and Elenore Sikora, Ply-
mouth. Jacob has a brother,
Zachary 4.
Jacob T. Jaskulka
Blake and Hannah Siene, children of Christopher and Marla Siene,
Ashley, are celebrating their second birthdays today, March 1. Blake
and Hannah are the grandchildren of David Pavlick Sr., Wilkes-Barre;
Nancy Pavlick, Ashley; and Regina and Frederick Siene Sr., Hanover
Township. They are the great-grandchildren of Thomas Fey Sr.,
Greene, N.Y.
Blake and Hannah Siene
Lorenzo, Luciano and Nina Ginocchietti, sons and daughter of Michelangelo and Aubrey Ginocchietti, Pitt-
ston, are celebrating their second birthdays today, March 1. The triplets are the grandchildren of John and
Catherine Morris, Trucksville; Vita Blasi, Old Forge; and Pat Ginocchietti, Pittston. They are the great-grand-
children of Vivian Morris, Cinnaminson, and Nando and Marion Ginocchietti, Pittston. Lorenzo, Luciano and
Nina have a sister, Solana, 9 months.
Lorenzo, Luciano and Nina Ginocchietti
Today
NANTICOKE: Quality Hill Play-
ground Association, 6:30 p.m. in
the park clubhouse. The comedy
club fundraiser to be held on
Saturday and the Easter Egg
Hunt on March 31 will be dis-
cussed. Membership dues are
being collected. New members
welcome.
MEETINGS
AVOCA: The Avoca Lions
Club is sponsoring a food
bank from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
today at the Bethel United
Methodist Church, 532 Main
St. Anyone interested in help-
ing to unload the food deliv-
ery truck should arrive at the
church at 1:30 p.m.
IN BRIEF
Bishop OReilly High School
Class of 1987 will hold its 25th
anniversary reunion Aug. 18 at
the Genetti Hotel and Confer-
ence Center, Wilkes-Barre. Any-
one interested in helping can
attend the planning meeting at 7
p.m. March 21 at Grotto Pizza,
Wilkes-Barre. For more informa-
tion contact Mike Kopec at Luck-
ymike76920@aol.com.
Coughlin High School
Class of 1959 will meet at 6 p.m.
March 22 at Andy Peruginos
Restaurant, 258 Charles St.,
Luzerne. All class members and
spouses are invited.
Dallas High School
Class of 1992 is searching for
classmates for the 20th anni-
versary reunion on May 26.
Email 92dallas@gmail.com with
contact information.
Marymount High School
Class of 1963 is holding a Dutch-
treat dinner at 6 tonight at
Applebees Restaurant, Route
309, Wilkes-Barre. All classmates
are invited. Contact Joanne
Nardone at 824-3040 for more
information.
Nanticoke High School
Class of 1956 will hold a 56th
anniversary celebration Aug. 3-4
at Alden Manor, 119 E. Kirmar
Ave., Alden. An icebreaker will
take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Aug. 3 and the reunion cele-
bration will take place 7-11 p.m.
Aug. 4. Addresses are need for
the following classmates,
Jeanne Gillis Young, Barbara
Jacobs Courtright, Patricia
James Brown, Harriet Principalli
Hanlon, Leona Maday, Marlene
Majewski, Marcia Senderovitz
Dalmas, the Rev. Ronald Briggs,
Louis Conn, Robert Drabek,
Leonard Frankovitch, Robert
Glanville, Murray Greenbaum,
Delbert Hampton, John Harmon,
Donald Kupiniewicz, John Mati-
kiewicz, Robert May, Robert
Nowicki, Cyril Pipon and John
Standish. Call Beverly at 603-
1925 with any information.
Northwest Area High School
Class of 1962 will celebrate its
50th anniversary reunion with
socializing at the home of Jo-
seph Romano on Aug. 17 and a
dinner dance on Aug. 18 at the
American Legion Post 495,
Shickshinny. Contact Helen
Natarelli at 256-3863 or Martha
Barchik at 864-3363 with ad-
dress information or inquiries.
Plains Memorial and Sacred
Heart High Schools
Classes of 1961 will meet 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Norms Pizza and
Eatery, 275 N. Sherman St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Starting with this
meeting, the group will get
together the first Wednesday of
every month at 12:30 p.m. at
Norms Pizza and Eatery. Class-
mates, family and friends are
invited. For more information
contact Mike at 443-7642.
St. Anns Academy
Alumnae will meet at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday at East Mountain Inn.
Final arrangements for the
spring luncheon in May will be
discussed.
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The Crestwood Education Association named Drew Barno as the Fourth-Grade Fairview Elementary
Student of the Quarter. Barno was chosen as the student who exemplifies high standards in classroom
achievement, behavior, attitude, attendance and contributions to the betterment of the Crestwood School
District. He received a commemorative certificate and a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble. At the
award presentation, from left: Ellyn Herrington, Kevin Zurawski, fourth-grade teachers; Kevin Barno; Drew
Barno; Bridget Barno; and Janice Ciavarella and Gina Snyder, fourth-grade teachers.
Crestwood fourth-grader named Student of the Quarter
The student council at Wyom-
ing Area Catholic School, Exeter,
recently conducted a food drive
for the Greater Pittston Food
Pantry, located at the former
Seton Catholic High School,
Pittston, as part of the Catholic
Schools Week theme of faith,
academics and service. Some
student council officers with the
donations, from left, are Alexia
Mazzarella, Danielle Morris and
Erika Serafin.
Wyoming Area Catholic
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PAGE 6C THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com
How to get the heaters for just
$
97
Readers need to call the Toll Free Hot-
lines beginning at 8:30am this morning.
If lines are busy keep trying, all calls will
be answered. However, if you miss the
deadline you will be turned away from
this offer and forced to wait for future an-
nouncements in this or other U.S. publica-
tions, if any.
The first 16,049 readers who beat the
48-hour deadline to order the Amish
made fireplace mantle are getting the
Heat Surge miracle heater for just
$
97.
They have imposed a strict limit of 2
heaters per household. So, readers need
to hurry and call now because there are
only 16,049 Heat Surge miracle heaters to
be given away for just ninety-seven dol-
lars and shipping and when theyre gone,
theyre gone.
The miracle heaters zone heating capa-
bilities make heat bills so cheap you may
never have to pay high heat bills again.
They even come with a full year limited
warranty.
Use the map to the right to find the
weather zone you live in and call the num-
ber for your zone.
2012 HS P5974A OF15734R-1
Frost Zone: 3
Frigid Zone: 1
Cold Zone: 2
If you live in one of
these Zones
EVERYONE LIVING IN THE
Cold Zone: 2
Start Calling at 8:30 am
Call: 1-888-673-6702
Use Free Claim Code: OV135
EVERYONE LIVING IN THE
Frost Zone: 3
Start Calling at 8:30 am
Call: 1-888-682-8440
Use Free Claim Code: OV135
EVERYONE LIVING IN THE
Frigid Zone: 1
Start Calling at 8:30 am
Call: 1-888-414-2559
Use Free Claim Code: OV135
Overstock mistake gives public heaters for just
$
97
PUBLIC HAS 48 HOURS TO GET HEATERS FOR JUST
$
97: This is one of the Amish warehouses full of Heat Surge HT-XL fireplaces that must be cleared out immediately. The handmade
Amish mantle is a real steal at just one hundred ninety-seven dollars and shipping because the first 16,049 readers who beat the order deadline by calling 1-888-414-2559 to order the fireplace man-
tles are actually getting the Heat Surge miracle heaters for just
$
97.
All surplus heaters must be given away for just
$
97 to the first 16,049 callers who beat the order deadline for the
World Famous Amish mantles handmade for the miracle heaters that drastically slash heat bills
Save money: uses about the same electric per hour as a coffee maker, so turn your thermostat way down and never be cold again
SAVES ON BILLS: Everyone gets lower heat
bills and still stays warm. The new Heat Surge
HT-XL heater only uses 9 an hour of electricity
on the standard setting, yet blasts out an instant
heat wave in any room to keep you warm all day
long for just pennies an hour.
AMISH QUALITY: Amish craftsmen take
great pride in their workmanship. Each Amish
fireplace mantle is hand crafted to the highest
standards and is built to last a lifetime. With
three finishes to choose from they are sure to
make any room look like a million bucks.
SAFE: The Heat Surge Fireless Flame looks
so real it fools everyone but there is no real fire,
flames, fumes, ashes or mess. So you dont have
to worry because the flame window is safe to
the touch. Its where the kids will play and the
cat and dog will sleep.
DELIVERED FULLY ASSEMBLED: Every
Heat Surge HT-XL fireplace comes fully assem-
bled by Amish craftsmen and is delivered right
to your door. All you do is plug it in, relax in
front of the Fireless Flame and enjoy the bone
soothing heat.
2012 UNIVERSAL MEDIA SYNDICATE, INC. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE ADVERTISEMENT FOR HEAT SURGE, LLC 8000 FREEDOM AVE., N. CANTON OH 44720
We have to make room in our warehouses
so for the next 48 hours were giving every
single surplus heater away for just $97, said
Jacob Drakenbrod, Operations Manager for
Heat Surge.
Thats why starting at precisely 8:30am this
morning, brand new miracle heaters that nor-
mally go for two hundred forty-nine dollars
are actually being given away for just $97 to
the general public for the next 48 hours.
The only thing todays readers need to do is
call the Toll Free Hotline before the 48-hour
deadline with their order for the handmade
Amish Fireplace Mantle. The first 16,049 read-
ers who do will instantly be awarded the Heat
Surge miracle heater for just $97.
You just cant find custom made Amish man-
tles like this anywhere. That makes the hand-
made Amish mantle a real steal for just one
hundred ninety-seven dollars since the entire
cost of the new miracle heater is just $97.
These brand new Heat Surge HT-XL fire-
places actually roll from room-to-room so you
can turn your thermostat way down and never
be cold. That way, everyone who gets them first
can immediately use the fireplaces ultra efficient
zone heating to start saving on their heat bills.
To make room in their warehouses for other
products, portable Amish encased fireplaces
are being delivered directly to the doors of all
those who beat the deadline.
Everyone will be using the heaters to turn
their furnace off early this year and save a
ton of money on their heat bills this winter,
Drakenbrod said.
These remarkable new heaters are being
called a miracle because they have the pat-
ented Fireless Flame technology that gives
you the peaceful flicker of a real fire but
without any flames, fumes, ashes or mess.
Everyone is getting them because all you do is
plug them in.
And heres the best part. Readers who beat
the 48-hour order deadline are getting their
new miracle heaters for just ninety-seven dol-
lars when encased in the Amish built real
wood fireplace mantles. The mantles are being
handmade in Ohio, right in the heart of Amish
country where they are beautifully hand-
rubbed, stained and varnished.
The Amish handmade mantle actually turns
the new miracle heater into a fine piece of fur-
niture. These fireplaces are so compact they
go anywhere, yet they throw off an instant
heat wave in any room. And they only use
about the same electric per hour as a coffee
maker, so its easy to stay warm in any room of
the house for just pennies an hour.
You see, with your furnace you are pay-
ing to heat areas of your home that youre not
using. And since the new miracle heater only
uses about 9 an hour of electricity on the
standard setting, the potential energy savings
are absolutely incredible, said Drakenbrod.
Were trying to make sure no one gets left
out, but you better hurry because we only have
16,049 miracle heaters to hand out to todays
readers. To make sure everyone has a fair
chance to get them, readers can only have two
per household just as long as they call before
the deadline, confirms Drakenbrod.
Getting the Heat Surge HT-XL fireplace is
the smart way to slash winter heat bills and
still stay warm all winter long. And getting the
new miracle heater for just $97 is like putting
one hundred fifty bucks in your pocket and
you can save even more on your heat bills.
Were bracing ourselves for all the calls
because everyone wants to save on their heat
bills and stay warm. But those that really want
to save a ton will be telling our operators they
want two Amish fireplace mantles and theyll
get two miracle heaters for just ninety-seven
dollars each, said Drakenbrod.
So when the lines are busy keep trying.
We promise to get every call. Then well have
a delivery truck out to you in no time at all so
you can stay warm and start saving on your
heat bills right away, Drakenbrod said.
Youll instantly feel the bone soothing heat
in any room. You will never have to be cold and
miserable again, he said.
How It Works: The HEAT SURGE HT-XL
heater is a work of engineering genius
from the China coast so advanced, you
simply plug it into any standard outlet.
It uses only about 9 of electric an hour
on the standard setting. Yet, it produc-
es up to an amazing 4,606 BTUs on the
high setting. So watch out, a powerful on
board hi-tech heat turbine silently forces
hot air out into the room from the vent so
you feel the bone soothing heat instantly.
It even has certication of Underwriters
Laboratories coveted UL listing. It also
comes with a limited full year replacement
or money back warranty less shipping plus
a 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee.
Hot air only
comes out of
the top vent
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