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WILKES-BARREAcity man
who prosecutors say acted as
the top of the pyramid in a
$3.5 million cocaine distribu-
tion ring pleaded guilty Monday
to related charges and was sen-
tenced to 7 to15 years in state
prison.
Ronald Molnar, 40, of Joseph
Lane, pleaded guilty to charges
of corrupt organization, crimi-
nal conspiracy, possession with
intent to deliver, criminal use of
a communication facility and
three counts of delivery of a con-
trolled substance.
Molnars attorney, Nanda Pal-
issery, asked that his client re-
main free on bail until after Mol-
nar undergoes surgery on his
hand in July, to allow him time
to attend rehabilitation. Molnar
hadbeeninjuredina motorcycle
accident on June 2, is wheel-
chair-bound and has received
several surgeries since then.
County Judge David Lupas
said he did not want to delay the
case any more since it hadbegun
in 2008, and Molnar previously
pleaded guilty in April 2010 but
withdrew his guilty plea nearly
two years later.
This case has dragged on. He
needs to serve his sentence, Lu-
pas said.
Lupas said he wants to see
documentation from Molnars
doctor outlining the surgery and
rehabilitation time by Friday,
and that he would set a date for
Molnar to report to prison to be-
ginserving his sentence at a July
3 hearing.
Molnar said Monday his ar-
rest andcharges have beena bur-
den on himself, his family and,
most likely, the court system.
I just want to put this behind
me, Molnar said. I want to try
to move on with my life.
Prosecutors say Molnar par-
ticipated in the drug ring oper-
ated by members of the Outlaws
Motorcycle Club, which distrib-
uted cocaine throughout the ar-
ea beginning in July 2008.
More than a dozen Outlaws
members were charges with dis-
tributing hundreds of packages
of cocaine. Other members of
the Outlaws have pleaded guilty
to related charges and all have
been sentenced.
W-B pleads guilty to role in a cocaine ring
Ronald Molnar, 40, pleaded to
various charges related to
$3.5 million drug operation.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
WILKES-BARRE City police
and the Luzerne County District
Attorneys Office will attempt
again to prosecute a man ac-
cused of slashing an ex-girl-
friends throat.
Zackory C. Yashkus, 18, of
Page Avenue, Kingston, was ar-
raigned Monday by District
Judge Rick Cronauer on two
counts of aggravated assault and
one count each of simple assault
and reckless endangerment. He
was released on $10,000 unse-
cured bail.
Police allege Yashkus pushed
his way into a Lynch Street resi-
dence and slashed the girls
throat with a knife on Feb. 19.
The girl, 17, ended their relation-
ship on Valentines Day, a week
before the alleged assault.
The girl survived her injuries
and underwent surgery at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
It is the second time police
have charged Yashkus.
The initial case was dismissed
March 23 when the girl refused
to testify against Yashkus at a
preliminary hearing in Wilkes-
Barre Central Court.
Without the girls testimony to
corroborate the alleged assault,
a district judge dismissed the
case against Yashkus.
Yashkus attorney, Joseph
Sklarosky Sr., said during Mon-
days hearing he believed police
and prosecutors do not have a
witness, a reference that the girl
is not going to testify.
Assistant District Attorney
Alexis Falvello, who authorized
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
See SLASHING, Page 11A
EDWARD LEWIS/THE TIMES LEADER
Zackory Yashkus is escorted by
Wilkes-Barre police to an ar-
raignment on aggravated as-
sault charges on Monday.
Slashing case to be reprosecuted
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MRS. DOROTHY ABRAMS,
age 94, of Dushore, Pa., andLopez,
Pa., passedpeacefully onSaturday,
June 23, 2012, at the Bradford
County Manor.
Tosendcondolences or signthe
guestbook, please go to www.ho-
merfuneralhome.com.
JOSEPHINE KILLERI, 100, of
Pittston, passed away Sunday eve-
ning, June 24, 2012, in Geisinger
South Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral arrangements are
pendingfromthe Peter J. Adonizio
Funeral Home, 251WilliamStreet,
Pittston.
ROBERTJ. MCDERMOTT, 88,
retired newspaper photographer,
died Friday, June 22, 2012. Born in
Wilkes-Barre to Harry and Willa-
mina McDermott, Robert (Bob)
joined the Army and served for
four campaigns as a scout in Pat-
tons Army, including the Battle of
the Bulge. After being discharged
from the Army with a Purple
Heart, Bob worked at one of the
first TV stations in Pennsylvania,
and as a newspaper photographer
for the former Wayne / Suburban
Times. Bob married his longtime
sweetheart, Violet (nee Peterson),
in 1958, and moved to Wayne,
wherethecoupleliveda happyand
charmed life until recently. For
many years, Bob and Violet could
be seendrivingtheir convertible in
the townships parades. Robert is
survived by his sister, Helen, and
many loving nieces and nephews,
and great- nieces and great-neph-
ews.
Services will be held on Sat-
urday at 11 a.m. at St. Marys
Episcopal ChurchWayne. Inlieuof
flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to the donors choice
of charity.
ZELMA V. SCHELL, 86, passed
away Sunday evening, June 24,
2012, at ManorCare Nursing Cen-
ter, Kingston. Born in Cumber-
land, Md., she was the daughter of
the late Lloyd and Lillian (Ander-
son) Elliott. Zelma was employed
as a school bus driver until her re-
tirement. She was preceded in
death by her husband and her
brothers. Surviving are her daugh-
ter, Debra Kurovsky, and her hus-
band, Andrew, Larksville; son,
Frank Smith, and his wife, Kathy,
Tampa, Fla.; granddaughter, Ni-
cole Bryan, Exeter; great-grand-
children, Alyshia, Adam, Jazmin
and Shaunie.
Funeral services will be pri-
vate andheldat the convenience of
the family. Arrangements by the
Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home
Inc., 568 Bennett St., Luzerne. To
light a virtual candle or leave a
message of condolence for Zelmas
family, please visit www.betzj-
stremski.com.
R
oyal J. Culp, age 90, of Kingston,
passed away Sunday, June 24,
2012.
Born in Huntsville, he was a son
of the late John Milton and Hannah
Jones Culp. Royal was a graduate of
Lehman High School and Wilkes
College, where he earned a bache-
lors degree in English and Creative
Writing.
A World War II veteran, Royal
was a Fighter Pilot in the Army Air
Corps.
Prior to retirement he was em-
ployed by Culp Brothers and later
founded Royal Acoustics, which he
owned and operated.
He resided most of his life in
Huntsville, spending the past 20
years in Kingston. Royal was a Life
Member of George M. Dallas Ma-
sonic Lodge 531 and Irem Temple.
He was an avid golfer, voracious
reader andalways enjoyeda game of
poker.
Royal was a longtime member of
Huntsville Christian Church, where
he enjoyed being an active member
and teacher.
Preceding him in death, in addi-
tion to his parents, were his wife,
the former Margery Wood; brother,
Jack Culp; sisters, Evelyn Bettin-
son, Hannah Culp, Dorothy Krebs,
Barbara Rave and twin sister, Ruth
Mattern.
Surviving are his daughter, Julianne
Bitchko, and husband, Eugene W.,
Clarks Summit; numerous nieces, ne-
phews, great-nieces and great-neph-
ews.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 11
a.m. from the Harold C. Snowdon Fu-
neral Home Inc., 140 N. Main Street,
Shavertown. Reverend Dr. William D.
Lewis will officiate. Interment will be
made in Huntsville Cemetery, Jackson
Township. Friends may call Wednes-
day, June 27, from4p.m. until 7p.m. at
the funeral home.
The family wish to extend a heart-
felt thank you to Griswold Special
Care, particularly Blanca Lynch and
Koral Kolenda.
Royal J. Culp
June 24, 2012
A
gnes McGeever, formerly of
North Thomas Avenue, King-
ston, passedaway peacefully onSat-
urday night, June 23, 2012. She had
been a resident at Tiffany Assisted
Living and more recently The Lau-
rels Nursing Home in Kingston.
She was born on July 20, 1917,
daughter of the late Veronica Hume-
nanski and Andrew Grutko and
would have turned 95 this year.
Agnes grewup in Ashley and gradu-
ated from Ashley High School.
She married James J. McGeever
onJuly15, 1950, andmovedtoKing-
ston in December 1953, where they
lived happily until his death on Oc-
tober 30, 1999. They always had a
dog and enjoyed the company
through the years.
Agnes managed The Park Lane
Shoe Store on Public Square,
Wilkes-Barre, for many years and
later worked as the purse buyer for
Triangle Shoes for well over 40
years. She was a member of Saint Ig-
natius Church in Kingston.
She lived a rich, full life and en-
joyed traveling with her husband
and friends. Together, they had a
summer home at Harveys Lake,
where family and friends would
gather frequently. She loved her
family and spoiled her many nieces
and nephews throughout the years.
She was very generous, loving,
caring and always there for every-
one. She took great pride in her gar-
den and her flowers were admired
by all. She never forgot a birthday
and was always ready with a snack
and a treat.
Surviving are nephew George
Grantuskas, Larksville, and his fam-
ily with whom she entrusted her
care; niece Carol Urban, Kingston;
nephew Charles Kosteva, Bethle-
hem; nephew Edwin Kosteva, Ber-
wick; nephew Robert Prymus, Ash-
ley and numerous great nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, James; sisters, Mary Gran-
tuskas, Anna Kosteva, Verna Prymus
and brother Joseph Grutko. Also, pre-
ceding her in death were niece Mary
Ann Grantuskas, nephew Charles
Grantuskas and great-niece Teresa Ur-
ban.
Special thanks to her favorite, won-
derful doctor, Dr. Stanley Lobitz, and
the staff at both Tiffany Assisted Liv-
ingandThe Laurels for their superbat-
tention and care.
Friends may express condolences
at the Lehman Family Funeral Service
Inc., 689 Hazle Ave, Wilkes-Barre, to-
day, from 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Chris-
tian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ig-
natius Church, 339 N. Maple Avenue,
Kingston, Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m.
The Rev. Arbogaste Satoun will be the
celebrant.
Family asks that anyone attending
the funeral Mass go directly to the
church Wednesday morning.
Interment will be inSt. Marys Cem-
etery, Hanover Township.
Memorial donations may be made
charity of donors choice or to St. Igna-
tius Church, 339 N. Maple Avenue,
Kingston, PA18704.
Condolences may be sent by visit-
ing Mrs. McGeevers obituary at
www.lehmanfuneralhome.com.
Agnes McGeever
June 23, 2012
M
rs. Helen P. (Baloga) Wasilew-
ski, 87, of Old East End Boule-
vard, Bear Creek Township, passed
into Eternal Life early Monday
morning in the Wilkes-Barre Gener-
al Hospital following an illness.
Born March 5, 1925 in Wilkes-
Barre, she was a daughter of the late
Albert and Apolonia (Check) Balo-
ga. She was educated in the city
schools.
Mrs. Wasilewski was amember of
Saint Andre Bessette Parish Com-
munity of Northeast Wilkes-Barre,
having previously attended the for-
mer Saint Christopher Roman Ca-
tholic Church, Bear Creek.
Until her retirement, she was em-
ployedas a school aide andcafeteria
worker for the Bear Creek School,
where she was loved by the children
she cared for.
She is remembered by family as
being a wonderful cook and baker
who enjoyed sharing her various
dishes with those she loved. She
was also a devoted active Catholic
who held true to her faith over the
years. She was always willing to as-
sist those in need, and tirelessly
helped by cooking for the volun-
teers during the Agnes Flood of
1972. Enjoying the outdoors, Helen
was an avid gardner and previously
would take her grandchildren "pop-
inki picking" on various hikes.
She was preceded in death by her
beloved husband of 50 years, Mr.
Raymond A. Wasilewski, on June
20, 1998, and by several brothers
and sisters.
Surviving are her son, Mr. Ray-
mond A. Wasilewski Jr., at home;
grandchildren, including Michele
Missal, Doreen Ashton, Raymond
A. Wasilewski III and Ryan A. Wasi-
lewski; great-grandchildren, Moni-
ka Missal, Donald Missal and Brian
Ashton; sister, Mrs. Marie Shrader;
several nieces, nephews and cou-
sins.
The family would like to grateful-
ly acknowledge the efforts of He-
lens physicians at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital, her primary care-
giver, Dr. Denise Klynowski-Farrell,
D.O.; former caregiver, Dr. Feller-
man; and Amedisys Home Health
and the Laurels of Kingston for the
exceptional care shown their moth-
er and grandmother.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted on Thursday at 9 a.m. from
the John V. Morris Funeral Home,
625 North Main Street, Wilkes-
Barre, followed by a funeral Mass at
9:30 a.m. in the Holy Saviour wor-
ship site of Saint Andre Bessette
Parish with the Reverend Michael J.
Kloton, Parochial Vicar, officiating.
Interment will follow in Holy
Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery,
PA Route 115, Bear Creek Town-
ship.
Relatives and friends may join
her family for visitation and remem-
brances Wednesday from 5 until 8
p.m.
To send her family online words
of comfort and support, please visit
our familys website at www.JohnV-
MorrisFuneralHomes.com.
Mrs. Helen P. (Baloga) Wasilewski
June 25, 2012
Betty Lou
Grey, age 65, of
Benton Town-
ship, passed
away Sunday,
June 24, 2012
at her home.
Mrs. Grey
was born De-
cember 8, 1946, in Bridgewater
Twp., N.J., andwas the daughter of
the late James and Argie Freeman
Gunderman.
Betty Lou was a loving wife,
mother and grandmother who
owned and successfully operated
Master Maid Cleaning business
for 27 years. She enjoyed spending
time with her family and going to
the beach.
She and her husband, Donald
Robert Grey, were married May
29, 1965, in the Alderson United
Methodist Church, Harveys Lake.
Surviving, in addition to her
husband, are sons, James Greyof Ben-
ton; Thomas Grey and his wife, Zoe,
of Sweet Valley; daughter, Denise Far-
ver, and her husband, Kenneth, of
HuntingtonMills; grandchildren, Jus-
tin, Austin, Nathan and Logan Farver;
Kalina and Mason Grey; sister-in law,
Linda Montross, and her husband,
Carl, of Albuquerque, N.M., and
brother-in-law, Howard Grey, and his
wife, Dot, of Breeding, Ky.; manyniec-
es and nephews.
Betty Lous funeral service will
held Wednesday at 8 p.m. from the
Curtis L. SwansonFuneral HomeInc.,
corner of routes 29 & 118, Pikes
Creek, with Pastor Paul Moseley of
the Baptist Bible Church, Benton, of-
ficiating.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.
prior to the service on Wednesday.
Aprivate burial will be in the Perri-
go Cemetery, Harveys Lake.
Online condolences can be made at
clswansonfuneralhome.com.
Betty Lou Grey
June 24, 2012
Robert John
Mazeika Jr.,
age 49 years, of
Pohatcong
Township, N.J,
died on Friday,
June 22, 2012,
at his resi-
dence.
Born November 25, 1962, he
was the son of Robert J. Mazeika
Sr. andSandra Sipler, bothof Penn-
sylvania. He was a heavy-equip-
ment operator with Operating En-
gineers Local 825, Springfield, N.J.
Surviving, in addition to his par-
ents, are his wife of 13 years, Lisa
Schneider Mazeika; a daughter,
Tiffany Lynn Mazeika, at home;
and his siblings, Roberta Lamo-
reaux and Marian Sipler of Hun-
lock Creek; Stella Opdyke of Glen
Lyon; Carol Macialek of Phillips-
burg, N.J.; Mark Lemley of Toby-
hanna; Dee Snyder of Hampton,
N.J.; Viola Crutchley of Georgia, and
Edwin Sipler of Phillipsburg, N.J.
He was predeceased by his stepfa-
ther, Charles Sipler, and a brother,
Chuck Sipler.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Amwell
Church of the Brethren, Sand Brook,
N.J. Interment will be in Evarts Cem-
etery, PlymouthTownship, onThurs-
day under the direction of the Clarke
Piatt Funeral Home, Hunlock Creek.
Calling hours will be held today from
6 to 8 p.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher
Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Fle-
mington, N.J., and on Wednesday
from 9 a.m. until time of service in
the church.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Mazeika Memorial Col-
lege Fund, C/O TD Bank, 288 High-
way 202/31, Flemington, NJ 08822.
Please visit www.holcombefisher-
.com for further information, or to
send condolences.
Robert John Mazeika, Jr.
June 22, 2012
JANE I. MITCHELL, of Wilkes-
Barre, passed away on Sunday,
June 24, 2012, at the Jewish Home
of EasternPennsylvania, Scranton.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by E. Blake Collins Fu-
neral Home, Wilkes-Barre.
SUZANNE POUSER, 89, of
Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away
peacefully at her home Wednes-
day, June 20, 2012. She loved ten-
nis, golf, travel, great foods, great
wines, close friends and family.
She was predeceased by her hus-
band, Benjamin B. Pouser. She is
survived by her sister, Margaret
(Kendrot) Bragassa of Hawaii; ne-
phews, James R. Filip and his wife,
Barbara J. Filip, of Rumson, N.J.,
and Thomas S. Filip of Carlisle,
Pa.; grand-nephew, Thomas J. Filip
of Philadelphia; and grand-nieces,
Mary Malinda (Filip) Mansfield of
Carlisle, Pa.; Suzanna (Filip) De-
vens of New York City, N.Y.; Anna
B. Filip of Philadelphia; Julia E. Fil-
ip of Portland, Ore., and Taylor N.
Wareshof Rumson, N.J.; close fam-
ily member Mary Dee Morrison of
Edmond, Okla., and many more
grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Private family services will be
held in Binghamton, N.Y., and in-
terment will take place at Temple
Israel Riverside Cemetery.
MARK J. BARLOW, age 57, of
Dallas, diedSunday, June 24, 2012,
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, Md.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Curtis L. Swan-
son Funeral Home Inc., corner of
routes 29 &118, Pikes Creek.
ANDERS Julie, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the Corcoran Funeral
Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Ss. Peter &
Paul Church, Plains Township.
BARTOLI Ethel, memorial service
7 p.m. today in Kiesinger Funeral
Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea. Friends may call 5 p.m.
until time of services.
BELLUARDO Petrina, funeral
10:45 a.m. today in the Desiderio
Funeral Home Inc., 679 Carey
Ave., Hanover Township. Mass of
Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St.
Aloysius Church, the Parish of St.
Robert Bellarmine, Wilkes-Barre.
BENDER Mary, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the Howell-Lussi Funeral
Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West
Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial
at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston.
BREISETH -- Jane Morhouse,
services 11 a.m. Saturday in the
First Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-
Barre.
CEBRICK Mark, funeral 9:15 a.m.
today in the Wroblewski Funeral
Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave.,
Forty Fort. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Therese
Roman Catholic Church, Shaver-
town.
JONES William, military funeral
service 10 a.m. today in the Leh-
man Family Funeral Service Inc.,
689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
LYNE Paul, funeral 11 a.m. Wednes-
day in the Meshoppen United
Methodist Church. Friends may
call 6 to 9 p.m. today in the
Sheldon Funeral Home, Main
Street, Meshoppen. Masonic
Services today at 8:30 p.m.
MCGEEVER Agnes, Mass of
Christian Burial 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday in St. Ignatius
Church, Kingston. Friends may
call 6 to 8 p.m. today in the
Lehman Family Funeral Home,
689 Hazle Ave, Wilkes-Barre.
MENCHI Madeline, funeral 9 a.m.
Wednesday in the Anthony Re-
cupero Funeral Home, 406 Sus-
quehanna Ave., West Pittston.
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in Immaculate Conception
Church. Friends may call 5 to 8
p.m. today in the funeral home.
NOTHEN Hank, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the Peter J. Adonizio
Funeral Home, 251 William St.,
Pittston.
PIONKOWSKI Msgr. Stanley,
Pontifical Mass of Christian Burial
11 a.m. today in Visitation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Church,
Dickson City. Viewing today, prior
to the 11 a.m. funeral Mass.
SHOVLIN Mildred, celebration of
life 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday
in the Chapel at Little Flower
Manor, 200 S. Meade St., Wilkes-
Barre. Funeral Mass to follow.
STROME Margaret, memorial
service 11 a.m. today in the West
Club House, Bentley Village,
followed by a luncheon at the
Audubon Country Club.
SZCZUCKI Jule Ann, funeral 9
a.m. today in the Andrew Strish
Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larks-
ville. Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Fatima
Parish at St. Marys Church of the
Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-
Barre.
TOOLE Robert, Mass of Christian
Burial 11 a.m. Thursday in St.
Catherine of Siena Church, 220
Church St., Moscow. Friends may
call 10 to 11 a.m. in the church.
TROSKY Marie, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the A.J. Kopicki Funeral
Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston.
Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m.
in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston.
WATERS Evelyn, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today in E. Blake Collins Funeral
Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-
Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at
10 a.m. in the St. Stanislaus Kost-
ka worship site of St. Andre
Bessette Parish, Wilkes-Barre.
Friends may call 8:30 to 9:30
a.m.
WEISGERBER Leona, memorial
Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday in St. Jude Church,
South Mountain Boulevard,
Mountain Top.
ZAMBONI Georgianna, funeral
9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the
Desiderio Funeral Home Inc., 436
S. Mountain Blvd. Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Jude
R.C. Church, Mountain Top.
Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. today
in the funeral home.
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DR. DAVIDJ. SEDOR, MD., 50,
of Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming,
died on Monday, June 25, 2012, at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital af-
ter being stricken ill at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
pending fromthe Hugh B. Hughes
& Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.
J
oseph M. Kubick, a resident of
Poland Street, Swoyersville,
passed away early Saturday morn-
ing, June 23, 2012, at the Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital.
Born in Swoyersville, Joseph was
one of three sons born to the late Jo-
seph F. and Mary (Milkanin) Kub-
ick.
Josephwas raisedinSwoyersville
and was a graduate of the former
Swoyersville High School.
Prior to his retirement, Joseph
was employed for 20 years as a con-
struction worker for Ceco Steel
Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Joseph was an avid gardener and
he took much pleasure in tending to
his annual vegetable garden.
A true Philly Fanatic, Joseph
was a great fan of the Philadelphia
Eagles.
Joseph is survived by his broth-
ers, Michael Kubick of Swoyersville
and John Kubick and his wife, Avis,
of Southampton, New Jersey; nu-
merous nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are respect-
fully invited to attend a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial, which will be celebrated
on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 10 a.m.
in Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish,
116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville.
Interment with the Rite of Commit-
tal will be in Saint Michaels Byzantine
Catholic Cemetery, Pittston.
There will be no public calling
hours.
Funeral arrangements have beenen-
trusted to the care of the Wroblewski
Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming
Avenue, Forty Fort.
For additional information or to
sendtheKubickfamilyanonlinemess-
ageof condolence, youmayvisit thefu-
neral home web-site www.wroblewski-
funeralhome.com.
The family requests that flowers be
omitted. Memorial contributions may
be made in Josephs memory to Saint
Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116
Hughes Street, Swoyersville, PA
18704.
Joseph M. Kubick
June 23, 2012
S
tella C. (Ma Bell) Washik, 87,
formerly of the Honey Pot Sec-
tion of Nanticoke, passed away Sun-
day, June 24, 2012, at the Guardian
Elder Care Center, Sheatown.
Stella was born in Plymouth, on
April 30, 1925, daughter of the late
Mary and Peter Bolka Jola. She was
a graduate of Plymouth High
School, and prior to her retirement
she was employed in the local gar-
ment industry.
Ma Bell was preceded in death
by her husband, Frank (Pete) Wash-
ik, on May 20, 1990, and a brother,
Bernard.
Surviving are daughters, Regina
Zdziarski and her husband, Harold,
Nanticoke; Roberta Shipkowski and
husband Hank, Nanticoke; Rebecca
Skovronski and husband John, Ha-
nover Township; son Jerome (Pete)
Washik and wife Karen, Nanticoke;
grandchildren, Harry and wife Jen,
Connecticut; Tracy, Nanticoke; Jo-
seph, Nanticoke; John and wife
Kristi, Wyoming; Kristin, Hanover
Township; great-granddaughter
Zoe Coble.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 11a.m. fromthe Earl W.
Lohman Funeral Home Inc., 14 W.
GreenSt., Nanticoke, witha Mass of
Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. in Ho-
ly Trinity Church with the Rev.
James Nash as celebrant. Interment
will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery,
Nanticoke. Friends may call
Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Stella C. (Ma Bell) Washik
June 24, 2012
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D-Scranton, said Congress last
week agreed to legislation that
adds26syntheticsubstancestothe
federal Controlled Substance Act,
whichwouldmake synthetic mari-
juana andbathsalts illegal.
The measure also doubles the
length of time the Drug Enforce-
ment Administrationcantempora-
rily ban substances to allow a per-
manent bantotake effect.
For Pennsylvania communities
thathavefacedviolenceandcrimes
as a result of synthetic drugs like
bath salts, this agreement is very
welcome news, Casey said in a
news release. I pushed legislation
to get these substances off our
streets and prevent the horrible
acts of violence synthetic drugs in-
duce, so it is a relief that a ban ap-
pears to finally be close to becom-
inglaw.
When chemicals used to make
synthetic marijuana change, the
DEA can seek a two-year ban on
newsubstances insteadof a year.
All that needs to be done is
change the compounds and mole-
cules, andthis stuff is legal, adrug
agentsaid. Itsnotlikecocaineand
heroin. It doesnt have to be a dras-
tic change, just a small percentage
changetothecompoundsandmol-
ecules.
The other drug agent said there
are hundreds of street names for
synthetic drugs but expressed spe-
cial concernabout Scooby Snax.
Put a cartoon character on the
pouch and of course the younger
kidsaregoingtogoforit,theagent
said. It could be Scooby or Straw-
berry Shortcake, it wouldnt mat-
ter, (synthetic) makers are target-
ingthis spice for the kids.
SCOOBY
Continued from Page 3A
PLYMOUTH Two people
who were scared away by an
alarm at a Main Street business
early Monday morning told po-
lice they had intended to break in
and steal synthetic marijuana.
Police allege Patrick OGor-
man, 20, of Carol Street, Hunlock
Township, acted as a lookout af-
ter another man who has not
been charged used a rock to
smash a window at Matus News-
stand at about 4:30 a.m.
OGorman ran away when the
burglar alarm went off. He was
apprehended a short distance
away when police stopped a vehi-
cle allegedly driven by Heather
Marie Walton, 23, of New Street,
Plymouth.
OGorman and Walton were ar-
raigned by District Judge David
Barilla in Swoyersville on a
charge of criminal conspiracy to
commit burglary. OGorman was
also charged with criminal at-
tempt to commit burglary.
According to the criminal com-
plaints:
Police investigated a burglar
alarm at Matus Newsstand and
found a smashed glass door. A
witness told police a man ran
from the business and got into a
nearby vehicle. Police allege Wal-
ton was driving the vehicle occu-
pied by OGorman and a 12-year-
old boy.
OGorman allegedly told po-
lice he plannedwithanother man
toburglarize the business tosteal
synthetic marijuana. He claimed
he got scared and ran when the
other man threw a rock that
smashed the glass door, the com-
plaint says.
Walton claimed she was given
$5 for gasoline for her vehicle by
OGorman and the other man for
a ride to the business. When she
heard the alarm, she returned to
the front of the business and
picked up OGorman.
Preliminary hearings are
scheduled on July 3 before Dis-
trict Judge Donald Whittaker in
Nanticoke.
OGorman and Walton were
jailed at the Luzerne County Cor-
rectional Facility for lack of
$10,000 bail each.
Two admit theft try
for synthetic drug
A man and woman are jailed
for lack of bail in an incident
at a Plymouth newsstand.
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected] OGorman Walton
WILKES-BARRE A Long
Pond man who pleaded guilty
last monthtoa charge relatingto
the sexual assault of a young girl
withdrew his plea Monday and
will now face a trial.
Clark Martin Kitchell, 29, pre-
viously pleaded guilty to a
charge of involuntary deviate
sexual intercourse with a child
stemmingfromthe reportedsex-
ual assault in White Haven of a
7-year-old girl in 2011.
Kitchell onMondayaskedthat
he be permitted to withdraw his
plea and stand trial on the
charge.
County Judge Tina Polachek
Gartley grantedthat request and
scheduleda trial date for Oct. 15.
Kitchell is represented by attor-
ney Andrew Katsock. Assistant
District Attorney Jenny Roberts
is prosecuting the case.
Polachek Gartley said a pre-
trial hearing will be held on
Sept. 14.
According to court papers, on
March 3, 2011, the mother of a 7-
year-old girl reported her daugh-
ter had been sexually abused by
Kitchell, who was known to her.
The girl told her mother
Kitchell had touched her inap-
propriately when her brothers
were not in the same room and
her mother was at work.
The girl said Kitchell would
lock her in a bedroom as puni-
shment.
When questioned by investi-
gators, the girl said she wasnt
sure how many times Kitchell
sexually assaultedher, but that it
hurt and she would cry.
The girl said Kitchell would
give her a snack afterward to
make her feel better.
Abrother of the girl toldinves-
tigators that she and Kitchell
would play boyfriend and girl-
friend and that he would see
them kiss.
Man accused of sexual assault of child to face trial
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
WILKES-BARRE AHazle-
ton woman accused of violent-
ly shaking and injuring her 5-
month-old son will stand trial
on three related charges in Au-
gust, a county judge said Mon-
day.
Judge David Lupas ordered
the trial of Andrea Vargas, 24,
to begin Aug. 27 on charges of
aggravated assault, child en-
dangerment and a misde-
meanor count of reckless en-
dangerment in the February
2011 incident in which prose-
cutors alleged she shook the
boy so violently the child re-
quired a respirator to help him
breathe.
Vargas attorney, William
Watt, said he has not yet re-
ceivedall court papers relating
to the case and asked for a trial
date.
Assistant District Attorney
Jarrett Ferentino said the trial
will likely last about three days.
A doctor testified at a May
2011 preliminary hearing that
the childmay never fully recover
fromhis injuries. Hesaidthat, af-
ter an examination, he discov-
ered previous injuries such as
fracturedribs, legs andarms that
were in the process of healing.
He was broken from head to
toe, Ferentino previously said.
Ferentino said Monday the
child, now around 21 months
old, remains in very serious con-
dition, and his condition has not
changed since February 2011.
Vargas initially told investiga-
tors the infants bruises and bone
fractures were caused by her 1-
year-old daughter tossing a met-
al toycar intothe cribandhitting
the baby.
She allegedly confessed to
county Detective Lt. Gary Capi-
tanowhenconfrontedwithother
injuries found by the doctor that
she violently shook the baby.
Capitano testified at the pre-
liminary hearing that Vargas
said she was watching a basket-
ball game on TV with the childs
biological father, Jorge Robles,
on Feb. 3.
During halftime, Vargas said,
her infant begancryingandvom-
ited. Robles came into the room
andtookholdof theinfant as Var-
gas went intoa bathroom. She al-
leged her infant stopped breath-
ing and Robles performed CPR
as she dialed 911.
Trial set for woman accused of shaking, injuring 5-month-old son
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
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ton man convicted of first-de-
gree murder and sentenced to
life in prison on the January
2011 beating and stabbing death
of another man has appealed his
conviction to the state Superior
Court.
Rodolfo Hiraldo Perez, 25,
who was sentenced last month
in the January 2011 death of
21-year-old Vladimir Ruiz, filed
the appeal Monday through his
attorney, John Pike.
Perez was convicted of the
charge in March after a jury
trial.
Prosecutors say Perez and
Angel Sanchez, 21, were respon-
sible for the killing. Sanchez
pleaded guilty to a third-degree
murder charge and was sen-
tenced earlier this month to 17
to 34 years in prison.
COURT BRIEF
the latest criminal complaint,
declined comment on Monday.
Police said they recovered a
hunting knife inside a vehicle
Yashkus drove to the girls home.
According to the latest crimi-
nal complaint:
Yashkus became suspicious
that the girl was dating another
boy and parked his vehicle near
her Lynch Street residence on
Feb. 19. He waited until she ar-
rived home and called her, tell-
ing the girls mother he was stop-
ping by to drop off her belong-
ings.
The girls mother opened the
door as Yashkus allegedly
pushed her arm away as he walk-
ed inside and up the stairs,
where he confronted his ex-girl-
friend in a bathroom, the com-
plaint says.
Yashkus allegedly admitted to
police he slashed the girls throat
with a knife and walked out of
the house.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on July 3 in Central
Court.
SLASHING
Continued fromPage 6A
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N E W S
HANOVER TWP. An unsea-
sonably mild winter, coupled
with an early spring, is being
blamed for a decrease in blood
donations this year to the local
chapter of the American Red
Cross and nationally.
The American Red Cross
blood supply has reached emer-
gency levels with 50,000 fewer
donations than expected in June
across the nation. This shortfall
leaves the Red Cross with half as
many readily available blood
products on hand as at this time
last year.
Locally, The Northeastern
Pennsylvania Region of the Red
Cross is down about 10 percent
compared to last year, according
to spokesman Shannon Ludwig.
Many regular donors got an
early start on summer activities
and arent taking time to give
bloodor platelets, the RedCross
saidina release. Inaddition, this
years mid-week Independence
Day holiday has reduced the
number of scheduled Red Cross
blood drives. Many sponsors, es-
pecially businesses, are unable to
host drives because employees
are taking extended vacations.
The Northeastern Pennsylva-
nia Region of the Red Cross has
set a goal of collecting more than
1,800 units of blood over the next
two weeks. All blood types are
needed, but O-positive, O-nega-
tive, B-negative and A-negative
are especially sought in order to
meet patient demand this sum-
mer.
Toreachits goal, the RedCross
is addingemergencyblooddrives
and extending drive hours. In ad-
dition, the Red Cross is reaching
out to eligible blood donors,
blood drive sponsors and com-
munity leaders to ask them to
recruit blood donors.
Ludwig said blood supplies
typically dwindle in the summer
as college students, which ac-
count for 20 percent of donors,
arent at school and many other
donors are on vacation.
We always struggle duringthe
summer, Ludwig noted. But the
problem this year is that dona-
tions in the typically strong Janu-
ary through June period are
down. Those donations help to
build reserves to get through the
summer months.
Our drives have remained
pretty constant, but the number
of donors are down, Ludwig
said.
The call for help comes the
same week a Geisinger Health
System blood center opens its
doors.
Red Cross blood shortages
were cited by Geisinger when it
announced last year that it would
contract with a private company
to provide blood and platelets at
its facilities including Geisinger
Wyoming Valley. The partner-
shipmeans Geisinger HealthSys-
tem no longer depends on the
Red Cross for its blood products.
Danville-based Geisinger be-
gan transitioning its donor ser-
vices earlier this year to The In-
stitute for Transfusion Medicine,
known as ITxM, a Pittsburgh-
basedcompany. ITxMbegansup-
plying 100 percent of Geisingers
blood products on Jan. 9, though
Red Cross blood collections con-
tinuedat Geisinger facilities until
the spring. In the future Geisin-
ger employees and patients will
beurgedtogivebloodat theGeis-
inger blood center and at Geisin-
ger-organized blood drives.
Ludwig did not comment on
what, if any, impact Geisingers
decision will have on future
blood supplies. Neither did Matt
Van Stone, a spokesman for Geis-
inger.
The new Geisinger/ITxM
blood center will open Wednes-
day in the CenterPoint Com-
merce & Trade Park.
Blood supply critically low
The Red Cross is making an
extra effort to combat the
dangerous shortage.
By ANDREWM. SEDER
[email protected]
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
The Red Cross blood supply is 50 percent of what it was last year at this time due to lack of donors. The Red Cross is looking to hold
more blood drives in an attempt to build up its stock.
Today: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Blood Donation Center, 29
New Commerce Blvd., Hanover Township; 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Miser-
icordia Universitys Insalaco Center, 301 Lake St., Dallas Township; noon
to 6 p.m., The Woodlands Inn, 1073 Highway 315, Plains Township.
Wednesday: noon to 6 p.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 237
William St., Pittston; 1 to 6 p.m., Black Creek United Methodist Church,
158 Golf Course Road, Black Creek Township.
Thursday: 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Blood Donation Center, 29
New Commerce Blvd., Hanover Township; 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Social
Security Disability Office, 47 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Blood Donation Center, 29 New
Commerce Blvd., Hanover Township.
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Blood Donation Center, 29
New Commerce Blvd., Hanover Township.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m. to noon, Wilkes-Barre Blood Donation Center, 29
New Commerce Blvd., Hanover Township; 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Maria
Goretti Church, 42 Redwood Drive, Wilkes-Barre.
Monday: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Blood Donation Center, 29
New Commerce Blvd., Hanover Township; 8:45 a.m. to noon at the
Hazleton Chapter House, 165 Susquehanna Blvd., West Hazleton.
July 3: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Blood Donation Center, 29
New Commerce Blvd., Hanover Township; 12:30 to 6 p.m., St. Therese
Church, 64 Davis St., Shavertown.
July 5: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Luzerne County Community College, Prospect
St. and Middle Road, Nanticoke.
UPCOMING BLOOD DRIVES
WILKES-BARRE TWP.
The Wilkes-Barre Town-
ship Council passed two or-
dinances in a special ses-
sion on Monday night.
The first ordinance
passed brings the township
into compliance with the
wastewater requirements
of the Wyoming Valley San-
itary Authority. The second
establishes a compulsory
fire escrow fund.
This fund will allow the
township to recover the
cost of repair or demolition
of a property from fire in-
surance claim money re-
ceived by the property
owner.
Both ordinances passed
unanimously with council
member John Jablowski be-
ing absent.
In the regular work ses-
sion that followed the spe-
cial session, Township Ad-
ministrator Michael Revitt
said a sign notifying of a
ban on bicycles will be put
up at the Ash Street Play-
ground. However, smaller
children with tricycles may
ride them in the park.
Revitt has also asked
township Solicitor Bruce
Phillips to prepare a re-
vised grease trap ordinance
that will include residen-
tial areas and establish
fines.
It is very expensive to
have sewerage blockage re-
moved, Revitt said.
Revitt said the Wyoming
Valley Sanitary Authority
had been checking the
traps but stopped at some
point. He said that, from
now on, the townships re-
cycling officer will check
the traps monthly and will
issue fines.
W-B Twp.
acts on
sewer law
Another action allows the
township to recover costs
from post-fire demolition.
By SUSAN DENNEY
Times Leader Correspondent
said the majority of those who
use the facilities cause no prob-
lems.
Certainly a sportsman would
never do this, he said. Four
years ago this site was nothing
but dirt and the PGC realized
the value the range is to sports-
men and sports shooters. I am
hopeful the PGCgets the person
who did this gross activity and
prosecutes to the fullest extent
of the law.
Kapral said the range is used
frequently, and the problems
with vandalism have occurred
before.
All the ranges get hit with
vandalismbecause theyre locat-
ed in remote areas. Theres bul-
let holes in the roof, the sup-
ports anything they can shoot
they do, he said. But the graffi-
ti, while its cosmetic, the nature
of it goes above and beyond
that.
Commission information and
education supervisor for the
Northeast Region Bill Williams
said the agency doesnt have any
suspects in the latest act of van-
dalism. He said it was reported
to the agency on Tuesday morn-
ing, meaning the vandals struck
some time after Kaprals visit at
1 p.m. the day before.
The range will remain open
and the commissions Food and
Cover personnel will repair the
damage. Kapral said some of the
shooting bench tops may need
to be replaced because they
have been marked with graffiti
before.
The last time they sprayed
the table tops we just turned
them over, but we cant do that
now, he said. To have our
Food and Cover guys repair this,
that will take time away from
wildlife habitat work that they
normally do.
Two years ago, the agency im-
plemented a new policy that all
users of its shooting ranges
must possess a valid hunting li-
cense, which costs $20.70 for a
resident adult, or a range-use
permit for $30. Since then, Ka-
pral said, vandalism at the rang-
es has decreased some, but the
problem obviously persists.
The Game Commission is
providing a safe place for those
who want to target shoot or
sight in their rifles, and a few
knuckleheads do something like
this and ruin it for everybody,
he said. I dont understand it.
If those responsible are
caught, Kapral said they could
face fines between $100 and
$200 for each count, in addition
to restitution for the cost of re-
pairs. In addition to routine
checks by WCOs, the Game
Commission does conduct ran-
dom surveillance at all its rang-
es.
If anyone is caught damaging
the ranges or any other Game
Commission property, they will
be taken to the local magistrate
and the penalties could be pret-
ty steep, Kapral said.
To report any information
about the vandalism on the SGL
91 range, call the PGCs North-
east Region Office at 675-1143.
RANGE
Continued from Page 1A
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Anti-semitic and white supremacist graffiti is clearly visible at
the Game Commission public shooting range.
NUANGOLA The sewer
authority made it official
Monday night that Environ-
mental One Pumps of Niskay-
una, N.Y., has been approved
for a procurement contract
for grinder pumps for a sew-
age collection system that is
targeted to begin this sum-
mer.
Quad 3 Group of Wilkes-
Barre found the bid of
$961,592 to comply with
specifications according to
information forwarded to au-
thority Chairman David Pe-
kar by Rich Kresge, project
engineer for Quad 3. The au-
thority members voted unan-
imously to accept Kresges
recommendation.
The authority, however, ex-
tended for 30 days the official
awarding of construction
contracts to Wexcon Inc. of
Mooresville and Doli Con-
struction of Chalfont. A reso-
lution was passed for the au-
thority to issue a letter of in-
tent in favor of Wexcon and
Doli, but an official vote has
been postponed to July 26.
On April 26, Wexcon sub-
mitted a contract proposal
of $4,464,275 and Doli,
$1,137,841, for two phases of
work on a pipeline that will
connect Nuangola with the
Mountain Top Area Joint
Sanitary Authority treat-
ment plant in Dorrance
Township.
Pekar and solicitor Bob Go-
nos said paperwork on a loan
guarantee from the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture for
$9,342,700 is in the prepara-
tion process. The loan is
more than $2 million more
than the $6,958,600 sought at
the inception of the project in
2007.
Tom Williams, a Nuangola
resident who serves as the
state director of the USDA in
Harrisburg, said the pro-
posed increase in funding is
generally regarded as normal
by USDA officials, given cost
escalations and legal process-
es that go into projects of this
nature.
Because of his association
with the federal agency, Wil-
liams has generally been
credited with assisting the
borough in obtaining fund-
ing. Williams, however,
called his involvement noth-
ing special.
Another part of the finan-
cial process is that Nuangola
is negotiating with Fulton
Bank of Lancaster for a simi-
lar amount of money to pro-
vide the authority gap financ-
ing to meet its contractual
obligations through the ac-
tual construction phases. Go-
nos said both an audit report
from Lawrence Cable and Co.
of Wilkes-Barre and a letter
of conditions have been for-
warded to Fulton in accord-
ance with legal procedure
that leads up to a loan clos-
ing.
Discussions also centered
on a recent meeting with Joe
Gibbons, chief engineer for
Luzerne County, who has re-
vised his demands with re-
gard to Blytheburn Road to
include a seven-year bond
and repair of shoulders and
swales at a cost Pekar esti-
mated at $185,000.
Nuangola OKs pumps for sewer system
The borough will connect with
the plant of the Mountain Top
Area Joint Sanitary Authority.
By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
HAZLETON A city
man was arrested on Mon-
day after allegedly threat-
ening to kill his siblings,
pointing a gun at one of
them.
City police say Daniel
Stiegelbauer, 24, was taken
into custody without in-
cident after a domestic
dispute on North Locust
Street in which he alleged-
ly pointed a handgun at
his brother, Michael, and
threatened to kill him and
his sister, Claudia Stiegel-
bauer.
Stiegelbauer was charged
with two felony counts of
aggravated assault. He was
also charged with four
counts of simple assault,
two counts of recklessly
endangering another per-
son and two counts of ter-
roristic threats, all misde-
meanors, police said.
Stiegelbauer was taken
to Luzerne County Cor-
rectional Facility for
overnight arraignment,
police said.
BANKS TWP. State
police in Hazleton are
investigating damage to a
basketball hoop that oc-
curred sometime between
10 a.m. and noon on June
16 at the Junedale Play-
ground.
Anyone with informa-
tion should call police at
459-3890.
POLICE BLOTTER
Our prosecution team will ask
the judge to fashion a sentence
that reflects the horrific acts Mr.
Sandusky committed
Linda Kelly
Pennsylvanias attorney general told NBCs Today show that the
prison sentence for former Penn State University assistant football
coach Jerry Sandusky should take into account he represents a a clear
and present danger to the community. The convicted pedophile might
not learn his punishment for months.
City resident shudders
at idea of taking stroll
T
his is in response to J.W. Davies com-
ment in a letter to the editor (June 10)
suggesting that people walk around
their Wilkes-Barre neighborhoods.
Seriously? I am afraid to walk from the
car to the house, especially at night.
Before I could think about walking
around the neighborhood, I would have to
secure all my ground-floor windows and
doors, make sure the surveillance cameras
were on and the alarm system (which I
paid for myself) was set. I would have to
remove all jewelry and leave my purse
hidden at home. I also would make sure
my sidearm was loaded or, at the very
least, I had Mace.
And then, maybe, if it was daylight, I
could set out for a walk around my neigh-
borhood.
Ellen Grula
Wilkes-Barre
PennDOT partnerships
a poor idea for citizens
T
oday would be a good day to let your
state senator, your representative and
your governor know that you oppose
House Bill 3, a bill to allow public-private
partnerships with the Pennsylvania De-
partment of Transportation.
Public-private partnerships are govern-
ment-sanctioned monopolies because they
create an elite of specially chosen busi-
nesses that are granted non-compete claus-
es and comprehensive development
agreements to guarantee profits. That is
not free enterprise. Its also not good for
you and me.
Tolls on free highways and higher road
taxes will be the result of HB 3, while rich,
connected cronies get richer.
There is more than enough money for
highways right now, if only the Legislature
would stop diverting the funds to non-
highway projects such as parks and mu-
seums.
Help yourself. Stop the fleecing. Write,
call, email and fax your public servants to
vote no on HB 3.
TomMcCarey
Berwyn
Passenger rail can run
better on private track
I
love trains. As a wheelchair user, I great-
ly appreciate not having to risk airline
crews dropping my sole means of mobil-
ity while hoisting it onto an airplane. And,
like The Times Leaders Mark Guydish
writes (Romney should talk to the real
people who use Amtrak, June 19), I, too,
have met some really cool and nice people
on trains folks who like scenery, breath-
ing space and the awesome rush you get
from zipping through town and country
alike.
But that does not mean that Amtrak
should be subsidized to the tune of $1.5
billion every year. Amtrak accounts for less
than one-tenth of 1 percent of all passenger
travel in the United States and its fares
average twice the cost of airfares or in-
tercity driving. It is far too expensive and
far too underused.
Subsidies are part of the reason. They
insulate Amtrak from market pressures to
offer better, faster service to more people.
It is possible that American rail will not
survive without government, but I have
more faith in trains than that.
Put locomotive transportation in the free
market, and I believe that its providers will
find ways to attract more customers who
appreciate its beauties and convenience.
Matthew Cavedon
Washington, D.C.
Hold our elected officials
to high truth standards
T
heres been much said about the Su-
preme Courts decision in Citizens
United. Theres even a push for a con-
stitutional amendment to stop such enor-
mous funding as in super PACs.
But what about political twisting of the
truth, half lies and outright lies by those
attack ads and politicians?
If I tell a lie about you in public, I very
likely will pay dearly for it. But the politic-
ian can tell even bigger lies and just might
get elected for it.
What if we required proof before any
statement could be used in campaigns?
Would that be so bad? Would your delicate
sensibilities be ravaged if politicians and
political ads had to tell the truth?
Now I realize your favorite politician
never lies, so such a rule shouldnt bother
you. As for me, I would savor and relish
such a delicacy.
Ed Cole
Clarks Summit
Writer: Mundys stances
are unsettling to stomach
I
thought I would suffer incontinence
reading state Rep. Phyllis Mundys letter
to the editor (June 7) about her opposi-
tion to the voter ID law.
She has been a representative in the
state Legislature for several years and
seemingly has kept quiet about the person-
al ID required by both the Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission and the Penn-
sylvania Game Commission.
It should be noted that she opposed the
castle doctrine bill that gave citizens the
right to defend their homes and permitted
them to stand their ground when ap-
proached by intruders. That bill was ve-
toed by then Gov. Ed Rendell and later
signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett. It
also should be mentioned that she re-
ceived an F assessment from the Nation-
al Rifle Association for her anti-gun stand.
It also should be noted that Australia has
suffered one of the highest records of hoo-
dlum attacks since it passed a law prohib-
iting its citizens from owning certain arms.
The criminals kept their guns while the
law-abiding people turned in their weap-
ons, leaving them unarmed in the face of
threats.
As for the voter ID law, I see nothing
wrong with such a law. It simply verifies
that you are who you claim to be when you
exercise one of our most precious free-
doms.
No, Representative Mundy, I do not
subscribe to your opposition to the voter
ID law, and your position on many other
matters.
Jerry Schutz
Pringle
Cartwrights letter fails
to spark readers trust
I
n his letter to the editor (June 8), 17th
District congressional candidate Matt
Cartwright pleads for the passing of an
infrastructure bill, which he claims is
stalled by Republicans in the House of
Representatives.
The reason for the delay, according to
him, is the GOP wants controversial con-
cessions. Said concessions are not elab-
orated on, which to me is telling. They
probably are not as controversial to the
average American as they are to someone
of Cartwrights status.
The voters gave control of the House to
the GOP in the last federal election in
order to curb spending.
The fact is President Obama had a Con-
gress that was in full control of both
houses and could have passed the same
bill when they had the chance. Instead,
Obama and the Democratic-controlled
Congress used the time, energy and other
precious resources to pass the health care
bill which is likely to be found unconsti-
tutional as well as the failed stimulus
package.
Why werent the projects in the new
infrastructure bill included in the stimu-
lus? Are they in the same classification of
shovel-ready jobs we heard touted as
selling points for that bill? The very same
shovel-ready jobs that President Obama
literally laughed off when asked about
them post-stimulus?
I am a registered independent and have
no fealty to any political party, so I am able
to sit on the sidelines and make up my
mind based on facts, not partisan rhetoric
and talking points. Hence I am wary of a
candidate who is essentially supporting
the same policies and projects that have
proven to be failures by the current admin-
istration.
David Kveragas
Newton Township
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JURY OF Centre
Countycitizens onFri-
day reached the same
conclusion that much
of America did after hearing
NBC sports analyst Bob Costas
interview with former Penn
Stateassistant coachJerrySand-
usky in November.
When a 68-year-old man who
has just been charged with sex-
ually abusing 10 young boys
goes on national television, ad-
mits he horsed around with
kids, showered with them,
hugged them and touched their
legs, its nostretchtodecide that
samemanmeets theclassic defi-
nition of a pedophile.
That is the verdict of a careful
jury that listenedas a sadparade
of young men, all singled out for
victimization by Sandusky, gave
heart-breaking testimony about
how they were wooed and then
abused. The panel found the for-
mer coach and Second Mile so-
cial agency founder guilty on 45
of the 48 counts he faced.
But locking Sandusky away,
first pending sentencing and
then for what should be a long
prisonterm, is not the endof the
child sex abuse scandal that roil-
ed Penn State and toppled its
legendary coach, the late Joe Pa-
terno, and the universitys for-
mer president Graham Spanier.
Earlier this month came re-
ports that high-ranking Penn
Stateofficials hadfailedtonotify
police about a 2001 incident in-
volving Sandusky and a boy in a
universityshowerbecauseit was
humane to the former defen-
sive coordinator.
A just verdict was delivered
against Sandusky, but justicehas
not yet been completely served
in this horrendous scandal.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OTHER OPINION: SANDUSKY CASE
Verdict not end
of hunt for justice
J
OBSMIGHTBEinshort
supply this summer, as
too many of the regions
recent college graduates
can attest, but theres no short-
age of work to get done.
Leaders of nonprofit organi-
zations in Luzerne and Wyom-
ing counties typically can rattle
off a laundry list of incomplete
tasks, recurring chores and spe-
cial projects awaiting someone
with the time and gumption to
go at themwith gusto. Do your-
self and your community a
favor by finding a situation that
suits your interests and becom-
ing a volunteer.
If your career plans, for exam-
ple, include a role in the health
care field, why not offer your
services to the American Red
Cross Wyoming Valley Chapter
(call 823-7161) or one of the ar-
eas free health clinics? The Vol-
unteers in Medicine clinic in
Wilkes-Barre (970-2864) not on-
ly operates a busy doctors of-
fice, but alsosupplies dental ser-
vices.
Are you aiming for a future in
advertising or web develop-
ment? Chances are, your skills
could help to spotlight a nearby
charity with a small or nonex-
istent marketing budget. Gen-
eral helpers usually can chip in
with phone calls, filing and oth-
er office duties or physical labor,
including landscaping, painting
and cleaning.
Whats in it for you as an un-
paid worker?
For beginners, you will gain
another lineor twoonyour rsu-
m an indicator to potential
employers that you wont be
content to sit idly; in other
words, that youarewhat human
resources types like to call a
self-starter.
Yourealsolikelytomakenew
friends. You could pick up new
job skills. You might be able to
network, meeting someone
who guides you to a job else-
where. Or you just might find
yourself atop the list of job can-
didates when a position opens
at the agency with which youve
been volunteering.
Plus, dont overlookthe sense
of satisfactionthat accompanies
most charitable work, or its abil-
ity to reduce the risk of depres-
sion.
Find your place at one of the
regions public libraries, arts
outlets, volunteer fire depart-
ments, trails associations, his-
torical societies, Scout groups,
religious organizations, environ-
mental programs, Meals on
Wheels operations or vast blan-
ket of other social service agen-
cies that tend to the marginal-
ized, the homeless and the help-
less.
Your effort might never be re-
warded with a paycheck. But
dont disregard its value.
OUR OPINION: VOLUNTEER
Find job to do
in nonprofit world
To learn about volunteer oppor-
tunities in Greater Wilkes-Barre,
call the United Way of Wyoming
Valley at 829-671 1.
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Romney has lately taken a softer tone.
Obama said he was pleased the
court struck down key parts of Arizo-
nas law but was concerned about
what the high court left intact.
No American should ever live un-
der a cloud of suspicion just because
of what they look like, Obama said in
a written statement.
What this decision makes unmis-
takably clear is that Congress must
act on comprehensive immigration re-
form, Obama said.
Romney did not immediately com-
ment on the court decision Monday,
but he said, I believe that each state
has the duty and the right to se-
cure our borders and preserve the rule
of law, particularly when the federal
government has failed to meet its re-
sponsibilities.
In Mondays decision, the court was
unanimous on allowing the immigra-
tion status check to go forward. The
justices were divided on striking
down the other portions.
Justice Anthony Kennedy said the
law could and suggested it should
be read to avoid concerns that sta-
tus checks could lead to prolonged de-
tention.
The court struck down these three
major provisions: requiring all immi-
grants to obtain or carry immigration
registration papers, making it a state
criminal offense for an illegal immi-
grant to seek work or hold a job and
allowing police to arrest suspected il-
legal immigrants without warrants.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the
ruling marked a victory for people
who believe in the responsibility of
states to defend their residents.
Civil rights groups that separately
challenged the law over concerns that
it would lead to rights abuses said
their lawsuit would go on.
Even with the limitations the high
court put on Arizona, the immigration
status check still is an invitation to
racial profiling, said American Civil
Liberties Union lawyer Omar Jadwat.
The Obama administration sued to
block the Arizona law soon after its
enactment two years ago. Federal
courts had refused to let the four key
provisions take effect.
Five states Alabama, Georgia, In-
diana, South Carolina and Utah
have adopted variations on Arizonas
law. Parts of those laws also are on
hold pending the outcome of the Su-
preme Court case.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Jus-
tices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader
Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor joined
all of Kennedys opinion.
Justices Antonin Scalia and Clar-
ence Thomas would have allowed all
the challenged provisions to take ef-
fect. Justice Samuel Alito would have
allowed police to arrest undocument-
ed immigrants who seek work, and al-
so make arrests without warrants.
Scalia, in comments from the
bench, caustically described Obamas
recently announced plans to ease de-
portation rules for some children of il-
legal immigrants.
The president said at a news con-
ference that the new program is the
right thing to do in light of Congress
failure to pass the administrations
proposed revision of the Immigration
Act. Perhaps it is, though Arizona may
not think so. But to say, as the court
does, that Arizona contradicts federal
law by enforcing applications of the
Immigration Act that the president
declines to enforce boggles the mind,
Scalia said.
IMMIGRATION
Continued from Page 1A
AP PHOTO
Volunteers, including Marcos Garcia, left, and Norberto Saenz, field calls from
concerned Hispanics from around Arizona as 23 radio and television stations
statewide air a program, Hoy Somos Arizona, reviewing four key provisions of
the impact of SB1070 might have on families and individuals rights in Phoenix.
The program aired before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Arizona im-
migration law.
I think it surprises some peo-
ple, the length of time it took,
Corbett said. But havingbeenan
assistant DA, an assistant U.S. at-
torney and handling cases like
this, I understood that you have
to do a complete investigation
and get as many witnesses as you
possibly can.
Corbett said the wisdomof the
investigations deliberate pace
was evident in the jurys decisive
verdict on Friday convicting
Sandusky on all but three counts.
I think the jury demonstrated
with their convictions on 45 of 48
counts that it was an ironclad
case, Corbett told CBS This
Morning.
While defending the slower
pace of the investigation, Corbett
also defended the speed with
whichSanduskys case went from
grand jury presentment to trial
seven months. Defense attor-
ney Joe Amendola has said he
and fellow attorney Karl Romin-
ger didnt have enough time to
prepare their defense and even
asked to withdraw from the case
because they werent prepared.
Im not surprised that they
would say that, Corbett said.
Obviously it will be the sub-
ject of an appeal at some point in
time. ... But in this case the jury
had the opportunity to hear the
compelling testimony of these
nowyoung men who were young
boys who suffered at the hands of
this pedophile.
The current state attorney gen-
eral, Linda Kelly, told NBCs To-
day show that all parties in-
volved knew the judge intended
to move quickly. She said prose-
cutors supported that decision
because Sandusky was on house
arrest while awaiting trial.
Sandusky, 68, remains behind
bars in the Centre County Cor-
rectional Facility, where hes
been held since late Friday. It
could be months before hes sen-
tenced, andhis ownattorneys say
he will likely spend the rest of his
life in prison.
Sanduskys conviction is only
just the start of possibly years of
legal proceedings over the case.
Besides appeals, there remains
an active investigation into Sand-
usky by the state attorney gener-
als office as well as a federal in-
vestigation.
Corbett said Penn State trust-
ees arestill awaitingtheresults of
an internal investigation by for-
mer FBI director Louis Freehinto
the schools handling of the Sand-
usky case.
Meanwhile, Sandusky lawyer
Rominger said Monday that the
ex-coach wants people to know
that hes not guilty.
Karl Rominger, who helped de-
fend the 68-year-old retired de-
fensive coach, visited him at the
Centre County jail, where he is
being kept under observation
and away from other inmates
pending a psychological review
that will help determine the next
step toward his sentencing,
which is in about three months.
Also Monday, Judge John Cle-
landorderedcountyprobationof-
ficers to evaluate whether Sand-
usky is a sexual predator, a find-
ing that could be a factor in his
prison placement. Such orders
are pro forma in sex abuse cases.
Sex offenders are required to un-
dergo treatment while in prison,
so Sandusky, if deemed a preda-
tor, would likely be sent to a facil-
ity with such a program.
SANDUSKY
Continued from Page 1A
partner and notify the office
within10 days of any change in a
domestic partnership.
Bobeck was not familiar with
the ethics complaint but said re-
consideration of the affidavit is
warranted because employees
werent required to provide sim-
ilar disclosure for other rela-
tionships that meet the family
definition, such as parents, sib-
lings and children.
Its not uniform in its appli-
cation, Bobeck said.
Council has the option to can-
cel the affidavit or require dis-
closure of other relationships
under the family definition, he
said.
Heterosexual partners arent
included because the domestic
partner definition was meant to
cover the same-sex equivalent
of a husband or wife, Bobeck
said.
This is more analogous to
marriage, Bobeck said.
Bobeck said the inclusion of
domestic partners in county
policy is not new. The county
personnel policy adopted by for-
mer commissioners in January
2011 contained domestic part-
ner in the definition of immedi-
ate family but did not explain
what that meant, he said.
The affidavit was modeled af-
ter wording in Pennsylvania
government and other govern-
ing bodies that provide health
benefits to same-sex domestic
partners, Bobeck said.
Insurance not offered
The county doesnt provide
benefits to same-sex domestic
partners and wont unless coun-
cil publicly unveils, discusses
and votes on such an addition,
officials said at a recent council
meeting.
Its unclear if any council
members are interested in pro-
posing the idea.
Allegheny County recently
extended health benefits to
same-sex partners of employ-
ees. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
and Harrisburg also provide the
benefit.
Pennsylvania government
started offering health care cov-
erage to the unmarried partners
of state workers both same-
sex and heterosexual -- in 2009.
To be covered, state employees
must provide three documents
dating back at least six months
that show proof of their joint re-
lationship, such as a durable
power of attorney assignment
or commingled bank account
records, according to state ad-
ministration office spokesman
Dan Egan.
Bobeck said council has time
to change the administrative
code because it wont take effect
until July 19.
The code also includes the
following in the definition of
family: spouse, parent, steppa-
rent, child, stepchild, sibling,
step-sibling, brother- or sister-
in-law, cousin, aunt, uncle,
grandchild, grandparent or the
parent or stepparent of a spouse
or domestic partner.
The county Accountability,
Conduct and Ethics Commis-
sion keeps details about com-
plaints confidential.
CODE
Continued from Page 1A
Luzerne Countys Accountability, Conduct and Ethics Commission will
hold a public meeting at 4:30 p.m. today in the council meeting room
on the first floor of the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre.
Luzerne County Council will hold a public meeting at 6:15 tonight in the
countys Emergency Management Agency building, Water Street,
Wilkes-Barre, with a work session following at 6:30 p.m.
IF YOU GO
Tom Torbik, executive di-
rector of the Parking Author-
ity and Ufberg.
The city Parking Authority
meets publicly today, and sev-
eral decisions are expected:
Will the five-member
board vote to proceed to Phase
2 and seek bid proposals to
lease the citys parking assets?
If Phase 2 is a go, will the
same consultants Fox Roth-
schild, Goals Consulting and
Desman Associates be re-
tained?
Will any of the five compa-
nies that responded to the re-
quest for qualifications be
willing to pay $20 million up
front to secure the leasing con-
tract?
Will the parking authority
reveal what the five respon-
dents would be willing to pay
in upfront money?
Will the authority release
the report of Desman Associ-
ated, the Chicago based park-
ing consultant, which includ-
ed Desmans opinion on the up
front payment?
The Parking Authority
meets at noon today at The
Ramada, Public Square. The
meeting is open to the public.
PARKING
Continued from Page 3A
LAFLIN Deadline for coun-
ty and municipal property tax
payment at the face amount is
today, the borough announced.
Special office hours will be 6
to 8 p.m. To arrange for an ap-
pointment for another time or if
special arrangements are need-
ed to pick up tax payments,
contact Charles Boyd at 655-
4401. If paying by mail or using
the curb lockbox, enclose both
parts of the tax bill.
LUZERNE Regular monthly
meeting of the Sewer Authority
will be held July 3 at 7 p.m. at
the borough building.
The borough will not hold a
work session meeting for July
due to the Fourth of July holi-
day. The monthly council meet-
ing will be on July 11 at 7 p.m. at
the borough building.
There will be no changes in
garbage pickup in July due to
the holiday. Recycle bin collec-
tion is July 3. Yard waste pickup
is on July 9 and July 23. Yard
waste should be curbside by 6
a.m.
Residents are reminded that
July-December garbage stickers
are now on sale at Gerritys
Supermarket, Union Street. A
copy of the garbage and recy-
cling pickup schedule is also
available at the supermarket.
ASHLEY -- The second-half
2012 trash and recycling stickers
are being sold in the secretarys
office during June as follows:
Wednesday and Friday, 4 to 7
p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon.
July hours are Tuesdays, 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m., and Thursdays, 4 to 7
p.m.
Cost is $115 until July 31 at
which time a $10 late fee will be
assessed. This trash fee is man-
datory for all borough residents,
per borough code, Chapter 61.
Citations will be issued for
non-payment.
Stickers can also be obtained
by sending a check or money
order payable to Ashley Bor-
ough to 10 N. Main St., Ashley,
or by depositing payment in the
drop-off box in the vestibule of
the municipal building. When
using this method, add $1.80 for
postage and allow sufficient
time for delivery of stickers.
The secretarys office will be
closed July 2-6, reopening on
July 9.
Residents are also reminded
that no bags are to be placed in
cans; no bags larger than 33
gallons or heavier than 50
pounds will be collected.
MUNICIPAL BRIEFS WEATHERS UPS AND DOWNS
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arly-morning storms left puddles, as seen here near Wilkes-Barres Intermodal Cen-
ter on Monday, but blue skies prevailed later. Heat is expected toward the weekend.
See weather, Page 8B.
PRINGLE West Side Ca-
reer and Technology Center
Administrative Director
Nancy Tkatch presented a
year in review at Monday
nights Joint Operating Com-
mittee meeting.
She said the recent school
year had provided opportuni-
ty to integrate academic and
technical training so that stu-
dents can maximize their po-
tential.
We want them to know
why they are learning some-
thing. We want learningtobe
relevant, said Tkatch, high-
lighting community service
done by center students that
was helpful to the communi-
ty and the students.
She also said many center
students further their educa-
tion after graduation at col-
leges and technical schools.
Superintendent Raymond
Bernardi lauded Tkatch for
structuring quantitative
goals for students that allow
them to measure success.
In another matter, Principal
RichardRava saidthe number
of behavioral infractions by
students during the 2011-2012
school year had declined dra-
matically. He credited the
schools teachers with com-
mitment and consistency in
maintaining high standards.
Board Vice President John
Gill said the center provided a
great opportunity for students
to prepare themselves for
their futures. Gill said the
school would continue to
adapt to the needs of the stu-
dents and the community.
The committee will next
meet on July 23 at 6 p.m.
Integrating academic and
technical training aids
students, says director.
By GERI GIBBONS
Times Leader Correspondent
W.S. CTC
head sees
progress
C M Y K
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efore he made an impossibly
long putt for victory, Rick La-
neski received a pep talk from
his playing partner.
It convinced him someone was lend-
ing a hand from above.
Maybe it was beyond belief that the
late Joe Len Laneski could influence
his sons fortunes in the John A. Allan
Tournament over the weekend. But
when his teammate, Brandon Mat-
thews, suggested such a possibility,
Rick Laneski didnt discount such a
scenario.
Brandon and I became friends be-
cause of my father, Laneski said, be-
fore describing the conversation he had
with Matthews before the final shot of
the Allan Tournaments quarterfinal
round Saturday. He (Matthews) said,
Your dads helping put it in the hole.
Sure enough, Laneski rolled his
14-foot shot down the sloping green on
the ninth and last hole. And when it
fell into the cup, Laneski and Matthews
earned the victory, 1-up, and went on to
win the tournament.
I had some help on that one, La-
neski said.
Maybe he needed some assistance
from beyond. Or maybe Laneskis su-
pernatural shot was simply made by
pure talent.
Rickys a great golfer, Matthews
said. Hes no slouch at all.
But the fact Laneski believed he had
assistance from the heavens may have
given him enough assurance to make
such a shot.
Because the game of golf is all about
confidence.
Develop it, and soon you are spray-
ing the ball from a sand trap to the
edge of the cup.
Lose it and youll sink as if youre
standing in quicksand.
With one supportive statement,
Matthews gave his partner enough
belief to not only survive, but thrive.
It seems like every time, I bring out
the best in him, Matthews said. And
he brings out the best in me.
As usual, Matthews was the best big
hitter on a course.
The recent Pittston Area graduate
and 2010 PIAA state golf champion
energized the Fox Hill Country Club
with his soaring drives and array of
birdies.
He showed why he is headed to
Temples golf team in the fall and why
everyone predicts hell be holding a
PGA tour card in his near future.
It was like playing with Jack Nick-
laus, Laneski said. I said, This kid is
going to be winning on the pro tour.
Laneski?
He was just par for his own club
course.
I parred the course to death, La-
neski said. But that was my job.
Ricky, Matthews said, is one of
the nicest guys you can ever meet in
the entire world.
Fox Hill members all say Laneski is a
nice man.
Hes a humble man.
But in one shining moment during
his clubs biggest tournament, he be-
came Superman.
I would rather that happen for him
than me, Matthews said.
It nearly happened when Matthews
had the putter, but his own try for a
long birdie came to a sudden stop on
the side of the hole.
It only added to the suspense, and
PAUL SOKOLOSKI
O P I N I O N
A little extra
push from a
helping hand
See SOKOLOSKI, Page 5B
Major League Base-
ball said the 34-year-
old Byrd tested posi-
tive for Tamoxifen,
which can reduce side
effects of steroid use
andincrease testoster-
one. It is often used to
treat breast cancer pa-
tients.
I made an inexcusable mistake,
Byrd said in a statement released by the
NEW YORK Outfielder Marlon
Byrd was suspended 50 games by Major
League Baseball on Monday after test-
ing positive for a performance-enhanc-
ing substance.
players association. Several yearsago, I
had surgery for a condition that was pri-
vate andunrelatedtobaseball. Last win-
ter, I suffered a recurrence of that condi-
tion and I was provided with a medica-
tionthat resultedinmy positive test. Al-
thoughthat medicationisonthebanned
list, I absolutely did not use it for per-
formance enhancement reasons.
Byrdis currently a free agent, andwill
beplacedontherestrictedlist for thedu-
ration of his suspension, which began
immediately. Hestartedtheseasonwith
theCubsandwasdealt totheRedSoxon
April 21. He was designated for assign-
ment by Boston on June 9 and released
four days later.
I am mortified by my carelessness
and I apologize to everyone who loves
thisgameasI do,Byrdsaid. I will serve
my suspension, continue to work hard
andhope that I amgivenanopportunity
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
Free agent Byrd tests positive for PEDs, suspended 50 games
The one-time Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Red Barons outfielder says
medication was the culprit.
The Associated Press
Byrd
See BYRD, Page 5B
WIMBLEDON, England Racket
bagslungover her shoulder, resignation
written across her face, Venus Williams
weaved through fans milling about on
the sidewalks that players must traverse
to get from Court 2 to the Wimbledon
locker rooms.
The 32-year-old Williams had just ab-
sorbed a lopsided first-round loss at the
Grand Slam
tournament she
once ruled, a
poor perform-
ance that raised
questions about
how much long-
er she will keep
playing tennis
while dealing with an energy-sapping
illness.
She trudged by as her hitting partner,
David Witt, was saying: Its tough to
watch sometimes. I think everybody
sees it. I dont know what else to say.
W I M B L E D O N
Venus bows out in opening round
AP PHOTO
Venus Wil-
liams
waves to
fans after
being de-
feated by
Elena Ves-
nina during
the first
round at
Wimbledon
on Monday.
Dealing with energy-sapping illness,
the five-time champ, 32, fell in
straight sets against unseeded foe.
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
See WIMBLEDON, Page 5B
OMAHA, Neb. Brandon Dixons
tie-breaking double started a three-
run ninth inning for Arizona, and the
Wildcats won their
first national title
since 1986 with a 4-1
victory over two-time
defending champion
South Carolina on
Monday night.
James Farris and
Mathew Troupe com-
bined to limit the
Gamecocks to three
hits as the Wildcats
won their fourth title
overall. The others
came in 1976 and 1980.
Dixon, who entered
the game in the sixth
inning, sent a groun-
der down the third-
base line past LB Dant-
zler for his first hit of
the CWS.
Tyler Webb relieved Matt Price
(5-5), and Trent Gilbert drove in his
second and third runs of the game
with a two-out single that broke open
the game.
South Carolina was trying to be-
come the first team in 40 years to win
three consecutive national titles.
The Gamecocks loaded the bases
against Troupe (6-1) in the ninth but
couldnt score.
C O L L E G E W O R L D S E R I E S
Wildcats
get past
Gamecocks
for crown
Three-run ninth inning gives Arizona
its first College World Series
championship since 1986.
By ERIC OLSON
AP Sports Writer
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ARIZONA
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S. CAROLINA
NANTICOKEThebeginningwas
similar. And the end was the same.
The biggest difference, though, was
the grand prize the District 16 Little
League major softball title.
Nanticoke once
again rallied from an
early and small deficit
against Duryea/Pitt-
ston Township, seal-
ing the game late for a
quick 6-1 victory
Monday.
In little over an hour, Nanticoke won
its second consecutive district cham-
pionship and its first since combining
with neighboring Newport Township.
Up next is a trip to the Section 5 play-
offs where Nanticoke will face the D32
champion at 7:30 p.m. on July 3. The
sectionals will be hosted by the D17
champion, either North Pocono or Old
Forge.
The two teams played Thursday,
and DPT took a 2-0 lead after one in-
ning before Nanticoke rallied for a 4-2
victory. DPT again put Nanticoke in a
modest hole as Mackenzie Gable sin-
gled home Angelica Singer for a1-0 ad-
L I T T L E L E A G U E S O F T B A L L
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Nanticoke All-Stars (clockwise from top) Kierra Brown, Morgan Briggs, Megan Murphy and Jenna Lipowski cele-
brate their win on Monday in the District 16 Little League Major softball tournament that clinched the title.
Familiar script to win for Nanticoke
The team topped Duryea/Pittston
Township to win the District 16
Little League major softball title.
By JOHN ERZAR
[email protected]
6
NANTICOKE
1
DURYEA/
PITTSTON TWP.
See NANTICOKE, Page 4B
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CAMPS/CLINICS
Firm A.C. AAU founder/director and
Crestwood varsity girls coach Isiah
Walker will be hosting the 1st Hand
Down Man Down Camp at the
Kingston Rec. Center from June
18th to June 21st from1 p.m. to 4
p.m. The cost is $65 per camper
and $50 if you sign up with a
family member or friend. If you
have any questions contact Crest-
wood assistant coach James Perez
at 235-4832 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
Firm A.C. AAU assistant founder/
director and Crestwood varsity
girls assistant coach James Perez
will be hosting the 1st Skillz and
Drillz camp from June 18th to June
21st at the Kingston Rec. Center.
The Camp will run from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. and costs $65 per camper or
$50 if you sign up with a family
member or friend. If you have any
questions please contact Crest-
wood assistant coach James Perez
at 235-4832 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
Jewish Community Center of
Wyoming Valley will host sports
camps for girls and boys ages 5-14.
The JCC will hold baseball June
25-29, a football clinic July 9-10, a
cheerleading clinic from July 16-20,
and basketball from July 30-Aug.
3. All clinics offer bus transporta-
tion, free swimming and lunch for
all-day campers. All camps will be
held at the Centers day camp site
located near Harveys Lake. For
more information, visit www.jew-
ishwilkes-barre.org or
www.jccwb.com, or call Rick Evans
at 824-4646.
Kings College/Kirby Park Jr. Tennis
Camp will be held July 9 through
July 20 at Kirby Park Tennis
courts. The camp will run Monday
through Thursday from 9:30 until
11:30 with Friday serving as a
make-up day. The camp features
fundamentals of tennis instruction,
competition and various related
tennis activities. Each student will
receive a free tennis racket if
required as well as a complimen-
tary camp t-shirt. Any student
enrolling in two or more sessions
will receive a free Junior Tennis
Membership. Interested parties
should call the Kirby Park Tennis
Office at 714-9697 to sign up or to
get an information camp flyer.
Participants may also sign up the
first day of the session and can
visit the Kirby Park Tennis web site
at www.kirbyparktennis.net.
Kingston Department of Parks and
Recreation will hold the UK Soccer
Summer Camp the week of August
13th at the Church Street Park.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Youth
Soccer Camp for ages 7-14 will take
place at the cost of $130 a player.
From10 a.m. to 12 p.m. the Nippers
Camp for ages 5 & 6 only will take
place at the cost of $90 per player.
From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. daily the
Squirts Camp for ages 3 & 4 only
will take place at the cost of $60
per player. From12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
the Goalkeeper Camp will take
places for those ages 8-14 at the
cost of $60 per player. For more
information, call 717-825-2060 or
visit www.uksoccercamps.com.
MEETINGS
Plains Yankees Football & Cheer-
leading Organization will hold its
next monthly meeting on Monday,
July 9 at 8:00 p.m. at the PAV in
Hudson. All are welcome to attend.
PHYSICALS
Wyoming Valley West will conduct
the first physicals for fall sports at
the stadium in Kingston on June
29th at 3 p.m. All necessary paper-
work can be obtained on the WVW
website or picked up at the high
school, middle school or central
office. Candidates should have the
paperwork completed before
arriving for a physical.
REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS
Holy Redeemer Volleyball Skills
Camp will be held July 9-13 at the
Holy Redeemer high school gym-
nasium. Camp fee is $90 is open to
all area girls and boys volleyball
players. Morning sessions run from
9 a.m. Noon for incoming 6 - 9
graders, and afternoon sessions
will fun from1 5 p.m. for incoming
10 - 12 graders. For more informa-
tion contact Jack Kablick at 472-
2073 or Bub Shuleski at 357-7784.
Plymouth Shawnee Indians will hold
registration at the Plymouth Mini
Football Field, June 26-28 from
5:30 to 7 p.m. Ages 5-14 years.
Bring a copy of birth certificate,
two forms that verify current
address and a photo of your child.
For information, call Bill at 239-
7855.
Pocono Snow Juniors U15 Girls
Open Tryouts will be held June
27-28 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at
Kings College Betzler Fields. Girls
born on or between August 1, 1997
through July 31, 1998 are eligible.
For more information, call Mark
Bassett at 208-5900 ext. 5334 or
email him at markbas-
[email protected].
Bulletin Board items will not be
accepted over the telephone. Items
may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to
[email protected] or dropped
off at the Times Leader or mailed to
Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250.
BUL L E T I N BOARD South Wilkes-Barre Mini Mohawks
will be holding signups for football
players age 7-13 on Thursday, from
4 to 6 p.m. at the shade house in
Miner Park on Old River Rd next to
the basketball courts. Total due at
Registration is $75 per child or
$95 per family. If interested and
have questions or cant make this
date call: 824-1181.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Butler Township Police Officers
Association Annual Golf Tourna-
ment will be held Friday, July 20
with an 8:30 a.m. shot gun start at
Sand Springs Country Club. Cost is
$70 per player or $280 per team
with a format of 4 Man-Scramble.
Costs include green fees and cart,
buffet dinner, beverages and
snacks, prizes, and cash awards.
Deadline to enter is July 1 and
tournament limit is 100 golfers.
Call 233-6664 for more informa-
tion.
Dallas Lions Club lf Committee will
hold a golf tournament on Sunday,
September 23 at the Newberry
Estate Golf Course. The proceeds
from the event will benefit the
Back Mountain Library. Those
interested in participating in the
tournament should contact the
chairman, Joe Czarnecki, at 255-
0136, or pick up a flyer/registration
form at any one of the following
Dallas locations: the Back Moun-
tain Library, the dental office of Dr.
David Spring, NAPA Auto Parts,
Wrights Auto Care or Finos Phar-
macy.
George P. Moss 1st Annual Golf
Classic will be held Friday, July 6
with a captain and crew format
and registrations ending at 12:30
p.m. and a shotgun start of 1 p.m.
Registration fee is $75 per person
or $300 per team which includes
cart and green fees, refreshments,
dinner banquet, and prizes for
contest winners. Make checks out
to Wyoming Valley Athletic Associ-
ation and mail to Jack Monick 9
Van Horn Street Wilkes-Barre, PA
18706. Any questions call Jack at
647-8010.
Letters to Kayla Heart Founda-
tion will be holding its second
annual golf tournament Sunday,
July 22 at Sand Springs Country
Club with a format of 4-Man
Scramble or Captain & Crew. Cost
is $75 per person, $300 per team
which includes green fees, cart,
and food. Cost is $25 for those
would to like to volunteer for the
day or just accompany a golfer for
the dinner and awards banquet
after the tournament. Deadline for
registration is July 8. Make checks
payable to Letters to Kayla Heart
Foundation and mail checks and
registrations to Shanan Hengst 213
Trapper Springs Lane Drums, PA
18222. Any questions email
[email protected].
Plains Lions Club will hold its 7th
Annual Golf Tournament on Sun-
day, July 15, 2012 at the Sand
Springs Country Club. It will be
Captain and Crew format, with a
1:00 p.m. Shotgun start. Cost is
$80.00 per Golfer and includes
cart, green fees and Dinner after
the tournament. Non golfers and
friends of Lions may participate in
the Dinner at a cost of $30.00. All
golfers must register in advance
and can do so by contacting Tom
Mulhern at 570-606-9944 or
[email protected], or
through any Lions Club member.
Sand Springs Country Club will be
hosting a golf tournament Sat-
urday, July 14. Registration is from
noon 2 p.m. with shotgun start of
2 p.m. Events include closest to
pin, longest drive, pot of green and
putting contest. Cost is $80 per
person and $320 per team which
includes green fees, food, refresh-
ments, and dinner. Cost is $25 to
those wishing to attend the dinner
but not golf. Make checks payable
to The Injectibles and mail check
to The Injectibles C/O Adam Ko-
rinchock 604 Birch Road Hazle
Township, PA18202. Any questions
contact Adam Korinchock at
401-6641, Justin Horwath at 579-
7023, or Jaclyn Verratsro at 233-
5766.
Tom Koch Memorial Golf Tourna-
ment will be held Sunday, August
12 with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at
Sand Springs Golf Course. En-
trance fee is $55 which includes
green fee, cart, driving range, and
prizes. Any questions call Don
Koch at 788-56304, or 582-4706
or email donald.koch@fron-
tier.com.
White Havens Lion Club 23rd
Annual Golf Tournament will be
held August 6 at Sand Springs
Country Club in Drum, PA with
registrations beginning at noon
and a shotgun start of 1 p.m. For-
mat is 4-Man Scramble and cost is
$75 per golfer. Mail registrations to
White Haven Lions Club C/O Joe
Hallock 516 Berwick Street White
Haven, PA18661.
This past Saturday night at Pocono Downs was just sensational. If
the local Plains Township oval was not considered the fastest five-
eighths mile oval in the world before, it certainly is now! Track and
world records were broken left and right, with Googoo Gaagaa steal-
ing the spotlight in winning the $500,000 Beal Memorial Trot in a
breathtaking world and track record mile of 1:50.4. Lets just hope the
weather holds out for this upcoming Saturday, Ive got a feeling the
racing may even get more exciting yet.
BEST BET: FUEL CELL (10TH)
VALUE PLAY: TACTICAL CAVIAR (7TH)
POST TIME 6:30 p.m.
All Races One Mile
First-$9,500 Cond.Trot;n/w 1 pm race life
4 Abbis Gabbi A.McCarthy 2-8-6 Takes soft opener 4-1
1 Clete Hanover M.Simons 3-2-7 Best chance to win a race 7-2
2 Ballagio Hanover T.Schadel 2-2-3 Waiting for the fairs 3-1
7 Chocolate Diablo C.Norris 5-5-4 2nd time starter 6-1
5 Conwaytour T.Buter 3-5-5 Conway Hall colt 9-2
6 Big Drama T.Jackson 8-7-3 Bad habits 10-1
8 Megabar Lenny J.Pavia 4-8-4 Pavia in a funk 20-1
9 Conway Code B.Simpson 9-7-9 Again near the rear 15-1
3 Order By Music D.Ingraham 6-3-9 Forget about it 8-1
Second-$4,500 Clm.Pace;clm.price $5,000
6 Michaels Jewel E.Carlson 4-1-4 Down the road 3-1
4 Absolutely Michael J.Morrill 2-4-8 Right there 7-2
3 Hot Cowboy M.Simons 3-2-5 2nd start off the layoff 4-1
7 Third Day M.Kakaley 4-1-5 Followed dead cover last wk 9-2
5 Dr Lon D.Irvine 6-1-6 Lost his late pop 6-1
9 Exterminator A.McCarthy 4-5-8 Andy having off season 20-1
2 Cannae Barron F.Browne 2-8-7 Not a believer 8-1
1 Players Ball T.Buter 8-6-9 Strikes out 15-1
8 Bugatti Hanover G.Napolitano 9-4-3 Trails throughout 10-1
Third-$8,000 Cond.Trot;2 yr olds
5 Tirade Hanover H.Parker 1-x-x Overwhelming favorite 2-1
8 Smoother Ride M.Kakaley 1-3-x Prepped well for this 3-1
7 Celebrity Maserati J.Morrill 2-x-x Trounced by chalk in AM 8-1
6 King Muscles A.McCarthy 3-x-x I love baby races 5-1
3 Keystone Bolt T.Schadel 1-1-x Looking for next Vivid Photo 4-1
2 Marion And Dash M.Simons 2-1-x SJs Caviar gelding 10-1
1 Well Suited E.Carlson 3-3-x Work to do 12-1
4 Marat D.Ingraham 4-x-x Very slow 15-1
Fourth-$9,500 Cond.Pace;n/w 1 pm race life
7 Ringo Hanover J.Morrill 3-4-3 Put a ring around this one 7-2
4 Hes Shore Tan B.Simpson 2-4-7 Knocking on the door 3-1
2 Keystone Suave T.Schadel 5-1-7 Didnt fire as the favorite 4-1
6 Champions Club A.McCarthy 3-2-4 Becoming more steady 10-1
5 All About Rusty M.Simons 5-3-2 Winless in 13 prior 8-1
3 Last Shot Leeton G.Napolitano 5-3-5 Late starting 4yr old 9-2
1 Crazy Speed A.Napolitano 2-7-7 Tough one to gauge 5-1
8 Windmill Shark M.Romano 2-7-7 Left in the dust 12-1
Fifth-$9,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $4,600 last 5
8 Lord Darby G.Napolitano 9-8-8 Drops and pops 7-2
1 M S Heather M J.Morrill 3-4-5 Note the driver change 9-2
7 Sandra Dea Go Fast A.McCarthy 5-4-5 Andys choice over #1 10-1
3 Hello Andy E.Carlson 7-2-8 Needed last, should better 5-1
6 Badboy Paparazzi A M.Simons 4-4-4 Not won in a few years 8-1
5 Clarissa Hall M.Kakaley 4-5-4 By the tired ones 3-1
4 I Want Fabulous B.Simpson 5-6-4 First time lasix user 12-1
2 Vacation Credit T.Buter 7-6-6 Lost step or two 4-1
Sixth-$6,000 Clm.Pace;clm.price $7,500
3 Gladiare Grande J.Morrill 2-3-2 Finally cashes in on top 5-2
4 Winbak Prince A.Napolitano 5-8-8 Chased fast one in the Q 5-1
7 Pilgrims Toner T.Jackson 9-2-5 TJ continues to heat up 7-2
1 Ludi Christy M.Romano 7-2-5 Moves back inside 4-1
2 Foxy Guy T.Buter 7-5-3 Should get up close trip 6-1
9 Logan M J.Pavia 1-9-5 Hard to repeat from out here 8-1
5 Johnny Walker A.McCarthy 6-7-7 Cant hit that high stride 15-1
6 Joey Hackett Tn.Schadel 4-2-6 Cut down to size 12-1
8 Itsabouttime M.Kakaley 9-3-7 Out of time 20-1
Seventh-$6,000 Clm.Trot;clm.price $7,500
6 Tactical Caviar H.Parker 2-2-7 Darkhorse of the night 5-1
4 Ready For Freddie J.Morrill 9-6-1 Certainly a player 3-1
5 SJs Caliente M.Kakaley 3-1-2 New to the Oakes stable 5-2
7 Spit N Shine J.Pavia 8-2-2 Contender if on gait 4-1
3 Girls Willb Girls Tn.Schadel 3-2-5 One of better races of night 6-1
8 Eng-Amer Davanti A.Napolitano 3-2-6 9yr old still trucking 12-1
9 Winsome Wonder E.Carlson 2-6-1 Stuck with the nine slot 15-1
1 Hes Mine Stratto A.McCarthy 8-7-8 Bounced badly last wk 10-1
2 Little Peanut J.Kakaley 5-5-4 Crushed 20-1
Eighth-$9,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $4,000 last 5
5 San Antony-O T.Jackson 6-5-8 Move down in class does it 9-2
1 Trottown King A.McCarthy 4-2-7 Its a very weak card 4-1
2 Up Front Tim T G.Napolitano 9-3-6 Dangerous if in striking distance 7-2
7 Ironstone Wiz T.Buter 5-5-7 Marks 2nd start since the claim 8-1
6 DVC Givemeattitude M.Romano 3-3-8 Romano training at just .184 6-1
3 Blissfullcavalcade J.Pavia 2-7-3 Just cant get it done late 3-1
4 Tiza Mojo M.Kakaley 5-7-8 Switches to Kakaley 10-1
9 West Side Dragon E.Carlson 7-5-7 Wrong part of town 15-1
8 Rusty Skipp M.Simons 7-8-2 .next 20-1
Ninth-$8,500 Clm.Trot;clm.price $10,000
7 Carscot Nexus J.Morrill 1-3-3 Noonan barn is hot 3-1
5 Little Rooster J.Pavia 2-1-7 Fairly steady claimer 5-2
8 Queen Creek G.Napolitano 7-1-4 Pure speed-ball 4-1
1 Cutty J.Taggart 2-3-7 Taggart gets live mount 5-1
6 Move It Move It M.Simons 5-7-3 Was much better last yr 10-1
3 Up Down And Around T.Jackson 4-6-9 Yet to show much life 6-1
2 Jimmy Get Lost M.Kakaley 7-6-1 Back in for a tag 12-1
4 Dreamnwillie T.Buter 8-4-6 Still a nightmare 15-1
9 Upfront Cashstrike A.McCarthy 8-4-5 Pounded 20-1
Tenth-$9,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $4,600 last 5
2 Fuel Cell M.Kakaley 4-6-5 The best bet 3-1
6 St Giannis J.Morrill 3-6-4 Morrill remains in the sulky 4-1
7 Toocloseforcomfort G.Napolitano 4-5-7 Flattens out often 5-1
5 Linebriated T.Buter 2-7-7 Goes for team Buter 9-2
1 Ooga Booga B.Simpson 8-7-6 Drops, but off form 7-2
8 B Cotemporary A.Napolitano 5-2-4 Made a tired break last wk 8-1
3 Hailstorm Volo Tn.Schadel 6-4-3 It better pour 12-1
4 JL Rockin Jake M.Romano 6-7-4 Rocked indeed 10-1
Eleventh-$6,000 Clm.Pace;clm.price $7,500
8 Kels Return G.Napolitano 3-1-1 Back to the winners circle 3-1
1 Tattoo Hall M.Kakaley 3-7-4 Should get the pocket 9-2
2 Young And Foolish A.McCarthy 3-9-8 Late on arrival 5-1
5 CCs Lover N J.Morrill 6-4-4 Was better earlier in meet 7-2
7 Master Of Wars J.Kakaley 1-3-6 Old vet still got it 4-1
4 Son Of Ben T.Buter 6-8-6 Little since the claim 8-1
3 Docdor Laughing A.Spano 7-4-1 Jokes on him 10-1
6 Powered By Zeus J.Taggart 9-9-7 Riding a losing streak 12-1
Twelfth-$8,500 Clm.Trot;clm.price $10,000
2 Sir Alex Z Tam M.Kakaley 1-1-7 Make it three straight 5-2
7 Keystone Torch G.Napolitano 1-2-1 Loves to win 3-1
1 Red Victor E.Carlson 3-9-2 There if top two falter 9-2
8 A Real Laser M.Simons 3-3-2 Down a bit in price 4-1
6 Streetwise Hall J.Pavia 2-4-4 Just missed vs cheaper 6-1
3 Marians Man J.Taggart 5-4-4 2nd start since the purchase 10-1
4 Crystal Sizzler T.Jackson 3-5-3 Goes for winless trainer 12-1
5 Peace Bridge Tn.Schadel 6-5-7 A toss 15-1
Thirteenth-$6,000 Clm.Trot;clm.price $7,500
2 The Count J.Morrill 1-5-4 Mark it down 2-1
7 Secret Image D.Ingraham 2-5-8 Looks for another place 4-1
6 Jeffs Night Out G.Napolitano 3-6-7 Out and wingin 3-1
1 O-Georgie A.Napolitano 4-4-3 Getting better it seems 5-1
8 Southern Beauty A.McCarthy 6-8-6 Lone mare in field 8-1
5 Grace N Charlie M.Romano 7-3-5 Rides the pylons 10-1
3 Powerlifter Tn.Schadel 4-8-6 Time for a workout 12-1
4 Our Little Dip J.Antonelli 8-6-8 Why bother? 15-1
Fourteenth-$9,500 Cond.Pace;n/w 1 pm race life
5 Doc Telladay B.Simpson 8-8-7 One last chance 4-1
1 Alex In Wonderland M.Simons 3-4-4 Offers nice late pace 7-2
8 Mr Shadow M.Kakaley 9-3-6 Looking for a flat mile 5-1
3 Chips Galore J.Pavia 5-4-3 Vulnerable favorite 3-1
2 Newspeak A.McCarthy 6-6-2 Lifetime maiden 9-2
4 Mr Hollywood Starz E.Moolor 8-8-5 Grey colt 8-1
6 Just Enough H.Parker 4-6-8 Never enough 12-1
7 Mechanical Bull E.Carlson 5-5-8 One more race to go 10-1
Fifteenth-$9,500 Cond.Trot;n/w 1 pm race life
1 My Love Bi M.Kakaley 2-2-3 Holds on 3-1
4 Allusive M.Simons 9-8-3 Iron Mike in for second 4-1
6 Toms Miracle Gal A.McCarthy 3-3-7 Tom Ridge gal 7-2
5 Keystone Audrey B.Clarke 4-6-6 Rounds out the super 5-1
8 Angevine T.Jackson 8-4-4 Little left to beat 12-1
2 Fairway Miss H.Parker 7-5-4 Hits it out of bounds 8-1
3 Yes Master T.Schadel 6-3-5 No 9-2
7 CR Chips Lady B.Simpson 5-5-6 See ya tomorrow 10-1
ON THE MARK
By Mark Dudek
Times Leader Correspondent
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODAY'S EVENTS
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
Wilkes-Barre at Plains
YOUTH LEGION BASEBALL
Old Forge at Back Mountain
Plains at Mountain Top
Swoyersville at Nanticoke
LITTLE LEAGUE
(All games 6 p.m.)
District 16 9-10 Baseball
Pittston City at Ashley/Newtown
Hanover at Pittston Twp.
Jenkins Twp. at Mountain Top
Nanticoke at Plains
District 31 9-10 Baseball
Northwest at West Pittston
Harveys Lake at Back Mountain National
Back Mountain American at Kingston/Forty Fort
Swoyersville at Wyoming/West Wyoming
District 16 9-10 Softball
Jenkins Twp. at Duryea/Avoca/Pittston Twp.
Plains at Nanticoke
District 31 9-10 Softball
Kingston/Forty Fort at Back Mountain
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
PREP LEGION BASEBALL
(All games 5:30 p.m. unless noted)
Abington White at Green Ridge
Moscow at Abington Blue
South Scranton at Valley View
Swoyersville at Back Mountain
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
Back Mountain at Tunkhannock
Greater Pittston at Swoyersville
Hazleton Area at Nanticoke
Wilkes-Barre at Mountain Post-A
LITTLE LEAGUE
(All games 6 p.m.)
District 16 Major Baseball
Duryea at Plains No. 2
Plains No. 1 at Avoca/Dupont
Hanover Twp. at Nanticoke
Jenkins Twp. at Ashley/Newtown
District 31 Major Baseball
Swoyersville at Harveys Lake
Kingston/Forty Fort at TBA
Northwest at Wyoming/West Wyoming
District 31 Major Softball
Greater Wyoming Area at Kingston/Forty Fort
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
Hazleton Area at Greater Pittston
YOUTH LEGION BASEBALL
Greater Pittston at Plains
Old Forge at Mountain Top
Swoyersville at Back Mountain
Tunkhannock at Nanticoke
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
PREP LEGION BASEBALL
Abington Blue at Valley View
Green Ridge at Moscow
Nanticoke at Mountain Top
Greater Pittston at Old Forge
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(All games 5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Back Mountain at Plains
Mountain Post-A at Swoyersville
Mountain Post-B at Hazleton Area
Wilkes-Barre at Greater Pittston
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
Mountain Post-B at Tunkhannock
YOUTH LEGION BASEBALL
Greater Pittston at Old Forge
Mountain Top at Swoyersville
Plains at Wilkes-Barre
Tunkhannock at Mountain Post-B
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB Suspended free agent OF Marlon Byrd 50
games after testing positive for a performance-en-
hancing substance.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Added INF/OF Brent Lilli-
bridge to the 25-man roster. Designated OF Oscar
Tejeda for assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS Placed RHP Matt Capps
on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Tyler Robertson
from Rochester (IL).
National League
NEW YORK METS Designated INF/OF Vinny
Rottino for assignment. Selected the contract of
LHP Justin Hampton from Buffalo (IL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS Named Danny Ferry presi-
dent of basketball operations and general manager.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS Named Jeff Blashill
coach of Grand Rapids (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Renewed their affilia-
tion agreement with Florida (ECHL).
WINNIPEGJETSAgreed to terms with GOndrej
Pavelec.
American Hockey League
AHL Promoted Melissa Caruso to director of
hockey administration/AHL Central Registry and
Maria Lauring to manager of team business analyt-
ics. Named Kelly Flanagan executive assistant,
hockey operations.
COLLEGE
BIG12 CONFERENCE Named Carter Babb and
Emma Cornish communications assistants and
Jesse Jung digital media assistant.
MANHATTAN Named Oliver Antigua mens as-
sistant basketball coach.
W H A T S O N T V
COLLEGE BASEBALL
8 p.m.
ESPNWorld Series, finals, game 3, teams TBD,
at Omaha, Neb. (if necessary)
GOLF
4 p.m.
TGC PGA of America, Professional National
Championship, third round, at Seaside, Calif.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
CSN, ROOT -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
WQMY, WWOR -- Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees
8 p.m.
MLBRegional coverage, Detroit at Texas or Chi-
cago White Sox at Minnesota
SNY -- N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
SE2, WYLN -- Rochester at Lehigh Valley
NBA BASKETBALL
9 p.m.
ABCPlayoffs, finals, game 7, Miami at Oklahoma
City (if necessary)
SWIMMING
6:30 p.m.
NBCSNOlympic Trials, qualifying heats, at Oma-
ha, Neb. (same-day tape)
8 p.m.
NBC Olympic Trials, finals, at Omaha, Neb.
TENNIS
7 a.m.
ESPN2 The Championships, early round, at
Wimbledon, England
WNBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 Seattle at Washington
E X T R A I N N I N G S
Pizzico scores an ace
Eric Pizzico, of Royersford, hit
a hole-in-one Monday on the
150-yard par-3 fourth hole at
Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club.
Swinging a nine-iron, the nine-
teen-year olds shot was wit-
nessed by Rick Pizzico, Eddie
Ravert, Josh Bayzick and Melan-
ie Leo.
B A S E B A L L
International League
At A Glance
All Times EDT
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Pawtucket (Red Sox) .............. 45 33 .577
Lehigh Valley (Phillies) ........... 43 33 .566 1
Yankees ................................... 41 37 .526 4
Syracuse (Nationals)............... 40 37 .519 4
1
2
Buffalo (Mets)........................... 38 40 .487 7
Rochester (Twins) ................... 36 41 .468 8
1
2
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Charlotte (White Sox) ............. 44 35 .557
Norfolk (Orioles) ...................... 39 40 .494 5
Durham (Rays)......................... 37 42 .468 7
Gwinnett (Braves) ................... 37 42 .468 7
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Indianapolis (Pirates) ............. 47 30 .610
Columbus (Indians)................ 38 40 .487 9
1
2
Toledo (Tigers)....................... 31 47 .397 16
1
2
Louisville (Reds) .................... 30 49 .380 18
Monday's Games
Norfolk 4, Toledo 1
Durham14, Buffalo 10
Syracuse 10, Gwinnett 6
Indianapolis 9, Yankees 8
Columbus 7, Lehigh Valley 3
Louisville 6, Pawtucket 3
Rochester 4, Charlotte 2
Tuesday's Games
Syracuse at Durham, 7:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.
Louisville at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m.
Toledo at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett at Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Pawtucket, 7:05 p.m.
Rochester at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Eastern League
At A Glance
All Times EDT
Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) ................. 43 31 .581
Reading (Phillies)................... 42 33 .560 1
1
2
New Britain (Twins) ............... 40 34 .541 3
Binghamton (Mets) ................ 36 38 .486 7
Portland (Red Sox) ................ 31 44 .413 12
1
2
New Hampshire (Blue Jays) . 28 45 .384 14
1
2
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) ....................... 47 29 .618
Harrisburg (Nationals) ........... 37 37 .500 9
Erie (Tigers) ............................ 36 38 .486 10
Bowie (Orioles)....................... 36 39 .480 10
1
2
Richmond (Giants) ................. 36 40 .474 11
Altoona (Pirates)..................... 35 39 .473 11
Monday's Games
New Britain 6, Richmond 2, 8 innings
Altoona 13, Akron 8
Bowie 3, Reading 1
Binghamton 11, Erie 5
Trenton 7, Portland 1
Harrisburg at New Hampshire, late
Today's Games
Trenton at New Britain, 6:35 p.m.
Bowie at Binghamton, 6:35 p.m.
Altoona at Harrisburg, 7 p.m.
New Hampshire at Portland, 7 p.m.
Richmond at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
Erie at Akron, 7:05 p.m.
N A S C A R
Sprint Cup
Upcoming Schedule
June 30 Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.
July 7 Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola,
Daytona Beach, Fla.
July15 Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.
July 29 Crown Royal Presents The Your Heros
Name Here 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis
Aug. 5 Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 12 NASCARSprint Cup Series at The Glen,
Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 19 Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25 Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 2 AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 8 Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond,
Va.
Sept. 16 GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 23 Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 30 AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 7 Good Sam Club 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13 Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21HollywoodCasino400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 28 TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 4 AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 11 Phoenix 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
Nationwide
Upcoming Schedule
June 29 Feed The Children 300, Sparta, Ky.
July 6 Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-
Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July 14 F.W. Webb 200, Loudon, N.H.
July 22 STP 300, Joliet, Ill.
July 28 Indy 250, Indianapolis
Aug. 4 U.S. Cellular 250, Newton, Iowa
Aug. 11 Zippo 200 at The Glen, Watkins Glen,
N.Y.
Aug. 18 NAPA Auto Parts 200, Montreal
Aug. 24 Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 1 Atlanta 300, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 7 Virginia 529 College Savings 250, Rich-
mond, Va.
Sept. 15 Dollar General 300 Powered By Coca-
Cola, Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 22 Kentucky 300, Sparta, Ky.
Sept. 29 OneMain Financial 200, Dover, Del.
Oct. 12 Dollar General 300, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 20 Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas City, Kan.
Nov. 3 OReilly Auto Parts Challenge, Fort
Worth, Texas
Nov. 10 Great Clips 200, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 17 Ford EcoBoost 300, Homestead, Fla.
Camping World Truck
Upcoming Schedule
June 28 UNOH 225, Sparta, Ky.
July 14 American Ethanol 200, Newton, Iowa
July 21 American Ethanol 225, Joliet, Ill.
Aug. 4 Pocono Mountains 125, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 18 VFW 200, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 22 Bristol 200, Bristol, Tenn.
Aug. 31 Atlanta 200, Hampton, Ga.
Sep. 15 American Ethanol 200 (Fall), Newton, Io-
wa
Sep. 21 Kentucky 201, Sparta, Ky.
Sep. 29 Smiths 350, Las Vegas
Oct. 6 Coca-Cola 250 Powered by Freds, Talla-
dega, Ala.
Oct. 27 Kroger 200, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 2 WinStar World Casino 350k, Fort Worth,
Texas
Nov. 9 Lucas Oil 150, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 16 Ford EcoBoost 200, Homestead, Fla.
S O C C E R
MLS
At A Glance
All Times EDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
D.C. ............................... 9 5 3 30 31 22
New York...................... 9 4 3 30 31 24
Sporting Kansas City.. 9 4 2 29 20 15
Chicago ........................ 7 5 3 24 20 19
Houston........................ 5 5 5 20 20 23
Columbus..................... 5 5 4 19 14 15
New England................ 5 7 3 18 20 20
Montreal ....................... 5 8 3 18 24 26
Philadelphia ................. 3 8 2 11 12 15
Toronto FC................... 1 10 2 5 13 28
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose........................ 10 3 3 33 31 19
Real Salt Lake............... 10 5 2 32 28 19
Vancouver ..................... 7 4 5 26 18 19
Seattle ............................ 7 5 4 25 19 16
Los Angeles .................. 6 8 2 20 22 23
Colorado........................ 6 8 1 19 21 21
Chivas USA................... 5 7 4 19 11 18
Portland.......................... 4 6 4 16 14 17
FC Dallas....................... 3 9 5 14 16 26
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesday, June 27
Toronto FC at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 29
Chicago at Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 30
New York at Toronto FC, 7 p.m.
Montreal at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Euro 2012
At A Glance
QUARTERFINAL
Thursday, June 21
Match 25
Warsaw, Poland
Portugal 1, Czech Republic 0
Friday, June 22
Match 26
Gdansk, Poland
Germany 4, Greece 2
Saturday, June 23
Match 27
Donetsk, Ukraine
Spain 2, France 0
Sunday, June 24
Match 28
Kiev, Ukraine
Italy 0(4), England 0(2)
SEMIFINAL
Wednesday, June 27
Donetsk, Ukraine
Portugal vs. Spain, 1:45 P.M.
Thursday, June 28
Warsaw, Poland
Germany vs. Italy, 1:45 P.M.
FINAL
Sunday, July 1
Kiev, Ukraine
Semifinal winner vs. Semifinal winner, 1:45 P.M.
C M Y K
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012 PAGE 3B
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
NEW YORK Robinson
Cano homered and drove in
three runs to extend his recent
tear, Hiroki Kuroda took a
shutout into the eighth inning
and the New York Yankees beat
the Cleveland Indians 7-1 on
Monday night.
Nick Swisher and Dewayne
Wise also went deep for the
homer-happy Yankees, who
opened a seven-game home-
stand against the top two
teams in the AL Central with
their third consecutive victory
and 13th in 16 games. After
winning an intense Subway
Series across town against the
Mets over the weekend, New
York roughed up Josh Tomlin
(3-5) early and breezed the rest
of the way.
Cano hit a tiebreaking
homer in the eighth inning
Sunday night at Citi Field and
picked up right where he left
off in this one. He smacked a
two-run double in the first
inning and a solo homer in the
third to the short porch in
right.
After a slow start to the
season, Cano has hit six of his
17 homers in the last eight
games. Earlier in the day, the
three-time All-Star moved
ahead of Texas second base-
man Ian Kinsler in fan ballot-
ing for the American League
squad.
Wise added an RBI triple in a
rare start.
Royals 8, Rays 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Luke
Hochevar tossed his second
career shutout, Eric Hosmer
homered and Yuniesky Be-
tancourt drove in three runs to
lead Kansas City in a rout of
Tampa Bay.
The mercurial right-hander
struck out eight while walking
only one in his second straight
dominant outing.
Tigers 8, Rangers 2
ARLINGTON, Texas
Miguel Cabrera drove in three
runs with a pair of doubles,
Rick Porcello struck out seven
in six innings, and Detroit beat
Texas.
After their first 12 batters,
the Tigers had already roughed
up Rangers rookie right-hander
Justin Grimm (1-1) for six runs
and eight hits.
Twins 4, White Sox 1
MINNEAPOLIS Francisco
Liriano spoiled Kevin Youkilis
first game with Chicago, throw-
ing a season-high seven innings
to lead Minnesota over the
White Sox.
Youkilis, acquired from Bos-
ton on Sunday, singled in the
eighth inning for his first hit as
Chicagos new third baseman.
A M E R I C A N L E A G U E R O U N D U P
AP PHOTO
The Yankees Robinson Cano watches his third-inning solo home
run off Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin sail out of Yankee
Stadiumin New York on Monday.
Cano, Yankees
bomb Cleveland
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA Joe
Blanton threw seven effective
innings, Jimmy Rollins home-
red for the fourth time in five
games and the Philadelphia
Phillies beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates 8-3 on Monday night.
Blanton (7-6) allowed three
runs two earned and
seven hits, striking out eight.
Despite a 4.87 ERA, Blanton
has more wins than Roy Halla-
day (4) and Cliff Lee (0) com-
bined.
Coming off a disappointing
sweep in a day-night double-
header against Tampa Bay, the
last-place Phillies rebounded in
the opener of a four-game se-
ries with Pittsburgh. They are
15-2 against the Pirates in their
last 17 meetings at Citizens
Bank Park.
But these arent the same old
Pirates. They entered the game
with the best record in the NL
since May 25 at 18-9 and were
just one game behind Central-
leading Cincinnati.
Jeff Karstens (0-2) gave up
seven runs six earned
and 11 hits in five innings in his
first start since April 17. Kar-
stens was on the disabled list
with hip and shoulder issues.
Cubs 6, Mets 1
CHICAGO Joe Mather
homered and Travis Wood
outpitched Johan Santana,
leading Chicago over New York
to snap a four-game skid.
Wood (2-3) struck out six
and scattered five hits over
seven scoreless innings to earn
his second straight victory.
The Cubs scored four un-
earned runs in the seventh
inning with help from three
Mets errors.
Santana (5-4) gave up five
hits and two runs over six
innings. He struck out six and
walked three.
Reds 3, Brewers 1
CINCINNATI Mat Latos
fanned a personal-best 13 bat-
ters in his second career com-
plete game and Cincinnati beat
Milwaukee.
The NL Central leaders won
for only the second time in
seven games.
Cardinals 8, Marlins 7
MIAMI Rafael Furcal and
pinch-hitting pitcher Joe Kelly
drove in runs in the 10th inning
and the St. Louis Cardinals,
held on to beat the Miami
Marlins for their fourth
straight victory.
The Cardinals scored four
runs in the top of the ninth to
tie the game at 6.
Rockies 4, Nationals 2
DENVER Todd Helton hit
a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the
sixth inning and the Colorado
Rockies cooled off Stephen
Strasburg with a victory over
the Washington Nationals.
Strasburg (9-2) allowed three
runs and six hits in six innings.
He was bidding to become the
first Washington-based pitcher
to win seven straight starts
since Bob Porterfield did it in
his final seven starts for the
Senators in 1953. Nationals
rookie Bryce Harper went 0 for
4 with three strikeouts.
N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Phillies rebound with
win over Pittsburgh
The Associated Press
STANDINGS/STATS
K
T
B
H
T
M
J
F
A
C
B
N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
L E A D E R S
THROUGH JUNE 24
BATTING
G AB R H BA
Wright, NYM.................. 69 253 47 91 .360
Votto, CIN...................... 71 245 47 88 .359
Cabrera, S-F.................. 70 291 49 102 .351
Ruiz, PHL....................... 65 207 30 72 .348
McCutchen, PIT............ 68 253 39 86 .340
Gonzalez, COL ............. 65 265 52 87 .328
Braun, MIL ..................... 68 260 47 83 .319
Molina, STL ................... 66 242 31 77 .318
Prado, ATL..................... 70 276 42 87 .315
Bourn, ATL..................... 72 309 48 96 .311
HOME RUNS
Braun, MIL ............................................................ 20
Beltran, STL.......................................................... 20
Gonzalez, COL .................................................... 17
Stanton, MIA......................................................... 16
Bruce, CIN............................................................ 16
Hart, MIL ............................................................... 15
Votto, CIN............................................................. 14
Soriano, CHC....................................................... 14
7 tied...................................................................... 13
RUNS BATTED IN
Beltran, STL.......................................................... 56
Ethier, LAD........................................................... 55
Gonzalez, COL .................................................... 52
Braun, MIL ............................................................ 52
Votto, CIN............................................................. 47
Cuddyer, COL...................................................... 47
Holliday, STL ........................................................ 47
Bruce, CIN............................................................ 46
Kubel, ARI ............................................................ 46
Freese, STL.......................................................... 46
STOLEN BASES
Campana, CHC.................................................... 24
Gordon, LAD ........................................................ 23
Bonifacio, MIA...................................................... 20
Bourn, ATL ........................................................... 20
Schafer, HOU....................................................... 17
Victorino, PHL...................................................... 17
Castro, CHC......................................................... 16
Reyes, MIA........................................................... 16
Pierre, PHL........................................................... 16
Maybin, S-D.......................................................... 15
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Votto, CIN.......................................................... .653
Braun, MIL......................................................... .612
Gonzalez, COL................................................. .604
Beltran, STL ...................................................... .589
McCutchen, PIT................................................ .577
Wright, NYM...................................................... .565
Ruiz, PHL .......................................................... .560
LaHair, CHC...................................................... .543
Goldschmidt, ARI ............................................. .536
Stanton, MIA...................................................... .529
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
Votto, CIN.......................................................... .484
Wright, NYM...................................................... .455
Ruiz, PHL .......................................................... .418
A. Ellis, LAD...................................................... .413
Braun, MIL......................................................... .399
McCutchen, PIT................................................ .398
Beltran, STL ...................................................... .393
Cabrera, S-F ..................................................... .388
Gonzalez, COL................................................. .385
Holliday, STL..................................................... .379
RUNS SCORED
Gonzalez, COL .................................................... 52
Pence, PHL .......................................................... 50
Uggla, ATL............................................................ 49
Cabrera, S-F......................................................... 49
Bourn, ATL ........................................................... 48
Furcal, STL........................................................... 48
Holliday, STL ........................................................ 48
Votto, CIN............................................................. 47
Wright, NYM......................................................... 47
Braun, MIL ............................................................ 47
HITS
Cabrera, S-F ...................................................... 102
Bourn, ATL ......................................................... 96
Castro, CHC....................................................... 91
Wright, NYM....................................................... 91
Altuve, HOU....................................................... 88
Votto, CIN........................................................... 88
Gonzalez, COL.................................................. 87
Prado, ATL ......................................................... 87
McCutchen, PIT................................................. 86
Braun, MIL .......................................................... 83
BASES ON BALLS
Votto, CIN............................................................. 58
Uggla, ATL............................................................ 50
Wright, NYM......................................................... 44
Headley, S-D........................................................ 44
Weeks, MIL........................................................... 42
A. Ellis, LAD.......................................................... 38
Holliday, STL ........................................................ 36
Reyes, MIA........................................................... 35
Beltran, STL.......................................................... 34
LaRoche, WAS .................................................... 33
DOUBLES
Votto, CIN............................................................. 30
Wright, NYM......................................................... 24
Ramirez, MIL........................................................ 23
Cuddyer, COL...................................................... 23
Ethier, LAD........................................................... 22
Hart, MIL ............................................................... 20
Goldschmidt, ARI................................................. 19
Prado, ATL ........................................................... 19
Infante, MIA .......................................................... 18
Murphy, NYM....................................................... 18
Cozart, CIN........................................................... 18
Stanton, MIA......................................................... 18
Altuve, HOU ......................................................... 18
TRIPLES
Cabrera, S-F........................................................... 7
Castro, CHC........................................................... 7
Fowler, COL ........................................................... 7
Reyes, MIA............................................................. 6
DeJesus, CHC ....................................................... 5
Bloomquist, ARI ..................................................... 5
Hudson, S-D........................................................... 5
12 tied...................................................................... 4
TOTAL BASES
Votto, CIN........................................................... 160
Gonzalez, COL.................................................. 160
Braun, MIL .......................................................... 159
Beltran, STL........................................................ 149
Cabrera, S-F ...................................................... 149
McCutchen, PIT................................................. 146
Wright, NYM....................................................... 143
Stanton, MIA....................................................... 137
Bourn, ATL ......................................................... 136
Holliday, STL...................................................... 135
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Beachy, ATL ..................................................... 2.00
Dempster, CHC................................................ 2.11
McDonald, PIT.................................................. 2.19
CHICAGO The job is his
again, theninthinningoncemore
falling under his jurisdiction.
Bobby Parnell has been named
the Mets closer pro tempore, the
mansittingonthebackendof the
seesaw until their $12 million
man Frank Francisco is
healthy enough to throw again.
We just think hes the best op-
tion right now, Mets manager
Terry Collins said Monday after-
noon.
For the second straight day,
Collins assured reporters he will
not be taking a mix-and-match
approach to turn off the lights. In
an odd wrinkle, one player in the
locker room was unaware of Par-
nells new role.
Terry hasnt really told me
that Im clos-
ing, Parnell
said. SoImgo-
ing to be ready
seventh, eighth
and ninth.
After strug-
gling in that
role last season,
is Parnell the right man for that
spot? Or is he simply the only
pitcher Collins can rely on to get
outs?
I think his confidence is much
better, Collins said. I think his
experience doing it already is go-
ing to help himthis year. Hes go-
ing to get that chance.
Anointed the closer late last
season, Parnell went through a
torturous final month, blowing
four saves in September. In the
off-season, the Mets did not
spend much money, but the cash
they spent went to relievers. Par-
nell was out as closer; Francisco
was in.
As recently as March, Parnells
future in the Mets bullpen was in
jeopardy, but he made the team
out of spring training. By mid-
May, after 19 appearances, his
ERA had dipped to 2.00.
I wanted him to have some
confidence, Collins said. Thats
why throughout this first half,
when weve kind of mixed and
matched whos going to pitch
where, Bobby was absolutely
dominant in that seventh inning,
where he was coming in and
mowing guys down, so his confi-
dence was high.
Hes had some hiccups since
those halcyonearly moments. He
facedfour batters without record-
ing an out in a June 10 loss to the
Yankees. He blewa save in Wash-
ington.
Next thing you know, Collins
said, hes got a blown save next
to his name that perhaps
shouldnt be there because we
didnt play very good defense.
And all of a sudden, I think some-
times your confidence can wane
just a little bit. Look, Imnot get-
ting the job done.
Still, Collins is entrusting Par-
nell to play bouncer at the bull-
pens back door. Parnell said his
brief tenure last September pre-
paredhimfor this secondchance.
I kind of have an idea what to
expect. Parnell said.
Francisco is on the 15-day dis-
abled list with an injured left
oblique.
Until hes ready to return, Col-
lins hopes Parnell draws on his
2011 tenure as closer.
He had some ups and he had
some downs, Collins said. And
hes learned how to deal with
them all and hes actually come
back better. I think this is the
chance to show everybody what
hes learned.
Will heprepareanydifferently?
Same preparation, Parnell
said.
Is he excited?
Yeah, he deadpanned.
More excited than working
random spots in the seventh,
eighth and ninth?
Im always excited, he said.
Injury gives Parnell a second chance as Mets closer
A strained oblique landed
Frank Francisco on the DL,
prompting the change.
By MIKE KERWICK
The Record (Hackensack N.J.)
Parnell
Reds 3, Brewers 1
Milwaukee Cincinnati
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Aoki rf 3 1 1 1 Cozart ss 3 0 0 0
Morgan cf 4 0 1 0 Stubbs cf 3 2 2 0
Braun lf 4 0 0 0 Votto 1b 3 1 0 0
ArRmr 3b 4 0 0 0 BPhllps 2b 3 0 1 1
Hart 1b 4 0 0 0 Bruce rf 4 0 1 2
RWeks 2b 4 0 1 0 Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Mldnd c 3 0 1 0 Ludwck lf 2 0 0 0
CIzturs ss 2 0 0 0 Hanign c 3 0 1 0
Kottars ph 0 0 0 0 Latos p 3 0 2 0
Loe p 0 0 0 0
MParr p 0 0 0 0
LHrndz p 0 0 0 0
Gallard p 2 0 0 0
Ishikaw ph 1 0 0 0
Ransm ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 Totals 28 3 7 3
Milwaukee.......................... 000 001 000 1
Cincinnati ........................... 000 200 01x 3
DPMilwaukee 2. LOBMilwaukee 5, Cincinnati
6. 2BR.Weeks (11), Stubbs (8), B.Phillips (11),
Bruce(17), Hanigan(7). HRAoki (4). SBStubbs
(14), B.Phillips (3). SB.Phillips.
IP H R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
Gallardo L,6-6 ......... 6 4 2 2 4 5
Loe............................ 1 2 1 1 0 1
M.Parra ....................
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
L.Hernandez............
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati
Latos W,6-2.............. 9 4 1 1 2 13
Loe pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
UmpiresHome, TimTimmons;First, Jeff Kellogg-
;Second, Eric Cooper;Third, Marty Foster.
T2:34. A34,485 (42,319).
Phillies 8, Pirates 3
Pittsburgh Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Presley lf 4 0 0 0 Rollins ss 5 2 2 2
Tabata rf 4 2 1 1 Pierre lf 3 0 0 0
AMcCt cf 4 0 1 1 Mayrry lf 1 0 0 0
GJones 1b 2 0 0 0 Pence rf 5 1 2 1
Walker 2b 4 1 1 0 Ruiz c 5 3 3 0
PAlvrz 3b 4 0 2 0 Victorn cf 3 1 1 1
Barajs c 0 0 0 0 Polanc 3b 3 0 2 1
McKnr ph-c 4 0 2 0 Wggntn 1b 3 0 0 1
Barmes ss 4 0 1 1 Fontent 2b 4 1 2 0
Karstns p 2 0 0 0 Diekmn p 0 0 0 0
Hague ph 1 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0
Slaten p 0 0 0 0 Blanton p 3 0 0 0
JHughs p 0 0 0 0 Luna ph 1 0 0 0
McGeh ph 1 0 0 0 Mrtnz 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 36 812 6
Pittsburgh .......................... 001 110 000 3
Philadelphia....................... 401 200 10x 8
EBarmes (9), Tabata 2 (3), P.Alvarez (12), Polan-
co(2), Rollins (6). DPPhiladelphia3. LOBPitts-
burgh 6, Philadelphia 8. 2BWalker (13), Rollins
(17). HRTabata(3), Rollins (8). SBRuiz (3). S
Pierre.
Pittsburgh
IP H R ER BB SO
Karstens L,0-2 5 11 7 6 0 4
Slaten........................ 2 1 1 1 3 3
J.Hughes.................. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Blanton W,7-6.......... 7 7 3 2 1 8
Diekman................... 1 0 0 0 1 1
Qualls ....................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
WPKarstens.
UmpiresHome, Ted Barrett; First, Marvin Hud-
son; Second, Tim McClelland; Third, Brian Runge.
T2:54. A44,721 (43,651).
Yankees 7, Indians 1
Cleveland New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Choo rf 4 0 2 0 Jeter ss 4 0 1 0
ACarer ss 4 0 0 0 Grndrs dh 3 1 0 0
Kipnis 2b 2 0 0 1 Teixeir 1b 3 1 1 0
CSantn c 3 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 1 2 3
Brantly cf 3 0 1 0 Swisher rf 4 1 1 1
Cnghm cf 1 0 0 0 Ibanez lf 3 0 0 0
Damon lf 4 0 1 0 ErChvz 3b 3 2 1 0
Ktchm 1b 4 0 0 0 Wise cf 3 1 2 3
Hannhn 3b 3 0 0 0 CStwrt c 2 0 0 0
Chsnhll dh 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 29 7 8 7
Cleveland........................... 000 000 010 1
New York ........................... 222 001 00x 7
DPCleveland 2. LOBCleveland 6, NewYork 3.
2BChoo (24), Damon (5), Cano (22). 3BWise
(1). HRCano (17), Swisher (12), Wise (1). SF
Kipnis.
IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland
Tomlin L,3-5 ............ 3 6 6 6 2 3
Barnes ...................... 2
2
3 1 1 1 1 3
Rogers...................... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 2
Accardo.................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
New York
Kuroda W,7-7.......... 7 5 1 1 2 7
Rapada..................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
F.Garcia ................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Kuroda pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
HBPby Rogers (Teixeira), by Barnes (C.Stew-
art).
UmpiresHome, Mike DiMuro;First, Jim Rey-
nolds;Second, James Hoye;Third, Tom Hallion.
T2:46. A42,290 (50,291).
Cubs 6, Mets 1
New York Chicago
ab r h bi ab r h bi
AnTrrs cf 2 0 0 0 RJhnsn rf 5 0 1 0
Niwnhs ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Barney 2b 5 1 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 SCastro ss 3 1 0 1
DWrght 3b 4 0 1 0 ASorin lf 3 1 2 0
Hairstn lf 4 0 0 0 JeBakr 1b 4 0 2 1
Duda rf 4 0 0 0 Soto c 3 1 0 1
RCeden 2b 4 0 2 0 Mather cf 3 1 1 2
I.Davis 1b 4 1 1 1 Valuen 3b 4 0 1 0
Nickes c 4 0 2 0 T.Wood p 2 0 0 0
JSantn p 2 0 0 0 Cardns ph 1 1 0 0
JuTrnr ph 1 0 0 0 Camp p 0 0 0 0
Rauch p 0 0 0 0 LaHair ph 1 0 0 0
RRmrz p 0 0 0 0 Russell p 0 0 0 0
Hmpsn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1 Totals 34 6 7 5
New York ........................... 000 000 001 1
Chicago.............................. 000 200 40x 6
ER.Cedeno (3), D.Wright (8), Duda (4), Valbue-
na (3). LOBNew York 7, Chicago 8.
2BR.Cedeno (3), Nickeas (3), Je.Baker (6), Val-
buena (2). 3BRe.Johnson (3). HRI.Davis (9),
Mather (4). SBAn.Torres (5).
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
J.Santana L,5-4....... 6 5 2 2 3 6
Rauch .......................
1
3 0 4 0 1 1
R.Ramirez................
2
3 1 0 0 0 0
Hampson.................. 1 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago
T.Wood W,2-3......... 7 5 0 0 1 6
Camp........................ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Russell ..................... 1 1 1 1 0 1
PBSoto.
UmpiresHome, Gerry Davis;First, Phil Cuzzi;Se-
cond, Manny Gonzalez;Third, Greg Gibson.
T2:41. A34,092 (41,009).
Royals 8, Rays 0
Tampa Bay Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DJnngs lf 4 0 0 0 AGordn lf 4 2 3 0
C.Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 YBtncr 2b 3 1 1 3
BUpton cf 4 0 1 0 Mostks 3b 4 0 1 1
Matsui dh 4 0 0 0 Butler dh 4 0 1 0
Zobrist rf 3 0 1 0 Francr rf 4 1 1 1
Rhyms ph 1 0 0 0 Hosmer 1b 4 2 2 2
Conrad 3b 4 0 1 0 S.Perez c 4 0 1 1
SRdrgz 2b 3 0 1 0 Dyson cf 4 0 0 0
JMolin c 3 0 1 0 AEscor ss 3 2 3 0
EJhnsn ss 3 0 2 0
Totals 32 0 7 0 Totals 34 813 8
Tampa Bay......................... 000 000 000 0
Kansas City ....................... 105 100 01x 8
EConrad (1). DPTampa Bay 1, Kansas City 2.
LOBTampa Bay 6, Kansas City 3. 2BA.Gordon
(22), Moustakas (17), A.Escobar (17). HRHosm-
er (9). SBE.Johnson 2 (13), Moustakas (2),
Hosmer (7). SFY.Betancourt.
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
Cobb L,3-4............... 8 13 8 8 0 1
Kansas City
Hochevar W,5-7...... 9 7 0 0 1 8
WPCobb.
UmpiresHome, Todd Tichenor;First, Larry Vano-
ver;Second, Tony Randazzo;Third, Brian Gorman.
T2:17. A20,200 (37,903).
A M E R I C A N
L E A G U E
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York ....................... 44 28 .611
Baltimore ........................ 41 31 .569 3
Tampa Bay ..................... 40 33 .548 4
1
2
Boston ............................ 38 34 .528 6
Toronto........................... 37 35 .514 7
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago.......................... 38 35 .521
Cleveland ....................... 37 35 .514
1
2
Detroit ............................. 36 37 .493 2
Kansas City.................... 32 39 .451 5
Minnesota ...................... 30 42 .417 7
1
2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas.............................. 45 29 .608
Los Angeles................... 40 33 .548 4
1
2
Oakland.......................... 35 38 .479 9
1
2
Seattle............................. 31 43 .419 14
Sunday's Games
Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 2, 1st game
Minnesota 4, Cincinnati 3
Miami 9, Toronto 0
Boston 9, Atlanta 4
Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2
Baltimore 2, Washington 1
Houston 7, Cleveland 1
Chicago White Sox 1, Milwaukee 0, 10 innings
St. Louis 11, Kansas City 8
L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
Oakland 4, San Francisco 2
San Diego 2, Seattle 0
Tampa Bay 7, Philadelphia 3, 2nd game
Texas 4, Colorado 2
N.Y. Yankees 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Monday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 7, Cleveland 1
Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Detroit 8, Texas 2
Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Kansas City 8, Tampa Bay 0
Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland (Masterson 4-6) at N.Y. Yankees
(P.Hughes 7-6), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 8-4) at Baltimore (Matusz
5-8), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (Laffey 0-0) at Boston (Matsuzaka 0-2),
7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Smyly 2-2) at Texas (Darvish 9-4), 8:05
p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Floyd 5-7) at Minnesota (Hen-
driks 0-4), 8:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Archer 0-1) at Kansas City (B.Chen
6-6), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Blackley 1-2) at Seattle (Vargas 7-7),
10:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington.................... 41 30 .577
Atlanta............................. 38 34 .528 3
1
2
New York ....................... 39 35 .527 3
1
2
Philadelphia................... 35 40 .467 8
Miami .............................. 34 39 .466 8
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati ...................... 40 32 .556
Pittsburgh ..................... 38 34 .528 2
St. Louis........................ 39 35 .527 2
Milwaukee..................... 33 40 .452 7
1
2
Houston ........................ 30 42 .417 10
Chicago......................... 25 48 .342 15
1
2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles ................. 43 30 .589
San Francisco .............. 40 33 .548 3
Arizona.......................... 37 35 .514 5
1
2
Colorado....................... 28 44 .389 14
1
2
San Diego..................... 26 47 .356 17
Sunday's Games
Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 2, 1st game
Minnesota 4, Cincinnati 3
Miami 9, Toronto 0
Boston 9, Atlanta 4
Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2
Baltimore 2, Washington 1
Houston 7, Cleveland 1
Chicago White Sox 1, Milwaukee 0, 10 innings
St. Louis 11, Kansas City 8
L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 3
Oakland 4, San Francisco 2
San Diego 2, Seattle 0
Arizona 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Tampa Bay 7, Philadelphia 3, 2nd game
Texas 4, Colorado 2
N.Y. Yankees 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Monday's Games
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 1
St. Louis 8, Miami 7, 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 6, N.Y. Mets 1
San Diego at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Colorado 4, Washington 2
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh (Bedard 4-7) at Philadelphia (Worley
3-4), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (D.Hudson 3-1) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 5-3),
7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Estrada 0-3) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 3-5),
7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Lohse 6-2) at Miami (Zambrano 4-5), 7:10
p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 5-5) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells1-2),
8:05 p.m.
San Diego (K.Wells 0-0) at Houston (Lyles 1-4),
8:05 p.m.
Washington (G.Gonzalez 9-3) at Colorado (Frie-
drich 4-4), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3) at San Francisco (Vo-
gelsong 6-3), 10:15 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Arizona at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
San Diego at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Cardinals 8, Marlins 7
St. Louis Miami
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Furcal ss 5 2 1 1 Reyes ss 5 1 2 2
Jay cf 3 0 0 0 HRmrz 3b 3 1 2 1
SRonsn ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Stanton rf 3 0 0 1
Hollidy lf 5 1 3 0 Morrsn lf 4 0 0 1
Beltran rf 3 2 2 1 Cishek p 0 0 0 0
Craig 1b 4 0 0 1 MDunn p 0 0 0 0
VMarte p 0 0 0 0 H.Bell p 0 0 0 0
J.Kelly ph 1 0 1 1 GSnchz ph 1 0 0 0
Motte p 0 0 0 0 Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
YMolin c 6 1 2 2 Dobbs 1b 5 0 1 1
Freese 3b 5 1 2 0 Infante 2b 5 1 2 0
T.Cruz 1b 0 0 0 0 Cousins cf 5 1 2 0
Descals
2b-3b 4 0 0 0 J.Buck c 3 3 2 1
Westrk p 1 0 0 0 Hayes pr 0 0 0 0
Schmkr ph 0 0 0 0 Nolasco p 0 0 0 0
Salas p 0 0 0 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0
ESnchz p 0 0 0 0 Mujica p 0 0 0 0
Rzpczy p 0 0 0 0 DSolan ph 0 0 0 0
MCrpnt ph 1 0 0 0 Ruggin lf 1 0 0 0
SFrmn p 0 0 0 0
Greene 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 41 812 6 Totals 35 711 7
St. Louis ....................... 000 000 114 2 8
Miami ............................ 001 010 400 1 7
EInfante (8), H.Ramirez 2 (5). DPSt. Louis 1.
LOBSt. Louis 13, Miami 9. 2BFurcal (12), Holli-
day (17), Reyes (14), Infante (19), Cousins (3).
HRY.Molina (11). CSCousins (1). SWest-
brook, Nolasco 2, D.Solano. SFCraig.
St. Louis
IP H R ER BB SO
Westbrook 6 6 2 2 2 0
Salas.........................
1
3 1 2 2 1 0
E.Sanchez ............... 0 0 2 2 3 0
Rzepczynski ............
2
3 1 0 0 0 0
S.Freeman............... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
V.Marte W,2-1.........
2
3 1 0 0 1 0
Motte S,15-19.......... 1 2 1 1 1 2
Nolasco.................... 6
2
3 4 1 0 3 4
Choate...................... 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mujica H,10..............
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Cishek ......................
1
3 1 1 0 1 1
M.Dunn H,3 .............
2
3 0 0 0 0 2
H.Bell ........................ 1 3 4 4 1 1
Gaudin L,1-1............ 1 3 2 2 1 1
Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
E.Sanchez pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
HBPby Gaudin (Holliday). PBJ.Buck.
UmpiresHome, BobDavidson; First, DanBellino;
Second, Mike Muchlinski; Third, Jerry Layne.
T4:07. A27,369 (37,442).
Rockies 4, Nationals 2
Washington Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Espinos 2b 3 0 0 0 Fowler cf 4 1 2 1
Harper cf 4 0 0 0 Scutaro 2b 2 0 0 0
Zmrmn 3b 4 0 1 1
Nelson
pr-2b 1 1 1 1
Morse rf 4 0 1 0 CGnzlz lf 4 0 1 1
LaRoch 1b 4 0 0 0 Cuddyr rf 4 0 1 0
Dsmnd ss 4 0 1 0 Helton 1b 3 0 1 1
TMoore lf 3 0 1 0 Pachec 3b 3 0 0 0
Flores c 4 2 3 0 WRosr c 4 1 1 0
Strasrg p 1 0 1 1 JHerrr ss 3 0 0 0
Lmrdzz ph 1 0 0 0 Francis p 2 0 0 0
Grzlny p 0 0 0 0 Roenck p 0 0 0 0
Berndn ph 1 0 0 0 EYong ph 0 1 0 0
Belisle p 0 0 0 0
RBtncr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 Totals 30 4 7 4
Washington ....................... 001 010 000 2
Colorado ............................ 001 002 10x 4
DPColorado1. LOBWashington8, Colorado6.
2BZimmerman (11), Flores (7), Strasburg (4),
W.Rosario (10). 3BDesmond (2), Fowler (8).
SBE.Young (10). SStrasburg. SFHelton.
IP H R ER BB SO
Washington
Strasburg L,9-2....... 6 6 3 3 1 8
Gorzelanny .............. 2 1 1 1 1 2
Colorado
Francis...................... 5 5 2 2 0 5
Roenicke W,3-0 ...... 2 1 0 0 1 2
Belisle H,9................ 1 0 0 0 0 2
R.Betancourt
S,12-15..................... 1 2 0 0 0 1
HBPby Strasburg (Scutaro), by Francis (Espino-
sa, Espinosa).
UmpiresHome, Angel Hernandez;First, Chris
Conroy;Second, Ed Hickox;Third, Mark Carlson.
T2:41. A40,177 (50,398).
Tigers 8, Rangers 2
Detroit Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi
AJcksn cf 4 2 1 0 Kinsler 2b 5 0 1 0
Berry lf 4 2 1 0 Andrus ss 5 0 1 0
MiCarr 3b 4 1 3 3 Hamltn lf 4 1 1 2
Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1 Beltre 3b 5 0 3 0
DYong dh 5 1 1 1 MiYong 1b 5 0 1 0
Boesch rf 3 0 0 0 N.Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
D.Kelly rf 1 0 0 0 DvMrp dh 2 0 0 0
JhPerlt ss 4 1 1 2 Napoli c 4 0 2 0
RSantg 2b 4 0 1 1 LMartn cf 3 1 1 0
Laird c 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 810 8 Totals 37 210 2
Detroit................................. 510 011 000 8
Texas.................................. 000 000 200 2
ELaird (1), Kinsler (10). DPTexas 1. LOBDe-
troit 7, Texas12. 2BA.Jackson (16), Mi.Cabrera 2
(22), Fielder (17), Jh.Peralta(15), Beltre(17), Napoli
(6). HRHamilton (23). SBBerry (12). SFFiel-
der.
Detroit
IP H R ER BB SO
Porcello W,5-5 6 6 1 1 3 7
Villarreal ................... 1
2
3 3 1 1 0 2
Benoit ....................... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 1
Grimm L,1-1 ............ 1 8 6 6 1 0
Kirkman.................... 5 2 2 2 2 5
M.Lowe..................... 3 0 0 0 2 1
Grimm pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd.
Porcello pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
UmpiresHome, Jerry Meals; First, Gary Darling;
Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Scott Barry.
T3:15. A36,920 (48,194).
Twins 4, White Sox 1
Chicago Minnesota
ab r h bi ab r h bi
De Aza cf 4 0 0 0 Span cf 5 1 2 0
Youkils 3b 4 0 1 0 Revere rf 5 0 4 0
A.Dunn dh 4 0 0 0 Mauer dh 4 1 3 1
Konerk 1b 3 0 0 0 Wlngh lf 2 0 0 0
Rios rf 4 1 2 0 Mornea 1b 4 0 1 0
Przyns c 3 0 0 0 Plouffe 3b 3 1 1 1
Viciedo lf 3 0 0 0 Dozier ss 3 1 1 0
AlRmrz ss 3 0 2 1 Butera c 4 0 1 0
Bckhm 2b 3 0 0 0 JCarrll 2b 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 33 414 3
Chicago.............................. 000 000 100 1
Minnesota.......................... 120 000 10x 4
ERios (3), Dozier (10). DPChicago 3. LOB
Chicago 7, Minnesota 13. 2BRios (13), Span 2
(19), Butera (5). SBRevere (15). SFAl.Rami-
rez, Mauer, Plouffe.
Chicago
IP H R ER BB SO
Peavy L,6-4 6 10 3 3 1 7
H.Santiago...............
1
3 2 1 1 2 0
N.Jones....................
2
3 0 0 0 2 0
Ohman...................... 1 2 0 0 0 1
Liriano W,2-7........... 7 4 1 1 2 5
Perkins H,10............ 1 1 0 0 0 1
Burton S,2-3 ............ 1 0 0 0 1 0
N.Jones pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBPby Ohman (Willingham). WPLiriano.
UmpiresHome, Laz Diaz; First, MikeEveritt; Sec-
ond, Paul Schrieber; Third, Tim Welke.
T3:01. A35,659 (39,500).
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S P O R T S
INDIANAPOLIS Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre needed just one
more hit. The Yankees had al-
ready racked up nine of them by
the time they
loaded the bases
in the eighth in-
ning, and the
teams best pow-
er hitters were
coming to bat.
No such luck.
Trailing by a
run, the Yankees
left the bases
loadedinthe top
of the eighth,
squandering
their best
chance to pull
ahead in a fran-
tic 9-8 loss to In-
dianapolis on
Monday night at
Victory Field.
Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre
(41-37) dropped
three of four games in the series.
It was the teams seventh loss in
eight games.
Down by a run in the eighth,
Chris Dickerson and Corban Jo-
seph reached to lead off the
eighth. Ronnier Musteliers sacri-
fice bunt put runners on second
and third for Jack Cust, the
teams leader in home runs.
But Indianapolis reliever Evan
Meek got him to pop up to short
for the second out and then, with
a base open, opted to intentional-
ly walk veteran slugger Russell
Branyan.
Meekthengot out of thejamby
striking out Francisco Cerevelli.
The Yankees went down in order
in the ninth to end the game.
Branyan had hit a two-run
homer inthesixthtopull theYan-
kees on top 8-7, erasing an early
7-2 deficit. But the Indians an-
swered right back in the home
half, with Starling Martes RBI
triple putting Indianapolis (47-
30) back up for good.
Yankees starter Dellin Betanc-
es lasted three innings, walking
four and striking out four. All sev-
en runs against himwere earned.
Michael OConnor came on in re-
lief and took the loss.
Dickerson, Mustelier and Bra-
nyan each had two hits apiece.
Branyan finished with three RBI
while Mustelier and Colin Curtis
each drove in two.
The Yankees host Gwinnett for
a four-game series that opens at
7:05 tonight in Rochester.
Yankees Indianapolis
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Dickerson cf 4 1 2 0 GHerndz lf 4 2 2 0
Joseph 2b 2 2 1 0 AHerndz 3b 3 2 1 1
Mustelier lf 4 2 2 2 Marte cf 4 0 2 3
Cust dh 4 1 0 0 Clement dh 4 1 1 0
Branyan 1b 3 1 2 3 Mercer ss 3 1 1 0
Cervelli c 4 0 0 0 Navarro 2b 3 1 2 1
Laird 3b 5 1 1 1 Larish 1b 3 1 0 0
Curtis rf 5 0 1 2 Boggs rf 4 1 2 2
Pena ss 4 0 0 0 Morales c 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 8 9 8 Totals 32 912 7
Yankees............................... 200 033 000 8
Indianapolis......................... 061 002 00x 9
SWB2B: Curtis (12), Mustelier (13); HR: Branyan
(8); SAC: Mustelier; Team RISP: 6-for-17; Team
LOB: 10; SB: Dickerson (4); PB: Cervelli (11); DP: 1.
IND2B: Marte (14), Boggs (11); 3B: Marte (9);
SAC: AHernandez; Team RISP: 5-for-13; Team
LOB: 7; SB: Mercer (3), GHernandez (11), Navarro
(5); CS: Navarro (2); PB: Morales (3).
IP H R ER BB SO
Yankees
Betances ................... 3.0 5 7 7 4 4
OConnor (L, 1-3) ..... 2.2 4 2 2 1 4
Thomas ..................... 2.1 3 0 0 1 2
Indianapolis
Cabrera ..................... 4.0 4 4 4 5 6
Moskos...................... 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
McCutchen (W, 4-2) 1.0 2 3 3 1 2
Meek (H, 4)............... 2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Wood (S, 10) ............ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
I N T E R N AT I O N A L L E A G U E
Yankees cant slug
past Indianapolis
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INDIANS
8
YANKEES
WEST PITTSTON Dylan
Maloneys pinch-hit single to left
in the bottom of the 10th inning
gave Greater Pittston a dramatic
5-4 win over Nanticoke on Mon-
day in Wyoming Valley senior
legion play.
Jake Granteed threw all 10
innings for the win, striking out
10. Ron Musto had three hits to
lead the offense.
Nanticoke sent the game into
extra innings with a run in the
top of the seventh. Eric Hauer
finished with two hits and an
RBI. Jeff Jezewski doubled.
Nanticoke Greater Pittston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Higgs c 6 0 1 1 McDrmtt ss 3 0 1 2
Jezewski lf 5 1 1 0 Bone lf 5 0 1 1
Yudichak p 4 1 0 0 Granteed p 0 0 0 0
Sulcoski ss 4 1 2 0 Musto dh 5 0 3 0
Youngbld 2b 0 0 0 0 Chupka 1b 3 0 0 0
Volkel dh 4 0 1 1 Grove c 4 1 1 0
Hauer cf 4 1 2 1 RCarey 3b 3 1 0 0
Deno 3b 4 0 1 1 DeBona rf 5 1 2 0
Decker rf 1 0 0 0 MCarey 2b 3 2 0 0
Ferrence rf 2 0 1 0 Walkowk cf 2 0 0 1
Ivan 1b 3 0 0 0 Maloney ph 1 0 1 1
Kinney ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 9 4 Totals 34 5 9 5
Nanticoke....................... 020 010 100 0 4
Greater Pittston............. 030 100 000 1 5
2B Jezewski
IP H R ER BB SO
Nanticoke
Yudichak ................... 5.0 6 4 4 5 1
Ivan............................. 4.0 1 0 0 3 2
Hauer (L) ................... 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Greater Pittston
Granteed (W)............ 10 9 4 4 3 10
Mountain Post-B11,
Swoyersville 3
An eight-run charge in the
fourth inning lifted Mountain
Post-B to the road win.
Anthony Caladie and Curt
Yenchik (double) each had two
hits and drove in a run. Jon
Wychock added a three-run
double. Brian Markowski struck
out eight for the win.
Swoyersvilles Jeremy Sa-
becky went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Nick Hogan doubled.
Mountain Post-B Swoyersville
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Sadvary 2b 3 2 1 1 Sabecky lf 4 0 2 1
Buchholz lf 4 1 1 1 Stelevich p 0 0 0 0
BMrkski p-1b 0 0 0 0 McCue dh-p 3 0 1 0
Caladie dh 3 2 2 1 Hogan rf-p 3 0 1 0
Yenchik c 3 2 2 1 Polachk 1b 4 0 1 0
Wychock 3b 5 0 1 3 Leonard ss 4 1 1 0
Munisteri cf 3 1 1 1 Potoski c 2 1 1 0
Murphy rf 2 1 0 1 Stayer cf 3 1 2 0
EMarkwski ss 3 1 1 0 Lbshky 3b-p 2 0 0 0
Goyne 1b-p 4 1 1 0 Reyes c 0 0 0 1
Rcgrdi 2b-p 2 0 0 0
Totals 301110 9 Totals 27 3 9 2
Mountain Post-B................... 003 800 0 11
Swoyersville.......................... 000 003 0 3
2B Yenchik, Wychock, Hogan
IP H R ER BB SO
Mountain Post-B
BMarkowski (W) ...... 5.2 8 3 3 5 8
Goyne........................ 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Swoyersville
Stelevich (L) ............. 3.0 5 8 8 4 4
Roccograndi ............. 0.1 3 3 3 2 1
McCue....................... 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
Labashosky .............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Hogan........................ 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Back Mountain 9,
Mountain Post-A 2
Tom Schultz and John
Strausser each drove in a pair of
runs in Back Mountains victory.
Brian Stepniak pitched all
seven innings for the win, rack-
ing up 11 strikeouts along the
way.
Aaron Piavis smacked a solo
home run for Mountain Post.
Back Mountain Mountain Post-A
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Stearns lf 5 1 2 0 Piavis 1b 3 1 1 1
Skudalski 1b 2 1 0 1 Ritz cf 3 0 0 0
Stepniak p 4 1 1 1 Chupka lf 3 0 1 0
Ringsdorf c 3 1 1 1 Berg c 3 0 0 0
Condo ss 4 1 1 1 Engler ss 3 0 0 0
Goode 1b 2 1 0 0 Casey rf 3 0 1 0
Balloun 2b 3 0 1 1 ERinehmr p 3 1 1 0
Strausser cf 3 1 0 2 Marchetti 3b 2 0 1 1
Schultz rf 3 2 2 2 JRinhmr 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 9 8 9 Totals 25 2 4 2
Back Mountain......................... 102 120 3 9
Mountain Post-A..................... 002 000 0 2
2B Ringsdorf, Stepniak; 3B Schultz, Stearns,
ERinehimer; HR Piavis
IP H R ER BB SO
Back Mountain
Stepniak (W) ............ 7.0 4 2 2 1 11
Mountain Post A
ERinehimer (L)......... 7.0 8 9 6 8 3
L E G I O N B A S E B A L L R O U N D U P
Tenth-inning single
lifts Greater Pittston
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vantage in the first.
Same kind of scenario, Nan-
ticoke manager Jason Rinker
said. Even after a walk, the de-
fense pulls together. Its a com-
plete teameffort. It works out re-
ally well.
But after Bella Gorzkowski fol-
lowed with a single, Nanticoke
pitcher Jenna Lipowski silenced
DPTs bats. Gorzkowskis single
to left in the fourth was the only
other hit allowed by Lipowski.
She pitched perfect innings in
the third, fifth and sixth.
Nanticoke quickly erased the
1-0 deficit in the second inning.
Miranda Dunn walked and
Megan Murphy reached on an
error, both coming with two
outs. Liz Moore followedwithan
infield single that scores both
girls.
Murphy delivered an RBI dou-
ble inthe fourthtomake it 3-1be-
fore Nanticoke scored three
times in the fifth to take a five-
run lead.
Morgan Briggs had the big hit
in the fifth, a seeing-eye single
between short and third to score
Abbie Corcoran and Lipowski.
Helping her own cause, Lipow-
ski hit anRBI single earlier inthe
inning.
When youre up 3-1 and you
get those three insurance runs, it
takes a lot of pressure off, Rink-
er said. It makes everything a
lot smoother. Its a world of dif-
ference between 3-1 and 6-1.
DPTs Nina Cencetti pitched
well in defeat. She allowed just
four hits and fanned six. But
some costly errors helped Nanti-
coke produce runs.
District 16 Major Softball Championship
Nanticoke 6, Duryea/Pittston Twp. 1
Nanticoke Duryea/Pittston Twp.
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Cann 3b 3 1 0 0 Singer ss 1 1 0 0
Kivler lf 2 0 0 0 Cowley 2b 3 0 0 0
Corcoran lf 0 1 0 0 Cencetti p 3 0 0 0
Lipowski p 3 1 1 1 Gable 1b 3 0 1 1
OConnor cf 2 0 0 0 Gorzkwski c 3 0 2 0
Toporcer cf 1 0 0 0 Shmnski 3b 2 0 0 0
Briggs c 3 0 1 2 Mesaris rf 2 0 0 0
Dunn ss 2 2 0 0 Smith cf 2 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 3 1 1 1 Pliska lf 1 0 0 0
Moore rf 1 0 1 2 Cruthers lf 1 0 0 0
Zabrenski rf 2 0 0 0
Buckley 2b 1 0 0 0
Brown 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 24 6 4 6 Totals 20 1 3 1
Nanticoke.................................. 020 130 6
Duryea/Pittston Twp................ 100 000 1
E DPT3. LOB DPT2, Nan 3. 2B Murphy. SB
Dunn, Moore, Cann, Singer. CS Briggs.
IP H R ER BB SO
Nanticoke
Lipowski (W) ............ 6 3 1 1 2 4
Nanticoke
Cencetti (L) .............. 6 4 6 2 1 6
HBP Corcoran (by Cencetti).
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Members of the Nanticoke all-stars run around the diamond with the District 16 Little League Major softball banner after winning
the tournament in Nanticoke on Monday.
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Nanticokes Miranda Dunn (left) cuts in front of Duryea/Pittston
Township shortstop Angelica Singer on the way to third base in
the second inning of Mondays District 16 Little League Major
softball tournament game in Nanticoke.
NANTICOKE
Continued from Page 1B
MIAMI The NBA cham-
pionship trophy was center
stage, bathed in white light and
sitting on a pedestal. And each
Miami Heat player offered it a
different greeting.
Mike Miller bowed. Udonis
Haslem kissed it three times.
Chris Bosh hugged it, and Le-
Bron James strolled past before
waving at the crowd.
Dwyane Wade did something
different. In a nod to his pre-
ferred postgame fashion style
throughout the playoffs, he
emerged with a pair of faux eye-
glasses and slipped the frames
onto the neck of the trophy. Heat
president Pat Riley, coach Erik
Spoelstra and team managing
general partner Micky Arison all
donned similar pairs of the black
spectacles as well for the party.
The glasses were fake. The
sentiments were all real.
And with that, two years after
Wade, James and Bosh opened
their time together with a cele-
bration, they got the party they
really wanted on Monday. Hun-
dreds of thousands of people fil-
led the streets of Miami for the
Heat championship parade, and
then 15,000 more got into the
arena afterward for a long, loud
reception for the NBAs new
kings.
Its the best feeling Ive ever
had. ... This was my dream, right
here, to be able to hoist that Lar-
ry OBrien Trophy up, hug it,
grab it, never want to let it go,
James said.
During the parade, players and
coaches were on double-decker
buses with friends and family,
most of them taking photos and
video of the crowd. Other Heat
staff were on flatbed trucks, as
confetti fell and horns blared ev-
ery step of the way. Wade cra-
dled the championship trophy in
his arms for much of the ride.
And then the party moved in-
side, with a similar setup to the
event that welcomed James and
Bosh to Miami to play alongside
Wade in July 2010.
N B A
Heat celebrate their world championship with parade through the streets of downtown Miami
By TIMREYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
KINGSTON Paige Mo-
kychick hit what proved to be a
game-winning triple with the
bases loaded the fourth inning,
helping Bob Horlacher knock
off Kingston/Forty Fort 4-2 on
Monday in the District 31 Little
League Major Softball winners
bracket final.
Madalyn Kelley struck out 11
for the win. Katie McCue added
a hit.
Morgan Klosko (2-2, triple,
run, stolen base), Mandi Za-
wadski (2-3, stolen base) and
Melinda Holena (run) led the
Kingston/Forty Fort offense.
Pitcher Mel Raskiewicz struck
out six and allowed just three
hits.
Greater Wyoming Area 13,
Back Mountain 10
Gwen Glatz allowed just one
run and struck out seven in her
four innings of work on the
mound to help Greater Wyom-
ing Area eliminate Back Moun-
tain.
Glatz also had two singles, a
double and a two RBI. Emily
Wanko had two hits and two
RBI.
Aubrey Mytych had a single
and three RBI and scored three
runs. Jessica Parente added two
hits and an RBI and scored
three times.
Emma Lehman led Back
Mountain with two hits and
two RBI.
Lexi Spaciano had a double
and an RBI.
DISTRICT 16
MAJOR BASEBALL
South Wilkes-Barre 10,
Plains-2 0
Kenny Macko struck out six
to lead South Wilkes-Barre in a
win over Plains-2.
South Wilkes-Barres offense
was led by Colin Pasone, Justin
Montalvo and Ryan Gilgallon,
who each had a home run in
the game.
Matt Ceklosky had a hit for
Plains-2.
Mountain Top 6, Nanticoke 0
Cory Chalk pitched a com-
plete-game shutout and Ben
Kruezer hit a two-run home run
and added an RBI single to lead
Mountain Top over Nanticoke.
Evan Knapp, Colin Macko,
Matt Taleroski and Brett Cala-
die each added hits for Moun-
tain Top.
Kris Seiwell, Bryan Kotz and
Ian Nawakowski all had hits for
Nanticoke. Kotz also played a
fine center field for Nanticoke,
recording two big catches on
the run.
North Wilkes-Barre 9,
Ashley/Newtown 6
Melvin Robinson homered
twice and collected four RBI in
North Wilkes-Barres win
against Ashley/Newtown.
Caleb Jerome added a pair of
hits to go with two RBI and
Anthony Hinckle also had two
hits for the winners.
Sal Gurnari, Matt Kocher and
Kyle Barnoski all had hits for
Ashley/Newtown.
Pittston Township 6,
Avoca/Dupont 5
Justin Lasota struck out six
over six innings and Kolton
Zaffuto drove in a pair of runs
to lead Pittston Township past
Avoca/Dupont.
Trevor Tigue added two hits
for the winners.
Pete Fuller led Avoca/Du-
pont with a two-run home run,
while Kevin Krawczek added a
double and Brian Miller drove
in a run.
DISTRICT 31
MAJOR BASEBALL
Back Mountain National 6,
Wyoming/West Wyoming 2
Ben OConnell collected
three hits with a double for
National, which also got hits
from Adam Borton (triple),
Nick Kocher, Alex Kapral,
Christopher Huntington, Chris
Murray, Jay Bittner and Henry
Selingo.
Drew Patton and Kocher
pitched in the win.
Matt Silinskie (home run)
and Alex Hawk (double) each
had two hits for Wyoming/
West Wyoming.
Alex Gonzales added a sin-
gle.
Exeter/Pittston 12,
Harveys Lake 1
C.J. Pisack had two homers
and C.J. Rome and Dylan Spur-
lin added one each in Exeter/
Pittstons win.
Aaron Zezza added three
hits, while Thomas Brennan
and Mason Egan added two
each.
C.J. Cerone had a double and
an RBI for Harveys Lake.
L I T T L E L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Timely triple propels Bob Horlacher softball
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S P O R T S
glamour, of one of the most
understated golfers in the
Allan Tournament.
Im really happy I missed
that putt, Matthews said,
and he made it.
It could have simply been a
matter of quirky fate.
Or just maybe, it was the
force of a mystic power that
made the shot of the weekend
so great.
SOKOLOSKI
Continued from Page 1B
Paul Sokoloski is a Times Leader
sports columnist. You may reach
him at 970-7109 or email him at
[email protected].
NEW YORK The only
things standing in the way of a
major college football playoff are
12 university presidents.
They figure to be more of a
speed bump than a road block.
The BCS commissioners will
present their four-team playoff
proposal to the presidential over-
sight committee Tuesday in
Washington.
The committee is headed by
Virginia Techs Charles W. Steger
and includes one university lead-
er from each of the 11 major foot-
ball conferences, as well as inde-
pendent Notre Dame.
Whether approval will come
quickly or the presidents will
take some time to mull over the
proposal, maybe toss it back for
tweaks, is unknown. The com-
missioners have been careful not
to get too far out in front of the
presidents when publicly talking
about a playoff.
But it is safe to say the men
whohave spent hours uponhours
hashing this out over the last six
months believe their bosses will
approve of their work.
Im confident as we brief (the
presidents) over the next weekor
so, give them an understanding
of the evolution of the ideas
whats been put off to the side,
why its been put off to the side,
how we were able to manage the
things that seemed to be irrecon-
cilable for a long time that
they will give our advice appro-
priate weight, Big Ten commis-
sioner Jim Delany said after last
weeks meetings in Chicago.
Could there be a present with
a bow on it and everything wrap-
ped up (Tuesday)? Delany said.
It couldhappen, if youre real op-
timistic. But I would think well
probably need to spend some
more time together, andprobably
resolve some outstanding is-
sues.
The Big Ten presidents and
their cohorts in the Pac-12
havent been as quick to embrace
the idea of a playoff. A model
called the plus-one, which is basi-
cally the BCS but with participa-
nts for the No. 1 vs. No. 2 cham-
pionship game determined after
the bowls are played instead of
before, was deemed preferable to
a playoff by those leagues.
Nebraska Chancellor Harvey
Perlman, who is a member of the
oversight committee, has said he
still prefers the status quo to a
playoff and that he will need con-
vincingtosignoff onthecommis-
sioners plan.
But he alsousually qualifies his
comments on changes to the col-
lege football postseason the way
he did to The Washington Post
last week: Clearly, that all the
commissioners reached a con-
sensus of some sort is a big step,
he told the newspaper. I think
the presidents wouldbe reluctant
to overrule the people that ac-
tually work in the area unless
there was good reason to do so.
The plan to be presented
would go into effect during the
2014 season. Under the proposal,
national semifinals would be
played on NewYears Eve or New
Years Day. The sites for those
games will rotate among the four
current BCS games Rose, Sug-
ar, Orange and Fiesta and pos-
sibly another bowl or two.
The national championship
game would be played about 10
days later at another neutral site.
The title game site would be bid
on the way the NFL handles
where the Super Bowl is played.
Any city that can pay the multi-
million dollar tab and accommo-
date a huge event could poten-
tially host college footballs
championship game, including
those that dont currently host
bowl games.
C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L
Playoff proposal moves into presidents hands
The 12-member committee will
hear options for postseason
models from commissioners.
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
DALLAS A former Baylor
basketball player is facinga feder-
al extortion charge for allegedly
threatening to release deroga-
tory informa-
tion about
Heisman Tro-
phy winner
Robert Griffin
III unless he
was paid.
Richard Kha-
mir Hurd, 25,
was arraigned
Monday in federal court in Waco.
His bond was set at $25,000.
A person familiar with the sit-
uation told The Associated Press
that Griffin, the Baylor quarter-
back who was the No. 2 overall
draft choice of the Washington
Redskins, was the target of the al-
legedextortionattempt. The per-
son spoke on condition of ano-
nymity because authorities had
not disclosed the fact.
Griffin was at an NFL rookie
symposium Monday in Ohio,
where players were not made
available to reporters.
Court documents say that last
week, Hurdcontacteda represen-
tative from a St. Louis agency,
threatening to publicize deroga-
tory information about a client
unless he was paid a substantial
sum of money. The representa-
tive is identified in documents
only by the initials B.D.
Griffins agent is St. Louis-
based Ben Dogra, who didnt re-
spond to messages Monday. The
documents dont name Griffin.
Accordingtocourt documents,
Hurd met at a Waco business Fri-
day with someone who agreed to
handle the transaction. After
signing a non-disclosure agree-
ment, handing over the informa-
tion and receiving a check, Hurd
was arrested by an undercover
FBI agent, documents said.
Wilkerson hurt in crash
NEWARK, N.J. New Jersey
police say New York Jets defen-
sive linemanMuhammadWilker-
son suffered minor injuries in a
two-car crash early Saturday.
State Police Lt. Stephen Jones
says Wilkersonwas drivinga2011
Dodge Challenger northbound
on the Garden State Parkway in
Kenilworth, UnionCounty. Heat-
tempted to change lanes and
struck the rear left side of a 2011
ToyotaSiennacarrying11people.
Wilkersons vehicle flipped
over and came to rest on its roof.
The Jets say Wilkerson re-
ceived stitches in his forearm.
Jones says three people in the
minivan reported pain but de-
clined treatment at the scene.
Police dont believe alcohol
was involved. Wilkersonwas tick-
eted for careless driving and fail-
ure to maintain his lane.
Steelers release Troy Smith
PITTSBURGH The Pitts-
burgh Steelers have released vet-
eran quarterback Troy Smith, a
former Ohio State star who won
the 2006 Heisman Trophy.
Smith signed with the Steelers
earlier this year. He has also
spent time in the United Football
League and with the San Francis-
co 49ers (2010) and the Balti-
more Ravens (2007-2009). The
Ravens drafted him in the fifth
round (174th overall) in 2007.
N F L R O U N D U P
Redskins Griffin
target of extortion
The Associated Press
Griffin
AURORA, Ohio Flanked by
the shining helmets of all 32 NFL
teams, the head physician for the
Cleveland Browns warned some
of the leagues rookies about the
dangers of concealing head inju-
ries and concussions.
Dont try to hide it, Dr. Mark
Schickendantz cautioned. A lit-
tle ding is not just a little ding.
As part of a four-day retreat de-
signed to ease their transition
from college athletes to paid pro-
fessionals, NFC rookies attended
a seminar on health and safety
Monday hosted by Schicken-
dantz, one of many speakers who
will address the first-year players
on a variety of topics during the
leagues rookie symposium, now
in its 15th year.
Shickendantz touched on a
number of health issues ranging
from banned substances to heat
and hydration during his Power
Point presentation.
He spent a significant portion
of his discussion dealing with
concussions, a subject at the fore-
front of league matters the past
two years. Shickendantz began
by explaining that the players
will have to undergo a prelimina-
rybasetest duringtrainingcamp,
and he outlined the necessary
steps theyll have to followif they
sustain a head injury.
Shickendantz emphasized the
league was only interested in the
players well-being.
Our only agenda is your
health and safety, he said. Its
about you, not about us.
Dallas Cowboys rookie corner-
back Morris Claiborne found the
session informative and helpful.
While most players dont consid-
er head injuries on the field, Clai-
borne said any outside discus-
sion on potential long-term ef-
fects of head injuries are sober-
ing.
You think about it when
youre sitting in here, Claiborne
said afterward outside one of the
conference rooms at The Ber-
tram Hotel. Being a football
player, once youre on the field,
you dont think about getting
concussions or stuff like that. Its
very important.
It could be the difference be-
tween life or death. If you feel
symptoms or those kind of
things, you need to tell some-
one.
The issue of players hiding
their symptoms from trainers
and teamdoctors has been one of
the leagues major obstacles in
trying to improve safety and min-
imize health risks.
League rookies receive advice
on concussions during retreat
By TOMWITHERS
AP Sports Writer
Looking lethargic, and rarely
showing off the power-based
game that carried her to five
Wimbledon titles and seven ma-
jors overall, Williams departed
meekly Monday with a 6-1, 6-3
defeat against 79th-rankedElena
Vesnina of Russia. Only once be-
fore as a teenager making her
Wimbledondebut in1997 had
Williams exited so early at the
All England Club.
She hadnt lost in the first
roundat any GrandSlamtourna-
ment in 6
1
2 years. Still, Williams
said shell be at the London
Olympics next month and is
planning tobe backat Wimble-
don next year.
I feel like Im a great player,
Williams said, sounding a tad
like someone trying to convince
herself.
She repeated that affirmation
as she continued: I am a great
player. Unfortunately, I had to
deal with circumstances that
people dont normally have to
deal withinthis sport. But I cant
be discouraged by that. ...
Theres no way Im just going to
sit down and give up just be-
cause I have a hard time the first
five or six freakin tournaments
back.
Later, as part of a slightly testy
and awkward exchange with re-
porters, Williams said: Im
tough, let me tell you. Tough as
nails.
Her loss, in her first match
since a second-round ouster at
the French Open, was part of an
odd Day 1, even if the true tour-
nament favorites in action won
easily: Novak Djokovic, Roger
Federer, Maria Sharapova.
Among those sent home were
sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych,
the 2010 runner-up at Wimble-
don; 11th-seeded John Isner; No.
16Flavia Pennetta; andNo. 18Je-
lena Jankovic, who was rather
easily beaten6-2, 6-4 by KimClij-
sters, a four-time major cham-
pion who has been beset by inju-
ries in her last season on tour
and, like Williams, is unseeded.
Other seeded losers: No. 23
Andreas Seppi, No. 24 Marcel
Granollers and No. 27 Daniela
Hantuchova of Slovakia, who
was upset by100th-rankedJamie
Hampton of the United States
6-4, 7-6 (1).
Truth be told, the biggest sur-
prise might very well have been
the way Isner the highest-
ranked American man blew a
match point, wasted a two-sets-
to-one lead, dropped a tiebreak-
er on grass, and bid a 6-4, 6-7 (7),
3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 farewell to Wim-
bledon in the first round against
73rd-ranked Alejandro Falla of
Colombia.
Then again, theres a pattern
here.
Its the third consecutive ma-
jor tournament that Isner leaves
after a five-set loss, including18-
16 at the French Open against
261st-ranked Paul-Henri Math-
ieu. This from a guy whos best
known for winning the longest
match in tennis history, 70-68 in
thefifthafter morethan11hours,
against Nicolas Mahut at Wim-
bledon in 2010.
I didnt put my opponent
away. I had my chances, and I
didnt do it. Its all on me. Was
just not great on my part, said
the 6-foot-9 Isner, whohit 31aces
to Fallas four. I get out there
sometimes, and lately its hap-
pening quite a lot, and I get out
there inthe matchandImjust so
clouded. I just cant seem to fig-
ure things out. Immy ownworst
enemy out there. Its all mental
for me, andits pretty poor onmy
part.
Mental strength has long been
viewed as Ernests Gulbis weak-
ness, because his strokes are as
good as they come, but the 23-
year-old from Latvia who is
ranked 87th stood tall in a 7-6
(5), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) victory over
Berdych.
A lot of players mature later
than others. Some mature at 15;
some mature at 29. I hope its
somewhere in between; 23 is
OK, Gulbis said. If I hit the ball
well, I hit stronger than everybo-
dy else. It is like this, you know.
Maybe only couple guys hit the
ball as strong as I do.
WIMBLEDON
Continued from Page 1B
AP PHOTO
John Isner returns a shot to Alejandro Falla during a first round
mens singles match at Wimbledon on Monday.
WIMBLEDON, England A look at
Wimbledon on Monday:
Weather: Partly cloudy. High of
72 degrees (22 C).
Mens Seeded Winners: No. 1
Novak Djokovic, No. 3 Roger
Federer, No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic,
No. 13 Gilles Simon, No. 15 Juan
Monaco, No. 17 Fernando Ver-
dasco, No. 18 Richard Gasquet, No.
26 Mikhail Youzhny, No. 28 Radek
Stepanek, No. 29 Julien Benne-
teau, No. 31 Florian Mayer.
Mens Seeded Losers: No. 6
Tomas Berdych, No. 11 John Isner,
No. 23 Andreas Seppi, No. 24
Marcel Granollers.
Womens Seeded Winners: No. 1
Maria Sharapova, No. 3 Agnieszka
Radwanska, No. 5 Sam Stosur, No.
8 Angelique Kerber, No. 11 Li Na,
No. 15 Sabine Lisicki, No. 17 Maria
Kirilenko, No. 20 Nadia Petrova,
No. 23 Petra Cetkovska, No. 30
Peng Shuai.
Womens Seeded Losers: No. 16
Flavia Pennetta, No. 18 Jelena
Jankovic, No. 27 Daniela Han-
tuchova, No. 29 Monica Niculescu.
Stat of the Day: 1997 The only
other time Williams lost in the
first round at Wimbledon. She was
beaten 6-1, 6-3 by Elena Vesnina
on Monday.
W I M B L E D O N G L A N C E
tohelpaClubwinlater this sea-
son.
In 2009, Byrd said he was us-
ing supplements provided by
SNAC System, a company
founded by Victor Conte, who
also was the founder of the Bay
Area Laboratory Co-Operative.
BALCOwas at thecenter of a
wide-ranging scandal involv-
ing performance-enhancing
drugs that enveloped several
top-level athletes, including
Marion Jones, Tim Montgom-
ery and Barry Bonds. Conte
pleaded guilty to steroid distri-
bution in July 2005 and served
four months injail.
Byrd said the supplements
were all OK to use under MLB
rules. Hehadnever beforebeen
suspended for failing an PED
test.
Any nutritional supple-
ments I ever provided to Mar-
lon Byrd were legal products
that contained no banned sub-
stances, Conte wrote on Twit-
ter. I provided Marlon Byrd
with nutritional and training
advice which had nothing
whatsoever todowithany type
of prohibitedsubstances.
The Red Sox picked Byrd up
whentheyhadashortageinthe
outfield after a rash of injuries.
He played here and he played
well, Red Sox manager Bobby
Valentinesaid. I hadnoindica-
tion or I dont think anyone
did.
The 34-year-old Byrd has
playedforfiveteamsin11major
league seasons and is a career
.278 hitter.
Byrd finished fourth in the
National League Rookie of the
Year voting in 2003 with the
Phillies and was a National
League All-Star with the Cubs
in2010.
BYRD
Continued from Page 1B
OMAHA, Neb. Ryan
Lochte still has Michael Phelps
number.
Phelps, though, has put him-
self in position to go for another
gaudy number: eight gold med-
als at the London Olympics.
Lochte won his latest show-
down with the winningest Olym-
pian ever, beating Phelps for the
first time in the 400-meter indi-
vidual medley at the U.S. Olym-
pic swimming trials Monday
night.
In taking the first spot on the
Olympic team, Lochte extended
his dominance of Phelps that
goes back to last years world
championships, where the 27-
year-old Floridian won five gold
medals and both head-to-head
races against Phelps.
Phelps started strong on the
butterfly leg, his best stroke, but
Lochte took command when
they switched to the breast-
stroke. He built a lead of about a
half-body length and held off
Phelps in the freestyle finish,
cruising to the wall with one
arm extended to post a time of 4
minutes, 7.06 seconds. Phelps
claimed the second Olympic
spot in 4:07.89, setting himself
up for another eight-event pro-
gram in London something
he insisted he wouldnt do again
after the Beijing Games.
In other finals on the opening
night of the trials, Peter Vander-
kaay became a three-time Olym-
pian by winning the 400 free,
while 19-year-old Elizabeth Bei-
sel earned her second straight
trip to the Olympics in the 400
individual medley.
Brendan Hansen also was im-
pressive in the semifinals. The
former world-record holder
broke a minute in the 100 breast-
stroke, going into Tuesday
nights final as the top qualifier.
Local star Corey Welch, a 2001
Wyoming Valley West grad, was
5.57 seconds off the pace in the
breaststroke and did not reach
the finals. His time of 1:05.86
during Heat 11 placed him130th.
Welch had a great start, swim-
ming the first 50 meters in 29.84
seconds a time which would
challenge for one of 16 finals
berths. The last 50 meters were
where the former University of
Florida standout fell off the pace.
U . S . S W I M M I N G T R I A L S
Lochte tops Phelps in 400 IM
showdown; Welch misses finals
From staff, wire reports
C M Y K
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Brandon Sutter realizes his
role as a checking-line center
wont be changing with his new
team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
He does have reason to believe
its a job that might have become
a little easier.
After spending the past four
seasons with the Carolina Hurri-
canes having to defend against
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Mal-
kin, Sutter now counts both as
teammates.
I can remember coming into
Pittsburgh having to play against
Crosby or Malkin, which wasnt
always a ton of fun, Sutter said
on a teleconference call Monday,
three days after being acquired
by Pittsburgh in a deal that sent
Jordan Staal to Carolina. Im
looking forward to being on the
other side of that now.
Another benefit in joining the
prolific Penguins is the potential
of a trickle-down effect Crosby
and Malkin can provide in help-
ing Sutter add a little more of-
fense something he found to
be missing in his game Carolina.
I felt there were times where I
almost felt like I was stuck, Sut-
ter said, referringtohowthe Hur-
ricanes regarded him mostly for
his defense.
I dont want to be looked at as
just a defensive player. I want to
score goals and do things, too,
Sutter said. Obviously, I dont
knowwhoIll be playingwithyet,
but in terms of roster, their ros-
ters obviously deeper than what
were used to in Carolina. And a
chance to play with more talent-
ed players, too, can help.
Though it took a few days for
the shock of being traded for the
first time inhis career to wear off,
Sutter is finding himself more ex-
cited about the opportunity to
join a proven winner.
Ive still yet to play in a playoff
game. For me, Im a point now
where its about winning, he
said. And obviously, playing
with two big guys down the mid-
dle, playing behind them, is go-
ing to be a great opportunity for
me.
Sutter was the key piece of the
deal for the Penguins in finding a
player who could immediately
step in and fill Staals role. At 23,
Sutter is a 2007 first-round draft
pick who has spent the past four
seasons establishing himself as a
capable third-line center.
Sutter had 17 goals and 15 as-
sists in 82 games last year, with
his best season coming in 2009-
10, when he had 21 goals and 40
points in 72 games.
As part of the deal, the Pen-
guins also acquired defenseman
Brian Dumoulin and Carolinas
No. 8 pick, which they used to
draft defenseman Derrick Pou-
liot.
Staals long-term future in
Pittsburghhadbecomeuncertain
after the player rejected the Pen-
guins offer of a long-term con-
tract extension. Staal was look-
ing for a chance to expand his
role from beyond the shadow of
Crosby and Malkin, and also in-
terested in joining his older
brother, Eric Staal, in Carolina.
Though they play the same
role, Sutter wasnt interested in
drawing comparisons between
him and Staal,
Immy own player. I dont feel
like Im here to replace anyone,
Sutter said. I feel like the Pen-
guins hadtomake a deal. Imglad
they picked me. Im going to a
winning team where theres op-
portunity.
Winnipeg signs goaltender
Pavelec to five-year extension
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec and
the Winnipeg Jets have agreed to
a $19.5 million, five-year deal.
The 24-year-old Czech had
been headed to restricted free
agency this summer. He made
$1.3 million last season.
He appeared in 68 games last
season, compiling a 29-28-9 re-
cord, 2.91 goals-against average
and .906 save percentage.
Pavelec was originally drafted
by the Atlanta Thrashers in the
second round in 2005.
Jets backup Chris Mason is eli-
gible to become an unrestricted
free agent on July 1. Winnipeg al-
so acquired the rights to Toronto
goalie Jonas Gustavsson over the
weekend at the NHL draft.
N H L
Sutter looks forward to joining Penguins after trade
High-profile deal for Jordan
Staal brings the former
first-rounder to a new locale.
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer
MCT PHOTO
Brandon
Sutter
(left) was
traded to
Pittsburgh
on Friday
along with
a prospect
and a draft
pick for
Jordan
Staal.
Sutter is
expected
to take
Staals
spot as the
Penguins
third-line
center.
C M Y K
$410M Madoff settlement
Money manager and Bernard Madoff
associate J. Ezra Merkin will pay $410
million to compensate investors after
losing more than $1.2 billion of their
money to Madoffs Ponzi scheme.
New York Attorney General Eric T.
Schneiderman on Monday called the
agreement one of the largest of its
kind. As part of the deal, Schneider-
man will drop civil charges against
Merkin accusing him of misleading
clients on Madoffs involvement in
their investments.
Merkin managed four funds -- Ariel
Fund, Gabriel Capital, Ascot Fund and
Ascot Partners.
Microsoft buying Yammer
Microsoft is paying $1.2 billion to
buy Yammer, an Internet startup that
has built a social network similar to
Facebook for the business world.
The deal announced Monday comes
nearly two weeks after word of Micro-
softs negotiations with Yammer first
leaked. Yammer provides ways for
companies to create private social
networks for their employees. It has
more than 5 million corporate users.
Yammer plans to continue offering a
standalone service, while Microsoft
will encourage its use alongside its
other business products, including
Office and SharePoint.
Verizon spectrum deals
Verizon Wireless on Monday said
that it has agreed to sell some wireless
spectrum rights to T-Mobile USA and
swap others, in a continuing quest to
get regulators to approve a bigger spec-
trum deal it has worked out with a
consortium of cable companies and
another wireless carrier.
The deal with T-Mobile USA would
improve the ability of both companies
to offer fast wireless data services,
Verizon said.
RIM shares in freefall
Shares of BlackBerry maker Re-
search In Motion have dived to a nine-
year low Monday after Morgan Stanley
downgraded the stock, saying RIMs
challenges are piling up.
Research In Motion Ltd.s shares fell
75 cents, or 7.6 percent, to $9.11. The
days low was $9.01, the lowest since
2003. RIM shares have lost 94 percent
of their value since their 2008 peak.
Morgan Stanleys Ehud Gelblum set
a price target of $7 on the shares, be-
low most Wall Street analysts.
I N B R I E F
$3.27 $3.53 $3.56
$4.06
07/17/08
JPMorgCh 35.32 -.67 +6.2
JacobsEng 34.50 -.90 -15.0
JohnJn 66.50 -.13 +1.4
JohnsnCtl 26.57 -.38 -15.0
Kellogg 48.73 -.24 -3.6
Keycorp 7.46 -.16 -3.0
KimbClk 81.00 -.38 +10.1
KindME 75.09 -.69 -11.6
Kroger 22.69 -.20 -6.3
Kulicke 8.65 -.55 -6.5
LSI Corp 6.12 -.25 +2.9
LancastrC 68.92 -.14 -.6
Lee Ent 1.54 +.11+118.4
LillyEli 41.47 -.60 -.2
Limited 40.99 -.73 +1.6
LincNat 20.05 -.76 +3.2
LockhdM 84.25 -1.10 +4.1
Loews 39.32 -.75 +4.4
LaPac 10.25 -.20 +27.0
MarathnO s 23.69 -.05 -19.1
MarIntA 37.78 -1.02 +29.5
Masco 12.26 -.50 +17.0
McDrmInt 9.95 -.30 -13.6
McGrwH 42.40 -.75 -5.7
McKesson 91.02 -.65 +16.8
Merck 39.79 -.40 +5.5
MetLife 29.15 -.88 -6.5
Microsoft 29.87 -.83 +15.0
NCR Corp 20.56 -.89 +24.9
NatFuGas 44.18 -1.08 -20.5
NatGrid 51.52 +.14 +6.3
NewellRub 17.61 -.40 +9.0
NewmtM 48.79 +.83 -18.7
NextEraEn 66.91 +.29 +9.9
NiSource 24.29 -.02 +2.0
NikeB 97.46 -1.94 +1.1
NorflkSo 68.74 -1.26 -5.7
NoestUt 37.59 -.17 +4.2
NorthropG 61.48 -.63 +5.1
Nucor 36.06 -.86 -8.9
NustarEn 50.58 -.29 -10.7
NvMAd 14.97 +.02 +2.0
OcciPet 77.33 -2.16 -17.5
OfficeMax 4.71 -.07 +3.7
ONEOK s 41.55 -1.04 -4.1
PG&E Cp 43.89 +.05 +6.5
PPG 101.33 -2.86 +21.4
PPL Corp 27.45 -.04 -6.7
PennVaRs 23.82 -.47 -6.7
PepBoy 9.39 +.08 -14.6
Pfizer 22.47 -.26 +3.8
PitnyBw 14.47 -.43 -22.0
Praxair 104.04 -1.32 -2.7
ProgrssEn 59.72 +.14 +6.6
PSEG 31.61 -.04 -4.2
PulteGrp 9.23 -.16 +46.3
Questar 20.36 -.10 +2.5
RadioShk 3.91 -.33 -59.7
RLauren 140.89 -1.92 +2.0
Raytheon 54.21 -.61 +12.1
ReynAmer 43.30 -.03 +4.5
RockwlAut 64.87 -.71 -11.6
Rowan 28.99 -1.06 -4.4
RoyDShllB 67.10 -1.17 -11.7
RoyDShllA 64.79 -1.18 -11.4
Ryder 34.34 -1.10 -35.4
Safeway 17.17 -.17 -18.4
SaraLee 18.86 -.32 -.3
Schlmbrg 60.06 -1.50 -12.1
Sherwin 127.36 -.51 +42.7
SilvWhtn g 26.33 +.13 -9.1
SiriusXM 1.82 -.08 -.3
SonyCp 13.96 -.35 -22.6
SouthnCo 46.25 -.30 -.1
SwstAirl 8.76 -.45 +2.3
SpectraEn 27.83 -.12 -9.5
SprintNex 3.09 -.20 +32.1
Sunoco 47.38 -.39 +38.8
Sysco 28.80 -.20 -1.8
TECO 17.78 -.05 -7.1
Target 57.23 -.33 +11.7
TenetHlth 4.60 -.29 -10.3
Tenneco 25.64 -1.40 -13.9
Tesoro 23.85 -.46 +2.1
Textron 23.68 -.89 +28.1
3M Co 85.85 -.98 +5.0
TimeWarn 36.62 -.87 +1.3
Timken 42.12 -.78 +8.8
UnilevNV 31.74 -.43 -7.7
UnionPac 113.93 -2.55 +7.5
Unisys 15.25 -.42 -22.6
UPS B 76.44 -1.27 +4.4
USSteel 18.76 -.39 -29.1
UtdTech 73.75 -1.45 +.9
VarianMed 58.06 -1.27 -13.5
VectorGp 16.77 -.02 -5.6
ViacomB 46.29 -1.05 +1.9
Weyerhsr 20.22 -.47 +8.3
Whrlpl 54.86 -1.87 +15.6
WmsCos 27.36 -1.07 +1.5
Windstrm 9.60 -.08 -18.2
Wynn 102.06 -1.26 -7.6
XcelEngy 27.85 -.02 +.8
Xerox 7.53 -.28 -5.4
YumBrnds 65.30 -.81 +10.7
Mutual Funds
Alliance Bernstein
BalShrB m 15.00 -.18 +3.8
CoreOppA m 12.53 -.26 +3.6
American Cent
IncGroA m 25.27 -.34 +4.6
ValueInv 5.78 -.09 +2.9
American Funds
AMCAPA m 19.65 -.29 +4.8
BalA m 18.87 -.20 +4.6
BondA m 12.80 +.03 +3.4
CapIncBuA m49.90 -.39 +3.3
CpWldGrIA m32.53 -.52 +3.0
EurPacGrA m35.40 -.64 +0.7
FnInvA m 36.33 -.62 +3.3
GrthAmA m 30.44 -.51 +6.0
HiIncA m 10.84 -.02 +5.3
IncAmerA m 16.89 -.16 +2.7
InvCoAmA m 28.10 -.46 +4.7
MutualA m 26.56 -.34 +3.9
NewPerspA m27.44 -.45 +4.9
NwWrldA m 47.11 -.67 +2.1
SmCpWldA m35.47 -.54 +6.9
WAMutInvA m29.03 -.40 +3.4
Baron
Asset b 47.34 -.74 +3.6
BlackRock
EqDivI 18.72 -.24 +3.5
GlobAlcA m 18.35 -.16 +1.0
GlobAlcC m 17.04 -.15 +0.6
GlobAlcI 18.46 -.15 +1.2
CGM
Focus 24.87 -.64 -3.0
Mutual 25.34 -.39 +3.8
Realty 28.53 -.24 +6.6
Columbia
AcornZ 28.66 -.48 +5.3
DFA
EmMktValI 25.68 -.58 -0.5
DWS-Scudder
EnhEMFIS d 10.43 +.02 +7.0
HlthCareS d 26.64 -.40 +10.2
LAEqS d 35.92 -.64 -3.6
Davis
NYVentA m 33.27 -.57 +2.4
NYVentC m 32.00 -.55 +2.0
Dodge & Cox
Bal 70.26 -1.05 +4.8
Income 13.73 +.03 +4.3
IntlStk 29.65 ... -0.3
Stock 106.23 -2.16 +5.0
Dreyfus
TechGrA f 32.00 -.85 +7.2
Eaton Vance
HiIncOppA m 4.35 ... +6.4
HiIncOppB m 4.35 -.01 +5.8
NatlMuniA m 9.85 -.03 +7.1
NatlMuniB m 9.85 -.03 +6.8
PAMuniA m 9.02 -.03 +4.1
Fidelity
AstMgr20 13.04 -.01 +3.1
Bal 18.96 -.18 +4.7
BlChGrow 45.43 -.86 +7.1
CapInc d 9.00 -.02 +6.8
Contra 72.94 -1.11 +8.1
DivrIntl d 25.85 -.39 +1.3
ExpMulNat d 21.98 -.34 +6.3
Free2020 13.54 -.08 +3.5
Free2030 13.26 -.11 +3.5
GNMA 11.91 +.01 +1.9
GrowCo 88.66 -1.59 +9.6
LatinAm d 46.38 -.97 -5.2
LowPriStk d 36.92 -.55 +3.3
Magellan 67.04 -1.02 +6.7
Overseas d 27.44 -.41 +3.6
Puritan 18.64 -.17 +5.8
StratInc 11.03 ... +4.1
TotalBd 11.14 +.02 +3.5
Value 65.57 -1.25 +3.3
Fidelity Advisor
ValStratT m 24.87 -.44 +6.7
Fidelity Select
Gold d 36.14 +.27 -14.4
Pharm d 14.30 -.17 +5.9
Fidelity Spartan
500IdxAdvtg 46.79 -.75 +5.6
500IdxInstl 46.79 -.75 +5.5
500IdxInv 46.78 -.76 +5.5
First Eagle
GlbA m 45.73 -.41 +1.4
FrankTemp-Frank
Fed TF A m 12.53 +.01 +4.9
FrankTemp-Franklin
CA TF A m 7.42 +.01 +6.2
GrowB m 44.38 -.70 +4.1
Income A m 2.11 -.02 +3.8
Income C m 2.13 -.02 +3.5
FrankTemp-Mutual
Discov Z 27.80 -.38 +1.2
Euro Z 18.99 -.32 +0.2
Shares Z 20.53 -.30 +2.9
FrankTemp-Templeton
GlBond A m 12.59 -.05 +3.8
GlBondAdv 12.55 -.06 +4.0
Growth A m 16.24 -.38 -0.3
GMO
QuVI 23.00 -.27 +4.9
Harbor
CapApInst 39.99 -.84 +8.4
IntlInstl d 54.05 ... +3.1
INVESCO
ConstellB m 19.67 -.43 +3.3
GlobEqA m 10.32 -.18 +0.4
PacGrowB m 17.51 -.33 -1.8
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Combined Stocks
AFLAC 39.67 -1.44 -8.3
AT&T Inc 34.95 -.22 +15.6
AbtLab 62.12 -.20 +10.5
AMD 5.41 -.32 +.2
AlaskAir s 35.28 -.85 -6.0
Alcoa 8.39 -.23 -3.0
Allstate 33.44 -.64 +22.0
Altria 33.72 -.15 +13.7
AEP 39.17 -.08 -5.2
AmExp 56.05 -.74 +18.8
AmIntlGrp 30.63 -.81 +32.0
Amgen 71.39 -1.08 +11.2
Anadarko 60.07 -1.86 -21.3
Annaly 17.12 -.01 +7.3
Apple Inc 570.77 -11.34 +40.9
AutoData 53.92 -.78 -.2
AveryD 26.55 -.96 -7.4
Avnet 30.09 -.77 -3.2
Avon 15.10 -.40 -13.6
BP PLC 37.66 -.71 -11.9
BakrHu 38.13 -1.01 -21.6
BallardPw 1.13 -.05 +4.6
BarnesNob 14.91 -.32 +3.0
Baxter 51.39 -.48 +3.9
Beam Inc 60.90 -.80 +18.9
BerkH B 80.47 -1.40 +5.5
BigLots 38.66 -.32 +2.4
BlockHR 15.21 -.26 -6.9
Boeing 71.05 -.91 -3.1
BrMySq 34.13 -1.23 -3.1
Brunswick 20.74 -.60 +14.8
Buckeye 48.90 -.33 -23.6
CBS B 31.09 -.36 +14.6
CMS Eng 23.12 -.12 +4.7
CSX 21.30 -.33 +1.1
CampSp 32.00 -.06 -3.7
Carnival 33.50 -.16 +2.6
Caterpillar 82.89 -2.07 -8.5
CenterPnt 20.28 -.06 +.9
CntryLink 38.15 -.49 +2.6
Chevron 99.08 -1.36 -6.9
Cisco 16.93 -.20 -6.0
Citigroup 26.75 -1.24 +1.7
Clorox 70.57 -.57 +6.0
ColgPal 99.32 -.58 +7.5
ConAgra 25.21 -.14 -4.5
ConocPhil s52.96 -.45 -4.7
ConEd 61.24 -.26 -1.3
Cooper Ind 66.20 -.86 +22.3
Corning 12.45 -.41 -4.1
Cummins 89.82 -.57 +2.0
Deere 74.41 -1.12 -3.8
Diebold 36.13 -1.30 +20.2
Disney 46.70 -.77 +24.5
DomRescs 53.34 -.27 +.5
Dover 52.32 -1.25 -9.9
DowChm 32.24 -.58 +12.1
DryShips 2.04 -.09 +2.0
DuPont 49.29 -.67 +7.7
DukeEngy 22.93 +.05 +4.2
EMC Cp 23.81 -.90 +10.5
Eaton 37.09 -1.17 -14.8
EdisonInt 44.67 +.08 +7.9
EmersonEl 44.51 -1.20 -4.5
EnbrdgEPt 28.90 -.39 -12.9
Energen 40.85 -1.55 -18.3
Entergy 66.46 -.24 -9.0
EntPrPt 48.30 +.01 +4.1
Ericsson 8.73 -.18 -13.8
Exelon 36.58 -.32 -15.7
ExxonMbl 81.24 -.87 -4.2
FMC Cp s 49.64 -.74 +15.4
Fastenal 38.67 -.25 -11.3
FedExCp 88.81 -1.73 +6.3
Fifth&Pac 10.31 -.42 +19.5
FirstEngy 47.86 -.26 +8.0
Fonar 4.06 +.06+138.3
FootLockr 28.57 -.60 +19.8
FordM 10.01 -.18 -7.0
Gannett 13.20 -.30 -1.3
Gap 26.48 -.88 +42.7
GenDynam 62.22 -1.04 -6.3
GenElec 19.52 -.29 +9.0
GenMills 38.43 -.01 -4.9
GileadSci 50.28 -.25 +22.8
GlaxoSKln 45.86 -.03 +.5
Goodrich 126.71 -.14 +2.4
Goodyear 10.98 -.48 -22.5
Hallibrtn 26.98 -.82 -21.8
HarleyD 47.92 -1.16 +23.3
HartfdFn 16.35 -.67 +.6
HawaiiEl 27.91 -.17 +5.4
HeclaM 4.64 +.12 -11.3
Heico s 38.82 -.43 -16.9
Hess 39.95 -1.05 -29.7
HewlettP 19.55 -.83 -24.1
HomeDp 51.52 -.50 +22.5
HonwllIntl 53.72 -1.79 -1.2
Humana 79.05 -.53 -9.8
INTL FCSt 18.41 -.42 -21.9
ITT Cp s 17.58 -.46 -9.1
ITW 52.26 -1.41 +11.9
IngerRd 39.03 -1.16 +28.1
IBM 192.86 -.84 +4.9
IntPap 28.19 -1.03 -4.8
Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD
Stocks of Local Interest
98.01 72.26 AirProd APD 2.56 76.88 -1.10 -9.8
35.00 25.39 AmWtrWks AWK 1.00 33.16 -.18 +4.1
46.47 36.76 Amerigas APU 3.20 40.12 -.11 -12.6
24.57 19.28 AquaAm WTR .66 24.35 +.05 +10.4
33.98 23.69 ArchDan ADM .70 28.79 -.49 +.7
399.10 266.25 AutoZone AZO ... 375.03 -7.73 +15.4
11.25 4.92 BkofAm BAC .04 7.60 -.34 +36.7
26.43 17.10 BkNYMel BK .52 20.75 -.45 +4.2
10.75 2.23 BonTon BONT .20 6.62 -.12 +96.4
46.42 31.30 CVS Care CVS .65 45.20 -.70 +10.8
52.95 38.79 Cigna CI .04 44.71 -.44 +6.5
77.82 63.34 CocaCola KO 2.04 74.77 -.17 +6.9
31.65 19.19 Comcast CMCSA .65 30.33 -.51 +27.9
29.47 21.67 CmtyBkSy CBU 1.04 25.91 -.25 -6.8
27.63 14.61 CmtyHlt CYH ... 24.58 -.53 +40.9
45.27 29.57 CoreMark CORE .68 45.56 +.30 +15.1
58.47 39.50 EmersonEl EMR 1.60 44.51 -1.20 -4.5
45.88 30.78 EngyTEq ETE 2.50 38.75 -.46 -4.5
9.27 4.61 Entercom ETM ... 5.30 -.17 -13.8
17.75 10.25 FairchldS FCS ... 13.39 -.74 +11.2
8.23 3.06 FrontierCm FTR .40 3.92 -.11 -24.0
18.16 13.37 Genpact G .18 15.52 -.21 +3.8
10.24 7.00 HarteHnk HHS .34 8.60 +.04 -5.4
55.48 48.17 Heinz HNZ 2.06 53.23 -.33 -1.5
71.00 53.83 Hershey HSY 1.52 68.41 -1.09 +10.7
39.99 31.88 Kraft KFT 1.16 38.61 -.24 +3.3
32.29 18.07 Lowes LOW .64 26.93 -.38 +6.1
90.00 66.40 M&T Bk MTB 2.80 79.49 -1.47 +4.1
102.22 81.51 McDnlds MCD 2.80 88.12 -.23 -12.2
24.10 17.05 NBT Bcp NBTB .80 20.48 -.38 -7.5
10.28 5.53 NexstarB NXST ... 6.38 -.25 -18.6
67.89 42.70 PNC PNC 1.60 58.56 -.59 +1.5
30.27 25.00 PPL Corp PPL 1.44 27.45 -.04 -6.7
16.55 6.50 PennaRE PEI .64 13.73 -.05 +31.5
70.75 58.50 PepsiCo PEP 2.15 68.61 -.09 +3.4
91.05 60.45 PhilipMor PM 3.08 83.99 -1.25 +7.0
67.95 57.56 ProctGam PG 2.25 59.31 -.52 -11.1
65.30 42.45 Prudentl PRU 1.45 45.65 -1.43 -8.9
2.12 .85 RiteAid RAD ... 1.32 -.02 +4.8
17.11 10.91 SLM Cp SLM .50 14.97 -.18 +11.7
57.72 39.00 SLM pfB SLMBP 2.22 42.68 -.82 +9.4
43.78 24.82 TJX s TJX .46 42.44 -.76 +31.5
32.68 24.07 UGI Corp UGI 1.08 28.23 -.34 -4.0
44.14 32.28 VerizonCm VZ 2.00 43.65 -.30 +8.8
68.66 48.31 WalMart WMT 1.59 68.18 +.88 +14.1
45.90 36.52 WeisMk WMK 1.20 43.43 -.08 +8.7
34.59 22.58 WellsFargo WFC .88 32.23 -.59 +16.9
USD per British Pound 1.5563 -.0023 -.15% 1.5605 1.5974
Canadian Dollar 1.0296 +.0046 +.45% 1.0206 .9880
USD per Euro 1.2495 -.0066 -.53% 1.3045 1.4171
Japanese Yen 79.68 -.77 -.97% 78.02 80.52
Mexican Peso 13.9485 +.1130 +.81% 13.8474 11.8949
CURRENCY CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Copper 3.31 3.31 +0.27 -4.32 -18.20
Gold 1587.50 1566.00 +1.37 -1.07 +6.12
Platinum 1439.40 1431.20 +0.57 +0.69 -13.96
Silver 27.52 26.66 +3.23 -5.26 -18.05
Palladium 606.20 606.15 +0.04 -8.92 -16.14
METALS CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Foreign Exchange & Metals
JPMorgan
CoreBondSelect12.01 ... +2.8
John Hancock
LifBa1 b 12.67 -.12 +4.1
LifGr1 b 12.36 -.17 +3.8
RegBankA m 13.50 -.25 +11.9
SovInvA m 15.79 -.28 +2.6
TaxFBdA m 10.32 ... +4.6
Lazard
EmgMkEqtI d 17.53 ... +4.3
Loomis Sayles
BondI 14.35 -.05 +5.6
Lord Abbett
ShDurIncA m 4.58 ... +3.0
MFS
MAInvA m 19.50 -.33 +4.9
MAInvC m 18.85 -.32 +4.5
Merger
Merger b 15.71 -.06 +0.8
Metropolitan West
TotRetBdI 10.67 +.02 +5.1
Mutual Series
Beacon Z 12.08 -.19 +3.4
Neuberger Berman
SmCpGrInv 18.32 -.25 +3.9
Oakmark
EqIncI 27.30 -.37 +0.9
Oppenheimer
CapApB m 39.20 -.79 +4.4
DevMktA m 30.57 ... +4.3
DevMktY 30.25 ... +4.4
PIMCO
AllAssetI 11.76 -.02 +3.5
ComRlRStI 6.19 +.12 -3.9
HiYldIs 9.23 -.01 +6.0
LowDrIs 10.48 +.01 +3.2
RealRet 12.31 +.04 +5.7
TotRetA m 11.30 +.03 +5.5
TotRetAdm b 11.30 +.03 +5.6
TotRetC m 11.30 +.03 +5.1
TotRetIs 11.30 +.03 +5.7
TotRetrnD b 11.30 +.03 +5.5
TotlRetnP 11.30 +.03 +5.6
Permanent
Portfolio 46.17 -.07 +0.2
Principal
SAMConGrB m13.21 -.17 +2.9
Prudential
JenMCGrA m 29.89 -.48 +7.6
Prudential Investmen
2020FocA m 14.82 -.29 +0.5
BlendA m 16.71 -.31 +1.8
EqOppA m 13.84 -.31 +1.8
HiYieldA m 5.48 -.01 +5.8
IntlEqtyA m 5.31 -.10 -0.9
IntlValA m 17.22 -.27 -1.8
JennGrA m 19.60 -.41 +8.4
NaturResA m 38.91 -.97 -16.1
SmallCoA m 20.17 -.33 +1.4
UtilityA m 10.94 -.11 +2.4
ValueA m 13.68 -.23 -0.8
Putnam
GrowIncB m 12.80 -.24 +2.9
IncomeA m 7.00 +.02 +5.0
Royce
LowStkSer m 13.86 ... -3.1
OpportInv d 11.12 ... +7.8
ValPlSvc m 12.46 ... +3.8
Schwab
S&P500Sel d 20.65 -.34 +5.5
Scout
Interntl d 28.10 -.47 +1.2
T Rowe Price
BlChpGr 42.19 -.82 +9.2
CapApprec 21.60 -.21 +4.8
DivGrow 24.24 -.35 +4.2
DivrSmCap d 15.95 -.31 +3.2
EmMktStk d 28.43 -.59 -0.3
EqIndex d 35.57 -.57 +5.4
EqtyInc 23.80 -.40 +3.7
FinSer 12.90 -.28 +8.7
GrowStk 35.12 -.63 +10.3
HealthSci 39.24 -.42 +20.4
HiYield d 6.66 -.01 +6.2
IntlDisc d 39.98 -.67 +7.2
IntlStk d 12.40 -.25 +0.9
IntlStkAd m 12.34 -.25 +0.7
LatinAm d 35.76 -.91 -7.9
MediaTele 51.88 -.99 +10.6
MidCpGr 54.79 -1.00 +3.9
NewAmGro 32.93 -.51 +3.5
NewAsia d 14.56 -.25 +4.7
NewEra 37.10 -.83 -11.8
NewHoriz 33.52 -.60 +8.0
NewIncome 9.80 +.02 +2.8
Rtmt2020 16.54 -.21 +4.0
Rtmt2030 17.24 -.26 +4.2
ShTmBond 4.84 +.01 +1.6
SmCpVal d 35.39 -.56 +2.6
TaxFHiYld d 11.56 ... +7.8
Value 23.25 -.41 +3.1
ValueAd b 23.00 -.41 +3.0
Thornburg
IntlValI d 24.83 ... +1.3
Tweedy, Browne
GlobVal d 22.74 -.20 +4.1
Vanguard
500Adml 121.04 -1.95 +5.5
500Inv 121.04 -1.95 +5.5
CapOp 30.28 -.59 +2.6
CapVal 9.46 -.24 +2.5
Convrt 12.24 -.06 +4.0
DevMktIdx 8.39 -.16 -1.2
DivGr 15.82 -.22 +2.6
EnergyInv 52.43 -1.18 -11.1
EurIdxAdm 50.71 -1.08 -1.7
Explr 73.16 -1.48 +2.4
GNMA 11.05 +.01 +1.5
GNMAAdml 11.05 +.01 +1.5
GlbEq 16.45 -.28 +3.4
GrowthEq 11.66 -.23 +8.1
HYCor 5.84 -.01 +5.9
HYCorAdml 5.84 -.01 +6.0
HltCrAdml 57.68 -.63 +6.3
HlthCare 136.68 -1.51 +6.3
ITGradeAd 10.20 +.02 +4.6
InfPrtAdm 28.81 +.12 +4.3
InfPrtI 11.74 +.05 +4.3
InflaPro 14.67 +.07 +4.2
InstIdxI 120.89 -1.94 +5.6
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THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012
timesleader.com
Microsofts Surface
tablet comes late toa
game dominatedby
Apple andseveral
Android-basedde-
vices, but witha differ-
ent approach.
By the time the
Surface comes tomarket, any newMi-
crosoft-powereddevice will have more or
less the same user experience. If youcan
use Windows 8, youll be able touse a
computer, a Surface or a Microsoft
phone. Unlike iPadandAndroidtablets,
whichrundedicatedoperatingsystems,
the Surface will runa specializedversion
of Windows 8.
There have beenWindows tablets in
the past essentially stripped-downPCs
crammedintoa tablet body that offered
relatively anemic performance andwere
difficult touse. The Surface is different:
Since Microsoft is the manufacturer, it
will have full control over the user expe-
rience.
The twoversions of the Surface look
the same onthe outside but are radically
different inside.
The basic model will runWindows
RT, a lightweight versionof Windows 8,
andwill be drivenby a mobile-optimized
Nvidia Tegra ARMprocessor. Windows
RTwill only be able torunapps that are
approvedfor Surface tablets fromthe
Windows store just like iPadandAn-
droiddevices. It will offer 32or 64GBof
storage, feature a10.6-inchHDscreen,
andUSB2.0andmicroHDMI jacks. It
weighs inat about1pounds.
The Surface Profeatures anIntel Core
i5processor andwill runthe full version
of Windows 8it will offer 64or128GB
of storage, a better display, USB3.0and
MiniDisplay jacks andadds a stylus.
Bothwill share a commondesignand
interface, MicroSDcardslots, a multi-
touchscreenandtwodifferent types of
covers: TouchType.
The TouchCover features a touch-
sensitive keyboard; the Type Cover
features anactual tactile keypad.
Surprisingly, at launch, bothdevices
will offer Wi-Fi only. Theres nowordon
price yet, but Microsoft suggests that it
will be competitive withdevices of
similar power. Accordingtothe compa-
ny, theyll be available at aroundthe
same time that Windows 8hits the
stores, whichis expectedtobe this fall.
The specs andcapabilities of these
devices, the Surface Proinparticular,
seemtosuggest that these devices will
have superior utility inmany ways to
current tablets particularly considering
that the Surface Prowill runWindows 8
andbothoffer true USBconnectivity.
The fact that theyre late tothe game
doesnt helpMicrosoft, but maybe mon-
ey andtheir PCmarket share will be the
wedge that it needs tobe successful.
TECH TALK
N I C K D E L O R E N Z O
Microsoft late to tablet game, but strengths could make difference
Nick DeLorenzo is director of interactive
and new media for The Times Leader. E-mail
him at [email protected].
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he newly constructed two-story McDonalds restaurant at the Olympic Park in east London will be its big-
gest and busiest in the world, seating 1,500 diners and serving up to 14,000 people a day, the company
said Monday. The building is designed to be reusable and recyclable after the London 2012 Olympic and Para-
lympic Games.
WASHINGTONAmericans
bought newhomes in May at the
fastest pace in more than two
years. The increase suggests a
modest recovery is continuing
in the U.S. housing market, de-
spite weaker job growth.
The Commerce Department
said Monday that sales of new
homes increased 7.6 percent in
May from April to a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 369,000
homes. Thats the best pace
since April 2010, the last month
that buyers could qualify for a
federal home-buying tax credit.
Even with the gains, the an-
nual sales pace is less than half
the 700,000 that economists
consider to be healthy.
Yet the increase follows other
signs that show the housing
market is slowly improving near-
ly five years after the bubble
burst.
Builders are gaining confi-
dence in the market and starting
to build more homes. Mortgage
rates have plunged to the lowest
levels on record, making home-
buying more affordable. Prices
remain low and have started to
stabilize. And sales of previously
occupied homes are much high-
er than the same time last year.
The median price of a new
home sold in May edged down
0.6 percent from the April to
$234,500. But the median price
was 5.6 percent higher than the
same month one year ago.
At the current sales pace, it
would take 4.7 months to ex-
haust the May supply.
New-home
sales rise
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer
The seasonally adjusted unemploy-
ment rate for the tri-county Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton metropolitan area held
steady in May at 8.7 percent for the third
straight month. The rate continued to be
the highest among the states 14 most
populated regions.
Pennsylvanias jobless rate also was
unchangedinMayat 7.4percent. The na-
tional rate climbed slightly, by a tenth of
a point, to 8.2 percent.
While there hasnt been much move-
ment in recent months locally, with the
total number of nonfarmjobs unchanged
at 258,000, the unemployment rate de-
creased by six-tenths of a point over the
year. That mirrored Pennsylvanias drop,
while the U.S. rate was down eight-
tenths.
The local regions seasonally adjusted
total nonfarm jobs were up 1.8 percent,
or 4,600, over the year.
The number of people employed re-
mained steady in both Lackawanna and
Wyoming counties and increased by 100
in Luzerne. But because of labor force
changes, the unemployment rate grewin
Luzerne and Wyoming by one-tenth of a
percentagepoint to9percent and8.6per-
cent respectively. In Lackawanna, the
rate dropped by one-tenth to 8.3.
Anthony Liuzzo, director of the mas-
ter of business administration program
at Wilkes University, saidthe lackof posi-
tive movement is troubling.
He expected a slow and painful recov-
ery from the worst recession since the
first half of the last century but he was
hopeful theredbemorepositivemoment
by now.
Im not satisfied with the way (the
rates) have been going, Liuzzo said. At
5.5 percent, State College had the states
lowest large market unemployment rate.
At 8.2, 8.2 and 8.1 percent respectively,
Johnstown, Philadelphia and Allen-
town/Bethlehem/Easton are the only
other metros besides Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton with a rate above 8 percent.
Areas jobless rate unchanged
By ANDREWM. SEDER
[email protected]
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Yesterday 3
Month to date 90
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mean temperature was above 65 degrees.
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Normal year to date 17.20
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Towanda 0.60 -0.05 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 3.07 0.75 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 2.86 0.03 18.0
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Highs: 69-75. Lows: 49-52. Partly cloudy
and mild. Partly cloudy and cool tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 78-80. Lows: 56-63. Partly cloudy.
Continued partly cloudy tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 69-74. Lows: 46-56. Partly cloudy
and mild. Partly cloudy and cool tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 77-79. Lows: 56-59. Partly cloudy.
Mostly clear tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 78-80. Lows: 57-61. Mostly sunny.
Mostly clear tonight.
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Chicago 74/64/.00 80/65/s 90/77/s
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Minneapolis 77/60/.00 82/71/pc 92/70/pc
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Reading
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Scranton
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Pottsville
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Albany
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Feels like fall out
there this morn-
ing and that
gusty breeze will
continue all
afternoon.
Despite having
the sky textured
with swollen
cumulus clouds,
the day should
remain dry with
clearing tonight.
Tomorrow looks
similar to today
with low humidi-
ty and below
average temper-
atures. Starting
Thursday, much
warmer air will
move in and by
the weekend, it'll
feel like summer
again. Our next
chance for rain
will arrive Friday.
Tropical Storm
Debby remains
nearly stationary
off Florida. In
Apalachicola
Monday, 4.7 inch-
es of rain fell.
The total there
this month is
now up to 19.9
inches.
- Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: Tropical Storm Debby will continue to produce excessive rainfall for most of
Florida today while low pressure brings showers to New England. Showers will also fall over the
Pacic Northwest. Pop-up thunderstorms are possible over parts of the Southwest, but temperatures
will remain high. Hot temperatures will also extend well north through the Plains.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
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53
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shower
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62
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shower
90
68
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thunder
90
65
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70
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HEALTH S E C T I O N C
THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012
timesleader.com
LUZERNE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING
570-825-8508 www.sectv.com
Exclusively on
Channel 19
Tonight at 6:30 pm
Replay
Friday at 8:00 pm
Live!
Free breast health
awareness event scheduled
Kings College physician
assistant student Christine
Cowell will partner with
Maternal and Family Health
Services to provide local
women with a free breast
health awareness event.
The event, which will be
held at 6:30 p.m. July 11 at
the Wilkes-Barre YMCA, 40
W. Northampton St., Wilkes-
Barre, will feature an educa-
tional presentation about
breast cancer risk factors and
prevention.
Attendees will learn how
to perform a proper self-
breast exam and how making
healthy choices can have
rewards beyond breast can-
cer prevention.
Those who qualify will
also receive referrals for free
mammograms, provided
through MFHS and Susan G.
Komen for the Cure NEPA
affiliate.
Cowell will be completing
her masters degree and will
hold the event as her re-
quired community service
presentation.
For more information
about the event, contact her
at christineco-
[email protected].
Hazleton General awarded
HFAP stroke certification
Hazleton General Hospital
was awarded primary stroke
certification from the Health-
care Facilities Accreditation
Program, an independent,
accreditation organization
recognized by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid
Services for the fifth year in a
row (2007-2012).
It earned this distinction
after HFAP conducted an
extensive and objective re-
view of the hospitals quality
and safety standards.
IN BRIEF
Health briefs are limited to non-
profit entities and support
groups. To have your health-
oriented announcement included,
send information to Health,
Times Leader, 15 N. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250; by
fax: 829-5537; or email
[email protected]. In-
formation must be received at
least two weeks in advance.
Q: What types of
screening tests are
available for depres-
sion? What blood
tests, X-ray tests,
verbalization tests,
written tests might
help diagnose de-
pression?
J.B., Atlanta
A: The mind and the body are
interconnected. I believe that you
cant look at the physical health
without looking at the mental
health and vice versa. Whenever
I perform a complete history and
physical examination, I always in-
quire about mental health par-
ticularly when there are physical
conditions that might predispose
one to depression. Examples in-
clude chronic pain conditions like
arthritis or migraine headaches;
hypothyroidism;
menstrual problems;
cancer; and heart
disease. Treatment
to improve ones
physical health of-
ten, but not always,
leads to an eventual
improved sense of
well-being and an
improvement of
ones mood.
While there arent
specific blood tests
to measure brain chemical neu-
rotransmitter levels or imaging
tests to pinpoint depression, there
are a number of depression screen-
ing tests that have been developed
over the years many available
through a Google search.
I have developed my own screen-
ing questions which Ill share with
you:
1) On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1
feeling very happy and 10 feeling
like you wish your life was over,
how would you rate your mood?
2) On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1
feeling very calm and 10 feeling
so anxious you could crawl out of
your skin, how would you rate your
anxiety level?
3) How would you rate your con-
centration good, fair, poor or
somewhere in-between?
4) How would you rate your mo-
tivation good, fair poor or some-
where in-between?
5) Do you have increased irrita-
bility?
6) Do you have increased crying
spells?
7) Are you stress-eating?
8) Do you have a decreased in-
terest in enjoyable activities?
9) Do you have difficulty falling
asleep? (a red flag for anxiety) and
10) Do you have trouble staying
asleep? (a red flag for underlying
depression). This provides both the
patient and the doctor with a mea-
sure of their mental state that can
be remeasured and compared after
an antidepressant is started.
ASK DR. H
M I T C H E L L H E C H T
Physical health
can mimic your
mental health
Dr. Mitchell Hecht is a physician specializing
in internal medicine. Send questions to him
at: Ask Dr. H, P.O. Box 767787, Atlanta, GA
30076. Due to the large volume of mail
received, personal replies are not possible.
I believe that
you cant look
at the phys-
ical health
without look-
ing at the
mental health
and vice
versa.
I
n 2006, Charlotte Gray experienced her first signs of liver trouble. Six
years, several complications andonetransplant later, Gray, now60, and
her family still fight to keep her health in check.
Meanwhile, her 32-year-old daughter, Kelly Kablick, who eventually be-
came her mothers living donor, is fighting a concurrent battle.
It started when she switched family doc-
tors, Jennifer Keller, 39, another of Grays
daughters, explained of her mother. They or-
deredlab work andfoundnot only that her liv-
er enzymes were elevated but that she had a
Stage I tumor on her kidney.
Inremovingthetumor doctors noticedmild
cirrhosis on the liver. More complications,
some liver-related, arose. Gray also was deter-
mined anemic, esophageal problems were
found, and her spleen became enlarged due to
the enlarged liver.
Thenjaundice andbouts of confusionset in,
and Keller knew something was terribly
wrong.
Im a nurse, so unfortunately I know too
much, she said. After she started to experi-
ence periods of confusion I called the doctor
to have her looked at.
Gray was admitted to the hospital, and it
was finally determinedshe wouldgothe route
See DONOR, Page 3C
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Charlotte Gray is surrounded by her family in this photo taken at Christmas. From left are: Mason Gray, Tyler Keller,
Melinda Gray, Jennifer Gray Keller, Cole Kablick, Kelly Gray Kablick, Charlotte Gray, John Kablick, Jeff Gray, Fred
Gray, Sydney Keller and Bill Keller.
RALLYING ROUND
Daughter becomes living donor for mom, but the battle continues
By SARA POKORNY [email protected]
What: Benefit for
Kelly Gray Kablick
and Charlotte Gray
When: 3 p.m. to
midnight Sunday
Where: Rodanos,
53 Public Square,
Wilkes-Barre
More info: $20
entrance fee in-
cludes soda, beer,
pizza and strom-
boli. Additional
donations will be
accepted, and
basket raffles are
planned.
Entertainment:
OZ Acoustic, The
Fab Greys, Bob
from Mr. Echo, K8
and Dusty, Gary
from Iron Cowboy
and Adam Detrio
IF YOU GO
Can (vitamin) B-12 taken orally be
effective (for more energy) or
must other B-vitamins be in-
cluded?
B-vitamins taken orally (in food or
supplements) can indeed be
effective for energy production.
Thats one of their main purposes
to help our cells derive energy
from the foods we eat. B-vitamins
also help produce red blood cells
that feed our body oxygen and
other nutrients. A deficiency of
vitamin B-12 a condition called
megaloblastic anemia can
cause fatigue and weakness.
When this condition is corrected,
energy levels can return to nor-
mal.
Here is some other interesting
information about vitamin B-12
from the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) Office of Dietary
Supplements (ODS): Vitamin B-12
is primarily found in foods of
animal origin such as meat, fish,
poultry, eggs, and dairy foods.
When we eat these foods, B-12 is
freed for use in our body by the
action of stomach acid and en-
zymes. Synthetic vitamin B-12
found in dietary supplements and
fortified foods is already in its
free form. Whether natural or
synthetic, vitamin B-12 is absorb-
ed into the body only when it
combines with intrinsic factor
a substance formed in the cells of
the stomach. Some people can
get plenty of vitamin B-12 in their
diets and still have a deficiency of
this vital nutrient, however. A
condition called pernicious
anemia destroys the stomachs
ability to produce intrinsic factor
which prevents the absorption of
B-12.
People most at risk for vitamin
B-12 deficiency are those who
follow a strict vegetarian diet or
have a reduced amount of stom-
ach acid. And as we age, our
stomachs produce less acid. For
this reason, nutrition experts now
recommend people older than 50
obtain most of their vitamin B-12
from foods with free vitamin
B-12 such as fortified cereals and
dietary supplements.
How much do we need? The Rec-
ommended Dietary Allowance
(RDA) for healthy people older
than the age of 14 years is 2.4
micrograms of vitamin B-12 daily.
Higher doses have not been
found to be toxic since the body
is able to limit how much it ab-
sorbs.
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anymore.
Standing 5-feet-4, Moore weighed 252
pounds.
That image was all it took for Moore, 56,
of Detroit to start walking regularly.
It took a funeral for Jodi Davis.
At the funeral of a relative, she watched
as the womans son cried at his mothers
casket. The woman who had died was in
her early 40s.
I thought that could be me in the cas-
ket, said Davis, 45, of Coloma in western
Michigan. Davis, too, was extremely obese.
She is 5-feet-6 and weighed 300 pounds.
Although they live in different parts of
Lose the weight one step at a time
By CASSANDRA SPRATLING
Detroit Free Press
MCT PHOTO
Virginia Pye takes a break in the shade
while walking along the Detroit RiverWalk in
Michigan.
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took similar steps to get their
weight and health under con-
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After dropping 162 pounds
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weather is warm, its a great
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There are clear physical,
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walking, said Victor Katch, an
avid walker and University of
Michigan movement science
professor.
Walking reduces depression
and wards off or slows the pro-
gression of chronic diseases
such as diabetes and heart dis-
ease, Katch said. And one of the
best things about walking as a
major form of exercise is that
almost everyone can do it.
Walking is easy to do. It en-
gages most of the major mus-
cles of the body. Its good for
balance and internal function-
ing, he said.
And, unlike some exercises,
you dont have to go anywhere
special to do it, said Katch, who
walks daily sometimes twice
or three times on a really good
day. Im a mover, he said. Id
like to say Im a mover and a
shaker, but really, Im just a
mover.
Katch and other walking ad-
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ways to stick to a regimen is to
have a partner or group, to walk
in places that inspire and en-
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such as walking a 5K or a half
marathon.
The scenery, improved
health and group support are
among the attractions for the
Detroit River Walkers a
group of almost 1,000 people 60
and older who walk Tuesday
and Thursday mornings on the
Detroit RiverWalk in a program
sponsored by Detroit Receiving
Hospital.
My strength and endurance
have improved, said Edythe
Hayden Friley, 65, who has
been walking with the River
Walkers for five years. And its
good for me emotionally. You
hear so much bad stuff about
the city. But here, theres such
peace, tranquility and beauty
along the water. It just makes
you feel good.
The Detroit RiverWalk is one
of Moores favorite places to go
for a stroll, too. She walks
along the riverfront at least
three times a week. Occasional-
ly, they veer off along the near-
by Dequindre Cut Greenway.
We started out just doing a
few miles, but sometimes we
get in about 7 miles, says
Moore, a clinical care manager
for a mental health facility in
Wixom.
I can wear all my clothes
again, she says. I love the new
me.
Davis walks every day for at
least 1 miles along Lake Mi-
chigan near her home.
Both women suggest walking
at a brisk pace; as they lost
weight, they were able to walk
faster.
And Davis discovered other
benefits besides weight loss.
I have much more energy,
she said. My thoughts are
clearer and I sleep better.
Whenever Im feeling stressed,
I get outside and stomp it off.
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Loretta Moore walks along the Detroit riverfront at William G.
Miliken State Park and Harbor in Michigan. Moore lost 62 pounds
over a two-year period by walking and changing her eating habits.
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of aliver transplant. Her position
on the list was determined by
her MELD, or Model for End-
stage Liver Disease, score. The
scale goes as such: a score of less
than 9 is a 1.9 percent mortality
rate, 10to19is 6percent, 20to29
is 19.6 percent, 30 to 39 is 53.6
percent, and 40 or more is 71.3
percent. At the time Grays score
was 14.
In late August 2011 she was
taken to the University of Penn-
sylvania to begin the transplant
process.
There were millions of tests
that had to be done so she could
even be put on the transplant
list, Keller said. Cardiac work-
ups, colonoscopy, endoscopy,
MRIs, CAT scan, bloodwork. It
was an entire day of appoint-
ments and counseling and tests
and lab work.
On the other end of the spec-
trum was the discussion of a liv-
ing donor, for which Keller said
there was no shortness of volun-
teers.
Myself, my sister, my brother,
sister-in-law, moms best friend,
friends of the family There
were a lot of people willing.
At first it was thought that
Grays 38-year-old son, Jeff,
wouldbe the donor, but that hit a
snag.
What we didnt know is that
in addition to having to match
my mothers blood type, the do-
nor hadtohave a certainBMI (or
body-mass index, which is an ap-
proximationof body fat basedon
weight and height). My brother
would have had to lose a tremen-
dous amount of weight in order
to fit the criteria.
Eventually it was determined
that Kablick, whose BMI was ac-
ceptable and O Negative blood
type fit with Grays A Positive,
was to be the donor. That, in it-
self, was a process.
Youhave togothroughall the
same tests as the recipient, and
you also have to meet with a psy-
chologist, Keller said. If youre
married (which Kablick is) your
spouse has to go with you be-
cause he has tobe absolutely cer-
tain that hes OK with this.
Its also incredibly lengthy.
My sister started the process in
October, and the surgery was in
January. They make it as long as
possible so the donor has time to
back out if they want to.
This thought process is not
uncommon, as Keller said be-
coming a donor takes its toll.
The eight-hour procedure re-
moves 60 percent of the donors
liver.
They explain to you that, go-
ing into this, the recipient is go-
ing to feel like garbage because
of all the toxins intheir bodythat
the liver isnt filtering out, so
they really have nowhere to go
but up. As a donor, you feel per-
fect going in, but your body is
used to having 100 percent of its
liver so once more than half of
that is gone, youre going to feel
like you got hit by a train.
Kablick had a rough recovery.
When she came out of ICU
andwent into a regular roomshe
woke up in a panic, Keller said.
She needed someone to be with
her.
There was a mental toll on
Gray as well.
Liver-transplant patients are
extremely confused coming out
of anesthesia, Keller explained.
My mother was yelling, Get me
out of here, get me out of here,
and trying to rip her tubes off.
We needed someone to sit with
her at all times.
The transplant was a success,
though it wasnt until June that
the family and doctors realized
something had happened during
Grays recovery process.
She had a stroke, and we had
no idea, Keller said. We took
her to doctors in June because
she was having neurological
changes, anda CATscanshowed
swelling in her brain, and some-
time after the surgery she had a
stroke. It mimics a lot of the
symptoms of recovery, like
weakness and confusion, so its
not hard to mistake one for the
other.
Today, Grays battle contin-
ues. She is again hospitalized at
the University of Pennsylvania,
where she underwent an emer-
gency appendectomy Sunday.
Though insurance has cov-
eredmany of the procedures, the
medical bills mount, with some
coming out of the woodwork,
Keller said. Home therapy, medi-
cation and transportation costs
add to the expenses. To offset
these costs the family has
planned a benefit at Rodanos on
Public Square inWilkes-Barre on
Sunday. A $20 fee will cover a
day of music, food and beverag-
es, and additional money will be
raised through basket raffles.
DONOR
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on shots, micro-
chipped
EXETER: Cosmopolitan
Seniors are accepting reserva-
tions for a trip to Mount Airy
Casino on July 11. Pick ups will
be in Exeter and Pittston. Non-
members welcome on trips. For
information contact Johanna at
655-2720.
FALLS: The Falls Senior
Center, 2813 Sullivans Trail,
State Route 92, West Falls,
recently honored attending
members older than the age of
90 with a special birthday lunch
and musical presentation. Ice
cream sundaes for a dollar will
be offered at 1 p.m. on Friday.
KINGSTON: The Kingston
Senior Center, 680 Wyoming
Ave., is offering a bag lunch
before 11 a.m. on Thursday.
There are no activities on
Thursday since the center clos-
es early.
Fun stories will be shared at
11:30 a.m. on Friday during
Senior Secrets.
An Independence Day special
lunch will be served on Monday.
At 11:15 a.m. a representative
from Sams Club will explain
the Free Health Screenings
Program.
PLAINS TWP.: The Plains
Senior Citizens Project Head
June meeting featured Lieuten-
ant Richard Lussi of the Plains
Police Crime Watch Program as
a guest speaker.
The senior picnic for mem-
bers and non members will be
held at noon on Wednesday at
the Plains Lions Pavilion. Any-
one wanting to attend the picnic
should contact President Kevin
OConnor at 824-3768. Cost of
the picnic is $10 for members
and $15 for non members and
will be collected the day of the
event by Jack Hoover, treasurer.
A hot meal will be provided and
music and games will be avail-
able.
Due to the July 4 holiday, the
next meeting will be held on
July 11 at SS. Peter and Paul
school cafeteria. Hostesses are
Mary Gurka, Rose Hayes, Mary
Hoinski, Jack Hoover, Margaret
Hoover and Mary Elaine Horan.
Hostesses should report at 11:30
a.m.
SWOYERSVILLE: Swoyers-
ville Senior Citizens will meet
at 1 p.m. on Wednesday in St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
social hall. New members are
welcome.
Winners of the 50-50 fundrais-
er at the previous meeting were
Arlene Gomba, Madeline Ba-
rush and Agnes Gashi. Guest
speaker was from Wyoming
Valley Alcohol Abuse Services.
Refreshments were served and
bingo was played.
WILKES-BARRE: The Rain-
bow Seniors met recently at
Albright United Methodist
Church. Celebrating birthdays
were Joan Krasnahill and Jean
Langley. Angelo and Bernadine
Ricci celebrated their wedding
anniversary. Dorothy Coach did
a reading. Door prizes were
won by Ted Krasnahill and
Doris Hughes.
A special Italian Day lunch
will be served on Wednesday.
The next meeting will be held
at 1 p.m. on July 17 at Albright
United Methodist Church.
NEWS FOR SENIORS
Mercy Center Dallas Skilled Nursing and Personal Care recently held a patriotic day celebration for
residents and family members. The activity staff and volunteers decorated the Rivers Room in a festive
patriotic theme. Entertainment was on the agenda and a variety of picnic foods were provided. Some of
the participants, from left, first row, are Sister Pat Kearney, Sister Consuela Fox, Sister Bride Pollard and
Frances Tabor. Second row: Leah Keiser, student, Misericordia University; Deborah Dragon, PCU activity
coordinator; John Evania, entertainer; Columbia Agostinelli, entertainer; and Diana Yaskiewicz, volunteer.
Mercy Center Dallas conducts patriotic day celebration
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