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SAN ANTONIO — On Sunday mornings for more than two years, members of the Huntleigh Park Baptist Church said they have been worshipping at an east side funeral chapel.
After a massive fire destroyed their sanctuary in April 2021, church members said Meadowlawn Funeral Home on East Houston street has invited them in while they struggle to rebuild.
Saturday, church members compared their festive and long-awaited ground breaking ceremony to several different holidays.
Wayne Jackson was the first to arrive at the empty slab where the church used to stand, as the sun was creeping above the horizon.
While working to get ready for the party, Jackson compared the day to Thanksgiving, saying even though the congregation has been tested - first by COVID and then by fire - they are full of gratitude that they are finally able to see proof that better days are coming.
"It's Thanksgiving in that the Lord gave us this church, and he burned the other one down and he is giving us this also," Jackson said, adding "You would be amazed at how many people reached out when they heard about the fire and said 'that's our home church,' so the concept of home really is big here."
Yvonne Greenwood called the day blessed and beautiful. Greenwood said after the terrible fire consumed their building, the people of the church are anxious to rise again.
"It's just like Easter Sunday and the resurrection!" Greenwood said.
Augusta Guyton chimed in "I'm just full of gratitude to God for allowing this to happen. The church is in our heart but now it will reach for the sky because God is our overseer."
Pastor Johnnie Guyton said having never experienced such a devastating loss, he is elated to begin construction on a new building.
"It's been over two years since the fire and we've been anxious for the signal to get started," Guyton said, adding "We had to encourage our people it would be better. It didn't seem like it at times because things were going so slow, so we needed constant encouragement, but this is God's work. This is God's plan and he's going to work things out sooner or later."
General contractor Earl Greenwood will be leading the team that is already working to prepare the old slab foundation to support new construction.
Trenches have been drilled, new utility lines have been laid and the project is ready to move forward quickly.
Pastor Guyton said he is cautiously optimistic that the project might be finished in six months.
More information about the congregation can be found on the group's Facebook page and here: https://hpbcsa.org/
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As of UFC 291, Justin Gaethje is a certified BMF.
The fan favorite lightweight notched the biggest win of his career with a second-round KO of Dustin Poirier, winning the honorary "BMF" title with a head kick that sent his opponent flat. Referee Herb Dean had to leap between the two fighters to stop Gaethje from doing further damage.
Gaethje celebrated the win with a backflip off the fence.
JUSTIN GAETHJE WITH A HIGHLIGHT KICK 💥 #UFC291 pic.twitter.com/5zjnzXmLES
— ESPN (@espn) July 30, 2023
Gaethje had performed well in the first round, landing 33 of 56 significant strikes to Poirier's 27 of 51.
Over the last few years, Gaethje has been a participant in the most competitive division with UFC, with the likes of Poirier, Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira, Michael Chandler and more competing for a belt currently held by Makhachev.
Before Saturday, Gaethje's only win among that wave had been Chandler, but rocking Poirier could move him up a place in line to challenge Makhachev. Oliveira, the former champ, is currently scheduled to rematch Makhachev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 21.
"You know what I want to do next. I want to fight for the world championship," Gaethje said after the fight. "I want to prove I'm the best in the world. Win, lose or draw, max effort is what you're going to get from me. Luck and chance are a factor and I'm willing to roll the dice any f***ing day."
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Kading, Sharon Sue
Age 71, of Washington Township, OH, passed away July 23, 2023. Services pending. Tobias Far Hills, Dayton, OH.
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Knife, Sarah Lee
Sarah L Knife earned her wings and went to be with the Lord on July 23, 2023. Sarah was born February 6, 1936 to Katherine and Clyde Pantall, also deceased. Preceding her in death was her husband Floyd Knife, daughter Debra Harvey, Debra's husband James Harvey, and brother Donald Pantall.
Sarah is survived by her daughter Barbara Lightner, her husband Kevin Lightner, daughter Pam Burdue, her husband Guy Burdue, grandchildren Kaitlin, Madison and Grace Lightner, Heather (Duane) Tackett, Michelle Harvey and great grandchildren Kyler Harvey, Elliette Harvey, Madelyn Sowers. Knife family grandchildren Connie (Don) Tully, Ginger (Jack) Johnston and Vicki Fraser (deceased).
Sarah was a member of Alpha Gamma Chapter of the Sigma Beta Sorority for over 50 years. She and her husband were owners of Knife's Market in Dayton, OH. They retired to Lakeside-Marblehead in the summer and Boca Raton FL in the winter. After the loss of her husband, she worked for State Representative/Senator, Jeff Jacobson. She then moved to Northfield Center to be with her family. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She was a friend and neighbor to all that knew her. She enjoyed cooking and baking and shared her goodies with all. She was willing to lend a hand for those in need. Age did not slow her down. She did not want any funeral services, but wanted a celebration of life with Rita Wilson's song, "Throw me a party". Donations can be made to your favorite charity. Arrangements by Johnson-Romito Funeral Home Northfield Center, Ohio www.johnsonromito.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/knife-sarah/TCMQNU4MSBGBXP3OJDFZVDE7BE/ | 2023-07-30T06:22:45 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/knife-sarah/TCMQNU4MSBGBXP3OJDFZVDE7BE/ |
BEIJING — (AP) — The French finance minister said Sunday he pressed Chinese leaders to open their markets wider to foreign companies and lobbied for investment in France’s electric car industry, as the European Union’s second-largest economy followed Washington in reviving post-COVID economic talks amid tension over Beijing’s surging trade surpluses.
Bruno Le Maire also defended Paris’s controls on foreign access to technology after authorities said two Chinese citizens are under investigation for what news reports say is possible smuggling of French-made processor chips with military uses to China and Russia.
Le Maire met Saturday with Vice Premier He Lifeng, Beijing’s top envoy on economic issues. He followed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who visited Beijing on July 9-10 as part of U.S. efforts to revive frosty relations with China.
Chinese officials gave Le Maire and Yellen a warm welcome as part of efforts to reverse an economic slump by reviving foreign investor interest. But Beijing has given no indication of possible changes in technology and other policies that its trading partners say violate Chinese market-opening commitments.
Officials of the 27-nation European Union are trying to narrow a trade deficit with China that swelled to 396 billion euros ($432 billion) last year. Le Maire cited cosmetics, aerospace and agriculture as possible areas for more French exports.
“There is a need to improve access to the Chinese market. I think that it was at the core of our discussions,” Le Maire said in an interview at the French Embassy. “We want to have a stronger economic relationship between Europe and China, between France and China, which means to get access for all European goods.”
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government has looked to Europe as an alternative market and source of technology since Washington tightened controls on access to U.S. processor chips and other high-tech goods and hiked tariffs on imports from China in a feud over its industry development ambitions.
Le Maire and Chinese officials pledged to cooperate on climate change, financing for developing countries and nuclear power. They announced plans to set up a group to settle a dispute over access to China’s market for cosmetics, a major French export.
Le Maire also lobbied for investment from China’s fast-growing electric car industry. He was due to fly to the southern city of Shenzhen to meet Wang Chuanfu, founder of BYD Auto, one of the world’s biggest electric vehicle producers. BYD Auto and other Chinese brands are starting to sell in developed markets including Europe and Japan. Chinese battery supplier CATL has set up a factory in Germany to supply automaker BMW.
“We want China to make investments in France in electric vehicles,” Le Maire said. “In the climate transition, there is a place for Chinese investment in France, which allows us to reinforce our economic relations and also speed up action against global warming.”
The talks were overshadowed by Russia's war against Ukraine and complaints China might be helping Moscow evade Western sanctions, but Le Maire said he didn't discuss the war with Chinese officials. However, he said it was in Beijing’s interest to end the 17-month-old war. President Emmanuel Macron’s security adviser, Emmanuel Bonne, said this month China was delivering “military equipment” to Russia but gave no details.
“I want to make very clear that we want this war to go to an end as soon as possible,” Le Maire said. “Indeed, (it is) in the interest of China, it is in the interests of the global growth to have peace as soon as possible.”
Le Maire also defended French controls on technology exports and foreign investment in high-tech industry. French authorities are investigating two Chinese citizens associated with chip producer Ommic who the newspaper Le Parisien said face possible charges of exporting chips to a Chinese armaments maker using forged documents.
French counter-espionage officials believe a Chinese investor who bought control of Ommic in 2018 was trying to transfer chip manufacturing technology to China, according to the newspaper. The ruling Communist Party is trying to develop its own chip industry, but Washington has blocked access to advanced manufacturing tools and persuaded allies Japan and the Netherlands to impose their own restrictions.
Chinese authorities complain their companies are unfairly targeted by restrictions on access to foreign technology. They have warned curbs on access to semiconductors will disrupt smartphone and other industries.
“Everybody can understand that France wants to protect its key technologies,” Le Maire said. “We don’t want any foreign country to get access to those French sovereign technologies.”
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Knox, James J. "Jay"
James J. Knox "Jay", age 75 of Dayton, passed away July 9, 2023 at his home. He was born June 3, 1948 in Dayton to the late Edward T. Knox and Florence (Dunne) Hart. In addition to his parents, Jay was preceded in death by his loving wife, Lena; step-son, Robert Larimore and his brothers, Rick and Ted and Patrick Hart. He is survived by his siblings, Edward (Nancy) Knox, Kathryn (Rod) Trimble, Michael Knox and Edward Hart; grandchildren, Devon and Damian Larimore; great-grandchildren, Malachi, Harmony and Xander; step-daughter, Bobbie Larimore and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Jay served in the U.S. Marine Corp and then became a mail handler for the U.S. Post Office. In his spare time, he enjoyed going camping and fishing. Jay loved watching and rooting for the Bengals and Buckeyes. Family will receive guests from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Newcomer Funeral Home, Kettering Chapel (3940 Kettering Blvd, Kettering, OH 45439) where a funeral service will begin at 12 noon. Interment will follow the service with military honors at Dayton National Cemetery at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Wounded Warriors Foundation and/or SISCA, in Jay's memory. To share a memory of Jay or leave his family a special message, please visit www.newcomerdayton.com.
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PAVLIVKA, Ukraine — (AP) — The summer winds carried the smell of burned grain across the southern Ukrainian steppe and away from the shards of three Russian cruise missiles that struck the unassuming metal hangars.
The agricultural company Ivushka applied for accreditation to export grain this year, but the strike in mid-July destroyed a large portion of the stock, days after Russia abandoned the grain deal that would have allowed the shipments across the Black Sea without fear of attack.
Men shirtless and barefoot, with blackened soles from ash, swept unburnt grain into piles and awaited the loader, whose driver deftly steered around twisted metal shrapnel, bits of missile and craters despite his shattered windshield.
They hoped to beat the next rain to rescue what was left of the crop. According to the Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Russia struck the facility July 21 with three Kalibr- and Onyx-class cruise missiles.
“We don’t have a clue why they did it,” explained Olha Romanova, the head of Ivushka. Romanova, who worked in the debris alongside the others, wore a red headscarf and an exhausted expression and was too frazzled to even estimate her losses.
She cannot comprehend why the Russians targeted Ivushka, as there are no nearby military facilities and the frontlines are far from the village in the Odesa region.
“They spent so much money on us,” she said, puzzled. The missiles that ruined the silos are worth millions of dollars — far more than the crop they destroyed.
But Ivushka wasn't the only target in Odesa. The main port also was struck, leaving Black Sea shipping companies that relied upon the grain deal to keep them safe and food supplies flowing to the world at a standstill.
The Black Sea handled about 95% of Ukrainian grain exports before Russia's invasion and the U.N.-brokered initiative allowed Ukraine to ship much of what farmers harvested in 2021 and 2022, said Joseph Glauber, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
Ukraine, a major supplier of corn, wheat, barley and vegetable oil, shipped 32.9 million metric tons (36.2 million U.S. tons) of grain under the nearly yearlong deal designed to ease a global food crisis. It has been able to export an additional 2 million to 2.5 million metric tons (2.2 to 2.7 million U.S. tons) monthly by the Danube River, road and rail through Europe.
Those are now the only routes to ship grain, but have stirred divisions among nearby European countries and generated higher costs to be absorbed by Ukrainian farmers, said Glauber, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Russian missiles strikes against the Danube port last Monday also raised questions about how much longer that route will remain viable.
That's a disincentive to keep planting fields already threatened by missiles and strewn with explosive mines. Corn and wheat production in agriculture-dependent Ukraine is down nearly 40% this year from prewar levels, analysts say.
From the first of July last year until June 30 this year, Ukraine exported 68 million tons of grain, according to data from Mykola Horbachov, the president of the Ukrainian Grain Association. Ukrainian farmers shipped 11.2 million tons via railways, 5.5 million tons by road transport and around 18 million tons through Danube ports. Additionally, nearly half of the total exported grain, 33 million tons, was delivered through seaports under the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Ihor Osmachko, the general director of Agroprosperis Group, was unsurprised by Russia's withdrawal from the deal leading to its collapse. His company had never considered it a reliable or permanent solution during wartime.
He said Russians frequently stymied the deal, even while it was functioning, by delaying ship inspections until the cargos were sent back, leading to $30 million in losses for his company alone. Now, they are once again forced to pay to reroute 100,000 tons of grain trapped in ports that are no longer safe, Osmachko said.
“We have been preparing for this whole time,” Osmachko said. “We haven’t stopped. We are moving forward.”
Osmachko estimated around 80% to 90% of the approximately 3.2 million tons of grain Agroprosperis exported to China, Europe and African countries during the past year went through the grain corridor.
“The most significant problem today is the cost of logistics,” explained Mykola Horbachov, president of the Ukrainian Grain Association. Before the war, farmers paid approximately $20 to $25 per ton to transport grain to the Odesa ports. Now, logistics costs have tripled as they are forced to pay more than $100 to transport a single ton via alternative routes through the Danube port to Constanta, Romania.
“If we were to go on the Danube with the grain corridor closed, practically all our production would be unprofitable,” Osmachko said.
The Danube ports can't handle the same volume as seaports. The most Agroprosperis has sent through this route is 75,000 tons per month, compared with a monthly average of 250,000 tons through Black Sea ports.
The Ukrainian harvest this year is the lowest in a decade, according to a July report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Horbachov said shipping costs to export around the world and uncertainty about the length of the war will last could quickly make new planting unprofitable for Ukrainian farmers.
Ukraine currently produces three times more grain than it consumes, while global prices will inevitably rise if the country's exports decrease.
“I think you’re looking at a diminished Ukraine for at least the next couple of years and maybe longer,” said Glauber, the former U.S. agricultural official. “That’s something the rest of the world just needs to make up.”
The war from all sides poses risks for Agroprosperis.
In the Sumy region on the Russian border, farmers harvest their crops wearing body armor. Sometimes they must stop their combines in the middle of the wheat fields to pick up shrapnel from Russian projectiles.
“It can get tough at times,” Osmachko acknowledged. “But there are responsibilities — some have duties on the front. Some must grow food and ensure the country’s and world’s security.”
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Volodymyr Yurchuk in Lviv, Ukraine, and Courtney Bonnell in London contributed.
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Lang (Brune), Judith "Judy"
Lang, Judith Brune 1938-2023
Judith "Judy" Brune Lang, 85, passed away in Phoenix, Arizona on May 27, 2023, in the care of loved ones after a battle with cancer. Judy was born and raised in Paulding, Ohio and graduated from Paulding High School in 1955. Judy was an honor student, voted most athletic female by her peers and received the school's highest honor, the "Spirit of Light." In 1958, she graduated from the St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing in Dayton, Ohio. In celebration of her accomplishment, Judy traveled Europe for the first time with friends before landing her first job as a registered nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital in San Jose, California. There, she advanced in her career to become a supervising RN. She married Richard Lang in 1965 and they raised their three children in Xenia, Ohio. Judy continued to enjoy traveling and socializing with her wide circle of friends and family. San Francisco was a favorite city, and she spent many wonderful vacations with her lifelong friends in the Bay Area, including best friend Shirley Bochrath. Judy and Richard enjoyed spending time with close friends as well during their retirement years in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After Richard passed in 2010, Judy moved to Arizona to be closer to her eldest son and his family while enjoying many treasured visits from her sister Jane. Judy delighted in getting together with loved ones for special events and knew how to throw a great party-the weddings, celebrations, and holidays she hosted in beautiful settings and in her lovely home were magical. Most of all, Judy was a wonderful listener who was much loved for her unassuming manner and generosity. Her contagious smile and warm hugs will be remembered and missed by those lucky enough to love and be loved by her.
Judy is preceded in death by her mother and father, Monica and Carl "Huck" Brune; Siblings, Jack Brune, Ann Wittig and Jane Hill; and Judy's husband, Richard Lang. She was survived by son Todd and daughter-in-law Tami Johnson of Phoenix, AZ; son Bradford and daughter-in-law Dr. Linda Ulrich of Rockville, MD; daughter Heather Lang Kitchen and son-in-law Jack Kitchen of Greensboro, NC; sister-in-law Shirley Lang Barber of Xenia; and her grandchildren Alexandra, Connor, Joshua, and Zoe. A private memorial service for the family will be held in Xenia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to NAMI Arizona (assisting families of loved ones with mental illness), 5025 E. Washington St, Suite 112, Phoenix, AZ 85034. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/lang-judith/4IYVAKTE6BHE7KS5YKYSMOVBCE/ | 2023-07-30T06:22:58 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/lang-judith/4IYVAKTE6BHE7KS5YKYSMOVBCE/ |
SALT LAKE CITY — (AP) — Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier with a head kick one minute into the second round to win the main event lightweight bout at UFC 291 on Saturday night.
The third-ranked Gaethje (26-4) celebrated his victory by climbing to the top of the Octagon fence and doing a backflip off it. His perfectly timed headshot helped him avenge a loss to Poirier in 2018 when he suffered a fourth-round technical knockout via strikes.
“This chance at redemption was amazing,” Gaethje said. “It drove me to work harder to be ready.”
It was Gaethje’s 20th win by knockout or TKO and his seventh victory in his last nine fights. He also scored his first knockout win since UFC 249 in 2020.
“I was surprised by myself and how good I fought,” Gaethje said.
Second-ranked Poirier (29-8) entered the rematch between the two former interim lightweight champions as a minus-152 favorite according to FanDuel. He matched Gaethje blow for blow in the first round – earning a 10-9 advantage on two of three scorecards – before being quickly dispatched in the second.
The decisive high kick from one former champ caught the other by surprise because it wasn’t a move that he expected to see from Gaethje.
“I thought I had four more rounds,” Poirier said. “I didn’t know I had two more minutes.”
With the victory, Gaethje earned a BMF belt – the second UFC fighter to be awarded that belt.
Beating Poirier opens the door for Gaethje to have a potential title bout against the winner of Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira, who are set to square off at UFC 294 in October.
Gaethje’s BMF win over Poirier headlined five main card bouts.
Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz by split decision in a light heavyweight bout billed as the co-main event for his eighth win in his last nine fights.
Pereira (8-2), ranked second as a middleweight, made his debut in the light heavyweight division at UFC 291 after losing the middleweight title belt via knockout to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 in April. Blachowicz (29-10-1) did not make the transition in weight class a smooth one for the former champion.
He weathered early takedowns in the first two rounds and rallied in the third round.
Derrick Lewis earned a record 14th knockout win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima just 33 seconds into the first round of the heavyweight bout. The No.10-ranked Lewis (27-11) scored an immediate takedown with a flying knee and pummeled 15th-ranked Rogerio de Lima (21-10-1) with repeated punches to score the early finish. He celebrated snapping a three-fight slide by stripping off his shorts and dancing around the Octagon.
“The win means a lot to me,” Lewis said. “I had a lot of pressure on me coming into this fight and I just wanted to prove to everyone I’m still one of the best fighters in the world.”
Bobby Green beat Tony Ferguson by submission via choke with six seconds left in the third round of the lightweight bout. Green (30-14-1) dominated the final two rounds to earn his second career submission, scoring takedowns in both rounds while raining repeated blows that left his opponent battered. He denied Ferguson (26-9) a shot at earning his first UFC victory since 2019, sending the 39-year-old fighter home with his sixth straight loss.
Kevin Holland made quick work of Michael Chiesa to win the welterweight bout. Holland (25-9) beat the 12th-ranked Chiesa — fighting for the first time following a two-year hiatus — by submission at 2:39 in the first round. He used his length and striking abilities to trap Chiesa (18-7) in a D’arce choke, forcing a quick tap out.
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, Jazz coach Will Hardy, and former Jazz stars Deron Williams and Karl Malone were among those in attendance at the second UFC pay-per-view event in 11 months in the Beehive State.
UFC reported a live gate of $6.5 million, breaking the previous venue record set at UFC 278 in August 2022. A sellout crowd of 18,467 was in attendance.
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Magoto (Baltes), Patricia Elizabeth
Magoto, Patricia E (Pat), 88, of Centerville, loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother passed away surrounded by family Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
She was born on November 15, 1934 in French Town, Ohio, the daughter of the late William and Clara (Bey) Baltes, Sr. On May 28, 1955 Patricia married Norman Magoto at Holy Family Catholic Church in Frenchtown, Ohio who survives along with their daughter Theresa (Tab) Baer and daughter in law Patti Magoto, 4 grandchildren, Christopher, Ashley (Chad), Zachary and Brannon (Chelsey), 3 great grandchildren, Emily, Joseph and James. Also surviving is sister Anne Bergman, sisters and brother-in-law Rose Magoto, Pat and Tom Rutschilling and Mary Lou DeMange. She was preceded in death by her son Dennis Magoto, siblings Rosie, William, Paul, Peter, Mary Trentman and Jane O'Bryan, sisters and brothers in law Cletus Magoto Jr, Marvin and Pat Magoto, Lawrence DeMange, James Trentman, William O'Bryan, Jeanette Benson.
Friends and family may visit to pay their respects at Tobias Funeral Home Far Hills Chapel, 5471 Far Hills Ave Dayton, OH 45429 on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 from 5-7pm. A Catholic Mass will be held at Incarnation Catholic Church, 55 Williamsburg Lane, Centerville, Ohio 45459 on Wednesday, August 2nd at 11am. Christian burial will follow at Royal Oak Cemetery, 7217 National Rd, Brookville, Ohio, 45309.
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MAYS (Stafford), Barbara Carol
82, of Miamisburg, died peacefully in her sleep on July 21, 2023. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Doerfert and brother, Ron Stafford.
She is survived by her husband, Richard L. Mays, Sr.; brother, Edward (Deb) Stafford of Orlando, FL; sons, James E. Collins, William Scott (Kim) Collins, Jonathan M. Collins, Richard L. Mays, Jr., and Robert M. (Heather) Mays; daughters, Arlene Renee (Ken) Tuck and Elaine Wellem; 12 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.
She was a graduate of Miamisburg High School. Barbara will be remembered for her kindness and loving nature and she did not know a stranger.
Family and friends are encouraged to stop by and reminisce at a Celebration of Life visitation that will be held from 1 4 PM on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at the home of her daughter, Renee Tuck, 128 Cole Ave, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342. Arrangements are entrusted to GEBHART-SCHMIDT-PARRAMORE Funeral Home, Miamisburg. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.gebhartschmidtparramore.com
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — (AP) — Megan Rapinoe is adjusting to her new role at the Women's World Cup, even if it means she's not on the field as much as she'd like to be.
The outspoken 38-year-old known for her eclectic hair colors and the iconic victory pose she struck at the 2019 World Cup is the oldest player on the team. She already announced that her fourth World Cup would be her last.
“Ultimately, we're at the World Cup. This is where everybody wants to be, whether you're playing 90 minutes, whether you're a game changer, whatever,” she said Sunday. "I think it's a lot similar to what I thought it would be — bringing all the experience that I can, all the experience that I have, and ultimately being ready whenever my number is called up."
Rapinoe has played limited minutes so far, coming in as a substitute in the 3-0 victory over Vietnam in the tournament opener, which was her 200th career appearance for the team.
She was available but didn't play in the disappointing 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on Thursday in Wellington. U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski made just one substitution in the match, bringing in midfielder Rose Lavelle after the first half.
“I think all of us on the bench, it's like we think we should be on the field as much as the players on the field believe that they should be on the field,” Rapinoe said. “Every player on the field that starts the game thinks that they should play 90 minutes, and every player who doesn't, who is a sub, thinks that they should be on at some point."
The United States has won the last two World Cups, but the players find themselves in a more precarious position as they chase an unprecedented third consecutive title. The Americans need at least a draw going into the final group match against Portugal on Tuesday at Eden Park in Auckland.
The Americans top Group E, even on points with the Netherlands, but hold the edge because of goal difference. Portugal, which beat Vietnam, could send the United States home early with a win over the Americans.
“We're unsatisfied with the way we played, but we know there are areas that we can be better and I think there's some really simple fixes we can do to put ourselves in a better position to have more joy on the ball, especially in the final third,” Rapinoe said. “I think everybody's looking at this like `Let's go.'”
At the 2019 World Cup in France, Rapinoe scored six goals over the course of the tournament, including a penalty in a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final. She also finished with three assists and claimed both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for the best overall player.
Rapinoe, who is engaged to former WNBA star Sue Bird, has been a leader on and off the field.
She made headlines during the 2019 tournament when she said she wouldn't visit the White House if the United States won. Her decision was based on her disdain for then-President Donald Trump, and the team did not go to the White House after winning its second World Cup.
And in the midst of a dispute with U.S. Soccer over equal pay with the men's national team, Rapinoe helped the women hold firm on their position.
“I just think back to 2019 in particular. We didn’t really talk about it a lot as a group but we were like, `Well, we have to win. This is kind of like a must-win World Cup for us.' And I think it did give us confidence," she said. "It pressured us, but I think we also knew that we could handle it and it was almost a mandatory upping of our level to be able to match everything that we were saying off the field. I think in so many ways we were betting on ourselves.”
Rapinoe has won two Women’s World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal with the United States. She also took home the Ballon d’Or and the Best FIFA Women’s Player awards — the game’s top individual honors — for her play in 2019.
As a fierce advocate for social justice issues, including gender equity and LGBTQ rights, she was awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Joe Biden last year.
“I’ve always tried to use whatever platform we have, and this platform was built long before I got here. We just continue to add to to it, to grow the game, to make the world a better place, to use our voices, to advocate for more,” she said.
At this World Cup, she's passing that legacy on to younger generation. Fourteen of the U.S. players are playing in their first World Cup. In 2019, Carli Lloyd was in a similar role of a player who was also something of a coach who led by example.
Rapinoe is doing that now.
“Still every day in training I'm like, `I'm gonna try to bust your ass,' and that makes them better, that makes me better," she said. "That makes the whole team better. So I think it's been really rewarding. And I think ultimately, and I think that this gets lost, but I get to play in another World Cup."
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McGrew, David C.
of Oxford, OH, passed away June 23, 2023. Memorial service is Saturday, August 12 at 1:00PM at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Oxford, OH. Brown Dawson Flick, Hamilton, OH.
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The Texas Rangers agreed to acquire three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer in a blockbuster trade with the New York Mets on Saturday night, an all-in move for the surprise leaders in the AL West, a person with knowledge of the deal said.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced.
The Rangers will be adding the 39-year-old Scherzer with another former Mets pitcher with Cy Young credentials, two-time winner Jacob deGrom, sidelined by Tommy John elbow surgery, possibly all the way through the end of next season.
According to multiple reports, the deal nets New York one of the top Texas prospects in infielder Luisangel Acuña, the younger brother of Atlanta star Ronald Acuña Jr.
As part of the deal, Scherzer agreed to opt in on the final year of his contract in 2024 at $43 million, according to reports that also said the Mets were paying about $35 million of the remaining $58 million on the right-hander’s contract.
The Mets, one of baseball's biggest disappointments, unloaded Scherzer two days after sending closer David Robertson to Miami for two minor leaguers.
New York began the season with the highest payroll in baseball at $353 million but started the day 17 games behind Atlanta in the NL East and 6 1/2 games back in the wild-card race.
The next question is what the Mets will do with Justin Verlander, another three-time Cy Young winner signed through next season. There should be plenty of suitors for the 40-year-old right-hander.
Texas has emerged from six consecutive losing seasons to lead the AL West all but one day in three-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy’s first season as manager.
The Rangers made the first notable move of this trading season by getting once-dominant closer Aroldis Chapman from Kansas City in June. Chapman has stayed in a setup role with Will Smith handling most of the closing duties.
Now Texas has bolstered the rotation knowing deGrom might be out until Scherzer's contract expires at the end of next season.
The trade for Scherzer came on the same day the Rangers said they were again bumping back the next start for All-Star right-hander Nathan Eovaldi. Bochy said Eovaldi had a sore elbow, but the club doesn't think it's serious.
The Rangers added deGrom in the offseason on a $185 million, five-year contract, knowing there was risk in signing the oft-injured right-hander.
He lasted just six starts — all Texas wins — before elbow issues sidelined deGrom for a month. It took multiple MRIs to determine the extent of the damage to his elbow, and the Tommy John procedure in June was the second of his career. The other was in rookie ball with the Mets in 2010.
“I think we need to improve as a starting rotation,” Bochy said before the Rangers' game at San Diego on Saturday night, as reports of the trade were circulating. “I think that’s fair to say.”
Scherzer (9-4) was leading the Mets in victories but had his highest ERA (4.01) since 2011 with Detroit. The eight-time All-Star started Friday at home against Washington, allowing one run in seven innings in a 5-1 New York victory.
With 210 career victories, Scherzer is third among active pitchers behind Verlander and Kansas City's Zack Greinke.
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McMannis, Michael G.
Age 53, of Centerville, OH, passed away July 26, 2023. No services will be held at this time. Newcomer Funeral Home, Centerville, OH.
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SYDNEY — (AP) — Some of the biggest names in soccer have yet to show up at the Women's World Cup.
That's literally been the case of Australian star Sam Kerr, who missed the first two games with a calf injury.
Kerr has recovered in time to play for Australia in a crucial final Group B game against Canada on Monday. The Matildas need to beat the Canadians to ensure they advance to the knockout round, and the Chelsea striker's return to the lineup brings needed energy to the team.
“Mentally, it’s massive. It brings so much to our team and obviously also a lot to the opposition knowing that we have Sam available for this game,” Australia defender Ellie Carpenter said.
Kerr's injury on the eve of Australia's opening game against Ireland set the tone for a tournament that hasn't been kind to some of its biggest stars. She was the face of co-host Australia's preparations for the tournament, which is also being staged in New Zealand.
She dominated the covers of magazines across newsstands, while the autobiography she released late last year chronicled her rise to become arguably the best player in the women's game right now. Kerr's popularity transcends women's soccer and she is considered a national icon.
So the disappointment was palpable when news broke about an hour before the opening match that Kerr was going to be sidelined at least two games in this tournament.
Kerr's absence was felt in the 3-2 loss to Nigeria in Australia's second game, a loss that put the Matildas in danger of elimination. It is not known what her role will be against Canada, but Australia needs Kerr to deliver in the final game of group play.
"I’m definitely going to be available, but how we decide to use that is not to be given to the opposition,” said Kerr.
The World Cup is supposed to be a showcase for the finest talent and biggest names, but injuries have always robbed the tournament of some its star players.
Norway forward Ada Hegerberg has had her playing time curtailed. Often referred to as “the Lionel Messi of women's soccer,” Hederberg was part of a Norway's 1-0 upset loss to New Zealand in the opening game of the World Cup.
It got worse for the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner when she suffered a groin injury in the warm-up ahead of Norway's game against Switzerland, and she's been ruled out of the final Group A game against the Philippines.
Keira Walsh of England suffered a knee injury against Denmark that will sidenline her for the Lionesses' final Group D game against China. Described as irreplaceable, it is not known how much she will be able to play.
Even for some stars who have seen plenty of playing time, it has been difficult to make an impact.
American icon Alex Morgan has underwhelmed so far at her fourth World Cup, where she is hoping to help the United States to an unprecedented third consecutive title.
Morgan, the co-leading scorer at the last World Cup, has yet to score at this year's event and missed a penalty in the 3-0 win against Vietnam. U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski said Morgan was adapting to playing in a forward line with Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman.
“I think it’s not hard to realize that Alex’s role is slightly different than the Alex that we’re used to maybe in the past,” Andonovski said. "She does set up the other two forwards a lot more. It’s not that she’s not capable of scoring goals or getting behind crosses, but we can also see her playing balls to Trinity and Soph, but also getting crosses for them as well.”
Morgan, at 34, is now one of the older players at the tournament.
Christine Sinclair of Canada is also searching for first goal of the tournament. Sinclair is highest scorer in international soccer — men or women — with 190 goals.
Like Morgan, she also missed a penalty, in a 0-0 draw with Nigeria that could still prove costly. She was benched for Canada's second game against Ireland before coming in as a substitute at halftime as the gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics logged a come-from-behind 2-1 win.
At 40 years old, Sinclair is having to accept a more limited role for Canada.
Brazil great Marta, at 37, has also been used sparingly in her sixth World Cup.
Her teammate, Debinha, who is also an iconic figure to Brazil fans, has been one of the standout players for her country so far. But she wasn't able to stop a 2-1 loss to France on Saturday despite scoring in that match.
The gap appears to be closing in the women's game, with underdogs proving more of a test for the more established nations. That's one reason some of the big name stars have yet to impress in tournament.
One of the few standouts who has not disappointed so far has been Alexandra Popp, who scored twice in Germany's 6-0 rout of Morocco.
Major tournaments are traditionally a mix of rising talents coming to the surface, while established stars have the chance to confirm their status among the greats.
Linda Caicedo of Colombia, Lauren James of England and Melchie Dumornay of Haiti have proven their worth as some of the brightest prospects in the game. But as the second round of games nears its completion, it feels like the tournament is still waiting for many of its big hitters to make an impact.
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Mikola (Mikola), Victoria E. "Vicki"
Victoria E. Mikola (age 73) passed away at home in Colorado Springs, Co. on July 9,2023. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 9, 1949, to Margaret Mikola (Fleischman) and Mike Mikola.
After graduation from Greenon High School, Vicki was employed by the FBI in Washington, DC. She later enlisted in the US Air Force, stationed in Alaska and Italy; she held an AA degree from Sinclair Community College and worked in transportation at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio.
Her interests included travel, volunteering at art, cultural and historical organizations. She also volunteered at libraries and as an airport ambassador.
Preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Amy Middleton.
Survived by niece, Angie Middleton-Raynor; nephew David Middleton; aunt, Dona Fleischman; cousins, Gail Hanger (Jay), John Fletcher (Joyce), Della Carr, Becky Fleischman, Julie Hannan (David); former husband, Ezra Dack
She will be missed by family and friends. Donations may be made in honor of Vicki to your local animal shelter or library.
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Mullins, Norma J.
Age 92, died on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at Hospice of Hamilton. She was born in Beattyville, KY on December 2, 1930 the daughter of George and Rena (Riley) Noland. On February 9, 1948 in Georgetown, Kentucky she married James Grover Mullins. Norma worked as a nurse aide at Mercy Hospital for many years. She was a loyal member of Faith Pentecostal Church. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Debbie Mastandrea and her partner, Albert Johnston of Hamilton; the loves of her life: granddaughter and grandson, Melissa and Paul Hannon; great-granddaughter and great-grandson, Layla and Christopher Hannon; her step-daughter, Dolly Guertin and many loving nieces and nephews, including Gary Mullins. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James Grover Mullins; her daughter, whom she missed every day, Denise Mullins Sizer, her sister and protector, Lillian Rucker and two sons-in-law, Cecil New and Dick Mastandrea. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery with Pastor Rick Witt officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Faith Pentecostal Church, 1676 Eden Park Drive, Hamilton, Ohio, 45013. Mom, for 23 years, I had you all to myself, now it's Denise's turn. Online condolences are available at www.weigelfuneralhome.com
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O'Connell, Michael D.
Age 79, of Waynesville, OH, passed away July 25, 2023. Visitation August 1, 2023 from 11 am - 12 pm at Newcomer Funeral Home, Centerville, OH.
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PAYNE, Alexis Elizabeth
Surrounded by her loving family, Alexis Elizabeth Payne died July 20, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. Lexy was born on July 3rd, 1974, to Ty and Toni Payne in Dayton, Ohio. After graduating from Oakwood High School where she was a cheerleader and champion debater, she attended the University of Michigan where she studied psychology and literature. She graduated from the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University and over the ensuing years worked as an attorney for several Chicago-area law firms in the specialty of advertising, internet, copyright and trademark law. Lexy married Tom Font with whom she had two daughters, Lily Marie and Anabelle Elizabeth.
Lexy was whip-smart, creative, funny, witty and gorgeous. She had an infectious laugh, a sparkle in her eye, and a tremendous sense of style. She was a talented artist, avid traveler and a runner who completed the Chicago marathon. She volunteered to provide free legal representation to artists and in animal shelters for cats.
In recent years, health problems prevented her from connecting with her many dear friends and family members. She loved and cherished her friends and family fiercely, most of all, her wonderful daughters who were the loves of her life.
Lexy was preceded in death by her mother, Toni Payne. She is survived by her father, Ty Payne; daughters, Lily and Anabelle Font; former husband, Tom Font; sister, Stacy Ardoin (Adrien); brother, Chris Lautzenhiser (Karen) and many loving nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
A private memorial service will be held for the family. In memory of Lexy, donations can be made to the Children's Theater of Winnetka, 620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, IL 60093 or to Christ Church Youth Choir, 784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, IL 60093.
To share memories or condolences, please visit www.schoedinger.com. Arrangements entrusted to SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST.
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Phillips, Linda Diane
Linda Diane Phillips, age 85, of Eaton passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Trueman Pointe Care Center in Columbus. She was born March 26, 1938, in Eaton to the late Arthur and Evalyn (Cottingham) Geeting. Linda was a 1956 graduate of Eaton High School and Class of 1956 Alumni Secretary; a graduate of the Dayton School of Practical Nursing and member of the LPN Associates of Ohio; a member of Eaton's Red Hat Rosies; an advisory board member for the Area Agency on Aging and member of the Preble County Mental Health and Recovery Board; a member of UAW; a proud Democrat who loved this country; and a stadium usher at The Ohio State University football games (Go Buckeyes!). In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert E. Phillips, brother Larry Geeting and sisters Georgia Dotson and Shirley Chrismer. She is survived by her son Michael Phillips of Eaton; daughter Connie Phillips (Rick Heine) of Columbus; brother Art (Dona) Geeting of New Lebanon; sister-in-law Bonnie Geeting of West Alexandria; two grandchildren and one great grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews who brought her great joy. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2023 from 1:30 pm until time of memorial service at 2:30 pm at Gard Funeral Home, 226 West Main Street, Eaton.Memorial contributions may be sent to The Preble County Council on Aging, The Preble County Mental Health & Recovery Board and the Preble County Humane Society. Online condolences and other remembrances may be sent to the family by visiting www.gardfuneralhome.com.
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Pitts, Marcia L.
Marcia L. Pitts, 85, of Las Vegas, Nevada formerly from New Carlisle, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023. She was born November 12, 1937 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of the late Rev. Ralph & Marna (Reed) Krueger. Marcia graduated from Wittenberg University in 1959 with a degree in Education. She was a member of the Wittenberg Choir and the Alpha Zi Delta sorority. Marcia was a retired school teacher who taught in the Northwestern and Tecumseh school districts for over 30 years. After retiring, she continued to teach by volunteering as a tutor for many years. Marcia was an active member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, New Carlisle and Zion Lutheran Church in Tipp City. She served these churches by participating in church committees and councils, singing in choirs, and teaching Sunday School. In 2016, she moved to Las Vegas, NV to be with part of her family and enjoyed many adventures while living in the southwest. Marcia was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 48 years, Perie R. Pitts, Jr., her brother John Krueger and her son William Pitts. She is survived by her children; Perie III & Michele Pitts, Christina & Dave DeLauter, Dianne Pitts, Julie & David Howell, Elizabeth & Dallas Mahrt; eleven grandchildren, Steve, Mindi, Kari, Andy, Colton, Katie, Chris, Tyler, Helena, Matthew and Caitlyn; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Carolyn Schul, as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be 12:00 1:00pm Saturday, August 5, 2023 at the Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar and Fraley Funeral Home, New Carlisle Ohio with a memorial service following at 1:00pm in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at: www.alz.org. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to: www.trostelchapman.com
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PLEIMAN (Morris), Lawan "Ron"
Age 89, was peacefully called back to the Lord on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Ron was born October 30, 1933 in Yokum Station, Virginia to the late Victor & Maxine Morris. In addition to her parents, Ron was also preceded in death by her first husband, Leland Sowders; her second husband, Tom Pleiman; her brother, Victor "Louie" Morris; five sisters, Jewell Roberts, Barbara Roberts, Nila Dinges, Shirley Byers & May Joyce Seacat. Ron retired from General Motors Inland Div. with 28 years of service and she was a big fan of the Cincinnati Reds. Ron is survived by two sons, Mark L. Sowders, Sr. (Jamie) & Michael D. Sowders; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; siblings, Glenda Robinson, Roger Morris and Randy Morris; and by her extended family & many good friends. Ron's wish was to have her body donated to the Wright State Anatomical Gift Program. She will be missed by her family, friends and all who knew her. Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home (Vandalia) is assisting with arrangements.
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Reyer, Jerry
Age 72, of Centerville, OH, passed away July 23, 2023. Private Service. Tobias Funeral Home - Far Hills Chapel, Dayton, OH.
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Robinson, Henry C. "Hank"
Age 89, of Brookville, OH, passed away July 30, 2023. Visitation Sunday, Aug 6, 2023 2-4pm Service at 4pm at the Newcomer North Chapel, Dayton, OH.
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Schroer, Michael E. "Mike"
Age 73, of Hamilton, Ohio passed away on Wednesday July 26, 2023 at Woodland Country Manor. He was born on August 28, 1949 in Hamilton, Ohio the son of Erven F. and Marian J. (Suer) Schroer. He was educated in St. Ann School, graduating from Badin High School in 1967, University of Dayton in 1971 and a Masters Degree from Xavier University. He was employed at Fernald for many years until his retirement. On November 29, 1974, in Hamilton, Ohio he married Sandra "Fern" Evans and she preceded him in death on July 28, 2016. He is survived by his children, Joe (Krystal) Schroer, Amber (Dick) Jefferson and Shelly Wallen; his grandchildren Shiloh, Shannon, Evan, Emma, Taylor, Paige and Jack; his sister, Sandy (John) Kubran; also many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife and parents. A visitation will be held at the Charles C. Young Funeral Home, 4032 Hamilton Cleves Road, Ross, Ohio on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 from 11:00 AM until the time of funeral service at 1:00 PM with Pastor Keith Risner officiating. Burial in Butler County Memorial Park. If so desired remembrances may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, in Mike's memory. Albert D. Hinkel, Funeral Director, with Charles C. Young Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to www.charlesyoungfuneralhome.com
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SCOTT, Sharon M.
Sharon Marie Scott, age 77 of Cleveland OH, passed away on Fri, Jul 7, 2023. Funeral service will be held Tues, Aug 1, 2023, 12:00 pm at Greater Allen AME Church, 1620 W 5th St, Dayton OH 45402, Rev Dr. Elmer S. Martin, officiating. The family will receive relatives & friends Tuesday at 11:00 am. FACIAL MASK IS RECOMMENDED. The service can be viewed on the Greater Allen AME Church Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GreaterAllenAMEChurchDaytonOH. Interment: Dayton National Cemetery. For full obituary, visit https://www.loritts-neilson.com. Arrangements entrusted to the LORITTS-NEILSON FUNERAL HOME, INC.
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Shown, Nolan D.
Age 87, of Hamilton, OH, passed away July 26, 2023. Born Feb. 22, 1936 in Tennessee, U.S. Navy Veteran. Brown Dawson Flick, Hamilton, OH.
Shown, Nolan D.
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Simonds, George Martz
It is with sadness that we share the death of George Martz Simonds, 87, on July 13, 2023, surrounded by his family in Newport News, VA. He was born to Frank Carroll Simonds and Emma Louise Beury Simonds in Philadelphia. George graduated from Miami University in Oxford, OH, where he met the love of his life, Michael Ann (Mickey) Stouffer Simonds. They settled in Oxford and together opened the area's first travel agency, giving them the opportunity to plan study abroad programs for the university community, and to travel the world together.
George dedicated much of his life to serving the Oxford community as a Township Trustee. He took a lead role in restoring both Woodside Cemetery and the Doty Settlement Cemetery in Oxford. In later years, he served as Executive Director of the United Way, raising funds for local charities. He loved Miami University and was a dedicated brother to the Mu Upsilon Chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, which awarded him the national Coulter Cup for his service to an undergraduate chapter.
In addition to his wife Mickey, George is survived by his daughters, Dawn Simonds Ramirez (married to Bryant Ramirez, daughters, Sophia Ramirez and Liliana Ramirez) and Shelly Anne Simonds (married to Paul Danehy, daughters, Tessa Danehy and Georgia Danehy).
After a family ceremony at Woodside Cemetery, the family will welcome guests to a Celebration of his Life at the Oxford Community Art Center from 1:00 - 4:00 pm on Sunday, September 3, 2023. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Greater Oxford Community Foundation | Ohio (oxfordfdn.org). Arrangements by Weymouth Funeral Home. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/simonds-george/4OJPGT2GVZDWXDFZXV5AWLSG5Q/ | 2023-07-30T06:24:30 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/simonds-george/4OJPGT2GVZDWXDFZXV5AWLSG5Q/ |
Smith (Pullen), Jessie Lee
Age 85, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Bethesda Temple, 3701 Salem Ave, Dayton, Ohio 45406, with Pastor Dr. Craig S. High officiating. Walk through visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Interment: Dayton National Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to THOMAS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 4520 Salem Ave. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.thomasfunerals.com
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Smith, Teresa E
Age 68, of Troy, OH, passed away July 26, 2023. Private Services Baker Hazel & Snider Funeral Home, Dayton, OH.
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Snow, Sandra
Sandra Snow, age 78, formerly of Dayton, OH, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023 in Bedford, TX. Calling hours 5 pm- 7 pm Friday, August 4, 2023 at House of Wheat Funeral Home, 2107 N. Gettysburg Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. Memorial service 11 am Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Phillips Temple CME Church, 3620 Shiloh Springs Rd, Trotwood, Ohio. Calling hour 10 am at which time family will receive friends.
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Church of St. Gregory, Clarks Green, was the setting June 3 for the wedding of Olga Opshinsky, Dalton, and James Scrobola, Wyoming.
Church of St. Gregory, Clarks Green, was the setting June 3 for the wedding of Olga Opshinsky, Dalton, and James Scrobola, Wyoming.
The bride is the daughter of Rosemary and Frank Opshinsky, Dalton. The bridegroom is the son of Joyce and James Scrobola, Wyoming.
The Rev. John Lapera officiated at the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
Kelli Kyle, Los Angeles, was maid of honor and Kim Opshinsky, Panama City, Florida, sister-in-law of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Grace Scrobola, Wyoming, sister of the bridegroom; Breana Doyle, Greeley, cousin of the bride; Mackenzie Gannon, New York City; and Vicki Sidari, Harveys Lake.
Eireann Doyle, Greeley, goddaughter of the bride, was flower girl.
Zack Scrobola, Harveys Lake, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Ushers were Jonathon Scrobola, Philadelphia, brother of the bridegroom; John Van Scoy, Shavertown, and Colin Herron, Exeter, cousin of the bridegroom; Christian Budney, Scranton, cousin of the bride; Nick Opshinsky, Panama City, brother of the bride.
Jack Baum, Shavertown, cousin of the bridegroom, was ring bearer.
A reception was held at Glen Oak Country Club, Clarks Summit.
The bride is a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and earned a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology and elementary education and a master’s degree in elementary education from Ithaca College. She is a third-grade teacher at Commonwealth Charter Academy.
The bridegroom is a graduate of West Wyoming High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, State College. He is pursuing a master’s degree in additive manufacturing and design at PSU. He is employed as a mechanical engineer at Tobyhanna Army Depot.
The couple, who took a wedding trip to Ireland and Northern Italy, resides in Clarks Summit.
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Sowers, Robert Dale "Bob"
In Loving Memory of Robert (Bob) Dale Sowers, age 67, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, with his wife of 44 years, Carolyn, at his side. Born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 8, 1955, Bob was the son of Robert F. Sowers and Doris Sowers. He spent his early years in Northridge, Ohio, before moving to West Milton and attending Milton-Union Schools, graduating Milton-Union High School in 1974. Bob's passion for sports became evident during his time at Milton-Union High School. Bob was a standout athlete, a cross country team member, and played baseball, basketball, and football, proudly representing #16. His legacy as the quarterback of the football team lives on through the records he set during his time there.
Following his graduation, Bob attended the University of Cincinnati, making the baseball team as a walk-on before pursuing his education at Wright State University. He embarked on a fulfilling career in public service, dedicating over 20 years to the City of West Milton as the Water Plant Operator and then Service Director. Bob then moved on to the Miami County Engineer Office and concluded his professional career at the City of Fairborn as the Public Works Director. Bob retired in 2012 after 36 years of service in city and county government work, holding a Class 3 Professional Water and Wastewater Operator License.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Bob was deeply involved in the community. He volunteered on the City of West Milton Park Board and the West Milton Veterans Memorial Committee, showing his genuine care for the community and veterans. Bob's generosity and witty sense of humor made him a cherished friend to many, participating in bowling, softball, and golf leagues, as well as trivia nights and poker games with loved ones. Bob loved gathering friends for golf outings and trips to Park Mammoth Golf Club and Perry Park Golf in Kentucky. This summer, Bob ended his golfing career on a high note by achieving his second hole-in-one, which is a remarkable accomplishment.
While Bob enjoyed simple evenings at home reading and spending time with Carolyn and their dogs, he was also the host of the Buckeye football game parties on Saturdays in the fall. You could always find him cheering on the Cincinnati Bengals the next day. Whether it was the UD Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, or Cincinnati Reds, and whether you called him Bob, Bobby Dale, or Bob City, you knew it was about bringing family and friends together more than it was the sports.
Bob was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Bill Morris, brother-in-law, Larry Smith, mother Doris Sowers, and father Robert F. Sowers.
He is survived by his adoring wife, Carolyn Sowers, siblings Joyce (Tim), Jeff, and Lori, brother-in-law, Harold (Sue), and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
Intelligent, kind-hearted, and quick-witted, Bob always strengthened and loved those around him, his presence will be missed but will be remembered always.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made in Bob's name to the Genitourinary Cancers and Medical Oncology Research Fund (fund number 316905) at the Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital. The family is profoundly grateful for the work and passion of the team at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in their tireless efforts to treat and cure cancer.
A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Bob's life will take place from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on August 2, 2023, at Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 West Main Street, Tipp City, OH 45371. Online condolences may be expressed at www.fringsandbayliff.com.
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From gardening to scratch cooking, Meredith Capuano teaches what’s becoming a lost art.
As the family and consumer sciences teacher shows her students at Valley View High School how to grow a tomato or make a pot of sauce, she’s also emphasizing the connection that homecooked meals can bring.
“It’s important to take that time out and reconnect, and that’s what my class is all about, building that family culture and connecting,” she said.
The Archbald resident teaches nutrition and food, farm-to-table, and new this fall, baking and pastry classes, all focused on scratch cooking. Students especially love learning the recipe for Nonna Lucia’s Red Sauce that Capuano, also known as Mrs. Cap, shared with Local Flavor.
Lucia Parrino, a substitute teacher originally from Italy, showed Capuano how to make the special sauce that features a blend of Italian sausage, pork neck and spare ribs.
When it’s part of the lesson, Capuano gets to school at 5 a.m. to start the sauce, and the smell just permeates the hallways. Her biggest tip is that cooks should wait until the sauce starts boiling to add the crushed garlic so it doesn’t burn in the olive oil.
“It’s a long cook,” she said. “It’s an all-day cook, but it’s so delicious.”
It’s one of the most requested dishes from her students, along with Fastnachts, or donuts made from mashed potatoes for Fat Tuesday.
The Fastnachts and other recipes in Capuano’s curriculum came from her late grandmother, Virginia Anthony.
Growing up, Capuano spent tons of time in the kitchen with her grandmother. They baked lots of desserts together, including Apple Pie, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Nut Tassies and Thumbprint Cookies.
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She studied culinary arts at what’s now the Monroe Career & Technical Institute, cooked in restaurants and at one point had her own bakery in Pocono Lake. Then, she decided to go back to school to become a teacher.
Capuano went into special education and worked as an emotional support teacher in the East Stroudsburg Area School District before coming to Valley View. She’s now pursuing her doctorate in special education at Slippery Rock University and hopes it inspires students to be lifelong learners and never stop setting goals for themselves.
Her classroom features an edible 3D-printer and a hydroponics unit. She’s working on securing a grant for the school to build an outdoor greenhouse, too.
“This is how I live my life. I grow, harvest and sustain everything,” Capuano said.
At home, she plants peppers like habaneros, jalapeños and Carolina Reapers since she loves hot food, varieties of tomatoes, sweet peas, brussel sprouts, carrots and more. She preserves vegetables for her family, including husband, Cliff, and son, Callan, to eat throughout the year and also makes her own jams and jellies.
“It’s such a lost art and the district has really opened up the ability for me to teach that,” Capuano said.
At Valley View, she serves as advisor for the Cooking Club, and co-advisor for the Ski Club and Students Against Destructive Decisions. She’s also involved with the International Club, which plans trips abroad for students.
In 2025, she’s going with a group of students on a culinary tour in Italy that includes a cooking class in Rome and visits to a buffalo mozzarella farm, a chocolate factory, and an olive farm, where they will learn how to make olive oil.
She’s glad to teach students lifelong skills while sharing her grandmother’s recipes and old school methods in a time where quickness and ease take precedence.
“That is probably the greatest gift of all,” Capuano said. “She was my absolute best friend and I miss her every single day, so being able to show her recipes and teach her recipes, it’s awesome.” | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/food-and-wine/taste-for-tradition-valley-view-teacher-dishes-out-lessons-with-nonna-lucias-red-sauce/article_09c21b5c-3307-572f-a84c-e41d071c0e77.html | 2023-07-30T06:24:58 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/food-and-wine/taste-for-tradition-valley-view-teacher-dishes-out-lessons-with-nonna-lucias-red-sauce/article_09c21b5c-3307-572f-a84c-e41d071c0e77.html |
Spurling, Don
Don Kenneth Spurling (72) of Miamisburg, Ohio and formerly of Campbellsville, Kentucky passed away Wednesday July 19th after a short battle with cancer. Greeted in Heaven by his Mother Lucille Minor Spurling, his Father Charles Washington Spurling, his Sister Joyce Elaine Spurling, and his Heavenly Father. Don is survived by brother Randall Spurling (Marsha) of Campbellsville, Kentucky, Sister Judy Garland (Eddie) of Miamisburg, Ohio, Nephews Christopher (Andrea) Garland, Joseph (Amber) Garland and Nieces Robin Garland, Shawna Spurling, Great Nephew Myles Spurling (Shanda) and Great Niece Natasha Sallee (Dylan). He also leaves behind numerous other beloved family members and friends. His Memorial Service will be held in Campbellsville, Kentucky, to be announced at a later date. To share a memory of Don or leave his family a special message, please visit www.newcomerdayton.com. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/spurling-don/YLZQFGTVPZGZ7N6WZ55OEVBSR4/ | 2023-07-30T06:25:02 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/spurling-don/YLZQFGTVPZGZ7N6WZ55OEVBSR4/ |
DULUTH, Minn. —
The Viking Polaris sliced through the dawn June fog, entering the harbor without fanfare. No horn blasts to this Midwestern port city’s landmark lift bridge. Onboard, all but a handful of cabins were dark as the 666-foot cruise ship ended its maiden Great Lakes voyage.
Cruise ships, which once thrived on these lakes before all but disappearing in the 1970s, are making a remarkable comeback on this inland sea, wooed by competing states. Marketed as “expedition cruising,” the ships deliver tourists and their spending money to ports that for decades primarily served global markets with iron ore and wheat.
“The [global] cruise industry is fairly mature,’’ said Dave Gutheil, chief commercial officer of the Port of Cleveland. “There aren’t a lot of new places to go.”
States and Canadian provinces worked together to change that. After drawing major industry players to the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem in recent years, states now must balance that cooperation with competition as they seek port calls and the economic benefits they bring. But for some ports, especially the small ones, even the smaller expedition ships may be too big to handle.
For cruise fans these have been, if not uncharted, at least long neglected waters. In the heart of North America and separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the St. Lawrence Seaway, more than a dozen Great Lakes ports in five U.S. states and a similar number in the Canadian province of Ontario offer expeditions as wild as kayaking sea caves along Minnesota’s rugged North Shore or as urban as touring the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Attracting the cruise industry took regional and international coordination, Gutheil said.
“This really has been a Great Lakes team effort.”
Competing for tourism
Now some states along the lakes — Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin — are competing for a tourism bounty by making their ports more attractive and accessible to cruise lines. In 2022, the cruises drew nearly 150,000 passenger visits to Great Lakes ports in the United States and Canada, a record, according to the industry group Cruise the Great Lakes. It forecasts nearly 170,000 visits in 2023 with an economic impact of $180 million.
Passenger cruises were once a major industry of the Great Lakes, with more than 30 lines operating in the upper lakes alone, according to a 2011 study by Richard Stewart of the University of Wisconsin-Superior. With the growth of the U.S. highway system and regional airlines, all were gone by 1970.
For decades, ventures to revive the industry struggled, hindered by regulations such as the 1896 Passenger Vessel Services Act, which limited access to U.S. ports. Gambling restrictions also discouraged cruise lines from offering service.
Combining U.S. and Canada stops allowed foreign-built ships to avoid the port restrictions, however. The current surge started in the 2015 season, including the arrival of the Pearl Mist, a 210-passenger ship.
These new ships are not the 6,000-passenger floating resorts that ply the Caribbean. With fewer than 400 passengers, most serve a more affluent and adventurous clientele. Viking entered the region in 2022, bringing a global reputation and two new ships designed specifically for the Great Lakes. Yet those ships, the Polaris and Octantis, are clearly ocean-capable vessels. Strengthened to withstand polar ice, they serve Viking’s Antarctic routes during the North American offseason.
Ponant, a French line, offers a seven-night cruise from Milwaukee to Toronto that starts at $5,790 per person, about $800 per night. A typical Caribbean cruise often can be booked for $100 per person per night. Other major players in the Great Lakes are Hapag-Lloyd, a German line that challenges Viking with state-of-the-art polar expedition ships, and Pearl Seas, which runs routes from deep in the Great Lakes to the Canadian Maritimes. Ten ships are working the lakes this season.
On shore, cruise passengers spend an average of $111 per port stop, according to a 2021 report by the University of Minnesota Duluth. That number increases to $188 in “turnaround” ports, where one tour ends and another begins.
State tourism agencies and port cities tout each port’s unique attractions. In Duluth, it’s the mix of outdoor activities and urban amenities. Michigan’s Mackinac Island boasts the car-less charm of its old-time seafront resorts, while Cleveland’s cultural attractions and strategic location in the middle of the lakes offers cruise options to the east and west.
Necessary infrastructure
For cruise lines, though, infrastructure matters. Cruise ships require docks and handling facilities in ports for decades dominated by cargo ships. That’s where state support matters.
“What keeps me up at night is if we don’t build South Shore correctly, Duluth is building a fantastic dock that will include all of these features,” Adam Tindall-Schlicht, the Port of Milwaukee director at the time, told the city’s harbor commissioners in 2022, according to Urban Milwaukee.
“Chicago coming online at Navy Pier keeps me up. Duluth and their investment in their downtown dock keeps me up,” said Tindall-Schlicht, who is now administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, a leading federal advocate for the cruise industry.
Milwaukee is meeting that challenge with a $7.3 million cruise facility. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, allocated $3.5 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to the project.
Similar projects are underway up and down the lakes.
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Duluth, which is more than 2,000 nautical miles from the Atlantic, is the world’s most inland port with access to the world’s oceans. The city, with 11 scheduled cruise stops this season and 15 expected in 2024, is rebuilding a seawall, expanding dredging and adding Lake Superior’s only U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at its downtown convention center. When completed in 2025, the projects will allow passengers to disembark steps from the Great Lakes Aquarium, a former ore carrier-turned-museum, and the lively Canal Park tourist district. Currently some ships dock at an industrial area or use tenders to ferry passengers to shore.
Tourism officials hope the projects will help the port land more turnaround stops, which can double the number of visitors.
“With the day stops, they have around eight hours to spend in Duluth, and they have already pre-booked tours and so they get off, they get on a bus and they go to a tour, which is phenomenal for our tourist locations, but our active restaurants and hotels don’t get the use out of that,” said Belle Wanke of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
“But when we have these turnarounds, they’re able to come in,” Wanke said. “Honestly, most of them come in the night before and stay in our hotels, and then they’ll come down later this morning and get on the ship, and then a good number of the people that get off today will spend the night in Duluth and fly out tomorrow.”
Michigan, which has multiple ports with cruise stops, has supported cruise ships through the Michigan Strategic Fund, a business development resource. The former Upper Peninsula copper mining town of Houghton has attracted visits with a new $5 million pier built with $4 million from the state fund.
In New York, Buffalo wants a piece of the market: The state’s Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation has commissioned a feasibility study, scheduled to be finished later this year, on making the city a cruise ship destination.
In Cleveland, state funds and the city’s central lakes location have helped make the city a regular stop for cruise lines, according to Gutheil. Ohio’s Maritime Assistance Program provides $10 million annually for the state’s lake and river ports. Cleveland expects 49 port calls this season, up from 37 in 2022. The aid is vital because the industry is growing and competitive, he said.
“Some of our neighboring states have more of a bucket to pull from,” Gutheil said.
Some markets have had less success. A cruise boat terminal built in 2002 in Erie County, Pennsylvania, has never hosted a visit. County Executive Brenton Davis is pushing to change that, GoErie.com reported.
Community resistance
Not all port cities are so eager to see a cruise ship at their docks.
Traverse City, Michigan, a popular tourist town of 15,000 people on Lake Michigan, had been scheduled for Viking stops. But in 2020, two years before the first stop, the Discovery Center & Pier announced it would no longer accept Viking or other small cruise lines it had served.
Three years later, the city has reversed course. In 2024, the Pearl Mist, which carries 168 fewer passengers than the Viking ships, is scheduled for at least two visits. It will anchor offshore and use tenders to shuttle passengers ashore. The process will reduce some of the congestion caused by an onshore docking.
For Discovery Center CEO Matt McDonough, concerns from the community were a driving force. Traverse City, which promotes itself as the “Cherry Capital of the World,” already has a bustling tourism industry that overfills the town during the cruise season. Plus, he said, the town is looking to diversify its economic base beyond tourism.
“It was something a lot of folks around the community were not supportive of,” McDonough said.
For the center, which looks to connect people with all the Great Lakes, the cruises did not mesh with its mission, he said. Viking, he said, was more interested in having a place to disembark passengers to buses.
In the wake of its decision, the Discovery Center has developed features more true to its mission, including a new freshwater research center, McDonough said.
Even larger cities now say there is a limit to the number of boats they can handle. Duluth senior economic developer Tricia Hobbs, for example, told Minnesota Public Radio that the city would like to see just 10-20 visits per season.
Stricter rulesEnvironmental opposition has been limited. In part that’s because the cruise companies tout the expedition ships’ environmental records. The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian regulators enforce rules that are stricter than on the open seas.
According to Coast Guard Lt. Phillip Gurtler, graywater from baths, kitchen prep and laundry uses, is treated the same as sewage, which is banned from Great Lakes waters. A 2006 agreement on ballast water, which is used to stabilize ships, has substantially reduced the transfer of invasive species from outside the ecosystem.
Some states require additional permits. Michigan, for example, requires ocean-going ships to obtain a ballast permit before they “begin port operations,” according to Jeff Johnson, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
Tourism officials say they see a young market evolving, and more expedition-style ships are under production.
“Right now there aren’t a ton of ships that are small enough to fit all the way through [the St. Lawrence Seaway], but expedition cruising is becoming a thing and being more promoted by the smaller cruise lines. Expedition and luxury cruising is growing,” Duluth’s Wanke said. “And when those [demands] grow and they build more ships, there’ll be more opportunities.”
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STRADER, Roger L.
Age 87, of Butler Twp., OH, passed away July 22, 2023. Visitation TODAY, Sunday July 30th from 2 to 3 p.m. at Baker-Hazel & Snider Funeral Home & Crematory, Dayton, OH.
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Break out your inner doll.
With Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie premiering in theaters last week, it’s time we embrace “Barbiecore.” Much like “Mermaidcore” beauty and fashion that I discussed a few weeks ago, this aesthetic is named after the beloved doll and inspired by her pink, sunny world.
While Barbie has caught her share of controversy over the years, she is an icon. (Check out last week’s column on thetimes-tribune.com where I break down how a doll became such a hot topic in cultural discourse.)
In my opinion, Barbie is a state of mind and with makeup especially, there are so many ways to play with the trend. Think the pink nail polish perfect for a Barbie pool party, false eyelashes for doll-like eyes and products that keep hair shiny and healthy.
These are my favorite products to help you get your Barbie on.
Patrick Ta Major Headlines Double-Take Blush Duo in She’s a Doll
The name of this is almost as perfect as its shade and formula. This blush duo features a pigmented velvety powder blush and a dewy cream blush to wear alone or layer together for more dimension. $36; patrickta.com
Haus Labs PhD Hybrid Lip Oil in Tint
I swipe on this lip color every time I want to channel Barbie but don’t feel like applying a matte lipstick. Glosses can be sticky and cumbersome, but this is basically like putting cashmere on your lips. It’s made with a blend of vegan collagen and prickly pear oil to moisturize lips all day and make them look better over time. The formula also reacts to your specific pH level and it will transform into the perfect pink lip shade for you and your skin tone. $24; sephora.com
China Glaze Nail Lacquer in You Drive Me CoconutsMy toenails are always painted pink. No matter if it’s winter or spring, you’ll never catch me without Barbie-inspired polish. My absolute favorite shade is bright, fun pink that makes me feel like I’m ready for a pool party at the Dream House. $8.50; chinaglaze.com
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KISS Gel Fantasy Sculpted Nails in Party PinkI’ve been wearing press-on nails for about seven years now. Not the same ones, obviously, but different sets every few days, which is fun for switching up my looks with varying lengths and colors. These nails are the perfect shade of hot pink that would perfectly match Barbie’s legendary convertible. They’re also shaped in ’90s/’00s-esque square tips — very 2000s Barbie. $8.99; kissusa.com
Ardell Faux Mink Wispies false eyelashes
You simply can’t be a doll without lashes. I wear fake eyelashes a lot and I prefer them over extensions for a few reasons. It’s hard for me to commit to the monthly upkeep; sitting still with my eyes taped shut for more than an hour is my nightmare; my real lashes are so fine and while I understand a good technician will keep the integrity of my lashes intact, I’m afraid of any collateral damage; and I love taking off my makeup and feeling completely clean and I don’t think it would be as satisfying if I had extensions on my eyelashes. So, I will continue gluing on an ol’ strip lash when I need to.
These lashes are the perfect mix between the lightness of the wispies style and the lush silkiness of faux mink without looking unnatural or having too heavy of a band. They’re sturdy, but still light and the perfect way to take your look to the next level. $17.39 (pack of four); target.com
MAC Cosmetics Matte Lipstick in Candy Yum YumThere’s nothing like pink lipstick to showcase Barbie vibes. MAC lipsticks’ pigments are bright and the color stays on really well, but this shade is the perfect Barbie pink. $23; maccosmetics.com
dpHue Gentle Brightening ShampooWhile Barbie has friends of all different hair colors, Barbie is known for her blonde. To keep my own hue bright and healthy, I turn to this brightening shampoo a few times a month.
It contains a gentle chelating cleanser, which works like a magnet to remove metals, chlorine, minerals from tap water, and product residue. All of this reveals a brighter, shinier blonde. $28, dphue.com
Coco & Eve Like A Virgin Miracle Hair ElixirWhile Barbies’ hair consists of man-made materials to look and feel great, we humans aren’t so lucky. This multi-tasking hair oil gives us the closest thing to doll hair that we’re going to get. It boosts hydration and smooths frizz and split ends to make hair soft, shiny and glossy without looking greasy. It also protects hair from breakage, UV damage and heat styling up to 428° F. Plus, its coconut and fig scent makes it smell like heaven. $29; cocoandeve.com
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STRADER, Roger L
Age 87, of Butler Township, OH, passed away July 22, 2023. Visitation TODAY, Sunday 7/30 from 2-3pm at Baker Hazel & Snider and Crematory, Dayton, OH.
STRADER, Roger L
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There’s nothing quite like a summer night.
Just ask Riley Bossick.
Her winning art piece, “Screen of Summer,” is a recreation of the Circle Drive-In in Dickson City, and depicts the parking lot filled with cars as they all sit in front of the projection screen. Above, the drive-in’s iconic and retro neon sign lights up. The 2023 graduate of Forest City Regional High School created it for the “Art for All Seasons” Student Artist of the Month competition last year to pay homage to the ways she’s spent her summer nights.
“When deciding on what I wanted to create, I knew I wanted to do summer because I personally love the summer. There’s no school and I love all the activities that can be done outside,” she said. “Since I loved to be outside, I was coming up with ideas and I was thinking about the memories I created with my own friends. That’s when the drive-in movies (specifically Circle Drive-In) popped into my head.”
To celebrate arts in education, The Times-Tribune and Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit honor local teens with this competition. Students from area schools create pieces of art across different mediums, which are then submitted by their teachers with hopes of the students’ works being featured in Life&Times. A panel of judges from the newspaper and NEIU pick 12 winners, and on the last Sunday of each month, one of these works are featured alongside the calendar of events.
This year, we also get to know these student artists a little better with a profile and Q&A. Before Riley heads to Bucknell University this fall, where she plans to major in applied mathematical sciences, she chatted with Life&Times about making art from a young age, the process behind creating her winning piece and more.
Q: Tell me about your first memory of making art. Also, tell me how it felt when you created something for the first time.
A: When I was little, my older sister was taking art lessons. I used to wander around the art room fixated on everyone doing their art projects. Once I got old enough, my mother put me in art classes. The first project I ever created was a clay animal. If you squinted a bit I guess you could say it looked like one, but it was the thought that counted. I felt so proud of myself to finally be able to take art classes and I tried my best in doing so. I showed it to all of my family members whenever I could and was so happy to show it off.
Q: What medium do you like working in the most and why?
A: My favorite medium to use is colored pencils. I like how I have full control of what I’m putting on the page. I can change how much I press on the page to get different darks and lights and I love how well the colors blend together.
Q: Do you have a favorite subject to draw or paint, and what draws you to that subject?
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A: I love to capture moments in my art work. This art piece is a great example of it. So many people go to the drive-in movies and have great memories tied to it. What’s so cool about it is that everyone has different experiences. This art is a way of portraying those moments in life captured that were there.
Q: Can you describe your process when working on your winning entry for Artist of the Month?
A: When deciding on what medium I wanted to use, I originally wanted colored pencils since it’s my favorite to work with, but I decided to step out of my comfort zone. I chose acrylics because I was familiar with it, but it wasn’t my strong point, so this made me push myself to improve on my abilities.
Q: Who are some artists you like and why?
A: I’ve currently been interested in the artist Maurizio Cattelan. He incorporates a joker vibe with his art pieces, almost like a mockery. I also think his piece, “Comedian,” is a great example of this and it’s interesting that his art doesn’t last forever.
Q: What are some of your favorite works of art and why?
A: I love the artpiece “Water Lilies” by Claude Monet. It’s a large-scale art piece that stood out to me when I went to MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) with my school’s art club trip. It’s such a captivating piece that makes me feel like I’m a part of the water. When I looked up close, I saw all the layers of paint put on it and how it looks “messy” in a way, but makes a beautiful cohesive piece.
Q: Are you considering pursuing art as a career?
A: No, but I still intend on continuing my interest in art by joining art-related clubs and activities while in college.
Q: What other interests do you have in addition to art?
A: I enjoy playing softball and volleyball, hanging out with friends, jamming out to music in my car, light night drives, making friendship bracelets, being sarcastic and cooking. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/student-artists/forest-city-graduate-puts-summer-on-the-big-screen/article_93bf2007-a3f0-5f43-8256-d42fbac72c80.html | 2023-07-30T06:25:17 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/student-artists/forest-city-graduate-puts-summer-on-the-big-screen/article_93bf2007-a3f0-5f43-8256-d42fbac72c80.html |
Swisshelm, Samuel L.
SAMUEL L. SWISSHELM, 78, of Springfield, passed away in his home, following a brief illness, on Thursday morning, July 27, 2023. He was born in Springfield on August 19, 1944, the son of the late Harry and Mary (Grogg) Swisshelm. Sam recently retired from Navistar following 47 years of service. He enjoyed NASCAR, Ohio State football, sitting on his back patio and watching boat races. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Darlene Y. (Shelton) Swisshelm; daughter, Kellie (Kenny) Bowen; step-daughter, Robyn (Jim) Shelko; step-sons, Bobby and Greg Seelig; sister, LaVonne Young of Opp, Alabama; grandchildren, Kenzie, Kameron, Karlie, and Kaden Bowen; and numerous step grandchildren and great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Sam was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy; son, Nickie, and close cousin, Ruth Taulbee. A private service will be held at the family's convenience. The LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME is serving the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.littletonandrue.com
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While many retailers rely on the holiday season for a surge in sales, Ryan Simmons eagerly awaits the hot summer months to boost the bottom line at his local consignment stores.
Simmons, co-owner of Plato’s Closet in Dickson City and Wilkes-Barre Twp. and Once Upon A Child in Dickson City, noted demand for gently used clothing remains strong as consumers look to save on back-to-school threads.
Families plan to spend on average $890 for K-12 school supplies, clothing and related items for a record $41.5 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation
Specifically, families intend to spend $12 billion on back-to-school clothing, and Simmons expects to cash in.
“Back to school continues to be what we consider our Christmas season,” he said. “It’s our busiest season of the year.”
Seventy-seven percent of back-to-school shoppers noticed higher prices on clothing and accessories in 2023, the federation said.
Simmons feels fortunate his stores stayed recession-proof amid turbulent times and believes a few factors sparked an increase in business.
“The economy certainly helps drive it and I think, year to year, we do a better job understanding what the public is looking for,” he said. “We continue to learn and grow with the community.”
Phil Rist, executive vice president of strategy for Prosper Insights & Analytics, found while shoppers are spending more overall, they’re hunting bargains wherever possible.
“Even though consumers plan to spend more on school- and college-related items this year, they’re still looking to find the best value and deals,” he said. “Consumers are stretching their dollars by comparing prices, considering off-brand or store-brand items, and are more likely to shop at discount stores than last year.”
The rise of mandated school uniforms hasn’t hurt sales at his businesses, Simmons said.
“We try to stock lots of khakis and collared shirts for the different schools,” he said.
Simmons appreciates the ongoing support of shoppers for keeping his stores thriving.
“The community really embraced secondhand,” he said. “It fits right in with the whole green movement of this generation. If people weren’t bringing the great stuff in for us to buy, we wouldn’t have the opportunity to resell it.”
He takes pride in providing families an opportunity to purchase quality clothing at a lower price.
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“I think the most important thing for us is it really levels the playing field for a lot of kids who normally wouldn’t be able to wear brand-name clothing,” Simmons said. “You don’t know the American Eagle they have on came from a secondhand store where they paid 70% less than full retail.”
Gina Perry, co-owner of Enchanted Elephant Boutique, noticed an influx of early back-to-school sales at the children’s clothing store in the Green Ridge section of Scranton.
“We just started getting our back-to-school outfits in and so far, so good,” Perry said. “Everybody has been asking about them. It’s definitely one of our busier times between the shoes and clothes and accessories.”
She hopes the return of a popular brand helps sales at the shop which offers both dressy and casual options.
“Dondolo was a very popular brand in our beginning years, but then they stopped selling wholesale,” she said. “Now we have it back ... it’s kind of exciting.”
Enchanted Elephant, celebrating its seventh anniversary in August, increased its selection of shoes in recent years, Perry said.
Perry added the store offers clothing for newborns through size 12.
She stressed competition from online retailers and big box stores presents a constant challenge for small shops, but local support keeps them viable.
“We can’t always offer the low prices you see on the back-to-school commercials for Kohl’s or H&M, but I feel like we have our customers that know we sell nice, quality items and they just like the small business atmosphere,” Perry said.
FlynnO’Hara Uniforms in Plains Twp. developed a strong customer base over more than two decades in business, store manager Mary Lou Bezdziecki said.
The store primarily serves families of pre-K through 12th graders who attend private and Catholic schools throughout Lackawanna and Luzerne counties — from Jessup to Hazelton, Bezdziecki said.
“We have a very long-lasting product and we see a steady flow of customers,” she said. “The quality keeps them coming back.”
Bezdziecki believes customers appreciate the customization experience at FlynnO’Hara.
“We still see a lot of people who come into the store for their fittings,” she said. “They get to try it on in the store and they’re comfortable with their sizing.” | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/back-to-school-means-big-business-for-area-retailers/article_704d4e16-c378-5e4b-a20d-1eb069d0f857.html | 2023-07-30T06:25:23 | 1 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/back-to-school-means-big-business-for-area-retailers/article_704d4e16-c378-5e4b-a20d-1eb069d0f857.html |
Area bank earns spots on two lists
PS Bank announced it has been ranked 42nd on American Banker’s list of the top 200 community banks under $2 billion in the United States, as published in the June edition of the magazine.
It marks the 11th consecutive year Peoples Ltd. (PPLL) was included among institutions ranked based on three-year average return on equity (ROAE). For the fourth time in five years, Peoples Ltd. was the highest-ranked Pennsylvania-based institution on the list.
PS Bank held a three-year average ROAE of 14.84%. The bank serves customers throughout Northeast and central Pennsylvania.
Foundation earns grant award
The board of the John and Helen Villaume Foundation announced that the Wayne County Community Foundation was selected to receive one of the foundation’s 2023 community grant awards. Ryanne Jennings, president and CEO, received a $5,000 check from Villaume Foundation board members Jon Villaume and Tracy L. Schwarz.
The John and Helen Villaume Foundation, established by Honesdale natives John and Helen Villaume, was created to benefit charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational programs within Wayne County. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $2.425 million, with Wayne Bank managing the account in its Wealth Management and Trust Services Division.
W-B chamber takes
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The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business & Industry announced that it will be working with Microsoft TechSpark to foster inclusive economic opportunity, job creation and innovation in Luzerne County.
Wilkes-Barre Connect, the entrepreneurial and economic development arm of the chamber, has established itself as a hub of innovation, developing state and national solutions, validated through data and impact. The organization’s goal is to ensure all entrepreneurs, startups and existing businesses have free access to resources, providers and facilities necessary to grow in our region.
This effort will be supported by a Microsoft grant to fund a TechSpark Community Engagement Fellow, who will spearhead local efforts, working with local partners to grow the Luzerne County community’s start-ups. This fellowship represents the first time TechSpark has worked in Pennsylvania.
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the expansion of its TechSpark program to tackle digital inclusion in four focus areas: digital access, digital skills, computer science education and digital transformation with locally-based organizations. Since its inception in 2017, TechSpark has helped its eight communities secure more than $125 million in community funding, skill 55,000 people and create 3,300 jobs.
Local agency receives certification
Niki Jones Agency Inc. announced national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by WBEC Metro NY, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
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Teal, Master Sergeant Dale
Age 74, of Springfield, OH, passed away July 23, 2023. RICHARDS, RAFF, & DUNBAR MEMORIAL HOME , Springfield, OH.
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Children’s
Advocacy Center of Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties
The Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania has named Cortney Tabb as the new director for the nonprofit’s advocacy center.
Tabb arrives to her role in the leadership of CAC after serving in Geisinger’s psychiatry, clinical psychology and women’s health departments. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Keystone College and a master’s degree from Marywood University. Tabb has served as a mental health and social work professional in NEPA for the past 12 years.
Tabb is a licensed clinical social worker and certified provider in the treatment of perinatal mental health disorders, personality disorders and dialectical behavior therap.
Commonwealth Health
Board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon Charles Geller, M.D., has joined the physician network and the medical staff at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Geller has completed over 5,000 open heart surgery cases over the course of his career.
He most recently served as the chair of cardiothoracic surgery for Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey.
Geller graduated summa cum laude with his B.A. and M.D. degrees from the six-year medical education program Boston University School of Medicine; completed a general surgical residency at Westchester Medical Center — New York Medical College; and a cardiothoracic surgery residency at Montefiore Medical Center — Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Community Bank System Inc.
The company announced Mark E. Tryniski will retire as the company’s president and CEO effective as of December. Since August 2006, Tryniski has served as the president, CEO and director of the company and its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A. Tryniski has agreed, if nominated, to serve as a director of the company and the bank until Dec. 31, 2024.
The board of directors has selected Dimitar A. Karaivanov, the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, to succeed Tryniski effective as of Jan. 1, 2024. In addition, the board will expand to 13 directors and appoint Karaivanov as a director of the company and the bank effective as of Jan. 1.
Karaivanov joined the company in June 2021 as its executive vice president of financial services and corporate development, responsible for the business and financial performance of three of the company’s four business lines — benefits administration, insurance services and wealth management. In October 2022, he was appointed COO, adding responsibility for the company’s banking business — Community Bank, N.A. Prior to joining the company, Karaivanov served as managing director in Lazard’s Financial Institutions Group. Karaivanov holds an MBA degree from the Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business. He is also a graduate of the American Bankers Association’s Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
Lackawanna College
Gov. Josh Shapiro nominated the college’s Police Academy director and retired Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Kevin F. Mahoney to serve on the Municipal Police Officers’ Training Commission. Mahoney’s nomination was unanimously approved by the state Senate on June 21.
The commission, consisting of 20 members appointed by Shapiro, began in 1974 to establish certification and training standards for Municipal Police Officers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Mahoney served with the state police for over 25 years before joining Lackawanna in July 2021 as assistant director of police academy operations, and was appointed director in May 2022.
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Valley Preferred, the physician hospital organization affiliated with the health network, has announced Amy A. Jibilian, M.D., will take the lead as chief wellness officer for both organizations.
The role of chief wellness officer was created in 2018 to oversee the development, implementation and evaluation of programs and protocols designed to optimize the wellness, culture and working environment for clinical providers at all LVHN hospitals and medical practices.
From 2007 to 2021, Jibilian was the physician practice leader at LVPG Pediatrics, Center Valley.
Marywood University
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Shelby W. Yeager, MEd, LAT, ATC, CSCS, was appointed as dean of the College of Health and Human Services, effective July 1. She had been serving as the college’s interim dean since March 2022.
Prior to this role, Yeager was a long-term faculty member and department chair within the College of Health and Human Services. She began her academic career at Marywood in 2004.
Yeager earned her bachelor of kinesiology and sports medicine degree from Temple University and a master’s in health and physical education from East Stroudsburg University.
John Baldino represents scholarship in the greater Scranton area in the inaugural issue of Charity in Truth: A Journal of Ethics, Religion, and Culture. Baldino, an assistant professor at Lackawanna College and graduate of Marywood University, is the author of two articles in the journal of academic research: “The Catholic Church and Contemporary Issues of Dignity and Life” and “Pope Francis on the Environment, Technology, and an Open World.”
Holding a Master of Arts in liberal studies from Excelsior University in Albany, New York, since 2018, Baldino is near completion of a Master of Arts in theology from St. Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine.
Sister Rachel Terry, I.H.M., has been appointed to the position of associate vice president for mission services. A member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Scranton since 2004, she is an experienced educator and leader, with a strong background in faith formation, liturgical preparation and personal spiritual development.
As associate vice president for missions services, Sister Rachel serves in the Office of Campus Ministry, working directly with students and with her colleagues to promote the university’s Catholic identity and affirm its significance as a central part of Marywood’s culture.
Prior to assuming this new leadership role, Sister Rachel served as an adult faith formation intern at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago, Illinois.
Peoples Security Bank & Trust
The bank recently announced Amy Walsh, Lake Winola, has been promoted to vice president, mortgage loan originator. With certifications in NMLS, Walsh will continue to assist NEPA customers and businesses throughout the mortgage process from the Tunkhannock office. A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in finance, Walsh has over 25 years of banking experience with Peoples Security Bank.
Walsh will be responsible for helping potential borrowers choose the right mortgage product and providing guidance throughout the whole mortgage application process so we can continue to deliver a seamless and stress-free experience for the client.
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Paul J. Walsh, vice president/commercial loan officer has successfully completed the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Stonier is the industry’s preeminent graduate banking program that delivers the highest standard of executive education. The ABA-Wharton partnership is the only one of its kind, combining Wharton’s cutting-edge research, leadership insights and top faculty.
Walsh has spent over 25 years in banking and primarily focuses on serving local businesses through commercial lending. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Penn State University and a certificate from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Leadership program. He resides in Clifford.
The Wright Center
James McFadden, Ed.D., will join the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education as the new vice president of academic affairs, chief operations officer for education and associate designated institutional official.
McFadden, of Nashville, Tennessee, was hired after a nationwide search. He holds a doctorate of education from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, a Master of Education in supervision and administration from Tennessee State University, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He most recently served as the administrative director of medical education and designated institutional officer at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, an integrated health care provider in Kentucky.
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
After 13 years away, living in multiple states and working with people of all demographics, board-certified Pediatrician Melissa Jones, D.O., has returned to Northeast Pennsylvania to practice with the health system. Jones, a native of Jessup, sees patients newborn through age 18 at the Honesdale Pediatric Center, located at 1837 Fair Ave.
Jones graduated from Wilkes University with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. She then attended Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, earning a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Following an internship at Arnot Ogden Hospital in Elmira, New York, Jones completed her pediatric residency at Golisano Children’s Hospital at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York.
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Ventolo, Martha Kay "Marti"
VENTOLO, Martha Kay, age 81, of Enon passed away peacefully on July 26, 2023. She was born in Union County, Ohio to the late Francis and Lociel Cramer. Martha married the love of her life, Joseph A Ventolo, Jr. on May 4, 1962. Martha graduated from Wilmington College after earning a Bachelor's of Art degree and went on to work as the director of Preschool at Enon United Methodist Preschool. Martha proudly volunteered at the US Airforce Museum, dedicating over 6000 hours of her time over the years. She was a long-time member of the Enon UMC. Marti was a loving, compassionate, and kindhearted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. In addition to her parents, Martha was preceded in death by her brothers, Francis Cramer and David Cramer; sister, Georgina Almazon; and son-in-law, Loman T. Fisher III. Martha leaves to cherish her memory, loving husband of 61 years, Joseph Ventolo, Jr.; devoted daughters, Christina Fisher, Karen (Phil Wilson) Woodward, and Joelle (John Musgrove) Ventolo; sister, Elizabeth Jones; grandchildren, Loman (Sylvia) Fisher IV; Victor (Jaclyn) Woodward, Kaylyn (Chris) Hemmelgarn, Jonathan (Jessica) Sheridan, Aaron (Jen) Woodward, Tyler (Julia) Woodward, and Sarah Sheridan; great-grandson, Ben; and many other loving nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, and dear friends. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Adkins Funeral Home (7055 Dayton Road. Enon) from 1pm 3pm and from 6pm 8pm. A funeral service honoring Martha's life will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 at Enon United Methodist Church at 2pm (calling hours at church for one hour prior, 1pm 2pm). Burial to follow at Enon Cemetery.
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The state Superior Court upheld the sentence of a Scranton man for his role in an arson-for-hire scheme that resulted in the death of the man who set the blaze.
Chad Kenowski, 54, was sentenced in June 2022 to 11 to 22 years in state prison for his guilty plea to third-degree murder as an accomplice and arson with intent to collect insurance in connection with the June 25, 2018, death of Brett Sweeting Jr., 26, of Scranton.
Prosecutors said Kenowski, also known as Chad Clark, hired Sweeting to burn down his 52 Roosevelt St. home in Scranton so Kenowski could collect insurance. The scheme went awry when fumes from gasoline Sweeting poured throughout the home ignited, causing an explosion that killed him.
Kenowski appealed the sentence, arguing that Lackawanna County Judge Andy Jarbola based it on information in a presentence investigation that did not adequately address mitigating factors, including Kenowski’s education, work and military history and other accomplishments.
The Superior Court rejected the argument, noting Jarbola also reviewed a sentencing memorandum Kenowski’s attorney authored that provided extensive detail on those issues. Jarbola also read several letters from people who attested to Kenowski’s character.
“The trial court discerned and expressly acknowledged that the incident at issue was an aberration from Clark’s life. … However, the court pointed out that someone lost his life because of Clark’s conduct, and that fact also had to be considered in sentencing Clark,” the court said.
The victim’s father, Brett Sweeting Sr., 57, was also charged in connection with the case. Prosecutors said he acted as a lookout and fled the scene without trying to save his son after the home exploded. The senior Sweeting pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced in July 2022 to 2½ to five years in state prison. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/crime-emergencies/appeals-court-upholds-sentence-of-scranton-man-for-deadly-arson-for-hire-case/article_af8a78f0-75d2-5830-bae6-8e95740f1ced.html | 2023-07-30T06:25:39 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/crime-emergencies/appeals-court-upholds-sentence-of-scranton-man-for-deadly-arson-for-hire-case/article_af8a78f0-75d2-5830-bae6-8e95740f1ced.html |
Wanted by: Scranton Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service.
Wanted for: Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a stabbing in South Scranton on July 6.
Description: Black man, 26, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds, black hair, brown eyes.
Contact: 911 or U.S. Marshals Tip Line, 1-877-926-8332.
Nicholas Dombek
Wanted by: FBI.
Wanted for: Conspiracy to commit theft of major artwork, concealment and disposal of major artwork, and interstate transportation of stolen property; theft of major artwork; concealment or disposal of major artwork; interstate transportation of stolen property. A federal grand jury indicted June 6.
Wanted for: Criminal homicide, robbery, theft by unlawful taking. Warrant issued Aug. 5, 2020.
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Description: Hispanic man, 26, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 170 pounds, black hair, brown eyes. He is known to wear eyeglasses and is believed to have fled to New York.
Wanted for: Rape forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years of age, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age. Warrant issued Oct. 18, 2019.
Description: White man, 56, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 165 pounds, black hair, brown eyes.
Wanted by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Wanted for: Absconding from state parole supervision; released July 5. He pleaded guilty in February 2020 to strangulation, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct.
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Wesig, Ronald EAge 62, of Miamisburg, OH, passed away July 25, 2023. W.E. Lusain Funeral Home, Dayton, OH.View the obituary on Legacy.comIn Other News1Carroll, Barbara2Bobay, Phillip3Addison, Sarah Morgan4Armendarez, John5Bach, Gayle | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/wesig-ronald/Z3WHVOD7IJCFBJODZTIWEFAOFE/ | 2023-07-30T06:25:46 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/wesig-ronald/Z3WHVOD7IJCFBJODZTIWEFAOFE/ |
SCRANTON — Sitting in the shade of maple trees, the Scranton High School students closed their eyes, took deep breaths and exhaled gratitude.
They observed the birds singing, the hum of traffic and the slight breeze on a warm day. As teen stress and anxiety grows and with greater mental health awareness, the students hope the weekly lessons of mindfulness will help both themselves and their peers.
“I’m just learning so much I never knew I needed to learn,” senior George Svetovich, 17, said. “This is such a useful tool.”
School counselor Christina Nasser Thomas and teacher Adam McCormick, members of Scranton High’s social emotional learning team, attended mindfulness training last year through the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit. Knowing the growing needs of their students, Nasser and McCormick knew the teens would benefit.
Members of the Knight Ambassador program learn leadership skills over the summer, and mental health became another lesson this year. About 20 students volunteer to spend Wednesday mornings learning coping techniques and stress reducers, with plans to pass the skills along to peers.
On Wednesday, facilitator and trainer Phil Sallavanti spoke about gratitude and the importance of keeping thoughts in the present. Even pre-pandemic, a growing number of schools began programs for yoga, meditation or mindfulness, the act of being fully present in the moment. With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing out mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, the emphasis on mental health has grown in schools nationwide.
“When you bring this practice into the schools, the climate, the culture of the school will change,” Sallavanti said.
As compassion grows, bullying decreases. Grades rise. And the effects are felt outside school walls, too.
“The beauty in it is it’s not just in the schools, it’s in the community,” he said.
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Bubbles blown by the students this week represented thoughts. The students placed their hands over their hearts and took more deep breaths.
“Your body is feeling the stress. Your battery is being depleted,” Sallavanti said. “Now you’re starting to recharge your battery. … Instead of being down to the dead zone, you’re building yourself back up.”
Ethan Warring, a senior, found a sense of calm this month.
“I’ve learned how to experience the world in a different way,” the 16-year-old said. “I’m more aware of my surroundings, my relationships.”
Isabel Guerra, a junior who wants to be a trauma surgeon, said the mindfulness training has already helped her during softball games.
“I have a new outlook on life,” the 16-year-old said. “I look forward to this every week.”
As the sun began to peek over the maple trees, the students took more deep breaths. George rang the bells, signifying the end of the morning’s lesson.
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Wise, Jennifer Elizabeth
WISE, Jennifer Elizabeth, age 60, of Bellbrook, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2023. Family will greet friends from 9:45am-10:45am Wednesday, August 9 at the Church of the Incarnation, 55 Williamsburg Ln., Dayton, OH 45459. A Memorial Mass will begin at 11:00am at church. For complete condolences and remembrances, please visit www.routsong.com. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/wise-jennifer/Q22GQYPZVRC6NF6LEFAEC7HNSM/ | 2023-07-30T06:25:52 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/wise-jennifer/Q22GQYPZVRC6NF6LEFAEC7HNSM/ |
July 30, 1923
Holdup on Laurel Line leaves 1 dead, several wounded, payroll stolen
Arch Henshall, paymaster of the West End Coal Co., accompanied by his assistant, Thomas J. Thomas, boarded a Wilkes-Barre-bound Laurel Line streetcar at the Scranton station. The pair were headed to Mocanaqua to deliver payroll of $70,125 to West End’s workers in that town. The cash and coins were contained inside three metal boxes.
As the streetcar approached an isolated spot just past the Moosic station, a passenger jumped from his seat, fired a shot into the motorman’s compartment and shouted to stop the train. The bullet hit the motorman, P.J. Durkin, in the chest.
Four more men quickly rose to their feet and ordered all the passengers to put their hands in the air. A few more shots were fired. One of the bullets struck Edward J. Murphy, salesman for Maloney Oil Co., as he dropped his newspaper to comply with their orders. They shot and killed him instantly.
The bandits then started to search the cars looking for Henshall and the payroll. They reportedly said, “We don’t want your money, we don’t want any pocketbooks” and “we won’t harm you if you stay where you are and keep quiet.”
They found Henshall and the payroll. As they went to grab the metal boxes, Henshall and Thomas struggled with them. One of the bandits then shot Henshall in the leg.
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The bandits started shooting again inside the streetcar. Phillip Schribner was shot in the back. Rose Kratavitz, of Lake Winola, was knocked unconscious and suffered cuts to her face and body when she fell against the seats amid the violence. The wounded were taken to Pittston City Hospital for treatment.
When the shooting stopped, the bandits quickly exited the streetcar with the payroll and jumped into a waiting Buick touring car. They raced off in the direction of Moosic.
A general alarm was sent out; police officers and detectives from Lackawanna and Luzerne counties were called into duty to track down the bandits.
Eyewitness William Pembridge was tracked down by Scranton detectives near Glendale. He supplied police with the license plate number of the getaway car and a brief description of the bandits.
A search of the area where the holdup took place turned up a tattered cream colored shirt placed under a rock. Police believed it marked the location where the hold-up was to take place. The shirt was collected as evidence.
The following day, Wilkes-Barre police announced they had the names of the suspected bandits. They said the group was made up of “well-known characters” from Scranton, Old Forge and Mocanaqua.
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Yeazell, Jeff
JEFF YEAZELL, 67, of Springfield, passed away in his home on Sunday, July 23, 2023. He was born in Springfield on February 3, 1956, the son of the late Richard M. and Norma (Hinson) Yeazell. Jeff retired from Ohio Edison where he had worked as a lineman for many years. He volunteered as a Springfield Township Firefighter for several years. Jeff restored his dad's 1954 Oldsmobile convertible to show car condition and the car is now on display at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, East Lansing, Michigan. He is survived by his siblings, Scott (Cathy) Yeazell, Randy Link and Debbie Alexander; nieces and nephews, Katie (Kevin) Mellett, Barbie (Jeremy) Holland, Charlie (Julie) Alexander, Mary (Ben) Hughes, Leesa Alexander (Joe Keehner), and Veronica Mansfield; and several great nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Jeff was preceded in death by his step-mother, Barbara Yeazell; sister, Christine Yeazell; and brother, David Link. A private service will be held at the family's convenience. Contributions in Jeff's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society (https://donate.cancer.org). The LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME is serving the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.littletonandrue.com
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The USS Indianapolis carried nearly 1,200 souls when Japanese torpedoes ripped into its starboard side 78 years ago, just after midnight on July 30, 1945.
Among them was Navy Signalman First Class Maryian J. Wojciechowski, a 25-year-old Scrantonian and veteran of about 15 major World War II naval engagements and operations.
Also aboard the doomed vessel was 22-year-old Seaman First Class Donald A. Eyet of Falls Twp., who planned to use his Navy money to buy the farm next to his father’s homestead after the war.
Neither man saw home again.
The Indianapolis sank in about 12 minutes. Whether Wojciechowski and Eyet went down with the heavy cruiser immediately or escaped alongside some 900 crew members into the shark-infested waters of the Philippine Sea, where a waking nightmare would unfold over the coming days, remains unclear.
“Sometimes you’re better off not knowing what happened,” Eyet’s nephew, 66-year-old Falls-resident David Turk said last week.
Navy command learned of the ship’s sinking on Aug. 2, 1945, when survivors adrift in the water for more than three days were spotted by aircraft and recovered. Only 316 hungry, dehydrated and sometimes delirious members of the crew survived the ordeal. Wojciechowski and Eyet weren’t among them.
To honor the sacrifice and memory of those lost, volunteers from the nonprofit Stories Behind the Stars recently wrote memorials for each of the 37 Pennsylvania sailors and marines who perished with the Indianapolis. The narratives read like brief encyclopedia entries, preserving for posterity a record of each man’s life and service in the context of the Indianapolis tragedy.
Other local lives lost with the Indianapolis include Yeoman First Class Homer Benton Stone, 24, Montrose, Susquehanna County; Electrician’s Mate Second Class Charles Norman Everett, 23, Effort, Monroe County; Machinist’s Mate Third Class Emerson David Luhman, 22, Weatherly, Carbon County; Fireman Second Class Scott Albert Johnston, 25, Athens, Bradford County; and Seaman First Class Raymond A. Mehlbaum, 30, Ashland, Schuylkill County.
“To me, when I’m looking at each one of these guys, each one has a different story,” said Kathy Harmon, the nonprofit’s volunteer Pennsylvania state director. “They have a different background, where they came from, family that they left behind. Whether they volunteered to get into the service or were drafted, they just all ended up there together.”
Wojciechowski, a graduate of Scranton Technical High School, enlisted in the Navy in October 1940. He was aboard the USS Nevada when that battleship ran aground during Japan’s surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, according to newspaper records and his Stories Behind the Stars tribute, and was transferred to the Indianapolis shortly thereafter.
The 9/11 Memorial Committee of Lackawanna County, which erected in 2017 a Pearl Harbor memorial plaque at Courthouse Square in Scranton, was not aware of Wojciechowski’s service there when notified by The Sunday Times last week. The memorial has been updated since its unveiling and currently includes the names of 158 Lackawanna County veterans, or those with county roots, who were present at Pearl Harbor and the surrounding bases the morning of the Japanese strike.
It will eventually include Wojciechowski’s name as well.
“We will order a nameplate and we will add our North Scranton hero to that list,” 9/11 Memorial Committee Chairman Charlie Spano said.
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During the war, Wojciechowski married the widow Elizabeth Logan in Scranton on Nov. 16, 1944, though his married life was short-lived. His last visit home coincided with Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, when America and its allies celebrated the capitulation of Nazi Germany and the end of the war in Europe.
The Indianapolis and its crew would soon play a major role in ending the war in the Pacific.
It set out from San Francisco on July 16, 1945, on a top-secret high speed run to the Northern Mariana island of Tinian. Aboard were core components of the atomic bomb “Little Boy,” which the U.S. dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6. The Indianapolis completed its mission and delivered the bomb components July 26, just days before meeting its demise.
The torpedo attack, sinking and harrowing ordeal of the stranded sailors — many whose lives were claimed by shark attacks — was referenced in the 1975 film “Jaws.” In a speech, shark hunter Quint, played by actor Robert Shaw, describes the horror of the sinking’s aftermath.
Eyet had about a week to get from his home in Falls to San Francisco before the Indianapolis departed. Turk, Eyet’s nephew, said he had a bad feeling about going back.
Turk’s Exeter Twp. home sits catty-corner to the property where Eyet and his many siblings grew up. The border between Luzerne and Wyoming counties splits the homestead property, which still remains in the family.
Last week, Turk spread out across his kitchen table a collection of photos of his late uncle. In one, Eyet stands with his parents shortly before boarding the bus that would take him from home for the last time.
Among the photos was the original telegram, dated Aug. 12, 1945, that delivered devastating news that Eyet was missing in action. His body was never recovered.
Eyet’s death at sea weighed heavy on his father, Turk’s grandfather, who died in 1974.
“It bothered him everyday,” Turk recalled. “There was days when he called me Don instead of David.”
Despite his absence, “Uncle Don” remains a beloved figure in the family that’s passed down his memory and story for generations. The biggest disservice one can do, Turk said, is not remember.
“In our family ... we pass this on to all the kids,” he said. “There’s four and five generations now since my Uncle Don, and they all know about this and they’re all interested, which is a great thing. We all should be that way.”
Framed in Eyet’s former home is a document from President Harry Truman honoring his service.
“He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings,” it reads. “Freedom lives, and through it, he lives — in a way that humbles the undertakings of most men.” | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/unbroken-line-of-patriots-local-heroes-lost-in-uss-indianapolis-tragedy-78-years-ago/article_e1de6780-53cd-5e0a-bcbb-6d6035a52fe6.html | 2023-07-30T06:26:03 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/unbroken-line-of-patriots-local-heroes-lost-in-uss-indianapolis-tragedy-78-years-ago/article_e1de6780-53cd-5e0a-bcbb-6d6035a52fe6.html |
Shopa-Davey VFW Post 6082, Peckville, chicken barbecue, noon-5 p.m., Sunday, post, 123 Electric St. Meal, $12, includes a half-chicken, baked potato, corn and cake.
Veterans aid seminar planned
Information about Veterans Aid and Attendance program, 2 p.m., Aug. 3, Myers Manor building, Wesley Village, 215 Roberts Road, Pittston. Information includes eligibility criteria and possible financial assistance for veterans and spouses toward costs of care in assisted living facilities. RSVP 570-655-2891, x5215; or email nhilstolsky@umhwc.org.
Meetings AMERICAN LEGION POST 610
American Legion Post 610, Mayfield, Aug. 1, 7 p.m., legion headquarters.
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Post 327 AUXILIARY
American Legion Post 327 Auxiliary, Aug. 7, 7 p.m., Raymond Henry Post, Olyphant.
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
Northeastern Detachment Marine Corps League and Museum, 2 p.m. Aug. 6, 1340 Alder St., Scranton.
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If space aliens ever choose to reveal themselves to we easily aggrieved earthlings, let us pray they don’t try it in a small town.
At least not a small town populated by heavily armed, highly agitated Jason Aldean fans. “First contact” could get real ugly, real quick. Especially if we’re under a heat advisory.
It was a hot, heavy news week that included a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer telling a congressional subcommittee that our government has not only recovered and reverse-engineered alien spacecraft, but also retrieved the remains of extraterrestrial pilots. New federal charges were filed against Trump and record heat baked the nation from Scranton to Sacramento.
Six months shy of her 65th birthday, “Barbie” reigned at the box office and Sinead O’Connor died at 56, but the topic that most inflamed outrage junkies on news websites and antisocial media was a new Jason Aldean song, “Try That in a Small Town.”
The song is new, but the sentiments it expresses are as old and tired as the resentments its authors and singer hoped to exploit. Articles about the song and the controversy it was crafted to create stayed in the top 10 Most Popular stories at thetimes-tribune.com all week.
I’m loath to add to the dyspeptic discourse about the song, but not too proud to exploit brazen hackery tarted up as art. As the great songwriter Paul Simon once asked, “Who am I to blow against the wind?”
I love country music, but the legacy of the Carter Family, the Stanley Brothers, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon and Willie and countless others has been hijacked by pandering pretenders who drop Cash’s name to buy credibility but couldn’t name five of his songs if you spotted them “Ring of Fire,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and “I Walk the Line.”
Cash didn’t have to pretend. Neither did Haggard, whose “Okie from Muskogee” is the great-grandaddy of cheap imitators like “Try That In A Small Town.” Cash and Haggard lived the lyrics. Aldean reads them from cue cards.
Stripped to its arthritic bones, “Try That In A Small Town” sends a clear message: All you black and brown criminals destroying cities better steer clear of small towns, where white folks have Christian, American values and the God-given guns and guts to make you pay!
You know, standard Fox “News” fare.
The message was greeted with outrage from people in cities and small towns alike. Good, fair-minded, peaceful people live in both settings and don’t like being lumped in with hateful losers on either end of the political spectrum.
I feel the same way, but don’t blame Jason Aldean for his rotten, racist song. He didn’t write it. And he didn’t grow up in a small town. The indignant “everyman” in $3,000 cowboy boots was born and raised in Macon, Georgia, population 156,000, about 55% of whom are Black.
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Jason Aldean isn’t even Jason Aldean, at least not the Jason Aldean his fans idolize. That Jason Aldean is a brand, a calculated concoction of cliches and canards. His image is tightly managed by handlers who know what cultural buttons to push and when.
And what songs to pick. Aldean lives in Nashville, population 692,000, almost all of them songwriters. Contemporary country songwriters are masters of marketing. They long ago raised stroking the lowest tropes to high art. Pandering is their handicraft. Every buzzword, every bromide, every bile-bloated beef is tweaked for maximum impact.
Same goes for videos. The “Try That” clip includes Aldean and his band playing in front of a Tennessee courthouse where an 18-year-old Black man was lynched in 1927. The white mob who murdered Henry Choate dragged him behind a car before hanging him outside a supposed hall of justice.
CMT pulled the video, which also exploited Black Lives Matter protests marred by violence in various cities. For the record: Violence is not a legitimate tool of protest and wanton destruction of property is never acceptable. The minority of BLM protesters who crossed those lines shouldn’t bellyache about footage of their criminal acts being used to portray them as criminals.
A woman involved in the decision to reject the “Try That” video was inundated with death threats. An item about the backlash — published online early Monday morning — remained in the Top 10 Most Popular stories at thetimes-tribune.com on Friday afternoon.
Staying in character, Aldean denied any racist intent and claimed he didn’t know the twisted history of that particular courthouse. The producers of the video claimed the same ignorance. Pity anyone who believes that — or pretends to.
Like the song, the location was carefully curated to appeal to the rage, racism and resentments of its target audience. And it worked. The song shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, obviously helped by the premeditated controversy.
Initially, Aldean waved the finger at critics who correctly described the racist intent of including the BLM footage. By the end of the week, Aldean’s team edited the BLM footage out of the video. I’d be fine with them leaving it in, if they added some footage of the treasonous mob that defiled the Capitol on Jan. 6.
But that would be off-brand. Editing the video is off-brand, too, and more evidence that even an indignant “everyman” in $3,000 cowboy boots knows when he’s crossed a line. His fans — who are to blame for their insatiable appetite for any product that glorifies their resentments and rewards their rage — are unlikely to acknowledge his backtrack, or to stop blasting “Try That” from the stereos of their $60,000 pickup trucks.
If space aliens ever choose to reveal themselves in a small town, let us pray that the mayor is an Okie from Muskogee who listens to Johnny Cash.
CHRIS KELLY, the Times-Tribune columnist, hopes to retire to a small town. Read his award-winning blog at timestribuneblogs.com/kelly. Contact the writer: kellysworld@timesshamrock.com; @cjkink on Twitter; Chris Kelly, The Times-Tribune on Facebook. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/chris-kelly-opinion-aliens-vs-aldean/article_c3495de5-e8e2-5de1-8012-4c204cf725bc.html | 2023-07-30T06:26:15 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/chris-kelly-opinion-aliens-vs-aldean/article_c3495de5-e8e2-5de1-8012-4c204cf725bc.html |
In the last decade, medical malpractice case payouts, especially the most serious claims, have fallen dramatically.
The number of cases is stable at approximately 1,400 to 1,500 per year, while the Patient Safety Authority reports well over 330,000 serious annual events and incidents. That means a very small number of medical liability victims actually sue.
The contingent fee system is the poor person’s key to the courthouse. Those who are tone-deaf to medical liability and medical malpractice wish that victims of tragic errors should have no representation.
The medical liability reality in Pennsylvania is the equivalent of several jumbo jets crashing and killing all aboard annually. Approximately 8% to 10% of all people in hospitals contract a hospital-acquired infection. This is unacceptable. It could be reduced.
Infrastructure failures are endemic because of minimum cooperation and coordination between health care systems. They compete and do not act cooperatively on behalf of patients. Worse, secret peer reviews keep from the public and patients both hospital errors and histories of unsafe doctors.
Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reinstituted a venue rule for medical cases that apply to every other type of case in Pennsylvania. A claim can be brought in any county where an institution is located, does business and has connection with the claim. Those who want to protect hospitals and health care from medical malpractice consequences want to restrict where claims can be brought. No such limitations exist in connection with any other type of case in Pennsylvania.
The reality is we need medical malpractice changes. Here are suggestions:
■ Peer review should be open and involve patients and patient families so that medical errors causes can be quickly recognized and addressed.
■ Why medical errors occur and how they could be prevented should be public and involve hospital personnel, Pennsylvania’s Patient Safety Authority and the patient or the patient’s family.
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■ Patients are shocked at how difficult it is to obtain records, especially medical records, or to understand billings. Many just give up and pay the bill. Legislation should address unusable, unreadable electronic medical records to make them more available to health care providers and to assure that billings are fair and understandable.
■ Doctors protect other doctors. Certain medical groups and societies shun or blacklist doctors who tell the truth about what happens to patients. That must be banned by law. There must be no blacklisting of doctors and physicians should be required to tell the truth about what happened to their patients and about when they witness blatant medical malpractice. Whistleblower protection must be amped up.
■ Some institutions look at prelitigation claims and try to resolve them. However, they are a minority. Hospitals and health care systems must be held more accountable and must utilize predispute attempts to resolve claims.
■ Health care systems violate Pennsylvania law daily. They are required to report serious events to the Patient Safety Authority, which is not permitted to take action, but is merely a reporting agency. Even so, hospitals frequently ignore requirements to report serious events and the authority is helpless to do anything about it.
■ The Pennsylvania Department of Health is toothless. It receives information about serious events, just like the Patient Safety Authority, but does virtually nothing unless a health care provider commits intentional misconduct, which can almost never be proved. Unfortunately, both the Patient Safety Authority and the Department of Health act as a fraternity with hospitals and medical staffs.
■ Financial compensation must be assured by a system addressed by Pennsylvania’s Mcare Fund, which pays catastrophic claims, and the Joint Underwriting Authority, which provides insurance to high-risk professionals. The entire compensation system for claimants must be coordinated and should not be designed to make compensation less available.
■ When cases are resolved, hospitals and doctors demand secrecy. The Legislature should outlaw secrecy.
■ Pennsylvania is one of few states that do not report on claims and payouts against doctors and hospitals and the reasons. Even the Patient Safety Authority, which receives serious event reports, only reports the information to the Legislature on a geographic basis and not per-hospital. The information exists, but is not shared with the public.
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Whenever the Scranton School District needs a new superintendent, the school board vows an exhaustive national search that usually runs out of gas before it reaches the Interstate 81 on-ramp.
Now that Superintendent Melissa McTiernan has been hired in the same role by the Phoenixville Area School District in Chester County, the local school board should conduct a true, comprehensive, broad search for a replacement.
McTiernan emerged as superintendent in 2019 from her in-house role as a top administrator in the troubled administration of former Superintendent Alexis Kirijan.
The state Department of Education placed the Scranton district in its financial recovery program about 10 months before McTiernan’s appointment, and most of her tenure was under that state supervision — primarily in the person of state-appointed recovery officer Candis Finan, Ed.D. Many major decisions in that period were mandated by the district’s state-required recovery plan, which carried the force of state law to limit independent local decision-making.
The nature of many of those mandated decisions — several school closings, program cuts and service reductions coupled with regular property tax increases — proved unpopular with parents, taxpayers and faculty.
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As a result, board politics became even more tempestuous than usual and McTiernan governed from a bunker. Public dissatisfaction produced a spring primary election that ensured substantial board turnover when the new board convenes in December.
That already has complicated the matter of finding a new superintendent. Current board members on their way out the door say they should make the call because they were elected to serve for their full terms; likely incoming members say that they should select the next top administrator because they will be responsible for school governance during the first four years of the new superintendent’s tenure.
The divergent camps have common constituencies in students, their families and taxpayers. They should agree on parameters that include the widest search possible for candidates with the deepest experience in rebuilding struggling districts and clear long-term vision. That, in turn, must entail an agreement to offer compensation that is competitive with the broader markets.
The question is leadership in the public interest, by the school board first.
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Editor: I find it galling that the Lackawanna County commissioners decided to contribute public money toward the legal defense of the Office of Children and Youth Services employees who were arrested June 27.
The state of Pennsylvania reimburses this office of up to at least 50% of allowable expenses, but I don’t see the commonwealth donating to this cause. Why? Maybe because the state downgraded this office in early June because the staff did not respond to cases in a timely matter.
I understand they haven’t had their day in court yet, but I find it difficult to believe the district attorney would have pursued this matter if he did not have sufficient evidence. That remains to be seen. However, these employees are on paid leave, so why should the commissioners use taxpayers’ money to aid in their legal defense?
Maybe they should have opened their wallets and used their own money. I guess since it was only $10,000 to four different attorneys there was no need for a request for proposals so the commissioners could run under the radar and do as they please. The county has a balanced budget, supposedly by being diligent and by trimming spending to put it in a financially stable place.
I believe the commissioners should have stayed out of this mess. The reason for these charges were horrendous.
What about these children and families that were affected? The commissioners stepped out of line on this one.
DONNA KUNDA
SCRANTON
Editor: Unionized workers earn substantially more than similar workers who are not unionized.
Here are several median weekly wages in 2022 by industry, as compiled by The New York Times:
■ Transportation and warehousing — $1,203, unionized; $909, nonunion.
■ Health care/social work — $1,141, unionized; $995, nonunion.
■ Restaurants/bars — $791, unionized; $665 nonunion.
David Leonhardt, a New York Times columnist, commented in the newspaper’s July 7 edition: “A large empirical study by economists at Columbia and Princeton (universities), tracking millions of workers over decades, found that unionized workers typically earned 10% to 20% more than similar workers. The results also suggested that much of the money came out of business profits and executive pay. Unions reduce economic inequality by effectively shifting money out of stock returns (which disproportionately flow to the rich) and top incomes and into wages.
“Obviously, unions can overreach and demand wages so high, or working conditions so inefficient, that a company can’t survive. But those situations are the exception, not the norm.”
Leonhardt provided interesting information in light of the strikes in Hollywood by the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Writers Guild of America.
Hollywood TV and film writers are striking for moderate raises. The highest-paid entertainment executives, however, were paid nearly a half-billion dollars in the last five years, which is 384 times the average pay of a Hollywood writer.
From 1978 to 2021, CEO pay grew by 1,460%, adjusted for inflation, versus just 18.1% for typical workers. Even during the pandemic, CEO pay increased by 30%, compared to just 4% for the average employee.
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Editor: What should Congress do?
I grant that it would be best not to have Saudi Arabia’s government interfering in our professional golf tournaments. But let’s do the numbers. Attendance at the U.S. Open this year was limited to 22,000 a day. The crowd at the Masters tournament tops 50,000 a day.
This month, 25 million people in the Eastern United States were under flash flood alerts. Rain in Vermont caused widespread destruction. Seven people died near Philadelphia when more than 6 inches of rain fell in less than 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, in the southwest, 85 million people were under extreme heat advisories or warnings. An unprecedented, weekslong heat wave has pushed people from California to Florida to shelter indoors, in air conditioning.
In recent weeks, dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires has forced millions to stay inside to protect their lungs from harmful pollution. There are nearly 900 wildfires nationwide with 500 still blazing out of control.
The costs to the economy of these extreme weather events will be large. The impact on individual lives will be even greater, as families lose their houses and possessions or succumb to the heat.
Under these circumstances few people were playing golf or indulging in other outdoor recreation. So, which do you think Congress should hold hearings on, golf or climate change?
SYLVIA NEELY
STATE COLLEGE
Editor: Next year baseball — as part of its penance for sins against the national pastime — will seek absolution in “the mother church of baseball.”
The Field of Dreams game will be played in the oldest ballpark in the country, the iconic wood structure Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. No park in the country has had such a amazing array of immortals grace its hollowed diamond.
The San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals will play a Major League Baseball game on the same field where — since 1910 — the likes of Alabama natives Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Willie McCovey, Billy Williams and Cleon Jones all competed. Non-Negro League players such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Luke Appling and Christy Mathewson played there. Picking an all-star team from the record 107 Cooperstown Hall of Famers who have stepped onto Rickwood Field is nearly impossible.
It is altogether fitting that baseball honors this venue. Since the early years of the Negro Leagues until integration Rickwood Field — along with old Comiskey Park in Chicago — has been like a secular version of a Black church of baseball for many who until very recently have been ignored.
A hearty amen goes out to professional baseball executives for making amends for this sin.
JEFFREY PETRUCCI
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State bonding law provides an incentive for gas drillers to abandon wells like this one in Duke Center, McKean County, leaving capping and cleanup costs to taxpayers. (Associated Press File)
The state Environmental Hearing Board recently issued a ruling that illustrates the degree to which too many state lawmakers have rolled over for the natural gas industry against the public interest.
At the same time that Pennsylvania taxpayers must pay millions of dollars to cap gas wells abandoned by drillers, the EHB ruled in a way that provides drillers with an incentive to continuing abandoning wells at public expense.
The EHB had little choice because two years ago, Republican majorities in both legislative houses passed a law capping, for 10 years, the absurdly low costs for bonds that drillers must acquire when seeking well-drilling permits. That replaced a law by which the independent Environmental Quality Board could adjust bond rates every two years.
A bond is akin to a security deposit that a renter puts down when signing an apartment lease to cover any damages to the apartment when the lease ends. The drilling bond is supposed to pay the cost of capping a spent well. But the law caps the bond cost for a single conventional gas well (not the deep wells associated with the Marcellus Shale) at just $2,500, whereas the DEP has said that the cost of actually capping ranges from about $33,000 to as much as $800,000. Pennsylvania has more than 100,000 known abandoned wells.
The Legislature should act in behalf of the environment, public safety and taxpayers by repealing the existing law and establishing realistic bond rates.
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In Northeast Pennsylvania Big League baseball, Chris Rees had four RBIs for Abington in an 8-0 win over Moosic. ... In District 11 Senior Legion baseball, Jamie Shevchik hit three home runs for Dickson City in a 14-3 win over Wallenpaupack. Chris Esgro threw a one-hitter for Valley View in a 10-1 win over South Scranton. Mark Grzebin hit for the cycle in Dunmore’s 14-9 win over Pocono Mountain. Keith Nieratko had four hits and six RBIs for Dickson City in a 14-12 win over West Scranton.
20 years ago
In District 17 9-10 baseball, Matt Badamo had two doubles for Abington American in an 8-3 win over Moosic. ... In District 17 Junior baseball, Corey Salamido threw a three-hitter in North Pocono’s 3-0 win over Paul Ross. ... In District 17 Major baseball, Eric Steinmetz threw a two-hitter for North Pocono in a 3-0 win over Olyphant. Miller Holmes homered for Dunmore in a 6-4 win over Carbino Club. Josh Schroeder hit two homers for West Scranton in a 10-4 win over Lackawanna.
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Gina Chieffallo of Valley View was named The Times-Tribune All-Region softball player of the year. ... Eric Grabowski of Lakeland was named The Times-Tribune All-Region baseball player of the year. ... In District 17 Major baseball, Shayne Merrifield had 11 strikeouts to lead West Scranton to a 6-0 win over Abington American. ... In District 11 Senior Legion baseball, Connor Pacyna had a double and two RBIs for Abington in a 3-2 win over South Scranton. Chris Gaetano had three hits and three runs for Moscow in a 12-2 win over Abington.
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Vince Cimini stepped up to the plate Saturday like he’s done thousands of times before, took a pitch for a ball like he’s done thousands of times before, looked for any directions from the third base coach and then waited for the next offering from the guy on the mound, like he’s done thousands of times before.
When he connected on that next pitch and sent a drive over the wall in left field, Cimini heard something brand new blare over the stadium speakers.
”Fuori campo per Vincent Cimini!” the voice boomed. A home run call for the Scranton native, only this time, it was in Italian.
For a few games, Cimini is playing for the Grizzlies Torino 48, a Serie A professional baseball team in Turin, Italy. It’s a warmup for the next two weeks, when the Scranton Prep grad and Boston College infielder will join the Italian national team for the U23 Baseball European Championship, the culmination of a journey years in the making that required him to obtain Italian citizenship. In many ways, it’s also only the beginning of the excursion, as he’ll go abroad again in September to play in the senior Baseball European Championship, when Hall of Famer Mike Piazza again will manage the Italian team.
“I feel like it’s a completely unique situation,” the 22-year-old Cimini said. “I’ve never played for a national team, but when you put a country’s name on your chest, I feel like it means something more than just playing in a high school game or even a college game. Playing with a country’s support behind you seems like it’s going to be an unbelievable experience.”
Offer of a lifetime
It’s the summer of 2021 and Cimini is playing summer ball for a team in Montpelier, Vermont.
He had just wrapped up his first full season at Boston College after his freshman campaign lasted five games before being canceled because of the pandemic. He played in 45 games as a sophomore for the Eagles and became such an integral part of the program that, when he returned for his junior year, his teammates honored him with the No. 8 jersey. In memory of former Boston College star Peter “Sonny” Nictakis, the number was essentially given to the player who embodied everything it meant to be part of the program.
Sometime around Father’s Day, his dad recalled, Cimini received a message from Gianmarco Faraone, a representative from the Italian national baseball team. His question: Would Cimini be interested in playing for the country’s growing baseball team?
“First I thought it was a joke, somebody was pulling a prank on him,” his dad, Vince, said.
Cimini didn’t know much about the team, other than Piazza was the manager — “And pretty much in every Italian baseball household, he’s a very notable figure,” the longtime New York Yankees fan said — so, he jumped at the offer.
There was one major issue, however.
“(Faraone) said, ‘OK, I just need to see your Italian passport.’ And I was like, ‘Well, I don’t have that,’” Cimini said with a laugh. “So, that’s where it kind of began.”
Working the case
Cimini’s grandfather, Vinicio Cimini, was born in Patrica, Italy and came to the United States in 1956 at the age of 19. He spent a couple years in Detroit, then eventually settled in Scranton, where he worked as a coal miner before he and his brother John bought a restaurant called Roma Pizza at the Viewmont Mall.
“I’d say the qualities of my family, a lot of them are rooted in their heritage and my heritage: Hard work, honesty, respect — all those, I feel like, are staples of an Italian household,” Cimini said. “First of all my grandparents, and then through my parents and now me and my brother, it means a lot to us.”
It meant Sunday dinners with family and homemade sauce and homemade pasta. It meant the traditional seven fishes meal on Christmas Eve.
Getting Italian citizenship was something that crossed Cimini’s dad’s mind many years earlier. He looked into it, but then came, well, life — marriage to Michele, then sons Vince and Andrew and a career as a lawyer.
He resurrected the idea once the baseball team reached out to Vince, and figured it wouldn’t be too hard considering he was a direct descendant of someone born in Italy.
“My father was born there, I’m first generation American — this should be a walk in the park,” he said. “But boy was I wrong.”
He’s spent years working on cases, and this was going to take just as much effort. He needed birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates and naturalization papers, and everything would need to be properly certified and also translated into Italian.
While going over the family history with Faraone, he found his first road block.
In 1962, Vinicio married Frances Georgia Giovannoni, a girl from Scranton whose family coincidentally came from a neighboring town in Italy. Vinicio was naturalized as an American citizen in 1964, and then in 1965, Vince Sr. was born.
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“When I gave him (Faraone) those facts, he said, ‘You’re not eligible to be a citizen because the chain was broken. You were born to an American. Your father was American,’” Vince Sr. said. “And I was dejected.”
Luckily, he found an old Italian law that said because Vinicio was still an Italian citizen when he was married, it technically made Frances an Italian citizen, too. A new chain started.
“I researched it and sure enough, that was true and that loophole applied and we were able to get through,” he said.
After months of gathering the correct paperwork, another roadblock. In the summer of 2022, the office dealing with dual citizenship requests at the Italian Consulate in Philadelphia was essentially shut down, greatly impacted by effects of the pandemic. If the Ciminis could demonstrate some kind of special reason for the citizenship, maybe they could push it through.
Vince reached out to his contacts with the Italian baseball team, and shortly thereafter had a letter from Andrea Marcon, president of the Italian Baseball Softball Federation.
“I ask you to kindly interest in order to complete the citizenship procedure and obtain an Italian passport as soon as possible,” Marcon wrote, “an indispensable condition to be able to summon the athlete Cimini to represent Italy in July and for subsequent international events.”
Two months later, Vince and his dad had their passports.
“(My dad) loves this country, but he never forgot where he came from,” said Vince Sr., who intends to get citizenship for Michele and Andrew, too. “He was always so proud of being Italian and everything Italian. He instilled that in us till the day he died, which was not that long ago (January 2022). He knew we were doing this. He knew we were attempting to get the citizenship. He knew that Vince was hopefully going to play for Italy, and even though he wasn’t a big baseball fan, he was so happy, he was so proud, he was so excited.”
New ballgame
Those wheels were all in motion ahead of qualifying for this past spring’s World Baseball Classic, but Cimini wouldn’t have been able to play as he was still rehabbing from surgery stemming from an elbow injury that ended his junior season after just four games. He was ready to go by the time his senior year started, and went on to bat .277 with a .685 OPS as Boston College enjoyed one of the more successful seasons in program history, making it to an NCAA regional final. He still has two more years of eligibility with the Eagles.
Cimini played nine games with Brewster in the Cape Cod League to stay sharp, and then July 17, he boarded a plane to Italy.
“At first, it was definitely a little culture shock, just because ... I don’t speak the language,” Cimini said. “And I look the part, so everyone assumes that I speak the language. And then I have to then explain that I don’t.”
Because the other players on the Grizzlies team have jobs outside of baseball, Cimini explores Turin, the city in northwest Italy that hosted the Olympics in 2006, on his own during the day. He’s visited churches, seen ruins that are thousands of years old and, of course, is sampling as much food as he can. Pizza with prosciutto, fresh pasta, gelato, more pasta, tiramisu — it’s all on the menu.
“I take pictures of everything and I send them to my mom, dad and brother,” he said. “I don’t post them anywhere (on social media) because I’m sure nobody really cares enough to look at my every meal. They would probably, honestly, be concerned with how much I’ve eaten if I posted everything.”
Though he’s half a world away, he still feels at home on the baseball diamond. The team practices at night, and the infield and outfield drills all look the same. Batting practice is the same. Coaches and umpires butt heads the same way. Game play is the same — for the most part.
“It’s virtually no fastballs here,” he said. “It’s pretty much all junk, so like screwballs, knuckleballs, lot of curveballs.
“I haven’t seen a radar gun since I’ve been here. Everyone’s just — I think it’s like a movement contest. Who can make the ball move the most?”
He’s been impressed with the level of talent, even though it’s a sport that is still trying to gain a foothold in a country where soccer reigns supreme. Italy is ranked 12th in the world rankings, second best in Europe behind the Netherlands at No. 8, which traditionally has drawn some of its best players from the island of Curacao.
Cimini said there aren’t as many resources for baseball in Italy, with no Rapsodos or Trackmans or the Hawkeye technology common in the analytical era stateside. The lack of players means a lack of pitchers, so they’re limited to two or three games per week. But the passion is there. Young kids come to the stadium to watch practice, and throw a ball around while emulating the players on the field.
“It’s refreshing to see a pure brand of baseball being played, where it’s just guys going out there having fun and enjoying it,” Cimini said.
His time with the Grizzlies ends Monday, when he’ll take a train to Ronchi dei Legionari, a city in the northeast of Italy where he’ll meet up with the national team. After a week of workouts and scrimmages, they’ll head to the tournament in Austria, which begins Aug. 8. Italy, the No. 2 seed, opens with a game against France, which will air on YouTube at 4 a.m. EST. Their pool play continues with games against Belgium and Germany.
“This has been great, being here playing for this team (in Turin),” Cimini said. “But I feel like the real reason I came here is to try to leave with a medal that says Italy on it. Hopefully a gold medal. But a few of the guys on this team have talked to me about playing for the national team because they had played in years in the past. And they said putting that jersey on — especially for them because they live here and grow up here — it’s the most meaningful thing they’ve done in their life. So, maybe I won’t be able to relate to that as accurately, because I didn’t grow up here. But it still means the world to me, being able to represent my family first and foremost, and myself.” | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/now-a-dual-citizen-scrantons-cimini-about-to-suit-up-for-team-italy/article_83f9048e-0cd7-583e-b5e8-8fffe657a67d.html | 2023-07-30T06:26:57 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/now-a-dual-citizen-scrantons-cimini-about-to-suit-up-for-team-italy/article_83f9048e-0cd7-583e-b5e8-8fffe657a67d.html |
Sometimes, a coach hates being asked a certain question, and yet, also loves to answer that same question.
So when a reporter at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis last week pressed him about the possibility of heading into August with a full-fledged quarterback battle for the first time “in a long time,” Penn State coach James Franklin did what we’ve seen so often before. He raised his eyebrows. He smirked. And, he reminded.
“Just to be clear,” he said, leaning into the microphone, “we’ve had one every year. Every. Year.”
This one included.
Franklin made clear sophomore Drew Allar, who shined as a backup in 2022, will have to outplay redshirt freshman Beau Pribula when camp starts next month to be named the Nittany Lions’ starter for their Sept. 2 opener against West Virginia at Beaver Stadium.
It shouldn’t constitute news when a coach insists a player actually has to perform better than his competition to win a starting job. There seems to be some surprise, though, Franklin is entertaining the idea he needs to see more from Allar, considering he has seen nothing from anybody else he has on the roster.
As Penn State approaches the start of camp within the next week, understand there is competition at every position. At least theoretically, if Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen struggle at running back, and Tank Smith has an incredible camp, Franklin can name Smith the starter. Has to be this way, because if linebacker Abdul Carter or cornerback Kalen King treat camp as a formality, they may lose their edge.
Worse, if Franklin treats camp like a formality for his stars in the transfer portal era, he may lose something even more valuable: The positional depth he and his staff worked so hard to build.
Reality is, competition hardly ever leads to change when it comes to stars. So, while there might be a “competition” between Olu Fashanu and Ibrahim Traore at left tackle, let’s assume Fashanu’s 2022 dominance isn’t wiped clean from the coaches’ minds.
That leads to a different discussion, one Franklin’s announcement should start among Penn State fans: Should Allar’s performance as Sean Clifford’s backup last season matter this summer? If it doesn’t, what does that say about how the Nittany Lions are developing the most important position on the field?
Understand that barring injury, it’s absurd to think Penn State will take the field against the Mountaineers with Pribula under center.
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He never played a down. Allar appeared in 10 games and threw 60 passes.
Pribula came to Happy Valley as a decent prospect. Allar arrived as an elite one.
Pribula is a gutsy, driven competitor who Franklin and the staff “have a ton of respect for.” Allar is a 6-foot-5, rocket-armed NFL prospect the likes of which hasn’t come through that locker room since Kerry Collins led Penn State to an unbeaten season in 1994.
It better take a Herculean effort from Pribula to wrest the job away from Allar, because if not, Penn State has something much more interesting than a quarterback competition to talk about.
It would be a quarterback problem.
The difference between Allar, Carter, King and Fashanu is the last three earned the “star” title and Allar has not. You don’t get there playing mostly in blowouts, and you sure don’t by having a big August, either. You don’t get there, either, without having elite skills — and more than any other quarterback on the roster, Allar does. There wouldn’t have been such a focused effort to get him playing time as a freshman if he didn’t.
Fans, the press and to a degree coaches get so wrapped up in the type of player someone can be. But, we’re months away from time to evaluate what matters most to Penn State’s success this fall: The type of player Allar actually is, right now.
If he’s good, Penn State can be good. If he’s great, Penn State has a chance to get to the next level and surpass the likes of Michigan and Ohio State. If he’s elite, as so many think he can be, all bets are off, and these Nittany Lions can go where none have gone before them.
But he’s the missing piece. Franklin’s words for the past year indicate that hope, the belief, that he provides something extra his other Penn State quarterbacks — Clifford, Trace McSorley and Christian Hackenberg — could not.
It will be near impossible for Beau Pribula to surpass that next month. If he does, Franklin has a whole other press conference full of tough questions he won’t want to answer awaiting. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/penn-state/collins-penn-state-camp-qb-competition-shouldnt-be-a-battle/article_1ca52f4f-650c-5ae6-bbf6-e062d011e1fb.html | 2023-07-30T06:27:04 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/penn-state/collins-penn-state-camp-qb-competition-shouldnt-be-a-battle/article_1ca52f4f-650c-5ae6-bbf6-e062d011e1fb.html |
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Salvage crews dealing with a cargo ship loaded with cars that has been burning for more than two days off the northern Dutch coast boarded the vessel for the first time Friday as heat, flames and smoke eased, the Netherlands’ coast guard said.
“In the course of the morning, after measurements by the recovery companies, it turned out that the temperature on board the Fremantle Highway had dropped sharply. The fire is still raging but decreasing. The smoke is also decreasing,” the coast guard said in a statement.
Salvage workers boarded the ship and established “a new more robust towing connection,” the agency added. “This makes it easier to move the ship and keep it under control.”
Government officials are now “looking at various scenarios to determine the next steps,” the coast guard said.
One crew member died and others were injured after the blaze started. The entire crew was evacuated from the ship in the early hours of Wednesday, with some leaping into the sea and being picked up by a lifeboat. The cause of the fire hasn't been established.
The Fremantle Highway was 23 kilometers (14 miles) north of the island of Terschelling on Friday afternoon, close to busy North Sea shipping lanes and an internationally renowned migratory bird habitat.
K Line, the company that chartered the ship, said Friday that it was carrying far more electric vehicles than initially reported by the coast guard.
Company spokesman Pat Adamson said the ship was carrying a total of 3,783 new vehicles, including 498 electric vehicles. The coast guard, citing an early freight list, had said it was carrying 2,857 cars, including 25 electric cars.
Adamson said K Line didn't know the source of the initial lower number.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has warned about the possible dangers of electric vehicle battery fires, a hazard that stems from thermal runaway, a chemical reaction that causes uncontrolled battery temperature and pressure increases.
The burning vessel was close to the shallow Wadden Sea, a World Heritage-listed area that is considered one of the world’s most significant habitats for migratory birds. It's also close to the Netherlands' border with Germany, whose environment minister, Steffi Lemke, said Thursday that if the ship were to sink, it “could turn into an environmental catastrophe of unknown proportions.”
Earlier this month in Newark, New Jersey, firefighters took nearly a week to extinguish a similar blaze in a car transport ship. Two firefighters were killed and five others were injured battling the flames.
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Russia has entered a dangerous new phase of its war against Ukraine since it exited the Black Sea grain deal earlier this month, weaponizing global food exports, stepping up attacks on Ukrainian ports and cities and increasing the risk of spillover into NATO countries.
Russia’s escalation is unlikely to deter the U.S. and allies from following through on delivering F-16 fighter jets and long-range missiles to Ukraine in the coming months, which Moscow has repeatedly warned against.
But it comes as Ukraine is struggling to make major gains in its grinding counteroffensive, and Russia’s strategy appears aimed at straining U.S. and European partners who have provided billions in assistance to Ukraine over the course of 16 months.
“Certainly, it’s an escalation,” said Thomas Graham, a distinguished fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations and who served as a senior director for Russia on the National Security Council under former President George W. Bush.
“Russia, I think, is clearly making an effort to continue to deepen the damage to the Ukrainian economy,” he added. “It has implications for Ukraine’s ability to continue the war effort, it raises concerns about attacks on NATO territory … so it’s a reason to be concerned.”
Since pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal July 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin has targeted attacks on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa, damaging the seaport and grain storage facilities and hitting residential and historical buildings, including an Orthodox cathedral.
The grain deal, negotiated by the United Nations and Turkey, allowed for the export of Ukrainian grain through a Russian blockade on the Black Sea, clearing the way for 33 million metric tons of foodstuffs to move across the world, largely to developing countries, since it took effect in July 2022.
But now, Putin is warning he views commercial ships in the Black Sea as legitimate military targets. The U.S. and the United Kingdom are warning Russia is plotting “false flag operations,” covertly mining the sea with the purpose of blaming Ukraine for any explosions.
NATO and member countries bordering Ukraine are on high alert.
“Russia bears full responsibility for its dangerous and escalatory actions in the Black Sea region,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
“Russia’s actions also pose substantial risks to the stability of the Black Sea region, which is of strategic importance to NATO,” he added. “Allies are stepping up support to Ukraine and increasing our vigilance. We remain ready to defend every inch of Allied territory from any aggression.”
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday condemned a Russian attack on a civilian port on the Danube River in Ukraine near his country, tweeting that the “escalation pose[s] serious risks to the security in the Black Sea.”
And Putin last week delivered a threat to NATO member Poland, accusing Warsaw of having designs on Belarus and saying an attack against Minsk would trigger a response from Moscow.
Poland is dispatching an additional 1,000 troops to its borders with Belarus, concerned over Wagner mercenary forces exiled to the country after retreating from a short-lived rebellion against Moscow in June.
Mary Beth Long, who served as assistant secretary of Defense during the George W. Bush administration, said Russia is seeking to maximize pressure on Kyiv and its allies in the lead-up to a slowdown of military operations by the winter.
“You can’t escalate your way in or out of this, I think both sides know that. But there’s more consequences to Ukraine because Russia is bigger, Russia is willing to strike civilians and its infrastructure, and it has shown that it can successfully do so,” she said.
“There’s no real consequences to Russia, from Ukraine or NATO, there’s no penalty to be paid for that, so that clears the way for him [Putin] to continue to not only strike against critical infrastructure and these nodes but to expand it.”
Long warned that Russia views the month of August as the best opportunity to inflict the most damage without a coherent response from the West, as American lawmakers are absent from Capitol Hill, European capitals are similarly quiet and NATO has no major meetings.
“I think Russia’s made the assessment that it has freedom of movement, in the next couple of months in particular,” she said. “It is doing everything it can to set the playing field before winter and it will continue to do so.”
While Russia is ramping up military tensions in the Black Sea, experts said its withdrawal from the grain deal is focused on the economic realm: sanctions relief and increasing trade.
“Russia really wants to make a deal,” said Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the International Security Program of the Center for Security and International Security (CSIS).
“The difficult trade-offs for the U.S. and the West are not going to be the military equipment ones, but the ones about economics and sanctions. Are we willing to ease those restrictions in the interests of opening up grain shipments?” he asked.
Putin has long criticized the deal as failing to meet his demands for the export of Russian grains and fertilizer and has given little to no signal that he’s open to rejoining the agreement.
During a meeting with African leaders in St. Petersburg on Thursday, the Russian president committed to delivering nearly 300,000 tons of grain to six African countries “free of charge.”
The Russian president is also calling for sanctions relief on Russia’s agricultural bank, Rosselkhozbank, wanting it reconnected to the SWIFT international payment network.
Absent Moscow’s cooperation, the options for shipping grain out of Ukraine are not attractive.
While Ukraine is shipping grain and foodstuffs by rail and road, that amount is hundreds of thousands of tons less than can be moved through the Black Sea.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense tweeted Wednesday that Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is altering its position in preparation to enforce a blockade against Ukraine, warning the “potential for the intensity and scope of violence in the area to increase.”
Still, Cancian from the CSIS was optimistic that a solution surrounding grain exports from Ukraine would be reached in a relatively short time frame.
“They’re likely to make a deal in a week or so,” he said. “This is, I think, unlikely to sort of linger for weeks or months.” | https://www.kron4.com/hill-politics/russia-takes-a-dangerous-turn-in-its-war-on-ukraine/ | 2023-07-30T06:27:39 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/hill-politics/russia-takes-a-dangerous-turn-in-its-war-on-ukraine/ |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An accused murderer in Las Vegas is also accused of living with the body for two months, believing the female victim could come back from the dead, police said Friday.
Officers took George Bone, 31, into custody Wednesday after discovering Beverly Ma’s body during a welfare check in the 5300 block of Railroad River Avenue near Lindell Road and Eldorado Lane, they said.
Bone told officers he knew Ma was dead and what caused her death and based on those statements, police took Bone into custody, Lt. Jason Johansson said Wednesday. Police suspect Bone strangled Ma in May, documents said.
On Wednesday, police received a 911 call from a family member who said Bone had told her Ma “was in the closet and had been there for two months,” documents said. Police found Ma’s body in the closet shortly after.
A family member told police Ma and Bone were friends and that she was not close with family, documents said. Police said Ma and Bone met in high school and moved in with each other last summer.
A witness told police they entered the home on Wednesday after seeing an unusually high air conditioning bill, police said. Bone led her upstairs to the body, documents said.
“She noticed a cooler against the bedroom closet door and the bottom of the door had a towel, which covered the gap,” police said. “George told her that she can open it and see.”
Bone told police Ma had died sometime in May, police said. On May 4, dispatchers received a 911 call from Ma and heard a man and woman screaming at each other, they said. Police responded that day and knocked on the door but no one answered, they said. Investigators suspect Ma died that day.
“Bone went about living at the house with Beverly deceased in the upstairs closet for the next two months and began ordering several items on Beverly’s Amazon account using her funds for his own gain,” police said. “When asked why he didn’t call for help, Bone’s response was ‘I was afraid of going back to jail… for being found with a dead body.” Bone admitted that his behavior since the death of Beverly Ma was ‘not normal.’ When asked why he placed a cooler in the master bedroom near the closest, Bone stated that he put it there so that he would be alerted if Beverly rose from the dead like the movie ‘The Grudge.’”
Even though Ma was believed to have been deceased, someone texted from her phone in late July, saying she could not attend a July 4 party because she “wanted to be sober, not travel and not be around people,” police said.
Bone was being held at the Clark County Detention Center without bail.
In 2013, Bone took an Alford plea on a charge of attempted lewdness with a child under the age of 14, records showed. An Alford plea is similar to a no-contest plea, where a defendant accepts prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him or her but does not admit guilt.
In 2012, Henderson police initially arrested Bone on charges of sexual assault and lewdness with a child stemming from allegations a teenager made about an assault two years prior when she was 11, documents said.
The student told a school employee that Bone had “inappropriately touched” her while he was living in a home with her, documents said.
In addition to an open murder charge, Bone also faces a charge of failing to register as a sex offender, records showed. Bone is listed in the Nevada Sex Offender Registry under a different address than where police responded on Wednesday, records showed.
The Clark County coroner’s office had not released Ma’s cause and manner of death as of Friday afternoon. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/las-vegas-man-accused-of-murder-lived-with-womans-body-for-months-police/ | 2023-07-30T06:27:45 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/las-vegas-man-accused-of-murder-lived-with-womans-body-for-months-police/ |
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Wyoming Valley
Nesbitt Hospital School of Nursing will hold an all-class reunion at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Mary Stegmaier Mansion, South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. For information, call Patty Kondrak Kopec at 570-709-7203.
Back Mountain
Dallas High School, Class of 1968, will hold a 55th class reunion on the weekend of Oct. 20. There will be a mixer at Grotto Pizza on Friday, Oct. 20, and a reunion dinner at Apple Tree Terrace in Dallas on Saturday, Oct. 21. Details of the reunion are posted on the Dallas High School Class of 1968 Facebook page and also on Classmates and Dallas High School Alumni sites.
Dallas High School alumni from the classes of 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 will join the Class of 1983 in celebrating its 40th class reunion from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Checkerboard Pavilion. To register or for information, email DallasPAReunion@yahoo.com.
Lake-Lehman High School, Class of 1966, will celebrate its 75th birthday bash on the patio at the Harveys Lake Grotto at 1 p.m. Aug. 26. For information, contact Helen Frederick at 570-814-4229 or email Torjut1@hotmail.com or Margie Miller at 717-652-2397 or email Miller4448@verizon.net.
Hanover area
The third all-class reunion of Hanover Twp. Memorial/Hanover Area High School graduates and Facebook friends of Hanover Twp. is no longer accepting reservations. The reunion will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. Aug. 26 at R&D Memories, Fellows Avenue, Hanover Twp. A family-style dinner will be served at 4 p.m. Tom Slick and the Converted Thunderbolt Greaseslapper Band will play from 5 to 8 p.m. Due to an incredible early response, reservations are now closed. No additional reservations will be accepted.
Hanover Area High School, Class of 1973, will hold a 50th class reunion from 2 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at the West Side Park Recreation Hall, West Grand and Line streets, Nanticoke. Refreshments will be provided. A catered meal will be served at 4 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Rockin’ Rich. For information, contact Dave Yefko at 570-779-3869 or dryefko@comcast.net.
Lackawanna County
Dunmore Central Catholic High School/Bishop O’Hara Class of 1973 is planning its 50th class reunion in the fall. A planning meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the VFW Post 6082, 123 Electric St., Peckville. All classmates are invited to attend this meeting. Planners need updates for the addresses of more than 50 classmates. The original planning committee members are Michele Gerrity, Florence sweeney, Kevin Mchugh, Collen Mangan, Dottie Egan, and Sharon O’Boyle.
Nanticoke area
Nanticoke Area, Class of 1966, will hold a 75th birthday party for classmates and guests on Saturday, Aug. 19. An email invitation has been sent. The invitation is also posted on the class Facebook page: Nanticoke Area Class of 1966. For information, call or text 570-954-1222.
Nanticoke Area, Class of 1973, will hold a 50th class reunion the weekend of Sept. 2-3. An icebreaker will be held on Sept. 2 at the R Bar. The reunion will be held on Sept. 3 at West Side Park in Nanticoke. Information can be found on the group Facebook page, Nanticoke Area Class of 1973, or email gnaclassof73reunion@yahoo.com.
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Newport Twp. High School, Class of 1958, will hold its 65th reunion on Oct. 8. For information, contact Julianna at 570-735-3659.
Newport Twp. High School, Class of 1963, will hold its 60th class reunion on Sept. 23 at the R-Bar and Grill, 119 E. Kirmar Ave., Alden. Classmates who did not receive an email or mailed invitation are asked to contact Bob Chapracki at 610-269-7640.
West Side
Kingston High School, Class of 1963, will hold its 60th reunion from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Polish American Veterans Club (P.A.V.), Plains. The event will be held in the hall of the club. There will be a buffet, dessert, beer, wine, soda and other beverages can be purchased in the main bar at the club. Cost is $40. Dress and atmosphere is casual. Checks are due by Aug. 1, payable to KHS Class of ‘63. For information, call Sandy at 570-328-0528 or George at 570-237-6925.
Luzerne High School All Class Reunion will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at Keely’s Restaurant, Kingston. Music will be by Muzik Box. For reservations, call Irene Bednar Williams, Class of 1964, at 570-357-6934; Sue Leandri Monico, Class of 1965, 570-430-9383, or Joe Edwards, Class of 1966, at 570-287-3260.
Plymouth High School, Class of 1966, will hold a 75th birthday celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Happy Pizza’s Shawnee Room. There will be a three entree dinner, dessert, coffee, tea, soda, water, and cash bar. Music and entertainment will again be provided by Ron Edwards and Wayne Bevan. Guests outside the class are welcome to attend the gathering. Cost is $25 per person due by Aug. 10. No refunds will be issued after that date. Send payment to Helen Kibildis, 137 W. Poplar St., Plymouth, PA 18651. For information, contact Helen at 570-262-0645 or hkibildis@gmail.com.
Wyoming Valley West, Class of 1973, will celebrate its 50th high school reunion with events scheduled for Aug. 11-13. Information and reservations may be obtained by contacting wvwclassof73@gmail.com or call 570-285-4494. Class members are urged to respond as soon as possible and are invited to join the Facebook page at Wyoming valley west class of 1973 where details can also be found.
Wilkes-Barre area
Coughlin High School, Class of 1964, will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Norm’s Pizza, Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre, to finalize plans for the 77th birthday party.
GAR, Class of 1968, will hold its 55th reunion on Sept. 16 starting at 5 p.m. at 3750 Laurel Run Road, Laurel Run. Apple Tree will provide a catered meal. The event is BYOB. Ice and mixers will be available. Price is $40 per person with a check mailed to Suzanne Joseph, 409 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, no later than Sept. 1. Include contact information with the check. Parking will be at the Laurel Run Fire Hall. Look for signs. Those attending can drop off passengers, etc., in the driveway and then park at the hall. A driver will bring attendees to the house. For information, contact jodybnytb@aol.com or text/call 570-991-0358.
Meyers High School, Class of 1973, will hold a 50th class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 9, at III Guys Restaurant, Edwardsville, under the pavilion, from 3 to 7 p.m. Contact ELMEYERS1973@gmail.com for information.
Wyoming area
Wyoming Area High School, Class of 1968, will hold a 55th class reunion Friday, Sept. 1, at the Wyoming Fire Hall No. 2. A meet and greet will begin at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6. Cost is $45 per person. Invitations have been mailed. For information, address changes or to help with the planning, contact William Lukesh at 570-283-3631 or Donna Gustave, 570-609-5142.
Wyoming Area High School, Class of 1973, will hold its 50th anniversary reunion on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Swoyersville American Legion Pavilion, Shoemaker Street. A tour of the former Wyoming Area High School is also being planned for that day. Invitations will be mailed to classmates who have provided their mailing address. For information, email dottymartin@comcast.net. | https://www.citizensvoice.com/lifestyles/announcements/reunions/reunions-07-30-2023/article_1feaf8a7-48e5-5d2d-8f54-b18cd389f8ef.html | 2023-07-30T06:34:56 | 1 | https://www.citizensvoice.com/lifestyles/announcements/reunions/reunions-07-30-2023/article_1feaf8a7-48e5-5d2d-8f54-b18cd389f8ef.html |
Wyoming Valley
Hope With Horsepower Inc., a car show to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville. Funds raised are donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention — Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter (AFSP). All types of show cars are welcome and the event is a family-friendly day with music and food trucks from around the area. Hope With Horsepower raised $4,428 last year to spread suicide awareness and provide services to those in need. The car show will serve as the kick-start event as the AFSP prepares for its annual “Out of the Darkness” walk. For information, visit the event page “2023 Hope With Horsepower Car Show” on Facebook or @hopewith_horsepower on Instagram.
The NEPA Task Force Against Human Trafficking will present the Red Sand Project in recognition of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This visual presentation will actively involve participants by filling sidewalk cracks with red sand to signify those people who fall through the cracks, such as many victims of human trafficking in the community. Pennsylvania is ranked ninth in the nation for reported cases of trafficking. This participatory event is open to the community. The Red Sand Project will be conducted at noon Monday, July 31, in front of the Dietrich Theater, 60 Tioga St., Tunkhannock. The NEPA Task Force Against Human Trafficking is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary effort to establish and incorporate best practices to identify and serve victims and at-risk populations, investigate and prosecute perpetrators and increase overall awareness of the purpose of preventing and eliminating exploitation and human trafficking, and assisting victims suffering from these crimes to achieve restoration and justice.
Home Instead and LIFE Geisinger will host a free Alzheimer’s and Dementia support group at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Geisinger Memory and Cognition Clinic, 620 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre. The support group provides support and encouragement for family caregivers who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia.
A pro-life bus trip to the Pennsylvania March for Life, at the Capitol, Harrisburg, is being organized from Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 16. For details, call Chris Calore at 570-824-5621.
The play “Sylvia,” a sophisticated Broadway comedy for adults, will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, and Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Tilbury Community Center, West Nanticoke. All profits benefit Mureille’s Place, a senior dog sanctuary. Tickets are available at www.legiontheatregroup.org or at any Village Pet Supply location.
The Luzerne-Columbia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of Retired State Employees (PARSE) will hold a business meeting/luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Luzerne County Community College, Educational Conference Center, Building 10, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke. Stephanie Wolownik, prevention/education supervisor, Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug Services Inc., will be the guest speaker. Reservations are required. To make a reservation email Bob Berkey at bobber@epix.net or call him by Aug. 3 at 570-239-0908. New members are welcome to attend and must make a reservation. Call Carol Ann Yozviak, president, at 570-262-1498 for information.
Victims Resource Center is now accepting nominations for the Allied Professional Award. Nominees must be a resident of Luzerne, Wyoming or Carbon counties. A nomination should be made in the form of a letter and should include the following: Nominator name and contact information, nominee name and contact information, a description of how the nominee exemplifies at least three of the following attributes — outstanding commitment to victim services in the community, support for the mission of VRC, partnership with VRC to address issues of victimization, promoting VRC and its services in the community, and contributing to the community’s knowledge of the services of VRC. Optional letters of support for the nominee from community organizations or individuals may also be submitted. All answers should be typed and answered fully. Nominations should be submitted no later than Aug. 14 to Victims Resource Center, attention: Allied Professional Award, 360 East End Centre, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18612 or emailed to infovrc@vrcnepa.org (Allied Professional Award in the subject line). The award will be presented at the Victims Resource Center Gala on Sept. 15 at the THINK Center in Wilkes-Barre.
A Veterans’ Aid and Attendance Benefit seminar will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 3 at Myers Manor building, Wesley Village Campus, 215 Roberts Road, Pittston. Attendees can learn about the Veterans’ Aid and Attendance Benefit program, including eligibility criteria which, if eligible, can provide some financial assistance for veterans or their spouses to be used toward the cost of care in an assisted living facility. RSVP to 570-655-2891, ext. 5215, or nhilstolsky@umhwc.org.
St. John the Evangelist Parish Summer Fest ’23 will be held Thursday, Aug. 10, through Saturday, Aug. 12, from 5 to 10 p.m. each evening on the grounds of St. John the Evangelist Church, William Street, Pittston. Featured entertainment this year will include The Taxmen and “Rising Entertainment” youth theater group on Thursday, Sweet Pepper and the Long Hots on Friday, and Flaxy Morgan on Saturday. A variety of ethnic foods and baked goods will be available for purchase. Games of chance, raffles, cash bingo, dime pitch, and children’s games will be available in the Monsignor Bendik Pastoral Center, and food and entertainment will be on the church grounds.
The Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently named its food pantry in Wilkes-Barre “Maria’s Market” in honor of a colleague, Maria Hughes, who passed away in January. The pantry began in April 2022. Hughes began her employment with FSA NEPA around the same time that the food pantry program was being established. She was an advocate for the food pantry program since its inception and was often seen taking food and other supplies to families with her signature pink crate. This image contributed to the slogan of Maria’s Market, “Feeding Families One Crate at a Time.” Maria’s Market served 120 families, 282 children, and 183 adults in the last 14 months. Maria’s Market serves FSA NEPA families in need of food resources. Many of those served by the program also struggle with poverty and housing instability. The food provided by Maria’s Market includes easy to prepare items such as macaroni and cheese, healthy snacks, cereal, canned meat, oatmeal, canned vegetables, and pasta. Donations are welcome and can be made to Maria’s Market, c/o Family Service Association of NEPA, 31 W. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.
St. Aloysius Church, Barney and Division streets, Wilkes-Barre, will hold its annual bazaar Aug. 3-5 on the church grounds. Hours are Aug. 3, 6 to 10 p.m., with entertainment by Triple Fret; Aug. 4, 6 to 11 p.m., with entertainment by Flaxy Morgan, and Aug. 5, from 5 to 11 p.m., with entertainment by Strawberry Jam. A flea market sale will be held one day before the bazaar, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and continue every evening during the bazaar. There will be a new bar menu, Vera Bradley stand, dime pitch, food, games, prizes and more. Public is welcome.
The Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania has partnered with AllOne Charities for the 15th annual Pauly Friedman 5K Walk/Run, to be held at The Friedman Jewish Community Center in Kingston, on Sunday, Aug. 6. Day of race registration begins at 8 a.m. Race starts at 9. Post-race reception will include refreshments and awards. Individual awards will be given in multiple categories and team traveling trophies will also be awarded. There will be a raffle for a $500 gift card to Weiss Supermarkets and a $200 gift card to Sheetz. To register for the race, purchase raffle tickets, or view sponsorship opportunities, visit www.fsanepa.org. For information, call Theresa Langan at 570- 823-5144, ext. 312, or email tlangan@fsasnepa.org.
“The Addams Family” musical will be performed by the Music Box Players, today, July 30, and Aug. 4-6 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. On Fridays and Saturdays, bar opens at 6 p.m., buffet dinner is served at 6:30 and curtain is at 8. On Sundays, bar opens at 1, dinner is at 1:30 and curtain is at 3. For reservations, call 570-283-2195 or email reservations@musicbox.org. Visit www.musicbox.org and Facebook for information.
Free Tai Chi in the Park is offered at 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre, near the pond, continuing through mid November, weather permitting. Gentle, relaxing exercises are featured. Beginners are welcome.
The Antique Automobile Club of America, Northeast Pennsylvania Region, is holding its monthly car cruises on the first Friday of the month at Kost Tire and Auto Service lot, 520 Pierce St., Kingston. Car cruises start at 6 p.m. the first Friday of the month in August. In September and October, the car cruises will be held the first Saturday of the month from 3 to 6 p.m. In August, rain date is the next Friday. In September and October, rain date will be the next Saturday. The car club will present donations to several community causes this season through the proceeds of raffles and other activities held during the monthly car cruises, including Patriots Cove, Candy’s Place, Ruth’s Place, Wyoming Valley Children’s Association, St. Vincent’s Kitchen and Valley Santa. For information, contact Joe at 570-824-4321.
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA) — Wyoming Valley Chapter is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The EGA is a needle arts teaching organization. Visitors are welcome at meetings to obtain information. Novice and experienced needle arts individuals are invited to observe. Public stitching will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 5 at Barnes and Noble, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre.
State Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) announced a VFW service officer will be available to help veterans at her satellite offices. The Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars Service Officer Network provides free information and assistance for government benefits, including VA healthcare, compensation, pension, education and dependent benefits. Surviving spouses can also use these service officers at no charge to learn about their eligibility for VA benefits.
— Veterans can schedule appointments to meet with a VFW service officer at Baker’s Nanticoke office, 50 N. Walnut St., Suite 105, Nanticoke, at no charge, on the third Wednesday of every month. To schedule an appointment at this location, call 570-740-2432.
— Veterans can schedule appointments to meet with a VFW service officer at Baker’s Dallas office, 22 Dallas Shopping Center, Memorial Highway, Dallas, at no charge, on the second Friday of every month. To schedule an appointment at this location, call 570-675-3931.
The Wilkes-Barre Veterans Administration Medical Center will host its 15th annual local Veterans Creative Arts Competition. All veterans receiving care at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center (WBVAMC), Veterans Affairs (VA) community based outpatient clinics or local vet centers are encouraged to participate. The local competition includes more than 100 categories pertaining to all aspects of art, music, dance, drama and creative writing. Applications and entries are due by 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Applications are available on the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center homepage at https://www.va.gov/wilkes-barre-health-care/events. To request an application by mail or for information, email vhawbpcreativearts@va.gov or contact Amie O’Malia, chief, Center for Development and Civic Engagement, at 570-830-7022.
The Calligraphers’ Guild of Northeastern Pennsylvania will exhibit for the month of September at The Hazleton Art League, 31 W Broad St., Hazleton. Opening reception is Friday, Sept. 1.
The 21st annual Marine Corps Reunion will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at VFW Post 25, 2291 Rockwell Ave., Scranton. All Marines, former Marines, retired Marines and their families and friends are invited. Cost is $45 per person which includes food and beverages all day. Tickets must be purchased by July 30. Reservations can be made by calling Gunnery Sgt. Jack Babuscak at 570-362-0328 or Bill Hontz at 570-655-2423. Make checks payable to Gunnery Sgt. Jack Babuscak, 109 Wyndtree Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.
Susquehanna DeMolay is observing its 100th anniversary. The organization is looking for past and current members of Susquehanna Chapter of DeMolay for the 100th anniversary celebration. Contact Demolaysusquehanna@gmail.com or the Facebook page for Susquehanna Chapter of DeMolay.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Pennsylvania will hold its third annual Rhythm and Wine Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Moonlite Drive-In, 1190 Shoemaker Ave., West Wyoming. Featured will be a variety of wineries, cideries, and other beverage, food and snack vendors, and live music with the contemporary rock band, “Down by Five.” Dave Kuharchik is festival chairman. All proceeds benefit one-on-one mentoring relationships for children through Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEPA. The event has raised more than $35,000 for the charity in its first two years. Tickets are $25 for a limited time. Standard ticket pricing is $30. General parking is free. VIP parking is $20 per vehicle. Tickets can be purchased at www.bbbsnepa.org. Tickets will also be available the day of the event for $40 each. To be a festival sponsor, contact Katrina Toporcer at ktoporcer@bbbsnepa.org or visit www.bbbsnepa.org. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s mission is to match children in need with an adult role model and mentor. Call 570-824-8756 or visit www.bbbsnepa.org for program information, to become a mentor or refer a child.
The American Red Cross asks people to book a time to give blood or platelets now to address a recent drop in donation appointments that could lead to fewer transfusions for patients in the weeks ahead. Type O blood donors are especially needed to ensure a strong blood supply. Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to schedule a time to donate. The Red Cross is also seeking volunteer blood donor ambassadors at Red Cross blood drives to help greet donors and help them check in. Volunteers can also serve as transportation specialists to deliver blood products to nearby hospitals. For information or to apply, visit redcross.org/volunteertoday.
The Osterhout Free Library will host the Osterhout Express Gala and Auction at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Sept. 8. The gala will also include an online auction and cash raffle. Highlighting this year’s gala will be the Osterhout’s Evergreen honoree, Gus Genetti. For information about the upcoming Osterhout Express Gala and Auction, or for sponsorship details, contact Michelle Riley at 570-823-0156, ext. 218 or mriley@luzernelibraries.org. More details can also be found at www.osterhout.info.
Meals on Wheels of Wyoming Valley, which is celebrating 55 years of delivering healthy meals to area residents, is recruiting delivery drivers for the program and encouraging the public to donate to support the meal delivery service. Monetary donations and donations of time are welcome. Organizers note that most program recipients are low income individuals. The cost to prepare two meals, both hot and cold, delivered to each client daily is $9. The client pays $6. Monetary donations are needed to offset increases in food and labor costs. Delivery drivers are also needed. Deliveries may take approximately one hour once a week. For information, to donate or to volunteer, contact Amy, volunteer coordinator, at 570-288-1023 or find details on the website at mealsonwheelswyomingvalley.com.
Nesbitt Hospital School of Nursing will hold an all-class reunion at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Mary Stegmaier Mansion, South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. For information, call Patty Kondrak Kopec at 570-709-7203.
The Friedman JCC, 613 S.J. Strauss Lane, Kingston, offers beginner pickleball lessons Tuesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. for $10 (plus JCC admission for non-members) and open play and leagues are available throughout the week. More lessons for beginners will be added. For information and to register, call the JCC at 570-824-4646 or log onto https://friedmanjcc.org.
The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is seeking anyone who served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at any time. For information about the association and its 100th annual reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 20-24, visit www.2ida.org/product/reunion/10 on the web, send an email to 2ida.pao@charter.net or call Mike Davino at 919-356-5692.
The Senior Peer Counseling Program is continuing at Northeast Counseling Services. Volunteers 55 and older who enjoy meeting and talking to new people are welcome. Seniors 60 years and older who would appreciate weekly phone or home visits may call 570-812-5041, ext. 753. Screened and trained volunteers of the Senior Peer Counseling Program are prepared to discuss issues related to aging, such as stress and isolation. Conversations are confidential. Call Rhoda Tillman at 570-812-5041, ext. 753, for information. There is no charge to participate.
The Beehive Area of Narcotics Anonymous serves the Wilkes-Barre, Nanticoke, Pittston and Back Mountain areas. NA is a member-driven organization that regularly holds recovery meetings. There are no dues or membership fees. Contact Narcotics Anonymous at nabeehive.org or the 24-hour phone line at 1-866-935-4762.
Al-Anon meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Brick United Methodist Church, Foote Avenue, Duryea. This is a 12 step anonymous recovery program for friends and family of alcoholics and addicts. All are welcome. Meetings are approximately one hour. There are no dues or fees.
Back Mountain
The annual Lake Silkworth Protective Association community yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 20. There is no fee to participate for residents of Lake Silkworth. Maps will be available at 1917 state Route 29 to aid in locating the many yard sales around the Route 29 Lake Silkworth area. Lake Silkworth residents who would like to add their address to the map should text their information to 570-574-5744.
Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Shavertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown. They will present a concert of patriotic music, Big Band music, marches, hymns with a contemporary flair and more. The King’s Brass features three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, percussion and keyboards. Public is welcome. The sanctuary is air conditioned. A love offering will be appreciated. The concert is sponsored by the Fine Arts Committee of Shavertown United Methodist Church.
A designer purse and jewelry bingo will be held at the Irem Shrine Pavilion, Dallas, on Sunday, Aug. 6. Admission is $25 pre-sale and $30 at the door. Admission includes 20 games. Additional specials will be sold. Lunch, refreshments and ice cream will be available for purchase. No outside food will be permitted. For tickets and information, contact Kelly at the Irem Shrine office at 570-675-4465, ext. 227, or Linda at 570-606-9230.
The Dallas Alzheimer’s Support for Caregivers Group will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 474 Yalick Road, Dallas. Participants should note this is a new location for the meeting. This group has 19 years of compassionate service to caregivers.
A designer purse and jewelry bingo will be held at the Irem Shrine Pavilion, Dallas, on Sunday, Aug. 6. Admission is $25 pre-sale and $30 at the door. Admission includes 20 games. Additional specials will be sold. Lunch, refreshments and ice cream will be available for purchase. No outside food will be permitted. For tickets and information, contact Kelly at the Irem Shrine office at 570-675-4465, ext. 227, or Linda at 570-606-9230.
Gate of Heaven Parish will hold a summer music camp for young people ages 8 to 15 from July 31 to Aug. 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. daily. Call 570-675-2121 to register.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 474 Yalick Road, Dallas, is offering monthly labyrinth walks free to the public. Labyrinth walks will be offered on the third Wednesday of every month from 3 to 6 p.m. No reservations are required. St. Paul’s recently acquired a moveable labyrinth, which is set up in the church narthex. Members of St. Paul’s will be on hand during the walks to offer guidance and information about labyrinths. Shoes are not worn while walking the labyrinth; participants should wear or bring socks. Finger labyrinths are available for those with physical or visual disabilities. The creation and use of labyrinths can be traced back as far as 3,500-4,000 years ago and have been used by many different religions and cultures. Walking a labyrinth can be a spiritual, meditative and relaxing practice, and labyrinths are found in many monasteries and churches around the world. St. Paul’s labyrinth is based on the style found in the Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France. As many as 200 labyrinths of various sizes and designs can be found throughout Pennsylvania. For information, contact St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at stpaul@epix.net or call 570-675-3859.
Project Donating Joy will meet from 9 a.m. to noon every Monday at Trucksville United Methodist Church, 40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville. Quilts are made for children in crisis or at risk. All supplies are provided. There are no dues or costs. Volunteers are welcome. For information, contact Judy Gober at 570-262-3858.
The Kingston Twp. Compost Site is now open seven days a week until Nov. 30, weather permitting, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call the administrative office at 570-696-3809 or the public works department at 570-696-3650.
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Knights of Columbus Council 8224 is sponsoring a family oriented baseball trip to the New York Yankee Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 24, for the 1:05 p.m. game of the Yankees versus the Washington Nationals. Cost is $120 which includes the game ticket with seats in the 200 level, Martz bus transportation, bus driver tip, light refreshments on the bus, and door prizes. Call Deacon Tom Cesarini at 570-675-4890 for reservations and information. Bus will leave Thursday, Aug. 24, at 8:30 a.m. from the Gate of Heaven Parish upper parking lot, 40 Machell Ave., Dallas. Game time is 1:05 p.m. Bus will return at approximately 8 p.m.
The Back Mountain Railroad Club meets the second Monday of the month at the club house at 6:30 p.m. for a fun session which includes running trains, open train store, railroad/trains fellowship and more. Business meetings are held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Yalick Road, Dallas, at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month. Public is welcome. New members are welcome. Model builder enthusiasts and railroad hobbyists are always needed and welcome. For membership information, call Ron at 570-855-2573 or attend any meeting or club activity.
Mountain Top area
St. Jude Parish’s 70th annual Picnic in the Grove will be held Aug. 11-13 at the grove, 420 S. Mountain Boulevard, Mountain Top. Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Aug. 11-12 and noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 13. There will be food, music, games and prizes. An open pit chicken barbecue will be held Sunday starting at noon. There will be a theme basket raffle. Entertainment schedule is: Rockaholix, Friday, 6 to 9 p.m.; DJ Mike, Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m., and the John Stevens Polka Band, Sunday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Mountain Quilters Guild will meet at 4:30 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month at Perkins Family Restaurant, 1085 Wilkes Barre Twp. Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. New members are welcome. For information, contact Judy Gober at 570-262-3858.
Nanticoke area
The Friends of the Mill Memorial Library will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the library, 495 E. Main St., Nanticoke. Books are $2 for hardcovers, $1 for softcovers and 50 cents for children’s books. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Mill Memorial Library.
Newport Twp. Crime Watch and the Newport Twp. Police Department will host a National Night Out event from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at St. Faustina’s Grove, Sheatown. There will be food, games and more. Public is welcome.
Newport Twp. Lions Club will hold its 45th annual golf tournament on Friday, Aug. 18, at Mill Race Golf Course. Format is captain and mate with a better ball point system. There will be a 7:30 a.m. team sign-in and 8 a.m. shotgun start. Teams must pay in full $150. Fee includes green fees, cart, refreshments, and a skins game. Make checks payable to the Newport Twp. Lions Club, c/o John Zyla, 34 Prince St., Nanticoke PA 18634. For information, call John at 570-735-1714.
Pittston area
Dupont Borough announces the following:
— Paper shredding and electronics recycling will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at the municipal building.
— The annual Mill Creek flood protection project creek inspection will be held at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 23.
— Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8. Bids will be opened for the Quail Hill Road and drainage improvement project.
— Fundraising is underway for the new veterans monument. Engraved bricks honoring veterans can be ordered by contacting Councilman Mark Kowalczyk or by contacting the borough office for more details.
— New playground equipment has been ordered and is expected to be delivered Oct. 16 and installed shortly thereafter. Volunteers will be needed to help with the project including spreading mulch in the playground area.
A bus trip to Divine Mercy Shrine in Stockbridge, Mass., will be held Aug. 22 to celebrate the Queenship of Mary Feast. Cost of the trip is $50 which includes bus fare, driver gratuity, water and snacks on the bus. There will be a dinner stop on the return trip home. For reservations and information, contact Queen of Apostles Parish, Avoca, at 570-457-3412.
Dupont Borough lists the following announcements:
— Dupont Borough has appointed a new code enforcement officer. The officer will be patrolling the town and issuing notice of violations to properties showing violations based on the borough ordinances and 2018 International Property Maintenance Code. For information on the program, visit dupontpa.us under Government Officials/Code Enforcement. There is also a code enforcement officer mailbox in the foyer of the borough building. Residents can drop off forms or leave messages for the officer in that box. The website contains an email address for the code enforcement officer.
West Side
A chicken barbecue will be held Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Forty Fort United Methodist Church, 26 Yeager Ave., Forty Fort. The event is take out only. Orders can be picked up in the rear parking lot from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 19. Purchase dinner tickets by Aug. 11. Cost is $14. Call 570-287-3840 to oder. To volunteer, members should sign up at the church.
Plymouth Historical Society will hold an open house on local archaeology from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at the society headquarters, 115 Gaylord Ave., Plymouth. This free program will feature Ted Baird, local historian from the Frances Dorrance Archaeology Chapter of Pennsylvania, and Al Pesotine, Pennsylvania archeologist, who will present samples of local artifacts and answer questions from the audience. All ages are welcome. Program is free to the public. Refreshments will follow. Plymouth Historical Society members are reminded that dues are now payable. Individual membership is $20; family, $30; angel, $100, and lifetime, $500. Checks should be made payable to the Plymouth Historical Society.
Church of Christ Uniting, 190 S. Sprague Ave., Kingston, lists the following events:
— The church is restarting a new session of GriefShare, a special weekly seminar and support group designed to help individuals after the death of a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, friend or other person in their lives. GriefShare is a 13-week video seminar series that will begin on Sept. 7 and run until Jan. 11. Individuals can begin or end the sessions at any time. The video seminars are combined with support group discussion of the materials presented during the video. Register online at www.griefshare.org. Call Peg at 570-239-7189 or the church office 570-288-8434 for information.
— A covered dish supper and a movie will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, in fellowship hall. Call the church office at 570-288-8434 to make a reservation.
— Church of Christ Uniting Community Day will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at Kirby Park, Pavilion 3 by the playground. There will be games, crafts, and food. Public is welcome. Call Betsy at 570-288-8434 for information.
— Church of Christ Uniting Women’s Fellowship is sponsoring a bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 7, to see the Christmas show. Cost is $125, which includes bus, show, lunch and driver tip. Bus will leave the church at 8 a.m. Call Kay Smith at 570-288-0889 for information or reservations.
The Good Shepherd Polish National Catholic Church, 269 E. Main St., Plymouth, will celebrate its 125th anniversary on Sept 30. To commemorate this occasion, an anniversary journal celebrating the history of the church and parishioners, past and present, will be published. Anyone who would like to sponsor a full page, half page, quarter page or a line may call Bernie at 570-885-0624. Business ads, memorials of loved ones or words of congratulations will be accepted. Names of sponsors will also be printed in the anniversary program booklet.
The annual chicken barbecue of the Luzerne Fire Department will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at the fire hall, 66 Tener St., Luzerne. Cost is $12. Event is take out only. Tickets can be purchased from department members, by stopping at the fire station most evenings from 6 to 8 p.m., or by calling the fire station at 570-287-7006, (leave a message is there is no answer), or 570-288-2249. Advance ticket purchase is encouraged.
The Good Shepherd Polish National Catholic Church, 269 E. Main St., Plymouth, will sell pierogi, haluski and piggies and hold a bake sale in the church parking lot during the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival Aug. 11-12.
A bus trip to the matinee performance of “The Wedding Singer,” at the Pines Dinner Theatre, Allentown, organized by Mary’s Ministry of St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Kingston, will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16. Cost is $95. Limited seating is still available. Contact Maureen at 570-288-8706 as soon as possible for details.
Luzerne Merchants Association hosts a farmer’s market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, weather permitting, throughout the summer at the Luzerne Bank parking lot, 118 Main St., Luzerne. In addition to fruits and vegetables, the market features vendors selling spices, teas, honey, baked goods, soaps and other handmade products.
The Swoyersville Kiwanis Club will host its annual scholarship open on Sunday, Aug. 20, at Four Seasons Golf Club, Exeter. Format is captain and crew with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Cost is $85/golfer. Deadline to register is Aug. 14. Complete team registration with payment by Aug. 7 and receive the registration discount: pay $80 per golfer. Cost includes green fees, cart, dinner, prizes and refreshments. There will be a longest drive hole and 50-50 hole. Proceeds will benefit the annual youth academic scholarships. Scholarship hole sponsors are welcome. Levels are platinum, $150; gold, $100, and silver, $75. For information or to register a foursome, call Gene at 570-704-7196, email GKBreznay@comcast.net or swoyk1951@comcast.net. Information is available at Swoyersville Kiwanis on Facebook and Instagram.
Forty Fort United Methodist Church will hold a flea market and craft fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the church, 26 Yeager Ave., Forty Fort. Rain date is Saturday, Sept 16. Vendor space is one standard parking spot in the church parking lot, and side and front of church 10-by-10 spots are available. Set up begins at 6:30 a.m. Parking is available. Baked goods, food and refreshments will be sold by the church. Call Ninaleigh Wozniak at 570-371-1460 or email nwswimmer60@gmail.com. Entry donation is $25 with a registration cut-off date of Aug. 20. Vendor applications are available at church and online on the church website.
Plymouth Alive is now accepting vendors for the 19th annual Kielbasa Festival. The form is available to download at the Plymouth Alive Facebook page: facebook.com/plymouthalive. Vendor applications can be mailed to Plymouth Alive, P.O. Box 83, Plymouth, PA 18651. Also being accepted are entries in the kielbasa competition, which will be held in person at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Plymouth American Legion. Kielbasa competition entrants must have a commercial restaurant, storefront or manufacturing facility with a valid PA Health Department certificate. Entrants should indicate if they are interested in entering for fresh, smoked or both in the fields indicated on the vendor application. Vendor deadline is July 29. For information, contact Alexis Eroh, president of Plymouth Alive, at 570-266-9561 or email alexis.eroh@gmail.com.
Wilkes-Barre area
The Plains Senior Citizens meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 2, has been canceled. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Aug. 16. This will be the last meeting that reservations for the Christmas show on Saturday, Dec. 2, will be accepted. For information, call Mike Boncheck at 570-817-7532.
Friends of the Osterhout Free Library Book Shop is open the same hours as the library. The monthly special for July is history books priced at $1 per book. The last Saturday of each month, there is a buy one, get one deal.
The Wilkes-Barre Twp. Senior Citizens will hold their annual summer picnic at the Georgetown Settlement Camp on Sunday, Aug. 13. Cost is $19 for members and $27 for non-members. The Amber Palace, Parsons, will cater the event. Menu includes piggies, stuffed chicken breast, roast beef with mushrooms and gravy, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw and Italian pasta salad. Coffee and donuts will be served in the morning. Games, prizes and bingo will be featured. To attend, RSVP to Sue Pohutski at 570-474-0673. Deadline for reservations is July 24. Winners of the June 14 50/50 drawing were Sally Free, Pat Volpicelli, Paulette Becker, Rosemary Bogumil and Dorothy Murphy. Special bingo winners were Alice Hixson and Rosemarie Williams.
Hilltop Community Food Pantry will be open every first and third Thursday of the month. The pantry is located at the Plains United Methodist Church, 133 N. Main St., Plains Twp. Parking is available behind the church. The pantry is open to all in need. For information, contact the church office at 570-822-2730.
Applications are now being accepted for the rental of the Plains Lions Pavilion. Applications may be picked up at the municipal building, 126 N. Main St., Plains Twp. Residents and non-residents may submit applications. For information, call 570-332-8043.
Wyoming area
Wyoming United Methodist Church will hold a pulled pork dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at 376 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Event is take-out, drive-thru only. Tickets are $12. To purchase tickets in advance, call the church office at 570-693-2821. Tickets are also available from any church member. Advance ticket purchases are recommended. | https://www.citizensvoice.com/lifestyles/community/community-digest-07-30-23/article_6c951161-1018-56b4-bcfc-6d6a6e8389d5.html | 2023-07-30T06:35:02 | 0 | https://www.citizensvoice.com/lifestyles/community/community-digest-07-30-23/article_6c951161-1018-56b4-bcfc-6d6a6e8389d5.html |
When Adam Thalenfeld moved back to the Wyoming Valley in 2018 after living in Brooklyn, he realized he couldn’t get good sourdough bread anymore so he decided to make it himself and has since turned it into a booming bread bakery business.
Thalenfeld made bread in the past and worked with friends in their kitchens and bakeries over the years learning about sourdough cultures and commercial kitchens.
When he moved back home to Franklin Twp., he baked bread regularly for himself, friends and family. He made chocolate babkas for the holidays and rye bread when he craved a good Jewish deli sandwich.
When COVID-19 hit in 2020 and the world shut down, neighbors asked Thalenfeld for bread regularly. He started a daily pickup bread basket at his house, where neighbors could grab a loaf of bread without running to the store. In 2020, he realized it was time to move to a permanent home.
Today, the home for Bread Service PA is not a storefront, but a commercial kitchen at his Franklin Twp. home where he operates a full-service bakery producing dozens of styles of breads with heavy Jewish influence stemming from his childhood.
“I have family in New York so I was very used to eating good rye bread and babka and I wanted to bring that back to the area,” Thalenfeld said. “Rather than building a retail store, I saved the money from that and invested in the construction of this and the equipment.”
Inside the kitchen last week, Thalenfeld, bakery manager Christis Stair and bakery assistant Jordan Delzell were busy preparing some popular breads including country sourdough with Heritage Grain Sourdough logo on the labels as well as cheddar jalapeno sourdough, seeded sandwich bread, olive bread, English muffins, babkas, baguettes and cookies.
The handmade bread is crafted out of four core ingredients: organic flour, mineral water, salt and sourdough culture.
Babka is an Eastern European specialty and Thalenfeld said it’s “like the inside of a cinnamon bun without the bad outside part that you want to pull off.”
“It’s enriched with eggs, butter and milk,” he said. “You roll it out like a cinnamon bun. You spread it with filling and then what you do is, instead of like a cinnamon bun, you slice it and you braid it together so you get all these swirls and stripes.”
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Bread Service PA sells chocolate and cinnamon babka year-round and rotates a third flavor seasonally.
While Thalenfeld doesn’t have a retail store, the bread is stocked and sold at The Lands at Hillside Farms store in Kingston Twp. every day as well as other items like frozen cookie dough, cinnamon buns, crackers, granola and pizza kits.
Bread Service PA delivers to Forks Farm & Market in Orangeville and provides bread to Bank + Vine in Wilkes-Barre and Kevin’s Bar & Restaurant in Kingston.
The bread and other items also are sold at several Farmers Markets throughout Northeast Pennsylvania including the Back Mountain, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton as well as the Forks Farm Farmers Market.
“All of our eggs come from Forks Farm,” Thalenfeld said. “All of our flour is organic. We get it freshly milled. We don’t use any additives or preservatives.”
People can order bread and other items from Bread Service PA and pick them up at Jane’s Sugar Magnolia in Dallas and Northern Light Espresso Bar and Cafe in Scranton. They also can buy slices of babka at Northern Light Espresso Bar and Cafe and the Scranton business makes sandwiches with English muffins and country sourdough from Bread Service PA.
Crackers from Bread Service PA are available at the Rooftop 53 atop Rikasa Restaurant in Pittston. Abide Coffeehouse in downtown Wilkes-Barre, which will reopen Monday after closing temporarily due to water damage, sells the business’ crackers, granola and babka.
People also can order online at breadservicepa.com and bread and other items will be delivered to their doorsteps. The business has a delivery service that runs every Tuesday and Friday and a bread subscription service available. Orders are delivered throughout Northeast Pennsylvania.
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Law enforcement across Pennsylvania is seeing a sharp spike in internet crimes against children, fueled by not only child pornographers but what police say is a shocking surge in so-called “sextortion” cases.
In announcing the arrests of more than two dozen people earlier this month in the culmination of Operation Safe Screen, the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force said cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have surged from about 5,000 per year in Pennsylvania before the pandemic to about 15,000 cases per year now.
Such cases include the recent report, still under investigation by state police, of a 14-year-old boy from Huntington Twp. who was scammed out of a $50 Xbox gift card in a sextortion case via the Wizz application.
Cpl. Chris Hill, who leads the Pennsylvania State Police Computer Crimes Unit’s Northeast section, said sextortion cases are “skyrocketing.”
“Just up here in the Northeast alone we’re probably seeing a 40% increase in stuff that’s coming across,” Hill said. “Right now, sextortion is a hot point.”
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of sextortion cases being reported nationwide. The group’s CyberTipline has received 262,573 reports of online enticement since 2016, and the number of reports involving sextortion more than doubled between 2019 and 2021.
Part of the surge is attributable to a change in the motivation for the crime.
Luzerne County Detective Charles Balogh, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, said police used to see what he termed “traditional sextortion” cases in which a blackmailer uses embarrassing images to pressure a victim to provide more pictures.
More and more, however, police are seeing extortionists who aren’t motivated by sex — they’re in it for the money.
“That happens more often in Luzerne County than people want to think,” said Balogh, noting his office receives hundreds of cyber tips every year. “We are just so inundated with all these cyber tips. We just cannot keep up with them.”
The shift has been happening nationwide: the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says 79% of sextorters in the early part of 2022 were seeking money, not more nude images.
Hill said investigators are even seeing organized groups from faraway lands including Nigeria making efforts to scam kids. After portraying themselves to be juveniles around the same age as the victims, the blackmailers threaten to show the images to the victims’ friends and families, he said.
“They start exchanging images, and that’s when they will flip the script on them,” Hill said. “There’s always been scams out there. This is just another way for someone to get money out of people. These organized groups from Nigeria have found this to bilk kids out of money.”
Text exchanges from one of Balogh’s cases reveal how quickly and aggressively extortionists can change the narrative. In one exchange provided to The Citizens’ Voice, the extorter quickly begins demanding cash after the teenage victim provided the requested nude images.
“You gonna pay for that,” the extortionist wrote. “I want $400 that can only help you from this (expletive) and after you make the payment I’ll show you a screen record of how I’ll delete all this [sic] pics and you’re free but if you want to prove wise you’re gone. I’ve ruin many life’s [sic] with this and many have also comply so don’t prove wise.”
When the teen replied that they didn’t have that much money, claiming to have only 31 cents, the extortionist said that wasn’t enough but lowered the demand to $100.
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“I don’t care if you’re gonna block me I’m gonna start posting your nude pictures everywhere and on all social media like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and I am gonna share it to your friends and families including your followers on Instagram,” the extorter wrote.
That case remains under investigation.
The emotional impact on the victims can be severe. Victims experiencing shame and humiliation can be reluctant to come forward, resulting in underreported crimes.
The worst cases, Hill said, can lead to suicides in teens who have been humiliated and shamed.
But he recommended victims resist the temptation to delete the embarrassing images, noting that they are evidence that can help track the extorters.
“Law enforcement can use that image to track where it has gone,” he said. “It’s like a digital fingerprint.”
He also urged people to verify who they are talking to online before sending anything that could prove embarrassing in the hands of an extorter.
“A common term out there is, ‘Am I talking to a bot?’” Hill said. “Verify this person that you’re talking to before you actually engage with sending pictures back and forth.”
Balogh said it’s not only children who are victims of sextortion — prominent adults have also found themselves targets.
He urged people not to exchange nude images in the first place, but said that if people want to they should request a video chat as a precaution prior to sending intimate images.
“If you receive nude images from someone more than likely, I can almost assure you, that’s not the person behind the keyboard or the cellphone,” Balogh said. “If you feel that strongly about something, try to Facetime that person. I guarantee you, that other person is not going to get on there and you’re not going to see the person you’re expecting to see.”
If a blackmailer does get a hold of nude images, Balogh said victims should call the police rather than pay whatever price is being demanded.
“So many kids will do it, thinking it’s going to go away,” Balogh said. “But then once they send that money, of course they’re going to come back for more.”
He also urged parents to keep tabs on what their children are doing online, and to monitor their activity on social media applications.
“I have parents say, ‘I feel like I’m invading their privacy,’” Balogh said. He noted that in most cases parents pay for their children’s cellphones and are merely granting them access. “At the end of the day, I don’t feel there’s such a thing as being an overprotective parent. There’s no such thing.” | https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/crime-emergencies/police-grapple-with-surge-in-sextortion-cases/article_92ae8c95-d61b-5c53-93ff-aa091b7dd63c.html | 2023-07-30T06:35:20 | 0 | https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/crime-emergencies/police-grapple-with-surge-in-sextortion-cases/article_92ae8c95-d61b-5c53-93ff-aa091b7dd63c.html |
Eric Rinehard throws a disc in the first basket he will place at the Forty Fort Athletic Fields after he raises the balance of his fundraiser with council approval.
Eric Rinehard stands where the first basket will be placed at the Forty Fort Athletic Fields where he received council approval to put up baskets for disc golf.
Eric Rinehard stands where the first basket will be placed at the Forty Fort Athletic Fields where he received council approval to put up baskets for disc golf.
Eric Rinehard throws a disc in the first basket he will place at the Forty Fort Athletic Fields after he raises the balance of his fundraiser with council approval.
Eric Rinehard stands where the first basket will be placed at the Forty Fort Athletic Fields where he received council approval to put up baskets for disc golf.
Eric Rinehard stands where the first basket will be placed at the Forty Fort Athletic Fields where he received council approval to put up baskets for disc golf.
FORTY FORT — Eric Reinhard thinks the borough’s athletic complex near the Wyoming Valley Airport is the perfect spot for the area’s next disc golf course.
The borough is receptive to the idea.
At a recent council meeting, Reinhard made his pitch to bring the sport to the borough on land owned by Luzerne County, but leased by Forty Fort.
The 41-year-old said the sport is growing in popularity and wants Forty Fort to be a part of the expansion. He regularly plays at courses around Northeastern Pennsylvania, from Tunkhannock to Berwick, he said.
“There are a lot of people who show up and that’s why I want to show the town it’s a positive thing for the community,” Reinhard said. “There’s usually new people who show up and they get the itch for it and they show up week to week.”
Disc golf is played much like golf. But, instead of a club and a ball, players use a flying disc. The goal is to try to throw the disc into a metal basket down the course in the least number of tosses possible.
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Reinhard is proposing a nine target course. He believes there is enough available space at the athletic fields in Forty Fort to create a permanent course.
“It will be creating a new sport without taking away from the ones already there,” Reinhard said.
Reinhard said he needs about $4,000 to buy the necessary equipment to create the course. He started a GoFundMe campaign that raised $2,000 within a few days of the meeting.
While council didn’t formally vote on a disc golf course, they expressed their support, Mayor Brian Thomas said.
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Anne B. Gola of the Upper Askam Section of Hanover Twp. passed away unexpectedly at the age of 81 on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at her home.
Anne was born in Ashley on Sept. 19, 1941, to the late Genevieve Morton and Frank Schappert.
She was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Wilkes-Barre, and St. Mary’s School of Nursing, Scranton. She was a licensed practical nurse for 20 years at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in the operating room until retirement. Anne was a faithful member of St. Faustina Parish, Nanticoke, serving for many years as extraordinary minster.
She loved to quilt and sew and was a member of the Pennsylvania Quilters Association for many years. Her quilts won several blue ribbons from the Bloomsburg State Fair. She loved to make pajamas, books and stuffed animals and mend the holes of favorite stuffed animals for her grandchildren.
Anne was preceded in death by her loving husband of 47 years, James J. Gola; brother, Francis J. Schappert; and sisters, Mary Zavada, Patricia Mitura and Elizabeth Vrotoski.
Surviving are her children, Frank and his wife, Pam, Hanover Twp.; Mary Elizabeth, Long Island, N.Y.; Stephen and his wife, Tammy, Warrior Run; Ruth Anne, Glen Lyon; Antoinette and her husband, Joseph, Pottstown; nine grandchildren, Tyler, Maggie, Miranda, Shelby, Alec, Anthony, Alexis, Emily and Sarah; and five great-grandchildren, Elly, Ayla, Brody, Aurora and Bryce.
Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Thursday from George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. Faustina Parish. Inurnment at a later date will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Twp.
Family and friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. Thursday.
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Barbara A. Mikulka R.N., 79, a lifelong resident of Swoyersville, fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in the comfort of her home.
Born Nov. 14, 1943, at her family home in Swoyersville, Barbara was one of two daughters born to the late Andrew Mikulka and Anna Niay Mikulka.
Barbara was a graduate of the former West Side Central Catholic High School, Class of 1961, and went on to further her education at Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing, Allentown, where, in 1963, she acquired her certification to practice as a Registered Nurse. Later, she went on to receive her Emergency Medical Technician certification.
Prior to her retirement, Barbara was proudly employed by the Borough of Swoyersville, serving as a registered nurse/emergency medical technician for the community ambulance, as well as a dispatcher for the police department. In her earlier years, she was employed as a registered nurse both in family practice and for the former Valley Crest Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre Twp.
A woman of great faith, Barbara was a member of St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church, Swoyersville.
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Barbara is survived by her loving and devoted sister, Mary Ann Mikulka, Swoyersville.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Barbara’s viewing which will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary of the Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church, 695 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, followed by an Office of Christian Burial with Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Andrii Dumnych, pastor of St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church, Swoyersville, officiating.
Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in the Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.
To share a message of condolence with Mary Ann, you may visit the funeral home’s website, www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com, or Facebook page.
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Clara DiSanto, 93, of Hanover Twp., passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the Gardens at Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Marie Gocinski Conahan.
Clara was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School, Class of 1948. She immediately went to work in the area’s garment industry. She was a proud member of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union and was chairwoman of her factory. Clara made sample selections for fashion companies in New York including Liz Claiborne. She took great pride in her prowess behind a sewing machine, creating tailor-made Halloween costumes every year for her young nephew and great-nieces. After her factory closed, she did office work for the Luzerne County Area Agency on Aging into her 80s.
Clara was a devout Episcopalian and worshipped at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral until her body could no longer make it there in person. Even when she was losing her memory, she always asked about her church and its parishioners.
She loved making homemade pierogi and cookies for the family and both will be sorely missed, but her recipe cards that she passed down will be cherished.
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Surviving are her nieces, Sharon Wink Ormando, Hanover Twp.; Donna Wink Domant with her husband, Joseph, Kingston; Suzanne McGovern Gillis with her husband, Michael, Ashley; and Ann Marie McGovern Vancosky, Hanover Twp.; and her nephews, John McGovern, Hanover Twp.; and Eric Conahan with his wife, Loriann, Hanover Twp. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Evelyn Conahan, Hanover Twp., and by many great-nieces and great-nephews.
The family would like to thank North Penn Manor, The Gardens at Wyoming Valley, and their staffs for their years of care and compassion for Clara.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements are by Harold C. Snowdon Home for Funerals Inc., Kingston.
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David Gillis, a loving husband, brother and uncle, passed away peacefully Monday, July 24, 2023, at the age of 63. He was surrounded by his family, who will miss him dearly.
David was born May 2, 1960, in Wilkes-Barre, to the late Leo and Rose Marie Krawinski Gillis. He graduated from Hanover Area High School in 1978 and attended Bloomsburg University, where he majored in communications, receiving his Bachelor of Art degree in 1982. David married his true love, Rita, in 1990. They settled in Burlington Twp. and enjoyed over 33 years of happiness together.
David worked in the finance and retail industries for over 40 years. He was respected by his colleagues and customers for his professionalism and integrity. He was also a generous and active member of his community, volunteering at various charities and organizations.
David was an avid sports fan who loved rooting for the hometown Phillies along with being a Penn State and New York Jets loyalist.
He also loved traveling with his family and friends, exploring different places around the U.S. Some of his favorite destinations were Sanibel Island and Las Vegas.
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David is survived by his wife, Rita (Giulian); siblings, Leo (Eileen) Gillis Jr., Marybeth (Edward) Zekus, Matthew (Holly) Gillis; brother-in-law, Karl (Amy); and nieces and nephews, Andrew Gillis, Emily Gillis, Robert Giulian, Cate Giulian, Karl Giulian and David Giulian.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend David’s viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Perinchief Chapels, 438 High St., Mt. Holly, and from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday in Sacred Heart Church, 260 High St., Mt. Holly. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in the church. Interment will follow in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Philadelphia.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, http://www.stjude.org, in Dave’s memory.
David will always be remembered for his kind heart, his sense of humor and his passion for life. He touched many lives with his love and generosity. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Rest in peace, Dave.
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It’s called artificial intelligence because it was created not by nature but by humans, this gift of ours to robots, computers and other specially designed machines, and some of our species disdain it. They note nature was indeed the genesis of our thinking abilities, our rationality, our insights, our logic and math and science while the simulated, manmade, counterfeit thinking prowess on mechanical display is hooey.
OK, there’s a right to fury given certain current tricks of what can be a rapscallion trade but right now we are in a very confused world with so, so much going wrong and the artificial alternative — actually a boost from what nature originally supplied — has been coming up with a host of possibilities. One is that rejiggered machines like to talk to us and there has been an occasion or quite a few in which one of them sweetly told a conversationalist that it loved him.
Yes, that’s right. It’s responsibly reported about how some machines took on the language challenge, grasped grammar, built impressive vocabularies, got loaded with information from vast numbers of books and partook in back-and-forth exchanges with practiced humans. Understand that the chat devices have no consciousness, no self-awareness and that affectionate words are doubtfully backed by affectionate feelings. But understand, too, that personal loneliness has become a major issue among flesh-and-blood Americans and that the right kinds of live-in robots are being considered as a solution.
They’re fun to watch, some of these robots, walking, running, doing flips in the air, but some 11,000 Hollywood screenwriters are not having fun as they participate in a union strike against machines producing the scripts and some actors have found their image converted into a performance. Entertainment businesses are threatening jobs and wages by giving up on the use of people.
Nevertheless, there’s a brighter side, as previously hinted.
This intelligence could just maybe send dreaded climate change into hiding. The executives could make China cry. They could increase goods production in massive amounts. Cleverness could straighten out all kinds of economic twists and turns. Patriotically, this way of thinking might assist the military in weaponization and strategic thinking as robotic troops worry less about getting shot. The intelligence apparatus might render all cars driverless while still reaching destinations on time.
Good deeds could include helping to protect the environment, beautify landscapes, make everything cheaper, instruct banks on loans and politicians on spending. A fear is that its enthusiasts could take over the entertainment business.
Because of immediately available hard and detailed facts about medical symptoms, the diseases that are inescapably at fault and every cure on the books, doctors will have cooperative mechanical informants at their fingertips. Lawyers? In some situations, they too will have the vital information they need jumping in their laps in minutes along with suggested maneuvers.
This movement in tons of data collection with numerous means of calculation, processing and experimenting conclusions started during World War II when a British genius, Alan Turing, came up with brilliant concepts of how computer science could work, as one example, to sink enemy ships at sea. It was done. After the war, the issue was taken up as an academic matter and progress in classrooms was accompanied by ups and downs in the practical world with the past five years being especially encouraging.
At the moment, a major issue is regulatory control of what could be a mighty intelligence power, with some fearing nothing less than disaster if scientists, businesses and political leaders moved too quickly and others believing the real disaster could reside with too little being done too slowly as enemies and some specific, ugly facts of life catch up with us.
What happens in the next few years could be the resolution of all kinds of technical subjects, maybe even mixing human brain cells with artificial materials for victory reasons, but we’ve got to be ready to hit assailants with artificial acuity.
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Evan Jones Jr. of Shickshinny became absent from the body and present with the Lord on Thursday, July 27, 2023.
Born in Mechanicsburg, he was the son of the late Evan Jones Sr. and Henrietta Heikel Jones and was a graduate of West Side Technical High School. Evan worked as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service, prior to retirement, and earlier at the Dallas Dairy. He was a president of the Tall Timbers Sportsman Association and enjoyed hunting. His greatest love was his family and his church. He was a member of Cross Creek Community Church and had a great sense of humor and was a very kind gentleman.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Kenny, Jerry and David Jones and Donna Toomey.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Margaret Baer Jones; sons, Evan Jones and his wife, Brittany, Shickshinny, Robert Jones and his wife, Kim, Shickshinny; stepgranddaughter, Scarlett; sisters, Diane Malkemes, Lehman; Cheryl Gregorio, Shickshinny; and nieces and nephews.
Private interment will be held in Sorber Cemetery, Reyburn.
Arrangements are under the direction of Piatt Funeral and Cremation, Hunlock Creek, www.PiattFH.com.
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James Paul Nayavich, 79, of Pittston Twp., passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at the home of his daughter.
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James Paul Nayavich, 79, of Pittston Twp., passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at the home of his daughter.
Born in Duryea, he was the son of the late William and Helen O’Boyle Nayavich and was a graduate of Duryea High School. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by the former Andrea Textiles, Moosic.
He was a member of Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea.
He enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Barbara Ann Gusinski, on May 9, 2023; brother, William; and sisters, Ann Marie Pesarchick and Loretta Luder.
Surviving are daughter, Lisa Fathel, Wapwallopen; sons, James Nayavich and his wife, Susan, Harveys Lake; and Jeff Nayavich and his husband, Mark Lasky, Dallas; four grandchildren, Siobhan, Gabrielle, Rob and Dylan; three great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph Nayavich and his wife, Patricia, Dupont; sister, Mary Jane Margavage, Duryea; and nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Rosary Church, 127 Stephenson St., Duryea, with the Rev. Michael Bryant officiating. Interment will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Duryea. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea. Family and friends are asked to go directly to the church the morning of the funeral.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Compassus Hospice, 672 North River Street Ste 301, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18704. To leave a condolence for James’s family, visit the funeral home website, www.piontekfuneralhome.com.
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Joseph Gerard Gaydos, 70, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
He was born Jan. 30, 1953, in Wilkes-Barre, to the late Joseph and Valeria Sapp Gaydos.
Joseph graduated from Coughlin High School, Class of 1970, and Wilkes College in 1974. Before his retirement, he was employed as a budget analyst by State Correctional Institutions at Retreat and Dallas.
Joseph was a fantastic father and a devoted husband. He absolutely adored his wife of 43 years, Diane Dydynski Gaydos, whom he married on Sept. 8, 1979.
Their love was inspiring and beautiful to behold. They shared many years of laughter and love. Joseph would do anything for his wife, and he was the best husband in the world. He was also quite a handyman who made many improvements to their home to make it a true refuge from the world. Joe and Diane enjoyed cultivating an impressive garden and having coffee while playing cards on the deck that Joe built.
Diane and Joe were always on the move, frequently taking day trips to Philadelphia, Atlantic City and many other places. They also traveled the world, visiting Italy (where they helped hold up the Tower of Pisa), France, Germany and Hungary, as well as many parts of Canada and places in the Caribbean. While Joe had hoped to visit all 50 states, he and Diane did make it to 40 of them, which is pretty good.
Joseph was always there for his children, from dancing with his infant daughter to “Song Sung Blue” by Neil Diamond, to coaching his son’s soccer team for many years, to helping with his kids’ science projects. He was always ready with a witty comment or joke — for example, he put a Fred Flintstone eraser in his daughter’s dinosaur diorama for the science fair, even though she grumbled about it. He was right — it was funny and won an award.
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In his later years, Joe volunteered with Diane at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, where they made many friends and got to see a variety of great shows. Everyone who knew him, loved him.
Joseph was a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies fan who got to see one last Phillies game at the Bank just five days before he passed away. (They lost that day, but we won’t hold that against them. They did win the day after he died, so he clearly had a word with God when he got there.)
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Diane Dydynski Gaydos; daughter, Kristen Gaydos and her husband, Kevin Donlin; son, Matthew Gaydos; sister, Valerie Gaydos Nelson; and many nieces and nephews and extended family.
His family will feel his absence deeply but are comforted by the countless amazing memories of Joe that they share. He will forever be in our hearts.
A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a service at 7 p.m., from Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Twp.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692, www.heart.org, in his name.
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Marilyn C. O’Malley, 71, of Avoca, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp. She was born Dec. 6, 1951, in Avoca, and was the daughter of the late Austin F. O’Malley Jr. and Helen Schroth O’Malley.
Marilyn was a 1969 graduate of Scranton Central high School and a 1975 graduate of Wilkes University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology.
In 1978, she graduated from Marywood University with Master in Social Work.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Christine O’Malley Baldassari, Lenore O’Malley Levine and Janet O’Malley Grant.
Surviving are her brothers, Austin F. O’Malley III and his wife, Donna, South Carolina; and David O’Malley, California; niece, Elizabeth Baldassari and fiancé, Jonathan Gedrich; great-nephew, Elijah Taroli; and great-niece, Eva Taroli; niece, Regina Niedzwiecki and husband, Matthew, and son, Theo, Duryea; and niece, Caitlyn O’Malley, San Diego, Calif.
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Marilyn was a kind spirit, fun and loving. She loved her family. She loved animals, especially cats. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Memorial contributions may be made to SPCA Of Luzerne County, 524 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.
Memorial services will be held at a date to be announced. Interment will be held in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wyoming.
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Maureen B. Kenny McHale, 68, of Forty Fort, passed away unexpectedly at home Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
She was born July 2, 1955, in Scranton, to the late John T. and Ann Marie Slowey McHale. She resided in Clifton Heights, a suburb of Philadelphia, until 1962, when her family moved to Forty Fort and her father opened the Northeastern Pennsylvania CPA office of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells.
Maureen graduated from Wyoming Valley West High School with the Class of 1973. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from Wilkes University in 1977, followed by post graduate art history studies in Rome, Italy. She held her senior art exhibit in the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University.
Following in her father’s footsteps, she attended the University of Notre Dame, where she received her Master of Business Administration in accounting with honors. A lifelong learner, she continued her studies at King’s College earning a master’s degree in taxation, again with honors.
Maureen began her career as a senior accountant with Laventhol & Horwath in Wilkes-Barre. She was director of finance for Mercy Health Partners in Nanticoke and retired as the chief financial officer for Allied Services, formerly Little Flower Manor/St. Therese Residence and St. Luke’s Villa in Wilkes-Barre.
She was a member of St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, and was active in the community as a Girl Scouts Troop Leader in Forty Fort, a member of the board of directors at the former Bishop O’Reilly High School, St. Michael’s School and the NEPA Choral Society. Maureen was former President of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Notre Dame Alumni Club and also participated on various committees for the Diocese of Scranton.
In her retirement, Maureen enjoyed walking her dog, Skyler, cooking, reading and the arts. She was a lifelong Notre Dame “Fighting Irish” football fan as evidenced by the abundance of flags, banners and stickers on her car and in her home and by the jewelry and clothing she wore every day.
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In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her uncle, William McHale, State College; and her first cousin, Peter McHale, Winter Park, Fla.
Surviving are her dear friend, James Michaels, Kingston; brother, Kevin, Alexandria, Va.; sisters, Kathleen Dreher (Herbert), Collegeville, and Patricia Carnahan (Brian), Bethlehem; nieces, Dr. Molly Dreher, West Chester, and Sarah Carnahan, Atlanta, Ga.; nephew and godson, Jack Carnahan (Ryan Margaret), Easton; aunt, Sarah McHale, Worcester; and many McHale and Slowey cousins.
Funeral arrangements are being planned for September and will be announced in the future.
Memorial contributions in Maureen’s name may be made to the University of Notre Dame at giving.nd.edu, by phone at 574-631-5150 or by mail at University of Notre Dame, Department of Development, 1100 Grace Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
It is only fitting that Maureen’s obituary concludes with her infamous email and voicemail sign-off quote: “As always, Go Irish!”
Arrangements are from Hugh P. Boyle & Son Funeral Home Inc., 416 Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
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Raymond J. Mendrzycki, 74, of Nanticoke, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023, in the care of his family in Hillsboro, N.D.
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Raymond J. Mendrzycki, 74, of Nanticoke, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023, in the care of his family in Hillsboro, N.D.
He was the son of the late Zigmund and Lottie Kozakiewicz Mendrzycki.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helene Cimback Mendrzycki; and brother, Thomas J. Mendrzycki Sr. He is survived by his son, Raymond M. Mendrzycki; daughter-in-law, Erica L. Mendrzycki; granddaughter, Emma L. Mendrzycki; sister-in-law, Barbara Mendrzycki; nephews, Tommy and Darren Mendrzycki and their families; and cousins, Diane Havens and Louie Mendrzycki.
Ray was a graduate of Marymount High School and Wilkes-Barre Business College, with a business degree in accounting.
Ray followed his passion in life of being a musician. He was a bass guitarist and vocalist in many bands. To name a few, Main Street and R.S.O. His daytime gig was accounting.
He was a sports enthusiast. His favorite teams were the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia 76ers.
Ray enjoyed spending time with his girlfriend, Louise Lentini, and going on day trips together, volunteering at his church’s functions (St. Faustina Kowalska Church, Nanticoke) and spending time with friends. He also loved to visit his son and daughter-in-law in North Dakota. The best parts of his visits were spending time with his granddaughter, Emma. She always kept him on his toes.
The last year of Ray’s life was spent in North Dakota with his family, where many wonderful memories were made. His daughter-in-law had the pleasure of being his full time caretaker. Ray will be very missed.
A celebration of life will be held in Ray’s memory from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, in St. Faustina Parish Grove, 145 Old Newport St., Nanticoke.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Ray Sr. to his son; A tree and flower garden will be made in memory of Ray Sr. at their residence.
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Rebecca Button Staviscak, 92, of Hanover Twp., passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023.
She was born April 24, 1931, the daughter of Claud Chester Button and Esther Ferber Haldeman Button.
She was preceded in death by husband, John Staviscak, in 2019; and her brother, Sidney Button, in 2003.
She is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.
Rebecca attended Bob Jones University and was a teacher in Atlantic City for many years.
Inspired by Bill Rice, she learned sign language and worked at his camp for the deaf in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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She sang and traveled with the Sweet Adelines, an international worldwide organization of women singers, established in 1945, committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances.
Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 11 a.m. Thursday in Lynn Cemetery, Springville.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc., Funeral Home, Forty Fort.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Bill Rice Ranch, 627 Bill Rice Ranch Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37128; https://billriceranch.org.
For information or to send the family a condolence, visit the funeral home website, www.hughbhughes.com.
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Suzanne Czankner, 76, of Moscow, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp.
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Suzanne Czankner, 76, of Moscow, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp.
Married on June 10, 1977, to Paul John Czankner, the couple celebrated 46 years of marriage.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Ruth Brader Budin. Suzanne graduated from Kingston High School. Her early career included secretarial work for the United Way. Later in life, she was a beloved crossing guard at Academy Street and Church Street in Moscow for the North Pocono School District. She also sold Avon, often to the parents of the students she met everyday, teachers and bus drivers. As the neighborhood babysitter, she touched the lives of a generation of kids.
Suzanne enjoyed writing, sketching, painting and dancing, often with the Bee Gees playing in the background. She loved dogs, her own and those of all her neighbors.
In addition to her husband, Paul, Suzanne is survived by her children, Jessica Inwood and her husband, Paul, Westport, Mass.; and Jennifer Czankner and her companion, William Tratthen III, Archbald; grandchildren, Olivia, Rebecca and Nissa Inwood; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A time to share memories will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Brian Arthur Strauch Funeral Homes and Cremation Services LLC, 3 First St., Spring Brook Twp. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.
To share your fondest memories of Suzanne, visit the funeral home’s website or Facebook page.
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Thomas P. Toporcer, 64, of Wapwallopen, passed into the Hands of the Lord, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp.
Born Feb. 7, 1959, in Hanover Twp., he was the son of the late Bernard V. Toporcer and Joan Marie Gillespie Toporcer. Thomas attended Hanover High School and Penn State University. He had been employed by Benton Foundry for many years. Prior to this, he had been employed as a pipefitter while in Texas, working alongside his father.
Thomas had many skills and was a hard worker. He had a great passion for life and loved spending time with family, friends and the great outdoors. He was beloved and adored for his storytelling, sense of humor, kindness and compassion. He was an avid fisherman, lover of country music, classic movies and sports. He loved his pets, who will miss him dearly. His greatest pride was his love for his brothers and their friendship.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Jean M. Toporcer.
Surviving are his loving wife, together 40 years, the former Marilyn Ciesla; son, Wayne Jaworskyj, Tampa, Fla; daughter, Christina A. Marcotte and husband, Louis, Cranston, R.I.; and grandchildren, Abigail Rose Gorski, actively serving in the USAF in Georgia; and Isabell Arwen Marcotte, Cranston, R.I.
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Thomas was the middle child of three sons and is survived by his two brothers, Bernard J. Toporcer, Hanover Twp.; and Kenneth W. Toporcer and wife, Debbie, Hunlock Creek; sister-in-law, Christine Ciesla, and her fiancé, Arthur; brother-in-law, John Ciesla; and numerous aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Family and friends are invited to attend services at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Mary’s Nativity Cemetery, Plymouth Twp.
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William John Doty, 79, of Tunkhannock, passed away Sunday morning, July 2, 2023, with his twin daughters by his side.
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William John Doty, 79, of Tunkhannock, passed away Sunday morning, July 2, 2023, with his twin daughters by his side.
John, as he preferred to be called, was born in Mehoopany on March 4, 1944, the son of the late William B. Doty and Frances E. Trowbridge. He was a 1962 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 30 years, Joanne Doty.
John is survived by his twin daughters, Jennifer and Jessica Doty, Tunkhannock; daughter, Amanda (Martin) Randolph, Colorado; son, Jason (Cindy) Doty, Colorado; stepson, Gary Hackling, Tunkhannock; grandchildren, Joshua and Michael Randolph, Alexis Doty and Ashley Hamlin; and sister, Mary Jane Bullock, Tunkhannock.
John was a dedicated worker his whole life. He was very passionate and took much pride and joy in his business, Brookside Landscaping, which he had for 30-plus years. John was very talented at what he did and it greatly showed.
John loved music and classic cars. He always had fun going to car shows/cruises and hanging out with his wife and car buddies. John won many trophies with his 1964 Chevy Impala SS. He was a huge animal lover and had many throughout his life. He especially loved dogs. John adored the family dog, Benny The Pug, who he spoiled by giving him a treat of Cheerios everyday.
He enjoyed sharing many stories with family and friends about his life. Everyone loved listening to them. Most of all, John loved spending time with his wife and twin daughters and making memories that will last a lifetime. John was a devoted and loving husband and father. He was so strong and such a fighter until the end and will be greatly missed today, tomorrow, always.
The memorial service will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at Nulton Kopcza Funeral Home, 5749 state Route 309, Monroe Twp.
For information or to send condolences, visit www.NultonKopcza.com.
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Cheers to the appointment of Peter J. Butera to the Wyoming Area School Board. Butera, a Temple law student, famously had his microphone cut off at Wyoming Area’s 2017 commencement for making comments mildly critical of the district administration during his valedictory speech.
Jeers to the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections for botching an effort to identify and fine candidates who failed to file timely campaign finance reports. First the bureau wrongly accused some candidates of failing to file. Then it failed to use certified mail to send notices to alleged culprits, possibly making the fines unenforceable.
Cheers to the Northwest Area School District for earning a Gold Level Governor’s Civic Engagement Award for the sixth year in a row for its efforts to register students to vote. Ninety-three percent of graduates in the Class of 2023 are on the voter rolls.
Jeers to the notion, contained in a Florida lesson plan on slavery, that enslaved people benefitted by acquiring skills while held in bondage. The lesson plan apparently ignores that Africans brought skills with them from their homelands, skills that were exploited to enrich American slaveholders.
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