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THE ABINGTON

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

ArtsEtc...............................10

Calendar........................ .....2

Classified...........................16

Crosswords.........................4

Obituaries ... ..... ..... ..... ....9, 14

School..... ............... ........5, 6

Sports ...... ..... ..... ..... .... ..13, 14

INSIDE

Vintagepostcardbrings June14 to theforefront.See Page 12.

A WAVE to Flag DayNothing avisit to theSteamtownNationalHistoric Sitecant fix.See Page 10.

Art appreciation a little rusty?

TealGilbert, Esq., 44,Waverly Township,may wellbe theepi-

tomeof theinvolveddad.And, as Fathers Day ap-

proaches, Gilberts plans willbe in keepingwith thatfam-ily tradition.

Idont needa lotof fuss,just to be able to spend theday with mywife, kids andfamily,he said.We alwaysspendFathers Dayoutside.

Well probably go for a hikeat thestate park, play someWiffle ball andsoccer withthekids and havea familybarbecue withmy parents,(Stan andGwynne Gilbert,South Abington Township),Rachels father (RobertHaf-tel,Waverly)and myfamilyin thearea.

Throughout the year, soc-cer,baseball, kickball, hik-ing,walks, stargazing withatelescope, drawing withchalk,and camping in thebackyardare among themanyactivities Teal Gilbertenjoys withhis children,Hannah, 11,Jake, 10,Aiden,

8 and Sadie, 6.

We (Gilbertand wife,Rachel)areat that pointinourliveswhereeverythingiskid-centered andit might betoa fault.Thisis themostimportantjob wehave andwere luckyto have kids,said Gilbert,who hascoached baseball and soccer.He andRachel arealso activein a numberof activities attheir childrens schools and atthe Waverly Community

House, including the recentPlayground Rebuildproject.

Myphilosophy hasal-ways been a little differentthan thenorm. Id rather putthe time inwiththe kidsnowand then theres alwaystimeto work.Work is important-butmaybeI havea littledifferent mindset,said Gil-bert, sole proprietor of theLaw Offices of TealGilbert,a legal practice that includescivil andpersonal injurycases.

This (parenting) is themost important jobI have,said Gilbert.Especiallynow

This (parenting) is the most important job I havewe just want tospend as much time with them, whether thats through coaching orschool- related activities.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/JOAN MEAD-MATSUI

Teal Gilbert, Waverly, plans to spend Fathers Day with family. "I dont need a lot of fuss, just to be able to spend the day with mywife, kids and family. One of the many activities Gilbert enjoys with his children is drawing with chalk. Shown from left, clockwise,are Sadie, 6, Jake, 10, Teal Gilbert, Hannah, 11 and Aiden, 8.

Family FIRSTWaverly Twp. dad values

time spent with children

Sometimes things just seemto happen. And thats exactlywhat happened to PaulaMackarey, president and ownerof Happenings CommunicationsGroup, Inc.

After studying advertisingand public relations at Mary-wood College, now University,Mackarey began working for

regional maga-zine Happen-ings in August1994. TheScranton resi-dent said it wasan evolution.She worked foran interimowner for two

years, putting in a lot of hoursand basically making it her life.When the magazine went up forsale, Mackarey said her brotherhelped her purchase it.

It was a smaller company,just me. I dont even know if Ihad an employee when I firstbegan. But, Happenings Maga-zine paved the way for a largercompany and evolved into anorganization with ten peoplereaching 10 counties in North-eastern Pennsylvania, Macka-rey said. Managing editor Bar-

bara Toolan has been workingwith Mackarey 17 years. Mack-arey explained that they met atMarywood, never lost touch andformed a dynamic team.

Mackareys mission is topromote the assets of the region

See President, Page 6

MEET THEPRESIDENT

Constantlyraising the

benchmarkBY KELLY MCDONOUGHAbington Journal Correspondent

Mackarey

CLARKS SUMMIT- Dueto the rising costs to runhigh school sports programs,Abington Heights Directorof Athletics and Develop-ment Jeremy Ruby plans tohave four permanent back-litsigns installed in the highschool gym to generate reve-nue.

In my mind this is theperfect place to start, Rubysaid. We have 25-30 actualhigh school events, plus upto 30 additional events.There are many individualswho pass through there dur-ing the course of the year.

The four signs will cost$7,400 to install ($1,850each) and according to Ruby,in return they will generate$11,000.

We have a great opportu-nity at a very reasonableprice, Ruby said. This is asafe starting point and Imvery confident we can buildon it. I believe you are going

to see this more and morearound Pennsylvania and inour district after we do it.

Ruby also discussed po-tentially expanding the sig-nage to Comets Stadium, thetrack, pool and other areasin the future.

I have a dream to makebig dollars for this district,he said. It would be greatto be able to offset the ex-penses with matching reve-nues.

Board member LouiseBrzuchalski suggested reac-hing out to local businessowners who may be interest-ed in getting involved for the

good will of giving backto the community.

Superintendent of SchoolsDr. Michael Mahon believesthe formation of an AlumniAssociation would be anoth-er way to bring funds intothe district.

Ive been suggesting thisfor some time, Mahon said.We have no centralizedcoordination of our alumnior mechanism for them todonate money.

During Rubys f irst year inthe position, the school wonsix district championships,numerous league

A.H.set toinstallsignsBY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE

[email protected]

See signs, Page 5

As Fathers Day ap-proaches, youngsters atNewton Ransom Ele-mentary school discussedwhat they love mostabout their father f igures.

Students from the firstgrade class of SherriSickler, AmandaSchwenk and Karen Po-cius shared answers. Formore, see Page15.

Becca Rose Williams, 8,says her grandpa is like afather, and he is a greatgrandpa because he buysChef Boyardee and Nutella.

Troy Kester, 7, says that heloves his dad because theygo places and take the fourwheeler to the hunting ca-bin.

Christian Jones, 6, says thathe loves to wrestle with hisdad and brother and that heand his brother usually win.

Kailey Rillstone, 6, says thather dad is the best becausehe is teaching her how to

box.

Scottie Davis, 8, says thathis dad is cool because hemakes giant metal at Gener-

al Dynamics.

Appreciating Dad

By Joan Mead-MatsuiAbington Journal Correspondent

See Dad, Page 6

CLARKS SUMMIT - Atthe Borough of Clarks Sum-mit Council meeting June 6,council voted 5 to 1 to acceptthe resignation of formerCouncilman Donald Moyer.

I feel that he should stayon, and I will not accept hisresignation said Council

voted for him. If theres 900people in our municipalitythats voting for someone, Ithink that they should carryout their term, because thepeople have faith in him.

Council President GerrieCarey said she is confidentMoyer would do so if he wasable.

Councilman Roy Davis told

same way. He said, however,he is accepting the resigna-tion out of respect for Moyerand his personal health needs,which led him to resign.

We deeply regret DonMoyers resignation, Careysaid.

Attorney Greg Pascale waspresent at the meeting repre-senting Tech 78 a company

C.S. councilman resignsBY ELIZABETHBAUMEISTER

[email protected]

Ethan Lee,center, was theoverall winner ofthe Dalton Fish-ing Derby. He isshown with Joe,left, and JimMcGrath, orga-nizers See Page

Bigcatch

PHOTOS/ STEPHANIEELKO


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Under mostly cloudyskies, the shoreline ofLake Eston Wilson at theAbington Area Commu-nity Park was lined withchildren and their fam-ilies June 9, as the gentlesplashing sound of fish-ing lines slapping thewater could be heardcontinually from aroundthe 13- acre lake inSouth Abington Town-ship. More than 200 chil-dren were at the lake toparticipate in the ThirdAnnual Forever YoungKids Fishing Derby.

The derby was foundedby Li nda Young, Wa-verly, in memory of herhusband, Bud Young andorganized by core com-mittee members

Young said of theevent, The best part of

the derby is that we havekids who are here withfamilies who would notbe spending the day to-gether if they didnt havesomething like this todoI think the best partis seeing the looks onthese kids faces theyre so excited and inawe. Everybody who ison the committeeisinvolved because of Bud.Thats very special to mebecause if it werent forBud, they wouldnt behere the connectionswouldnt remain.

According to Kester,

derby committee mem-ber, 140 Blue Gills, 44Perch, seven CalicoBass, 16 Bullheads, sixTrout, one Channel Cat-fish were reeled in byyoung anglers, with atotal of 173 fish mea-sured by derby officials.

Winners of prizes forthe largest fish in eachof the three age groupswere Mike Zuzzlo, Arch-bald, 11-inch trout, age 5and under; Angel Jef-ferson, Clarks Summit,15 -inch catfish, age 6 to9; and Michael Wentz,

Nicholson, 16-inch bul l-head, age 10 to15. Mi-chael Wentz with the16-inch catfish won theCatch of the Day. TheBud Award for thefirst fish caught to mea-sure 13 inches wasawarded to Daniel Silsby,West Pittston, 13- inchbullhead.

ABOVE: Inventory of worms. Clockwise from left, Chloe Bellas,3, Serenity Auer, 5, Ariana Auer, 3 and Anna Belko, 6, cutworms to the perfect size.

AT RIGHT: Calvin and Kathy Platt, South Abington Townshipfocus on fishing.

PHOTOS BY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI

Faith Bennett, 7, checks out her catch with dad Mark Bennett,Newton Township

Fun

withFISH

Members of the Young family who host the event in honor ofthe late Bud Young, include, first row, from left: Ned andJames Berkley, Alec Bradican, grandsons. Second row: JulieMars, Buds cousin; Gavin Bradican, grandson; Linda Young,Buds wife; Rick Mars, cousin-in-law.

Bob Kester records the fishcaught at the derby

BY JOANMEAD-MATSUI

Abington Journal Correspondent

Thom Kreidler is shown holding a 15 3/4 inch catfish caughtby young angler Angel Jefferson 9 Clarks Summit Angel won

Winner of the Budaward is Daniel Silsby 9

Paige, 6,and AylaHolgate, 5,of South

AbingtonTownship,hold theirbucketcontaining aPerch andBullhead

working. Annualevents spon-sored bythe association in-clude the following: BusinessAfter Hours networking mix-ers; AbingtonSummerfestincluding sidewalk sale daysandpark day; Fall funprogram

Be LifeCaf andMarket-place and Woods & Company,639 Northern Boulevard,South AbingtonTwp., PA18410 will partnerThursday,June21to hostan afterhoursbusiness card exchange from5:30-7:30 p.m. aspartof theAbington Business and Profes-

sional Association Businessin theMix Series.Complimentary hors

doeuvres, beverages andcocktails willbe providedindoors and, weather permit-ting, outdoors on thepatio.

Jason Carlyle, a partneratBe Life, willprovideentertain-ment withan acoustic guitarperformance.

Each AbingtonBusinessandProfessional Associationmemberis encouraged to bringone non-member

Reservations are appreciatedand can bemadeto 587.9045or [email protected] byJune15, 2012.

Membership in theAbing-ton Business and ProfessionalAssociationis open to anybusiness that servesthe resi-dents of the Abingtons.Mem-bership is $125 per year andincludes benefitssuch as par-ticipation in co-op advertising,free listings in various associ-ation publications,sponsor-ship opportunities andnet-

including ScarecrowMaking ;Holiday Open House andTreeLightingCeremony ; Speednetworking business mixers;Clarks Summit Festival of Ice.Foradditional information,visit www.theabingtons.org.

Be Life Caf owners Rebekah Gillette and Jason Carlyle, center, andWoods & Company owners, sisters Val Serine-Langan, far left, andNettie Goldstein, discuss plans for the After Hours Mixer June 21to behosted at their South Abington Township locations with Barry Kaplan,

Abington Business and Professional Association President, fifth fromleft, and Gail Rees, Abington Business and Professional AssociationMixer Co-Chairperson, far right.

Two hosts better than one

If thoughts of omelets with cheese sauce,breakfast cupcakes with fruit on top, hamand sausage gravy, all homemade, are

mouth watering, a treat may be around thecorner July 7 when the doors of Bella on theBoulevard open.

The diner, located at 1959 Newton RansomBoulevard, will be run by mother and daughterBarbara Richter and Erin Stiltenpole, both ofScranton. The business is a multi-generationaleffort, as many of the recipes they will serve

come from Richters mother, Dorothy Taylor,of Scranton, who is also the restaurants num-ber one taste-tester.

Some other highlights from the plannedmenu include pasta with Grandma Taylorshomemade spaghetti sauce, pancakes withmaple syrup, breakfast cupcakes with maplesyrup and bacon, fresh cut fries and a specialwhite wine cream sauce.

Richter said her mother was never one tofake cook, and in keeping with family tradi-tion, all the food served at the diner will bemade from scratch.

Stiltenpole said the diners produce itemswill be purchased from local farmers, at leastduring the local harvest seasons.

She and her daughter said they plan to openthe diner only on weekends to start, and onceschool resumes in the fall, they hope to expandto Wednesdays through Sundays. Eventually,they said they will offer special buffets onSunday afternoons.

When asked how long the business project

has been in the works, the pair was unable togive an exact answer. They said they startedthe menu planning and food tasting aboutseven years ago, long before they knew theywould open a diner.

Weve been training for something that wedidnt know we were training for, Stiltenpolesaid.

In November, 2011, they opened a cateringbusiness, Bella Dining Catering. Richter saidthe business did so well they soon realizedthey would need a kitchen. Thats where thediner came in.

Heres where we ended up, opening a din-er, Richter said, and its been a fun ride.

More information about Bella on the Boule-vard can be found on the social media websiteFacebook at http://www.facebook.com/Dine-rOnTheBlvd.

Bella diner

made from scratchRestaurant to open in July on Newton Ransom BoulevardBY ELIZABETHBAUMEISTER

[email protected]

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

Erin Stiltenpole, left, and her mother, Barbara Richter,right, plan to open Bella On The Boulevard, a diner at1959 Newton Ransom Blvd, July 7.


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CROSSWORDS

ANSWERS ON PAGE 14

The Griffin PondAnimal Shelter, 967Griffin Pond Rd.,Clarks Summit, isopen for the adop-tion of pets fromnoon to 4:30 p.m.,daily. Wish list itemsare always appre-ciated, includingkitty litter and catfood, Timothy hay,Carefresh or Aspenbedding for smallanimals and anytype of donation.

Adopt a cage at the

Griffin Pond Animal Shel-ter for one month andyour $20 donation will gotoward care and feedingof the animal in that cagefor the month you choose.A card will be placed onthe cage identifying thesponsor for that month.Send the followingAdopt-a-Cage informa-tion, including name,address, city, state andzip, phone number,sponsor month, choiceof dog, cat or smallanimal cage and how youwould like your sponsorcard to appear, alongwith $20 for each cageto The Griffin Pond AnimalShelter, 967 Griffin PondRd Clarks Summit PA 1841

Meet the Guinea Pigs

Cute, friendly Guinea Pig pairs are availablefor adoption at the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.

AseraCare Hospice inClarks Summit recently madea contribution to support theNortheast Regional CancerInstitute ninth Annual C.A-.S.U.A.L. (Colon cancerAwareness Saves UnlimitedAdult Lives) Day, a dress

word about colorectal cancerprevention and screening.

The organization donated$1,000 to the cause, and allproceeds from C.A.S.U.A.L.Day support the ongoing ef-forts by the Cancer Institute toraise awareness about col-

Shown at an AseraCare check presentation to benefit colorectal cancer

awareness are, from left: Jane Oswald, Patient Navigator, Cancer In-stitute; Betty Koza, Licensed Social Worker, AseraCare Hospice; TimmieOtt, Community Care Coordinator, AseraCare Hospice; Marie Maiorino,Executive Director, AseraCare Hospice.

AseraCare supportscancer awareness

RANSOM TWP. - At the RansomTownship Supervisors meeting, held atthe Mount Dewey Community HallJune 4, Zoning Officer Bob Lukiewiczasked the supervisors if the townshipzoning officer prior to his tenure wasthe former township secretary-treasurerKathy Zielinski. They informed himshe never held that position. However,under the direction of Supervisor Den-

nis Macheska, Zielinski signed a build-ing permit when there was no zoningofficer.

Township resident Bill Auriemmasuggested to the supervisors the meet-ing recordings should be saved for aminimum of three years, instead ofbeing destroyed after the minutes areproduced.

Township resident Helen Doty in-quired as to whether the townshipcreeks will be cleaned out soon, statingthe one across from her home is inneed of attention.

Other residents asked about the pro-gress of the forensic audit of townshipfinances. Supervisors said there is nonew information, and that it could takeat least two to three months to com-

Ransom residentsdiscuss minutes,creek cleaningBY ELIZABETHBAUMEISTER

[email protected]


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in a creative manner and toeducate and change behaviors.For example, getting more peo-ple involved in the arts or pro-moting physical fitness.

I think the difference I madewas to raise the caliber of whatis expected for this region. WhatI mean by that is people alwayssay to me that HappeningsMagazine is one of the nicesttheyve seen, Mackarey said.

Some other differences shemade include instituting a flex-ible work schedule for those inher employ, so they can accountfor child care. And each semes-ter Mackarey always invites fourinterns in marketing, graphicdesign and journalism. Sheworks with 30 colleges anduniversities and claims thisstems from the fact that she andToolan met in college.

When asked what is specialabout Happenings, Mackarey isquick to point out that the mag-azine attempts to reach a widearea and get people to trav-elto motivate people to ex-plore their surroundingstoparticipate in its community andregion .

The great thing about thisregion is its small enough orclose enough that you can havea hand in changing the courseof the history of the region,said Mackarey.

To Mackareys credit, hercompany received Best Practicein Community Involvementfrom the Sage Awards from theGreater Scranton Chamber ofCommerce. She is the currentchairman of the Chamber.There is a board of directors.Im in the leadership in that. Mycompany is probably the small-est company who has chaired a145-year-old organization.Weve been involved the past 15to 18 years, Mackarey said.

She is married to John A.Mackarey, an agent with NewYork Life. They have a four-year-old daughter, Madeleine.

Mackarey resides in theGreen Ridge section of Scran-ton.

PRESIDENTContinued from Page 1

Meet the PresidentInterests and hobbies:

Picnics, lake life, skiing,

afternoon tea.

Im inspired by: Smart

and talented people who are

also nice (you dont always

find that combination).

Favorite place:

Anywhere when Im relaxing

with my husband and

daughter but usually

lakeside.

Favorite book: Skipping

Christmas by John Grisham it made me belly laugh,

because it highlights the

pretentiousness of some

areas of life.

My greatest

achievement: Hopefully

is still in the works.

A perfect Saturday

afternoon: Afternoon tea

by a lake

Cant leave my house

without: Chapstick,

original flavor

developer can not expect toget an immediate answer tothe problem on such shortnotice.

Davis told Pascale he be-lieves the burden of responsib-ility rests with South AbingtonTownship.

Another item on the agendawas the Clarks Summit ShadeTree Commission. Chair-person Donna Zagrapan, alongwith Chris Pfeiffer, of Harris-burg, gave a presentationabout their plans and goals forplanting shade trees in ClarksSummit. They said the ulti-mate goal is to plant 2,200trees. This goal will be brokendown into small bits year byyear.

Zagrapan said the commis-sion plans to plant the trees inpublic, commercial and resi-dential areas, while also edu-cating the people on the valueof them.

Also present at the meetingwas Attorney Mike Grab,representing TowerCo regard-ing the land development planfor a cell phone tower to belocated on private property onNorth State Street. The plangained approval at the March7 meeting, and at the March27 work session Grab came to

Council with two problemsregarding the written condi-tions. Suggestions resolvingthose problems were made atthe work session, and at the

April 4 meeting, council votedto approve those amendmentsto the conditions.

Grab attended the June 6meeting to ask for the removalof condition #8, which was inregard to the possible wetlandstatus of the land, as it hassince been satisfactorily deter-mined that there is no wetlandat that location. Council voted6 to 0 in favor of removing thecondition.

Also discussed at the meet-ing was the need for new po-lice cars and narrowband ra-dios. Johnson said if the Bor-ough does not acquire a newcar by the end of the year, itwill need at least two nextyear. He stressed the impor-tance of moving forwardquickly on the matter. He alsosaid if the township does notswitch over to narrowbandsoon, it will be in troublewhen it is required.

Two thank-yous were onthe agenda: one to formerPolice Chief Lou Vitale for hisyears of dedicated service, andthe other to Ernie Ciciloni, forhis yearly assistance in repre-senting the Borough in apply-ing for the Community Devel-opment Block Grants.

Other items discussed at the

meeting were the correspond-ence, multiple resolutions tobe voted on at the July 11meeting, several reports andvarious local upcoming events.

planning a townhouse devel-opment on Winola Road. Hesaid the South AbingtonTownship Planning Commis-sion gave conditional approvalof the plans two weeks ago.He said the townhouse in-cludes 21units, and one of theconditions of the approval isthat a sewer pass-throughagreement be made with theBorough of Clarks Summit, asthe sewage will travel throughthe Clarks Summit sewer sys-tem.

Borough Manager VirginiaKehoe said, We had informedSouth Abington Township thatuntil and unless we resolve ourissues with pass-throughs anddirect connects, that we wouldallow no new connections. Soobviously, thats put AttorneyPascale in a bind, and thatswhy hes here to talk to us.

Council suggested Pascaleget in touch with SouthAbington Township SolicitorBill Jones.

Pascale said the develop-ment project has been in theworks for about two yearsnow, and is finally at the ap-

proval stage, but if the condi-tions cant be met, the compa-ny will suffer damages.

I know this isnt a fightbetween the developer and theborough, he said to Council,its between you and SouthAbington. Im asking Councilto not punish the developer inthis case.

Kehoe pointed out that al-though the project has beenunderway for about two years ,the week of the meeting wasthe first Clarks Summit Coun-cil had heard about it. Shesaid, to be fair to Council, the

RESIGNSContinued from Page 1

whenthekidsareat thatagewhenthankfully theyhave amotherand a fatherwe justwant to spend as much timewiththem,whether thatsthrough coaching or school-related activities.

Duringthe schoolyear, hismorning often begins by6:05a.m., when he awakens andprepares breakfastfor thechil-dren. We (Rachel andI) havesharedroles. I usually letmywifesleepas muchas she canandwhoeveris up gets break-

fast andthe kids goingWemakesure everybodyis awakeandtheyre ready to start theirday. We tryto wake thekidsuprelativelyearly so theycan easeinto theday. We do thesamething at night,too, said Gil-bert, whoshares a philosophywith hiswife,to teachtheirchildren to know whoyou are,that its OK to be different,respect yourself and respectother people.

We compartmentalize lifeand now isthetime toreally beinvolved withthe kids, saidGilbert.

DADContinued from Page 1

The third annual Arts on Fire Festival washosted June 1 to 3 at the Historic Iron Furnac-es in Scranton. The events included Fridayseducation day for local South Scrantonschools; an all -day iron pour, blacksmithingand ancient raku ceramic demonstrations onSaturday and chainsaw wood carving demon-strations along with professional glassblowingon Sunday.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/NICHOLAS W. SHOTWELLAssistant professor of ceramics and glass at KeystoneCollege, Jared Jaffe of Clarks Summit.

Fired up

At its annual meetingMay 15, the WaverlyCommunity House an-nounced its slate of offi-cers for 2012-2013. Re-

placin g Valerie Serine -Langan as President ofthe Board of Trustees isJeffrey Haudenschield.Diane Lenahan will serveas Vice-President and Pa-tricia Staples will contin-ue her role as Board Sec-retary.

The community bidfarewell to retiring Boardmembers Roland Greco,Michael Johnson, PauletteMetzger and Nancy Sarnode los Rios.

Joining the Board ofTrustees are Adriane

Heine fromWaverly andMicheleHughes andKathleen

Nelso n fromClarks Sum-mit who willserve withreturningtrustees BillChickillo,ChristineCunning-ham-Saun-ders, Tom

Curr, Sandy Durbin, LouHouck, Chris Kane, Chris-topher Kelly, Trudy Mon-tella, Dr. Anders Nelson,Patti Thomas, Valerie Se-rine-Langan, John Walker,

Steve Weinberger and Dr.Michael Wolk.

Last years recipient,Jeneane Adams, presentedWaverly resident, Rachel

Gilbert, with the award forVolunteer of the Year. Gil-bert was honor ed for herservice as a member of thePlayground Project Com-mittee and for the count-less hours she donated toprovide three meals dailyfor the hundreds of volun-teers who helped rebuildthe Comm playground inAugust, 2011.

The Annual Meetingbegan with the proce ssionof the flag by the CubScouts of Throop #152, ledby Ethan Canne lla.

Community House elects officers

Waverly resi-dent, RachelGilbert, shown,was presentedwith award for

Volunteer ofthe Year.

KathrynPrattBommer,formerlyof ClarksSummit,recentlygraduatedwith aMasters of Sciencedegree in Nursing Edu-cation from Indiana

University of Penn-sylvania during springcommencement ceremo-nies May 12, on theIUP campus in Indiana,Pa.

Bommer is a 1981Abington Heights grad-uate who relocated toPittsburgh in 1982.Since relocating, Bom-mer has also obtainedAssociates of sciencedegree from the Com-munity College of Al-legheny County as aParamedic, a Bachelorsof Science degree from

Drexel University inemergency medicine,graduating Magna CumLaude. She graduatedfrom the Western Penn-sylvania HospitalSchool of nursing in1996 and currentlyworks as an EmergencyRoom Nurse for theWest Penn AlleghenyHealth System.

Bommer is thedaughter of the lateQuintus and AlbertaPratt of Clarks Sum-mit, and is a memberof the Clarks Summitand Factoryville Fire

Companies.

Studentgraduatesfrom IUP

Bommer


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Members of the United Methodist Church in Clarks Summit man the grills for their33rd annual chicken barbecue.

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BBQ bonanza

The Friends of the Forgottenpresented members of the ClarksSummit girl scouts troop with aplaque at South Abington ParkMay 31, in recognition of thescouts raising money to buy GirlScout cookies to send to militarytroops.

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Shown, first row, from left: Savannah B., April S., Maddie L., Breanna W., Alyssa L., Morgan L., Sydney C., Grace M., Maggie H., Isabelle D. Back row: Tori H., EugeneWasczcak, Mary Kay Goddard, Herman Johnson, George Atkinson, Kim Atkinson, Judy Peercy, Jack Stahulak, Diane Comstock, Ariel C.-M., and Lauren D.

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CLARKSGREEN- ClarksGreenBorough will host a freeHealth andSafety Fair July14from10 a.m.to 2 p.m.at theClarks GreenBoroughBuild-ing,104 NorthAbingtonRoad.Health related vendors willinclude Geisinger, CMC,whowilloffer informationregardingaquatics safety for youths, bicy-cle and skateboardsafety, carseatsafety andgeneral emergen-cy informationfor parents.BlueCrossof NEPA willfurnishhealthysnacks for children.TheScranton Schoolfor Deaf andHard ofHearing Childrenwillconduct hearing screeningsforyouths andThe CommonwealthMedical College willparticipatewith a healthscreening ordem-onstration. The ChildhoodLeadPoison Program willalso share

information. Amongsafetyvendors willbe The WaverlyMason Lodge,witha free child-hoodf inger-print analysisandprintson a CD forparents. Ac-cording to Officer JamesWa-ters,the SouthAbingtonPoliceDepartmentwill offer demon-strationswith police dog,Nemo.Asidefrom beingcertified withthe NorthAmericanPolice DogWorkDogAssociation, Nemoistheonlypolicedog in theAbington area.

Thedog andhis partner, Offi-cerWaters, will present a bitedemonstration.In addition,Nemo will conduct a drugsearch demonstration.The Ger-manShepherd is capable ofscaling a six-foot fence, accord-ingto Waters,and istrained incrowd control and trackingcriminalsuspectsas well asmissing persons.Waterssaid

that once they found a girl whohadwandered from herhomeandfellasleep under a bush.

A bicycle safety program willbehosted bythe policedepart-ment.

TheClarks SummitFireDe-partmentwill provide informa-tionconcerningf ire preventioninthe home andothersafetyeducation.Guitarist, BillFrye,will play a varietyof musicalentertainment.Atthe event, theparking lotin therearof theClarks GreenBoroughbuildingwillbe available.Tablesandchairswill besetup intherearofthe buildingand inthe garagearea, which opensto theparkinglot. Tablesand chairswillalsobeavailablein theCouncilroom. Additionalparking canbefound atthe ClarksGreenMeth-odistChurch,119 GlenburnRoad.The eventwilltakeplace,rain orshine. Anyquestionscanbedirectedto JanBrown, Bor-oughSecretaryat 586.4446.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/EMILY CULLEYFrom left: Officer James Waters, canine unit member Nemo, ClarksGreen Council President Keith Williams and Councilman and Health andSafety committee chair Victor Alberigi make plans for the Health Fair.

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Kick off the weekend with 4th Friday!

Friday, June 22, 2012Art,Antiques, Food and Wine Samplings!

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LASTYEARFORFIRE-WORKS???

Thisyears Rotary CluboftheAbingtonsFourth of Julyfireworks display may be thelast if supportfor theevent doesnot improve.Longtime showplannerEd Nuzzaci said theclublost moneyon theeventlast year andthat thisyearssponsorshipsare almost$5,000short of last years level.Theshowcosts $16,000to present.TheClub hasbeenorganizing

andpresenting theshowfor 25years.This years show willbepresented at sunsetJune 30 atthe Abington HeightsMiddleSchoolon Newton-RansomBlvd. in ClarksSummit. Theraindate is July1. Food, bever-ages andotheritems willbeavailable for purchase begin-ningat 6 p.m.Fireworksbeginat dusk. Display viewers areasked to usethe lotsprovidedandbringseating. Pleaseusetheparking provided; there is asmall feebut thats partof howthef ireworksare paid for.Please be generous withyourparkingdonation andif youdliketo make a personal contri-bution,sendit to Rotary Clubof theAbingtons, PO Box392,Clarks Summit 18411.

DISTRICTAWARDRotary Club of theAbing-

tonsrecentlywona DistrictAwardfor overall communityservice.President-electJohnHambrosewillbe presentingthecertificate toPresidentRogerMattes at an upcomingmeeting.

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BobJones, new GeneralManager NicholsVillage HotelandSpa, was recently inductedinto Rotary, sponsored byGail

Cicerini. Jones residesin New-tonTownshipwith hiswifeJoann,daughterMarissa, andagranddaughter, Elana.

BANQUETCOMINGUPOur Rotary Clubwillbe

having its annual banquetThursday, June 28 within-stallation of new officers. Any-one interested in attendingshouldcontact GusVlassis orany otherRotary member.

INTERACTCLUBThe Abington HeightsInter-

act Club President FacultyAdvisorAdam Baker ispleasedto announce ourInter-actClub received a Change-

maker Awardat theRotaryDistrict7410 banquet recently.The ChangemakerAwardrec-ognizesRotaryclubsthat made

an extraordinaryimpact during2011-12through their workintheAvenuesof Service. Clubsareinvited to undertakea chal-lengingarrayof activitiesineach avenue, withthe goal ofmakingpositiveand significantchange in their communities

andin theworld. We congrat-ulate theInteract Clubfor thisrecognition!

GABBYSHEFSKICHECKSIN

Exchange student GabbyShefskistated,I cantbelieveIhaveonly onemonthleft in thiscountry. Thetime willcomesoonto packmy bagsandsaygoodbye, but Imkeeping my-self busy until then! Examsstart in oneweek, andthe weekafter that Im takinga lovely tripto Prague thanksto theRotary.Then comes therush of gettingready to go andfinally, sayinggoodbye, but notfarewell.Imnot quite convinceditsnearing

the end yet - I still amready totake fulladvantage of thetimethatI haveleft- but atthe sametime, there is a bittersweet feel-

ing thats gettingstronger everyday. Ive learnedmany thingshere, and ina way it will bevery hard to leave, butI cantwaitto rediscover my family,friends, andcommunityin theUnitedStates. Whatconsolesmeevery time I thinkabout itis

knowing thatIll be back inBelgiumsomedaysoon.

Get involved!Attend a Rotary Clubof the

Abingtons Meetingas ourguestand consider joining.Meetingsareheld each Thursday at12:10p.m., Innat NicholsVillage,Clarks Summit.Visitour Face-book page Rotary Club of theAbingtons formore informa-tionor checkout ourwebsite:http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/Home.aspx?cid=8257.

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Rotarians Gus Vlassis and Warren Watkins recently inducted BobJones into Rotary with President Roger Mattes watching on.

Pa. State Representative Sid Michaels Kavulich, right,presents Marie Callis, known affectionately as CiocieMamie, of Clarks Summit, with a citation honoring heron her 90th Birthday.

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CULTURAL EVENTS

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"...a prequel to 'Alien'in every sense.stunning effects,epic in stature,

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Phil Hubbard

Idris ElbaNoomi Rapace

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medical office,working by hissideuntiltheir retirement in 2001.

A devoutRoman Catholic, shehelda lifelongdevotionto theBlessedMother. Especially deartoher heartwasthe AdorationoftheBlessedSacrament at PadrePioChapelin Dalton.Alice wasa longtimeand foundingvolun-

teer atthe St. FrancisKitcheninScranton,ultimately being recog-nized bythe organization forherservices. Alice willbe alwaysremembered forher tremendouswarmth andlove,her boundlessoptimism, aswellas herun-ceasinginterest in thelivesandwelfareof others.Loving toentertainat home, visitorsto thehouse in Clarks Green were suretoalways findan open door andopen heart.For more than 40years,Alice entertained usually40or more members ofthefamilyfor Thanksgiving dinner.Those dinnersare cherishedmemoriesfor allwho enjoyedthem.

Sheis alsosurvived bytwo

brothers, JohnCorcoran andwife, Mickey, Lancaster;andWilliam Corcoranand partner,Dr. EricL. Palladini, Washing-ton,D.C.; andthree sisters,Ro-semary Newberry andhusband,

Joseph,Greenwich, Conn.;Nancy Monti and husband, Tom,Liverpool, N.Y.; Jane Briggsandhusband, Graham, Needham,Mass.;seven grandchildren,Ian,Jack, Grace, Kevin,Max, Annie,Ryan; andmany loved and cher-ished nieces,nephews, grand-nieces and grandnephews.

. The funeralwillbe June13witha Massof Christian Burialat10a.m.in theChurchof St.Gregory, to be celebrated byRev.JohnM. Lapera,pastor, andconcelebratedby MonsignorJohnH. Louis, pastor emeritus.Interment, OurMotherof Sor-rowsCemetery, Finch Hill.

Thefamilywishesto thank allofthe dear friends whocaredforAlice throughout herillness,especiallythe staff andnursesatAseraCareHospice, whosecomforting careand compassionhelped to enhance thequalityofAlices final months.

Memorialdonationsmay bemade tothe Friendsof thePoor2300Adams Ave.Scranton,Pa.

18509.Arrangementsare being madebythe Jennings-Calvey Funeraland CremationServices Inc.,111Colburn Avenue,Clarks Summit,PA18411.

AliceHolmes,78, ofClarksGreen,passed away

peacefully athome Friday,June8, afteralengthyillness,

surrounded by herlovingfamilyat herbedside.

BornAlice Corcoranin 1933,inthe GreenRidge section ofScranton, shewas thedaughterofthelate Dr. William J.and MabelKellyCorcoran. She graduatedfromMarywoodSeminaryinDunmorein 1950. In1954,shegraduatedwith a BachelorofArtsdegreefrom RosemontCollegein Philadelphiaat age 20.A competitivetennis playerinheryouth,Alice wasJuniorSinglesChampion at PoconoManor.Also an accomplishedpianist,she remaineda music

lover herwhole life, serving astheMembershipCoordinatoroftheCommunity ConcertsAsso-ciation of Scranton. Meetinginternationally famous pianist

Van Cliburn after a concert in1971 and the accompanyingphotograph in thefollowingdaysnewspaper brought hergreat joy.

Shewasthebeloved wife ofherhusbandof 53 years, Dr. JohnJ.F.Holmes, formerlyof Arch-bald. Along withher lovingmarriage,her greatestsourceof

happiness andsatisfaction wastheraisingof herfivesons JohnJr.of Clarks Green; Williamandwife, Kellyof Chatham,N.J.;Jamesand wife,AnnaMarie ofLosAngeles, Calif.;Larry andwife, Priscilla of Ardmore;andMichael of Lancaster.

Alice began herprofessionalcareeras aneducatorat NorthScrantonHigh School beforemovingto NewYorkCity in1958toworkas anactuary atan insur-ancecompany. While in NewYork,she tookgraduatecoursesin Frenchliterature andhistoryatHunter College.She leftNewYorkto return to theScrantonarea tobe married andraiseherfamily. After hersons were

grown,she returnedto teaching,joiningthe faculty of OurLadyof Peace School,ClarksGreen,from1982 to1989.In 1990,shejoined herbeloved husband at his

Alice Holmes

June 8, 2012

Mary Pijar Hannock, 89, formerlyof Olyphant, died June 7 in CarlisleRegional Medical Center. She was thewidow of the Matthew Hannock, whodied Feb.19, 2000. The couple hadbeen married for more than 56 years.

She was born May 10,1923, inOlyphant, the daughter of the lateJoseph and Josephine Ploch Pijar. Shewas a graduate of Olyphant HighSchool. She and her husband movedto Stratford, Conn., where they livedfor more than 40 years before movingto Thomaston, Conn., to live with herdaughter. In 2004, she relocated toCarlisle. Mary was an interior design-er for Curtin Corner in Stratford formany years.

She formerly was a member of St.Michael the Archangel Church in

Olyphant and while in Stratford, wasa member of St. Mark Church. Mostrecently, she was a communicant ofSt. Patrick Church, Carlisle. Maryand her husband were avid bridgeplayers and enjoyed traveling. Shewas a loving mother and grandmother

with a wonderful sense of humor andquick wit. Despite physical challeng-es, she remained active reading, do-ing crossword puzzles and maintain-

ing contact with friends and relatives.She spent happy years with her ba-by Ben, her constant companion, thefamilys golden retriever.

Surviving are a daughter, SharonEzzo and husband, Paul, of Carlisle; asister, Antoinette Krowiak and hus-band, Edward, of Throop; a g rand-daughter, Alison Palmer, Philadel-phia; a sister-in-law, Ina Pijar of PineGrove; a daughter-in-law, Pam Han-nock of San Clemente, Calif.; numer-ous nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death byher son, Charles Hannock, on Nov. 2,2011; five sisters, Stella Kman, Cath-erine Briskie, Ann Tuleya, BerthaRutkowsky and Jean Rutkosky; andfive brothers, John, Stanley, Louisand twins, Adam and Anthony Pijar.Memorial contributions may be made

to St. Patrick Church in Carlisle,152E. Pomfret St., Carlisle, PA 17013.

Arrangements by Jennings-CalveyFuneral and Cremation Services, Inc.111 Colburn Avenue, Clarks Summit,PA18411

Mary Pijar Hannock

June 7, 2012

OBITUARY


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Diva Theater Group rehearsesfor, "Cannibals: In Hollywood,no one can hear you scream."Shown, at left, front row: GinaZanolini as Donna, Bob Balit-

ski as Walter, Mollie Doo-ley as Kimmi. Back

row from the left:Julie Orzell as Mo,Regina Yeager as

Elizabeth,LynneZanolinias Linda,and

PaigeBalitski as

Carole.

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ArtsEtc...

If youve never been to Tunk-hannocks Riverside Park,well,youmust go.

It is simplya gorgeous greenspace right bythe SusquehannaRiver in downtownTunkhan-nock. There is a boat launch andplayground, andits a perfectplace to go walking. Oneof myfavorite featuresof thepark is alivingwillowstructure. It wascreatedin 2004 byvisiting artistBonnieGale andher studentsfromthe Dietrich Theater. Itstartedout as willowpolesshapedinto a small dome andover theyearsit grew into alarge,lush livingstructure.Iteven survived theflood of Sep-tember2011,and morphedintomoreof a tunnel-likestructurewith the helpof BonnieGale

andsome of herstudents.If youhave any interest in

gardening and landscaping,Iinviteyouto joinus atthe Die-trich TheaterWednesday, June20at 7 p.m.for a free presenta-tionon The Potentialof LivingWillow Structures in theLand-scape.During this illustratedlecture,Gale willshowthe basicconcepts of buildinglivingstructures, her developmentwith this work,internationalexamples andthe great potentialfor commercial applications.Herwork hasbeenshowcasedin Vogue andHouseand Gar-den, andshe appeared on theMartha Stewart Show in 2010.

For moreinformationaboutthispresentationor to reservea seat,callthe DietrichTheater at996.1500.

In addition to theLiving Wil-lowStructurespresentation, theDietrichwill behostinga work-shop on theIntroduction toStainedGlassnext week foradultsand students ages16 andup.Join theDietrichs own Esth-er Harmatz Monday, June18from 6 to9 p.m.to learnaboutthef irststepsof working withglass to create stainedglasspieces.Duringthe class,youwill learnto workwitha design,cutglass,polish, foilwrap andsolder.At theendof the work-shop, you will leave with a fin-ished item. Admission is $60,which includes allglass suppliesand equipment.

Thefollowingweek, June 25through29, theDietrich willbegin itssummercamp series.Visiting artist Rand Whipple ofBox ofLight Theatrewillbe intownfor thefirstweek ofcampto present DigitalArts CampandCrazyCommercial Camp.In Crazy CommercialsCamp,afun-filled, film class, studentsages nine through14will usetheir imaginationsto createthecraziest commercials. Accord-ingto Rand, Theycoulddevel-

op a button thatmakesannoyingsiblings disappearor theamaz-ingpotatoor theACMEinstantninja (just addwater.Some sideeffects may occur)As studentscreate their own crazy productsandthe commercialsto sell

MORETHAN

MOVIESDietrich Theater

Erica Rogler

See Dietrich, Page 11

Visual Arts/Performing

Arts

NewVisions Studio andGallery presents: SightSpecific, anexhibit onviewthrough June 16. Features:Acrylic,Oil andWatercolorpaintings by Austin Burke;Surreal photography byShane McGeehan and Lau-rie Otto; and Carved stonebowls by Mark Zander.

William Teitsworthand William Tersteeg atArtWorks, open nowthrough June 29, Tuesday -Friday, 11 - 3 p.m. and Sat-urday, 11 - 2 p.m.Cost: free.Info: www.artworksnepa-.com.

The Potential of LivingWillow Structures in theLandscape, June 20 at theDietrich Theater in down-town Tunkhannock at 7p.m. For all ages. Presentedby: Bonnie Gale. Gale hasbeen buildingliving willowstructures in the landscapesince 2004. Info: 996.1500.

Cost: Free.

Literary Arts

Writers Group, for ages18 and up, at the DietrichTheaterin downtownTunk-hannock, Thursdays from 7to 8:30 p.m., ongoing. All

genresand levels of writingwelcome. Cost: Free. Info:996.1500.

STACKS WritingGroup, the second andfourth Tuesday of everymonth at 6:30 p.m. at TheBanshee, 320 Penn Ave.,Scranton. Send an unpol-ished sampleof your fiction(max. 15 pages) to Stef andChris at [email protected] by June30, to be shared with otherparticipants for construc-tive critique prior to first

session on July 10.Book Signing with Ed

Rendell, June 15 at 7 p.m.at Barnes & Noble Book-sellers, Arena Hub Plaza,Wilkes-Barre.Former Gov-ernor Ed Rendell will signcopies of his release, ANation of Wusses. Linewill form at 6 p.m. Signingtime only, no discussion orQ&A.

Arts, Craftsand More

Kathleen BarrettsSummer Childrens Art

Camps, Painted Furni-ture,June11 15and June18 22; Watercolor Paint-ing, from June 25 29;Sculpture, August6 10;and Fashion Illustration,August 20 24. Info:687.2133.

Last weeks winner:

Glenda M. Lannanof Clarks Summit

Last weeks answer:Charlize Theron

Photographer Colin Winterbottoms exhibit Elegant Corro-sion will be on display at Steamtown National Historic Sitefrom July 1 through October 31.

Winterbottom took photos at the historic site as a study of thevarious kinds of corrosion that can be found on the locomotives,cars and other equipment in the rail yard.

Using macro-photography camera lenses, Winterbottom hasenlarged the smallest details in the decay to the point of abstrac-tion. Isolating the textures, patterns, shapes, lines and colors fromthe wider context of the rail yard, the photographs take on a differ-ent quality.

Based in Washington D.C., Winterbottom has built a reputation for hisblack and white studies, and has applied the same vision to his photo-graphs of New York, more limited studies of Paris and Moscow, and aseries featuring other areas of the U.S. He has been awarded several fel-lowship grants from the District of Columbia Commission on the Artsand Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Winterbot-toms work has been profiled in the Washington, D.C. press, has beenreproduced for illustrations in many trade publications and is listed in anumber of private and corporate collections.

Additional information about Winterbottom is available at www.colin-winterbottom.com.

Colin Winterbottoms photo Oily Blue R will be on display as part of his exhibition, Elegant Corrosion, at Steamtown National Historic Site.

Elegant Corrosion

Actors work in a dog-eat-dog industry, whetherbased in Hollywood ortheatre, according to DivaTheater Group directorTim Hutchins, of Scran-ton.

And that will be illus-

trated in their June 22 to30 performance of Canni-bals: In Hollywood, NoOne Can Hear YouScream, a play written byR. J. Colleary.

When cannibals gethungry and everyonearound you is a cannibaltoo, can anyone get a goodnights sleep? actressRegina Yeager quoted

from the script of the play.Diva Theater Group will

present the play Fridayand Saturday at 7 p.m. andSunday at 2 p.m. at TheUnited Methodist Churchof Chinchilla, 411 LaytonRoad. Tickets are $12 andcan be purchased at thedoor or by calling the boxoffice at 961.3855. The

group is not affiliated withThe United MethodistChurch, and actress PaigeBalitski said the group isgrateful to Pastor TonySchwartz for allowing theuse of their hall.

The play presents agroup of aging actressesin Hollywood who have

come togetherin a

sup-

port group because theircareers are lacking. Thewomen meet a director,Walter, who wants to cre-ate a film about their livesand from there the storyflourishes. Each characterhas a personality that isrelatable to someone ineveryday life.

Linda, played by Lynne

Zanolini, is the motherlytype who organizes every-thing and brings peopletogether. Her biggest

ABINGTON JOURNAL/

STEPHANIE ELKO

Divas meet CannibalsBY STEPHANIE ELKO


See Diva, Page 11

Who directed the new movie "Prometheus"?


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June 22, 23, 24, 2012

Celebrate the beauty,splendor, and

cultural significance

of a regional treasure,the Susquehanna

River

Friday, June 22nd - Kick-off the Festival on Friday evening! Register for ashort paddle from West Pittston to Wilkes-Barre or Join us at the Millennium Circle Portal,

Wilkes-Barre River Common as we Awaken the Dragon in preparation for Dragon Boat

training and racing throughout the weekend. Free Family Fishing, Childrens Mural, Live

Music, and Dragon Boats on Display!

Saturday, June 23rd - Join the Festival at Nesbitt Park for an afternoon ofFun and Activities for All Ages! 12:00pm to 5:00pm Live Music performed by Don

Shappelle and the Pickups

Sunday, June 24, 2012 - Dragon Boat Racing on theSusquehanna 10:00am to 3:00pm Join us on the Wilkes-Barre River Commonto watch as Dragon Boat Teams Race on the Susquehanna River. WKRZ will be

broadcasting live and calling the races on the Common. Root for your favorite team to win!Enjoy a day along the River.

RiverFest Concert on the Common - 5:00pm to 9:00pm Live Music5:00pm Three Imaginary Boys

6:00pm RiverFest Opening Ceremonies - Awakening of the Dragons

6:30pm Tribes 7:45pm George Wesley

Car Show and Concert on the River Common - Millennium Circle Portal,Wilkes-Barre River Common 6:00pm to 9:00pm Explore the Classic & Antique Car show

presented by NEPA Region Antique Automobile Club ofAmerica. Enjoy hits of the 60s,

70s and 80s performed live by Flash Back. Check out the Chevy Volt, a plug-in electric

and gas car presented by Bonner Chevrolet.

Te Wilkes-Barre Riverfront Parks CommitteePresents RiverFest 2012

Live Mammals Program(1:30pm)

Live Birds of PreyProgram (3:30pm)

Guided Nature HikesEnvironmental Exhibits

SUNDAY JUNE 24

Dragon Boat Racing 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

KRZ providing music and calling the races

SOJOURN ON THE RIVER

Mandatory safety training will be given to all participants before the launch by the Outfitters.

Friday, June 22, 4-7pm - West Pittston to Wilkes-Barre Saturday, June 23, 8am-2pm - Harding to Wilkes-Barre Sunday, June 24, 8am-2pm Wilkes-Barre to Hunlock Creek

To Register for the SojournContact One of the Outfitters

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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER ADVENTURESat 570-328-4001 www.susqpaddle.org/

SUSQUEHANNA KAYAK & CANOE RENTALat 570-388-6107 www.kayaktheriver.com

For More Information and Directions to the Park:

Penn State Cooperative Extension

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Visit www.riverfrontparks.orgPhoto by M. Burnside

Childrens Nature CraftsFace PaintingMagicianMake a Fish Print T-ShirtKids Tree ClimbChildrens Field Games

Pony RidesMoon BounceKayaking DemosDunk TankDragon Boat

Team Training

Photo by M. Burnside

The Lackawanna CountyLibrary System has just re-leased a schedule of events atvarious county attractions,such as Steamtown, the Elec-tric City Trolley Museum andother venues that will beavailable free of charge tochildren who hold Pass-ports. June events include aChildrens Day at the Lacka-wanna Historical Society fromnoon to 3 p.m. on June 23 andthree days (June 25, 28 and29) featuring the stars and the

solar system at the EverhartMuseum. These complimen-tary passports are availablewhen children register to par-ticipate in their local librarysSummer Reading Club. Stopat the Abington CommunityLibrary for further informa-tion about the Passport pro-gram and news about morePassport events in July andAugust.

Theres no time like thesummer months to reviewwith young children the basicsof first aid, safety and, with aplentiful variety of fresh fruitsand vegetables available,healthy eating. Three booksfrom a new series, Healthand Your Body, can be usedwith pre-schoolers through2nd and 3rd graders to teachimportant health habits.

First Aid Basics, by Re-becca Weber. Simple text andphotographs describe in chil-drens language how to gethelp for a scraped knee, a beesting, an insect bite or a nose-bleed. It impresses on themthe importance of taking careof an emergency situationwhen medical help is notclose at hand.

Safety Basics, by RebeccaWeber. This book spells out

the basic rules for staying safeat home, at school, on a bicy-cle, when traveling or at aplayground. It includes a sam-ple plan for conducting a firedrill at home. The book letschildren see that they can havefun without getting hurt.

MyPlate and You, byGillia M. Olson. MyPlateteaches people about healthyeating and how much to eatfrom each food group eachday.

The book also emphasizesthrough simple text and largecolorful photographs thatbeing active is part of beinghealthy, with an hour of activ-

ity recommended daily.

LIBRARY NEWS

BY MARYANN MCGRATH

The Abington Community Library is

located at 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks

Summit. Visit our website,

www.lclshome.org/abington to regis-

ter online for events or call the

library at 570.587.3440.

Dont have a library card? Register

for one at http://www.lclshome.org/

libraryinfo/library_card_reg.asp.

them, they willlearn how toshoot,edit andcreate theall-importantsound effects fordigitalf ilm. CrazyCommercials

Camp willbe held from10a.m.to 12:30 p.m.Monday throughFriday.

In theafternoonsfrom1:30to3:30p.m.of thatweek, childrenages eight to14 willalsohavethe opportunity to experienceDigitalArts Camp. Asstudentswork in groups,theywill ex-plore thearts throughclayma-tion,robotics and special effects.Thiscamptrulyallows kidsimaginations to runwild. Plus,they learn how to usetechnol-ogy in order to shoot,edit andscore their own short films.Admission to each camp is $60andspaceis limited.CalltheDietrichtoday at 996 1500 for

DIETRICHContinued from Page 10

sitcom Hot in Cleveland.She said the storyline is clev-er and spontaneous with rap-id-fire dialogue.

Mo, the doughnut diva, is abig and beautiful actress,played by Julie Orzell. Shecares more about her careerthan her diabetes, which is at

rock bottom of her prioritylist. Mo is the funny and fatneighbor with the big person-ality, said Orzell. She clash-es with Elizabeth and the twocannot sit next to each other.

Next up is Kimmi, a twen-tysomething invited to thegroup because the films

director thinks a bunch ofold actresses will not sell.Mollie Dooley said her char-acter, Kimmi, has the person-ality and good looks of ElleWoods from the film Legal-ly Blonde. The nave, sweetand dramatic theater studentdoes not realize that all of the

others hate her and speak toher condescendingly. She hasgood intentions even whenshe says, I dont know why,but I can just eat KrispyKreme doughnuts all day andnever gain an ounce.

Donna Hightower, playedby Gina Zanolini, is a pre-

Madonna star whose shinehas faded. Throughout theplay she tries to cope withthat fact . She has no hus-band, children or pets to holdher back, but now that she isgetting older and jobs as anactress are harder to find,whats left for her?

The drug -induced diva?Well Cannibals has one ofthose too. Paige Balitskitakes on the role of Carole,an agoraphobic actress whohas not left her house in threeyears. Her emotions are al-ways running on a high fromanti-depression medication,

which adds an extra bit ofhilarity.

Rounding out the cast isWalter, a director and a,player with a capital P,according to Bob Balitski,the actor taking on the role.On the outside Walter isfriendly and warm, but he has

his own agenda and will stabanyone in the back to get hisfilm made.

This play is full of darkcomedy and is meant for the18 and older crowd. As thecharacter Carole said, Whoneeds uppers when you haveCannibals?

struggle: she yearns for a lifein the theater and a familylife but cant manage both.

Regina Yeager took on therole of Elizabeth, an ever

so- talented but high strungactress who is always thisclose to making it, Yeagersaid. Elizabeth is the womanwho is constantly late andbelieves that everythingshould be about her.

Yeager compared the scriptof the play to the TV Land

DIVAContinued from Page 10

Photographer Rolfe Ross will show The Musicians at the Camerawork Gallery,515 Center Street, Scranton, through June 30.

The show is part of a collection of photographs of musicians Ross has made overthe last 30 years, some old and some new. It is free to the public.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

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The Waverly Community

House,1115North AbingtonRoad, has announced the forma-tionof a one-week SummerString Camp, forbeginning(atleast oneyearexperience) andintermediate(oneto fouryearsexperience)violin studentsgoing intogradesfive throughninein Fall, 2012. Thecampwillrunfrom9 a.m.to noonMondaythroughFriday, June18 to 22.

Classes will includetheory,technique, solo workshopsandgroup lessons. Students areasked to bring a prepared solopiece forthe solo workshop. Allmusic supplies will be provided.Students shouldbring withthema snack, pencil,violin, bow,

music standand any necessaryaccessorieseach day.

Instructors Mollibeth andCristinaCoxare sisterswhohave studiedMusic Perform-ance at Marywood University.Mollibethteaches violin andviola classes as partof Mary-

woods String

Projectpro-gram. SheisPrincipal Sec-ond Violinistof theNorthernTierSympho-nyandhasperformed andstudiedin-ternationally.Cristinateach-esviolinat theNortheastSchoolofMusic andMagdonMu-sic,in addition

to herprivatestudioin theLakeSheridan area.She specializes in

bluegrassand countrymusicandhas touredthroughout thecountry.

Tuition forthe camp is $100.For moreinformation , visitwww.waverlycomm.orgor callShantel in theComm office at586.8191, extension 2.

Comm offers campfor violinists

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at the Ackerly baseballfields. Scouts repaired fourpicnic tables at the facility.The tables had to have boardsreplaced, be sanded andstained. The concessionstand had doors that werealso in bad condition. Thedoors were painted gray.After a long, hard day, thescouts made the area look alot nicer. Seeing the area nowis rewarding to those who

worked on it.

rank. After being a memberfor 10 months they can gothrough their brotherhoodtraining. They must completethe tasks again that they hadto do to get into the OA.Those who wear the OApatch on their uniform showtheir love and passion forcamping.

On the path to Eagle, everyscout must conduct a com-munity service project. A

project took place this month

May is the month that getsBoy Scouts excited. Theschool year is almost overand summer vacation willsoon begin. Also in a coupleof weeks we will be at sum-mer camp. This is the time ofyear when scouts make their

plans for a weeklong trip. Wepick four merit badge classesand choose our lunch time.The scouts try to choosebadges that they need foradvancement or some thattheir friends are taking. Thisis an important part of thetrip and it is taken seriously.

This past month was alsothe Order of the ArrowsOrdeal campout. The Orderof the Arrow, OA for short, isan honor camping society.Every year, new members areelected into the group bytheir fellow scouts. Theymust have the rank of firstclass, meet the required

amount of campouts and beapproved by their scoutmas-ter. Those selected are proud.To fully become an OAmember, one must participa-te in the ordeal campout. Theprocess is not easy. They areforced to sleep outdoors withonly a tarp and a sleepingbag. The next day they mustfast while working all day.All of it is done throughsilence. Those who completeit are rewarded with a feastand are welcomed into thebrotherhood as an ordealmember. Those who previ-ously earned the ordeal rankcan become full members byearning the brotherhood

May also included theannual Spring Camporee atCamp Acheala. This year thecampout had a MissionImpossible theme. Oneinteresting twist was added:It would primarily be done atnight. There were11 events

spread around the camp.Troop 160 brought two pa-trols consisting of seven toeight scouts. Approximately300 scouts attended and lotsof patrols were formed. Thepatrols had to go to eachstation and compete to getthe most points. The darkproved to be an extra chal-lenge for most events. Troop160 hosted an event. Theirgame consisted of scoutstaking a couple of minutes toidentify many things aroundthem. Then they were testedof their memories by beingasked several questions.There was great weather and

the sky was clear. All of thescouts that went had a lot offun.

The Memorial Day paradeended the month of May. Theparade started at Clarks Sum-mit Elementary and ended atthe VFW. The hike went allthrough town. Several groupsparaded including the BoyScouts of America. We had agreat time and showed re-membrance for those lost.Remember a scout is loyal.

Scouting SceneWith

Tyler VanGorder

A month of campouts,community service

Tyler VanGorder has the rank of

Eagle Scout in Boy Scout Troop 160

from Clarks Summit. He is a sopho-

more student at Abington Heights

High School. For more information,

visit troop160bsa.org.

PHOTO COURTESY TYLER VANGORDER

Troop 160 scouts at recent Eagle project at Ackerly Baseball Com-plex. Scouts repaired four picnic tables at the facility, shown.

The area music scene willcome alive June 16 as threeacclaimed local bands per-form at the 3rd AnnualHeritage Explorer BikeTour and Festival at MellowPark in Peckville. In part-nership with the areas pub-lic radio station, WVIA-FM, the festival will show-case bands featured on the

long running show Home-grown Music, part of thenightly contemporary musicprogram Mixed Bag,hosted by Carbondale na-tive George Graham. Thebands include the outstand-ing blues group, The Mer-chants of Groove BluesReunion, featuring guitaristTeddy Young; the folk rock

artist Don Shappelle andthe Pickups and Jason O.

The Bike Tour Festivalruns from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.on the main playing field atMellow Park. It is free tothe public. Free parking isavailable at the parking lotof the Valley View Memo-rial Stadium.

Along with the music, the

festival will feature demon-strations by Stephan Cerraof Flowstyle BMX and theScranton Police Depart-ments K-9 Unit, a bikerally for children 10 yearsand under from 11 a.m. to 3p.m., a childrens fun run at3 p.m., food, vendors andexhibits and a raffle baskettent.

Homegrown Music takes stage at bike tour and festival

Two graduating seniors fromNortheast Pennsylvania re-ceived $500 college scholar-ships from the NortheasternPennsylvania Theatrical Alli-ance (NEPTA) June 2, at thealliances monthly luncheonmeeting at the Radisson Lack-awanna Station Hotel, Scran-ton.

Recipients were StephenTrygar, Lake Ariel, son ofDaniel and Jane Trygar, andJessica Kerler, Wind Gap,daughter or Neal and Kathe-rine Kerler. Trygar is a seniorat Western Wayne High Schoolin Lake Ariel, and Kerler is a

senior at Pius X High Schoolin Bangor.

Trygar plans to attend Mary-wood University in Scranton,majoring in music education.Kerler will be attending West-minster Choir College in Prin-ceton, N.J., majoring in musiceducation and voice perform-ance.

Scholarship winners areselected from high schoolsthroughout Northeastern Penn-sylvania. To be eligible, stu-dents must plan to major in theperforming arts, the educationof the performing arts or tech-nical theater while in college.

Northeastern Penn-sylvania Theatrical

Alliance President TonySchwartz, left, pre-sents scholarshipchecks to seniorsStephen Trygar andJessica Kerler June 2in Scranton.

NEPTA awards 2012Theater scholarships


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SPORTSClarks Summit, Pa. JUNE 13 TO JUNE 19, 2012 50

West Scranton Post 920 designated hitter James Dun-ning hit a walk-off home run to lead his team to a 6-5win over Abington VFW in a District 11 Senior Leaguebaseball game June 6.

Center fielder Sean OConnor drove in two runs forAbington.

West Scranton homerun beats Abington

ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/JASON RIEDMILLER

Abingtons Kevin Elwell tied the game in the top of the seventh.

Abington VFWs Justin Porpiglia had one hit and drove in a runfor Abington.

Abington VFWs Brad Smertz is chased in a rundown by West Sides Alec Parchinski.

The season opener forAbington Heights High Schoolfootball season is still severalmonths away. In only a fewweeks, however, Head CoachJoe Repshis and several assist-ant coaches and players fromthe football program will be onthe field for another reason.

The Abington Heights HighSchools annual Future Come-

ts Football Camp will takeplace from1 to 4 p.m. June 24at the Abington Heights prac-tice fields to instruct childrenages six to14.

Its something we reallylook forward to, Repshis said.We try to make it an envi-ronment to have fun and learnabout the game of football.

Repshis said the FutureComets Football Camp has runsince 2005, his first year ascoach at Abington Heights.Repshis said the camp hassteadily grown in popularitysince its first year and averagesbetween 75 to100 participants.

The camp focuses on teach-ing the basics of football whilehelping foster an interest in thesport, Repshis said. It is strict-ly non-competitive and non-contact. The coach said partic-ipants will experience severaldifferent positions to helpthem understand the gamefrom a number of angles.

Repshis said the camp alsostresses fundamentals andproper form to reduce the riskof injury later in a playerscareer.

We really focus on the ex-perience levels of the individu-als while teaching basic skillsand techniques, Repshis said.

It helps keep them healthy onthe field and interested so theycan experience success in thefuture.

Repshis said the event isenjoyed not only by campparticipants but also the campcoaches. Repshis said severalassistant coaches as well ascurrent and former AbingtonHeights players, includingsome who play at the colle-giate level, help at the campand play a large role in coach-ing.

The coaches are there toorganize, but the players do alot of the instructing as well,Repshis said.

Repshis said the camp helpsbuild relationships with poten-tial future Abington Heightsplayers as well as the relation-ship between the currentComets players and coaches.

Its a fun day and a greatway to have the whole team on

Football campfocuses on fun,fundamentalsBY CORYBURRELL


See Camp, Page 14

The 9th Annual Dalton

Childrens Fishing Derby washeld June 10 at StreamsidePark.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ALICE STUFFLE

Shown, in front, from left, are award winners, listed with their rankingand length of fish caught: Sabrina Dearie, age 8, 1st place, 18 inches;Michael Zuzzlo, age 6, 3rd place, 17 inches; Jason Malek, age 6, 2ndplace, 17 inches; Ethan Lee, age 7, Overall winner with 19 1/2 inch-fish; Dante Provini, age 2, Dalton Mayors Award, 13- inches Youngestto Catch a fish. Back row: Sean Harder, age 12, 1st place, 17 inches;Zach Cost, a ge 11, 2nd place 15 inches; Mark Hiller, age 12, BiggestOverall (boys division), 19 inches; Leona Peters, age 13, BiggestOverall (girls division), 19 inches; Mark Darbenzio, 2nd place, 14 inches;Jake Karupovich, age 15, 1st place, 16 inches; Jonathan Oakley, age

AT RIGHT: Kaylee Graham,6, Dal-ton with her grandfather Ned

Day at the Dalton Derby

ABOVE: Katie Carpenter, Dalton.

CLARKS SUMMIT- Foranyone looking to get in shapeand make some new friendsalong the way, The NationalRunning Center (NRC), 318Davis St. Clarks Summit, isstarting a weekly SummerGroup Run.

Run will begin each Thurs-day at 6 p.m. at the NationalRunning Center, starting June14. Runners will split intogroups by pace and distance.There will be three coursesoffered: a three -mile beginnerrun ( pace 10-11 minutemiles), a five mile moderaterun (9-10 minute miles), andan eight mile moderate toadvanced run ( 6-9 minutemiles). Runners are also wel-come to modify a pace and/ordistance to accommodate theirown training schedule. Also,runners can form their owngroups.

All group runs will have agroup leader to make sure noone gets lost. National Run-ning Center will also providemaps for the run.

National Running Centerstaff member Rob Ahrensbelieves there are advantagesto running in groups.

Having other people to runwith and talk to helps themiles go faster, said Ahrens,who is also the AbingtonHeights High School CrossCountry coach. It also givesyou a sense of accountabilitywhen other people are meet-ing to run with you.

The group will provide theopportunity to meet localrunners. There will be home-baked goods and drinks pro-vided after each run and aMizuno sales representative

will bring shoes for runners totest.

Its a fun communityevent, National RunningCenter staff member CrystalPage said. Its fun to social-ize with the other runners.

According to Page, there

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ROBERT TOMKAVAGE

Crystal Page, left, Rob Ahrens andJared Hahn, employees of TheNational Running Center discussthe weekly Summer Group Runorganized by the center.

Run withthe packBY ROBERT TOMKAVAGE

[email protected]

See Run, Page 14

Clarks Summit residentJerry Tunney has receivedapproval to compete in theSuper Cup Stock Car Se-ries at MotordromeSpeedway June 15 by thesanctioning body of theseries. Tunney will bepiloting the LaCross Mo-torsports Chevy Monte

Carlo on the historic half-mile oval.

The race will be thefirst for Tunney in a Na-tional Touring Series. Theraces will be tape delayedand broadcasted to ap-proximately 55 millionhomes Saturday nights at8 p.m. on Untamed Sports

TV. The races will also bereplayed five more timesthe following week.

I look forward to rac-ing with LaCross Motor-sports in the SCSCS thisyear, Tunney said. Thiswill be a huge opportunityto advance my racing ca-reer.

Tunney will need toconquer a few challengesto do well however. Thecar he will be racing is afull blown, 625 horsepow-er, 3,400- pound stock car.

The car will drive moredifferently than anything Ihave ever driven, Tunneysaid.

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OBITUARYWilliam J. Battaglia, Clarks

Summit, died June 6, at Geis-inger Community MedicalCenter. His wife is the former

Mary Spinelli, the couple hadbeen married for 59 years

Born in Scranton, he was theson of the late James and El-izabeth Dietrich Battaglia. Hewas a graduate of West Scran-ton High School, and attendedthe University of Scranton.Prior to retirement he was em-ployed as a Technical-Engineerat WDAU, Channel 22 TV. Hewas a veteran proudly servinghis country during WWII.

Also surviving are two sons,Roy and wife Nancy, Daltonand Alan and wife Cheryl, N.Abington Twp.; a sister, RuthFamiletti, Wisconsin; and agrandson, Gregory Battaglia.

Preceding him in death was asister Elizabeth Briscese.

To send online condolences,visit www.lawrenceeyoungfu-neralhome.com.

William J. Battaglia

June 6, 2012

MarjorieMarie AlbeeDoss, R.N.,Clarks Sum-mit, died June7 at MountainView Care

Center, Scranton. Her husbandwas thelate AlfredSmithDoss,Jr.

Born and raised in Orange,Mass., she was thedaughter ofthelateHugh Myron and Ge-orgettaMiller Schmid Albee.Marjorie graduated from Or-ange HighSchool in 1938.

From thetime she was a younggirl she wanted to be a nurse,and graduated from nursestrainingat SpringfieldHospital(now Baystate Medical Center)in Springfield,Mass. She wasvery patriotic andproud of herservice as a Navy nurse duringWWII.She later worked innursing at Chicago General,Long Beach Veterans Hospital,Riverside City Hospital in Riv-erside, Calif. and retired fromAllied ServicesRehab Hospitalatthe age of75.

Marjoriewas an aviddollcollector, and lovedto readandgarden. She shared her fatherslove and knowledge of rocks,gems and minerals. She tookmany campingtrips with herhusband and children fromRiverside, Calif.; hunting forrocks in thedeserts of thewest-ernU.S. She loved music andwas an accomplished harmon-ica player. She wasa beautifulwhistler and had a wonderfulsense of humor. She was veryknowledgeable in nutritionandthe use of supplements, cred-iting this forher good healthand longevity. Her family isveryappreciative of the atten-tion and care given to her atMountain View CareCenter.

Survivingare her daughter,Judith Doss, Clarks Summit; ason, AlfredSmith Doss III; a

sister,Janet Elizabeth Dwelley,Maine; five grandchildren,SeanJosephDoss, Erin JeanDoss, Rachel Megan Doss,Michelle G. Longand MatthewD. Long; several great grand-children, nieces and nephews.

Shewas preceded in deathbya son, Pete Doss and a brother,Edward HughAlbee.

Interment will take place at alater datein Fort IndiantownGap Cemetery, Annville, Pa.Inlieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions may be made to theAuxiliar

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