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CHEYENNE, Wyo. The U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency announced
Thursday for the first time that fracking a
controversial method of improving the pro-
ductivity of oil and gas wells may be to
blame for causing groundwater pollution.
The draft finding could have significant
implications while states try to determine
howto regulate the process. Environmental-
ists characterized the report as a significant
development though it met immediate crit-
icismfromthe oil andgas industryanda U.S.
senator.
The practice is called hydraulic fracturing
and involves pumping pressurized water,
sandandchemicals undergroundtoopenfis-
sures andimprovetheflowof oil or gas tothe
surface.
The EPA has found that
compounds likely associated
with fracking chemicals had
been detected in the ground-
water beneath Pavillion, a
small community in central
Wyoming where residents say their well wa-
ter reeks of chemicals. Health officials last
year advised them not to drink their water
after the EPAfound lowlevels hydrocarbons
in their wells.
The EPA announcement could add to the
controversy over fracking, which has played
a large role in opening up many gas reserves,
including the Marcellus Shale in the eastern
U.S. in recent years.
GAS DRI L L I NG Agency says fracking chemicals likely in water under Pavillion, Wyo.
EPA: Fracking may pollute
By MEAD GRUVER
Associated Press
See EPA, Page 14A AP FILE PHOTO
Louis
Meeks
holds a jar
of water
froma
contam-
inated well
on his
property in
Pavillion,
Wyo., in
2009. A
report has
linked the
contam-
ination to
fracking.
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne
County District Attorney-elect
Stefanie Salavantis spent nearly
$270,000 in her campaign to un-
seat incumbent Jacqueline Mus-
to Carroll, with the majority of
funding coming as loans fromSa-
lavantis parents and in-kind
contributions from the Pennsyl-
vania Republi-
can Party.
Campaign fi-
nance reports
filed Thursday
show Salavan-
tis, a Republi-
can, spent a to-
tal of $238,538
from direct
contributions
and loans for
the general
election, but al-
so received
$29,990 worth
of campaign lit-
erature and as-
sociated post-
age paid for by the Pennsylvania
Republican Party, for a total of
$269,934.
That compares to $122,805
that Musto Carroll, a Democrat,
spent in the primary and general
elections combined.
Salavantis, 29, utilized the war
chest to launch a highly critical
media blitz against Musto Car-
roll, including television, radio
and print ads that attacked her
handling of the juvenile justice
scandal.
While the total spent by Sala-
vantis is significant, it does not
take the record for the most ever
spent on a campaign for district
attorney. Thats held by David
Lupas, now a county judge, who
spent $702,038towinthe district
attorneys seat in the November
1999 election.
The district attorney serves a
four-year term and will earn
$163,602 in 2012.
Musto Carroll said Thursday
she was surprised by the volume
and substance of Salavantis
media campaign. But with just
$72,601 in contributions from in-
dividual donors, plus a $25,000
loan from her parents and rough-
ly $30,000 held over from prior
elections, she couldnt compete.
Theres no question that mon-
ey talks in politics, Musto Car-
roll said. I was never a politician,
so fundraising was not a priority
Salavantis
DA race
total near
$270,000
Republican newcomers
spending overshadowed
incumbents $122,805.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
[email protected]
Salavantis
Musto Carroll
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HAZLE TWP. The robbery
was carefully planned as an am-
bush.
Two men concealed their
faces and set up barrels and
cones outside a PNC Bank
branch to prevent customers
from directly driving up to the
automated-teller machine and
after-hours deposit box.
Customers had to leave their
cars to conduct their transac-
tions, not knowingthey were tar-
gets.
A 61-year-old woman who is a
manager at a Turkey Hill became
the victim to their plan.
State police Trooper Kenneth
Houck Jr. said Thursday a man
approachedthe womanandfired
a pellet gun striking her in the
face before demanding the
stores deposit just before10 a.m.
Nov. 20, a Sunday.
After getting the money bag,
the man shot her second time in
the head, Houck said.
The cones were set up at 5
a.m. and you see two individu-
als, Houck said. The robbery
took place at 10 a.m. Inthose five
hours, there was some ATM ac-
tivity.
Houck said it remains un-
known if the two men specifi-
Robbers set trap for victim at bank
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Surveillance video shows the
robbery at a PNC Bank ATM. See ATTACK, Page 14A
Turkey Hill manager with
store receipts was targeted
at ATM, after-hours deposit.
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
Record-smashing rainfall and a
historic Susquehanna River flood
level this year may be a prelude of
what toexpect inthe future.
Climate experts in a teleconfe-
rence call Thursday warned about
continuing extreme weather
events caused by pollution in the
atmosphere. At least 148 weather
records were broken in Pennsylva-
nia in2011.
Locally, rainfall recorded at the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Interna-
tional Airport is 58.5 inches with
three weeks left in the year, sur-
passingthe oldrecordof 53.7inch-
es set in1948.
The old rainfall record was bro-
ken on Nov. 1. Northeastern Penn-
sylvania was hit by two tropical
storms in late August and early
September, causing the Susque-
hanna River in Wilkes-Barre to
crestat42.6feetonSept. 9, nearly2
feet above the old record of 40.9
feet onJune 24, 1972.
The amount of heat-trapping
pollutioninour atmospherehasin-
creased, said Dan Lashof, climate
scientist and program director at
the Natural Resources Defense
Council. The Earths climate is
changing, and as a result, we are
seeinganincreaseinextremeheat,
Extreme weather? Get used to it, experts say
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Water overtakes streets and homes in Shickshinny on Sept. 9
when the Susquehanna River flooded.
Record rains, flooding on one
hand, drought on the other.
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
See EXTREME, Page 14A
Shootings again shock Virginia Tech campus
AP PHOTO
Virginia Tech police officers console one another Thursday as they move toward the scene where a fellow officer was
killed in a parking lot on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. A gunman killed a police officer and apparently
himself, sending a shudder through a campus where 33 were killed nearly five years ago. For the story, see Page 5A.
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Novis, Rosemary
Ramage, Ray
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Smaltz, John
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Tondora, John
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June E. An-
derson, age 78,
formerly of
Dallas passed
away Wednes-
day, December
7, 2011 at the
United Metho-
dist Homes
Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins
Township.
Born in Toms River, N.J., June
was a daughter of the late John D.
and Alma Merle Moon Hewett.
June was employed by the Dal-
las Area School District, working
in the cafeteria at the Westmore-
land Elementary School until her
retirement in 1985.
Preceding her in death, in addi-
tion to her parents, were her hus-
band, JohnE. Anderson; sisters Su-
zanne Hewett and Joan Anderson;
brother Robert Hewett; andson-in-
law, Michael Matthews.
Surviving are her daughters,
Diane Golightly and husband Ken,
Shavertown; Heidi Wagner and
husband Barry, Shavertown; Tamara
Jenkins and husband Scott, Dallas;
grandchildren, Krystle Krispin, Mar-
cus andCourtneyWagner, Russell and
Hayden Jenkins; great-granddaught-
er, Jenna Krispin, sister Rose John-
ston, Williamsport, Md.; brother Ed-
ward Hewett, Shippensburg, Pa.; sev-
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral serviceswill be heldMon-
day, December 12, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.
from the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral
Home Inc., 140 N. Main Street, Sha-
vertown. Reverend Marian E. Hart-
man, pastor of Trucksville United
Methodist Church, will officiate. In-
terment will be made in Fern Knoll
Burial Park, Dallas. Friends may call
Sunday, December 11from3 to 5 p.m.
at the funeral home.
Memorial donations, if desired,
may be made to United Methodist
Homes Wesley Village Campus, 209
Roberts Road, Pittston, PA18640or to
the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600
Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702.
June E. Anderson
December 7, 2011
A
udrey A. Calabrese, age 57, a
longtime Orwell, Ohio, area res-
ident died December 6, 2011 in an
automobile accident in Trumbull
Township with her husband, Dale,
who also died in the accident.
Audrey was born Sept. 10, 1954,
in Nanticoke, to Edward and Victo-
ria (nee: Uranowski) Laskowski.
Audrey Laskowski marriedDale Ca-
labreseonJuly7, 1973, inCoronado,
Calif.
She was a highschool graduate of
the Greater Nanticoke Area schools
anda graduate of Kent State Univer-
sity. She was a longtime nurse at
Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield,
Ohio.
Dale andAudreyhada love of life.
They enjoyed doing everything to-
gether, including going to wineries,
gardening, photography, fishing
and boating. Dale enjoyed hunting,
while Audrey would cook and bake
for her family. They enjoyed travel-
ing and going for walks together
withtheir dog, Burly. Their greatest
love was spending time with their
friends and family, especially their
grandchildren.
Audrey was preceded in death by
her parents.
They are survived by daughters,
Jessica (Aaron) Bable of Montville
Township and Rebecca (Nathan)
Johnston of Hartsgrove Township;
son, Eric (Jeni) Calabrese of Sha-
pleigh, Maine; grandchildren, Za-
chary, Nolan, Samuel, Payton, Oli-
via and Benjamin; sister, Mary (Jer-
ry) Kivler of Nanticoke; brother, Ed-
ward (Marie) Laskowski of
Nanticoke; many nieces and neph-
ews.
Joint visitation will be Monday,
December 12, 2011from2 to 4 and 6
to 8 p.m. in Burr Funeral Home, 116
South St., Chardon, Ohio. AMemo-
rial Service will be held on Tuesday
at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Online condolences at
www.burrservice.com.
Audrey A. Calabrese
Dale A. Calabrese
December 6, 2011
J
ean M. Szklanny, 79, of West
Main Street, Nanticoke, passed
away early Wednesday morning,
December 7, 2011 at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital after a brief ill-
ness.
Born on March 28, 1932, in the
Glen Lyon section of Newport
Township, she was a daughter of the
late Peter and Sophia Rasmus Na-
mowicz. After her marriagetoChes-
ter Szklanny on September 1, 1956
she resided in Nanticoke most of
her life and at her current home
since 1959.
Mrs. Szklanny had been employ-
ed by the former Christy Fashions,
Glen Lyon, for18 years until its clos-
ing and earlier in life at the former
General Cigar Company, Nanti-
coke.
She was a member of St. Faustina
Kowalska Parish, Nanticoke, and
formerly St. Stanislaus Church. She
was also a member of PolishNation-
al Alliance, where she had served as
Treasurer of Council No. 36. Her
main interest in life was her home
and family, she enjoyed crocheting
and the company of her beloved Bi-
chon Frise dog, C.J.
She was preceded in death by her
husband of 40 years, Chester
Szklanny, on May 30, 1997; a broth-
er, Charles (Eddie) Namowicz, and
sisters Lillian Glushefski and Celia
Rish.
Surviving are her sons, Ronald
Szklanny, Nanticoke, and John
Szklannyandhis wife, Lynn, Hanov-
er Township; grandchildren, Jennif-
er Bartleson and her husband, Do-
nald, Pocono Summit, Pa., Lisa
Szklanny, Reading, Pa.; Adam
Szklanny, Easton, Pa., and Lance
Cpl. Michael Szklanny, U.S. Marine
Corps, stationed in Afghanistan.; a
sister, Leona Stavitski, Trenton,
N.J., and a brother, Stanley Namow-
icz, Lansdale, Pa.; several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will begin on
Saturday at 9:30 a.m. fromDavis-Di-
nelli Funeral Home, 170 East Broad
Street, Nanticoke, with a Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.
Faustina Kowalska Parish / Holy
Trinity Church, 520 South Hanover
Street, Nanticoke, with the Rev.
James Nash as celebrant. Interment
will follow in St. Stanislaus Ceme-
tery, Nanticoke.
Visitation will be Saturday from
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, the family
would appreciate contributions in
Jeans memory be made to the Ar-
thritis Foundation, 111 S. Independ-
ence Mall East, Suite 500, Philadel-
phia, PA19106 or to St. Faustina Ko-
walska Parish.
Jean M. Szklanny
December 7, 2011
Arthur Kil-
vitis, 84, of
Moosic,
passed away
with his chil-
dren by his
side, Wednes-
day December
7, 2011, at
Mountain View Care Center,
Scranton, where he was a resident
for the last year.
Born in Moosic, on December
13, 1926 he was the son of the late
Francis and Bertha (Kriger) Kilvi-
tis and his stepfather John Jasie-
necki.
Arthur was a beloved husband,
father, brother and grandfather; he
was a loving, kind and generous
man who always helped his family
andneighbors. Prior tothe passing
of his wife of 53 years, Gertrude
(Stasiak) Kilvitis, who passed
away December 2, 2008, he loved
to travel to his annual Naval re-
unions and going on Sunday rides
with his wife and sister to local ca-
sinos. Arthur was always willingto
help with any home projects, a
master of all trades, and smiling
every minute; he will be deeply
missed.
Arthur was a member of Queen
of the Apostles Parish, Avoca. He
attended Moosic schools, and re-
tired from the Tobyhanna Army
Depot. Arthur servedwiththe U.S.
Navy during World War II as a sig-
nalman aboard the LST687. He re-
ceived the Pacific Theater Ribbon
(four stars) the American Theater
Ribbon, Victory Medal, the Philip-
pines Liberation Ribbon and two
Bronze Stars.
Prior to his illness, he was a mem-
ber of the Minooka American Legion
and the Dupont VFW.
In addition to his parents, and his
wife, Gertrude, Arthur was preceded
in death by his brother Francis Kilvi-
tis and his sister Frances Kilvitis.
He is survived by his son, Rich Kil-
vitis, and his wife, Mary, of Avoca;
daughters, Barbara and her husband,
Kenneth May, of Taylor; and Lori and
her husband, David McAndrew, of
Duryea; granddaughter, Stephanie
Kilvitis, of Lancaster, and grandson,
Kyle May, of Taylor. Also surviving
are his sisters Caroline Basta, of Old
Forge and Theresa Patterson and her
husband, Dave, of Meadville, Pa., and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday, December 10, at 9
a.m. fromKiesinger Funeral Services
Inc., 255 McAlpine St.., Duryea, with
a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. at Queen of the Apostles
Church, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca,
with Fr. Phillip Sladicka officiating.
Friends may call today from 5 to 8
p.m. Interment will be held at Ss. Pe-
ter and Paul Cemetery, Moosic.
Arthurs family wouldlike tothank
the staff of Mountain ViewCare Cen-
ter, Scranton, for the care they gave
Arthur during his residency.
Online condolences may be made
to www.kiesingerfuneralservices-
.com.
Arthur Kilvitis
December 7, 2011
M
r. Stanley J. Modeski, 73, of
West Pittston, formerly of Du-
ryea, passed away Thursday at VNA
Hospice at St. Lukes Villa, Wilkes-
Barre.
Born in Duryea, he was the son of
the late John and Helen Rusick Mo-
deski. He was a graduate of Duryea
High School, class of 1957. He
served in the U.S. Army. Prior to his
retirement, he was employed by the
former Chamberlain Army Ammu-
nition Plant, Scranton.
He was a member of Corpus
Christi Parish, West Pittston. Prior
to moving to West Pittston in 1971,
he resided in Duryea.
He was preceded in death by his
sister Mary Stevenson.
He andhis wife, the former Marie
Musto, celebrated their 45th wed-
ding anniversary this past April 16.
Also surviving are daughter Mi-
chele Pritchard and her husband,
Col. Jack Kently, of Oahu, Hawaii;
son, Michael Modeski, of Dunmore;
daughter Carmela Modeski of
Wyoming and her boyfriend, Kevin
Fox; three grandchildren, John Mi-
chael Pritchard, David Robert
Pritchard and Brycen Taylor Fox;
one great-grandchild, Jace Pritch-
ard; nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be held Monday
at 9 a.m. fromSacred Heart of
Jesus Rectory, Duryea, withMass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Im-
maculate Conception Church, West
Pittston, with Monsignor John
Sempa officiating. Interment will be
in West Pittston Cemetery, West
Pittston. Family and friends may
call Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sa-
credHeart of Jesus Rectory, 529Ste-
phenson St., Duryea. Arrangements
are by the Bernard J. Piontek Funer-
al Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.
Stanley J. Modeski
December 8, 2011
Penn Plaza project continues
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Work continues at the Penn Plaza, where Franks Pizza was once located. A grocery store
is planned for the location. Construction continues on the $2 million development project
at the plaza on South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. According to Michael Kon, property man-
ager for C.V. Limited, the development company that owns the plaza, the project is ex-
pected to be completed in April or May and will include a new grocery store Sav-A-Lot
in the shopping center that once housed an Acme Market. Workers were installing light
standards in the parking lot on Thursday. Kon said the store operated by Volunteers of
America will remain in its current site. For the story on Franks Pizza reopening in its new
location, see Page 9B.
WILKES-BARRE City
police reported the following:
Kathy Chapin reported
Thursday she has been receiv-
ing harassing phone calls at the
Golden Living Center, 50 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. from a male.
John ODonnell reported
Thursday that cash and pre-
scription medication were taken
from T.G.I. Fridays, 880 Kidder
St.
A man tried to steal a bottle
of whiskey from the Pennsylva-
nia Wine & Spirits store in the
South Main Plaza, 379 S. Main
St., on Thursday afternoon. The
merchandise was recovered.
George Fink, 37, of Summit
Street, Edwardsville, will be
cited with harassment after he
allegedly punched Stephen
Miller of Hillside Avenue, Ed-
wardsville, in the face at 80
Wilkes-Barre Township Blvd. on
Thursday afternoon.
Terry Phillips of 137 Park
Ave. reported Wednesday a door
was damaged at his residence.
Matthew Perkins, 19, of
Hartman Road, Hunlock Creek,
was arrested for allegedly pos-
sessing drug paraphernalia in
the area of 754 S. Main St. on
Wednesday and will be charged.
Lynn Bell of Grove St. was
charged Wednesday with public
drunkenness in the area of 95 S.
Washington St.
Samantha Petrancosta of
Scott Street reported Wednes-
day her debit card was used to
make unauthorized purchases.
Beningno Lopez, 55, of
Wyoming Street, was charged
Wednesday with retail theft in
the theft of a can of beer from
Peters Deli at 498 N. Main St..
A white male with a dark
bearing wearing a plaid coat
stole an unknown item from the
Rite Aid store at 33 Public
Square on Wednesday afternoon
PITTSTON A man was
arraigned Thursday in Wilkes-
Barre Central Court on child
endangerment charges after a
fight involving his son.
Scott R. Bottone, 51, of Wood
Street, was charged with en-
dangering the welfare of a child,
simple assault, harassment and
disorderly conduct. He was
released on $5,000 unsecured
bail.
Police allege Bottone struck
his son during a fight outside
the residence on Dec. 7. The
boy was treated at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital, according to
the criminal complaint.
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This is the first time Miser-
icordia has had an internship of
this type.
The Rev. Linda Bryan, pastor
of the Noxen United Methodist
Church, said Mixon has been a
blessing to the community.
WILKES-BARRE
Sentenced for assault
A Plains Township man found
guilty in July by a Luzerne
County jury of 26 charges relat-
ing to a case in which police say
he sexually assaulted a woman
over a 10-year-period was sen-
tenced Wednesday to 25 to 50
years in prison.
Ralph E. Lewis, 34, was sen-
tenced on charges including
rape, aggravated indecent as-
sault, incest and sexual assault
by Luzerne County Senior
Judge Kenneth Brown.
Lewis was charged with as-
saulting the now-27-year-old
woman beginning when she was
8 in 1993. The assaults resulted
in the birth of two children.
The judge said Lewis meets
the criteria of a sexually violent
predator, and must register his
address under Megans Law for
his entire life.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Casey backs LIHEAP
U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-
Scranton, has cosponsored a
bipartisan bill to prevent drastic
cuts in the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program, or
LIHEAP, the main federal pro-
gram that helps low-income
families and seniors on fixed
incomes with their energy bills.
Last year Congress provided a
total of $4.7 billion in LIHEAP
funds, but the administration
has proposed a 45 percent cut as
part of efforts to control spend-
ing, according to a release from
Casey. That would reduce the
allocation to $2.57 billion in
2012.
The proposed legislation
would maintain funding at $4.7
billion. The release said the
program provided energy assist-
ance to 8.9 million households
last year an increase of 54
percent since 2008. A record 9.4
million households are projected
to request assistance next year.
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WASHINGTON The U.S. House on
Thursday passed a bill imposing a ban on a
group of synthetic drugs, including those
often labeled bath salts, that can provoke
extremepsychoticreactions andviolent be-
havior.
The Synthetic Drug Control Act was ap-
proved 317-98.
While states including Pennsylvania
have passed similar bath salts bans and the
federal Drug Enforcement Agency earlier
this year approved a temporary emergency
banonthe drugs, U.S. Rep. TomMarino, R-
LycomingTownship, saidanationwideban
is needed. It takes an illegal drug out of le-
gitimate retail stores that is killing people,
that is killing our young people, Marino
said.
The bill surpassed the two-thirds major-
ity needed because it was brought to the
floor under rules allowing for expedited
passage, but 82 Democrats and 16 Repub-
licans voted no. Some
lawmakers said they
feared the bill was over-
ly broad and would in-
terfere with scientific
and medical research.
But Marinosaidinan
interview before the
vote that, There is no
known reason scientifi-
cally or medically that
there is any use for this
drugother thandanger-
ously getting high.
Asimilar measure is pending in the Sen-
ate, and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, says
he hopes action will be taken soon.
These dangerous substances pose a tre-
mendous risk to our public health, Casey
said via email after the House vote. I am
encouragedthat theHousehastakenaction
and am hopeful that the Senate will move
quickly to pass the legislation I co-spon-
sored to crack down on these deadly drugs
because there is
no time to waste
in this fight.
The legisla-
tion bans chem-
ical compounds,
such as mephe-
drone used in
synthetic drugs
that are com-
monly sold as
bath salts or
plant food and
are essentially substitutes for cocaine, ac-
cording to the office of Rep. Lou Barletta,
R-Hazleton, alsoa proponent of theban. Al-
sobannedare chemical compounds that af-
fect the brain much as marijuana does.
Bath salts destroy many lives in North-
eastern Pennsylvania and beyond because
those who would make them, sell them,
and use them exploited a loophole in the
law, Barletta said in a statement after the
vote.
Incidents of people being sickened or
killed by using bath salts use and engaging
inviolent behaviorwhenhighonthemhave
been on the rise in Pennsylvania and else-
where.
Authorities in Luzerne County saw an
immediatedropinincidentsafterPresident
Judge Thomas F. Burke Jr. in April granted
a permanent injunction banning the sale of
bath salts containing certain chemicals
within the county.
The American Association of Poison
Control Centers says that as of Oct. 31, poi-
soncontrol centers across the countryhave
taken 5,626 calls about exposure to bath
salts, compared to 303 calls during all of
2010.
The association says that the products
have nothing to do with bathing, but con-
tainchemicals that seemtomimic cocaine,
LSD, MDPV and methamphetamine, and
creates a very severe paranoia that some-
times causes users toharmthemselves and
others, the association says.
F EDERAL ACTI ON Legislation aims to ban substances such as so-called bath salts that mimic illegal drugs
House passes synthetic drug act
TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO
Compounds know as bath salts (shown)
are targeted by a U.S. House bill.
By JONATHAN RISKIND
Times Leader Washington Bureau
KINGSTON Budget cuts in Washington,
D.C., dont bode well for local housing author-
ities or the low-income families that depend
on them for affordable places to live.
Dave Fagula, executive director of the Lu-
zerne County Housing Authority, told the
board on Thursday Congress recently passed
a 2012 budget for the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, which
funds the programs and operations of housing
authorities.
Voucher renewal funds were increased
slightly, which is good news for the author-
itys Section 8 voucher program, Fagula said.
He thinks the authority will receive enough
funding to support all the 1,115 current vouch-
ers for Section 8 housing, in which low-in-
come households receive vouchers to pay part
of their rent to participating landlords.
The bad news is that HUD continues to
underfund administrative fees for housing au-
thorities. Last year, the authority received on-
ly 83 cents on the dollar for administration,
compared to HUDs own formula for what
authorities need to operate administratively,
Fagula said.
He said HUD received administrative fund-
ing of $1.5 billion in 2010, $1.47 billion for
2011 and, for 2012, only $1.35 billion.
That translates to an approximate $125,000
cut about 20 percent for the authority.
Right now, we only have four people as-
signed to our rental assistance program and
at one time we had as many as seven, Fagula
said. And theres no relief on any of the ad-
ministrative work we have to do. We still have
to do 1,115 re-exams of income, we still have
to inspect 1,115 units every year, do all the
paperwork associated with it and everything
else.
Fagula said a HUD study showed that na-
tionally there is a $25 billion backlog in hous-
ing authority modernization needs, which
cover things such as replacement of roofs,
windows, sidewalks and fixtures.
Despite the need, modernization funding
for the county authority was reduced to $1.68
million this year from about $2 million last
year, and Fagula said he expects the funding
to dip to about $1.5 million for 2012.
Federal cuts
to affect county
housing agency
Luzerne County Housing Authority will get
less for administrative costs in 2012, local
official says, while work load stays same.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
[email protected]
WILKES-BARRE ALuzerne Coun-
ty judge on Thursday ruled in favor of
The Citizens Voice newspaper in a def-
amation case that was filed by an area
businessman.
The ruling by Judge Joseph Van Jura
in a case filed by Thomas Joseph Sr. ne-
gates a $3.5 million verdict that was
originally entered in 2006 against the
newspaper by former Judge Mark Cia-
varella.
That verdict was overturned in 2009
by the state Superior Court based on
evidence the case had been improperly
steered to Ciavarella by former Judge
Michael Conahan, who was Ciavarel-
las co-defendant in a corruption case
filed in 2009. Both judges are currently
serving lengthy federal prison sentenc-
es related to that case.
Joseph and his son, Thomas Joseph
Jr., filed suit against the newspaper in
2002, claiming their reputations were
damaged by a series of articles publish-
ed in 2001. The men said the articles,
which cited anonymous sources, false-
ly alleged that Joseph was under inves-
tigation for utilizing two of his busi-
nesses tolaunder moneyfor reputedlo-
cal mobster William Billy DElia and
others.
Van Jura heard testimony during a
non-jury trial held in May. In his ruling,
the judge did not directly address the
issue of whether the articles contained
false information. The verdict was
based on Van Juras determination that
Joseph and his son did not suffer any
financial or other harm as a result of
the articles.
Under state law, persons filing a def-
amation claim must show that the in-
formation reported was false and that
the publication of the information im-
paired their reputation and/or result-
ed in financial harm.
Van Jura said he did not find to be
credible the testimony of Thomas Jo-
seph Sr. or the junior Joseph that the
articles damaged their reputations.
Joseph Sr. provide no, or insuffi-
cient, evidence, beyond his own testi-
mony, that anyone in his community
cared about his alleged ties to orga-
nized crime, his long friendship with
reputed mobster DElia or the fact that
he was being investigated, Van Jura
said. To the contrary, witnesses who
testified for Joseph Sr. testified une-
quivocally that nothing in the article
causedthemtohave a lesser viewof Jo-
sephs reputation.
Van Jura made a similar finding for
Thomas Joseph Jr., saying he present-
ed no witnesses who said they had a
lesser opinion of himbased on the arti-
cles.
Timothy Hinton, attorney for The
Citizens Voice, applauded the judges
decision.
It has takennearly10years toobtain
a fair and just verdict in this case, Hin-
ton said.
George Croner, attorney for the Jo-
sephs, did not return a phone message
Thursday.
Judges ruling reverses $3.5 million verdict against CV
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
[email protected]
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was announced that the campaign raised $4,030,120 from individual and corporate donations.
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BELLEFONTE Former
Penn State assistant football
coach Jerry Sandusky emerged
froman overnight jail stay Thurs-
day after posting bail on new
charges that he sexually abused
two additional boys, including
one who said Sandusky assault-
ed him in his basement while his
cries for help went unheeded.
Sandusky was driven from the
Centre County jail to his home in
the back seat of a gray sedan in
the middle of a three-car convoy.
The former coach kept his gaze
straight ahead, clutching a ma-
nila envelope, during the short
car ride.
He then went inside without
answering questions from re-
porters.
Sandusky was arrested
Wednesday and charged with 12
new child sex abuse counts in-
volving two new alleged victims.
In all, he faces more than 50
charges. He has maintained his
innocence.
Sandusky secured his release
using $200,000 in real estate
holdings and a $50,000 certified
check provided by his wife, Dot-
tie, according to online court re-
cords. He will be subject to elec-
tronic monitoring under the
terms of his release.
The new allegations against
Sandusky were detailed in grand
jury report released Wednesday
that alleges the former coach
used the charity he founded to
gain access to at-risk boys, then
use gifts to groomthemfor even-
tual sexual contact.
In interviews after his initial
arrest last month, Sandusky de-
nied sexually assaulting children
but acknowledged showering
and engaging in horseplay
with them.
The latest accusers are the
ninth and 10th alleged victims
described in grand jury reports
that claim Sandusky befriended
and then molested boys he met
through The Second Mile char-
ity.
One of the new accusers said
Sandusky kept him in a base-
ment bedroom during overnight
visits to Sanduskys home, forced
him to perform sex acts and as-
saulted him.
The victimtestified that on at
least one occasion he screamed
for help, knowing that Sandus-
kys wife was upstairs, but no one
ever came to help him, the
grand jury report said.
Sandusky was charged last
month with abusing eight boys,
some on campus, over 15 years.
PENN STATE ABUSE SCANDAL
Sandusky released on bail
AP PHOTO
Jerry Sandusky gets out of a car in front of his State College
home on Thursday after spending a night in jail.
Former PSU assistant football
coach spent night in jail after
arraignment on new charges.
By MARK SCOLFORO
and GENARO C. ARMAS
Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE The
wife of ex-Penn State assistant
coach Jerry Sandusky said
Thursday that her husband is
innocent of the child sex abuse
allegations against himand that
his accusers are making up their
stories.
Dottie Sanduskys comments
were the first she has made since
her husband was arrested last
month and accused of molesting
boys he met
through a char-
ity he founded
for troubled
youth.
She released
the statement
through her
husbands law-
yer a day after a grand jury report
said one alleged victimscreamed
in vain for her to help himwhile
Sandusky attacked himin a base-
ment bedroom.
Dottie Sandusky said she is
devastated by the accusations
and that no such incident oc-
curred.
I amso sad anyone would
make such a terrible accusation
which is absolutely untrue, she
said. We dont knowwhy these
young men have made these false
accusations, but we want every-
one to knowthey are untrue.
She added that she and her
husband love children and have
always tried to help and care for
them, and would never do any-
thing to hurt them.
Ex-coachs wife says he wouldnt hurt kids
By MARK SCOLFORO
and GENARO C. ARMAS
Associated Press
Dottie Sandusky
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Payroll tax tiff continues
T
he Senate rejected dueling Demo-
cratic and Republican plans for
extending the Social Security payroll
tax on Thursday as partisan skirmish-
ing continued over a cornerstone of
President Barack Obamas plan for
breathing life back into the American
job market.
House Speaker John Boehner said
Thursday hes confident that Repub-
licans are ready to move on legislation
continuing a payroll tax cut, but the
GOP remained on a collision course
with Obama over a side issue.
Republicans want to couple contin-
uation of the cut with a provision that
would assure construction of an oil
pipeline from Canada to Texas a
move Obama has said would lead to a
veto.
The president said he would delay
his Hawaiian vacation and stay in
Washington as long as it takes to win
extensions of the payroll tax cut and
jobless benefits for the long-term un-
employed.
MOSCOW
Putin criticizes Clinton
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin, facing the possibility of nation-
wide protests against his rule, on
Thursday accused U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton of instigating
demonstrators in the wake of the dis-
puted parliamentary election.
The comments came as opposition
supporters largely stayed off the streets
after three nights of sizeable protests.
No protests were seen in Moscow and
only a small one where 10 people were
arrested was reported in St. Peters-
burg.
Putin, in televised remarks, accused
the U.S. of encouraging and funding
the Russians protesting the alleged
election fraud in Sundays elections.
TEHRAN, IRAN
Video of drone shown
Iranian state TV broadcast video
Thursday of what it said was the high-
tech U.S. drone that Tehran says its
forces downed earlier this week, and
lodged a diplomatic complaint over the
violation of its airspace.
The beige-colored drone appeared
intact and undamaged.
In Washington, Capt. John Kirby, a
Pentagon spokesman, said U.S. military
officials and others were studying the
imagery but would have no further
comment.
WASHINGTON
Holder told to fire people
Republican lawmakers told Attorney
General Eric Holder on Thursday to
fire some Justice Department sub-
ordinates over the flawed arms-traffick-
ing investigation called Operation Fast
and Furious.
At a House Judiciary Committee
hearing, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner of
Wisconsin said impeachment is an
option if Holder does not clean up this
mess quickly.
Sensenbrenner and other Repub-
licans hold the attorney general respon-
sible for the operation, in which federal
agents failed to track illicitly purchased
weapons that were later recovered in
Mexico and the U.S., many of them at
crime scenes.
The attorney general said it was
inexcusable for the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to
use a controversial tactic known as
gun-walking in its effort to identify
and prosecute major arms trafficking
networks along the Southwest border.
The Justice Department has long pro-
hibited the tactic.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Saving mans best friend in Colombia
A man carries a dog through flood
waters Thursday in the Bosa district of
Bogota, Colombia. Officials say flood-
ing caused by the heavy rains has
forced 3,500 families from homes
near Bogota.
BLACKSBURG, Va. A gunman
killed a police officer in a Virginia Tech
parking lot Thursday and then appar-
ently shot himself to death nearby in a
baffling attack that shook up the cam-
pus nearly five years after it was the
scene of the deadliest shooting ram-
page in modern U.S. history.
The shooting took place on the same
day Virginia Tech officials were in
Washington, fighting a government
fine over their alleged mishandling of
the 2007 bloodbath where 33 people
were killed. Before it became clear that
the gunman in Thursdays attack was
dead, the school applied the lessons
learned during the last tragedy, locking
down the campus and using a high-tech
alert system to warn students and fac-
ulty members to stay indoors.
In light of the turmoil and trauma
and the tragedy suffered by this cam-
pus by guns, I can only say words dont
describe our feelings and theyre elu-
sive at this point in time, university
president Charles
Steger said. Our
hearts are broken
again for the fam-
ily of our police of-
ficer.
The officer was
killed after pulling
a driver over in a
traffic stop. The
gunman who
was not involved in
the traffic stop
walked into the
parking lot and
ambushed the offi-
cer. Police did not
knowwhat the mo-
tive was.
A law enforce-
ment official who
spoke on the con-
dition of anonymi-
ty confirmed the gunman was dead, but
wouldnt say how he died.
While authorities wouldnt confirm
specific details about the gunman, they
released a timeline of events.
At about 12:15 p.m., the officer called
in the traffic stop. After a few minutes
passed without hearing from the offi-
cer, dispatch tried to get in touch with
him, but didnt get a response. About 15
minutes later, police received the first
call from a witness who said an officer
had been shot at the Cassell Coliseum
parking lot and the gunman had fled on
foot.
Local, state and federal officials re-
sponded immediately. At 1p.m., an offi-
cer saw a suspicious man in a parking
lot known as The Cage. The man had a
gunshot wound and a gun was nearby.
Authorities said they responded to nu-
merous other calls of suspicious activ-
ity, but found that there were no other
threats and lifted the campus
lockdown, about four hours
after the initial alerts.
Asked if police were still
looking for the shooter, state
police Sgt. Robert Carpentie-
ri said: I think the investiga-
tors feel confident that weve
located the person. I cant
give you specifics and I dont
want to confirm that but you
can kind of read between the
lines so I wont specifically
address that question.
The officer, who wasnt im-
mediately identified, had
served on the campus police
force for four years. State po-
lice were still investigating
whether he had been specifi-
cally targeted. The campus
force has about 50 officers
and 20 full- and part-time se-
curity guards.
At the time of the shoot-
ings, students were preparing
for exams when they were
suddenly told to hunker
down. Heavily armed officers
swarmed the campus as caravans of
SWAT vehicles and other police cars
with emergency lights flashing pa-
trolled nearby.
A lot of people, especially toward
the beginning were scared, said Jared
Brumfield, a 19-year-old freshman from
Culpeper, Va., who was locked in the
Squires Student Center.
The university sent updates about
every 30 minutes, regardless of wheth-
er they had any new information,
school spokesman Mark Owczarski
said.
Harry White, 20, a junior physics ma-
jor, said he was in line for a sandwich at
a restaurant in a campus building when
he received the text message alert.
White said he didnt panic, thinking
instead about a false alarmabout a pos-
sible gunman that locked down the
campus in August. White used an in-
door walkway to go to a computer lab
in an adjacent building, where he
checked news reports.
I decided to just check to see how
serious it was. I saw its actually some-
one shooting someone, not something
false, something that looks like a gun,
White said.
The school was a bit quieter than
usual because classes ended Wednes-
day. About 20,000 of the universitys
30,000 students were on campus when
the officer was shot. Exams, set to be-
gin Friday, were postponed.
CAMPUS VI OL ENCE Shooting upsets school almost 5 years after a rampage that left 33 dead
Man kills officer, self at Va. Tech
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Va. Tech gunman kills officer, later found dead
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attack on a campus that was the scene of the deadliest shootings in modern U.S. history.
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By ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON
and ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
In light of
the turmoil
and trauma
and the trag-
edy suffered
by this cam-
pus by guns,
I can only
say words
dont de-
scribe our
feelings .
Charles Steger
University president
WASHINGTON Texting
while driving increased 50 per-
cent last year and two out of 10
drivers say theyve sent text mess-
ages or emails while behind the
wheel despite a rush by states to
ban the practice, the National
Traffic Safety Administration said
Thursday
An annual study conducted in
2010 by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration of
drivers observed at selected stop-
lights andintersections foundthat
at any given time just under 1per-
cent were texting or manipulating
hand-held devices, such as using a
Web-capable smart phone or cell
phone to view travel directions,
checke-mails or calendar appoint-
ments, or surf the Internet,
manual dialing, playing hand-held
games, and holding phones in
front of their faces. But the activ-
ity increased to .9 percent of driv-
ers, up from .6 percent the previ-
ous year.
The share of drivers speaking
into headsets was also up 9 per-
cent and had increased by the
same amount. But drivers talking
into hand-held cell phones re-
mained flat at 5 percent.
Eighteen percent of drivers said
theyve sent text messages or
emails while driving, according to
the results of a national telephone
survey by NHTSA of over 6,000
drivers aged 18 or older. The sur-
vey was conducted a year ago and
released Thursday. Among driv-
ers 21 to 24 years old, half said
theyve texted behind the wheel.
The survey also found that
most drivers will answer a phone
call while driving and most will
continue to drive after answering.
Texting behind wheel up by half
AP FILE PHOTO
Texting while driving increased 50 percent last year; two out of 10
drivers say theyve sent text messages or emails while driving.
Increase comes despite state
laws banning the practice as
contributing to crashes.
By JOAN LOWY
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. AlabamaRepublicans who
pushed through the nations toughest law against ille-
gal immigrants are having second thoughts amid a
backlash from big business, fueled by the embarrass-
ing traffic stops of two foreign employees tied to the
states prized Honda and Mercedes plants.
The Republican attorney general is calling for some
of the strictest parts of it to be repealed.
Some Republican lawmakers say they now want to
make changes in the law that was pushed quickly
through the legislature.
Gov. Robert Bentley, who signed the law, said hes
contacting foreign executives to tell them they and
their companies are still welcome in Alabama.
We are not anti-foreigncompanies. We are very pro-
foreign companies, he said.
Luther Strange, the attorney general whos defend-
ingthe lawincourt, this weekrecommendedrepealing
sections that makeit acrimefor anillegal immigrant to
fail to carry registration documents and that require
public schools to collect information on the immigra-
tion status of students.
Both sections have been put on hold temporarily by
a federal court.
Two foreign workers for Honda and Mercedes were
recently stopped by police for failing to carry proof of
legal residency.
The cases were quickly dropped, but not without
lots of international attention that Alabama officials
didnt want.
Alabama GOP retreats
on immigration rules
By PHILLIP RAWLS
Associated Press
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SCRANTON In a 5-year-old
case spanning two counties, a
Dunmore man and his wife filed
suit in federal court Wednesday
alleging the man was injured at
the Pittston Tomato Festival
when a National Guard Humvee
on display rolled into the crowd
James Brennan and his wife,
Mary Ann, contend the husband
and his mother-in-law, Marian
Carter a third plaintiff in the
case attended the Tomato Fes-
tival as business invitees in Au-
gust 2006.
AHumvee owned by the Penn-
sylvania Army National Guard
based in West Pittston rolled
from its display into a crowd of
people, including James Bren-
nan and Carter. The vehicle was
supposed to be under the control
of Lester William Maxwell, the
suit says.
The Humvee rolled forward
down an incline off the curb and
rolled into spectators who were
present at the Pittston Tomato
Festival, according to the com-
plaint. Mr. Brennan was injured
as he was trying to hold back the
Hummer as it pushed people
down hill, while Carter was in-
jured after being knocked to the
ground in the melee of people
fleeing from the rolling Hum-
mer.
The suit contends the incident
resulted from negligence by the
National Guard, the Tomato Fes-
tival and Maxwell and seeks un-
specified compensatory damag-
es.
The complaint filed Wednes-
day mirrors one filed in federal
court in August 2008. The case
had originated in Lackawanna
County Court but was moved to
federal court because of the invol-
vement of the National Guard.
After 19 months of legal ma-
neuvers, U.S. District Judge
James Munley ordered a stay of
the case until the plaintiffs ex-
hausted their administrative re-
medies and file another com-
plaint.
Wednesdays paperwork
claimed those administrative re-
medies have been exhausted,
prompting the new filing of the
complaint.
Lawsuit: Guard Humvee injured 2 at Tomato Festival
By MARK GUYDISH
[email protected]
PLYMOUTH TWP. The
townships proposed2012 budget
of $3.8 million is more than five
times bigger than the 2011spend-
ing plan of $710,000, an increase
due to the considerable damage
from several floods this year.
But the budget includes no tax
increase, Supervisor Chairwo-
man Gale Conrad said at the su-
pervisors meeting Monday
night. The Federal Emergency
Management Agency will fund
the additional expense to repair
damage fromfloodinginJuly, Au-
gust andSeptember, accordingto
township officials.
The total cost for the flood re-
covery projects is estimated to be
between $3 million and $4 mil-
lion.
The pro-
posed spending
plan is open for
public review
until the super-
visors vote on
whether to
adopt the bud-
get at a meeting
Dec. 27 at 10:30
a.m.
The current
real estate tax
rate is 0.756of a
mill, with 0.079
of a mill for gen-
eral purposes,
0.081 for fire
protection,
0.046for street lights and0.55for
unfunded debt services.
Also at the supervisors meet-
ing, officials said the work on
Mountain Road, as well as the de-
bris collectionfromthe floodmit-
igation, has been completed. The
FEMA funding for the disaster
cleanup came to $450,000. Also,
12 project worksheets have al-
ready been submitted to FEMA.
There are six to eight additional
worksheets that will be sent infor
payment, as well.
The borough will send a letter
of intent to the state, as well as to
FEMA, today asking for assist-
ance on behalf of the homes that
sustained damage from flooding
but fell below the 50 percent
damage level. The homes with
structural damage in excess of 50
percent are currently awaiting an
official grant, which is expected
to arrive before the end of the
month.
Conrad said the borough also
would like to redo the sewer sys-
tem and is looking for the fund-
ing.
Officials announced the geo-
technology and hydrology study
of Tilbury Terrace will start with-
in the next couple of days.
The study is expected to be
completed within the next two
weeks. After the study, the sub-
base for the Tilbury Terrace reno-
vationwill begin. Pavingis sched-
uled for next spring.
Alan Baranski of NEPA Alli-
ance, noting that on Nov. 8, the
boroughs home rule charter
passed, reported the government
study has dissolved as of Nov. 15.
PLYMOUTH TWP.
FEMA funds
boost flood
recovery
Township budget swells with
federal money to repair
damage from several floods.
By SUSAN BETTINGER
Times Leader Correspondent
Also at the
supervisors
meeting,
officials said
the work on
Mountain
Road, as well
as the debris
collection
from the flood
mitigation,
has been
completed.
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HARRISBURG Offering no
reasons for its action, the State
Government Committee on
Thursday postponed release of
Pennsylvanias congressional re-
districting maps until Monday.
We are still working out some
details, said Steve Miskin,
House GOP spokesman. The
House, Senate and governor are
workingtogethertoget thisdone.
Unfortunately, each change, no
matter how slight, has a tremen-
dous ripple effect. We are making
progress and hope to have a map
Monday to be unveiled.
The Legislative Reapportion-
ment Committee, thespecial pan-
el in charge of state legislative re-
districting, isslatedtovoteonafi-
nal plan Monday.
Theofficeof StateGovernment
Committee ChairmanDaryl Met-
calfe said the only information it
had at the moment was that the
committee staff was told to with-
drawthe bill.
Theredistrictingbill is nolong-
er on the committee schedule,
Miskin said. Candidates running
in the 2012 election may start cir-
culating their nominating pet-
itions on Jan. 24.
InareleasefromthePennsylva-
nia Democratic Party, spokesper-
son Lindsay Fritchman said the
process has already been criti-
cized for its lack of speed and
transparency, and this extension
whichwill pushthevotes onthe
newmapintothe verylast days of
the legislative session aggra-
vates those complaints.
Thesestallingtactics fromthe
Republicans in Harrisburg are
just the latest in a partisan redis-
trictingscheme that puts protect-
ingRepublicans beforerepresent-
ing Pennsylvanians, Fritchman
said. From all reports, the maps
will be heavily gerrymandered,
with districts snaking halfway
across the state and carving up
communities to pack in Republi-
can voters.
Erik Arneson, communica-
tions and policy director for Sen-
ate Majority Leader Dominic Pi-
leggi, said the process has been
openandtransparent fromthebe-
ginning. He said public hearings
were held earlier in the year.
Mullery upset with plan
State Rep. Gerald Mullery, D-
Newport Township, challenged
state Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-Butler
Township, toop-
pose the redis-
tricting plan
that splits the
Hazleton area.
If the legisla-
tive redistrict-
ing plan is ap-
proved Monday,
Mullery said, it
will split the
people of the
116th Legisla-
tive District into
two districts.
Mullery said
that despite the
organization
and cooperative effort provided
by local government officials and
private enterprise, Greater Ha-
zleton has struggled to obtain
county, state and federal funds.
How can these struggles be
eased by fracturing the regions
representation in Harrisburg?
Mullery asked. Ms. Toohils si-
lenceontheredistrictingplanhas
been deafening.
ReachedlaterThursday, Toohil
saidinastatement that redistrict-
ingiscontrolledbyafive-member
commission in Harrisburg and in
addition to the 116th, 252 other
seats are in flux.
I am deeply saddened at the
potential lossof anyof mymunici-
palities, Toohil wrote in her
emailed response. I have contin-
ually fought to keepall of my con-
stituents. Boththe Mayor of Free-
land and the Mayor of West Ha-
zleton have circulated petitions
tokeepmeastheir staterepresen-
tative, which is an acknowledg-
ment that I am not afraid of hard
work and that Imnot a lazy legis-
lator.
Release of congressional redistricting maps postponed
By BILL OBOYLE
[email protected]
If the legisla-
tive redis-
tricting plan
is approved
Monday, Mul-
lery said, it
will split the
people of the
116th Legisla-
tive District
into two dis-
tricts.
HARRISBURGThestateLi-
quor Control Board said it has
pulled an ad meant to warn peo-
ple about the links between
heavy drinking and rape.
The ad featured an image of a
womans legs ona bathroomfloor
with her underwear pulled down
to her ankles, and the words she
couldnt say no.
Aspokeswoman for the Liquor
Control Board said the ad was
pulled Wednesday evening after
complaints.
Some critics say the ad blamed
women for being victims, but
other experts on rape say it was a
frank but necessary discussion of
a huge problem.
Several other ads in the cam-
paign warning about the dangers
of heavy drinking are still being
used.
Pa. liquor
board
pulls ad
on rape
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Burial 11 a.m. today in Holy Trinity
Church, Nanticoke. . Family and
friends are asked to go directly to
the church this morning.
DENMON Kenneth, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Nulton Funeral Home
Inc., 5749 SR 309, Beaumont.
KISHBACH Linda Jane, cele-
bration of her life 5 p.m. Saturday
in the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral
Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Sha-
vertown. The family will receive
friends 4 until 5 p.m. in the
funeral home.
MALESKY Julie, celebration of
life 8:30 a.m. today in McLaugh-
lins, 142 S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass at
9:30 a.m. in the Church of St.
Patrick, Wilkes-Barre.
MALONEY Ronald, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the Jendrzejewski Funer-
al Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-
Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Fatima
Parish at St. Mary Church of the
Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-
Barre.
MASONIS Edward, friends may
call 5 to 7 p.m. today in the
Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home
Inc., 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville,
with a blessing service at 7 p.m.
MAZZANTI Evelyn, memorial
service 11 a.m. today in Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 10
a.m. until the time of service at
the church.
RIBAR Joseph Sr., funeral 9:30
a.m. today in the Wroblewski
Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming
Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Family
Parish, 574 Bennett St., Luzerne.
SHOCK Joseph, funeral 10 a.m.
today in the McCune Funeral
Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd.,
Mountain Top.
ZURAF Walter, funeral 10 a.m.
today in the Michael J. Mikelski
Funeral Home, 293 S. River St.,
Plains Township.
FUNERALS
C
athy A. (Kramer) Auge, 47, of
Center Township, passed away
Tuesday December, 6, 2011 at her
residence.
BorninLandingville, Pa., shewas
a daughter of the late Nelson E. and
Doris E. (Berger) Kramer.
She was a 1983 graduate of Read-
ing Senior High School, Reading.
Cathy is survivedby her children,
Erika and James Auge; sisters, Ter-
rie Yackoski and Nancy Klein;
brothers, David and Ricky Kramer;
granddaughter, Peyton Piontek;
and 11 nieces and nephews.
Memorial Services will be held
Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 11
a.m. in St. Johns Gernants UCC
Memorial, 12 Gernants Church
Road, Leesport, Pa.
Friends and relatives may pay
their respects to the family from10
a.m. until time of service in the
church. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family re-
quested that contribution may be
made in Cathys memory to Amer-
ican Cancer Society, 498 Bellevue
Ave., Reading, PA 19605 or to the
church at the above address.
Henninger Funeral Home Inc.,
Reading, is in charge of arrange-
ments. For online condolences,
please visit www. henningerfuneral-
home.com.
Cathy A. (Kramer) Auge
December 6, 2011
H
elen Franchak Cherkis, 93, of
Wilkes-Barre Township, en-
teredintoEternal Life onDecember
5, 2011.
Her husband, Walter S. Cherkis,
of 31 years, passed away in Decem-
ber 14, 1972.
Born in Rhone, Pa., she was the
daughter of the late Stephen and Ju-
lia Laca Franchak.
She was educated in the Hanover
Township Area Public School Sys-
tem. She was employed for 30 years
in the Eberhard-Faber Manufactur-
ing Co., Mountain Top. She was a
faithful and dedicated member of
St. John the Baptist Orthodox
Church, Hanover section of Nanti-
coke.
In addition to her parents and
husband, she was preceded in death
by her sisters: Mary Rusinko and
Anna Rishkofski; her brothers,
John, Andrew, Michael and Ste-
phen.
Surviving are her daughters, Do-
reen Cherkis, with whom she lived
and her granddaughter, Christina;
her daughter Sonja Kay and hus-
band Thomas, and their daughter,
Leanne Harrison, and granddaught-
er, Anya; her sister, Julia Rishkofski;
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 8:45a.m. from the Si-
mon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136
Maffett St., Plains, witha DivineLit-
urgy with Requiem Services at 9:30
a.m. in St. John the Baptist Ortho-
dox Church, 106 Welles St., Hanov-
er section of Nanticoke, with the
Rev. Adam Sexton, Pastor and Very
Rev David Shewczyk officiating. In-
terment will follow in Oak Lawn
Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Family and friends may call from
2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Parastas
service will be at 6:30 p.m.
Her family asks that flowers be
omitted.
Helen Cherkis
December 5, 2011
KIMMARIE HARRISON, 51, of
Nanticoke, passed away into Eter-
nal Life on Monday, December 5,
2011. She was the wife for 30 years
to Michael Thomas Harrison of
Nanticoke.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Edwards and
Russin Funeral Home, 717 Main
St., Edwardsville.
ROSEMARY LYONS NOVIS, of
Pittston, passed away Wednesday,
December 7, 2011, in Timber
Ridge Health Care Center, Wilkes-
Barre. Born in Newark, N.J., she
was the daughter of the late Leo
and Margaret McCullough Lyons.
Rosemary enjoyed playing bingo
and watching the Green Bay Pack-
ers. In addition to her parents, Ro-
semary was preceded in death by
her companion, Walter Cooker
France; ex-husband, Kenneth No-
vis, and her brother, Leo Lyons.
She leaves behind daughters,
Dawn Lyons, Kimberly Guzzy,
Brenda Davis, and Danielle Em-
rich; son, FrankNovis, sister Cathy
Asay, 16 grandchildren, 2 great-
grandchildren, and many nieces
and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8
p.m. on Saturday, December 10,
2011. Interment will be at the con-
venience of the family. Funeral ar-
rangements are entrusted to the
Ruane & Regan Funeral Home, 18
Kennedy St., Pittston.
MR. JOHN J. SMALTZ, 52, of
Lee Park Avenue, Hanover Town-
ship, passed away unexpectedly
Friday, December 2, 2011at his res-
idence. Born September 2, 1959 in
Holmes, Pa., he was the son of
John E. and Margaret (Sullivan)
Smaltz, of Englewood, Fla. He was
employed as a mason in the local
construction industry. John was
precededindeathby a brother, Mi-
chael. In addition to his parents,
John and Margaret, he is survived
by a daughter, Jenna Patrice of
NewYork City, three sisters, Kath-
leen Marquart of Boise, Idaho;
Margaret DAntonio of Plymouth
Meeting, Pa., and Theresa Bing-
ham of Stephenville, Texas; eight
nieces and nephews.
Per Johnsrequest, his remains
have been cremated and returned
to his parents to be scattered or in-
urned with his brothers cremated
remains in Florida. A memorial
service for family and friends will
be held at a date to be determined
in the future. The John V. Morris
Family is honored to care for John
and his family at this time.
EDWARD C. WIEGAND, of
White Haven, passed away on Fri-
day, December 2, 2011.
A Memorial Service will be
held on Saturday, December 10, at
noon, at McCune Funeral Home,
80 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain
Top. Relatives andfriends may call
on Saturday from10 a.m. until the
time of the service at the funeral
home. View the full obituary at
mccunefuneralserviceinc.com.
R
achael C. (DeGrose) Lispi of
PittstonpassedawayonDecem-
ber 7, 2011. She is survived by her
husband, Guido (Ted) Lispi. To-
gether they had celebrated 59 years
of marriage.
Born in Pittston, she was the
daughter of the late Margaret (Gra-
ziano) DeGrose and Luigi DeGrose.
She was a graduate of Pittston Area
High School.
Shewas employedas ashoesales-
person and worked many years in
the garment industry in Pittston.
She was an excellent seamstress,
homemaker and cook of traditional
Italian food. She was a member of
St. Roccos Church, Pittston.
She was preceded in death by
brothers, Michael DeGrose, Samuel
DeGrose, Albert DeGrose, Louis
DeGrose and sister Ann DeGrose
Hrycena.
She is also survived by her son,
Raymond M. Lispi, and his wife,
Brenda; her daughter, Linda Lizza;
her grandchildren, Lee Lispi andhis
wife, Sarah; Tina Lispi; Briana Lizza
and AJ Lizza; her Aunt Louise Gra-
ziano, as well as numerous cousins,
nieces and nephews, and one god-
child, Luann DeGrose
Funeral services are entrusted
toGrazianoFuneral Home Inc., Pitt-
ston Township.
Viewing hours will be held on
Sunday, December 11, 2011 from 3
to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Funeral Services will begin at the
funeral home onMondayDecember
12, 2011 at 9 a.m.
AMass of ChristianBurial will be
held at St. Joseph Morello Parish at
St. Roccos R.C. Church, Pittston, at
9:30 a.m.
Interment will follow at the Ital-
ian Independent Cemetery in
Wyoming. Friends may call Sunday
from 3 to 6 p.m.
Rachael Lispi
December 7, 2011
J
. Eugene Gene Zim, 76, a resi-
dent of Swoyersville, passed
away unexpectedly on Tuesday af-
ternoon, December 6, 2011, at his
residence.
His loving wife is Joan A. (Sa-
pack) Zim. Together, Gene andJoan
celebratedtheir 52ndweddinganni-
versary on April 11, 2011.
Born on February 2, 1935, in
Swoyersville, Gene was the son of
the late Joseph and Susan (Rusin-
ko) Zim.
Gene was raised in Swoyersville
and was a graduate of the former
Swoyersville High School, Class of
1953. He later went on to further his
education at Penn State University,
Lehman Campus, where he ac-
quired his Associates Degree in
Electrical Engineering.
A retired career veteran of the
United States Army, Gene honor-
ably served his country during both
the Korean Conflict and the Persian
Gulf War, where he was involved
with Operation Desert Storm. For
some time during his service, Gene
was an Army Reservist, stationed
with the 402nd Military Police,
based out of Hanover Township.
Gene was a decorated veteran
who was the recipient of the Army
Commendation Medal, the Army
Service Ribbon, the National Ser-
vice Defense Medal, the Southwest
Asia Service Medal, andmany other
awards and decorations. Gene re-
tired from the U.S. Army with the
rank of Sergeant onJune 7, 1991, fol-
lowing31years of active andreserve
service.
Prior to his retirement in 2002,
Gene was employed by Lord & Tay-
lor, Wilkes-Barre, as their lead elec-
trical-mechanical engineer. He prid-
ed himself in being well versed in
his knowledge of electrical engi-
neering and mechanics.
In his earlier years, Gene worked
for the National Security Agency in
Fort Meade, Maryland.
A man of faith, Gene was a mem-
ber of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic
Church, Swoyersville.
Gene was a longtime volunteer
firefighter with the Swoyersville
No. 2 Volunteer Fire Company. Be-
ing that the No. 2 fire company was
founded and built by his grandfa-
ther, father and five of his uncles,
Gene began his membership with
the No.2 fire company at the early
age of 10 years old.
Amanof manyenjoyments, Gene
was an avid fisherman who always
enjoyed when he was able to get out
and go fishing. He also enjoyed
watching football and was a die-
hard fan of the Washington Red-
skins.
Family was the center of Genes
life and he cherished each moment
he had with his loved ones. He held
a special place in his heart for his
grandchildren and always looked
forward to spending time with
them.
In addition to his parents, Joseph
and Susan Zim, Gene was also pre-
ceded in death by his beloved infant
daughter, Kristen Holly Zim, who
passed away on December 31, 1973.
In addition to his loving wife,
Joan, Gene is survived by his son,
Christopher Zim, and his wife, Kris-
ten, of Swoyersville; his grandchil-
dren, Christopher, Abigail andNoah
Zim, all of Swoyersville; numerous
nieces, nephews and friends.
Relatives and friends are re-
spectfully invited to attend
the funeral which will be conducted
on Monday, December 12, 2011 at
9:30 a.m. from the Wroblewski Fu-
neral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming
Avenue, Forty Fort, followed by a
Mass of Christian Burial to be cele-
brated at 10 a.m. in Holy Trinity
Church, 116 Hughes Street,
Swoyersville.
Interment with the Rite of Com-
mittal will follow in Holy Trinity
Cemetery, Swoyersville, where Mil-
itary Honors will be accordedby the
United States Army.
Family and friends are invited to
call on Sunday, December 11, 2011
from4 to7 p.m. at the funeral home.
For additional information or to
sendthe familyof Mr. J. Eugene Zim
an online message of condolence,
you may visit the funeral home web-
site www.wroblewskifuneralhome-
.com.
J. Eugene Gene Zim
December 6, 2011 Judy Lugiano, 62,
of Sperry, Iowa,
died on Novem-
ber 25, 2011, at
her home.
Born October
18, 1949, in
Wilkes-Barre, she
was the daughter of the late Frank
and Dorothy Robson Lugiano. She
was a graduate of GAR High School
in Wilkes-Barre. She received her
masters degree in Physical Educa-
tion in 1979 from Truman State Uni-
versity. She taught Physical Educa-
tion for Bishop Hoban High School.
After moving to Iowa, Judy
worked for the Iowa Department of
Transportation for 20 years before re-
tiring in 2009. She was of the Chris-
tian faith. She loved spending time
outdoors, playing softball, photogra-
phy, planting trees, landscaping and
hiking. She also had a love for the
ocean and animals.
She was a University of Notre
Dame and NewYork Yankees fan. Ju-
dy was a great friend to everyone and
lovedtohelpothers. One of her great-
est joys in life was to love and care for
people outside of her family that she
called her own.
She was preceded in death by her
parents. As per Judys request crema-
tion has been accorded.
Survivors include her friend and
lifelong loving partner, Rita Lesczyn-
ski, of Burlington; six brothers, Joe
Lugiano of Cary, N.C.; Frank Bud
Lugiano of Indian Harbour Beach,
Fla.; Bob Lugiano of Biddeford,
Maine; Ron Lugiano of Chestnut
Ridge, N.Y.; Rick Lugiano of Wilkes
Barre, and Bill Lugiano of Hunlock
Creek; 17 nieces and nephews and19
great-nieces and great-nephews.
The memorial service for Judy
will be 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Decem-
ber11, 2011, at the Salvation Army, 15
South Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes
Barre, with Major Ron Lugiano offi-
ciating. Inurnment will be in Maple
Hill Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre, on
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 10:30
a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have
beenestablishedfor Great River Hos-
pice, Grand Teton National Park
Foundation, and for you to plant a
tree or perennial in her honor. Apho-
to tribute can be viewed and condo-
lences canbesent tothefamilybyvis-
iting Judys obituary at www.hass-
thielen.com.
Judy Lugiano
November 25, 2011
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EVAN D. KINNEY, 87, of Har-
veys Lake passed away Thursday
afternoon, December 8, 2011, at
the Meadows Nursing and Rehab
Center, Dallas, where he was a pa-
tient for a short time.
Arrangements are pending
and entrusted to Kniffen OMalley
Funeral Home Inc., 465 S. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre.
Eileen Bar-
rett Lawrence,
age 91, Buck-
horn Road ,
Bloomsburg,
died Thursday,
December 1,
2011at home in
the care of Columbia Montour
Home Hospice.
Born in Larksville on June 25,
1920, she was the daughter of the
late Patrick and Anna Ancin Bar-
rett. She was a graduate of Larks-
ville High School, Class of 1937.
She was a member of St Colum-
bas Catholic Church, Bloomsburg.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Alfred Thomas; son
Alfred Philip; brother, Rev. Philip
Barrett OSA and brother Thomas,
who was killed in action during
World War II.
Surviving are her daughter, Ei-
leen, Bloomsburg, with whom she
resided; son Thomas, and his wife,
Audrey,Whippany, NewJersey; sis-
ter, Anne Barrett Armstrong,
Rockaway, New Jersey; daughter
in-law, Lee Evans Lawrence, Dal-
las, two grandchildren; four great-
grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
held at St Columbas Catholic
Church, Bloomsburg.
Interment was in St Stephens
Cemetery, Lehman.
Arrangements are by Kielty-Mo-
ran Funeral Home Inc., 87 Wash-
ington Ave., Plymouth.
Eileen Barrett
Lawrence
December 1, 2011
John E. Ton-
dora, 98, a
long-term resi-
dent of West
Scranton and a
recent resident
of Allied Ter-
race Apart-
ments, died
Wednesday, December 7, after a
brief illness.
John and his wife, Marie Puhy
Tondora, celebratedtheir 57hwed-
ding anniversary in May.
Born in Pringle, he was the son
of the late John E. and Susan Guza
Tondora. John was a graduate of
Luzerne High School with addi-
tional studies at Penn State Col-
lege, a decorated Army Air Corps
veteran of World War II and a faith-
ful member of St. Patricks Church
for over 50years. Prior tohis retire-
ment at 80, he worked as a service
technician at Hobart Restaurant
and Equipment Company for over
50 years.
He was an avid golfer. Above all,
John was a family man who cared for
his family and was loved by all.
Sisters Verna, Helen, Margaret,
Mary and Ann, and brothers Frank,
Phillip, Joseph and Albert preceded
him in death.
In addition to his wife, Marie, a
son, John, and his partner, Sylvia
ODonovan, Pittsburgh; nieces and
nephews survive him.
The funeral will be Saturday at
10 a.m. from the Donahue Fu-
neral Home, 303SouthMainAvenue,
Scranton, with Mass of Christian
Burial at 10:30 a.m. at the Immacu-
late Heart of Mary Chapel of St. Pa-
tricks Church, with interment at Sa-
cred Heart Cemetery, Dallas.
Friends may call today from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9
a.m. until time of service. Should
friends desire, expressions of sympa-
thy may be made to the charity of
their choice.
John E. Tondora
December 7, 2011
R
aymond E. Ramage, 78, of West
Pittston, passed away Thurs-
day, December 8, 2011 in Wilkes
Barre General Hospital.
He was born February 25, 1933,
son of the late Harvey and Irene
Hawk Ramage.
He graduated from West Pittston
High School in 1951.
Ray served on the West Pittston
Council for 36 years.
Prior to his retirement he was
employed by Bell Telephone, West
Pittston
Ray was a member of the First
United Methodist Church, West
Pittston, a former member of the
ChurchChoir, SundaySchool teach-
er and served on the Board of Trust-
ees. He was also a member of the
West Pittston Hose Co. No. 1, a
member of the Barbershoppers So-
ciety of Wilkes Barre and Tunkhan-
nock.
He served with the United States
Marine Corps during the Korean
War.
Ray volunteered his time and ser-
vices incare andmaintenance of the
church grounds, West Pittston Pool
and the Little League fields.
He was precededindeathbya sis-
ter, Elaine Stauffer
He is survivedby his wife, the for-
mer Carolyn Laderer; daughters,
Lynda Smith and her husband, Ber-
nard, Harding; Donna Orth and her
husband, Ron, West Pittston; sister
Marylyn Pahl, Brooks Estates, Jen-
kins Township; grandchildren, Ron-
nie and Jill Orth, Abby Orth and
Collin Smith.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 11a.m. in the First
United Methodist Church, West
Pittston. The Rev. Josh Masland
will officiate. Friends may call at the
church Saturday from 10 until ser-
vice time at 11 a.m. Interment will
be in Mountain View Burial Park,
Harding.
Memorial donations, if desired,
may be sent to the First United
Methodist Church, 408 Wyoming
Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643.
Arrangements are by Howell-Lussi
Funeral Home, West Pittston.
Raymond E. Ramage
December 8, 2011
R
ose Marie Skowronski, of Du-
pont, passed away Tuesday eve-
ning, December 6, 2011, at her home,
after an illness.
She and her husband, Joseph
Skowronski, celebrated their 51st
Wedding Anniversary on May 7,
2011.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the
daughter of the late Frank and Rose
Lukashefski Bella. She was a gradu-
ate of Dupont High School, Class of
1955, and Wyoming Seminary Dean
School of Business, Class of 1956. She
was a member of St. Joseph Marello
Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church, Pittston. Prior to her retire-
ment, inher earlier years she was em-
ployed as an Executive Secretary at
Tobyhanna Army Depot. Rose Marie
was very talented and known
throughout the entire East Coast for
her Victorian crafts and was known
as Victorian Rose. Through the
years, she was in competitions with
the Philadelphia Historical Society
and was selected several times as the
winner of the Best Reproduction of
Victorian Gowns. She was also a
member of the Victorian Friendship
Society, West Pittston.
Rose Marie was a beloved wife,
mother and grandmother, who will
forever remain in the hearts of those
whose lives she touched.
She was preceded in death by a
brother, Francis Bella.
Alsosurvivingareher twosons, Jo-
seph E. Skowronski, San Diego, Cal-
if., and Michael A. Skowronski, Du-
pont; her daughter, Lisa M. Skowron-
ski, Dupont; one grandson and sever-
al nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass will be held to-
day at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Marello
Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church, William St., Pittston. The
familywill receivefriends from9a.m.
until the time of the Mass.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contri-
butions may be made to the Medical
Oncology Prescription Fund, 382
Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704 or to
the charity of the donors choice.
Arrangements have been entrust-
ed to Baloga Funeral Home Inc., 1201
Main St., Pittston (Port Griffith). To
sendanonline condolence please vis-
it www.balogafuneralhome.com.
Rose Marie
Skowronski
December 6, 2011
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HAZLETON City Council
tried but failed to adopt the 2012
budget at the councils meeting
Wednesday night.
The delay occurred because
council passed a budget but re-
jectedtheproposedreal estateor-
dinance, 3-1, with Council Presi-
dent James Perry the only affirm-
ative vote.
Jack Mundie, Chris Puza and
Evelyn Graham voted no. Karin
Cabell was not present.
You cannot pass a budget
without passing a tax ordinance
to fund it, Mayor Joseph Yan-
nuzzi said, and Perry admitted
the real estate issue would not be
resolved at Monday nights meet-
ing, despite the budget passing.
Solicitor Chris Slusser advised
council it must address the situa-
tion before the end of the meet-
ing. He said the budget and real
estate ordinance must be passed
before Jan. 1.
Without the passage of a 2012
real estate ordinance, there will
be no ordinance in place, said
Slusser, responding to a question
as to whether the city might re-
vert to the 2011budget if no 2012
budget was passed by Jan. 1.
Had the proposed real estate
tax ordinance passed as written,
total taxes would have risen from
the current 2.83 mills to 3.23
mills in2012, at anaverage cost of
$20 to a homeowner with a prop-
erty valued at $50,000.
One mill equals $1of tax for ev-
ery $1,000 of assessed value.
Mundie was concerned about
how the increase would affect
residents. He also questioned in-
completefigures for 2011andpro-
jections for 2012.
Mary Ellen Lieb, city adminis-
trator, assured Mundie the fig-
ures were reasonable, even
though some year-end figures
were still outstanding. Lieb also
said the amount of state and fed-
eral grants was not yet known.
Concluding Monday nights
meeting and providing council
with time to reconsider both the
budget and the real estate tax
rate, council rescindedits vote re-
jecting the tax rate andtabledthe
budget on the second reading.
Council next meets on Dec. 19
at 5:30 p.m.
In another matter, Pennsylva-
nia Economy League representa-
tives presented a report about a
five-year projection of budget is-
sues from 2012 to 2016.
Joe Boyle and Jerry Cross
noted the flat value of real estate
in the city was a concern.
Although the PEL report has
yet to be finalized, PEL did indi-
cate that revenue would need to
be generated over the next five
years in order to meet increased
service and public-safety costs.
Hazleton budget held up by tax issue
Council adopts then tables
2012 budget when it cannot
agree on tax ordinance.
By GERI GIBBONS
Times Leader Correspondent
PLAINS TWP. Repairs to
the transmission line shot out
over the weekend will take an
estimated four weeks to com-
plete and cost more than
$100,000, said the general man-
ager of WOLF-TV.
The 5-inch Heliax line failed
on Sunday after it was pierced
by three bullets from a high-
powered firearm, said Jon Cad-
man, general manager of the
FOX affiliate.
The affiliates owner New
Age Media has been scrambling
to restore over-the-air service
and received help Thursday to
temporarily broadcast signals
for FOX56 and My Network TV
(WQMY-TV) until the repairs
are made.
Cable systems receiving the
signals of affiliates FOX56, The
CW and My Network TV over
fiber optic lines were not affect-
ed by the damaged transmis-
sion line.
Crews are scheduled to climb
the broadcast tower on Penob-
scot Mountain the week of Dec.
19 to install a new line and ad-
ditional engineering tests will
follow, said Cadman.
Ill be pushing over $100,000
to fix this, he said.
Cadman also said he plans to
file a report with Hanover
Township police today about
the damage.
Neighbors in the area of the
tower heard what sounded like
someone target shooting on
Saturday, he said. The bullets
struck the copper and brass
line within a foot of each other
at a height of approximately
700 feet and caused it to lose
pressure. Approximately 100
feet of the 850-foot line caught
on fire.
This is not random, said
Cadman.
He said he was able to locate
an identical length of tubing
from a supplier.
Just the parts alone cost
nearly $60,000, he said, add-
ing three crews of tower clim-
bers will cost more than
$40,000.
While awaiting the repairs,
New Age Media worked out ar-
rangements with Nexstar
Broadcasting Group and Mis-
sion Broadcasting to carry the
FOX and My Network TV affil-
iates.
FOX will be available on dig-
ital channel 28.2 and My Net-
work on digital channel 22.2,
according to the arrangement.
The companies worked to-
gether during the September
flooding when WBRE-TV was
forced to evacuate its Wilkes-
Barre studios. New Age Media
allowed WBRE-TV, the local
NBC affiliate, to broadcast from
its facilities on state Route 315
in Plains Township.
Cadman said he was grateful
to receive the support during
the period of unanticipated
broadcast interruption.
He also advised viewers to
make changes to receive the
broadcasts.
Viewers will need to rescan
their set-top box or TV to re-
ceive the new .2 from (chan-
nels) 22 and 28, said Cadman.
Transmission line for FOX56, WQMY
hit by bullets from a high-powered gun
TV line damage $100K
By JERRY LYNOTT
[email protected]
FOX will be available on digital
channel 28.2 and My Network
on digital channel 22.2, ac-
cording to the arrangement.
The companies worked togeth-
er during the September
flooding when WBRE-TV was
forced to evacuate its Wilkes-
Barre studios. New Age Media
allowed WBRE-TV, the local
NBC affiliate, to broadcast
from its facilities on state
Route 315 in Plains Township.
EDWARDSVILLE OFFICER HONORED
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
W
yoming Borough Mayor Bob Boyer presents Edwardsville police officer Mike Lehman
with a proclamation for apprehending two robbery suspects on a traffic stop in Ed-
wardsville after the perpetrators held up a convenience store in Wyoming with an assault
rifle on Oct. 21.
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UNION TWP. Six-year-old
Lexy Moore wanted Monkey
bars! As her grandmother,
Shickshinny Mayor Beverly
Moore, drew other features she
hopes to see when the town
bounces back from September
floods, Lexy chirped Dont for-
get the dog park!
Borough Fire Chief Kevin Mor-
ris offered a more concrete pro-
posal: Put up a new building to
house consolidated city services
mayor, council and fire depart-
ment -- under one roof. It was
added to a large drawing that he
and tablemate Kay Wolfe had
sketched, along with a casino on
the banks of the Susquehanna.
About 100 people participated
in an out-of-the-box community
visioning session Thursday eve-
ning in the Northwest Area High
School cafeteria, one of several
such events scheduled in coming
months to help the flood-ravaged
town devise a long-range plan for
recovery from the twin punches
of tropical storm Irene in August
and tropical storm Lee in Sep-
tember.
Pennsylvania Emergency Man-
agement Agency Director Glenn
Cannon told the crowd This is
the first time FEMA(The Federal
Emergency Management Agen-
cy) has taken on a project like
this, to do long-term recovery.
The evening began with vis-
itors milling around display
boards that listed questions in
eight broad categories such as
economic development and
mitigation. People could print
their answers on small yellow
sticky notes and press them onto
the boards.
Everyone then got a chance to
provide two words that explain
their vision for Shickshinny.
Those submissions were fed into
an Internet program that pre-
sents them as a word cloud,
with the most frequently used
words in the largest print. For
Shickshinny, the biggest words
were community, business
and family.
But the main exercise involved
groups discussing the boroughs
best assets, and sketching what
theywouldlike tosee ontosheets
of paper that stretched across
each table. Along with Lexys
monkey bars, people drew bike
paths, boat launches, excursion
trains and Elvis Presley. Resident
BrianCaverly explainedthe town
is a bit famous for, well, Elvis
sightings.
Each then presented its top
ideas. Kay Wolfe suggested
bringingbackbusinesses bymak-
ing all downtown buildings have
parking on the first floor thus
leaving nothing to damage in the
next flood.
Its a great idea! Mayor
Moore shouted.
Donna Krothe-Goobic recalled
a borough with two hardware
stores, three grocery stores, a
kids shop, a movie house, a bowl-
ing alley, then suggested creat-
ing a tourist industry with the
recreational opportunities the re-
gion offers.
Use the river for all its worth,
fishing, boating, camping,
Krothe-Goobic said. We have
Native American sites, we have
trails, we have cliffs that can be
climbed, we have trapping, we
have hunting. All this would revi-
talize the town, and we might
even need more than one pizza
shop.
Words, pictures create visions for Shickshinny
Event encourages flood-hit
town to think out of the box
in fashioning a comeback.
By MARK GUYDISH
[email protected]
EXETER With an acknowl-
edgement of the challenges
ahead and a plea for taxpayers
to take an active part in meet-
ings by providing input and
comment, the Wyoming Area
School Board seated four new
board members and a new
president Thursday.
Newly elected school direc-
tors Mary Louise Degnan, Carl
Yorina, Deanna Farrell and El-
izabeth Gober-Mangan were
sworn in, as was returning
board member Estelle Cam-
penni. The newly seated board
then elected Frank Casarella as
its new president and Campen-
ni as vice president.
Campenni and Casarella ad-
dressed the board and audi-
ence, noting both the potential
and the challenges ahead.
Campenni said she felt
great excitement as she sat
surrounded by colleagues of
like mind and spirit.
Each member of the board is
a force to be reckoned with,
Campenni said, but the board
members are united in their
commitment to work together
and strive for transparency.
Casarella listed reduced
state and local property tax
revenues, building repairs and
new contracts for teachers and
administrators among the chal-
lenges facing the new board.
Our job is going to be a
tough one, Casarella said
shortly after he announced ex-
panded public participation in
decisions made by board com-
mittees.
Committees made up of
multiple board members and
appropriate school district per-
sonnel will meet and report
when necessary at school
board work sessions, Casarella
said, allowing the public to
comment and provide input
before the voting meetings the
following week.
We hope that the general
public attends our work ses-
sions and gives input so we
can listen to you and use that
information to make our deci-
sions, Casarella said.
The board will meet for a
work session on the third
Tuesday of each month, with a
voting meeting on the follow-
ing Tuesday, with the excep-
tion of this month, when a
combined work session and
voting meeting will be held on
Dec. 19.
Wyoming Area
seats new members
Board tabs Frank Casarella as
its new president and Estelle
Campenni as vice president.
By JANINE UNGVARSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
WILKES-BARRE The city
has fined former mayoral candi-
date Betsy Summers $1,000 for
alleged violations of the Rental
Dwelling/Residence and Tenant
Registration ordinances.
According to the citys Depart-
ment of Code Enforcement, Sum-
mers was fined $500 for oper-
ation of a rental unit without a li-
cense and $500 for not having a
property manager.
Summers property is located
at 52 S. Welles St.
They can go to hell, was
Summers response when con-
tacted Thursday. Theres noth-
ing wrong with my building. I
guess I didnt follow some rule,
and I let a tenant move in before
the unit was inspected. They will
see me in City Hall soon.
Summers ran as a Libertarian
Party candidate in the November
general election, finishing third
behind Mayor Tom Leighton, a
Democrat, and Republican Lisa
Cope.
Its one thing if your property
is uninhabitable or dangerous,
Summers said. My building was
just approved for Section 8 hous-
ing. As far as a property manager
I live in the city; in fact, I live
across the street fromthe proper-
ty in question. That rule, as I un-
derstand it, is for absentee land-
lords.
I want a jury trial; thats what I
want, she said.
Summers said she received the
notice of the fines Thursday. The
letter states any person ag-
grieved by a decision or action of
the inspector may appeal for a re-
view of the decision to the Board
of Appeals within 10 days after
the filing.
Each appeal must include a
non-refundable fee of $100, paya-
ble to the city.
Oh, I will appeal this, Sum-
mers said. Its ridiculous.
Summers fined over rental unit
By BILL OBOYLE
[email protected]
Calling attention to the plight of the jobless
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Steve Simko of
Harding holds a pro-
test sign over his
head on Thursday
afternoon outside
the office of U.S. Rep.
Lou Barletta in the
CAN DO Building in
Hazleton. About
eight jobless workers
and their supporters
held a prayer vigil.
Unemployed across
the state gathered at
such vigils to bring
attention to a new
report released by
the AFL-CIO that
shows that 74,600
Pennsylvanians will
lose their unemploy-
ment benefits on
Dec. 31 if Congress
fails to act to extend
unemployment insur-
ance beyond 99
weeks. Shawn Kelly,
Barlettas communi-
cations director, said
Barletta was voting in
Washington on
Wednesday and will
consider any bill to
extend unemploy-
ment benefits the
ralliers present.
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fifth birthday today, Dec. 9.
Zachary is a grandson of William
and Elsie Schultz, Freeland;
Jeanne Rollman, West Wyoming;
and the late Joseph Rollman. He
has a sister, Abbigail, 8.
Zachary Schultz
Stephanie
Yachim, Dallas,
competed for
the title of Miss
Pennsylvania
USA Dec. 2-4
at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel
at Pittsburgh
International Airport. Yachim is
the daughter of Carl and Donna
Yachim, Dallas.
She is a 2008 graduate of Wilkes
University, where she earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in com-
munication studies. She resides
in Allentown and is a regional
direct hire recruiter for Adecco.
NAMES AND FACES
Yachim
Dec. 16
NANTICOKE: The Wyoming
Valley Mushroom Club, 7 p.m. in
room104 of the Advanced Tech-
nological Center at Luzerne
County Community College,
located on the lower campus
adjacent to Middle Road. New
members are welcome. Those
attending may bring mushrooms
and other fungi for identifica-
tion. For more information,
contact Phil Yeager at 570-779-
3594 or 332-4841.
MEETINGS
WEST PITTSTON: The West Pittston
Library is sponsoring a bus trip to New
York City on Saturday. Cost is $20 and
proceeds will benefit the library. A Martz
bus will depart at 6:30 a.m. from the Atlas
Building on 4th Street and Pacific Avenue
and return from New York at 6:30 p.m.
from 8th Avenue between 50th and 51st
streets.
Friends of the West Pittston Library
will hold their Christmas buffet lunch
12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fox Hill Coun-
try Club. Cost is $26 per person. The
event is open to all friends and prospec-
tive friends. The next meeting of the club
will be 12:30 p.m. Jan. 9, 2012, at the
library.
Various levels of yoga classes are being
offered by the library. Beginner yoga is
held 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Vinyasa yoga (all levels) takes
place 6:15-7:15 p.m. on Mondays. Soft-
ening into Strength: The Art of Letting
Go (all levels) is available 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Thursdays, beginning Dec. 22. Classes
are held in the former American Legion
building, 316 Linden St., near the Mont-
gomery Avenue Elementary School. Cost
is $7 for drop-in and discounted punch
passes are available.
The West Pittston Library Book Club
meets 6:45 p.m. the first Tuesday of the
month, currently at an off-site location.
There is no charge and copies of the
months selection are available at the
librarys circulation desk. There will not
be a meeting in January.
For more information call the library at
654-9847.
IN BRIEF
Jerry and Sons Market, West Main
Street, Nanticoke, recently hosted
the Nanticoke Historical Society for
a book signing in conjunction with
the release of its new book Images
of America-Nanticoke by Chester
Zaremba.
The book is one of the latest in
the Arcadia Publishing Companys
series on local history.
The book contains a large number
of previously unpublished photo-
graphs from the Nanticoke Histor-
ical Societys collection. It is avail-
able for purchase through many
local commercial outlets or from the
societys office at the Samantha Mill
House, 495 E. Main St., Nanticoke.
Julianna Zarzycki, president of
the society, lauded the owners of
Jerry and Sons Market for their
support of the society and its ef-
forts to preserve the history of Nan-
ticoke. At the book signing, from
left, are Zaremba and Zarzycki.
Book about history of
Nanticoke area is released
Agent Perry from the Disney show Phineas and Ferb, the intrepid secret do-gooder, also known
as Perry the Platypus, visited the Wilkes-Barre Township playgroup on Dec. 1. Agent Ps staff
helped the children make special agent badges. They also made a special presentation to the
children. Some of the participants, from left, are John Farrell, John Yuknavich, Naythan Woods,
Jacob Hall, Agent P, Jimmy Gryskewicz, McKenna Shovlin, Danny Dotzel, Grace Arnone, Madelyn
Sabulski.
Disneys Phineas and Ferb character visits youngsters
Valley Lodge No. 499, West Pittston, recently elected officers
for 2012. New officers, from left: Sean P. Gresh Jr., warden; Tim R.
Little Sr., warden; Cataldo J. Garzella, worshipful master; Alan
Mellner, treasurer; and Charles. J. Thomas, secretary.
Valley Lodge No. 499 officers named
The Forty Fort Lions Club hosted guest speakers Joanna Springer
and Amy George from the Wyoming Valley chapter of the American
Red Cross at one of its recent meetings. Both representatives spoke
primarily about the ongoing flood relief efforts taking place through-
out Wyoming Valley. Club President Paul Weale presented a $1,000
check to the American Red Cross to assist with the costs. At the
check presentation, from left, are George, Weale and Springer.
Forty Fort Lions donate to flood-relief work
The General Federation of Womens
Clubs West Side recently donated
two pulse-oximetry units to the King-
ston-Forty Fort Fire Department.
These units are used by EMTs and
paramedics in an out of hospital set-
ting to assess the level of oxygenation
in a patients bloodstream. They were
purchased through the Pennsylvania
Emergency Health Services Council
and are capable of assessing patients
of all ages. At the presentation, from
left: Bob Pugh, firefighter; Brian Kra-
hel and Vito DiPietro, firefighter para-
medics; Debra Ganz, club member;
Shelley Russin, club president; Jackie
Corbett, club member; Frank Guido,
fire chief; Jim Willis, deputy chief; Paul
Klecha, firefighter; and Ralph Seltzer,
captain.
Fire department receives
pulse-oximetry equipment
Our holiday gift to American
families is not going to be a tax
increase.
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin
The Democrat from Illinois and other party
members continue to try to rally support for the
renewal of a payroll tax break. They met recently in a closed-door
meeting with President Obama, who has traveled to Scranton and other
communities to campaign for Congress to extend the tax break, which is
set to expire at years end.
Congress, Postal Service
have failed to deliver
N
ow that its been announced that our
first-class mail delivery will slow and
overnight mail will be nonexistent, I
suppose we will still receive our bulk
mail with no interruptions.
The U.S. Postal Service probably would
not be losing money if it would raise the
price of the bulk mail. There would be less
of it and less for me to throw away! Talk
about not being eco-friendly!
A few postal workers I talked with be-
lieve that Congress has something to do
with this mess. I should have known Con-
gress had its fingers in it somehow.
I am of the opinion that if we did away
with congressional elections and had a
national lottery, this country would be
better off. These people in office with all
their experience are getting nothing done,
so lets pick someone by lottery for four
years. Something has to give in this coun-
try, and I dont want it to be hardworking,
struggling Americans. Theyve given
enough.
Ernie Schuldaski
Edwardsville
Dont remove religion
from hospital displays
I
thank Maria Thubbron of Nanticoke for
her letter to the editor (Worker: Holi-
day policies compromise my religion,
Nov. 23) disclosing the disturbing email
sent to employees of an area hospital. The
email listed acceptable neutral seasonal
holiday decorations of snowmen, holly and
sleighs, but not Santa, angels and men-
orahs.
She wrote that because Santa depicted
Saint Nicholas he could not be used, as in
previous years, to bring smiles to sick
children as they received small gifts. I
agree with her that in this Judeo-Christian
community, our religious freedom is being
taken from us.
What right does a hospital CEO or board
have to restrict the joyous celebrations of
Christmas and Hanukkah, especially in a
hospital environment of sickness and suf-
fering?
I wish I knew the name of the hospital,
because I dont ever want to go there.
Claire Jurchak
Harding
Lack of pre-Agnes photos
saddens local chronicler
I
n 2008 The Times Leader printed a
letter to the editor in which I asked for
pictures of Public Square and the sur-
rounding vicinity before the Great Fire of
1970 and the Agnes Flood in 1972. I
couldnt find any photos, even black-and-
white ones, online.
In the past three years, I have queried
the historical society, prominent area pho-
tographers and longtime salesclerks at the
few mid-century businesses still in oper-
ation. Seemingly nothing but pictures of
Agnes remain.
Now with Wilkes-Barres Hotel Sterling
in the news in a way none of us would have
wanted, it would be good for local history
buffs to begin keeping track of the small
businesses that open and close, sometimes
in less than a year. As the singers Simon
and Garfunkel said, I have a photograph.
A photograph means so much.
I also would suggest that the over-50
crowd consider a baby boom department
of the historical society. Baby boomers are
living history.
Wilkes-Barre was a grand place. Do not
let the 20th century fade undocumented.
Hilary Palencar
Nanticoke
Reader recommends
works of poet Stone
M
ore than a decade ago, poet Ruth
Stone came to the Penn State Wilkes-
Barre campus as a featured reader in
the annual poetry weekend seminar under
the direction of professor David Chin. She
was, in my opinion, the best of many fine
poets to appear at PSU over the years, and
she left an indelible impression.
Ruth recently passed away in Vermont.
Though she now belongs to the ages, her
poetry will live on, enjoyed primarily for
its simplicity and accessibility. In the
words of Sandra Gilbert: By turns sly,
subtle, exuberant, bawdy, and bitter and
always unflinchingly honest Ruth Stone
is one of poetrys wise women, one of our
ages fiercest, purest, most original poets.
If you have any interest in poetry and
have never read Ruth Stone, by all means
indulge. If you rarely read poetry but are
open to a new experience, my recommen-
dation is the same. Her titles are readily
available in bookstores and online. You
wont be sorry.
Rob Burnside
Swoyersville
Dont be complacent;
become involved citizen
T
his country will not be the country you
once knew if you do/say nothing. Now
is the time to let your voice be heard.
Find out for what your elected repre-
sentatives are voting and write to them; let
them know where you stand on those
issues. Write letters to the editor. Get
involved and speak up for your freedoms.
Find out who is running for office, for what
they stand and then vote.
I am so sad that we have been so com-
placent and lazy. We truly have let down
the next generation. By our silence, we are
allowing small groups of people destroy
our America.
Do you remember America, the greatest
country in the world? Great, because we
are a Christian nation that lives by the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights, which
were written by great men who placed
their trust in the wisdom of the holy Bible.
America, whose values, society and in-
stitutions have largely been shaped by
biblical principles.
Do you remember our national motto:
In God We Trust? Well, do we trust him?
Do you realize that people are trying to
remove this motto from our country?
Weve already let one person remove
prayer from schools and the Ten Com-
mandments from our courtrooms. Our
freedom of speech is now in question at
graduations, etc.
We need to get back to the Bible, our
foundation, and start standing up for the
freedoms and liberties God has bestowed
on us.
Kellie Jubis
Shickshinny
Writer fears Washington
taking away freedoms
W
hat is going on in Washington? They
are stripping our Constitution, and
we are losing our freedom every day.
Senate Bill 1031 violates the Posse Com-
itatus Act. It would let the military work
with the local police. This is unconstitu-
tional and scary. There also is a provision
that stripped the Habeas Corpus Act of
1679, wherein a person unlawfully de-
tained cannot be ordered to be prosecuted.
That protects you from illegally being
thrown into prison. So if the government
calls you a terrorist, it can lock you away
without a reason indefinitely through
the military without a trial or attorney.
Yes, right here in the USA.
We are going to need the people to fight
to protect our rights. What is it going to
take to wake up everyone?
Dorene Schutz
Wilkes-Barre
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S
CIENTISTS AT NASA
think they have found
something like a twin
for the Earth.
Thanks to the Kepler tele-
scope, launched on a planet-
hunting mission in 2009, they
have discovered a planet suffi-
ciently like Earth perhaps to be
hospitable to life, even intelli-
gent life.
The new planet, unpoetical-
ly called Kepler-22b, is located
in a place known by a poetic
metaphor, theGoldilocks zone,
where the porridge of life is not
too hot and not too cold. Its
surface temperature is a pleas-
ant 72 degrees, and it revolves
around a star that could be our
suns twin, a year there being
290 days.
The only problemis that this
planet is 2.4 times the size of
Earth and scientists fear that it
might be covered with gas or
liquid. Our twin could turn out
to be all wet.
Unfortunately, no family re-
union is likely. Kepler-22b is
600 light years away. But ab-
sence makes the heart grow
fonder and more curious.
Does Kepler-22b have a Con-
gress that shows signs of intel-
ligent life?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OTHER OPINION: EARTHS TWIN?
Talk about having
a distant relative
I
TS LIKE watching a car
crash in slow motion. You
see it coming, you knowit
could have been avoided
and you stare in disbelief as it
unfolds with the inevitability of
dawn.
Pittston Area School Board
Member Ross Latona moved
Tuesday night to repeal a year-
old teacher hiring policy, and
after a 6-3 vote in favor, new
board President Anthony Gua-
riglia said they drop-
ped the policy be-
cause I dont see that
people are following
it.
The obvious re-
sponse is this:
Shouldnt the board
take steps to make
sure it is followed?
But this affront to
Pittston Area tax-
payers runs far deep-
er than abdication of
responsibility.
Latona and Guari-
glia must think or
at least hope resi-
dents have forgotten
all that transpired, beginning
with the districts public cor-
ruption fiasco. To disabuse
them of that notion, heres a re-
cap.
In April 2009, Pittston Area
Superintendent Ross Scaranti-
no agreedto pleadguilty to fed-
eral charges that he had accept-
ed a bribe in exchange for help-
ing a contractor get district
work. Scarantino served 13
months in prison.
Despite Scarantinos glaring
admission, the board couldnt
simply fire himand strip himof
pay and benefits. It had to work
out a deal to save the district
more than $300,000 that Sca-
rantino claimed he was due
thanks to an ambiguous con-
tract. The board then adopted
tougher language in adminis-
trative contracts to avoid the
embarrassment of giving po-
tential future crooks generous
perks for leaving the district to
serve their jail sentences.
After Scarantino signed a
plea agreement, boardmember
Joseph Oliveri sat before an an-
gry crowd and said with a
straight face that
he knew nothing
about any wrong-
doing. Four
months later, Ol-
iveri resigned
from the board
and agreed to
plead guilty to ac-
cepting a bribe for
helping a contrac-
tor get district
work.
In January of
this year, after
months of re-
search and discus-
sion, Pittston Area
adopted a new
teacher hiring policy designed
to objectively screen candi-
dates, reducingboardinfluence
and hopefully erasing the
districts image as nepotism-
central, thus taking another
step in restoring public trust.
But on Tuesday, the board
met to swear in new members
and reorganize, electing Guari-
glia as president and Latona as
vice president. They barely
took their seats when Latona
moved to repeal the hiring pol-
icy.
Taxpayers are left wondering
if the reforms so rigorously pur-
sued in the wake of Scarantino
and Oliveri will slowly unravel.
OUR OPINION: POLICY REPEAL
Two steps back
in Pittston Area
Taxpayers are left
wondering if the
reforms so
rigorously pursued
in the wake of the
(corruption-
related arrests of
Superintendent
Ross) Scarantino
and (school board
member Joseph)
Oliveri will slowly
unravel.
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N E W S
WILKES-BARRE The seven can-
didates for Luzerne County judge
spent $1.1million collectively for the
2011 judicial campaign, according to
the most recent finance reports filed
Thursday.
Of the seven candidates, six se-
cured seats on the Luzerne County
Court of Common Pleas, including
top spender Michael Vough, with
$247,191 for his campaign.
Of that, Vough spent $9,618 after
the Nov. 8 election.
Richard Hughes, who also secured
a seat, spent a total of $210,620onhis
campaign, $21,818 after the general
election.
Other winners spent the follow-
ing: Fred Pierantoni, $177,615; Lesa
Gelb, $173,434; Joseph Sklarosky Jr.,
$157,988; and Jennifer Rogers,
$128,534.
Molly Hanlon Mirabito, who lost
her bid for a seat, spent a total of
$25,960.
Most of the candidates spending
was allocated for advertising costs.
After the general election, Sklaros-
ky, 42, of MountainTop, has themost
unpaid debt: $206,778. Records
show $126,778 of that amount is a
line of credit Sklarosky secured from
Luzerne Bank and a $80,000 promis-
sory note fromhis father-in-law, Tho-
mas Kennedy.
Pierantoni, 53, of Dupont, had the
second most unpaid debt, $167,500,
that reports showis owed to himand
his wife, Donna, as loans they con-
tributed to the campaign. Pieranto-
nis campaign also paid $3,200 to Jo-
seph Zak for consultation fees and
$4,500 to Freelance Association Inc.
for advertisements.
Vough, 47, of West Pittston, fol-
lowed with $162,000 in debt in loans
he and his wife, Cindy, contributed
to the campaign.
Rogers, 44, of Harveys Lake, has a
debt of $74,000 in loans from herself
and her parents, and her campaign
paid $26,025 to JVW Inc., of Scran-
ton, for radio and television adver-
tisements.
Following the general election,
Gelb, 50, of Laflin, has no debt, ac-
cording to records, and her cam-
paign paid $3,872 to Artemis Media
Group, Wyoming, for advertising;
and $1,584 in salary payments to Mi-
chael Szustak, of Kingston.
Hughes, 50, of Mountain Top, has
$24,000 inunpaiddebt inloans tohis
campaign and paid $13,449 after the
election to MOJO Marketing, of Dal-
las, for advertisements.
Mirabito, 49, of Forty Fort, has a
debt of $48,696inloans her husband,
Michael, made to the campaign, and
paid $4,122 to WNEP-TV for adver-
tisements.
County judges serve 10-year
terms, and their salary is $164,602
per year. The newly elected judges
will join current full-time judges
Thomas Burke, David Lupas, Tina
Polachek Gartley and WilliamAmes-
bury.
With10 judges serving in 2012, the
bench is considered to be fully
staffed.
Judge hopefuls spent $1.1 million
Michael Vough topped the seven
candidates for the six court
seats with a tab of $247,191.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
for me. I truly thought that, if you do a good job that
would be the standard people measured me by.
Salavantis was unknowninpolitical circles before
she won a spot on the general election ballot by
launching a last-minute write-in campaign.
She saidThursday she knewit wouldtake consid-
erable money for her to have any chance to unseat
an incumbent.
I knew Id have to spend a lot of money for my
name to become well-known, she said.
Salavantis took in a total of $33,365 fromindivid-
ual donors. That was significantly bolstered by
loans fromher parents, whichtotaled$205,000. She
also personally loaned the campaign $2,000.
Salavantis said she intends to hold several fun-
draisers once shes in office in hopes of paying back
the debt. She saidshe does not believe it wouldpose
a conflict should attorneys contribute as she would
not allowcampaign contributions to impact her de-
cisions.
I hope I can pay back the contributors who
helped me along the way if possible. If not, they
knew they were taking that risk. They supported
me 100 percent, she said.
DA
Continued from Page 1A
The industry has long con-
tended that fracking is safe, but
environmentalists and some resi-
dents who live near drilling sites
say it has poisoned groundwater.
The EPA said its announce-
ment is the first step in a process
of opening up its findings for re-
view by the public and other sci-
entists.
EPAs highest priority re-
mains ensuring that Pavillion
residents have access to safe
drinking water, said JimMartin,
EPA regional administrator in
Denver. We look forward to hav-
ing these findings in the draft re-
port informed by a transparent
and public review process.
The EPA also emphasized that
the findings are specific to the
Pavillion area. The agency said
the fracking that occurred in Pa-
villion differed from fracking
methods used elsewhere in re-
gions with different geological
characteristics.
Kathryn Klaber, president of
the natural gas industry-backed
advocacy group Marcellus Shale
Coalition, said environmental
protection is critical to the indus-
try. She welcomed a review of
the report, adding scientists and
engineers in Wyoming will be
able to secure more facts.
However, it is entirely too
early in this process, given the
lack of peer-reviewed data, to ar-
rive at any kind of absolute con-
clusions, said Klaber.
The report drew a stronger re-
sponse from Tom Jiunta, a co-
founder the Gas Drilling Aware-
ness Coalition in Luzerne Coun-
ty that has been critical of the in-
dustrys practices in the
Marcellus Shale.
It confirms what weve been
saying all along, said Jiunta.
Weve seen hundreds of inci-
dents of water contamination
from fracking and it goes against
what the industry claims. In Pa-
villion the fracking occurred be-
low the level of the drinking wa-
ter aquifer and close to water
wells, the EPA said. Elsewhere,
drilling is more remote and
fracking occurs much deeper
than the level of groundwater
that would normally be used.
Environmentalists welcomed
the news of the EPA report, call-
ing it an important turning point
in the fracking debate.
This is an important first in-
dication there are potential prob-
lems with fracking that can im-
pact domestic water wells. Its I
think a clarion call to industry to
make sure they take a great deal
of care in their drilling practic-
es, said Steve Jones with the
Wyoming Outdoor Council.
Pavillion resident John Fen-
ton, chairman of the group Pavil-
lion Area Concerned Citizens,
applauded the EPA for listening
to the homeowners with contam-
inated water.
Those of us who suffer the
impacts from the unchecked de-
velopment in our community are
extremely happy the contamina-
tion source is being identified,
Fenton said.
Calgary, Alberta-based Encana
owns the Pavillion gas field. An
announced $45 million sale to
Midland, Texas-based Legacy
Reserves fell through last month
amid what Encana said were
Legacys concerns about the EPA
investigation.
Encana spokesman Doug
Hock said there was much to
question about the draft study.
The compounds EPA said
could be associated with frack-
ing, he said, could have had oth-
er origins not related to gas de-
velopment.
Those could just have likely
been brought about by contam-
ination in their sampling process
or construction of their well,
Hock said.
The low levels of hydrocar-
bons found in local water wells
likewise havent been linked to
gas development, and substanc-
es such as methane itself are nat-
urally occurring in the area.
There are still a lot of ques-
tions that need to be answered.
This is a probability and it is one
we believe is incorrect, Hock
said.
Sen. James Inhofe said the
study was not based on sound
science but rather on political
science.
Its findings are premature,
given that the Agency has not
gone through the necessary peer-
review process, and there are
still serious outstanding ques-
tions regarding EPAs data and
methodology, the Oklahoma
Republican said in a statement.
Wyoming last year became
one of the first states to require
oil and gas companies to publicly
disclose the chemicals used in
fracking. Colorado regulators are
considering doing the same.
The public and industry repre-
sentatives packed an 11-hour
hearing on the issue in Denver
on Monday. They all generally
supported the proposal but the
sticking point is whether trade
secrets would have to be dis-
closed and howquickly the infor-
mation would have to be turned
over.
And while the EPA empha-
sized the Wyoming findings were
highly localized, the report is
likely to reverberate.
The issue has been highly con-
tentious in New York, where
some upstate residents and poli-
ticians argue that the gas indus-
try will bring desperately needed
jobs while others demand a ban
on fracking to protect water sup-
plies. New York regulators
havent issued permits for gas
drilling with high-volume hy-
draulic fracturing in the Marcel-
lus Shale since they began an ex-
tensive environmental review in
2008.
Kate Sinding, an attorney with
the Natural Resources Defense
Council in NewYork City, said in
an email Thursday that the EPA
in Wyoming is now recognizing
what other experts and families
in fracking communities have
known for some time: Fracking
poses serious threats to safe
drinking water.
EPA
Continued from Page 1A
AP FILE PHOTO
A worker steps through the maze of hoses at a remote fracking site run by Halliburton for natural-
gas producer Williams in Rulison, Colo., in 2009.
cally targeted the Turkey Hill
manager.
The two men picked Sunday
to commit the robbery, a day
when the bank branch on Sus-
quehanna Boulevard is closed.
The barrels and cones we-
rent there when the bank
closed that Saturday, Houck
said.
He said the men brought the
barrels and cones with them.
The banks surveillance cam-
eras recorded the men setting
up and repositioning the bar-
rels and cones at 4:55 a.m. It
wasnt until a few minutes be-
fore 10 a.m. that the woman
was confronted by a gun-wield-
ing man at the after-hours de-
posit box.
The woman was on her cell
phone talking to her fianc,
who listened to her screams.
Houck said that after she was
attacked, the woman got into
her car and followed the man,
who drove a white SUV, possi-
bly a Dodge Durango or Nitro.
The woman was expected to
recount her experience to re-
porters on Thursday, but Tur-
key Hill prohibits employees
from talking to the media.
The robber wore a dark hat, a
hooded sweatshirt with GAP
across the chest and blue jeans
with white fading on the legs.
The other suspect wasnt seen
during the actual robbery, but
is seen on the video wearing
dark clothes while setting up
the barrels and cones.
Anyone with information
about the robbery is asked to
call Trooper Houck at 459-
3890.
ATTACK
Continued from Page 1A
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
State Trooper Ken Houck talks about a robbery that occurred Nov.
20 at a PNC Bank ATM.
extreme precipitation and ex-
treme drought.
Lashof estimates there is a 99
percent probability that many ar-
eas of the country will see ex-
treme high temperatures and
two-thirds probability that heavy
precipitation will continue.
Kim Knowlton, NRDC senior
scientist, saidthe extreme weath-
ermapthat isaccessibleontheor-
ganizations website lists the ex-
tremeweathereventsandrecords
that were broken in 2011.
Almost 3,000 records were
broken nationwide in the first 10
months of the year, Knowlton
said. Oursurveyfoundthat1,302
temperature records were broken
and1,090brokenrainfall records.
Climate experts predict Penn-
sylvanias average temperature
will rise 4 to 6 degrees by 2050,
andmanycommunitieswill expe-
rience more severe floods,
drought, water-borne illnesses
and declining air quality.
The increase in frequency in
weather events, such as heat
waves, heavy rainfall events and
hurricanes, act in a direct way to
cause injury or death, said Ge-
orge Luber, associate director for
global change with the Centers
for Disease Control and Preven-
tion. It also acts in changing the
basic patterns of disease that we
comeincontact with; malariaand
a number of other mosquito-
borne diseases that spread geo-
graphically.
Luzerne is the only county in
Northeastern Pennsylvania that
reported positive results for one
or more infectious mosquito spe-
cies, according to the NRDCs re-
port.
EXTREME
Continued from Page 1A
TAKING AIM
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
B
randon Harvey takes a shot at Victory Sports basket-
ball practice on Thursday at West Side CTC. Victory
Sports is for adults with physical or mental challenges. Its
in its first year of operation.
KINGSTON TWP. The Dal-
las Area Municipal Authority ap-
proved its budgets for 2012 on
Thursday, resulting in a net sav-
ings for customers due to its
takeover of solid waste collec-
tion.
Solid waste and recycling cus-
tomers will see a $30 decrease
per household per year because
the authority is preparing to
switch from utilizing contracted
services to maintaining its own
system.
Sewer customers will see a
$20 increase per household per
year. Larry Spaciano, executive
director of DAMA, said this is at-
tributedto costs incurredduring
tropical storms Irene and Lee as
well as other upcoming projects.
DAMA serves Dallas Borough
and Dallas, Jackson, Kingston
and Lehman townships. The av-
erage household currently pays
$260 a year for solid waste col-
lection and $330 in sewer fees.
Spaciano said the authority
hadbeenmulling the idea of self-
collection about six months be-
fore making a final decision on
the matter in July.
Nine full-time employees have
already been hired for the new
program and the authority is
waiting on the delivery of four
30-yard garbage trucks and one
10-yard truck via the states pur-
chasing program.
Spaciano said the board also
plans to hire three or four more
part-time employees.
DAMA most recently con-
tracted J.P. Mascaro & Sons,
based in Audubon, for solid
waste collection. Spaciano said
in the past there have been ser-
vice issues with various con-
tracted collectors.
Our primary focus is provid-
ing the best possible service to
our customers, said Spaciano.
The programis set to begin on
Jan. 2. Spaciano said there are a
few changes for customers, in-
cluding a switch in the recycling
pickup schedule.
He said the program will in-
clude single stream recycling,
which means any sort of recycla-
ble material such as glass, paper,
aluminum and plastic, can be
mixed in bins. Recyclables will
be collected every other week.
Spaciano also said special ar-
rangements, such as privately
contracted collection services
for customers with long drive-
ways, will no longer be available
for insurance purposes.
Its going to be a little bumpy
in the beginning, but were going
to advertise these changes to en-
sure theres a minimal impact,
he said.
In other business, the board
changed its meeting schedule
for 2012 to 7 p.m. every second
Tuesday of the month.
DAMA solid waste collection results in savings
Solid waste and recycling
customers will see a $30 cut
per household per year.
By SARAH HITE
[email protected]
C M Y K
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DALLAS Albert Pujols
could have been a wealthy Cardi-
nal for life, planning for the day
his statue would be erected out-
side BuschStadiumnext to those
of Stan Musial, Bob Gibson and
the other St. Louis greats.
Instead, exactly six weeks after
leading the Cardinals to a second
title in one of the most thrilling
World Series ever, he decided to
accept the second-highest con-
tract in baseball
history for a
new future in
southern Cali-
fornia with the
Los Angeles
Angels.
The three-
time NL MVP
agreed Thursday to a $254 mil-
lion, 10-year contract with the
Angels, leaving behind a heart-
broken fan base by jilting one of
the sports traditional teams for
an expansion club with only one
championship in its half-century.
For baseball, it was a virtually
unprecedented move.
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
Pujols hits jackpot with a heavenly deal
AP PHOTO
St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak speaks about
Albert Pujols, who agreed Thursday to a $254 million, 10-year
contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
California lands slugger with
10-year, $254 million contract,
but hes no Angel to St. Louis.
By By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
Pujols
See PUJOLS, Page 4B
Kudos to
whoever post-
ed a security
guard to watch
over the statue
of Albert Pu-
jols outside his
suburban St.
Louis restaurant Thursday,
even if that Albert Pujols
stands 10 feet tall, weighs 1,100
pounds and hardly needed any
protection. Let it be a lesson to
the people in charge of the
Cardinals baseball palace
some 20 miles to the west. If
only theyd paid more attention
to the real-life version during
the decade that Pujols toiled
hard and honorably for the
team, he might
Signing shifts power
in American League
OPINION
J I M L I T K E
See LITKE, Page 4B
Wyoming Valley West Superin-
tendent Charles Suppon said
there was a simple reason for re-
jecting the PIAA transfer waiver
for EugeneLewis. Theschool dis-
trict didnt have enough informa-
tionabout the star athletes trans-
fer to Meyers to approve it.
Basically, at
this point the
school board
has decided not
to sign off on
him because
they dont want
to make a deci-
sion until the
athletic com-
mittee meets, Suppon said.
What they want to do is gather
all the facts because right now
were hearing a lot of stuff and we
want to decipher whats fact and
whats fiction.
Suppon also said he expected
to receive a PIAA transfer waiver
from Holy Redeemer regarding
the transfer of Lewis sister, Alex-
is, fromValley West and it will be
rejected as well for the same rea-
son.
Eugene Lewis has verbally
committed to Penn State to play
football, but is alsooneof thebest
basketball players in the Wyom-
ing Valley Conference. Alexis Le-
wis is a freshman and considered
one of the top newcomers to var-
sity basketball.
The PIAA requires both
schools to sign the waiver to al-
lowa transferring student to par-
ticipate in athletics. If it isnt
signed by both, a student can still
practice at the newschool but not
participate in games until the is-
sue is resolved.
Lewis enrolled at Meyers on
Tuesday and began classes on
Wednesday. He also practiced
with the Meyers basketball team
on Wednesday.
Suppon emphasized that the
refusal to sign the waiver wasnt
done as a vindictive act.
We have the utmost respect
W V C B A S K E T B A L L
Lewis
transfer
blocked
Wyoming Valley West rejects
waiver to allow Eugene Lewis
to play for Meyers.
By JOHN ERZAR
[email protected]
Eugene Lewis
See LEWIS, Page 3B
WACO, Texas Robert Grif-
fin III has been too caught up in
the moment to really consider
how much hes done to change
the perception of Baylor.
When Grif-
fin finally
slows down
and thinks
about it, he
might realize
just how un-
imaginable it
all seemed when he first arrived
on the private school campus
nearly four years ago as a 17-
year-old kid who graduated high
school early.
I know weve been creating a
lot of history, Griffin said. But
its tough to be within it and look
back on whats happened. ... The
way the program is going now,
you expect good things to hap-
H E I S M A N F I N A L I S T S
The face
of Baylors
in running
Robert Griffin III changed
perception of the Bears, as
well as their history.
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
See HEISMAN, Page 5B
Up Next
Heisman
Trophy Show
8 p.m. Saturday
ESPN
Little to no news has leaked
out about the Penn State coach-
ing search. It may stay that way
for another few weeks.
Speaking to reporters in Dallas
on Thursday, acting athletic di-
rector Dave Joyner said he ex-
pects toname a permanent coach
in the next 30 days.
Were going to do a search as
rapidly as we can, Joyner said at
a signing ceremony for next
months TicketCity Bowl. But
we dont want to be careless.
Joyner, who is heading a six-
P E N N S TAT E F O O T B A L L
Lions handle
their search
with care
By DEREK LEVARSE
[email protected]
See PSU, Page 5B
NEWORLEANS The NBA,
owners of the NewOrleans Horn-
ets, refusedThursdaytoapprovea
three-teamtrade that would have
sent Hornets All-Star guardChris
Paul tothe Los Angeles Lakers.
Its not true that the owners
killedthedeal, thedeal was never
discussed at the Board of Gover-
norsmeetingandtheleagueoffice
declinedtomakethetradeforbas-
ketball reasons, league spokes-
manMike Bass said.
Yahoo Sports reported that
NBA Commissioner David Stern
killed the trade after several own-
ers complained. Citing anony-
mous sources, Yahoo reported
DallasMavericksownerMarkCu-
ban was one of the most vocal
ownersupsetaboutthedeal, done
the same day as the end of the
lockout.
Owners and players ratified a
new collective bargaining agree-
ment Thursday, the final step to
ending the five-month lockout
and paving the way for training
campsandfreeagencytoopenFri-
day.
There was hope in small mar-
kets like New Orleans that after
the lockout it would be easier for
teams to hold on to their biggest
stars. Hadthedealbeenapproved,
one of the NBAs biggest stars
from the league-owned small-
market Hornets would have
movedtooneof theNBAslargest,
richest markets.
AP FILE PHOTO
New Orleans Hornets guard
Chris Paul
N B A
League kills Lakers trade for Chris Paul
By BRETT MARTEL
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh
quarterback Ben Roethlisberger
played through a painful left leg
injury to lead the Steelers to a
14-3 victory over the Cleveland
Browns on Thursday night.
Roethlisberger passed for 280
yards and two touchdowns, in-
cluding a 79-yard scoring strike
to Antonio Brown with 2:52 re-
maining to help the Steelers win
for the eighth time in their last
nine games.
Roethlisberger went to the
locker roomfor X-rays following
a gruesome second-quarter
sack but returned to start the
second half, passing for 178
yards after the break.
Pittsburgh (10-3) moved a
half-game ahead of Baltimore in
the race for the AFCNorth title.
Colt McCoy passed for 209
yards but also threw two inter-
ceptions for the Browns (4-9),
who lost for the 15th time in
their last 16 meetings with the
Steelers.
Hillis, who rushed for 1,177
yards last season, was playing in
his third straight game for the
first time this season. He was
listed as questionable heading
into the game after being limit-
ed in practice during the abbre-
viated week with a hip injury.
NF L
Big Ben bounces back
AP PHOTO
Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu is hit by Cleveland Browns offensive guard Shawn Lauvao as he returns an in-
terception in the second quarter of an NFL game Thursday in Pittsburgh.
QB returns from injury to leads Steelers
14
STEELERS
3
BROWNS
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
K
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S C O R E B O A R D
CAMPS
The 10th Annual Paul McGloin
Holiday Pitching Camp will be
held at Riverfront Sports on Dec.
26th, 27th and 28th from 9:15 a.m.
to 11:45 a.m. Cost is $145. For more
information, call 570-878-8483 or
visit www.electriccitybaseball.com.
The Third Annual Electric City
Baseball and Softball Academy
Winter Hitting League will be held
at Connell Park with session one
beginning Jan. 8th and session
two on Feb. 5th. Each session
meets for four consecutive Sun-
days. Cost is $125 per player. For
more information, call 571-878-
8483 or visit www.electriccityba-
seball.com.
LEAGUES
Back Mountain Youth Soccer will
host an indoor soccer league
beginning Jan. 13th through March
for ages U6 to high school age at
the Penn State Lehman Campus
gym. Games will be played on
weekends. All area intramural and
travel teams are welcome. Individ-
ual players seeking a team can
sign up online as well. Divisions will
be set to ensure fair competition.
More information and sign up
sheets are available online at
www.bmysa.org. Registration
closes Dec. 31st.
MEETINGS
Duryea Little League will hold its
monthly meeting on Sunday, Dec.
11th at 7 p.m. at the V.F.W. on Ste-
phenson Street in Duryea.
Hanover Area Boys Soccer will be
holding a booster meeting Monday,
Dec. 12th at 7 p.m. at the Hanover
Area Jr/Sr high school cafeteria.
Nominations of officers will be
accepted as well as plans for the
upcoming 2012 season. All parents
of soccer players in grades 8
though 11 are encouraged to attend.
Kingston Forty Fort Little League
will be meeting Monday, Dec. 12th
at 7 p.m. at the Kingston Rec
Center. All interested members are
encouraged to attend.
Ashley/Newton Little League will be
holding their monthly meeting at
the Ashley Firemens grounds on
Dec. 11th at 7 p.m. The meeting is
open to the public.
The West Pittston Little League
Board of Directors will be holding
their monthly meeting on Sunday
Dec. 11th at 7 p.m. in the Board
Room of the Little League. The
meeting is open to the public.
REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS
The Moosic Mets Baseball 17U
Showcase Team is now accepting
online registrations for their up-
coming winter tryout for the 2012
summer/fall season. For more
information and to register, visit
www.moosicmets.net.
South Valley Softball will be having
sign ups December 11 at 10:30 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. at St. Faustina Church,
school basement 520 S. Hanover
St. Nanticoke. League is open to all
girls residing in the GNA school
district. For more information call
Steve at 570-417-7217.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Annual Lou Gutterman Memo-
rial Holiday Tournament is sched-
uled for Monday evening, Dec.
26th in the JCC gym. The first
game will begin at 7 p.m. with the
High School Varsity all star game.
The second game will start at 8:15
p.m. and will have the Senior Mens
League all stars against the Col-
lege all stars. The tournament is
sponsored by Bruce Gutterman in
memory of his late father Lou
Gutterman who gave years of
service to the JCC basketball
program. Bruce will also coach the
College all star team. The college
teams are made up mostly of
former JCC basketball players who
developed their skills through the
JCC system. For more information,
please call Bill Buzza at 570-824-
4646 ext 232.
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BUL L E T I N BOARD
NFL
Favorite Open Curr. O/U Underdog
Sunday
RAVENS 15 16 40.5 Colts
BENGALS 2.5 3 37.5 Texans
PACKERS 12 11 52.5 Raiders
JETS 9 10.5 36.5 Chiefs
LIONS 9 10 47.5 Vikings
Saints 3.5 3.5 48.5 TITANS
DOLPHINS 3 3 45.0 Eagles
Patriots 8.5 8 48.0 REDSKINS
Falcons 2.5 2.5 48.5 PANTHERS
Bucs 2 2 39.0 JAGUARS
49ers 4 4 39.5 CARDS
BRONCOS 3 3.5 36.5 Bears
CHARGERS 6.5 7 47.5 Bills
COWBOYS 4 3.5 49.0 Giants
Monday
SEAHWKS 6.5 6 NL Rams
College Football
Favorite Open Curr. O/U Underdog
Saturday
Navy 7 7 56.5 Army
December 17
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque, NM
Temple 7 7 47.5 Wyoming
Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise, ID
Utah St 3 3 57.5 Ohio U
New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans, LA
San Diego St 5.5 5.5 59.0 UL-Lafayette
December 20
St. Petersburg Bowl
St. Petersburg, FL
Fla Intl 4.5 4.5 49.5 Marshall
December 21
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego, CA
Tcu 11.5 11.5 55.5 La Tech
December 22
Las Vegas Bowl
Las Vegas, NV
Boise St 13 13 66.5 Arizona St
December 24
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu, HI
So Miss 6.5 6.5 NL Nevada
December 26
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, LA
Missouri 3.5 3.5 53.5 N Carolina
December 27
Little Caesars Bowl
Detroit, MI
Purdue 2 2 60.0 W Michigan
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, NC
NC State 1 1 45.5 Louisville
December 28
Military Bowl
Washington, DC
Toledo 3 3 71.5 Air Force
Holiday Bowl
San Diego, CA
Texas 4 4 48.5 California
December 29
Champs Sports Bowl
Orlando, Fl
Florida St 3 3 48.5 Notre Dame
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio, TX
Baylor 9 9 78.5 Washington
December 30
Armed Forces Bowl
Dallas, TX
Byu 2.5 2.5 55.5 Tulsa
Pinstripe Bowl
Bronx, NY
Rutgers 2 2 44.5 Iowa St
Music City Bowl
Nashville, TN
Miss St 6.5 6.5 48.5 Wake Forest
December 31
Meinke Car Care Texas Bowl
Houston, TX
Texas A&M 9.5 9.5 64.5 Northwestern
Sun Bowl
El Paso, TX
Ga Tech 3 3 50.5 Utah
Fight Hunger Bowl
San Francisco,CA
Illinois 3 3 46.5 Ucla
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN
Vanderbilt 2.5 2.5 49.5 Cincinnati
Chick Fil-A Bowl
Atlanta, GA
Auburn 1 1 48.5 Virginia
College Basketball
Favorite Points Underdog
IOWA ST 9 Iowa
COLORADO 5.5 Wyoming
OREGON ST 12 Idaho
VIRGINIA COMM 3.5 Richmond
FLORIDA 26.5 Rider
U MASS 13.5 Siena
Fairfield 1 Old Dominion
NHL
Favorite Odds Underdog
CAPITALS -175/
+155
Maple Leafs
SABRES -145/
+125
Panthers
JETS -150/
+130
Hurricanes
OILERS -145/
+125
Avalanche
Home teams in capital letters.
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Vikings - Lions circle is for Minnesota
RB Adrian Peterson (doubtful) and QB Christian Ponder (questionable); the Bucs -
Jaguars circle is for Tampa QB Josh Freeman (probable); the Rams - Seahawks
circle is for St. Louis QB Sam Bradford (questionable) and QB A.J. Feeley (out).
F O O T B A L L
NFL
At A Glance
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England .......................... 9 3 0 .750 362 247
N.Y. Jets ................................. 7 5 0 .583 290 260
Buffalo..................................... 5 7 0 .417 278 304
Miami ....................................... 4 8 0 .333 246 220
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston................................. 9 3 0 .750 310 189
Tennessee............................ 7 5 0 .583 249 229
Jacksonville.......................... 3 9 0 .250 152 238
Indianapolis .......................... 0 12 0 .000 174 358
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore................................. 9 3 0 .750 296 192
Pittsburgh................................ 9 3 0 .750 268 195
Cincinnati ................................ 7 5 0 .583 266 250
Cleveland................................ 4 8 0 .333 175 240
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver..................................... 7 5 0 .583 256 292
Oakland................................... 7 5 0 .583 274 308
Kansas City............................. 5 7 0 .417 163 268
San Diego ............................... 5 7 0 .417 287 289
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas ...................................... 7 5 0 .583 283 244
N.Y. Giants.............................. 6 6 0 .500 287 315
Philadelphia............................ 4 8 0 .333 271 282
Washington ............................ 4 8 0 .333 202 256
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans........................... 9 3 0 .750 393 269
Atlanta ..................................... 7 5 0 .583 269 244
Carolina................................... 4 8 0 .333 290 324
Tampa Bay.............................. 4 8 0 .333 218 329
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Green Bay....................... 12 0 0 1.000 420 262
Chicago.............................. 7 5 0 .583 291 242
Detroit ................................. 7 5 0 .583 333 277
Minnesota .......................... 2 10 0 .167 246 330
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Francisco................... 10 2 0 .833 288 161
Seattle................................... 5 7 0 .417 216 246
Arizona ................................. 5 7 0 .417 232 269
St. Louis ............................... 2 10 0 .167 140 296
x-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 8
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11
New Orleans at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 1 p.m.
New England at Washington, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Denver, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Oakland at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 12
St. Louis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.
NFL Injury Report
NEW YORK The updated National Football
League injury report, as provided by the league:
INDIANAPOLIS COLTSat BALTIMORE RAVENS
COLTS: DNP: LB Pat Angerer (knee), LB A.J.
Edds (ankle), DE Dwight Freeney (not injury relat-
ed), WR Anthony Gonzalez (groin), LB Ernie Sims
(toe). FULL: TE Dallas Clark (fibula), TE Brody El-
dridge (hand), RB Ryan Mahaffey (concussion).
RAVENS: DNP: C Matt Birk (shoulder), CB Chris
Carr (back), G Ben Grubbs (toe), LB Ray Lewis
(foot). FULL: RB Anthony Allen (thigh).
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at NEW YORK JETS
CHIEFS: LIMITED: QB Kyle Orton (right finger), C
Casey Wiegmann (finger). FULL: LB Demorrio Wil-
liams (groin). JETS: DNP: DE Mike DeVito (knee),
CB Ellis Lankster (low back), G Brandon Moore
(hip). LIMITED: DT Marcus Dixon (hip), LB David
Harris (ankle), RB Joe McKnight (elbow), S Eric
Smith (knee). FULL: G Vladimir Ducasse (knee),
RB Shonn Greene (rib), WRJeremy Kerley (knee),
C Nick Mangold (ankle), LB Calvin Pace (groin), C
Tanner Purdum (low back), G Matt Slauson (knee),
RB LaDainian Tomlinson (knee), DE Muhammad
Wilkerson (shoulder).
MINNESOTA VIKINGS at DETROIT LIONS
VIKINGS: OUT: CB Chris Cook (not injury related).
DNP: G Steve Hutchinson (illness), RB Adrian Pe-
terson (ankle), QB Christian Ponder (hip), DE Brian
Robison (concussion). LIMITED: CB Asher Allen
(shoulder), LB Chad Greenway (elbow), DE Ever-
son Griffen (quadriceps), TE Visanthe Shiancoe
(hand). FULL: LBE.J. Henderson (shoulder), GAn-
thony Herrera (knee). LIONS: DNP: S Louis Del-
mas (knee), DTNick Fairley (knee), CBChris Hous-
ton (knee), DELawrence Jackson (thigh), RBKevin
Smith (ankle), DEKyle Vanden Bosch (not injury re-
lated). LIMITED: LB Justin Durant (hamstring), CB
Brandon McDonald (thigh), GRob Sims (shoulder),
DE Willie Young (ankle).
HOUSTON TEXANS at CINCINNATI BENGALS
TEXANS: DNP: DE Tim Bulman (calf), LB Brian
Cushing (ribs, knee), WR Andre Johnson (hamstr-
ing). LIMITED: CB Jason Allen (thumb, head), G
Mike Brisiel (ankle), RB James Casey (chest), QB
Jake Delhomme (calf), TE Joel Dreessen (groin),
RBLawrence Vickers (hamstring). FULL: LBMister
Alexander (shoulder), TE Garrett Graham (hamstr-
ing), S Glover Quin (elbow), DE Antonio Smith
(shoulder). BENGALS: DNP: CB Nate Clements
(hamstring), S Chris Crocker (knee), DE Carlos
Dunlap (hamstring), LB Dontay Moch (not injury re-
lated), T Andre Smith (ankle). LIMITED: RB Cedric
Benson (foot), CKyle Cook (shoulder), LBBrandon
Johnson (knee). FULL: TE Donald Lee (foot).
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at JACKSONVILLE
JAGUARS BUCCANEERS: DNP: DE Tim
Crowder (concussion), DT Albert Haynesworth
(knee), T James Lee (knee), TELuke Stocker (hip),
CB Aqib Talib (hamstring), TE Kellen Winslow (not
injury related). LIMITED: QB Josh Freeman (right
shoulder). FULL: DE Michael Bennett (groin), LB
AdamHayward (foot), DT Brian Price (ankle). JAG-
UARS: DNP: DE Aaron Kampman (hamstring), DE
Matt Roth (concussion). LIMITED: DTTyson Alualu
(not injury related), RBMaurice Jones-Drew(not in-
jury related), RB Greg Jones (not injury related), TE
Marcedes Lewis (ankle), S Dwight Lowery (shoul-
der), WRCecil Shorts (hamstring), T Guy Whimper
(thigh).
ATLANTA FALCONS at CAROLINA PANTHERS
FALCONS: OUT: CBBrent Grimes (knee). DNP:
DE John Abraham (not injury related), TE Tony
Gonzalez (not injury related), CB Kelvin Hayden
(toe), C Todd McClure (not injury related), LB Ste-
phen Nicholas (quadriceps), T Will Svitek (groin),
RB Michael Turner (groin). LIMITED: T Sam Baker
(back), WR Harry Douglas (groin), DE Ray Ed-
wards (shoulder), C Joe Hawley (ankle), WR Julio
Jones (hamstring), WR Roddy White (shoulder).
FULL: DT Vance Walker (groin). PANTHERS:
DNP: S Charles Godfrey (shoulder), T Jordan
Gross (ankle), TE Greg Olsen (knee), LB Jason
Phillips (calf), TE Jeremy Shockey (not injury relat-
ed), WRSteve Smith (not injury related), GTravelle
Wharton (back). FULL: WR Kealoha Pilares (qua-
driceps).
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at MIAMI DOLPHINS
EAGLES: LIMITED: WR Jeremy Maclin
(hamstring, shoulder), CB Dominique Rodgers-
Cromartie (ankle). FULL: CB Nnamdi Asomugha
(concussion, knee), T King Dunlap (concussion), G
Todd Herremans (biceps), DT Trevor Laws (knee),
QB Michael Vick (ribs). DOLPHINS: LIMITED: S
Yeremiah Bell (foot), G Vernon Carey (ankle).
NEWORLEANSSAINTSat TENNESSEETITANS
SAINTS: DNP: LB Jonathan Casillas (knee), RB
Mark Ingram(toe), DETurk McBride(ankle). LIMIT-
ED: DT Sedrick Ellis (hamstring), LB Scott Shanle
(shoulder). FULL: LB Jonathan Vilma (knee). TI-
TANS: DNP: G Eugene Amano (knee), CB Jason
McCourty (concussion), LB Barrett Ruud (groin),
WR Nate Washington (ankle). LIMITED: LB Patrick
Bailey (hamstring).
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at WASHINGTON
REDSKINSPATRIOTS: DNP: RBStevan Ridley
(not injury related), LB Brandon Spikes (knee), T
Sebastian Vollmer (back, foot). LIMITED: CB Kyle
Arrington (foot), SPatrick Chung (foot), GDan Con-
nolly (groin), WR Julian Edelman (back), LB Dane
Fletcher (thumb), SJames Ihedigbo (shoulder), CB
Devin McCourty (shoulder), WR Matthew Slater
(shoulder), RB Shane Vereen (hamstring), WR
Wes Welker (knee), C Ryan Wendell (calf), RB
Danny Woodhead (abdomen). REDSKINS: DNP:
DT Chris Baker (quadriceps), S LaRon Landry
(groin), DT Chris Neild (not injury related), P Sav
Rocca (left ankle). LIMITED: WR Terrence Austin
(hamstring), DE Stephen Bowen (knee), T Jammal
Brown (hip), LB London Fletcher (ankle), S DeJon
Gomes (knee), CB DeAngelo Hall (back), G Maur-
ice Hurt (knee). FULL: QB Rex Grossman (left
shoulder), RB Darrel Young (head).
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at ARIZONA CARDI-
NALS 49ERS: DNP: CB Carlos Rogers (knee),
LB Patrick Willis (hamstring). LIMITED: CB Tarell
Brown (ankle), WR Braylon Edwards (knee). CAR-
DINALS: DNP: RB Beanie Wells (knee, thumb,
hamstring). LIMITED: S Sean Considine (Achilles),
DT Darnell Dockett (quadriceps), TE Todd Heap
(hamstring), LB Joey Porter (knee), S Kerry
Rhodes (foot), P Dave Zastudil (biceps). FULL: CB
Michael Adams (hamstring).
CHICAGO BEARS at DENVER BRONCOS
BEARS: OUT: QB Jay Cutler (right thumb). DNP:
RB Matt Forte (knee), S Major Wright (shoulder).
LIMITED: DT Anthony Adams (back), CB Charles
Tillman (quadriceps), LB Brian Urlacher (quadri-
ceps). FULL: DTHenry Melton (knee). BRONCOS:
DNP: S David Bruton (Achilles), T Ryan Clady
(knee), RBWillis McGahee (knee), WREddie Roy-
al (concussion). LIMITED: LB Von Miller (thumb).
FULL: S Quinton Carter (heat cramps), RB Jere-
miah Johnson (ankle), DT Mitch Unrein (back).
BUFFALO BILLS at SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
BILLS: DNP: S Jairus Byrd (shin), TE Scott Chan-
dler (ankle), K Rian Lindell (shoulder), CB Aaron
Williams (calf). LIMITED: S George Wilson (neck).
CHARGERS: DNP: LBDonald Butler (foot), SDar-
rell Stuckey (groin). FULL: LBNail Diggs (chest), G
Brandyn Dombrowski (foot), G Tyronne Green
(hand), C Nick Hardwick (neck), DE Corey Liuget
(fibula), LB Shaun Phillips (foot), G Louis Vasquez
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLESAcquired LHP Dana
Eveland from the L.A. Dodgers for LHP Jarret Mar-
tin and OF Tyler Henson. Designated RHP Willie
Eyrefor assignment. SelectedLHPAndrewLoomis
fromPhiladelphiaandINFMatt Sweeney fromTam-
pa Bay in the Rule 5 draft. Sent INF Greg Miclat to
Texas to complete the trade for C Taylor Teagar-
den.
KANSAS CITY ROYALSSelected LHP Cesar
Cabral from Boston and LHP Thomas Melgarejo
from the L.A. Dodgers in the Rule 5 draft.
LOS ANGELES ANGELSReached tentative un-
derstandings, pendingphysicals, with1BAlbert Pu-
jols and LHP C.J. Wilson.
MINNESOTA TWINSAcquired RHP Daniel Tur-
pen from Colorado to complete the Kevin Slowey
trade. Selected RHP Terry Doyle fromthe Chicago
White Sox in the Rule 5 draft.
NEWYORKYANKEESAcquired LHPCesar Ca-
bral from Kansas City for cash considerations. Se-
lected RHP Brad Meyers from Washington in the
Rule 5 draft. Released OF Greg Golson.
TEXAS RANHERSAssigned INF Greg Miclat to
Frisco (Texas). Selected LHP Fabian Williamson
from Oakland, OF Efrain Nunez from Seattle and
INF Alex Buchholz from Cincinnati in the Rule 5
draft.
TORONTO BLUE JAYSSelected INF Gabe Ja-
cobo from the L.A. Angels in the Rule 5 draft.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVESSelected LHP Robert Fish
from the L.A. Angels in the Rule 5 draft.
CHICAGO CUBSSelected INF Ricky Alvarez
from the L.A. Angels in the Rule 5 draft.
HOUSTONASTROSSelected RHP Rhiner Cruz
from the N.Y. Mets in the Rule 5 draft.
LOSANGELESDODGERSAgreed to terms with
RHP Aaron Harang on a two-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALSSelected OF Erik Ko-
matsu from Washington and LHP Barrett Browning
from the L.A. Angels in the Rule 5 draft.
SAN DIEGO PADRESSelected INF Michael
Wing from the L.A. Angels in the Rule 5 draft.
WASHINGTON NATIONALSSelected C Beau
Seabury from Colorado and RHP Matthew Busch-
mann from San Diego in the Rule 5 draft.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEWJERSEY NETSNamed P.J. Carlesimo and
Mario Elie assistant coaches and Jeremy Bettle
strength and conditioning coach.
UTAH JAZZNamed Michael Sanders player de-
velopment coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALOBILLSPlacedKRianLindell on injured
reserve.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOSSigned DL Steven Fri-
day.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHLSuspendedEdmontonDAndy Suttonindefi-
nitely for his hit on Carolina F Alexei Ponikarovsky
in a game on Dec. 7.
MINNESOTA WILDRecalled F Jeff Taffe from
Houston (AHL). Placed F Devin Setoguchi on in-
jured reserve.
OTTAWA SENATORSRecalled D Matt Carkner
from Binghamton (AHL).
PHOENIXCOYOTESActivatedDMichal Rozsiv-
al from injured reserve.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNINGRecalled F Blair Jones
from Norfolk (AHL).
American Hockey League
CHARLOTTE CHECKERSAssigned F Justin
Shugg to Florida (ECHL).
COLLEGE
ARIZONANamed Rod Smith co-offensive coor-
dinator and quarterbacks coach and Mike Parrish
director of football operations.
CHAMINADEPlaced mens assistant basketball
coachMikeMathey onadministrativeleavewhilein-
vestigating a text message that allegedly contained
a racial slur.
COLUMBIANamed Pete Mangurian football
coach.
JOHN JAYNamed Lindsay Roderick athletic
trainer.
KANSASNamed Charlie Weis football coach.
MEMPHISNamed Justin Fuente football coach.
ST. JOHNSAnnounced sophomore basketball
G Nurideen Lindsey will transfer at the end of the
semester.
T H I S
W E E K E N D S
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
Today's Events
BOYS BASKETBALL
(7:15 p.m. unless noted)
Coughlin at GAR
Holy Redeemer at Scranton
Lackawanna Trail at Tunkhannock
Nanticoke at Crestwood
Wyoming Valley West at Scranton Prep
Hazleton Area vs. North Allegheny, at State College
H.S.
Nespoli Tournament
(at Berwick H.S.)
Hanover Area vs. Montoursville, 6:30 p.m.
Berwick vs. Wyoming Seminary, 8 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Berwick at Pocono Mt. East Tournament, 6 p.m.
Northwest vs. Bloomsburg at Muncy Tournament,
6:30 p.m.
Wyoming Seminary at Lake-Lehman, 7 p.m.
Spring-Ford at Hazleton in Tournament, 7:15 p.m.
Nanticoke at Coughlin, 7:15 p.m.
Scranton at Holy Redeemer, 7:15 p.m.
GAR at Tunkhannock Tournament, TBA
Pittston Area, Wyoming Area at Old Forge Tourna-
ment, TBA
HS SWIMMING
Dallas at Scranton, 4:30 p.m.
Scranton Prep at Berwick, 4:30 p.m.
Meyers at Hanover Area, 4:30 p.m.
Hazleton Area at Tunkhannock, 4:30 p.m.
West Scranton at Coughlin, 4:30 p.m.
Abington Heights at Holy Redeemer, 4:30 p.m.
WyomingValley West at DelawareValley, 4:30p.m.
Holy Redeemer at Abington Heights, 5:30 p.m.
HS WRESTLING
Hanover Area at DKI Tournament
Wyoming Seminary at Ironman Invitational
GAR at Meyers, 7 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Misericordia at Wilkes, 7 p.m.
PNC Bank/Monarch Classic
PSU Harrisburg at Kings, 8 p.m.
PSU Wilkes-Barre at PSU Hazleton, 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PSU Wilkes-Barre at PSU Hazleton, 6 p.m.
PSU Harrisburg at Wilkes, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
(7:15 p.m. unless noted)
Dallas at Nanticoke
Crestwood at Delaware Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Pleasant Valley at Wyoming Valley West, 2 p.m.
Hazleton Area vs. Red Land or State College, at
State College H.S.
MMI Prep at Shenandoah Valley, 2:15 p.m.
Scranton Prep at Meyers
Tunkhannock at Athens, 2:15 p.m.
Marsico Tournament
(at Old Forge H.S.)
Pittston Area vs. Northwest, 6:30 p.m.
Wyoming Area vs. Old Forge, 8 p.m.
Nespoli Tournament
(at Berwick H.S.)
6:30 p.m. consolation; 8 p.m. championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Weatherly at MMI Prep, 2:30 p.m.
Dallas vs. Meyers at Wyoming Valley West Tourna-
ment, 6 p.m.
Lackawanna Trail at Lake-Lehman, 7 p.m.
West Scranton at Wyoming Valley West Tourna-
ment, 7:30 p.m.
Berwick at Pocono Mt. East Tournament, TBA
GAR at Tunkhannock Tournament, TBA
Hazleton Area Tournament, TBA
Northwest at Muncy Tournament, TBA
HS BOWLING
Hazleton Area at Ice Breaker Tournament, 1 p.m.
HS WRESTLING
Hanover Area at DKI Tournament
Crestwood at West Chester Rustin
Lake-Lehman, Wyoming Area at Catasauqua Duals
Dallas, Tunkhannock at Wyalusing Duals
Wyoming Seminary at Ironman Invitational
Hazleton Area, Pittston Area, Wyoming Valley
West at Quakertown Duals
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wilkes at Lycoming
PNC Bank/Monarch Classic
TBA at Kings, 1 or 3 p.m.
Luzerne CCC at Valley Forge, 3 p.m.
DeSales at PSU Wilkes-Barre, 3 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wilkes at Elizabethtown, 2 p.m.
Luzerne CCC at Valley Forge, 1 p.m.
Delaware Valley College at PSU Wilkes-Barre, 1
p.m.
COLLEGE SWIMMING
Lebanon Valley at Kings, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Muhlenberg at Wilkes, 11 a.m.
SUNDAY, DEC. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
Marsico Tournament
(at Old Forge H.S.)
3 p.m. consolation; 7 p.m. championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pittston Area, Wyoming Area at Old Forge Tourna-
ment, TBA
W H A T S O N T V
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN NCAA Division I, FCS, playoffs, quarterfi-
nals, Northern Iowa at Montana
GOLF
3 p.m.
TGCFranklin Templeton Shootout, first round, at
Naples, Fla. (same-day tape)
3 a.m.
TGC European PGA Tour, Dubai World Cham-
pionship, third round, at Dubai, United Arab Emir-
ates
MEN'S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN2 Richmond at VCU
PREP FOOTBALL
10:30 p.m.
FSN CIF-Southern Section, Northern Division
Final, Westlake, Calif., at Oaks Christian, Calif.
(ankle).
NEW YORK GIANTS at DALLAS COWBOYS
GIANTS: DNP: C David Baas (neck, headaches),
LB Michael Boley (hamstring), RB Ahmad Brad-
shaw (foot), LB Mark Herzlich (ankle), RB Brandon
Jacobs (hamstring), LB Spencer Paysinger
(hamstring), S Kenny Phillips (knee), DE Dave Tol-
lefson (knee), DE Osi Umenyiora (ankle, knee).
LIMITED: CBPrince Amukamara (back), WRMario
Manningham(knee). COWBOYS: DNP: TEMartel-
lus Bennett (ribs), NT Josh Brent (knee), QB Jon
Kitna (back), GKyle Kosier (foot), S Danny McCray
(ankle), WR Laurent Robinson (shoulder), RB Phil-
lip Tanner (hamstring), LB DeMarcus Ware (neck).
LIMITED: WR Miles Austin (hamstring), RB Tony
Fiammetta (illness). FULL: LB Sean Lee (wrist), P
Mat McBriar (left foot).
OAKLAND RAIDERS at GREEN BAY PACKERS
RAIDERS: DNP: QB Jason Campbell (collar-
bone), WRJacoby Ford (foot), DTJohn Henderson
(knee), CB Chris Johnson (not injury related), RB
Taiwan Jones (hamstring), RB Darren McFadden
(foot), WR Denarius Moore (foot), WR Chaz Schi-
lens (foot). LIMITED: TEKevin Boss (hip), DTTom-
my Kelly (toe), DEJarvis Moss (hamstring), DETre-
vor Scott (shoulder), DT Richard Seymour (knee).
FULL: S Michael Huff (ankle). PACKERS: OUT: T
Chad Clifton (hamstring, back), G Josh Sitton
(knee). DNP: LB Desmond Bishop (calf), LB A.J.
Hawk (calf), RBJames Starks (knee, ankle). LIMIT-
ED: CB Charles Woodson (concussion).
ST. LOUIS RAMS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: No
Data Reported
B A S K E T B A L L
NCAA MEN
Top 25 Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Game
No. 12 Florida vs. Rider at Jacksonville (Fla.) Veter-
ans Memorial Arena, 7 p.m.
Saturday's Games
No. 1 Kentucky at Indiana, 5:15 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 13 Kansas, 3:15 p.m.
No. 3 Syracuse vs. George Washington, 7 p.m.
No. 4 North Carolina vs. Long Beach State, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Louisville vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 4 p.m.
No. 7Dukevs. Washingtonat MadisonSquareGar-
den, Noon
No. 8 Xavier vs. Cincinnati, 12:30 p.m.
No. 10 Missouri vs. Navy, 5 p.m.
No. 11 Marquette vs. Green Bay, 9 p.m.
No. 14 Wisconsin vs. UNLV, 2 p.m.
No. 15 Pittsburgh vs. Oklahoma State at Madison
Square Garden, 2:30 p.m.
No. 17 Mississippi State vs. Troy, 4 p.m.
No. 18 Georgetown vs. Howard, Noon
No. 19 Creighton at Saint Josephs, Noon
No. 20 Michigan vs. Oakland at The Palace of Au-
burn Hills, 4 p.m.
No. 22 Texas A&M vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 8 p.m.
No. 23 Gonzaga vs. Michigan State, 9 p.m.
No. 25 Harvard at Boston University, 4 p.m.
Remaining National Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Games
EAST
Sacred Heart at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
Siena vs. UMass at MassMutual Center, Spring-
field, Mass., 7 p.m.
Old Dominion at Fairfield, 9 p.m.
SOUTH
Rider vs. Florida at Jacksonville (Fla.) Veterans Me-
morial Arena, 7 p.m.
MacMurray vs. Southern U. at Fogelman Arena,
New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Richmond at VCU, 8 p.m.
Loyola NO at Nicholls St. at Houma-Terrebonne
Civic Center, Houma, La., 9 p.m.
MIDWEST
Iowa at Iowa St., 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
Wyoming at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Idaho at Oregon St., 10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10
EAST
Washington vs. Duke at Madison Square Garden,
Noon
Howard at Georgetown, Noon
Bryant at Providence, Noon
Creighton at Saint Josephs, Noon
CCSU at Brown, 2 p.m.
St. Francis (NY) at Colgate, 2 p.m.
LIU at Columbia, 2 p.m.
Army at La Salle, 2 p.m.
Loyola (Md.) at Mount St. Marys, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma St. vs. Pittsburgh at Madison Square
Garden, 2:30 p.m.
Harvard at Boston U., 4 p.m.
Princeton at Drexel, 4 p.m.
Manhattan at Hofstra, 4 p.m.
Lehigh at Wagner, 4 p.m.
Villanova at Temple, 5 p.m.
Niagara at Hartford, 6 p.m.
Youngstown St. at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Penn St. vs. Duquesne at CONSOL Energy Center,
Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Fordham at Monmouth (NJ), 7 p.m.
Canisius at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m.
American U. at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.
George Washington at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
UMBC at Towson, 7 p.m.
Miami at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
Wake Forest at Seton Hall, 8 p.m.
SOUTH
ETSU at Appalachian St., TBA
Murray St. at Memphis, TBA
Austin Peay at Tennessee, Noon
Methodist at Campbell, 1 p.m.
Delaware at Delaware St., 1 p.m.
Milligan at VMI, 1 p.m.
Rhode Island at Georgia St., 2 p.m.
Mercy at Md.-Eastern Shore, 2 p.m.
Kent St. at W. Carolina, 2 p.m.
MVSU at Mississippi, 3 p.m.
Cent. Michigan at Tennessee St., 3 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson at Louisville, 4 p.m.
Troy at Mississippi St., 4 p.m.
George Mason at Radford, 4 p.m.
Lindsey Wilson at Samford, 5 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman at UCF, 5 p.m.
Jacksonville St. vs. Southern U. at Fogelman Are-
na, New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.
UT-Martin at Middle Tennessee, 6 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Savannah St., 6 p.m.
Georgia Southern at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m.
SC State at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.
Averett at High Point, 7 p.m.
Va. Intermont at Liberty, 7 p.m.
Chattanooga at Mercer, 7 p.m.
South Dakota at Morehead St., 7 p.m.
Long Beach St. at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
Virginia-Wise at Wofford, 7 p.m.
Davidson at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.
Boise St. at LSU, 8 p.m.
Bacone at McNeese St., 8 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss., 8 p.m.
Lipscomb at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m.
MacMurray at Tulane, 8 p.m.
MIDWEST
Cincinnati at Xavier, 12:30 p.m.
St. Peters at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Maryville (Mo.) at Indiana St., 1:05 p.m.
Butler at Ball St., 2 p.m.
Akron at Cleveland St., 2 p.m.
Chicago St. at DePaul, 2 p.m.
Milwaukee at N. Iowa, 2 p.m.
IPFW at Nebraska-Omaha, 2 p.m.
Ill.-Springfield at Saint Louis, 2 p.m.
UNLV at Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Loyola of Chicago at Toledo, 3 p.m.
Ohio St. at Kansas, 3:15 p.m.
Wright St. at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m.
N. Illinois at Ill.-Chicago, 4 p.m.
Oakland vs. Michigan at The Palace of Auburn Hills,
4 p.m.
E. Michigan at Purdue, 4 p.m.
Navy at Missouri, 5 p.m.
Kentucky at Indiana, 5:15 p.m.
W. Kentucky at IUPUI, 7 p.m.
Dartmouth at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.
UMKC at SE Missouri, 8 p.m.
Hannibal-LaGrange at SIU-Edwardsville, 8 p.m.
E. Illinois at W. Illinois, 8 p.m.
NC A&T at Evansville, 8:05 p.m.
Bowling Green at Valparaiso, 8:05 p.m.
Utah St. at Wichita St., 8:05 p.m.
North Dakota at S. Dakota St., 8:30 p.m.
Green Bay at Marquette, 9 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Texas Wesleyan vs. FIUat WilliamR. Johnson Col-
iseum, Nacogdoches, Texas, 3 p.m.
Arkansas at Oklahoma, 3 p.m.
Alabama St. at Stephen F. Austin, 5:15 p.m.
Missouri St. at UALR, 5:30 p.m.
Sam Houston St. at North Texas, 8 p.m.
Nebraska at TCU, 8 p.m.
Texas St. at Texas, 8 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas A&M, 8 p.m.
Texas A&MInternational at Texas-Pan American, 8
p.m.
Cent. Arkansas at Arkansas St., 8:05 p.m.
Dallas Christian at Houston Baptist, 8:05 p.m.
FAR WEST
BYU at Utah, 2 p.m.
Clemson at Arizona, 4 p.m.
N. Dakota St. at Arizona St., 4 p.m.
Cal Maritime at Sacramento St., 5:05 p.m.
New Mexico at Southern Cal, 7 p.m.
Penn at UCLA, 7 p.m.
CS Bakersfield at N. Arizona, 8:35 p.m.
Ark.-Pine Bluff at Air Force, 9 p.m.
Michigan St. at Gonzaga, 9 p.m.
Nevada at Montana, 9 p.m.
Maine at San Diego, 9 p.m.
S. Utah at Weber St., 9 p.m.
Portland St. at Utah Valley, 9:05 p.m.
Idaho St. at Loyola Marymount, 10 p.m.
Fresno St. at Oregon, 10 p.m.
CS Northridge at Pepperdine, 10 p.m.
Ohio at Portland, 10 p.m.
Pacific at San Francisco, 10 p.m.
Cal Poly at San Jose St., 10 p.m.
Vanguard at UC Irvine, 10 p.m.
NCAA WOMEN
Top 25 Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Games
No. 2 Connecticut at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
No. 20 DePaul vs. SIU Edwardsville, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
No. 3 Notre Dame at No. 12 Purdue, Noon
No. 9 Miami vs. Mississippi, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Ohio State vs. Canisius, Noon
No. 15 Louisville vs. Gardner-Webb, Noon
No. 25 Texas vs. Michigan State, 3 p.m.
Remaining National Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Games
EAST
Princeton at Navy, 7 p.m.
Manhattan at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
UConn at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
Providence at UMass, 7 p.m.
SOUTH
Florida A&M at Nicholls St., 6:30 p.m.
MIDWEST
Clemson at Oakland, 6:30 p.m.
Austin Peay at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Ball St. at Butler, 7 p.m.
UMKC at E. Michigan, 7 p.m.
Youngstown St. at Ohio, 7 p.m.
Middle Tennessee at Xavier, 7 p.m.
Harvard vs. Alcorn St. at Williams Arena, Minnea-
polis, 8 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at DePaul, 8 p.m.
W. Illinois at Iowa, 8 p.m.
W. Kentucky at Illinois St., 8:05 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Tulane at North Texas, 8 p.m.
Wichita St. at UTSA, 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
E. Washington at Gonzaga, 9 p.m.
Florida at Pacific, 10 p.m.
Portland at Washington, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10
EAST
Siena at CCSU, Noon
North Florida at West Virginia, Noon
Marist at Boston U., 1 p.m.
Coppin St. at Syracuse, 1 p.m.
Boston College at Hartford, 2 p.m.
Robert Morris at Lehigh, 2 p.m.
Binghamton at Niagara, 2 p.m.
Valparaiso at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Quinnipiac at Rhode Island, 2 p.m.
Saint Josephs at Villanova, 2 p.m.
St. Peters at Monmouth (NJ), 3 p.m.
Wagner at Colgate, 4 p.m.
Towson at St. Francis (Pa.), 4 p.m.
Loyola (Md.) at Mount St. Marys, 4:30 p.m.
Buffalo at St. Bonaventure, 4:30 p.m.
Army at Penn, 7 p.m.
SOUTH
Gardner-Webb at Louisville, Noon
UNC Greensboro at Richmond, Noon
Wofford at Radford, 2 p.m.
Campbell at UNC Wilmington, 2 p.m.
UT-Martin at Cent. Arkansas, 3 p.m.
Saint Louis at FAU, 3 p.m.
Wiley at Northwestern St., 3 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Samford, 3 p.m.
Tennessee St. at Jackson St., 4 p.m.
Glenville St. at Liberty, 4 p.m.
Appalachian St. at UNC Asheville, 4:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at Southern Miss., 5 p.m.
Sam Houston St. at Grambling St., 6 p.m.
UMBC at Hampton, 6 p.m.
Cincinnati at Marshall, 7 p.m.
Mississippi at Miami, 7 p.m.
SC State at Winthrop, 7 p.m.
Talladega at South Alabama, 8:05 p.m.
MIDWEST
Canisius at Ohio St., Noon
Notre Dame at Purdue, Noon
Cleveland St. at Toledo, Noon
E. Kentucky at Miami (Ohio), 1 p.m.
North Dakota at Missouri, 1:30 p.m.
Florida St. at Akron, 2 p.m.
NW Missouri St. at Nebraska Omaha, 2 p.m.
SE Missouri at W. Michigan, 2 p.m.
S. Illinois at Wright St., 2 p.m.
Murray St. at Evansville, 3 p.m.
Northwestern at Loyola of Chicago, 3 p.m.
Indiana St. at E. Illinois, 5 p.m.
Harvard at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Kansas St. at S. Dakota St., 6 p.m.
Iona at Marquette, 8 p.m.
N. Dakota St. at N. Iowa, 8 p.m.
N. Colorado at South Dakota, 8 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Houston Baptist at Houston, 3 p.m.
Michigan St. at Texas, 3 p.m.
Memphis at UALR, 3 p.m.
Tulsa at Arkansas St., 4:05 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin at Texas-Pan American, 5:30
p.m.
Oral Roberts at Arkansas, 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
Nebraska at N. Arizona, 3:35 p.m.
UTEP at New Mexico, 4 p.m.
CS Bakersfield at Weber St., 4 p.m.
Maryville (Mo.) at Wyoming, 4 p.m.
Utah St. at Idaho St., 4:05 p.m.
Utah at BYU, 5 p.m.
Santa Clara at California, 5 p.m.
Portland St. at Loyola Marymount, 5 p.m.
S. Utah at Utah Valley, 5 p.m.
Nevada at Cal St. Fullerton, 6 p.m.
Oregon St. at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.
UNLV at UC Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.
UC Davis at Saint Marys (Cal), 8 p.m.
H O C K E Y
NHL
At A Glance
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia .................. 27 17 7 3 37 96 79
Pittsburgh...................... 29 16 9 4 36 88 72
N.Y. Rangers ................ 25 15 6 4 34 73 58
New Jersey ................... 27 14 12 1 29 70 78
N.Y. Islanders ............... 26 9 11 6 24 59 82
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston........................... 27 17 9 1 35 89 56
Toronto.......................... 28 15 10 3 33 89 90
Buffalo........................... 27 14 11 2 30 76 74
Ottawa........................... 29 13 12 4 30 90 101
Montreal ........................ 29 11 11 7 29 72 76
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida ........................... 28 16 8 4 36 80 69
Washington .................. 27 14 12 1 29 84 87
Winnipeg....................... 27 12 11 4 28 77 83
Tampa Bay.................... 28 12 14 2 26 73 91
Carolina......................... 30 9 17 4 22 77 104
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago ......................... 29 17 8 4 38 96 90
Detroit ............................ 27 17 9 1 35 82 61
St. Louis......................... 28 16 9 3 35 70 62
Nashville........................ 28 13 11 4 30 74 77
Columbus...................... 28 8 16 4 20 68 94
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota...................... 28 18 7 3 39 71 61
Vancouver ..................... 28 17 10 1 35 93 70
Edmonton...................... 28 13 12 3 29 79 76
Colorado........................ 28 13 14 1 27 75 84
Calgary .......................... 27 12 13 2 26 67 78
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Phoenix.......................... 28 15 10 3 33 76 72
Dallas............................. 26 15 10 1 31 69 72
Los Angeles .................. 27 13 10 4 30 62 61
San Jose........................ 24 14 9 1 29 68 58
Anaheim........................ 28 8 15 5 21 65 92
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Thursday's Games
New Jersey 5, Ottawa 4, SO
Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO
Vancouver 4, Montreal 3, SO
Florida 2, Boston 0
Chicago 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2
Nashville 4, Columbus 3, OT
Detroit 5, Phoenix 2
St. Louis 4, Anaheim 2
Colorado at Calgary, late
Minnesota at Los Angeles, late
Dallas at San Jose, late
Today's Games
Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.
Florida at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
AHL
At A Glance
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
St. Johns ................ 24 15 5 4 0 34 88 72
Manchester ............. 25 14 10 0 1 29 67 65
Worcester ............... 20 8 6 3 3 22 51 51
Portland................... 22 10 10 1 1 22 57 69
Providence.............. 25 8 14 1 2 19 55 84
East Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Penguins................ 25 13 7 1 4 31 76 67
Hershey................... 23 12 6 3 2 29 81 67
Norfolk..................... 24 14 9 0 1 29 85 69
Syracuse................. 23 11 9 2 1 25 79 77
Binghamton ............ 25 9 14 1 1 20 58 72
Northeast Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Connecticut............. 23 14 6 1 2 31 75 68
Adirondack.............. 23 13 8 1 1 28 72 61
Albany...................... 23 12 8 2 1 27 60 69
Bridgeport ............... 24 11 9 3 1 26 74 78
Springfield............... 23 11 11 1 0 23 68 69
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Charlotte ................. 25 15 8 1 1 32 73 64
Milwaukee............... 20 13 6 0 1 27 62 51
Peoria...................... 25 11 12 1 1 24 82 81
Chicago................... 21 9 8 1 3 22 56 58
Rockford.................. 22 8 13 1 0 17 66 80
North Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Toronto.................... 24 13 7 3 1 30 76 69
Lake Erie................. 24 11 11 1 1 24 61 64
Rochester ............... 23 10 10 2 1 23 64 69
Grand Rapids ......... 22 10 11 1 0 21 70 68
Hamilton.................. 22 8 12 1 1 18 46 73
West Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Oklahoma City........ 24 17 6 0 1 35 74 54
Houston................... 25 14 4 2 5 35 76 62
Abbotsford .............. 25 16 8 1 0 33 64 60
San Antonio ............ 23 10 13 0 0 20 53 73
Texas....................... 21 9 11 0 1 19 63 68
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point
for an overtime or shootout loss.
Thursday's Games
Oklahoma City 2, Houston 1, SO
Today's Games
Worcester at St. Johns, 6 p.m.
Portland at Adirondack, 7 p.m.
Hershey at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Norfolk at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Manchester at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Albany at Rochester, 7:35 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Peoria at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Texas, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 8:35 p.m.
Lake Erie at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
for the Wilkes-Barre Area School
District, Suppon said. This has
nothing to do with principal (An-
thony) Schwab, Meyers andespe-
cially coach Pat Toole. It has
nothing to do with any entities or
individuals mentioned. Its just
that we want to make sure the in-
tegrity of the Wyoming Valley
West School District as far as
PIAA rules and regulations is ad-
hering to everything.
There is a possibility, Suppon
added, that Valley West could
signthe waiver once it finishes its
inquiry into Lewis transfer.
Meyers verified that the Lewis
family has moved into a home a
short distance from the high
school. However, Lewis didnt
necessarily have to transfer to
Meyers. According to Suppon,
Lewis couldhave finishedout the
school year and graduated from
Valley West since he started the
school year there. He could have
also played on the Valley West
basketball team despite living in
another school districts bounda-
ries.
Alexis Lewis could have done
the same thing, but then would
have to transfer to Meyers or a
private school such as Redeemer
for the 2012-13 school year if the
family remained at its current
residence in Wilkes-Barre.
Meyers has requested a hear-
ing before the District 2 Athletic
Committee to resolve the issue.
The athletic committees regular
meeting is scheduled for Dec. 21,
but has a continuance of another
eligible hearing scheduled for
Dec. 14.
District 2 Athletic Committee
chairman Frank Majikes said no
date has been set for Lewis hear-
ing.
LEWIS
Continued fromPage 1B
Depth and seniority were
concerns for Holy Redeemer
coach Mara Pawlenok at the
beginning of last season.
But when it came to the Dis-
trict 2 championship meet, the
deepness of the Royals girls
swimming and diving team
paved the way for its second
concecutive district title.
Despite Scranton Prep captur-
ing seven individual or relay
championships, Holy Redeemer
managed a 285-262.5 decisive
win in the Class 2A meet over
the Cavaliers.
The Royals return the major-
ity of their instrumental pieces
from a year ago, including dis-
trict champions Julie Ann Mah-
le and Elizabeth Finnegan.
We only graduated three,
said Pawlenok, of her undefeat-
ed Wyoming Valley Conference
Division 1 championship-win-
ning team. We added a lot of
depth and also have some new
people coming in who make our
team a lot stronger.
Scranton Prep won the WVC
Division 2 title with a 7-0 record
and return two of its top swim-
mers from a year ago.
Pittston Area and Wyoming
Area battled it out for the WVC
Division 3 championship. The
Patriots defeated the Warriors
twice to post a 10-0 record.
Division 1
Holy Redeemer is poised for
another run at a division and
district title with a corps of
quick swimmers. The Royals
return all four parts of their
200-yard medley relay team,
which earned eighth place at
the PIAA Class 2A champion-
ships at Bucknell University.
Mahle, the opening leg of that
relay, won the 100 backstroke at
districts against a crowded field
that featured four swimmers
with seed times within three-
tenths of each other. Elizabeth
Finnegan is the reigning 100 free
champion. Rachel Finnegan and
Bethany Chmil also return from
the medal-winning relay.
Dallas Sarah Zerfoss won the
districts diving title and later
placed eighth in the state on a
broken toe. Zerfoss did not
return to the board until a week
before the championship meet
and posted a 373.5 score for her
second straight Class 2A diving
championship.
She has a strong work ethic,
said Dallas coach Romayne
Mosier. She knows what she
needs to do.
Shes recovered nicely from
her injury. Its not an issue.
Hazleton Area returns just
one swimmer from the last
years decisive Class 3A 400 free
relay race. With a district title
on the line, the Cougars squan-
dered a one-second lead in the
last leg and fell short by .54
seconds.
Class 3A 200 IM champion
Shaina Grego returns for a
young Hazleton Area squad that
will swim with a chip on its
shoulder this season.
That was tough, said Hazle-
ton Area coach Michele Yaku-
bowski. They remember that.
They bring it up at practice. Its
pushed them really hard to
motivate a young team for this
season.
Wyoming Valley West returns
three legs of the district-winning
400 free relay team but is with-
out Janelle McDaniels, who
swam the final leg of that race.
Kayleigh Fishe, Morgan Hana-
del and Desiree Holena return
for a Wyoming Valley West
squad that is one of the smallest
girls teams in Frank Tribendis
32-year coaching career. Triben-
dis said water polo conditioning
has moved its team into conten-
tion again.
They were training very
intensely playing water polo,
noted Tribendis. We were look-
ing so weak that it didnt seem
like wed be up to where we
normally are. Now they are
coming around.
Berwick, Hanover Area, Lake-
Lehman and Wyoming Semi-
nary will also contend in the
Division 1 ranks. The Bulldogs
and Black Knights must both
compete with low numbers. The
Blue Knights seek to capture
their first win since 2008 with a
talented group of freshmen that
includes Bailey Disler. Hanover
Area should gain points on the
diving boards with Ashlynn
Heller.
Crestwood suspended its
swimming and diving program
weeks before the start of the
season, according to Crestwood
athletic director Tony Moze-
leski.
Mozeleski cited facility con-
cerns as the reason for the sus-
pension. Crestwood used Nanti-
cokes pool as its home facility
last season.
Division 2
Scranton Prep looks to return
the conference championship
banner to the Byron Complex.
Both sophomore Mia Nonnen-
berg (500 free, 200 IM) and
senior Rebekah Campo (100 fly,
50 free) each claimed two dis-
trict championships at last
years race.
Its nice to have that top
talent, said Scranton Prep
coach Joe Their. It really makes
for strong relays and a good
overall team unity.
Abington Heights carries a
host of quick swimmers from
last year that makes it compet-
itive at the 3A level.
Much of Division 2 will be
marred by young squads and
low numbers. Tunkhannock lost
eight seniors to graduation, and
half of its team has never com-
peted at the high school level.
Vanessa LaTorre should lead a
deep Valley View team that will
be dependent on many fresh-
man and sophomore swimmers.
Holy Cross sophomore Megan
Carey secured the Class 2A 200
free title in her first district run
and aims to challenge Campo as
one of the quickest short-dis-
tance swimmers. The Crusad-
ers, along with Wallenpaupack,
are in their second year of a trial
membership for WVC swim-
ming.
Division 3
Division 3 typically has come
down to Wyoming Area and
Pittston Area.
The Warriors were hit hard by
graduation, losing three mem-
bers of their relay team. Wyom-
ing Area will depend on Tia
Brown and a young team.
Its pretty much a rebuilding
year, said Warriors coach Mau-
reen Pikas.
Pittston Area boasts 16 se-
niors on its roster this year and
returns strong talent from its
defending-championship team
in Michelle Fernando and Sa-
mantha Scialpi.
Meyers boasts a strong junior
class, heralded by Eilish Hoban
and Kylee McGrane, that is
primed to upset the balance of
power in the conference.
It always is competitive
between us, Coughlin, Wyoming
Area and Pittston Area, said
Meyers coach Jeff Ney. I dont
expect anything to change.
Coughlin expects to be the
dark horse in the division with a
crop of five seniors that includes
Cece Julius and Stephanie Mile-
wski.
G I R L S S W I M M I N G
Redeemer seeks a big splash
By JAY MONAHAN
For The Times Leader
Division 1
Berwick
Coach: Stacy Demshock, 2nd season
Pool: Berwick Middle School
2010-11 Record: 4-4 (Fifth)
Who to Watch: Alexandria Woytko, Taylor An-
dress, Kayla Whitmire, Amanda Okane
Demshock's Outlook: I hope to do well. Our num-
bers are low so I know that will hurt us. I hope most
of our girls qualify for districts.
Dallas
Coach: Romayne Mosier, 4th season
Pool: Dallas Middle School
2010-11 Record: 5-3 (Fourth)
Who to Watch: Caitlyn Barry, Lindsey Kelly, Sarah
Zerfoss, Jenna Lombardo, Erica Luzetski, Taylor
Davies, Kaylin Augustine
Mosier's Outlook: Were going to work hard. I
dont like to project this early in the season.
Hanover Area
Coach: Terry Schnee, 25th season
Pool: Hanover Area High School
2010-11 Record: 3-5 (Sixth)
Who to Watch: Johnna McGovern, Brianna Good,
Ashley Evans, Marsha Giser, Kayla Keating, Ash-
lynn Heller
Schnee's Outlook: Almost half of our team are
freshmen. Were going to have to count on our four
seniors.
Hazleton Area
Coach: Michele Yakubowski, 17th season
Pool: Hazleton Area High School
2010-11 Record: 6-2 (Third)
WhotoWatch: ShainaGrego, Hailey Kendall, Alex
Podlesny, Rebecca Yannes, Felicia Grego, Shelby
Sanko
Yakubowski's Outlook: We lost big points from
last year. Our freshman class is pretty strong.
Holy Redeemer
Coach: Mara Pawlenok, 29th season
Pool: Wilkes-Barre CYC
2010-11 Record: 8-0 (First)
Who to Watch: Elizabeth Finnegan, Rachel Finne-
gan, Julie Ann Mahle, Beth Chmil, Mallory Kusaka-
vitch, Alexa Kalafut, Lucy Reilly, Kellen Katra
Pawlenok's Outlook: Im very positive about this
team. Wehavesomewonderful swimmers. Thede-
fending district champions set how high they want-
ed to be last year when medaling at states.
Lake-Lehman
Coach: Nancy Edkins, 1st season
Pool: Dallas Middle School
2010-11 Record: 1-7 (Eighth)
Who to Watch: Samantha Sabol, Amelia Jenkins,
Amanda Mathers, Cassie Stevens, Jolisa Copman,
Brinley Williams
Edkins' Outlook: Our goal is to improve on indi-
vidual performances. Our numbers arent strong so
that presents a challenge for us.
Wyoming Seminary
Coach: John Eidam, 1st season; Philip Mercatili
Pool: Wyoming Seminary
2010-11 Record: 0-8 (Ninth)
Who to Watch: Sarah Cole, Bailey Disler, Siobhan
Brier, Lilly Williams, Mackenzie Gagliardi, Amy
Shick
Eidam's Outlook: We should be fairly competitive
this year. We have a nice-looking IM relay.
Wyoming Valley West
Coach: Frank Tribendis, 32nd season
Pool: Wyoming Valley West High School
2010-11 Record: 7-1 (Second)
Who to Watch: Lindsey Chapman, Nicole Chipe-
go, Lydia Ellsworth, Kayleigh Fishe, Brianna Gay-
letts, Morgan Hanadel, Desiree Holena, Nicole Ho-
lena, Andrea Pavlick, Alexandria Plant, Karina Za-
bresky
Tribendis' Outlook: Alot of key girls were seniors
last year, and we have one senior this year. Its one
of thesmallest teams Ivehadas acoach. But weve
been training extensively, and now theyve been
coming around.
Division 2
Abington Heights
Coach: Mary Gromelski, 2nd season
Pool: Abington Heights High School
2010-11 Record: 6-1 (Second)
Who to Watch: Maggie Scanlon, Vanessa Lem-
picky, Emma Gromelski, Krista Brickel, Eliza Bur-
dick-Risser
Delaware Valley
Coach: Vikki Zielazny, 17th season
Pool: Delaware Valley High School
2010-11 Record: 5-2 (Third)
Who to Watch: Kendall Glaster, Noel Vellekamp,
Janelle Llewellyn, Stephanie Marcucci, Kristiana
Brush, Kaitlyn Pandish
Zielazny's Outlook: Theyre working hard. We
thinned out the team. Well have to swim hard to
look to be competitive.
Elk Lake
Coach: Ed Murach
Pool: Elk Lake High School
2010-11 Record: 2-5 (Sixth)
Who to Watch: Rina Nikolaidis, Emmie Gibson,
Abby Zdancewicz, Hannah Cave
Scranton
Coach: Kyle Brazen, 3rd season
Pool: Scranton High School
2010-11 Record: 0-7 (Eighth)
Who to Watch: Erin Kazmierczak, Elizabeth Ba-
binski, Andrea Molitoris, Amy Pocius
Brazen's Outlook: Hoping to finish with personal
records and a couple wins underneath our belt.
Scranton Prep
Coach: Joe Thier, 16th season
Pool: Byron Complex, The University of Scranton
2010-11 Record: 7-0 (First)
Who to Watch: Rebekah Campo, Mia Nonnen-
berg, Maria Telincho, Katie Voitik
Thier's Outlook: We lost some of our sprinters.
We still need a little more depth. It depends on who
steps up.
Tunkhannock
Coach: Larissa Cleary, 1st season
Pool: Tunkhannock High School
2010-11 Record: 4-3 (Fourth)
Who to Watch: Kandis Benn, Ashley Kasmierski,
Madison Yatsko, Katie Kolodzieski
Cleary's Outlook: Definitely a rebuilding year. A
good number of our girls have never competed at
the high school level. Theyre great athletes, and I
have high expectations of them.
Valley View
Coach: Rick Evans, 9th season
Pool: Valley View High School
2010-11 Record: 3-4 (Fifth)
Who to Watch: Vanessa LaTorre, Lauren Merli,
Kasey Franchak, Haley Mulhern
Evans' Outlook: We have a decent amount of
numbers but we have young talent.
West Scranton
Coach: Scott Grecco
Pool: West Scranton Intermediate School
2010-11 Record: 1-6 (Seven)
Who to Watch: Malin Walsh, Casey Gaul, Isabella
DeBileo, Alexis Williams
Grecco's Outlook: Very young team. Its a good
mix of swimmers. Wehavesomechallenges ahead
of us.
Division 3
Coughlin
Coach: Donnie Williams, 12th season
Pool: Kistler Elementary
2010-11 Record: 4-6 (Fourth)
Who to Watch: Marissa Smith, Ashley Ray, Ste-
phane Milewski, Cece Julius, Emily Gurdock
Williams' Outlook: To get stronger and to get bet-
ter. We have a fairly young team.
Dunmore
Coach: Megan Wilmarth
Pool: Dunmore YMCA
2010-11 Record: 2-8 (Fifth)
Who to Watch: Emily Fedor, Samantha Kreis, Da-
nielle Bistran, Krista Berry, Abby ONeill
Meyers
Coach: Jeff Ney, 16th season
Pool: Kistler Elementary
2010-11 Record: 6-4 (Third)
Who to Watch: Eilish Hoban, Kelly Mahalak, Kylee
McGrane, Julia Kerr, Amilyn Konopki, Hayley Zelin-
ka
Ney's Outlook: We have a lot of numbers this
year. Wehaveastrongjunior class whohas comea
longway inthepast fewyears. I look for themtogain
maturity and finish well.
Nanticoke
Pool: Nanticoke High School
2010-11 Record: 0-10 (Sixth)
Who to Watch: Constance Medura, Sarah Carne,
Nikki Novakowski, Kendell Shiniski, Katherine Kan-
jorski
Pittston Area
Coach: Amy Hazlet
Pool: Pittston Area High School
2010-11 Record: 10-0 (First)
Who to Watch: Michelle Fernando, Samantha
Scialpi, SarahKosik, Tiffany Smith, MiaNardon, Ni-
na Fischer
Pikas' Outlook: Sixteen seniors are looking to
continue to work hard for another successful sea-
son.
Wyoming Area
Coach: Maureen Pikas, 8th season
Pool: Wyoming Area High School
2010-11 Record: 8-2 (Second)
Who to Watch: Tia Brown, Lauren Frisbie, Kierstin
Lasher, Amy Alder, Karlie Klocko
Pikas' Outlook: Pretty much a rebuilding year.
We lost a lot of seniors to graduation. Were looking
for personal best times from our girls and to get as
many to districts (as possible).
G I R L S S W I M M I N G C A P S U L E S
STORRS, Conn. Jeremy
Lamb had 18 points and
Andre Drummond added 12
on 6-for-7 shooting and No. 9
Connecticut beat No. 25 Har-
vard 67-53 on Thursday night,
spoiling the Crimsons first
game ever as a ranked team.
The Huskies (8-1) appeared
ready to pull away twice,
once in the first half when
they went up nine points and
again in the second when
they went up by 16 points.
But Harvard, the first team
from the Ivy League to be in
the Top 25 since Princeton in
1998, got back in the game by
using its crisp passing attack
and some solid work under-
neath.
Kyle Casey had 12 points to
lead the Crimson (8-1), who
were trying to start a season
with nine straight wins for
the first time since the 1904-
05 team opened 10-0. The last
Ivy League team to start 9-0
was Columbia in 1969-70.
M A J O R C O L L E G E S
AP PHOTO
Harvards Jonah Travis is guarded by Connecticuts Tyler
Olander, top, after he pulled in a rebound during the first half
of an NCAA basketball game in Storrs, Conn., Thursday.
UConn beats Harvard
The Associated Press
WILKES-BARRE TWP.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Shamrocks will receive the
first overall selection in Sun-
days North American Lacrosse
League national draft, team
officials announced Thursday.
The draft takes place at the
Clover Hill Auditorium in
Richmond, Va. during the US
Indoor Lacrosse national com-
bine.
The majority of the Sham-
rocks roster will be filled from
national draft. The draftees
join players chosen in the
college draft, held in Wilkes-
Barre Township in October.
Following the Shamrocks,
the Hershey Haymakers hold
the second overall pick in the
national draft. The Kentucky
Stickhorses, Jacksonville Bul-
lies and the Charlotte Copper-
heads round out the draft
order.
The Shamrocks open their
season against Jacksonville on
January 19 at the Mohegan
Sun Arena.
COLLEGE WOMENS
BASKETBALL
Kings 67, Lycoming 31
The Kings College womens
basketball team posted a dom-
inating 67-31 road victory over
host Lycoming College on
Thursday night in William-
sport.
Kings opened the game
with a 9-0 run after just 3:28
and continued to dictate play,
extending the lead to 19-4
after four straight points by
Marissa Manning with 7:48
remaining in the first half. In
the second half the Lady Mon-
archs stretched the lead to to
50-23 with 10:32 left in the
contest
The Lady Monarchs placed
12 different players in the
scoring column, led by Rader
with 16 points on the strength
of 4-of-5 shooting from three-
point range. Atchison followed
with 10 points.
Misericordia 72,
Baptist Bible 47
The Misericordia University
womens basketball team rolled
to a 72-47 win at Baptist Bi-
ble.
Christine Marks led Miser-
icordia with 22 points and 10
rebounds while Tyann McDa-
niel added 12 points and six
assists. Hannah Seely chipped
in 12 points and five rebounds
and Kayla Sileo added 11
points.
H.S. BOYS BOWLING
Governor Mifflin 4,
Hazleton Area 0
Governor Mifflin swept the
three-game series taking all
four possible points to defeat
Hazleton.
Senior Christian Pugliese
captured high game honors
with a 269 as well as high
series honors with his 723
(255,269,199). Anthony Sidari
(204) and Stephen LaBuda
(204) bowled well for the
varsity squad.
H.S. GIRLS BOWLING
Hazleton Area 4,
Governor Mifflin 0
Hazleton Area dominated its
match and swept the three-
game series, taking all four
possible points in a win over
Governor Mifflin by the score
of 2,701 to 2,485.
Mary Guest captured high
game honors with a 228 as
well as high series honors
with her 589. Kayla Maselkev-
ich 584 (212, 200), Alyssa
Balicki (213) and Fallon Coop-
er (194) all contributed in the
win.
L O C A L R O U N D U P
Shamrocks
get first
draft pick
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PHILADELPHIA(AP)
Danny Briere, Wayne Sim-
monds and Scott Hartnell each
scored to lift the Philadelphia
Flyers to a 3-2 win over the
Pittsburgh Penguins on Thurs-
day night.
Penguins star Sidney Cros-
by missed the first of two
games as a precaution follow-
ing a collision with teammate
Chris Kunitz in Monday
nights loss to Boston. Doctors
told Crosby there was no in-
dication he suffered another
concussion. The 24-year-old
Crosby suffered fromconcus-
sion-like symptoms that side-
lined himfor more than10
months this year. He could
skate on Friday.
Lightning 3, Rangers 2
NEWYORKDominic
Moore scored the tying short-
handed goal with1:57 left in
regulation and then netted the
only goal in the shootout to
help the Tampa Bay Lightning
snap a five-game losing streak
with a victory over the New
York Rangers.
The Lightning ended their
skid despite not having star
forward Martin St. Louis in the
lineup for the first time in 500
games. St. Louis was struck
near his left eye Thursday
morning by a shot taken by
Moore and sustained facial
and sinus fractures.
Blackhawks 3, Islanders 2
UNIONDALE, N.Y. Pa-
trick Sharp scored his second
goal of the game1:34 into
overtime and the Chicago
Blackhawks beat the NewYork
Islanders.
Marian Hossa added a goal,
and Ray Emery made 31saves
for the Blackhawks, who
earned a 5-4 shootout victory
against NewYork on Friday in
Chicago.
Defensemen Travis Hamon-
ic and Steve Staios scored for
the Islanders, and Al Montoya
made 25 saves.
Devils 5, Senators 4
NEWARK, N.J. Rookie
AdamHenrique scored on a
backhander in the fourth
round of the shootout to give
the NewJersey Devils a victo-
ry over the Ottawa Senators.
Zach Parise and Patrik Elias
also scored in the shootout for
the Devils, who trailed 3-0
with about 5 minutes left in
the second period before scor-
ing four unanswered goals.
Panthers 2, Bruins 0
BOSTONTomas Ko-
pecky broke a scoreless tie
with 2:32 left and Jose Theo-
dore stopped 40 shots as the
Florida Panthers beat the
Boston Bruins and sent Tim
Thomas to his first loss in11
games.
Predators 4, Blue Jackets 3
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ser-
gei Kostitsyns redirect with
12.1seconds left forced over-
time and Colin Wilsons one-
timer 1:45 into the extra peri-
od gave the Nashville Preda-
tors a victory over the Colum-
bus Blue Jackets.
Canucks 4, Canadiens 3
MONTREALCody
Hodgson scored twice, in-
cluding the only shootout
goal, and the Vancouver Ca-
nucks overcame a three-goal
deficit for a win over the Mon-
treal Canadiens.
Red Wings 5, Coyotes 2
DETROITValtteri Fil-
ppula and Jiri Hudler both had
a goal and assist, and the De-
troit Red Wings scored five
times in the first period of
their victory over the Phoenix
Coyotes.
N H L
Flyers hold off Penguins
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Many top stars have changed
teams in their careers, fromBabe
Ruth to Willie Mays to Barry
Bonds. But this is perhaps the
best player in the game over the
past decade, exiting shortly after
one of the great postseason pow-
er shows.
A big and burly offensive force
witha shavedhead, the nine-time
All-Star has a roomfull of honors,
winning the 2001 NL Rookie of
the Year award, NL MVPs in
2005, 2008 and 2009, a batting ti-
tle in 2003 and a pair of Gold
Gloves at first base. Who would
have predicted that when the
Cardinals selected him in the
13th round of the 1999 amateur
draft with the 402nd overall se-
lection?
And now, hes going West.
As his deal fell intoplace onthe
final day of the winter meetings,
the Angels struck another big
agreement, a $77.5 million, five-
year contract with left-hander
C.J. Wilson, the ace whose Texas
Rangers lost to the Cardinals in
the seven-game World Series.
This is obviously the moment
where we have thrown our hat in
the ring, new Angels manager
Jerry Dipoto said.
Had he stayed in St. Louis be-
fore packed, adoring crowds, Pu-
jols wouldve established a Cal
Ripken-like legacy of loyalty, a
rare modern star who remained
with a franchise from first at-bat
to final swing.
Instead, some of his former
fans will see him as a sellout.
Pujols rejected a multiyear ex-
tension last offseason that was
said to include a small percent-
ageof thefranchiseandcut off ne-
gotiations a day before he arrived
at spring training. St. Louis also
offered the slugger a 10-year deal
that chairmanBill DeWitt Jr. said
was in excess of $200 million.
I would like our fans to know
that we tried our best to make Al-
bert a lifetime Cardinal, he said
in a statement, adding later in a
telephone interview: They were
substantially higher than our
bid.
In St. Louis, Pujols has accom-
plished so much that he would
have been beloved no matter his
future performance. But in Ana-
heim, he will have to prove him-
self anew.
I think his bodys going to
start breaking down and hes not
going to be good for 10 years,
said Katie Coyle, fitness coordi-
nator at the Webster-Kirkwood
YMCAinMissouri, a die-hardfan
who wore team colors to work
during the playoffs. I think hes
going to regret leaving here. If
hed have stayed here and signed
a long-term deal with the Cardi-
nals, theyd have had compassion
for himbecause theyve seen him
at his best.
Pujols contract, which like
Wilsons is subject toaphysical, is
only the third to break the $200
million barrier, following Alex
Rodriguezs $252 million, 10-year
deal with Texas before the 2001
season and A-Rods $275 million,
10-year agreement with the Yan-
kees before the 2008 season.
This is a monumental day for
Angel fans and I could not be
more excited, said owner Arte
Moreno, who bought the team
for $184 million from The Walt
Disney Co. in 2003, a year after
its only title.
Despite a top-four payroll this
year, the Angels languished to a
second-place finish behind Texas
in the AL West. They spent
$331.5 million on just two play-
ers, capping an unusual winter
meetings in which the New York
Yankees and Boston Red Sox
watched while the Angels and
Miami Marlins spent as if they
were the sports financial elite.
Moving into a new ballpark
next season, the Marlins failed to
reel in Pujols but acquired All-
Star closer Heath Bell, All-Star
shortstop Jose Reyes and left-
hander Mark Buehrle for $191
million, meaning the two clubs
committed $522.5 million to just
five free agents.
I think baseball needs to have
a steroid-testing policy for own-
ers, said Andrew Zimbalist, a
sports economics professor at
Smith College.
Pujols became the first player
to hit 30 home runs in his first 11
seasons and the second after Al
Simmons (1924-34) to reach 100
RBIs in his first 10. He has a .338
average, 445homeruns and1,329
RBIs to become a franchise icon
second only to Musial.
PUJOLS
Continued from Page 1B
still be anchored there, too.
Instead, the moment Pujols
took flight for Anaheim, the
landscape of baseball was dras-
tically altered.
St. Louis, still catching its
breath after manager Tony
LaRussas retirement, has al-
most no chance of defending
the World Series title it just
won. Miami came up just short
on its biggest gambit and be-
came just another multimil-
lion-dollar also-ran. The Amer-
ican League West is the new
center of power. The Los An-
geles market became big
enough to support two teams.
And the smartest guy in the
game at the moment, any-
way is Angels owner Arte
Moreno.
The comparisons between
Moreno signing Pujols to a
$254-million, 10-year contract
and former Ranger owner Tom
Hicks signing Alex Rodriguez
to a similarly stratospheric
but ultimately disastrous
deal are already beginning.
Pujols will be 41 and hardly
the most fearsome slugger in
in baseball by the end of it.
The big difference is that Mo-
reno will get his value back
long before 2018.
Unlike A-Rod, Pujols joins a
team with what was arguably
the best pitching staff in the
AL, and it got considerably
better when Moreno slapped
down another $77.5 million
over five years to steal free-
agent pitcher C.J. Wilson from
the rival Texas Rangers. Pujols
likely will have Torii Hunter
and Vernon Wells batting on
either side of him in the order
for protection, meaning a li-
neup that ranked 10th in pro-
ducing runs a season ago is
headed nowhere but up. Just
as important as the on-field
upgrade is how competitive
this makes the Angels in their
battle against the Dodgers for
headlines.
Signing Pujols would have
been a boon for the Marlins,
too. Unveiling Pujols along
with a new ballpark, a new
manager (Ozzie Guillen) and
new superstar sidekicks (for-
mer Mets shortstop Jose Reyes
and Mariners closer Heath
Bell) might have enabled the
Marlins to give the Miami
Heat a run for the headlines. It
also would have gone a long
way toward the ballclubs tar-
get of doubling attendance,
which is what ownerships
counting on to recoup most of
the money laid out during an
uncharacteristic spending
spree.
Although the economics of
the deal wont be settled for
years, it seems clear the Cardi-
nals had the most to lose.
We are disappointed that
we were unable to reach an
agreement to keep Albert Pu-
jols in St. Louis, team owner
Bill DeWitt said in a state-
ment. Albert is a great cham-
pion, and we will always be
thankful for his many achieve-
ments in a Cardinals uniform,
as well as his contributions to
the St. Louis community. I
have the highest regard for
Albert both personally and
professionally, and appreciate
his direct involvement in this
process. I would like our fans
to know that we tried our best
to make Albert a lifetime Car-
dinal, but unfortunately we
were unable to make it hap-
pen.
Last January, the Cardinals
offered Pujols nine years and
$198 million. That wouldnt
even have made him the high-
est-paid first baseman. Their
last offer reportedly was for 10
years and pushed the guaran-
teed dollars somewhere past
$200 million. So while De-
Witts statement thanking
Pujols for all his contributions
big roles in both of St.
Louis last two World Series
championships sounds
right, the part about manage-
ment trying our best to make
Albert a lifetime Cardinal
doesnt go far enough.
They had the guy in town
his whole career and the
chance to lock him up long
before it came to this. Pujols
knows the town, especially the
ballpark, and would have kept
the Cardinals competitive for
another handful of seasons or
so. Instead, another team will
reap the benefits of a few extra
dollars from his pursuit of the
home-run mark somewhere
down the road. And nowhere
would that feat be as wel-
comed as it would have been
in St. Louis.
He left a pretty good im-
pact over there. I dont think
fans will soon forget what his
contributions were, said for-
mer Cardinals manager and
star Joe Torre, now an exec-
utive with Major League Base-
ball. I still think the St. Louis
fans are going to be more
appreciative than angry.
And even the angry ones
know where to find Pujols.
Just dont try touching the
statue.
LITKE
Continued from Page 1B
Jim Litke is a national sports colum-
nist for The Associated Press. Write
to him at jlitke(at)ap.org. Follow him
at http://Twitter.com/JimLitke.
MIAMI A new playground for multi-
millionaires shimmers in the South Florida
sun, all steel and glass and girders, looking
like something beamed down from the fu-
ture into the modest surrounding Little Ha-
vana neighborhood.
Such an eye-catching edifice will always
draw attention, and while the first game re-
mains four months away, the Miami Mar-
lins new ballpark already is attracting brisk
business, All-Star players and the scrutiny
of federal investigators. The ballpark made
possible a spending spree unprecedented in
the Marlins strange history.
We have a glorious new ballpark, and we
want to be good, owner Jeffrey Loria said.
We want to win.
After years of poor attendance and mea-
ger payrolls, the Marlins anticipate capacity
crowds next season, and with revenue on
the rise, Loria went shopping to upgrade
the team.
A decade after buying the Marlins, art
dealer Loria has mastered the art of the
multiyear deal. The New York native sud-
denly became George Steinbrenner.
First he hired Ozzie Guillen, a veteran
manager as colorful as the Marlins newuni-
forms. Then Loria turned his attention to
free agents.
The Marlins were the talk of baseballs
winter meetings in Dallas this week, mak-
ing deals for NL batting champion Jose
Reyes, All-Star left-hander Mark Buehrle
and All-Star closer Heath Bell that totaled
$191 million.
I was a little surprised they had that
much money to burn, said Terry Collins,
manager of Reyes former team, the NL
East rival New York Mets.
The Marlins struck out in their bid for
slugger Albert Pujols, the biggest prize in
free agency, who eventually chose the Los
Angeles Angels. Even so, Miamis makeover
is extreme. The Marlins offer to Pujols was
for more than $200 million over 10 years,
roughly equal to what they paid every play-
er combined over the past five years.
The courtships came as the Securities
and Exchange Commission began to inves-
tigate whether the Marlins ballpark agree-
ment with the city and county violated fed-
eral securities laws. Despite the investiga-
tion, team officials went to Dallas in a
spending mood.
In the past, they spent the winter meet-
ings as spectators or worse, as sellers
unloading talent when it became too expen-
sive. All-Stars Miguel Cabrera, Josh Beckett
and Dan Uggla were among those traded.
But this year, Marlins executives proudly
moved about the hotel in Dallas with their
chests out, a big-budget posture so familiar
to agents they have a name for it: puffing.
Twitter was abuzz with quips about the
Marlins buying the Yankees and signing
Brett Favre. Its a big change for a franchise
long regarded as thrifty or just plain
cheap.
Wow!! The Marlins are putting it out
there, tweeted outfielder Torii Hunter of
the big-budget Angels. Baseball party in
Miami.
Its good for baseball, San Diego Padres
general manager Josh Byrnes said. Theres
a lot of excitement there. Its amazing how
the game runs in cycles.
Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economics
professor at Smith College, said Loria
wants to give next years big crowds a com-
petitive team so fans keep coming back. For
that reason, spending big now makes sense,
he said.
Not everyone in Miami has been toasting
the new Marlins. Some civic leaders contin-
ue to fume about the $515 million deal for
the ballpark, which was built mostly with
public money. Financial details remain mur-
ky, and recent SEC subpoenas to the city
and Miami-Dade County seek a long list of
documents and records, including those in-
volving communications between govern-
ment officials and executives with the Mar-
lins and Major League Baseball.
AP PHOTO
New Miami Marlins shortstop Jose Reyes
puts on a team cap during a news confer-
ence in Dallas on Wednesday.
Marlins adding jewels
to shiny, new ballpark
Miamis offseason spending spree made
possible by projected revenue from
inaugural season in space-age stadium.
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C O L L E G E F O O T A L L
LAWRENCE, Kan. Former
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis
has been hired at Kansas, where
hell try to rebuild a program
that won the Orange Bowl just a
few years ago but floundered un-
der Turner Gill.
Weis will be introduced during
a news conference Friday
Weis is wrapping up his first
season as offensive coordinator
at Florida after
spending one
season direct-
ing the Kansas
City Chiefs of-
fense. But his
most extensive
college experi-
ence came with
the Fighting Irish, where he
went 35-27 in five seasons before
he was let go.
The 55-year-old Weis helped
the New England Patriots win
three Super Bowls on the staff of
Bill Belichick, and has also spent
time with the New York Jets and
New York Giants.
Kansas athletic director Shea-
hon Zenger is hopeful that Weis
high profile will energize a fan
base that had grown apathetic
under Gill, who was fired after
going 5-19 in just two seasons.
School officials would not dis-
close the terms of Weis contract.
Gill signed a five-year deal
that guaranteed him $10 million,
which means the school is on the
hook for roughly $6 million after
firing him. Weis was making
about $800,000 per year with the
Gators.
It was little secret that Weis
wasnt fond of Kansas City dur-
ing his time with the Chiefs, and
he moved on to the Gators in
part so that he could be near his
son, who is also on the football
staff. He bought a horse farm in
nearby Ocala, and has several
health issues that include possi-
bly needing hip surgery after the
season that could make it diffi-
cult to jump right into recruit-
ing.
Still, the opportunity to re-
build the Jayhawks appears to be
enough of a challenge.
Weis was considered one of
the bright stars of coaching
when he took over at Notre
Dame, his alma mater. The Bill
Parcells disciple had a successful
debut and was rewarded with a
10-year extension, but when the
program didnt progress, he was
fired with six years remaining.
He initially received a termina-
tion payment of about $6.6 mil-
lion, but was to receive smaller
annual payments through 2015.
Zenger rarely spoke publicly
about the job search, preferring
to keep his cards close to the
vest. It was rumored that he was
interested in longtime friend
Mike Leach, who decided to re-
turn to coaching at Washington
State, along with coaches like
Kevin Sumlin at Houston and
Larry Fedora at Southern Miss.
Established assistants like Gus
Malzahn also were rumored to
be in the running.
In the end, Zengers first major
hire since arriving at Kansas
turns out to be someone whose
stock has suffered since his diffi-
cult tenure in South Bend, where
he put together some of the na-
tions top recruiting classes but
failed to turn them into national
championship contenders.
Of course, expectations will be
much lower at Kansas.
The Jayhawks beat Virginia
Tech in the Orange Bowl in
2007, but for the most part the
program has had a bleak history.
Mark Mangino was considered
extremely successful despite go-
ing just 49-48 during seven sea-
sons in charge, and he left Kan-
sas in shambles.
Weis in charge of rebuilding Jayhawks
Former Notre Dame head
coach gets another chance to
lead a college program.
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
Weis
pen.
The next good thing could be
the dual-threat playmaking
quarterbackandaspiringlawyer
known as RG3 becoming Bay-
lors first Heisman Trophy win-
ner.
That is quite a thought con-
sidering that the Bears used to
be a constant fixture at or near
the bottom of the Big 12 stand-
ings and never had a winning re-
cord in the league before Griffin
arrived.
There also were concerns
each of the last two summers
during realignment talks that
Baylor could be left out of a ma-
jor conference before the Big 12
twice revived itself.
Now the 15th-ranked Bears
(9-3) have their most wins in 25
years and are going to their sec-
ond consecutive bowl game af-
ter a 16-year postseason
drought. With a win over Wash-
ington in the Alamo Bowl, they
would match the school record
of 10 wins set in 1980 during
Mike Singletarys senior season.
Its great whenever you can
build something up from the
ground up, because here at Bay-
lor, things hadnt beengoodfor a
while, Griffin said. The foun-
dation had eroded away and we
were able to get the grass back
green.
Griffin, the nations most effi-
cient passer and one of the most
exciting players, is one of five
Heisman Trophy finalists who
will be in NewYork for Saturday
nights ceremony. He is the only
one from the Big 12, whose last
two winners have been Oklaho-
ma quarterbacks, Sam Bradford
in2008andJasonWhitein2003.
The Heisman to me has al-
ways been about excitement,
Griffinsaid. Anybodywhowins
it is deserving. But if youwant to
talk about excitement and what
college football is really about, I
think were doing it here at Bay-
lor.
All with the 6-foot-2, 220-
pound Griffin at the helm.
Griffin has completed 267 of
369 passes (72 percent) for
3,998 yards with a Big 12-lead-
ing 36 touchdowns and only six
interceptions, and run for 644
yards with nine more scores. He
has averaged 387 total yards a
game and his touchdown passes
have averaged more than 36
yards each.
This season began with Grif-
fin throwing for 359 yards and
fiveTDs inanationallytelevised
Friday night game, when he
even had a 15-yard catch on a
third-and-10 drive that led to the
game-winning field goal in a
wild 50-48 victory over No. 16
TCU, the nations best defense
the previous three seasons.
There was the Saturday night
special three weeks ago against
then-No. 5 Oklahoma, a team
the Bears had never beaten.
Griffin set school records with
479 yards passing and 551 total
yards in a 45-38 victory. On the
final drive, Griffinhadruns of 22
and 8 yards before his scram-
bling 34-yard TD throw across
the field with 8 seconds left.
The last play of the game,
threw back of the end zone,
whichkindof defines tomehim,
and how hes matured into a
great player, Missouri coach
Gary Pinkel said. He not only
has great athleticism, his accu-
racy at throwing, his arm
strength, also his playmaking
ability. ... Hes a special one.
After a 4-0 November sweep
by the Bears who had won a
combined four Big 12 games in
November the previous 15 sea-
sons Griffin made his final
statement for Heisman voters
by throwing for 320 yards with
two long touchdowns and ran
for two more scores in a 48-24
victory over Texas.
He epitomizes everything
you have to be to become a com-
plete player on and off the field
and thats why hes a finalist,
Baylor coach Art Briles said.
Griffin, a fourth-year junior,
holds or shares 46 school re-
cords.
By the time Griffin played his
first game for the Bears in 2008,
when at 18 he was the nations
youngest FBS starting quarter-
back and weighed only about
190pounds, hewas alreadyaBig
12 champion and NCAA All-
American in the 400-meter hur-
dles. He graduated from high
school near the top of his class
beforeenrollingat Baylor for the
spring semester.
CoachBriles toldme hes not
a prophet, but he did say that in
two or three years, Id be a Heis-
man Trophy finalist, Griffin
said. And its coming true.
AP PHOTO
Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, right, talks with coach Art Briles. Griffin was named later Monday as one of five finalists for
college footballs Heisman Trophy, which is to be presented Saturday.
HEISMAN
Continued from Page 1B
PITTSBURGH NFL Hall of
Famer and Penn State great Fran-
co Harris has been reinstated as
the chairman of a Pittsburgh
scholarship foundation, less than
a month after he stepped down
from the job after drawing criti-
cism for his support of former
Penn State football coach Joe Pa-
terno amid a child sex abuse
scandal.
The Pittsburgh Promise board
voted Wednesday to reinstate
Harris as chairman. Hed stepped
down as board chairman on Nov.
17 after Pittsburgh Mayor Luke
Ravenstahl complained about
Harris statements backing Pa-
terno.
Harris said previously his sup-
port for Paterno should not be
considered an endorsement of
former coach Jerry Sandusky.
Sandusky is facing 50 counts of
child sex abuse involving 10
young boys.
Ravenstahl says Harris showed
he understands the importance
of sensitivity as chairman of a
scholarship program.
Foundation
reinstates
Franco
The Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Justin
Fuente filed away his notes from
his interview for the Memphis
coaching position and, thinking
he probably didnt get the job,
wrote thank you notes to the uni-
versitys search committee. Then
the phone started ringing off the
hook.
That was Wednesday morning.
By the end of the day, TCUs co-
offensive coordinator had accept-
ed an offer to take over the Ti-
gers struggling football pro-
gram.
Had a good practice, and then
got home and sprinted to the car,
then jumped on the plane and
came here, Fuente told fans and
university officials who attended
a Thursday news conference an-
nouncing him as the next Mem-
phis coach. I didnt sleep but
about 10 or 15 minutes, woke up,
started the day. A lot of fun.
That was Fuentes last TCU
practice. He will not be on the
sidelines when TCU meets Loui-
siana Tech in the Dec. 21Poinset-
tia Bowl in San Diego.
Fuente is replacing Larry Por-
ter, who was fired after the Ti-
gers season-ending 44-7 loss to
eventual Conference USA cham-
pion Southern Mississippi on
Nov. 26. Porter was 3-21 in two
seasons as headcoachof his alma
mater.
Fuente alsojoins anathletic de-
partment thats looking for a new
director after R.C. Johnson an-
nounced his retirement two days
after Porter was fired.
Were going to run this pro-
gram as a family, said Fuente.
Frantic rush
leads Fuente
to Memphis
By ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press
person search committee to re-
place deposed coach Joe Pater-
no, has said only that the new
coach must be highly ethical,
understand the importance of
academics, and of course, one
thats able to win.
Few connected to the coach-
ing hunt are talking two weeks
since the committee was
formed. With prospective candi-
dates still employed elsewhere,
people are understandably re-
luctant to give out any details.
One person who doesnt have
that problem is interim coach
Tom Bradley.
Bradley, who accompanied
Joyner down to Dallas, is one of
the few people in a position to
publicly express interest in the
job. The long-time assistant
took over for Paterno after he
was fired on Nov. 9.
Though he has not inter-
viewed for the job yet, Bradley
told The Associated Press he ex-
pects to sit down with Joyner
some time next week.
Tom and I are talking about
that now. Were going to work it
out on his schedule, Joyner
said. Hes got a lot of things hes
got to pay attention to right
now.
Joyner said head coaching ex-
perience is a strong thing to
consider but was not a require-
ment for the job.
Regardless of what happens
with the coaching search, Bra-
dley and the current staff are ex-
pected to coach in the bowl
game against Houston on Jan. 2.
Bradley is the lone person
Penn State has acknowledged is
a candidate for the job. How se-
rious of a candidate is up for de-
bate, given that the school may
decide to distance itself fromthe
old regime in light of the Jerry
Sandusky scandal.
New charges were brought
against the former defensive co-
ordinator on Wednesday, bring-
ing the total to 52 counts of sex-
ual abuse against 10 children.
On top of that, the Big Ten re-
quested Thursday that the con-
ference be allowed to participa-
te in the investigations or re-
views by Penn State and the
NCAA regarding the Sandusky
case.
A statement from the Big Ten
Council of Presidents/Chancel-
lors said it will reserve the right
to impose sanctions, corrective
or other disciplinary measures
on Penn State if the school is
found to have committed viola-
tions of institutional control or
ethical conduct.
The statement contains much
of the same language as a notice
written three weeks ago by
NCAA president Mark Emmert
announcing a probe into the uni-
versity and its athletic depart-
ment.
Penn State has already begun
an internal investigation into
the allegations against Sandus-
ky and into an alleged cover-up
by top university officials.
Though not facing any crimi-
nal charges, Paterno and presi-
dent Graham Spanier were oust-
ed by Penn States board of
trustees in the wake of the scan-
dal.
Addressing the situation, the
Big Ten said that while it is pre-
mature to reach any conclusions
regarding civil or criminal liabil-
ity arising out of these events,
there does appear to be suffi-
cient information to raise signif-
icant concerns as to whether a
concentration of power in a sin-
gle individual or program may
have threatened or eroded insti-
tutional control of intercolle-
giate athletics at Penn State.
More honors for Still
Defensive tackle Devon Still
earned another first-team All-
America designation on Thurs-
day, as he was named to the Wal-
ter Camp team. Earlier this
week, the Delaware native was
named a first-teamAll-American
by CBSsports.com.
Still was a finalist for the Bed-
narik Award (top defensive play-
er) and the Outland Trophy (top
interior lineman) during Thurs-
days college football awards cer-
emony in Orlando, Fla. The Bed-
narik went to LSUs Tyrann
Mathieu while the Outland went
to Alabamas Barrett Jones.
The senior had already swept
the Big Ten honors he was eligi-
ble for, being named the confer-
ences defensive player of the
year, the defensive lineman of
the year and a first-team all-con-
ference selection.
Still remains a finalist for an-
other national defensive player
of the year award the Nagur-
ski, which will be presented
Monday.
PSU
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NEW YORK Big Ten Com-
missioner Jim Delany says he
would support the elimination
of automatic bids to the Bowl
Championship Series as long as
the teams from his league get to
play in the Rose Bowl.
But if college footballs leaders
want to turn the BCS into a
four-team playoff, Delany plans
to push back. And Notre Dame
athletic director Jack Swarbrick
would be on Delanys side of the
debate.
Delany was at the Intercolle-
giate Athletics Forum on Thurs-
day, part of a panel discussion
with Atlantic Coast Conference
Commissioner John Swofford,
Conference USA Commissioner
Britton Banowsky and Moun-
tain West Conference Commis-
sioner Craig Thompson.
The commissioners, universi-
ty presidents and athletic direc-
tors who control the BCS are in
the early stages of determining
the future of major college foot-
balls controversial postseason
system.
Among the many possible
changes is eliminating automat-
ic bids to the highest-paying
bowl games and having the BCS
set only the matchup for the No.
1 vs. No. 2 national champion-
ship game. The other bowl
games would be free to make
deals with whatever schools and
leagues they would like, much
the way it was before the BCS.
Banowsky said automatic-bid
status had become divisive. C-
USA, which does not have an
automatic bid, just lost three
members SMU, Houston and
UCF to the Big East, one of
six conferences that has an auto-
matic bid through the 2013 sea-
son. Thompsons league, which
also is a non-AQ conference, is
losing Boise State and San Die-
go State to the Big East.
I feel strongly that it has
been a negative driver from our
perspective, Banowsky said. I
hope that as we evolve the BCS
we do it in a way that can create
a more happy BCS without cre-
ating these class systems. I
think its possible to do it, create
a competitive format that re-
quires teams to be competitive
teams in order to participate
and rewards the teams that are
competitive.
Delany OK
with no AQ
The Associated Press
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.
Minnesota running back Adrian
Peterson returned to practice
Thursday on a limited basis, a
big step toward healing from a
sprained left ankle.
Quarterback Christian Pon-
der, however, didnt practice as
he nurses a right hip pointer
that is jeopardizing his chance
to play Sunday at Detroit.
Peterson has missed the last
two games with his injury, but
he made significant strides in
cutting and planting on his foot
without pain.
It was really encouraging to
see some of the things he was
able to do, Vikings coach Leslie
Frazier said. Hes headed in the
right direction, far more im-
proved than he was a week ago.
Peterson was unavailable for
comment Thursday, preferring
to push his weekly media ad-
dress to Friday. But the team
has sensed his eagerness to be
back on the field, despite the
2-10 record.
Hes the ultimate competitor.
He definitely wants to be in
there. But when the times right
hell be back, right tackle Phil
Loadholt said.
The Vikings gained a season-
high 489 yards in last weeks
loss to Denver without their
best player, giving them some
confidence that the offense can
finish the season strong. Wide
receiver Percy Harvin, however,
downplayed the Peterson effect
and put the onus on the entire
team for these final four games.
I dont think having him or
not having him has anything to
do with what weve got going on
right now, Harvin said. Weve
just got to execute better, be
able to finish games, play all
four quarters. We cant have one
game when we play good on of-
fense and not so good on de-
fense or play good on defense
and not so good on offense.
Weve just got to find a balance
so we can do both.
Tight end Kyle Rudolph
played sparingly against Denver,
but he caught a touchdown
pass, making another highlight-
reel reception by plucking the
ball out of the air over a defend-
ers helmet and hanging on long
enough to establish possession
before another opponent swat-
ted it out. Harvin beamed when
asked about another young skill-
position player the offense
ought to be able to rely on as a
foundation, even if there are up-
grades that must be made on
the line and the other wide re-
ceiver spots for the Vikings to
improve.
AP FILE PHOTO
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson returned to
practice Thursday on a limited basis.
Peterson practices;
QB Ponder still out
The Associated Press
Oops.
There are plenty of tasks in
the job description for NFL
receivers: running proper
routes, blocking, developing
chemistry with the quarter-
back. And there is one very
basic requirement catching
the ball.
Not so easy, it seems, even
for the likes of Super Bowl
winners.
Drops are not an official NFL
statistic, yet every team has a
system for counting them. And
every team has its share of
players who make that statistic
necessary, including the unde-
feated Packers. They gave star
quarterback Aaron Rodgers
nightmares with all the throws
his targets flubbed in last Sun-
days victory at the Giants.
Drops are part of the game,
Rodgers said after the half-
dozen blatant ones by his re-
ceivers. They are going to
happen. Its just frustrating
when they are having a direct
impact on a drive, they may
stall. I dont know how many
we officially had tonight, but
more than is acceptable in an
offensive run.
Some players make spectac-
ular catches Santonio
Holmes won a Super Bowl for
Pittsburgh with one and
then cant hang on to an easy
pass. Others cant hang on to
any passes, as Jaguars tight
end Marcedes Lewis showed a
few weeks ago, with a drop in
the end zone with nobody
around him the most costly.
It seems to have reached
epidemic proportions through-
out the league, even though
the weather hasnt turned bad
yet.
Miami wide receivers coach-
es Steve Bush and Ike Hilliard
track drops when they watch
film, and theyve seen far too
many from Brandon Marshall,
for instance. Dolphins running
back Reggie Bush, who has
good hands, has seen Marshall
mess up a bunch of throws,
including four potential touch-
downs, and has a theory why
so many players have the drop-
sies.
A lot of it probably has to
do with the lockout and guys
not being able to be around as
much during the offseason,
Bush said. When we have that
much time off, youre going to
be playing some type of catch
up, and I dont think the NFL is
going to be completely back
until another season.
Cris Carter, a semifinalist for
the Hall of Fame this year, was
known for having one of the
best sets of hands in the game.
He doesnt see the lockout as a
factor, and he doesnt see any-
thing changing anytime soon.
For one, the NFL has be-
come a passing league, so more
balls are in the air. Thus, more
of them are landing on the
ground. But Carter, who made
1,101 catches for 13,899 yards
and 130 touchdowns, sees
another reason for the bobbles.
A lot of receivers are not
working on catching the foot-
ball, as far as training, and not
concentrating on catching it,
he said. Their ability to catch
the football is not better. Look
at the advances of athletes and
equipment, and yet what re-
ceivers were able to do 30
years ago compared to today,
they dont run better routes or
catch the football better. The
fundamentals, they dont work
on ... and they are really hard
to get and the last things that
really come together.
Larry Fitzgerald, Wes Welker,
Jason Avant and Reggie Wayne
are among those who have
mastered all aspects of receiv-
ing. Throw them the ball and
they nearly always catch it.
They also dont call special
attention to themselves. Some
would argue that too many
wideouts are divas, as con-
cerned with their post-TD
celebrations and calling atten-
tion to themselves as with
catching the darn ball.
There also are too many
wideouts who want to run with
the ball before they get it. Ted
Ginn Jr. with San Francisco
and Roy Williams with Chicago
helped cost their teams games
by deflecting perfect passes to
the opposition. DeSean Jackson
dropped three passes against
New England, two that could
have gone for scores, turning a
close game into a lopsided loss
for Philadelphia.
It drives coaches and offen-
sive coordinators mad.
Cant drop balls, especially
when theyre catchable, said
Browns coach Pat Shurmur,
whose team unofficially leads
the league in that ignominious
category. We talk about it all
the time and the players would
tell you, Any ball in the air is
ours. That needs to be the
mentality and weve got to get
that done.
Another problem is that the
drops remain on players
minds.
Theres no question it gets
in their head and that is the
biggest challenge. If they start
thinking about it, that makes it
harder to stop. You have to
massage their psyche, said
Giants offensive coordinator
Kevin Gilbride. You see it
when they start thinking about
running with the ball before
they have it.
Our guy Victor Cruz, when
its a tough catch, hes all in
there all the way, making those
catches. When he has some
room or its a so-called easier
catch, he sometimes is looking
to run before he has the ball.
You talk to them about it
and you try to find out, is it
lack of concentration? Poor
fundamentals? Hits by the
defense? Trying to do too
much? You dont want them
thinking about the next stage
of the play before they make
the catch.
There are some players who
cant get enough of the drops:
defensive backs.
You have to look at the guy
and the game, because theres
so many things that can make
it happen, Giants safety Kenny
Phillips said. Take a guy like
Brandon Marshall. Hes a great
receiver, and he might drop
some, but hes also going to
burn you any time you take it
easy on him. Hell catch it and
be gone. So you cant ever
expect them to (drop it). But
you can hit them and make
them drop it.
I sure hope its a trend. I
play defense and I want to see
them dropping the ball.
Receiving criticism for drops
AP PHOTO
Cleveland Browns head coach Pat Shurmur gestures toward
officials in the second quarter of an NFL game against the Balti-
more Ravens on Sunday in Cleveland.
By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
GREEN BAY, Wis. The
cheese is going fast.
The NFLs only publicly
owned team said Thursday
that it sold 185,000 shares in
the first 48 hours of a stock
sale that began Tuesday
morning. Thats almost
three-fourths of the 250,000
shares made available in the
fifth stock offering in team
history.
The team set a Feb. 29
deadline for the sale, but at
the current rate all available
stockwill begonelongbefore
that as fans the famous
cheeseheads snap up
shares.
The Packers are tremen-
dously appreciative of the
support weve received from
our fans, saidMarkMurphy,
Packers president andCEO.
The team is selling shares
for $250 each, plus a $25
handlingfee. As of Thursday,
thePackershaveraisedabout
$43 million, which will go to-
ward a $143 million expan-
sion of Lambeau Field. Plans
call for adding 6,700 addi-
tional seats, newhigh-defini-
tion video screens and a new
entrance by 2013.
The expansion will en-
hance the stadium experi-
ence for fans, increase our
teams home-field advantage
and ensures that Lambeau
Fieldcontinues beasourceof
pride for fans everywhere,
Murphy said. Were hum-
bledbytheresponsefromour
fans and their desire to help
the Packers achieve long-
termsuccess.
The shares went on sale at
packers.com. Stock can only
be purchased by individuals,
not businesses, and theres a
200-sharecap, afigurethatin-
cludes any stock purchased
during the last sale in1997.
The stock isnt an invest-
ment inthetraditional sense:
Its value doesnt increase,
there are no dividends, it has
virtually no re-sale value and
it wont give buyers a leg up
on the 93,000 people on the
waitinglistforseasontickets.
What buyers get is a piece
of paper declaring them a
team owner, voting rights
andtheright toattendthean-
nual stockholder meeting at
Lambeau each summer be-
foretrainingcamp. Theyalso
get access to a special line of
shareholder apparel.
Cheesheads gobble
their share of team
The Associated Press
The NFL has added eight
regional combinestothemain
combine it stages eachyear in
Indianapolis.
The regional combines will
begin Jan. 28 in Los Angeles
and also will be held in Hous-
ton, Baltimore, Tampa, the
New York area, Chicago, At-
lanta and Cleveland through
March 17. The Indianapolis
event isat theendof February.
Playerswhoattendaregion-
al combinecouldbeinvitedto
a super-regional at Ford Field
in Detroit on March 30-31.
That event will beattendedby
NFL team scouts and player
personnel directors.
Designed to spotlight play-
ers who are not invited to the
Indianapolis event, the eight
combines also will be con-
ducted specifically for players
with college playing experi-
ence who want to gauge their
pro potential, and for players
with some experience who
havebeenout of thegame.
League adds additional combines
The Associated Press
C M Y K
Unemployment claims fall
A steady decline in the number of
people applying for weekly unemploy-
ment benefits is the latest signal that
the economy has strengthened.
Applications fell last week to a sea-
sonally adjusted 381,000, the Labor
Department said Thursday. Thats the
lowest level since late February.
A four-week average for applications,
which smooths week-to-week fluctu-
ations, fell for the ninth time in 11
weeks to an eight-month low.
GOP blocks consumer chief
Senate Republicans on Thursday
blocked President Barack Obamas
choice to head the new consumer pro-
tection agency that was designed to
help curtail the excesses and abuses
that led to the financial meltdown.
Republicans presented a near-solid
front in filibustering the nomination of
former Ohio Attorney General Richard
Cordray to be director of the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau. The agen-
cy was an essential element of legisla-
tion enacted last year to overhaul the
financial system.
Only one Republican voted to ad-
vance the nomination.
Net worth fell in summer
Americans household net worth fell
4 percent to $57.4 trillion in the July-
September quarter, as stocks, pension
funds and home values lost value, ac-
cording to a Federal Reserve report
released Thursday. It was the sharpest
drop since the tumultuous period after
the September 2008 bankruptcy of
investment bank Lehman Brothers.
And it was the second straight quarter-
ly fall.
Stock market declines, in particular,
have held back Americans quest to
recover losses from the 2008 financial
meltdown.
Stocks have rebounded about 9 per-
cent since last quarter ended.
McDonalds sales soar
McDonalds Corp. said Thursday a
key revenue figure rose 7.4 percent in
November on strong demand from
markets around the world.
In the U.S., sales were boosted by
sales of breakfast items and the season-
al addition of the peppermint mocha to
the companys coffee menu.
The worlds largest fast-food chain
says revenue at stores open at least 13
months rose 6.5 percent in both the
U.S. and Europe and 8.1 percent in the
region covering Asia Pacific, the Mid-
dle East and Africa.
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JacobsEng 41.80 -.96 -8.8
JohnJn 63.78 -.67 +3.1
JohnsnCtl 31.44 -1.04 -17.7
Kellogg 49.31 -.52 -3.5
Keycorp 7.19 -.22 -18.8
KimbClk 69.82 -.80 +10.8
KindME 78.43 -.49 +11.6
Kroger 23.52 -.17 +5.2
Kulicke 9.03 -.40 +25.4
LSI Corp 5.71 -.08 -4.7
LillyEli 38.89 -.54 +11.0
Limited 40.93 -1.08 +33.2
LincNat 19.64 -1.07 -29.4
LizClaib 8.00 -.24 +11.7
LockhdM 76.52 -1.05 +9.5
Loews 37.83 -1.32 -2.8
LaPac 7.44 -.33 -21.4
MarathnO s 27.36 -1.05 +21.7
MarIntA 29.43 -1.07 -29.2
Masco 9.04 -.41 -28.6
McDrmInt 11.08 -.51 -46.4
McGrwH 41.89 -.25 +15.1
McKesson 78.63 -2.15 +11.7
Merck 35.19 -.42 -2.4
MetLife 30.96 -2.02 -30.3
Microsoft 25.40 -.20 -9.0
NCR Corp 16.39 -.77 +6.6
NatFuGas 58.03 -1.51 -11.6
NatGrid 47.60 -.48 +7.3
NY Times 7.39 -.58 -24.6
NewellRub 15.19 -.47 -16.4
NewmtM 66.06 -1.65 +7.5
NextEraEn 56.62 -.46 +8.9
NiSource 21.85 -.49 +24.0
NikeB 95.18 -.71 +11.4
NorflkSo 73.04 -1.70 +16.3
NoestUt 33.52 -.69 +5.1
NorthropG 55.70 -.84 -5.2
NustarEn 53.92 +.06 -22.4
NvMAd 14.44 -.12 +10.4
OcciPet 92.67 -3.60 -5.5
OfficeMax 4.86 -.27 -72.5
Olin 18.33 -.60 -10.7
ONEOK 81.04 -1.91 +46.1
PG&E Cp 37.90 -.46 -20.8
PPG 82.63 -2.04 -1.7
PPL Corp 28.90 -.36 +9.8
PennVaRs 25.09 +.09 -11.4
Pfizer 20.19 -.28 +15.3
PinWst 45.49 -.88 +9.7
PitnyBw 18.61 -.37 -23.0
Praxair 102.82 -1.08 +7.7
ProgrssEn 53.29 -.55 +22.6
ProvEn g 9.49 -.23 +19.4
PSEG 31.53 -.54 -.9
PulteGrp 6.07 -.38 -19.3
Questar 18.83 -.48 +8.2
RadioShk 11.09 -.25 -40.0
RLauren 146.34 -3.01 +31.9
Raytheon 44.80 -1.25 -2.5
ReynAmer 40.35 -.56 +23.7
RockwlAut 76.08 -1.40 +6.1
Rowan 31.78 -1.47 -9.0
RoyDShllB 72.20 -1.55 +8.3
RoyDShllA 70.14 -1.58 +5.0
Safeway 20.59 -.07 -8.4
SaraLee 18.63 -.31 +6.4
Schlmbrg 71.95 -3.14 -13.8
Sherwin 85.54 -.70 +2.1
SiriusXM 1.70 -.08 +4.3
SonyCp 18.14 -.39 -49.2
SouthnCo 44.00 -.38 +15.1
SwstAirl 8.27 -.31 -36.3
SpectraEn 29.12 -.46 +16.5
SprintNex 2.44 -.12 -42.3
Sunoco 38.03 -.97 -5.7
Sysco 29.09 -.27 -1.1
TECO 18.15 -.40 +2.0
Target 53.47 -.72 -11.1
TenetHlth 4.44 -.11 -33.6
Tenneco 28.58 -.92 -30.6
Tesoro 21.68 -.99 +16.9
TexInst 29.92 -.75 -7.9
Textron 17.94 -.82 -24.1
3M Co 80.46 -1.93 -6.8
TimeWarn 33.93 -.95 +5.5
Timken 40.22 -2.05 -15.7
Titan Intl 21.15 -.94 +8.2
UnilevNV 33.58 -.50 +6.9
UnionPac 100.37 -2.15 +8.3
UPS B 72.02 -1.29 -.8
USSteel 26.61 -1.74 -54.5
UtdTech 74.37 -1.88 -5.5
VarianMed 63.07 -1.47 -9.0
VectorGp 17.74 -.18 +7.5
ViacomB 43.05 -.99 +8.7
WestarEn 26.70 -.50 +6.1
Weyerh 16.81 -.45 -11.2
Whrlpl 48.84 -.80 -45.0
WmsCos 31.12 -1.08 +25.9
Windstrm 11.61 -.27 -16.7
Wynn 110.18 -3.87 +6.1
XcelEngy 25.65 -.41 +8.9
Xerox 8.03 -.33 -30.3
YumBrnds 57.49 -.52 +17.2
Mutual Funds
Alliance Bernstein
BalShrB m 14.25 -.22 +3.4
CoreOppA m 11.88 -.21 +3.2
American Cent
IncGroA m 23.88 -.53 +0.5
ValueInv 5.51 -.13 -2.5
American Funds
AMCAPA m 18.63 -.38 -0.7
BalA m 18.09 -.27 +2.6
BondA m 12.54 +.02 +6.1
CapIncBuA m48.75 -.58 +0.4
CpWldGrIA m31.92 -.72 -8.8
EurPacGrA m35.82 -.93 -13.4
FnInvA m 35.05 -.80 -3.5
GrthAmA m 28.83 -.65 -5.3
HiIncA m 10.68 ... +1.5
IncAmerA m 16.52 -.19 +2.8
InvCoAmA m 26.77 -.58 -3.6
MutualA m 25.37 -.41 +2.0
NewPerspA m26.44 -.63 -7.6
NwWrldA m 47.17 -1.07 -13.6
SmCpWldA m33.30 -.78 -14.3
WAMutInvA m27.84 -.53 +4.1
Baron
Asset b 45.60 -1.11 -3.1
BlackRock
GlobAlcA m 18.61 -.31 -3.4
GlobAlcC m 17.31 -.29 -4.1
GlobAlcI d 18.71 -.32 -3.2
CGM
Focus 26.15 -.91 -24.9
Mutual 24.82 -.67 -15.8
Realty 25.44 -.74 -4.5
Columbia
AcornZ 27.25 -.73 -5.7
DFA
EmMktValI 27.24 -.81 -23.7
DWS-Scudder
EnhEMFIS x 9.98 -.14 -3.6
HlthCareS d 25.27 -.48 +3.8
LAEqS d 41.72 -1.19 -21.5
Davis
NYVentA m 32.24 -.79 -6.1
NYVentC m 30.96 -.76 -6.8
Dodge & Cox
Bal 66.68 -1.31 -3.4
Income 13.35 +.01 +4.1
IntlStk 30.02 -.98 -15.9
Stock 99.86 -2.59 -6.2
Dreyfus
TechGrA f 31.14 -.62 -4.2
Eaton Vance
HiIncOppA m 4.22 ... +3.4
HiIncOppB m 4.23 ... +2.6
NatlMuniA m 9.30 ... +10.1
NatlMuniB m 9.30 ... +9.3
PAMuniA m 8.78 -.01 +7.2
Fidelity
AstMgr20 12.88 -.05 +2.2
Bal 18.07 -.23 +0.5
BlChGrow 42.73 -.90 -2.1
CapInc d 8.72 -.03 -2.6
Contra 67.49 -1.17 -0.2
DivrIntl d 25.70 -.61 -13.2
ExpMulNat d 20.34 -.42 -5.2
Free2020 13.47 -.16 -1.9
Free2025 11.10 -.16 -3.3
Free2030 13.19 -.19 -3.8
GNMA 11.92 ... +7.8
GrowCo 84.25 -1.61 +1.3
LatinAm d 49.11 -1.15 -15.5
LowPriStk d 35.48 -.79 -1.1
Magellan 62.69 -1.39 -12.0
Overseas d 26.89 -.72 -14.7
Puritan 17.63 -.23 -0.3
StratInc 11.06 -.01 +4.2
TotalBd 10.95 +.02 +6.8
Value 62.08 -1.86 -8.8
Fidelity Advisor
ValStratT m 23.09 -.63 -10.8
Fidelity Select
Gold d 47.36 -1.33 -7.3
Pharm d 13.16 -.21 +8.8
Fidelity Spartan
500IdxAdvtg 43.88 -.94 +0.1
500IdxInstl 43.88 -.95 NA
500IdxInv 43.87 -.95 0.0
First Eagle
GlbA m 46.09 -.84 -0.6
FrankTemp-Frank
Fed TF A m 12.07 +.01 +11.0
FrankTemp-Franklin
CA TF A m 7.06 +.01 +10.1
GrowB m 42.17 -.87 -1.2
Income A m 2.08 ... +0.9
Income C m 2.10 ... +0.3
FrankTemp-Mutual
Beacon Z 11.68 -.18 -3.9
Discov Z 27.50 -.40 -4.5
Euro Z 19.02 -.26 -9.5
Shares Z 19.81 -.34 -3.9
FrankTemp-Templeton
GlBond A m 12.81 -.10 -1.8
GlBond C m 12.83 -.11 -2.3
GlBondAdv 12.77 -.11 -1.7
Growth A m 16.59 -.39 -6.7
GMO
QuVI 21.76 -.26 +10.0
Harbor
CapApInst 37.34 -.76 +1.7
IntlInstl d 53.88 -1.49 -11.0
Hartford
CpApHLSIA 37.34 -1.06 -11.8
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Combined Stocks
AFLAC 42.68 -2.14 -24.4
vjAMR .76 -.36 -90.2
AT&T Inc 28.86 -.54 -1.8
AbtLab 54.18 -.52 +13.1
AMD 5.47 -.25 -33.1
Alcoa 9.47 -.43 -38.5
Allstate 26.58 -.69 -16.6
Altria 28.53 -.30 +15.9
AEP 39.29 -.45 +9.2
AmExp 47.81 -1.35 +11.4
AmIntlGrp 23.11 -1.35 -52.1
Amgen 58.41 +.07 +6.4
Anadarko 77.30 -3.31 +1.5
Apple Inc 390.66 +1.57 +21.1
AutoData 51.61 -.56 +11.5
AveryD 27.10 -.72 -36.0
Avnet 30.37 -1.00 -8.1
Avon 16.80 -.50 -42.2
BP PLC 42.07 -.96 -4.8
BakrHu 49.00 -1.72 -14.3
BallardPw 1.22 -.02 -18.7
BarnesNob 15.02 -.67 +6.1
Baxter 49.48 -1.26 -2.3
BerkH B 76.94 -1.78 -4.0
BigLots 36.96 -.56 +21.3
BlockHR 15.57 ... +30.7
Boeing 70.17 -.43 +7.5
BrMySq 33.31 -.22 +25.8
Brunswick 17.21 -1.04 -8.2
Buckeye 63.66 -.17 -4.7
CBS B 25.64 -.80 +34.6
CMS Eng 20.53 -.37 +10.4
CSX s 21.04 -.48 -2.3
CampSp 32.60 -.29 -6.2
Carnival 33.43 -.89 -27.5
Caterpillar 92.92 -1.97 -.8
CenterPnt 19.42 -.38 +23.5
CntryLink 35.68 -.46 -22.7
Chevron 102.25 -2.27 +12.1
Cisco 18.57 -.42 -8.2
Citigrp rs 27.75 -2.08 -41.3
Clorox 64.94 -.56 +2.6
ColgPal 90.55 -.65 +12.7
ConAgra 25.37 -.12 +12.4
ConocPhil 71.02 -1.39 +4.3
ConEd 58.37 -.34 +17.8
ConstellEn 38.91 -.59 +27.0
Cooper Ind 53.84 -1.64 -7.6
Corning 13.52 -.48 -30.0
CrownHold 32.65 -.24 -2.2
Cummins 91.89 -2.69 -16.5
DTE 51.46 -.83 +13.5
Deere 76.88 -2.03 -7.4
Diebold 30.20 -.38 -5.8
Disney 35.92 -1.18 -4.2
DomRescs 50.14 -.36 +17.4
Dover 55.73 -2.49 -4.7
DowChm 26.77 -1.04 -21.6
DuPont 46.52 -1.56 -6.7
DukeEngy 20.49 -.22 +15.0
EMC Cp 23.24 -.36 +1.5
EKodak .95 -.08 -82.3
Eaton s 43.93 -1.66 -13.4
EdisonInt 38.50 -.80 -.3
EmersonEl 50.52 -1.46 -11.6
EnbrEPt s 30.37 -.18 -2.6
Energen 49.04 -.47 +1.6
EngyTEq 37.79 -.26 -3.3
Entergy 70.61 -1.52 -.3
EntPrPt 44.87 -1.07 +7.8
Exelon 43.02 -.62 +3.3
ExxonMbl 79.87 -1.21 +9.2
Fastenal s 41.10 -.50 +37.2
FedExCp 82.47 -1.72 -11.3
FirstEngy 44.41 -.80 +20.0
FootLockr 24.81 -.19 +26.5
FordM 10.75 -.33 -36.0
Gannett 12.71 -.86 -15.8
Gap 18.59 -.46 -15.7
GenDynam 64.15 -1.51 -9.6
GenElec 16.31 -.43 -10.8
GenMills 40.24 -.32 +13.1
GileadSci 38.73 -.69 +6.9
GlaxoSKln 44.98 -.15 +14.7
Goodrich 122.53 -.17 +39.1
Goodyear 13.93 -.36 +17.6
Hallibrtn 33.13 -.27 -18.9
HarleyD 37.66 -.85 +8.6
HarrisCorp 35.05 -.86 -22.6
HartfdFn 17.20 -1.53 -35.1
HawaiiEl 25.88 +.13 +13.6
HeclaM 6.36 -.21 -43.5
Heico s 57.04 -2.34 +39.7
Hess 57.43 -2.38 -25.0
HewlettP 27.66 -.75 -34.3
HomeDp 39.91 -.82 +13.8
HonwllIntl 52.87 -1.07 -.5
Hormel s 29.09 -.41 +13.5
INTL FCSt 23.75 -1.14 +.6
ITT Cp s 19.29 -.38 +11.6
ITW 46.32 -1.19 -13.3
IngerRd 32.29 -1.29 -31.4
IBM 191.58 -2.47 +30.5
IntPap 27.71 -.96 +1.7
JPMorgCh 32.22 -1.78 -24.0
Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD
Stocks of Local Interest
98.01 72.26 AirProd APD 2.32 82.20 -1.34 -9.6
31.80 24.56 AmWtrWks AWK .92 30.98 -.10 +22.5
51.50 36.76 Amerigas APU 2.96 43.14 -.62 -11.6
23.79 19.28 AquaAm WTR .66 21.18 -.62 -5.8
38.02 23.69 ArchDan ADM .70 28.74 -.81 -4.5
343.90 246.26 AutoZone AZO ... 329.67 -4.19 +20.9
15.31 5.03 BkofAm BAC .04 5.59 -.30 -58.1
32.50 17.10 BkNYMel BK .52 19.06 -.97 -36.9
17.49 2.23 BonTon BONT .20 3.20 -.11 -74.7
39.50 31.30 CVS Care CVS .50 37.70 -.62 +8.4
52.95 35.95 Cigna CI .04 42.32 -.88 +15.4
71.77 61.29 CocaCola KO 1.88 66.73 -.05 +1.5
27.16 19.19 Comcast CMCSA .45 22.47 -.66 +2.7
28.95 21.67 CmtyBkSy CBU 1.04 25.99 -1.08 -6.4
42.50 14.61 CmtyHlt CYH ... 17.62 -1.26 -52.8
39.47 29.57 CoreMark CORE .68 38.54 -.48 +8.3
64.56 39.50 EmersonEl EMR 1.60 50.52 -1.46 -11.6
13.63 4.61 Entercom ETM ... 5.91 -.08 -49.0
21.02 10.25 FairchldS FCS ... 12.67 -.51 -18.8
9.84 5.22 FrontierCm FTR .75 5.17 -.21 -46.9
18.16 13.09 Genpact G .18 14.97 -.33 -1.5
13.74 7.00 HarteHnk HHS .32 9.08 -.52 -28.9
55.00 46.99 Heinz HNZ 1.92 52.24 -.35 +5.6
60.96 45.67 Hershey HSY 1.38 58.69 +.49 +24.5
36.90 30.10 Kraft KFT 1.16 36.15 -.20 +14.7
27.45 18.07 Lowes LOW .56 24.88 -.32 -.8
91.05 66.40 M&T Bk MTB 2.80 71.96 -2.68 -17.3
96.65 72.14 McDnlds MCD 2.80 96.92 +.47 +26.3
24.98 17.05 NBT Bcp NBTB .80 20.78 -.64 -14.0
10.28 4.59 NexstarB NXST ... 7.68 -.17 +28.2
65.19 42.70 PNC PNC 1.40 54.40 -1.56 -10.4
30.27 24.10 PPL Corp PPL 1.40 28.90 -.36 +9.8
17.34 6.50 PenRE PEI .60 9.77 -.31 -32.8
71.89 58.50 PepsiCo PEP 2.06 64.33 -.58 -1.5
77.03 55.85 PhilipMor PM 3.08 74.56 -1.02 +27.4
67.72 57.56 ProctGam PG 2.10 64.47 -.76 +.2
67.52 42.45 Prudentl PRU 1.45 49.38 -2.33 -15.9
1.47 .85 RiteAid RAD ... 1.19 -.02 +34.8
17.11 10.91 SLM Cp SLM .40 12.81 -.54 +1.7
60.00 39.50 SLM pfB SLMpB 4.63 40.56 ... -7.4
44.65 23.78 SoUnCo SUG .60 41.64 -.43 +73.0
63.89 42.55 TJX TJX .76 62.36 -.69 +40.5
33.53 24.07 UGI Corp UGI 1.04 28.28 -.23 -10.4
38.95 32.28 VerizonCm VZ 2.00 37.81 -.50 +5.7
59.40 48.31 WalMart WMT 1.46 57.98 -.53 +7.5
42.20 36.52 WeisMk WMK 1.20 39.73 -.54 -1.5
34.25 22.58 WellsFargo WFC .48 26.19 -.86 -15.5
USD per British Pound 1.5642 -.0055 -.35% 1.6390 1.5802
Canadian Dollar 1.0202 +.0094 +.92% .9792 1.0105
USD per Euro 1.3340 -.0054 -.40% 1.4575 1.3261
Japanese Yen 77.67 +.01 +.01% 79.94 84.07
Mexican Peso 13.6666 +.1382 +1.01% 11.8265 12.4500
CURRENCY CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Copper 3.49 3.55 -1.57 -14.99 -14.50
Gold 1709.80 1740.90 -1.79 +11.16 +22.82
Platinum 1494.40 1522.00 -1.81 -18.39 -10.99
Silver 31.47 32.56 -3.34 -14.07 +9.30
Palladium 673.20 683.20 -1.46 -16.27 -9.00
METALS CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Foreign Exchange & Metals
INVESCO
ConstellB m 19.07 -.44 -8.9
GlobEqA m 10.21 -.24 -4.9
PacGrowB m 18.17 -.42 -18.6
Ivy
AssetStrA x 22.74 -.92 -5.7
JPMorgan
CoreBondSelect11.86+.02 +7.1
John Hancock
LifBa1 b 12.38 -.17 -2.8
LifGr1 b 12.13 -.24 -5.5
RegBankA m 12.33 -.44 -15.5
SovInvA m 15.45 -.30 -0.9
TaxFBdA m 9.99 +.01 +9.2
Lazard
EmgMkEqtI d 18.14 -.44 -16.4
Loomis Sayles
BondI 14.05 -.08 +3.3
MFS
MAInvA m 18.58 -.42 -2.9
MAInvC m 17.90 -.40 -3.5
Merger
Merger m 15.98 -.03 +1.3
Metropolitan West
TotRetBdI 10.43 ... +5.0
TotRtBd b 10.43 ... +4.7
Neuberger Berman
SmCpGrInv 17.50 -.45 -2.1
Oakmark
EqIncI 27.65 -.46 -0.3
Oppenheimer
CapApB m 37.60 -.70 -2.3
DevMktA m 30.20 -.77 -17.2
DevMktY 29.96 -.76 -16.9
PIMCO
AllAssetI 11.96 -.07 +2.2
ComRlRStI 7.53 -.06 -5.7
HiYldIs 8.94 -.01 +3.0
LowDrIs 10.34 ... +1.5
RealRet 11.81 ... +11.2
TotRetA m 10.88 +.03 +3.0
TotRetAdm b 10.88 +.03 +3.2
TotRetC m 10.88 +.03 +2.3
TotRetIs 10.88 +.03 +3.4
TotRetrnD b 10.88 +.03 +3.1
TotlRetnP 10.88 +.03 +3.3
Permanent
Portfolio 46.91 -.68 +4.0
Principal
SAMConGrB m12.72 -.24 -3.0
Prudential
JenMCGrA m 27.70 -.57 +1.8
Prudential Investmen
2020FocA m 14.97 -.38 -3.2
BlendA m 16.45 -.45 -4.3
EqOppA m 13.31 -.42 -4.1
HiYieldA m 5.33 ... +3.7
IntlEqtyA m 5.47 -.15 -11.6
IntlValA m 17.54 -.47 -13.4
JennGrA m 18.28 -.38 +1.3
NaturResA m 47.66 -1.64 -16.5
SmallCoA m 19.76 -.56 -2.7
UtilityA m 10.43 -.20 +3.6
ValueA m 13.64 -.42 -7.1
Putnam
GrowIncB m 12.29 -.35 -7.4
IncomeA m 6.78 ... +5.0
Royce
LowStkSer x 14.37 -1.80 -14.2
OpportInv x 9.96 -.57 -16.0
ValPlSvc x 11.89 -.46 -10.8
Schwab
S&P500Sel d 19.19 -.82 -1.9
Scout
Interntl d 28.22 -.80 -12.4
T Rowe Price
BlChpGr 38.49 -.78 +0.9
CapApprec 20.91 ... +3.0
DivGrow 23.41 ... +3.4
DivrSmCap d 15.87 -.42 +0.3
EmMktStk d 29.41 -.76 -16.6
EqIndex d 33.39 -.72 -0.1
EqtyInc 23.11 ... -1.1
FinSer 12.15 ... -14.3
GrowStk 32.37 ... +0.7
HealthSci 32.94 ... +8.8
HiYield d 6.45 ... +2.0
IntlDisc d 37.89 -.73 -13.7
IntlStk d 12.61 -.38 -11.4
IntlStkAd m 12.56 -.37 -11.4
LatinAm d 43.48 -1.35 -23.3
MediaTele 52.15 ... +0.8
MidCpGr 58.36 ... -0.3
NewAmGro 33.29 ... +0.9
NewAsia d 17.08 -.42 -10.9
NewEra 46.18 ... -11.5
NewIncome 9.62 ... +5.3
Rtmt2020 16.40 ... -0.2
Rtmt2030 17.03 ... -1.4
ShTmBond 4.81 ... +1.3
SmCpVal d 36.14 ... 0.0
TaxFHiYld d 10.88 +.01 +9.8
Value 22.89 ... -1.9
ValueAd b 22.63 ... -2.1
Thornburg
IntlValI d 24.92 -.38 -11.9
Tweedy, Browne
GlobVal d 22.31 -.23 -6.3
Vanguard
500Adml 114.19 -2.47 +0.1
500Inv 114.17 -2.46 0.0
CapOp d 30.73 -.69 -7.6
CapVal 9.37 -.31 -15.0
Convrt d 12.11 -.15 -7.5
DevMktIdx d 8.81 -.24 -12.4
DivGr 15.19 -.24 +6.7
EnergyInv d 63.15 -1.91 -2.0
EurIdxAdm d 53.84 -1.62 -11.8
Explr 70.64 -1.96 -3.1
GNMA 11.19 -.01 +7.4
GNMAAdml 11.19 -.01 +7.5
GlbEq 16.20 -.41 -9.3
GrowthEq 10.88 -.21 +0.8
HYCor d 5.64 ... +5.7
HYCorAdml d 5.64 ... +5.8
HltCrAdml d 55.18 -.86 +7.6
HlthCare d 130.71 -2.04 +7.6
ITGradeAd 10.07 +.02 +6.8
InfPrtAdm 28.10 -.02 +13.0
InfPrtI 11.45 -.01 +13.1
InflaPro 14.31 -.01 +13.0
InstIdxI 113.44 -2.45 +0.1
InstPlus 113.45 -2.44 +0.1
InstTStPl 27.91 -.64 -0.9
IntlExpIn d 13.51 -.38 -19.0
IntlGr d 16.81 -.49 -13.1
IntlStkIdxAdm d22.63 -.62 -14.1
LTInvGr 10.23 +.08 +15.2
MidCapGr 19.24 -.42 +1.3
MidCpAdml 88.93 -2.22 -3.5
MidCpIst 19.65 -.49 -3.5
MuIntAdml 13.93 +.02 +8.7
MuLtdAdml 11.14 +.01 +3.5
MuShtAdml 15.92 ... +1.6
PrecMtls d 23.20 -.65 -13.1
Prmcp d 63.99 -1.37 -2.8
PrmcpAdml d 66.45 -1.42 -2.7
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THE TIMES LEADER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
timesleader.com
WASHINGTON Jon Cor-
zine told a congressional panel
Thursdaythat heneverintended
tobreakrules requiringfailedse-
curities firm MF Global to safe-
guard client
funds. He also
said he
doesnt know
what hap-
pened to an
estimated
$1.2 billion
that went mis-
sing.
Corzine is testifying before
the House Agriculture Commit-
tee about the firms bankruptcy,
which followed disastrous bets
on European debt that were
made while Corzine was CEO.
Corzine deflected blame for
the companys collapse. He ar-
gued that he inherited a firm al-
ready doomed by his predeces-
sors bad financial decisions.
He appeared strained and at
times grasped for words. But
Corzine responded to every
question posed, choosing not to
exercise his Fifth Amendment
right.
His answers were cautiously
worded. He often said he
couldnt recall or lacked access
to materials needed for him to
answer.
Im not in a position, given
the number of transactions, to
know anything specific about
the movement of any specific
funds, he said.
Still, Corzine said he accepts
responsibility for the firms risky
bets andsaidits customers loss-
es weigh on his mind every day
every hour.
The former U.S. senator was
subpoenaed to explain how MF
Global, whichheledforabout 20
months, collapsed into the
eighth-largest bankruptcy in
U.S. history and why an estimat-
ed $1.2 billion in client funds re-
mains unaccounted for.
He said he cant say whether
there were operational errors
at MF Global or whether other
companies have held onto mon-
eythat shouldbereturnedtoMF
Global.
Corzine faults predecessors for firms fall
Ex-senator testifies in D.C.
that he doesnt know what
happened to missing $1.2B.
By DANIEL WAGNER
and MARCY GORDON
AP Business Writers
Corzine
WILKES-BARRE Tom McDonald
lives in Nanticoke, but when he wants au-
thentic Italianfood, he goes toFranks Piz-
za.
The best way I can put it is like this
real people, real food, McDonald, 45, said
Thursday at the grand opening of the res-
taurant at 198 S. Main St.
McDonald and his wife, Lisa, were
among a large crowd that showed up to
wish owners Philip and Rosa Bellia well in
their relocated business. Franks Pizza
moved its operations fromPenn Plaza as a
part of major development project at the
plaza.
The restaurant is nowlocated in a build-
ing owned by the Bellia family. It formerly
was occupied by First General Lamp and
had been vacant for five years.
Wethinkthisisabetter location,Philip
Bellia, 45, said.
The business was opened in December
1975 by Rosas parents, the late Frank and
Concetta Genova.
This is very emotional for us, Rosa, 41,
said. Were very proud to be a part of the
resurgence of downtown Wilkes-Barre. We
want to contribute to the vibrant move-
ment that has been going on the past few
years.
Franksfeaturespizza, strombolis, Italian
pasta dishes, wings and soups. The restau-
rant isopenMonday, TuesdayandWednes-
day from10 a.m. to11p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.
until midnight; Saturday, 11 a.m. to mid-
night; and Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. Take-
outs are available by calling 822-2168.
Imglad to see Franks Pizza stay in the
downtown, said Mayor Tom Leighton.
They could have relocated anywhere, but
they chose our downtown.
State Sen. John Yudichak said he has pa-
tronized Franks since he was a young boy
taking guitar lessons at Krygers in Penn
Plaza.
I never accomplished the guitar, but I
certainly acquired a taste for Franks Piz-
za, Yudichak said. By staying in down-
townWilkes-Barre, the Bellia familyshows
a strong commitment to the city.
Whenplans torenovatePennPlazawere
announced, they included construction of
a new 6,000-square-foot building near the
corner of SouthMainStreet andHazleAve-
nue. The buildingwas tohouse the relocat-
ed Franks Pizza and one or two additional
new tenants, but the Bellia family decided
to move closer to the center of downtown.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
John Batista throws dough into the air as Nikki Resetar waits on a customer Thursday during the grand opening of Franks
Pizza in Wilkes-Barre.
Taste travels well
By BILL OBOYLE
[email protected]
DETROIT Ford Motor Co.
said Thursday it will resume pay-
ing a dividend in March, more
than five years after it halted pay-
ments because of financial prob-
lems.
The companys board ap-
proved a quarterly dividend of 5
cents per share. It will be paid on
March1to shareholders of record
as of Jan. 31.
We have made tremendous
progress in reducing debt and
generating consistent positive
earnings and cash flow, Execu-
tive Chairman Bill Ford said in a
statement.
Ford stopped paying a divi-
dend in September 2006, when it
was deeply indebt. Fordreported
its tenth straight profitable quar-
ter in the third quarter of this
year, and it earned $6.6 billion in
2010.
Ford previously planned to
wait to resume its dividend until
it achieved investment-grade sta-
tus. Fords credit sank to so-
called junk status in 2005 as it
racked up billions in debt.
But Chief Financial Officer Le-
wis Booth said Ford changed its
mindover thesummer anddecid-
ed it didnt need to wait for the
ratings agencies to act.
Ford has around 4 billion out-
standing shares, so Fords payout
will be around $200 million each
quarter, Booth said.
Ford stock fell 33 cents, or
nearly 3 percent, to close at
$10.75 in a market that was rat-
tled by European economic
woes.
Ford will
resume
paying
dividend
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Auto Writer
C M Y K
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and data 2011
Weather Central, LP
Yesterday 39/29
Average 41/26
Record High 61 in 1980
Record Low 6 in 1906
Yesterday 31
Month to date 192
Year to date 1240
Last year to date 1447
Normal year to date 1550
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.05
Month to date 1.69
Normal month to date 0.71
Year to date 58.57
Normal year to date 35.72
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 10.20 4.30 22.0
Towanda 4.92 1.25 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 2.86 0.54 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 8.30 3.60 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 40-45. Lows: 24-29. Partly cloudy
skies today. Partly to mostly cloudy
tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 50-53. Lows: 31-38. Mostly sunny
skies today. Partly cloudy skies tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 36-41. Lows: 24-28. Mostly cloudy
with a few snow showers possible today.
Snow showers possible tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 49-50. Lows: 32-34. Mostly sunny
skies today. Partly cloudy skies tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 51-55. Lows: 33-41. Mostly sunny
skies today. Partly cloudy skies tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 28/26/.00 24/20/sn 30/23/c
Atlanta 53/32/.00 56/36/s 56/37/s
Baltimore 44/34/.00 49/34/s 43/27/s
Boston 45/37/.89 48/36/pc 42/25/s
Buffalo 39/32/.00 39/26/sn 30/28/sn
Charlotte 52/30/.00 56/34/s 53/27/s
Chicago 35/24/.00 27/17/pc 28/23/pc
Cleveland 38/28/.00 37/26/sn 30/24/pc
Dallas 55/28/.00 55/31/pc 49/31/s
Denver 33/20/.00 37/19/s 47/21/s
Detroit 36/26/.00 33/21/c 29/23/pc
Honolulu 81/71/.00 81/68/pc 81/70/pc
Houston 56/29/.00 59/38/pc 56/39/s
Indianapolis 41/23/.00 35/15/pc 30/21/s
Las Vegas 57/34/.00 57/38/s 57/38/s
Los Angeles 66/38/.00 65/47/s 64/48/s
Miami 73/59/.00 79/71/pc 80/69/pc
Milwaukee 35/22/.00 24/14/pc 29/25/pc
Minneapolis 29/20/.00 15/3/s 27/19/pc
Myrtle Beach 54/41/.00 60/40/pc 59/35/pc
Nashville 44/25/.00 48/25/s 39/23/s
New Orleans 50/36/.00 57/41/pc 56/38/s
Norfolk 50/44/.00 56/40/pc 50/31/s
Oklahoma City 51/25/.00 41/22/pc 47/26/s
Omaha 28/11/.03 24/12/pc 37/22/s
Orlando 66/42/.00 75/57/pc 74/60/sh
Phoenix 61/38/.00 64/42/s 66/43/s
Pittsburgh 34/28/.00 38/20/c 30/18/s
Portland, Ore. 46/28/.00 39/30/c 42/35/c
St. Louis 43/29/.00 35/18/pc 36/26/s
Salt Lake City 36/19/.00 35/18/pc 37/19/pc
San Antonio 60/31/.00 58/41/c 54/40/pc
San Diego 63/45/.00 66/47/s 66/48/s
San Francisco 55/39/.00 59/47/s 59/45/s
Seattle 40/33/.00 39/31/c 42/34/c
Tampa 65/42/.00 73/58/pc 75/59/sh
Tucson 57/28/.20 64/37/s 64/36/s
Washington, DC 45/35/.00 49/36/s 44/27/s
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 52/39/.00 42/37/sh 39/32/sh
Baghdad 64/32/.00 64/38/s 58/31/s
Beijing 32/18/.00 31/15/s 35/18/s
Berlin 43/37/.00 40/33/c 38/30/pc
Buenos Aires 91/63/.00 84/59/pc 86/61/pc
Dublin 52/36/.00 41/30/pc 41/34/sh
Frankfurt 48/37/.00 44/34/sh 39/30/pc
Hong Kong 72/59/.00 69/57/c 65/55/pc
Jerusalem 56/37/.04 58/41/pc 59/40/s
London 55/39/.00 44/33/pc 44/32/s
Mexico City 72/43/.00 77/46/pc 75/45/pc
Montreal 36/27/.00 32/23/sf 25/18/pc
Moscow 34/25/.00 32/29/c 32/27/sn
Paris 54/39/.00 47/40/sh 44/33/s
Rio de Janeiro 86/73/.00 80/72/t 80/71/t
Riyadh 70/41/.00 73/47/s 73/46/s
Rome 64/43/.00 61/44/sh 61/45/sh
San Juan 84/75/.05 84/74/t 84/72/t
Tokyo 50/45/.00 49/41/sh 47/37/pc
Warsaw 37/30/.00 38/31/sh 35/28/sf
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
50/35
Reading
47/28
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
43/29
44/29
Harrisburg
45/29
Atlantic City
53/36
New York City
52/37
Syracuse
39/28
Pottsville
43/28
Albany
42/27
Binghamton
Towanda
41/27
41/28
State College
41/26
Poughkeepsie
45/27
55/31
27/17
37/19
48/27
15/3
65/47
59/49
32/18
35/24
39/31
52/37
33/21
56/36
79/71
59/38
81/68
39/29
24/20
49/36
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 7:17a 4:34p
Tomorrow 7:18a 4:34p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 3:56p 6:23a
Tomorrow 4:47p 7:16a
Full Last New First
Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Jan. 1
Slightly warmer
air will move into
town today com-
pared to yester-
day, but another
cold wave will
start to move in
tonight. As it
does, we can
expect nothing
more than some
cloudiness and
some flurries;
but, since the air
will become very
dry at all levels
of the atmos-
phere, we can
also expect to
see a good deal
of sunshine this
weekend. In fact,
tomorrow will
make six sunny
Saturdays in a
row. But it will be
our coldest day
so far this sea-
son, and under a
full moon
Saturday night,
readings could
drop to near 20
outside of town.
Our next chance
for a stormwill
probably hold off
until Thursday
next week.
- TomClark
NATIONAL FORECAST: A few snow showers will extend from the eastern Great Lakes through north-
ern New England as a weak cold front passes through that region. The northern and central Great
Lakes will have a few lake effect snow showers as well. The southern tip of Texas will have a few
showers, as will the Florida Keys.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Heating Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Partly sunny
SATURDAY
Mostly
sunny,
colder
35
29
MONDAY
Sunny
42
25
TUESDAY
Partly
sunny
45
30
WEDNESDAY
Sun, a
flurry
40
30
THURSDAY
Rain
and
snow
40
30
SUNDAY
Sunny
37
20
43
29