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THE ABINGTON

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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

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INSIDE

Check out thecommunity calendar onPage 2 for upcomingbazaars and festivals.See additional photosof the Dalton Fire

Company Carnivalon Page 3.

In the moodfor some fun?Which

organizationbenefitedfrom amotorcycleride lastweekend?See Page 12

for details.

Handle on helping

Who needs a veil when a coordinating helmet isavailable? Bride Cyndi (Page) Roe rides off tothe wedding reception with her groom, Pastor

Don Roe, of Summit Baptist Bible Church, July 13.For a complete photo story see www theabingtonjour-

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

RIDE OF THEIR LIVES

ClarksSummit native Danielle Fleming, owner of Da-nielleand Company, Scranton,said sheis an entrepre-neur at heart andloves launchingnew ideas andprod-

ucts.Homemade and homegrownare adjectives that could de-scribe her latest endeavor and hobby:foodswapping.

On July11, the Scranton CulturalCenterat The Masonic Templehostedthe premier event of NEPA Swappers (A NortheasternPa.Food SwappingCommunity).Flemingfounded the groupin April 2012, andorganized theevent to givemembers ofthe communityan opportunityto exchangeand converse,andto celebrateand share homemade food in theregion.

Its alsoaboutbuilding a friendshipand sharing a story,saidFleming, whoseinterestin canning and preservinghomemade andhomegrowngrew roots outof a family tradi-tion andmostrecently, a summerspentin Princeton, N.J.

Last summerI was in Princeton, N.J., andtherewerefarmers marketevery day to go to.I startedgettingintocanning andpreservingI cannedyearsago, butgot

awayfromit. I borrowed mymoms canning potthat waspasseddownto herby hermother,so it haslots of histo-ry andthat is allpart of thecanning/preserving move-ment. There is an oldschool feel to it that I adore, saidFleming. I started followingMarisa McClellans blog

last summerand startedcooking andcanning up astorm- preservingeverything frompeaches and

pears to makingmy own ketchup andmus-tard.

Throughout theworld andin largermetro-politan citiessuch as Philadelphiaand LosAngeles, foodswappingevents are held

Dreaming ofDilly beans?Inaugural food

swap unitesauthor, homecanners toshare edibles,

preservetradition.Second event

planned forfall.

See Swapping, Page 12

TOP RIGHT: Recent releaseby food blogger, visitingauthor Marisa McClellan.BELOW: Clarks Summitbusiness owner DonnaCzarkowski swappedsamples of her"Wedding TimeTea" for itemssuch as simplesyrup, hum-mus and anItalian salad.

BY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI

Abington Journal Correspondent

I borrowed my moms canningpot that was passed down to herby her mother, so it has lots ofhistory I started preservingeverything from peaches andpears to making my own ketchupand mustard.

Clarks Summit native Danielle Fleming

Founded NEPA Swappers (A Northeastern Pa. Food Swapping

Community)

INSIDE: South

Abington Farmers

Market opens July

21,12A

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PHOTO COURTESY AL SEIB/LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT

FACTORYVILLE- Itwas announced at theJuly 11 Factoryville Bor-ough Council meetingthat a new traffic lightwill be installed nearKeystone CollegeonRoute 6 and 11.

Council has the optionof installing an additionalred warning signal light.Borough Manager MaryEllen Buckbee informedthe board that she re-ceived a letter fromPennDOT stating that thered warning signal willbe locate d on LaPlu meTownship property andthat Township does notfeel it should pay for theadditional light.

The borough will ownand maintain the trafficsignal , but if we wantthe red warning signalwe will have to pay forit, because the neigh-borin g townshi p has al-ready said no to the pur-chase, said Buckbee.Board member Tom Da-vis said, The light isneeded, but I dont feelthe red warning lightprior to the stop light is

needed. After discussion, theboard agre ed to send aletter to PennDOT statingthat Factoryville Boroughwill maintain the trafficlight but will not take oncost of the red warningsignal light.

Trafficlight nearKeystoneapprovedBY SUSAN REBENSKY


company advises.Most of us thought the

Supreme Court would uphold

the decision, she said. Now,most clients are in a wait- and-see mode until after the elec-tion.

The new health care lawprohibits insurance compa-niesfrom dropping coverageif subscribers get sick, billinginto bankruptcy because of anannual or lifetime limit, or,soon, discriminating againstanyone with a pre-existingcondition.

In this industry, the mess-age to employers has beenpretty consistent since theACA was enacted dontignore it, said Wylam.

Still, we know that manyemployers avoided the subjectin the hope that the lawwould be dismantled orstruck down completely. Em-ployers who chose this tactneed to allow the ruling toserve as their wake up call tomake health care reform acomponent of all strategicbusiness and benefits plan-ning from this point forward.

People want simplicity,Wylam said. They want toknow what coverage theyhave and they want it at areasonable price.

According to a recent sur-vey conducted by Parent-

ebeard, 67.6 percent of em-ployers said the provisions ofthe act may affect the typesof Health Coverage they offeremployees going forward,while 23.69 percent indicatedno change to their benefits.Vantagen is a wholly -ownedsubsidiary of ParenteBeard

With cost pressures andwhat looks like greater ad-ministrative and complianceburdens, all it will take issuccess by a few early adap-ters to start seeing this radicalchange become more main-

CLARKS SUMMIT- OnMarch 23, 2010, PresidentBarack Obama signed theAffordable Care Act. The lawputs in place comprehensivehealth insurance reforms thatwill roll out over four yearsand beyond, with most chang-es taking place by 2014.There will be a big leapfrom now to 2014, Kim Wy-lam, President and ManagingPartner of Vantagen, an em-ployee benefits administratorbased in Clarks Summit said.If the act goes into writing,businesses will have the deci-sion whether to offer employ-ees employer -sponsoredhealth care.

Wylam added that in somecases, employers would spendmore money on employeeinsurance costs than what thepenalties would be for notoffering coverage.

She believes the pay orplay concept will have thebiggest effect on businessowners. The concept pay orplay, requires employers toeither provide health insur-ance coverage to employees

or pay a per employee penaltyfor not offering such cov-erage.

Wylam believes the up-coming election will be crit-ical to the life of this act.

If all Republicans areelected, including the presi-dent, I would say theres a 99percent chance the whole billwill be repealed and some-thing else will come out ofit, she said.

According to Wylam, theoverall reaction to the passingof the act has been luke-warm among clients her

Bill presentschallengesAffordable Care Act may force

employers to offer health

insurance or face penalties

BY ROBERT [email protected]

See bill, Page 12

James andKarenArscott,ofWaverly, both physicians,havea personal motivation for form-ing and becoming co-directorsof the newPennsylvania Chap-terof theLung CancerAlli-ance.

Karen is a lung cancersurvi-

vor.Butshe neversmoked or was

exposed to secondhandsmoke.

So when thecouple learnedshehadlungcancer, shesaidthe

news left them somewhatinshock.

Although shedid notknowmuch about thedisease at thetime, shecan now list thegrimstatistics off thetop of herhead:Lungcancer patients have

a14 to 21percent five-yearsurvivalrate, a prognosisthathasnt changed in 40 years.Thepercentage of lung

cancer patients who currentlysmoke is 20,thosewho alreadyquit smoking is 60 andthosewhonever smokedis 20.160,000 peopledie of lung

cancer per year.That wouldbe like a jumbo

jetcrashing everydayArscott

pared to other types of cancer].Lung cancer, shesaid, is the

forgottencancer.Shesaid shebelievesa major

reasonfor thelack of researchandfunding isthe stigmaat-tachedto thedisease, whichassumes if a personhas lungcancer,theymust have donesomething(like smoking) togetit.

Arscott saidnot everyonewhohas lungcancer developedit because of smoking. But, shesaid,even if smoking is thereason, itdoesnt mean thepersondeserves to die. Shesaidwhile there is no doubt aboutthe connections between theaddictionand disease andal-though shes alwaysbeen op

Lung cancer survivor:Killer silent, forgottenBY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

[email protected]

Co-directors of the new Pa.Chapter of the Lung Cancer

Alliance, Karen Arscott andJames Arscott participate in a

My grandmother died from lung cancer. Did shesmoke? Yes. My sister has lung cancer. Does shesmoke? No, never did. Does that mean that mygrandmother deserved to die? No.

Sheila McDonough, of Olyphant


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The Clarks Summit United Methodist Church will hold its Chicken Barbecue July 21 from11a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Thedinner includes chicken for adults and for children, baked potato with butter and sourcream, baked beans, dinner roll, brownie, and ice tea or lemonade (eat-in only).

Shown, from left, seated, are Steve Young, Marc Altier, Amy Flory. Standing are: Lisa Akulo-nis, George Akulonis, Dan Miller, Even Miller.

Chicken barbecueset for July 21

CLASS REUNIONSAbington Heights Class of 1982

will host its 30th Class ReunionAug.11, 5 -11p.m. at CamelotRestaurant & Inn. Tickets are $35.For details, [email protected] the reunion, the class willhold a fundraiser to benefit LibertyReins Ranch, an Equestrian Centerand co-educational program that

provides services for disabled veter-ans and their immediate familymembers living in Pa. The ranch,which operates solely on donations,was founded by Deborah Basalyga,a 1982 Abington Heights graduatewho currently serves as its executive

director.

REMINDERSLuzerne County Community

College will offer credit courses forthe fall semester in Pittston and OldForge. Registration will be held atPittston Area Middle School August6, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Regis-tration will be held at Old ForgeHigh School August 8, from 5:30 to7:30 p.m. Courses scheduled to beoffered in Pittston include Algebra,History, CPR, Psychology, andSociology. English is scheduled forOld Forge. Classes for the fall se-mester will begin August 27 andend December 7. Info:800.377.LCCC, ext. 3826 [email protected].

LHV will run the Seventh AnnualHeritage Explorer Trainto the Cityof Carbondale for the Ethnic Heri-

tage Festival on Saturday, August 18.Tickets are available at all Lacka-wanna County libraries now throughAugust17. Seating is limited.

Marleys Mission is requestingvotes for its president Gene Talericoas Volunteer of the Year, voting endsJuly 26. Step-by-Step Instructions:Go to http://www.stayclassy.org/classy-awards/weekend. Click onVote. Click on East. scroll downuntil you see Volunteer Of TheYear. Click on Select for GeneTalerico. Look towards the bottomright of the screen and click Sub-mit My Final Ballot. Next you will

be prompted to log in with yourFacebook account. Click ConnectUsing Facebook. Your vote doesnot count until you do this f inalstep.

Clarks Green Borough encourag-es residents to apply for vacant

council position. Interested individu-als should e mail a cover letter andresume [email protected] them off at the Borough Build-ing by August 3.

CHILDREN AND TEEN SUM-MER CAMPS

Comm Camp, at The WaverlyCommunity House, 1115 NorthAbington Road, Waverly, from 9a.m. - 1 p.m. Weekdays, throughAugust 3. For Pre-K through Gradeseven. Info: www.waverlycomm.orgor 586.8191, ext. 2.

SKY Vacation Bible School,July 23 27 from 5:45 8:30 p.m.at Clarks Summit United MethodistChurch, 1310 Morgan Highway,Clarks Summit. Closing at 10 a.m.July 29. For Ages two throughcompletion of sixth grade. Cost:Free. Register: www.bigbibleschool-.com. Info: 587.2571

Harmony Heart Camp DayCamp, at the camp, 1557 Heart LakeRd, Scott Twp, July 30 - August 3from 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. For ages 7 -12. Activities include: swimming,soccer, archery, boating, basketball,crafts, fishing, volleyball, naturestudy and more. Cost: $120 (familydiscount available). Info: 254.6272.

DAILY EVENTS

July18: Chicken-n-Biscuit orHam Dinner, at Clifford UnitedMethodist Church from 4 - 6 p.m.Take out or dine in. Includes dinner,dessert and drink. Cost: $7.95.

A Cabaret-style Evening of Enter-tainment, in the Gathering Room atOur Lady of Snows Church at 7

p.m. Music, song and comedy willbe offered while the audience enjoyshors doeuvres, desserts, wine and

punch. A free will offering will be

taken. Reservations/info: 586.1741.

July19: Parent Practicum Con-ference, continuing through July 21at Heritage Baptist Church, 538

Venard Road, Clarks Summit,from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free andopen to all local parents andinterested adults, this event isdesigned to challenge and inspire

participants along the journey ofChristian home-centered educa-tion while causing growth inunderstanding of the classicalmodel of education. Info/register:www.classicalconversations.com,586.2449 or [email protected] byJuly 11.

Nature Ramble with RebeccaLesko, at 6 p.m. at Endless Moun-tain Nature Center (EMNC).Recomended for adults and chil-dren first grade and above accom-

panied by an adult. Participantsare invited to bring binoculars.Cost: $5 or free for EMNC Stew-ards.

July 20: DisadvantagedGroups in History Presentation,at the Abington CommunityLibrary. Open to adults. HistorianAlexander Vari of Marywood

University will focus on chil-drens experiences in WWll inEurope. Info: 587.3440.

Wildlife in Your Watershed, atthe Lackawanna State ParkCampground Amphitheater at 6

p.m. Cheryl Nolan, LackawannaCounty Cons. Dist. WatershedSpecialist, will introduce a varietyof wildlife that share the wa-tershed. Recommended for kids.Info: 945.7110 or www.visit-PAparks.com.

Star Search II, at the Lacka-wanna State Park CampgroundAmphitheater at 9 p.m. TheLackawanna Astronomical Socie-ty will share a slideshow present-ation, their celestial knowledgeand telescopes. Info: 945.7110 orwww.visitPAparks.com.

July 21: South Abington Twp

Police and Maintenance Depart-ments 17th Annual ChildrensFishing Derby, at the LackawannaState Park from 9 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. Open to children up to 15years of age. An adult mustaccompany all children. Bait will

be provided and there is no cost toenter. Hot dogs and soda provid-ed. Register (required): 586.2111or [email protected].

Chicken BBQ, at Clarks Sum-mit United Methodist Churchfrom 11a.m. - 5 p.m. Dinnerincludes chicken for adults and for children, baked potato with

butter and sour cream, baked beans,dinner roll, brownie and ice tea orlemonade (eat-in only). Cost: $10for adults and $5 for children 12 andunder.

The Second Annual Kristyn E.Kromko Memorial ScholarshipRace, at Baptist Bible College inClarks Summit. Registration willrun from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and the racewill begin at 9 a.m. A two-mile walkand run. Benefits the Kristyn E.Kromko Scholarship Fund. Cost:$15. Pre-registration forms areavailable for download at neparun-ner.com and forkristyn.com.

Birds Gotta Fly; But Where DoThey Land Workshop, at the Lacka-wanna State Park EnvironmentalLearning Center and Park Vicinityfrom 8 a.m. to noon. Recommendedfor landowners who wish to managetheir properties for resident andmigrating songbirds. Registrationrequired. Info/register: 945.7110.

July 23: Dalton Fire Co. LadiesAuxiliary Bingo, at the Dalton Fire

Co. Hall 6:45 p.m.

July 25: Second Annual KidsFitness Camp, at the Dalton Stream-side Park from10 - 11:30 a.m. Thereis no required cost, but participantsmay give a donation. All proceeds

will benefit the Griffin Pond AnimalShelter. Info: www.getfitwithdr-dawn.com or call Dawn Stricklandat 563.2064.

July 26: Comm Square Fair, atThe Waverly Community House,1115 North Abington Roa d, Waverly,from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Features Musicon the back lawn by Music forModels, carnival games, food and

beverages. Info: www.waverlycom-m.org or 586.8191, ext. 2.

Festival of Nations, at ClarksSummit Senior Living, 950 MorganHighway, from 4:30 6: 30 p.m.Features international food, music,and live entertainment performed byDoug Smith of Lexington Entertain-ment. Proceeds benefit the Alz-heimers Association. Cost: $10.Reservations/info: 586.8080. RSVPDeadline: July16.

COMMUNITYCALENDAR

A captionthat appeared witha story about Countryside Con-servancy hikes in the July 11editionincluded an incorrectreference.It shouldhave stated:Jerry Petulapointsout that theEasternHemlock is Pennsylva-nias statetreeand at one time inhistory, Pennsylvania was aworldleaderin theproductionof lumber. TheEastern Hem-

EDITORS NOTE

Editor,The Athletic Director for

the Abington Heights SchoolDistrict recently resigned.

The school board shouldnot seek to refill this posi-tion, just as it has not refilledso many other positions, in-cluding a number of teachers,which are vacant due to re-tirement and resignations.

Unlike the teaching andother positions, the AthleticDirector is not a necessaryposition and does nothing toenhance the education of thestudents.

In fact there is no need forsuch a position, period. Sev-eral years ago at a boardmeeting I asked just what theresponsibilities of the Athlet-ic Director are, and each onestated is something that couldand should be handled byother members of the districtstaff. Yet the position was

maintained, at a full- timelevel, no less, with a salaryand benefit package equal toor greater than many teachersreceive.

The district was forced touse attrition regarding thenow vacant positions, andonly then after much eval-uation and debate. No suchconsideration is necessaryover this position, it simplyneeds to be eliminated.

The core of any schooldistrict is supposed to beacademics, not athletics.There is no mandate to have

any interscholastic sportsprograms. As such, they needto be the first area cut in anyschool districts budget deci-sions in lieu of tax increasesor use of reserve funds, in-cluding the post of AthleticDirector.

David KveragasNewton Township

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor:Ive been a bagpiper in the

Wyoming Valley Pipe andDrum Band for 10 years. Imturning 63 in August. Recent-ly, at several parades, Ive hadto step aside and let my band

mates take my place in line.Its not my age thats stoppingme from doing what I love.Its my asthma and COPD.

I was diagnosed with chron-ic obstructive pulmonary dis-ease (COPD) and asthma 15years ago. Many people aresurprised to find out that I amable to play the bagpipes withmy asthma and lung compli-cations. A bagpiper withasthma, how unusual, one-of-a kind! they say. Yet, I liketo think my hobby helps mylungs. As I keep the bag in-flated by blowing into itthrough the blowpipe, I canfeel my lungs growing stron-

ger with each breath.Unfortunately, it saddens

me that my daughter and mygrandson have also been diag-nosed with asthma. Its veryimportant to me that we areable to still spend time togeth-er, without our asthma affect-ing us.

My daughter has been ac-tively participating in theFight for Air Walks, spon-sored by the American LungAssociation. When I wasasked to perform at theWilkes-Barre Fight for Air

Walk, I thought it would be agreat opportunity for mydaughter and I to spend timetogether, fighting our asthmatogether.

There are many occasionswhen my asthma and COPD

can interfere with my enjoy-ment in performing. The mostrecent was at the walk I par-ticipated in with my daughter.My lungs couldnt make it.After one lap around thetrack, I had to step to the side.

It means a lot to support acause that is so close to ourfamily. Ill keep coming to thewalks, bringing my daughterand bagpipe along, as long asIm able.

Im proud to support theAmerican Lung Associationand its efforts to fight lungdisease and to ensure healthyair for all Pennsylvanians. Myfamily is only one of the many

that your support could helpresult in cures for the lungdiseases that have affectedthose across Pennsylvania.

Please join the f ight againstweakening air pollution regu-lations. Please contact yourelected officials and let themknow that we expect them tofight for clean air and standup to the companies that wantto put profits before people.Healthy air means healthylungs.

Butch ModzelewskiWilkes-Barre

Parade entriesare requestedforthe ChristyMathewsonDaysparade. Groups, musi-cians, athletesand floats areallwelcome.

Thisyears paradetime waschanged to 5 p.m. August11.Theparade willbeginat Keys-

toneCollege andend at ChristyMathewson Parkin Factory-ville, where the Saturdayeve-ningevents willthen begin.

Anyone interested in partici-pating in theparade is asked tocontact Steve OMalley at570.945.5877.

Christy Mathewson DaysParade entries sought

Community members are invited to participate in a com-munity health fair and blood drive July 18 from 9 a.m. 3p.m. at The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC), 525Pine Street, Scranton.

All presenting blood donors will receive a free T-shirt andcoupon for a free carton of Friendlys ice cream. Studentsparticipating in the fair will provide blood pressure screen-ings and health information on various health topics includ-ing: blood donation, hand hygiene, cancer, nutrition, yoga,oral health, car seat safety, substance abuse, household safe-ty, CPR, vaccinations and more. Door prizes will be provid-ed by local retail establishments and restaurants.

TCMC community health fair planning committee mem-bers from left: Nicholas Russo, Jong Shin, Jacqueline Olson,Luis Perez, Mary Casey, Mollie Comstock, Raynell Peacock,Ida L. Castro, JD, MA, TCMC vice president, CommunityEngagement and Equity and Shannon Ludwig, communi-cations manager, American Red Cross.

TCMC plans health fair, blood drive


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The sight of a ferris wheel in Daltoncan only mean the carnival is in town. Aparade, dunk tank, classic car show andof course, the rides, were part of theDalton Fire Company Carnival hostedJuly 10 to 14 at Carnival Grounds, BankStreet, Dalton.

Events included a car cruise July 11and parade July 13. Bands performednightly.

ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/ALICE STUFFLE

ABOVE:Hanna Adonizio, 7 and Jake Adonizio, 3, Clarks Summit take a spin on the ferris wheel.FRONT PAGE: Sean Gilroy, 5, of Dalton, on a slide.

Mary Sujkowski lends a hand.

AT LEFT: Ned Sherman of Factoryville

Carnival

and

CARS

ABOVE: Dominick Scarfo, 12, Scranton, trieshis luck at the dunk tank.

CLARKSSUMMIT- TheBorough of ClarksSummit andSouth Abington Townshipsew-eragreement was a topicofdiscussion at the Clarks SummitCouncil meetingJuly11. At-torney Greg Pascale was inattendance, representing a clientcaughtin themiddle ofan on-

going disputebetweenthe twomunicipalities.

Pascale first approachedCouncil at its June 13meetingonbehalfof Tech 78, a compa-ny planning a townhouse devel-opment on Winola Road. Hesaid theSouth Abington Town-ship Planning Commission gaveconditional approval of theplans two weeksprior to thatdate; oneof the conditionsre-quiringa sewer pass-throughagreement be made withtheBorough of ClarksSummit.

Borough Manager VirginiaKehoeexplainedat the June 13meeting, We had informedSouth Abington Townshipthatuntil andunlesswe resolve ourissueswith pass-throughs anddirect connects, that we wouldallow no new connections. Soobviously, thats put AttorneyPascale in a bind, andthats whyhes here to talkto us.

At thattime, councilsuggest-edPascaleget in touch withSouth Abington TownshipSo-licitor BillJones. Council statedthatthe burdenof responsibilityrested withSouth AbingtonTownship.

Pascale returned to the July 11meeting, however, unsatisfiedwiththat response.

Still in negotiationwith the

South Abington Township,Council stood its ground.Council voted to table the

issue.Its about fairness formy

client, Pascale said,and if wecantget thisresolved becauseof a fight between twomunici-palities, then well have to takerecourse in the courts.Thats allthereis to it.

RansomTownship Super-visor andAbington Council ofGovernments (ACOG) Presi-dent DennisMacheska attendedthemeeting to report ontheComcast contract renewal proc-ess.He said hedoesnot havealot of informationyet andthat

the municipalitieswill have towait the attorney involved. Hesaid he believes thenegationstart date is Sept.2.

Council recognizedtheAbington Memorial VFWPost7069 forhosting the ClarksSummit Memorial DayParade.A thank-youwas read to severalmembers of the Post in attend-ance anda certificate presented.

Council voted to pass fourordinances,including:Ordinance 2012-05,a cura-

tive amendmentto changethezoning for a property onOldLackawanna Trail Rd. from amanufacturingindustry zone toa commercial zoneOrdinance 2012-06,a park-

ing amendmentfor Depot StreetOrdinance 2012-07,an

updateto the storm water ordi-nanceOrdinance 2012-08,a sign

ordinance amendment allowingbusinessesto obtain a permit tohang flags,no largerthan15squarefeet, in front of theirbuildings at a maximumheightof36 feet and minimum of7feet.

Councilwoman PattyLawlergave the recycling report andtalked about the upcomingAug.1transition to single streamrecycling, a system in which allrecyclablematerials are placed

Sewer

connection

remains

on holdDeveloper stuck amid Clarks

Summit, S. Abington dispute

BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

[email protected]

For the firsttime last year,chiropractorand certifiedfitness trainerDawnStrick-landoffereda childrens fit-ness camp, which benefitedthe GriffinPond Animal Shel-ter, at Dalton Streamside Parkandmore than50 attended.This yearshe plansto hold thecamp again.

Thecamp is designed forchildren between the ages of 3and13 andfeatures differentstations where they canworkout while having fun. Theactivitieswill be gearedto-warddifferentage groups.Included amongthe activitiesarean obstacle course, a phys-ical fitness test, freezedanceand parachute games.

The camp isdesignedas away to getchildren awayfromvideogames and TV and outandstaying fit.

Its a great cause.I like topromotefitnesswith kidssothey can see that its a lot offun, Strickland said.

All proceeds will be donat-

ed to theGriffinPond AnimalShelter.Last year, volunteersfrom the shelterbrought agroup of animalsfor the chil-dren to pet andenjoy. Thesheltermay once again bringsome animals, shesaid.

Stricklandhopesher campwill help filla gap in fitnesseducation,whichfor themostpart only catersto adults.Therearent a lot of things

forkids. Sometimes its kindofnicefor kidsto runaroundandhavefun anddo regulartypes of exercises instead oforganized sports.

Thesuggested donation forthe campis $5per child. Thecamp runsfrom10a.m.to11:30. Formore information,see www.getfitwithdrdawn-.com or call 570.563.2064.

The FUN of fitnessBYGERARD E. NOLAN


FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER

Fitness camp fundraiser in 2011at the Dalton Streamside ParkJuly 20. From left: Keaton Lisk,

Cali Seechok, and Emmy Jones.

Abington Heights Civic League, Inc. member Patti Pallopresents Abington Community Library staff with a donation

Civic Leaguedonates to library

The Kristyn E. KromkoMemorial ScholarshipRace, scheduled for July21 at Baptist Bible Col-lege, Clarks Summit, isplan ned to be a Cel e-brat ion of life , accord ingto co-organizer Ruth Man-cuso, of Tunkhannock.

The event was held forthe first time last year inmemory of Mancusosniece, Kristyn Kromko, to

raise money for a scholar-ship fund open to Abing-ton Heights High Schoolseniors who display similarqualities to those remem-bered in Kromko by herfamily and friends.

Kromko died in an auto-mobile accident April 26,2010 at age 16, just threeweeks after receiving herdrivers license. She resid-ed in Clarks Summit withher parents, Joseph andRoberta Kromko andbrot her, Brando n Kromk o.Following the accident, thefamily started a $1,000scholarship in her memoryat Abington Heights,where both siblings attend-ed.

Mancuso said her niecehad a carefree happy-go-lucky spirit.

She just lit up theworld, she said. Sheloved her friends and lovedher family.

Mancuso said the familystarted the scholarship outof gratitude to the commu-nity, especially the highschool. We just want togive back, she said.When Kristyns accidenthappened, it was devas-

tating. She added thatpeopl e from the schoo lrallied to the familys sidealmost immediately, pro-viding an abundance ofsupport, as if theycouldnt help enough.

Even after the atmo-sphere began to settle, thesupport continued. Accord-ing to Mancuso, Kromkowould have graduated this

year, had she lived, and inher honor, the class woresmall gold pins on theirgowns at graduation.

The class hasnt forgot-ten her, and they wont,Mancuso said.

The support still contin-ues as Mancuso and herco-organizer, Kristynsfriend Kate Grow plan therace. Mancuso said she isgrateful for each of themany people helping tomake the event happen,including Kromkos class-mates who are baking doz-ens of muffins for thatday.

Its really overwhelming,Mancuso said. I just men-tion Kristyns name, andeveryone wants to helpoutEveryone has been sogiving, so supportive.

Registration for the race,which is a two-mile walkand run, will be held from7 to 8:30 a.m. and the racewill begin at 9 a.m. Pre-registration forms areavailable for download atneparunner.com and fork-ristyn.com. There is a $15registration fee, which

benef its the Krist yn E.Kromko Memorial Schol-arship Fund.

T-shirts, designed byKate Grow, will be givento at least the first 100registered participants,along with tote bags andother surprises. Fruit bas-kets, drinking water andmuffins will also be avail-able the day of the race.

Celebration

of LIFEBY ELIZABETHBAUMEISTER

[email protected]

ABINGTON JOURNAL FILE PHOTO

John Shebby pours water onto his

head to cool down after the 2011race.

Julie Sidoni of WNEP andSelena from FROGGY 101will host the Girls Night In,a slumber party benefit forMarleys Mission, Aug. 17 atthe Hilton Conference Center,Scranton.

This women-only event

features a full night of pam-pering, from shopping to fa-cials to specialty drinks.

Space is limited. Participa-nts must be 21 or older toattend. For reservations, call570.343.3000.

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CROSSWORDS

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

My name is ... Cory

Name: CorySex: Neutered maleAge: 6 years oldAbout me: I have my front paws declawed. I

am a little shy, but a very sweet kitty.Remember to contact the Griffin Pond Animal

Shelter at 586.3700 if your pet is lost or goesastray.

Everythings coming up gera-niums at the Waverly Commu-nity House.

In support of Science Weekat the Waverly CommunityHouses summer Comm Camp,Eric Beichler of BeichlersGreenhouse in Dalton donated110 potted geraniums that hegrew just for Comm Camp.

ing and caring for geraniumsand other flower favorites.

For more information onComm Camp, visit www.waver-lycomm.org or call the Commoffice at 570.586.8191, exten-sion 2.

For more information on Bei-chlers Greenhouse, call theGreenhouse at 570.563.1109.

Shown, from left loading geraniums onto Comm truck at Beichlers Greenhouse

in Dalton, are: Adrienne Gwyn, Comm Camp Co-Director; Eric Beichler andJohn Yesavage, Comm maintenance staff.

Greenhouse donatesflowers to Comm Camp

CROSSWORD ANSWERS PAGE 11

RANSOM TWP. - AndrewMassimilian,of Ransom Recre-ational Shooting Sports,LLC,submitted new plans at the

Ransom Township PlanningCommission meeting July16,for the proposed shooting rangeland development at1500 Ran-som Road.

Massimilian gave membersof the Planning Commission abrief explanation of the newplans as they skimmed thepages. The planning commis-sion then voted to accept theplans for review, a process ithas 90 days to complete.

Ransom Township residentHankRowinski, on behalf ofthe Ransom Township TaxPayers Association, inquiredaboutpurchasing a copyof thenewplans. The Planning Com-

Ransomreviewsnew plansfor rangeBy Elizabeth Baumeister

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


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Jeanne Corey, Branch Manager of the Abington CommunityOffice in Clarks Summit presented banking and financial con-

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Abington Heights School District honored students as Citizens of theYear.

They are shown, front row, from left: Alison Gilmore, Corey Tokash,Miriam Barren, Jarred Ocwieja, Sadie Henzes, Tristin Piazza, AdeleHollander, Rory Harris, and Paige Moletsky. Back row: ElementaryPrincipal Robert Bugno, Superintendent Dr. Michael Mahon, ElementaryPrincipal Steven Aquilina, and Assistant Superintendent Dr. ThomasQuinn.

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in public. Itwas definitelyintimidating.

ThelocalRotary Club haddifficultyat first findingafamily willing to host her,shesaid.Soon after herarriv-al, manywere volunteering.Sheendedup living withseven differentfamilies overa nine-monthperiod. Murithiemphasizedthat she couldnothelp butfall in lovewiththe Filipinopeople. Theywere verywelcoming andjust so hospitable, shesaid.

Murithi was placedinLucena. Shesaid theRotar-ians there felt shewould havea betterexperienceof their

culture if shevisited thosecitiesthat were notAmer-icanized.The slight problemfor Murithi wasthat shehadnot learnedthe language,Tagalog. ThePhilippinesisthethirdlargest En-

NoniMurithi, 17, is nostranger to interna-tional travel.Stamped

on herpassportare visasfromthe Netherlands, Belgi-um, England,France,Kenya,Panama, Slovakia and Jamai-ca among others. Sheliveswith hermom andyoungerbrother in South AbingtonTwp.

Asa nativeof Kenya andworld traveler herself, Mu-rithis mother,Tata Mbuguafelt it was important forherchildren to travel andlearnabout culture byliving with

the locals. Traveling withherfamily instilleda greatappre-ciation forlife abroad, andtheRotaryClubof theAbingtons exchange studentprogramseemed like anotherway to experience a placenew to her: thePhilippines.

The Philippines wereun-like any place shehad visited,Murithi said, and moststrik-ingfor herwas thegeneralreaction to herskin color.ThePhilippinesare a homo-geneous society; anyforeign-er standsout. Unsettling toMurithi was their view ofbeauty: white is beautiful.She could not find a skinproduct without lighteningagents. Aftera fruitlesssearch for moisturizer thatwouldnot changeher skintone, hermother hadto sendsome from theUnited States.

Ivenever hadany prob-lem withmy skinor theway I look; when myhostparents told me I shouldtryskinlightenersto lookmore beautiful,I simplysaidno.

Ina place withso muchcommon ancestry, peoplewouldopenly stare at her

glish-speakingcountry in theworld. However,in Lucenaeveryonespoke Tagalog.

Itwas about four monthsbeforeI gota handleon thelanguage.Wetraveled a lottodifferent partsof the Philip-pines andwereexposed todifferent dialects too. It madeit veryconfusing, saidMu-rithi.

The cuisine, different fromanythingelse Murithi hadexperienced, held severalsurprises..

One morning for breakfast,she receivedwhatshethought was a hard-boiledegg. Shecracked into it and

discovered a half-developedbird fetus,with feathers andabeak, or a balut,a delicacyenjoyedby Filipinos.

Here a family mightbring home pizza as atreat on a Friday night.There,a tray of balutwould be brought home,

and everyonewas excitedabout it, said Murithi. It

was commonto seeven-dors selling ske-

weredbats on thestreets and wilddogmeatin-cluded withstirfry dishes.

Ona normalday, she wasserved ricefourto five times.

I becamesosick of rice.Even atMcDonalds,instead ofserving Frenchfries,you gotrice. If you said

no to rice, peoplewould teaseyouand assumeyou must beon a diet.

In Lucena, Murithi studiedas a high schoolsenior. Theretheschool day is10 hoursandstudentsattend until age16.

Teens who were datingoftenattendedchurch togeth-er, said Murithi. Andthe onlytime Murithi was allowedtomeet up with friends sociallywas at church-relatedgather-ings.The Philippines areapproximately83 percentCatholic, and Murithi ob-served,verydevout.Duringthe HolyWeek, she recalled

spending an entireday at-tending14different churchesof the14 different saintsconsidered there to be themost important.One of herhost mothers organizedweeklyprayer meetings.

Murithi saidshe thinksmore students should takeadvantageof the opportunitypresentedby theRotaryClubof the Abingtons.

Culture is omnipresent ina society. Its notjust whatyou wear and traditionaldancesand food. It includesthesmaller thingsthat youreally start to noticewhenyou go somewherecomplete-ly different,said Murithi.

Ifelt verymuchlike anambassadorof the UnitedStateswhenI was there.

Murithi said shewould liketo focuson internationalstudies whenshe attendscollege andsomedaybe anofficial ambassador of theUnitedStates in a foreigncountry.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/MAURA KENNEDY

South Abington Township resident Noni Murithi, 17,a native of Kenya, participated in the Rotary Club ofthe Abingtons exchange student program with avisit to the Philippines.

Future ambassador?BY MAURA KENNEDYAbington Journal Correspondent

Two Factoryville civic orga-nizations selected the sameLackawanna Trail High Schoolsenioras therecipient of theirannual scholarships.

On class night at LackawannaTrailHigh SchoolMay 30,JamieReese received scholar-ships and awards: Trail RotaryService & LeadershipAward,Factoryville Womens CivicClub Award, a LackawannaTrail Booster Club Scholarshipandthe Interact Club ServiceAbove Self Scholarship. Thesescholarships and awards weredetermined by various orga-nizations basedon academic,athletic, character, leadershipandservice profiles, as well asvarious otherfactors includingessays.

Reese also earned TheBoardof GovernorsTuition Scholar-ship forScience andTechnol-ogy. TheBoardof Governors

awardis an academic scholar-ship coveringtuition costsforup to eight semesters.

Reese isan Eagle Scout andAssistant Scout Master.He was

in theRecycling Club in highschool. He volunteeredhis timeto Factoryville Borough pro-jects,including building bench-es andtables forthe new pavil-ionat theClinton Township/Factoryville Borough JointMunicipal Park.

He is enrolled at EastStroudsburg University, wherehe will major in physics,mathe-maticsand English.He willbe awriterfor theStroud Courier,active in Honors-run functionsandwill work with TheStroudsburgs RotaryClub tostart a Rotaract Club at theuniversity. The recent graduatebegan hisinvolvement withRotaryby joining thehighschool Interact Club,ages 12-18.

PHOTO COURTESY LISA LOGAN CLOUGH

Jamie Reese, left, winner of scholarships for his community involve-ment, with Phyllis Wells of the Factoryville Womens Civic League.

PHOTO COURTESY LISA LOGAN CLOUGH

Jamie Reese, right, with Don Demarest, President of Trail Rotary.

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Chelsea Youtz,daughter of Keithand Sue Youtz ofClarks Summit,was named to theDeans List at Mi-sericordia Uni-versity for the2012 spring semester.Youtz graduated Summa

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Esther Staples, 82, presented work she started about three years ago at Sole to Soul. .

Art Walk a uniting force

ABOVE: Gwyneth Steele of Tingly Glass, Jack Lawrence ofLawrence Studio, and Marilyn and Richard Roberts of WhiteRabbit Stained Glass, set up their work for the Art Walk at BetaBread Bakery.BELOW: Ellie Smith, 9, and Claire Boyle, 9, who sat outsideDuffys Coffee House and gave free samples of iced coffee andcupcakes during the Second Friday Art Walk.

AT RIGHT: Seth Oravec, 21,

displayed his paintings atSole to Soul, 535 S. State

St., during the SecondFriday Art Walk.

KennethM. Rink, son ofThomas L. and Catherine A.Rink, Glenburn Twp.,wasawarded the rank of Eagle

Scout March 21. He is a mem-ber of Boy Scout Troop 251,Clarks Green. Michael Minelloserves as Scoutmaster.

Rink joined CubScouts as aTiger Cub in Pack 251,ClarksGreen. He advanced throughthe ranks of Wolf,Bear,Webe-los I, and Webelos II, earningall20 activity pins and theAr-row of Light before crossingover to Boy Scout Troop 251 in2006. He earned theBoyScoutTenderfoot rank in 2006; Sec-ond Class in 2007; First Classin 2008; Star in 2009; Life in2010; and Eagle in 2012, thecentennial of the Eagle ScoutBadge.

During his time in scouting,Rink has served as the TroopHistorian, Quartermaster,Scribe,Assistant Patrol Leader,Patrol Leader, Senior PatrolLeader, OA Troop Representa-tive, Chaplain Aideand JuniorAssistant Scoutmaster.

He was elected into the Orderof the Arrow, LowwapaneuLodge #191in 2010, completinghisOrdeal in May of that year.In 2011, he became a Brother-hood member. He has earned28 merit badges, the WorldConservation Award, and theGod and Country ReligiousAward and has completed theGettysburg National Park His-toric Trail Hike.

Rinkwill bea senioratAbingtonHeights HighSchoolthis fall.He has taken honorsclasses in English, Science,Russianand engineeringthepast three years. He has earned

two gold medals and one silvermedal over three years in theRussianOlympiada Competi-tion and an honorable mentionin the 2010 National Russian

Essay Contest. In April 2012,he was inducted into theNa-tional Honor Society. He plansto become an engineer.

Rinks Eagle Project wasresurfacing the sideyard at theClarks Green United MethodistChurch where Troop 251 holdsits weekly meetings. His projectinvolved spreading top soil tocoverup roots and unevenre-gions oftheyard withhis 30volunteers. Afterward scoutsspread lime and fertilizer beforeplanting fresh grass. Combined,Rinkand his volunteers spentmore than170 hours planningand carrying out the project.Rink, a member of ClarksGreen United MethodistChurch, continues to helpmaintainthe yard. He was hon-ored at Boy Scout Troop 251sEagleBanquet and Court ofHonor May 27 at theMontdaleCountry Club.

Scout earns Eagle

Kenneth M. Rink, Eagle Scout

The Wright Center forGraduate Medical Educationannounced that its board ofdirectors selected Linda Tho-mas-Hemak, MD as the newPresident and CEO.

Thomas-Hemak has beenwith The Wright Centerformore than 12 years, serving asProgram Director, InternalMedicine, and also leading theteam at The Wright Center forPrimary Care Mid Valleypractice. She will continueactively practicing academicprimary care, as a dually

board certified Internal Med-icine and Pediatrics providertaking care of multi-gener-ational families.

The Wright Center for Pri-mary Care Mid Valley practicewill open an 18,000 squarefoot, $5.8 million primary caredelivery and inter-professionalworkforce development clin-ical showcase this August.

WrightCenternames new

president

Dr.

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Biking along the crowdedboardwalk in Ocean City onJuly4th, I had to be careful notto collide with other bikers,runners and walkers. Therewere people of allages, fam-iliesexercising together.I saw afather and son on a bicycle fortwo, three generations in asurrey cart and a mother andher teenage daughter runningsideby side. There were severalolder folks being pushed inwheelchairsand small children

ridingwith theaid of trainingwheels.

Weve been vacationing atthe Jerseyshore for years, rent-inga house with extended fam-ily and friends. The role ofexercise in the shore house haschanged dramatically. Beforeweall had kids, thecompetitionwasin the drinking games wedplay into the wee hours. A goodgame of quarters at night wouldgivewayto a lotof groggyyoungadults wakingmidday,just in time to get to the beach.When thebabies started toarrive,the focus was on tryingtoget a few hours ofsleep. Noone had the energyto exerciseas our childrens fussiness wasexacerbated by the close quar-tersand unfamiliar surround-ings.

Thisyear the shift was clear.All oftheadults and a goodportion of the children in thehouse got out and exercisedeach morning. We had a moth-er/father team that ran to thebeach and thenswam along theshore. One morning they re-galed us with the storyofswimmingnext to a large stingray. My sister and her husbandgo running and myteenageniece joined them. They cameback to tell of their block-long

sprints and who had won thatday. My husband and I packbikes, one child and one adult-sized, and wego out in pairs. Itwasinteresting each morning tosee who was up and outfirst,who ran or biked thefarthestand if anyone of us dared toskip a workout and just sleep in.

When I was a kid, wedidntexercise with our parents. Myfather playedtennis with hisfriends and mymother took asporadic jazzercise class. I wasinto ballet and softball, butthose activities didnt follow meinto adulthood. I was already amother of twobeforeexercisebecame a part of my routine. I

had tried gyms and aerobics in

my20s.Backthen, as a doughygirl with an affinity for beerand potato chips, I really need-ed it.But it wasnt untilBrowns Gym nearlyten yearsago, that I caught on.

Maybe it was thefree child-care, an attractive perk for a24/7stay-at-home mom. May-be it was my new, fit, momfriends who provided not onlysocial interaction, but peerpressure to go. When my tod-dlers would whine and say they

didnt want to go along withme, Id have to remind themthatit was I who cartedthem toallof their classes and sportsand waited for them. Couldntthey showme thesamerespect?Id remind themthat its healthyfor parents to exercise, so wecan be strong and livelong. Ireminded myselfthat I wasrole-modeling healthy habits.

Mom,when can I join thegym? Ive heard this refrainfor thepastfew years from myoldest. I look forward to thedayshe isof age towork out along-sideme.

In addition to the effortsourchildren see myhusband and Imake to exercise, (frequentconversations about whose turnit isto go, since the baby isstilltoo young for Browns childcare room) they have otherpositive influences in the com-munity. Our neighbor is a mara-thonrunner and often invitesour children to train with her.Theres the Waverly Waddle,whichplenty of themiddleschool kidsparticipatein everyyear. There are kids gymslikeFitwize and My Gymin Scran-ton,which have offered classesas part of Waverly Elementarysafter school program. Mydaughters Brownie troop took

Zumbatogether and thereis along list of sports offered byWaverly township for a nominalfee.

There is so much chatter inthe media about the sedentaryscreen time habits of kidstoday. On the other hand,itseems there are plentyof chil-dren toobusyrunningto keepup with their parentsto sit stillfor long.

Parenthood,Abington

Stylewith Adriane Heine

A family that sweats together

Adriane Heine and her husband,

Doug, own Dublins Pub in West

Scranton and are raising their three

daughters in Waverly. Contact her at

[email protected] or

with column questions or suggesti-

ons.

OBITUARYMargaret R. Gallagher

died July 12, one day afterher 70th birthday, at MosesTaylor Hospital, Scranton.

Her husband is John W.Gallagher; the couple hadbeen married for 47 years.

Born in Wyoming County,she was the daughter of thelate James and ElizabethRoss Lancaster. She was a1961 graduate of Falls Over-field High School. In addi-tion to her work as a diet-ician, she worked for manyyears at Skate A Way RollerRink, and she was mostrecently employed as a chefat Keystone College. Sheenjoyed roller skating, fish-ing and trips to the casino.

Also surviving is a broth-

er George Lancaster, LakeWinola; a sister Jean Falh,Easton; a niece, Linda Os-lin, Nicholson; two neph-

ews, Robert Oslin, N.C. andRaymond Oslin, Meshop-pen; and a g reat niece, LoriOslin, Nicholson.

She was preceded indeath by a sister, Betty Os-lin.

Funeral service will beprivate at the convenienceof the family.

Arrangements are entrust-ed to the care of the Law-rence E. Young FuneralHome, 418 S. State St.,Clarks Summit. To sign theonline guestbook, visitwww.lawrenceeyoungfuner-alhome.com.

Margaret R. Gallagher

July12, 2012

EugeneWalshSr.,89, ofNorth Scranton died Tuesday,July10, at theGino Merli Vet-eransCenterin Scranton.Hewasthe husband ofBetty Dick-insonWalshfor 61years.

Bornin Scranton,he was sonof thelate Josephand BerthaMiller Walsh. Hewas a WorldWar II armyveteran.Afterretiring fromYellowFreight heworked for UnitedNeighborCenter. He was a memberoftheClarksSummit VFWPost# 7060.

Surviving are children,grandchildren, greatgrand-children, severalniecesand

nephews anda brother PaulWalshandhis wife Dorothy.He was precededin death by

twobrothersJackand Al Walshand a grandson Shawn Walsh.

Per hisrequest therewill be aprivate gravesideservice atGreenwoodCemetery in Glen-dale.

Arrangementsare entrustedto the LawrenceE. YoungFuneral Home, 418 S.State St.ClarksSummit Pa.18411.Tosignthe onlineguestbook, goto www.lawrenceeyoungfuner-alhome.com.

Eugene Walsh Sr.

July 10, 2012

CLARKS GREEN- TheClarks Green Borough Councilmet for its monthly meetingJuly1l. Council discussed theprogress in converting thesewer billing from the Penn-sylvania Water Company to theborough. The first bill from theborough will arrive in Septem-ber and reflect any delinquentpayments from the Pennsylva-nia Water Company. Councilwill send out a letter to resi-dents providing more informa-tion on the new billing.

Council voted to purchase aNo Through Traffic sign forthe parking lot behind theborough building becausemany members of councilexpressed safety concerns.Council President Keith Wil-liams read a letter of resigna-tion from Council member JillShanrock. She stated in theletter that her resignation is dueto increasing responsibilitiesfrom her full-time job. Herresignation will go into effectthe last day of July.

Council is seeking applicantsfrom Clarks Green to fill thevacancy. Applications andinquiries can be sent to JanBrown at [email protected].

C.G. councilmember resignsCouncil seeks applicants to

fill board vacancy.

BY EMILY CULLEY


A Wine Tasting Party to benefit the Dalton Community Li-brary will be held at Maiolatesi Wine Cellars, Sunday, August19 from 3 to 5 p.m. The cost is a $20 donation. For details, visitthe library at 113 East Main StreetDalton or call 570. 563.2014

Wine party to support library

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Wine tastingparticipants a tthe 2011 eventheld at Maiola-tesi Wine Cel-lars, Scott Twp.

Arthur D.Wilson, 72,of Spring-ville diedFriday morn-ing, July 13at Robert

Packer Hospital, Sayre. Artwas born in Scranton onJanuary18, 1940 the son ofthe late Eston and MildredMcGraw Wilson. Arthur wasa teacher at the AbingtonHeights High School. He wasa member of the Tunkhan-nock Rotary and Kiwanis, amember of the TunkhannockMoose Lodge #1276, theEndless Mountain GardenClub, and the Chinchilla Vol.Fire Dept.

Surviving are his wifeCharlene W. Wilson, a sonEdward Wilson of Margaret-ville, N.Y., a sister MildredYoung of Melbourne Beach,Fla.

Art was a wonderful coachand innovator. He started theswim program at AbingtonHeights in 1967 and the soc-cer team in the early 1980s.He also coached track andvolleyball and ended hiscareer as the AbingtonHeights Athletic Director.Art was not only an excellentcoach but an outstandingathlete. The records he set inhis senior year for the 220,440 and 880 yard runs atAbington Heights have neverbeen broken.

A memorial service will beheld at St Peters EpiscopalChurch on RT 6 in Tunk-hannock at 10 a.m. August 4,with Rev. Lou Diva officiat-ing. Cremains will be presentand a light luncheon willfollow at the church.

For an online condolence,visit www.aplitwinfuneral-homes.com

Arthur D. Wilson

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ArtsEtc...

Ciao! Last week students

in the Dietrich Food & Cul-ture Around the World classstarted their culinary trav-els in Italy. Under the direc-tion of Seasons RestaurantsExecutive Chef Bruce Arro-wood and the Dietrichs Cul-tural Assistant Laurel Rad-zieski, 11 young chefs be-tween the ages of 10 and 16learned some of the tradi-tions of Italy as well as cre-ated some of that countrysmost well known foods. Inless than 90 minutes, thegroup had whipped up meat-balls, miniature pizzas aswell as biscotti. And believeme, it all smelled delicious.

Plus Bruce and Laurel taughtthe kids about proper foodhandling and restaurantkitchen hygiene. This weekthe kids will be touring Mex-ico on their culinary adven-ture. I cant wait to see (andtaste) what they create. Wewould like to thank Brucefor volunteering his time andsharing his talent with usthrough this class.

Students will not onlylearn about cuisine thismonth at the Dietrich, butthey can also experience thejoy of making music. Nextweek those talented and zanyguys from Sadie Green Sales

Jugband will be back at thetheater to teach a weeklongclass called Jammin in aJugband. David Driskell andTimothy Walker, Pennsylva-nia Council on the Arts ros-tered artists, will teach chil-dren between the ages of sixand 12 how to make musicwith homemade instrumentssuch as the washboard, wash-tub bass, spoons, whistles,saws and jug. The class willalso learn about conventionalinstruments such as the gui-tar banjo, clarinet and sax-ophone. Classes will be heldon July 23, 24, 25 and 27from 10 to 11:15 a.m. At theend of the class, studentswill be invited to performwith the band at CelebrateSummer at the River on Sat-urday, July 28 at 3 p.m. atTunkhannocks RiversidePark. Sounds like fun, right?Class admission is free, butspace is limited. So call usnow at 570.996.1500 formore information or to signup.

If your child is more in-terested in the visual arts, theDietrich will present a campduring the same week that isgeared more for aspiringartists. Artists-in-residence

Steve and Amy Colley willguide students on a fun-filledadventure in Trash to Trea-sures Camp. During thiscamp, children between theages of five and 12 will usetheir imaginations as they

MORETHAN

MOVIESDietrich Theater

Erica Rogler

See Dietrich, Page 11

Visual Arts/Performing Arts

Gazebo Concert at Oak-wood Terrace, July 19 from

2 to 4 p.m. Entertainer Ex-traordinaire Bill Kuklewiczwillperform alltypes of mu-sic on his accordion. Cost:free.

Drive- In DowntownOutdoor Movie Series, onCourthouse Square, Scran-ton.MoviesincludeRocky

July19and another,TBA,Ju-ly 26. All movies begin at 9p.m.

Literary Arts

New Visions Writers

Showcase,July21,from7 -9p.m. at New Visions StudioandGallery, 201 Vine Street,Scranton. Info: 878.3970 ornewvisionsstudio.com.

Playwriting for the HighSchool Student, at McDadeCenter for Literary and Per-

formingArts, weekdays July23 -August 3 from 9 - 11:30a.m. A hands-on workshopfor high school students.Cost: $300. Info: www.the-scrantonplayers.com or941.6327.

Arts, Craftsand More

Lackawanna CountyMarketing YourArt artsPR seminar, July 18 from6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Library

Express Branch in TheSteamtown Mall. Cost: free.Register/info: 963.6590, ext.106 or [email protected].

27th Annual AudubonArt and CraftFestival, July21and 22 at WallenpaupackIntermediate and MiddleSchool Complex, Route 6,Hawley, from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Proceeds benefit Envi-ronmentalScholarship Fund.Cost: $5. Children under 12free. Freeparking.

Jamminin a Jugband,attheDietrichTheaterindown-town Tunkhannock July 23,24,25,and 27from1011:15a.m. For ages 6 12. Partici-pants will join TimothyWalker and David Driskell,

PCA rostered artists, to cre-ate and make music withhomemade instruments.They will also be invited toperform withthebandat Cel-ebrate Summer at the RiverJuly28 at3 p.m.at Tunkhan-nocks RiversidePark.Regis-ter: 996.1500. Cost:Free.

Last weeks winner:

Olive Darlingof Clarks Summit

Last weeks answer:Sally Field

New Visions Stu-dio and Gallerywill present Ka-

tie Hovencamp, AllisonLaRussa and EvanWest, with an exhibit ofpaintings, multi-mediaworks and sculpture,July 18 to 29. The artistreception will be heldJuly 20 from 6 to 9p.m. Hovencamp cre-ates paintings, illustra-tions, sculptures andperformances. Thevisual artist was born inNewton, N.J. and grewup in the PoconoMountains. She beganstudying art at theBaum School of Art in

Allentown, then movedto Phoenix, Ariz.,where she received herBachelors in Fine Artsfrom Arizona StateUniversity. She is cur-rently pursuing herMasters in Fine Artsdegree from Pennsylva-nia State University.

My work exploresthe connection betweenthe modern world andfairy tales, Hovencampsaid. These familiartales have been passeddown for generations.When these stories aretold, there are specificcharacters we choosethat influence how we

determine our ownmorality.

LaRussa, of Scran-ton, is a Keystone Col-lege alum and self-taught artist. A painterand multi-media artist,

"Envy" by Allison LaRussa

"Duet" by Evan West

Mixing artSee mixing, Page11

Ten thousand sixhundred years ago,the city of Scranton

was buried under a mileof ice, said Gene Moyer,wood carver, science buffand author of four books.Currently exhibited atThe Anthracite Heritage

Museum at McDade Park,Scranton, through August19, are 50 pieces ofMoyers sculptures thatreflect and embrace hisfascination with biolog-ical history and his talentas a wood carver.

Ice Age Mammals isthe title of the exhibit,although his collection ofworks also includes theevolution of mammalsthat lead to the Ice Age,showing the progressionof the mammals andtheir life forms - thathave evolved or devel-oped in response to theirchanging environments.There is not one IceAge, said the ClarksSummit resident, who hasdevoted countless hoursfollowing his retirementmore than a decade ago,to researching the Earthsgeological periods andwhittling away at chunksof exotic hardwood.There were countlessnumbers of Ice Ages inthe history of the earth.

Rest comfortably know-ing that, according toMoyer, We probably willnot see another one (Ice

Age) for 12,000 years.The last Ice Age ended10,600 years ago.

He said of his exhibit,

I always combine artwith science The thingthat makes me tick is thatI like art with science. Bylooking at this exhibit,you would learn thatthere really is an Abo-minable Snowman in theform of a giant ape. Youwould learn about howthe Mastodons

evolvedThe exhibit, which fol-

lows a chronological or-der and is arranged ontables throughout the mu-seum with accompanyingdescriptions of the peri-ods, covers 65 millionyears of geological evolu-tion, beginning with theMegazostrodon of theEarly Jurassic period, andculminating with carvingsof one of the great won-ders of the natural world,Niaga ra Falls, WesternNew York Stat e.

His sculptures areetched out of black wal-nut with literally thou-sands of small indenta-tions that affect the re-flected and absorbedproper ties of ligh t in eachpiece .

Moyer referred to histextured style of sculptingas a kind of pointillismin wood. He added, Allof these pieces are carvedfrom black walnut. It(black walnut) is my fa-vorite, because its themost beautiful wood.

The sculptor begancarving wood out of bore-dom. I was on vacation

one day, and I had a pieceof wood in the garage. Itook it (the wood) outsideand as I was sitting onthe steps, I started scrap-ing it against the edge ofthe steps. I had no tools.I did this beautiful littlesailboat and at the end of

the day I showed myfather, and he said,How did you do

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JOAN MEAD-MATSUI

Katarina Montoro, 11, Scrantonand her grandmother, MaryTheresa Montoro, both ofScranton, with sculptor GeneMoyer.

Art educationClarks Summit residentcombines sculpture, scienceBY JOAN MEAD-MATSUI


See Educate, Page 11

What characters voice does Denis Leary play in "Ice Age: Continental Drift"?


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CROSSWORD ANSWERS FROM PAGE 4

A recent shipment of newbooks to the AbingtonCommu-nityLibraryincluded a treasuretrove of mysteries,some byestablished authorsof suspenseandothersby newcomersjustjoining their ranks. Look fororput in a request forone or moreof the following:

Aunt Dimity andthe VillageWitch, byNancyAtherton. Afragment of a family diary hintsthat one ofMrs.Amelia This-tles ancestors might have beenMistress Meg, theMad Witch

of Finch.Followinga series ofcryptic clues hidden around thesleepy village,Lori Shepherdsetsoff to helpAmeliadiscoverthe truth. With Aunt Dimitysotherworldlyhelp, Lori inchescloser to thetruestory ofMis-tress Meg--- andAmelia.

Burning Midnight: an AmosWalker Novel, by LorenD.Estleman. Walker, longtimeprivate investigator, is called onto intervene when16-year-oldErnesto Pasada, a member ofone of Detroits most powerfulMexican gangs,the Maldados,becomesinvolved in a feudwitha rival gang, the Zapatistas,thathas escalated intoviolence.His instincts tell him thatsome-thing darkerthan gang enmity isbehind the havocand thatif hedoesnt find Ernesto soon, theteenager may bea victimof theviolence.

Antiques Disposal,by Bar-bara Allan. BrandyBorne andhermother, Vivian, have thewinning bid on an abandonedstorageunits mystery con-tents, which they discover in-cludes a vintagecornet,butwhen they arrive to claim theirloot, the space is empty, exceptforthe recently stowed bodyofBig Jim Bob,Vivians formerflame. Thenan intruder breaks

into theBorne homeand makesoff with thecornet,but why isthe hornworthkilling for?

A BadDay forMercy,bySophie Littlefield. Fifty-oneyear old Stella Hardesty learnsthather step-nephew, Chip, hasbeen threatened withbodily

harm ifhe doesnt settle hisunpaid gambling debts, butwhen shearrives at Chips homein Wisconsin, shemust confrontChipand his girlfriend, Natalya,about themantheyinsist wasalreadydead when they foundhim.Suspicious, but compelledto helpfamily, Stella goes abouttrackingdown other suspects.

Hush Money,by Chuck

Greaves.When Hush Puppy,Pasadena socialiteSydney Ev-eretts champion showhorse,dies under mysterious circum-stances, junior lawyer JackMcTaggart is assigned to han-dle the insurance claim. Thecase soon takes an unexpectedturn, however, thrustingJackintoa spiraling web of black-mail and murderin whichhefindshimselfboth the primesuspect andthe next likely vic-tim.

LIBRARY NEWS

BY MARYANN MCGRATH

The Abington Community Library is

located at 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks

Summit. Visit our website,

www.lclshome.org/abington to regis-

ter online for events or call the

library at 570. 587.3440.Dont have a library card? Register

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

libraryinfo/library_card_reg.asp.

The Sculpted Ice WorksFactory Tour and NaturalIce Harvesting Museumoffereda free snow coneand donated $1from eachadmission to theLake Wal-lenpaupackWatershedManagement District July5.

MarkCrouthamel, ownerof Sculpted Ice Works, said,We are proud to supportcommunity organizations.The Lake WallenpaupackWatershed ManagementDistrict workshardto keepLake Wallenpaupack cleanfor everyone.

TheLWWMD is a multi-governmental, nonprofitcorporation that managesthe Lake Wallenpaupack

watershed and addresseswater quality problems.

Eachyear, Sculpted IceWorks manufactures morethan12,000 crystal clear icecarving blocks in their plantand transforms them intoicesculptures of allsizes.Crouthamel, master carverandfounderof SculptedIceWorksin 1999, has spentseveral years developing afactory tour of theice plantanda museumto capturethe history of naturallyharvested ice, with a focuson the Pocono region. Yearsago, harvesting lake iceintheregion was both a largecommercial industry as wellas done locally for farmsand families. The museum

will showcase local iceharvesting tools,uses of icebefore refrigeration andhowice wasdelivered. En-terinto themodern iceplant, and watch howclearice is manufactured today.Take a glimpse through thewindows into the freezerandlearnhow icesculpturesaremadein theSculptedIceWorks Factory Tour.

Open daily, summerhours are Monday-Saturdayfrom10a.m. to5 p.m.andSundays from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. Admission is $5 andchildren under 3 arefree.Sculpted Ice Worksis locat-ed in Lakeville, on Route590, between Hawley andHamlin.

Mark Crouthamel, owner of Sculpted Ice Works Factory Tour and Ice Harvest Museum, and NickSpinelli, executive director of Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District, in front of thewater management system at the Sculpted Ice Works plant in Lakeville.

Ice, then and now

that? I said, I was scrap-ing against the steps. Hesaid, You did what youspent the whole day scrap-

ing the steps? Did youdamage the steps? But,when it was finished, Ihad this beautiful littlesailboat and it looked al-most real, and I had doneit without any tools, saidMoyer.

I started doing Christ-mas decorations for ourfamily Christmas tree-carving harder woodwith a knife, I was able toput in more detai ls. Andfrom there, I said, Wait aminute If I can doChristmas decorations, I

can probably do real art-work, real sculpture, andthat was the case. So I hada hidden talent for sculp-ture

His previous one-manexhibits at the AnthraciteMuseum include Amer-

ica: A Portrait of the Na-tion in Wood, and Coaland Water: Life Formsfrom the Coal Age to thePresent. His books areavailable for sale at themuseum.

On July 25, 10 a.m.,Moyer will present a lec-ture on the Ice Age Mam-mals exhibit. Children willbe admit ted for free andMoyer will also offer afree raffle of his art. Moreinformation is available atanthracitemuseum.org orby calli ng 570.96 3.4804

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she also works extensivelyin collage art.

LaRussa said, I searchfor an intensity of emotionand depth through an explo-ration of texture, unfoldingthe many layers. I observethe internal complexitiesand intricacies within us, invarious surroundings andcultures. My mind delvesinto the beauty within dark-nessthe mystery, thechaos, dissection of frag-ments, the raw edges we areafraid to show.

West creates fancifulsculptures from objectsfound in everyday life, turn-

ing them every whichwayupside down, insideout. His paintings with vi-brantly- colored canvasesshow worlds as alien asthey are familiar.

He studied in Rome in2008 and worked with theMuseo de Moderna helpinginstall two Sol Lewitt walldrawings the museum re-cently had acquired. He hasbeen exhibiting in Scrantonfor the past two years, andhis work can be found inprivate coll ections in Tam-pa, Honolulu, Green Bayand Philadelphia. He re-ceived his Bachelor of Fine

Art with a concentration insculpture from KutztownUniversity in 2008.

MIXINGContinued from Page 10

turn a pile of recycledhousehold items into artis-tic treasure. This form of3-D collage really helpskids develop their creativityas they learn about theenvironment and recycling.Camp will be held Mondaythrough Friday, July 23through July 27 from 4 to

And dont forget to markyour calendars now forCelebrate Our Summer atthe River in TunkhannocksRiverside Park. Join us onSaturday, July 28 for livemusic, nature activities forall ages, mural painting,yoga by the river, a RiverFloat, a zoo mob

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