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Lions award Weatherly homes

decorated for the holidays

LETTERS TO SANTA – Children who attend Little Thinker’s

Preschool made their annual trip to the White Haven Post Office on
December 15. They were greeted by Postman Steve, who gave them
a back-room tour of the Post Office. The children placed their letters,
and those of their siblings, in a box marked for the “North Pole.” Each
child received a candy cane, and they were all happy to know that
their letters would be delivered to Santa. Pictured with Postman
Steve are Jacob, Maddie Y, Abby, Molly, Annalie, Maddie D, Ben,
Kellen, Kate, Gabe, Katie and Theresa. Missing is Autumn.

Weatherly budget gets final approval

by Donnell Stump
The Weatherly Borough Council
at the Wednesday, December 15
meeting gave final approval to a
spending plan that requires no addi-
tional taxes. The $5,031,961.54
budget was given a unanimous
vote, with Joe Cyburt, Norm Richie,
Celine Gerhart, Harold Farrow, Joe
D’Andrea and Mayor Thomas
Connors voting for approval.
Cecelia Gower was absent from the
meeting.
In other action, council agreed to
sell a 1995 Chevrolet 2500 pick-up
truck to the highest of five bidders.
Allen Boerner will pay $1,500 for the
vehicle.
Two of the five individuals who bid
on a 1998 Chevrolet 2500 pick-up
put in the same exact amount, the
highest bid on this vehicle. The long- FIRST PLACE WINNER in the
standing policy of the borough is to Christmas home decoration con-
date and time stamp each bid as it test sponsored by the Weatherly
is received. Karl Hinterleiter was the Lions Club is on the 400 block of
earliest to bid $2,500 for this vehi- Second Street (top).
cle. Second place, left, is at the cor-
A Train Works Committee was ner of First and Pardee Streets.
formed by resolution. Following the Third place, below, is going up
formation of the committee, council the hill on Church Street from
named the Reverend Don Adams, East Main. Take a ride this week
Ruth Isenberg, Dan Dargay and and see all the great decorations
Jack Koehler to the committee. around the area.
Photos by Seth Isenberg
Council members reviewed a new
format for the monthly utility billing
sent by the borough. The combined
bill is for electricity, water usage,
garbage collection and sewage dis-
posal. The sewage disposal fee and
Please turn to page B1

SOUP’S ON: The Soup Cookoff at The Four Fellas in White Haven on
Sunday raised over $400 for the American Cancer Society. Erin
Herbener won the Golden Ladle for the second year in a row, this year
for spicy chicken tortilla soup. Second place went to Joann
White Haven seeks gaming $$
Shimanski of the American Cancer Society for her cream of broccoli,
potato and cheddar, and third place went to Debbie Rose for her beef
for new community building
barley with a kick. Shown from left are American Cancer Society rep- by Seth Isenberg this meeting, council approved meeting). Other topics for the
resentatives Stephanie Pcolinsky, Joann Shimanski and Vicky Stahr; White Haven council plans to pur- transferring $20,000 from the bor- closed session were the RBM&N
Buddy Meier from The Four Fellas; and Erin Herbener. sue a grant to rebuild the borough’s ough’s PNC savings account. The Railroad’s retaining wall project,
community building and new bor- largest bills this month were $4,074 and the 2011 White Haven Police
THIS WEEK IN WHITE HAVEN ough offices from the gaming funds for Geisinger Health, $3,650 to PPL contract. That session, held toward
Thursday, December 23 Monday, December 27 generated by Mohegan Sun. After a for street lights and borough build- the end of the regular meeting, ran
Joy Through Movement – 10 a.m. – Free Community Lunch – Serving discussion at their December 13 ings, $2,442 to Atty. Karpowich, well over an hour.
W.H. United Methodist Church 11: 30 a.m. to Noon – St. Paulʼs meeting, council will ask grant writer $1,211 for gasoline for borough The next meeting is Monday,
United To Serve Meeting – Noon – Lutheran Parish Hall
Ugly Mug Restaurant TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Bill DelGesso to seek $750,000 (the vehicles, $1,039 to Aqua PA for December 27, beginning at 7 p.m.
W.H. Lions Club Dinner Meeting – Meeting – 5:45 p.m. - W.H. United maximum). The vote to do this was water and sewer for borough build-
6:30 p.m. – Sitkoʼs Barn Rest-
aurant
Methodist Church Social Hall Katie O’Donnell, Bob Spadell, coun-
White Haven Borough Council cil president Harvey Morrison and
ings and hydrants, and $588 to UGI THIS WEEK IN
for gas to heat borough buildings.
Friday, December 24 Meeting – 7 p.m. – Municipal Linda Szoke in favor, and Marge
Building
There was talk about erecting the WEATHERLY
W.H. Food Pantry – 11 a.m. to Reilly opposed. Solicitor Don skating rink in Lehigh Park. Saturday, December 25
Noon – Rear, Haven Hall, White Tuesday, December 28 Karpowich will also assist in con- Council began a discussion about Christmas Day
Haven Center Joy Through Movement – 10 a.m. – Sunday, December 26
Free Community Lunch – Serving W.H. United Methodist Church
tacting state legislators for help find- Linesville Park and its soccer field
Breakfast – 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. –
11:30 a.m. to Noon – St. Paulʼs ing grants for the project. that became heated, with accusa-
Wednesday, December 29 Flying Aces Motorcycle Club,
Lutheran Parish Hall Yoga Class – 10 a.m. – St. Paulʼs
Council was unanimous in nam- tions and a lawsuit threat flying. The Rockport
Saturday, December 25 Lutheran Church ing Mark Yanus CPA as independent topsoil that is the subject of part of
Monday, December 27
Christmas Day Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting – auditor, in adopting the fire protec- the dispute is still at the park, at the Weatherly Area Chess Club – 7:00
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting - 7 10 a.m. – Mountainview Com- tion agreement for Penn Lake upper end of the field. The removed p.m. – First Presbyterian Church
p.m. – St. Patrickʼs Parish Center munity Church Borough and in reappointing Marie soils were from dredging the pond.
Free Community Lunch – Serving Thursday, December 30
Sunday, December 26 Morrison to another 5-year term on Attorney Karpowich announced Weatherly Rotary Club Dinner
Marine Corps League Detachment 11: 30 a.m. to Noon – St. Paulʼs
Lutheran Parish Hall the zoning hearing board (Harvey an executive session about defi- Meeting – 6:30 p.m. – Weatherly
1039 Meeting - 1:30 p.m. – V.F.W. Country Inn
Post 6615 Thursday, December 30
Morrison abstained on this vote). ciencies with the work the contrac-
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting - 7 Joy Through Movement – 10 a.m. – With funds getting short after tor has done on the Pine Street
p.m. – Mountainview Community W.H. United Methodist Church income from taxes of $1,368 from Park project (council phoned the
Church November and bills of $16,247 paid contractor at the start of the closed
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Death Roll
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(JAY E. HOLDER, Co-Publisher 1954-1997)
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Clara R. Holder, Publisher born in Coaldale and former-
Seth Isenberg, General Manager ly resided there. She worked
Ruth Isenberg, Editor-in-Chief as an LPN for many years.
Martha Searfoss, Office Manager Preceding her in death
Donnell Stump, Assistant Editor
was brother Nicholas
Christy Brady, Finance
Futchko.
Steve Stallone, Sports Editor
Heather Maslo, Production Manager Surviving are daughter
Member, White Haven Chamber of Commerce and son-in-law Sara and
Carbon County Chamber of Commerce Chris Weerts of Santa
Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce
White Haven Economic Development Association Monica, Cal.; sons Nathan
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“Farmer” Dunbar of Weath-
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The funeral will be held
Keeping an eye out this morning (Thursday) at
11 a.m. from the Zizelmann-
by Ruth Isenberg Roche Funeral Home,
White Haven businesses have been asked to post a new Tamaqua, with the Rev. Dr.
Wayne Benack officiating.
sign at their entrances. In the wake of two recent robberies Burial will be in St. Mary
that took place during business hours, the Police Department Russian Orthodox Ceme-
is visiting the commercial establishments in town, and asking tery, Summit Hill.
for their help. Friends may call at the
The sign notifies people entering the businesses that if they funeral home this morning
from 10 a.m. until time of the
have their faces covered with a hoodie or dark glasses, or any service.
other means of hiding their identity, the police will be called.
This policy may not sound customer-friendly, but it’s for the ANNA KLEM
protection of employees and legitimate customers. Really, it’s Anna Klem, 94, of White
a thief-unfriendly policy. Haven died Sunday, De-
cember 19, 2010 in Gei-
Everyone needs to stay alert, and report suspicious activity
singer Wyoming Valley Med-
to the police. It’s better to raise a false alarm than to allow a ical Center, Plains Township.
robbery or theft to take place. Keeping an eye out for problems
A daughter of the late
can prevent any number of incidents, from vandalism to Steven and Helen Brynok,
armed robbery, and keep everyone safer. she was born in Sandy Run
and resided in the White
Homeland security agencies also ask people to keep alert
Haven area all her life. She
to out-of-the-ordinary activity and suspicious people. Some was a member of St.
people have expressed fears that civil liberties are at risk, and
that all of us are in danger of being spied on. At the same time,
Patrickʼs R.C. Church of
White Haven.
people are sharing more and more details of their lives on the Preceding her in death
were her husband, George
internet, and identity theft is a very real issue to be aware of.
Klem, in 1973; son Bernard
People have a right to privacy, and to dress as they please. Klem; grandchildren Scott
But businesses have a duty to protect their employees and Day and Cindy Day Wildrick;
their customers, and all of us have an obligation to look out for sisters Helen and Mary
the safety of our neighbors. Keep an eye out, and speak up if Brynok; brothers Joseph,
Adam and John Brynok.
something seems out of place.
Surviving are daughter
Ellen Day of White Haven;
Join us sons and daughter-in-law
for worship in a relaxed setting Joseph and Joan Klem of
Freeland, George Klem, Jr.
Sts. Francis & Clare Anglo-Catholic Chapel of Franklinville, N.J., Frank
427-4166 • 1498 Quakake Road, Packer Township Klem of White Haven; seven
Sunday worship-10 a.m. grandchildren, 11 great-
Christmas Eve Service-11 p.m. grandchildren, nieces and
People from all religious backgrounds are welcome! nephews.
Fr. Frank Sefchick The funeral was held
Tuesday from the Joseph E.
Lehman Funeral Home,
White Haven. Burial was in
St. Patrickʼs Cemetery, Den-
nison Township.
STEPHEN DRAUS
Stephen A. Draus, Jr., 62,
died Wednesday, December
15, 2010 at his home in
White Haven following a long
illness.
A son of the late Stephen
and Jennie Kashuba Draus,
he was born April 17, 1948 in
Wilkes-Barre, and grew up in
Mountain Top.
He resided in White Haven
for most of his adult life, and
was an active member of the
community. He was a mem-
ber of White Haven Borough
Council and had also served
as a member of the former
White Haven Municipal Au-
thority. He was the founder
of the White Haven Youth
Group and one of the found-
ers of the former Concerned
Citizens Committee, and
was the local Democratic
committee person.
Prior to becoming ill he
was employed as a field
supervisor for the Earth
Conservancy in Ashley.
Surviving are his wife of 44
OBITUARY POLICY
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We do edit them to conform
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years, the former Kathleen nick, she was born June 26,
Wildrick; sons and daugh- 1919 in West Hazleton.
ters-in-law Stephen and She attended West Hazle-
Sandra Draus of Drums, ton High School, and prior to
Jeffrey and Cynthia Draus of retirement was employed by
White Haven; daughter McAdoo Manufacturing Co.
Sarah Draus of White She was a member of Our
Haven; granddaughters Eliz- Lady of Lourdes R.C.
abeth, Hannah, Stephanie, Church of Weatherly, Beaver
Sophia and Adalynn; sister Meadows Senior Citizens,
and brother-in-law Sandra and Paradise Hunting &
and Daniel Ziobro of Dupont; Fishing Club.
nephews and nieces. Preceding her in death
The funeral was held Sat- were her husband of 58
urday from the Joseph E. years, John “Jack” Alasko,
Lehman Funeral Home, and brother Eugene Roinick.
White Haven, with a Mass of Surviving are daughters
Christian Burial in St. and sons-in-law Jacqueline
Patrickʼs R.C. Church of and Richard Lohenitz of
White Haven celebrated by Weatherly, Dolores and
the Rev. John McHale, pas- Robert Shimshock of Rock-
tor. Burial was in the parish ville, Md., and Karen Meda-
cemetery. shefski of Bloomsburg; eight
Memorial donations may grandchildren, ten great-
be made to Janet Weis Chil- grandchildren.
drenʼs Hospital, 100 North
Academy Avenue, Danville,
PA 17822.
The funeral was held
Saturday at Hazleton, with a
Mass of Christian Burial in
ALICE ALASKO
Alice Alasko, 91, of RR 1,
Our Lady of Lourdes R.C.
Church and entombment in
Calvary Cemetery, Drums
Weatherly, died Wednesday, Memorial donations may
be made to Our Lady of
December 15, 2010 in Butler
Valley Manor, Drums. Lourdes R.C. Church, 318
A daughter of the late Plane Street, Weatherly, PA
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Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Letters Testamentary have
been granted to Stanley E.
Shulenski, of 33 Bruzgulis
Road, White Haven, PA 18661
as Executor in the Estate of
John S. Shulenski, late of 33
Bruzgulis Road, White Haven,
Luzerne County, PA 18661, who
died on November 3, 2010. All
persons indebted to the Estate
are requested to make pay-
ment, and those having claims
or demands are requested to
present the same, without delay,
to the Executor above named,
or to:
Albert F. Maier, Jr., Esq.
820 Main Street
Freeland, PA 18224
12/23
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Letters Administration have
been granted to Kathleen C.
Langhorn, of 1205 Beech Road,
White Haven, PA 18661 as
Administratrix in the Estate of
Daniel Reynolds, late of 1205
Beech Road, White Haven,
Luzerne County, PA 18661, who
died on July 27, 2010. All per-
sons indebted to the Estate are
requested to make payment,
and those having claims or
demands are requested to pres-
ent the same, without delay, to
the Administratrix above named,
or to:
Albert F. Maier, Jr., Esq.
820 Main Street
Freeland, PA 18224
12/23
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that Letters Testamentary have
been granted by the Register of
Wills of Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania, in the Estate of
Stella Popick, Deceased, late
of 601 Fern Street, Freeland,
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
who passed away on October 6,
2010 to the Executor, Gary J.
Popick, 601 Fern Street,
Freeland, PA 18224. All persons
indebted to said estate are
requested to make payment,
and those having claims to
present the same without delay
to:
Daniel A. Miscavige,
Esquire
GILLESPIE MISCAVIGE
67 North Church Street
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
18201
(570) 454-5575
12/23
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that Letters of Administration
have been granted by the
Register of Wills of Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, in the
Estate of David J. Stefanick
a/k/a David Stefanick, late of
630 Putnam Street, West
Hazleton, Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania who passed away
on November 12, 2010 to the
Administratrix, Diane Stefanick
Freed, of 528 Quakake Road,
Weatherly, PA 18255. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are
requested to make payment,
and those having claims to
present the same without delay
to:
Daniel A. Miscavige,
Esquire
GILLESPIE MISCAVIGE
67 North Church Street
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
18201
(570) 454-5575
12/23
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Lehigh Township
Supervisors will hold a Special
Meeting on Thursday,
December 30, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.
for general purposes, including
adoption of the 2011 Budget.
The Budget which totals
$269,586.71 is available for
inspection on the bulletin board
located at the Lehigh Township
Municipal Building, 1741 S.
Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly,
Pa. There are no increases in
taxes or garbage fees proposed
for the year 2011.
Larry D. Skinner,
Chairman
Journal-Herald
deadline is
noon on Monday.
E-mail articles to:
journalnews@
pa.metrocast.net
Itʼs a cold approach to
Christmas week, and we
dodged our first snowstorm
of the season. It went out to
sea on Sunday, and then
gifted northern New England
with a white blanket. As of
this writing, thereʼs a chance
of weather on Christmas
Day. This we shall see, but it
reminds me that I should
again put out our contest for
the first foot of snow.
Send a letter or card in
with your prediction, and
then be back in touch when
you have a foot or more in
your backyard with a picture,
digital preferred, measuring
against a yardstick or similar.
You can also enter on our
website, www.pocononews
papers.com. This yearʼs
prize is dinner for two at the
Village Squire restaurant.
Ruth and I have spent our
week trying to keep warm.
Itʼs not hard to chill. The cold
is penetrating even our nor-
mally warm office space. The
oil burner seems to run all
the time—a winterʼs lament.
At least this week there was
no blowing snow on delivery
days.
On the subject of snow,
the Mammoth Mountain ski
area in California is enjoying
9 feet of new snow on the
upper mountain, and 6.5 feet
at the base from this weekʼs
storm, and more is coming.
So far, there has been 107”
of snow at the base accord-
ing to Accuweather, who
Boback seeking students
for Valley Forge Military
College Scholarship
Rep. Karen Boback has
announced the availability of
a single $12,000 annual
scholarship to Valley Forge
Military College for a student
residing in the 117th District.
“This is a wonderful oppor-
tunity for a student to receive
a generous scholarship to a
prominent military institu-
tion,” said Boback. “I encour-
age any student considering
enrollment in Valley Forge
Military College to learn
more about this program.”
Students seeking partici-
pation in the Valley Forge
Military College Legislative
Appointment Initiative for the
2011-12 school year must
have a minimum SAT score
of 1,000 or a 21 on the ACT
and an overall grade point
average of 2.5. Extracurri-
cular activities, community
service and leadership will
also be considered.
Boback noted that the
selection process will be
conducted by the college.
Prospective students should
contact her Harrisburg office
at (717) 787-1117 for an
application. Candidates who
have questions about the
With best
wishes to you
and yours for
a joyous
holiday season.
Warner’s
Central Garage
Weatherly
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Seth’s Sightings by Seth Isenberg
added that the all time record
snowfall for the season at
the base is 139” (not quite
12ʼ). Global warming? Nope,
just weather in the Sierra
Nevadas (better there than
anywhere near here... but
just in case, have your shov-
els ready).
The water in the ground
from the heavy, soaking rain
is forcing its way up in more
places than I remember.
There are sheets of spring-
fed ice on the corner near
our house, and Iʼm wonder-
ing if it will be like this all win-
ter.
Driving around the Journal
area, we do like the decorat-
ed homes. The two of us
were trying to decide if we
see more or less of them this
year.
I was a volunteer in a best
decorations contest with the
Lions Club in Weatherly. We
saw a lot of different styles. It
was fun to see people mix
the religious with things like
inflatable Santas or plastic
Rudolphs. Thereʼs also the
over-the-top displays where
you think the power compa-
ny should send a thank you
note…the PPL Holiday
Display Award?
The two of us enjoyed a
holiday party with Top-o-
Pocono Rotary. It was good
company over a good meal,
then a fun gift exchange that
featured one highly sought-
after gift, an original painting
by one of the members. This
program, the college or the
completion of the application
should contact Captain An-
derson at the Valley Forge
Military College by calling
(610) 989-1302. The dead-
line for students to apply is
Jan. 14.
The scholarship is funded
by the college and no state
allocations are made to the
program. Any student is eligi-
ble for the scholarship, not
just those with previous affil-
iation with the Armed Forces.
More information about the
college is available at www.
vfmac.edu. Interested stu-
dents must obtain an appli-
cation through Bobackʼs
Harrisburg office and submit
that application directly to
the military college. Appli-
cants are cautioned not to
submit their application
through the website if they
are seeking consideration for
this scholarship.
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gift, once picked, made at
least seven stops before the
last number drawn got to
take it home. The next most
traveled gift was a Kettle
Vodka gift set. We were con-
tent with a bottle of wine and
a nice selection of Dunkinʼ
Donuts coffee.
We had some time both
Saturday and Sunday to
walk the dogs, with Sat-
urdayʼs being the healthiest
in the heart of Hickory Run
State Park in the area where
the disc golf course is. We
amused ourselves by walk-
ing the first nine holes, with
the dogs going hither and
yon. While we may have
walked three-quarters of a
mile, they probably walked
over two and a half miles.
We were amused to find that
a group of disc golfers had
been out earlier that day, as
evidenced by the round
“tracks” left in the snow by
Frisbees missing the bas-
kets. We sighted other, more
exotic animal tracks, but our
best “sighting” was as we
returned to the car, and
heard the call of an owl,
close by but hidden in the
thick woods. We made a
search, in an attempt to
locate the bird, but it was too
well hidden, and the sun was
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setting fast, and we were
getting cold.
On Sunday we took a
shorter walk, lit by the setting
sun, and enjoyed watching
as Chess flushed some birds
from some trees.
Also on Sunday, we were
involved with a soup contest
to raise money for the
American Cancer Society as
judges. We were pleased
when the event raised over
$400, and enjoyed some
very delicious soups, too.
The Giants/Eagles football
game was on the bar TV,
and there was some hearty
cheering going on for both
sides. We stopped paying
attention as the Eagles fell
way behind, so we were
amazed by the final score,
with the Eagles coming back
from 21 points behind to
win—on the last play.
Not so amazing, but still
impressive was the Penn
State University Womenʼs
Volleyball Team fourth cham-
pionship in a row. The
Connecticut Huskies Wo-
menʼs Basketball Team tied
the record for wins in a row
on Sunday, and broke the
record on Tuesday. The un-
ranked Villanova football
teamʼs run for a second
championship ended in
White Haven
CHRISTMAS
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SEAFOOD STAND
Lobster Tails....8 oz $999 ea.
....................10 oz $1399 ea.
....................16 oz $1999 ea.
Fresh Whiting
Fillets ........ 4-6 oz size $289/lb.
Fresh Haddock
Fillets ....................$299/lb.
Fresh Salmon
Fillets..........2-3 lb size $699/lb.
Gold Label Crabcakes
(unbreaded, 6 oz each) ..2 ct. pkg. 2
$ 49
Deepwater Sno Crab
Clusters ..........3-5 ct. $599/lb.
Jack’s Catch Lump
Crabmeat ........16 oz can $999
Cen-Sea Cooked,
Peeled/Deveined
Shrimp 41-50 ct ....2 lb. bag $999
Breaded Shrimp
16-20 ct. size ($5.49/lb) ..3 lb. box 16
$ 47
Littleneck Clams
......................50 ct. bag $1299
MEATS
Murazzi
Smoked Kielbassa..$499/lb.
Louisianna-Style
TUR-DUC-HEN 15 lb. ..$4998
DELI
Heritage Fresh Made
Coleslaw, Macaroni
or Potato Salads ..$199/lb.
Heritage Fresh Made
Ambrosia or
Watergate Salad ....$299/lb.
Heritage Fresh
Cheney, Washington, as
they lost to Eastern
Washington U, the number
one ranked team. Villanovaʼs
board of trustees will be
deciding in April whether to
move the football program
up to a full Division 1 pro-
gram.
Other sightings include a
big flock of turkey that seem
to have made it through
turkey hunting season with-
out sacrificing too many of
their flock. There still seem
to be plenty of deer as the
deer season continues. I
havenʼt seen a lot of deer on
hunterʼs vehicle roofs, either.
Welcome skiers who are
here to enjoy winter vacation
week.
To everyone celebrating
this Christmas week, Merry
Christmas.
Glory to the
Newborn King!
All the best to you
and your family,
as together we
celebrate the
Miracle of His birth.
G & A Hardware
White Haven
(Located in Terrace Plaza)
Just off the S. Beltway, Route 424
601 S. Poplar St., Hazleton
450-5501
OPEN DAILY 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
CLOSED
DAY
• FREE COFFEE
ALL DAY, EVERYDAY!
• DOUBLE COUPONS
UP TO 99¢ EVERYDAY!
• We Accept All Major
Credit Cards, Food Stamps,
Access Card and WIC
GROCERY
Old Country Packers
Horseradish 8 oz ..........$199
Heluva Good
Cocktail Sauce 10 oz ....$199
Heluva Good Cheese $ 48
8 oz bar ............................ 1
Heluva Good Dips
12 oz (all varieties) ................3/ 4
$
Supreme Star Pickles $
24 oz (all varieties) ................2/ 3
Stewarts Apple Sauce $
25 oz ..............................2/ 3
T.G.I. Friday’s
Mild Salsa 16 oz ............$199
PRODUCE
Green Peppers ......99¢/lb.
Baby Carrots 16 oz bag ....79¢
Apples half-peck tote bag ..79¢/lb.
Shurfine
White Potatoes 10 lb bag ..$299
California
Navel Oranges 4 lb bag ....$199
BAKERY
Specialty Bakers
Angel Food Cake
Reg. or Sugar Free, 10 oz .......... 1
$ 99
Charlie’s Homestyle Nut
or Poppy Seed Roll..$599each
Good from Wednesday, December 22
thru Friday, December 24
Senior Citizen Discount
Every Tuesday & Wednesday!
*While supplies last* NO Rainchecks.
Prices in effect with Gold Card.
Not responsible for typographical errors.
PAGE A4—THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010

WAES recently announced its

Students in the Spotlight for October

Pictured are, first row left to right, Gianna Lowman, Timothy Maguschak, Brianna
Ramsey, Owen Podgers, Amanda Colecio, Alyssa Heister, Lexie Napolitano, and Ryan
Stahley; second row, Isabella Wagner, Desaree Decowski, Kaelin Onimus, Michayla
McPeak, Nicholas Pleban, Dakota Mehlig, Zane Klynowsky, Anthony Maguschak, and
Kayla Summa; third row, Kevin Osifat, Megan Peifer, DeAnna Strouse, Lindsey
Hoffman, Samantha Knepper, Deanna Stolpe, Victoria Luckwaldt, Cade Schock, Frank
Summa, Jillian Bartel, and Adam Fagner. Also pictured is Elementary/Middle School
Principal Sandra Slavick. Missing from photo was Paul Harris.
Students and staff in the Weatherly Area School District participated in a district-wide
toy drive benefiting the Schuylkill-Carbon Marine Corps League’s Toys for Tots pro-
gram. From November 15 to December 10, students and staff brought in new,
unwrapped toys. The contributions helped hundreds of local children this Christmas
season. Pictured with some of the donated toys are Ian McLaurin, Connor Cashman,
Sierra McLaughlin, Rachael Caccese, Derek Houser, Anthony Maguschak, Samantha
DeSpirito, Zachary Peiser, Brett Kelly, Becky Moyer, Suzanne Reigle, Sarah Dolinsky,
Bryan Williams, and Samantha Strizak. Elementary Teachers Amy Sweeney and Sarah
Hamm coordinate the program each year.

Local Reflections contest Book donations Former Philadelphia

at WAEMS
winners named in Weatherly Library
The following books were
recently donated to the
Weatherly Area Elementary/
Middle School Library:
Going Batty was donated
by Steven MacNeal.
Ralph S. Mouse, The
Mouse Island Marathon,Tale
of the Missing Mascot,The
Haunted ClubHouse,Riddle
of the Wayward Books, The
Treasure of Skeleton Reef,
and The Mouse and the
Motorcycle were donated in
memory of Sandy Palermo
from Brian, Judy, Evan, and
Journal deadline is always
5 p.m. Monday.
Winners on the elementary school level of competition from Weatherly Area School
District are, first row left to right, Antonio Colecio, Michael Gower, Karoline Hirko,
Abigail Hinkle, Rheese Borland, and Samantha Sparich; second row, Anthony
Maguschak, Olivia Hirko, Madilyn Hinkle, Lauren Berger, Amanda Colecio, Mason JOURNAL PUZZLES
Gerhart, and Frank Willis; third row, Nicholas Berger, Megan Peifer, Emily Zoscin, Nikki
Polivka, Samantha Knepper, Vicki Luckwaldt, and Kathleen Graham. Absent from SUDOKU INSTRUCTIONS: Each row, column and 3x3 grid must contain
photo is Kaileigh Barnes. all the numbers 1 through 9, with no repeats.
Weatherly Area PTA re- pressing themselves through tion. This yearʼs theme is Sudoku Puzzle #2026-M
cently announced the local their own original works. “Together We Can.” The win-
winners of the PTA Re- There are six categories: lit- ning local entries will now 1 2
flections contest. The Re- erature, music, photography, advance to the next level of
flections contest is an oppor- visual arts, dance choreog- judging. Local winners are 4 5
tunity for students to use raphy, and film/video produc- pictured. 7 8
their creative talents by ex-
3 8
AMUSEMENTS 2 8
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9 8
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Phillies pitcher speaks
to Marian students
Former Philadelphia Phill-
ies relief pitcher Dickie Noles
gave a presentation to the
Marian High School student
body of over 300 students,
administration and faculty on
Monday, December 6. Noles
is a recovering alcoholic and
cocaine addict. He is em-
ployed by the Phillies as a
drug and alcohol counselor.
Noles spoke to the students
about the dangers of alcohol
and prescription drugs.
Following the presentation
Noles was available to
everyone for autographs.
Sudoku Puzzle #2026-D
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Answers on Page B6
Royal Commoners
ACROSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1. Filmdom's Alastair
14 15 16
4. Errand runner
9. Unstimulating java 17 18 19
14. Hollywood's
Thurman 20 21 22
15. Kate's sitcom
friend 23 24 25
16. Word with
spitting or mirror 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

17. She played

35 36 37
identical cousins
19. Hourglass, e.g.
38 39 40 41 42 43
20. 1961 Best Actor
Advent Elves Jesus Sherry Maximilian 44 45 46 47 48
Angel Fir Joy Sing 21. Slovenly woman
Baby Gloria Lord Sled 23. Keister 49 50 51

Bells Gold Magi Sleigh 25. In need of

sanding or salting 52 53 54
Camel Ham Mary Star 26. Top banana
Candy Holy Mass Tidings 29. "One O'Clock 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

Card Icicle Noel Toys Jump" player

64 65 66
35. Bar bill
Carol In the Pie Xmas 36. Attendance
67 68 69
Child Bleak Pine Yule guess: Abbr.
Crib Midwinter Punch 37. Smooth as silk 70 71 72
38. Shi'ite's deity
Donkey Inn Red 41. Sci-fi visitors American Profile Hometown Content 12/12/2010
Eggnog Ivy Sauce 43. V-formation fliers
44. Stay out of sight 70. Autumn bloomer 18. Virgin Is., e.g. 47. Big name in iced
46. Ernie of the links 71. Delirious one 22. Gets off the tea
48. Berlin's land: 72. Say further fence 50. Bacon serving
Abbr. 24. Cobb topper 51. Garr or Hatcher
49. Chief Justice, DOWN 26. Like old 54. Pinker in the
1953-69 cigarettes middle
1. Has the third of
51. Vietnamese 27. Sylvester's 55. Big bash
three squares
festivals "Rocky" costar 56. Colored portion of
2. Apple desktop
52. "This __ stickup!" 28. More up to the the eye
3. SAT subject
53. Suffix with soft task 57. Smell __ (be
4. Country singer
or hard 30. Put into words wary)
Crystal
55. Result of an 31. Absorbed, as a 58. Zilch
5. "Arsenic and __"
overactive cost 59. Doll's word
6. "Blue __" (cops'
pituitary 32. Campaign against 61. Early Peruvian
sickout)
60. Social outcast Troy, e.g. 62. Etcher's supply
7. Apt. features, in
64. __ con pollo 33. Map within a map 63. Brewski topper
ads
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8. Pull out of the
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water
"Evita" schmear
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carrier
Hansen artillery piece
10. Broadcast
68. Griffith of the ring 42. Whole bunch
11. Made the scene
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SENIOR CENTERS MENU
Week of December 27:
Monday: Tomato soup, grilled chicken, peppers & onions,
rice & beans, tortilla, lemon sorbet.
Tuesday: Apple juice, spaghetti & meatballs, Italian beans,
garlic bread, brownie.
Wednesday: Chicken filet, buttered noodles, broccoli,
whole wheat bread, fruited gelatin.
Thursday: Pork & sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, apple-
sauce, multigrain bread, parfait.
Friday: New Years Eve; centers closed.
Coming Events
DECEMBER 26, Sunday –
Breakfast, sponsored by Fly-
ing Aces Motorcycle Club,
Rockport
DECEMBER 31, Friday –
New Year’s Eve Dinner
Dance, sponsored by Ameri-
can Legion Post 473, Free-
land
2011
JANUARY 2, Sunday –
Breakfast, sponsored by Ma-
rine Corps League Det. 1039
at St. Patrick’s Parish Center,
White Haven
JANUARY 2, Sunday –
Breakfast, sponsored by Al-
brightsville Volunteer Fire
Company
JANUARY 9, Sunday –
Breakfast, sponsored by
Silver Ridge Hunting Club,
Weatherly
JANUARY 14, Friday –
Clothing Giveaway, spon-
sored by Freeland Presby-
RICHARD M.
HUGHES, III
Attorney
terian Church (continuing first
Friday of every month)
JANUARY 17, Monday –
Turkey Dinner, sponsored by
Silver Ridge Hunting Club,
Weatherly
This column is open to all
organizations in the Weatherly,
White Haven, Freeland, Al-
brightsville, Blakeslee, Conyng-
ham/Drums, Lake Harmony &
Mountain Top areas. If your
organization is planning a fund-
raising activity, or other special
event open to the public, you
may have it listed by calling 443-
9131. There is no charge for this
service.
Crestwood
Football
Booster Club
Fundraising
money due
Parents of all Middle
School, Junior High and Var-
sity Football Players recently
received information regard-
ing their 2010 Crestwood
Football Booster Club fund-
raising balances. All fundrais-
ing money is due by De-
cember 28. Parents who did
Dining Out
High
Elevations
Route 940 between
Blakeslee and White Haven
by Seth Isenberg
Looking to warm up on a
cold night, Ruth and I rolled
into High Elevations restau-
rant on Monday night. We
were grateful to be offered a
table near the blazing gas
fireplace. It had been a long
workday and we were both
eager for a bowl of hot soup
and a nicely prepared meal
as a reward for Monday’s
work.
The warmth helped us
relax as we looked over the
menu and the specials.
Though the specials were
appealing, we only chose
one item from there, the
cream of tomato soup, $1.95
for a cup. Ruth chose that for
her starter.
I preferred the seafood
chowder, $2.95. With orders
placed, we sat and talked,
and watched the beginnings
of Monday Night Football on
the wide-screen TV. The
soups arrived with a basket
of hot rolls, and we enjoyed
our own soups, and each
other’s. The tomato was
creamy and pureed, but it
retained bits of tomato for a
stronger texture. The seafood
THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010—PAGE A5
Nyer named tax collector
for Packer Township
The Packer Township Sup-
er visors have appointed
Lynn Nyer to the position of
Ruth was sipping a glass of
the house Merlot, $5.25,
township tax collector.
Taxes will be collected at
while I drank root beer, $1.75
unlimited.
the Packer Township Muni-
cipal building, 2234 Hudson
She’d ordered the stuffed Drive, on Thursday, Decem-
brook trout, $15.95. This was ber 23 and December 30
a large serving of fish, from 5 to 9 p.m. or by
topped and filled with a blend
of melted cheese and
spinach, served over a rice
appointment.
For more information, call
427-4595 or 579-8160.
pilaf blend. It was hot and fill-
ing. The fish was moist and
Special New Year’s Eve
menu—open 4-10 p.m.
flavor-filled.
My choice was the Cajun
Fettuccine Alfredo with chick- RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
en, $14.95. A large plate of
Gift Certificates now available
pasta was topped with a
for holiday giving
coral-colored cream sauce
Weatherly Country Inn
that had a real kick. Strips of
chicken breast were grilled
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Cajun spices. It was a big
serving, and took care of my
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PAGE A6—THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010
Kidder Township continues cuts
by Jeanine Hofbauer
Kidder Township continues
cuts throughout the munici-
pality in an effort to solidify
economic stability. The board
of supervisors announced
the recent reduction from a
40 to a 32 hour work week for
three members of its admin-
istrative staff at its meeting
December 16. The township
manager, building inspector
and clerk for trash collection
will be experiencing the cut
that is anticipated to result in
an annual savings of
$10,000. Chairman Larry Po-
lansky made a note that the
same 32 hour work week was
offered to the police depart-
ment but rejected as an alter-
native to the board’s decision
for layoffs.
John Toft, president of the
Golden Oaks Village Asso-
Special Christmas Greetings To...
Meredith, Frank
& Little Macey
Have a great Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
Love & Miss You,
Mom and Dad
Greetings of the Season
...And many thanks for your
generous support all year long.
All of Us at
White Haven
Red Rock Sales
HO... HO...
HOld On...
It’s Almost Christmas!
Signs of the season are everywhere,
and we just couldn’t wait to deliver our
warm wishes to all of you for the very
merriest holiday ever!
Mengle Coal & Oil
Weatherly
ciation, asked the township to
hold back the letter of credit
of the developer of the site
until unacceptable matters
are addressed. The home-
owners association is sched-
uled to soon take over the
maintenance of facilities and
is concerned the developer
will not cover deficiencies
such as paving and inade-
quately set swales. Polansky
suggested Toft send the
requests in writing.
Polansky thanked citizens
for their online research in
locating 353 properties ad-
vertised for rent within Kidder
Township eligible for the
mandatory annual Cer tificate
of Occupancy inspection. The
CO fee of $35-$50 on these
properties would yield over
$12,000 annually for the
municipality.
On this holy occasion,
we’d like to join you and
yours in giving thanks for the many
blessings we share including
friendship. Merry Christmas.
Joseph E. Lehman
Funeral Home
White Haven
Joseph E. Lehman,
Supervisor
Requests for extensions of
final plan review until De-
cember 21, 2012 by Lake
Shore and Lake Harmony
Common’s Land Develop-
ment Plan until June 30,
2011 were approved by the
board. Polanski commented,
“There ain’t any building
going on around here any-
how,” adding “just plans for
the future.”
Business manager John
Finnerty reported the appli-
cation submission for a Com-
munity Development grant of
$90,000 from Carbon County
for paving along with an
application for a local shares
grant of gambling funds for
$660,000. Finnerty optimisti-
cally advised that the applica-
tion required only three minor
questions to be answered
and is expected to be decid-
Peace on Earth
Wishing you love, faith and
joy during this holy season.
Benny & Carol Heater
of
Heater
Monument
Weatherly
RING IN THE JOY!
RING IN THE JOY!
RING IN THE JOY!
RING IN THE JOY!
RING IN THE JOY!
RING IN THE JOY!
Tis the season to let you
know just how much we
appreciate your visits.
Merry
Christmas!
Lehigh Gorge
Campground
RV Center
Notary Public
- Liz Berger
White Haven
ed by mid January.
Supervisor Mary Farn-
schlader suggested mirroring
the county’s meal reimburse-
ment limitations of $10 for
breakfast, $15 for lunch and
$25 for dinner. She said the
employee would still submit
receipts and receive reim-
bursement for the actual
amount but could not exceed
the set limits. The board will
review the option.
The final 2011 budget was
approved with Farnschlader
opposing.
Resolution No. 2010-005
for a 2011 Tax Rate increase
of 1 mill, totaling 3.2 mills for
real estate taxes to the gen-
eral fund was approved.
Supervisors will hold their
next monthly meeting Thurs-
day, January 20 beginning at
7 p.m. at the Township Ad-
ministration Building, Lake
Harmony.
...And Merry Christmas
to our many good neighbors
and friends!
James S. Peters
IFA, RAA, BA
Broker
Certified Appraiser
White Haven
TOPS NEWS
The White Haven Chapter TOPS Christmas program con-
sisted of games led by Bev, the group singing Christmas
carols, and the White Elephant gift exchange. Members had
a great time and enjoyed the Christmas spirit!
Adrienne Cook will be our guest next Monday. She will
lead us in some light exercises, which will be lots of fun.
Interested people in the community are invited to attend.
The meetings are Mondays, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the United
Methodist Church Social Hall, White Haven.
Merry Christmas to the community and a gracious thank
you to the United Methodist Church members for allowing
us to meet in the social hall.
Calendar contrasts
topic of lecture
“Russian Christmas, April The talk will be presented
Fools, and 13 Days that by Dr. Phil Yevics of the Uni-
Never Were: Observations on versity of Scranton and fol-
the Julian & Gregorian Cal- lowed by 3 p.m. Vespers and
endars” will be the topic of a a social.
discussion at 2 p.m. on Sun- For more information, con-
day, January 9 in the Friary tact Yevics at 941-6631 or
Chapel of Holy Dormition
Byzantine Franciscan Friary.
yevicsp2@scranton.edu or
contact Friar Jerome at 788-
1212, ext 402.
Celebrate T’u B’shvat at Seder
T’u B’shvat is the Jewish with music, story and prayer.
New Year for the Trees. It is Please confirm your dinner
the beginning of spring in donation / RSVP to: Vickie
Israel. Nurturing rains are at Semmel at 610-703-2854 or
their zenith and the world svsemmel@ptd.net by Jan-
bursts with buds of fragrant uary 11. Let us know if you
life. We rejoice in the fruit of
the trees and vines and
honor these God-given gifts
are bringing an appetizer,
salad, entree, beverage or
dessert. (If your dish requires
which nourish body and soul. heating, please come at 5:30
Temple Israel of Lehighton p.m.) The use of disposable
will be celebrating T’u B’shvat pans or plates for serving is
with a Kabbalistic Seder on appreciated.
Friday, January 14, at 6:30 The Mitzvah Project, the
p.m. This special din- donation of canned goods to
ner/service emphasizes the the Jewish Family Service of
connections and connected- the Lehigh Valley’s Kosher
ness – to our own inner- Food Pantry, is continuing.
selves, to the social world of Please bring a can of food to
human beings, and to the help others.
natural world and its Source. For more information con-
Rabbi Melody Davis will lead tact svsemmel@ptd.net.
us on this spiritual journey
Weatherly Area School
Students Grades 6-12
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or call 443-8083.
Visit our Facebook page for our new
Lost & Found pets section. And
upload your own shots; share them
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Just Passing Through
by Ruth Isenberg
Kathleen Dodds is going
home. At least, she’s trying to
go home. But last week, the
Oregon woman was visiting
White Haven, waiting to
make arrangements to move
herself and two horses on to
Ohio.
This is Dodds’ second stop
in White Haven. Her first was
just before Thanksgiving, but
that time she was riding one
of the horses and leading the
other, and she was traveling
east instead of west. Dodds
has just completed a cross-
country trip on horseback,
over 3,000 miles and six
months from Sherwood,
Oregon, to Liberty Park in
New Jersey.
Dodds began making plans
for the trip about a year ago.
The horse trainer had been
Weatherly
Community is invited to
budget…
RFL organizing meeting Continued from page A1
The next Mountain Top Re-
lay for Life Committee meet-
ing is scheduled for Tuesday,
January 11, beginning at
6:30 p.m. at Crestwood High
School. All committee mem-
bers are encouraged to at-
tend this organizational
meeting. Anybody interested
sick, and after her recovery
from a cancerous tumor, she
decided it was time to start
pursuing some of her life-
long dreams—and this was
number one.
Her first attempt didn’t work
out the way she hoped. She’d
mapped out a route, with
some help from her father,
but once she started riding
she found that the maps
weren’t right. By the time she
got on the right track, it was
too late, and the passes were
closed. She had to go back,
and get another start in the
spring.
Dodds wasn’t able to take
her own horse, who was
healing from an injury. She fit-
ted up two mares from the
stable where she trains,
Mystic, 12, and Delightful, 4,
riding one and packing one,
in forming a team or joining
an existing team is also wel-
come to attend the meeting.
The Relay is scheduled to
be held May 21-22, at the
CHS track. For information,
contact RFL Co-Chairman
Vicky Serhan at 474-0708.
alternating between the two.
This time, at her first stop in a
small town, she asked the
first guy she saw how to get
across the state, using small-
er side roads. He steered her
in the right direction, and that
was the method she used for
the whole trip.
Part of the ride was on
Route 30, which has huge
grass shoulders for much of
it. In some places, like
Wyoming, there was no route
other than Interstate 80. In
Peoria, Illinois, she had an
official police escort when
she crossed the Mississippi
on the Route 80 bridge.
Weather was certainly a
factor at times. It snowed
Memorial Day weekend in
Oregon when she was first
setting out. There were light-
ning strikes in the desert, and
small tornadoes in Nebraska.
garbage collection fee are
fixed and the electric and
water bills fluctuate from
month to month based on
usage. The new format gives
not only the billed amount,
but will display a 13-month
chart of usage for the vari-
Merry Christmas
THE JOURNAL-HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010—PAGE B1
The trip took so long
because after particularly
hard rides, like the stretch
through the desert, the hors-
es needed to heal and regain
some weight. The health and
safety of the animals was
always her chief concern.
The best thing about the
ride, she said, was that it
completely re-established
with her the belief that “peo-
ple are great.” She met and leen’s Wild Ride, and invited the ride, and would like to do
interacted with 2,000 people her to stay at her home on it again, this time on her own
over the course of the ride, her way back to Oregon. The horse, possibly for an unoffi-
she said, of which only seven on-line community has pro- cial Guiness Book of World
were not kind and helpful. For vided tremendous support, Records stamp. Much as
that matter, until she reached Dodds said, and she now has she’d like that recognition, it’s
New Jersey, no one turned a personal network of friends not as important to her as
her down when she asked for who have taken care of her what she sees as the main
a place to stay with the ani- on the trip, some with lodging benefit of living her dream.
mals. and food, some with commu- The trip provided her with a
Molly Brobst of White nications, some with gear, real change in attitude,
Haven was one of the people some by using the Donate Dodds said. “It makes me
who read about her ride on button on her blog. know I can do anything; I’ve
her Facebook page, Kath- She’s writing a book about got myself back.”
able utilities. The time period
of each billed amount will
emergency occur.
A handicap parking space
street. Not following the ordi-
nance hinders the plowing as
also be specified—garbage
is paid a month in advance;
sign will be erected on Kline
Street at the request of
well as takes a police officer
away from other duties to
sewage disposal is paid for Sharon Weston. assist the streets department
the prior month and water Holiday hours for the bor- to notify residents to move
use and electricity use are ough office were announced. vehicles and to ticket those
based on meter readings The offices will close today, that remain illegally parked.
taken on or near the 15th of Thursday, December 23 at
each month. Information on noon and remain closed
the bill will direct residents through the weekend, re-
and business owners about opening on the morning of
what to do should a utility Tuesday, December 28. The Last-minute
office will also be closed on
Friday, December 31 and re-
Gifts & On the
er of
Stocking CBoernrwMicaink &
It’s been a real treat open on Monday, January 3.
serving you, and we All residents are urged to
hope your holiday is
review the Snow Ban Parking
Stuffers
as special as
you are. Regulations that were pub- Main Street
lished in the most recent
newsletter sent with the
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Huhn to celebrate 99th birthday Presbyterian church to hold
Christmas Eve candlelight service
Ruth Isabelle Huhn, a resi-
dent at Heritage Hill Senior
Community in Weatherly, is
celebrating her 99th birthday
on Christmas day.
Born in Brooklyn, Indiana
in 1911, Ruth was the first
born child of the late William
F. Weber and Jennie V.
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After finishing school, Ruth
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She met the love of her
life, Frederic Rose Huhn and
was married on February 24,
1935. Though Ruth never
had any children of her own,
she and Fred fulfilled their
parenting needs by providing
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sion to many community
adolescents. All of these
adolescents became very
compassionate
adults, thanks to Ruth and
Fred. Ruth lost the love of
her life in 1983.
Ruth is a very passionate
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Fred.
She has always been an
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friends is a living tribute to
her positive deeds.
She belonged to the Gray
Ladies of Weatherwood
since it was formed. She
loved to play cards. A mem-
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of Christ, she was truly
involved from being a choir
member, a Salem quilter, a
consistory member, an as-
sistant organist, a womenʼs
mature fellowship member and a
Sunday school teacher.
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when you meet Ruth is her
warm gracious smile and if
you have the privilege of get-
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through the end of De-
cember.
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Rayno and Mary Sheib with with carol singing, and music
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With our
Wishing you and your heartfelt thanks
for your goodwill
family much peace,
harmony and joy, as and support this
together we celebrate past year.
the miracle
of Christmas.
Mark S. Yanus
Philip J. Jeffries C.P.A.
Funeral Home White Haven
Philip J. Jeffries F.D.,
Supervisor
E. Franklin Griffiths,
Funeral Director
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WH Senior Happenings Turkey dinner

Wonderful friends, delicious
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new year starting January 6
with everyoneʼs birthday party
at 1 p.m. at the VFW hall.
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Local Christmas Services
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Monday, January 17, 4 to 7 Zion’s Lutheran Church The Rev. Richard Hinkle will School classes on Sunday.
and enjoy the fun. The candlelight Christmas be pastor for the service.
2011 is shaping up to be p.m. Menu includes domestic
Eve service at Zionʼs Lutheran Our Lady of Lourdes
another fine year with the turkey, stuffing, mashed
Church will start with special Salem United Church Roman Catholic Church
plans for the first six months to potatoes and gravy and
music at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, of Christ Our Lady of Lourdes Roman
be unveiled at the first meet- dessert.
December 24. Salem United Church of Catholic Church, Plane Street,
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who makes each meeting plies last. Christmas Eve Candlelight Christmas Eve Childrenʼs
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lighting, seasonal games,

sleigh rides and holiday
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Visitors to the Innʼs charm-
ing Fireside Lodge, with its
massive stone fireplaces
and historic arts & crafts
interiors, will find the stately
lodge transformed into a
Christmas vision of
Sugarplum splendor and
holiday warmth – including
for the first time a complete
Gingerbread Village special-
ly created by Mr. Sighinolfi
and his team!
Interactive family activities
will include holiday orna-
ment making and Christmas
cookie decorating, as well
as storytellers recalling tales
of Christmas past. An Old
World Santa (and Mrs.
Claus) transported straight

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Tax aide program Y lists holiday hours
seeks volunteers
Volunteers are needed to
make appointments for the
AARP Tax Aide Program from
their homes.
The program provides free
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and middle-income taxpay-
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Those interested would
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For more information, call
Doralyn at 474-5863.
We thank you for
choosing us
and wish you a very
merry season and a
Happy New Year.
Fisher Motors
White Haven
The Freeland YMCA holiday hours are as follows:
Closed December 24 and December 25, open December
26 at 1 p.m.
Regular hours resume on December 27, 28, 29 and 30.
December 31, closed, and January 1, opening at noon.
Dues
are due
Freeland Senior Citizens
dues for 2011 are now due.
Dues are $5 per year.
Members should pay Mary
Carr or Pauline Slusser,
president.
The next bus trip to
Mohegan Sun is scheduled
for Sunday, January 16. The
next meeting will be held
Sunday, January 9.
Candlelight Christmas
Eve service in Freeland
A Candlelight Christmas
Eve service will be held at 7
p.m. at the Freeland Pres-
byterian Church, 625 Front
Street. Music will be provided
by Janet Hartman. There will
be carol singing, scripture
reading and a meditation.
Everyone is welcome.
Christmas Worship will be
held on Sunday at 9:15 a.m.
St. Mary’s Byzantine holiday
mass schedule listed
St. Mary’s Byzantine
Catholic Church in Freeland
Compline, 8:30 Children’s
Pageant, and 9 p.m. Divine
announces its Christmas Liturgy. Saturday, Christmas
Mass schedule: Friday, Day, Birth of Our Lord Jesus
Christmas Eve, 8 p.m. Grand Christ Divine Liturgy at 10
a.m.; Sunday, Synaxis of the
Mother of God, Divine
Liturgies at 9:30 and 11 a.m.,
and Dec. 27, Feast of St.
Stephen, Divine Liturgy at 9
A Carol Sing will be held and a.m.
the theme will be “Follow The
Star.”
The Free Clothing Give-
Away will be held on January Glad Tidings
14 from 9 a.m. to noon rather
than on the first Friday due to To You
the holidays.
For information call the
Rev. Glen R. Hueholt, 722-
8803.

K EE EE PP C HH RR II SS TT and many
thanks for your
valued patronage.

I NN C HH RR II SS TT M
MA A SS HAPPY
HOLIDAYS
Frank
Glushefski, D.M.D.
Let It Snow & Staff
Wishing you a
Let It Snow season that’s White Haven
Let It Snow merry and bright.
Nothing can dampen
our appreciation for
customers like you!

Merry Christmas and Johnson T.V.

many thanks.
& Satellite Don’t
Antonio’s Pizza Weatherly miss it!
White Haven
from the North Pole will
greet everyone and dis-
pense Christmas wisdom to
those naughty and nice.
For your patronage, Santa family photos will be
we are sincerely grateful.
welcomed and encouraged,
Officers & Members of Open Up To Christmas!
and family portrait opportuni-
ties will also be available.
St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus Council 10616 As we welcome in yet another
holiday season, we’d like
to acknowledge all the people
who have visited us this year,
and wish you all a very joyous
and magical time.

Cathy & Barbara,

Innkeepers at The Christmas Celebra-
Deer Meadow tion moves outside Fireside
Lodge with holiday music
Inn B&B streaming across the twin-
Weatherly kling mountain-top while
loved ones snuggle by an
open hearth making Christ-
Merry mas Sʼmores. There are live
Merry animals for children to visit

Gl a d Merry
Merry
Hope it’s very
merry in every way.
and pet, including baby deer
and more. Even an old-fash-

s
We thank you for ioned horse-drawn sleigh (or

id ing Merry
Christmas!
your patronage and
look forward to
seeing you again,
carriage, depending on
snow) will be on hand for

T soon. holiday excursions.

The Inn at Pocono

Y o u ! Main Street Dollar & More

Manorʼs main building is fes-
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T o White Haven
mas finery and trimmed with
white lights. Inside are gin-
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steaming hot chocolate with
and

With a round of Best Wishes peppermint sticks – perfect

From All Of Us
May you enjoy the blessings of the
season with the ones you love, and may
the New Year bring you much
happiness, success and good fortune.
We really appreciate your visits
and look forward to serving
you again, soon.
May all your news,
for warming up after enjoy-
ing the winter wonderland
adventures. The Innʼs re-
nowned Mountain View
Dining Room is featuring
daily dinner buffets at family
friendly pricing.
A Magical Fireside Christ-
mas at The Inn at Pocono
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troops returning home for the was carrying an M4 Carbine his nail clippers. The con-
holidays made it all the way (rifle) and some, like me, versation went something

Veterans’ Corner from Afghanistan to Indiana,

Warning to Veterans -
From VA Affairs General
Counsel:
(Forwarded by Kevin
Secor, VSO Liaison, Office
of the Secretary of the
Department of Veterans Af-
fairs)
Veterans Beware! An or-
ganization called Veterans
Affairs Services is provid-
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mation on VA and gathering
personal information on vet-
erans. This organization is
not affiliated with VA in any
way. VAS may be gaining
access to military personnel
On December 6, Rep. Karen Boback, Sen. Lisa Baker and veterans from Northeastern
Pennsylvania and around the Commonwealth attended a special wreath-laying cere-
mony at the Capitol to honor and remember America’s fallen soldiers. During this joy-
ous, but busy season, it is vital to pause to remember those who have served this
country and those who have died in the name of the United States.
by John Kearns
through their close resem-
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seal. The VA Legal Counsel
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group is not affiliated or en-
dorsed by the VA to provide
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VA requests that if you have
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pass any additional informa-
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happy to be almost home,
they were confronted with
the new enemy, The United
States “Transportation Se-
curity Administration” or
Staff Attorney, Department of TSA. The extensive search
Veterans Affairs, Office of for weapons and the fact that
General Counsel (022G2) airport detectors found “Gun
810 Vermont Avenue, NW Powder Residue” held them
Washington, DC 20420 all up for hours causing
FULLY ARMED RETURN- missed flight connections,
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FOR WEAPONS, FINGER of many homecomings plan-
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WEAPONS. going through returning
WE WILL BE HOME FOR home from war.
CHRISTMAS, MAYBE! RE- As the Chalk Leader
TURNING VETERANS (chalk, n. The personnel and
NEED TO RUN THE TSA equipment that make up the
GUANTLET. A contingent of load of an aircraft) for my
330 of our battle weary flight home from Afghan-
istan, I witnessed the follow-
ing:
When we were on our way
back from Afghanistan, we
flew out of Baghram Air
Field. We went through cus-
toms at BAF, full body scan-
ners (no groping), had all of
our bags searched, the
whole nine yards. Our first
stop was Shannon, Ireland
to refuel. After that, we had
to stop at Indianapolis,
Indiana to drop off about 100
folks from the Indiana
National Guard. Thatʼs
where the stupid started.
 time. One of our soldiers
First, everyone was forced
to get off the plane—even
though the plane wasnʼt refu-
eling again. All 330 people
got off that plane, rather than
let the 100 people from the
ING get off. We were filed
from the plane to a holding
area. No vending machines,
no means of escape. Only a
male/female latrine.
Itʼs probably important to
mention that we were ALL
carrying weapons. Everyone
were also carrying an M9
pistol. Oh, and our gunners
had M-240B machine guns.
Of course, the weapons
werenʼt loaded. And we had
been cleared of all ammo
well before we even got to
customs at Baghram, then
AGAIN at customs.
 TSA Guy: They can be
The TSA personnel at the
airport seriously considered
making us unload all of the
baggage from the SECURE
cargo hold to have it re-
inspected. Keep in mind, this
cargo had been unpacked,
inspected piece by piece by
U.S. Customs officials, re-
sealed and had bomb-sniff-
ing dogs give it a one-hour
run through.
After two hours of sitting in
this holding area, the TSA
decided not to re-inspect our
cargo—just to inspect us
again—soldiers on the way
home from war, who had
already been inspected, re-
inspected and kept in a
SECURE holding area for 2
hours. O.K., whatever. So
we lined up to go through
security AGAIN.
 for
This is probably another
good time to remind you all
that all of us were carrying
actual assault rifles, and
some of us were also carry-
ing pistols. So we’re in line,
going through one at a
had his Gerber multi-tool.
TSA confiscated it. Kind of
ridiculous, but it gets bet-
ter. A few minutes later, a
guy empties his pockets
and has a pair of nail clip-
pers. Nail clippers. TSA
informs the soldier that
they’re going to confiscate
Weatherly frosh earn split
The Weatherly freshman
boys basketball team split a
pair of recent games, beat-
ing Panther Valley 61-52 and
like this:
TSA Guy: You canʼt take
those on the plane.

Soldier: What? Iʼve had
them since we left country.

TSA Guy: Youʼre not sup-
pose to have them.

Soldier: Why?

used as a weapon.

Soldier: [touches butt
stock of the rifle] But this
actually is a weapon. And Iʼm
allowed to take it on.

TSA Guy: Yeah but you
canʼt use it to take over the
plane. You donʼt have bul-
lets.

Soldier: And I can take
over the plane with nail clip-
pers?

TSA Guy: [awkward si-
lence]

Me: Dude, just give him
your damn nail clippers so
we can get out of here. Iʼll
buy you a new set.

Soldier: [hands nail clip-
pers to TSA guy, makes it
through security]
To top it off, the TSA de-
manded we all be swabbed
“explosive residue”
detection. Everyone failed,
[go figure, we just came
home from a war zone],
because we tested positive
for “Gun Powder Residue.”
Who is hiring these peo-
ple? This might be a good
time to remind everyone that
approximately 233 people
re-boarded that plane with
assault rifles, pistols, and
machine guns-but nothing
that could have been used
as a weapon. Can someone
please tell me what hap-
pened to OUR country while
we were gone?
Ryan Mazeika had a
game-high 26 for the Spar-
tans, and Robbie Gross
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JOURNAL SPORTS Comet matmen second at

Preppers, Colts deal Wreckers homecourt losses
by Steve Stallone
Sports Editor
So much for home sweet
home.
A couple of late free throws
cost the Weatherly Area boys
basketball team a win, and a 1-
3-1 press turned their Schuylkill
League opener into a Marian
runaway last week as the
Wreckers went 0-2 on their
home court with losses to MMI
(44-42) and Marian (53-27).
Coming off their first win of
the season against West Side
Tech, the Wreckers came into
their home opener with MMI
feeling confident. If it werenʼt for
a pair of free throws from
Prepper sophomore Aaron
Kollar, they may have won that
game as well.
With three seconds remaining
and the game tied at 42, Kollar
was fouled, stepped to the line
after three straight Weatherly
timeouts, and calmly drained
both free throws to sink the
Wreckers.
MMI trailed late in the game
before Kollar buried a huge
triple from the top of the key with
1:30 to play to tie things, a shot
that Weatherly head coach Ron
Cann pointed out was pivotal.
“That three-point shot was as
big as any in the game,” he
mentioned.
The Wreckers missed a shot
with less than 10 seconds
remaining, and Kollar pushed
the ball up court and drew a
foul.
Cann called three straight
timeouts in an attempt to ice the
point guard, but it simply did not
work.
“After the first timeout, I kind
of got nervous,” Kollar later
admitted. “But you know after
the (third) one, it really gave me
a chance to dry the sweat off,
dry my hands and really not
think too much. Just the back of
the rim.”
“Kudos to him,” Cann said
afterward. “Those are big shots
for a young sophomore to
make. He deserves it.”
Kollar scored 12 of his 14
points in the final quarter.
Teammate Ryan Forte also
scored 14, while Fran
Swankoski added 11.
After Swankoski hit the back
end of a two-shot foul to bring
MMI to within three at 33-30,
Weatherly sophomore guard
Brett Stallone drove into the
Preppersʼ defense for a bucket
to up the lead to 35-30 with 7:11
to go.
Then Kollar took over. He
dropped in the first of his two
triples with a corner trey, beat
the Wreckers defense down the
Lady Wreckers run into gauntlet
After rolling over MMI in their
season-opener, the
Weatherly Area girls basketball
team faced a gauntlet in Jim
Thorpe, Marian and Nativity,
falling to all three Schuylkill
League contenders to dip to 1-3
on the season.
Weatherly-Jim Thorpe
Celeste Robinson scored 18
of her game-high 24 points in
the first half, helping to stake
Jim Thorpe to a 32-13 halftime
lead en route to a 54-34 non-
league victory.
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floor for another basket and
drove inside again at the 3:44
mark, tying it 37-37.
Christian Ormiston hit a free
throw before Joey Haganey
scored at the 1:58 mark, making
it 40-37, Wreckers.
“Joe came off the bench and
gave us a really good effort
tonight,” Cann said of Haganey,
who came off the bench to
score a career-high 10 points.
That set the stage for Kollarʼs
late-game heroics as the
Preppers notched their first win
of the season.
George Wallish led the
Wreckers with 11 points.
In the JV contest, Weatherly
won its third straight, 46-25, as
Josh Reiner netted 12 and
Stallone added 10.
MMI was led by R.J. Kupsho
with six.
MMI (44)
Kollar 4 4-4 14, Forte 5 2-2
14, Swankowski 4 3-6 11, Gera
2 1-2 5, Olszewski 0 0-0 0,
Connors 0 0-0 0, Kupsho 0 0-0
0, Marchetti 0 0-0 0, Karchner 0
0-0 0. Totals 15 10-14 44.
WEATHERLY (42)
G. Wallish 4 3-5 11, Haganey
5 0-0 10, Harris 4 0-0 8,
Ormiston 2 1-2 5, Stallone 2 0-0
4, Walton 1 0-0 2, C. Wallish 1
0-0 2, Weichman 0 0-0 0,
Hollrigl 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 6-9 42.
MMI...........................8 16 5 15 - 44
Weatherly................12 11 8 11 - 42
Three-pointers: Kollar 2,
Forte 2.
Marian-Weatherly
The Marian Colts opened
their Schuylkill League schedule
last Friday night with a victory,
and reached a milestone in the
process.
After a slow start, the Colts
used a 1-3-1 press to move into
high gear and beat Weatherly
53-27, giving them their fourth
straight win this season and the
300th Schuylkill League victory
in the rich history of the schoolʼs
boys basketball program.
“I wasnʼt aware that it was the
300th win. Had we known that
we would have used that in the
pregame,” first-year head coach
John Patton said with a smile.
“But seriously, every time you
come out in the Schuylkill
League itʼs a tough, tough game
because itʼs a tough league. So
that is special.”
The host Wreckers did their
best to spoil Marianʼs big night,
putting an early scare into their
rivals from Hometown.
Implementing a triangle-and-
two defense in an attempt slow
scoring leaders Chris Barletta
and Ryan Gimbi, the Wreckers
trailed by just three points (10-7)
after eight minutes of play.
Smealas each scored 10 points
for the Lady Olympians, who
pressured Weatherly and turned
a number of turnovers into easy
baskets.
Alicia Panzarella paced the
Lady Wreckers with 14 points
and three three-point field
goals. She also disehd out four
assists and made three steals.
Tracy Galada joined her in
double figures with 10 points
and Brittany Hinkle pulled down
nine rebounds.
Weatherly won the junior var-
sity game 42-28 for its second
straight win. Sara Heister led
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the Lady Wreckers with 16
R E T S A points.
E N A I L
O R R A
WEATHERLY (34)
I T N A I G J. Dougherty 1 0-0 2, Bizarre
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L W A
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0 0-0 0, E. Dougherty 0 0-0 0,
O W L E I L Hinkle 1 0-0 2, Adamczyk 1 0-0
H A L L A 2, Panzarella 5 1-1 14, Heister 2
0-0 4, Hansen 0 0-0 0, Boyarski
E B A T
C R A T S
A E R 0 0-0 0, Galada 4 1-1 10. Totals:
L L E H C S
14 2-2 34.
D Y T T A P
L A A U M JIM THORPE (54)
G O M I S McElmoyle 0 0-0 0, Batts 1 0-
Royal Commoners
0 2, Lawrence 2 0-0 6, Condly 0
0-0 0, Rusbarsky 0 0-0 0,
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“We came out today and we
were flat,” Patton admitted.
“Weatherlyʼs always a tough
place to come and play. (Head
coach) Ron (Cann) always has
something up his sleeve. I
thought it was going to be a box-
and-one, and it ended up being
a triangle-and-two. We got
shots in the first half, we just
didnʼt make them.”
While the Colts were missing
10 of their first 14 shots, the
Wreckers kept in the game with
scrappy defense, a three-point-
er from Cory Rowan, and some
timely offense from sophomore
reserve Joey Haganey. His wing
jumper at the 3:35 mark gave
the Wreckers a 6-4 lead before
Marianʼs Dominic Richards
drove the baseline for the tying
basket moments later.
The Colts took their first lead
at 2:31 of the first, when Eric
Baker converted a steal into a
breakaway dunk that brought
the Marian faithful to their feet
and lit a fire under his team-
mates.
“If I want to point to one big
play, the Baker dunk I think real-
ly set these kids off,” Patton
said. “It was a big play. We were
struggling and he got us going.”
Barlettaʼs breakaway layup 11
seconds later made it a 10-6
game before Haganey hit a free
throw to bring the Wreckers
within three at quarterʼs end.
The adjustment Patton made
to start the second quarter
quickly turned the game in his
teamʼs favor.
“We went from a fullcourt man
(press) to a bigger lineup, and
we went to the 1-3-1 (press) and
we forced some turnovers,”
Patton said. “That got us off a lit-
tle bit.”
The pressure defense creat-
ed turnovers on the Wreckersʼ
next eight possessions, and the
Colts converted them into easy
points at the other end. Over the
first 4½ minutes of the second
quarter, Marian put together a
19-2 run, interrupted only by
George Wallishʼs driving basket,
as the Colt lead swelled to 29-9.
Gimbi had six points in the
spurt, Baker added five and
Barletta and Richards chipped
in with four apiece.
“I was very happy with our
competitiveness in the first
quarter, and then we had a four-
minute stretch against their 1-3-
1 and we did not execute at all,”
Cann said. “We had I donʼt
know how many turnovers, and
the game was over in the middle
of the second quarter. We
couldnʼt break their 1-3-1.”
Although Wallish and Kyle
Weatherly................9 4 5 16 - 34
Jim Thorpe............19 13 12 12 - 54
Three-pointers: Panzarella 3,
Galada. Lawrence 2.
Weatherly-Marian
Gillian Ferko scored eight of
her team-high 11 points in the
third quarter as Marian out-
scored Weatherly 26-3 en route
to a 60-26 win in the Schuylkill
League Division III opener for
both teams.
Danielle Tristani joined Ferko
in double figures with a 14
points and freshman Gabby
Green finished with 10 for the
Fillies.
Tracy Galada led the Lady
Wreckers with 14 points.
WEATHERLY (26)
J. Dougherty 1 0-0 2, E.
Dougherty 0 0-0 0, Hinkle 2 0-0
4, Adamcyzk 1 0-0 2, Panzarella
1 1-2 4, Heister 0 0-2 0,
Boyarski 0 0-0 0, Galada 6 0-0
14. Totals 11 1-4 26.
MARIAN (60)
Green 4 0-0 10, Faust 1 0-0 2,
McLaughlin 0 0-0 0, Sofranko 0
0-0 0, Nemeth 2 0-0 6, Gutsie 2
0-0 5, Markiewicz 4 0-0 8,
Wilson 2 0-0 4, Shober 0 0-0 0,
Ferko 5 1-4 11, Tristani 5 4-8 14.
Harris hit back-to-back buckets
late in the quarter, Barletta
scored in the paint to end a 21-
6 period that pushed the Marian
advantage to 31-13 at the
break.
It was more of the same in the
third, as Marian continued to
pressure and forced 12 more
Weatherly turnovers. In the
meantime, Anthony Pilla, Ryan
Karnish and Barletta all dropped
in three-pointers, and Barletta
added a conventional three-
point play as well, leading to an
18-4 spurt that upped the lead
to 49-17 and signalled the end
of the night for most of the
starters on both sides.
Barletta led the Colts with 16
points, while Dominic Richards
and Pilla finished with nine
apiece.
Harris topped the Wreckers
with seven points and 11
rebounds.
Despite 35 turnovers and a
miserable shooting night (10-
for-39), donʼt look for the 1-3
Wreckers to give up on their
season.
“People donʼt realize yes,
theyʼre seniors, but they havenʼt
played against this pressure.
Theyʼre learning as we go
along.” Cann said. “Weʼre learn-
ing with seniors and weʼre bring-
ing in the younger kids to incor-
porate them. We have to learn
from this. Weʼll be back again
tomorrow at practice and get
them ready to go at it again.”
In the opener, Marianʼs junior
varsity team handed the
Wreckers their first loss in four
games, 44-30, behind John
Julianʼs 12 points, all from
beyond the arc.
Brett Stallone led the Wrecker
jayvees (3-1) with 10 points and
Haganey followed with seven.
MARIAN (53)
Keer 0 0-0 0, Barletta 7 1-1
16, Karnish 1 0-0 3, Pilla 3 1-2
9, Ryba 0 0-0 0, Julian 1 0-0 3,
Gimbi 3 0-0 6, Baker 3 0-0 6,
Da. Richards 0 0-2 0, Do.
Richards 3 3-5 9, Weber 0 1-2
1, Agosti 0 0-0 0, Grega 0 0-0 0,
Motil 0 0-1 0. Totals: 21 6-13 53.
WEATHERLY (27)
Rowan 1 0-0 3, Weichman 0
0-0 0, Ormiston 0 0-0 0, Capone
0 0-0 0, Baade 0 0-1 0, Stallone
0 0-0 0, C. Wallish 1 3-4 5,
Hollrigl 0 0-0 0, Reiner 2 0-0 5,
Haganey 1 1-2 3, Walton 0 0-0
0, G. Wallish 2 0-0 4, Palermo 0
0-0 0, Harris 3 1-3 7. Totals: 10
5-10 27.
Marian..............10 21 18 4 - 53
Weatherly...........7 6 4 10 - 27
Three-pointers: Pilla 2,
Barletta, Karnish, Julian. Ro-
wan, Reiner.
Gutsie.
Nativity-Weatherly
Nikki Farr scored a game-
high 22 points and bombed in
six three-pointers, and visiting
Nativity broke open a close
game in the second quarter to
defeat Weatherly 67-39 in a
Division III contest Monday.
The Lady Wreckers trailed by
just two points, 13-11, after eight
minutes of play. The Golden
Girls seized momentum in the
second quarter, outscoring
Weatherly 19-8 for a 32-19 half-
time advantage. Nativity (2-0, 1-
0) iced the win with a 22-9 third
quarter.
Brittany Hinkle scored a
career-high 15 points for
Weatherly (1-3 overall, 0-2
league), and teammate Tracy
Galada followed with 12, includ-
ing a pair of triples. It was
Galadaʼs fourth straight game in
double digits.
Nativity squeaked out a 38-33
junior varisty win behind Erin
Luckenbillʼs 16 points and Olivia
Andrefskiʼs 11.
Dominique Adamczyk scored
eight and Sara Heister six for
Blue Mountain tourney
Matt Ritz (140), Kyle Hankinson (145), and Mike Mirra (189)
swept all five of their matches to capture first place in their
respective weight classes and power Crestwood to a second
place finish at the Blue Mountain Gauntlet wrestling tournament.
Ritz defeated Kurt Mohn (Hamburg - 1:31), Tyler Snyder
(Hughesville - 1:08) and Shane McTiernan (Scranton - n/a) by
fall. He downed Blue Mountainʼs Blake Uhler with a technical fall
(17-2) and beat Will Goldman with an 11-3 major decision.
Hankinson downed Ben Forbes (Blue Mountain - 3:51), Devon
Shannon (Hughesville - n/a), Jack Guda (Downingtown East -
1:26) and Casey Evans (Scranton - 3:35) by fall, and won anoth-
er bout when Hamburg forfeited.
Mirra topped Tyler Reber (Blue Mountain - 4:38), Colin
Ohmniess (Hughsville - 1:00), and Omar Urena (Scranton - 3:25)
by fall. He beat Hamburgʼs Shane Boyle by a 3-1 decision and
defeated Matt Bartolotta of Downingtown East by default.
Bobby Gray (112) and Roger Legg (171) both finished second
for the Comets. Matt Hammerstone (152), Andrew Brodginski
(160) and Nico Disabatino (215) all finished third.
Blue Mountain won the event with 102 points, and Crestwood
finished second with 76. Dowingtown East (60), Hughesville (60),
Hamburg (58) and Scranton (56) rounded out the six-team field.
The Comets also competed at the Rustin Rumble at West
Chester Rustin High School, and brought home two more individ-
ual titles.
Hankinson (145) and Mirra (189) claimed championships in
their respective weight classes, while teammates Ritz (140)
and Legg (153) both placed second.
Lady Comets earn first victory
After two tough losses to SCRANTON PREP (45)
open the season, the Crest- Burke 0 0-0 0, M. Byrne 0 0-0
wood girls basketball team put 0, Dallessandro 0 0-0 0, T.
together a solid game to beat Byrne 3 4-4 10, Schroth 4 6-10
Shenandoah Valley 38-30 14, Pritchyk 0 0-2 0, Schultz 3 3-
Saturday night for the Lady 6 9, Ware 1 2-2 5, DiBileo 3 0-0
Cometsʼ first win. 7. Totals: 14 15-24 45.
Crestwood jumped out to a CRESTWOOD (38)
15-0 first-quarter lead, held off a Lutz 1 0-0 2, Plaviak 3 1-2 7,
late Shenandoah Valley Andrews 1 2-2 4, Mazzoni 1 0-0
charge, and improved to 1-2 on 3, Rutkowski 1 0-0 2, Gegaris 0
the season. 0-0 0, Ritz 0 0-0 0, Cronauer 0
Senior Chelse Cornelius and 0-0 0, Wojnar 0 0-0 0,
freshman Rebecca Rutkowski Jesikiewicz 0 0-0 0, Hislop 0 0-
did most of the damage for 0 0, Ciaverella 0 0-0 0,
Crestwood, scoring 10 points Cornelius 6 5-8 20. Totals: 13 7-
apiece. For Rutkowski, it mark- 12 38.
ed a career high. Scranton Prep.........11 14 6 14 - 45
Amanda Hysock and Molly Crestwood...............11 15 7 5 - 38
Carduff each had 11 points for Three-pointers: Ware, Dibleo.
the Lady Devils. Cornelius 3, Mazzoni.
SHENANDOAH Danville-Crestwood
VALLEY (30) Samantha Zampetti scored
Hysock 4 0-0 11, DeAngelo 0 five of her nine points in the
0-1 0, Norwich 0 0-0 0, Carduff fourth quarter to help
2 6-8 11, Huss 0 1-4 1, Gottshall Danville slip past Crestwood 38-
1 0-0 3, Sacco 0 1-2 1, Bolschi 36 in non-league girls basket-
1 1-2 3. Totals: 8 9-17 30. ball action Friday.
CRESTWOOD (38) The Ironmen trailed by a point
Cornelius 3 3-4 10, Lutz 0 0-0 heading to the final quarter, but
0, Andrews 1 3-4 5, Mazzoni 1 outscored the Lady Comets 13-
0-0 3, Rutkowski 4 2-2 10, 10 the rest of the way to steal
Gegaris 1 0-1 3, Ritz 1 0-0 2, the victory.
Jesikiewicz 1 0-0 2, Ciaverella 1 Ishani Ekule scored a game-
0-0 3, Wojnar 0 0-0 0, Cronauer high 11 points to lead Danville
0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 8-11 38. and Maddy Moser added eight.
Shenandoah Vy.....0 11 5 14 - 30 Chelsea Cornelius scored 10
Crestwood...........15 5 11 7 - 38 points for Crestwood, Rebecca
Three-pointers: Hysock 3, Rutkowski finished with nine
Gottshall, Carduff. Cornelius, points and Carina Mazzoni
Mazzoni, Gegaris, Ciaverella. chipped in eight for the Lady
Scranton Prep-Crestwood Comets.
Chelsea Cornelius poured in DANVILLE (38)
a game-high 20 points, includ- Pierson 2 0-0 4, Zampetti 3 2-
ing three baskets from three- 2 9, Herman 1 0-0 2, Moser 4 0-
point range, but Crestwood fell 0 8, Kay 1 0-0 2, Bross 0 2-2 2,
short in its home and season James 0 0-0 0, Ekule 5 1-2 11.
opener with Scranton Prep 45- Totals 16 5-6 38.
38 a week ago Monday night. CRESTWOOD (36)
The Lady Comets led 33-31 Cornelius 3 4-8 10, Lutz 1 0-0
heading to the fourth quarter, 3, Andrews 1 2-3 4, Mazzoni 3
where Scranton Prep put 0-0 8, Rutkowski 3 3-6 9,
together a 14-5 run to pull out Gegaris 0 0-0 0, Ritz 0 0-0 0,
the victory. Cronauer 0 0-0 0, Wojnar 0 0-0
Lindsay Schroth scored 14 0, Jesikiewicz 0 0-0 0, Hislap 0
points for the Lady Royals, and 1-2 1, Ciaverella 0 1-1 1. Totals
teammate Tricia Byrne scored 11 11-20 36.
six of her 10 points in the final Danville.............8 11 6 13 - 38
quarter. Crestwood.............10 8 8 10 - 36
Three-pointers: Zampetti.
Mazzoni 2, Lutz.
Comet swimmers sweep
West Scranton in opener
The Crestwood boys and girls The Crestwood girls captured
swim teams opened their sea- eight firsts and dominated West
sons with a sweep of West Scranton to the tune of 107-67
Scranton last Tuesday. behind the leadership of
The Comets posted a 68-60 Brittany Blass.
victory, capturing two of three Blass recorded individual
relay events and getting a pair firsts in the 200 individual med-
of first place wins from Ethan ley (2:25.02) and 100 butterfly
Slembarski in the 50 freestyle (1:05.88), and was part of the
(:27.21) and 100 freestyle winning 200 medley and 200
(1:03.33) events and from Joe freestyle relay events.
Grzech in the 200 individual Other individual firsts went to

2 1 5 8 6 9 3 4 7 Weatherly. medley (2:22.28) and the 100 Lindsay Brown in the 50

3 4 6 1 5 7 9 2 8 Holland 4 2-4 10, Robinson 11 Totals 25 5-12 60. NATIVITY (67) backstroke (1:03.16). freestyle (:27.63) and 100 back-
7 8 9 2 3 4 1 5 6 2-2 24, Mosteller 1 0-0 2, Weatherly.................3 11 3 9 - 26 Farr 8 0-0 22, Hughes 3 0-2 6, Grzech also swam a leg on stroke (1:15.90), Ari Aguyao in
Venterella 1 0-0 2, Smealas 5 0- Marian......................5 17 26 12 - 60 Chaklos 4 0-0 8, Andrefski 2 1-2 the winning 200 medley and the 200 freestyle (2:29.41) and
8 7 3 4 2 6 5 1 9
3 10. Totals: 25 4-9 54. Three-pointers: Galada 2, 5, Holohan 4 0-0 9, Ditzel 4 0-0 200 freestyle relay teams. Chris Katie Rosser in the 100 free
4 5 1 7 9 3 8 6 2
Panzarella. Green 2, Nemeth 2, 8, Pogash 1 0-0 2, Field 1 0-0 2, Lukashewski, R. Keenan and (1:08.05).
9 6 2 5 1 8 7 3 4
Sabol 0 1-2 1, Luckenbill 2 0-0 Josh Sollenberger teamed up to The 200 medley relay team of
6 3 4 9 8 1 2 7 5 Comet cagers drop third straight 4, Barker 0 0-0 0, While 0 0-0 0, win the 200 medley relay in Blass, Rosser, Brown and Juliet
1 2 8 6 7 5 4 9 3
Dowd 0 0-0 0, Parobek 0 0-0 0. 2:02.76. In the 200 freestyle Wotherspoon won their event in
Visiting North Pocono jumped 5 1-2 13, Sporko 5 0-0 11,
5 9 7 3 4 2 6 8 1 Totals: 29 2-6 67. relay, the same four joined 2:11.89, and the same group
out to a 38-30 halftime lead Roman 2 1-4 5, Williams 2 0-0
Sudoku Solution #2026-M WEATHERLY (39) forces to win in 1:47.46. captured the 200 freestyle relay
Monday and went on to hand 4, Goodell 2 0-1 4, Craig 1 0-0
J. Dougherty 2 0-0 4, E. Lukashewski also placed first as well.
3 1 5 2 9 7 8
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6 4 the Crestwood boys basketball 2. Totals 27 10-17 69.

CRESTWOOD (60) Dougherty 1 0-2 2, Hinkle 7 1-1 in the 200 freestyle (2:10.25)
team its third straight loss, 69-
9 4 6 8 1 5 7 3 2 15, Adamczyk 1 0-0 2, Heister 1
60. Piavis 6 4-4 16, Wojnar 5 0-0
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12, Pickett 4 3-5 11, J. Fazzini 3
3-5 9, Judge 3 0-0 6, C. Fazzini
2-2 4, Galada 5 0-1 12, Bizarre
0 0-0 0, Panzarella 0 0-0 0,
Hansen 0 0-0 0, Boyarski 0 0-0
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Wojnar had 12 and Joey
2 0-0 4, Culver 1 0-1 2, Powell 0
0-0 0. Totals 24 10-15 60.
North Pocono........18 20 16 15 - 69
0. Totals: 17 3-6 39.
Nativity.................13 19 22 13 - 67
boosters to meet
Weatherly.............11 8 9 11 - 39 The Crestwood Football Booster Club will meet on Wednesday,
8 2 7 1 6 4 3 5 9 Pickett scored 11. Crestwood.............12 18 12 18 - 60
Three-pointers: Farr 6, January 12, at 7 p.m. at Kings Restaurant. Plans for the banquet
NORTH POCONO (69) Three-pointers: DePietro 2,
6 5 4 9 3 8 2 7 1
Holohan. Galada 2. will be finalized, and officers will be nominated at that meeting. Call
DePietro 10 8-10 30, Haddix Haddix 2, Sporko. Wojnar 2.
Sudoku Solution #2026-D Tony with questions at 430-7571.