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211 South State Street, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Phone 587-1148 / Fax [email protected] / www.theabingtonjournal.com

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INDEX

LOCAL FLAVORPage 4

GOODS & SERVICES

Page 16DINING OUTPage 28

NIGHTLIFEPage 35

PROFESSIONALSPage 36


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B E S T O F T H E A B I N G T O N S 2 0 1 1 : L O C A L F L A V O R

COMMITTED TO LIFELONG LEARNING

Thank You for voting us Child-Centered Entertainment/Activityand Librarians Leah Ducato Rudolph and Sandy Longo.

We Would LikeTo Thank YouFor Voting Us

Best Breakfast/BrunchFor The Second Year

We AppreciateYour Votes and

Business

BANDWinner: Mace In Dickson, www.maceindickson.com. Per-

forming in one form or another

for close to 20 years, the band,

made up of Dave Maciak, Brian

Sarafinko, Dan Williams, Bill Ba-

racaia, Carl Breese and Sarah J.

Williams,crediteda loyalarea fan

base with their longevity. The

Abington community has always

been great about coming out to

see us, said Sarafinko. As a wayof repaying thecommunity, Sara-

finko said the band tries to do 15

to 20benefit shows eachyear. For

a list of upcoming performances

visit the bands website.

Runner up: Abington Heights

Marching Band, 222 Noble Rd,

Clarks Summit, 570.585.5300.

SOLO MUSICIANWinner: Barbara Cohen,laugh-

[email protected]. Cohen

began playing guitar at age 14.

Originally interested in folk mu-sic, she eventually moved on to

blues and rock and roll, and then

jazz standards. She studied jazz

vocal technique with Sheila Jor-

dan and Nancy Morano, and gui-

tar with BillWasher, and credited

her teachers, as well as the musi-

cians who join her on stage for

performances, with winning this

award. I always surround myself

withthebestplayersI canforany

gig that I do, said Cohen.

Runner up: Marko Marcinko,

Scranton.

POLITICIANWinner: State Rep. Sid Mi-

chaels Kavulich, 802 S. Main St,

Taylor, 570.562.2350; 1038 Mont-

dale Rd., Scott Township,

570.254.9672, http://www.pa-

house.com/Kavulich/index.asp.

Currently serving his first term

as state representative of the

114th District,Kavulichsaid he is

honored to be given this award.Im here for the people, and for

thepeople toshow theirtrustand

support in me is an honor, said

Kavulich. And, now its time to

repay that trust, andto do what I

was electedto do andthats serve

the people of the 114th District

and Pennsylvania.

Runner up: Clarks Summit

Borough Council President Ger-

rie Carey, 304 S. State St. ClarksSummit.

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMWinner: Abington Heights

Comets Baseball Team, 222 No-

ble Rd, Clarks Summit,

FLAVORContinued from Page 4

See FLAVOR, Page 8

ABINGTON JOURNALFILE PHOTO

Winner, Artist/Painter/Sculptor: Val Kiser

ABINGTON JOURNAL/FILE PHOTO

Winner, SoloMusician:BarbaraCohen

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner,Photog-rapher:AmandaGrace

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner, Band: Mace in Dickson. Shown, from left: Dave Maciack, Dan Williams, BrianSarafinko, Bill Baracaia and Sarah J. Williams.


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Winner, (tie) High School Female Athelete: Abington Heights Mag-gie Fruehan, left, shoots over Wyoming Valley Wests Tara Zdan-cewicz in a District 2 Girls 4A semifinal game at Scranton HighSchool.


Winner, (tie) High School Female Athlete: Abington Heights JoettaHashem, center, shoots between Wyoming Valley West defendersKate Smicherko, left, and Tara Zdancewicz in a District 2 Girls 4Asemifinal game at Scranton High School.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/DON MCGLYNN

Winner, Teacher: Jacqui Verano, Clarks Summit Elementary School.


Winner, (tie) Librarian:SandyLongo and LeahDucato Rudolph, Abington CommunityLibrary.

PHOTOCOURTESY BETHMILLER

Winner, College Campus: Keystone College, LaPlume.


Right, Winner, Child -CenteredEntertainment/Activity: Abington

Community Library.Shown, Childrens Librarian Mary Ann

McGrath, at childrens story hour.Below, Winner, Theater Group:

Electric Theatre Company


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570.585.5300. Winning the ClassAAA championship in 2009, andmaking it to the second round of

the district playoffs in 2010, thebaseball team has experienced alot of success over the past fewyears. Head coach Bill Zalewski

credited it all to his teams workethic. The coach only does somuch, its the players that reallydictatewhattheprogramis going

to do, and what direction its go-ing to go, said Zalewski. Imex-

tremely proud of every play-er.its a great honor.

Runner up: Abington HeightsComets Football Team, 222 No-ble Rd, Clarks Summit,570.585.5300.

HIGH SCHOOL COACH

Winner: Bill Zalewski, Abing-ton Heights High School Base-ball Coach, 222 Noble Rd, Clarks

Summit, 570.585.5300. Enteringhis fourth season as head coach,

Zalewski, a former pitchingcoach for Lackawanna College,Keystone College and PittstonArea, hashelped turn theComets

into Class AAA champions in2009, and a serious contendereach year. Upon taking over theteam, Zalewski said he tried tocreate a senseof unityamongthe

players, which he feels has led to

their success. I guess we justtried to make it a family, andlearn to trust each other, believe

in each other and play baseball,said Z alewski.

Runner up: Ken Bianchi,Abington Heights High School

Boys Basketball Coach, 222 No-

ble Rd. Clarks Summit,

570.585.5300

HIGH SCHOOL

MALE ATHLETE

Winner: Justin Klingman,Abington Heights High School

Basketball, 222 Noble Rd. Clarks

Summit, 570.585.5300. Kling-

man has had a lot of success on

Abington Heights High Schools

basketball, soccer and baseball

teams. While he said his favorite

sport is always the one currently

in season, his proudest moment

has beenbeing a part of theClass

AAA 2009 championship base-

ball team. I was a sophomore,and I got to be around a lot of

good players who were great

leaders, said Klingman.

Runner up: James Fruehan,Abington Heights High School

Wrestling, 222 Noble Rd. Clarks

Summit, 570.585.5300. A three

-sport varsity athlete since his

freshmen year at Abington

Heights High School, Fruehan

credited his success to his invol-vement in football, wrestling and

trackand field.Eachoneof them

complements theother, andeach

one helps you get ready for the

other, both mentally and physi-

cally, said Freuhan.

HIGH SCHOOL

FEMALE ATHLETE

(tie) Winner: Maggie Fruehan,Abington Heights High School

Girls Basketball, 222 Noble Rd.


Fruehan said natural talent

helped her get on the Abington

Heights High School volleyball,

basketball and track and field

teams, but dedication has helped

her succeed.I put ina lotof time

and hard work to be successful,

saidFruehan. Thesenior saidherproudest achievement has been winning districts in all threesports, at least once, during hercareer.

(Tie) Winner: Joetta Hashem,Abington Heights High SchoolGirls Basketball, 222 Noble Rd.Clarks Summit, 570.585.5300. Amemberof thebasketball, volley-ball and softball teams for Abing-ton Heights High School, Hash-em said she was surprised and

honored to be receiving thisaward. She credits a passion forhersports, andstrongwork ethicwithhelpingher becomesuccess-ful in all three.

COLLEGE CAMPUS

Winner: Keystone College, 1College Green, La Plume,570.696.9511, www.keystone.e-du.KeystoneAcademywas origi-nally chartered by the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania in 1868, with instruction beginning the

followingyearin thelocalBaptistchurch in Factoryville. In 1870,

ground was broken on the cur-rent site for the Academys firstbuilding, Harris Hall, named af-ter John Howard Harris, firstpresident of Keystone. HarrisHallcontinues to serve KeystoneCollege today. Currently, the Col-lege offers 19 bachelors de-

grees,13 associate degrees andenrolls a diverse student bodyfrom throughout the U.S. andmore than10 countries. The Col-

lege also participates in DivisionIII athletics, fielding15 mens and

womens teams.Runner up: Bap-

tistBible College, 538 VenardRd,Clarks Summit, 570.586.5517.


ABINGTON JOURNAL/STEPHANIEWALKOWSKI

Winner, High

School Male

Athlete: Justin

Klingman, Abing-

ton Heights Bas-

ketball, Baseball

and Soccer.


Runner up, High

School Male

Athlete: James

Fruehan, AbingtonHeights

Football, Track and

Field and Wres-

tling.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner, Politician:Sid Michaels Kavulich.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/STEPHANIEWALKOWSKI

Winner, High School Coach:Bill Zalewski, Abington Heights

Baseball.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ANTONIACASTRO

Winner, (tie) College Professor:Cathy Kanaley,Keystone College.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner (tie) College Professor:

JeffBrauer, Keystone College.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/STEPHANIE WALKOWSKI

See FLAVOR, Page 6

Winner, High School Team: Abington Heights High School Baseball.


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Above, Winner, Gym: Browns Gym.


Above, Winner, Seasonal Event: Clarks SummitFestival of Ice. Shown, a crowd gathers Feb.18 asSculpted Ice Works Mark Crouthamel, begins carv-ing a sculpture of the former Northern ElectircRailway Trolley at the Frontier Communications,108 N. State St., Clarks Summit. The seventhannual Clarks Summit Festival of Ice featured thetheme "A Moment Frozen in Time: Clarks SummitCentennial 1911-2011."


Above, Winner,Bazaar: Our Lady of the

Snows/Church of St. Bene-dict Country Bazaar.

Shown, Anna Mae Pritchykof Clarks Summit prepares

a sandwich.


Left, Winner, Mind and Body Class: Body Dynamic Yoga Fitness.Shown from left, Sarah Epp, fitness instructor and Julie Tinkelman, owner.


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COLLEGE PROFESSOR(tie) Winner: Cathy Kanaley,

Keystone College, 1 College

Green, La Plume, 570.945.8000, www.keystone.edu, Cathy.kana-

[email protected]. Cathy Kana-ley is a Student Pennsylvania

State Education Association Ad-visorand Instructorof theEduca-

tionDivision. Kanaleyhasa bach-elors degree from SUNY Oswe-

go and a Master of Educationfrom Syracuse University.

(tie) Winner: Jeff Brauer, Keys-toneCollege,1 College Green, LaPlume, 570.945.8000,

[email protected], Asso-ciate Professor of History at

Keystone College. Jeff Brauer

works in the division of Socialand Behavioral Sciences. He has

a bachelors degree fromThe Uni- versity of Scranton; and a Mas-

ters from TheCollegeof St. Rose

TEACHERWinner: Jacqui Verano, Clarks

Summit Elementary, 401 WestGrove St., Clarks Summit,

570.585.7300. Currently teach-ing third grade at Clarks Summit

Elementary, Verano said her fa-voritepart ofher job isbeing able

to watch the children grow fromthe beginning of the year to the

end. She said she is grateful that

she has been able to do it in theAbington Heights School Dis-

trict forthe past20 years.Abing-

ton Heights is a great school dis-trict and we have wonderful par-ents and children and it makesme feel fortunate to be able to

teach here , said Verano.

Runner up: Marissa Cottell,Clarks Summit Elementary, 401West Grove St. Clarks Summit.

LIBRARIAN(tie) Winner: Leah Ducato Ru-

dolph, Abington Community Li-brary, 1200 West Grove St. ClarksSummit, 570.587.3440, http://www.lclshome.org/abington/in-

dex.php. This is the third timeRudolph has won this award

since taking over as library direc-tor in 2005. She credited every-one involved with the AbingtonCommunity Library with herwinningthe award. This is really

a teamaward,said Rudolph.Allthe credit goes to the staff, andthe board. I accept this on behalfof everyone involved with the li-

brary.

(tie)Winner: Sandy Longo,

Abington Community Library,1200 West Grove St, Clarks Sum-mit, 570.587.3400, http://www.lclshome.org/abington/in-

dex.php. The young adult librar-ian, Longo hashadthe opportuni-ty to work with library usersof allages. As advisor to three youth

groups shes had the chance toguide a number of young minds. These include the Anime Club,Teen Leadership Committee and

Story Time for Teens, which wasfounded by Amanda Pallo and

which Longo advises with Laura

Garoski. They have a reallyunique take on life, and theyrewilling to share it, Longo said of

the teens. Ivelearned a lotfromthem, much more than theyve

learned from me.

CHILD-CENTEREDENTERTAINMENT/ACTIVITY

Winner: Abington CommunityLibrary, 1200 West Grove St.Clarks Summit, 570.587.3440,http://www.lclshome.org/

abington/index.php. With anumber of activities, includingweekly story hours, summer andwinter reading groups, craft ac-

tivities, and guest speakers, theAbington Community Librarycan often be found packed withchildren ages 18 months old and

up. Its very rewarding to knowthat people consider us a child-friendly place, said Mary AnnMcGrath, head of childrens ser-

vices.

Runner up: Comm Camp, Wa-verly Community House,PO Box142, Waverly, 570.586.8191,

www.waverlycomm.org,

FITNESS INSTRUCTORWinner: Sharee Marciano,

Body Dynamic, 115 E. Grove St,Clarks Summit, 570.586.1188,http://bodydynamic.biz/. Own-er Julie Tinkelman said she was

proud of Marciano, who recentlymoved to Philadelphia, for win-ning this award for the secondyearin a row. Marciano hadbeen

a pilates instructor at Body Dy-namics since the business

opened two years ago. Sharee

was a great instructor, herclients

definitely miss her, said Tinkle-

man.

Runner-Up: Sarah Epp, Body

Dynamic, 115E. Grove, St, ClarksSummit,

GYM

Winner: Browns Gym, 1000 S.

State St, Clarks Summit,

570.586.3481, http://

www.brownsgym.net. Owned by

JimBrown, andlast years winner

of thisaward, Browns Gymmade

a number of improvements this

year, including adding a new car-

dio area for more personalizedworkout training.

Runner-Up: Body Dynamic,


See FLAVOR, Page 13

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner, Martial Arts: Dalton UTA Karate

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner, Golf Course: Glen Oak Country Club.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ROB TOMKAVAGE

Winner, Local Nonprofit Project: Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.


Winner, Hotel: Nichols Village Hotel and Spa. Shown, from left:Amy Landry Skiba, Director of Special Events; Bob Jones, General

manager; Jeannine Dougherty, Front Desk Supervisor and Ra-chelle Choquette, Executive Sales Manager.


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Summit, 570.586.1188, http://

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Offering pilates andyoga class-

es , Body Dynamics owner Julie

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mit

DANCE SCHOOL

Winner: Devine School of

Dance, 1115 N. Abington Rd, Wa-

verly, 570.587.0807.A winner of

this award in 2008 and again in

2010, theDevine School of Dance

has been teaching classical bal-let, tap, jazz and lyrical dance at

the Waverly Community House

forthepast35years.Iguessthey

(the community) have respect,

and trust in us. We try to do a

good show every year, said own-

er Cassie Devine. The schools

show will be held at Abington

Heights High School May 21 at

7:30 p.m., for students in fifth

grade and up, and May 22 at 2p.m. for students ages three to

fourth grade. Former graduates

FLAVORContinued from Page11

See FLAVOR, Page 14

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner, Dance School:Devine School of Dance.Shown, first row, fromleft: Julia Farrell,Kendall Madera, MarniPentasuglio, OliviaGraves. Second row:

Riley Mulherin, AnnaKosierowski, ZoieSnyder, Megan Malone,Maddie Lucas. Thirdrow: Annie Kasmierski,Julia Braatz, AshleyHamilton, Claire Evans,Bryn Lindsay .

ABINGTONJOURNALCHRISTYCLARKE

Winner, Childrens Park: South Abington Community Park.Shown, from left: George Price Sr., Thomas George Brogan,

2,Clarks Summit; Gavin Veronica, 3, Buffalo, N.Y.; Michael Zarych-ta, 2, Tunkhannock; Jadin Walter, 4, Dalton.


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of the school are invited back forthis performance. Cost rangesfrom $7 to $15.

Runner up: Abington Heights

Civic League Dance Academy,

P.O. Box 461, Clarks Summit,570.587.3101

MARTIAL ARTSWinner: UTA Dalton Karate,113N. Turnpike Rd, Dalton,

570.563.1695, http://utadal-ton.com/. Since 1993, UTA Dal-ton Karate has been offering

Tang Soo Do, Tai Chi, Qigongand Korean Sword to students,ages three years old to 70, offer-ing individual and family classes.Were a friendly school, saidowner Bruce Steele. The pur-pose of a master is to serve hisstudents, and thats our philoso-phy. Everybody helps everybody

else.

Runner up: James Simrell

Mixed MartialArts, 3 WestOliveSt. Suite 210, Scranton, http://

www.jamessimrell.com/Sim-rell.aspx

BAZAARWinner: Our Lady of the

Snows/ St. Benedicts Country

Bazaar, 301. S. State St, Clarks

Summit. olssb.com,570.586.1741. A weekend of liveentertainment, games, food andother special events, the bazaarhas become an anticipated yearlyevent for the communitysince itsinception19 years ago. The foodis good, and the atmosphere isfamily friendlyeveryone seemsto have a good time, said Mon-signor James McGarry. This

years bazaar is scheduled forThursdaythrough Saturday, Aug.4 to 6.

Runner up: Dalton Carnival

hosted by Dalton Fire Company,

PO Box 684, Dalton.

SEASONAL EVENTWinner: Clarks Summit Festiv-

alof Ice, PO Box98, Clarks Sum-mit. 570.587.9045. AbingtonBusiness and Professional Asso-ciations executivedirector Laura

Ancherani, credited the festivalsdiverse entertainment with itssuccess. I think that it encom-

passes all ages from small chil-dren to senior citizens, said An-cherani of the festival which isgearing up for itseighth year. An-cherani added that the associ-ation is already thinking about

next year and has decided all theice sculptures will be based onLondon, the summer and winterOlympic Games, in honor of the2012 Olympics.

Runner up: Our Lady of theSnows/ St. Benedicts Country

Bazaar, 301 S. State St, ClarksSummit.

GOLF COURSEWinner: Glen Oak Country

Club, PO Box 514, Clarks Sum-mit, glenoakcc.com,570.587.4024. Founded in 1951,Glen Oak Country Club is an 18-holechampionship golfcourse.Afull -service driving range andshort- game practice center arethe golf services Glen Oak Coun-try Club offers its members. Ithink this shows that people ap-preciate the course, and all thehard work we put into it, said

club manager Jeff Spagna.

Runner Up: Country Club of

Scranton, 1001 Morgan Highway,Clarks Summit, 570.586.2311

SKI RESORTWinner: Elk Mountain, 344Elk

Mountain Rd, Uniondale, elks-kier.com, 570.679.4400. ElkMountain Vice President GreggConfer credited consistent,

quality snow, fromearly Decem-ber to April with the resorts suc-cess. A repeat winner of thisaward, Confer said We appre-ciate this award, and all the busi-ness from the Abington andScranton area, and we hope peo-ple continue to ski with us. Themountain features 27 slopes andtrails and six chairlifts,

Runner Up: Sno Mountain,

1000 Montage Mountain Rd,Scranton, 570.969.7669

CHILDRENS PARKWinner: South Abington Com-

munityPark, 104 Shady Lane Rd,Chinchilla, 570.586.5726. TheSouth Abington CommunityPark is more than just a walkingtrail and swing sets. I think wehavethe mostto offer, saidMarkDougherty about the activities atthe park. Dougherty is on the

Board of Supervisors for SouthAbington Township and one ofhis roles is working with parks

and recreations. He said thesplash fountains on the propertyare oneuniqueaspect ofthe park.

Runner Up: Waverly Commu-

nity House Playground, P.O. Box142, Waverly, 570.586.8191

PARK/TRAIL FOR OUTDOORACTIVITIES

Winner: South Abington Com-

munityPark, 104 Shady Lane Rd,Chinchilla, 570.586.5726

Runner Up: Lackawanna State

Park, RR 1 Box 230, Dalton.

HOTELWinner: Nichols Village Hotel

and Spa, 1101 Northern Blvd.,Clarks Summit. 570.587.1135, www.nicholsvillage.com/. Afive-time winner of the of thisaward, Nichols Village couldhave rested on itsreputation,butinstead theowners andstaff havetried to challenge themselves,continuing to improve the busi-ness and add new features, likethe recent addition of the Reju-

ven Essence Wellness Spa. Theone thing that hasnt changedoverthe years is theirattention tothe customers needs. I feel wetry and give the best customerservice possible, said generalmanager Bob Jones.

Runner up: Ramada, 820Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit.570.586.2730

LOCAL NON-PROFITPROJECT

Winner: Griffin Pond Animal

Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Rd.South Abington, 570-586-3700,http://www.griffinpondanimal-shelter.com/ Originally the Hu-mane Society of LackawannaCounty, the shelter offers a num-ber of services for animals, in-cluding providing shelter forhomeless, unwanted and abusedanimals. While the staff andthose involved with the shelterlove taking the animals in, theylove seeing them leave evenmore. The main thing is adop-tion, said board member JoePerfilio. Were trying to findthem homes.

Runner up: Marleys Mission

Inc, P.O. Box 505, Scranton.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERWinner: Marge Black,Waverly.

Over the years, Marge Black hasbeen involved with a number oforganizations and groups includ-

ing Waverly Community House,the Waverly Womans Club, Arti-sans Market Place, the SalvationArmy Advisory Board, and Joyce

Tresslers Jolly Volunteers. Imvery honored, Black said of theaward. I love people and enjoy

workingwith people andhelpingthem get involved, too.

Runner up: John and RachelBaildon, Clarks Summit.

PRODUCT MADE LOCALLYWinner: Spring Hills Farms

Hulls Maple Syrup, RR1, Box225, Dalton, 570.563.1871,http://springhillsfarm.org/

homepage.html.Foundedby Boband Louise Hull in 1947, thisthird generation, family-run farmbegan making syrup as a second-ary business a little over 15 yearsago. Itreally started as a hobby,said Jamie Constantine. But,sometimes a business can grow

without you realizingits happen-ing. The maple syrup uses onlysugar maples andnothing is add-ed to it. It is available for pur-chase at Everything Natural, and

through the farms website.

Runner up: Manning FarmDairy Ice Cream, RR1, Box 202,Dalton. 570.563.1702

FLAVORContinued from Page13


Winner,Community Volunteer:Marge Black, Waverly

ABINGTON JOURNAL/CHRISTYCLARKE

Winner, Trail for Outdoor Activities: South Abington CommunityPark.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner, SkiResort: ElkMountain.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner,Product Made Locally: SpringHills Farms Hulls Maple Syrup.


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Featured Artist and Reception

2nd Friday of Every Month 208 Depot Street Clarks Summit570-586-3363

featuring the International worksof Brazilian Photographer

Rosangela deFreitas

ABINGTON JOURNAL/RAFAEL PIMENTEL

Winner, Best Grocery Store: Weis Market.

Shown, store manager Bill Briganti standing in front of the produce department.


Winner, New Business:

Beta Bakery.

Right, Mike Bonczar,Chief Baking Officer.


Winner, Friendliest

Service Station:

Butlers Sunoco.

Below, from left, Bill

and Tom Butler from

Butlers Sunoco Ser-

vice Station.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE

Winner: Sole to Soul, 535South State Street, Clarks Sum-mit. I think thats fun. I think itsgreat. Thats what we pride our-

selves on, customerservice,saidowner Dorothy OConnor aboutbeing selected. Sole to Soul hasbeen in business for eight yearsandwaspreviously locatedat 406South State Street, Clarks Sum-mit. OConnor said the store isconstantly changing to accom-modate the customers needs.

Runner Up: Everything Natu-ral, 426 S. State Street, ClarksSummit, www.everythingnatu-

ralpa.com 570.586.9684

NEW BUSINESSWinner: Beta Bread Bakery,

404 South State Street, ClarksSummit. The Business, whichturned one-year-old in April, of-fers freshly baked breads thatcontain no preservatives accord-ing to Chief Baking Officer Mi-chael Bonczar. Its exciting to beappreciated andto getthat atten-tion, Bonczar said about theaward.

Runner Up: Ace Hardware, 306

S State Street, Clarks Summit,570.586.9446

AUTO SALESWinner: Prestige Motors, P.O.

Box 305, Chinchilla,570.585.3000. Richard OMalley,owner, said Prestige Motors hasbeen in business11 yearsand thisis the third year they were votedas winnerfor Auto Sales. We sellgood cars at reasonable prices,he said.

Runner Up: Joseph ChermakInc, P.O. Box 250, Clarks Sum-mit, www.chermaksaab.com570.586.6676

FRIENDLIESTSERVICE STATIONWinner: Butlers Sunoco Ser-

vice Station, 539 South StateStreet, Clarks Summit. The ser-vice station has been in businessand at the same location for 40 years. One of the owners, BillButler, attributes Butlers Sunocobeing voted Friendliest servicestation to basically just my fa-ther and the way we were raisedand the people up here.

Runner Up: VaVaFuel Express,801 Northern Blvd, Clarks Sum-mit.

SMOKE SHOPWinner: Summit Cigar and

Cigarette, 200 N. State Street,Clarks Summit.

The store has been in businessfor 15 years and offers a family-type atmosphere said ownerFrank Emmett. Were friendlyand know all of our customersand joke around a lot and have alot of fun with them and perhaps

thats what brings them back.

Runner Up: Connollys SmokeShop, 501 Northern Blvd, ClarksSummit, 570.587.3751

STORE FOR UNIQUE GIFTS

Winner: Everything Natural,426 S. State Street, Clarks Sum-mit, www.everythingnaturalpa-.com 570.586.9684. When wereout looking for what to carry inthe store we want to make sureits something that people arentgoing to see everywhere, co-owner Barry Kaplan said aboutthe unique items the store car-ries. Im grateful that people re-spondina way that theyvotedfor

us for that.

Runner Up: Treat, 998 S StateStreet, Clarks Summit.

PLACE TO BUYA GREETING CARD

Winner: Lynns Hallmark, 1000S State Street, Clarks Sum-mit.Im glad that its the placepeople think of for a greetingcard. We dohavea great selectionof cards, said owner Lynn Mat-

terer. Sheadded thatthey recent-ly updated and expanded theircollection. Matterer said that inaddition to their cards, the storealso has other gifts as well.

Runner Up: Everything Natu-ral, 426 S. State Street, ClarksSummit, www.everythingnatu-ralpa.com 570.586.9684

GROCERY STORE

Winner: Weis Market, 1020Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit,570.587.2781, www.weismarket-s.com We aresuccessful because

of our workers. They care abouttheir jobs and customers, andthey do good work for the cus-tomers, said Bill Briganti, StoreManager.

Other awards: Runner up, bestproduce

Runner Up: Gerritys, 950North/South Road, Scranton.

BEST PRODUCE

Winner: Caravia Fresh Foods,1151 Northern Blvd, Clarks Sum-mit, www.caraviafreshfood-s.com, 570.586.6113. Joe Cognet-ti, Waverly, co-owner, said he at-tributed thevotesforthe produceto quality and freshness and fair

pricesand a large organic section.We strive to have quality,healthy, fresh foods is what ourmantra is


Winner, Customer Service: Sole to Soul.

Dorothy OConnor in front of her inventory of spring

and summer shoes for girls.


Winner, Store for Unique Gifts:

Everything Natural.

Barry Kaplan, owner, standswith a displayof BuddhaBoards: a drawing slate that

can be painted on with water.

As the water evaporates, the

drawing disappears.


Winner, Place to Buy a Greeting Card: Lynns Hallmark.

Front row, from left: Nicole Rosar and Lynn Hiza. Back row: Lynn

Matterer, Marcia Zabawa and Ginny James.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/TSHAIYA STEPHENSON

Winner, Womens Clothing Store: Talbots.

Shown, from left: Joan Kane and Kathy Praschak.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/SHAUNAMCNALLY

Winner, Consignment Shop: Kids Quality

Consignment.

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Congratulations

Best ofe AbingtonsBarry KaplanWinner

Best REALTOR

Diane CalabroRunner-Up

Best REALTOR

CCNEPAs #1 Real Estate Website!NEPAs #1 Real Estate Website!*

Classic Properties.comSteve FarrellOwner/Broker

992 Sales in 2010*

CLARKS SUMMIT

(570) 587-7000

NORTH POCONO

(570) 842-9988

TUNKHANNOCK

(570) 836-6700

KINGSTON

(570) 718-4959

POCONO MOUNTAINS

(570) 595-3755

*Closedsalesbasedon companywidesalesforNortheasternPAfromJanuary1, 2010to December31,2010

WWW.CLASSICPROPERTIES.COM

*Ranking asof Jan. 2011


Winner, Hardware Store: Bunnell Hardware. Right, shown: Susanand Julie Bunnell in Bunnell Hardware.


Winner, Travel Agency: Abington Travel.

Employees of Abington Travel, from left: Jill Refice, Lisa Lochen,

Officer Manager Debbie Pratt, Cindy Kausmeyer, Pat Cemblest,

Absent: Elaine Quinn and Tracy Schraner.

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Judy, Dorothy, Carey, Debbie & Emily

THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR

We have always thought our

PATIENTSWERE THE BEST!

Its heartwarming to know we share

a mutual respect.

110 Layton Rd.

Chinchilla, PA

570.586.8879

Dr. Anders P. Nelson

VOTED

Best Pediatrician in the Abingtonsby readers 2009, 2010 and 2011

A Sincere Thank You for yourvotes and the confidence you

have placed in me.

It will be my pleasure to serve

you in the future.

Mark LynnBest of the Abingtons

Financial Planning


Winner, Bank: PNC.

Employees of PNC Bank

on South State Street.

From left: Eric Miller,

Manager Sandra

Koldjeski, Kevin

Kowalski, Diana Redjil,

Gerry Sharp, SusanHynds. Back row: Mau-

reen Leslie, Marilyn

Mennig, Yahaica Medina,

James Manley.


Winner, Place for Mens Haircut: Sports Page.

Above, shown: Ashley Kolodgie, Stylist.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/SHAUNA MCNALLY

Winner, Pharmacy: CVS.CVS Pharmacy employ-

ees from left: Mary

Curra, Megan Butler,Donee Woodrock,

General Manager Lind-

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535 S. STATE STREET CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 570-585-0439

THANK YOU!for voting us

Best CustomerService in

the Abingtons

282896

womens boutique

South State St. Abington Shopping CenterClarks Summit, PA 570-585-5749

thank you for

your continued support

clothing, jewelry, handbagsaccessories and more!

treat


Winner, Florist: Whites Country Floral. Above, owner of Whites Country Floral, Jennifer White.ABINGTON JOURNAL/CHRISTYCLARKE

Winner, Store for Home

Decor.

Winner, Furniture:

Woods & company

Seated, Nettie Goldstein

and standing, Val Lan-

gan, co-owners ofWoods & Company.


Winner, Natural Foods:

Everything Natural.

Right, Barry Kaplan,

owner, stands in front of

a display of Local andOrganic Maple Syrup.

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Runner Up: Weis Market, 1020

Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit.

WOMENSCLOTHINGSTORE

Winner: Talbots, 501 S StateStreet, Clarks Summit, www.tal-bots.com570.586.6208.ManagerGina Van Wie said she waspleased that Talbots won forwomens clothing. We do havesuch a loyal base of customersand were also looking for newcustomers. So with that loyalbase, they bring in a lot of new

people by word of mouth. Andwith the company doing a lot ofnew promotions its really in-creased traffic.

Runner Up: Lees Denim Diner,324 South State Street, ClarksSummit.

CHILDRENSCLOTHING

Winner: Luna Bleu, 513 S.State Street, Clarks Summit,570.586.5463. Owner Lisa Luckesaid this is the third year LunaBleu receivedthis award. Its ex-citing. Third year in a row, sothats nice. Its nice thatlocalpeo-

pleandpeoplefromall over cometo the store. Lucke said thestore, which she hasownedsince2002, carries specialty clothingand designer brands.

Runner Up: Kidazzle, 120 SState Street, Clarks Summit,570.586.9792

PLACE FORACCESSORIES

Winner: Treat, 998 S StateStreet, Clarks Summit. Owner

Nikole Capozzi attributed win-ning the award to several rea-sons. I think the right product,keeping it fun,interesting,trendy yet traditional and having loyalcustomers, of course. The storehas been in business for threeyears and this is the third year itwas voted as thewinner forPlacefor Accessories.

Runner Up: Everything Natu-

ral, 426 S. State Street, Clarks

Summit, www.everythingnatu-

ralpa.com 570.586.9684

SEASONALSTORE

Winner: Greystone Garden,

829 Old State Rd, Clarks Sum-

mit.Greystone Garden has been

in business 19 years. The store is

open from spring until around

Christmas, according to owner

Paul Epsom. We have some un-

usual statues. Some unusual,

unique things, he said about

the selection. We kept to things

that work in peoples yards, Ep-

som said.

Runner Up: Corkys GardenPath, 729 Justus Blvd, Scott

Township, 570.586.9563.

GARDENSHOP

Winner: Corkys Garden Path,

729 JustusBlvd, Scott Township,

570.586.9563. Trevor Kashuba of

Corkys Garden Path, which has

been in business since 1972, saidthey are happy to provide thepublic withquality plantmaterialand quality gift materials. Kash-uba said thank you to all of thereaders who voted and added,We look forward to seeing you

this spring.

Runner Up: Agway, 1148 Old Trail Rd, Clarks Summit,570.586.6006.

NATURALFOODS

Winner: Everything Natural,426 S. State Street, Clarks Sum-mit, www.everythingnaturalpa-.com, 570.586.9684.Co-ownerBarry Kaplan saidtheydonttake

the fact for granted that they were voted for Natural Foods.There are other places that peo-ple can shop. We are still veryhappy that people think to giveus their recognition of being thebest place to go.

Runner Up: Abington FarmersMarket, South Abington Park,

Chinchilla, 570.587.9054

TOYS

Winner: Everything Natural,426 S. State Street, Clarks Sum-mit, www.everythingnaturalpa-.com, 570.586.9684. Toys arean

extension and part of our gifts.We look for things that are fun;welook forthings thatare unusu-alsaid co-ownerBarry Kaplanabout the toys in the store.

Runner Up: Kids Quality Con-signment, 126 Depot Street,Clarks Summit, 570.586.9684.

HARDWARE STORE

Winner: Bunnell Hardware,

306 S State Street, Clarks Sum-mit. www.bunnellhardware.com,870.586.9446. Bunnell Hardwarehas been in business for about100 years. Its been passed downfor generations. Susan Bunnell isthe current owner since her hus-band, George Chip Bunnell,

GOODSContinued fromPage17

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ABINGTON JOURNAL/DONMCGLYNN

Winner, AutoSales: Prestige Motors.ABINGTON JOURNALFILE PHOTO

Winner, Smoke Shop:

Summit Cigar.Shown, owners Tammy,

center, andFrank Em-mett Jr., right, stand

withFranks retired

father the late Frank

EmmettSr., left, out-

side thestores location

at200 N.State Street.


Winner, Childrens Clothing: Luna Bleu.

Shown,LisaLucke, owner.


Winner, Place forAccessories: Treat. ABINGTON JOURNAL/SHAUNAMCNALLY

Winner, Day Spa: Utopia. Shown,Michael J. Buranich

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Pizzeria & Ristorante

223 Nort

Chinch

Bellissimo Pizzeria & Ristorante offers traditional Italianrecipes, all made with fresh ingredients

Large Martini Selection Fresh Made Italian Dinners Whole Wheat Pasta & Pizza Lunch Menu & Buffet Daily Specials Saluti Smoking Bar

Dollar Drafts in Saluti Bar All Day, Every Day Tuesday & Thursday, Half Price Martinis in Saluti Bar

Explore Italy When You Enter

586-6000

Demonstration Kitchen:Watch Your Meal Being Prepared

Family At

TWO FUFresh SeafoOpen Sun. - Thu

Fri. & Sat. 1

(Bars Op

Two Distinct RestaurTwo Distinct Restaur

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illa, PA

586-6001

Agave Cantina & Tequila Bar offers authentic, homemade Mexican cuisine with a gourmet twist!

Non Smoking Tequila Bar

Over 40 Tequilas Exceptional Mexican Cuisine Fresh Made, Original Authentic Recipes Enjoyable Mexican Theme Lunch Specials Large Menu

osphereN BARS!

d & Steaksrs. 11AM to 10PM

AM to 11PM

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nts Under One Roofnts Under One Roof

Opening April 28Grand Opening Cinco de Mayo!

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passed away in June, 2010. Theirdaughter, Julie, manages thestore. Susan explained, I thinkthe devotion my husband had tothe community and his familyplayeda big partin why wewon.

Runner Up: Justus Hardware,P.O. Box 337, Clarks Summit.570.587.3052

ANTIQUE STORE

Winner: Carriage Barn, 1494Fairview Road, Clarks Summit.

Runner Up: Attic Shop, 1115 NAbington Road, Waverly,570.563.3056

STOREFOR HOME DECOR

Winner: Woods and Company,639Northern Blvd, South Abing-ton.. www.woodsandcompany-.com, 570.585.5685.

Other awards: Winner, Furni-

ture.

Runner Up: Ambience WallCovering, 400 S State Street #8,Clarks Summit. 570.587.0944

CONSIGNMENTSHOP

Winner: Kids Quality Consign-ment, 126 Depot Street, ClarksSummit. 570.586.9684. KidsQualitywon inBestof theAbing-tonsin prior years.Theirmissionis to provide quality goods at

reasonable prices to our commu-nity and to supply a means forconsignors to profit by recyclingvalued goods. Becky Brunerhasbeen the owner of the shop sinceit started ten years ago. She ex-plainedwhyshe thinksthe votersvoted for her, We provide highquality clothing at affordableprices saving the earth and sav-ing our customers money.

Runner Up: Attic Shop, 1115 NAbington Road, Waverly.570.563.3056

FURNITURE

Winner: Woods & Company,639Northern Blvd, South Abing-ton, www.woodsandcompany-.com, 570.585.5685. This is thethird year that Woods & Compa-nywon for furniture. It was start-ed in 2003 by sisters Val Serine-Langan and Nettie Goldstein.

They have a lot of hand- paintedfurniture,and mostof their furni-ture is American manufactured.

Serine-Langan said We reallylove our customers and what wedo. Whats helped us survive isgiving back to thecommunity weliveinbydonatingtoalotofgreatcauses.

Runner Up: Carriage Barn,1494 Fairview Road, Clarks Sum-mit.

TRAVEL AGENCY

Winner: Abington Travel, 317Davis Street,Clarks Summit.JimVerano is the owner of AbingtonTravel andDebbie Pratt is theOf-fice Manager. Verano has ownedthe company for about 11 years.Pratt has been with the company

for 17 years. Pratt said, I reallyappreciatethe communityvotingfor us and having so much confi-dence inus. Stop byandcheck usout, wehave a lotof great deals.

Runner Up: AAA Travel Agen-cy,18South MainSt, Carbondale.570.282.1390

BANK

Winner: PNC Bank, 1100Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit.

PNC Bank is a first- time winnerin Best of the Abingtons. BranchManager Sandra Koldjeski saidshe is thrilled. She has been withPNC for 27 years and in theClarks Summit location for six.She believes the bank won be-cause of the exceptional servicethey provide to their customers.She said, We make it easy forcustomers to achieve their finan-cial goals. Ed Kozmor, spokes-man for corporate PNC ex-plained, I think the reason PNC won has something to do withthe ease, comfort, and care wegive to our customers. We buildand maintain relationships withthem. The credit goes to Sandyand her team.

Runner Up: PennStar Bank,927 South State Street, ClarksSummit.

FLORISTWinner: Whites Country Flo-

ral, 515 S State Street, ClarksSummit. www.whitescountryflo-ral.com 570.586.2505. WhitesCountry Floral was started in1977 by Bob and Nancy White.Now, their daughter, Jenniferowns it and has helped it to winthis award many times in thepast.Jennifer said, Im so thank-ful and happy that customerskeep voting for us. Its such an


Winner, AntiqueShop: Carriage Barn.


Winner, Hair

Salon,women:

Sanderson State

Street Salon.

Shown at right,staff atSanderson

State Street

Salon.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/ANTONIACASTRO

Winner, Nail Salon:T.L.C. Hair & Nail Studio. Shown,Christine

Verdetto, owner.


Winner, Hair Stylist:Maura

Staback, Sanderson State

StreetSalon. Shown, from leftJoAnn Cummings, owner and

MauraStaback.

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Thank You

For YourVotes!

honor. I think the friendly service

hereandthequalityof workwedoiswhatkeepsus ontop

Runner Up:McCarthyFlowers,P.O. Box 464, Chinchilla,www.mccarthyflorist.com570.587.8787

JEWELER

Winner: James Simrell,112Col-burnAve, Clarks Summit. OwnerJames Simrell, 50, said he hasgreat customers in the ClarksSummit areaandScrantonareaal-so. I have a great following. Sim-rell, who first started designingjewelryafter college,also thankedhisstaff,hiswifeKathleenandsonShamus.

Runner Up: Jewelry Room, 336S State Street, Clarks Summit.570.586.9009.

PHARMACY

Winner: CVS Pharmacy, 100South Abington Road, ClarksSummit. 570.587.1205. CVS won

in Best of the Abingtons the pasttwo years. Lindsey Myers is theGeneral Manager. She has beenwithCVSfortwoyears,butonlyinthis location for about a month. The employees are very excitedand honored that their pharmacy

was chosen as best pharmacy.

Runner Up: Rite Aid, 1127Northern Blvd., South Abington.

SENIOR/ASSISTEDLIVING CENTER

Winner: Elan Gardens, 465 Ve-nard Road, South Abington. ElanGardensis a first-timewinnerthisyear. They have been open since1996 and have had no changes inownership or leadership. IliseRu-binow is the administrator. AnnMilles is the Director of SocialServicesand Marketing. Shesaid,We arethe onlynon-profitfacilityinthe community which allows usto really striveto servepeople. Al-so, all our units are private apart-mentsuites.

Runner Up: Clarks Summit Se-niorLiving,950 MorganHighway,Clarks Summit. 570.586.8080

REHABILITATION CENTER

Winner: Body Dynamic, 115 E

Grove St, Clarks Summit, www.bodydynamic.biz, 570.586.1188. Winning this award forthesecondyear ina row, Body Dy-namics is a traditional physicaltherapy office that specializes inpilates-based rehabilitation . The

businessdoesnotuseaidesorsup-port staff, all physical therapy isdoneby a physicaltherapist. Thepatients are getting quality,hands-on care, said owner JulieTinkelman.

Runner Up: Allied Rehabilita-tion Center, 100 Abington Execu-tive Park, Clarks Summit.www.allied-services.org570.348.2200

DAY SPA

Winner: Utopia Spa and Well-ness Inc., 115 N State Street,Clarks Summit. Utopia has beenin business for almost 12 years.Michael J. Buranich owns it, andhe is a massage therapist there.This will be their third year in arowwinning bestDay Spa.Buran-ich explained why he thinks peo-ple voted for Utopia. We hopethat with each passing year we

ABINGTON JOURNAL/TSHAIYA STEPHENSON

Winner: Fresh Produce. Winner: Restaurant for Vegetarian Food.Shown, from left: Guelebaldo Martinez, Marcia Aponte and JoeCognetti.


See GOODS, Page 26


Winner, Seasonal Store: Greys-tone Gardens. Shown, ownerPaul Epsom.


Winner, Senior/Assisted LivingCenter: Elan Gardens

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Runner Up: Lava Day Spa, 320S State Street#4, Clarks Summit.

NAIL SALON

Winner: T.L.C. Hair and NailStudio, 203 Greenwood Avenue,Clarks Summit.T.L.C hasbeeninbusiness since 2000 with Chris-tine Verdetto as owner the entiretime. They have won in the past.Verdettosaid,Ithinkpeoplevoteforusbecausewedoagreatjobonnails, andwe have a friendly, wel-coming atmosphere. The person-ality in here makes it special.

Runner Up: Sanderson StateStreet Salon, 509 S State Street,Clarks Summit. www.sanderson-

statestreet.com, 570.586.0592.

WOMENSHAIR SALON

Winner: Sanderson StateStreet Salon, 509 South StateStreet, Clarks Summit, sander-sonstatestreet.com,

570.586.0592. Thesalon has beenaround for 20 years. OwnerJoAnn Cummings said, We doour best to keep up-to-date stylesand provide a friendly atmo-sphere. Were a full -service salon,and our goal is to please. Sheadded,Westrive to give ourcus-tomers the best experiencepossi-ble. Along with styling hair,Sanderson Street also featuresnail care.

(tie) Runner Up: Contempo-rary Hair, 661 Northern Blvd,South Abington, 570.587.1919.

(tie) Runner Up: Studio RD,415 South State Street, ClarksSummit.

PLACE FOR MENS HAIRCUT

Winner:Sports Page,105SouthState Street, Clarks Summit.Sports Page has been in Clarks

Summit since 2003. Howeverthere are six total Sports Page lo-cations in Northeast Pa. Thefirst

one was opened in 1994 by Ste-phen Salburggio who is still theowner. He wants to give all thecredit to the Master Stylist, Ash-ley Kolodgie. Shes such a greathair stylist. She makes everyonefeel welcome and at home while

givingthem a great haircut,saidSalburggio. Kolodgie said, Thisis a great place for men and boysto get their hair cut. We have somuch sports stuff in here.

Runner Up: Jakes Barber Shop,401 Northern Blvd, Clarks Sum-mit. 570.587.5795

HAIR STYLIST

Winner: Maura Staback, Sand-ersonStateStreetSalon, 333CelliDrive, Archbald. Maura Stabackhas been styling hair at Sander-son State Street Salon for nineyears. Shelovesit because shere-ally loves people. I think theyvotedformebecauseImveryper-sonable and I understand whattheir needs are. I think they ap-preciate that. Maura added thatshe is very grateful for the sup-port of her customers.

Runner Up: Mari Van Fleet,Contemporary Hair, 661 North-ern Blvd, Clarks Summit.

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Winner, Garden shop: Corkys Garden Path.



Winner, Toys: Everything Nat-ural. Shown, co-owner Barry

Kaplan.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Winner, Jeweler: James SimrellDesigns of Fine Jewelry.

Shown, Shamus, James and

Kathleen Simrell.

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RESTAURANTATMOSPHERE/DECOR

Winner: Patsels, P.O. Box 509,

Waverly. Lackawanna Trail,

Clarks Summit, 570.563-2000

www.patsels.com. Were very

unusual and colorful. Its some-thing very personal, its all colors

that I love and everything that I

like. Our consistency in terms of

thehighquality foodandstaff has

made successful. Weve been a

four- diamond restaurant since

we inquired 10 years ago, two

years after opening. Weve kept

the same staff and key people

over our 12 years of business,

said Pat Atkins, owner.

Other awards: Runner up: for-mal dining, breakfast/brunch

Runner Up: State Street Grill,

114 S. State Street, Clarks Sum-

mit.

ICE CREAM

Winner: Manning Farm Dairy,

420StateSt, Clarks Summit,570.

563.1702, www.manningfarm-

.com. I knowwe do notcompro-

miseour qualityever. We use the

least ingredients needed, andthe

best ingredients. Also, we start

with milk from our own cows.

The cream is in control from the

beginning, Said Jean Manning,

co-ownerof Manning Farm Dairy

Runner Up: Kikis Kreamery,

715 N. State Street, Clarks Sum-

mit, 570.585.2988

DONUTS

Winner: Dunkin Donuts, 927

South State St., Clarks Summit,

570.587, 0103, www.dunkindo-

nuts.com. Dunkin Donuts has

been under new ownership since

December 2010, when Eric May

and Heather Bower took over.

Manager Connie Long believes

thattheirestablishment wondue

to their highstandards andalso

because the shop has fresh do-nuts twice a day. Additionally,

Long said that their staff is the

absolute best anyone could ask

for.

Runner Up: Krispy Kreme, 831

Northern Blvd, South Abington,

570.585.4120

CUP OF COFFEE

Winner: Starbucks,1131North-

ern Blvd., Clarks Summit.

570.587.5750, www.starbuck-

s.com. This Starbucks has been

in business for about five years.

Manager Kevin Snow said, Our

customer following and our cus-

tomers in general are the best

part of the job here. We love our

customers. Its a great company

and I love what it stands for. Weare going green most of the time

and we truly care about the com-

munity.

Runner Up: Dunkin Donuts,

927. S State Street, Clarks Sum-

mit, www.dunkindonuts.com

570.587.0103

BAKERY

Winner: Creative Cakes, 323


Runner Up: Beta Bread Bak-

ery, 404 South State Street,

Clarks Summit.

SANDWICH/SUB SHOP

Winner: Nickies Fabulous

Hoagies, 611 South State Street,


Nickies, which has been owned

by Tom and Ann Parry since Ja-

nuary 2010, also won last year.

Parrys son, Eric, accepted the

award on behalf of the family

business. I believe we have the

most reasonably priced and best-

tasting menu you can find in the

area, said Parry. Parry added

thathe loves interacting withthe

local community daily.

Runner Up: Caravia Fresh

Foods, 1151 Northern Blvd,Clarks Summit.

www.caraviafreshfoods.com

570.586.6113

HAMBURGER

Winner: Summit Diner, 108 S.

StateStreet, Clarks Summit. All

of our burgers are handmade

here, said Steve Seamon, owner

of Summit Diner.

Other awards: Diner

Runner Up: McDonalds, 1127

Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit.

DINER

Winner: The Summit Diner,

108 S. State Street, Clarks Sum-

mit, 570.587.4677

Runner Up: The Gourmet, 645

Northern Blvd., Chinchilla,

570.587.0250

PIZZA

Winner: Basilicos, 100 High-

land Avenue, Clarks Summit,

570.586.5517

Basilicos is currently in its sec-

ond year in the Abington area.

Owner Peter Montana said the

sauce used on Basilicos pizza ismade daily. Were your typical

NewYork Style Pizzeria, he said

about the restaurant.

Runner Up: Armettas, 329

Northern Blvd., Chinchilla,

570.586.5492

FORMAL DINING

Winner: Amici, 1300 Morgan

Highway, Clarks Summit,

570.586.3000. Amici Restaurant,owned by Sean Scanlon, Mark

Massetti, Woody Wilson and Al-

ice and John Vanston, is a repeat

See DINING, Page 29


Winner, Donut: Dunkin Donuts. Shown above, front row: Amanda Applegate, Assistant Manager and

Amy Heskell, Crew Member. Back row: Connie Long, General Manager; Luis R. Rosario, Regional Man-ager and Jenny Adragna, Crew Member.


Winner, Bakery: Creative Cakes.

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winner of this award. Massetti

credited consistencyof our foodandservice, aswellas theatmo-

sphereof formal diningin a casu-

al setting, with the restaurants

success.

Other awards: Winner: Place

for a first date, Seafood, Place for

Jazz; Runner Up: Wine List.

Runner Up: Patsels, P.O. Box

509, Waverly, www.patsels.com

570.583.2000

ASIAN RESTAURANT

Winner: Kyoto, 1000 S State St

# 5, Clarks Summit, 570.

587.3236. Kyoto, which is owned

by Vinny Lam, has been in busi-

ness for the past 15 years. Lam

credited the restaurants custom-

er service and consistent, fresh

ingredients with their success.

We tryto offer thebest qualityof

food. We always want our cus-

tomers to be happy, said Lam.

Other awards: Runner up: Sea-

food.

Runner Up: Atami, 100 Old

Lackawanna Trail #13, Clarks

Summit, 570.587.3236

ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Winner: Bazil Restaurant Ital-

iano, 1101 Northern Blvd, Clarks

Summit, www.allaboutbazil-

.com, 570.586.5517.Owner Peter

Montana said having Bazil voted

as best Italian restaurant is pret-

ty exciting. Bazil has been in

business for four years and Mon-

tana described the food as au-

thenticItalian.Its therealdeal.

He said the food is cooked to or-

der and described their wine list

as amazing.

Runner Up: Colarussos, 100

East Grove Street, Clarks Sum-

mit, 570.586.0608

MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Winner: Moes, 929 South

State St., Clarks Summit,

570.585.6637, www.goto-

moes.com/ Moes has been

aroundfor nearlythreeyears, un-

der the ownership of Scott Sear-

les and Larry Wilson. General

Manager Steve Shackelton attri-

buted their success to fresh in-

DININGContinued from Page 28


Winner, Cup of coffee: Starbucks. Shown above, front row: Jenna Bernard, Barista. Back row: KevinSnow, General Manager; Doug Witzgall, Shift Supervisor; Adam Frisbie, Barista.


Winner, Diner: Summit Diner. Stephen Seamon,owner.


Winner, Hamburger: Summit Diner. A hamburgerwith all the trimmings from Summit Diner.


Winner, Sand-wich/Sub Shop:NickiesHoagies.Left: Shown,Eric Parry,co-owner.

See DINING, Page 30


Winner, Breakfast/Brunch: Glenburn Grill. Shown above, front row:

Kaci Hubbs, 8 and Alison Norsen, 2. Back row: Lexi Hubbs,12;Linda Norsen, owner; Jess Hubbs and Dawne Frisbie. Absent fromphoto: Alan Norsen, co-owner.

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gredientsand greatcustomerser-

vice. Shackelton also said thatMoes has a fun atmosphereand

the customers are what make it

so great.

Runner Up: Taco Bell, Route

6&11 and Sumner Ave, Clarks

Summit, 570.586.5788

RESTAURANT FOR

VEGETARIANS

Winner: Caravia Fresh Foods,

1151 Northern Blvd, Clarks Sum-

mit, www.caraviafreshfoods.com

570.586.6113

Runner Up: Everything Natu-

ral, 426 S. State Street, Clarks

Summit, www.everythingnatu-

ralpa.com 570.586.9684

SEAFOOD

Winner: Amici, 1300 Morgan

Highway, Clarks Summit,570.587.3236. Winning this

award for the second year in a

row, co-owner Mark Massetti

credited thequality of therestau-

rants product. We get every-

thing freshthreedaysa week,andits all top quality, said Masetti.

Runner Up: Kyoto, 1000 S.

State Street, Clarks Summit,

570.587.3236

STEAK

Winner: Great Uncle Peters,

1582 Newton Ransom Blvd.,


After more than eight years of

business, Great Uncle Peters re-cently shut its doors, but not be-

fore they were voted Best Steak.

Owner Robert Dickert believes

that Great Uncle Peters was a

great and quaint neighborhood

restaurant.Dickert is now focus-

ing on his new restaurant, Carl

Von LugerSteakhouse,located at

301 N. Washington Ave., Scran-

ton, which opened at the begin-

ning of the month. We will havemore space anda more moderate-

more than 23 years. Owner Lisa

Armettabelieves that theirsecret

sauce is what makes their wings

so popular. I love working here

andbeing a part of the communi-

WINGS

Winner: Armettas, 329 North-

ern Blvd, Clarks Summit,

570.586.5492. Armettas has

been a local favorite for some

time, having been in business for

ly-priced menu. Well still have

our steaks, but other options are

available as well, he said.

Runner Up: Damons, 820

Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit,570.587.3737


See DINING, Page 31


Winner, Formal Dining. Winner, Seafood: Amici. Shown, Woody Wilson, owner; Mark Massetti, owner

and Chris Tomlinson, chef.

ThankYou!

From the office & staff of:DR. WILLIAM McNAMARA

210 N. State StreetClarks Summit

(570) 587-0326

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Other awards: Runner up, Piz-za.

Runner Up: Damons, 820

Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit,

570.586.3737

RIBS

Winner: Damons, 820 North-

ern Blvd, Clarks Summit.

Other awards: Winner, Chain

restaurant. Runner up: Steak.

Runner Up: JJ Bridges, 920

Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit,

570.586.8833

BREAKFAST/BRUNCH

Winner: Glenburn Grill, 1144

Lackawanna Trail, Clarks Sum-

mit, 570. 585.8777. Having been

in business nearly two years, the

Glenburn Grill is owned by Alan

and Linda Norsen, and also won

this awardlast year. Their daugh-

ter, manager Jessica Hubbs, said,

Allof our food ishomemade and

fresh to order. Its a family-run

business so everyone is familiar.

The customers are very friendly,

and we have a wide variety of ev-

erything. Its not monotonous

here.

Runner Up: Patsels, P.O. Box

509, Waverly.

www.patsels.com

570.563.2000

CHAIN RESTAURANT

Winner: Damons, 820 North-

ern Blvd, Clarks Summit,

570.586.3737.

Other awards: Winner, Ribs;

Runner up: Steak.

Runner Up: McDonalds, 1127


NEW RESTAURANT

Winner: Akita, 900 Northern

Route 6 & 11 Blvd., Clarks Sum-

mit, 570.586.8988. Akita was

opened in September 2010 by

Qin and Jolin Chen, who also

own Atami Sushi. We opened



Winner, Italian Restaurant: Bazil. Shown, Peter Montana, owner.See DINING, Page 34

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Winner, Ice Cream: Manning Farm Dairy. Just a few samples of Mannings variety of ice cream flavors.


Winner, Atmosphere/Decor: Patsels. Shown above, Pat Atkins, owner of Patsels.


Winner, New Restaurant: Akita. Shown above from left, Qin Chen,owner and Ming Chen, Chef, behind the Sushi bar.


Winner, Pizza: Basilicos. Shown above, Peter Montana , owner.

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Below, Winner, Ribs. Winner, Chain Restau-

rant: Damons.


Winner, Steak: GreatUncle Peters. After

more thaneightyearsof business, Great

Uncle Peters recently shutits doors, but

notbefore they were voted Best Steak.Owner Robert Dickertis focusing on hisnew

restaurant,Carl Von Luger Steakhouse,

located at 301N. WashingtonAve., Scranton. ABINGTON JOURNAL/CHRISTYCLARKE

Winner, Asian Restaurant: Kyoto. Shown above, Michelle

and Vinny Lam, owners.


Winner, Wings:

Armettas.Shown, Lisa Armet-

ta, owner.


Winner, Mexican Restaurant: Moes. Shown, from left:

Selena Shackelton; Steve Shackelton, General Manager;

Beth Wyman and Dan Veater.

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Atami and only did sushi, so wedecided to do something with

more foodchoices, andmore fine

dining, saidQin Chen. We keep

our ingredients fresh and we try

to have the best service that we

can, he added.

Runner Up: Terrace Garden

Caf, 829 Old State Road, Clarks

Summit.

PLACE FOR A FIRST DATEWinner: Amici, 1300 Morgan

Highway, Clarks Summit,

570.587.3236.Co-owner Mark

Massetti creditedthe restaurants

atmosphere with winning the

award for the second year in a

row. Its a picturesque setting,

with live musicevery Wednesday

and Saturday.

Runner Up: State Street Grill,

114 S State Street, Clarks Sum-

mit, 570.585.5590



Winner, Place for First Date: Amici. Shown, customers Jack and Noreen Blewitt.

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Winner: State StreetGrill,114S.State Street, Clarks Summit.570.585.5590, www.thestates-treetgrill.com. We take pride inwhat we do. Were also willing toadaptand trynewthingsas wego.We havea greatstaff, a greatclien-

tele, andwerein a greatcommuni-ty, pluswe havea littlebitof luck,said owner Tom Hill.

Other awards: Winner: Martinibar, Wine list; Runner up: Restau-rant atmosphere/dcor, place fora first date, place forjazz

Runner Up: Belissimo, 223NorthernBlvd, Clarks Summit.

BARTENDER/SERVER

Winner: Erica Kosh, StateStreet Grill, 114 S. State Street,ClarksSummit. 570.585.5590. Forthelast four years, Erica Kosh hasbeen providing service with asmile at State Street Grill. "I always have a smile on my face,"saidKosh."Itsafunjob,andIwanteveryone there to have fun."

Runner Up: Frank Bucelli, Da-mons. 820 Northern Blvd, ClarksSummit.

IRISH BAR

Winner:McGraths Puband Eat-

y, ,563.2668. McGraths has been atits current location for 11 years af-ter they moved from West Scran-ton. The pub and eatery is ownedby Joe and Jimmy McGrath. Itsjustthearea,its greatup here.Itsa

differentmentalityfromour oldlo-cation, said Jimmy McGrath, co-owner as to why he feelsMcGraths is a localfavorite.

Other awards: Winner, CornerBar, Place to see a band

Runner Up: Wellingtons, 926Lackawanna Trail, Clarks Sum-mit.

CORNER BAR

Winner:McGraths Puband Eat-

ery, 112East MainSt, Dalton. 570.563.2668

Runner Up:Own Lee Place, De-pot Street, Clarks Summit.

MARTINI BAR

Winner: State StreetGrill,114S.State Street, Clarks Summit.

Runner Up:Bazil,1101Northern

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WINELIST

Winner: State StreetGrill,114S.State Street, Clarks Summit.

Runner Up:Amici,1300Morgan

Highway, Clarks Summit.586.3000

PLACE TO SEE JAZZ

Winner: Amici, 1300 MorganHighway, Clarks Summit.586.3000. Every Wednesday, Am-ici hoststhe Marko Marcinko JazzQuartet. The musicians play allover the country, and theyre verytalented, said Amici co-ownerMark Massetti.

Runner Up: State Street Grill,114S. StateStreet,ClarksSummit.

PLACETO SEE A BAND

Winner: McGraths Puband Eat-ery, 112East MainSt, Dalton. 570.563.2668

Runner Up: JJ Bridges, 920Northern Blvd, Clarks Summit.570.586.8833


Winner, Martini: State Street Grill. Shown,Walk of Shame martini with a chocolateChristian Louboutin shoe.


Winner, Happy Hour: State Street Grill. Christine Horton and Julie Cordaro partake ofappetizers and cocktails at happy hour.


Winner, Bartender/Server: EricaKosh at State Street Grill.


Winner, Wine List: State Street Grill. Shown is a selection of winesfrom State Street Grills wine list.


Winner, Place to See a Band. Winner, Corner Bar. Winner, Irish Bar:

McGraths Pub and Eatery. Shown, from left: Jimmy McGrath, EricStanley and Joe McGrath Jr.


Winner, Place for Jazz: Amici. Shown, from left: Tom Hamilton,saxophone; John Carlucci, violin; Bill Washer, guitar; Marko Mar-cinko, drums and Paul Rostock, bass.


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Winner: Richard Lochen, Lo-chen & ChaseFirm,P.O.Box 327,Nicholson.570. 942.4578.

Runner up: James Verano, 315

Davis Street, Clarks Summit.570.587.8165.

CHIROPRACTER

Winner: Dr. Jennifer Finn, 203Greenwood Ave. Unit 2, ClarksSummit.570.586.3440. Dr. Jen-nifer Finn has been running herChiropractic business since1999.Dr. Finn and her staff take pridein providing chiropractic care totheir patients of allages.Her careand services are very family-ori-ented. I love what I do. I treateach patient as if they were myown family. Dr. Finns practicemoved to a newlocation January1, 2011.She said the locationpro- vides a relaxing atmosphere and

Runner up: DeLeons Chiro-practic Health Center, 402 N.State St., Clarks Summit. 570.585.4290

DENTISTWinner: Dr. William MacNam-

ara, 210 N. State St., Clarks Sum-mit. 570.587.0326. We are sopleasedto have been voted BestDentist once again this year,said Dr. William MacNamara.Our office philosophy continuesto be centered on individualizedcare,a relaxed, comfortable treat-ment atmosphere and prompt,excellent dentalservices. We pro-vide a complete range of services

insurance plans. We are accept-ing new patients, so join us andsee why this wonderful commu-nity has given us this accolade.

Runner up: Dr. Aldan J. Lori,

108 Cook St., Clarks Green.570.587.3828.

DOCTOR

Winner:Dr. SheelaS. Prahalad.With more than 20 years in prac-tice, Dr. Prahalad still takes en-joyment in seeingher patients. Ina previous interview she noted,The patient is our first and onlypriority.

Runner up: Dr. StephenSorokanich Jr.

Winner: Tom Florey, Florey In-surance Agency, Inc., 1186 Wino-la Road, Clarks Summit.570.587.2615. Tom Florey hasbeen in the Insurance businesssince 1965 and running his own

business, Florey Insurance, since1970. They work with more than20 companies, specializing inpersonal lines of auto, home, life,health, Medicare and annuitiesand commercial liability, amongothers. We matchour customers with companies very well. Wemake sure wegive ourcustomerswhat they want.

Runner up: TimFranklin, Bion-di-Franklin Insurance Agency,

S. Abington Twp.570.587.2840,qualityinsu-rance.com

LAWYER

Winner: Patrick J. Lavelle,

Esq., 1000 S. State St., ClarksSummit. 570.586.7730. PatrickLavelle has been in business for39years andspecializesin real es-tate conveyances for residential,commercial and industrial prop-erties. Other specialties includeeminent domains, zoning, plan-ning and subdivision work. Sincein business, Patrick has complet-ed more than 20,000 conveyanc-es in the greater Abington area.


Winner, Accountant:Rick Lochen,CPA, partner at Lochenand

Chase, P.C.


Winner, Chiropractor:

Dr. Jennifer Finn.

ABINGTON JOURNAL/TINAMULEA

Winner, Dentist: Dr. William MacNamara. Shown, from left: Heidi Johnson, KimKasey, Jane Holgate,

Jane Norton andDr. William MacNamara.


Winner, Doctor: Dr. Sheela S.Prahalad

ABINGTON JOURNAL/TINAMULEA

Winner, Lawyer: Patrick J. Lavelle.

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Hedoes themajorityof theworkhimselfand attri-

buted hissuccess to the personal relationships hebuilds with his clients.

Runner up: Robert Browning, Oliver, Price andRhodes, 1212S. AbingtonRd. P.O.Box 240,ClarksSummit. 570.585.1200, www.oprlaw.com.

MECHANIC

Winner: George Suprick, First Aid Automotive,2122 Newton Ransom Blvd., Clarks Summit.570.587.1933. George Suprick has been operatingFirst Aid Automotive since 1986. He related hisbusiness as having a small country garage atmo-

sphere. Suprick attributed his success to the per-sonal relationships with his customers, but moreimportantly, to his very knowledgeable tech, BillMitchell. Suprick feels that his strength comesfrom having good people, like Bill, behind him.

Runner up: Tom Krut, Northeast Imports, 1173 Winola Rd., Clarks Summit. 570.586.9353,www.neimportsinc.com.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Winner: Mark J. Lynn, 400 Davis St., ClarksSummit, 570.587.7534. Mark Lynn has been a Fi-nancial Advisor for 26 years and currently repre-sents Axa-Advisors. He credits Charlene Durdan,Assistant and Lenora Cunningham, Associate formuch of their success. I believe the service we

apart. Bottom line, I love what I do.

Runner up: Jamie Kresge, Abington FinancialServices,711 North State Street, Clarks Summit.

PEDIATRICIAN

Winner: Dr. Anders Nelson,P.O. Box399, Chin-chilla.570.586.8879 Dr. Anders Nelsonhas been apediatrician for 20 years.He credited hisamazingstaff, along with hispatients andtheirfamilies forhis tremendous success. Im thankful to be sur-rounded by such great people.

Runner up: Dr. Kate Tigue, 920 ViewmontDr.Dickson City. 570.346.1464

REALTOR

Winner: Barry Kaplan, Classic Properties, 790Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit.Im dedicated to

my customers, my clients in real estate. Whatsimportant to meis whats best forthem. I want tohelp them. My goal is t

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