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CONCORD, N.H. Mitt
Romney cruised to a solid victo-
ry in the New Hampshire pri-
mary Tuesday night, picking up
steam from his
first-place fin-
ish in the lead-
off Iowa cau-
cuses and firm-
ly establishing
himself as the
man to beat for
the Republican
presidential
nomination.
Tonight we
made history,
Romney told
cheering sup-
porters before
pivoting to a
stinging de-
nunciation of President Barack
Obama.
The middle class has been
crushed ... our debt is too high
and our opportunities too few,
he declared ignoring the ri-
vals who had been assailing him
for weeks andmakingclear hein-
tends to be viewed as the partys
nominee in waiting after only
two contests.
His Republican rivals said oth-
erwise, looking ahead to South
Carolina on Jan. 21 as the place
to stop the former Massachu-
setts governor. Already, several
contenders and committees sup-
porting them had put down
heavy money to reserve time for
television advertising there.
Even so, the order of finish
Ron Paul second, followed by
Jon Huntsman, with Newt Gin-
grichandRickSantorumtrailing
scrambled the field and pro-
longed the increasingly desper-
ate competition to emerge as the
true conservative rival to Rom-
ney.
With his victory, Romney be-
came the first Republican to
sweep the first two contests in
competitive races since Iowa
gained the lead-off spot in presi-
dential campaigns in 1976.
Basedonpartial returns, The As-
sociated Press estimated that
turnout would exceed the 2008
record by about 4 percent.
Romney fashioned his victory
despite a sustained assault by ri-
vals eager to undermine his
claim as the contender best sit-
uatedtobeat Obama andhelpre-
duce the nations painfully high
unemployment. Gingrichledthe
way, suggesting at one point that
Romney, a venture capitalist,
was a corporate raider. The
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at the Romney for President New Hampshire primary night victory
party Tuesday at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H.
Romney posts impressive victory
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks to supporters Tuesday during an
election night really in Manchester, N.H.
By DAVID ESPO
and STEVE PEOPLES
Associated Press
Tonight
we cele-
brate. To-
morrow we
go back to
work.
Mitt Romney
Former
Massachusetts
governor and
candidate for
GOP nomination
for president
See ROMNEY, Page 8A
By Feb. 1, Luzerne County gov-
ernment will have a five-person
local Accountability, Conduct
and Ethics Commission process-
ing complaints filed by citizens
and workers.
The county
still needs an
ethics code de-
tailing inappro-
priate behavior
and the com-
plaint process,
andcounty coun-
cil plans to tem-
porarily adopt a
code drafted by a
home rule transi-
tion committee
subgroup.
An ethics code
with enforce-
ment provisions and oversight is
groundbreaking in county gov-
ernment. Charter architects have
said it was included to restore
credibility after the federal cor-
COUNTY GOV T
Ethics
policies
will be
enforced
Five-person group to oversee
code, which has enforcement
provisions and oversight.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
The proposed
ethics code
may be
viewed on the
county web-
site, www.lu-
zernecoun-
ty.org, under
the home rule
transition link.
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WILKES-BARRE Police
Chief Gerard Dessoye said offi-
cers are reviewing surveillance
video nearWilkes-Barre Movies
14 to determine if thieves were
recorded breaking into vehicles.
The windows of at least 12 ve-
hicles have been smashed since
Dec. 31 in the Midtown parking
lot across the street from the
theaters on East Northampton
Street.
Two large windows were
smashed at a vacant office build-
ing at 45 E. Northampton St.,
across from the theater, on Jan.
3, police said.
A block farther south, police
reported, windows were
smashed on vehicles in the park-
ing lots of St. Nicholas Church,
226 S. Washington St., on Sat-
urday and in the parking lot of
Holy Redeemer High School at
159 S. Pennsylvania Ave. on
Sunday.
Police examining surveillance videotape for view of car break-ins
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The parking lot across the street in Wilkes-Barre fromMovies 14
that is free only during certain hours.
Windows of more than a dozen
vehicles and a vacant office
building smashed.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
See BREAK-INS, Page 8A
WEST PITTSTON U.S. Rep.
Tim Holden on Tuesday visited
two municipalities that are now
part of the reconfigured 17th
Congressional District.
Holden, D-St. Clair, stopped in
at the Pittston Memorial Library
and the West
Pittston Public
Library to gath-
er information
about the two
facilities and to
get a feel for
some towns he
will serve if re-
elected to an
11th term in Congress this year.
I wantedtodoa littleoutreach
up here, Holden said. Imlearn-
ing about the two libraries, and I
will be meeting with some elect-
ed officials.
State Rep. Mike Carroll, D-
Avoca, accompanied Holden in
Pittston and said they would
meet with various elected offi-
cials and Democratic Party mem-
bers and other residents of the
district.
Holden
drops in
for visits
Holden
Congressman who may get to
represent parts of area stops
at two local libraries.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
See HOLDEN, Page 8A
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A
l Stajewski, 81, a resident of the
Parsons Section of Wilkes-
Barre, passed away on Tuesday, Ja-
nuary 10, 2012, at his home.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre, on
June 26, 1930, a son of the late Stan-
ley and Helen Biros Stajewski. Al at-
tended James M. Coughlin High
School. He was formerly employed
for 43 years in the local garment in-
dustry. Al was a longtime member
of St. Benedicts Parish (St. Domin-
ics Church) in Parsons and he was a
former member of the Parsons
American Legion.
He was preceded in death by a
son, Thomas Stajewski, his brother,
John Stajewski and by his daughter-
in-law Katherine Stajewski.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years,
Rita M. Maloney Stajewski; sons,
Stanley Stajewski, of Wilkes-Barre;
Robert Stajewski, at home; grand-
children, James Corrigan, Wilkes-
Barre; John Corrigan, Ashley; Myra
Zukowski, Wilkes-Barre; great-
granddaughters, Katie Rose Zukow-
ski and Jesse Corrigan; sisters,
Theresa Croyle, Bethlehem; Rita
Shiffer, Maryland; special friend
Joyce Allen, Wilkes-Barre; nieces
and nephews.
Als wife and family would like to
thank the nurses and staff of Erwine
Home Health &Hospice for the lov-
ing care that they provided.
Funeral Services will be held on
Friday at 9:30 a.m. from the Nat &
Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave-
nue, Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of
Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m.
in St. Benedicts Parish, 155 Austin
Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. The Rev. Jo-
seph A. Kearney will officiate. Inter-
ment will be inSt. Marys Cemetery,
Hanover Township.
Friends may call on Thursday
from6 to8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to St. Bene-
dicts Parish, 155 Austin Avenue,
Wilkes-Barre, PA18705.
Onlinecondolences maybemade
to www.natandgawlasfuneralhome-
.com.
Al Stajewski
January 10, 2012
J
oseph Perzia, 71, of Swoyersville,
went hometobewithhis Lordon
Sunday afternoon, following a brief
illness and stay at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
BornonAugust 8, 1940, inCiacia-
na, Sicily, Joe was the son of the late
Onofrio and Antonina Chiazza Per-
zia. He was a lifetime resident of
Swoyersville. He graduated from
Swoyersville High School in 1958
and served in the U.S. Army and
U.S. Army Reserves.
Joe had been employed by PP&L
as a lineman and later owned and
operated Perzia Insurance Agency
in Luzerne for 30 years. He was a
member of Holy Family Parish, Lu-
zerne, and was a devout Catholic.
He was a member of Swoyersville
AmericanLegionandtheKnights of
Columbus. He was alsoa member of
Shriners International, Irem Tem-
ple, the Irem Shepherds Unit and
the Irem Golf Association, Ply-
mouth Lodge No. 322, F & AM and
a former member of Kiwanis and
the Italia Reunita Society.
Joe was a loving husband, father
and Nanu.
He enjoyedplayingcards andwas
an avid golfer.
Preceding him in death were his
brothers Stefano, GaetanoandFilip-
po; sisters Rosa Sciabica, Marianne
and Maria Rembis.
Surviving are his wife of 46 won-
derful years, the former Elizabeth
Evanoski; daughter, Justine Perzia
Webster, and her husband, Ken, of
Conestoga, Pa.; son, Joseph Perzia
II of Swoyersville; four grandchil-
dren, Coleman Hauber, Gamson
Webster and Reagan Webster of
Conestoga, Pa., and Edie Perzia of
Kingston; brothers Michele and An-
tonio; sister Francesca Myers and
wife of Clark, and many nieces and
nephews.
Funeral service will be Fri-
day at 10:30 a.m.. from the
Hugh B. Hughes &Son Inc. Funeral
Home, 1044 Wyoming Avenue, For-
ty Fort, with the Mass of Christian
Burial at 11a.m. in Holy Family Par-
ish, Bennett Street, Luzerne, with
Father Michael Zipay officiating.
The interment will be in Denison
Cemetery, Swoyersville. Friends
may call on Thursday from 5 to 8
p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions, if desired, can be made
to Holy Family Parish, 574 Bennett
Street, Luzerne, PA 18709; Irem
Shepherds Unit, P.O. Box 307, Dal-
las, PA 18612; or to St Vincent de
Paul Kitchen, 39 East Jackson
Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA18701.
Joseph Perzia
January 8, 2012
B
enjamin E. Rusiloski, 95, of
Chase Road, Shavertown, died
Wednesday January 4, 2012.
He was born in Luzerne, son of
the late Romanaldi and Frances Ga-
laszewski Rusilosky. He grew up in
Huntsville and was a 1934 graduate
of Lehman Township High School.
He was proud to have played on the
first Lehman High School football
team. As a senior, he played on
championship basketball and base-
ball teams for Lehman High School.
He continued to play baseball for
many years in the Sunday League
for the Jackson team.
Mr. Rusiloski served in the U.S.
Army during World War II. He re-
tired from Friedman Express after
25years of service. He was a lifelong
member of the former St. Hedwigs
Church, and currently St. Ignatius
Church, in Kingston.
He and his wife, the former Soph-
ie Filipowski, were married on July
4, 1942 at Our Lady of Mount Car-
mel Church, Lake Silkworth. They
celebrated their 69th anniversary
this past year. They maintained
flower and vegetable gardens for
many years at what once was the Fil-
ipowski homestead. Ben will be re-
membered for his roadside produce
stand on Chase Road.
Family was of great importance
to Benjamin, he loved hunting and
fishing, especially with his son Ben.
He was preceded in death by his
son Benjamin, Jr.; brothers Roman,
Frank and Chester; and sisters, Al-
ice Savage, Tillie Smith, Florence
Yarashes, Mary Rusilosky and
Frances Rusilosky.
Besides his wife, he is survivedby
his son Stanley and his wife, Patri-
cia, Shavertown; daughter, Berna-
dine, and her husband, Dr. Oswaldo
Salgado, North Bergen, N.J.; seven
grandchildren; six great-great
grandchildren; brother Daniel Russ,
Huntsville.
Funeral services were pri-
vate and held at the conve-
nience of the family.
Benjamin E. Rusiloski
January 4, 2012
M
ary M. Patrick, of Plains Town-
ship, and formerly of Inker-
man, passed away Saturday morn-
ing at Cedarbrook Nursing Facility,
Allentown.
BorninWilkes-Barre, she was the
daughter of thelateCharles andMa-
ry (Argonis) Labashousky.
She attended school in Jenkins
Township and was employed by
Consolidated Cigar of West Pitt-
ston, until her retirement. She was a
member of St. Maria Goretti
Church, Laflin; the Friendship Club
of Wyoming; and The Cosmopoli-
tan of Exeter.
She was preceded in death by her
first husband, Frank Oley; her sec-
ond husband, Paul Patrick; daugh-
ter Nancy Alexis, sister Theresa Ko-
sek, brothers, Charles, Anthony, Jo-
sephCoal, JohnandPeter Labash-
ousky.
Surviving are her daughters,
Elaine Beggs and her husband, Jo-
seph, Plains, and Marlene Steele,
Mayfield Heights, Ohio; eight
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral will be held Thursday at
9 a.m. from the Corcoran Funeral
Home Inc., 20 South Main Street
Plains, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Maria Go-
retti, Church, 42 Redwood Drive,
Laflin, with Monsignor Neil Van
Loon, Pastor, officiating. The Parish
Rosary Group will recite the Divine
Mercy Chaplet and Rosary in the
Church one half hour before the fu-
neral Mass. All are invited to join
them.
Interment will be held in St. Cas-
mirs Cemetery, Pittston, at the con-
venience of the family. Friends may
call today from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Greater Pennsylvania
Chapter of The Alzheimers Associ-
ation, 3544 North Progress Avenue,
Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA17115.
Onlinecondolences maybemade
at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.
Mary M. Patrick
January 7, 2012
B
ernadine J. Orloski, age 72, of
Shavertown, passed away
peacefully Thursday, January 5,
2012.
Born in Mocanaqua, she was a
daughter of the late WilliamandAn-
tonette Rozoski Mishloski.
Bernadine was a graduate of
Northwest Area High School, Class
of 1957. She received her RNdegree
fromthe Nesbitt Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing, Class of 1960.
Bernadine enjoyed a diverse career
working in the fields of psychiatry,
gerontology, obstetrics, medical
surgery and private duty. She
shared her gifts of love, wisdom,
courage, strength and hope with all
those entrusted to her care.
She was a loving sister, mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother
and friend. Her light and spirit will
be missed by the many families
whose lives she became part of in
the course of a career that spanned
more than 50 years. The world has
been a better place having had her
in it.
In addition to her parents, Berna-
dine was preceded in death by her
husband, William J. Orloski.
She will be greatly missed by her
children, Gwen Harleman and hus-
band, Michael, Hunlock Creek;
Diane Polachek, Trucksville; Chris-
topher W. Orloski, Shavertown;
grandchildren, James Hagen, Erica
Hagen Moor and husband, William,
Magen Harleman, Kaley and Bria
Polachek; great-grandson, Nolan
Moor; loving sisters, Joan OLeary,
and Marie Arndt, several nieces and
nephews.
A Memorial Celebration will be
heldSaturday, January14, 2012 at 11
a.m. in St. Marys Holy Spirit Parish
Church, 150 Main Street, Mocana-
qua, PA 18655. Interment will be
made inSt. Marys Cemetery, Moca-
naqua.
Funeral arrangements have been
entrustedtotheHaroldC. Snowdon
Funeral Home, Inc., 140 N. Main
Street, Shavertown, PA18708.
Bernadine J. Orloski
January 5, 2012
E
milio D. Casagrande, a resident
of Pittston, passed away Mon-
day, January 9, 2012, in Pittston. He
was born April 17, 1928, in Pittston,
a son of the late Rose (Rodola) Ca-
sagrande and the late Emilio Casa-
grande.
He was the husband of the late
Theresa (Marino) Casagrande.
He was a proud owner of Casa-
grande & Son Painting.
He was a member of the U.S. Ar-
my, serving in the Korean Conflict.
Cas took great pride in his garden-
ing.
He was preceded in death by sis-
ters, Alma Alaimo and Marie Kron-
man.
Surviving are son, Emilio, and
wife Linda Casagrande of Harding;
daughter, Elizabeth, and husband
Mike Domarasky of Pittston; sis-
ters, CorinneCollins of Pittston; He-
lene Faillace of Fredericksburg, Va.;
Roseann Pappas of Saratoga, N.Y.
He will be sadly missed by his
grandchildren, whom he so loved
and adored; grandsons, Michael
Domarasky, Emilio Casagrande;
granddaughters, Marissa Casa-
grande and Theresa Domarasky.
Funeral Services are entrust-
ed to Graziano Funeral Home
Inc., Pittston Township.
Viewing hours will be held on
Thursday, January 12, 2012 from 5
to 8 p.m. Funeral services will begin
at 9 a.m. at the funeral home on Ja-
nuary 13, 2012. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held on January 13,
2012 from St. Joseph Marello Par-
ish, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R.C.
Church, Pittston, at 9:30 a.m.
The Rev. Paul McDonnell, O.S.J.,
will officiate. Interment services
will followat St. Roccos R.C. Ceme-
tery, Pittston Township.
Emilio D. Casagrande
January 9, 2012
M
r. Barry W. Kaczmarczyk of Du-
ryea passed away into eternity
on January 9, 2012 at Hospice Com-
munity Care, Dunmore.
Born in Duryea, on January 2,
1961, he was the son of Bernadine
Ryzner Kaczmarczyk of Duryea and
the late Leonard Kaczmarczyk. He
was a1978graduate of PittstonArea
High School and an honor graduate
of Wilkes-Barre Area Vo-Tech.
A lifelong resident of Duryea, he
was at one time self-employedinthe
plumbing and heating business. In
his younger days, he served his
town as a firefighter, ambulance
captain and scuba and rescue diver
with both Excelsior and Germania
Hose Companies. Barry was a
skilled tradesman and had a kind
gentle disposition and a good heart.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting and
shooting sports. He will be missed
by all those who truly knewhim. He
was of the Catholic faith.
He was a lovingson, father, broth-
er and uncle.
Surviving, in addition to his
mother, are son Patrick and his
mother, Debbie Parry of Duryea;
brother, John, Mountain Top; broth-
er, Kenneth, Duryea; brother, Jerry,
Duryea; niece, Maria; nephews, Jo-
nathan and Eric.
Funeral will be held Friday at 9
a.m. fromthe BernardJ. Piontek Fu-
neral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Du-
ryea, with Mass of Christian Burial
at 9:30 a.m. in Nativity of Our Lord
Parish, Duryea, with the Rev. An-
drew Sinnott officiating. Friends
may call Friday from 8 to 9 a.m. at
the funeral home.
The family would like to thank
the doctors, nurses, aides and the
many caring people who assisted
during his illness from the Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital, Timber
Ridge HealthCare Facility andfinal-
ly from Hospice Community Care,
Dunmore.
If desired, memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the American
Cancer Society or a fire company in
your community.
Barry W. Kaczmarczyk
January 9, 2012
EDWARDSVILLE The clos-
ingof another storeintheGallery
of Sound chain is the result of a
declining music recording indus-
try, the chains co-owner says.
Joe Nardone Jr. confirmed on
Tuesday that the store at the
Gateway Shopping Center in Ed-
wardsville closed on Sunday,
ending the family business near-
ly 40-year West Side presence.
The record industry is shrink-
ing. Were at a point now where
people are going to have to drive
a little farther to go to a record
store, Nardone Jr. said.
He said the decline is not so
much because of online music
purchases, but the availability of
more free music and new trends
in music buying.
Yeah, were competing with
downloads, for sure. But it real-
ly hurts from a different direc-
tion. A lot of kids dont go to re-
cord stores any more. Now only
certain kids are into records and
bands. Its not even an albumcul-
ture at this point, its going back
to singles, Nardone Jr. said.
One song satisfies the need of
that person just like a cassette
single or a 45 or whatever.
Nardones father, Joe Nardone
Sr., opened his first record store
Joe Nardones Record Shop in
Wilkes-Barre in 1960. He eventu-
ally set up shop in the Wayne De-
partment Store in Edwardsville.
The Wayne chain expanded but
then went bankrupt. Nardone Sr.
pressed on and, in 1972, opened
his first Joe Nardones Gallery of
Sound in the then new Wyoming
Valley Mall.
That same year, he opened his
first West Side store in the Gate-
way Shopping Center, stayed
there 24 years and moved to the
former Lewis-Duncan Sporting
Goods store adjacent to the Gate-
way in 1998. The new location
was at the time the largest Gal-
lery of Sound and twice the size
of the Gateway store. He moved
back to a Gateway storefront in
2008 to make way for a restau-
rant.
At its peak in the early 2000s,
the Nardones had 11 stores in
Northeastern Pennsylvania, in
Bloomsburg, Dallas, Mount Po-
cono, Edwardsville, Pittston,
Scranton, Matamoras, Wilkes-
Barre, Wilkes-Barre Township,
Clarks Summit, and Hazleton.
The latter four are still open.
Nardone Jr. said to have a clus-
ter of five stores open in northern
Luzerne County was kind of
odd, and, although convenient
for music fans, business doesnt
dictate that type of arrangement
anymore. There are cities
larger than Wilkes-Barre that
dont have any record store.
But were still in downtown
Wilkes-Barre and on Mundy
Street (in Wilkes-Barre Town-
ship). Were not really that far
away, Nardone Jr. said.
Music ends for Gallery store
Joe Nardones Edwardsville
site closed due to decline in
recording industry.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE City po-
lice reportedthe following:
Police saidthey arrested
Melissa Sheppard, 35, of East
NorthamptonStreet, oncharges
she stabbedKeonTyler, 22, dur-
ing anargument at her residence
Monday night.
Tyler toldpolice Sheppardwas
arguing withher nephewand
lunged, stabbing Tyler inthe
arm, according to the criminal
complaint.
Police saidTyler was treatedat
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Med-
ical Center inPlains Township.
Sheppardwas apprehendedin
the area of NorthShermanStreet
andAmber Lane. She was ar-
raignedinWilkes-Barre Central
Court ontwo counts of aggravat-
edassault anda single count of
reckless endangerment.
Sheppardwas jailedat the
county prisonfor lack of $40,000
bail.
Michael Selby, of 246 N.
MainSt., reportedat 5:31p.m.
Monday that several items were
stolenduring a burglary at that
location.
No one was injuredMonday
ina two-vehicle crashat North
WashingtonandEast Market
streets.
Police saidMichael A. Decker,
of Wilkes-Barre, driving a1999
FordExplorer southonNorth
WashingtonStreet at about 7:10
p.m., enteredthe intersection
withEast Market Street ona
greenlight whenElias A. Amick,
of Bloomsburg, drove a 2002
SaturnSC3 into the intersection
against a redlight while traveling
east onEast Market Street, strik-
ing the Explorer.
Police saidthey citedRobert
Filipowicz, 40, of SouthMeade
Street, withharassment after
they investigateda disturbance
involving Joanne Jones andJim
Jones at 169 S. Meade St. on
Monday.
Joanne Jones was bittenand
JimJones suffereda laceration
onhis face, police said.
POLICE BLOTTER
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WILLIAMSPORT
Marino backing Santorum
U
.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-Lycoming
Township, has come out in support
of Rick Santorums candidacy for presi-
dent.
Rick Santorum is a longtime friend
of my mine. He has
been a tireless ad-
vocate for common-
sense conservative
values his entire ca-
reer. He is one of the
hardest-working can-
didates that I have
ever met; his showing
in last weeks Iowa
Caucus is evidence of that. I want to
congratulate him on his strong show-
ing, Marino said in a release issued by
his campaign.
I share Rick Santorums vision of
lower taxes, less spending, private-
sector job creation, a strong national
defense and traditional family values. I
believe that Rick Santorum offers our
best hope of recapturing the White
House and returning this nation to its
prior position of strength and great-
ness. I am proud to support his cam-
paign for the presidency.
HARRISBURG
Democrats appeal vote map
Democratic state senators have filed
an appeal with the State Supreme
Court asking for a legislative redistrict-
ing map to be voided, arguing that
some aspects of it are unconstitutional.
Among the senators who signed on
to the appeal are John Yudichak, D-
Plymouth Township, John Blake, D-
Archbald, and Senate Minority Leader
Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills.
Costa announced the plan to appeal
last week, telling The Times Leader,
We have serious concerns about the
redistricting process. The goal of main-
taining one-person, one-vote was clear-
ly not a priority. Political gain was the
priority. We must follow what the state
Constitution dictates, and that is to
keep counties and municipalities whole
unless absolutely necessary. They cant
be sliced and diced to help candidates
win re-election. The voters deserve
better.
The Supreme Court has set aside
time on Monday to hear all appeals on
the matter.
SCRANTON
Counterfeiting is charged
Louis Micklasavage, 40, of Dupont,
has been charged with the production
and passing of counterfeit money. The
indictment charges that Micklasavage
produced counterfeit notes with a
stated face value of over $7,000.
The U.S. Attorneys Office for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania an-
nounced Tuesday that a two-count
indictment has been filed by a grand
jury in Scranton against Micklasavage.
If convicted, Micklasavage could be
imprisoned for up to 40 years and fined
up to $500,000.
According to U.S. Attorney Peter J.
Smith, the investigation began in June
2011when Dupont police responded to
a complaint that alleged counterfeit
bills were used at a local restaurant. A
search warrant was executed at Mickla-
savages residence and he was arrested
in July.
The case was jointly investigated by
the U.S. Secret Service and the Dupont
Police Department.
WILKES-BARRE
Cherry denied new trial
A Luzerne County judge has denied
the request of a man convicted of third-
degree murder to be granted a new
trial.
Judge Tina Polachek Gartley denied
the request for a new trial made by
Lamont Cherry, 37, charged in the May
2009 death of a 1-year-old girl.
Cherry, in court papers filed two
weeks ago, asked for a new trial be-
cause evidence at his
trial did not support
the verdict.
Cherry was convict-
ed in September of
the charge after a
second trial. The first
trial, held in January
resulted in acquittal
on a first-degree mur-
der charge -- and Cherry escaping the
possibility of the death penalty -- and a
mistrial after juror misconduct. Cherry
was sentenced by Luzerne County
Judge Tina Polachek Gartley to 20 to
40 years in prison.
I N B R I E F
Marino
Cherry
WILKES-BARRE The Arc of Lu-
zerne County started its 60th year of ad-
vocacy for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities bymovingto
a new downtown location Tuesday.
Movers hauled equipment and furni-
ture froman office on Linden Street to a
larger suite of rooms in the
Luzerne Bank Building on
Public Square.
One reason for the relo-
cation was the need for
more space to run a new
work-preparedness pro-
gram being launched with
community partners, in-
cluding Luzerne County
CommunityCollege, under
a state contract, Arc Exec-
utive Director Pamela Zo-
tynia said.
The pilot programis designed to help
disabledpeople inthe 25to30age range
prepare for work, affording thema grea-
ter independence.
But the move shouldbetter serve The
Arcs clients, many of whom cannot
drive. Public Square is more readily ac-
cessible by bus.
When we sat down to talk about
moving, we decided being downtown
was logical, Zotynia said.
Like the national and state Arcs, the
countychapter does individual advoca-
cy for parents and children, help them
navigate the school system and make
sure their child gets a prop-
er education. We make sure
adults are safe and healthy
inthe community, that they
receive any government
support they need to suc-
ceed as independently as
possible. Zotynia said.
Zotynia has served as
executive director for the
local chapter for almost
six years. Prior to that she
served as an employee, a
board member and a vol-
unteer.
My son was born with a disability.
When he was 2 or 3,someone suggested
I call The Arc, and they helped me learn
all the rights he was entitled to. He was
very successful in school, she said.
The Arc is funded by contracts with
government agencies to conduct work
such as monitoring quality of publicly
fundedservices or devise programs that
help clients remain independent.
The Arc of Luzerne County created
one program locally that helped clients
get hired at Lowes. The idea was so suc-
cessful it went national and employs
about 300 people.
Funding comes fromcontracts to run
such programs, monitor quality of gov-
ernment programs, the UnitedWay, and
membership -- $15 a year -- and all are
welcome to join, Zotynia said.
We have a little less than 200 mem-
bers right now, she said. Wed like to
see as many people inthe community as
possible join and help us with our mis-
sion.
60-year-old group for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities has new home
Arc moves to offices on square
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Pamela Zotynia,
executive director of
Arc of Luzerne
County, inside the
groups new offices
on the 13 floor of the
Luzerne Bank Build-
ing on Public
Square. After mov-
ing in today they
expect to have the
office up and run-
ning soon.
Phone: 970-7739
Address: 67 Public
Square, Suite 1320,
Wilkes-Barre, PA,18701.
Email: info@thearcoflu-
zernecounty.org
Web: http://thearcoflu-
zernecounty.org
THE ARC OF
LUZERNE
COUNTY
Apacked crowd of Luzerne County ci-
tizens and employees waited after Tues-
days county council meeting for the
first public presentation about the five
manager applicants who were personal-
ly interviewed.
Council Vice Chairwoman Linda
McClosky Houck prepared a council-ap-
proved slide show
outlining the leng-
thy manager selec-
tion process and the
credentials of the
five: Robert Law-
ton, Rio Vista, Cal-
if.; Patrick J. Bech-
er, Oneida, N.Y.; Jef-
frey I. Naftal, Lan-
caster, S.C.;
Michael J. Freilin-
ger, Des Moines, Io-
wa; and David D.
Benda, Midland,
Mich.
Lawton, Becher
and Naftal were se-
lected as the finalists, she said.
Councilman Rick Morelli has ac-
knowledged Lawton is the highest-
ranked applicant.
Council Chairman Jim Bobeck said
the council has reached a consensus on
the top applicant but is still in negotia-
tions.
All five interviewees saw the countys
transition to home rule as a professional
challenge, Bobeck said. The frequent
job changes of some finalists are not un-
usual because managers often face polit-
ically motivated termination, Bobeck
said.
Councilman Edward Brominski said
one finalist was eager to move his family
here, confident his young son would re-
ceive a quality education.
Several finalists had experience
downsizing government, said Council-
man Eugene Kelleher.
Councilman Stephen J. Urban told the
audience a fresh search may be done if
people are dissatisfied, because council
has six months to select a permanent
manager.
McClosky Houck said the selection
process was thorough, and she does not
believe a new search would attract bet-
ter applicants.
Several citizens and council members
harshly criticized Morelli for recently
confirming the names of manager final-
ists to the media after the council had
agreed to wait.
Getting down
to the final 3
candidates
Five for county manager spot
personally interviewed. Morelli
criticized over names confirmation.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
The Luzerne Coun-
ty Council will hold
a public work
session to discuss
2012 budget
amendment op-
tions at 6:01 p.m.
Thursday in the
Emergency Man-
agement Agency
Building, Water
Street, Wilkes-
Barre.
I F YOU
GO
See COUNCIL, Page 4A
WILKES-BARRE --- Disneys Incred-
ibles superheroes delivered a realistic
message of how to live a healthy life-
style to children at the Catholic Youth
Center on Tuesday afternoon.
Disney on Ice skaters spoke with the
CYC children about the importance of
physical fitness and then led children
11years andupina stretchingexercise.
All youngsters enrolled in the CYC
program were invited to attend the
event, and about 250 were there.
Participants got the opportunity to
interact with Disney on Ice performers
from around the world and meet spe-
cial guests Mr. andMrs. Incredible, the
superhero couple from Disneys ani-
mated movie The Incredibles.
The show will be at the Mohegan
Sun Arena from today through Mon-
day. Times for the shows vary, andtick-
ets cost $31.55 to $64.20
Children were bursting with excite-
ment when Tasha Thomas, a Disney
on Ice performer, shouted, Are you
kids ready to have some fun today?
The kids answered eagerly and got
involved in the physical activity, chant-
ing, We want Incredibles!
When Mr. and Mrs. Incredible ap-
peared the crowd went in an uproar.
Ive been looking forward to this for
a whole month, Diamonique Blount,
12, said.
The couple, in full costume, posed
for pictures with the ecstatic young
participants to encourage physical fit-
ness.
I want kids tobe more active andoff
video games. Its wonderful to see
how excited they are to be involved
with the physical activity said CYC
Executive Director Mark Soprano.
Asked if meeting Mr. and Mrs. In-
credible has influenced them to be
morephysicallyactive, HayleyWylush-
ewski, 11, said, Yes! It makes me want
to be strong like Mrs. Incredible. Shes
awesome.
F I TNESS AT THE CYC
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
CYC Program Executive Ryan Smith takes a picture of Courtney Merillat, 6, of Hazleton, with Disney on Ice charac-
ters Mr. & Mrs. Incredible during a meet-and-greet Tuesday at the CYCs William G. McGowan Gymnasium.
Some incredible fun
Characters from Disney on Ice
show inspire young group at the
Catholic Youth Center.
By ANDREA BROOKMAN
Times Leader Intern
WILKES-BARRE A man was ap-
prehendedinarest roomat TurkeyHill
after, police alleged, he raped a teen
girl as she slept inside a Wyoming
Street house early Monday morning.
Jermaine L. Crosby, 28, of East Main
Street, Plains Township, was charged
with rape and statutory sexual assault.
He was arraignedbefore District Judge
Joseph Halesey in Hanover Township
and remained jailed Tuesday at the Lu-
zerne County Correctional Facility for
lack of $40,000 bail.
Crosby was arrested after the girl
was able to identify him only by his
first name.
According to the
criminal complaint:
Police received in-
formation that the
girl was awakened
when she was being
raped inside her
house. She identified
the man by his first
name, Jermaine, who was staying at
the house with his girlfriend, Tabitha
Bidgood.
Bidgood is a relative of the girl and
shared a bedroom.
The girl told police she had trouble
sleeping because Bidgood and Crosby
were arguing. Crosby told Bidgood to
leave, and she went downstairs, leav-
ing Crosby alone with the girl in the
bedroom.
The girl awoke to find Crosby raping
her, the complaint says.
Police said the girl told her mother
what happened, and she was taken to
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center in Plains Township.
Police said Crosby and Bidgood
were later found in the Turkey Hill at
North Street and North Pennsylvania
Boulevard. As an officer approached
the stores entrance, Crosby walked in-
to the rest room, where he was de-
tained.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled
on Jan. 19 in Wilkes-Barre Central
Court.
Alleged rapist tracked down, arrested in store rest room
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Crosby
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the trust of council and should be
a team player.
Fairview Township resident
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vestigate Morellis alleged
pounding on the car window of
someone after a home rule transi-
tion meeting.
Morelli said Hellers allegation
is untrue and said police would
have been summoned if he had
threatened someone. Morelli
said he promised to be transpar-
ent and open when he ran for of-
fice and will continue to answer
media questions.
Kingston resident George Ko-
chis urged Councilman Stephen
A. Urban, a former commission-
er, to get more involved with the
council and share his knowledge.
Urban said he will remain ac-
cessible but believes his past in-
put has been rejected. Urban said
he, his son and Morelli appear to
be in the council minority.
County Interim Manager Tom
Pribula told council he has asked
managers to inquire if any em-
ployees are interested in volun-
tary layoffs, which would reduce
the number of forced furloughs
due to budget cuts. Pribula said
he also advised all departments
to stop hiring newemployees un-
til the 2012 budget is finalized.
County Controller Walter Grif-
fith criticized recent hirings in
the court, saying judges should
have discussed the plans with
Pribula.
COUNCIL
Continued from Page 3A
SHICKSHINNY Borough
council, during a special
meeting Tuesday morning,
awarded contracts for restora-
tion work at the flood-dam-
aged municipal building on
West Union Street.
Initially, it was stated by
council the project would en-
tail heating and electrical ser-
vice to the second floor and
restoring elevator service.
Overall, the project will be
financed by FEMA grants and
flood insurance funds, council
said.
Contracts for heating and
ventilation, electrical service
and the elevator work were
awarded to the following
companies, pending engineer-
ing and legal review:
Bognet Electric of Hazle-
ton, $36,333, for heating and
ventilation.
Spots Brothers Inc. of
Schuylkill Haven, $45,319, for
electrical.
Otis Elevator Inc.,
$53,874, for restoration of the
elevator, the elevator shaft
and associated electrical com-
ponents.
Officials said a major con-
sideration in initiating the
project on the second floor is
enabling District Justice John
Hasay to resume working in
Shickshinny rather than at
Central Court in Wilkes-
Barre.
A project to restore the en-
tire building will be undertak-
en later this year, according to
officials.
Borough
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By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
DOUBLE TROUBLE IN W-B
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
F
irefighters doused a fully involved structure fire at 241-243 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre,
which neighbors described as a trouble spot because of recent stabbings there. The
fire at the unoccupied 243 Coal St. side was reported at 4:42 p.m. by the occupant at
241, who made it out safely, Assistant Fire Chief Edward Snarski said. A stabbing at 241
Coal St. last Wednesday also being investigated. The victim of a September stabbing
there had told police it occurred during an argument over $60; but, the victim refused
to cooperate and no charges were filed. For the full story, go to www.timesleader.com.
WILKES-BARRE -- Attor-
neys representing the Powell
Law Group in cases in which a
Dunmore bank says it is owed
$5.9 million in repayment of
loans appeared before a county
senior judge Tuesday in their
attempt to have the payments
stopped.
Jane Sebelin and Brian
Meuthing, who represent the
Powell Law Group, and attor-
neys for the First National
Community Bank met with Se-
nior Judge Chester Muroski re-
garding a court filing to stop
payments to the bank.
A ruling will likely be made
in the near future.
In court papers
filed in August,
Sebelin and
Meuthing say that
payments and as-
sociated fees on
the three loans --
totaling $5.9 mil-
lion -- are exces-
sive, including a
$635,743 payment
in attorneys fees
also owed by the
law group.
In the largest
loan, for $4.6 mil-
lion, the bank ob-
tained judgments
against attorney
Jill Moran, attor-
ney Robert Powell and his wife
and several others in February
2009 related to the default of
loans for the townhouse pro-
ject formerly known as The
Sanctuary in Wright Township.
In the two remaining loans
totaling about $1.3 million,
lines of credit were given to
Moran and Powell for work-
ing capital in the law group
and for Big Kahuna Realty, ac-
cording to court papers. Po-
wells Big Kahuna Realty owns
the Butler Township building
that houses the law practice.
All three judgments ordering
payments were entered against
the Powell Law Group in July
2011. Court papers do not in-
dicate any payments have been
made.
Sebelin and Meuthing say in
court papers that the judg-
ments should be thrown out
because signatures did not ap-
pear on certain documents.
The attorneys also say the
attorneys fees awarded are ex-
cessive because the bank used
the same forms for each of the
three cases, and had to make
only minor changes to the doc-
uments.
The attorneys asked that if
the judgments arent thrown
out, the case be reopened to
award reasona-
ble attorney fees
and costs.
In court pa-
pers filed by the
banks attorneys,
James Mangan
and Michael
McGrath, the at-
torneys say the
law groups re-
quests should be
denied because
its claims are
invalid and de-
ficient.
Powell is serv-
ing an 18-month
prison sentence
after pleading
guilty in July
2009 to charges of failing to
report a crime relating to his
payment in kickbacks to for-
mer county judges Michael Co-
nahan and Mark Ciavarella.
Conahan served on First Na-
tional Community Banks
board of directors from 2003 to
2009, earning nearly $60,000
in fees his last year. He re-
signed from the board the day
after he and Ciavarella were
charged by the U.S. Attorneys
Office with accepting more
than $2.6 million in kickbacks
related to the PA Child Care
juvenile detention center in
Pittston Township and a simi-
lar facility in western Pennsyl-
vania.
Law group seeks
to halt payments
Payments, fees on loans from
Dunmore bank are excessive,
Powell Law Group says.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Powell
In the largest loan,
for $4.6M, the
bank obtained
judgments against
attorney Jill Mo-
ran, attorney Rob-
ert Powell and his
wife and several
others related to
the default of
loans for a town-
house project in
Wright Township.
WILKES-BARRE Mayor
Tom Leighton read a statement
at Tuesday nights City Council
meeting that he says should put
to rest the perceived controver-
sy surrounding the purchase of
three fire engines in 2006.
In the statement, Leighton ex-
plains the process that began
with an anonymous $1 million
private donation and ended with
the purchase of the new fire
trucks.
Nothing illegal was done
here, he said.
Leighton says the donation
was received from a private do-
nor and a committee prepared
requests for proposals, per the
citys specifications.
KME Corp. of Nesquehoning
was selected to build the three
fire engines at a cost of
$860,000. The equipment was
not purchased through the
states COSTARS program,
though KME is a COSTARS ven-
dor and was at the time of the
purchase.
COSTARS is the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvanias
cooperative purchasing
program and uses the
purchasing power of local
entities to obtain more
competitive pricing and
choice than individual
purchasers might be able
to obtain on their own.
Based upon the best
recollections of fire de-
partment officials, both
retired and present, the engines
were purchased through the
COSTARS program, the state-
ment reads.
Leighton said City Council
did not need to authorize the
purchases from KME because
council and the administration
had no discretionary authority
of the disbursement of the fund-
ing since it was a private dona-
tion held in trust by the city that
was earmarked for the specific
purpose of purchasing fire en-
gines.
None of the five council mem-
bers Mike Merritt, Bill Barrett,
Maureen Lavelle, Tony George
or George Brown questioned
Leighton after the statement.
None expressed con-
cern over the purchas-
es.
Leighton said the
city fire department,
at the direction of
then-Fire Chief Jacob
Lisman, formed a
committee of city fire-
fighters that prepared
specifications for
three new fire engines
and requested the RFPs. He said
KME was recommended to the
administration by the fire de-
partment committee as the
highest-quality vendor to pro-
vide the fire engines per the
citys specifications.
The mayor told council the re-
maining balance of $140,000 of
the $1 million donation was
spent on completion of the con-
struction of Hollenback Fire
House.
The receipt of the donation
and the procurement of the fire
engines was compliant with the
city charter, city policies, appli-
cable state law, and most impor-
tantly, the terms and conditions
of the donation, he said.
Mayor details fire engine purchases
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
City Council will
hold a regular
meeting Thurs-
day at 6 p.m. in
the council
chambers,
fourth floor,
City Hall.
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ISLAMABAD
Pakistani court warns PM
P
akistans top court said Tuesday it
could dismiss the prime minister
unless he begins corruption proceed-
ings against the president, opening
another front against a government
already under pressure from the army.
Hours before the Supreme Court
ruling, Islamist militants bombed a
tribal militia opposed to the insurgency
in its heartland close to the Afghan
border, killing 30 people and proving
the resilience of extremists despite
repeated army offensives and U.S.
missile strikes since 2008.
LAGOS, NIGERIA
Strike raises unrest fears
A paralyzing strike called by labor
unions to protest spiraling gasoline
prices drew tens of thousands into the
streets Tuesday to denounce govern-
ment corruption in Nigeria.
The anger also fueled violence that
pitted Christians against Muslims in
Nigerias southwest, where five were
killed in attacks on a mosque and Qu-
ranic school.
At least six people were wounded in
the attacks in Benin City, Nigerian Red
Cross spokesman Nwakpa O. Nwakpa
said. On Monday, a mob tried and
failed to set a mosque ablaze.
STATE COLLEGE, PA.
PSU pres. to quit in 14
Penn State President Rodney Er-
ickson, who was brought in to lead the
university out of the sex-abuse scandal
that engulfed top administrators, will
be paid $515,000 annually through
June 2014 and then step down, the
school said Tuesday.
The deal Erickson signed could see
him get raises based on his annual
evaluations. The contract also calls for
the use of a university car and stan-
dard benefits for school executives.
Erickson intends to step down at the
end of the contract, university spo-
keswoman Lisa Powers said. He first
revealed his intentions in an interview
Tuesday with the Pittsburgh Post-
Gazette.
Erickson was promoted from provost
to president on Nov. 9 after the resigna-
tion of Graham Spanier in the after-
math of child sex abuse charges against
retired assistant football coach Jerry
Sandusky.
ALLENTOWN, PA.
EPA rapped on Dimock
Pennsylvanias environmental chief
says the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has only a rudimentary un-
derstanding of the contamination in
Dimock, the northeastern Pennsylvania
village where residential water wells
were fouled by a gas driller.
Environmental Secretary Michael
Krancer asserts EPA is in the very
early stages of its learning curve as it
investigates the case.
Krancer allowed Houston-based
driller Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. to halt
deliveries of fresh water to a dozen
households in Dimock more than a
month ago. The EPA is considering a
plan to send water to Dimock itself.
Krancer made his comments in a
letter to an EPA administrator in Phila-
delphia. An EPA spokeswoman had no
immediate comment Tuesday.
I N B R I E F
AP FILE PHOTO
Another Woody work is honored
Woody Allen, director of the film,
Midnight in Paris, is shown during an
interview in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was
was nominated Monday for top film-
making honors from the Directors
Guild of America. Also nominated
were Hugo filmmaker Martin Scor-
sese, David Fincher for the thriller
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo;
Michel Hazanavicius for the silent film
The Artist; and Alexander Payne for
the family drama The Descendants.
SANJUAN, Puerto Rico Suleiman
al-Nahdi waits with dozens of other
prisoners in a seemingly permanent
state of limbo five years after he was
cleared for release from Guantanamo
Bay.
I wonder if the U.S. government
wants to keep us here forever, the 37-
year-old al-Nahdi wrote in a recent let-
ter to his lawyers.
Open for 10 years on Wednesday, the
prison seems more established than ev-
er. Thedeadlineset byPresident Barack
Obama to close Guantanamo came and
went twoyears ago. Nodetainee has left
in a year because of restrictions on
transfers, and indefinite military deten-
tion is now enshrined in U.S. law.
The 10th anniversary will be the sub-
ject of demonstrations in London and
Washington. Prisoners at the U.S. Navy
base in Cuba plan to mark the day with
sit-ins, banners and a refusal of meals,
saidRamzi Kassem, alawyer whorepre-
sents seven inmates.
They would like to send a message
that the prisoners of Guantanamo still
reject the injustice of their imprison-
ment, said Kassem, a law professor at
the City University of New York.
Prisoners informed the guards in ad-
vance that they would be conducting
peaceful protests to mark the anniver-
sary, Navy Cmdr. Tamsen Reese, a spo-
keswomanfor thedetentioncenter, said
Tuesday, adding that such actions are
not uncommon at Guantanamo.
Human rights groups and lawyers for
prisoners are dismayed that Obama not
only failed to overcome resistance in
Congress and close the prison, but that
his administration has resumed mili-
tary tribunals at the base and continues
to hold men like al-Nahdi who have
been cleared for release.
Critics are also angry over the presi-
dents Dec. 31 signing of the National
Defense Authorization Act, which in-
cludes a provision allowing indefinite
military detention without trial.
Now, we have Guantanamo forever
signed into law, said Andrea Prasow,
senior counterterrorismcounsel for Hu-
man Rights Watch. Instead of pushing
forward with the agenda of closure, he
has accepted the idea of indefinite de-
tention for the duration of some unde-
fined hostilities.
GI TMO S 1 0TH Protests planned as prison continues to hold men who have been cleared for release
Guantanamo closure hopes fade
By BEN FOX
Associated Press
AP FILE PHOTO
Ashackled detainee
is transported away
fromhis annual
Administrative
ReviewBoard hear-
ing with U.S. officials
in Camp Delta deten-
tion center in 2006
at the Guantanamo
Bay U.S. Naval Base
in Cuba. Today
marks the10th anni-
versary of the cen-
ters opening.
WASHINGTON The Su-
preme Court on Tuesday seemed
reluctant to end the govern-
ments historic policing of the
broadcast airwaves and to strike
down the indecency rules that
guide prime-time TV shows.
Broadcasters usethepublic air-
waves, and the government can
insist ona certainmodicumof de-
cency, said Justice Antonin Sca-
lia during oral arguments on the
constitutionality of a ban on four-
letter words and
nudity.
All we are
asking for is for
a few channels
where parents
can be confi-
dent their chil-
dren will not
hear profanity
or see sex scenes, said Chief Jus-
tice John G. Roberts Jr., who is a
parent of two young children.
At issue before the high court
was a plea from the broadcast in-
dustry urging the justices to
strike down or sharply limit the
governments authority to police
the airwaves. Since the 1930s,
federal law has prohibited radio
and TV broadcasters from put-
tingontheairwaves material that
is obscene, indecent or profane.
In the past decade, Bush ad-
ministration appointees at the
Federal Communications Com-
mission launched a crackdown
on indecency. Fox was fined for
allowing celebrities, including
singer Cher and U2s Bono, to ut-
ter four-letter words during live
awards programs.
Lawyers for the networks
urged the Supreme Court to
throw out the fines and strike
down the FCCs indecency rules.
They said federal policing of
broadcast content was outdated
and no longer warranted. They
said most Americans receive en-
tertainment and news though ca-
ble TV or the Internet, and these
media have full First Amendment
rights. Broadcasters deserve the
same rights, they said.
They also argued that current
FCC policy against indecency is
vague and arbitrary. They noted,
for example, that the broadcast of
Saving Private Ryan, the World
War II movie by Steven Spiel-
berg, was permitted, eventhough
it included plenty of profanity.
High court
ponders
broadcast
indecency
Justices express reluctance
to back away from rules on
language and nudity.
Cher
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
BEIRUTBy turns defiant
and threatening, President
Bashar Assad vowed Tuesday
to use an iron hand to crush
what he called the terrorists
and saboteurs behind Syrias
10-month-old uprising in
which thousands of people
have been killed.
In his first speech since
June, Assad showed a steely
confidence in the face of the
uprising, one of the bloodiest
of the Arab Spring. But oppo-
nents called it a rambling ad-
dress by a leader who is dan-
gerously out of touch.
Assad repeated his past
claims that a foreign conspir-
acy and terrorists are driving
the revolt, not peaceful protes-
ters seeking to reform the
country.
We will not be lenient with
those who work with outside-
rs against the country, Assad
said in a nearly two-hour
speech at Damascus Universi-
ty in a conference hall packed
with cheering supporters. He
also issued a veiled threat
against those who have yet to
choose sides.
Those who stand in the
middle are traitors, Assad
said, flanked by Syrian flags.
There is no alternative.
The conflict in Syria is en-
tering a new and heightened
phase, with army defectors
and some members of the op-
position increasingly turning
their weapons on government
targets. The regime, in turn,
has intensified an already
deadly military assault, and a
U.N. official said Tuesday that
about 400 people have been
killed in the last three weeks
alone, on top of an earlier U.N.
estimate of more than 5,000
dead since March.
Assad also denounced the
Arab League, which sent a
teamof observers into Syria in
late December to assess
whether the regime is abiding
by an Arab-brokered peace
plan that the regime agreed to
on Dec. 19. On Monday, a
group of Arab League observ-
ers was reportedly attacked in
northern Syria, suffering mi-
nor injuries.
New deaths were reported
Tuesday, with activists saying
security forces killed at least
10 people in the eastern city of
Deir el-Zour, despite the pres-
ence of an Arab observer mis-
sion in the area.
We will declare victory
soon, Assad said.
Syrian chief vows to crush uprising
Assad again casts blame
for revolt on terrorists,
foreign conspiracy.
By BASSEMMROUE and
ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech Tuesday
at Damascus University, in Damascus.
PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvanians
seeking food stamps will soon have to
pass an asset test that state officials say
is a way to weed out fraud but welfare
advocates claim does more harm than
good.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported
the asset test slated to take effect May 1.
The test would bar anyone under 60
from receiving food stamps if they have
more than $2,000 in savings or similar
assets.
The limit would be $3,250 for anyone
over 60.
Houses and retirement benefits
would be exempt, but second cars with
a value of more than $4,650 would
count.
The state Department of Public Wel-
fare told the Inquirer the new policy
will prevent someone from taking bene-
fits if they have their own resources.
But critics say the new test hurts se-
niors and the newly unemployed while
making it harder for the working poor
to save enough to escape poverty.
Pa. plans asset test for recipients of food stamps
The Associated Press
GIVE THE KIDS A HAND
AP PHOTO
E
ducational toy models of human organs for children are displayed at a booth Tuesday during the Toys &
Games Fair in Hong Kong.
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ANTOS Stella, funeral 8:30 a.m.
Thursday in the Bednarski Funeral
Home, 168 Wyoming Ave., Wyom-
ing. Mass of Christian Burial at 9
a.m. in St. Josephs Church, Wyom-
ing. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
today in the funeral home.
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a.m. Saturday in Fellowship Evan-
gelical Free Church, 45 Hilde-
brandt Road, Dallas.
DOBRANSKI Mary, Mass of Chris-
tian Burial 10:30 a.m. today in St.
Marys of the Immaculate Concep-
tion Church, Wilkes-Barre. Friends
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ENDRUSICK Agnes, funeral 8:30
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al Home, 168 Wyoming Ave.,
Wyoming. Mass of Christian Burial
at 9 a.m. in St. Josephs Church,
Wyoming.
ERTLEY Ronald, celebration of life
service 11 a.m. Thursday in St.
Stephens Episcopal Church, 35 S.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends
may call 4 to 7 p.m. today in the
Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home,
Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown.
FRONZONI Enzo, funeral 10:30 a.m.
today in the Anthony Recupero
Funeral Home, 406 Susquehanna
Ave., West Pittston. Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of
Sorrows Church, West Pittston.
GLOWINSKI Catherine, funeral 9
a.m. Thursday in the John V.
Morris Funeral Home, 625 N. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass at
9:30 a.m. in the St. Stanislaus
Kostka worship site of St. Andre
Bessette Parish Community.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today.
HILLARD Hilbert, funeral 10 a.m.
today in the Harold C. Snowdon
Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main St.,
Shavertown.
KITTEL Charlotte, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today in the Lehman-Gregory
Funeral Home Inc., 281 Chapel St.,
Swoyersville. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Family
Parish, Luzerne.
KLEBACK Evelyn, funeral 9:30 a.m.
Thursday in the Gubbiotti Funeral
Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter.
Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.
in St. Cecilias Church ( St. Barbara
Parish), Exeter. Friends may call 5
to 8 p.m. today in the funeral
home.
KLIME Bernard, memorial service
with interment following 1 p.m.
today in the chapel of Memorial
Shrine Cemetery, 8th Street,
Carverton. Friends may call 12:30
p.m. until service time at the
chapel.
MONTGOMERY Richard, funeral 11
a.m. Thursday in the Hugh B.
Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home,
1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. today.
OROSZ Frances, Mass of Christian
Burial 10 a.m. Saturday in the
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, 605 Luzerne Ave., West
Pittston.
PATRICK Mary, funeral 9 a.m.
Thursday in the Corcoran Funeral
Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Mass of Christian Burial
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Church, Laflin. The Parish Rosary
Group will recite the Divine Mercy
Chaplet and Rosary in the Church
a half hour before the funeral
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today.
SCHACHT Almeda, funeral 11 a.m.
Thursday in the Williams-Hagen
Funeral Home Inc., 114 W. Main St.,
Plymouth. Friends may call 5 to 7
p.m. today.
TUCKER Mary, funeral 10 a.m.
today in the Richard H. Disque
Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial
Highway, Dallas.
WACHTEL Dr. Clifford, shiva 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Thurs-
day at 129 James St., Kingston.
WILLIAMS James, funeral 7 p.m.
today in the S.J. Grontkowski
Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St.,
Plymouth. Friends may call 3 p.m.
until service time.
ZUZEL Stella, funeral 10 a.m. today
in the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral
Home, 530 W. Main St., Plymouth.
Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30
a.m. in All Saints Parish, Plymouth.
FUNERALS
PATRICIAA. BOGUSKO, 67, of
Willow Grove, passed away on Ja-
nuary 8, 2012. Surviving are her
husband, Francis A. Bogusko; her
children, Frank A. Bogusko
(Heather); Diane M. Bogusko; her
step-grandchildren, Brielle and
River; and her many cousins, niec-
es and nephews in the Delaware,
Lehigh and Wyoming Valleys.
Relatives and friends are re-
spectfully invited to attend her
viewing on Thursday, January 12,
2012 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the
John J. Bryers Funeral Home, 406
N. Easton Road, WillowGrove, PA
19090. A Funeral Mass will follow
at 11 a.m. in Saint Davids R.C.
Church, 316 N. Easton Road, Wil-
low Grove. Interment will follow
in Whitemarsh Memorial Park. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to The Montgomery County
S.P.C.A., 19 E. Ridge Pike, POBox
222, Conshohocken, PA 19428-
0222. Please visit www.bryersfh-
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BERNARD MAYEWSKI JR.,
56, Hanover Township, passed
away Monday, January 9, 2012.
BornJuly11, 1955, inPlymouth, he
was the sonof the late Bernardand
Jean Mayewski Sr. He was employ-
ed by the General Cigar Company
and Burgit City Taxi, as a driver.
He was preceded in death by wife,
Anna Mary; infant daughter, Hei-
di. Surviving are son, Timothy M.
Mayewski Sr., Hanover Township;
daughter, Tammy Mayewski, at
home; grandchildren, Savanna
Mayewski, Timothy Mayewski Jr.,
Kristina Mayewski and Nicky
Snarski; sister, Bernadette Rogers;
nieces; nephews.
Funeral was held from the S.J.
Grontkowski Funeral Home, Ply-
mouth. Visit www.sjgrontkowski-
funeralhome.com to submit con-
dolences.
J
oseph J. Sable Sabalesky, Profes-
sional Music Artist, Arranger,
Band Leader, Conductor, Compos-
er, Educator, TV Pioneer and Mer-
chant, passed on at his home in
Wilkes-Barre on January 7, 2012.
His Musical Marks as a Profes-
sional Music Artist and Arranger
Bornona farminPrestonin1922,
the son of Michael and Frances Zu-
garek Sabalesky, he went on to per-
form as lead clarinetist and saxo-
phonist with the finest musicians in
the world, for royalty as well as for
his neighbors.
His work as a Professional Music
Artist and Arranger began at 16
whenheplayedinlocal bands. At19,
he went on the road with Jack Mel-
ton, Colonel Manny Prager, Charlie
Masters and other Morris Agency
Bands.
Entering the service in 1942, he
served in combat as a flying Tech
Sergeant Chief Radio Operator with
the 364th Squadron of the 305th
Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force in
missions over Germany, Norway,
etc. in the Central Europe Air Offen-
sive, Normandy, Northern France,
Rhineland and Ardennes arenas. He
received the Good Conduct Medal,
Distinguished Unit Badge, and Eu-
ropean, African, Middle Eastern,
Service Medal with 6 Bronze Stars.
He was thenrecruitedby the Spe-
cial Services to join and eventually
become Leader of The Rhythmaires
of the 305th Bomb Group which
played for GIs and royalty in the
BritishIsles, Belgium, France andin
castles on the Rhine River. His orga-
nization was honored to be chosen
to play for General Eisenhower, and
he was personally honored to be
chosen to arrange the music for and
play for the BBC broadcast to
France to celebrate Bastille Day.
Glen Millers Band came to hear
him. The Armed Forces Network
came to Chelveston, England, to
use his Band for their movie. He
gave a Special Services Radio Inter-
view which, by chance, his mother
heard in Ashley, Pa. Upon leaving
the service he had many opportuni-
ties but chose to play with The
Claude Thornhill Band which was
No. 1 in the country. He was also
recruited to be the arranger for the
ILGWU shows which played on
Broadway in the late 40s. Wanting
more, he returned to the Valley,
where he brought the sounds of
Glen Miller and other Big Bands, as
well as his own distinctive sound
with his lead saxophone and clarin-
et artistry, but especially with his
unique gift for creating music ar-
rangements.
If you enjoyed dancing and listen-
ing to the music of Jack Melton, Lee
Vincent, Herbie Green, or the J. Sa-
ble BIG BAND, Wilkes and Scran-
ton University musicals, Kings Col-
lege Pep Band, etc., you enjoyed
Joes work.
He continued on the national
scene by sending out special music
arrangements for national artists
such as Bob Eberly, and backing na-
tional artists such as Merv Griffiths.
He once told Eddie Fisher, Stick to
it. Youre pretty good at this.
As a Music Educator
He also began to make his Mark
as aMusic Educator, studyingat Ith-
aca College and earning his
Bachelors Degree at Wilkes Col-
lege and his Masters Degree at Ma-
rywood College where he then
taught in the Graduate School.
Throughout his career he strove to
be on the forefront of knowledge,
and to use his talents for the benefit
of his students.
At the opening of West Side Cen-
tral Catholic High School in King-
ston he was chosen to establish and
direct its first Marching, Concert
and Stage Bands. Within 2 years the
marching band was honored to be
the first high school band from NE-
PAto play for TVperformances: the
pre and half-time shows for the Phi-
ladelphia Eagles at Franklin Field.
He also developed a Symphony Or-
chestra there and his Music Theory
students entered college at an ad-
vanced level. During this time he
was alsothe Instrumental Specialist
for Television School, a 90 half-hour
series of telecasts prepared and
hosted by Miriam Sable and spon-
sored by Wilkes-Barre School Dis-
trict in collaboration with WBRE-
TV. Also Music Methods and Mate-
rials created by Joe and Miriam
were published and distributed
worldwide by Instructo Products,
now McGraw-Hill. In 1959 he was
invited to Wilkes-Barre School Dis-
tricts E. L. Meyers High School as
Director of, and composer/ar-
ranger for, its Marching, Concert,
Stage and German Bands, and its
Orchestra, Modern Choir and Grad-
uation Ceremonies. He also served
as a classroom teacher. In 1969 he
was honored to have the Yearbook
dedicated to him.
Eventually he was appointed as
Supervisor of Music of Wilkes-Barre
Area, whereheput accountabilityto
bothstudents andtaxpayers as a pri-
ority. He was also appointed Con-
ductor of the Wilkes-Barre All-Area
Symphony Orchestra.
As a Music Merchant
His Mark as a Music Merchant
was made at Sables Music Learning
Center in Kingston, where he pro-
vided quality instruments and ad-
vice to his patrons.
Community and Professional
Organizations
In the community he served as a
member of the Wyoming Valley
Philharmonic Board and supported
the Fine Arts Fiesta for many years
withhis J. Sable Big Band, as well as
by providing music from both West
Side Central Catholic and Wilkes-
Barre Area musical organizations.
He also met with people leading to
theestablishment of theGlenMiller
Society, which later became the Big
Band Society.
In 2011, Local 140 of the Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians honor-
ed him for being a member for over
70 years and for your many contri-
butions to the live music scene in
Wyoming Valley and the surround-
ingarea bothas performer andband
leader.
His professional educational or-
ganizations included PMEA,
MENC, PSEA, NEAand profession-
al merchant organizations National
Association of Music Dealers and
National and PA Associations of
School Music Dealers.
Veterans organizations included
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 283,
American Legion, Post 132, 305th
Bombardment Group (H) Memo-
rial Association, and Pa. Chapter of
the 8th Air Force Historical Society.
He was a Senior Member at Wyom-
ing Valley Country Club, where he
enjoyed golfing and many friend-
ships.
Sable always strove to compete
with the best in the profession, but
also was honored and grateful to
have been associated with so many
outstanding persons of value.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; infant brother, Peter; sis-
ters, Anna Doran, Jewel Sokoloski,
Mary Ziembo and Helen Niemen-
ski.
He is survived by his wife, Mi-
riam; brother, Leonard; sister, Alice
Christman; and nieces and neph-
ews.
Funeral will be held Friday at
9 a.m. from Mamary-Durkin
Funeral Service, 59 Parish Street,
Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Marys
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
tion, Washington Street, Wilkes-
Barre. Interment will be in St. Ma-
rys Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Friends may call Thursday 6 to 8
p.m. or before the service. At the fu-
neral home, those who desire may
give memorial contributions to
Hospice Community Care, Wyom-
ing Avenue, Kingston, or St. Marys
Church, Washington Street, Wilkes-
Barre.
Joseph J. Sable Sabalesky
January 7, 2012
N
icholas P. Cunningham, 69, of
Huntington Mills, passed away
Monday afternoon in the inpatient
unit of Hospice Community Care,
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, sur-
rounded by his family.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he
was the son of the late Frank and
Evelyn (Whalen) Cunningham.
Nick was employed in the con-
struction field mainly as a house
painter until his retirement.
He and his wife, the former Anne
L. Kay, would have celebrated their
33rd wedding anniversary on Fri-
day, January 13, 2012.
He was preceded in death by his
brother, Frank Cunningham; sisters
Sue Granahan, Greta Robinson
Hartman and Rose Ammons.
Surviving, in addition to his wife,
AnneCunningham, arehis children,
James Cunningham, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; Raymond Hudson,
Gainesville, Va.; Jeffrey Hudson,
Tampa, Fla.; Rose Holshouser, Hart-
selle, Ala.; Patricia Cunningham,
Plains; Debbie McGlynn, Hanover
Township, and Diane Cunningham,
Colorado Springs, Colo.; 12 grand-
children, sisters Patricia Llovet,
Springhill, Fla., andEvelynSpencer,
Larksville, several nieces and neph-
ews.
Funeral Services will be held
Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Corcoran
Funeral Home Inc., 20 South Main
Street, Plains. Interment will be
held at the convenience of the fam-
ily. Friends may call Thursday from
5 to 7 p.m.
Onlinecondolences maybemade
at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.
Nicholas P. Cunningham
January 9, 2012
J
oseph A. Kubiski Sr., 61, of Or-
ange Road, Dallas, passed away
and joined his love on Sunday, Janu-
ary 8, 2012, surrounded by his fam-
ily.
Born in Kingston, he was the son
of the late Joseph V. Kubiski and
Marian H. Kubiski. Joseph had for-
merly worked for Yenasons Me-
chanical, Polar Bear Refrigeration
and Acme Markets.
Preceding him in death were his
wife, Susan Orbacz-Kubiski, and
son Christopher Kubiski.
Surviving are sons Joseph A. Ku-
biski Jr. and his wife, Susie, Wilkes-
Barre, andRobert A. Kubiski andhis
wife, Lisa, Hunlock Creek; grand-
children, Kayla Jeckell, Hailey and
Conner Kubiski.
Private services will be held at
the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Hospice Community Care
Services of Wilkes-Barre.
Arrangements are entrusted to
Hugh B. Hughes &Son Inc. Funeral
Home, 1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty
Fort.
Joseph A. Kubiski Sr.
January 8, 2012
E
velyn Heffers, of Moosic,
passed away Saturday, January
7, 2012, on her 91st Birthday, in
Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton.
Born in Jenkins Township, on
January7, 1921, shewas thedaugh-
ter of the late Leo and Margaret
Murphy Walsh.
She was a graduate of St. John
the Evangelist High School, Pitt-
ston, andcompletedpost-graduate
studies in bookkeeping.
She had been employed in the
local garment industry.
She was a member of the former
St. Marys Church, Avoca.
She was the last surviving mem-
ber of the Leo and Margaret Mur-
phy Walsh family.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, William E. Heffers
Sr., and son, WilliamE. Heffers, Jr.
Surviving are her daughters,
Martha L. Heffers, with whomshe
resided, and Patricia and her hus-
band, Eugene Perna, Taylor;
grandson, William Christopher
Perna; daughter-in-law, Regina
Heffers, Long Island, N.Y.; numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
Funeral serviceswill beFriday,
January13, 2012at 9a.m. inthe Pe-
ter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251
William Street, Pittston, with a
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in St. John the Evangelist
Church, William Street, Pittston.
Interment in parish cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday, Janu-
ary 12, 2012 from5 to 8 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Online condolences may be
made at www.peterjadoniziofun-
eralhome.com.
Evelyn Heffers
January 7, 2012
More Obituaries, Page 2A
J
ohn J. Pizano, 75, of Rockville,
Maryland, passed away Saturday
in the Shady Grove Adventist Hos-
pital of Rockville, Maryland.
Born in Exeter, he was the son of
the late Philip and Mary Fanucci Pi-
zano. He was a graduate of Wyom-
ing High School, class of 1955, and
received his associates degree from
Penn State University.
John served in the U.S. Marine
Corps.
Prior to his retirement, he was
employed by IBM as an electrical
engineer.
He was a member of the Lions
Club of Rockville, Md., and Appala-
chian, N.Y.
Preceding him in death were his
sisters Josephine Cusma, Theresa
Doria, Mary Margaret Pizano,
Louise Blandina.
Surviving are his wife, Zina Piza-
no; children, Chelsey Pizano and Jo-
nathan Pizano, both of Rockville,
Md.; Cathy Pitts, Vestal N.Y.; Phyllis
Kris, Palmerton, Pa.; Gloria Trapa-
ni, Endicott, N.Y.; Joni Hill, Apala-
chin, N.Y.; John Pizano, Sanford,
Florida; 13 grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; brothers, Phi-
lipPizano, Wyoming, Pa.; JosephPi-
zano, Pittston; sister Lena Molinari,
Bloomfield, N.J.; nieces and neph-
ews.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 9 a.m. from the
Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral Home
Inc., 504 Wyoming Avenue, Wyom-
ing, with a Mass of Christian Burial
at 9:30 a.m. in St. Anthony of Padua
Church of St. Barbaras Parish, Exe-
ter.
Interment will be in the St. Ceci-
lias Cemetery, Exeter.
Friends may call Friday 5 to 8
p.m. in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society, 712 S
Keyser Avenue, Taylor, PA18517.
John J. Pizano
January 7, 2012
J
oseph D. Stachnik Jr., 75, King-
ston, passed away Monday, Ja-
nuary 9, 2012 at his residence.
Born in Luzerne, he was the son of
the late JosephD. andBridget Sko-
ronski Stachnik Sr.
Joseph graduated from King-
ston High School and enlisted in
the Army right after school. He
was a Korean Veteran. Joseph had
worked with the Local 524 BTJ
Steam-Pipe Fitter Union and had
worked at various companies in
the area.
Joseph was preceded in death
by sisters Delphine Smith and He-
len Riley.
He is survived by a son, Jeffrey,
and his wife, Bonnie, Dallas, and
daughter Kimberly Voyles, Okla-
homa; grandsons, Joseph, Jeffrey,
Michael and John Stachnik, and
MatthewVoyles; sisters Constance
Peters, Tunkhannock, and Irene
Arledge, Dallas; several nieces and
nephews
Funeral will be held Friday,
January 13, 2012, at 10 a.m.
from St Frances Cabrini Church,
Wyoming, with the Rev. Vincent
Dang, officiating. Friends may call
7to9p.m. Thursdayat theRichard
HDisque Funeral Home Inc., 2940
Memorial Highway, Dallas.
Joseph D.
Stachnik, Jr.
January 9, 2012
E
laine Roman Makowski, of Nan-
ticoke, died recently at Hospice
Community Care, Dunmore.
BorninWilkes-Barre, she was the
daughter of the late Stanley Roman
and Helen Hubiak Roman.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her broth-
er Thomas S. Roman, Reading, Pa.
and her husband, Thomas E. Ma-
kowski.
Elaine was a member of Ss. Peter
and Paul Ukrainian Catholic
Church, Plymouth.
Elaine was a graduate of Hanover
High School, class of 1966. She re-
ceived a Bachelor of Science degree
in Education from College Miser-
icordia, class of 1970. Later, she was
working toward a Master of Science
Degree from Penn State University.
Elaine was a member of NEA-Na-
tional Education Association,
PSEA-PA State Education Associ-
ation, GNAEA-Greater Nanticoke
Area Education Association, and
Penn State Nittany Lion Club.
She was employed by the Greater
Nanticoke Area School District as
an elementary school teacher for 34
years at the John F. Kennedy Ele-
mentary School. During her tenure
as an educator, she also held an in-
terim position as a head teacher.
During her many years of teach-
ing, Elaine touched countless chil-
drens lives for the better and was al-
ways a strong child advocate.
She was always happy to see her
former students and spend time
catching up on their lives and re-
minding them about their time in
her classroom. After her retirement
from the classroom, Elaine kept ac-
tive with her teaching colleagues
and focused her interests on world
travel, gourmet cuisine, her pets
and her church.
Elaine will be sorely missed for
her magnanimous loving spirit, giv-
ing heart, generosity, and her devot-
ed faith. Everyone will miss her
wonderful meals that she delivered
to family and friends when they
needed a special treat. She always
thought of others before herself.
Surviving are her sister, ILaria
Roman Krenitsky and husband Ge-
orge, Old Forge; a niece, Tamara
Krenitsky Vrabel, Moscow; nephew,
James Krenitsky, Philadelphia; un-
cle Mike Hubiak and wife Louise,
Hanover Township; great-nieces
and great-nephews and cousins.
As per Elaines wishes, a private
requiem liturgy was held at Ss. Pe-
ter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic
Church, Plymouth. Interment was
in the parish cemetery immediately
followingtheservices. Grontkowski
Funeral Home P.C., Nanticoke han-
dled all arrangements.
Memorial donations may be
made in memory of Elaine to the
charity of their choice.
Elaine Roman Makowski
F
rances G. Kosciolek, 84, Hanlin
Drive, Nanticoke, passed away
early Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at
Birchwood Nursing Center, Nanti-
coke.
She was born in Nanticoke and
was the daughter of the late Edward
& Frances Kolodziej Kosciolek.
Frances was also a life-long member
of St. Stanislaus Church, now a
member of St. Faustina Parish, Nan-
ticoke.
She was a graduate of Mary-
mount High School and was em-
ployed by Bell of Pa. as an operator
and clerk for nearly 40 years, retir-
ing in the 80s.
Frances was preceded in death by
three sisters.
Presently surviving are sisters,
Mary Kosciolek, at home; Rita
Swain, Nanticoke; nephewDale and
wife Mara Swain and son Anthony;
Hunlock Creek; cousins and care-
givers, Bernard and Mary Ellen Ko-
lodziej, Nanticoke; friends and care-
givers, Carol and Dorothy Kurylos-
ki, Nanticoke; godchild, Doreen
Wills, Dallas.
Funeral services will take place
Friday, January13, at 9:30 a.m. from
the Grontkowski Funeral Home
P.C., 51-53 W. Green Street, Nanti-
coke, with Mass of Christian Burial
in St. Faustina Church, St.Marys
Church at 10 a.m., with the Rev.
James Nash officiating. Interment
will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery,
Nanticoke
Family and friends are invited to
attend calling hours Thursday, Ja-
nuary 12, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Donations may be made to St.
Faustina Parish Youth Group or
WyomingValley Childrens Associ-
ation in her name.
Frances G. Kosciolek
January 10, 2012
I think I might need a bigger
pig.
Gene Stilp
The political activist known for using an inflatable
pink pig to protest excessive state government
spending announced Monday that he will seek the
Democratic Partys nomination for Congress from the newly
restructured 11th Congressional District. The seat is held by U.S. Rep. Lou
Barletta, R-Hazleton.
Residents encouraged
to have role in home rule
W
e encourage all interested Luzerne
County residents to consider apply-
ing for positions on the countys
authorities, boards and commissions. Our
new, home rule form of government will
be most effective when people from all
walks of life and all areas of our county
take active roles and participate in their
new government. With the exception of
several appointments that we are required
to fill quickly, there is no deadline for
applications for other boards.
Applications to apply for the various
boards are available at this Web address:
www.luzernecounty.org/county/home-
rule-transition.
You must complete the application form
and indicate which authorities, boards or
commissions are of interest to you. You
also are encouraged to attach a rsum
with your application.
While many of the more than 30 boards
might not have immediate openings, the
new home rule charter requires the county
to publicly advertise all vacancies to give
each member of the general public an
opportunity to apply. This is a new man-
date under the charter. All applications
will be kept on file until there are vacan-
cies.
The appointments that must be made
within the first 30 days of the new govern-
ment include the Accountability, Conduct
and Ethics Commission (two registered
voters one from each party); Board of
Elections (four registered voters two
from each party and one registered voter
selected by the four appointed registered
voters); and the Board of Tax Assessment
Appeals (three registered voters). If you
are interested in serving on any of these
three bodies, please submit an application
as soon as possible, but no later than 4
p.m. Jan. 17.
The new county council is seeking appli-
cations from all areas of the county. Signif-
icant change might not happen overnight,
but by working together, with each of us
contributing, we can begin to make Lu-
zerne County a place that inspires a sense
of pride again for all of our residents.
Elaine Maddon Curry
Member
and
Linda McClosky Houck
Vice chairwoman
Luzerne County Council
Mother pleads for info
on two missing women
M
y daughter Phylicia Thomas disap-
peared on Feb. 11, 2004.
Her birthday was Jan. 5; she would
have been 30 years old this year. We miss
you, Phylicia, with all our hearts.
They say time heals all wounds. No it
doesnt; the pain only gets worse.
To the people who know what happened
to my daughter and to Jennifer Barziloski,
please dont let these people scare you.
Make that call to the authorities; you dont
have to leave your name. Let us bring our
girls home and say goodbye.
Until these girls are found others will be
in danger. Please help us! Call the state
police at 697-2000.
Pauline Bailey
and family
Nanticoke
S.S. recipients can earn
and keep more money
Y
ou probably already know that there
were increases in Social Security and
Supplemental Security Income month-
ly payments at the beginning of 2012. If
you receive monthly Social Security or SSI
payments, you received a 3.6 percent cost-
of-living adjustment beginning with your
payment for the month of January.
For people who receive Social Security
retirement benefits, there is more good
news. In addition to receiving a little more
each month, you might now earn more
income without offsetting your benefits
because the earnings test numbers also
have gone up.
If you have reached your full retirement
age (age 66 for anyone born between 1943
and 1954), the earnings test does not ap-
ply, and you may earn as much money as
you can without any effect on your bene-
fits.
However, if you are younger than full
retirement age, collecting benefits and still
working, we do offset some of your benefit
amount after a certain earnings limit is
met. For people under full retirement age
in 2012, the annual exempt amount is
$14,640, and if you do reach that limit, we
withhold $1 for every $2 above that limit
from your monthly benefit amount. For
people who retired early, continue working
and will obtain full retirement age in 2012,
the annual exempt amount is $38,880, and
we will withhold $1 for every $3 you earn
over the limit from your monthly benefits.
You can learn more about the earnings
test and how benefits might be reduced by
visiting our website, www.socialsecur-
ity.gov, and searching on the topic earn-
ings test.
Find out what your full retirement age is
at our retirement age page, www.socialse-
curity.gov/pubs/ageincrease.htm.
You also might want to read our publi-
cation, How Work Affects Your Benefits.
It is available at www.socialsecurity.gov/
pubs/10069.html.
Nick Krutz
Social Security manager
Wilkes-Barre
Playoff system needed
to name top college team
W
hat an anti-climatic ending to an
otherwise explosive college football
season! I mean, no playoff system to
rightfully decide the champion?
Even Division III college football has
one. What other major sport on Earth
doesnt have a playoff to determine its
champion?
OK, so there are too many games in the
season for the student-athletes? Fine then,
drop a game in the season (to 11 games
played), shorten the duration from the end
of the regular season to the average bowl
game play date; they could even give the
students two one-week breaks throughout
the season.
As for the playoffs, if its the big dollars
that the NCAA wants and thats appar-
ently all its about anymore let em have
it. Stage brackets in which each game in
the playoffs is a bowl game, leading to the
bigger bowl games ending the playoff
brackets and, eventually, to whichever
bowl the NCAA chooses as the finals.
There obviously wouldnt be so many
teams and bowl games in this system, but I
think we can all agree that the number of
bowl games being played is absurd, where-
in almost every 6-6 team with a 2-5 confer-
ence record plays in a bowl.
Time to put the computers in storage
and let the playoff system decide the true
champion.
Frank Dannert
Pringle
Budget fails to benefit
Pennsylvanias residents
W
ell, we see the governors new pro-
posed budget. Once again he hurts
the poorest among us, and once
again he rewards the non-Pennsylvania
resident: gas drilling corporations.
If corporations are people, and were told
they are, why dont they pay taxes here?
They haul ghostly amounts of profits out
of state and leave us with the problems. Its
downright spooky how they get away with
that.
Why is that, Mr. Governor? Why is it
okay to hurt the poor but reward the gas
companies?
Are we looking for campaign support
again?
Ed Cole
Clarks Summit
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W
HEN A RECENT
Philadelphia In-
quirer investiga-
tion revealed that
more than a dozen Philadel-
phia school police officers had
been clapped in handcuffs
themselves at one time, the
newspaper relied on personal
information that a state ap-
peals court now says can be
kept secret in the case of state
workers.
The school police expos of-
fers only one example of how
the public is well-served by the
disclosure of information on
the working of government
agencies whether its payroll
data or policymaking.
So its troubling that Gov.
TomCorbett pushedtohalt the
release of a complete profile of
the states 70,000-member
workforce, denying a newspa-
per request that included em-
ployee birth dates.
An Inquirer investigative re-
porter had obtained the same
informationseveral times inre-
cent years under the states
open-records law. Yet, Corbett
aides reversed that policy with
a completely unproven claim
that the data put state workers
at risk for identity theft.
Of even greater concern, a
three-judge panel of the Com-
monwealth Court in late De-
cember bought into the identi-
ty-theft excuse for keeping the
data secret.
When state lawmakers up-
dated the open-records law,
though, they never intended
that exception to be used as a
blanket secrecy ploy. In fact,
the Legislature specifically re-
jected a proposal to shield all
state employees birth dates.
Data on employees ages can
be used for something as basic
as distinguishing persons with
similar names.
Were the Commonwealth
Court rulingexpandedtoother
information on public employ-
ees, taxpayers might know
even less about howtheir mon-
ey is being spent.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
OTHER OPINION: OPEN RECORDS
State backtracks,
endorses secrecy
N
OT ENOUGH wom-
en in Northeastern
Pennsylvania hold
public offices, which
is a shame because their opin-
ions should be shaping our
schools, our state and our na-
tional debates. Instead, the
Keystone State is basically a
place where men still make all
the rules.
Pennsylvania voters have
never elected a woman gover-
nor, not before women gained
the right to vote, not after not
in 222 years. Nor have voters
here propelled a woman into
the U.S. Senate.
Although Luzerne Countys
contingent of state lawmakers
currently includes three wom-
enrepresentatives andone sen-
ator, the Legislature overall re-
mains a boys club, at about 83
percent male. That puts Penn-
sylvania in all-too-familiar ter-
ritory when ranked among
states by the number of female
state lawmakers: in the bottom
10.
Even public school boards in
Luzerne County tend to have
pitifully small numbers of
women, putting decisions
about our childrens educations
squarely into the hands of
Toms, Johns and Josephs.
Encourage a woman you ad-
mire to run for an elected of-
fice. Better yet, if you are a
woman concerned about your
community, become a candi-
date. Public corruption ex-
posed in recent years in this re-
gion, andinHarrisburg, should
giveyouplentyof inspirationto
shake up the status quo.
And programs designed to
foster womens participation in
public life such as the Penn-
sylvania Center for Womenand
Politics at Pittsburghs Chath-
am University and the Center
for American Women and Poli-
tics at Rutgers University in
New Jersey can give you the
know-how and confidence.
For starters, attend the
Ready to Run event later this
month at the University of
Scranton. The event, featuring
anaddress byformer Congress-
woman Marjorie Margolies of
Philadelphia, is set for 8 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Jan. 28. For details,
call Dr. Jean Wahl Harris or
Stan Zygmunt at (570) 941-
7400.
You dont need to possess all
the attributes of an Iron Lady
to seek public office, only the
will to serve.
OUR OPINION: PUBLIC LIFE
Women missing
from Pa. politics
If pursuing an elected office,
use these resources.
The Center for American
Women and Politics at Rutgers
University. Visit www.cawp.rut-
gers.edu.
Pennsylvania Center for
Women and Politics at Chatham
University, Pittsburgh. Visit
www.chatham.edu/pcwp/
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correct errors, clarify stories and
update them promptly. Sports
corrections will appear in this
spot. If you have information to
help us correct an inaccuracy or
cover an issue more thoroughly,
call the sports department at
829-7143.
S C O R E B O A R D
CAMPS
Misericordia University Baseball
Academys Camp still has limited
openings remaining. The winter
camp is for grades 1-8 and Cougar
Spring Training is for grades 9-12.
Both begin this Sunday, Jan. 15th,
and run five consecutive Sundays
Registration and more information
can be found online at athletic-
s.misericordia.edu
REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS
Mountaintop Area Little League and
Softball will be offering early
registration for Mangers/Coaches
for the 2012 season. The early
registration will be held at Crest-
wood high school this Thursday,
Jan. 12th from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Please bring a copy of your photo
ID and a $5 registration fee. For
additional information contact
Terry at 570-823-7949, or visit our
website at www.mountatintoparea-
littleleague.com
Nanticoke Area Little League sign
up dates will be Jan. 14th and 15th
from noon to 7 p.m. at the Ed
Center Gym. They will also be held
Jan. 28th and 29th 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at the Ed Center Gym, and Feb. 11th
and 12th 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Newport Twp. Firehouse, and Feb.
25th and 26th from11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at the Ed Center cafeteria. All new
and returning players must bring a
copy of their birth certificate and
three proofs of residency. Resi-
dents of Nanticoke, Newport Twp.,
and Plymouth Twp. are eligible. Go
to www.nanticokelittleleague.com
for more information or call Wade
at 570-735-1089 or Dave at 570-
262-5970.
South Valley Girls Fastpitch, an
affiliation of Babe Ruth Softball,
will be holding sign-ups Jan. 11 and
Jan. 18 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the
Nanticoke Elementary Center
gymnasium. The cost is $40 for
the first child, $5 for each addi-
tional child. For more information,
please contact Steve at 417-7217,
Jay at 239-6779 or Ed at 417-1119.
Wilkes-Barre Heights Baseball will
be holding signups this weekend
Jan. 14th and 15th from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. at Stanton Lanes Bowling
Alley. All children ages 4 through
12 living in the Wilkes-Barre Area
School District and surrounding
areas are eligible to register.
Please bring a copy of their birth
certificate and a copy of contact
information. Cost is $30 for one
child, $60 for two children, and $15
for any sibling after two. Any
questions call Gerrie at 570-235-
6060 or Mandy at 570-817-4638.
MEETINGS
District 2 Wrestling Coaches Asso-
ciation will hold its annual meet-
ing Jan. 15 at noon at the Tunk-
hannock Fire Hall. All head wres-
tling coaches and assistants are
urged to attend. Coaches can
contact President Phil Lipski for
more info at pjlipski@comcast.net.
GAR Memorial High School Football
Booster Club will meet this
Wednesday, Jan. 11th at 7 p.m. in
the choral room at the high school.
All new members are welcome.
Hanover Area Wrestling Booster
Club will meet this Thursday, Jan.
12th at 7 p.m. in the high school
cafeteria. Any returns for the
upcoming Night at the Races can
be made at the meeting. The
annual Night at the Races will be
held Jan. 21st at the Warrior Run
Fire Hall. For additional informa-
tion, contact Matt at 570-825-
0429.
PA Boys Basketball Booster Club
will have a meeting at Lizzas
Mezzo Mezzo on Wednesday, Jan.
11th at 7 p.m. For more information
call Carl or Maria at 570-883-7220.
Swoyersville Little Leagues month-
ly meeting will be held this
Wednesday, Jan. 11th at 7:30 p.m. in
the Swoyersville Borough building.
Wilkes-Barre Cosmos Soccer Club
will be having a parents and coach-
es meeting this Thursday, Jan. 12th
at 6:15 p.m. The meeting will be
held at Norms Pizza in Wilkes-
Barre. 2012 Fall soccer season,
registrations, and spring soccer
will be discussed. All parents are
coaches and referees are welcome
to attend. If you have any ques-
tions please email wilkesbarrecos-
mos@gmail.com or call 570-332-
9141.
UPCOMING EVENTS
GAR Annual Football Awards Ban-
quet will be held Sunday, Jan. 15 in
the school cafeteria. Banquet
starts at 1 p.m. and the doors open
at noon. Tickets are $10 for adults,
$5 for children ages 7-12, and there
will be free admission for children
ages 6 and under. Price includes
awards ceremony, buffet meal and
refreshments. There will also be a
theme basket raffle. Advanced
ticket purchase, which is recom-
mended, can be accomplished by
calling 829-0569. There will be a
limited number of tickets available
at the door.
Bulletin Board items will not be
accepted over the telephone. Items
may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to
tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped
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
NFL
Favorite Points Underdog
Saturday
NFC Divisional Playoff
Saints 3.5 49ERS
AFC Divisional Playoff
PATRIOTS 14 Broncos
Sunday
AFC Divisional Playoff
RAVENS 7.5 Texans
NFC Divisional Playoff
PACKERS 9 Giants
NBA
Favorite Points O/U Underdog
PACERS 2 NL Hawks
RAPTORS 4.5 190.5 Kings
KNICKS 4 196.5 76ers
BULLS 14 180.5 Wizards
Thunder 7.5 187.0 HORNETS
CELTICS 5.5 185.5 Mavericks
SPURS 6.5 197.5 Rockets
NUGGETS 12.5 195.5 Nets
Lakers 2.5 186.5 JAZZ
BLAZERS 3.5 190.5 Magic
Heat NL NL CLIPPERS
College Basketball
Favorite Points Underdog
MICHIGAN 8 Northwestern
MARQUETTE 13.5 St. Johns
Syracuse 9 VILLANOVA
PITTSBURGH 8 Rutgers
HOFSTRA 3.5 Northeastern
GEORGE WASH 6 Rhode Island
ST. JOSEPHS 14.5 Fordham
XAVIER 8 Duquesne
ST. BONA 2.5 Dayton
MARYLAND 5.5 Wake Forest
W MICHIGAN 17 No Illinois
C Michigan 1.5 E MICHIGAN
Akron 1.5 BOWLING GREEN
OHIO U 6.5 Buffalo
KENT ST 10 Miami-Ohio
C FLORIDA 10.5 Houston
MASSACHUSETTS 4.5 Charlotte
MEMPHIS 8.5 Southern Miss
William & Mary 3.5 TOWSON
Old Dominion 1 DELAWARE
Kentucky 17 AUBURN
Marshall 3 UAB
MISSISSIPPI 2 Arkansas
Missouri 4.5 IOWA ST
TULSA 6.5 Utep
SMU 1.5 Rice
NEBRASKA 3.5 Penn St
Kansas 15.5 TEXAS TECH
TEXAS 9.5 Texas A&M
NC STATE 10 Georgia Tech
SAINT LOUIS 8.5 Temple
ALABAMA 12 Lsu
COLORADO ST 3.5 Denver
TENNESSEE ST 5.5 Morehead St
NHL
Favorite Odds Underdog
CAPITALS -135/
+115
Penguins
Devils -110/-110 OILERS
Home teams in capital letters.
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
INJURY REPORT: On the NBA board, Miami guard Dwyane Wade is questionable;
Indiana forward Danny Granger is questionable.
T H I S W E E K S
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
Today's Events
HS SWIMMING
Pittston Area at Dunmore, 4 p.m.
Coughlin at Wyoming Area, 4 p.m.
Nanticoke at Meyers, 4:30 p.m.
HS WRESTLING (all matches 7 p.m.)
Berwick at Tunkhannock
Nanticoke at GAR
Dallas at Hanover Area
Lake-Lehman at Meyers
Hazleton Area at Wyoming Valley West
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware Valley at Wilkes, 6 p.m.
Kings at DeSales, 8 p.m.
PSU Lehigh Valley at PSU Hazleton, 8 p.m.
Misericordia at Eastern, 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kings at DeSales, 6 p.m.
Misericordia at Eastern, 6 p.m.
Delaware CCC at PSU Hazleton, 6 p.m.
Delaware Valley at Wilkes, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE SWIMMING
Misericordia vs. Lebanon Valley, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Wilkes at Hunter, 3 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 12
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Crestwood at Coughlin, 7:15 p.m.
Dallas at Wyoming Area, 7:15 p.m.
Lake-Lehman at Meyers, 7:15 p.m.
Nanticoke at MMI Prep, 7:15 p.m.
Northwest at GAR, 7:15 p.m.
Pittston Area at Hazleton Area, 7:15 p.m.
Tunkhannock at Berwick, 7:15 p.m.
Wyoming Seminary at Hanover Area, 7:15 p.m.
Wyoming Valley West at Holy Redeemer, 7:15 p.m.
HS BOWLING
Hazleton Area at Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, 3
p.m.
HS RIFLE
Stroudsburg at Berwick, 4 p.m.
HS SWIMMING
Berwick at Hanover Area, 4:30 p.m.
Wyoming Valley West at Lake Lehman, 4:30 p.m.
Wallenpaupack andHoly Cross at Valley View, 4:30
p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
Berwick at Tunkhannock, 7:15 p.m.
Coughlin at Crestwood, 7:15 p.m.
GAR at Northwest, 7:15 p.m.
Hanover Area at Wyoming Seminary, 7:15 p.m.
Hazleton Area at Pittston Area, 7:15 p.m.
Holy Redeemer at Wyoming Valley West, 7:15 p.m.
Meyers at Lake-Lehman, 7:15 p.m.
MMI Prep at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m.
Wyoming Area at Dallas, 7:15 p.m.
HS WRESTLING
Wyoming Seminary at Eastern States Classic
Meyers at Hanover Area, 7 p.m.
HS SWIMMING
Holy Redeemer at All-American Invitational, 11 a.m.
Pittston Area at Wyoming Area, 4 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PSU Hazleton at PSU Beaver, 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PSU Hazleton at PSU Beaver, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Kings at Bud Whitehill Duals, 9 a.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 14
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Wyoming Seminary at Lakeland, 2:15 p.m.
MMI Prep at Weatherly, 2:30 p.m.
Crestwood at North Pocono, 7:15 p.m.
Williamsport at Hazleton Area, 7:15 p.m.
HS WRESTLING
Wyoming Seminary at Eastern States Classic
Coughlin at Lehighton Duals
Lake-Lehman, Nanticoke at Elk Lake Tournament
Hanover Area at Jersey Shore Duals
Wyoming Valley West at Pittston Area, 7 p.m.
Scranton at Meyers, 7 p.m.
Nanticoke at Dallas, 7 p.m.
HS SWIMMING
Holy Redeemer at All-American Invitational, 11 a.m.
Hazleton Area at Williamsport, 11 a.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PSU Hazleton at PSU New Kensington, noon
Wilkes at Manhattanville, 3 p.m.
Eastern at Kings, 3 p.m.
Misericordia at FDU-Florham, 3 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wilkes at Manhattanville, 1 p.m.
Eastern at Kings, 1 p.m.
Misericordia at FDU-Florham, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE SWIMMING
Kings at Messiah, 1 p.m.
Arcadia at Kings, 1 p.m.
Albright at Misericordia, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Kings at Bud Whitehill Duals, 9 a.m.
W H A T S O N T V
MEN'S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 Syracuse at Villanova
9 p.m.
ESPN2 Texas A&M at Texas
MOTORSPORTS
1:30 a.m.
NBCSP Dakar Rally, Iquique to Arica, Chile (de-
layed tape)
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN Dallas at Boston
10:30 p.m.
ESPN Miami at L.A. Clippers
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
NBCSP Pittsburgh at Washington
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Agreed to terms with
LHP Wei-yin Chen on a three-year contract.
National League
CHICAGOCUBSAgreedtoterms withLHPPaul
Maholm on a one-year contract.
HOUSTONASTROSAnnounced the retirement
of clubhouse manager Dennis Liborio.
NEW YORK METS Agreed to terms with RHP
Miguel Batista and RHP Fernando Cabrera on mi-
nor league contracts.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Released OF John
Bowker.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS Announced the retire-
ment of WR Derrick Mason.
DENVER BRONCOS Signed WR DAndre
Goodwinfromthepracticesquad. PlacedFBSpen-
cer Larsen on injured reserve.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed GDarryl Harris.
OAKLANDRAIDERSFired coach Hue Jackson.
SEATTLESEAHAWKSSigned RBTyrell Sutton
to a reserve/future contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS Signed FB Will Taufoou
and LB Lawrence Wilson to reserve/futures con-
tracts.
Canadian Football League
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS Named George Cor-
tez coach and director of football operations. Pro-
moted Bob OBillovich to vice president of football
operations.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NEW JERSEY DEVILS Assigned C Tim Sestito
and C Jacob Josefson to Albany (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES Claimed C Gilbert Brule
off waivers from Edmonton.
American Hockey League
AHL Suspended Syracuse RWTroy Bodie three
games, St. Johns CBen Maxwell two games, Con-
necticut RW Andre Deveaux three games, Adiron-
dack LW Tom Sestito one game, Adirondack D Ol-
iver Lauridsen one game and Hershey RWJoel Re-
chlicz one game for their actions in recent games.
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS Returned F Matt Be-
ca to Florida (ECHL).
COLLEGE
AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCI-
ATIONNamed Harvard coach TimMurphy pres-
ident. Elected Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald,
North Dakota State coach Craig Bohl, Southeast
Missouri State coach Tony Samuel and California
(Pa.) coach John Luckhardt to the board of trust-
ees.
DUKE Announced G Chloe Wells will not enroll
in school for the spring semester because of a vio-
lation of an undisclosed university policy.
ARKANSAS STATE Named J.B. Grimes offen-
sive line coach.
EAST CAROLINA Named Kirk Doll running
backs coach and special teams coordinator and Pat
Washington outside receivers coach and run game
coordinator.
IOWAAnnouncedsophomoreRBMarcus Coker
has been granted a release from the football team.
KANSASNamed Josh Eidson and Juney Barnett
assistant football strength and conditioning coach-
es.
MANHATTAN Named Kara Bucci womens as-
sistant soccer coach.
NOTREDAMESigned football coach Brian Kelly
to a two-year contract extension through the 2016
season.
PENN STATE Announced quarterbacks coach
Jay Paterno will not return.
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI Named Shan-
na Caldwell womens soccer coach.
UCF Named Todd Stansbury athletic director.
WISCONSINAnnouncedCPeter Konz will enter
the NFL draft.
B O X I N G
Fight Schedule
Jan. 13
At Las Vegas (ESPN2), Teon Kennedy vs. Chris
Martin, 10, junior featherweights.
Jan. 14
At Offenburg, Germany, Arthur Abraham vs. Pablo
Oscar Natalio Farias, 10, super middleweights-
;Robert Stieglitz vs. Henry Weber, 12, for Stieglitzs
WBO super middleweight title.
Jan. 20
At Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas (SHO), Rico
Ramos vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux, 12, for Ramos
WBA World super bantamweight title.
Jan. 21
At Philadelphia(NBCSP), EddieChambers vs. Ser-
gei Liakhovich, 10, heavyweights;Gabriel Rosado
vs. Jesus Soto-Karass, 10, junior middleweights.
At Guadalajara, Mexico, Miguel Vazquez vs. Ameth
Diaz, 12, for Vazquezs IBF lightweight title.
Jan. 27
At Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, Wash.
(ESPN), Ruslan Provodnikov vs. David Torres, 10,
junior welterweights;Ji-Hoon Kim vs. Alisher Rahi-
mov, 10, lightweights.
Jan. 28
At Turning Stone, Verona, N.Y., Brian Minto vs. To-
ny Grano, 10, NABF heavyweight title eliminator.
At Springfield, Mo., Cory Spinks vs. Sechew Po-
well, 12, IBF junior middleweight title eliminator.
Feb. 3
At Quebec City, Quebec (SHO), Pier Olivier Cote
vs. Maurico Herrera, 12, for Cotes IBF Inter-Conti-
nental light welterweight title.
At Las Vegas (ESPN2), Yordanis Despaigne vs.
Edison Miranda, 10, light heavyweights.
Feb. 4
At Frankfurt, Germany, Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs.
Steve Cunningham, 12, for Hernandezs IBF crui-
serweight title;Enad Licina vs. Alexander Alexeev,
12, for the vacant European cruiserweight title;E-
duard Gutknecht vs. Vyacheslav Uzelkov, 12, for
Gutknechts European light heavyweight title.
At San Antonio (HBO), Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs.
Marco Antonio Rubio, 12, for Chavezs WBC mid-
dleweight title;Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vaz-
quez Jr., 12, for the vacant WBO junior feather-
weight title.
Feb. 10
At Uncasville, Conn. (ESPN2), Demetrius Andrade
vs. Derek Ennis, 12, IBF junior middleweight elim-
inator.
Feb. 11
At Houston (HBO), Jose Miguel Cotto vs. Jose Luis
Castillo, 10, welterweights.
At Las Vegas (SHO), Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto,
12, welterweights;Erislandy Lara vs. Ronald
Hearns, 10, middleweights.
Feb. 17
At Arlington, Texas (ESPN2), John Molina vs. Ale-
jandro Sanabria, 10, lightweights.
Feb. 18
At Olympic Hall, Munich, Vitali Klitschko vs. Dereck
Chisora, 12, for Klitschkos WBC heavyweight title.
At Durango, Mexico, Jorge Arce vs. Lorenzo Parra,
12, for Arces WBO bantamweight title.
S K I R E P O R T
NORTHEAST
LEBANON, N.H. Latest skiingconditions, as sup-
plied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions
are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider
traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing con-
ditions. For more information go to www.snocoun-
try.com
Pennsylvania
Alpine Mountain Sat 8:31 am packed powder
machine groomed 20 - 36 base 5 of 21 trails 24%
open, 10 acres, 2 of 5 lifts, smWed/Thu: 12p-6p;Fri:
9a-9:30pSat: 8a-9:30p;Sun: 8a-6p;OpenWed-Sun
Bear Creek Sun 8:38 am frozen granular ma-
chine groomed 2 - 20 base15 of 21trails 86%open,
4 of 6 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p
Big Boulder Sat 5:33 pm packed powder ma-
chine groomed 24 - 36 base 12 of 15 trails 74%
open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Thu: 3p-9p;Fri: 3p-10p;Sat:
8a-10p Sun: 8a-8p
Blue KnobSat 11:08 amloose granular machine
groomed12- 30base11of 34trails 27%open, 3of 5
lifts, Mon-Thu: 1p-9p;Fri: 10a-10p;Sat: 9a-10p Sun:
9a-9p
BlueMountainSun7:04amfrozengranular ma-
chine groomed 24 - 36 base 26 of 39 trails 58%
open, 9 miles, 90 acres, 11 of 13 lifts, Mon-Fri:
8:30a-10p Sat/Sun: 8a-10p
Boyce Park Opening Soon for Snow Sports
Camelback Sun 7:32 ampacked powder 24 - 36
base 24 of 34 trails 71% open, 124 acres, 12 of 15
lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 9a-9p;Fri: 8:30a-10p Sat:
8:30a-10p;Sun: 8:30a-9p
Eagle Rock Sun 8:38 am variable machine
groomed12 - 36 base 9 of 14 trails 64%open, 3 of 4
lifts, Fri: 12p-9p;Sat: 9a-9p;Sun: 9a-5p;Open Fri-
Sun
Elk Mountain Sun 8:33 ampacked powder ma-
chine groomed 22 - 30 base 16 of 27 trails 60%
open, 5 of 7 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p;Sat/Sun:
8:30a-10p
Hidden Valley Sun 6:43 am loose granular ma-
chine groomed 18 - 33 base 15 of 30 trails 40%
open, 7 of 9 lifts, sm Mon-Tue: 10a-4:30p;Wed:
10a-8p;Thu: 10a-9p Fri: 9a-9.30p;Sat:
9a-9:30p;Sun: 9a-7p
JackFrost Sat 5:33pmpackedpowder machine
groomed24- 36base14of 21trails 67%open, 8of 9
lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 8a-4p
Liberty Mountain Sun 8:06 am packed powder
machine groomed 6 - 20 base 13 of 16 trails 80%
open, 80 acres, 7 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Fri:
9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8a-10p
Mount Pleasant Sat 6:08 pm variable machine
groomed 6 - 12 base 5 of 9 trails 56% open, 1 of 2
lifts, Mon-Thu: 3:30p-9p;Fri: 3:30p-10p;Sat:
9:30a-10p Sun: 9:30a-9p
Mystic Mountain at Nemacolin Woodlands
Sun Reopen
01
13 LSGR machine groomed 24 - 36
base 7 of 7 trails, 3 of 3 lifts, Fri: 2p-10p;Sat: 9a-8p
Sun: 9a-4p;Open Fri-Sun
Roundtop Sat 10:42 pmloose granular machine
groomed 12 - 24 base 11 of 16 trails 62% open, 65
acres, 6 of 9 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8a-10p
Seven Springs Sun 5:28 amloose granular ma-
chine groomed 12 - 24 base 24 of 42 trails 75%
open, 11of 14 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8a-10p
Shawnee Mountain Sun 4:44 pm frozen gran-
ular machine groomed 14 - 36 base 17 of 23 trails
75% open, 6 of 11 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 9a-9p;Fri:
9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8a-10p
Ski Big Bear Sun 4:25 pm packed powder ma-
chine groomed 18 - 36 base 12 of 18 trails 67%
open, 3 of 6 lifts, sm Mon: 9a-4:30p, Wed/Thu:
12p-9p, Fri: 9a-9p Sat: 9a-9p/Sun: 9a-4:30p;Open
Wed-Mon
Ski Denton Operating, no details
Ski Sawmill Sun 8:51 am packed powder ma-
chinegroomed8- 36base7of 13trails 54%open, 4
of 5 lifts, sm Mon, Fri: 10a-9p;Tue, Thu: 1p-9p;Sat:
9a-9p Sun: 9a-5p;Open Thu-Tue
Sno Mountain Sun 10:11 am packed powder
machine groomed 24 - 36 base 17 of 26 trails 66%
open, 143 acres, 6 of 7 lifts, sm Mon-Fri:
9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p
Spring Mountain Sun 4:45 pm loose granular
machine groomed 14 - 28 base 5 of 9 trails 55%
open, 3 of 6 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9:30a-9p;Sat:
8:30a-9p;Sun: 8:30a-9p
Tussey Mountain Sat 10:15 am variable 4 - 10
base 3 of 7 trails 43% open, 1 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri:
12p-10p;Sat: 9a-10p;Sun: 9a-5p
Whitetail Sun 5:45 ampacked powder machine
groomed14- 18base13of 23trails 60%open, 7of 8
lifts, Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p
B A S K E T B A L L
NBA
At A Glance
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia...................... 7 2 .778
New York .......................... 5 4 .556 2
Boston............................... 4 4 .500 2
1
2
Toronto.............................. 4 6 .400 3
1
2
New Jersey....................... 2 8 .200 5
1
2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami ................................. 8 1 .889
Atlanta ............................... 7 3 .700 1
1
2
Orlando ............................. 6 3 .667 2
Charlotte ........................... 2 8 .200 6
1
2
Washington ...................... 1 8 .111 7
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago............................. 9 2 .818
Indiana............................... 6 3 .667 2
Cleveland.......................... 4 4 .500 3
1
2
Milwaukee......................... 3 6 .333 5
Detroit................................ 2 8 .200 6
1
2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio...................... 6 4 .600
Dallas ................................ 5 5 .500 1
Memphis ........................... 3 6 .333 2
1
2
Houston............................. 3 6 .333 2
1
2
New Orleans..................... 3 6 .333 2
1
2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City ................. 9 2 .818
Portland............................. 6 2 .750 1
1
2
Utah................................... 5 3 .625 2
1
2
Denver............................... 6 4 .600 2
1
2
Minnesota......................... 3 7 .300 5
1
2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers..................... 4 2 .667
L.A. Lakers ....................... 6 4 .600
Phoenix............................. 4 4 .500 1
Sacramento...................... 3 7 .300 3
Golden State..................... 2 6 .250 3
Tuesday's Games
Houston 82, Charlotte 70
Washington 93, Toronto 78
Philadelphia 112, Sacramento 85
Dallas 100, Detroit 86
Chicago 111, Minnesota 100
Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 95
Milwaukee 106, San Antonio 103
Cleveland at Utah, late
L.A. Clippers at Portland, late
Miami at Golden State, late
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, late
Today's Games
Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Denver, 9 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NBA Leaders Through Monday, January 9th,
2012
Scoring Average
G FG FT PTS AVG
James, MIA .............................. 8 89 63 241 30.1
Bryant, LAL...............................10 102 63 276 27.6
Anthony, NYK.......................... 9 79 65 239 26.6
Durant, OKC.............................10 90 59 257 25.7
Griffin, LAC............................... 6 58 32 148 24.7
Ellis, GOL ................................. 7 61 39 169 24.1
Love, MIN................................. 9 68 61 216 24.0
Bargnani, TOR......................... 9 78 46 213 23.7
Aldridge, POR.......................... 8 73 35 181 22.6
Allen, BOS................................ 7 46 25 143 20.4
Bosh, MIA................................. 9 71 37 181 20.1
Rose, CHI .................................10 65 54 197 19.7
Nowitzki, DAL .......................... 9 60 47 171 19.0
Thornton, SAC......................... 9 61 27 168 18.7
Howard, ORL........................... 9 65 37 167 18.6
Jefferson, UTA......................... 7 56 15 127 18.1
Jennings, MIL .......................... 8 55 22 145 18.1
Anderson, ORL........................ 9 55 23 162 18.0
Harden, OKC...........................10 49 63 178 17.8
Westbrook, OKC.....................10 67 35 173 17.3
Evans, SAC.............................. 9 55 40 154 17.1
D. Williams, NJN...................... 9 50 40 153 17.0
J. Johnson, ATL.......................10 64 24 169 16.9
Gallinari, DEN..........................10 56 43 167 16.7
Gasol, LAL................................10 68 31 167 16.7
Augustin, CHA ......................... 9 51 29 150 16.7
Williams, PHL........................... 8 42 38 133 16.6
Lee, GOL.................................. 7 47 22 116 16.6
Martin, HOU............................. 8 45 26 132 16.5
Scola, HOU.............................. 8 61 10 132 16.5
Lawson, DEN...........................10 62 32 164 16.4
Gay, MEM................................. 8 55 18 131 16.4
Jamison, CLE........................... 8 52 14 128 16.0
Jack, NOR................................ 8 49 24 126 15.8
Matthews, POR........................ 8 44 21 125 15.6
Smith, ATL................................10 63 29 156 15.6
Monroe, DET............................ 9 58 23 139 15.4
Young, WAS ............................ 8 43 26 123 15.4
Paul, LAC.................................. 6 37 11 91 15.2
Wallace, POR.......................... 8 45 25 120 15.0
Gordon, DET............................ 8 42 25 120 15.0
Landry, NOR............................ 9 48 39 135 15.0
Irving, CLE................................ 8 45 23 120 15.0
Boozer, CHI..............................10 67 15 149 14.9
Granger, IND............................ 8 39 27 119 14.9
Butler, LAC............................... 6 33 14 89 14.8
Rondo, BOS............................. 8 46 23 118 14.8
Cousins, SAC .......................... 8 41 35 117 14.6
DeRozan, TOR........................ 9 48 25 131 14.6
Holiday, PHL ............................ 8 43 18 116 14.5
Rebounds Per Game
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Love, MIN............................. 9 47 87 134 14.9
Howard, ORL....................... 9 35 96 131 14.6
Gasol, MEM......................... 8 18 65 83 10.4
Haslem, MIA........................ 9 24 69 93 10.3
Griffin, LAC.......................... 6 19 43 62 10.3
Hawes, PHL......................... 8 18 64 82 10.3
Varejao, CLE....................... 8 33 48 81 10.1
Cousins, SAC...................... 8 40 41 81 10.1
Hibbert, IND......................... 9 27 61 88 9.8
McGee, WAS....................... 8 23 55 78 9.8
Lee, GOL ............................. 7 18 50 68 9.7
Gasol, LAL...........................10 25 68 93 9.3
Camby, POR ....................... 8 24 48 72 9.0
Monroe, DET....................... 9 35 43 78 8.7
Smith, ATL...........................10 21 65 86 8.6
Chandler, NYK .................... 9 30 47 77 8.6
Jefferson, UTA.................... 7 12 47 59 8.4
Millsap, UTA........................ 8 20 47 67 8.4
Boozer, CHI .........................10 24 59 83 8.3
Bosh, MIA ............................ 9 10 64 74 8.2
A. Johnson, TOR................ 9 31 40 71 7.9
Okafor, NOR........................ 9 23 48 71 7.9
Kaman, NOR ....................... 9 16 54 70 7.8
Hayes, SAC......................... 8 22 40 62 7.8
Aldridge, POR..................... 8 21 41 62 7.8
Frye, PHX ............................ 8 11 50 61 7.6
James, MIA.......................... 8 9 52 61 7.6
West, IND............................. 9 22 46 68 7.6
Noah, CHI ............................10 29 46 75 7.5
Horford, ATL........................10 25 50 75 7.5
Gay, MEM............................ 8 16 44 60 7.5
Assists Per Game
G AST AVG
Rondo, BOS.......................................... 8 84 10.5
Lowry, HOU........................................... 6 60 10.0
Nash, PHX............................................. 8 78 9.8
Paul, LAC............................................... 6 56 9.3
Calderon, TOR...................................... 9 81 9.0
Rose, CHI ..............................................10 84 8.4
Ellis, GOL............................................... 7 57 8.1
Jack, NOR............................................. 8 63 7.9
D. Williams, NJN................................... 9 69 7.7
James, MIA............................................ 8 61 7.6
Rubio, MIN............................................. 9 67 7.4
Augustin, CHA....................................... 9 64 7.1
Parker, SAN........................................... 9 64 7.1
Wall, WAS.............................................. 8 54 6.8
Felton, POR........................................... 8 54 6.8
Bryant, LAL............................................10 61 6.1
Lawson, DEN.........................................10 60 6.0
Miller, DEN ............................................10 59 5.9
Teague, ATL..........................................10 56 5.6
Collison, IND......................................... 9 49 5.4
Nelson, ORL.......................................... 8 43 5.4
Jennings, MIL........................................ 8 43 5.4
Westbrook, OKC...................................10 53 5.3
Diaw, CHA ............................................. 9 47 5.2
Irving, CLE............................................. 8 41 5.1
Sessions, CLE ...................................... 8 39 4.9
Turkoglu, ORL....................................... 9 42 4.7
Chalmers, MIA...................................... 9 42 4.7
Harris, UTA............................................ 8 36 4.5
Holiday, PHL.......................................... 8 36 4.5
Kidd, DAL............................................... 8 36 4.5
Williams, LAC........................................ 6 27 4.5
NCAA Men
Top 25 Fared Tuesday
1. Syracuse (17-0) did not play. Next: at Villanova,
Wednesday.
2. Kentucky (15-1) did not play. Next: at Auburn,
Wednesday.
3. North Carolina (14-2) vs. Miami. Next: at Florida
State, Saturday.
4. Baylor (16-0) beat No. 18 Kansas State 75-73.
Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday.
5. Ohio State (15-2) at Illinois. Next: vs. No. 7 Indi-
ana, Sunday.
6. Michigan State (15-2) beat Iowa 95-61. Next: at
Northwestern, Saturday.
7. Indiana (15-1) did not play. Next: vs. Minnesota,
Thursday.
8. Duke (13-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 Virginia,
Thursday.
9. Missouri (14-1) did not play. Next: at Iowa State,
Wednesday.
10. Kansas (12-3) did not play. Next: at Texas Tech,
Wednesday.
11. Georgetown (13-3) did not play. Next: at St.
Johns, Sunday.
12. UNLV (16-2) did not play. Next: at No. 22 San
Diego State, Saturday.
13. Michigan (13-3) did not play. Next: vs. North-
western, Wednesday.
14. Louisville (13-4) lost to Providence 90-59. Next:
vs. DePaul, Saturday.
15. Murray State (16-0) did not play. Next: vs. Jack-
sonville State, Thursday.
16. Virginia (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Duke,
Thursday.
17. UConn (13-3) did not play. Next: at Notre Dame,
Saturday.
18. Kansas State (12-3) lost to No. 4 Baylor 75-73.
Next: at Oklahoma, Saturday.
19. Florida (13-4) beat Georgia 70-48. Next: at
South Carolina, Saturday.
20. Mississippi State (13-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Tennessee, Thursday.
21. Gonzaga (13-2) did not play. Next: at Saint Ma-
rys (Cal.), Thursday.
22. San Diego State (13-2) vs. Chicago State. Next:
vs. No. 12 UNLV, Saturday.
23. Creighton (13-2) vs. Northern Iowa. Next: vs.
Southern Illinois, Sunday.
24. Seton Hall (15-2) beat DePaul 94-73. Next: at
South Florida, Friday.
25. Marquette (12-4) did not play. Next: vs. St.
Johns, Wednesday.
Tuesday's National Scores
EAST
Bloomfield 78, Dominican (NY) 71
Goldey Beacom 75, Sciences (Pa.) 61
Harvard 70, Monmouth (NJ) 61
Holy Family 70, Chestnut Hill 67
Johns Hopkins 75, Muhlenberg 56
La Salle 68, Penn 57
Mount St. Mary (NY) 61, Sage 60
Old Westbury 86, Mount St. Vincent 84
Providence 90, Louisville 59
Regis 66, Daniel Webster 55
Seton Hall 94, DePaul 73
St. Josephs (LI) 83, Farmingdale 82
MIDWEST
Ball St. 70, Toledo 68
Carroll (Wis.) 91, Lawrence 63
Carthage 82, North Park 47
Drake 82, Bradley 74
Indiana St. 80, Evansville 78
Indiana-East 97, Asbury 73
Michigan St. 95, Iowa 61
Missouri St. 77, S. Illinois 65
Mount Vernon Nazarene 70, Spring Arbor 64
Notre Dame 60, South Florida 49
Wichita St. 65, Illinois St. 62
SOUTH
Florida 70, Georgia 48
Florida St. 63, Virginia Tech 59
Gardner-Webb 80, Charleston Southern 77
Lindenwood 89, Mid-Continent 75
Spalding 64, Fontbonne 61
VMI 71, Liberty 57
Young Harris 91, North Greenville 78
NCAA Women
Top 25 Fared Tuesday
1. Baylor (15-0) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma
State, Wednesday.
2. Notre Dame (16-1) beat No. 18 Georgetown
80-60. Next: at Cincinnati, Saturday.
3. UConn(13-2) beat Providence96-35. Next: at Vil-
lanova, Saturday.
4. Stanford (13-1) did not play. Next: at Utah, Thurs-
day.
5. Maryland (16-0) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Mia-
mi, Thursday.
6. Tennessee(12-3) didnot play. Next: at No. 9Ken-
tucky, Thursday.
7. Duke (12-2) did not play. Next: vs. Florida State,
Friday.
8. Rutgers (14-2) beat Pittsburgh 63-39. Next: vs.
No. 16 Louisville, Saturday.
9. Kentucky (14-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 6 Ten-
nessee, Thursday.
10. Texas Tech (14-0) did not play. Next: at Oklaho-
ma, Wednesday.
11. Ohio State (15-1) did not play. Next: vs. North-
western, Thursday.
12. Texas A&M (10-3) did not play. Next: at Iowa
State, Saturday.
13. Miami (13-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Mary-
land, Thursday.
14. Green Bay (13-0) did not play. Next: at Wright
State, Thursday.
15. Nebraska(14-1) didnot play. Next: at Wisconsin,
Thursday.
16. Louisville (13-3) did not play. Next: vs. South
Florida, Wednesday.
17. Purdue (13-3) did not play. Next: at Minnesota,
Thursday.
18. Georgetown (13-4) lost to No. 2 Notre Dame
80-60. Next: vs. Syracuse, Sunday.
19. Georgia (13-3) did not play. Next: vs. Florida,
Thursday.
20. Delaware (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. UNCWil-
mington, Thursday.
21. DePaul (13-3) did not play. Next: vs. Pittsburgh,
Saturday.
22. North Carolina (12-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Clemson, Thursday.
23. Gonzaga (14-2) did not play. Next: vs. San Fran-
cisco, Thursday.
24. South Carolina (14-2) did not play. Next: at LSU,
Thursday.
25. Vanderbilt (13-2) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn,
Thursday.
H O C K E Y
NHL
At A Glance
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers............... 40 27 9 4 58 118 83
Philadelphia ................ 41 25 12 4 54 139 122
New Jersey ................. 41 23 16 2 48 114 117
Pittsburgh .................... 41 21 16 4 46 124 111
N.Y. Islanders.............. 40 15 19 6 36 96 126
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston.......................... 39 27 11 1 55 146 76
Ottawa.......................... 44 23 15 6 52 140 144
Toronto ........................ 42 22 15 5 49 135 131
Buffalo.......................... 42 18 19 5 41 107 123
Montreal....................... 42 16 19 7 39 109 117
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida.......................... 42 21 13 8 50 109 116
Winnipeg...................... 42 20 17 5 45 112 124
Washington................. 40 21 17 2 44 118 120
Tampa Bay................... 41 17 20 4 38 113 141
Carolina ....................... 44 14 23 7 35 113 148
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis....................... 42 25 12 5 55 110 89
Detroit .......................... 42 26 15 1 53 135 99
Chicago........................ 42 24 13 5 53 134 123
Nashville...................... 41 22 15 4 48 111 114
Columbus .................... 41 11 25 5 27 99 137
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver ................... 44 27 14 3 57 144 108
Minnesota.................... 43 22 15 6 50 101 105
Colorado...................... 43 23 19 1 47 114 120
Calgary ........................ 43 19 19 5 43 103 124
Edmonton.................... 41 16 22 3 35 111 119
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose...................... 39 23 11 5 51 116 94
Los Angeles ................ 43 21 15 7 49 93 95
Dallas ........................... 40 23 16 1 47 112 114
Phoenix........................ 43 20 17 6 46 109 111
Anaheim ...................... 40 12 22 6 30 99 133
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 2, Phoenix 1, SO
Vancouver 5, Tampa Bay 4, SO
Minnesota 5, San Jose 4, SO
Boston 5, Winnipeg 3
Toronto 2, Buffalo 0
N.Y. Islanders 5, Detroit 1
Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 2, Carolina 1
St. Louis 3, Montreal 0
Columbus at Chicago, late
Nashville at Colorado, late
New Jersey at Calgary, late
Dallas at Anaheim, late
Today's Games
Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
NHL Leaders
Through games of Monday, January 9, 2012
Goal Scoring
Name Team GP G
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay........................... 40 28
Phil Kessel Toronto.......................................... 41 24
Marian Gaborik NY Rangers........................... 39 23
Jonathan Toews Chicago................................ 42 22
James Neal Pittsburgh .................................... 40 21
Milan Michalek Ottawa..................................... 38 20
Patrick Sharp Chicago..................................... 42 20
Joffrey Lupul Toronto....................................... 41 19
Thomas Vanek Buffalo.................................... 41 19
Radim Vrbata Phoenix..................................... 42 19
Claude Giroux Philadelphia ............................ 36 18
Scott Hartnell Philadelphia ............................. 40 18
Evander Kane Winnipeg.................................. 40 18
Matt Moulson NY Islanders ............................. 39 18
Corey Perry Anaheim...................................... 40 18
Daniel Sedin Vancouver .................................. 42 18
Erik Cole Montreal ........................................... 41 17
Jordan Eberle Edmonton ................................ 41 17
Curtis Glencross Calgary................................ 41 17
Marian Hossa Chicago .................................... 41 17
Alex Ovechkin Washington............................. 40 17
Michael Ryder Dallas....................................... 40 17
Kris Versteeg Florida....................................... 41 17
Alexandre Burrows Vancouver....................... 41 16
Logan Couture San Jose................................. 38 16
Johan Franzen Detroit ..................................... 41 16
Jarome Iginla Calgary ..................................... 43 16
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh ................................ 33 16
Brad Marchand Boston.................................... 37 16
Joe Pavelski San Jose..................................... 38 16
Tyler Seguin Boston ........................................ 37 16
Assists
Name Team GP A
Henrik Sedin Vancouver.................................. 43 38
Erik Karlsson Ottawa ....................................... 43 35
Brian Campbell Florida.................................... 42 30
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit ...................................... 41 30
Claude Giroux Philadelphia ............................ 36 30
Nicklas Backstrom Washington...................... 38 29
Jason Pominville Buffalo................................. 41 29
Daniel Sedin Vancouver .................................. 42 29
Jamie Benn Dallas ........................................... 40 28
Joffrey Lupul Toronto....................................... 41 28
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh ................................ 33 28
Marian Hossa Chicago .................................... 41 27
Patrick Kane Chicago....................................... 42 27
Jason Spezza Ottawa...................................... 43 27
Jordan Eberle Edmonton ................................ 41 26
P.A. Parenteau NY Islanders.......................... 39 26
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles .............................. 43 25
Teemu Selanne Anaheim................................ 40 25
Joe Thornton San Jose ................................... 38 25
Patrik Elias New Jersey................................... 40 24
Loui Eriksson Dallas ........................................ 40 24
Phil Kessel Toronto.......................................... 41 24
Mikko Koivu Minnesota ................................... 38 24
Kimmo Timonen Philadelphia ........................ 40 24
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit ................................ 41 24
Power Play Goals
Name Team GP PP
James Neal Pittsburgh ................................... 40 10
Johan Franzen Detroit .................................... 41 9
Corey Perry Anaheim..................................... 40 9
Jordan Eberle Edmonton ............................... 41 8
Taylor Hall Edmonton ..................................... 33 8
Thomas Vanek Buffalo ................................... 41 8
Ryan Callahan NY Rangers ........................... 39 7
Erik Cole Montreal........................................... 41 7
Jason Garrison Florida................................... 42 7
Scott Hartnell Philadelphia............................. 40 7
Marian Hossa Chicago ................................... 41 7
Henrik Sedin Vancouver................................. 43 7
Curtis Glencross Calgary............................... 41 6
Tomas Holmstrom Detroit .............................. 34 6
Ryan Kesler Vancouver .................................. 38 6
Milan Michalek Ottawa.................................... 38 6
Matt Moulson NY Islanders ............................ 39 6
Alex Ovechkin Washington............................ 40 6
Daniel Sedin Vancouver ................................. 42 6
Teemu Selanne Anaheim............................... 40 6
Blake Wheeler Winnipeg................................ 41 6
AHL
At A Glance
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
St. Johns .............. 35 21 9 4 1 47 123 104
Manchester ........... 38 21 15 0 2 44 99 99
Worcester.............. 35 17 11 3 4 41 98 93
Portland ................. 36 16 15 2 3 37 94 115
Providence............ 38 16 18 1 3 36 84 111
East Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Hershey................. 36 21 8 4 3 49 137 105
Norfolk ................... 37 21 13 1 2 45 131 105
Penguins.............. 37 20 12 1 4 45 111 107
Syracuse............... 34 15 15 3 1 34 110 113
Binghamton........... 39 16 21 1 1 34 100 117
Northeast Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Connecticut........... 37 19 12 2 4 44 117 111
Albany.................... 36 16 13 5 2 39 88 110
Adirondack............ 35 18 15 1 1 38 100 98
Springfield............. 35 17 16 1 1 36 103 102
Bridgeport ............. 37 16 17 3 1 36 103 113
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Charlotte................ 37 21 13 2 1 45 101 96
Chicago................. 35 19 12 1 3 42 102 94
Milwaukee ............. 33 20 12 0 1 41 104 87
Peoria .................... 37 18 16 2 1 39 112 109
Rockford................ 36 13 19 1 3 30 113 135
North Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Toronto.................. 38 20 13 3 2 45 106 97
Rochester.............. 36 16 13 4 3 39 105 108
Hamilton ................ 35 16 14 1 4 37 86 102
Grand Rapids........ 34 15 13 4 2 36 104 107
Lake Erie............... 36 16 18 1 1 34 87 97
West Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Oklahoma City...... 37 23 10 1 3 50 110 87
Abbotsford ............ 36 23 10 3 0 49 97 85
Houston................. 36 19 8 2 7 47 102 94
San Antonio .......... 37 17 18 2 0 36 85 107
Texas..................... 34 15 16 1 2 33 102 106
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point
for an overtime or shootout loss.
Tuesday's Games
Toronto 4, St. Johns 2
Penguins 3, Norfolk 2
Abbotsford 5, San Antonio 0
Today's Games
Rockford at Chicago, 12 p.m.
Toronto at St. Johns, 6 p.m.
Hershey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Houston at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Abbotsford at Texas, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday's National Scores
EAST
Dayton 65, Saint Josephs 51
Dominican (NY) 66, Bloomfield 62, OT
E. Mennonite 64, Washington & Lee 62
Farmingdale 59, St. Josephs (LI) 55
Geneseo St. 75, Keuka 46
Gettysburg 61, Bryn Mawr 22
Holy Family 85, Chestnut Hill 69
Johns Hopkins 66, Washington (Md.) 54
Notre Dame 80, Georgetown 60
Old Westbury 63, Mount St. Vincent 48
Philadelphia 96, Georgian Court 77
Regis 56, Daniel Webster 42
Rochester 76, St. John Fisher 66
Rutgers 63, Pittsburgh 39
UConn 96, Providence 35
Union (NY) 61, William Smith 53
Ursinus 58, Franklin & Marshall 54, 2OT
West Virginia 79, Seton Hall 63
MIDWEST
Carroll (Wis.) 56, Lawrence 44
Edgewood 60, Alverno 50
Martin Luther 64, Bethany Lutheran 54
Minn.-Morris 68, Presentation 44
Northwestern (Minn.) 74, Crown (Minn.) 32
St. Mary (Neb.) 88, York (Neb.) 43
St. Norbert 56, Ripon 45
St. Scholastica 61, Northland 57
Wis. Lutheran 70, Concordia (Wis.) 60
SOUTH
Bethel (Tenn.) 68, Rust 62
Cincinnati-Clermont 79, Asbury 73
Coker 114, St. Andrews 59
Fontbonne 70, Spalding 57
Guilford 70, Randoph 52
Martin Methodist 98, Tenn. Temple 52
Mobile 63, New Orleans 41
Va. Wesleyan 78, Randolph-Macon 70
Xavier (NO) 56, Southern NO 47
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S P O R T S
Delaware Valley finished
first in 11 out of 12 events to
pick up an easy 128-31 win in
high school boys swimming
on the road over West Scran-
ton.
Luke Reixinger (200 free,
500 free) and Greg Giliberti
(100 free, 100 back) each won
twice for Delaware Valley.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. DV (DeMesi,
Kiesner, Fowler, Prudhoe) 1:55, 2. DV, 3. WS;
200 FREE 1. DV Riexinger 2:10, 2. DV
Lovato, 3. DV Richter; 200 IM 1. DV Muller
2:45, 2. DV Martinez, 3. DV Cohen; 50 FREE
1. WS Palauskas, 2. DV DeVilliers, 3. WS
Chatterpaul; DIVING 1. DV Welker 146.10;
100 FLY 1. DV Ramierez 1:11, 2. DV
McGinley, 3. DV Mullen; 100 FREE 1. DV
Giliberti 1:02, 2. WS Emiliani, 3. DV DeVilliers;
500 FREE 1. DV Riexinger 6:14, 2. DV
Mirabito, 3. DV Jauch; 200 FREE RELAY 1.
DV (Jauch, McGinley, Leili, Butman) 1:46, 2.
DV, 3. WS; 100 BACK 1. DV Giliberti 1:14, 2.
WS Emiliani, 3. DV Cohen; 100 BREAST 1.
DV Martinez 1:15, 2. WS Palaustus, 3. DV
Prudloe; 400 FREE RELAY 1. DV (Ramirez,
Mirabito, DeMasi, Prudhoe) 3:56, 2. DV, 3. WS.
Dallas 122,
Hanover Area 42
Dallas finished first in every
event of the meet in defeating
Hanover Area at home.
Jake Chielli, Jack Matusiak,
Matthew Fasulka and Marcus
Wagner all had a hand in
multiple wins.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. DAL (Gelso,
Luksic, Fasulka, Kiluk) 2:04, 2. HAN; 200
FREE 1. DAL Wagner 1:55, 2. DAL Chielli, 3.
HAN Daubert; 200 IM 1. DAL Fasulka 2:25,
2. DAL Kiluk, 3. HAN Williams; 50 FREE 1.
DAL Gelso 24.9, 2. DAL Madaya, 3. HAN
Tenza; DIVING 1. DAL Madaya 196.05, 2.
DAL Luksic, 3. DAL Matusiak; 100 FLY 1.
DAL Chielli 57.8, 2. DAL Stepniak, 3. HAN
Temperine; 100 FREE 1. DAL Fasulka 56.7,
2. DAL Kiluk, 3. HAN Daubert; 500 FREE 1.
DAL Wagner 5:16, 2. DAL Matusiak; 200 FREE
RELAY 1. DAL (Chielli, Matusiak, Wagner,
Stepniak) 1:34, 2. HAN; 100 BACK 1. DAL
Stepniak 1:02, 2. HAN Temperine, 3. DAL
Paris-Hasan; 100 BREAST 1. DAL Luksic
1:13, 2. DAL Gelso, 3. HAN Williams; 400
FREE RELAY 1. DAL (Stepniak, Gelso,
Kiluk, Matusiak) 3:46, 2. DAL, 3. HAN.
Wyoming Valley West 137,
Wyoming Seminary 43
Wyoming Valley West won
11 out of 12 events and swept
four in a win at home over
Wyoming Seminary.
Corey Himlin (200 med.
relay, 200 free relay, 400 free
relay, 50 free) was a four-time
winner for the Spartans.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. WVW (A. Himlin,
Missal, Zawatski, C. Himlin) 1:47, 2. WS, 3.
WVW; 200 FREE 1. WVW Jacobs 2:00, 2.
WVW Greenwald, 3. WS Levandoski; 200 IM
1. WS Metzger 2:16, 2. WVW Greenwald, 3.
WVW Walters; 50 FREE 1. WVW C. Himlin
23.7, 2. WVW Missal, 3. WVW Fleisher;
DIVING 1. WVW Vest 312.65, 2. WVW
Ismail, 3. WVW Sutphen; 100 FLY 1. WVW
Yeninas 58.9, 2. WS Gagliardi, 3. WS Yang;
100 FREE 1. WVW Zawatski 48.4, 2. WVW A.
Himlin, 3. WVW Fleisher; 500 FREE 1. WVW
Jacobs 5:22, 2. WVW Greenwald, 3. WVW
Walters; 200 FREE RELAY 1. WVW (Missal,
C. Himlin, A. Himlin, Zawatski) 1:38, 2. WVW,
3. WS; 100 BACK 1. WVW A. Himlin 59.9, 2.
WS Metzger, 3. WVW Ismail; 100 BREAST
1. WVW Zawatski 1:04, 2. WVW Plucenik, 3.
WVW Greenwald; 400 FREE RELAY 1.
WVW (C. Himlin, Jacobs, Fleisher, Plucenik)
3:38, 2. WVW, 3. WS.
GIRLS
Delaware Valley 105,
West Scranton 62
Delaware Valley finished
first in all 12 events and swept
three on its way to a win on
the road over West Scranton.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. DV (Forichon,
Glastener, Familiaro, Zazula) 2:13, 2. DV, 3.
DV; 200 FREE 1. DV Pandish 2:11, 2. WS
Walsh, 3. DV Walters; 200 IM 1. DV Famil-
iaro 2:46, 2. WS Gaul, 3. DV DeVilliers; 50
FREE 1. DV Zazula 28.8, 2. VD Munera, 2.
WS Sederowitz; DIVING 1. DV Brush 149.25,
2. DV Van Seggen, 3. DV Dubee; 100 FLY 1.
DV Llewellyn 1:09, 2. DV Mirabito, 3. DV
DeVilliers; 100 FREE 1. DV Glaster 59.1, 2.
DV Marcucci, 3. DV Walters; 500 FREE 1.
DV Pandish 5:57, 2. WS Walsh; 3. WS Wil-
liams; 200 FREE RELAY 1. DV (Familiaro,
Zazula, Glaste, Brush) 1:52, 2. WS, 3. DV; 100
BACK 1. DV DAuria 1:16, 2. DV DeVilliers,
3. WS Williams; 100 BREAST 1. DV Velle-
kamp 1:23, 2. Fazichan, 3. WS Sederovito; 400
FREE RELAY 1. DV (Llewelyn, DAuria,
Marcucci, DeVilliers) 4:26, 2. WS, 3. DV.
Dallas 103, Hanover Area 77
Dallas won four out of the
final six events to pull away
from Hanover Area in a win at
home.
Caitlyn Barry (400 free
relay, 200 IM, 100 yard butter-
fly) was a three-time winner
for the Mountaineers.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. HAN (Bellas,
Pericci, Keating, Good) 2:07, 2. HAN, 3. DAL;
200 FREE 1. DAL Schwerdtman 2:17, 2. DAL
Fasulka, 3. HAN McGovern; 200 IM 1. DAL
Barry 2:31, 2. DAL Berger, 3. HAN Good; 50
FREE 1. DAL Augustine 26.9, 2. HAN
Keating, 3. DAL Adams; DIVING 1. DAL
Zerfoss 237.35, 2. DAL Davies; 100 FLY 1.
DAL Barry 1:04, 2. HAN Pericci, 3. DAL
Greenwood; 100 FREE 1. DAL Augustine
58.5; 2. HAN Good, 3. DAL Lombardo; 500
FREE 1. DAL Schwerdman 56.7, 2. DAL
Berger, 3. HAN Geiser 1:02; 200 FREE RELAY
1. DAL (Augustine, Fasulka, Adams, Barry)
1:54, 2. HAN, 3. HAN; 100 BACK 1. HAN
Bellas 1:13, 2. DAL Rando, 3. HAN McGovern;
100 BREAST 1. HAN Keating 1:18, 2. HAN
Bogart, 3. DAL Adams; 400 FREE RELAY 1.
DAL (Augustine, Rando, Berger, Barry) 4:12, 2.
HAN, 3. DAL.
Wyoming Valley West 128,
Wyoming Seminary 50
Wyoming Valley West won
11 events in a row to over-
come an early deficit and
defeat Wyoming Seminary.
Alexanderia Plant (200 free,
200 free relay, 400 free relay)
was a three-time winner for
the Spartans.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. WS (Gagliardi,
Disler, Williams, Bresnahan) 2:20, 2. WVW;
200 FREE 1. WVW Plant 2:15, 2. WVW
Ellsworth, 3. WVW Holena; 200 IM 1. WVW
Holena 2:37, 2. WS Williams, 3. WVW Chap-
man; 50 FREE 1. WVW Hanadel 26.6, 2.
WVW Gaylers, 3. WS Brier; DIVING 1. WVW
Zabresky 219.20, 2. WS Chan; 100 FLY 1.
WVW Pavlick 1:14, 2. WS Disler, 3. Plant; 100
FREE 1. WVW Hanadel 57.0, 2. WVW Fishe,
3. WS Gagliardi; 500 FREE 1. WVW Hole-
na5:55, 2. WVW Chapman, 3. WVW Ellsworth;
200 FREE RELAY 1. WVW (Hanadel,
Chapman, Plant, Chipego) 1:53, 2. WVW, 3.
WS; 100 BACK 1. WVW Fishe 1:09, 2. WVW
Chipego, 3. WS Gagliardi; 100 BREAST 1.
WVW Gaylets 1:21, 2. WVW Stanitis, 3. WS
Disler; 400 FREE RELAY 1. WVW (Fishe,
Pavlick, Holena, Plant) 4:16, 2. WVW, 3. WS.
H I G H S C H O O L S W I M M I N G
AMANDA HRYCYNA/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Sean Mcqueen of Wyoming Valley West swims the 100-yard butterfly.
Delaware Valley cruises to win
The Times Leader staff
WRIGHT TWP. Crestwood
received pins from Bob Gray
(113), Danny Ritz (132), Kyle
Hankinson (152) and Roger
Legg (220) en route to a 39-35
victory over Tunkhannock on
Tuesday in a Wyoming Valley
Conference Division I wrestling
match at Crestwood.
The Comets moved to 1-1 in
the division as Seth Korch (106)
picked up a decision to help the
team.
Tunkhannock, which dropped
to 0-3 in the division, got help
nabbing bonus points with pins
from Cole Wright (160), Charlie
Generotti (182) and Casey
Drake (285) and major deci-
sions by Chris Packer (138) and
Ben Siegel (145).
106 Seth Korch (Cre) dec Justin Stonier 5-1;
113 Bob Gray (Cre) pinned Brad Seward :23;
120 Mike Pavlichko (Tun) won by forfeit; 126
John Jasionowicz (Cre) won by forfeit; 132
Danny Ritz (Cre) pinned Zack Appleby 2:55; 138
Chris Packer (Tun) maj dec Mike Legg 8-0; 145
Ben Siegel (Tun) maj dec Jake Geroski 10-1; 152
Kyle Hankinson (Cre) pinned Colton Coolbaugh
:42; 160 Cole Wright (Tun) pinned Kyle Brosh
:55; 170 Matt Hammerstone (Cre) won by forfeit;
182 Charlie Generotti (Tun) pinned Matt Dexter
:23; 195 Nate Carrasco (Tun) dec Mike Sweeney
21-14; 220 Roger Legg (Cre) pinned Austin
Gregory :19; 285 Casey Drake (Tun) pinned Will
Womer 4:45
Benton 50, Bloomsburg 15
The Tigers moved to 3-4 on
the season getting pins from
Colt Cotten (132 pounds), Jeric
Kasunic (152) and Matt Zawat-
ski (160). The team returns to
action Thursday when it hosts
Southern Columbia.
106 no contest; 113 no contest; 120 - Cody
Burkey (BL) won by forfeit; 126 - Matt Welliver (BE)
tech fall Cody Klinger 26-10 5:59; 132 - Colt Cotten
(BE) pinned :35; 138 - Brandon Conrad (BL) dec
Brandon Lontz 7-1; 145 - Travis Corter (BL) pinned
Brad Miccio 1:07; 152 - Jeric Kasunic (BE) pinned
David Lunger 1:49; 160 - Matt Zawatski (BE)
pinned Nathan Wynnings :47; 170 - Logan
Womelsdorf (BE) won by forfeit; 182 - Marcus
Welliver (BE) won by forfeit; 195 - Jake Mankey
(BE) dec Ryan Longenberger 2-1; 220 - Blake
Bogart (BE) won by forfeit; 285 - Anthony Davis
(BE) won by forfeit
H . S . W R E S T L I N G
Four pins help Comets
record a narrow win
The Times Leader staff
DIVISION I
Division Overall
W L W L
Coughlin (3A) ...................... 1 0 2 1
Pittston Area (3A) ............... 1 0 5 3
Hazleton Area (3A)............. 1 0 1 7
Valley West (3A)................. 1 1 6 3
Crestwood (3A)................... 1 1 2 3
Berwick (3A)........................ 0 0 6 6
Tunkhannock (3A) .............. 0 3 2 8
DIVISION II
Division Overall
W L W L
Lake-Lehman (2A) ............. 1 0 8 0
Dallas (2A) .......................... 1 0 8 5
Wyoming Area (2A) ........... 1 0 5 4
Meyers (2A) ........................ 1 1 5 4
Nanticoke (2A).................... 0 0 0 0
Hanover Area (2A)............. 0 1 2 11
GAR (2A) ............................ 0 1 1 3
Today's Duals
Berwick at Tunkhannock
Coughlin at Pittston Area, PPD
Nanticoke at GAR
Dallas at Hanover Area
Lake-Lehman at Meyers
Hazleton Area at Wyoming Valley West
Friday's WVC Duals
Meyers at Hanover Area
Saturday's WVC Duals
Wyoming Valley West at Pittston Area
Nanticoke at Dallas
W V C S TA N D I N G S
Royals graduated their entire
startinglineup, includingcurrent
Penn State freshman Peter Alex-
is, and started the season 1-6.
Since then, theyve won four in a
row.
DeRemer, who had just two
points in WVC varsity play last
season, led all scorers with a ca-
reer-high 23 points. He opened
his night with a pair of three-
pointers from the left side. Pro-
ciak dominated on both ends of
the court early on, blocking three
shots during one Dallas posses-
sion.
Those efforts led to a 19-8 lead
after one quarter. Redeemer
maintained a double-digits lead
throughout the next twoquarters
with Shahael Wallace (19
points) providing a boost until
Dallas (2-1, 6-4) finally cut it to
nine points in the fourth quarter.
Everything we game planned
for was to not to give up the
threes, Dallas coach Doug Mill-
er said. And we came out from
the beginning, and Ill give them
credit, they shot the ball very
well.
Dallas Shane Dunn, who had a
lone field goal through three
quarters, hit a three and another
field goal to move the Mountain-
eers within 53-44 with 5:20 re-
maining.
Dunn, a divisional all-star last
season, later addedanother three
and made a steal that Don Behm
converted into layup, cutting the
deficit to 56-51 with 3:03 left.
Prociak, though, came up big
by tossing in a rebound to start a
7-0 run to seal Redeemers win.
Holy Redeemer 65, Dallas 57
DALLAS (57): Brace 4 0-3 10, B.Saba 5 0-0
14, Simonovich 5 2-3 12, Behm 3 1-2 7, Dunn 4 4-6
14, Ross 0 0-0 0, J.M. Murray 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-14
57.
HOLY REDEEMER (65): DeRemer 9 0-0 23,
Boutanos 2 2-2 6, Wallace 7 3-6 19, Cavanaugh 1
2-4 5, Prociak 5 0-0 10, Choman 1 0-0 2, Morrison 0
0-0 0. Totals 25 7-12 65.
Dallas ............................................ 8 20 7 22 57
Holy Redeemer ........................... 19 19 12 15 65
3-Point Field Goals DAL 8 (Brace 2, B.Saba 4,
Dunn 2); HR8 (DeRemer 5, Wallace 2, Cavanaugh)
BOYS
Continued fromPage 1B
0-2 10. Totals 19 0-4 44.
Wyoming Valley West ................ 13 14 17 13 57
Tunkhannock ............................... 14 7 10 13 44
3-Point Field Goals WVW 2 (Good, Baur); TUN
6 (Yanora 4, Faux, Franklin)
Berwick 67, Wyoming Area 51
The host Bulldogs knocked
down 10 threes and turned in an
impressive fourth quarter to
take down the Warriors.
Led by Jimmy Gaizick (26
points), the Bulldogs broke
open a close game in the fourth
quarter, outscoring Wyoming
Area 19-5. Gaizick and Kyle
Miller (nine points) each hit
threes from behind the arc.
Lou Vullo scored 18 to lead
the Warriors. Jordan Zezza
added 10.
WYOMING AREA (51): Zezza 5 0-2 10,
Adanizio 2 1-2 6, Vullo 5 7-7 18, Carey 2 0-0 5,
Driving Hawk 3 1-2 7, Newhart 1 1-1 3, Klus 0 2-2
2. Totals 18 12-16 51.
BERWICK (67): Gaizick 10 3-6 26, Clausen 2
2-3 8, May 3 0-0 6, Ladonis 3 0-0 6, Pierce 2 2-3 6,
Gensel 2 0-0 6, Miller 3 0-0 9. Totals 25 7-12 67.
Wyoming Area............................. 21 9 16 5 51
Berwick ......................................... 20 14 14 19 67
3-Point Field Goals WA 3 (Adonizio, Vullo,
Carey); BER 10 (Gaizick 3, Miller 3, Clausen 2,
Gensel 2)
Nanticoke 50, Wyoming
Seminary 39
Nanticoke used a big third
quarter to put away Wyoming
Seminary for a win on the road.
Zak Matulewski pumped in a
game-high 21 points for the
Trojans, while Joey Yudichak
added 10 points.
Seth Callahans 14 points and
Alex Barillas 12 points paced
the Blue Knights.
NANTICOKE (50): Myers 0 0-0 0, Bevan 0 0-0
0, Yudichak 2 5-6 10, Reakes 1 0-01 2, Zaykoski 3
0-0 6, Malsheski 0 0-0 0, Matulewski 6 8-13 21,
Casey 3 3-4 9, Kairo 1 0-1 2. Totals 16 16-25 50.
WYOMING SEMINARY (39): Ellis 0 0-0 0,
Hwang 1 1-1 3, Gonzalez 0 2-2 2, Sedor 1 0-0 2,
HAZLETON Frankie Vito
poured in a game-high 22 points
to lead Hazleton Area to a 42-40
victory over Crestwood in a
Wyoming Valley Conference
Division I boys basketball game.
Tyler Plaksa added 12 points
for the winners.
John Fazzini led the Comets
with 13 points, while Steve
Roberts contributed 10.
CRESTWOOD (40): Gallagher 1 2-2 5, Jones 1
0-2 2, E. Markowski 0 0-0 0, Judge 1 0-0 3,
Roberts 4 0-0 10, J. Fazzini 4 5-5 13, C. Fazzini 2
2-5 6, Cole 0 0-0 0, Prohaska 0 0-0 0. Totals 13
9-12 40.
HAZLETON AREA (42): Plaksa 3 6-6 12,
Hauze 1 0-0 2, Joseph 0 0-0 0, Vito 7 6-9 22,
Wright 0 0-0 0, Gill 0 0-0 0, Buckner 3 0-0 6,
Samec 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 12-17 42.
Crestwood ...................................... 14 10 9 7 40
Hazleton Area................................ 6 13 17 6 42
3-Point Field Goals CRE 5 (Judge, Roberts 2,
J. Fazzini, Gallagher); HA 2 (Vito 2)
Pittston Area 69, Coughlin 62
Steve Sklanka scored 22
points and Steve Stravinski
went for 20 of his own as Pitt-
ston Area held off Coughlin in
the fourth quarter to earn a win
on the road.
Jordan Houseman chipped in
with 13 points for the Patriots.
Marcus Cobb netted a game-
high 26 points for Coughlin.
Phil Trout added 14 points.
PITTSTON AREA (69): Houseman 5 2-2 13,
Schwab 0 0-0 0, Delaney 0 0-0 0, Crawford 1 0-0
2, Sklanka 7 8-8 22, McDermott 2 0-0 6, Stravinski
8 4-5 20, Gross 2 2-2 6. Totals 25 16-17 69.
COUGHLIN (62): Heffers 0 0-0 0, Cobb 10 5-8
26, Davis 5 0-0 10, Trout 5 3-4 14, Flaherty 2 2-2
6, Oliver 3 0-0 6. Totals 25 10-14 62
Pittston Area ................................ 16 21 14 18 69
Coughlin ....................................... 14 14 12 22 62
3-Point Field Goals PA 3 (McDermott 2,
Houseman); COU 2 (Cobb, Trout)
Hanover Area 59, Lake-Lehman
50
Jeorge Colon scored 24 points
to lead all scorers in Hanover
Areas win over Lake-Lehman at
home. ShaQuille Rolle totaled
an additional 21 points for the
victors.
Pete Borum led the Black
Knights with 18 points. Jared
James chipped in with 10 points.
LAKE-LEHMAN (50): Bohan 2 2-6 6, James 5
0-0 10, Poepperling 2 0-0 5, OConnor 4 0-3 8,
Dizbon 1 0-0 3, Borum 7 4-7 18. Totals 21 6-16 50.
HANOVER AREA (59): Colon 7 9-11 24,
Bogart 2 0-0 6, Steve 2 2-4 6, Barber 1 0-0 2, Rolle
7 7-10 21. Totals 19 18-25 59.
Lake-Lehman............................... 17 12 8 13 50
Hanover Area............................... 15 13 14 17 59
3-Point Field Goals LL 2 (Poepperling, Dizbon);
HA 3 (Bogart 2, Colon)
Wyoming Valley West 57,
Tunkhannock 44
Wyoming Valley West dou-
bled up Tunkhannock in the
second quarter and then came
out strong in the third quarter
to keep enough distance for a
win on the road.
Jon Gimble led all scorers
with 15 points and Ryan Hoinski
added 10 for the Spartans.
Austin Yanora led the Tigers
with 12 points while James
Hawk tallied 10 points.
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (57): McCann 2
3-4 7, Hoinski 4 2-2 10, Good 3 0-0 5, Ingram 3 0-0
6, Gimble 7 1-2 15, McCue 2 0-0 5, Baur 3 1-2 7,
Calloway 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 7-10 57.
TUNKHANNOCK (44): Christy 1 0-0 2, Zaner 1
0-0 2, Faux 2 0-0 5, DeWitt 0 0-0 0, Yanora 4 0-0
12, Franklin 2 0-0 5, Stephenson 4 0-2 8, Hawk 5
Lefkowitz 3 0-2 6, Callahan 4 4-4 14, Barilla 5 2-4
12. Totals 14 9-13 39.
Nanticoke...................................... 13 4 17 14 50
Wyoming Seminary .................... 10 10 9 10 39
3-Point Field Goals NAN 2 (Yudichal, Matulew-
ski); SEM 2 (Callahan 2)
Meyers 70, Northwest 47
Eugene Lewis made nine
baskets and posted 20 points to
propel Meyers to a victory over
Northwest.
Ryan Krawczeniuk added 14
points for the Mohawks.
Leading the Rangers was
Devon Mazonkey with 18
points.
MEYERS (70): DeMarco 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 0-0 4,
Pape 1 2-2 4, Krawczeniuk 5 2-2 14, Walker 0 2-2
2, Moore 7 1-1 15, Johnson 2 0-0 6, Labatch 1 0-0
3, Lewis 9 2-4 20, Walter 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 9-11
70.
NORTHWEST (47): Mazonkey 6 3-4 18, Foley
1 2-4 4, Nelson 0 2-2 2, Yustat 3 0-0 7, Tomko 1
0-0 3, Sirak 1 0-0 2, Volkel 1 0-0 2, Maul 0 0-0 0,
Magelvich 0 0-0, Feno 0 1-3 1, Cragle 3 0-0 8.
Totals 16 8-13 47
Meyers.......................................... 16 17 19 18 70
Northwest ..................................... 6 16 10 15 47
3-Point Field Goals MEY 5 (Krawczeniuk 2,
Moore 2, Labatch); NW 5 (Mazonkey 5, Yustat,
Tomko)
GAR 67, MMI Prep 25
Darrell Crawford connected
on six three-pointers and led the
host Grenadiers with 20 points.
GAR led 33-11 at halftime and
54-19 after three quarters.
George Gera and Tim Con-
nors paced the Preppers.
MMI PREP (25): G. Gera 2 0-0 4, Kollar 1 0-0
2, Rogers 1 0-0 3, Wenner 0 0-0 0, Van Hoekleen
1 0-0 2, Marchetti 0 0-0 0, Connors 1 2-2 4,
Karchner 1 0-0 2, J. Gera 1 0-0 3, Plaksa 0 0-0 0,
Kupsho 1 0-0 2, Menenich 0 0-0 0, Sarno 0 0-0 0,
McCoy 1 0-0 3. Totals 10 2-2 25.
GAR (67): Francis 3 1-2 7, Crawford 7 0-0 20,
Sharpe 0 1-2 1, Ellis 4 0-0 9, Ricks 2 0-0 4, Powell
3 1-2 7, Skrepenak 4 0-0 8, Dempsey 3 0-0 7,
Twyman 1 0-0 2, John 1 0-0 2, Harvey 0 0-0 0,
Washington 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 3-6 67.
MMI Prep...................................... 5 6 8 6 25
GAR............................................... 15 18 21 13 67
3-Point Field Goals MMI 3 (Rogers, J. Gera,
McCoy); GAR 8 (Crawford 6, Ellis, Dempsey)
B OY S B A S K E T B A L L
Cougars Vito Crestwoods attempt to pass them at end
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Steve Sklanka goes under the basket for Pittston Area.
The Times Leader staff
PHILADELPHIA Elton
Brand had a season-high 21
points and 10 rebounds, and
the Philadelphia 76ers routed
the Sacramento Kings 112-85
Tuesday night for their sixth
straight victory.
The Sixers are 7-2 and lead
the Atlantic Division. Its their
best start since Allen Iverson
helped them open 10-0 on
their way to the NBA finals in
2000-01.
Rookie Jimmer Fredette
scored seven points in his first
start for Sacramento. Filling
in for injured leading scorer
Marcus Thornton, the former
BYU sensation shot 2 for 7.
DeMarcus Cousins led the
struggling Kings with 17
points.
Mavericks 100, Pistons 86
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 18
points, and the Dallas Maver-
icks reached the .500 mark by
routing the Detroit Pistons.
Wizards 93, Raptors 78
WASHINGTON (AP)
Rashard Lewis and Nick
Young each had 15 points to
lead the Washington Wizards
to their first win after eight
straight losses.
Rockets 80, Bobcats 72
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Rookie Chandler Parsons
scored 20 points and Kevin
Martin added 17 points and
the Houston Rockets defeated
the Charlotte Bobcats to snap
a four-game losing streak.
Bulls 111, Timberwolves 100
MINNEAPOLIS Derrick
Rose scored a season-high 31
points and had 11 assists to
outlast Ricky Rubio in a thrill-
ing duel, leading the Chicago
Bulls to a victory over the
Minnesota Timberwolves.
Thunder 100, Grizzlies 95
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Rus-
sell Westbrook scored 30
points, Kevin Durant added
22 points and 11 rebounds,
and the Oklahoma City Thun-
der won their fourth straight
with a victory over the Mem-
phis Grizzlies.
Bucks 106, Spurs 103
MILWAUKEE Stephen
Jackson had 34 points and
eight assists in his best game
since joining Milwaukee in an
offseason trade, leading the
Bucks to a victory over the
San Antonio Spurs.
N B A
76ers rout
Kings for 6th
straight win
The Associated Press
It was apparent that the way
Albany handled Norfolk in two
wins over the weekend has got-
ten around the AHL. Like the
Devils had on Friday and Sat-
urday, the Pens pressed Nor-
folk in its own end whenever
possible, making the young
Admirals make decisions with
the puck.
Norfolk thrives on open ice
and open nets, and the Pens
closed both in winning. Turn-
overs causedbehindthenet led
to both of Thompsons goals in
the opening period.
Thefirst cameonapass from
Street from behind the net.
Thompson had the puck long
enough to see an opening over
Tokarskis left shoulder and
put the puck there for a 1-0
lead.
Penguins 3, Norfolk 2
Penguins ............................................... 3 0 0 3
Norfolk ................................................... 0 1 1 2
1st Period: 1, W-B/Scranton, Thompson 4
(Street), 5:09. 2, W-B/Scranton, Thompson 5
(Chupp, Rust), 5:25. 3, W-B/Scranton, Street 12
(Walker, Grant), 16:34 (PP). Penalties-Walker
Wbs (fighting), 0:37; Angelidis Nor (fighting),
0:37; Schnell Wbs (fighting), 5:10; Neilson Nor
(fighting), 5:10; Walker Wbs (diving), 7:23; Kost-
ka Nor (interference), 7:23; Smith Nor (tripping),
9:07; Smith Nor (hooking), 12:33; Strait Wbs (in-
terference), 13:20; Oberg Nor (tripping), 15:50;
Wild Wbs (high-sticking), 18:35.2nd Period: 4,
Norfolk, Ouellet 8 (Dimmen, Devos), 0:53. Pe-
nalties-Conacher Nor (tripping), 5:57; Bortuzzo
Wbs (fighting), 8:06; Neilson Nor (fighting), 8:06;
Schnell Wbs (elbowing), 13:31; Grant Wbs (fight-
ing), 16:05; Ouellet Nor (fighting), 16:05; Panik
Nor (clipping), 19:27.
3rd Period: 5, Norfolk, Gudas 6 (Barberio,
Kostka), 6:09. Penalties-Wild Wbs (delay of
game), 13:21; Chupp Wbs (delay of game),
16:13.Shots on Goal: W-B/Scranton 13-8-2-23.
Norfolk 8-8-10-26; Power Play Opportunities:
W-B/Scranton 1 / 5; Norfolk 0 / 5; Goalies: W-B/
Scranton, Thiessen 13-10-2 (26 shots-24
saves). Norfolk, Tokarski 14-9-0 (23 shots-20
saves). A: 2,634; Referees: T.J. Luxmore (47),
Steve Patafie (85); Linesmen: Alex Stagnone
(7), Francis Trempe (56).
PENS
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C M Y K
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S P O R T S
Anytime you talk to
a coach about how a
wrestler can improve,
the mentor will al-
ways say that work-
outs in the offseason
are the key.
After interviewing
every champion at the Wyoming Val-
ley Conference Tournament last week-
end, attending workouts during the
spring and summer months was the
most common denominator for the
gold medalists.
One of the grapplers who cashed in
big on wrestling in the offseason is
Hanover Areas Steve Radzwilla. The
senior earned the 182-pound cham-
pionship last weekend and he credited
his win to the work he put in during
the eight months between his regional
appearance last March and when the
Hawkeyes season started in early
December.
In 2010, he finished with a 30-15
record and a runner-up finish in the
District 2 Class 2A Tournament. He
began 2011 with a fifth-place showing
at the conference tournament.
This season, hes already at 17 wins.
He hasnt lost since opening weekend
at the Darren Klingerman Invitational
at Bloomsburg High School when he
lost in the events semis and consola-
tion semis to drop his record to 1-2.
Since then, hes reeled off 16 straight.
His last victory, for the WVC title,
came over Crestwoods Roger Legg,
who is one of the top skilled athletes
at Crestwood in any sport.
(Legg is) a tough kid I wrestled
but I worked hard in the offseason
and everything is finally paying off,
said Radzwilla, who took part last
summer in the Shamrock 570 Wres-
tling Club at Wyoming Seminary and
Pittston Area. All the conditioning is
finally paying off and when other guys
are tiring, Im feeling good. You cant
hold a guy down if youre gasping.
Thats pretty much what it comes
down to.
GENERATING INTEREST
Coughlins Brad Emerick (285
pounds) may be the only unbeaten
wrestler in the WVC with a 14-0
mark, but seven grapplers have at
least 10 wins and just one loss this
season.
One of those is Tunkhannock senior
Charlie Generotti.
While the Tigers have struggled
since moving to Division I in 2010,
going just 1-14 in division duals since
then, the 170-pounder with a 15-1
record is helping the interest remain
high in Tunkhannock. Last weekend,
he won the WVC title to become the
first Tiger to win the event since Ray
Yagloski in 2010. He accomplished
that feat while nursing a shoulder
injury, but still managed to produce
two wins via technical fall.
Generottis only loss this season
was by one point to Meyrick Lamb of
Mount Carmel in the semifinals of the
Tunkhannock Kiwanis Tournament.
The Tiger went on to place third in
his home tourney.
CRUSADERS-PATRIOTS PPD.
In 2011, the hyped dual between
Coughlin and Pittston Area was post-
poned then moved to the final dual of
the schedule and the teams put on a
big show.
The same may happen in 2012.
Tonights meet slated for Pittston
Area High School has been post-
poned. As of Tuesday night, the Patri-
ots were still slated to host Wyoming
Valley West in another important
WVC showdown Saturday night.
Coughlin is set to wrestle at the
Leighton Duals on Saturday.
KNIGHTS CHANCE
The important dual in D-II this
week features Lake-Lehman traveling
to Meyers tonight.
The Black Knights are hoping to
make a leap in their effort to claim
the division title, while the defending
champion Mohawks are trying to
avoid back-to-back losses.
TOO CLOSE TO CALL?
With three teams within four points
of the WVC team title last weekend
and those three Wyoming Valley
West, Coughlin and Pittston Area
getting ready for a tough week of
duals this seems like the perfect time
to brush up on your tiebreaker scena-
rios just in case they are needed.
1. Least number of team points
deducted for flagrant or unsports-
manlike conduct. 2. Most matches
won. 3. Most points for a fall, default,
forfeit or disqualification. 4. Most
points for a tech fall. 5. Most points
for a major decision. 6. Most first
points scored. 7. Most points for near
falls. 8. Most takedowns. 9. Most
reversals. 10. Most escapes. 11. Least
amount of penalties for stalling. 12.
Least amount of stall warnings. 13.
Fewer number of points for other
infractions. 14. Flip of the disc.
W R E S T L I N G
For champs, success starts before the season
DAVE ROSENGRANT
N O T E B O O K
es, finishing the season No. 3 in
the polls.
With another mobile quarter-
back, the lightly recruited Daryll
Clark, Penn State won 22 games
in 2008 and 2009, just missing
playing for the national title in
2008.
Quick with a joke, Jay often ac-
knowledged the scorn he would
hear from fans, doing so one last
time following his final game at
Penn State.
It does cross your mind when
youwalkoff the fieldthe last time
that it may be the last time you
coach at Penn State, Jay said fol-
lowing a 30-14 loss to Houston in
the TicketCity Bowl on Jan. 2. It
may not. Im sure theres some
people that hope it is the last
time that I walk off the field as a
Penn State coach. Who knows?
Jay said he had put aside his
early misgivings and was inter-
ested in staying aboard on the
new staff. He had also inter-
viewed for the head coaching job.
In confirming his exit on Tues-
day, Jay thanked his former play-
ers as well as the fans.
I thank the student-athletes
that Ive been privileged to coach
over the past two decades at four
schools, he said. Hopefully my
career has had an impact and
helped you learn about life, and
about the commitment and pas-
sion it takes to pursue personal
excellence.
As for Penn Staters, I cannot
even begin to express what your
support has meant to me and my
family over the past seventeen
seasons andinparticular the past
two months. Through the tumult
of the past several weeks, it has
been your stalwart support com-
bined with life lessons learned
from Joe Paterno that has and
continues to sustain us.
With OBrien rounding out his
new staff, the writing was on the
wall for Jay and many other long-
time assistant coaches.
OBrien reportedly has agree-
ments with seven coaches for his
nine-man staff.
Holdovers Larry Johnson and
Ron Vanderlinden are set to join
newcomers Stan Hixon, Charles
London, Mac McWhorter, Ted
Roof and John Strollo.
Along with Jay Paterno, safe-
ties coach Kermit Buggs has also
confirmed he will not be brought
back. Recruits have said tackles/
tight ends coach Bill Kenney has
told them he also will not be re-
tained.
The rest of the former staff
including Tom Bradley, who
served as interim coach after Joe
Paternos firing is not expected
to return.
PATERNO
Continued fromPage 1B
nings, Jacksonville president
Brett Vickers, and Charlotte
owner Graham DAlvia.
The plaintiff is in control of
theleaguefunds, theleagueweb-
site and the league intellectual
property, and seeks to stop the
continuous dissemination of
false information, said Caruso
in a Jan. 5 press release.
Jennings and Vickers said a
Monmouth County (N.J.) judge
vacated the lawsuit Tuesday.
Vickers said Foley-Lardner LLP
attorneys emailed him of the
judges decision.
Anthony Chase, president of
the Kentucky Stickhorses, dis-
missed Jennings and Vickers
statements that the lawsuit had
been dismissed, claiming in an
email that he can unequivocally
state that there has been no set-
tlement of our case.
The fact of the matter is that
the NALL will begin play on Ja-
nuary 21st and the schedule will
be released shortly, wrote
Chase, who said he would not
further comment onthecasedue
to the litigation. This is but one
more case of a mistruth and/or
misrepresentation being prom-
ulgated by at least one of the dis-
senting teams who falsely pur-
port themselves to represent the
NALL.
Chase explained in an e-mail
the case was only moved to fed-
eral court since more than one
state is involved.
Jennings said he does not
know who the Stickhorses will
play this winter. The Shamrocks
president said he is 100 percent
certain that four of the six teams
Hershey, Jacksonville, Char-
lotte, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
will be starting in the fall. Bos-
ton is scheduled to begin play in
2013.
Chase said he would not fur-
ther comment on the case due to
litigation. Caruso, Foley-Lardner
and Aaron Musselman, one of
the owners of the Hershey Hay-
makers, did not return calls
Tuesday.
Vickers confirmed there
stands no chance that Jackson-
ville could play in January since
the franchise canceled its deal
with its arena for this winter.
Even if we wanted to play we
couldnt, he said.
Jennings saidthe league voted
4-2 in favor to remove Caruso
from his acting commissioner
status on Dec. 31, with the Bos-
ton and Kentucky franchises
casting the dissenting votes. Ca-
ruso is the secondcommissioner
in the leagues short tenure. For-
mer NBA D-League president
Phil Evans previously served as
commissioner of the league until
October.
The Shamrocks president cit-
ed fundamental differences be-
tweenthetwosects of ownership
groups.
As of Tuesday, the Charlotte,
Jacksonville and Hershey logos
are removed from the NALLs
website banner. The Caruso-led
leagues Jan. 5 press release re-
ferred to Jacksonville and Char-
lotte as two of its former
teams.
Jennings said the league will
conduct a national search for a
new commissioner.
Despite the leagues schedule
change, the Shamrocks will host
TeamIreland on March15 at the
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey
Plaza. They will also face the
USA national team during the
early summer.
According to Jennings, the
Shamrocks front office will meet
with arena officials today to set
the 2012 schedule. Vickers said
more teams may be addedbefore
the start date.
Everything stays the same,
said Jennings. Were just mov-
ing back the season a few
months.
On Thursday, Waterbucket
Media, the former public rela-
tions firm that represented the
NALL in 2011, issued a press re-
lease that announced the
leagues move to September. On
Friday, the very next day, the
league stated on its Facebook-
.com page that play was still ex-
pected to start on Jan. 19.
Jennings said that, despite the
schedule change, only six of the
Shamrocks 1,400 season-ticket
holders cancelled their plans.
SHAMROCKS
Continued fromPage 1B
RALEIGH, N.C. Sean
Couturier scored the tiebreak-
ing goal 3:23 into the third
period and the Philadelphia
Flyers beat the Carolina Hurri-
canes 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Brayden Schenn had the
Flyers other goal and Sergei
Bobrovsky made 35 saves. Phila-
delphia is 18-3-3 against the
Hurricanes since the start of the
2006-07 season, including 10-1-1
in Carolina.
Jerome Samson scored his
first NHL goal for the Hurri-
canes, who were 4-0-1 in their
previous five home games.
Carolina has dropped four five
overall.
Cam Ward made 35 saves for
the Hurricanes, and the game
was close throughout despite
the disparity in records.
Islanders 5, Red Wings 1
UNIONDALE, N.Y. John
Tavares had a goal and assist in
the second period, shortly after
being struck in the head with a
puck, and Evgeni Nabokov
made 23 saves as the New York
Islanders beat the Detroit Red
Wings.
Matt Moulson had two goals,
and Kyle Okposo and Michael
Grabner also scored for the
Islanders.
Bruins 5, Jets 3
BOSTON Nathan Hortons
second goal of the game keyed
Bostons three-goal third period
as the Bruins beat the Winnipeg
Jets.
After Horton scored 8 sec-
onds into the final period, Tyler
Seguin and Benoit Pouliot fol-
lowed over the next 6:33 to lift
Boston in a game that featured a
penalty shot by both teams.
Maple Leafs 2, Sabres 0
TORONTO Jonas Gus-
tavsson had 32 saves for his
second shutout in three starts
and the Toronto Maple Leafs
beat the Buffalo Sabres.
The Maple Leafs moved eight
points ahead of the struggling
Sabres heading into Fridays
rematch at First Niagara Center.
It also gave them a three-point
cushion over ninth-place Winni-
peg.
Blues 3, Canadiens 0
MONTREAL Jaroslav
Halak got the shutout in his first
game back in Montreal and the
St. Louis Blues extended their
winning streak to four with a
victory over the Canadiens.
David Backes and Chris Stew-
art each had a goal and an as-
sist, and Jason Arnott also
scored for St. Louis, which got a
shutout from Brian Elliott in a
4-0 win at Colorado on Saturday
night.
Senators 5, Penguins 1
PITTSBURGH Milan
Michalek scored twice, Craig
Anderson stopped 29 shots and
the Ottawa Senators made quick
work of the slumping Pittsburgh
Penguins in a victory.
Chris Neil, Bobby Butler and
Jason Spezza also scored for the
Senators, while Colin Greening
had three assists. Ottawa scored
on four consecutive shots span-
ning the first and second period
to break it open and send the
reeling Penguins to their fifth
straight loss.
Rangers 2, Coyotes 1
NEW YORK Derek Ste-
pans goal in the sixth round of
the shootout lifted the New
York Rangers past the Phoenix
Coyotes.
Stepan beat Phoenix goalie
Mike Smith high to the glove
side before the Rangers Henrik
Lundqvist stopped Coyotes
captain Shane Doan to secure
the win. The Rangers, who won
for the 10th time in 11 games,
improved to 27-9-4 for a league-
leading 58 points and their best
start since 1993-94 when they
won the Stanley Cup.
Blues 3, Canadiens 0
MONTREAL Jaroslav
Halak got the shutout in his first
game back in Montreal and the
St. Louis Blues extended their
winning streak to four with a
victory over the Canadiens.
David Backes and Chris Stew-
art each had a goal and an as-
sist, and Jason Arnott also
scored for St. Louis, which got a
shutout from Brian Elliott in a
4-0 win at Colorado on Saturday
night.
Panthers 2,
Canucks 1
SUNRISE,Fla. Marcel Goc
scored the tiebreaking goal
midway throught he second
period and the Florida Panthers
beat the Vancouver Canucks.
Goc also had an assist as the
Panthers won for just the third
time in nine games. Dmitry
Kulikov scored the Panthers
first goal and Scott Clemmen-
sen finished with 25 saves.
Wild 5, Sharks 4
ST. PAUL, Minn. Matt
Cullen scored in the third peri-
od and in the first round of the
shootout to help the skidding
Minnesota Wild recover from a
late stumble to beat San Jose,
stopping the Sharks four-game
winning streak.
N H L R O U N D U P
AP PHOTO
The Hurricanes Justin Faulk tries to knock The Flyers Scott
Hartnell off the puck during the first period of an NHL game in
Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday.
Couturier lifts Flyers
to win vs. Hurricanes
The Associated Press
EAST LANSING, Mich.
Draymond Green had 22 points
and 10 rebounds to help No. 6
Michigan State beat Iowa 95-61
on Tuesday night for its 15th
straight win.
The win gives the Spartans
(15-2, 4-0 Big Ten) their longest
winning streak since the 1998-99
season, when they won 22 in a
row before losing to Duke in the
national championship game.
The Hawkeyes (10-8, 2-3)
have been routed in two straight
games they also lost to Ohio
State after beating Wisconsin
and Minnesota on the road.
Aaron White scored 15 points
and Devyn Marble had 12 for
Iowa.
Providence 90, Louisville 59
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Bryce
Cotton and Kadeem Batts each
scored 27 points and Providence
made Lousiville coach Rick
Pitinos night miserable on a day
the school honored his 1987
squad, beating the No. 14 Cardi-
nals.
Vincent Council added 15
points and LaDontae Henton 14
for the Friars (12-6, 1-4 Big
East). Providence snapped a
four-game losing streak.
Florida 70, Georgia 48
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Bra-
dley Beal broke out of his shoot-
ing slump, scoring 17 points and
leading No. 19 Florida to a victo-
ry over Georgia.
Beal was 4 of 6 from 3-poing
range, making more shots from
behind the arc than he did in the
last four games combined, and
added 10 rebounds for the Ga-
tors.
Kenny Boynton scored 17 for
the Gators (13-4, 1-1 Southeast-
ern Conference), who extended
their home winning streak to 15
games.
Baylor 75, Kansas State 73
MANHATTAN, Kan. Perry
Jones scored 17 points and
fourth-ranked Baylor held No. 18
Kansas State to one basket over
the final 5 minutes for a win.
Quincy Acy and Brady Heslip
added 13 points apiece for the
Bears (16-0, 3-0 Big 12). Jones
and Acy combined to go 14 of 18
from the floor. Pierre Jackson
chipped in with 10 points for
Baylor, which surged ahead with
a 20-4 run over a 5 1/2-minute
stretch midway through the
second half.
Seton Hall 94, DePaul 73
NEWARK, N.J. Fuquan
Edwin scored 24 of his career-
high 28 points in the first half
and No. 24 Seton Hall rolled to
a victory over DePaul in its first
game as a ranked team since
2001.
Jordan Theodore matched his
career bests with 26 points and
11 assists as the Pirates (15-2, 4-1
Big East) won their fourth
straight game all in league
play.
Herb Pope had 11 points and
13 rebounds, and Aaron Cosby
added a career-high 15 points for
Seton Hall.
C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L
Green leads Michigan St.
to victory over Hawkeyes
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all 59 first-place votes.
Only once in the last five years has
the final APNo. 1been unanimous. Un-
beaten Alabama received all 60 first-
place votes after the 2009 season.
The Crimson Tides 21-0 victory
Monday night at the Superdome didnt
swayGee, but it didpersuadetwoother
AP voters who had said they expected
to vote LSU (13-1) No. 1 even if the Ti-
gers lost.
The score says it all, Joe Giglio, of
the News &Observer in Raleigh, N.C.,
said in an email early Tuesday morn-
ing.
Giglio ended up voting Alabama No.
1.
Seth Emerson, of The Macon Tele-
graphinGeorgia, was alsoleaninghard
toward keeping LSU in the top spot.
Mythinkingwas I was goingtokeep
the Tigers No. 1 unless they got
trounced and they did, he said.
Emerson, however, ended up giving
Oklahoma State his first-place vote,
along with Matt Markey, of The Toledo
Blade in Ohio, Steve Conroy, of the
Boston Herald, and Scott Wolf, of the
Los Angeles Daily News.
Big12championOklahomaStatefin-
ished its season with a 41-38 overtime
victory against Stanford in the Fiesta
Bowl last week, and many fans be-
lievedthe Cowboys shouldhave played
LSU instead of Alabama getting a sec-
ond chance to beat its Southeastern
Conference rival.
But when the final BCS standings
were postedinDecember, the Tide was
second behind LSU and just ahead of
Oklahoma State. The AP Top 25 isnt
part of the formula used to determine
the championship matchup.
Emerson had Oklahoma State sec-
ondandAlabama thirdinhis final regu-
lar-season rankings, and said the Cow-
boys had done enough to stay ahead of
the Tide after both won bowl games.
OSU wins and drops a spot? he
said.
Emerson said Oklahoma State had
more quality victories than Alabama,
and as good as the Tide is defensively,
the Cowboys were as impressive on of-
fensive.
All I knowis every time I sawthem,
Oklahoma State scored points, he
said. I think Oklahoma State would
give Alabama a hell of a game.
Emerson would like to see changes
in the Bowl Championship Series that
would allow more than just two teams
to play for the national title in the post-
season.
That sentiment was prevalent in
comments made by all five voters who
didnt roll with the Tide.
I thought Oklahoma State played a
better overall schedule than Alabama
and deserved a share of the title if LSU
lost, Wolf said in an email. The fact
that Alabama got a second shot at LSU
influenced my decision because it is
tough to beat the same team twice.
Its not Oklahoma States fault the
BCS system denied them a chance to
play in the title game.
Conroy saidhis gut feeling was Ok-
lahoma States offense, whichwas third
in the nation at 550 yards per game,
would have prevailed against Alaba-
mas top-ranked defense, which al-
lowed 183 yards per game.
DISSENT
Continued from Page 1B
NEW ORLEANS College football
leaders, including Big Ten commission-
er and staunch playoff opponent Jim
Delany, are open to considering the
idea of turning the Bowl Champion-
ship Series into a four-team playoff.
The commissioners from the 11 FBS
conferences met Tuesday at a hotel in
New Orleans to exchange ideas about
what the system for crowning a nation-
al champion will be starting in the
2014 season. BCS Executive Director
Bill Hancock said 50 to 60 possibilities
for various changes were presented. He
said the process will be deliberate, and
he expects it will take between five and
seven meetings before July 4 to come
to a decision.
They have a lot of cans to kick
down the road, Hancock said. This
will not play well on Twitter.
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott
said ideas were neither ranked nor
ruled out.
I think people realize there are
flaws in the current system and people
are ready to think creatively about
ways to improve it, he said.
One of the ideas is a four-team play-
off called a plus-one model that would
create two national semifinals and a
championship game played a week
later. The idea was proposed in 2008
by Southeastern Conference Commis-
sioner Mike Slive and supported by the
Atlantic Coast Conferences John Swof-
ford, but it was emphatically shot
down by the leaders of the Big Ten,
Pac-10, Big East, Big 12 and Notre
Dame.
Commissioners
open to changes
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S P O R T S
The Siena College mens
basketball team has been hit
hard by injuries this season. You
can add Owen Wignot to that
list.
Wignot (Holy Redeemer) is a
6-foot-6, 215-pound senior small
forward with the Saints. He
missed five games with a head
injury but hes back in the lineup
now.
Wignot had his best game of
the season in a 73-70 Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
victory over Fairfield last Friday.
He had 12 points, eight re-
bounds and four assists in 36
minutes of action. On the sea-
son, hes averaging 4.7 points
and 3.5 rebounds, with 20 as-
sists, nine blocked shots and six
steals.
Owen suffered his injury in
the first game but hes starting
to round back into form, coach
Mitch Buonaguro said. Overall,
he has played very well. He had
some inconsistency when he
first returned to the lineup but
has really played well the last
few games.
The injuries have forced Buo-
naguro to go with just six play-
ers in most games, so he wel-
comed Wignot back to the li-
neup.
Owen is a great leader who
the guys really look up to, the
coach said. He gives you tre-
mendous effort and intensity
every night.
Siena is currently 7-8 overall
and 2-3 in the MAAC, but has
won back-to-back league games
heading into another league
encounter Thursday against
Rider at the Times Union Cen-
ter in Albany, N.Y.
We need Owen to be a con-
sistent scorer and we need him
to rebound, Buonaguro said.
He is going to be playing two
different positions the rest of
the way because I will use him
at the power forward when we
go with a smaller lineup to
create some mismatches. Im
excited to see how he finishes
his career. He has been an im-
portant player for the program
and a real pleasure to coach.
LABUZ IN THE LINEUP
Sophomore Patrick LaBuz (Ha-
zleton Area) is a starter at 165
pounds with the Brown wres-
tling team.
LaBuz recently scored a pin in
a victory against Franklin &
Marshall and dropped a tough
9-7 decision in a 32-15 triumph
over Millersville.
Pat is our starter at 165 and
Im looking forward to a good
year from him, coach Michael
Gambardella said.
Junior Tyler Cowman (Wyom-
ing Valley West) and sophomore
Jared Kay (Hazleton Area) are
also on the squad Cowman is
a heavyweight and Kay com-
petes at 174 pounds.
Both Tyler and Jared are
injured but we hope they will be
ready soon, Gambardella said.
Tyler is our starting heavy-
weight and is much improved.
Jared had shoulder surgery and
is not yet able to compete.
The Bears will compete in the
Lone Star Duals in Dallas on
Saturday.
SLUSSER QUALIFIES The
swim season is just heading into
the second half of the season
but Lebanon Valley junior Alys-
sa Slusser has already qualified
for the Middle Atlantic Confer-
ence Womens Swim Tourna-
ment in two events.
Slusser (Berwick) has qual-
ified in both the 100 and 200
breaststroke.
Alyssa is now working on
qualifying in the 200 IM, coach
Mary Gardner said.
Slusser didnt qualify in that
event last year, and as a fresh-
man didnt qualify until the end
of the season.
Alyssa is a hard worker,
Gardner said. Shes also an
excellent student (physical
therapy major), she co-coor-
dinates our Relay for Life ef-
forts, lifeguards for the college
and teaches swimming as well.
The Dutchwomen return to
the pool against Misericordia on
Wednesday in Dallas.
BIERBACH HONORED
AGAIN Lycoming senior foot-
ball standout Ray Bierbach
(Northwest) was named to the
Beyond College Sports Network
Division III All-American honor-
able mention last week. Earlier,
he was a third-team choice on
the D3football.com team.
The 5-foot-11, 200-pound
defensive back was named to six
preseason All-American teams.
Bierbach tied for the Middle
Atlantic Conference lead with
five interceptions. He also had
10 pass breakups and 31 tackles.
He set a Lycoming record by
being named to the D3foot-
ball.com Team of the Week
three times in his career.
The Warriors finished 8-2
overall and 6-2 in the MAC and
missed an unbeaten season by
just 10 points.
SCHOTT A SURPRISE
Freshman Loren Schott (Hazle-
ton Area) is been scoring points
in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle,
and with the 200 and 400 free
relay, and 200 and 400 medley
relay teams for the Susquehanna
womens swim team.
Loren was not recruited but
she has been a wonderful sur-
prise and a great addition to the
team, coach Gerard Foley said.
She is adjusting nicely to the
program and has contributed in
dual meets and we expect that
she will contribute at the league
championships.
Junior Kailey Roberts (Crest-
wood) is also on the squad. She
contributes in the 100 and 200
breaststrokes and in medley
relays.
Kailey continues to make
improvement in her breast-
stroke times and is now our
number two breaststroker on
the depth chart, Foley said.
The Crusaders host Messiah
in a dual meet Friday in Selins-
grove.
CASEY IMPROVING Soph-
omore Laura Casey (Holy Re-
deemer) is seeing more and
more action with the Moravian
womens basketball team.
Casey, a 5-foot-8 guard, has
played in 12 games with one
start for the Greyhounds who
are 8-5 overall and 1-2 in the
Landmark Conference. Shes
playing over 13 minutes a game
and is averaging 3.7 points and
1.8 rebounds with 15 assists, five
steals and three blocks. She had
six points in a victory over Med-
gar Evers and six points in a
61-57 overtime triumph over
California Lutheran.
Laura has improved tremen-
dously over the past year,
coach Mary Beth Spirk said.
She has figured out the college
game, working on her quickness
and strength, as well as becom-
ing more engaged on both sides
of the ball.
Spirk calls Casey a pleasure
to coach and a hard-working,
focused player.
Laura was initially too pas-
sive and quiet and I think being
such a nice person sort of hurt
her on the court, the coach
said. But she has realized this
year that she needs to be more
vocal and aggressive on the
court. She is getting more and
more minutes each game and
she has a lot of upside and will
continue to get better and better
with more playing time.
ZIMINSKI STEPS UP Fresh-
man Janelle Ziminski (Hazleton
Area) had scored 13 points for
the Lycoming womens basket-
ball team but she earned a start-
ing berth two games ago and
has played so well that she was
named Lycoming Female Ath-
lete of the Week.
The 5-foot-6 guard had 10
points, seven rebounds and four
steals in her first start a 68-64
victory over Marywood. She
followed that up by scoring 11
points with three steals and two
rebounds in a 71-59 victory over
Wilkes. Shes now averaging 4.9
points and 2.0 rebounds a game
with 13 steals and six assists.
Janelle worked her way into
the lineup and has done a terrif-
ic job as a defensive stopper and
extra ball handler, coach Chris
Ditzler said. Shes brought
speed and a tremendous work
ethic to the team.
Ditzler feels that her back-
ground playing with the Hazle-
ton team has helped her trans-
form to the college game.
She comes from a great high
school program that focuses on
fundamentals and it shows, the
coach said. She is gaining more
confidence as an offensive threat
along with all of her other as-
sets. Were looking for some
great things from her in the
future.
Seinas Wignot heads
back to the court healthy
ON CAMPUS
B I L L A R S E N A U L T
EDITORS NOTE: Bill Arsenault
writes a weekly column about local
student-athletes competing on a
college level. If you know a student-
athlete, send his or her name,
college, sport and high school to
billarsenault70@msn.com.
COURTESY OF SIENA COLLEGE
Holy Redeemer grad Owen Wignot takes a shot for Siena College,
where hes back in the lineup after missing five games with a head
injury.
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Full cost of attendance: After
161 of 355 schools signed an
override petition, the $2,000
allowancethat was approvedin
October has been suspended.
The Division I Board of Direc-
tors will meet Saturday to dis-
cuss threepossibleoptions: Re-
scinding the rule, modifying
the rule and sending it out for
another 60-day comment peri-
od, or allowing a membership
vote on repealing the rule. It
would take a five-eighths ma-
jority (221.9 votes) to scrap the
rule.
Four-year scholarships:
Eighty-two of 355 schools
signed an override measure to
change the boards decision to
award multi-year scholarships
instead of scholarships that are
renewed annually. Some
schools contendthat other aca-
demic scholarships are renew-
ed annually, and that athletes
should be subject to the same
rules. The board could let the
rule stand without any chang-
es.
Scholarship reductions: One
subcommittee that has already
recommended scholarship
cuts in football and womens
basketball is scheduledtoissue
its report during Saturdays
board meeting. It is unclear
what the board will do.
Enforcement changes: Asec-
ond subcommittee will report
to the board Saturday on plans
to overhaul the enforcement
process. NCAA President
MarkEmmert is seekinga mul-
ti-tiered penalty structure that
imposes tougher sanctions
against programs with the
most egregious rules viola-
tions and that makes the penal-
ty phase more predictable. He
also has asked the subcommit-
tee to consider ways that en-
forcement proceedings can be
sped up while still allowing a
fair, thorough hearing. The
board is not expected to take
any action until later this year.
N C A A
The rules
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be discussed when Division I
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C M Y K
Fed gives $77B to treasury
The Federal Reserve paid the federal
government $76.9 billion in 2011, the
second highest amount in history. The
central bank earned the money from
investments made to bolster the U.S.
economy.
The Fed reported the 2011 payment
is down from an all-time record of
$79.3 billion made in 2010.
In contrast, the payment in 2008 was
just $31.7 billion.
The Fed began buying Treasury
bonds and mortgage-backed securities
during the recession and 2008 financial
crisis to try to lower long-term interest
rates.
Street likes Kodak changes
Eastman Kodak Co. said Tuesday it
has realigned and simplified its busi-
ness structure in an effort to cut costs,
create shareholder value and accelerate
its long-drawn-out digital transforma-
tion.
Its depressed shares shot up 50 per-
cent to close at 60 cents.
The 132-year-old photography icon
has been pummeled by consumers
switch to digital. It said in November
that it could run out of cash in a year if
it couldnt sell a trove of 1,100 digital-
imaging patents.
3,100 exhibitors at CES
The trade group that puts on the
International Consumer Electronics
Show in Las Vegas says it has hit a
record number of exhibitors this year,
as the industry continues its rebound
after the recession.
The show is already the largest trade
show in the Americas. It opened Tues-
day and is expected to draw more than
140,000 attendees.
The Consumer Electronics Associ-
ation says the show has more than
3,100 exhibitors, up from a pre-show
estimate of 2,800-plus. The show usu-
ally has just over 2,700 exhibitors, but
dipped to 2,500 in 2010.
December good to AC
Atlantic Citys casinos posted a
monthly revenue increase of 4.2 per-
cent in December, marking the first
time in 3 years they had done so.
Slot machine revenue was up 8.3
percent, to $174.1 million, while table
game revenue decreased by 4.3 per-
cent, to $72.5 million.
For the year, though, Atlantic Citys
casinos won $3.3 billion, which is down
6.9 percent from 2010.
It marked the fifth year in a row that
Atlantic City casino revenue has de-
clined.
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AT&T Inc 29.76 +.10 -1.6
AbtLab 56.11 +.26 -.2
AMD 5.71 +.12 +5.7
Alcoa 9.44 +.01 +9.1
Allstate 28.69 +.55 +4.7
Altria 28.91 +.41 -2.5
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Avnet 32.16 +.39 +3.4
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BigLots 38.56 +.38 +2.1
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Caterpillar 99.96 +2.86 +10.3
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Cisco 18.83 -.14 +4.5
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Gap 18.14 +.08 -2.2
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revised3.22 millioninthe pri-
or month that was less than
previously estimated, the re-
port from the Labor Depart-
ment showed.
The hiring rate climbed to
3.2percent inNovember from
3.1percent the prior month. It
hadbeenas lowas 2.9percent
in January 2011.
Total job cuts, including re-
tirements and those who left
their job voluntarily, in-
creased to 4 million in No-
vember from 3.9 million a
month before. Firings
climbed to 1.69 million from
1.6 million in October.
WASHINGTON Gains in
hiring are catching up with
job openings, showing U.S.
companies are more willing
to expand as the economy im-
proves.
Employers took on 4.15
million workers in November,
up 107,000 from the prior
month, the Labor Depart-
ment said Tuesday in Wash-
ington. The number of jobs
filled in the three months to
November was the highest
since the period from March
through May 2010.
The thawing in employ-
ment comes as other reports
indicate firings have eased,
highlighting an improvement
in the labor market that is
contributing to a rebound in
consumer confidence and
spending. Tuesdays figures
also showed the number of
jobs waiting to be filled drop-
ped in November for a second
month, a sign gains in pay-
rolls will take time todevelop.
Any hiring increase is en-
couraging, said Henry Mo,
an economist at Credit Suisse
in NewYork. No matter how
many openings you have, if
you dont hire, then it doesnt
translate into the results the
economy is looking for.
Payrolls increased by
200,000 workers last month
after a100,000gaininNovem-
ber, and the unemployment
rate fell to an almost three-
year lowof 8.5 percent, Labor
Department figures showed
on Jan. 6.
Job openings dropped 2
percent in November from a
U.S. hiring up 107,000 jobs
Companies seem to be
showing greater willingness
to expand, numbers show.
By CARLOS TORRES
Bloomberg News
GET IN THE SWING AT INDOOR GOLF FACILITY
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T
eaching professional Brian Llewellyn demonstrates the Track Man golf simulator at the new Blue Ridge
Trail Golf Academy inside The Athletic Club, Highway 315, Plains Township. The indoor golf facility offers
golf simulator technology to play 15 courses worldwide, PGA professional golf lessons and on-site physical
therapy. The family of The Athletic Club Vice President Robert Tamburro owns both The Athletic Club and
the Blue Ridge Trail Golf Course.
LOS ANGELES Fewer big
companies are going out of busi-
ness.
The number of publicly traded
companies filing for bankruptcy
declined in 2011 for the third
straight year to levels last seen
before the 2008 global financial
crisis, according to Bankruptcy-
Data.com.
Eighty-eight public companies
entered bankruptcy proceedings
last year, a 17 percent drop from
the 106 filings the previous year
and down 58 percent from211fil-
ings in 2009, according to the
website.
The figures cover Chapter 11
petitions for companies seeking
to restructure and Chapter 7 fil-
ings for those planning to go out
of business.
MF Global Holdings Inc., the
collapsed financial firm that was
headed by Jon Corzine, the for-
mer governor of NewJersey, was
the largest company to file for
bankruptcy.
Other large companies includ-
ed AMR Corp., the parent of
American Airlines, and booksell-
er Borders Group Inc.
The average asset size of com-
panies filing for bankruptcy last
year was $1.2 billion, up from
$840 million in 2010, largely be-
cause of the $41billion bankrupt-
cy of MFGlobal, the eighth-large-
st in U.S. history.
The data indicate that larger
companies are regaining their
footing after a surge in bankrupt-
cy filings during the financial cri-
sis.
The number of Americans fil-
ing for personal bankruptcy fell
12 percent last year, as 1.35 mil-
lion Americans entered Chapter
7 or 13, according to an analysis
for the National Bankruptcy Re-
search Center by Columbia Law
School professor Ronald Mann.
Company
failures
slowing
By WALTER HAMILTON
Los Angeles Times
DETROIT -- Its a sign of the
times when Cadillac is staking
its comeback on a compact car
that boasts fuel economy ap-
proaching 40 mpg.
Cadillacs ATS sedan is one
example of how carmakers at
the Detroit auto show are put-
ting new emphasis on small,
powerful models with more
fuel-efficient engines as sport-
utility vehicles and even hy-
brids take a back seat. General
Motors Co.s luxury brand
brags that the ATSwill runona
turbo-chargedfour-cylinder en-
gine that kicks out 270 horse-
power while still offering ro-
bust fuel economy. At the same
time, Ford said its dropping
plans for a hybrid version of its
popular Escape SUV.
The advantages of hybrids
are getting harder to justify,
said Scott Corwin, a vice presi-
dent withconsulting firmBooz
& Co. in New York. Its the
cost differential.
Hybridsales slowedlast year
to 2.2 percent of U.S. auto
sales, from 2.4 percent in 2010,
according to researcher LMC
Automotive.
The challenge with selling
hybrids is that gasoline en-
gines have become more effi-
cient and the cost of hybrids
hasnt come down fast enough
to justify the added expense for
many buyers, said David
Champion, senior director of
the Auto Test Center at Con-
sumer Reports.
After 10 years of hybrids in
the U.S. market and oil near
$100 a barrel, consumers still
arent ready to pay the premi-
um for hybrid models, said
Reid Bigland, president of
Chryslers Dodge brand.
Small, powerful, more fuel-efficient cars put dent in Hybrid sales
By DAVID WELCH
and JEFF GREEN
Bloomberg News
BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO
A Toyota plug-in Hybrid Prius
at the 2012 North American
International Auto Show.
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Weather Central, LP
Yesterday 40/27
Average 34/19
Record High 57 in 1939
Record Low -7 in 2004
Yesterday 31
Month to date 336
Year to date 2272
Last year to date 2746
Normal year to date 2739
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.00
Month to date 0.11
Normal month to date 0.80
Year to date 0.11
Normal year to date 0.80
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 4.30 -0.21 22.0
Towanda 2.60 -0.22 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 3.07 0.75 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 3.63 -0.11 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 37-44. Lows: 32-34. Increasing
clouds today. Cloudy with rain likely
tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 44-50. Lows: 43-48. Increasing
clouds today. Cloudy with rain likely
tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 35-43. Lows: 28-38. Increasing
clouds today. Cloudy with rain and snow
tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 47-48. Lows: 39-41. Rain develop-
ing late today. Cloudy with rain likely
tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 50-52. Lows: 42-48. Rain becoming
likely today. Rain continuing tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 16/5/.00 21/4/sn 8/-3/sn
Atlanta 62/53/.04 60/44/sh 57/28/sh
Baltimore 53/32/.00 47/42/r 51/33/sh
Boston 47/30/.02 39/33/pc 40/34/sh
Buffalo 42/36/.00 43/38/pc 43/29/sh
Charlotte 56/46/.00 53/45/t 61/32/pc
Chicago 51/25/.00 50/30/pc 30/17/sn
Cleveland 46/30/.00 45/37/c 43/27/rs
Dallas 45/42/.00 66/29/s 47/26/s
Denver 59/32/.00 26/8/sn 33/18/s
Detroit 48/33/.00 43/35/c 39/21/rs
Honolulu 80/67/.00 81/65/s 79/65/s
Houston 61/46/.01 67/43/s 55/32/pc
Indianapolis 54/29/.00 46/32/sh 34/18/sn
Las Vegas 59/40/.00 61/38/s 58/37/s
Los Angeles 66/49/.00 65/46/pc 67/44/s
Miami 78/62/.00 79/63/pc 79/64/pc
Milwaukee 50/25/.00 50/29/pc 30/20/sn
Minneapolis 52/27/.00 34/12/sn 14/6/sn
Myrtle Beach 55/50/.00 65/49/t 64/43/pc
Nashville 50/40/.01 59/42/r 43/23/rs
New Orleans 72/67/.01 63/47/s 60/34/pc
Norfolk 54/42/.00 54/48/r 60/42/pc
Oklahoma City 54/37/.00 54/21/pc 39/20/s
Omaha 57/25/.00 35/13/c 22/12/c
Orlando 78/52/.00 77/53/t 75/55/s
Phoenix 66/43/.00 68/46/s 69/46/s
Pittsburgh 46/31/.00 46/37/r 44/23/sh
Portland, Ore. 44/34/.02 43/29/s 43/30/s
St. Louis 56/30/.00 53/29/sh 32/20/c
Salt Lake City 36/18/.00 35/17/s 35/19/s
San Antonio 65/41/.00 75/40/s 52/32/pc
San Diego 68/48/.00 64/47/pc 65/45/s
San Francisco 56/40/.00 58/42/s 58/43/s
Seattle 42/37/.04 42/30/s 42/30/s
Tampa 79/60/.00 73/58/t 73/54/s
Tucson 66/37/.00 68/39/s 67/41/s
Washington, DC 54/32/.00 48/42/r 53/34/sh
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 50/36/.00 49/45/c 49/41/sh
Baghdad 66/41/.00 65/43/pc 62/38/s
Beijing 37/16/.00 33/13/s 37/15/s
Berlin 45/39/.00 44/40/sh 46/40/sh
Buenos Aires 102/75/.00 80/61/t 77/57/s
Dublin 52/45/.00 51/45/c 51/41/sh
Frankfurt 48/41/.00 45/40/pc 46/39/pc
Hong Kong 64/55/.00 65/59/c 67/60/c
Jerusalem 58/37/.00 54/43/sh 49/41/sh
London 52/48/.00 52/44/pc 52/40/c
Mexico City 75/46/.00 74/46/pc 74/44/pc
Montreal 37/25/.00 33/28/sf 30/26/sn
Moscow 30/27/.00 25/20/pc 27/21/sf
Paris 52/46/.00 49/38/pc 50/38/pc
Rio de Janeiro 84/73/.00 82/71/t 85/72/t
Riyadh 70/55/.00 80/56/s 78/54/s
Rome 57/30/.00 57/37/s 59/38/s
San Juan 83/72/.00 85/73/sh 86/73/pc
Tokyo 50/39/.00 48/37/sh 44/33/pc
Warsaw 36/32/.00 40/35/sh 40/36/sh
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
48/41
Reading
44/38
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
40/32
41/34
Harrisburg
43/37
Atlantic City
50/46
New York City
46/36
Syracuse
40/32
Pottsville
41/36
Albany
39/31
Binghamton
Towanda
41/33
42/31
State College
40/33
Poughkeepsie
42/33
66/29
50/30
26/8
60/36
34/12
65/46
61/46 45/20
24/11
42/30
46/36
43/35
60/44
79/63
67/43
81/65
36/32
21/4
48/42
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 7:28a 4:54p
Tomorrow 7:28a 4:56p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 7:52p 8:37a
Tomorrow 9:01p 9:08a
Last New First Full
Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 7
Our beautiful
sunny morning
today is the calm
before the
storm, but once
again the odds
are favoring
mostly rain for
tonight and
Thursday. At the
onset early
tonight, temper-
atures from the
ground up to
5,000 feet will be
just cold enough
to allow for sleet
and possibly a
brief period of
snow. After mid-
night, a slow
warming of tem-
peratures will
bring plain rain
and drizzle and
fog by Thursday
morning. Total
rainfall will range
from 4- to 8-
tenths of an
inch. The rain
should end
Thursday after-
noon and on
Friday the next
cold wave will
begin moving in
with squalls to
set the stage for
a biting cold but
dry weekend.
- Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: A storm system will produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the
Southeast as rain spreads north through the Mid-Atlantic and toward the Northeast. A second storm
system will be to the west, with snow from the Upper Midwest and northern Plains to the central
Rockies. High pressure will be in control of the weather throughout the West.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Heating Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Morning sun, with
rain and sleet later
in the evening
THURSDAY
Rain,
drizzle,
fog
43
36
SATURDAY
Partly
sunny,
flurries
32
22
SUNDAY
Partly
sunny,
cold
29
20
MONDAY
Mostly
sunny
30
15
TUESDAY
Sun, a
flurry
35
20
FRIDAY
Snow
squalls
35
32
40
29
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A
ccording to the Chinese zo-
diac, 2012 will be the Year of
the Dragon. According to the
crystal balls of more than one
watcher of food trends, it also will be
The Year of the Potato. So sayeth An-
drew Freeman & Co., a San Francisco-
based hospitality and restaurant consult-
ing firm. Its detailed annual trends re-
port, dubbed the Passion Collection
and available online at afandco.com, elab-
orates thusly:
Watch out for french-fry menus that let guests
choose the cut, crispness, and sauce, make-your-
own mashers with mix-ins, or custom-cut chips
with dusts and dips to order. Everyones chipping
in.
Trends maven Marlene Parrish also is seeing
spuds.
After years of banishment by skinny Atkins-
diet types and low-carb pushers, potatoes are be-
coming fashionable again, she predicts. In res-
taurants, spuds will get the spotlight as if they are
something new: mashed with variations, baked
with custom-built toppings, french-fried with ben-
efits.
At home, Marlene says, I have my ownpotato
thing going on, cooking my way through 300
Best Potato Recipes, by Kathleen Sloan-Mcin-
tosh, a book fromRobert Rose publishers of Cana-
da. The book is written with wit, clarity and a
Ph.D.s worth of depth and knowledge.
In other business besides potatoes, here, passed
on fromseveral sources and with several grains of
artisanal salt, are some food forecasts for 2012.
Fat phobia: As hate for overweight grips the
globe even the stylish French are seeing a dis-
turbing rise inobesity look for big names suchas
Pepsi to get in on healthy choices, says Marian
Salzman, CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR.
Pluerry: This hybrid fruit, a combination of a
plum and cherry, was developed for plum-lovers
who dont like juice dribbling down their chin.
Breeders have perfected the combination after
years of experimentation, and it could be in super-
markets soon.
Buzzwords for 2012: Fresh sardines. Ultra-
long dry aging of meat. Uni. Yuzu. Tamarind. Ox
tail. Duck will make a comeback but not slathered
with orange marmalade. Hand-made ricotta and
burrata. Kalbi, bibimbap, bulgogi. Huacatay (bet-
ter look it up). Bone marrow. Flowers reappearing
ondinner plates. Hibiscus. Coconut oil. Goat meat
crosses the border. Nordic cooking and ingre-
dients. Upscale restaurants re-tenanting shop-
ping-center food courts. Lamb ribs and belly. Bao.
Crazier taco fillings migrating fromfood trucks to
restaurants. Green papaya. Seaweed in non-Asian
dishes.
Now hear this
Phil Lempert, who runs supermarketguru.com,
has been doling out his annual food forecasts
(with ConAgra Foods, one of the companies he
works with). One of his more offbeat and intrigu-
ing ones is this: Listen for the sound of food. Peo-
ple judge the readiness of some foods (such as mi-
crowave popcornor grilledburgers) by the sounds
they make. Multisensory perception will be one of
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Shaken not stirred: Chef Mark Evans tosses french fries in truffle oil and Parmesan cheese to
create a popular signature side dish at Canteen 900 in Forty Fort.
When the potato chips are down,
toppings are all the rage. Sure, you
can dust themwith salt, pepper,
vinegar or ketchup, but have you
given spinach artichoke crunchers a
try?
Hand-cut french fries and home-
made potato chips have become
quite popular at area restaurants, but
nowchefs are getting even more
creative in dressing themup.
Fire and Ice on Toby Creek in
Trucksville has been piling toppings
on fries for quite a while. The latest
creation is potato chips stacked with
spinach, artichokes, Cooper, Boursin
and cheddar cheeses and caramel-
ized onion.
It started as a bread-bowl dipper,
sous chef Jason Bennett said, but we
ended up throwing the combination
on some chips.
Fire and Ice potato chips are hand-
cut, sliced on a mandolin to about
1/8 of an inch, fried until crispy and
tossed in whatever topping is on the
menu at the moment. If cheese is
required for the topping, the dish will
be baked off.
Its enough for two people, Ben-
nett said. I want to say theres about
a pound of potatoes on there.
Served in smaller portions, but still
hand-cut, are the chips that accompa-
ny every sandwich at Canteen 900 in
Forty Fort.
Theyre a little less fancy, coming
plain, but Canteen offers the option
of dipping themin spicy ketchup or
spicy mayo. The spicy ketchup is a
combination of ketchup and sriracha
(a Thai hot sauce) and is perfect for
those with a heat-tolerant tongue.
The spicy mayo, while still providing
some kick, is a little more subdued
and made of mayonnaise and chipot-
le peppers.
The caf, in the 900 Rutter Avenue
building, puts out pounds and
pounds of hand-cut chips per day,
owner Abby Singh said, but what its
really known for are its signature
truffle Parmesan fries.
These spuds are doused with
white truffle oil and shaken up with
freshly grated Parmesan cheese,
fresh out of the fryer.
Theyre so good that when that
when they pass by you and theyre
really hot, the smell of the truffle oil
makes you weak in the knees, Singh
said.
If the scent wasnt enough to rope
a diner in, the taste is likely to. These
may look like ordinary french fries,
but one bite brings on a totally differ-
ent taste.
Truffles, a delicacy linked to
France, are the fruiting body of a
Appealing potatoes: Local eateries spicing up spuds
Abby Singh, owner of Canteen
900 in Forty Fort, displays a
plate of hand-cut potato chips,
which are served with every
sandwich in the caf.
See TRENDS, Page 3C
By BOB BATZ JR. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
See POTATOES, Page 3C
By SARA POKORNY
spokorny@timesleader.com
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as psychologists and food scien-
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and influence the sounds of our
foods to convey freshness, taste
and even health attributes.
Are we vampires?
Trends on the James Beard
Foundations blog, Delights &
Prejudices, include this stab at
what we think will be crossing
our plates in 2012: bloody good
food.
Maybe its our love for Twi-
light and True Blood. Maybe
its the natural next step in the
nose-to-tail movement. Whatev-
er the reason, blood is appearing
on menus more and more: blood
pancakes, blood cups, sauces
thickened with blood.
Other Beard predictions in-
clude:
Caneles: the new cupcakes:
First it was pies. Thenit was mac-
aroons. Our bet for the next hot
specialty bakery item? Caneles, a
favorite in Bordeaux, made from
an egg-yolk-enriched batter
baked in copper molds lined with
caramel and beeswax.
Doughnut world tour: These
irresistible fried treats have re-
cently resurged in popularity.
Food Channel forecast
The FoodChannel compiled10
top trends with the International
Food Futurists and Mintel Inter-
national. Predictions include:
Inconspicuous consump-
tion: In tough economic times,
those whoare doingwell dont re-
ally want to cut back, but they
dont want toflaunt it either. This
attitude has had an impact on
many restaurants as well as on
culinary tourism.
Social cooking: Expect tosee
more, and more expansive, out-
door kitchens and more group
cooking, with everyone partici-
pating, using multipurpose cook-
ing equipment.
Groovin on Peruvian: The
next hot ethnic foodis the cuisine
of Peru. The South American
countryis home tomanynewcul-
inary schools, and new Peruvian
restaurants are opening up all
over the USA.
Allrecipes.com weighs in
Top 2012 food trends accord-
ing to Allrecipes.com include:
Mini-me: Forty-sixpercent of
home cooks reported eating a
mini-dessert in the past year,
while 29 percent have tried mak-
ing them at home. Allrecipes ex-
pects this trend to move out of
the bakery and into the kitchens
of home cooks.
You inspire me: Moms cook-
ing is having a hard time keeping
up with the ability to search any
time of day or night for a recipe
idea online.
Devices: Mobile technology
is definitely the top trend for
meal planning.
Whats on your fridge door:
Ketchup has reigned as the U.S.
condiment king for 125 years, but
salsa is nipping at its heels, and
mayonnaise is enjoying a revival.
Love the sandwich: Higher-
quality ingredients from herb-in-
fused bread to grass-fed pork and
innovative ingredients (e.g. cara-
melized onions, watercress and
Sriracha sauce) will elevate the
humble sandwich to one of the
top comfort foods of the year.
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USAs dozen trends include:
Perpetual snacking: Make
way for grazingthe day, as 24/7
lifestyles heighten the demand
for snack-able foods.
Pop-ular popcorn: Yes, its an
explosive trend. Its healthful,
convenient, natural, versatile and
affordable, the most fun you can
have with whole grains.
Barramundi, the next sus-
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mostly vegetarian diet of plank-
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ports delicate flaky flesh is ex-
tremely low in toxin levels but
full of heart- and brain-healthy
omega-3s. It will be a shoo-in on
menus and in packaged foods.
Turmeric, the real spice of
life: Expect to see a lot of this
bright yellowspice, anelement in
curry powder with a long history
of medicinal uses. Turmeric con-
tains high levels of antioxidants
and touts anti-inflammatory and
cancer-fighting properties.
TRENDS
Continued from Page 1C
mushroomwitha mildtaste.
Its a goodcombinationbe-
cause the potatoabsorbs the
flavor of the truffle oil really well,
Singhsaid.
But fries andchips, of course,
are only tworeasons toskina
potato. Locals have longloveda
traditional mashed-potato-pizza
dishcalledpagach. Pizza Bella in
Forty Fort sells plenty of it, espe-
cially this time of year.
It seems tobe the holidays and
Lent that its very popular, a Pizza
Bella baker whoanswers to
Babe said.
The double-crustedPolishdish
is layeredwithmashedpotatoes, a
bit of margarine, onions, three
types of cheese andspecial sea-
soning.
I dont evenknowwhats inthe
seasoning, Babe, whohas worked
at Pizza Bella for 22years, said.
They just give me a packet of it
andtell me toput it in.
Onions cancome rawor fried.
People that chose friedonions
say it tastes like a pierogi, Babe
said.
The type of potatomakes all the
difference. Fire andIce, Canteen
900andPizza Bella all use russet
potatoes. Not only are they fairly
inexpensive, they have a high
starchcontent, bake well, and
mashedrussets come out light
andfluffy.
POTATOES
Continued from Page 1C
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Canteen 900 offers a plethora
of potato accompaniments.
Parmesan truffle fries and
hand-cut potato chips can be
dipped in spicy ketchup or spicy
mayo or enjoyed plain in all
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at noon at the Genetti Hotel and
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Members of the annual banquet
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Thursday
HANOVER TWP.: Our Lady of
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Soup, Bake and Book Sale, 8
a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Exaltation
of the Holy Cross Church, But-
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Takeouts only. Cost is $7 per
quart. Soup of the month is
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Meat Loaf Dinner & Bake Sale,
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Breakfast, 8-1 1 a.m. Saturday,
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Breakfast includes scrambled
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browns or toast and a beverage.
Call 477-3748 for tickets.
Roast Beef Dinner, 4-7 p.m. Sat-
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Yatesville. Cost is $8 for adults
and $4 for children younger
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Breakfast Buffet, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday, Noxen Volunteer Fire
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HOLUPKI DINNER AND BAKE
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Wilkes-Barre. Price is $8 for
adults and 4 for children young-
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the rectory at 822-7725. Dead-
line for reservations is Jan. 1 1.
Stuffed Chicken Breast Dinner,
noon-3 p.m. Sunday, St. Faustina
Kowalskas Catholic Church
Parishs alternate site in the
lower level of St. Marys gym,
1030 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke.
Cost is $8 and includes stuffed
chicken breasts, stuffing,
mashed potatoes, vegetable,
drink and dessert. Takeouts
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call Mike Yalch at 417-3878 or
the parish office at 735-4833.
Spaghetti and Pasta Dinner
4-6:30 p.m. every Thursday at
St. Marys Antiochian Orthodox
Church, 905 S. Main St., Wilkes-
Barre. Choice of five pastas and
five sauces. Salad, dessert and
beverages included. Takeouts
available. Adults pay $7; $5 for
children 5 to 12 years old; chil-
dren younger than 5 dine free.
Call 824-1674 Thursdays.
Community Lunch Program for
White Haven Residents 1 1:30
a.m.-noon every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, 418 Berwick
St., White Haven. This ministry
is supported through volunteers
and donations. Doors open at 10
a.m. for coffee and close at 1:30
p.m. Contact the Rev. Dawn
Richie of St. Pauls Lutheran
Church at 443-9424 for more
information.
FUTURE:
HOMEMADE POTATO PANCAKE
SALE, 1 1 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Jan. 28,
St. John the Baptist Orthodox
Church, 93 Zerby Ave., Edwards-
ville. Price is $2.50 for three
potato pancakes.
GOOD EATS!
The Rotary of Wilkes-Barre recently donated $5,542 to the Os-
terhout Free Library. The funds were raised from the 27th Annual
George Ralston Golf Classic, named in honor of the late George
Ralston, a Rotarian and former teacher, dean of students and foot-
ball, basketball and baseball coach at Wilkes University. The Golf
Classic was held Sept. 23, 2011, at Mill Race Golf Course, Benton.
Co-chairs for the event were Robert Lawrence and Kim Cardone.
Honorary chairperson was Drew Speier, WBRE-TV anchor. The do-
nation will benefit childrens programs held throughout the year at
the Osterhout Library and its three branches. At the check present-
ation, from left: Lawrence; Christopher Kelly, development director,
Osterhout Library; Cardone; and Donna Sedor, president, Wilkes-
Barre Rotary.
Wilkes-Barre Rotary donates to Osterhout Free Library
The Wilkes-Barre Area Queens Council is sponsoring Red Hat Day
noon to 4 p.m. on April 25 at the Genetti Hotel and Conference
Center, 77 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre. Cost is $18. Red hat vendors
will be available beginning at 10 a.m. All red hat chapters and fe-
male guests are invited. Deadline for reservations is March 31. For
more information contact Loraine Risley, chairperson, at 288-1430,
or Cathy Lanyon, reservations, at 310-1263. Some of the council
members, from left, first row: Evelyn OHara Stein, Eyrish Eyes;
Loraine Risley, chairperson, Social Butterflies; and Fran Goldman,
president, Back Mt. Laurels. Second row: June Dowling and Terry
Pogirnicki, Frolicking Fedoras, and Nancy Kodra and Pat Konopki,
Angels Among Us.
Red Hat Day being sponsored by Queen Council
Rotarian District Governor Paul OMalia recently
presented Paul Harris Fellowships to Rose Panzitta,
Girard Mecadon, Mitch Kornfeld and James Susek
on behalf of the Rotary Club of Plains. Panzitta
received the award her many years of service to the
community and Mecadon, Kornfeld and Susek were
honored for their service to the community and the
Rotary Foundation. The Paul Harris Fellowship is
named after Paul Harris, who founded Rotary with
three business associates in 1905. The fellowship
was established in his honor in 1957 to express ap-
preciation for major contributions made by Rotar-
ians to the humanitarian and educational programs
of the Rotary Foundation. At the ceremony, from
left: Tom Malloy, president; Kornfeld; Panzitta; Meca-
don; Susek; and OMalia.
Paul Harris Fellowships presented
on behalf of Plains Rotary Club
C M Y K
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Dear Abby: I have
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for more than six
months. I always
thought we had a
wonderful relation-
ship and that Kyle
was a sweet, inno-
cent guy. Well, he just confided to me
that he has an Internet porn addic-
tion! Im very hurt by this and dont
want to lose him. What should I do?
(By the way, were both 14.)
Innocent Teen in Michigan
Dear Innocent Teen: You should
urge Kyle to get help for his addic-
tion. Addiction is behavior that is
compulsive and out of control.
The problem with teenage boys get-
ting involved with Internet porn is it
gives them an unrealistic expectation
of how regular, normal women look
and act. Although you dont want to
lose him, becoming more involved
could lead to his wanting to try out
his sexual fantasies with you and if
you go along with it, it will land you
in a world of trouble. The smart thing
to do is end this relationship NOW.
Dear Abby: My husband and I are
empty nesters. We both work and live
far from our kids and grandkids. I
have wanted to move closer to them,
but I also understand we need to
meet our goals for a secure
retirement.
The problem is, Im lonely and I
think my husband is, too. We work
long hours and spend our weekends
doing chores. My solution to help
myself feel better is to get a dog. My
husband, however, doesnt want one.
He wants to wait until later
whenever that is. I think a pet would
make me leave work earlier and force
both of us to get out of the house. I
know there are expenses involved,
but im willing to make sacrifices.
Am I being unreasonable or silly?
I want my husband to be a part of
raising a pet and, perhaps, participate
in some obedience training. Im try-
ing my best to persuade him without
being a nag, but Im beginning to
feel like a little kid whos begging
Daddy for a puppy. Id appreciate
some advice.
Pining For a Puppy in Texas
Dear Pining: Before embarking on
a pet project, dont you think you
should first find out what may be
causing your husbands behavior?
While a dog could help you both be
more active, between his job and the
weekend chores, taking a puppy to
obedience training may be too much
for him. If hes not up to it, would
YOU be willing to shoulder that task
and the walking, feeding, groom-
ing and cleaning up?
An energetic puppy can be a lot to
handle. Would you consider adopt-
ing an older dog, or fostering one
that needs a temporary home? I dont
recommend bringing a dog into your
lives unless your husband agrees.
And if he doesnt, please consider vol-
unteering a few days a month at an
animal shelter or pet rescue kennel.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). The
friendship you seek is less impor-
tant than the friendship you
bring. Go into the scene ready
to be a stellar listener, and give
others a quality of attention that
will make them feel important.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There
will be those around you who act
as though the rest of the world
was born to serve them. Youll be
the reality check, politely draw-
ing boundaries and restoring
balance.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). As intel-
lectual as you may be, youre
always operating on another
level, too, a level that is affected
by things like color, warmth and
music. Youll gravitate toward
beauty and comfort.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Its one
thing to talk about the things
you appreciate and quite anoth-
er to let those things generate
a joy in you that radiates from
your heart and rings out through
your body.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Where
you go in your imagination you
can go physically, as well. The
reverse is also true. Youll test
the theory by trying to imagine
yourself experiencing something
you want.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Most
people are their own worst
enemy. Realizing that youve
sometimes inexplicably acted to
defeat your own interests, youll
seek victory over that part of
yourself.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). How you
communicate will convey much
more than the actual words you
say. Everyone around will read
you loud and clear.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The
chopping block comes out. The
elements of your life that do not
serve an obvious function will
be up for scrutiny. Just because
something is enjoyable doesnt
make it superfluous.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Without your influence, there are
those who wont be able to tear
themselves away from the nega-
tivity of the world. Youll find an
anecdote for the negative stuff
going on.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You have the time. If you find
that you dont have the time for
something you think is impor-
tant, it might be because you
dont want to do it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Theres a cause speaking to your
heart. Youre still not sure what
you can do that would make the
biggest difference. Since this
cant be predicted, the best thing
to give is what you want to give.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If
youre true to yourself, things
might work out. If you succeed
by doing something other than
what feels right to you, the vic-
tory will be hollow.
TODAYS BIRTHDAY (Jan. 11).
What you once thought was
unfair will prove to be the best
thing that ever happened to you.
Youll build up your resources
through February and March.
Then in April youll be ready
to bring a new side of you to
the world. Youll be met with
applause, as well as some excel-
lent advice about how to pro-
ceed. Sagittarius people adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 40,
50, 31, 28 and 4.
C M Y K
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Under-
world (R,
03)
MMAX
48 HRS.
(5:00)