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The Abington Journal 07-06-2011
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An edition of The Times Leader
THE ABINGTON
South Branch Tunkhannock
Creek Watershed Coalition
hosts rain garden program. See
Page A3
DALTON
Resisting water runoff
Alex Rickwood of Clarks Sum-
mit creates reading room at
The Womens Resource Center.
See Page A5.
SCRANTON
Making a difference
Second Friday Art Walk runs in
tandem with Abington Business
and Professional Association
Sidewalk Sales. See Page A12.
CLARKS SUMMIT
Bring on the art
Every Sunday this summer the
Ransom Wrestling Alliance will
be hosting shows. Page C1.
CLARKS SUMMIT
Kings of the Ring
ArtsEtc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A9
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2
Classified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1
Crosswords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A8
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C3
School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A5,C3
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C1
INSIDE
David, Murray
and Rhonda
Fallk of Clarks
Summit at the
July 2 Rotary
of the Abing-
tons fireworks.
More photos,
see Page A3.
Patriotic
SPIRIT
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
A
six- week day camp event, hosted at the
Waverly Community House, began June
27 and runs until August 5. Comm
Camp, an annual summer camp for children,
features weekly specific themes, such as Wild
Seas and Skies and Lights, Camera, Action
Adventures. Its very simple, very hands-on,
said Maria Wilson, executive direction of the
Community House. The children are very ac-
tive and because of the help of our many won-
derful counselors, one-on-one interactions are
available for the children. The camp costs $100
per week. Scholarships are available, said
Wilson. Forms must be filled out for each child
attending the camp, which can be picked up at
the Waverly Community House or downloaded
online. For more information, call 570.586.8191
or go online to www.waverlycomm.org.
SUMMER IN WAVERLY
ABINGTON JOURNAL/JESSIE FOX
Ella Souflis, 5, glues the body of her giraffe during art June 27 at Comm Camp.
Art Instructor, Austin Burkey, helps Mia Boland, 4, and Madison
Yates, 4, with their art project for Safari Week on the first day of
Comm Camp.
FACTORYVILLE- The Lacka-
wanna Trail School Board met
June 27 for the first time since
the high school commencement
June10. The budget for the
2011-2012 fiscal year of approx-
imately $18 million was passed
with a 7-1vote. The tax rate for
the 2011-2012 fiscal year was
also passed, with the Lackawan-
na and Wyoming County Act
679 and 511per capita rate of
$5, the earned income rate of .5
percent of earnings and the real
estate transfer rate of .5 percent
of the sale price.
The Memorandumof Under-
standing between the Lacka-
wanna Trail School District and
Act 93 Administrators was
approved with a unanimous
vote.
The board unanimously
passed the 2011Homestead and
Farmstead Exclusion Resolu-
tion, which states that certain
homesteads and farmsteads that
serve as a primary residences
may be eligible for tax deduc-
tions.
The Elementary Center
Handbook was passed unani-
mously, as the board accepted
the fewminor changes to its
contents. Lackawanna Trail
Elementary Center Principal
Jeff Gregory explained that
these changes include specifi-
cally identifying parents as the
responsible party for their
childs behavior waiting for and
riding on the district school
buses, as well as explicit in-
structions regarding the dress
code and related violations and
corresponding punishments.
Larry Reagan was approved
at the volunteer boys basketball
coach for the 2011-2012 school
year with a unanimous vote,
pending clearances.
According to the board, it was
with regret that Judith Griggs
letter of retirement was ap-
proved, and the board thanked
her for many years of service.
In other business, the board
See Budget, Page 5
L.T.
board
OKs
budget
BY KIRSTEN WENTWORTH
Abington Journal Correspondent
SCOTTTWP. - For Scott
Townships Liz Bertocki, its all
about commitment and caring
and leading those who also
lead. As president of SWORN,
Scranton Womens Organiza-
tion for Referral Networking,
Bertocki heads up a group of 25
women who she said are all
go-getters and trying to build
their businesses.
According to Bertocki, Its a
dynamic
group, and
Ive been in it
since day one
of its seven
years of exist-
ence. This is
the one orga-
nization I feel
most comfortable being part
of. SWORNis a womens
organization in which each
member represents a separate
business category. For exam-
ple: We cant have two skilled
nursing facilities, because it is a
referral group and you want
everybody to use the one cate-
gory represented in order to
help that person to build their
business, Bertocki explained.
SWORNmeets the second
Tuesday of each month at Ni-
chols Village Hotel &Spa,
Clarks Summit. The primary
purpose of the group is defined
as supporting women in busi-
ness and developing communi-
ty fundraisers to benefit local
organizations. Of the groups
meetings, Bertocki said, Just
like all professional meetings,
we have the treasurers report,
and we accept the minutes sent
out by the secretary. We also
discuss old business and new
business. Each member stands
up and introduces themselves
and the company they work for
and gives a short presentation
Meet the President
Leading leaders is her passion
BY KELLY MCDONOUGH
Abington Journal Correspondent
Liz Bertocki
See Leading, Page 8
CLARKS SUMMIT - Paula
Rochon Mackarey, was pre-
paring to take a law school
exam so she could pursue
her dream of becoming a
lawyer when Sam Mun-
drake, then interim owner
of Carriage Barn Antiques
called her.
According to Mackarey,
Mundrake said to her, I
want you to take it (Hap-
penings) over. I like Hap-
penings but I know nothing
about running a magazine.
Sam really didnt have
the time, said Mackarey.
Today, Mackarey is Presi-
dent of Happenings Maga-
zine, a journey that began
for her in the 1990s.
Regional magazine Hap-
penings first took shape in
early 1969, when Tom Red-
dington, Jim Eagen and
Murray Dolitsky were at
work planning a new maga-
zine to encourage people to
go from Scranton to
Wilkes-Barre, and vice ver-
sa, for cultural events. The
first issue of Happenings
Magazine arrived in North-
eastern Pennsylvania in
June 1969.
According to the Happen-
ings web site, in 1971, Tom
and Ann Reddington be-
came sole owners of Hap-
penings, and the magazine
was run from the basement
of Tom Reddingtons home.
Mackarey said, I was a
college graduate not really
sure what I was doing. I
was studying for the law
school exam and I got a call
from Sam Mundrake at Car-
riage Barn Antiques, the
interim owner, because Tom
Reddington called him. I
guess Bill Risse recom-
mended me and I remember
thinking Ill go on this
interview but my plans are
set: Im going to law
school. So I went to the
interview and thought, This
is exactly what I would love
to do. That was 1994.
A look at the regions Happenings
Happenings took shape in early
1969, when TomReddington, Jim
Eagen and Murray Dolitsky planned
a magazine to encourage people to
go fromScranton to Wilkes-Barre,
and vice versa, for cultural events.
President shares history of magazine
BY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI
Abington Journal Correspondent
See Happenings, Page 8
The late James M. EagenJr.
was frequentlyreferredtoas an
entrepreneur. Throughout his
lifetime that spannedfrom1929
to2008, Eagenspent more than
50years inClarks Summit
growinghis businesses.
I remember inhis obituaryI
readthat he was instrumental in
startingHappenings andI was
veryproudof that because it
means somethingthat it (his
associationwithHappenings)
was mentionedinhis obituary.
He didmanythings inhis life,
See Entrepreneur, Page 8
Entrepreneur at
the forefront
BY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI
Abington Journal Correspondent
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PNC Bank presented a $3,000 check to the Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania, Pocono/
Northeast Branch, for the presenting sponsorship of the 2011 Lupus Loop 5K Walk/Run which
will be held Oct. 2 at Nay Aug Park in Scranton. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the
walk/run will start at 11 a.m. Registration is $25 and includes a long-sleeve shirt. The event
will include activities for children, a basket raffle, health information, awards, music and free
food. For more information, call 1.888.995.8787 or visit www.lupuspa.org.
Shown above, from left: Tara Grossi, Development Specialist, Lupus Foundation; Lauren
Allen, Vice President, PNC Bank and Susan Smith, Branch Director, Lupus Foundation of Penn-
sylvania.
PNC presents check
to Lupus Foundation
DAILY EVENTS
July 6: Abington Heights
Aquatics open swim/lap swim,
from1 to 4 p.m. Info:
570.687.4873.
July 7: First Inaugural Beau-
ty, Health & Wellness Fair, at
The Greater Carbondale Cham-
ber of Commerce from 3 to 7
p.m. For details on sponsoring
or becoming a vendor call
282.1690.
Herbal Walk with Richard
Mandelbaum, presented by
Holistic Moms Network of
Wyoming Valley. From 5:15 to
7:30 p.m. At Frances Slocum
State Park, Nature Center. Info:
466.1347.
Dalton Fire Co. Ladies Auxil-
iary Mtg., at 6:30 p.m. in the
Dalton Fire Hall.
Lithuanian Heritage Day, at
Anthracite Heritage Museum at
McDade Park in Scranton from
1 to 5 p.m. Reservations recom-
mended. Reservations/Info:
963.4804.
July 8: Lackawanna County
Snapshot of Picture Perfect
Noontime Concert, from noon
to 1 p.m. on the Linden Street
side of the Courthouse. Info:
963.6800 ext. 1854.
Opening of Local Painter
Koval Grippo Exhibition, runs
to Aug. 21 at the BlueStone
Gallery, 104 East Ann St., Mil-
ford. Info: 296-9999
July 9: Countryside Conser-
vancy Twelfth Annual Auction
on the lawn at Abington Exec-
utive Park, Morgan Highway, at
5:30. Info/ reservations:
570.945.6995.
University of Scranton One
Day Soccer Clinic, at Fitz-
patrick Field from10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Cost: $85. Info: 941.6191.
CLEAR 4 TEA Party, in Ho-
nesdale Central Park at noon.
Info: www.clear4teaparty.com.
7th Annual Festival of Unity,
Presented by Melanian Publish-
ing Co. at Nay Aug Park in
Scranton beginning at noon.
Info: https://festivalnet.com/
affilenter.html?fn43793.
Lava Day Spa Grand Open-
ing, at 501 Powell St. Clarks
Summit.
July 10: Sunday Night Ser-
vice with The Jacob Brothers,
at Pocono Mountain Bible Con-
ference from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Info: www.camppmbc.com.
July 11: Third Annual
Coachs C up Golf Tournament,
at Glen Oaks Country Club
from11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bene-
fits Abington Heights football
program. Cost: $170 per golfer,
$55 for just dinner and cock-
tails. Info/register: 586.4665.
Countryside Community
Church VBS The Sea, The Sand
& The Son, runs to July 15. At
14001 Church Hill Road, Clarks
Summit. Begins at 5:30 p.m.
with a light supper. Info:
587.3206.
Deanna Klingmans Girls
Basketball Offensive Skills
Clinic, runs to July 15. At John
J. Long Center from 9 a.m. to
noon. Cost: $100. Info:
941.6660.
Lackawanna County Youth
Basketball Clinic, at McDade
Park from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Ages 11 to 14. Cost: $40. Info/
register: www.lackawannacoun-
ty.org.
July 12: Toastmasters: Grea-
ter Scranton Roaring Ramblers
meeting, in the Charles Luger
Bldg.,Moffatt Dr in Scranton
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Info:
498.1110.
Abington Heights Aquatics
open swim/lap swim, from1 to
4 p.m. Info: 570.687.4873.
2011 Anthracite Heritage
Camp, Runs until July 15. At
the Pennsylvania Anthracite
Heritage Museum from 9 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. every day. Ages 7
to 12. Reservations required.
Cost: $50. Discounts available.
Reserve/Info: 963.4804.
July 13: Corn and Clam
Slam, runs until July 16. On
company grounds at 803 Penn
Avenue, Mayfield starting at 5
p.m. Free admission. Info:
www.cornnclamslam.com.
The Lackawanna County
Arts, Culture and Education
Council, and the Non-Profit
Community Assistance Centers
free grant writing workshop for
artists, at the Electric City Trol-
ley Museum located at 300
Cliff St., Scranton from 6 to 9
p.m. Registration required.
Register/Info: 963.6590
ext.106.
July 14: Abington Heights
Aquatics open swim/lap swim,
from1 to 4 p.m. Info:
570.687.4873.
July 15: St. John Vianney
Parish 2nd Annual500 Fam-
ilySummer "Rummage and
Yummy" Sale, runs until July
17. At Corpus Christi Church
lower level, elevator accessible,
704 Montdale Road, Scott Twp.
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info:
563.3111.
The Pocono Environmental
Education Center (PEEC)
Drum Making Workshop,
starts at 3 p.m., continues until
July 17. At Dingmans Ferry in
Lehman. Cost: $325 includes 2
overnight stays and 6 meals.
Info: 828.2319.
Lackawanna County Brandon
Quinn Noontime Concert, from
noon to 1 p.m. on the Linden
Street side of the Courthouse.
Info: 963.6800 ext. 1854.
Homemade Pirogie Sale, at
St. Johns Russian Orthodox
Cathedral in Mayfield from12
to 4 p.m. Cost: $6/dozen. Info:
876.0730.
"In the Mood with the Morri-
sons" Celebration Coming To
The Oldest House, runs to July
17. At the Oldest House in
Laceyville. Info: 869.1426.
July 16: South Abington Twp.
park day, volunteers bringing
animals to the event
Songs & Games for Tots, at
the Dietrich Theater in down-
town Tunkhannock 11 a.m.
Presented by: Bill Frye. Cost:
Free. Enjoy a morning of songs
and games with Bill Frye and
his supercharged guitar. Call
570-996-1500 to register.
26th Annual Audubon Arts
and Crafts Festival, at Wallen-
paupack Intermediate and Mid-
dle School Complex on Route 6
in Hawley from10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Runs to the 17th. Cost: $5,
free for 12 and under. Info:
www.audubonfestival.com
Park Day, sponsored by
8 p.m. Info: www.camppmbc-
.com.
July 18: 2011 Teen Lead-
ership Conferences at Baptist
Bible College, continues until
July 23. Young leaders will be
equipped through training and
hands-on learning as they grow
in their Christian faith and
develop leadership skills during
these special weeks. Details are
online at www.bbc.edu/ Info:
570.585.9361 or email
tlc@bbc.edu.Baptist
Griffin Pond Animal Shelter
volunteer meeting at 11 a.m. at
Lackawanna Junior College,
501 Vine Street in Scranton.
Abington Heights Aquatics
open swim/lap swim, from1 to
4 p.m. Info: 570.687.4873.
July 20: Clifford United
Methodist Church Chicken-n-
Biscuit or Ham Dinner, at the
church on Main St. in Clifford
from 4 to 6 p.m. Take out or
Dine in. Donation of $7.95
asked for. Info: 222.2807.
Abington Heights Aquatics
open swim/lap swim, from1 to
4 p.m. Info: 570.687.4873.
PA Senator John Blake hosts
Summer Picnic, at Montdale
Country Club. Cost: $35. Tick-
ets/Info: 575.4838.
July 21: Annual St. Josephs
Senior Social Club Picnic, at
Checkerboard Inn in Dallas.
Full menu. Cost: $17. Info:
Theresa 654.2967.
July 22: 53rd Annual Moun-
tainhome United Methodist
Church Antique Show, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and July 23rd from10
a.m. to 7 p.m. Donation of $4
requested. Info: 595.7390.
Lackawanna County Jerry
Hludzik and Jon Lorrance of
Dakota Noontime Concert,
from noon to 1 p.m. on the
Linden Street side of the Cour-
thouse. Info: 963.6800 ext.
1854.
South Abington Parks and
Recreational Committee, at 4
p.m. Info: 586.2111.
July 17: Tree ID and Forest
Happenings, Endless Moun-
tains Nature Center Lodge &
Trails at Camp Lackawanna
from1 to 3 p.m. Cost: $8. Re-
serve/Info: 836.3835.
All You Can Eat Breakfast, at
the Clarks Summit Fire Co.,
321 Bedford St., Clarks Summit
from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost:
Adults, $7; Children under 10,
$4. Info: 586.9656.
Sunday Night Service with
Woody Wolf, Heart To Hand
Ministries, at Pocono Mountain
Bible Conference from 6:30 to
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Jessica Engel of Home Instead Senior Care in Clarks Sum-
mit has helped coordinate a Health & Wellness Fair to be held
July 15 at United House Apartments, 501 Pine Street, Scran-
ton. The fair will be open to the public from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dozens of agencies will be offering free health screenings,
literature, door prizes and more. United House Apartments is
located at 501 Pine Street, Scranton.
Shown, seated, from left, are: Linda Health, Compassionate Home
Care and Ruth Bennie, United House Apartments. Standing: Gina Ha-
ley, Compassionate Care Hospice; Sylvia Kolosinsky, Oakwood Terrace
and Jessica Engel, Home Instead Senior Care of Clarks Summit.
Wellness Fair July 15
The St. Gabriels Retreat
Center, 631 Griffin Pond Road
in Clarks Summit will begin
its 85th Consecutive Fall
Weekend Retreat Season Sept.
9. All retreats start Friday
evenings at 7 p.m. and end
after the noon meal Sunday.
No meals are served Friday.
Retreats consist of confer-
ences on the spiritual life,
time for personal reflection,
prayer service, opportunity for
the Sacrament of Reconcil-
iation, and Liturgy.
The schedule is as follows:
Sept. 9 to 11 will be directed
by Rev. Lee Havey, C.P. of
Saint Anns Basilica in Scran-
ton; Sept. 16 to 18 will be
directed by the Very Rev. Jim
Price, C.P., Rector of Saint
Anns Basilica in Scranton
and Oct. 21 to 23 will be a
Retreat on the Passion of Je-
sus Christ directed by the
Very Rev. Jim Price, C.P.
A deposit is required for all
fall weekends group retreats.
For information, call the Re-
treat Center Office at
570.586.4957 or email kpor-
ter@epix.net.
Retreats begin
Sept. 9
The Steamtown National
Historic Site has announced
its 2011 Excursion Season
beginning July 9. The ex-
cursion schedule will see
steam-powered passenger
trains help visitors remember
the sights, sounds and smell
of train travel circa 1920.
For people too young to
have had the experience first-
hand, these excursions offer
the opportunity to learn how
most people traveled for work,
business and pleasure in a
time when minivans and
SUVs had not been invented
yet. To see the 2011 Excursion
schedule visit www.nps.gov/
stea. For tickets call
570.340.5204.
Excursions
begin July 9
Buy Fresh Buy Local is
having its third annual Local
Harvest Dinner. It will be held
at Millers Orchards and Farm
Market in Clarks Summit July
23. The event will include a
farm tour, entertainment, din-
ner and local vendors.
It will start at 5 p.m. with
the Farm Tour, and then din-
ner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
The cost for the event is $20
for adults and $10 for chil-
dren. Reservations are re-
quired by July 15. To register,
call 570.941.7588.
Local Harvest
dinner July 23
Marleys Mission has a
$25,000 application pending in
the current Pepsi Refresh Grant.
Voting ends July 31. The non-
profit group that assists victims
of abuse through equine therapy
requests help on several fronts.
Those interested can vote one
time each fromthe following
places: By creating and logging
in to http://www.refresheveryth-
ing.com/marleys-mission with a
Pepsi account, via Facebook, and
via text message (text 107370 to
Pepsi (73774) to vote). Part of
this contest is the concept of
Power Votes. They are Yellow
Bottle Caps on Pepsi products.
Each Power Vote is worth any-
where fromfive to100 votes.
They can be mailed to Marleys
Mission. For details, email help-
now@marleysmission.com.
Marleys Mission
seeks votes
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Rotary Club of the
Abingtons hosted its an-
nual fireworks event for
the community at the
Abington Heights Middle
School on Newton-Ran-
som Blvd. in Clarks Sum-
mit.
Serene lake scene during the days activity.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/ALEX SEELEY
Farewell to the fireworks.
Holiday from
start to finish
At left, Art Fox prepares pota-
to pancakes.
Emily Taylor and Dan Lippirini
take in the sights.
Zachary and Al Zelna sample slices of pizza.
At right, Taylor Osterhout, 9
and Kyle Osterhout, 12, of
Clarks Summit, climb the rock
wall.
SCRANTON- Former Lake-
land Jr./Sr. High School girls
soccer coach Joseph Kova-
leski, 61, of Scott Twp. waived
his right to a preliminary hear-
ing June 29. Kovaleski was
charged June 1 with two counts
of indecent exposure, three
counts of disorderly conduct
and one count of open lewd-
ness by Dickson City Borough
Police Officer Scott Benze-
leski.
According to Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney Jennifer
McCambridge, his charges
will now be sent to the Court
of County Pleas. Kovaleskis
next court date will be a pre-
trial conference August 12.
Both Attorney John Petorak
and Kovaleski declined to
comment when leaving the
courtroom.
Lakeland school board
members unanimously accept-
ed Kovaleskis resignation as
girls soccer coach, in a 7-0
vote, at the latest meeting held
June 22. He had also previous-
ly served as a substitute main-
tenance worker at the school.
Former
coach
waives
hearing
BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE
rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
SCRANTON- Dr. Lois Mar-
garet Nora may have walked
into situation that sounds dire
interimhead of a fledgling
college with an acute cash
crunch that was put on proba-
tion by a national accrediting
group but you couldnt tell
fromher demeanor or tone.
The neurologist picked as
interimpresident of The Com-
monwealth Medical College is
more than upbeat; shes pas-
sionate about the schools fu-
ture.
This medical school is not
going anywhere, Nora said
during a visit with The Times
Leader. This medical school is
tremendously successful.
Dr. Richard English, associ-
ate dean for Regional Campus
Development, echoed Noras
zeal. Noting that the school has
no trouble getting doctors to
accept college students for
training, English said the med-
ical community has eagerly
embraced TCMCsince it
opened in 2009.
There is a sense of own-
ership, a sense that this is our
medical school.
Nora took over the school
barely six weeks ago after the
abrupt departure of its first
president, Dr. Robert DAles-
sandri. One of her first tasks
was to publicize unexpected
woes. The rough economy
coupled with Gov. TomCor-
betts proposal to stop an ex-
pected $5 million in state sup-
port sank school finances.
Twelve staff and eight faculty
members were laid off, and
TCMChas started looking for
other support and donations.
Nora said the picture is still a
little fuzzy but estimates that to
get on firmfooting, the school
would like to find a 50 to 60
million dollar infusion in the
next five years.
The lack of secure future
funding was the primary reason
the school was put on proba-
tion by the Liaison Committee
on Medical Education, the
agency that accredits medical
degree granting schools, Nora
said. The move does not
change the preliminary ac-
creditation the school earned,
but does delay the steps to full
accreditation.
We will get through this,
Nora said.
And part of getting through it
is making sure the college
image doesnt take a hit.
Thats why were making
the rounds.
Nora and English touted the
young schools record: 40 grad-
uates fromthe masters in bio-
medicine program, a full in-
coming class of first-year stu-
dents (and a long waiting list of
candidates who couldnt be
admitted because of space),
and 20 third-year students who
are nowout in the field work-
ing with doctors in clinics
throughout Northeastern Penn-
sylvania.
For all the good work weve
been doing, this is an exciting
time, Nora said.
And while the faculty cuts
hurt the colleges research pro-
grams, theres still plenty going
on. English noted the school
was recently awarded a Nation-
al Institutes of Health research
grant worth $300,000. TCMC
has approached Blue Cross of
Northeastern Pennsylvania for
more assistance the insurance
giant provided $25 million for
startup costs in 2006 but has
not received a reply.
The college is also looking
into affiliations with colleges
or other local agencies that
might save money and avoid
duplicated services.
Nora and English become
particularly enthusiastic when
they discuss the colleges
community-based approach
to education. The school strives
to lure students fromthe area in
hopes of keeping themhere.
Giving themextensive experi-
ence in local clinics is part of
that effort. Aprogramthat
exposes economically disad-
vantaged high school and col-
lege students to the college is
another.
Data shows community-
based medical training pro-
duces better doctors and in-
creases the odds they will work
where they learned, English
said, making it an effective way
to ease a chronic problemwith
recruiting doctors to the region.
Interim president
remains upbeat
TCMC put on probation by
accrediting group.
BY MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
Education Reporter
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Dr. Lois Margaret Nora, M.D.,
Interim President and Dean of The
Commonwealth Medical College in
Scranton.
DALTON- For those looking
for ways to get their children
exercising and chase away their
summer boredom, you may find
it at the Dalton Park July13 and
20. Afitness camp for children
ages 4-12 is scheduled for both
days from10 to11a.m. to raise
money for the Griffin Pond
Animal Shelter. The cost is a
$10- per -child donation to the
animal shelter. Families with
multiple children are asked to
give whatever they are able. The
camp will be instructed by chi-
ropractor and certified fitness
trainer Dawn Strickland, who
also runs a fitness boot camp
for adults two times per week at
the park.
Strickland said the children
will start off in a big circle for
some fun exercises and stretch-
es to teach themhowto get
their body moving, then transi-
tion to various stations, such as
relay races and obstacle cour-
ses.Participants may register
when they arrive, or call
570.563.2064 to pre-register.
Fitness in
Dalton
BY LIZ BAUMEISTER
Abington Journal Correspondent
Children were able to sample the city cul-
ture at Summit Baptist Bible Church Vacation
Bible School: Big Apple Adventure, which
was held June 20 to 24 from 6:3 to 8:30 p.m.
Children played baseball at a version of Citi
Field, made Statue of Liberty crowns and
learned about missionaries in NewYork City.
At right: Children playing
with a parachute in the
church auditorium.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/BEN FREDA
Above: Billy Mulligan bats.
Above right: Children pass a
hula hoop while joining
hands.
Big city
summer
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP.
On July 16 South Abington
Park will host its annual Park
Day, beginning at 2 p.m. The
South Abington Township
Fire Company is hosting a
chicken barbecue, featuring
eat-in or take-out, at 2 p.m.
which ends when food is sold
out.
This year, the focus of
Park Day is South Abington
Township. We are recog-
nizing the residents, busi-
nesses and organizations in
the community as well as our
wonderful, award-winning
South Abington Park & Rec-
reation Complex, said Anita
Lohin, South Abington Parks
and Recreation Committee
member.
There will be plenty of
food, music, and activities for
children and adults, from 4 to
8 p.m. or later on Saturday,
July 16, with a fantastic fire-
works display at dusk. Bring
your lawn chair and enjoy the
evening. Entrance to the
event is free of charge.
As Lohin noted, activities
begin at 4 p.m., with the ex-
ception of pony rides that
start at 5 p.m. and run until 8
p.m. Fireworks begin at dusk.
There will be giveaways
such as T-shirts.
Wellness screenings will be
conducted by ProActive Fam-
ily Chiropractic, childrens
games and exercises will be
hosted by Sylvan Learning
Center, and childrens activ-
ities by South Abington
Township Park interns and
Ghostlike Productions. South
Abington Police will be in
attendance with K-9 units,
distributing fingerprinting
kits.
The Chinchilla Hose Com-
pany and Department of Pub-
lic Works will have three fire
trucks on display.
An activity will be spon-
sored by Penn Security Bank.
Telescope demonstrations
will be hosted by the Lacka-
wanna Astronomy Club.
A band stage will be set up
for a Battle of the Bands.
The event will be held in rain
or shine.
Annual Park Day July 16
BY REBECCA L. PATE
Abington Journal Correspondent
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Before the Dalton remens parade
Friday, July 15, 5-7pm
201 West Main Street Dalton 570-563-2700
(next to the Route 6 overpass)
Members of William
Walker Hose Company, J.D.
Warner, John Bein, Erin
Young, Brian Ogozaly and
Jim Kuzmak are discussing
final preparations for the
annual Corn and Clam
Slam to be held on the
company grounds in May-
field, July 13, 14, 15 and
16. For more information,
including entertainment
schedule and directions,
visit www.cornnclamslam-
.com.
Clam Slam
begins July 13
SOUTH ABINGTON
TWP. - The South Abing-
ton Police and Mainte-
nance Departments will
host the 16th annual chil-
drens fishing derby July
23 at Lackawanna State
Park. For the past five
years, event T-shirts have
been sold to benefit a dif-
ferent community member.
This years shirts will be
sold to benefit retired
township Police Sergeant
Varley Birtch.
According to South
Abington police officer
and derby organizer Thom
Kreidler, Birtch served the
community for approxi-
mately 35 years before
retiring in 1999. Birtch has
also been the chief cook
for the derby since it be-
gan in 1996. Kreidler said
that Birtch became ill this
past year, and the proceeds
from the shirts will go
toward his medical expens-
es.
Kreidler described Birtch
as an integral member of
the department and said he
thought it important to sell
the shirts this year to ben-
efit him. The shirts, which
are donated every year,
will be sold for $4.
For more information on
the derby and to pre-regis-
ter, call 586.2111.
Derby shirts
benefit Birtch
BY JOSEPH CROFT
Abington Journal Correspondent
ABINGTON JOURNAL FILE PHOTO
Hannah Vigil, 10, of Mayfield next to the mountain bike she won at
the 2010 fishing derby.
Department of Conservation
andNatural Resources and
SouthBranchTunkhannock
CreekWatershedCoalition
hostedanprogramonraingar-
dens onJune13. The secondpart
of the programwas offeredJune
25. Araingardenis a functional
gardenthat helps address a local
problem: water runoff. Paul
Bechtal presentedat the pro-
gram. . DCNRandTunkhan-
nockCreekWatershedCoalition
are workingtohelpstopthe
threats bymonitoringsites and
hostingfree educational events.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/ ALEX SEELEY
South Branch Tunkhannock Creek Watershed Coalition builds a rain garden June 25.
Janet Sweeny, Justina Wadge, Cheryl Nolan, Dustin Drew, Angela Lambert, Martin Lambert,
Gretchen Ludders, Bob Lawless, Ellie Hyde and Paul Bechtel at the June 25 event.
Ellie Hyde,
chair-
person of
the creek
associ-
ation.
Coalition in action
Laflin-based construction
company Popple Construction,
Inc. will be in charge of resur-
facing three roads in South
Abington Twp. Township su-
pervisor David ONeill an-
nounced at the June 27 board
of supervisors meeting that
Popple was the lowest of seven
bidders, with a price of
$218,115. Popple will be doing
paving work on Barry Drive,
Fern Way, and portions of Grif-
fin Pond Road. ONeill hopes
for work to begin within six
weeks.
Owners of South Abington
restaurant Bambu were present
at the meeting to discuss the
possibility of a lower sewer bill.
According to owner Vinny
Lam, the current bill is $800
per quarter. Lam said that busi-
ness at the restaurant has been
very slow due to the economy .
According to Dougherty, the
price is determined by the
number of seats in the facility,
and he suggested that Lam
remove seats to reduce the bill.
Lam said that he can remove
approximately fifteen seats.
After the removal of seats,
ONeill said he will inspect the
count in order to reconfigure
the bill.
Resurfacing set
in township
BY JOSEPH CROFT
Abington Journal Correspondent
WAVERLYTWP. - There
were guests in attendance at
the June 27 Waverly township
meeting. Linda Young,
Abington Area Joint Recre-
ation Board member, asked
supervisors if they could
apply for the $500 art grant,
along with the other five mu-
nicipalities included on the
board. With this grant money,
the recreation board would
like to cut the branches of a
dying hemlock tree near the
pavilion in the Abington Area
Community Park. On the
remaining15- foot stump, a
local artist would create a
carving of an eagle and a bear.
The total cost will be $15,000.
The suggestion that each
municipality apply for the art
grant will mean that when the
grant is received it can be
turned over to the recreation
board. In turn the board aims
to save the pavilion fromthe
possibility of the tree falling
onto it. The motion was
passed for Young to submit
the grant form.
Mark Garlicki, senior pro-
ject manager of Gannett
Fleming, gave a presentation
on the ongoing ammonia
problemin the lagoon. Gar-
licki explained that the lagoon
includes a wide range of envi-
ronmental conditions which
allowa more diverse microbi-
ological life. However, this
makes the treatment for the
lagoon more complex. The
Department of Environmental
Protection requests the lagoon
be fixed quickly since the
ammonia nitrogen currently
present is toxic to fish. There
was discussion among super-
visors regarding the next step.
Supervisor Thomas Durbin
believes an update is needed,
but said that perhaps the la-
goon is coming to the end of
its life and a whole newsys-
temshould be approached.
Durbin also mentioned that
long-termresults need to be
weighed so that money spent
delivers a remedy.
Waverly
passes
grant
motion
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SCRANTON- Alex Rick-
wood of Clarks Summit had
a vision: to transforma va-
cant roomat the Womens
Resource Center in Scranton
into a cozy refuge where
children who have endured
emotional upheaval and been
uprooted fromtheir homes
as a result of domestic vio-
lence can read a book and
relax in a safe environment.
While the children read
books, their mothers are able
to work at the computers in
adjoining rooms.
As her senior project at
Abington Heights High
School, Rickwood chose the
Womens Resource Center
because as she noted in her
proposal, I was interested in
creating a quiet reading
corner for the children who
are housed in the Womens
Resource Center.
The 17-year-old began her
senior project late last year
by collecting books at the
Abington Heights Middle
School, as well as the dis-
tricts four elementary
schools, Clarks Summit,
Waverly, Newton-Ransom
and South Abington.
Rickwood was able to pay
for everything through dona-
tions she received through
fundraising amounting to
approximately $600 and
with the help of volunteers
including her mother and
father Claire and Martin.
Alexs Reading Room,
with its custom-made book-
shelves, brightly colored
accessories, comfortable
seating and a varied selec-
tion books for children of all
ages was born.
She received additional
help along the way from
Kerrie Gilbert, a local graph-
ic artist, who helped create
the sign; Kidoodles store
which donated a table and
chairs; Bill Bochak, who
painted and built the book-
case; students who donated
books; Kathy Barrett who
painted the table and chairs;
John Mackey, who offered
design advice; Michelene
Kennedy, who donated the
bookcase; and donations of
money fromRickwoods
family and friends.
Carol Shoener, Economic
Justice Project Director at
the Womens Resource Cen-
ter said, She (Alex) created
such a wonderfully safe
space for the kids who were
exposed to violence. It adds
to the space that is being
created for women to come
to use computers, work on
budgets, look at credit and
debt reports, figure out their
finances, apply for jobs, do
career work. So Alexs Read-
ing Roomis a fun comple-
ment, because not only is in
the same safe space, moms
can work and their children
can also do things.
While Rickwood can view
her mission accomplished as
the project is completed,
continued donations will
help maintain the roomAlex
Rickwood created. The
Womens Resource Center is
looking for donations to
keep books on the shelves
for the 2,000 women and
children who come through
the doors of the center each
year.
Donations may be sent to
Womens Resource Center,
POBox 975, Scranton, Pa.
18501in care of Alexs
Reading Room, or through
the organizations web site,
www.wrcnepa.org.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/JOAN MEAD-MATSUI
Custom -made bookshelves,
brightly -colored accessories,
comfortable seating and a
varied selection books for
children of all ages are fea-
tured in the reading room.
Alex Rickwood of Clarks Summit had a vision: to transform a vacant room at the Womens Re-
source Center in Scranton into a cozy refuge where children who have endured emotional upheaval
and been uprooted from their homes as a result of domestic violence can read a book.
Refuge for children
Clarks Summit student
completes mission
BY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI
Abington Journal Correspondent
unanimouslypassedthe Get-
tingResults Continuous Im-
provement Plan2011-2012 for
the elementarycenter. This was
inresponse tothe PSSAtesting
results fromthe 2009-2010
school year. Certainsubgroups
withinvarious grades at the
elementarycenter didnot meet
minimumstate requirements,
placingthe school inWarning.
AccordingtoJanice Joyce,
There are readingproblems in
the elementarycenter that need
tobe addressed. This planwill
helptoincrease readingabilities,
as well as helpthe teachers im-
prove the implementationof the
ReadingandMathcurriculums.
Eventhose groups that met the
state requirements will undergo
improvement as a preemptive
effort for the future.
Michael Mouldwas elected
Treasurer of the Lackawanna
Trail School District for the
2011-2012school year, witha
unanimous vote fromthe board.
The boardapprovedlunch
prices for the comingschool
year, witha cost of $1.85for the
highschool breakfast, $2.75for
the highschool lunch. The ele-
mentarybreakfast will remain
free andthe elementarylunch
will be $2.35and$0.60for milk.
Matt Zumbachwill be ap-
pointedtoa full -time Special
Needs Level III teacher assistant
positionat the probationrate of
$12.73per hour after a unani-
mous vote bythe board. Follow-
ingthat vote, the boardcontin-
uedtoappoint Denise Collins to
the positionof Secondary
Frenchteacher at Step1Bache-
lor Column. Superintendent
MatthewRakauskas closedthe
meetingbycongratulatingthe
Lackawanna Trail Class of 2011
andthankingeveryone for their
support throughout the prep-
arationfor the ceremony.
BUDGET
Continued from Page 1
David Turock, a gradu-
ate of Keystone College,
La Plume, gave an in-
structional speech to
teachers about electric
cars and the benefits the
cars have on the envi-
ronment. While Turock
was in attendance, teach-
ers were able to test-drive
the Chevy Volt he
brought. The event, held
at the College, is part of
Climate Change and En-
ergy Challenge weeklong
course offered to teachers
in the area.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/ PETER SALVA
David Turock, Keystone President Edward G. Bohem Jr. and Howard
Jenings.
Electric cars in gear
BY SAMANTHA RANEILLI
Abington JOurnal Correspondent
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Rotary Club of the Abingtons hosted its
annual Installation Dinner to announce the
2011-2012 Board of Directors. The event was
hosted June 30 at the Nichols Village Hotel and
Spa. Entertainment for the evening was provid-
ed by the Abington Heights Jazz Quartet.
New officers and directors for the 2011-2012
year are as follows: Roger Mattes, President;
John Hambrose, President-Elect; Bob Vielee,
Vice-President; Mary Tuthill, Secretary; Ste-
phanie Westington, Treasurer; Mike Barrows,
Sergeant-at-Arms; Frank Serafini, Corporal-
at-Arms; and Ian Anderson, Theresa Collins,
Ed Nuzzaci and TShaiya Stephenson as Di-
rectors. Immediate Past Presidents also serv-
ing are Trip Crowley and Jamie Kresge.
ABINGTON JOURNAL/EMILY TAYLOR
Shown, from left, are: Stephanie Westington, treasurer Bob Vielee, Vice President Jamie Kresge,
past president Trip Crowley, Immediate Past president Ian Anderson, Director TShaiya Stephen-
son, Director Mary Tuthill, Secretary John Hambrose, President elect Roger Mattes, President Ed
Nuzzaci, director Mike Barrows Sergeant at Arms Frank Serafini Sergeant at Arms. Absent from
photo Theresa Collins, director.
From left, are: John Hambrose, Meg Hambrose, Louise Vielee, Bob Vielee and Guy Cali.
Rotary inducts officers
Lava Day Spa announces its grand re-
opening July 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
community is invited to join the festivities
at Lavas new location, 501 Powell Ave.
Clarks Summit. Mayor Harold P. Kelly,
Clarks Summit, will be on hand for the 11
a.m. ribbon cutting ceremonies. Light re-
freshments will follow, along with spa tours
and spa certificate drawings.
Lisa Vaughn is the owner and proprietor
of Lava Day Spa. After eight years, Vaughn
said she has outgrown her former location
in downtown Clarks Summit, at 320 South
State Street. Weve been so fortunate, our
clients continue to generously support us.
And so every day we make sure they know
how much we appreciate them, said Vaughn.
Lava Day Spa and its staff have experience
meeting the beauty requests of their client
base. The spa offers traditional day spa ser-
vices including manicures, pedicures, facials
as well as body treatments and waxing. Once
you pass through our door, its all bout you,
no matter how your stay. Its your time, a wel-
come relief from your hectic daily routine,
said Vaughn.
Shown, from left, are Sue Hetzel,
Cheryl Kearney, Lisa Vaughn, Da-
nielle Varzaly, Lisa Jones of Lava
Day Spa.
Lava Day Spa grand re-opening
GLENBURNTWP. - Glen-
burn Township Supervisors
announced at a meeting June
27 that they would meet with
representatives of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency
June 28 at the Township Build-
ing. According to Township
Solicitor MalcolmMacGregor,
the purpose of the meeting was
to satisfy the Supervisors re-
quest for an update regarding
progress since the last public
meeting as well as to gain a
clear understanding of recent
data. The meeting was closed to
the public at the EPArequest;
however, supervisors hope to
have more information to share
at the township meeting in July.
Also, Supervisor Bill Wicks
said the township will request
bids to restore the caboose in
front of the township building.
He said the township would
like estimates regarding restora-
tion, as opposed to painting,
because the caboose was re-
painted six years ago. It has
since faded.
Finally, Glenburn Township
received a $500 grant to pro-
ceed with the annual Art Show
in October.
Glenburn
requests
EPA meeting
BY TARA MASON
Abington Journal Correspondent
BEAUTIES AT THE BEACH
POSTCARDS COURTESY JACK HIDDLESTONE
Two vintage postcards featuring Bar
Harbor, Maine, below, and Newport, R.I.
are shared this week with Abington Jour-
nal readers by Clarks Summit author and
collector Jack Hiddlestone. Artist Hamil-
ton King (1871-1952) created the Hamil-
ton King Girls. His portraits of women at
the beach graced magazines covers,
advertisements, sheet music, calendars,
post cards and cigarette cards.
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CROSSWORDS
ANSWERS ON PAGE C3
The Griffin Pond
Animal Shelter, 967
Griffin Pond Rd.,
Clarks Summit, is
open for the adoption
of pets from noon to
4:30 p.m., daily.
Wish list items are
always appreciated,
including kitty litter
and cat food, Tim-
othy hay, Carefresh
or Aspen bedding for
small animals and
any type of donation.
Adopt a cage at the
Griffin Pond Animal Shelter
for one month and your
$20 donation will go toward
care and feeding of the
animal in that cage for the
month you choose. A card
will be placed on the cage
identifying the sponsor for
that month. Send the
following Adopt-a-Cage
information, including
name, address, city, state
and zip, phone number,
sponsor month, choice of
dog, cat or small animal
cage and how you would
like your sponsor card to
appear, along with $20
for each cage to The
Griffin Pond Animal Shelter,
967 Griffin Pond Rd., Clarks
Summit, PA 1841 1.
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Sex: Spayed Female
Breed: Dachshund, Short-Haired
About Me: I like cats and dogs. I play well
with children. Im housebroken, energetic and
friendly.
Price: $50
Please remember to contact the Griffin Pond
Animal Shelter at 586.3700 if your pet is lost or
goes astray.
The Lackawanna Branch,
Pennsylvania Association for
the Blind recently held its
annual board meeting and
installation of officers and
newboard members at Coop-
ers Seafood House June 24.
Seated, fromleft: Janice
Hargick, newboard member,
Mary Lou Wascavich, Exec-
utive Director, Bridget Orue,
newboard member, Bob
Gebert, past board chair.
Standing: Judy Pronko, 2nd
Vice Chair, Paula DePeters,
Treasurer, Ron Leas, nomi-
nating chair, Atty. Jerry
Musheno, Secretary and Jeff
McLaughlin, Chair.
Branch
installs
members
hour shift in a department from,
August 22 to 27. Volunteers will
receive a complementary one- day
pass to enter the fair the day they
volunteer.
For those 18 or older who
would like to volunteer, call the
fair office at 570.434.4300. Be
prepared to give your name,
phone number and department of
interest.
The residents of Harford enjoy
a simple existence for 51 weeks
each year. However, everything
changes during the third full week
of August when approximately
65,000 visitors come to celebrate
the Harford Fair. This year will
mark the 154th anniversary of one
of the only agricultural fairs that
still exists.
The event takes yearround plan-
ning, work and preparation by
countless individuals. Over the
past two years the fair has seen a
substantial decrease in state fund-
ing. Organizers are looking for
individuals to volunteer. Depart-
ments seeking volunteers include
Fine Arts, Floral Hall, the Little
Red School House and Vegetable
Hall. A variety of jobs are avail-
able, especially sitting for a three-
Harford Fair seeking volunteers
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The financial headline the last
fewweeks have talked about a
double dip recession. Its been a
lot of gloomand doom. When
was the last time the Dowtook a
six-week tumble? On June10,
the Dowdipped below12,000
and posted its sixth straight
weekly decline. You have to go
back to October 2002 to find a
Dowlosing streak that long.
June certainly has been tough
on Wall Street, with the bulk of
economic indicators flashing a
slowdown. However, there is
reason to think the third and
fourth quarters of 2011may be
better for stocks in fact, thats
what many analysts believe.
Q2 earnings projections are
quite good. There are some
forecasts projecting a14.6 per-
cent growth in earnings for the
quarter and a10.4 percent jump
in revenues. (That double-digit
revenue growth would be the
best since Q12010.) As earn-
ings are truly the mothers milk
of stocks, the market could heat
up this summer if these pre-
dictions come true.
There are many bargains on
some great stocks right now.
Most stocks look like a fair
value.
The economy is still growing.
The Federal Reserve and two
indices fromthe Institute for
Supply Management both sig-
nal this. In fact, the ISMservice
sector index showed the growth
of that sector accelerating in
May.
Homebuying could be poised
to pick up. Sustained high un-
employment isnt going away
this year, but some silver linings
are emerging that bode well for
the housing market. Mortgage
interest rates are at levels unseen
since the early1960s. There are
also indications that prices may
be approaching a bottomin
areas not rampant with short
sales and foreclosures. Real
estate analytics company Core-
Logic found that home prices
were down 7.5 percent year-
over-year in April, but only
down 0.5 percent when dis-
tressed sales were factored out.
Hang in there. We havent yet
seen a correction, just a pull-
back. Mays and Junes have
brought more than a fewof
those. Lets hope the dog days of
summer not only keep our days
warm, but turn up the heat on
the market too.
Sound Finance
With
Eric Weinberg
Reasons for Optimism
Eric M Weinberg, CEP, LUTCF, RFC is
a Representative with Securities
Service Network and may be reached
at www.householdergroup.com,
570.587.8792 or eweinberg@house-
holdergroup.com. He is a financial
advisor of Householder Group and
has more than eight years experi-
ence in the financial services indus-
try.
I was editor before presi-
dent, said Mackarey. She
ran the magazine as editor
for a few months and ap-
proached two people, Chris
Fanning and then, a few
months later, Barb Toolan,
for help.
I said, Just come to work
and help me with some free-
lance work and there
might be a little bit of Hap-
penings on the sideits a
small magazine. She (Barb
Toolan) is wondering many
years later what I meant by
a little freelance. Barb and
I have been working together
since 1995.
Toolan has been the ma-
naging editor since 1995.
Im thankful to the for-
mer owners for their consis-
tent and conservative early
years of producing Happen-
ings. It gave us a great foun-
dation upon which to build-
,said Mackarey.
Mackarey worked out of
Reddingtons basement on
Summit Avenue in Clarks
Summit from 1994 through
1998, then moved to 115 N.
State St. in Clarks Summit in
the Victorian Place Building,
the current home of Happen-
ings Magazine.
Regarding her decision to
take over the operation of
the business, she said, Im
going to do it. I believe in it
and Im not going to let it
die.
Mackarey has made some
changes to the magazine
over the years, including a
new cover and logo, an in-
crease in monthly articles
and photographs, and the
addition of color pages in
1995. The circulation has
also grown from 10,000 to
30,000 copies, she said.
The selling point with
Happenings is its a well-
loved publication and it takes
a lot of effort to have all
local material and present it
in full -color glossy format
with great photography every
month. Its difficult to do
that locally. Happenings is
kind of a gift to the commu-
nity, because it is free to the
readers and supported by the
advertisers. People like to
pick it up and dont have to
pay for it, she said.
You always have a goal of
what you want it to be, but
you also have to compro-
mise. It has to meet the
needs of the advertisers and
the readers, so theres a del-
icate balance all the time.
The adage, Paddle your
own canoe, has kept Mack-
arey on course with her
magazine.
You cant look to the left
and you cant look to the
right. You have to look
straight ahead and paddle
your own canoe and being
in the canoe, Ive learned
that.
Paula Rochon Mackarey is Presi-
dent of Happenings Magazine, a
journey that began for her in the
1990s.
HAPPENINGS
Continued from Page 1
and discusses referrals they
have received frommembers or
have given to a member. We
discuss our fundraisers and new
things happening in our compa-
nies. Each month we also have
a speaker fromthe group or
someone who would like to join
the group. The key is to refer to
each other, not to an outsider.
Future goals of SWORN
include continuing to support
each and every member of the
group to become successful
and to continue to support
women, children and non -prof-
it organizations.
Bertocki also stressed the
importance of her full-time
career as director of sales and
marketing and admissions for
Genesis HealthCares The Wil-
lowbrook and RiverviewRidge
Senior Living Communities
located in South Abington
Township. She specified exact-
ly howshe works to tie in her
career with her work for
SWORN. We try to do our
fundraisers for womens orga-
nizations. The next thing were
thinking about SWORNdoing
is partnering with Willowbrook
for the (American) Cancer
Society. Its our goal to send
children with cancer to summer
camp at ACS Camp Can Do. It
costs $650 to send one child to
camp, Bertocki said.
Every year, a Mommy and
Me Princess Tea Party is held
for the American Cancer Socie-
tys Daffodil Days. This year,
Willowbrook will host the event
with all proceeds going to the
children with cancer.
Those interested in joining
SWORNcan contact Bertocki
at 570.586.6028. Cost is $125
per year, which covers the cost
of a full breakfast at every
meeting at Nichols Village
Hotel and Spa.
Bertocki attended West Ches-
ter University School of Art;
Career Technology Center for
Graphic Design and Leadership
Lackawanna. Her previous
experience includes having
served as director of communi-
ty relations for NewSeasons
Assisted Living Communities
in Clarks Summit and King-
ston. She is married 40 years to
Robert Bertocki who is retired.
She has a son, Jason and
daughter-in-law, Jessica Ber-
tocki, and two grandchildren,
Abigail, 3 and newborn Adam.
Meet the President
Interests and Hobbies: Golf,
boating, travel
Inspired by: Residents at The
Willowbrook. They have so much
knowledge to share. Most were
very successful business people.
Favorite place in the world: Home
sweet home. I do not spend
enough time enjoying my home.
Favorite book: Gone with the
Wind
Greatest achievement: Going
back to school at age 40 for
graphic design and
communications. It has opened
many doors.
Idea of a perfect Saturday:
Playing golf with my husband,
Robert.
Item I cant leave home without:
My cell phone. I need it to stay in
the loop.
LEADING
Continued from Page 1
saidPaula RochonMackarey,
President of Happenings
Magazine.
Alongwith
the late Tom
Reddington
andMurray
Dolitsky,
Eagen
brought Hap-
penings Mag-
azine tolife in
the late1960s.
According
tohis daughter, Gretchen
Eagen, Because of his back-
groundinthe music business,
he dealt withsomanyrestau-
rants, hotels andorganizations
andhe thought if he hada
magazine, he couldlink
Clarks Summit toall of
Northeast Pennsylva-
nia.Thats howhe got the idea
for Happenings.
Eagenwas alsoco-publish-
er of The AbingtonJournal
from1959to1960.
Inthe music andsound
communications arena, he
was co-founder of Digital
SoundServices Inc., and
servedas president of North-
easternSoundSystems, Inc., a
Muzakaffiliate that merged
withComcast Corporationin
1982. Eagenheldthe position
of vice president andgeneral
manager of the Scranton
operation, andalsoservedas
vice president andgeneral
manager of AudioCommuni-
cationNetwork, Baltimore,
andgeneral manager of Mu-
zak, Wilmington, N.C.
His wife is the former Shir-
leyWagner andhe has two
children, JayandGretchen.
ENTREPRENEUR
Continued from Page 1
James M.
Eagen Jr.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011 THE ABINGTON JOURNALCLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE 9A
ArtsEtc...
What a day for live theatre.
The Dietrich started out
Founders Day with two free
performances of childrens
theatre. It was so much fun to
see Coyote: A Native Amer-
ican Trickster Tale come to
life on the Dietrich stage.
Director Jennifer Jenkins and
her actors did an amazing
job. I especially enjoyed
when the audience sang
along with the cast at the end
of the play. Stay tuned for
more performances in the fall
by the Dietrich Childrens
Theatre.
We also finished out the
day with Shakespeare in the
Park. More than 150 children
and adults came out to expe-
rience Hamlet in Tunkhan-
nocks Riverside Park. Ill tell
you there is no better setting
for Shakespeare than in the
great outdoors. As always,
Bill Chapla did a wonderful
job of preparing us for the
production with some in-
sights about the Great Bard
and Hamlets character. His
excitement about Shakes-
peare is contagious.
And for the fourth year in a
row, Gamut Theatre Group of
Harrisburg gave us a wonder-
ful performance. In just 90
minutes, they were able to
capture the essence of Ham-
let. They are a truly energetic
group of actors. Their sword-
fighting scene was fantastic.
The kids in the crowd just
loved it.
After the play, Gamut The-
atre Group took some time to
answer audiences questions.
We learned about stage com-
bat, the actors favorite roles,
and so much more. Next
summer we hope to bring
Gamut Theatre back for more
Shakespeare and possibly
even Poe.
Then on Sunday, we were
just delighted with Bridal
Bliss. There were so many
gorgeous gowns and so many
heart-warming stories about
local wedding through the
decades. We would like to
thank Annette Sheldon and
the many helping hands that
helped make the event pos-
sible. All of the shows pro-
ceeds will be used to help
support classes and events at
the Dietrich.
One of the events that I am
looking forward to this
month is our annual Everhart
Museum Bus Trip.
This Saturday, July 9, we
will take a private activities
tour of the Everhart Museum,
enjoy box lunches in Nay
Aug Park and visit the parks
gorge and tree house.
I go at least once a year to
the Everhart and always learn
something new on each trip.
MORE THAN
MOVIES
Dietrich Theater
Erica Rogler
See Movies, Page 10
Visual Arts
Leaving My Found
Eden : APoetography Ex-
hibit, through Aug. 2,
Camerawork at the Laun-
dry Building, 515 Center
Street, Scranton. Hours:
Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Info: www.came-
raworkgallery.org and
www.poetography.org or
570.344.3313
Rust and Patina, met-
al assemblage sculpture by
Eli Marsh on view July 1
through 29 at New Visions
Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine
St. Scranton, opening re-
ception July 1, 6 to 10 p.m.
Info: http://newvisionsstu-
dio.com, 610.636.6684.
Performing
Arts
Disneys Alice in Won-
derland Jr. at the Shaw-
nee Playhouse July 7 to Au-
gust 27, 10 a.m. Cost: $10.
Info: 570.421.5093 or visit
www.TheShawneePlay-
house.com.
Downtown Summer
Concert Series, July 9, fea-
turing The Poets, 5:30 to 7
p.m. and Shawn Klush (El-
vis tribute, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at
Courthouse Square and
The Mark Montella Band at
St. Lukes, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Masterworks Chorale,
Chamber Orchestra, In-
stitute Chorus and Sym-
phony Orchestra, pre-
sented by The Wyoming
Seminary Performing Arts
Institute at the Great Hall of
Wyoming Seminary, 228
Wyoming Ave., 8 p.m. July
9, 22 and 30. Info:
570.270.2186.
Gohar Vardanyan: a
performance of Arme-
nian classical guitarist, at
the Wyoming Seminary
Performing Arts Institute
onMonday, July11at 8p.m.
in the Great Hall of Wyom-
ing Seminary, 228 Wyom-
ing Ave. Cost: Free. Info:
570.270.2186.
Cabaret Recital present-
ed by the Wyoming Semi-
nary Performing Arts Insti-
tute inthe BuckinghamPer-
forming Arts Center, on the
campus of Wyoming Semi-
nary, North Sprague Ave.,
Kingston, July 14, 8 p.m.
Info: 570.270.2186.
Down-
town Summer Concert
Series in Scranton, July16
featuring The Gene Demp-
sey Orchestra, 5:30 to 7
p.m. and The Bog Swing
Band 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Courthouse Square and Jay
Stevesky and Ed Wargo at
St. Lukes, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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SPORTS
Clarks Summit, Pa. JULY 6 TO JULY 12, 2011 50
T
his summer, the areas
best entertainment
might be in Abingtons
backyard.
From now until Sept. 4, the
RWA, or Ransom Wrestling
Alliance, a semi-professional
wrestling league, will be host-
ing shows every Sunday at
11050 Spring Drive, Clarks
Summit, starting at 8:30 p.m.
If you go to it you see how
well- written and thought out
the matches are, said fan
Steve Werner.
In a lot of ways its more
creative than professional or-
ganizations like WWE (World
Wrestling Entertainment), and
its the same quality of a
show.
Every week is 100 percent
free, said RWA co-founder
Kevin Stone.
The league was formed after
Stone and co-founder Mike
Tilberry were watching a pro-
fessional wrestling event on
television, and talking about
how they would like to try it.
They mentioned the idea to
friends Eric Neishell and Gary
Bisignani. Neishell and Bisig-
nani said they could build a
ring and set it up on Neishells
property in Clarks Summit.
The four began the league in
2005, meeting every Sunday
morning to wrestle each other
and friends.
In the beginning, enthusiasm
among the wrestlers was high,
but spectators were sparse.
For years, it was probably
just the wrestlers and their
girlfriends watching, said
Stone.
Despite the lack of fans, the
group kept meeting, and four
years ago, word of mouth
about the league began to
spread, piquing area residents
curiosity.
Today, Stone said you will
find anywhere from 60 to 100
people seated around the
homemade ring on any given
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/ ALEX SEELEY
RWAs Rio Bravo launches his flying leg drop onto The Future. The Ransom Wrestling Alliance perform every Sunday
in Clarks Summit.
Kings of the ring
BY DON MCGLYNN
dmcglynn@theabingtonjournal.com
See RWA, Page 2
LAKE CAREY- Frank J. Valvanos life
was cut short April 26, 2008 at age 58.
He was traveling home from Hershey on
Interstate 81 on his motorcycle. His
wife, Pam Valvano, was driving behind
him and had the unfortunate experience
of watching an elderly woman make a
U-turn and crash in to her husband on
his motorcycle. He was killed instantly.
To honor the life of Valvano, one of
his friends, Dick Daniels, decided to
begin a scholarship in his name and hold
a walk/run to raise money to fund it.
Daniels is the track coach at Tunkhan-
nock Area High School. He and Valvano
became friends when Valvano worked as
Assistant Superintendent at Tunkhan-
nock Area. During that time they also
taught at the Bucknell Track Camp to-
gether.
Daniels got the idea for the walk/run
because his son passed away at age 15.
He started the Jack Daniels Mile for
him, a one -mile run. The 26th annual
run will be August 4 at 7 p.m. in con-
junction with the annual Triton Hose
Company Carnival, prior to the fire-
mans parade. Daniels thought it would
be meaningful to start something similar
for his longtime friend Valvano.
The scholarship for Valvano began in
2008; it presents $1,500 to an Abington
Heights High School senior annually.
The Frank J. Valvano Memorial 10K
Run and 5K Walk/Run was begun in
See Honors, Page 2
Walk/Run
honors
A.H. grad
The Frank J. Valvano Memorial 10K Run
and 5K Walk/Run will be July 30.
BY SHAUNA MCNALLY
smcnally@theabingtonjournal.com
Cory Spangenbergs first chance to
play in front of family or against even a
single familiar opponent from his high
school or college days remains a couple
of weeks off.
Spangenberg made his way, along
with the rest of the Eugene Emeralds,
on an eight-hour bus ride to Vancouver
July 1 for the teams latest Northwest
League series.
The trip from amateur standout to
Major League player can be painfully
slow for even those skilled and fortu-
nate enough to ultimately complete the
journey.
Spangenberg has done everything
possible in the first 2 1/2 weeks of his
professional career to move that process
along.
The Emeralds returned home July 4
to continue beating up the Vancouver
Canadians. They extended their win-
ning streak to 13 games and improved
the best record in professional baseball
to 16-2, thanks to the standout play of
the second baseman from Abington
Heights, both in general and in one
very specific case.
Spangenbergs favorite moment of an
awesome 18-game stretch to begin his
professional career came late the night
of June 29, after midnight back home in
the east.
More memorable than his first at-bat,
hit, home run or getting the game-win-
ning RBI on a bases-loaded walk in his
pro debut was rescuing his team from
the first of a handful of close calls the
winning streak has survived.
The Emeralds trailed the Salem-Kaiz-
See Spangenberg, Page 2
Former
Comet
continues
to impress
BY TOMROBINSON
Abington Journal Sports
Correspondent
For Abington Heights High
School volleyball player An-
drew McLane, winning the
Wyoming Valley Conference
Senior All-
Star game
MVP was
the final, in
a series, of
high points
this season.
The
Abington
Heights
graduate finished the game,
held at Lake Lehman June 12,
with 17 kills, 14 service
points, three aces and six digs
in the game, to lead his Blue
team over the Green team by
scores of 25-11, 21-25, 28-26,
23-25, 15-13.
Even with his strong per-
formance, the 19-year-old said
he was surprised to be voted
the games Most Valuable
Player, almost as surprised as
he was to find out hed be
playing in the game that day.
I didnt know anything,
said McLane. My dad went
on the computer that morning
and was looking up the roster
for the all-star team, and he
said, Do you know that you
and Eric (Wasser) are playing
in the All-Star game to-
night?
After learning he had made
the team, McLane and his
family made the trip to Lake
Lehman. Even with the short
notice, he said he was happy
to get another chance to ex-
tend his high school career by
one more game.
To think that my season
was over, and I wasnt going
to play again, to get another
opportunity to play, especially
with the best players in the
league, was definitely a good
opportunity for me, said
McLane.
I went in there knowing it
was my last game, giving it
my all, and it was a lot of fun.
A lot of the players Ive been
friends with, I played AAU
with a lot of them.
While the game was a nice
way to finish the 2011 season,
even without it, McLane
would have been able to look
back on the year with pride.
The Comets are coming off
a strong year, making it to the
See MVP , Page 2
AHHS grad
named
All-Star
game MVP
BY DON MCGLYNN
dmcglynn@theabingtonjournal.com
Andrew McLane
SCRANTON- Abington
National pitcher Matt
Hughes shut down the
Christy Mathewson li-
neup, allowing just three
hits over five innings,
while striking out 11 bat-
ters to lead his team to a
10-0 win in a District 17
Little League All-Stars
game at South Scranton,
June 29.
Abington Nationals
Sam Arnold delivered a
two-run home run in the
bottom of the first to
give his team an early
lead. Eric Brickel led off
the bottom off the second
with a solo home run to
give Abington National a
3-0 lead. Abington Na-
tional struck for five runs
in the bottom of the
fourth. Arnold hit a
three-run home run, An-
thony Sallavanti lined an
RBI single and Nick
Kerkes, who entered as a
pinch runner for Salla-
vanti, scored on a wild
pitch. Kerkes led off the
bottom of the fifth with a
single and later scored on
a wild pitch. Sallavanti
added his second hit dur-
ing the inning and Matt
Mecca scored on an error
to end the game. Kyle
Porpiglia had two hits for
the winners and Collin
Huggler added a double.
Ryan Harvey and Hughes
also singled.
For Christy Mathew-
son, Brian Muckin, Hun-
ter Hopkins and Tyler
Baltrusaitis each had one
hit.
Abington National shuts down Christy Mathewson
BY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE
rtomkavage@theabingtonjournal.com
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/ STEPHANIE WALKOWSKI
Abington Nationals Matt Mecca is shown above, rounding third
and heading home.
Brian Muckin, shown above,
pitched for the Christy Mathew-
son team June 29.
Nick Kerekes, shown above,
singled for Abington National in
the fifth inning.
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Sunday.
I have no idea how it
happened, Tilberry said of
the crowds.
Its kind of like Field
of Dreams, if you build it,
they will come. One day
they just started coming.
With the large crowds
and a new group of loyal
fans, some of who Tilberry
describes as die-hard, the
RWA wrestlers began cre-
ating colorful characters,
and adding storylines, sim-
ilar to what other wrestling
leagues like the WWE have
done, to keep the crowds
entertained.
The show features ring-
side commentators for the
fans in attendance, who
range from four years old
to adults.
With a number of chil-
dren making up the audi-
ence, the group has strived
to keep the weekly event a
family-friendly night.
But, even while keeping
their younger fans in mind,
the RWA has managed to
keep the event action-
packed, and the wrestlers
meet once a week to work
on new moves that will
entertain.
While the group is now
established, Stone and Til-
berry said they are always
looking for new members,
and anyone interested in
trying out should contact
them at ransomw@ya-
hoo.com.
While admission is free,
the RWA hosts one charity
show each year where there
they will accept donations
for a charity.
The charity and date of
that show has yet to be
determined. For more in-
formation on the charity
show or the RWA, visit
http://ransomwres-
tling.webs.com/.
RWA
Continued from Page 1
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTO/ALEX SEELEY
Mantis watches as Main Event holds Davey Thunder in a submission
move.
PIAA playoffs.
Its the best finish that
Abington has ever had, the
boys team, said McLane.
We never made it past the
first game of playoffs. (This
year) We won that one, and
then made it to states.
It was the schools best
league record ever, I think, it
was 13-2.
The outside-hitter credits
much of the Comets success
to the bond between the team,
made up of seniors who have
been playing together for four
years, and the guidance of
head coach Dan Phillips.
Hes been our coach since
our freshman year, and he just
pushed us all four years. I was
happy he was our coach, I
really liked him, said
McLane.
The chemistry the Comets
have created over the years
carried over and was visible in
the all-star game between
McLane and Wasser.
He was my setter, so we
still had all the same calls that
we would run in our normal
game play, explained
McLane. All the other hitters
would have to adjust to his
sets, whereas I knew exactly
what he was going to set, and
depending on what position
he was playing, how high he
was going to set it. So I defi-
nitely benefited from having
him as my setter.
McLane plans to continue
his volleyball career with the
Bloomsburg University club
team when he attends the
university in the fall.
McLane is a Scranton resi-
dent and the son of Jeffery
and Roxanne McLane.
MVP
Continued from Page 1
SCRANTON Shortstop
Kevin Elwell, second
baseman Justin Klingman
and pitcher Jason Subasic
represented the playoff-
bound Abington team July
1 at the American Legion
Scouts All-Star Showcase
for players from the Dis-
trict 11 (Lackawanna
County) and Wyoming
Valley leagues at Connell
Park.
Changes on the state
level in the past year
eliminated the American
Legion Scouts All-Star
Showcase as a series of
events that progressed
toward Pennsylvanias
East-West Game.
They did not, however,
stop District 11 American
Legion from pulling to-
gether its best players for
a similar event.
The showcase featured
the old format with the
exception that players are
simply evaluated without
a chance to move on to
another level. Elwell,
Klingman and Subasic
were among a group of
30 players from District
11 got together with 16
from the Wyoming Valley
to be timed and tested on
skills before participating
in a simulated game. Dis-
trict 11 president Jeff Ko-
valeski organized the
event with help from for-
mer president George
Roskos, coaches and oth-
ers who have been active
with the league.
When it was dropped
by the state, Pete Petruc-
ci, George Roskos and
myself talked about it to
make sure we kept it go-
ing for our kids in Dis-
trict 11 and we knew the
Wyoming Valley wanted
to jump on board, Kova-
leski said.
A group of local college
coaches attended the
workout.
Kovaleski said the 60-
yard dash times that were
compiled, along with
throwing strength from
each position, will be
available to interested
scouts and recruiters.
Abington
represented
in All-Star
Showcase
BY TOM ROBINSON
Abington Journal Sports
Correspondent
The CountryClubof ScrantonWomens Golf Association
hosteda golf tournament tohonor the deceasedmembers at
the CountryClubof Scranton, Clarks Summit, June 30.
ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/BEN FREDA
Patti Greco from Scranton is shown above the putting green.
Maura Swatkowski from Wa-
verly tees off.
From left: Christine Yi from Clarks Summit, Barbara Erhard from
Roaring Brook Twp, Jeanne Nicholas from Clarks Summit, and Kay
Rhiew from Clarks Summit.
Club honors members
2009. The third annual walk/
run will be July 30 at 8 a.m. in
conjunction with Lake Carey
Day. Both courses take place
around the lake.
Registration begins at 6:30
a.m. at Lake Carey Station 69
Fire Station Pavilion on state
route 1007. People can also
pre-register. The cost to regis-
ter is $15, and the first 100
people to register will receive
a free T-shirt designed by Da-
niels and made by Wisnosky
Jewelers.
Awards will be presented to
females and males of different
age groups and to the winners
of each of the three races, the
10K run, the 5K run and the
5K walk.
There is even a masters
category for those over 190
pounds, because Frank was a
bigger guy, said Pam Valvano.
Valvano is originally from
Clarks Summit, and a 1967
graduate of Abington Heights
High School. He taught math
at Abington Heights from
1972 to 1981. During that time
he also coached track and
wrestling. The Valvano chil-
dren, Abbey Valvano, 27, who
lives in Wisconsin and Leah
Valvano, 30, who lives in Ge-
orgia will be visiting town for
the walk/run, which honors
their father.
Last year, 155 people partici-
pated in the walk/run and more
than $3,000 was raised. All the
proceeds go directly to The
Community Foundation of
Susquehanna and Wyoming
Counties, which manages the
scholarship.
This years sponsors include:
Endless Mountains Water,
Kapmeyer Trucking, McCau-
ley Insurance, Northeast Di-
versified Services, Pennsylva-
nia Financial Group (PFG) and
Sherwood Freightliner Sterling
& Western Star. Those in-
terested can make donations
to: Frank J. Valvano Scholar-
ship, The Community Founda-
tion of Susquehanna and
Wyoming Counties, 270 Lake
Street, Montrose, PA18801.
To sign up for the race or
find out more information, go
to http://www.neparun-
ner.com/el/110730fjv.html or
contact Dick Daniels at
570.240.1932.
HONORS
Continued from Page 1
FILE PHOTO
Participants from last years Frank J. Valvano Memorial 10K Run and 5K
Walk/Run are shown above. This years event will be held July 30.
er Volcanoes, 2-1, with two
out in the bottom of the ninth
when they brought Spangen-
berg to the plate with the
bases loaded.
All it took was a first-pitch
fastball for Spangenberg to
end the game with a clean
single on a liner between
shortstop and third base.
It was a great win for our
team to keep our streak go-
ing, Spangenberg said.
No player has had more to
do with that streak than Span-
genberg, who reached base at
least twice in each of his first
18 games and used the game-
winner to give him a seventh
straight multi-hit game.
Spangenberg drove in the
tying run Saturday during a
four-run seventh that rallied
the team to a 10-8 victory over
the Canadians. He had a hit
during a two-run ninth inning
to load the bases right before
the Emeralds broke a shutout
on the way to 6-2, 12-inning
win over the Canadians.
The 10th overall pick by the
San Diego Padres in this
years Major League Baseball
Draft has been tearing up the
Northwest League.
Through Monday nights
win over Vancouver, Spangen-
berg led the short-season
Class A league on-base per-
centage (.557), combined
on-base percentage and slug-
ging percentage (1.105), runs
scored (16) and walks (23).
He ranked second in batting
average (.387) and RBI (17),
was tied for second in doubles
(7), fourth in slugging per-
centage (.548) and tied for
sixth in stolen bases (5).
When it came time for the
Northwest League to name its
Player of the Week from the
first full week of the season
Monday, Spangenberg was the
obvious choice.
Its been a great start so
far, Spangenberg said. Im
just trying to keep it going.
And, trying not to look at
the impressive numbers he
keeps piling up.
Im trying to stay away
from that and keep on play-
ing, Spangenberg said. You
cant get caught up in that.
When you do is when you
start sliding.
Spangenberg, who spent
one year each at Virginia Mil-
itary Academy and Indian
River State College in Florida
before being drafted, has al-
ready seen that the daily chal-
lenges of professional base-
ball are tough enough without
a lapse in concentration.
Its a daily grind, he said.
Every single hour of every
day, youre concentrating on
baseball.
You have to take care of
your body and be ready to
play.
So far, Spangenberg has
always been ready. He has
played every inning of every
game, playing 17 times at
second base and spending one
game as designated hitter.
After starting the season bat-
ting second and making token
appearances first and fourth in
the order, he has settled in for
now as the third hitter.
Ill go wherever they put
me and do whatever I can do
to help the team win, Span-
genberg said.
SPANGENBERG
Continued from Page 1
Both camps cost is $135
per camper, group and
sibling discounts available,
the cost for Dunmore and
Green Ridge Biddy Play-
ers is $100.
They also both feature
daily game, daily contests,
skill development, guest
lectures and Friday pizza
party.
For more information,
contact: Eric Grundman,
Mens Basketball Coach
Marywood University at
570.961.4724 or e-mail:
grundman@marywood.edu
Marywood University
will host two basketball
camps this summer for
players in grades four and
up.
A Boys Individual Day
Camp will be held Mon-
day through Friday, July
18 to 22, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
for boys, in grades seven
to 12
A Boys and Girls In-
dividual Day Camp will
be held Monday through
Friday, August 1 to 5, 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. for boys
and girls in grades four
to eight/
Marywood University
hosts basketball camps
The Lackawanna County
Department of Parks and
Recreation will hold a
Summer Youth Golf Clinic
beginning July 8.
The clinic is currently
scheduled for July 8, 15,
22 and 29 from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m.
The clinic will be held
at Scott Greens Golf Club,
located at 455 Green
Grove Road, Scott Town-
ship.
The cost for the four-
week clinic for boys and
girls ages 8 to 16 is $55.
Scott and Corey McA-
larney of A Swing for
Life Academy will con-
duct the eight hours of
professional instruction.
In addition, Scott Greens
is starting a Tee Golf pro-
gram for boys and girls
ages 4 to 7 from 9:30 to
10:45 a.m. July 8, 15, 22
and 29.
The four-week program
is $40 per child.
Applications for the pro-
gram are available at
McDade Park,
570.963.6764; Scott
Greens Golf Club,
570.254.6979; www.lacka-
wannacounty.org; and as-
wingforlife.com.
Scott Greens set to host
summer golf clinic
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011 THE ABINGTON JOURNALCLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE 3C
Stuart Bar-
ry Northup,
of Atlantic
Beach, Fla.,
formerly of
Clarks Sum-
mit, died June
13, 2011.
Born on June 8, 1947, he
was the son of the late Stuart
Howard and Muriel Llewelyn
Beveridge Northup.
Barry was a graduate of
Muhlenberg College, Allen-
town, and had been living
out of the area for many
years.
Barry is survived by two
children, David Northup, of
Massachusetts, and Amy
Space, of New Hampshire,
and two grandchildren, Car-
oline Space and Lila North-
up.
All services will be private.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.lawren-
ceeyoungfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by the Law-
rence E. Young Funeral
Home, 418 S. State St.,
Clarks Summit.
Stuart Barry Northup
June 13, 2011
OBITUARY
The OMalley family members recently donated $1,100 to the Wom-
ens Resource Center (WRC) in memory of their mother, Ann Marie
OMalley who passed away Jan. 23 of this year. OMalley was a speak-
er and fundraiser for the Womens Resource Center in the name of her
daughter, Margie Holodnak Davis, who was a victim of domestic vio-
lence killed by her estranged husband David Davis.
The OMalley family has been working with the Womens Resource
Center since the death of Margie Holodnak Davis.
Shown, from left, are: Christine OMalley holding Vincent OMalley,
Patrick OMalley II holding dog Bailey, Patrick OMalley, Mary Theresa
OMalley, Peg Ruddy of the Womens Resource Center, Matt OMalley
and Leo Ruddy.
OMalley family supports
Womens Resource Center
John S.
Stemphoski
Jr., Newton
Twp., died
July 4 at
home. His
wife is the
former Catherine Auriemma.
The couple celebrated their
56th wedding anniversary
June 25.
Born in Olyphant, he was
the son of the late John S. Sr.
and Olga Stemphoski. Prior to
his retirement in 1995, he was
a self -employed concrete
contractor. He was a Life
Member of the Newton Ran-
som Volunteer Fire Co., since
1966, where he was instru-
mental in building the new
firehouse, as well as the
Northeast Pennsylvania Fire
Training Grounds. He was a
member of Church St. Bene-
dict, and also served on the
Newton Twp. Planning Com-
mission.
Also surviving are a son,
John J. Stemphoski, Newton
Twp.; a daughter, Margo
Pritchyk, Newton Twp.; two
grandchildren, Joey and Jake
Pritchyk; a brother, Robert
Stemphoski, Carbondale; 3
sisters, Eleanor Twardeski,
Elmira, N.Y., Gloria Malew-
ich, Jacksonville, N.C., and
Marlene Vladika, Lake Ariel.
He was preceded in death,
by a son Stephen, and his son-
in -law, Joseph Pritchyk.
The Mass of Christian Buri-
al will be held July 7 at 10
a.m. at the Church of St. Ben-
edict, 1845 Newton Ransom
Blvd. Interment will be pri-
vate at the convenience of the
family.
Friends may call on July 6
from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Law-
rence E. Young Funeral
Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks
Summit. Memorials may be
made to the Newton Ransom
Volunteer Fire Co., 1890 New-
ton Ransom Blvd., Clarks
Summit, PA18411.
For directions or to send
online condolences, visit
www.lawrenceeyoungfuner-
alhome.com.
John S. Stemphoski Jr.
July 4, 2011
Memorial Services have been set for Guy B.
Wood, who died June 16, to be held July 8 at 10
a.m. at The Church of the Epiphany, Glenburn.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
The Church of the Epiphany. Arrangements by
Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, Clarks
Summit.
Guy B. Wood
June 16, 2011
CROSSWORD ANSWERS FROM PAGE A8
DavidPalmiter Jr., Ph.D.,
ABPP, a Clarks Summit
psychologist onthe faculty
at MarywoodUniversityin
Scrantonhas beenvoted
President-Elect bythe
members of the Pennsylva-
nia Psychological Associ-
ation(PPA). It is the second
-largest state psychological
associationinthe country,
withmore than3,000mem-
bers. Dr. Palmiter will serve
as President in2012-2013.
Dr. Palmiter is alsothe
author of bookreleasedthis
quarter titled, Working
Parents, ThrivingFamilies,
for workingparents who
want todothe best theycan
for their childreninthe time
theyhave together. Awork-
ingfather withthree chil-
dren, Palmiter saidhe un-
derstands the challenges
todays parents face.
C.S. resident
association
president-elect
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Abington Heights High School
has announced its fouth quarter
honor roll for 2010-2011.
Grade 9
Igor Andrzhievsky, Lauren M.
Archibald, Grace M. Arnold, Da-
nielle Barrasse, Sarah Beamish,
Cierra Beck, Erika L. Beyrent, Noah
Bianchi, Kyle Blasi, Kyle Bormann,
Krista A. Brickel, Gabriel Brutico,
Mikaela Brutico, Salvatore M.
Bulzoni, Eliza Burdick-Risser, Abi-
gail C. Burke, Jennifer K. Burke,
Blair R. Cacciamani, Natalie Carleo,
Brian Carpenter, Joseph Carroll,
Alexandria Y. Catania, Brooke
Chapple, Kanak Chattopadhyay,
Daniel J. Check, Isabelle C. Clauss,
Lauren Coggins, John T. Come-
rford, Chloe Cummings, Jeremy
Cummings, Scott M. Curran, Moni-
ka M. Danoski, Ethan J. Danzig,
Serena DeSeta, Katie L. Decker,
John Dempsey, Michael J. Devine,
BayLynn G. Ellsworth, William F.
Epsom, Alexandra L. Epstein, Re-
becca Fallk, Luke Fazio, Christoph-
er Ferrario, Joseph Fiorillo, Rebec-
ca A. Fiorillo, Katie-Sue Fischer,
Lauryn Fitch, Michael Fitzpatrick,
Ryan D. Gilbert, Samantha Grego-
rowicz, Annarose Gromelski, Ri-
chard S. Guditus, Mia C. Gurganus,
Tara M. Hambrose, Matthew P.
Heckman, Nathan H. Hollander,
Matthew R. Huggler, Erin Jaeger,
Camilla M. Jones, Meghan Judge,
Tyler J. Julian, Quinn D. Karam,
Luke A. Kazmierski, Tarek Khalil,
Zachary Kilbourne, Samuel D.
Kontz, Kristara Kopicki, William A.
Kozar, Andrew P. Kuzma, Lauren A.
Larar, Zia Lawrence, Justin P.
Levy, Spenser R. Lionetti, Kevin S.
Malone, Alexa R. Matillano, Antho-
ny Matsell, Richard A. McDermott,
Ryan J. McDonald, William Messler,
Kelly Mitchell, Kaitlinn M. Mitrow,
Corey Moletsky, Morgan Muller,
Brenden J. Murphy, Jerry Murray,
Audra F. Nealon, Catherine Nealon,
Maura Nealon, James D. Neuhau-
sel, James P. Nolan, Claire E. Nota-
rianni, Elyse A. Notarianni, Paige M.
Notarianni, Eric M. Onofrey, Jennif-
er L. Page, Julia Pagnani, Morgan
C. Palmiter, James Parry, Michael
Parry, Gregory J. Pascale, Michael
Pfister, Abigail M. Pipcho, Robert
Pipeling, Adrienne S. Pitchford,
Kyle Pitts, Alivia Plevyak, Brian
Porter, Thomas A. Racek, Benjamin
Rarrick, Andrew P. Rebensky,
Matthew J. Remus, Katherine R.
Roberts, Sean Rock, Sante Ro-
maldini, Nicholas Rose, Emma
Ross, Ashley K. Rozelle, Scott
Salmon, Emily S. Sandercock,
Emily Sarno, Ian B. Schobel, Kevin
Schumacher, Dylan M. Sebring,
Samantha J. Shea, Kathleen She-
dlock, Jack Show, Bradley M.
Smertz, Sarah P. Smith, Daniel L.
Stevens, Noah Strony, Allison E.
Stroyan, Maria Sunick, Chloe Swee-
ney, Ashley Tarabek, Michael Thiel,
Kyle K. Tierney, Breanna Toro,
Francesca Toth, Shirley Tung,
Samuel Vale, Tyler VanGorder,
Alyssa R. Vielee, Sarah E. Walsh,
Katharine Wardach, Amy Warrick,
Kevin C. Wellard, Megan E. Werner,
Matthew T. Wheeland, Justin
White, Kenneth V. White, Casey E.
Wrobel and Marissa Yannuzzi.
Grade10
Allison M. Abdalla, Brandon J.
Addeo, Sean R. Albright, Alex F.
Altier, John J. Andrews, Doaa
Atamna, Marc A. Balzani, Jason S.
Bamford, Emily L. Barrett, Made-
line Belknap, Natalie H. Belknap,
Brianna Benson, Ellen K. Brown,
Kelsey J. Brown, Matthew T. Bruz-
zano, Troy Bunnell, Madeline A.
Burgoyne, Margaret R. Carter,
Sierra N. Caswell, Molly A. Cham-
bers, Paul A. Cheng, Peter J.
Cheng, Patrick Conahan, Erica M.
Conniff, Gerald R. Connor, Sean M.
Conway, Emily P. Davis, Taylor E.
Davis, Alexandra E. DeQueiroz,
Samantha A. Dench, Colleen M.
Devine, Conor G. Dickinson, Jennif-
er A. Drazba, Samantha E. Duck-
worth, Evan Eckersley, Paige N.
Eisenlohr, Rachel L. Ezrin, Nico M.
Fazio, Kasey M. Feather, Megan E.
Fellows, Christian J. Ferreira,
Connor J. Fialko, Andrew J. Fiegle-
man, Gina R. Fiore, Ryan J. Fiorillo,
William P. Fitzgerald, Kaitlin E.
Fletcher, Tara Foley, Heidi J.
Frantz, John L. Fruehan, Kristie J.
Furiosi, David A. Galaydick, Rebec-
ca A. Gervais, Shomik N. Ghosh,
Maria B. Gibson, Rhiannon M. Gray,
Matthew J. Gronsky, Patrick J.
Haggerty, Lindsey A. Hannigan,
Katrina A. Helcoski, Kory P. Hel-
coski, Cassidy R. Henry, Jamie C.
Henzes, Kellan E. Hirschler, Victo-
ria E. Jeschke, Thomas E. Jubon,
Martha K. Kairis, Ryan J. Kiernan,
Paige L. Kinney, Brynn L. Kizer,
Corryn B. Klien, Kaylee R. Kline,
Kyle R. Kocsis, Jason D. Kohn,
Alicia K. Kohut, Nicholas A. Kremp,
Ryan J. Kresge, Jessica A. Kurey,
Holly L. LaCapra, Josephine R.
LaCoe, Gerald M. Langan, Stepha-
nie T. Larar, Alyssa E. Laubham,
Ellen A. Leightcap, Andrew R.
Leister, Richard C. Lenahan, Alicia
A. Lesneski, Ariana S. Lomeo,
James E. Lowe, Nicole K. Maden-
sky, Chloe, N. Maloney, Abigail M.
Mappes, Joseph M. Marciano,
Christian J. Mazur, Courtney L.
McCreary, Katherine M. McDonald,
Emily F. McGarry, Jessica L.
McMinn, Madeline Z. McNichols,
Andres Medina, Anthony T. Mercu-
ri, Christopher A. Michaels, Laura
B. Moeller, Laine M. Murphy, Tho-
mas J. Murray, Emma K. Musto,
Celeste Neary, Paige K. Neidrich,
Courtney A. Norton, Kelsey M.
ODonnell, Kacey E. Olver, Amelia
Oon, Lucas B. Ortiz, Caleb J. Over-
holser, Rachel L. Owens, Monica L.
Pacyna, Gina M. Palmiter, Maitri S.
Pancholy, Sarah J. Parkinson,
Brittany C. Parry, Dante D. Pas-
qualichio, Dillan Patel, Neil D.
Petersen, Matthew P. Pettinato,
Michael G. Pettinato, Erin Pfister,
Sarah J. Pietrzykowski, Amy E.
Pisanchyn, Faith O. Purdy, Alex-
andra M. Pusateri, Sarah C. Ri-
chardson, Kiernan E. Riley, Ken-
neth M. Rink, Jake A. Roba, Kathe-
rine G. Rosencrance, Taylor Ross,
Danielle R. Rothka, Thomas J.
Ryder, Kelsey R. Sarafinko, Daniel
C. Schlosser, Tyler A. Sebastianelli,
Kierstyn D. Selig, Nicholas T. Se-
nuk, Morgan A. Seymour, Gabrielle
Shefski, Steven A. Shields, Kiana L.
Sladicki, Sarah A. Sopinski, Cole E.
Srebro, Nicole A. Stefko, Bethany
M. Stevens, Brooke A. Storms,
Madison V. Strony, Mary E. Swift,
William G. Swisher, Panos C. Tsak-
las, Krysta L. VanDeinse, Bradley
M. Wagner, Kyle E. Walsh, Stacey C.
Watkins and Amy S. Wolsiffer.
Grade11
Alexa Abdalla, Rajeen A. Amin,
Robert A. Angradi Jr., Matthew J.
Arcangelo, Elizabeth L. Archibald,
Tyler S. Asay, Gianna R. Baldoni,
Gina M. Baruffaldi, Justin G. Basal-
yga, Dylan Berardelli, Paige E.
Betts, Emma L. Black, Kelly M.
Boyer, Austin G. Brown, Megan T.
Brown, G. Brendan Buckbee, Scott
M. Burguess, Gerard J. Burke,
Michael E. Burke, Sean T. Burke,
Emily D. Byron, Daniel P. Callen,
Matthew L. Callen, Patrick D. Cal-
vey, Adam P. Candelori, Caroline
M. Check, Mary G. Chuff, Brandon
S. Conniff, Diana E. Crowley, Jef-
frey S. Curran, Felicia DeMilta,
Dana A. deSoto, Jordan R. Dinger,
Tiffani L. Durso, Bethany A. Earley,
Zachary J. Eischeid, Chad D. Fara-
day, James B. Fazio, Aaron R.
Fleming, Connor F. Fleming, Kristin
A. Flowers, Marina E. Fox, Sara G.
Fulton, Kayla D. Galdieri, Abbie J.
Gall, Mark Garbin, Quinn M. Gib-
bons, Candice M. Giordano, Adrian-
nah J. Glynn, Elisha Z. Goberdon,
Jacob C. Goodman, Marisa A.
Gretz, Conor Griffin, Amelia K.
Halloran, William Hamersly, Lauren
C. Hoyt, Katherine J. Hubert, Jor-
dan L. Hughes, Rachel A. Ingalls,
Jenna M. Jalowiec, Daniel T. Jasin-
ski, Xiaofeng Jie, Adam T. Jones,
Alexa A. Julian, Benjamin J. Kalma-
nowicz, Melissa L. Keisling, Kevin J.
Kerekes, Brittanie Kilbourne, Molly
M. Killeen, Ian A. Kopack, Nicole E.
Kozar, Taylor Kreinces, Kaitlin E.
Kulp, Colin Langan, Vanessa L.
Lempicky, Abigail A. Lenahan,
Madison A. Levinson, John W.
Loboda, Jessica R. Machler, Celina
Mahalidge, Jessica L. Mahler,
Elizabeth C. Makowski, Brian C.
Mattern, Morgan L. McKeon, Salo-
mey O. Mensah, Mason S. Moher,
Eric Montella, Nicole E. Moore,
Elizabeth F. Moxen, Tyler D. Muir,
Mihir Mulloth, James H. Neff, Alex-
ander A. Nelson, Tiffany R. ODon-
nell, Courtney Ostrowski, Brandon
J. Pacyna, Connor A. Pacyna,
Michael D. Pacyna, Amber M. Page,
Mariah L. Paone, Brandon A. Peri-
gard, Robert S. Pinches, Katelyn M.
Prosachik, Casey B. Quinn, Angel-
ica L. Reynolds, Jennifer Rich,
Alexandra Rickwood, Brady Rip-
pon, Ryan C. Roberto, Kaitlin M.
Robertson, Rebecca C. Roditski,
Christopher D. Rozelle, Rachael L.
Rugletic, Nina A. Russo, Madeline
C. Sallstrom, Dean J. Salmon, Erika
L. Sarno, Margaret M. Scanlon, Erin
E. Small, Anna K. Smith, Colleen E.
Smith, Nicholas T. Stamboolian,
Thomas R. Steinbach, Kyle B.
Strickland, Jason P. Subasic, Niko
G. Surace, Corey R. Suraci, Chris-
topher B. Swisher, Jessica E. Terry,
Alexandra M. Thiel, Peggy Tung,
Abigail L. Valburg, John J. Vassil,
Brian R. Vietz, Mark D. Walter,
Elizabeth M. Wardach, Cailey L.
Ware, Kristi L. Whitby, Hayley
Wight, Ian Williams, Eleanor Wilson
and Erica E. Yerke.
Grade12
Caroline E. Andrews, Carolyn
Armstrong, Kimberly M. Barren,
Michael K. Beamish, Brooke R.
Benson, Tia R. Bird, Ashley L. Blasi,
Julia A. Boccagno, Alexa M. Bolock,
Mary C. Brazill, Matthew V. Brazill,
Justin A. Brodrick, Zachary S.
Burns, Garett Button, William J.
Byron, Abbey M. Cadden, Kathleen
L. Calcerano, Delaney E. Caputo,
Kayleigh Clark, Tierney J. Clark,
Lindsey E. Cohen, Christine A.
Colman, Megan R. Conaboy, Mary
Katherine Crowley, Megan L. Cun-
ningham, Adam R. Dec, Dylan J.
Degilio, Brianna L. DelPrete, Rachel
M. Dennen, Alicia M. Donahoe,
Melissa K. Durante, Molly E. Egan,
John A. Eggleston, Jonathan C.
Ellsworth, Kayla Farinola, Morgan
L. Fayocavitz, Stephanie A. Ferrei-
ra, Mathew L. Fiegleman, Kelly A.
Foley, James L. Fruehan, Mag-
dalena L. Fruehan, Angelica A.
Gabriel, Alexis E. Gee, Catherine L.
Gesford, Warren J. Glynn, Amanda
E. Gower, Zachary M. Graham,
Arielle N. Green, Sarah A. Gronsky,
Roni M. Halloran, Kristen L. Hardy,
Timothy P. Harris, Joetta A. Hash-
em, Annabelle R. Hayes, Kimberly
M. Hiler, Kelsey A. Hudak, Amanda
K. Iffert, Karlie L. Jaeger, Darryl V.
Jones, Matthew D. Karam, Brittany
P. Kazmierski, Erica M. Kester,
Joshua S. Kinney, Zackary A. Klien,
Justin A. Klingman, Victoria E.
Kochmer, Anna S. Kovaleva, Ste-
phanie H. Lalos, John R. Lenahan,
Joseph P. Lenahan, Brian J. Levy,
Matthew B. Lewis, Anni Ling,
James J. Loboda, Ronisha A. Lo-
pez-Thomas, Tara E. MacGregor,
Michaela M. Marciano, Nicole M.
Marzani, Ryan P. Matterer, Kelsey
M. May, Katelin M. McAndrew,
David G. Mecca, Erik K. Meyer,
Alexei R. Michaels, Katelyn M.
Molinaro, Zachary R. Morano,
Matthew J. Murnin, Erica Nealon,
Kaylee M. Nelson, Michael V. Nole,
Megan C. ODonnell, Oladayo R.
Osuntokun, Kirsten L. Overholser,
Crystal E. Page, Joshua M. Palmer,
Neha S. Pancholy, Kyle L. Pango-
nis, Bradley S. Parry, Alison M.
Pascale, Morgan C. Pensak, Marina
L. Pierre, Alexandra B. Pipcho,
Alexa A. Plevyak, Kristine M. Poliz-
zano, Jena C. Pollock, Gabrielle E.
Reese, Marco M. Richione, Jeffrey
P. Roba, Jessica A. Rzeszewski,
Erin M. Sanderson, Johanna G.
Santoriello, Tyler J. Scarantino,
Rebecca V. Schoenberg, Alexandra
M. Sebastian, Alexander F. Semidei,
Jessica M. Serrenti, Parthvi R.
Shah, Nicole M. Sherman, Michael
C. Smertz, Ellen F. Smith, Danae T.
Snyder, Matthew T. Sopinski, Lara
Sorokanich, Stephen Sorokanich
III, Lindsey A. Spencer, Rebecca T.
Sproul, William A. Steinbach, Kath-
erine H. Stevens, Karly A. Storms,
Jenna L. Sutton, Akash Y. Tailor,
Alyssa M. Termini, Raynelle M.
Toth, Michael J. Umerich, Domin-
ique J. Vaccaro, Mark D. VanNort,
Justin R. Ventura, Amber Villanue-
va, Christopher E. Vito, Rachel M.
Volpe, Eric T. Wasser, Ellen M.
Wildner, Taylor A. Wilk, Thomas W.
Williams, Chase C. Wood, Emily
Woody, Kyle J. Yahn, Anthony J.
Yannuzzi, Derek L. Zaccheo and
Kyle Zarnoff.
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