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Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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Obituaries...........................9

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Sports ...............................10

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Clarks Summitresidentprepares forregional weightlift-ing competition inOrlando, Fla.

See Page 10.

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Abigail, left, andShirley Pisanchynwere among awardrecipients at theBest of theAbingtons readers

choice event.See Page 3.

WinnersCIRCLE

Creativity lined the walls and

counters at Citizens Savings

Bank in Clarks Summit during

the month of April. A variety of

artwork was displayed from ab-

stract designs, to paintings inspired by Alice

in Wonderland, to large collaborative piec-es, all created by Abington Heights High

School students.

The exhibit, titled Art in the Office was

the banks way of celebrating its communi-

ties during Community Banking Month,

according to Lisa M. Bonacci, Vice Presi-

dent, Human Resources. Each branch held asimilar event.

We felt the idea of showcasing the artistictalents of our local high school students(grades 9-12) would be a great opportunity topromote the students and their schools ineach community, Bonacci said via e-mail.We wanted to show how important these artprograms are to supporting the studentspersonal expression and development and to

show them the local businesses care andwant to help them reach their full potential.

She said this was the banks first Art in theOffice program, but they hope to make it anannual event.

A reception was held for the student artists

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

ATLEFT: AbingtonHeightsHigh School studentColleen Smith and hermother, Elaine Smith,viewEinstein, a paintingby AbingtonHeights

Art2 studentsDan Callen,MarissaCarter, Mela-nieColes,Sean Corcoran,Zach Eischeid, Jessi-ca Ellis, Alosha Fox,AlexaKarel,Molly Killeen,BrynnKizer, KristiKopicki, Madison Levinson,Laura Linder, Jessica Maietta,Dale Pettry, AnnaSmith, Maria Sunick and DanaWilliams.

ABOVE: Artwork by Abington Heights stu-dent Irene Torresani on display for Art inthe Office at Citizens Savings Bank, Clarks

Summit

BELOW: Artwork by Abington Heights studentAlanna Mecca on display for Art in the Officeat Citizens Savings Bank, Clarks Summit

ABOVE: Artwork by Abington Heights studentBrianna Benson on display for Art in theOffice at Citizens Savings Bank, Clarks Sum-mit.

ABOVE: Artwork by Abington Heights studentWilliam Hamersly on display for Art in the Officeat Citizens Savings Bank, Clarks Summit

Banking onCREATIVITYBY ELIZABETHBAUMEISTER

[email protected]

See Banking, Page13

CLARKSSUMMIT - JoyceandDavid Tresslerof Clarks

Summitwill be honored withThe SalvationArmy Commu-nity ServiceAwardat theorga-nizations annual dinner Thurs-day at 6:30 p.m. at theRadissonLackawanna Station Hotel,Scranton.

SalvationArmy MajorBeaConnell saidthe Tresslerswerechosen unanimously by thecommitteebecause of theirdedication and commitmentto the county.

Thehusband andwife areactive in the localcommunity,and David Tresslersaid theyhave beeninvolvedwith theSalvation Army forthe past 15to 20 years.

outwith themailings, such as atChristmastime, sending noti-fications that help is needed.Shehas done an outstandingjobthere.

DavidTressler hasalso beena committedvolunteer. Oneyear, heran a funddrivefortheorganization andhe rings thered kettle bellseach Christmasfor its annual collection.

When they need help, I try

working side byside with theSalvationArmy. I thinktheyare an outstanding organiza-tion,helping the communityandlocalfamilies. They are

verygood at providing help.The real heroineisMajor

Bea Connell, Joyce Tresslersaid. She is really a model forhow wecan make a differenceanytime,anywhere.

The Tresslers have volun-teeredwith a variety of orga-nizationsin addition to theSalvation Army andbeen in-volved in communityserviceprojects,some togetheras acouple and some individually.Joycesaid some of these in-cludethe Voluntary ActionCenter, United Way, HolyFam-ilyResidence,Northeast Re-gional CancerInstitute,Deutsch Institute,JT Jolly Vol-

Award goes to C.S coupleBYKELLY LEIGHTON AND

ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

Abington Journal Staff

The real heroineisMajor Bea Connell. Sheis really a model for howwe can make a differ-

ence anytime, any-where.

JoyceTressler

The Salvation Army Community

Service Award honoree

LA PLUME - Each of thestudents involved in KeystoneColleges service and outreachprograms have their favoriteservice projects, unique totheir individual interests, pas-sions and goals. Some regu-larly visit the elderly, prepar-ing meals for them and listen-ing to their stories. Somespend time reading to childrenin pre-schools or mentoringat-risk youth. Others focus onthe needs of the environment,planting trees and picking uplitter.

All the participating stu-dents, however, seem to shareone common desire: to make

the world a better place, start-ing in their own communities.Maria Fanning, Director of

Community Outreach atKeystone, La Plume, is theperson who assists the stu-dents in finding the serviceprojects that tie in with theirmajors, skills and passions.She also serves with them,lending encouragement and ahelping hand along the way.She said the outreach pro-grams are an important part ofthe students education andprovide valuable experienceand good memories for themas well.

We have a lot of fun, she

said.Fanning referred to the ser-

vice projects as a win-winfor the students and communi-ties they partner with. Thestudents gain new skills, make

Service

leads to

smilesBY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

[email protected]

See Service, Page 6

WaverlyCommunityHouse 20th

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place April 28and 29. The

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YOUR COMMUNITY

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COVERAGE AREA: The Abington Journal, a weekly community newspaperthat is part of Impressions Media in Wilkes-Barre, PA, covers the Abingtonsarea of Lackawanna and Wyoming counties. This includes but is not limited toClarks Summit, Clarks Green, South Abington, Newton, Ransom, Glenburn,Dalton, La Plume, Factoryville, Waverly, Tunkhannock and the Abington

Heights, Lackawanna Trail and Lakeland school districts.Ourcirculationhoversbetween2,000and 3,000readers.Wetryto gettoas

many events as possible, but staff and space limitations make it impossible tocover everything. If you have news about your family, town or organization,please send it to us and well do our best to publish it. Photographs (withcaptions) are welcome.

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The Waverly Community House, 1115 North Abington Road, announced Dr. Richard Wein-berger and his wife, Erin, are chairing the 2012 Sustaining Fund Campaign. The Weinbergerssaid the Comm is an intrinsic part of their lives and their family has spent years playing on theplayground, the tennis courts, the Comm lawn and the gym.

The Comms fundraising goal for this year is $100,000, which will provide more than a fifthof its operating budget for the year. More information on the Sustaining Fund Drive can beobtained by calling 585.8113. Shown: Erin and Richard Weinberger at the Waverly CommunityHouse.

Waverly Comm announces fund drive

DAILY EVENTS

May 2: Prophetic Turning

Points will be the topic at theweekly Wednesday evening 6

p.m. Bible study of the CountryAlliance Church, OrchardDrive, Clarks Summit (acrossfrom the Red Barn Village,

Newton Township). Info:587.2885 or 945.3641.

May 3: UnitedMethodistWomen of the Clarks Green

United Methodist ChurchSpring Rummage sale, atClarks Green United MethodistChurch, 119 Glenburn Road,Clarks Green from 9 a.m. - 2

p.m. Also, May 4 from 8:30 -11 a.m. Clothing, books, house-hold goods and other items will

be available for sale at a nomi-nal price.

Dalton Fire Co. Ladies Aux.

meeting, at 6:30 p.m. at theDalton Fire Company.

May 4: Glenburn Township

Spring Cleanup, continuingMay 5. Residents are asked to

place cleanup items curbsidefor pickup by 5 a.m. May 4.

They will be picked up eitherFriday or Saturday at the dis-cretion of the contractor. Metalsmust be kept separate fromother items. Items that will not

be picked up include: Regularhousehold trash, recyclables,grass or leaves, non-compac-table items such as brick, blockand concrete, cast iron, auto

parts, tires, batteries, motor oilor lubricants, paint (dried up

paint cans), paint thinners orturpentine, pesticides, hazard-ous, noxious, caustic, or acidchemicals, asbestos, metaldrums, propane tanks, oil/gascontaining items, explosives of

any type including gun loadingmaterials and electronics. Re-frigerators, freezers and airconditioners must be certifiedFreon free with a tag containingthe technicians ID number anddated.

Ransom Township Spring

Cleanup, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.,continuing May 5 from 7 a.m. -noon. No tires, no batteries, noclosed paint cans. Free TV andcomputer recycling. Dumpstersin Milwaukee on Hickory Landand Dumpster in Mount Deweyat same location. Identificationmay be required.

Spring Rummage Sale, at

Dalton United MethodistChurch, 125 South TurnpikeRoad, Dalton, PA. Donationdrop off days are May 2 from10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and May 3from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sales

begin Friday from 9 a.m. - 2p.m. and 5 - 7 p.m. Lunch isavailable on Friday morning.Bright Beginnings preschoolwill also hold its bake sale.Saturday bag sales are from 8a.m. noon, with bags avail-able for $2 and $3. Also, May5.

Trash & Treasure Sale, at theWaverly United MethodistChurch at 105 Church St. Thesale runs Friday from 8 a.m. - 1

p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. -noon. Just about everything,except heavy, large furnitureand computers, will be avail-able. Donations for the sale can

be dropped off at the church byMay 1. Various items from thesale will be distributed to local

charities. Info: Kathy Craven at586.9167. Also, May 5.

May 5: Country Alliance

Church will accept clothing

donations, 14014 OrchardDrive, Clarks Summit (acrossfrom the Red Barn Village,

Newton Twp) 9-11 a.m., tobenefit the Keystone RescueMissions Alliance, Scranton.Slightly used and very usedclothing will be accepted, alongwith purses and shoes. Theslightly used clothing will bedistributed to people in needand the very used clothing will

be sold for rags. It would beappreciated if the different

kinds of clothing are separatedbut it is not necessary. Info:www.countryalliance.com, or587.2885 or 945.3641.

Griffin Pond Animal Shelter

Volunteer Meeting, at Lacka-wanna College, 501 Vine Street,Scranton, at 11 a.m.

Traceys Hope Fourth Annual

Memorial Pet Walk, at McDadePark in Scranton. Registeredwalkers raising over $25 willreceive an event T-shirt. For

participants who choose towalk and not seek sponsors, thecost is $15. Businesses wishingto be listed on the event t-shirtmay do so for a donation of

$50. Info: 457.1625 orwww.petservicesbydenise.com.

Astronomy Day 2012, atKeystone Colleges Thomas G.Cupillari Observatory in Fleet-ville at 7 p.m. Hosted by TheLackawanna AstronomicalSociety. A variety of telescopeswill be set up to view the plane-ts Venus, Mars, Saturn and theFull Moon, weather permitting.Cost: free.

Free Childrens Movie, Die-

trich Theater in downtownTunkhannock at 11 a.m. In lov-ing memory of Jeeterbugfrom the Kintner Family. Chil-dren and families are invited tothe Dietrich Theater to seeThe Jungle Book. Admission:Free, includes free popcorn andsoda. Tickets are available atthe door while they last or can

be reserved at 996.1500.

May 6: Griffin Pond Animal

Shelter Volunteers at PetSmart,from noon to 3 p.m. Must be 18to participate. Info: 842.8334.

Annual Rotary Club of the

Abingtons Pasta Dinner, at theAbington Heights High School

from12:30 - 5 p.m. Eat-in ortakeout. Cost: $8 for adults and$4 for children under12. Pro-ceeds to benefit area youth

programs in the Abingtons, aswell as Abington Little League,and the Childrens AdvocacyCenter. Tickets: 947.2705.

St. Tikhons Seminary Centu-

ry Association Presents "Hospi-

tality Ala Russe Iii", at St.Johns Russian Orthodox Ca-thedral St. Johns Center, 701Hill Street, Mayfield, at 3:30

p.m. Featuring traditional rus-sian cuisine and entertainment.Cost: $40 for adults, $10 forchildren under 12. Schedule

includes: 3:30 p.m. Receptionand Russian Table, 6 p.m. En-tertainment and 7 p.m. Deli-cious Desserts and ThemeBasket Drawings. Reservations:876.0730.

The Scranton School for Deaf

& Hard-of-Hearing Children

Annual Car Show, at theschools campus at 537 VenardRoad, Clarks Summit from 10a.m. - 3 p.m. Spectators canvisit and vote on the cars to

determine the Best of Show.The day will feature ninevendors offering crafts, food,

prizes and games all through-out the day. Cost: no admis-sion fee, but donations arerequested.

Celebration of the Blue-

bells, at The Endless Moun-tains Nature Center, begin-ning at 1 p.m. At 2 p.m.,EMNCs director and natural-ist, Rebecca Lesko, will hosta presentation. At 2:30 p.m.,nature walk along the trails.Sturdy shoes are recom-mended because part of thetrail is rough and rocky. Do-nations will be accepted.

May 7: Lackawanna Col-

leges Third Annual Lake

Region Scholarship Golf

Tournament, at WoodlochSprings. Proceeds specifical-ly benefit tuition for studentsattending the colleges LakeRegion Center at the HawleySilk Mill. Donations/info:961.7818 or [email protected].

Abington Heights Civic

League meeting, at the club-house, 115 Colburn Ave.,Clarks Summit at 7:30 pm.Dancers from the AbingtonHeights Civic League Dance

Academy will entertain. Info:587-3101

May 8: The Greater North-

east PA Chapter of the Amer-

ican Foundation for Suicide

Prevention Meeting, in theboard room of CommunityCare Behavioral Health Orga-nization, 72 Glenmaura Na-tional Boulevard, Moosic, at6 p.m. Register/Info:207.9199.

COMMUNITYCALENDAR

Lackawanna Trail seniorbowler Stephanie Sheridanhas accepted a scholarship toDelaware State University, notthe University of Delaware as

EDITORS NOTE

Editor:Recently my daughter, Ceci-

lia, held a concert in order toraise funds for the Lackawan-na Trails Music Departmentin her attempt to give back toher school. Obviously, I amproud of my daughter, but Imust also say how proud I amofallthe students who partici-pated in an event that requireda large participation by themin order to succeed.

Over 20 students participa-ted and gave hours of theirtime to learn the music cre-ated by my daughter. Some

also added to the program byperforming in a fellow stu-dents jazz band, or by per-forming a solo act, thus cre-ating a tr ue Celebration ofMusic!

I also commend and thanktheir music director, Mr. Ke-vin Dikeman, who was thereevery step of the way for therehearsals and interviews, andalso performed in the jazzband, in order to promote thesuccess of the program. Hisdedication to the students andquality music in the school is

so amazing.The news media also pro-

vided tremendous support forthis event, and it was greatlyappreciated.

A large amount of moneywas raised through contribu-tions and advertising, whichshowed how much the com-munity supports music in theLackawanna Trail SchoolDistrict. Trails High Schoolprincipal, Mr. Rushefski, andhis staff were also very sup-portive of the event.

Having attended the con-cert, the proof was apparent

that we have a large amount oftalent in our school district.Im sure the same can be saidfor other schools as well. Forthis reason, we must do every-thing possible to keep musiceducation strong in ourschools, regardless of a bud-get crisis. The students want itand need it, the communitysupports it, and without it,where would our childrensfuture be?

Cathy Rist StrauchFactoryville

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Waverly CommunityHouse, 1115 North AbingtonRoad, will hold its annualWaverly Waddle 5K Walk/Run May 12. This years racewill be held in memory ofMarianne Nelson, who wasan avid walker and friend ofthe Community House.

Registration will run from8 - 8:45 a.m. on the backlawn of the building and therace will begin at 9 a.m.

Registration fees before May9 are: $12 for adults, $6 forchildren 12 and under and$30 for families of four. Af-ter May 9 and on race day:$15 for adults, $8 for chil-dren 12 and under and $35for families of four.

A Junior Waddle, forchildren ages 8 and under,will take place immediatelyfollowing The Waddle. There

is no registration fee for theJunior Waddle and all partic-ipants will receive a ribbon.

The National RunningCenter will feature The Wa-verly Waddle as their Raceof the Month.

Medals will be given in thefollowing categories: first,second and third place run-ners in age groups: 50+,40-49, 30-39, 19-29, 13-18and 12 and under. Gift cards

from the National RunningCenter will be presented tothe first overall male andfemale runners and trophieswill be awarded to the firstoverall male and femalewalkers.

More information and reg-istration forms can be foundat www.waverlycomm.org orby calling 586.8191, exten-sion 2.

Comm to host WaverlyWaddle 5K Walk/Run

A seminar, Renewing Con-gregational Song, led by Rev.John L. Bell of the Iona Com-munity in Scotland will beheld at First PresbyterianChurch of Clarks SummitMay 19 from10 a.m. - 2 p.m.It will explore ways to enlivenchurch congregations throughpassionate singing.

Bell is a hymn writer, songleader and author whose pri-mary passion is congregation-

al song. He has conductedseminars in Europe, NorthAmerica, Australasia andsouthern Africa.

The seminar is open to any-one interested in the role ofchurch congregations in sing-ing and is appropriate for alldenominations. The cost ofthe seminar is $10, whichcovers lunch. To register,email [email protected].

Church to host RenewingCongregational Song seminar


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Membersof thegreaterAbington community wereinvited to seetheirname inlights at thesixthannualBest of theAbingtonsawardsceremony, presentedbyThe Abington Journal.

Ramada, ClarksSummit,was thehost location April26 forthe event,whichdrew more than 85peopleto accepttheirhonorsaswinnersof a readers choicepoll. Ramadareceivedanawardin theBest Hotelcategory; they tiedas win-ners with NicholsVillageHotel andSpa.

Each spring,ballots ap-pear in thepagesof The

Abington Journaland ataccessiblearea locations:TheDaltonandAbingtonCommunity Libraries andThe Waverly CommunityHouse.Readers vote ontheirfavorites in categoriesrangingfrom Artist, HighSchoolCoach and Commu-nityVolunteer to CupofCoffee, DogTrainer andFriendliestServiceStation.

Guestemcee and awardpresenter, RachelPughservesas Director of Com-munityRelations forIm-pressionsMediaand Gen-eral Manager of theWeek-ender.

Prizesfor winnersin-cludedpersonalizedplaques, ticketscourtesytheNortheast Pa.Philharmonicof to an upcoming perform-ance anda subscriptionoffer to TheAbingtonJour-nal.

For a complete listofwinners, visithttp://thea-bingtonjournal.com/

best_of_abingtons.html orpick upa copy on news-standsthrough May 2.

TheAbington Journalandour parent company

Impressions Mediaare com-mitted to hostingthis type ofevent. We take pride asacompany in recognizingmembersof the communitiesweserve,said AbingtonJournalEditor KristieGrierCeruti.

Impressions Media,led byPresident and CEO PrashantShitut,is a new media busi-

nessbased in NortheasternPennsylvania.The company

operates The Times Leader,an award-winning dailynewspaperand severalweekly community papersincluding The AbingtonJournal, Go Lackawanna,The Sunday Dispatch, TheDallasPost and severalnichepublications, aswell asmanywebsites.For details, visithttp://impressionsmedia.biz

ABINGTON JOURNAL/JASON RIEDMILLER

Abigail, left, and Shirley Pisanchyn of Dalton. Abigail accepted the award for ConsignmentShop, on behalf of The Avenue.

Abington Journalhonors BESTBY ABINGTON JOURNAL

STAFF

Sarah Epp, left, and Julie Tinkelman of Clarks Summit attended.Epp was honored as Best Fitness Instructor. Tinkelman acceptedon behalf of Body Dynamic, voted Best Rehabilitation Center.

Receiving awards for Best HighSchool Male and Female Ath-letes are J. C. Show and TiffanyODonnell. Show is a sopho-more member of the AbingtonHeights Boys Basketball andFootball teams and ODonnell asenior member of the AbingtonHeights Girls Basketball team.

Guest emcee and award pre-senter, Rachel Pugh, serves asDirector of Community Rela-tions for Impressions Mediaand General Manager of theWeekender.

Members of the greater Abington community were invited to see theirname in lights at the sixth annual Best of the Abingtons awards cere-mony, presented by The Abington Journal.Ramada, Clarks Summit, was the host location April 26 for the event,which drew more than 85 people to accept their honors as winners ofthe readers choice poll.

Shown, fromleft, Dr. S.Prahalad andBonnie Maciakof ClarksSummit, whowere voted

Best Doctor andBestCommunity

Volunteer,respectively.

Rosangela deFreitas, far right, accepts the award for Best ArtGallery on behalf of Angels Galeria. She is shown with AbingtonJournal Correspondent TShaiya Stephenson, left, and Editor Kris-tie Grier Ceruti. In background Rachel Pugh announces the win-ners.

More than 85 attended the annual award event presented by TheAbington Journal. It was hosted April 26 in the Summit Ballroom atRamada, Clarks Summit

Shown are Barry Kaplan and StateRepresentative Sid Michaels Kavul-ich. Kaplan accepted awards forEverything Natural, including Storefor Unique Gifts and Natural Foods.Kavulich was voted Best Politician.

The Arts Council of the Abingtons, along with Giant Food Stores, do-nated a bench made of recycled plastic to the Borough of Clarks Summit


Eco-friendly bench donated

NEWTON TOWNSHIP- Supervisor DougPallman announced April 9 that paving onspecific township roads will begin in a fewweeks. We have the roads that we specifiedlast year getting paved in just a few weeks; weare also investigating some of the town roadsthat seem to be cracking. We were able to holdthe paving price from last year to this year,which is a plus, but we also need to think aboutour grader, said Pallman.

Pallman explained that the towns grader hasbeen down for a long time and parts are nolonger available. We need to look at renting agrader because we have ditch work to do. Ithink we should sell the current grader forparts, he said. Supervisor Ron Koldjeski add-ed that it was more cost effective to rent agrader then to purchase one and that the town-

Supervisor Ron Koldjeski also said that

Curative Amendment Hearings have beenscheduled for May 9 at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.Koldjeski explained that the hearing is to re-view zoning in regard to gas drilling and re-ceive public comments for or against. Thefollowing meeting would be to approve theproposed ordinance.

The board approved the installation of sur-veillance cameras at the towns recreation cen-ter. The board received the donation of twocameras and agreed to purchase four additionalcameras at a cost of $165 each from EndlessMountain Security at a cost not to exceed$3,230. Koldjeski said, We have a daycare inthere, and kids coming in and out, senior citi-zens that use the building and we do need tobeef up the security. The installation of thecameras will also help our insurance costs sothat they go down.

Newton paving in the worksBY SUE REBENSKY

Abington Journal Correspondent

Soon there will be improve-ments to the Abington AreaCommunity Park to the tuneof approximately $1 million.

According to Lynne Earley,the senior member of ClarksGreen Borough Council, theboroughs tradition of support-ing the Abington Area JointRecreation Park, a 100-acretract of land in the Townshipof South Abington, dates backto February 14, 1972 whenClarks Green and four otherAbington area municipalitiesagreed to create a joint board

to be known as the AbingtonArea Joint Recreation Board(AAJRB) and acquire anddevelop an area recreationsite; and acquisition of a suit-able site from the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania.

After the joint board wasformed, the Commonwealthauthorized the transfer of atract of 100 acres of land,more or less, in the Townshipof South Abington, sold for$1, Earley explained. Thistransfer took place December19, 1974.

I am happy to continue thetradition of Clarks Greenssupport of the Abington AreaJoint Recreation Park, she

said, referring to the boroughsrole as a technical applicantand financial agent for theRedevelopment AssistanceCapital Program, RACP grant,in the amount of $900,000.The board was the sub-gran-tee. Clarks Green Borough isacting as a municipality towork in conjunction with theboard in administering fundsthat will be used for a fieldturf project at the parks In-ternational Field. Earley add-ed, Coupled with the manyvolunteer initiatives alreadyunderway at the park, the nextfew years promise to be verypositive and transformative forthe park.

At last weeks boroughcouncil meeting, Clarks Greenawarded the contract to FieldTurf to install a synthetic sur-face soccer/football field onthe now-lighted middle fieldat the park, according to BillRisse, Abington Area JointRecreation Board Chairmanand Clarks Green representa-tive.

This represents approxi-mately a $1million upgrade tothe sports facility that willbecome a multi-purpose assetfor community recreationprograms. It will also give usan opportunity to create/at-tract/host tournaments andcamps that will have an eco-nomic impact on the Abington

area, said Risse.Marie King, a volunteer

with the Abington Area Com-munity Parksaid, When itcomes down to it, ClarksGreen has little or no recre-ational space within its bor-ders. The Abington AreaCommunity Park is its park.So when Risse approached usto be the RACP applicant forthe park, our Council at thetime thought it was far-sightedto apply. Besides the RACPgrant, we were also the appli-cant on several other g rantsfor park projects such as thenew pavilion.

My involvement with theDog Park has illustrated very

clearly the incredible commu-nity bonding opportunitiesthat exist at the park.KeithWilliams, Clarks Green Bor-ough president, said the coun-cil is pleased to be able toparticipate in the project. Itsgoing to be wonderful for thecommunity, Williams said.Its going to be accessible(handicapped) for people withdisabilities. Im disabled andIm looking forward to theday when Ill be able to getout there and use all of thefacilities.

Work on the field turf pro-ject is expected to begin soonand will continue throughoutthe summer. Site work will

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The Griffin PondAnimal Shelter, 967Griffin Pond Rd.,Clarks Summit, isopen for the adop-tion of pets fromnoon to 4:30 p.m.,daily. Wish list itemsare always appre-ciated, especiallypaper towels.

Adopt a cage at theGriffin Pond Animal Shel-ter for one month andyour $20 donation will gotoward care and feedingof the animal in that cagefor the month you choose.A card will be placed onthe cage identifying thesponsor for that month.Send the followingAdopt-a-Cage informa-tion, including name,address, city, state andzip, phone number,sponsor month, choiceof dog, cat or smallanimal cage and how youwould like your sponsorcard to appear, alongwith $20 for each cageto The Griffin Pond AnimalShelter, 967 Griffin PondRd., Clarks Summit, PA 18411.

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Name: Mr. BanditoAge: 9 years oldSex: MaleBreed: Labrador mixAbout me: I am affectionate with people and

love treats. I am not compatible with other dogs,but may be with cats. I walk well on the leashand am housebroken.

Remember to contact the Griffin Pond Animal

The Rotary Club of theAbingtons will hold its An-nual Pasta Dinner May 6from 12:30 - 5 p.m. at theAbington Heights HighSchool.

The meal will include theclubs Award- WinningMeatballs, Chef Schiavoneand sons special homemadesauce salad dessert and bev

people from the Abingtonsand takeouts will also beavailable.

All proceeds will benefitarea youth programs in theAbingtons, the AbingtonLittle League, and the Chil-drens Advocacy Center. Thecost is $8 for adults and $4for children under 12. Ticketsare available from any Abing

The Rotary Pasta Dinner Committee met to discuss the upcoming

event. Shown, from left are Rotarians: Jamie Kresge, Ian Anderson,Dave Griffin, Joe Pagnani, Chairperson, Norbert Mayr and RogerMattes, President.

On top of spaghetti

Kaiser Fine Photography, Carbondalerecently held its 7th Annual Live BunnyPortrait Event featuring a bunny fos-tered from the Griffin Pond AnimalShelter, Scott Township.

Kaiser Photographydonates to Griffin Pond

Cheryl Kaiser, owner, left, presents a mone-tary donation from the event to BeverlyBright, Development Coordinator of the Grif-fin Pond Animal Shelter.

Army National Guard Pvt. Jason P.Sterner graduated from Basic CombatTraining at Fort Sill, Okla. He studied theArmy mission and received instructionand training exercises in drill and ceremo-nies, Army history, core values and tradi-tions, military courtesy, military justice,physical fitness, first aid, rifle marks-manship, weapons use, map reading and

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SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. -Graduating members of TomorrowsLeaders Today, a youth programthrough Leadership Lackawanna,hosted a Waffles & Wishes fun-draiser, April 19 at the Nichols Vil-lage Hotel & Spa. Proceeds fromthe breakfast benefited Make-A-Wish.

The 34 graduates of the 2012 To-morrows Leaders Today are juniorsfrom 15 high schools across Lacka-

wanna County; they have been col-laborating with Make-A-Wish since

the beginning of the program inOctober.

The proceeds will benefit theMake-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvaniachapter which consists of 11 coun-ties throughout Pennsylvania. Ac-cording to Maggie OBrien, Region-al Manager for the Make-A-WishGreater Pennsylvania Chapter, thereare two requirements a child mustmeet to be considered for Make-A-Wish: a child must be between the

ages of 2-and-a-half and 18 andliving with a life-threatening illness.

Since its inception in 1983, theGreater Pennsylvania Chapter as awhole has granted more than 12,500wishes, according to OBrien. Sincethe inclusion of Lackawanna Countyin the chapter in 1987, OBrien saidthere have been 190 wishes grantedand there are currently 14 pending.She said that all money raised local-ly stays locally and the moneyraised at Waffles & Wishes willbenefit childrens wishes in Lacka-wanna County.

The chapter grants, on average,six wishes each month and has agoal of 70 per year. The averagecost per wish is $3,900, OBriensaid. According to her, the averageamount of a wish is the cost for a

family of four to visit Disney, whichaccounted for 57 percent of wishesfor their chapter in the previousfiscal year. The percentage includesDisney World, Disney Land and theDisney Cruise, she said.

During Waffles & Wishes,OBrien introduced 8-year-old Tho-mas Boylan to those in attendance.Thomas, who lives with GlycogenStorage Disease. It was announcedduring the event that Thomas willreceive his wish and that he, alongwith his family, leave in July for aweeklong Disney Cruise.

Thomas said what he is mostlooking forward to is the giant

slide.Nicole Barber, Program Adminis-

trator for Leadership Lackawanna,said the collaboration between To-morrows Leaders Today and Make-

A-Wish, not only impacted thecommunity, but influenced areasyouth, including the child who re-ceived a wish today and the 34 par-ticipants of the TLT (TomorrowsLeaders Today) program.

The final total raised for the eventwas $6,377.60, according toOBrien. She said students raised$5,353.35 from the school activitiesand the rest was raised at Waffles &Wishes.

For more information on Tomor-rows Leaders Today or LeadershipLackawanna visit www.leadershi-plackawanna.com or call570.342.7711

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Maggie OBrien, Regional Manager ofMake-A-Wish, Greater Pennsylvania chap-ter, introduces Thomas Boylan, 8, Dun-more, at Waffles & Wishes. Thomas, wholives with Glycogen Storage Disease, wasgranted his wish for a Disney Cruise.

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The 2012 graduating class of Tomorrows Leaders Today hosted Waffles & Wishes April 19at the Nichols Village Hotel & Spa. Shown, from left, are members of the graduating class:John Evans, 16, Summit Christian Academy junior; Shomik Ghosh, 16, Abington Heights

junior; Goldie Gunawan, 16, Scranton Prep junior; Maria Ingaglio, 17, Western Waynejunior; Rosanna Misura, 17, Carbondale Area junior and Alex Eiden, 1, Scranton HighSchool junior.

The Villa Capri CruisersCar Club, Inc. Scholarshipwill be awarded to a student

in the Automotive Tech-nology Program with themost financial need. TheAutomotive TechnologyProgram at Johnson Collegeprepares students to enterinto the work force as entry-level technicians in the manyphases of the automobile,truck, and diesel industries.

This is the first scholarshipever sponsored by the Club,which raises funds throughdonations, volunteer work,sponsorships, and annualcalendar sales. Membershave always wanted to leavetheir legacy by benefiting thecommunity in some way.

Johnson College was chosendue to its reputation in thearea and its NATEF-accred-ited (National AutomotiveTechnicians Education Foun-dation) Automotive Tech-nology Program.

For more information onthe Villa Capri Cruisers CarClub, visit www.villacapri-cruisers.com. Support theClub by attending theirCruise Nights in the Steam-town Mall parking lot on thethird Friday of the month.The next Cruise Night isscheduled for May 18.

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new connections withcommunity partners andtheyre proud of the contri-

butions they make, shesaid, adding that the com-munity partners receivefree manpower to helpthem realize their dreams.

An added bonus forseveral of the students isthe opportunity to joinAmeriCorps, a federalprogram which promotescommunity service. Fan-ning said that to becomean AmeriCorps scholar, astudent must complete 300hours of approved serviceper year. Then, at the endof the year, she said thescholars are awarded a$1,175 scholarship toward

their tuition.One such student, Cece-

lia Blue, from Bethlehem,a senior majoring in psy-chology, said when Fan-ning first encouraged herto join the AmeriCorpsprogram, she had alreadybeen completing manyhours of weekly communi-ty service simply for thejoy of it through the Win-ners Circle Club and theKeystone Service Club.

I like to make a posi-tive difference in the com-munity, she said via e-mail, and I learned thatsurprisingly, it doesnt takemuch to do so. It is amaz-ing how an hour of yourtime can make an impacton an elderly person or achild, animal or anyone inneed.

Blue has participated ina variety of service pro-jects through Keystone,such as volunteering inpre-school centers, men-toring children throughBig Brothers Big Sistersand EOTC, gardening inthe Keystone CommunityGarden, panting flowersand trees in the communi-ty through the Shade Tree

Commission, and spend-ing time with senior citi-zens at the Christy Math-ewson Senior Center.

She said sometimes itcan be difficult finding thetime to schedule projectson top of all her classes,but the trick is to stayorganized and to makesure to keep up withschool so that there is timeto participate in service.

Another AmeriCorpsScholar, Heather Varady,of Dalton, a senior Envi-ronmental Resource Man-agement major, said shemost enjoys volunteering

with the Shade Tree Com-mission. Shes helped withthe rain gardens, paintingrain barrels and plantingtrees. She said she enjoysthese projects because theyrelate to her field of studyand she knows they aregreat causes that will helpthe environment.

She said she also espe-cially enjoys visiting thesenior citizens at LithiaValley Manor, where sheserves snacks and spendstime with the residents.

I like to listen to theseniors stories of growingup in the area, she said

via e-mail. I have learnedthat life was so much dif-ferent back when they

were growing up. It makesme appreciate what I have.It has developed my lovefor history because every-one has a story to tell.

Varady also volunteersat the Factoryville Library,and organized an entirebook sale fundraiser,which she said was a suc-cess.

Diane Starkey, of Car-bondale, is another Amer-iCorps Scholar at Keys-tone. She is in her senioryear and majoring in crim-inal justice with a minor inpsychology. She said shefirst heard about the ser-vice and outreach pro-grams through a friendwhen she needed to find amandatory service projectfor a class she was taking.Once that project wascomplete, she decided tocontinue the service pro-jects because she wantedto help people.

Some recent projects shehas assisted with includementoring childrenthrough Big Brother BigSister and EOTC and vol-unteering at Goodwill,

Angels Attic Food Bankand the United Neigh-borhood center.

I love everything I do,she said, but my favoriteis mentoring the children.

She also said what sheenjoys most is getting toknow different people andthe issues they face in thecommunity.

I feel like this haschanged my outlook oneverything, she said, add-ing that she feels everyoneshould help out at least alittle wherever they can in

their communities.Starkey, Blue and Vara-

dy all agreed that serviceand outreach programslike AmeriCorps and thevarious clubs at Keystoneare important to have incolleges across the nation.

I have learned so muchfrom doing service pro-jects, Varady said. It hashelped me with my self-confidence and it makes

me think of other peoplebesides myself.

Blue expressed similarfeelings, Whether itsthrough working withyoung children, the elder-ly, animals or the envi-ronmentyou begin tofeel the positivity growingwithin yourself and thoseyou are interacting with.

PHOTOS COURTESY MARIA FANNING

Delivering water bottles at the Community for Creative Non-Violence in Washington D.C., fromleft: George Miller and Cecelia Blue

Diane Star-key pushes awheelbarrowfull of mulchduring aKeystoneCollege

AmeriCorpsScholarProgramservice pro-

ject.

Keystone College students participate in an alternative spring break service trip to Washington

D.C. Front row, from left, are: Diane Starkey, Jessica Jayne, Charles Mullen, Tim Clancy andGeorge Miller.Middle row: Randee Gleason, Katlyn Findley, Jeff Reuther, Heather Varady, CeceliaBlue and Jeanna Fleurismond. Back row: Brian Slater, Bob Frisco.

Participatingin an ArborDay serviceproject, fromleft: KeystoneCollege

AmeriCorpsScholarHeather

Varady, ofDalton; LizRatchford,Director,FactoryvilleShade TreeCommission;and Factory-

ville MayorGary Evans

SERVICEContinued from Page 1

Students from South Abington, Newton/Ransom and Blue

Ridge elementary schools participated in a Uniquely Me! TheWay To Be workshop April 13 at South Abington ElementarySchool. The workshop is a part of the Girl Scout and Dove SelfEsteem Program created in 2002 to address the nationwideproblem of low self-esteem among adolescent and pre-ado-lescent girls.

The students rotated through several different stations duringthe workshop, including a yoga station, one about self-esteemin the media, another about relationships and more.

Self Esteem workshopfor young students

Students from South Abington Elementary, Newton/Ransom Elementaryand Blue Ridge Elementary schools learn about self-esteem in themedia during the Uniquely Me! The Way To Be workshop at South

Abington Elementary School April 13.


Conor Fleming, ClarksSummit, is a winner in theMyron B. Smith and Dr.John Mentzer ScholarshipProgram, which is spon-sored by Health and Person-al Care Logistics Confer-ence.

Conor attends AbingtonHeights High School and intends to majorin Physical Therapy at Temple University

Fleming earns scholarship

Fleming

Members of the Always In Stitches Quilting group, led bycoordinator Peg Winter, are currently making girls dresses andboys shorts to send to children in Africa. They have alreadymade approximately 50 pieces of clothing and are planning onmaking 500.

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ArtsEtc...

Bravo to the DietrichChildrens Theater for an-other grand production.This past weekend theywowed us as they broughtthe Japanese folk tale TheMouses Marriage to theDietrich stage. I loved itwhen the cast interactedwith the audience and hadthem learn Japanese words.We would like to thank di-rector Jennifer Jenkins andthe cast - Laurel Radzieski,Bryan Thompson, DoreenTillman and Rich Ryczakfor all of their hard workand energy. Rich also did an

amazing job of adaptingthis story for the stage. Wewould like to thank thePennsylvania HumanitiesCouncil for sponsoring thisproducti on. Our next pro-duction will be held onFounders Day weekend andthe Dietrich Childrens The-atre will present The Giftsof Wali Dad.

A few days prior to theproducti on, the Tunkhan-nock Public Library hosteda story time called Talesfrom Japan in conjunctionwith our production of TheMouses Marriage withFiona Powell. Fiona spun

stories about two Japanesefrogs, a young Japaneseartist who drew cats andshared the story of I AmTama, Lucky Cat by Wen-dy Henrichs. There is noth-ing quite like listening to astory told to you by an ac-claimed storyteller.

This weekend the Dietrichwill host another event forchildren and families. OnSaturday, May 5 at 11 a.m.the Dietrich will present theannual free movie showingof The Jungle Book. All areinvited to enjoy this familyclassic. Admission will befree. Popcorn will be free.And soda will be free. Youcant beat that. Am I right?This special showing ispresented in loving memoryof Jeeterbug from theKintner family. Tickets canbe reserved by callin g570.996.1500 or will beavailable at the door whilethey last.

The following day, Sun-day, May 6 at 3 p.m., classi-cal guitarist Jay Steveskeywill be back to treat us to aconcert of Classical GuitarsGreatest Hits! I cant wait.We will experience musicby the great Spanish master,

Andres Segovia, the Span-ish Romanticism of IsaacFernando Sor, ArgentineTango Nuevo of Astor Piaz-zolla and more! Many ofthese pieces inspired Jay ashe began his lifelong jour-

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Second Saturdays ArtExhibit at the AbingtonCommunity LibraryMade for Spring - thegardeners gift, a selec-tionof fine art photographyand prints created by Alay-na and Garrett Craig-Lu-cas. Continues through theend of May. Proceeds fromthe sale of these artworksbenefits both the AmericanCancer Society Relay forLife and the Abington

Community Library.

Auditions now open forTheSingingBoysof Penn-sylvania and the KeystoneGirls Choir. For boys andgirls grades three to six. In-fo: 610.759.6002.

Original paintings byAnitaAmbrose, ondisplayat Summit Frameworks, 111N. Abington Rd., ClarksGreen. Info: 587.0162.

Catholic Choral Society62nd season, rehearsalsTuesday evenings at 7 p.m.at theIHM Center at Mary-wood University. The

group, composed of mem-bers fromboth LuzerneandLackawanna counties, per-forms sacred, classical,Broadway and popular mu-sic and welcomes newmembers. No auditions re-quired.Ann Manganiello ismusic director with JeanShields as accompanistwhile BrendaGrunza and Dr.Thomas Ritten-house are co-presidents. Info:www.catholic-choralsociety.organd 587.2753.

Lets Hear ItfromThe Boys, May4, at the ScrantonCultural Center at theMasonic Temple 420North Washington AvenueScranton 4th Floor, Shop-land Hall. 6 p.m. cocktails,7 p.m. show. Tickets: $6.Featuring: Rusty Fender Entercom Communica-tions, Chris Kelly Enter-prise editor, columnist andwriting coach for TheTimes-Tribune, ChrisFetchko Local Filmmak-er, Judge Jim Gibbons,Mayor Patrick NibsLoughney Mayorof Dun-

more, andRocco Cianflone Co-Owner of Glint ofGold.

Wally Gordon Commu-nity Chorus Spring Con-cert, May 5 at 7 p.m. atClarks Summit UnitedMethodist Church, MorganHwy. Tickets- $5 and areavailable from chorusmembers or at the door.

The University ofScranton Hope HornGal-lery exhibit The VisitingNurses Association ofScranton: One HundredYears, ondisplay toMay4on the fourth floor of Hy-

land Hall. Info: 941.4214.

The Abington HeightsCivic League Inc. Chil-dren Dancing For Chil-dren recital, May 5 at 4p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Themesare Dancing Through TheCalendar and Mary Pop-

pins All proceeds willbenefit a family in TheAbingtons with a specialneed.

Classical GuitarsGreatest Hits, at the Die-trich Theater in downtownTunkhannock May 6 at 3p.m. Presented by: Classi-cal guitarist, Jay Steveskey.For all ages. Cost: $10, stu-dents attend free.

Planted on Paper, Bo-tanical Illustrations bySue Hand at the WyomingCounty Courthouse ArtGallery, 1 CourthouseSquare, Tunkhannock, nowthrough July 30, 9 a.m. - 4p.m. Meet-The-Artist Re-

ception will be held April27from4-6p.m.,withArt-ists Talk at 5 p.m.

The Lion in Winter,openingMay4 andrunningthrough May13 at ShawneePlayhouse, presented byCenter Stage Players. Cost:

$18 adults, $15 seniors, $10children. Info/tickets:421.5093 or www.TheShaw-neePlayhouse.com.

DRAWCORE, May 4 at 8

p.m. at Vintage Theater. Livemural,livemusic. For allages.

The Wyoming SeminaryMusic Department AnnualSpring Concert, May 5 at 8p.m. in the Great Hall ofWyoming Seminary, 228Wyoming Avenue. Cost: free.Info: 270.2192.

Wyoming Seminary Up-per School Annual SpringConcert, at the Great Hall ofWyoming Seminary, 228

Wyoming Avenue, Kingstonon May 5 at 8 p.m. The con-cert is free and open to thepublic. Info: 270-2192.

Titanic:Explorethe Leg-end and 100 Years of Histo-

Last weeks winner:

Tammy Kuglerof Clarks Summit

Last weeks answer:Nicholas Sparks

WhenMichael Swanson wasf irstintroducedto glass blowingas a stu-

dent at KeystoneCollegein LaPlume,he was intrigued byit. Ashelearnedmoreaboutthe art,he said

hefoundits possibilitiesto belimitless.

That is how onemightalsodescribe his glasscreations,not

just in thephysical senseof thelimit- lessshapes,colors andshadows,butin lookingbeyondto theemotionsofthework. Swanson said hispieces areusu-allyabout relationships, emotions and

memoriesof moments in time.WhenI look at theglass,he said, it

makesme think ofstuffthathas happened.Especiallywith his sculpture pieces, he

said it amazeshim how much cancomefrom a single momentin time. Relatingthatto life, hesaid, Youonlyget oneshotatthings,and thenyoure done.

Hesaid peopleare what inspire greatartists, andhe receivesgoodvibesalongthoselines at theglassblowingstudioat

Who stars in "The Devil Wears Prada" and in "The Five-Year Engagement"?

The AbingtonHeights CivicLeague Inc. willpresent its annualChildren DancingFor Childrenrecital, directed byJennifer SohnsPetty, May 5. Thisyears themes areDancingThrough The Cal-endar, for theJunior Show at 4p.m., and MaryPoppins, alongwith DancingThrough The Cal-

endar, for theSenior Show at7:30 p.m.

All proceedswill benefit afamily in TheAbingtons with aspecial need.

Shown: Nicole Madensky as Mary Poppinsand Diana Crowley as Bert.

Civic League recital


AT LEFT: MichaelSwanson, whoseblown glass sculp-tures will be fea-tured in an exhibit atNew Visions Studio& Gallery in Scran-ton May 4 - 18,works on a piece atKeystone Collegesglass blowing stu-dio.

A look intothe glass

BELOW: MichaelSwanson displaysone of his finishedpieces.

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Keystone College, where he does hiswork.After graduating fromthe collegein 2006, hereturnedin 2010 to work asthe studiotech forits glass program.

Swansons glass artwork hasbeen featuredinvariouslocalgalleries.His latest pieces willbe

on displayat New VisionsStudioand Gallery,201 Vine Street, Scranton fromMay 4 - 18.

An openingreception willbe heldfor FirstFriday May 4 from 5 - 10 p.m. Attendees will beable to enjoy refreshments,listento live musicby ItalianSinger Emile Rivera,and meet theartists, including Scratchboard IllustratorBriHermanson andCamerafor a Cures Photog-rapher TimmyWalsh, as well as Swanson.

Swanson said theaspects ofhis artthatusu-ally most capturethe attention of viewers at thegalleries are thecolors,shapes, shadows anddelicacy of theglass.

Perhaps somesets of eyes will even seedeep-er into theglassand bereminded of similaremotions tothose poured into the work bytheartist.

The shape,movementand distance all seem

to impact me, Swanson saidof hissculpturalglassin hisshort bio forNewVisions.Even ifI dont reacha literal meaning, it speaksto meona deeper level.It reminds meof thingsI havefelt,evenif I couldnt expressor understandthem. I cannever fully expresshow strongly Ifeel about thepeoplein mylife. It isonlynat-ural forme tosee connections ofthat with myglass.

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The Misericordia Uni-versity Speech-LanguagePathology (SLP) Depart-ment will host a reception

to introduce the works ofartists from Verve Vertu ArtStudio on display in theSpeech-Language andHearing Center. The freereception will be held May3 from 5-8 p.m. on the 2ndfloor of John J. Passan Halllocated on the lower cam-pus. Reser vations are rec-ommended.

The rotating art collectionis entitled, Exceptional Art Exceptional A rtists. Itfeatures the works of artistsfrom the Deutsch InstitutesVerve Vertu Art Studio.The Deutsch Institute offersrecreational and leisurely

activities to people with awide range of disabilities.The University has a spe-cial relationship with many

of the artists, as a numberof them attend therapy ses-sions at the Speech-Lan-guage and Hearing Centerat Misericordia.

The exhibit includesmany individual works aswell as a special multi-media piece created byKaren Trzcinski of Wilkes-Barre, which is entitled,Inspiration thru Imag-ination. Trzcinskis specialpiece wi ll be aucti oned offat the event.

Artists who will haveworks on display, in addi-tion to Trzcinski, are JenCarey, Wilkes-Barre; Pa-

trick Cleary, Dallas; Rox-anne Cross, Hanover Town-ship; Eric Dodson, Wilkes-Barre; Erin Dougherty,

Dallas; Pam Gregory, King-ston; Jeannie Hammerbach-er, Wilkes-Barre; LaurenJones, White Haven, Pa.;Joy Landmesser, BearCreek Township; DonnaMarinus, Kingston; JoshSchlegel, Hanover Town-ship; Laura Sordoni, King-ston; Patty Spellman,Wilkes-Barre; Billy Sukus,Pittston; Elizabeth Thomas,Forty Fort; Selena Waters,Clarks Summit; Lisa Zava-da, Wilkes-Barre; and thelate Szu Van Wong, Tunk-hannock.

The exhibit is free to thepublic during regular busi-

ness hours of the Speech-Language and Hearing Cen-ter, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Res-ervations for the reception

can be made by contactingMichelle Donato at 674-8255or [email protected].

C.S. resident exhibits in Verve Vertu Art exhibitA work fromthe rotatingart collec-tion entitled,

ExceptionalArt Excep-tional Art-ists.

Waverly Community House 20th

Annual House, Garden and Gift Showtook place April 28 and 29. The showfeatured more than 30 vendors, howto workshops and a gourmet luncheoneach day.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/JASON RIEDMILLER

Linda Doty of Creekside Gardens and Tom Campbell.

Lynnette Megargle and Harry Wilder.

Springtradition

Topical and timely displaysare featured each month nearthe Reference Collection area atthe Abington Community Li-brary. Take time in May to in-vestigate specially selectedmaterials, books, DVDs andaudio books, on the topic, Fa-mous Mothers, a tribute to theupcoming Mothers Day ob-servance May 13. New LargePrint Books

An Available Man, by Hil-ma Wolitzer. Edward Schuyler,recently widowed 62-year-oldscience teacher, is still mourn-ing his beloved wife, Bee, andshies away from the relentlessattention of unattached women,but he also f inds he has a g row-ing longing for connection.Reluctantly, he begins datingand experiences the chaos andjoys of falling in love the sec-ond time around.

Enchantments, by KathrynHarrison. The novel takes placein 1917 St. Petersburg in thefinal days of the RomanovEmpire. Tsarina Alexandra asksMasha, the 18-year-old daugh-ter of the dead monk, Rasputin,to tend to young Aloysha, herson, who suffers from hemo-philia. When the Bolsheviksplace the royal family underhouse arrest, Masha and

Alyosha attempt to escape theconfinement of the palace bytelling stories, some embel-lished and some entirely imag-ined.

A Catered St. Patricks Day:a Mystery with Recipes, byIsis Crawford. When plans for aspecial St. Patricks Day cele-bration go awry. Bernadette andLibby Simmons, owners of ALittle Taste of Heaven Catering,are thrust into a case of murder.Every member of the CornedBeef and Cabbage Club has amotive for killing Mike Swee-ney, but the prime suspect is thenephew of the Simmons sistersbest customer, Bree Notting-ham. If the women dont figure

out what really happened toSweeney, the killer could strikeagain.

The Bungalow, by SarahJio. In the summer of 1942,21-year- old Anne Calloway,engaged to be married, sets offto serve as an Army nurse onthe island of Bora-Bora. She isdrawn to a mysterious soldiernamed Westry, and their friend-ship soon blossoms as theyshare a private world under thethatched roof of an abandonedbeach bungalow, until he issuddenly sent to Europe. Thenovel chronicles Annes deter-mination to discover the truthabout the loss of life and loveshe suffered seventy years earli-

er.Planning is now underway for

summer clubs and activities foradults, teens and children set tobegin the first week of June.

LIBRARY NEWS

BY MARY ANN MCGRATH

The Abington Community Library is located at1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Visit ourwebsite, www.lclshome.org/abington toregister online for events or call the library at570. 587.3440.Dont have a library card? Register for one athttp://www.lclshome.org/libraryinfo/li-brary_card_reg.asp.

ry exhibit, ondisplay throughJune 24 at the Everhart Mu-seum. An exhibit project byMarywood University studentsworking in collaboration withthe museum staff. The exhibitfeatures reproduction imagesand documents drawn from ar-chival collections from aroundthe world.

Literary Arts

Writers Group, for ages 18and up, at the Dietrich Theaterin downtown Tunkhannock,Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m.,ongoing. All genres and levelsof writingwelcome.Cost: Free.Info: 996.1500.

Arts, Craftsand More

Quilting for Kids: Mon-

keys Wrench, at theDietrichTheater in downtownTunkhan-nock, Wednesdays throughJune 13 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.For ages 6 andup. Students willlearn early American quiltingtechniques as they create aMonkeys Wrench quilt. Cost:$6 per class. Register:996.1500.

Womens Fitness Class,Tuesdaysfrom6 to7 p.m.at theNewton Recreational Center,Cost: $12. Info: 587.5791.

Yoga for You, Dietrich

Theater 60 E. Tioga St. Tunk-hannock, Wednesdays 10 to 11a.m. Yoga Instructor: MelissaRusso. This class will teach orreinforce the basic yoga poses(asanas) which gently stretchand strengthen the body. Atten-tion will be given to breathingand alignment in postures.Bring a mat or beach towel.Cost: $10 per class. Info:996.1500 or visit www.die-trichtheater.com.

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OBITUARY

Wayne JohnRodney, 65,of Scranton,died Monday,April 23, inGeisingerCommunity

Medical Center. He was thehusband of the former JeanRoss. The couple had beenmarried 40 years.

Born Sept. 12, 1946, inScranton, son of the late Johnand Minnie McCloskey Rod-ney, he was a graduate ofMilford High School, Conn.Before retirement, Wayne wasemployed by RCA in Dun-

more, where he worked for 33years as a machine attendant.

He honorably served hiscountry in the Navy duringthe Vietnam War. Wayne wasa member of Mary Mother ofGod Parish at Holy RosaryChurch, Scranton and St.Stephens Booster Club,Scranton.

He was an avid golfer andformer member of EmanonCountry Club. He was a lov-ing husband, father andgrandfather and will be great-ly missed by all who knewhim.

The family would like tothank Dr. Richard Martin, Dr.M. Baikadi, Dr. Salvatore

Scialla and Dr. Donald PreateJr. for the compassionate care

given to Wayne.Also surviving are two

sons, Craig Rodney, College-ville; and Ross Rodney, Dun-more; a daughter, MelanieRodney, Dunmore; a brother,Fred Rodney, Milford Conn.;two sisters, Ruth Lennick andEdith Spear, both of Scranton;a granddaughter, Emma RoseRodney; and a grandson,Christopher Joseph Rodney.He was also preceded in deathby a brother, William Rodney.

Memorial contributionsmay be made to Mary Motherof God Parish at Holy RosaryChurch. To send an online

condolence, visit www.jen-ningscalvey.com.

Wayne John Rodney

April 23, 2012

Jack W. Wasser of ClarksSummit died Thursday morn-ing, April 26, at Moses TaylorHospital in Scranton. He issurvived by his wife of 66years Dorothy Perrine Wasser.

Born in Philadelphia onJune 19, 1921, he was the sonof Clarence and Elsie DavisWasser. The family moved toClarks Summit in 1935. He

was a graduate from theClarks Summit/ Clarks GreenJoint High School. He wasemployed at the Globe Store,

Mitchell Welding Company inScranton, and retired fromBurdett Industries in Pittston.He was a member of theChurch of the Epiphany, Glen-burn.

Also surviving are two sonsBarry L. Wasser and wifeLinda Leesburg, Va. and EricJ. Wasser and wife BobbiClarks Summit; four Grand-

children, Kristine and ScottWasser both of Leesburg, Va.and Eric T. and Perrine Wasserboth of Clarks Summit, and a

nephew Ronald HofmeisterBellevue, Wash.

He was preceded in death bya sister Joy Elsie HofmeisterChase, and a niece BarbaraByrne.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to the Grif-fin Pond Animal Shelter 967Griffin Pond Road ClarksSummit. For online condo-

lences, visit www. Lawren-ceeyoungfuneralhome.com

Jack W. Wasser

April 26, 2012

Theregularscribe ofDaltonLibraryDelights,Mary Hart, isunableto weave herliterarymagic dueto illness. We wishher a speedyrecovery. Marystalentsare so numerous, itsimpossibleto fill hershoes.

TheLibrary Board of Trust-eeswould like to send thanks toourmanypatronsand friendswhomadethe SpringBook andBake Salesucha success. Weare currently takingdonationsof allkindsof books,maga-zines, DVDsand more in antici-

pation of ourFall Book andBake Sale, whichwill take placeOctober20. Thefundsfrombotheventshelp patchtheholes that show up from timeto timeinour libraryand inour budget.

TheFriends ofthe DaltonLibraryare makingprepara-tions forthe Third AnnualHerbandPerennial Sale May19 from9a.m.-noon.Len andGerryJanus lecture, titled Preserv-ing Your HerbalHarvest, willbegin promptlyat 9 a.m. A largevariety of herbs, professionallygrownin Lancaster County, andlocally grown perennials will beforsale afterthe lecture.

Raffletickets fora variety ofgarden-related baskets will beon sale in thelibrary beginningMay 7.Thewinners will beannouncedat thecloseof theFestival.

Dueto theabove mentionedHerbandPerennialFestival, our

adultbookgroup, SaturdaySpotlight,will postpone itsMaydiscussionand willmeet June 9at10:30 a.m. Thegroupwilldiscuss Cutting forStone byAbraham Verghese andwill befacilitated byyourstruly, JanetGeeza.The story is theaccountoftwin brothers,Shiva andMarionStone,who wereborn inEthiopia and reachadolescence

just priorto revolution in theircountry. Bothstudymedicine,oneremainingin Ethiopiaandthe other

becoming aninternin NewYorkCity. The reader travelsbetweenthe two countriesandbecomes

intertwinedin thetwinslives.New facescontinue to appear

at ourMahJong group, whichmeetson Mondays at10:15a.m., andBridge tables, whichmeeton Tuesdays at10:15 a.m.Our regulars enjoy the opportu-nityto sharetheir passionandigniteit in others.All levelsofplayers arewelcometo eachactivity.

Euchreis reorganizingand islooking forplayerswho areavailableon Thursdaymorningsat10:15. Contactthe libraryat570.563.2014or [email protected] for more in-formation.

Conscious Conversations willbeviewing themovie, BeingThere,starring Peter SellersandShirley MacLaine, on Tues-days,May1 and8. Chance, the

main character played bySell-ers, is a gardener whohas neverleft thegrounds,and upon hisemployers deathis forced outintoa worldof unexpectednotoriety. A thoughtful dis-cussionofthe filmwillbe thefocus of theMay15 gatheringof

Conscious Conversations.Kreative Kids will exhibit

their efforts at a celebrationMay14at 4 p.m.

Thefourth, fifthand sixthgradepainters, sculptors,danc-ers,collage creators and writersareeagerto share their efforts ofthepast severalmonthswiththeir families andfriends.Aftera summerrecess,

Kreative Kids will reconvenein September.

Threeto fiveyearoldswillenjoy stories, rhymes, songs,and fingerplays on Tuesdays,May1, 8 and15. Thestoryhourswillstop forsummer,so be suretocheck backin the fall for new

dates.Speaking of summer,the

themeof the 2012 LackawannaCountyLibrary summerread-ingprogram is DreamBig-Read! Daltons kick-off eventwillbe June 12at 11a.m.atStreamside Park.Once again,summerreading willinclude abookmarkcontest, a programbythe EverhartMuseum, week-lyyogafor children, Jr. andSr.Battle ofthe Books,and prizesgalore. Registrationwill beginJune 11.

Thats all this guest/ghostwriter hasto report.Weare alllookingforwardto Marys Re-cuperationand thereturnof herexpertise in nextmonths co-lumn.

DaltonLibraryDelights

with Janet Geeza

Excitement grows for herb sale

Janet Geeza, Program Coordinator

at the Dalton Community Library.

Reach her or the library staff with

questions at [email protected] or

visit www.lclshome.org/dalton.

For anyone interested inhelping a local non-profit thatserves the community throughleadership development andcommunity service, an up-coming Night at the Races inClarks Summit is one oppor-tunity.

Leadership Lackawanna ishosting a Night at the Racesfundraiser May 12, at theClarks Summit Fire Companyon 321 Bedford Street from7-10:30 p.m. Basket Raffles,

50/50, Instant Bingo andGive-A-Ways will add fun tothe night.

The cost is $15 and includestrackside food, including se-lections from Be Life Cafeand Marketplace, Chinchilla.A cash bar will be available.

Tickets for this event willbe available at the door theday of the event. For moreinformation or to purchasetickets in advance, contactNicole Barber, Leadership

Lackawanna Administrator at342.7711.

Leadership Lackawanna isnortheastern Pennsylvaniaspremier leadership devel-opment organization. Its threeprograms - Core, Executiveand Tomorrows Leaders To-day - enhance the skills andknowledge of emerging citi-zens and advanced profes-sionals, enabling them tobetter serve in their orga-nization and communities.

Shown, front row, from left, are: Michelle Williams, Nicole A. Barber, Lorena Perry and Gina McCabe. Backrow: Lindsey Loss, Kristen Noll, Chris Boettcher, Ellen Stevens, Carrie Gubanics, Nick DeAntonio. Absentfrom photo: Carolyn Augustyn, Anita Cola, Susan Luchko, Conor OBrien and Kristie Grier Ceruti.

Night at the Races in Clarks Summitsupports Leadership Lackawanna

Local high school students meet at South Abington Park to make Kony 2012 signs to hangup around town as a response to the viral online awareness campaign by the group Invisible


From left: Katie Lingle, Kellie Murphy, Ashley McDonald, Sarah Davis, Manon Riley, Kristina Bruzzano, JohnCzubek, Ian Halloran, Kelly McHugh, Nick Skierkowski, Dylan Eisenlohr, Nicole Campbell, Mariah Hawley andMia Caputo, all from Clarks Summit.

Students take stand against Kony

ney with classical guitarand he is excited to besharing them with us. Tick-ets are $10 each and stu-dents may attend for free.Join us to celebrate inspira-tion and beautiful music onthe classical guitar. Formore information or to re-

serve tickets, please call theDietrich at 570.996.1500.

An exciting class that iscoming up just around thecorner is Photography forBeginners. Instructor KennyGanz, Steamtown NationalHistoric Site Photographer,will teach students photog-raphy basics, as they getpractic al shootin g experi-ence. Students will also

gain knowledge on compo-sition. Classes will be heldon Mondays, May 7, 14, 21,June 4 from 7 9 p.m. andSaturday, June 2 from 1 3p.m. Admissi on is $75. Callthe Dietrich at570.996.1500 for more in-formation or to register.

As you can see, the Die-trich is so much more thanthe movies.

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SPORTSClarks Summit, Pa. MAY 2 TO MAY 8, 2012 50

Daria Middleton, original-ly from ClarksSummit,willembark on a bicycle

tripacross theUnitedStatesbeginningJune 7 to raise aware-ness andfunding to help stop

oppressionin

SoutheastAsia.Mid-dletonand 15team memberswill travelmore than3,200 miles foreightweeksridingon a

Northern Route from Seattle,Washington to NewYork City.Thetrip willbringthem throughCentral and Northeastern Pa.Middleton is teamingup withanonprofit organization calledVentureExpeditions, an adven-ture basedorganization thatprovides ways to help raisemoneyfor differentcauses allaround the world.

Sheattended theAbingtonHeightsSchool Districtthroughheryouthand graduatedfromAbington HeightsHigh Schoolin 2005. Upon graduating, shepursued a degreeat Penn StateUniversityin Recreation ParkTourismManagement,Adven-ture- based tourism.Aftergrad-uating in 2010, sheacceptedanOutdoor Education position inNorthern Californiateachingenvironmental education in theRedwood forestwhereshe hasworked andresided forthe lastyear anda half.

Middleton began volunteer-

ingin a youthgroupat OurLady of theSnowsChurch inthesummers duringhighschool, participatingin Habitatfor Humanity and did a lotofwork at a recreationcenter.

I reallyenjoyedit andmyservicejust progressedfromthere, she said.

Over thelast two years, Mid-dleton hastraveledto twodiffer-ent countries doingmissionwork.She traveled to Quito,Ecuador in college andSouthAfrica. Shespenta month inSouth Africahelping runbothresidential and dayprograms forimpoverished area children,providingmeals andrecre-

ationalprograms mixedwithmentoring programs.

I reallyenjoyedbeingable toreach outto peopleoutside thiscountryby givingthem an op-portunity to live lifefroma

FormerComet hopesbike ridegives hopeBYROBERT TOMKAVAGE

[email protected]

Daria Middleton

See Bike, Page 11

After winning thepowerlifting event inthe NAPF Arnold

Sports Festival Champion-ship in Columbus, Ohio,Clarks Summit native SteveMann prepares for theUSAPL Mens Open Na-tional Powerlifting Cham-pionships and an opportuni-ty to qualify for the worldchampionships.

Mann squatted 832pounds, deadlifted 644pounds and benched 628pounds en route to his first

place finish at the ArnoldSports Festival Champion-ships, with a total of 2,104pounds lifted among thethree events.

Ive had a good year,Mann said. I have four kids

and Id been working a cou-ple jobs. My wife and Iworked our way out of debtlast year, so I finally got ridof my secondary job andIve been able to get morefocus and more sleep.

In July of 2011, Manncompeted in the NAPFNorth American Champion-ships in Miami, Fla., wherehe tallied a combined totalof 2,026 pounds in the pow-erlifting event.

I was right around the2,000 total for about threeyears before the event inMiami, Mann said. At the

Arnold Sports Festival, I putabout 70 pounds on my totalin one calendar year sinceIve been able to get a littlemore rest and focus a littlemore on my training.

Mann will travel to Orlan-

do in the summer to com-pete in the national cham-pionships for the first timesince 2007. The winner ofthe national championshipsqualifies for the worldchampionships. The topthree finishers in the worldchampionships automatical-ly qualify for the WorldGames in the summer of2013.

I like competing againstthe top guys and I like in-creasing my number, Mannsaid. I dont want to do it atan event that doesnt chal-lenge me, so the challenge is

really where its at- whetherits at a world champion-ships event or a WorldGames event.

Mann also stays awayfrom performance enhanc-ing drugs.

I like to compete at adrug-free level whetherother countries or athleteschoose to do whatever theywant to try to get themselvesthere, Mann said. I couldalways look at my accom-plishments and know that Idid it in the purest way.

Mann works for Geodis asan IT project manager and acontract employee for IBM.Mann also directs events. In2011, Mann directed twolocal events at the HiltonHotel on Adams Avenue indowntown Scranton.

I actually direct more

events than Ive lifted,Mann said. We ran colle-giate nationals and filled theHilton for four nights. Wealso pulled in about

Steve Mann, above center, is preparing for the USAPL Mens Open National Powerlifting Championships in Orlando, Fla.

MANN on a MISSIONBYJOE BARESS


See Mann, Page 12

This summer, LakelandGolf Course is conducting a10- week series of junior golfclinics on Thursday mornings.They are for boys and girlsages 8-16. Additionally, therewill be a clinic for boys andgirls ages 5-7.

The clinics will begin June14. Pre-registration is appre-

ciated by emailing [email protected] or by con-tacting the Lakeland GolfCourse in Fleetville at570.945.9983. The fee for the10- week session is $ 60 perstudent and may be paid at thetime of the first clinic. Therewill be two sessions for ages8-16; 8:30-10 a.m. and 10:15-11:45a.m. The session for ages5-7 will be from noon-12:45p.m. A similar program is alsoavailable at the Fern HallScottish Glen golf course atCrystal Lake on Friday morn-ings.

The clinics are under thedirection of golf professionals

Art McLain and Bill Stutz-man and will stress safety andetiquette along with practicingand playing on the golfcourse. Further information isavailable on the Facebookpage, https://www.face-book.com/nepajrgolf.instruc-tion

LakelandGolf Courseto conduct

junior clinics

When Tayler Oster-hout was threeyears old her

mother took her to a tod-dler tumbling class. Be-fore long, coaches startedto comment on her talent.

In the fall of 2009, atage 7, Tayler started com-peti ng. The time commi t-ment and practice sched-ule increased significantly,which meant changes inother aspects of her life.Gone were afternoonsplayin g in the yard andvisiting friends homes.Homework now had to bedone quickly and effi-ciently to make time toget to the gym on a nearlydaily basis.

Champion for the entirestate of Pennsylvania inher first season.

Recently she completedher first season training atUnited Sports Academy in

pian Dima Raynova. Whil ethe gym has producedmany champions, Raynovastresses sportsmanship,safety and the love of thesport above winning. The

all root for each other,Tayler said. She is nowunder the close super-vision of Omar Egas, a20-year veteran of coach-

ing who is a former Ecua-dorian National and SouthAmerican Champion. Egashas contributed to the suc-cess of several JuniorOlympic National qual-ifiers and Medalists, aswell as gymnasts who re-ceived athletic scholar-ships to top universities.

Tayler is a pleasure towork with, Raynova said.She likes to practice andloves to compete, like noother child. She has wonevery meet she participa-ted in this year. She has agreat work ethic and abso-lutely enjoys the work.

Upper Dublin. There shecompeted against everyother 10 year old in thestate who had successfullyqualified with scoresthroughout the season.

Dedication leads to success for gymnastBY ADRIANE HEINE


Gymnast Tayler Osterhout, center, has won three straight PA All-Around Championships.

Tayler Osterhout recently wongold on vault, bars and floorroutine in the Level 6 Penn-sylvania State Championships.

The NCAA announced thefirst of its three weekly Divi-

sion III baseball regionalrankings and Keystone Col-lege, La Plume, holds the topspot in the Mid-Atlantic Re-gion.

The rankings, which werevoted on April 25 do notreflect Keystones victorylater that day, have the Giantswith an overall mark of 28-4and In-Region record of25-2.

Following the Giants, theremainder of the rankingsinclude: 2. Montclair State, 3.Kean, 4. Ramapo, 5. Alver-nia, 6. Rowan, 7. Johns Hop-kins, 8. Misericordia, 9. Neu-mann

Keystone holdstop ranking inregion

Lackawanna Trail graduate

Keith Gavin came two winsshort of reaching the LondonOlympic games and finishedthird at the U.S. OlympicTrials in the 84-kilogrammens freestyle wrestlingweight class Sunday in IowaCity, Iowa.

Gavin, who was an unbea-ten national champion at theUniversity of Pittsburgh, re-ceived a bye into the quarter-finals where he defeatedQuentin Wright of the NittanyLion Wrestling Club, 7-0, 4-0.

Gavin, who represented theLehigh Valley Athletic Club,lost to Trent Paulson of Sun-kist Kids and the Cyclone

Wrestling Club, 1-0, 2-0, inthe semifinals.

Following the loss, Gavincame back with two straightconsolation wins, including1-0, 1-0 over Raymond Jordanof the Sunkist Kids for thirdplace.

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Ian Kopeck took 6th in the198 pound weight class, Ty-lerLogan took 2nd in the 148pound weight class and Bob-by Bauman took 2nd in the

uled to compete in thePSCPA (Pennsylvania StateCoaches Powerlifting Associ-ation) Championship in GlenMills this past weekend For

PHOTO COURTESY CLAUDE WELCOME

Shown, from left, Ian Kopeck, Tyler Logan and Bobby Bauman at theJim Thorpe Powerlifting Meet.

A.H. powerlifterscompete at Jim Thorpe

different perspective andhelpput themin positiontochangetheir lifestyle.

Middleton lists severalreasonsfor herdesirethebike acrossthe country.

Working witha teamcreatesamazing strengthsand being ableto doit inadesignated area has amaz-ingresults, shesaid.When it comes to reac-hinga morediversede-mographic and outreach-ingto communities, wearetrying togo furtherto reachmoreof thepopulation. Wewant to communicate andspend timewith neighborsnear andfar byopeningcommunicationsand fur-theringways to be able to

which weare trying toreach outand help others.

Middleton hopesthejourneywill helpunitepeoplearounda commoncause.

Its a huge opportunity

tobecomemoreof a com-munityand helppeople farandwide, shesaid.Iwant to show peoplethereis hope.

Sheis looking forwardtomeetingpeople andbeingableto talk tothemabouthow ourneighborsliveinothercountries.

Its something that wereallyneed to inform peo-pleaboutand sometimesmaybe overlooked,Mid-dletonsaid.

Donations canbe madeat ventureexpeditions.org.You candonate online orbycheckand also sponsor

Daria Middleton will embark on a bicycle trip across the U.S.beginning June 7 to raise awareness and funding to help stopoppression in Southeast Asia.

BIKEContinued from Page 10

Friday, April 20VFW 16 Nealon Law Office

1 (4 innings)WP: Jim Tressler (one hit-

ter, 8 Ks)2B: Tressler, Beck Chickillo

(V), Vincent Crandle (V),Graham Gilmore (V), ThomasKerrigan (V)

HR: TresslerNotes: Tressler, Chickillo,

Crandle, Gilmore, JacksonPope (V) - 2 hits each

Saturday, April 21The Benefits Group 5 South

Abington Police 4WP: Chris Haudenschield

(12 Ks)3B: Haudenschield2B: Haudenschield, Charlie

Kutz (B), Daniel Habeeb (S)Notes: Troy Kelleher (B),

Akilesh Khakhar (S) - 2 hits.GR Noto7 Abington Lions

4

WP: Josh Walsh (11 Ks)3B- Josh Walsh (G)2B- Michael Giallorenzi

(G), Vinny Vaccaro (G), Ha-qique Mirza (A)

Notes: Giallorenzi- 3 hits,Walsh- 2 hits

Orlando Foods 4 ShamusFoundation 3

WP- Andrew Myers.2B- James Myers (O)3B- TJ Lacey (S)Tuesday, April 24VFW 14 Cars R Us 1 (4

innings)WP: Beck Chickillo (one

hitter 9 Ks)2B: Vincent Crandle (V)3B Thomas Kerrigan (V)Notes: Kerrigan, Graham

Gilmore (V) - 2 hits eachWednesday, April 25The Benefits Group 8 Or-

lando Foods 4WP: Bryce Schultz2B: Chris Haudenschield

(T), Shane Colleran (T), Ca-leb Sherman (O)

Notes: Haudenschield, Col-leran- 3 Hits, Andrew Myers(O), Billy Carlin (O), CalebSherman - 2 Hits

Shamus Foundation 6Abington Lions 2

WP- Aiden Messett (8 Ks)2B- Joey Beyrent, Nick

Termini3B- McDuffieSouth Abington Police 13

Nealon Law 3

WP Petty2B - Barcia (N)Notes: Petty - 2 hits, K.

Burke - 2 HitsThursday, April 26F Smith 4 GR Noto 2WP: Tucker Schimelfinig

(9Ks)2B: Michael Giallorenzi (G)3B: Vinny Vaccaro (G)Notes: Trever Gabura (F),

Freddy Hickman (F), NateGronsky (G) - 2 hits each.

Abington Little League

Delaware Valley strucktwice in the top eightinning to defeat AbingtonHeights, 2-0, in a Lacka-wanna League Division 1baseb all game Apri l 26.Comets pitcher Dave Ma-nasek threw seven shutoutinnings. The Comets nowhave a 4-4 record.

Comets fall to Warriors

ABOVE: Comets pitcher DaveManasek delivers a pitch.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/STEPHANIE WALKOWSKI

ABOVE: Shortstop Kevin Elwellled Abington Heights with twohits.

AT LEFT: Comets first base-man Eric Montella stretchesout to catch a throw.

The Keystone College Gi-ants Track and Field teamsopened their outdoor cam-paigns at the Monmouth Sea-son Opener March 23-24.The Giants set eight schoolrecords during two days ofcompetitions as the teamcompeted against a heavilyloaded NCAA Division 1field.

Mens Results:Top Individual Finishers100 Dash MenSean Welsh 11.56 secondsCarl St. Hill 12.11 seconds200 Meters MenBrian Slater 23.65 seconds

800 Meters MenAbdul Hamid 2:05.79Derrick Davis 2:12.121500 Meters MenDan Polanco 4:19.10Matt Fabbri 4:46.31Mike Kubus 4:52.34Mile MenDan Polanco 4:39.49Matt Fabbri 5:10.06Mike Kubus 5:17.215000 Meters MenJeremy Stonier 16:49.1610,000 Meters MenJustin Clarke 34:05.78110 Hurdles MenAndrew Todd 18:56 sec-

onds400 Hurdles MenMike Bolden 58.97 secondsChris English 1:01.743000 Meter Steeplechase

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