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COVER PHOTOS BY
JASON RIEDMILLER/
FOR GO LACKAWANNA
DC Comics an-
nounced its pre-
quel to Watchmen
this week.
OPINION: Page 15
3 NEWS
Page 4 County approves new positions
Page 5 - Various hospital mergers complete
Page 6 City finances take another hit
Page 7 Scranton police open North precinct
Page 9 CS native covering the Super Bowl
12 ARTS
Page 12 Bumps cant stop Anthrax
Page 13 A Fire with Friends put passion first
20 SPORTS
Page 20 Snee, Giants return to Super Bowl
Page 21 Record setting week in HS hoops
Page 26 County teams fair poorly at duals
Page 28 - Keystone hard for opponents to handle
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OUR TEAM
How could I
ever expect to
write this co-
lumn on a day
like today?
When I first
saw the teaser
ad featuring Matthew Broder-
icktossingopena set of curtains
in the same style as Ferris Buell-
er, my heart skipped an English
Beat to March of the Swivel-
heads.
Ferris Buellers Day Off, you
must understand, is my all-time
favorite movie. Ive quoted it
when appropriate and, more of-
ten, when not, like the time I
used some of Ferris philoso-
phies in a campaign speech for
class president in high school.
But when the full two-min-
ute-plus commercial featuring
Broderick diving around in his
Honda CR-V spouting some of
the best paraphrased lines and
recreating some of the most
iconic scenes from the 1986
John Hughes film appeared on
the Internet this week, I was dis-
appointed.
While the ad works as fan ser-
vice, its possibly the furthest
cry from Ferris himself, includ-
ing the 1990 TV series.
Heres a guy that was the wal-
rus, indeed, borrowing rides in-
cluding that time he stole the
1961 Ferrari 250 GT California
owned by Cameron Fryes dad
and promised to drive it home
backwards to take the miles off.
The ad, for me and perhaps
other fans, is like taking the in-
side of a diaper and rubbing it
on a vehicle that truly was so
choice.
The snootiest (snottiest?) of
filmcritics might agree that this
is a far departure from the boy
who planned to give his eyes to
Stevie Wonder if he died.
If I watched this ad nine
times, it still wouldnt make me
want to buy a Honda CR-V. It
wouldnt only make me want to
run home after an eventful day
downtown where I led an entire
crowd of parade-goers with a
lip-synched rendition of Danke
Schoen.
Of course, I would complete
my journey home by using a
trampoline to leadover my back
fence and scurrying my way up-
stairs to turn on the DVDplayer
using a well-placed toss of a
baseball and eating gummy
bears that were really warmand
soft from being in my pocket.
Im not trying to be fascist or
even socialist about this. All Im
saying is that Ferris would nev-
er have bitten the bullet like
this.
Its hard to imagine that
someone whose friends be-
lieved he would become a fry
cook on Venus would ever be
hocking cars for corporate
America.
The ad, to me, does more for
voodoo economics than it does
for continuity.
Ferris would never have sold out
CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES still
thinks Ferris is a righteous dude.
Email chughes@golackawanna.com.
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CRANTON Decrying the
wave of public corruption
cases that have eroded public
trust, a federal judge on Monday,
Jan. 30largelyrejectedpleasforleni-
ency from former Lackawanna
County commissioners Robert Cor-
daro and A. J. Munchak, imposing
sentences that were more thandou-
ble what attorneys for the men had
suggested.
U.S. District JudgeA. RichardCa-
puto sentenced Cordaro, 50, to 11
years inprison, while Munchak, 65,
was sentenced to seven years for
their convictions on multiple cor-
ruptioncounts. Cordaroalsowasor-
dered to pay $98,856 in restitution
andtoforfeit $355,000.
Cordarohadhopedforasentence
of not more than four years, while
Munchakhadpushedforasentence
of three years or less. It could have
beenmuchworse, however, as pros-
ecutors hadsought 20years for Cor-
daroand15years for Munchak.
Inimposingthesentence, Caputo
noted both men had taken part in
charitable events throughout their
lives. But the good they had done
was outweighed by the harm they
causedbyviolatingthepublic trust,
he said.
Elected officers are supposed to
dothegreatest goodforthegreatest
number of people, not to profit per-
sonally, Caputo said. This is con-
trary to the system we live under.
That, to me, is animportant factor
inconsideringthe sentence.
Munchak bowed his head and
leanedforwardona table as Caputo
rendered his decision following
nearly three hours of testimony at
thejointsentencinghearing. Heand
his family members showed little
other emotion as the sentence was
read.
Cordaro also showed little reac-
tionashelearnedhisfate. Several of
his children wept as they embraced
himattheconclusionof thehearing.
He was taken into custody immedi-
ately after Caputo rejected his re-
questfora45-daydelayinreporting.
Munchak was permitted to re-
mainfreeuntil April 3, largelydueto
anunspecifiedmedical conditionhe
developed that led himto be hospi-
talized for five days last week. After
beingadmittedtoalocal hospital on
Wednesday, Munchak said he was
told Thursday that he could have
died.
Both men have vowed to appeal
the convictions to the Third Circuit
Court of Appeals.
In brief comments after the hear-
ing, Munchak said he felt the sen-
tence was longer thannecessary.
But thats our judicial system,
he said.
In addressing his health issues,
Munchaksaid, Imonthe mend.
U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith said
he was satisfied with the sentence,
despite the fact it was significantly
lower than what he had sought and
wasalsowaslowerthanthesentenc-
ingguidelinerange, whichcalledfor
roughly eight to 10 years for Mun-
chakand15to19years for Cordaro.
Wefelt thiswasaverysignificant
sentenceandappropriatelysends
the proper message the court indi-
catedit wantedtosendregardingvi-
olations of publictrust, Smithsaid.
Thesentencingbringstoaclosea
several-year investigation that re-
sulted in a multi-count indictment
being filed against Cordaro and
MunchakinMarch2010.
Prosecutors saidthe men, during
theirtermsasmajoritycommission-
ersfrom2004to2008, extortedtens
of thousands of dollars fromcompa-
niesthatdidbusinesswiththecoun-
ty.
The case went to trial in June
2011. Cordaro was convicted of 18
counts, including racketeering,
bribery, extortion, tax evasion and
money laundering for extorting
$400,000 from several businesses,
including Acker Associates and
HighlandAssociates. Munchakwas
convictedof eight counts, including
bribery and extortion and tax eva-
sion, for demanding $60,000 from
HighlandAssociates.
Addressing the court Monday,
both Munchak and Cordaro ac-
knowledged they were convicted of
thecrimes. Butneithermandirectly
admitted to committing the felo-
nies. They apologized to their fam-
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
See SENTENCED, Page 7
TOP: Former Lackawanna County commissioner Bob Cordaro speaks
with the media before his sentencing Monday. Cordaro received 11 years
and was sent directly to prison. RIGHT: Ex-commissioner A.J. Munchak
leaves at federal court. He was sentenced to seven years and must
surrender himself to U.S. Marshals by April 3.
JASON RIEDMILLER PHOTOS/ FOR GO LACKAWANNA
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SCRANTON Atotal of seven newposi-
tions were unanimously created at the
Lackawanna County Salary Board meeting
on Feb. 2, but commissioners emphasized
that no new taxpayer dollars would be
spent to fund the positions.
As per a Jan. 26 announcement, a new
Deputy Director for Community Relations
at a salary of $52,000 and four Community
Relations Coordinators, each at a salary of
$36,000, were created, though the salaries
of three positions slated to form the coun-
tys newly-formed Department of Econom-
ic Development have yet to be determined,
so those positions were not established on
Thursday afternoon.
Were still negotiating, so I didnt want
to have the salaries listed before weve ac-
tually had an opportunity to interviewpeo-
ple, Commissioner JimWansacz said after
the meeting, adding that all eight of those
positions would not go over the
$515,687.50 budget made up of savings
from12 recent position eliminations.
Next, a motion was made by Transporta-
tion Planning Manager Steve Pitoniak to
create a transportation technician position
at a salary of $25,000 and unanimously ap-
proved.
Under our contract with(the Pennsylva-
nia Department of Transportation), were
required to undertake traffic counting in
various areas of the county. For the last few
years, weve been contracting that service
out. We are now going to hopefully hire
someone in-house to undertake that func-
tionusingthestateandfederal fundingthat
we get as part of our contract, Pitoniak ex-
plained.
By having someone in-house, that will
give us the flexibility of doing additional
work, additional counts for various munici-
palities or for the county in other locations
when theyre not doing their PennDOT
work.
Answering questions from Commission-
er Corey OBrien, Pitoniak said that the
county match to fund the position is 3 per-
cent whether or not it was contracted out,
so this will be no additional expense to tax-
payers.
Inaddition, anoffice assistant positionat
a salary of $30,408 at the Lackawanna
County Prison was unanimously created at
the request of Warden Robert McMillan.
This positionis actuallytakingtheplace
of a business manager position. We current-
ly have a Business Manager position at
$48,293. That position is going to be elim-
inatedandfilledby this position. We candi-
rectly oversee the business office with our
current management staff, so there is no
need to hire a manager. We can get away
with an office assistant, and its a savings of
roughly $18,000, McMillan said.
The board also approved an adjustment
of the salary of the records supervisor posi-
tion at the prison from $37,339 to $44,339,
using $7,000 of the $18,000 savings from
the business manager elimination to make
the salary a little bit more fair, according
to McMillan.
There is a great inequity currently inthe
office. The person that does the similar job
to who oversees the office theres a differ-
ence of roughly $15,000 between the two of
them. In addition, when there was a past
position in there, they made $15,000 more
than the same employee doing the same
job, McMillan continued.
Wansacz stressedagainafter themeeting
that no newmoney was being spent on any
of the new positions.
We have so far this year reduced the
county budget already, so we havent added
to it, weve reduced it. The goal is to keep
doing that throughout the year, he said.
Since announcingthe previous weekthat
29 county department heads would have to
reapply for their jobs in an effort to find the
most qualified candidates for the positions,
Wansacz said that applications have been
pouring infor those andother positions, re-
ceiving over 100 applications for his confi-
dential assistant alone.
The quality of candidates has been fan-
tastic. Im having a hard time whittling it
down, he said. Theres a lot of very talent-
ed people out there wanting to apply for
these positionsWere taking our time to
go through and make sure we have the best
possible people going for it in the county.
Two of the 29 positions will soon be va-
cant, with Director of Emergency Services
Thomas Dubas and Community Correc-
tions Center Director Richard Horan both
giving their notice recently, Wansacz said.
The commissioner dismissed specula-
tion that the positions would be filled with
political appointments.
Were looking for the best people. Were
bringing people in all the time. Weve had
some resumes coming in who were inter-
viewing right now, he said. Were looking
for qualified people that can get out there
that can work the off-hours. These are not
9-to-5 jobs.
But he noted, however, that campaign
contributors or other connections to the
new county administration could be con-
sidered for community relations or other
positions, if qualified.
It couldbe, yeah, absolutely. If they have
the right connections, absolutely, Wan-
sacz said.
At the end of the day, were going to
want the best people that have the contacts
and go forward and be able to get those
messages out there. A lot of times, people
out there that are involved, whether its in
campaigns or (not), have those contacts
and connections. Thats the reality of it.
County approves new positions, salaries
By RICH HOWELLS
SCRANTON A series of city is-
sues were addressedat City Councils
Feb. 2 meeting, including out of ser-
vice police vehicles and rehired De-
partment of Public Works employees,
and council revealed that they are
looking into the subpoena process to
receive answers regarding the recent-
ly discovered $3 million in unused
parking meter revenue.
Council President Janet Evans and
Councilman Jack Loscombe visited
the DPW on Jan. 31 to observe first-
handthe number andconditionof po-
lice vehicles that are currently out of
service.
On that particular day, it was re-
ported that 14 vehicles were off the
streets, but of course that number
does not include those vehicles
parked at the DPW that are perma-
nently out of service, Evans said,
noting that a total of 17 police vehi-
cles had been repaired since Jan. 1
and a fire engine and a police pick-up
truck were also being fixed in the ga-
rage that day.
Evans said that while DPW Direc-
tor Mark Dougher agreed that police
vehicles should be the top priority at
theDPWgarage, hefelt that addition-
al funds for cars werent necessary at
this time.
I do believe what Mr. Dougher is
telling me. On the other hand, I have
reports from the police department
this week that show that all police
cars were out of operation and that
many officers are using their own ve-
hicles, which is notappropriate ac-
cording to the law, Evans continued.
We have a liability exposure with
police offices using their own vehi-
cles, andtheyreexposingthemselves
under their insurance, too, Los-
combe added.
Council sent a follow-up letter to
Dougher requesting a bi-weekly re-
port on police vehicles including the
number of vehicles currently located
at the DPW, the number serviced
throughout the two-week period, and
a list of vehicles and plate numbers
that currently await repairs.
Speaking at the unveiling of the
new police precinct in North Scran-
tononThursday, Mayor Chris Doher-
ty said the city is expected to pur-
chase four new police cruisers in
2012. The vehicles will be purchased
with $100,000 in annual funding for
equipment provided by Keystone
Sanitary Landfill.
When we signed a 30-year con-
tract with them, they agreed to buy
$100,000 worth of public safety
equipment or DPW equipment per
year, Doherty said.
2010 audit status
Council Vice President FrankJoyce
gave an update on the citys 2010 au-
dit. Despite the Home Rule Charter
mandating the audit be finished by
May 31eachyear, it has yet tobe com-
pletedduetooutstandingdocuments
fromvarious departments being sent
in late to auditor Robert Rossi & Co.
Joyce said McGowan intended to
complete the final sectionof the audit
by Friday, Feb. 3, after which Rossi
will schedule an exit conference and
release the final audit during the
week of Feb. 13.
Because the Home Rule Charter
includes no consequences for failure
to complete the annual audit by the
requireddeadline, theadministration
has been able to postpone its comple-
tion up to nine months past the dead-
line for the last few years, so conse-
quences should be developed to en-
courage the administration and mu-
nicipal authorities to abide by the
charter, Evans said.
DPW workers rehired
Council also criticized the mayor
for violating councils 2012 budget by
hiring back Department of Public
Works employees. Answering coun-
cils inquiries in a recent letter, City
Controller RoseannNovembrinosaid
that as of Jan. 27, three employees
laid off in councils budget on Dec. 31
reported back to work on Jan. 17 and
three more employees were appoint-
ed by the mayor between Jan. 3 and
Jan. 17.
Two employees have retired, one
on Dec. 30 and one on Jan. 27, and
two more are retiring in February,
leaving some funds available, but
Councilman Pat Rogan said at least
two of the positions will likely be
funded by money set aside for life-
guards for city pools.
(Doherty) would rather take care
of his buddies in the DPW than have
pools open in the summer, Rogan
said.
$3M investigation ongoing
Following a call for a local or feder-
al investigation into the matter last
month, Rogan said on Thursday that
council shouldlookintosubpoenaing
Doherty and Business Administrator
Out-of-service police
cruisers draw concern
By RICH HOWELLS
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SCRANTON Calling it
Northeastern Pennsylvanias
largest network of hospitals, of-
ficials on Wednesday unveiled a
newregional health care system
stretching through three coun-
ties and encompassing eight
hospitals, two physician groups,
and five home health and hos-
pice agencies.
Cornelio Catena, chief execu-
tive officer of Wyoming Valley
Health Care System, made the
announcement during a press
conference at the Hilton Hotel
andConference Center inScran-
ton on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Cate-
na will serve as CEO of the new
system dubbed Commonwealth
Health while
retaining his
current title.
The eight
hospitals are
owned by Ten-
nessee-based
Community
Health Sys-
tems. Catena noted that some
had been in financial difficulty
before joining the system, and
that non-profit hospitals lost tax-
exempt status by affiliating with
CHS, meaning municipalities
and counties now receive prop-
erty taxes for the buildings.
All the hospitals and agencies
will keep their current names,
tacking on an affiliate of Com-
monwealth Health to show the
new unity.
We are community hospitals
first, Catena said.
The idea is to share resources
and information to better serve
patients. Catena promisedanin-
fusion of about $250 million for
upgrades and improvement in
the eight hospitals during the
next five years.
During the press conference,
Catena did not mention the oth-
er big regional health care sys-
teminthe area Geisinger but
did say the newplan would help
Commonwealth Health com-
pete more effectively in the mar-
ket.
Competition is good for ev-
eryone, he said.
Asked later about Geisinger,
whose merger with Scranton-
basedCommunity Medical Cen-
ter became official at midnight
onFeb. 1, CatenasaidGeisinger
is going to do what they do and
were going to do what we do.
Catena also said the new
health care system would im-
prove Commonwealths ability
to recruit top medical profes-
sionals to the area, and prevent
out migration of patients who
often leave the region for major
procedures.
The new system stretches
from Berwick to Tunkhannock.
Three hospitals are in Lacka-
wanna County: Regional Hospi-
tal of Scranton, Moses Taylor
Hospital in Scranton, and Mid-
Valley Hospital in Peckville.
The eight hospitals, coupled
with a retirement village in Ber-
wick, have 1,449 beds. The new
Commonwealth Health umbrel-
la will cover 1,600 physicians
and 6,500 employees who help
care for more than 50,000 inpa-
tients, 32,000 surgeries, and
136,000 emergency room pa-
tients each year, Catena said.
He said no changes are
planned for employees, though
they will benefit from more pro-
fessional mobility within the
system.
Today we operate with a re-
newed and unified sense of pur-
pose, Catena said, to utilize all
our skills andexperiences tobet-
ter serve our patients across the
region.
CHS facilities now known as Commonwealth Health
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
Catena
SCRANTON - Patients heading to at least
one hospital in Scranton wont have to learn a
new name as a result of a healthcare system
merger.
Officials with Community Medical Center
unveiledtheirnewname- Geisinger-Communi-
ty Medical Center - on Tuesday, Jan. 31, hours
beforetheirmergerwiththeDanville-basedsys-
tembecame official.
We both sawthe depth of that name, said
CMCpresident andCEORobert P. Steigmeyer
in recalling his conversations with Geisinger
President andCEODr. GlennSteele. Commu-
nity Medical Center has represented, in the
eyes of this community, an organization thats
transcended three centuries. Theres a name
there thats important to retain.
Steigmeyer called the merger and unveiling
of the new name by eight workers collectively
representing more than158 years of service to
the Scrantonhospital a 100 year move for this
region.
Geisingers clinical innovations have helped
make them internationally renowned, Steig-
meyer said.
Its organizations like Geisinger and others
who are really setting the tone for the future of
healthcare,hesaid. Werefortunatethat there
is a fellowPennsylvania non-profit corporation
here that we can work with.
With that and holding ourselves account-
able for raising the bar, well do great things in
northeastern Pennsylvania.
The merger, official at midnight on Feb. 1, is
expected to bring newinvestments in the neu-
rosciences and additional clinical moves fo-
cusedoncardiovascularcare, agreaterfocuson
partnerships withprimarycarephysicians, and
new attention to general and surgical subspe-
cialties to meet the needs of the areas popula-
tion.
Plans for physical facilities includeimproved
intensive care andsurgery environments anda
significant investment ininformationtechnol-
ogy through a capital commitment of $158.6
million fromGeisinger.
Steigmeyer also said CMCs management
team will continue to be developed as it adds
new faces, including a permanent chief finan-
cial officer and others to be announced in the
coming weeks.
Wednesdays merger completes a process
that began with the development of a strategic
plan in the fall of 2010, Steigmeyer said. CMC
and Geisinger built a collaborative framework
inearly2011, andthesystems workedwithreg-
ulatorsover thelast sevenmonthsafter signing
a comprehensive integration agreement in the
summer of 2011.
Ajoiningceremonywasset forFriday, Feb. 3.
CMC maintains identity in merger
By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES
JASON RIEDMILLER PHOTO
CMC president and CEO Robert P. Steig-
meyer leads the unveiling of Geisinger-
Community Medical Centers new name
on Jan. 31. Participating employees are,
from left, Susan Serra, Phillip Colarossi,
Autumn Stewart, William Jurbala, Susan
Rempe, Connie Fanning, Sally Rempe,
and Phyllis Watkins.
CARBONDALE The parent
company of a Carbondale hospi-
tal set to close at the end of this
month has nixed the idea of
keeping an outpatient urgent
care and imaging center in the
location.
Maxis Health Systems issued
a press release Wednesday say-
ing that, after careful evalua-
tion, the idea of opening such a
center on the campus of Marian
Community Hospital was reject-
ed.
Over the last 60 days, we
have focused on whether or not
there was a need for Maxis to
maintain an outpatient presence
in the Carbondale community,
Maxis President Mary Theresa
Vautrinot said. Based on the ex-
isting primary care services cur-
rently available, and the ex-
pressed intention of other pro-
viders to enhance their outpa-
tient presence in Carbondale, we
have decided that there is not
sufficient reason for Maxis to in-
troduce or maintain outpatient
services in the community.
The announcement came the
same day Community Health
System an unrelated entity
based in Tennessee announced
the creation of the Common-
wealth Health system bringing
eight hospitals in three local
counties owned by CHS under
one umbrella.
Outpatient unit
at Marian axed
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
SCRANTONLegislationpassed
during a special meeting of council
on Jan. 30 will require the groups
four-member supermajority and
Mayor Chris Doherty to work to-
gether onaRevisedAct 47Recovery
Planinordertosecurea2012TaxAn-
ticipation Note, despite past differ-
ences.
Legislation authorizing the is-
suance of the citys $12.5 million
TANandtheborrowingof $5million
fromtheWorkers CompensationRe-
serveTrust Fundtopayoff last years
TAN-B was unanimously approved
by council Monday evening, Jan. 30
with emergency certificates at-
tachedtoimmediatelyplacethemin-
toeffect. TheamountoftheTANwas
lowered to $11.5 million the follow-
ingday.
A general fund account was also
establishedfor the 2012 TAN, which
has a 5.5 percent interest rate with
varyingmonthlypayments. ATANis
a short-term loan to pay bills, sala-
ries, andotherexpensesuntil taxrev-
enue is generated; a bulkof the citys
real estate tax revenue isnt usually
collected until March and April,
Council Vice President Frank Joyce
noted.
This is the first instance whereby
aTANincludeduniquetermsorcon-
ditions placed upon the administra-
tionandCityCouncil bythebanking
Banks firm
on TAN terms
By RICH HOWELLS
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SCRANTON The state
Commonwealth Court has up-
held an arbitrators ruling that
requires Scrantonto refundpo-
lice officers and fire fighters for
increases in health care insur-
ance costs that the arbitrator
determined had been impro-
perly deducted fromtheir sala-
ries.
The dispute centered on a
2010 arbitration decision that
found the city had violated
union contracts of police and
fire fighters when it failed to
provide the unions a 30-day ad-
vance notice of a premium in-
crease it implemented in
March 2009.
The unions filed a grievance
because the city failed to pro-
vide the required notice and
had not provided documenta-
tion that proved the increases
were necessary - provisions
that were required under the
contracts.
The arbitrator ruled in the
unions favor and ordered the
city torefundthe excess premi-
um payments to union mem-
bers andtodiscontinue collect-
ing the increased payments
pending further review by the
arbitrator. The decision was
later upheld by a Lackawanna
County judge, prompting the
appeal to the Commonwealth
Court.
Ryan McGowan, the citys
business administrator, said
Thursday he had not had a
chancetoreviewtherulingand
didnot immediatelyknowhow
much money the city might be
required to pay police and fire
fighters. Paul Kelly, the citys
solicitor, did not return a re-
quest for comment.
In its appeal to Common-
wealthCourt, the city arguedit
was not requiredtoprovide the
30-day notice because it imple-
mented the increases in ac-
cordancewiththecountycourt
ruling, which had dictated the
date.
Moreover, the city alleged
the arbitrator exceeded his au-
thority because he directed the
city to refund excess pay-
ments, even though the union
had not contested the amount
or necessity of the premiumin-
crease. The sole issue was that
the unions had not been pro-
vided the 30-day notice before
it was implemented.
In its ruling, the Common-
wealth Court agreed the
unions had not contested the
amount or necessity of premi-
um increases. Nevertheless,
the court said it was con-
strained to uphold the award
based on rules that limit the
scope of its review.
While this court empathiz-
es with the citys position and
the perceived inequities of the
2010 award, whether or not the
arbitrator misapplied (the)
health insurance section (of
the contracts) is not reviewa-
ble, the court wrote.
Though the decision favored
his clients, Stephen Holroyd,
one of the attorneys represent-
ing the unions, took issue with
the courts finding regarding
the nature of the dispute.
Holroyd said the unions did
not agree the premiumincreas-
es were justified, as the court
held. They had not taken a
stance on the matter, he said,
because they were not provid-
ed documents as the contract
required - that would allow
them analyze the increases to
see if they were truly neces-
sary.
It was disingenuous of the
court to make that comment,
Holroyd said. The issue be-
fore the arbitrator was the city
did not comply with its obliga-
tion to give us documents so
that we could see if the figures
were correct.
Thursdays ruling adds more
payments back to the citys
public safety unions. The Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania
ruled in Oct. 2011 that Scran-
tons status as a financially dis-
tressed municipality did not
prevent it from honoring bind-
ingarbitrationwiththe unions.
City administrators and union
representatives have not ad-
dressed the actual impact of
the Supreme Court ruling, but
both sides have estimated the
cost to be more than $20 mil-
lion.
Health care ruling
another hit to Scranton
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
Citys fire and police unions not properly notified of
increased premiums, Commonwealth Court agrees.
community, whose only concern
is full payment by June 30, 2012,
Council President Janet Evansex-
plained, thoughit hasagraceperi-
oduntil July15.
City Council deemed the first
term agreement issued by the
banks unacceptable since it re-
quired the administration and
City Council to accept and ap-
prove a Revised Recovery Plan as
submitted by the (Act 47 coordi-
nator) Pennsylvania Economy
LeaguebyApril 30, 2012. Insim-
ple terms, we were required to
agree to a Revised Recovery Plan
as isand council vigorously op-
posed this condition because it
could have damaging conse-
quences for cityresidents.
Council largely balked at PELs
Revised Recovery Plan when it
was releasedinNovember 2011. It
recommendedareal estatetaxin-
crease of 42 percent and employ-
ment cuts that went deeper than
councils 2012budget.
Due to citys poor financial his-
tory, council solicitor Boyd
Hughessaidthebankswereplay-
ing hardball this year and would
not agreetoaTANuntil aRevised
RecoveryPlanwasagreeduponto
improvethecitysfinancial health.
The city declared Act 47 dis-
tressedstatusin1992, lastrevising
its RecoveryPlanin2002.
After both Hughes and Evans
spoke with Doherty, Hughes
draftedasideagreement between
the mayor and council in which
both agree to work jointly with
PEL to produce a satisfactory
plantoall parties.
Council could not agree to
what was handed to us last week,
and thats why it was not even
placed on Thursday evenings
agenda, Evans said, hence the
needforlast-minuteamendments
to the legislation and Mondays
special meeting.
We were fighting for the resi-
dents of this citynot tohavesome
planshoveddownourthroatsthat
wouldsay, Well, youhave toraise
taxes by 30 percent or 40 percent
in2013, Joyceadded.
PNCBank refused to participa-
te in the 2012 TAN, Hughes ex-
plained, but Penn Security Bank
&Trust contributed$5 millionto
theoverall $12.5million, provided
by lead lender Fidelity Deposit &
Discount Bank, 101N. BlakelySt.,
Dunmore.
On Friday, we didnt even
knowif weweregoingtohavethis
because of some of the condi-
tions, he continued. Its my un-
derstanding in my discussions
with the bankers and their finan-
cial analyststhat theyhavelooked
the projected real estate taxes
over and they feel comfortable
that based on the previous years
payments, fromahistorical stand-
point, that the $12.5 million will
bepaidoff byJune30.
At the regular council meeting
on Thursday, Feb. 2, Evans and
Hughes said one of the participa-
tingbanks, Miners Bank, basedin
Minersville, did not commit for-
mally and withdrew its participa-
tioninthe2012TAN, nowmaking
thesingle2012TAN$11.5million.
However, council doesnt be-
lieve that the $1million decrease-
will have a significant effect in
light of the recently discover $3
million, which apparently was
used to fund the January 20 pay
hole and to pay outstanding bills
witha remainder of approximate-
ly $500,000placedintothe gener-
al fund, Evans added.
In the past, the city would re-
ceive two TANs, the first, TAN-A,
due June 30 and the second,
TAN-B,dueDec.31,butthecityof-
ten, such as in 2010, used the pre-
sent years TANtopay off the pre-
vious years TAN, which is not al-
lowed under the terms of the
agreement, Hughes saidMonday.
Though the legislation was offi-
ciallypassedattheJan. 30meeting,
Joyce and Business Administrator
Ryan McGowan agreed in Decem-
ber to take $5 million from the
Workers Compensation Reserve
TrustFundtorepaythe2011TAN-B
to Fidelity Bank by Dec. 31, 2011,
though the state Department of
Community and Economic Devel-
opmentrequiredthatthemoneybe
returned by Jan. 31, 2012. Evans
said $5 million of the $11.5 million
TAN will immediately be used to
paybackusingthesefunds.
The city was also approved to
borrow $9.85 million to pay back
2011debt bySenior JudgeJerome
Cheslock of the Lackawanna
County Court of Common Pleas
onJan. 27.
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RyanMcGowanto force themto
come before council and explain
the discoveryof $3millioninun-
spent parking meter revenue in
a Fidelity Bank account in Janu-
ary.
Council solicitor Boyd
Hughes said that there must be
a legislative or investigative pur-
pose for a subpoena and is cur-
rently researching the process.
Evans said after the meeting
that this had been done twice
during her tenure as a council-
woman.
In 2005, council successfully
subpoenaed financial docu-
ments from the citys Office of
Economic and Community De-
velopment, and in 2008, council
subpoenaed former tax collec-
tor Ken McDowell to answer
questions related to a similar
discoveryof over $12millionina
Fidelity Bank account, though
he never appeared, Evans said.
Former streetlight company
addressed
Additionally, Municipal Ener-
gy Managers, the former street-
light maintenance company for
Scranton, was brought up by ci-
tizens at the meeting, as MEMis
currently being investigated by
a Northampton County grand
jury following a lawsuit claim-
ing the company defrauded Be-
thlehem Township out of over
$800,000. Scranton may owe
over $500,000 in past bills to
MEM. The company was re-
placed by current maintenance
provider Joyce Electrical in
March 2011.
Its in litigation right now,
Joyce said. Im not exactly sure
how much the city is going to
end up paying being that its in
litigation. Im not sure if the ad-
ministration is trying to settle
on a figure with MEM or if
theyre trying to fight it alto-
gether.
Created in 1998 with a regis-
tered office address at 1310
Church St., Moscow, corporate
records with the Pennsylvania
Department of State list Patrick
McLaine as a secretary and trea-
surer with MEM. McLaine was
treasurer and vice president of
Acker Associates, the company
that paid $10,000 a month to for-
mer Lackawanna County com-
missioner Robert Cordaro, who
was sentencedto11years inpris-
on for public corruption this
week.
McLaine is listed as secretary
and treasurer of Civil Design
Partners, the firm borne from
the disbanded Acker Associates
group. Civil Design Partners is
also registered at 1310 Church
St., Moscow.
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ilies, but not thepublic.
Munchakspokeof thenumerous
community activities hes been in-
volved with throughout his life
time, including arranging numer-
ous fundraisers for various char-
ities. He said he was deeply sad-
denedbythefact that hewill not be
remembered for those deeds, but
for hisconviction.
My legacy is that of a convicted
felon rather than one who lived
their whole life caring for people,
hesaid.
Two of Munchaks children,
JoelleMunchakandAnthonyMun-
chakJr., alsospokeofthenumerous
gooddeedstheir father hasdone.
Joelletoldof howherfathercared
forhiselderlyauntforyears,andhow
he helped run a friends business af-
terthepersondevelopedcancer.
Anthony spoke of the numerous
fundraisershisfather chaired.
Myfatherisnothinglikethegov-
ernment has portrayed him. He is
not agoodman. Heisagreat man,
AnthonyMunchaksaid. Yourhon-
or, pleasedont let mydadfinishhis
lifeinacell . . . Pleasehavemercyon
him.
Cordaros son, Michael, also
pleadedfor leniency.
I knowmyfather. I knowheis a
great man. What bothers me right
now is the world doesnt know
that, Michael Cordaro said. I ask
you to take that into considering
and for you to give him another
shot. Thereistoomuchgoodinside
himnot toget another shot.
Robert Cordaro began his state-
ment by thanking his supporters.
Hefocusedhiscommentsondetail-
ing the amazing accomplish-
ments he and Munchak had
achievedforthecountyduringtheir
termsascommissioners.
He and Munchak helped turn
around the finances of the county,
whichhesaidwasbankruptwhen
theytookover. Theyinvestedinin-
frastructure and dozens of projects
toprotecttheenvironment, hesaid.
Every act is tarnished . . . it will
beforgottenbythestainofthispros-
ecution, Cordarosaid.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lorna
Graham urged Caputo to reject
both mens pleas for leniency, not-
ingneithermanexpressedremorse
for their crimes.
They are remorseful for being
hereandthatwhattheydidaffected
their familyandfriends, shesaid.
Their crimes were particularly
troubling, Grahamsaid, given they
hadrunonananti-corruptioncam-
paign.
The defendants ran on a plat-
form of cleaning up the county.
Theygot electedandwent onacor-
ruptionspreebeyondanythingthat
ever happenedbefore.
SENTENCED
SCRANTONTheopeningof
the newest branch of the Scran-
ton Police Department had been
a hope of Chief Dan Duffys for
some time.
When I would walk through
headquarters and see an officer
who works in North Scranton in
theretypingareport, Iwouldsayin
my head, Boy, it wouldbe great to
havealocationwhereanofficercan
dothatreportandnothavetocome
intothe building, Duffysaid.
That became a reality as Duffy
and officers with the depart-
ments highwayunit unveiledthe
North Scranton precinct at 1696
N. Keyser Ave., Scranton, on
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 2.
The substation is the second of
four planned branches of the de-
partment. Ahome for the K9 and
juvenile divisions opened in West
Scranton that was created in May
2011, and stations in South Scran-
ton and the Hill Section could be
createdby the endof 2012.
The newhome of the highway
unit wont bestaffed24hours per
day, but it will increase police
presence.
Its going to allow the North
Scrantonpoliceofficers andsuper-
visors that are out there to be able
torespondtocallsmoreeffectively
and more efficiently because
theyre goingtobe able todotheir
paperwork right in this location
That closes agapinresponsetime
and makes us more accessible to
the public, Duffy said.
Situated just off of the North
Scranton Expressway, it will
give officers responding to traf-
fic calls quick access to many
parts of thecity. It will alsoopen
opportunities for collaboration
with South Abington Town-
ship, Duffy said.
The chief called the new pre-
cinct atremendousasset toour
organization, and its one that
comeswithaminimal cost totax-
payers. City Council unanimous-
ly approved the $1 annual lease
agreement for the new substa-
tion on North Keyser Avenue in
November 2011.
It also opens things up for po-
lice officers stationed at 100 S.
Washington Ave., Scranton.
Even though we built police
headquartersjustafewyearsago,
were tight. It needs to breathe.
We want to give more space to
certain other departments down
there that need it, Mayor Chris
Doherty said.
Highway Division head Cpl.
Richard Bachman said the unit
responds to an average of 250
crashes per month.
Its goingtoincreasethecapa-
bilitiesof theunitevenmore. The
accessibility and the location are
absolutely prime, he said.
Lackawanna County Deputy
District Attorney Robert Klein
coordinates drunken driver
checkpoints with the depart-
ment several times per year. He
said the expansion is crucial to
the officers mission.
This is a nice extensionof the
philosophy of the police depart-
ment wheretheyreheretoserve,
tohelp, andtobepart of thesolu-
tion, Klein said.
Police expand with North Scranton office
Scranton Police Chief Dan
Duffy stands outside the
newly opened Highway Unit
office in North Scranton.
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SCRANTON City police charged a 31-year-
old man with the alleged sexual assault of a
then-11-year-old girl using what officers de-
scribed as a back massager.
Alix Benjamin, whose address is unknown in
criminal affidavits, was charged Tuesday with
one count each of statutory sexual assault, ag-
gravated indecent assault of a person under age
16, indecent assault of apersonunder age16, un-
lawful contact with minors, and corruption of
minors.
According to a criminal affidavit:
Benjamin allegedly first assaulted the victim
at age 11 at a home in North Scranton. The vic-
timreportedtheabusetopoliceonAug. 2, 2010,
whenshe was14. She toldforensic interviewers
at the Childrens Advocacy Center that Benja-
minwouldhaveher performvarious sexual acts
andthat he wouldtouchher privates andchest.
He allegedly attempted to have intercourse
with the girl and used a plastic vibrating de-
vice on her privates that was plugged into a
wall behind a bed.
Detectives searched the North Scranton
home on Aug. 8, 2010, and found what ap-
peared to be a back massager, plugged into the
wall as the child described.
DNA samples found on the back massager
matchedthosecollectedfromBenjaminandthe
victim, according to results obtained from the
Pennsylvania State Police DNA Regional Labo-
ratory in Greensburg on Jan. 25.
Benjamin was arraigned on Jan. 31 and held
for $50,000bail. Hewas sent totheLackawanna
County Prison, and a preliminary hearing is set
for Feb. 7.
Police: Back massager used
in underage sexual assault
SCRANTON A Clarks Summit
businessmans desired appeal in a
federal conviction case was denied
by the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the Third Circuit, accord-
ingtopaperworkfiledMonday, Jan.
30.
Joseph P. Donahue, now 57, was
convicted in March 2010 on a 16-
count indictment for bank fraud,
misuse of a credit card, money laun-
dering and more. After being sen-
tenced to 121 months in prison in
Dec. 2010, U.S. Marshals issued an
arrest warrant for Donahue after he
failedto report to a federal prisonin
New Jersey in Jan. 2011.
Donahuewas apprehendedabout
twoweeks later inLas Cruces, N.M.
He argued that the government
failed to inform him about alleged
perjury committed by a Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation special agent
duringhis trial inthewinter of 2010.
He also claimed that testimony by
three government witnesses was
admitted erroneously because
each witness testified he had used
their credit in an unauthorized mat-
ter in uncharged conduct similar to
that in the indictment.
The court stated in its Jan. 30 fil-
ing that the testimony of a second
FBI special agent corroborated the
original testimony and that the
threegovernment witnesses offered
admissible evidence because it
showcased proof or motive, oppor-
tunity, intent, preparation, plan,
knowledge, identity, or absence of
mistake or accident.
Upon his release, Donahue must
servefiveyearsof supervisedrelease.
He was also sentenced to pay
$325,414.67 in restitution.
Court denies appeal by
businessman Donahue
The following criminal charges were
filed in Lackawanna County Court
between Dec. 7 and Jan. 31. All
accounts are derivative of police
affidavits, all charges are pending
following preliminary hearings,
and all suspects are presumed
innocent until proven guilty.
GOULDSBORO
THEFT AND MISCHIEF CHARGES
were filed by summons on Dec. 7
against Robert Covert, 19, Ste-
phen Kronick, 20, and Jon La-
coomis, 20, were charged by
summons on Dec. 7 after they
allegedly admitted to stealing
property signs and flags and
damaging lawn ornaments and
landscape lights in the Big Bass
Lake community in July 2010.
Pennsylvania State Police Tpr.
Michael Seechock was the affiant
in the case.
Covert, Kronick, and Lacoomis were
each charged with theft, conspir-
acy to commit theft, criminal
mischief, and conspiracy to com-
mit criminal mischief. Preliminary
hearings are set for Feb. 8.
MOOSIC
THEFT CHARGES were filed Jan.
31 against John Catalano, 53, of
Winfield Avenue, Moosic, after he
was allegedly seen stealing
$92.49 in merchandise fromthe
K-Mart store on Birney Avenue.
Loss prevention officers discov-
ered a crack pipe in his posses-
sion during an interview, and
Moosic police detected a strong
odor of alcohol on his breath.
Officers TomJenkins and James
Decker were the arresting offi-
cers.
Catalano was charged with retail
theft, possession of drug par-
aphernalia, disorderly conduct,
and public drunkenness. He was
arraigned Jan. 31 and held for
$10,000 bail. A preliminary hear-
ing is set for Feb. 7.
SCRANTON
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CHARGES
were filed Jan. 26 against John
Byrd, 20, of North Washington
Avenue, Scranton, after he alleg-
edly punched holes in the walls at
his mothers home and de-
stroyed a clock. When police
arrived, Byrd refused to allow
themupstairs and allegedly
became aggressive and wres-
tled with the officers as they
attempted to handcuff him. Ptlm.
Lowell Stevens was the arresting
officer.
Byrd was charged with resisting
arrest, disorderly conduct, and
criminal mischief. He was ar-
raigned Jan. 26 and released on
$10,000 unsecured bail. A prelim-
inary hearing is set for Feb. 6.
BURGLARY CHARGES were filed
Jan. 27 against Gabbrielle Cliff,
20, of 3rd Street, Blakely, after
she allegedly broke into a home
on West Parker Street, Blakely,
and stole a large amount of
jewelry. In interviews with police,
Cliff blamed the burglary on her
ex-boyfriends, Jessie Rella. Rella
informed police in a separate
interview that Cliff arrived at his
apartment with the bags of
stolen jewelry. He also allegedly
told police that Cliff warned him
about a phone call she placed to
himunder approved police
surveillance. Scranton Detectives
Timothy Mayo and Jeffrey Gilroy
reckless endangerment, fleeing
froman officer, driving without a
license, failure to stop at a red
signal, failure to stop at a stop
sign, and accidents involving
damage to property. He was
arraigned Jan. 27 and held for
$25,000. A preliminary hearing
is set for Feb. 6.
ASSAULT AND PROWLING
CHARGES were filed Jan. 31
against Francis Merrifield, 38, of
3rd Avenue, Scranton, after he
allegedly grabbed his wife by
the throat and punched her in
the back of the head. The wom-
an fled the home with her two
children to a neighboring resi-
dence, and later that evening,
Merrifield was allegedly yelling
his sons name fromthe street.
Ptlm. Jason Hyler was the ar-
resting officer.
Merrifield was charged with simple
assault, harassment, loitering or
prowling at night, defiant tres-
passing, and disorderly conduct.
He was arraigned Jan. 31 and
posted $5,000 bail. A prelimina-
ry hearing is set for Feb. 7.
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were the arresting officers.
Cliff was charged with burglary,
theft, receiving stolen property,
criminal trespassing, providing
false information to authorities,
and obstructing the adminis-
tration of the law. She was ar-
raigned Jan. 27 and held for
$50,000 bail. A preliminary
hearing is set for Feb. 6.
MULTIPLE CHARGES were filed
Jan. 27 against John Jennings
IV, 20, of Wheeler Avenue,
Scranton, after he allegedly led
Pennsylvania State Police on a
high speed chase through Scran-
ton and Dunmore on the after-
noon of Jan. 26. The pursuit
began at Delaware Avenue and
Sanderson Street and weaved
through the Green Ridge section
before coming to an end at
Dunmore Corners. Along the
route, Jennings allegedly
crashed into three cars at a
Kawasaki dealership on Larch
Street, drove onto the lawn of a
home on Sanderson Avenue, and
drove into the unmarked police
vehicle carrying Cpl. Michael
Carroll, the arresting officer.
Jennings was charged with aggra-
vated assault, simple assault,
POLICE BLOTTER
SCRANTON Repairs greatly
needed on the roof of Neil Arm-
strongElementarySchool will like-
ly wait until the end of the school
year, members of the Scranton
School BoardsaidonMonday, Jan.
30. Problems persist despite light
repairs conducted in the last few
years.
Another leak at Armstrong was
discovered in late January, accord-
ingtoBuildingsandGroundsCom-
mittee Chair Bob Sheridan.
We determined that the roof of
ArmstrongSchool is reallystarting
to leak. Its cracking all over the
place. Wherewefixedit acoupleof
yearsago, itheldupnice,Sheridan
said.
The freeze and thawof the win-
ter has exacerbated the issue.
Gene Peters of Peters Design
Group, the districts engineer, said
there were no (structural) draw-
ings at Armstrong. They couldnt
be found. Drawings that were
foundofthearchitecturalandstruc-
tural design of the building were
falling apart because of their age.
They were redrawn and will be
evaluated along with the Palumbo
Group, the districts construction
firm.
Peters said plans will be devel-
opedsothat all boardsarecomplet-
ed and work can begin as soon as
school closes.
Sheridan is seeking a complete
evaluation on the roof as soon as
possible.
Across town, full repairs to the
roof at West ScrantonHighSchool
will cost an estimated $59,600,
members of the Scranton School
Board said on Monday, Jan. 30.
Immediate repairs to the roof
werediscussedbyDirectorof Facil-
ities and Grounds Jeff Brazil last
month at a cost of $5,800. The re-
maining repairs are more for pre-
ventative maintenance as officials
have said the high school roof is in
good condition given its age.
District eyes summer for Armstrong repairs
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When sports fans settle in
front of their televisions to
watch the NewYork Giants take
on the New England Patriots in
Super Bowl XLVI today, one ar-
ea native will be almost as close
to the action as you can get.
Former Clarks Summit resi-
dent and 2006 Abington
Heights High School graduate
Conor Orr will travel to Indi-
anapolis, Ind., to cover the
game for the New Jersey-based
newspaper, The Star-Ledger.
A graduate of Syracuse Uni-
versity, the journalism major
began working for The Star-
Ledger a few days after gradua-
tion in May 2010 and quickly
found his niche with the publi-
cation.
I bounced around in the be-
ginning doing general assign-
ments, but then in October
(2010) they put me on the (New
York) Jets beat and Ive been in
sports since, said Orr.
When the Jets failed to make
the playoffs, Orr began travel-
ing with the Giants.
After the Giants grabbed a
24-2 win over the Atlanta Fal-
cons in the NFC wild-card play-
offs, Orr began to believe the
team had a shot.
The way they beat the Fal-
cons I started thinking they
could probably go all the way,
Orr said of the Giants.
His hunch proved correct as
the Giants defeated the Green
Bay Packers, 37-20, and the San
Francisco 49ers, 20-17, creating
a rematch of Super Bowl XLII.
At just 23, Orr is facing the
biggest assignment of his young
career. Even with two seasons
of covering the National Foot-
ball League under his belt, hes
not completely sure what to ex-
AH grad has Super
spot at the big game
By DON McGLYNN
dmcglynn@theabingtonjournal.com
See GAME, Page 11
DUNMORE- With the New
York Giants set to take on the
New England Patriots today in
Super Bowl XLVI, David Tyrees
namehas beenpoppingupquite
a bit.
Made famous for making the
so-called helmet catch that
kept the game-winning drive
alive for the Giants during Su-
per Bowl XLII in 2008, Tyrees
big moment has been the focus
of renewed interest as the two
teams meet again.
But for a number of local resi-
dents - some sports fans, some
not - a different side of Tyrees
career was brought to light at a
recent event.
OnSaturday, Jan. 28, approxi-
mately 500 visitors packed
GraceBibleChurchinDunmore
to hear Tyree speak about faith,
football, and more in his More
than a Giant presentation.
Guests lined up outside the
church hours before the sched-
uled 7 p.m. start, and Tyree was
excitedtosharehis perspectives
with people from a region he
said he loves to visit.
Gotta love Scrantonthis is
GerryMcNamara country, said
Tyree, whose collegiate football
career at Syracuse University
overlapped with McNamaras
college basketball career. This
is a great place to share my
message.
Inanexclusiveinterviewwith
GoLackawanna, Tyree saidthat
well before making his famous
catch, findinghis waytoa better
life through his personal jour-
ney helped enable himto be in
a role that allowed for his now-
famous moment.
I think there is no person
who has been completely sepa-
rated from his or her trials and
tribulations, and the difficulties
that come along with tempta-
tions, Tyreesaidof his personal
life. I had submitted to those
temptations tothepoint whereI
was broken, and broken enough
to be in need of a sovereign god.
It was a chance for me to make a
choice to bring transformation
and truth into my life.
Its a real thing, having Jesus
in my life. Im passionate be-
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cause everything I say and do
comes from Jesus.
Michael Butash, director of
youth ministries at Grace Bible
Church, ledadiscussionwithTy-
reeduringtheevent. Butashsaid
Tyrees story was one that could
inspire visitors of all ages and
backgrounds andthat the timing
of having the Giants inthe Super
Bowl this year was aboost for the
event.
David has such a great mess-
age to share with us, Butash
said. David came from a diffi-
cult background but worked
things out, and God turned his
life around tremendously.
Its wonderful for all of us to
hear his story.
A sixth-round pick by the Gi-
ants in the 2003 NFL Draft, Ty-
ree made his mark in the NFL
throughexcellent playonspecial
teams. He said he could relate to
the blue-collar work ethic that
kept him playing in the NFL in
the seasons that led up to his
magical moment.
I definitely know it takes a
blue-collar mentality to have
success onspecial teams, andits
not a position where you are
looked at favorably in compari-
son to the stars, Tyree said. Its
all about making the most of
your opportunities, and really
treasuring the results.
Thats really the message be-
hind my entire lifeseizing the
moment, and learning the pur-
pose behind it.
Nowretired fromthe NFL, Ty-
ree still keeps in close contact
with many in the Giants organi-
zation. His appearance at Grace
Bible Church came about
throughafriendshipbetweenGi-
antsChaplainGeorgeMcGovern
andstaff members at GraceBible
Church. Tyree planned to be in
Indianapolis on Sunday, content
with his current status as an ob-
server.
Its not toughnot beingonthe
teambecausemylifetookatwist
with my family and how God is
leading us to be a family, Tyree
said. Im thrilled for those guys
though. Its not easy to get to a
Super Bowl, and they only have
one more game to win.
Ill definitely be out there in
Indianapolis, just trying to catch
that big, blue tidal wave.
TYREE
T
he era of anthracite mining in Penn-
sylvania saw many new develop-
ments both within the industry itself as
well as in the everyday culture of those
people living in the areas where coal
was king. To celebrate those cultural
developments throughout February,
African American History Month, the
Anthracite Heritage Museumexhibition
Anthracite People: Immigration and
Ethnicity in Pennsylvanias Hard Coal
Region includes the work of anthracite
coal sculptor C. Edgar Patience.
Patiences story begins withhis grand-
father, Crowder Pacien, who began his
life as a slave in North Carolina, later
gaining his freedom and fighting in the
103rd Pennsylvania Regiment during
the Civil War. Pacien, whose surname
later was changed to Patience, settled in
the Pittston area. His son, Harry Pa-
tience, grewupworkingas a breaker boy
in the local anthracite coal mines.
Harry Patience adopted whittling as a
favorite pastime, whittlingpieces of coal
into hearts and other trinkets for his
friends instead of using wood. As he
grew older, he opened a souvenir and
novelty shop in which he sold coal carv-
ings, trinkets, and jewelry made from
coal and pyrite, or Pennsylvania Dia-
monds. Patience taught and employed
his six sons as sculptors to assist him as
his shop began to gain more business.
As Harrys sons matured, however, on-
lytwoof theboys retainedthepracticeof
coal sculpture, including Charles Edgar,
who was born on Aug. 27, 1906. Edgar
thoroughly enjoyed sculpting anthracite
but longed to create more than only sou-
venirs and jewelry. Although it was a dif-
ficult decision, in the early 1950s, he de-
cided to move away from his heavy re-
liance on the souvenir shop, and began
to look for opportunities to complete
works of fine art sculpted from anthra-
cite.
He was quickly recognized for his art
and began to receive commissions for
sculptures from companies such as
Hoover Vacuums and Mack Trucks, as
well as commissions to create two mas-
sive church altars, one of which resides
at Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, Penn-
sylvania. In addition to carving commis-
sioned works, Edgar also sculpted many
historical pieces, including busts of
Presidents George Washington and
John F. Kennedy, male and female Afri-
can busts, and an ongoing landscape en-
titled Coalville.
Coalvillewas his onlyunfinishedwork.
He worked on it as a hobby, but never
planned to release it to the public.
C. Edgar Patience hand-selected the
pieces of anthracite fromwhichhe would
create his sculptures. He mostly used
coal found near the Mammoth Vein in
Hazleton and Tamaqua, as this anthra-
cite was harder and less likely to crack.
He possessed a genuine love for his art-
work and harbored a single-minded de-
terminedness in perfecting each of his
pieces. He would sometimes work
throughout the night at his workbench,
grinding, filing, and polishing the coal
until it suited him.
Although he deeply loved the art of an-
thracite sculpture, Patience was reluc-
tant to pass on the methods of his art-
work to a younger generation, because of
the inherent health risks associated with
exposure to coal dust. Patience devel-
opeda case of blacklungas a direct result
of working so extensively with anthra-
cite. This respiratory disease may have
contributedtohis deathfrompneumonia
in 1972 at age 65.
His artwork gained worldwide recog-
nition both during and after his life. Piec-
es of his artwork were presented to
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and
First Lady Pat Nixon. He was cited in
Whos Who in America as well as in an
article in Ebony Magazine.
The Anthracite Heritage Museum is
located in McDade Park, in Scranton,
and is open Tuesday through Saturday
from9a.m. to5p.m. andSunday, noonto
5 p.m.
For more information, call (570) 963-
4804 or visit www.phmc.state.pa.us or
www.anthracitemuseum.org.
MINING HISTORY
R O B E R T S A V A K I N U S
The work of coal sculptor C. Edgar Pa-
tience is on display at the Anthracite
Heritage Museum.
Coal sculptor Patience celebrated this month
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S.
Sen. Bob Casey wants families
to be able to keep more money
in their pockets, but with an
end-of-February deadline ap-
proaching, Casey said the time
to finalize an extension of the
payroll tax cut is now.
Casey, D-Scranton, held a
teleconference Tuesday in antic-
ipation of the second meeting of
the Payroll Tax Cut Conference
Committee.
Casey, chairman of the Joint
Economic Committee, released
a new report that details how
much money would stay in the
pockets of one- and two-earner
families at a county-level based
on median wage and salary in-
comeper worker. Hesaidthetax
cut affects 160 million Ameri-
cans.
The committee released
county-by-county data on the
impact of the payroll tax cut ex-
tension, which costs the federal
government about $10 billion
per month. Casey said the cuts
lowered the rate at which em-
ployees Social Security earn-
ings are taxed from 6.2 percent
to 4.2 percent.
In Lackawanna County, the
average salary was listed at
$26,401 and the average tax cut
would be $440 for one worker
and $880 for two.
Casey said many economists
have observed that failing to ex-
tend the payroll tax cut would
slow economic growth this year
and cost the economy jobs.
There remains a great deal of
work to be done, Casey said.
But this would mean hundreds
of dollars for families who are
struggling.
Casey saidDemocrats andRe-
publicans havenot yet agreedon
specifics not even at the com-
mittee level.
Casey said he has been as-
sured that the payroll tax cuts
will not adversely affect the So-
cial Security trust fund.
The evidence is more than
compellingthat this will have no
adverse effect on Social Securi-
ty, he said.
With the deadline approach-
ing, Casey said there has always
been a sense of urgency to reach
an agreement.
At least on the Democratic
side of the aisle, he said, there
has been no resistance to the
idea that the payroll tax cut is
needed.
Casey says time for payroll tax cut extension is now
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Mardi Gras celebration, to benefit UNC
of NEPAs Angels Attic, Fri., Feb. 17, 6-10
p.m., Radisson Lackawanna Station
Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.
Cost: $65. Info: (570) 346-0759.
Mardi Gras business card exchange,
Tues., Feb. 21, 5-7 p.m., Hilton Scranton
and Conference Center, 100 Adams
Ave., Scranton. Cost: Free.
Overeaters Anonymous meetings, First
Presbyterian Church, 201 Stone Ave.,
Clarks Summit, weekly, Mon. and Wed.,
7 p.m.; Tues. and Thurs., 9:30 a.m. and
Sun., 4 p.m. Info: (570) 587-4313.
Puppy Love pet photo fundraiser,
benefiting Griffin Pond Animal
Shelter, Sun., Feb. 5, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Fetching Grooming Salon, 1928
Boulevard Ave., Scranton. Info: (570)
558-1313.
Constituent outreach day with Pa.
Rep. Kevin Murphy, Wed., Feb. 8, 10
a.m.-3 p.m., South Abington Township
building, 104 Shady Lane Rd., Chin-
chilla.
Valentines dinner, Fri., Feb. 10, 7 p.m.,
Waverly Community Church, 101
Carbondale Rd., Waverly. Cost: $12.
RSVP by Feb. 7. Info: (570) 587-2280.
Blood drive, Fri., Feb. 10, noon-6 p.m.,
Clarks Summit United Methodist
Church, 1310 Morgan Highway.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
pect.
I expect it to be a complete-
ly crazy week, he said.
Before leaving for the trip on
Jan. 28, Orr said he was grate-
ful for the opportunity and
credits his parents, Jeff and
Carole Orr, with helping him
get to this point in his career.
My parents always pushed
me in this directionand
helped me realize that this is
what I wanted to do, he said.
Orr said his parents noticed
his ability to strike up a conver-
sation with anyone and felt that
would be a valuable asset in the
field of journalism.
That, coupled with his interest
and knowledge of sports, which
was partially gained while play-
ing for the Comets football team
during his four years at Abington
Heights High School, gave him
thetools heneededfor his chosen
profession.
GAME
ARCHBALD
Work session, Wed., Feb. 8, 7 p.m., 400
Church St., Archbald.
BLAKELY
Planning commission, Feb. 6, borough
building, 1439Main St., Peckville.
CARBONDALE
Industrial Development Authority, Tues.,
Feb. 7, 7 p.m., Carbondale City Hall.
DALTON
Sewer Authority, Mon. Feb. 6, 7 p.m.,
authority offices.
DICKSON CITY
Borough council, work session, Tues.,
Feb. 7, 7 p.m., administration building,
801 Boulevard Ave., Dickson City.
DUNMORE
Borough council, Mon., Feb. 13, 7 p.m.,
Dunmore Community Center, 1414
Monroe Ave., Dunmore.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP
Board of Supervisors, Mon., Feb. 6, 7:30
p.m., municipal building, 487 Cortez
Rd.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Commissioners meeting, Wed., Feb. 8, 10
a.m., sixth floor, 200Adams Ave.,
Scranton.
LAKELAND
Board of Education committee meet-
ings, Mon., Feb. 6, personnel at 6p.m.,
safety at 7 p.m., Lakeland Jr. Sr. High
School library.
Board of Education committee meet-
ings, Tues., Feb. 7, buildings and
grounds, 6p.m., technology at 7 p.m.,
Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School library.
MOOSIC
Zoning board, Mon., Feb. 6, 7 p.m.,
municipal building, 715Main St.
Business includes variance sought by
Jason Muskey for change from
residential to commercial zoning for
property at 3703 Birney Ave.
RANSOM TOWNSHIP
Board of supervisors, Mon., Feb. 6, 7
p.m., municipal building, Hickory
Lane.
RIVERSIDE
School board work session, Thurs.,
Feb. 9, 7 p.m., Riverside Jr-Sr High
School library, 310Davis St., Taylor.
SCOTT TOWNSHIP
Board of supervisors work session,
Feb. 9.
SCRANTON
Housing Authority commissioners,
Mon., Feb. 6, 5p.m., 400Adams Ave.
Meeting of finance corporation
follows at 5:30p.m.
School board, Mon., Feb. 6, 7:30p.m.,
administration building, 425N.
Washington Ave.
Recreation authority, Tues., Feb. 7, 7
p.m., Weston Field House, 982 Provi-
dence Rd.
School board, public hearing on
Audubon Elementary, Tues., Feb. 7, 7
p.m., Scranton High School, 63 Mike
Munckak Way.
Zoning board, Wed., Feb. 8, 6p.m.
Business includes:
1. Calvin Phillips, 2307 Jackson St.,
Scranton, seeking use variance to
prepare and sell cooked food at 1316
Luzerne St., R-2 Zone.
2. Christopher Rosenko and Chandra
Ruyak, 115Winchester Way, Scranton,
applicant seeking use variances to
re-establish a discontinued tavern at
1129Luzerne St., R-2 Zone.
3. Michael Suhocki, POBox 6015, Free-
hold, N.J., applicant seeking use
variances for a single family to a
duplex conversion at 431 N. Webster
Ave., R-2 Zone.
4. Lamar Advertising, 700James Ave.,
Scranton, applicant seeking use and
dimensional variances for a newwall
sign at 524Green Ridge St., IL Zone.
City council, Thursdays, 6:30p.m., City
Hall, 340N. Washington Ave.
THROOP
Planning commission, Tues., Feb. 7,
6:30p.m., municipal building, 436
Sanderson St., Throop.
WEST ABINGTON TOWNSHIP
Meeting, Tues. Feb. 7, 7 p.m., Dalton
Fire Company.
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Calling fromAsheville, N.C.,
Anthraxleadguitarist RobCag-
giano described a tour that
wouldbreak most bands.
Drummer Charlie Benante
hadtoflybackhometovisit his
sick mother while guitarist
Scott Ian is recovering from an
illnessthatputhiminthehospi-
tal, leaving Caggiano, bassist
Frank Bello, and singer Joey
Belladonna to work with mem-
bers of their opening acts to
continue the shows until their
return.
Itsjustanotherdayinthesto-
ried career of a metal band
thats seenmuchharder times.
Formed in1981, Anthrax has
been through more line-up
changes in their 31 years than
most actswouldsurvive. Asthe
band readied their biggest al-
bumto date in2009, their first
of original material in six
years, they parted ways with
singer Dan Nelson. Then
John Bush, who had sung
just clickedprettyquick. I think
it clicked more on the second
time we jammed, he ex-
plained.
You cant really predict that
kindof stuff, but I definitelyput
all my energy into music and
thisiswhereit got mesofar. Ive
done a lot of cool stuff over the
years, evenasarecordproducer
aswell. Ijustlikemakingmusic.
I like making noise.
Caggiano, 35, has played
withAnthraxonandoff forover
a decade now, producing re-
cords and forming supergroup
The Damned Things with Ian
in the bands downtime. Look-
ingback, hisfavoritememoryis
playing the Big 4 shows with
Metallica, Slayer, and Mega-
deth, particularly one in his
definitely been a rollercoaster
ride, and with this record com-
ing out, the reaction from the
fans and everything is a really
goodfeeling, he said.
The guitarists passion for
music started at a young age
when his mother took him to
the local flea market.
They had a record vendor
there, Imtalkinglikeagesago, I
think I was like 7 or 8 years old.
We picked up AC/DC, I think
Back in Black, and then the
next weekI pickedupaVanHa-
len record. I think from that
point, I was totally hooked. Ed-
dieVanHalentotallysealedmy
fate, Caggiano enthused.
Caggiano fondly recalls the
Anthraxauditions that brought
himtothe bandafter the endof
Boiler Room, the group where
he got his first big break.
Thefirstauditionwasalittle
intimidating, I have
to say, but it was
fun. I think it all
with the band at some recent
shows, was expected to record
the vocals on a record that had
already reached the mixing
stage, but that also fell apart.
We didnt even know if the
band was going to continue,
you know? We had no idea,
Caggiano recalled.
But Joey Belladonna com-
ing back was by far the best
thingthat couldhavehappened
tothisband. Hesoundsgreaton
the album, fans love him, we all
get along its great.
Belladonna sang for Anthrax
inthelate80sthroughtheearly
90s, so after reworking those
new songs and writing some
new ones, they released Wor-
ship Music on Sept. 12, 2011,
an album which Caggiano also
produced.
Were all really, really proud
of it. The band has
been through a
lot of crazy ups
and downs. Its
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SCRANTON With the hope
of attracting all types of talent,
four local residents are hosting
the first of an intended monthly
series of variety acts at The
Keys, 244 Penn Ave., Scranton.
Rob Klubeck, Don McGlynn,
Baxter Pancake, and Matthew
Britain Perry-Giblin are hosting
the first Tuesday Night Side-
showon Feb. 7. Those willing to
participate are invitedtosign-up
at 8 p.m. on the day of the event,
and the show begins at 9 p.m.
Perry-Giblin said the group
chose The Keys because of their
continued support for original
artists.
Its a great venue. They sup-
port a lot of local acts to begin
with, he said.
The group is looking for a
wide range of acts and hopes to
make the sideshow a monthly
event.
Wed like to see all types of
acts, from jugglers to comics to
magicians, he said.
For more information, email
Perry-Giblin at mperrygi-
blin@gmail.com.
Sideshow invites one
and all to The Keys
Valentines Day is just around
the corner, and despite the failing
economy its still one of the top
commercial holidays. Large and
small businessesarestartingtoof-
fer some big discounts, and res-
taurants areworkinghardputting
together their special menus.
Classroomvalentinecardscanget
expensiveandmoremomsareturn-
ing to homemade crafts and candy
tocutcosts.Myfavoritesincludedo-
it-yourself cards, homemade candy,
custom crayons, and many other
craftsfoundonPinterest or through
a Google search. There are some
thrifty and creative crafts found on
http://familyfun.go.com.
If youre looking for more alter-
natives to traditional classroom
valentine cards, McDonalds is of-
fering a coupon booklet that will
cost you a $1. The booklet filled
with12coupons for freeproducts.
Krispy Kreme is also offering a
deal when you buy one dozen do-
nuts at participatingstores before
February14, you will get 12 cards
goodforafreeddonutorafreecup
of coffeeor hot chocolate.
Restaurantscanberatherexpen-
siveandpackedonValentinesDay.
Think about a special surf and turf
mealrightathomeorordertakeout
from the grocery store. Yes, Price
Chopper will actually cook your
seafood by just calling ahead and
placingyour order.
Anotheralternativeistodineout
thenightbeforeorthenightafterthe
holiday. Although you wont see
many specials, you will be able to
grab a meal for half the cost from
February 14. Restaurants also tend
to offer a limited menu for Valen-
tines Day, andthe service oftensuf-
fers due to the overcrowded restau-
rants.Manyrestaurantsfeelthatthis
isthetimetomaketheirmoney, and
witha newrestaurant closingevery
day, most will not turnawayatable.
Dont be afraid of buying a dis-
counted restaurant voucher at
www.restaurant.com, http://
deal.timesleader.com, Groupon, or
Living Social. Just make sure that
youreadthefineprintandcallahead
tomakesurethattherestaurantisac-
ceptingvouchers andgift discounts
duringthat week.
The traditional flowers and
candyseemtostill bepopular gifts,
butthequantityhasdecreased.Peo-
ple are buying smaller boxes of
chocolate and really searching for
deals on flowers. Florists tend to
mark the price of flowers up by al-
most 60percent for theholiday.
Dont look past the flower de-
partment at your grocery store
where you can earn gas rewards
as you grab the same quality
flowers at half the cost.
What are you doing this Valen-
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Valentines Day on a budget
DEAL DETECTIVE
J E N N A U R B A N
When singer/guitarist Dan
Rosler was practicing his
acoustic guitar in his mothers
minivan with a friend in early
2008, he knewit would turn in-
to something bigger.
The 23-year-old Archbald
resident began working with
Ed Cuozzo from A Social State
ona project dubbedAFire With
Friends. It soon developed into
the seven-member outfit, with
Scott Jordan on guitar and vo-
cals, Chelsea Collins on piano,
John Husosky on bass, Brian
Errigo on drums, Chris Pelak
on percussion and guitar, and
Eric Foster on synth.
I knew from the beginning
that I wanted it to be not just a
normal four piece rock band. I
wantedtotry somethinga little
different, Rosler said.
The Scranton-based indie
rock act has gone through sev-
eral line-up changes in four
years, but not everyone can
handle their rigorous and often
unusual practice schedule.
I dont think it was a con-
scious effort to make it so
strange it wasnt by any
means but were all just kind
of night owls, or weve been
forced into becoming night
owls, Rosler admitted.
Eachof the current members
balance day jobs withtheir true
passion, with Rosler, Foster,
andJordanworkingina factory
together to make ends meet.
Wrangling seven musicians to-
gether is no easy task, but Fos-
ter said that what comes out of
it is a beautiful thing.
A Fire With Friends has pro-
duced two EPs, Happily
Haunted and Like Giants
Sleeping in Basements, both
professionally recordedbut not
without their own oddities.
Even their latest video for
the song Electric Chair
Blues, filmed at The Ellen Po-
well Tiberino Memorial Mu-
seum in Philadelphia, was un-
comfortable behind the scenes.
It was cold, like every other
experience that weve ever had
in this band, Foster recalled.
I had to drink a lot of whis-
key, Rosler notedwitha laugh.
The video will be featuredon
Fuse TVnext monthas many of
their songs rise tothe topof the
charts on VMFM 91.7.
Supported locally, A Fire
WithFriends has also beenwell
received in Rhode Island and
Massachusetts.
If everyone hated us, I think
wed still be doing it anyway
just because we love to do it.
Theres also no better feeling
than some complete stranger
really, really enjoying it, Ros-
ler said.
Id be a liar if I said that
didnt feel rewarding.
A Fire With Friends exhibits its passion, persistence
By RICH HOWELLS
Members of A Fire With Friends have overcome line-up
changes and unconventional schedules on the road to suc-
cess.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHERINE TROTT
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AFA Gallery, 514 Lackawanna
Ave., Scranton. Info: (570)
969-1040, www.artistsforar-
t.org.
Retrospective, works of Paul
McCrone.
ArtWorks Gallery and Studio,
503 Lackawanna Ave., Scran-
ton. Info: (570) 207-1815,
www.artworksnepa.com.
Works of David Bender, through
March 29.
Bella Faccias Personalized Choc-
olate and Gifts, 516 Lackawan-
na Ave., Scranton. Info: (570)
343-8777, www.bellafaccias-
.com.
People and Places, works of Ste-
phanie Kania.
The Bog, 341 Adams Ave., Scran-
ton. Info: (570) 341-6761,
www.thebogscranton.com.
CompartMENTALized, works of
Alicia Pica and Maura Calderone.
Camerawork Gallery, 515 Center
Street, Scranton, (570) 344-
3313, www.cameraworkgalle-
ry.org.
Excavation, works of Gary Ca-
wood.
The Fanciful Fox, 342 Adams
Ave., Scranton. Info: (570)
558-3001, www.fancifulfox-
.com.
A Predilection for Ephemera,
works of Brie Taylor.
Freedlove, 532 Spruce St., Scran-
ton. Info: (570) 969-1010,
www.freedloveonline.com.
Sweet Prints!, works of The Big
Harrumph.
Linder Gallery, Keystone College,
One College Green, La Plume.
Info: (570) 945-8335,
www.keystone.edu/lindergal-
lery.
Works of Jennie Baresse, Feb. 5 to
March 9. Opening reception,
Sun., Feb. 12, 4-6 p.m.
New Visions Studio and Gallery,
201 Vine St., Scranton. Info:
(570) 878-3970, www.new-
visionsstudio.com.
The Examined Life, works of Mike
Carson, John R. Kolbek, Ka-Son
Reeves, Kevin Schappert, Alison
Schmidt, Megan Tucker, and
Beth Tyrell, continues through
Feb. 25.
Shields Center for Visual Arts,
Marywood University, 2300
Adams Ave., Scranton. Info:
(570) 348-6278, www.mary-
wood.edu/galleries.
2012 Northeast PA Scholastic Art
Awards, in the Mahady Gallery,
through Feb. 12.
Michael Mirabio: Lost Voices, in
the Suraci Gallery, continues to
March 18. Gallery talk, Feb. 15, 3
p.m. Opening reception, Feb. 24,
4:30-6:30 p.m.
THEATER
F.M. Kirby Center for the Per-
forming Arts, 32 Public
Square, Wilkes-Barre. Info:
(570) 826-1100, www.kirbycen-
ter.org.
Broadway love songs, performed
by the Northeast Pennsylvania
Philharmonic, Fri., Feb. 10, 8 p.m.
Cost: $28, $38, $44, $45, $51,
$52, $60.
FILM
Hampton Inn, 22 Montage
Mountain Rd., Moosic.
Open casting call for Laughter,
indie horror film by Carbondale
resident Adam Dunning, Mon.,
Feb. 6, 1-10 p.m. Actors needed
for leading roles and extras.
Info: http://www.facebook.com/
events/279970322054829/
CONCERTS
forming Arts.
Pink Floyd: The Experience, Tues.,
Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 High-
land Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre
Twp., www.wachoviaarena-
.com.
Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Hunter
Hayes, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., Cost:
$25-$59.75.
New Visions Studio and Gallery.
St. Valentines Massacre, with The
Midnight Mob, A Social State,
The Agarwals (final perform-
ance), Silhouette Lies, Eye On
Attraction, Those Clever Foxers,
and Crock Pot Abduction, Sat.,
Feb. 18, 7-11:30 p.m. Cost: $8.
Redwood Art Space, 740 Jump-
er Road, Plains Twp., redwood-
artspace.tumblr.com.
Disengage, Mindset, Praise, Peace,
Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Scranton Cultural Center, 420
N. Washington Ave., Scranton.
Info: (570) 344-1111,
www.scrantonculturalcente-
r.org.
NEPA Philharmonic: Broadway
Love Songs Pops II, Feb. 11, 8
p.m., Cost: $34.50-$73.15.
COMEDY
forming Arts.
Lisa Lampanelli, Sat., Feb. 18, 8
p.m. Cost: $37.75.
Mt. Airy Casino Resort, 44
Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono,
(877) 682-4791, www.moun-
tairycasino.com.
Jackie The Joke Man Martling,
Feb. 4, 8 p.m., Cost: $20-$30.
The V Spot, 906 Providence Rd.,
Scranton. Info: (570) 963-
7888.
Box of Broken Toys, Tues., Feb. 21,
8 p.m. Cost: $5.
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ownat YankeeStadium.
Anthrax plays with the same
level of energy and enthusiasm
insidesmaller venues, too, such
as the Crocodile Rock Caf, 520
W. HamiltonStreet, Allentown,
where theyll be on Monday,
Feb. 6.
For us, its all the same. We
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same way no matter what stage
wereon, Caggianosaid.
IfAnthraxhasmadeonething
clear in three decades, its that
they always live up to their new
albums title.
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relaunched their entire catalog of comics
withTheNew52lastyear. Itseemsthat2012
will be another year of fanboy conflict after
the Feb. 1announcement that the company
will be continuing the Watchmen mythos
without the input of its maincreators.
While rumoredfor quite some time, the newstoryline came
as a surprise to many considering that the 12-issue 1986-87
miniseries, long collected in graphic novel form, contains a
complete story that leaves little room for expansion and
hasnt beentouchedsince.
Before Watchmen will be a series of prequels
that will provide background on seemingly all
the major characters in the original series
and will mark the first time any of them
will beworkedonbyanyoneotherthan
writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gib-
bons, andcolorist JohnHiggins.
If you have yet to read this
groundbreakingmasterpiece or see
its quite faithful 2009 movie adapta-
tion, I wont spoil either for you, but
one canassume that Moore intended
to put an end to the Watchmen uni-
versewhenhefinishedthefinal issue.
Hedid,however,mulltheideaofhisown
prequel about the Minutemen characters
backinthe80s, accordingtofellowcomicwrit-
er J. Michael Straczynski, but a contract dispute
over ownership rights ultimately squashed that
idea. Despite some highly-regarded names working
on the current project, including Straczynski, Moore
hascalleditcompletelyshamelessandsaidhedoesnt
want moneyhesimplydoesnt want it tohappen.
AsfarasIknow,MooretoldTheNewYorkTimes,there
werent that manyprequelsor sequelstoMoby-Dick.
It may seemarrogant to compare your work to such a
literaryclassic, but thatsMoorefor you. At oddswiththe
comic industry over creative control and ownership for
years, hes becomeabit of acurmudgeonwhendiscuss-
ingthe business hes bothlovedandrespectedin.
Despitehisfervent wishes, theyveadaptedmanyof
his creations into films, with mixed results. Even
though he is credited with bringing literary distinc-
tiontoanoftendismissedgenre, thealmightydollar
has wonout once againover his protests.
Togetyourworkoutthere, yousometimeshave
tomake a deal withthe devil, andcreator-owned
mainstreamcomics were practically unheard of
in those days. The Watchmen characters will
likelyalwaysbeownedbyDC, whocandowith
themwhat they wish.
Gibbons has given his blessing to the prequels, and Higgins is
working with original series editor Len Wein on some of the
books. Ratherthanlookingat thisasonepieceof art that virtually
destroyed all we knewabout superhero stories, theyre choosing
toviewthis inthetraditional comicsenseof anongoingdrama.
Mooreraises apoint that manyfans havebeendebating: Are
these stories that needto be told, or are they simply inneedof
more money? Youcouldargue that that this was meant tobe a
stand-alone story for a reason. And to take his Moby-Dick
analogyonestepfurther, shouldbelovedcharacters beexploit-
edby people other thantheir creators?
Its worth noting that much of his own work does just that.
TheLeagueof ExtraordinaryGentlemenborrowscharacters
fromseveral Victorian novels, such as the Invisible Man, Cap-
tain Nemo, and Allan Quatermain, and reinvents them as a
kind-of superhero team. Lost Girls details the sexually expli-
cit adventures of a grown-up Alice fromAlices Adventures in
Wonderland, Wendy from Peter Pan, and Dorothy from
The Wizardof Oz.
Hedefinitelyputshisownoriginal takeoneachof thosechar-
acters, but consideringthedarkplaceshegoeswiththem, I sin-
cerely doubt that the original creators wouldapprove of all the
violence or sexual situations. The copyright holders of Peter
Pan even prevented him from publishing Lost Girls in the
UnitedKingdomfor a while.
In the same way that he didnt wish to be censored, why si-
lence other comic writers who want to tell us more about the
Watchmen universe?
As Rorschachwouldquestioningly say Hurm.
These prequels are going to happen whether Alan approves
or not to the copyright holders go the spoils. Imvery much
against unnecessary remakes, sequels, prequels, or what have
you, but there are always exceptions toevery rule.
If the right people are hired, which it seems they have been,
thenthiscouldbeasurprisingtreat forfans, soI reservefurther
judgment until they are released. Watchmen started as a re-
imagining of characters DC bought from Charlton Comics
whentheywentunderin1985. ThecompanythenaskedMoore
to create his own characters based on his original draft ideas
ratherthankill off orreinventthesuperheroestheyhadjustpur-
chased. Thisbrilliantbook, inessence, startedoutasjustanoth-
er simple remake.
Greatthingscancomeoutoftiredideas, sowhilethisisacash
grabonthesurface, maybetherespectivecreativeteams work-
ing on this will utilize the opportunity to create something
more. If comic fans hate it, they canjust ignore it.
Thenagain, Imasking people to compromise here, andsome
peoplenevercompromise. NoteveninthefaceofArmageddon.
Who will watch for Watchmen prequels?
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Chris Snee will al-
ways remember the
confetti flying in the air
after the game.
As the New York Gi-
ants celebrated their
17-14 Super Bowl victo-
ry over the New England Patriots four
years ago, Snee looked around Universi-
ty of PhoenixStadiuminGlendale, Ariz.,
trying to find his wife Kate and son Dy-
lan.
I knew where my wife and son were
sitting, but I couldnt quite find them,
Snee said in a phone interviewwhile pre-
paring for tonights Super Bowl rematch
in Indianapolis. Then, when I turned
around, they were right behind me.
It was an exciting time to celebrate
with them.
And, it left another image that will al-
ways be with Snee.
To watch my son do snow angels in
the confetti on the field, that was spe-
cial, said Snee, a Montrose High School
graduate and All-Pro offensive guard,
who will be part of the second matchup
in five years between the two teams.
The Snee family headed to Indianapo-
lis where they hope toshare more special
moments tonight.
Dylan, now 8, will be in attendance
along with five-year-old Cooper, who
was in Arizona for his fathers first Super
Bowl appearance but remainedat the ho-
tel. Snee said his youngest son, Walker,
may repeat that scenario today.
Snee, a former second-round draft
pick, again gives the Lackawanna Foot-
ball Conference a direct connection to
the nations biggest annual sporting
event.
When the Giants were preparing to
lock up their Super Bowl berth in over-
time against the San Francisco 49ers in
the National Football Conference Cham-
pionship game, they ran behind Snee to
move closer and increase the odds of
making the winning field goal.
At the time, it was nice to have some
runs called, Snee said. They had done
a nice job stopping the run early on and
forced us to pass the majority of the
KEEPING SCORE
T O M R O B I N S O N
Behind Snee, Giants back in Bowl
AP IMAGES
New York Giants guard Chris Snee (76) stops Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux (95) from reaching Eli Manning during the NFL wild card playoff
game in East Rutherford, N.J.
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TOPSTORY
KaceeRavaisthehottest player
inColonial StatesAthleticConfer-
ence womens basketball and she
made sure the Baptist Bible Col-
lege Lady Defenders remained
one of the hottest teams.
Rava scored 11 points in the fi-
nal nine minutes tofinishoff a 25-
point, 20-rebound effort Wednes-
day night in a 58-53 victory over
visiting Keystone College.
The victory left Baptist Bible
with a 14-5 overall record and the
leagues best overall winning per-
centage. The Lady Defenders are
also tied for the CSACNorth lead
with Marywood University with
9-2 records.
Rava, a6-foot-2sophomorecen-
ter, cameintothegamehavingre-
ceived the CSACs last two Player
of theWeekawards. Shescored16
second-half points against Keys-
tone.
Baptist Bible has won five
straight.
MOVINGUP
Three Lackawanna College
football players signed Letters of
Intent to four-year schools
Wednesday.
Offensive tackle Mark Glowin-
ski committed to West Virginia
University, defensive end Bernar-
do Nunez committed to the Uni-
versityof Massachusetts, andrun-
ning back Lorenzo Taliaferro
committedto Coastal Carolina.
Nunez, the Northeast Football
Conference Defensive Player of
the Year, was a first-team junior
college All-American.
Glowinski, from GAR, was a
second-teamAll-American.
Taliaferro also returned kicks
and had more than 1,000 all-pur-
pose yards.
LOOKINGAHEAD
Marywood University, a first-
year conferencemember inswim-
mingonly, will host themens and
womens Landmark Conference
Swimming and Diving Cham-
pionshipsFridaythroughSunday.
LIFETIMEAWARDS
Marywood held its annual Hall
of Fame inductionSaturday.
Field hockey player Lauren
Wynne Bickel (96), fieldhockey/
basketball player Piper Frick
(2002), and baseball player Jeff
Williams were inducted.
SEASONAWARDS
Luke Hawk received the 59th
annual JohnLesDickmanAward
Friday night as the Most Valuable
Playerofthemensbasketballteam.
Hawk is second on the team in
scoring points per game (11.6) and
tied for second in rebounds (5.3).
Of the seven players who have at-
tempted50or moreshots, heisthe
only one hittingbetter than50 per-
cent.
WEEKLYAWARDS
UniversityofScrantonmensbas-
ketball player Ross Danzig was
namedLandmarkConferencePlay-
er of the Week.
Danzig had 35 points, 15 re-
bounds,fivesteals,andthreeassists
in two wins that helped Scranton
take over sole possession of first
place.
The freshman from Abington
Heights was also named to the Je-
suit Honor Roll.
Ravaclaimedhersecondstraight
CSACwomensbasketball Playerof
the Week award while Keystone
Colleges Kenneth Hardnett was
honored for the second time this
seasonandthirdtimeinfourweeks.
Keystone named Hardnett and
Alyssa Cuomo its Athletes of the
Week.
Cuomo had 47 points and11 re-
boundsinthreegamesforthewom-
ens basketball team.
Womens basketball newcomer
Meredith Mesaris is Scrantons lat-
est Athlete of the Weekandwas al-
soselectedtotheJesuitHonorRoll.
Mesaris, a freshmanwhotrans-
ferred from American University
duringthesemesterbreak, had47
points and18rebounds inher first
two starts.
TOPEVENTS
Matt Swaback hit five 3-point-
ers for 15 points Friday night to
keep Scranton in the Landmark
mens basketball leadwitha59-53
victory over Juniata.
Juniata, ranked 11th and 13th in
thetwomajornationalpolls, ripped
Scranton, 66-45, inwomensbasket-
ball Fridaytoimprove to20-1.
Dunmore graduate Ashley Mur-
ray scored 23 points while going 5-
for-6 on 3-pointers and Riverside
graduate Morgann Haduck was 4-
for-5 from long range Wednesday
night when Marywood clobbered
PhiladelphiaBiblical University, 81-
32, inwomens basketball.
Lackawanna overcame a nine-
point deficit in the final 7:30 Tues-
day night to clinch an NJCAA Re-
gion XIX Division II mens basket-
ball tournament berth with an 86-
81winoverthevisitingCountyCol-
lege of Morris. DeAndre Albritton
had18points and10assists.
Scranton completed an unde-
feated dual meet womens swim-
ming season by winning 11 of 13
events in a 165-63 win over Drew
University Jan. 28. Jenny Fitz-
maurice was the only swimmer
with two individual wins as the
Lady Royals finished 7-0 in the
Landmark and12-0 overall.
Marywood swept the top three
places in three events while de-
feating Arcadia University, 160-
60, on Jan. 28 to complete its sec-
ond dual meet season of mens
swimming withan8-5 record.
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LOCAL COLLEGE SPORTS ROUNDUP
JASON RIEDMILLER PHOTO / FOR GO LACKAWANNA
BBCs Kacee Rava goes up for two in the Lady Defenders win
over Keystone College on Wednesday.
For daily roundups of local col-
lege sports, seewww.golacka-
wanna.com/sports.
GL ONLINE
Rava rally lifts BBC to five straight wins
Karlon Quiller spends many of his nights on the
Scranton boys basketball teamsetting up
teammates.
With all-stater Terry Turner out of the lineup
because of an illness, Quiller took on more
scoring duties Tuesday night.
By the time he was done, Quiller had the high-
est-scoring night in school history, pouring in
38 points to lead the Knights to a 74-44 rout
of host Scranton Prep in a Lackawanna
League Division1 game.
Quiller broke the record of 35 points shared by
Turner and Johnny Nichols. Nichols set the
record in the 2001-02 season and Turner
tied it against Honesdale in his sophomore
season (2009-10).
Quiller, a junior guard who started for
Scranton Prep when he attended the
school as a freshman, had 21 points in the
first half as Scranton took control early.
The defending champion and first-half
champion Knights improved their sec-
ond-half league record to 2-1 and their
overall record to 15-3.
Malik Draper added 12 points for the
Knights.
James Fives led Scranton Prep with 14
points.
Scranton won three games in four nights
after a one-point loss to North Pocono
gave the team its first consecutive
losses of the season and its first defeat
in divisional play.
The wins in the streak included a rout of
rival West Scranton and a victory at
Parkland, a likely state tournament
team with a 15-2 record.
Draper had 20 points Jan. 29 when the
Knights defeated Parkland, 54-49, in the
finale of the Lehigh Valley Showcase, a
series of five games.
The week ended with one team undefeat-
ed in the second half in each division.
Riverside (Division 2), Lakeland (Division
3), and Delaware Valley (Division 1) are
the leaders with first-half champions
Holy Cross, Montrose, and Scranton
among the teams pursuing them.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Dunmore won the latest rematch of last
years state Class AA semifinal Thursday
night, but Mid Valley still had some
celebrating to do in the game.
Danielle Terranella, who was already over
1,500 points despite missing most of her
sophomore season with an injury, be-
came Mid Valleys all-time leading scorer
with 15 points during the 47-38 Dunmore
victory.
Dunmore, the six-time defending cham-
pion and the first-half champion, is one
of four teams that finished the week 4-0
in the second half.
Scranton Prep and Dunmore are alone in
first in the top two divisions.
Lakeland is tied with Montrose, the only
Lackawanna League team (boys or girls)
to be unbeaten in both halves of league
play, in Division 3.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Two of the three unbeatens in the Wyoming
Valley Conference Northern Division meet
HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
Dunmores Alexa Gerchman drives
past Mid Valleys Danielle Terranella.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. It
wasnt your typical all-star game.
For most of Mondays 2012AHL
All-Star Classic, goaltending came
upbigger thanthegoal scorers.
Sure, therewere14goalsscored
in the game, but more than half
were talliedinthe first period.
Afterthat, thegoaltenderstook
over and carried a 7-7 tie into a
best-of-fiveshootoutthatwaswon
by the West, which outscored the
East 2-0for an8-7win.
West goaltender Ben Bishop
wasthegamesMVPafterhestop-
ped10of 11shots inthethirdperi-
od and all four chances he faced
duringthe shootout for the win.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen-
guin Colin McDonald had a
chancetokeeptheEast init when
he was the fourth shooter in the
shootout. With the West up 2-0,
McDonald had to score to force
another round. He skated in on
net and ripped a wrist shot that
Bishopsavedtoendthe night.
McDonald finished the game
withanassist.
He (Bishop) takes upsomuch
net. Ididntseemuch,McDonald
said of his shootout attempt. I
shouldve made a move.
The game got off to a blistering
start typical of an all-star matchup.
The East scoredthe first goal of the
game when Jonathan Audy-Mar-
chessault put home a rebound at
2:06. Kyle Palmieri gave the East a
2-0 lead a minute later before the
Westscoredtwicetoeventhingsup.
In the final 10 minutes of the
opening frame, the East scored
four consecutive goals to gain a
6-2leadat theendof thefirst peri-
od.
McDonaldearnedapointwhen
heassistedonabreakawaygoalby
Cory Conacher, who had two
goals onthe night.
The offense came to a grinding
halt for most of the second period.
After Chris Terryscoredhis second
goal fortheWestat2:41, bothteams
wentscorelessfornearly15minutes.
The Wests Tyson Barrie got
things rolling again when he
scoredat17:28, followedbyagoal
from Ryan Hamilton to cut the
Easts leadto6-5.
Yan Danis stopped all 11 shots
he faced in the period to keep the
East off the board.
You dont know what youre
going to get in these games,
McDonaldsaid. Danis inthesec-
ond, tonotletupagoal, I waspret-
ty impressed with that. You ex-
pect each goaltender to let in a
couple.
The East got backonthe board
midway through the third period
whenConacherscoredhissecond
of the game witha shot inclose at
9:56. TheplaybeganwhenMcDo-
naldforcedaturnover at theblue-
line, and Conachers subsequent
goal gavetheEasta7-5advantage.
The West battled back in the
second half of the period with a
pair of goalstoeventhingsupand
force the shootout.
McDonald now has a two-game
point streak in all-star contests. In
last years game he had an assist.
The East beat the West 11-8 in that
game.
SKILLSCOMPETITION
McDonald competed in the
hardest shot, accuracy shooting,
and breakaway relay Jan. 29, the
night before the All-Star Classic.
He hadvariedresults.
In the hardest shot, McDonald
finished in the middle of the pack
withablast of 92.9milesperhour.
Chicagos Kevin Connauton won
the event with a shot that regis-
tered99.4mph.
I saw it last year and knew
whatIwasupagainst,McDonald
said. I just wanted to get above
90, saveface, andgetoutof there.
Intheaccuracyevent,McDonald
wastheonlyplayerwhodidnthitat
least oneof thefourplatesattached
to each corner of the goal. To his
credit,McDonalddidntevenknow
he would be in the event until an-
nouncer (and former NHL en-
forcer) AlanMay came uptointer-
viewhimontheice.
In the last event, McDonald
snapped a streak of 13 straight
saves by the Western Conference
goaltenders to put the Eastern
Conference onthe board. He con-
nected on a wrist shot against
Houstons Matt Hackett.
I redeemed myself a little bit,
McDonaldsaid.
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
Bishop saves West in AHL Classic
YATESVILLE On adjacent
mats, Scranton battled Wyoming
Valley Conference top seed
Coughlin while West Scranton
tangledwithhost PittstonArea.
The Knights and the Invaders
bothhadtheir moments, but a se-
ries of close bouts that got away
prevented either from advancing
in the District 2 Class AAA Dual
Meet WrestlingChampionships.
The five Lackawanna County
schools that qualifiedfor thetour-
nament were all eliminatedinFri-
day nights quarterfinals. The two
Lackawanna League division
champions each reached Satur-
day nights final where Division1
champion Delaware Valley was
set to take on Coughlin in Class
AAA and Division 2 champion
Western Wayne was prepared to
meet Lake-LehmaninClass AA.
CLASSAAA
Scrantonledbriefly as the mid-
way point in its match ap-
proached, but theKnightslost the
next two bouts one inovertime,
onewhentheyhadtheleadonlyto
getpinnedwhilefalling, 45-23to
theCrusaders.
Weknewwedbeinthematch,
Scranton coach Jim Morgan said,
but wemadesomemistakes.
You cant be winning a match
andthenget pinned. Its toobigof
a swing.
The Knights suffered that fate
twiceinaspanof threebouts, then
Coughlintookthelastfourweight
classes to break open what had
beena two-point match.
Pittston Area wrestlers pulled
out three one-point decisions,
three two-point decisions, and a
three-point decision to turn back
West Scranton, 35-21.
Three of those tight decisions
came inthe final three bouts after
Joe Baress had tightened the
match for West Scranton with a
dramatic winat182pounds.
Baress was trailing, 7-4, when
he pinned Pat Nallin with seven
seconds left at 182 pounds to re-
duce what had once been a 17-
point PittstonArea leadto26-21.
Two of the one-point decisions
by the Patriots featured the deci-
sivepointbeingscoredinthethird
period.
Kevin Wesolowski won, 1-0, at
138onanescape earlyinthe third
period.
Eric Danaher was trailing with
35 seconds left before hitting a
four-point move for the clinching,
5-4victoryat 220.
Tom Hendry had West Scran-
tons other pinat132.
Scranton won three straight
bouts against Coughlintoturnan
early10-0deficit intoa12-10lead.
Tyler Farrell won, 8-6, on a take-
down 27 seconds into overtime at
120. Chris Lovallo followed with a
majordecisionat126.KazimBakhri-
yev finished up a 20-4 technical fall
20 seconds into the third period at
132.
FrankMahmoudstoppedthemo-
mentumbyhittingafive-pointmove
23 seconds into overtime to put
Coughlinbackaheadtostayat138.
JimMcNally appearedto be on
the way to putting Scranton back
on top when he took a 7-1lead af-
teroneperiodat145. DominicGu-
liusthenescapedandtookMcNal-
lytohis backfor thepinat145.
ShaneMcTiernans technical fall
at 152 brought the Knights back
within two, but Troy Vannucchi
came up with another pin while
trailingat160.DanStuckartled,2-0,
after one period, but Vannucchi
started on top and put Stuckart in
immediatetrouble, pinninghim30
secondsintotheperiod.
Thats something we have to
work on, being more consistent,
Morgan said. We are so up and
down.
We have a lot of young guys;
only two seniors. We have to
preachconsistency.
CLASSAA
LackawannaTrailandScranton
Prep each lost on the mat in the
quarterfinals at Lake-Lehman.
ValleyViewnevermadeitthatfar.
TheCougarsforfeitedtoMeyersbe-
causeof ateammedical issue.
Dallas defeated Lackawanna
Trail, 53-30, and Lake-Lehman
rippedScrantonPrep, 57-12.
Pinsinfourofthefirstsixboutsof
a matchthat startedat 160 pounds
gaveLackawannaTrail a24-11lead.
Marvess Rosiak and Caleb Dar-
ling went back-to-back at 170 and
182beforeEricLaytosandBenLeh-
man did the same at 220 and 285.
Darling, Laytos, andLehmanallfin-
ishedtheiropponentsinthefirstpe-
riod. Levi Bennett did the same at
126for onefinal lead, 30-29.
Pat Creedon had a 14-second
pin for Scranton Prep at 120
pounds.
By TOMROBINSON
For Go Lackawanna
DISTRICT 2 DUAL MEET WRESTLING
Lackawanna teams knocked out of duals early
FINAL STANDINGS
Division 1: Delaware Valley 5-0,
West Scranton 3-2, Scranton 3-2,
Honesdale 3-2, Wallenpaupack
1-4, Abington Heights 0-5.
Division 2: Western Wayne 6-0,
Valley View 5-1, Lackawanna
Trail 4-2, Scranton Prep 3-3, Elk
Lake 2-4, Blue Ridge 1-5, Mon-
trose 0-6.
LACKAWANNA
LEAGUE WRESTLING
MATTHEW SHUTT also contributed to
this report.
Tuesday when Delaware
Valley (5-0) is at Abington
Heights (4-0-1).
Scranton Prep, also 4-0-1, trav-
els to Delaware Valley Feb. 14.
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
Seven Valley View athletes
gathered Wednesday for a
ceremony at the school on
the day they signed their
Letters of Intent to play
Division I college sports.
All-state linebacker Nyeem
Wartman is headed to Penn
State for football. Three
teammates also committed
wide receiver/defensive back
Brian Lalli to Colgate, and
linemen Mike Galantini and
Chris Cicilioni to Holy Cross
and Columbia, respectively.
Softball player MollyAnn Mecca
is headed to Brown, soccer
player Taryn Tomczyk to
Colgate, and cross country/
track and field runner Aaron
Wilkinson to Duquesne.
West Scrantons DeVaughn
Chollette is headed to New
Hampshire and Scranton
Preps J.J. Fives to Cornell
for football.
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Any time you get a call that
you are front side of a play, you
get excited about that, but you
also know the situation. Its im-
portant for us to get closer for
Lawrence (Tynes) to make that
kick.
Tynes delivered the 31-yard
field goal for a 20-17 victory.
The latest Super Bowl trip
was not always easy for Snee,
the offensive line as a unit, or
the Giants team as a whole.
Snee, an eight-year pro, had a
streak of 101 straight starts
come to an end when he missed
a game for the first time since
his rookie season after suffering
a concussion.
When you cant memorize
three words they gave you 30
seconds prior, it tells you theres
something seriously wrong
with your head, Snee said. Its
scary.
Youre messing, obviously,
with the most important part of
your body.
Awell-timedbye week helped
Snee return after missing just
one game, but not until he had
been tested repeatedly and
made multiple trips to a neurol-
ogist.
The offensive line, which was
already being reshaped with
two new starters, needed Snee
back in the lineup as it worked
througha toughseasonopening
holes for the running game. The
Giants finished last in the
league in rushing during the
regular season and had trouble
protecting quarterback Eli
Manning at times, including in
the NFC Championship Game.
It was difficult rotating new
guys in, to move on from the
group that we had that was so
good for so many years, Snee
said of the revamped unit with-
out Rich Seubert and Shaun
OHara. Losing two real good
players, but also two real good
friends, it was a big step for our
organization to go in that direc-
tion.
We had to break two new
guys in, but then they got hurt
and I got hurt. There was shuf-
fling among us.
We had so many years of
great continuity, and so many
years together. Its tough when
youre constantly rotating guys
in.
After Snee returned, the Gi-
ants went through a four-game
losing streak. They arrived at
the final two weeks of the regu-
lar season with a .500 record
and in need of two wins just to
extend the season.
A 29-14 win over the New
York Jets started the five-game
winning streak the Giants carry
into tonight.
Weve had a lot of ups and
downs, Snee said. At times, it
was a frustrating season be-
cause we had so much talent on
this team, but we never seemed
to play a game together.
It wasnt until we were
forced into a must-win situation
against the Jets when we really
stepped up and started playing
as a team.
The way the Giants respon-
ded at that point leaves themon
the verge of another celebra-
tion.
SNEE
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York Giants Chris Snee talks to the media during a news
conference, Monday, Jan. 30 in Indianapolis.
Louis Cornacchione isnt afraid of
the big boys.
Cornacchione (Scranton Prep) is a
junior with the Middlebury mens in-
door track and field team. The Pan-
thers are a Division III school but
have no problem going up against Di-
vision I foes.
Cornacchione captured the 500
meter dash (1:09.26) to help Middle-
bury tie Division I Vermont, 77-77.
He also ran a leg on
the winning 4x400 re-
lay (3:31.37).
The Panthers fol-
lowed that up by
competing in the Ter-
rier Classic at Boston
University. Running
against Division I
and club athletes,
Cornacchione finished 27th out of 58
in the 500 (1:07.23). He was the sixth
Division III finisher. He also helped
the 4x400 relay finish 28th in an im-
proved time of 3:27.60.
Louis has been a mainstay for our
long sprinters, coach Martin Beatty
said. He has a strong running style
and works incredibly hard.
In the spring, Cornacchiones main
event is the 400 hurdles.
I really think Louis will be All-
Conference and All-New England in
the 400 hurdles this year, Beatty
said.
Cornacchione and the Panthers are
gearing up for the championship sea-
son starting with the Division III
New England Championships Feb.
17-18 in Springfield, Mass.
WETTER WITH BIG RED
Sophomore Sarah Wetter (Holy
Cross) is competing in the bars and
floor exercise with the Cornell wom-
ens gymnastics team.
Wetters best scores to date are
9.375 in the bars and 9.325 on floor.
The bars score came in a quad meet
against No. 2 Alabama, No. 13 Penn
State, and Michigan State.
Sarah is a little behind where she
had hoped to be due to a dislocated
elbow last fall, coach Paul Beckwith
said. Despite that, she has perform-
ed very consistently so far and has
earned the leadoff spot in both of her
events. While the leadoff person may
not be our top scorer, she will consis-
tently hit their routine and get the
team off to a good start.
Beckwith feels that Wetter will be
even more valuable to the Big Red as
the season progresses.
Sarah will upgrade her routines by
adding new skills, which should lead
to an increase in her scoring poten-
tial, the coach said. She is one of
the hardest workers in our gym, is ve-
ry level-headed and is always fun to
be around. Her smile is contagious,
which helps her teammates and her
coaches keep the sport fun.
A TRIO OF GIANTS
Freshman Justin Clarke (Lacka-
wanna Trail), freshman Darius Rodri-
guez of Scranton (Mid-Valley), and
junior Matt Fabbri (West Scranton)
are members of the Keystone mens
indoor track team.
Clarke recently finished third in
the 5000 (16:31.38) and fifth in the
3000 (9:40.15) at the Susquehanna
Invitational.
Justin is coming off an extremely
impressive cross country season,
coach Michael Badway said. Hes
looking to improve and impress with
his distancing running as well.
Rodriguez finished 16th in the 400
meter dash (57.40) and helped the
4x400 relay finish second (3:38.96)
at Susquehanna.
Darius is a great addition to our
400 meter runners and will possibly
be one of the top 400 meter hurdlers
(outdoor) in our conference, Bad-
way said.
Badway and Fabbri have some
goals this season.
Matt is going to be focused on the
1500 meters, the coach said. Our
goal is for Matt to have his personal
best in that event and shoot for the
school record (4:12.33). He can also
play a huge part in our 4x400 relay.
HONOR FOR PETERSON
Baptist Bible sophomore Luke Pe-
terson (Abington Heights) was re-
cently named Athlete of the Week in
Division II mens basketball by the
National Christian College Athletic
Conference.
Peterson, a 6-foot-3 guard, aver-
aged 20.6 points and 8.6 rebounds
with 12 assists and five steals in three
games. He had 25 points and 10 re-
bounds in an 82-76 overtime loss to
Centenary, 22 points and 11 rebounds
in a 73-61 triumph over Neumann,
and 15 points and five rebounds in a
93-70 loss to Cabrini. On the season,
he leads the Defenders in scoring
(14.5), assists (64), and steals (30).
Hes also averaging 4.9 rebounds a
game.
Our team goes as Luke goes,
coach Mike Show said. What I mean
by that is if Luke plays well then our
team plays well. He is learning how
to lead and impose his will on a game.
This is different for him as he has
never had to be in that role before.
Due to lack of depth on a young
team, Peterson is forced to play al-
most 40 minutes a game.
Luke has accepted this and is
working hard at being mentally en-
gaged and demanding of himself,
even when he is tired, Show said.
ON CAMPUS
B I L L A R S E N A U L T
Cornacchione a mainstay for Middlebury
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CLARKS SUMMIT Make no mis-
take, the Keystone Giants want to
play the game of basketball fast.
Within that fast pace, however, the
Giants can evolve into many different
types of teams offensively.
Keystone can rain in 3-pointers or
cantake the ball to the basket withau-
thority. The Giants can let the talents
of Kenneth Hardnett lead the way or
they can spread the ball around to
multiple threats.
Stopping one part of the Keystone
attack is possible. Stopping all the op-
tions is unlikely andpart of the reason
the Giants extended their winning
streak to 13 games Wednesday night
despite Hardnett scoring just nine
points and the team not having its
sharpest effort overall.
The one thing that differentiates
us from many teams in our league is
that we can score and play offensively
so many different ways, first-year
Keystone coachNevada Smithsaidaf-
ter the 77-64 Colonial States Athletic
Conference victory over host Baptist
Bible College.
The Giants, who are 11-1 in the
CSAC and 17-2 overall, began the
week as the sixth-highest scoring
team in the nation among 413 Divi-
sion III mens squads with an average
of 90.4 points per game.
Hardnett was fourth in the country
with 13 double-doubles in points and
rebounds in his first 18 games, ranked
eighth in rebounds with 11.7 per
game, and was the ninth-most accu-
rate shooter fromthe floor at 63.6 per-
cent.
Hes the best athlete Ive ever seen
at the Division III level, said Smith,
who ranks 13th in Division III history
for his 313 3-pointers while at Betha-
ny College before coaching as an as-
sistant at St. Lawrence, Allegheny,
and Ithaca.
Even with the 6-foot-5 senior from
Florida off his game, the Giants were
never seriously threatened.
Miles Dargan took over with 25
points, including five 3-pointers.
Our top eight, any one of them can
get 20 on a given night, Smith said.
Some guys shoot. Some guys get tothe
basket. Some guys are a little better in-
side.
The impressive numbers the Keys-
tone offense has compiled show that
the Giants canmove the ball andcanhit
from all over the floor.
Mike Kelly is ninth in the country
with three assists for every turnover.
Dargan, Tim Benedix, and Dan Can-
demeres all average making more than
two 3-pointers per game to help Keys-
tone rank16th with 9.2 made per game.
Smithsaidhe put inthe offensive por-
tion of Keystones fast-paced attack
first.
Against the Defenders, the Giants
showed off an improving pressure de-
fense that can force reluctant teams to
play at their pace.
One way or another, expect Keystone
to be off and running as it tries to con-
tinue its climb toward the top teams in
the country.
Keystone Giants show no signs of slowing
By TOMROBINSON
For Go Lackawanna
JASON RIEDMILLER PHOTO / FOR GO LACKAWANNA
Keystones Kenneth Hardnett dunks over
BBCs Aaron Clark.
Former Falcon signs NFL futures
contract
Former Lackawanna College linebacker
Tressor Baptiste has signed a futures
contract with the National Football
Leagues Seattle Seahawks.
Baptiste, who went to Hofstra then Texas
A&M-Kingsville after Lackawanna, spent
the 2011 NFL preseason with the Chicago
Bears.
Baptiste was a first-team Division II All-
American after leading Texas A&M-Kings-
ville in tackles.
Steamers sign Armstead
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers
signed guard Lionel Armstead Wednes-
day and placed Dan Miller on the injured
reserve list.
Armstead started the season with the
Charleston Gunners, who were dismissed
by the Premier Basketball League. The
Steamers selected Armstead in a dis-
persal draft last week, brought him in
Tuesday and agreed to a contract
Wednesday.
The former West Virginia University guard
still ranks third in the PBL in 3-pointers
made per game while ranking sixth in
scoring and 3-point percentage.
The league also announced that the Lake
Michigan Admirals will replace Char-
leston as the opponent for a March 15
Steamers home game.
The Steamers were scheduled to face Lake
Michigan Saturday in a game that ended
after presstime. For coverage of that
game, see www.golackawanna.com/
sports.
Keystone nets soccer ethics award
The Keystone College womens soccer
team received the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America Team
Ethics Award for the 2011 season.
The Giants earned the Silver Award, hon-
oring a season in which they went
without a single yellow card while also
earning less than five total yellow cards.
Softball leaders at Scranton
University of Scranton first-year softball
coach Mia Collarini has named seniors
Nina Bruno and Kelly Zaccheo as cap-
tains for the upcoming season.
Bruno, a utility player, is a two-year letter-
winner.
Zaccheo, a West Scranton graduate, has
appeared in 88 games as an infielder
and pitcher in her first three years. She
is 8-10 as a pitcher and has 60 career
hits.
Blue Devil golf classic set
The inaugural Big Blue Devil Golf Classic is
scheduled for May 20 at Blue Ridge
Trail Golf Club.
Cost for the captain-and-crew event is
$125 per golfer or $500 per foursome.
The fee includes cart, greens fees,
dinner, cash prizes to flight winners and
runners-up, scats, prizes and tourna-
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To register, e-mail BigBlueDevilClas-
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Hole sponsorships are available for $100.
Corporate sponsorships for $250. A
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Donations can also be made to the Ri-
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Tax Time is here! Call us...
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100
ANNOUNCEMENTS
110 Lost
LOST CAT
Siamese. Male,
neutered. Named
Moca. Cream w/
brownish black
points. Blue eyes.
Family is heartbro-
ken. Reward
Edwardsville area.
570-709-1750
LOST. Beloved,
large male cat.
White with black
spots. Red & yell-
ow collar with name
tag. Answers to
Scruffy. 1/31/12
near Chestnut St.
Swoyersville.
REWARD!
570-332-1075
YELLOW LAB
Lost in the
Larksville area.
Answers to Zack.
No collar.
570-814-0653
120 Found
CAT FOUND; by
Mohegan Sun,
Plains. Large male.
Call to describe.
570-881-1555
150 Special Notices
ADOPT
Active couple
longs to be
blessed with your
newborn to cher-
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our loving home.
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Giving secure life &
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Kelly & Peter
1-866-627-2220
Expenses Paid
150 Special Notices
CARD READER
40 years
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Appointments Sat-
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570-417-0864
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ALSO PAYING TOP $$$
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dump trucks,
bull dozers
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TRUCK SALES
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542-2277
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310 Attorney
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570-822-2345
310 Attorney
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406 ATVs/Dune
Buggies
TOMAHAWK`10
ATV, 110 CC. Brand
New Tomahawk
Kids Quad. Only
$695 takes it away!
386-334-7448
Wilkes-Barre
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509 Building/
Construction/
Skilled Trades
509 Building/
Construction/
Skilled Trades
Mericle Construction, Inc. seeks a full time
experienced crawler drill operator. Applicant
shall have minimum 5 years site work experi-
ence and be knowledgeable with an Ingersoll
Rand ECM-720, ECM-660 & Atlas Copco F9
drill rig. Applicant will also be expected to
assist with blast hole layout & operate other
equipment as needed.
Salary commensurate with experience for
this local, year-round career opportunity with
full benefit package.
DRILL
OPERATOR
Submit resume or application to:
Mericle Construction, Inc.
100 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
or via Email: hr@mericle.com or
download application at www.mericle.com
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
554 Production/
Operations
554 Production/
Operations
Multi-Plastics
Extrusions
Multi-Plastics Extrusions, a leader in the plastics extrusions field,
has several great opportunities for qualified individuals to
become a part of its expanding Maintenance Team.
The following positions are currently available:
Maintenance Mechanic / Electrician
Qualified individuals must have and be able to perform the following
duties:
- A working knowledge of electrical and mechanical equipment
preferably associated with plastic sheet extrusion.
- Safely perform a wide range of duties, relating to installation,
troubleshooting, repair, unscheduled maintenance and preven-
tive maintenance of plastic extrusion equipment with minimal
supervision.
- Locate and diagnose failures, replace defective components and
maintain facility related systems and equipment.
- Conduct troubleshooting of complex equipment and systems.
Evaluate system performance and recommend improvements to
maintenance program and system design.
Applicants should have a Trade School Certificate and 4 years expe-
rience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
Maintenance Intern
Qualified individuals will be responsible for the following duties:
- General mechanical installation of equipment related to the
sheet extrusion facility under the direction and guidance of expe-
rienced maintenance personnel.
- General maintenance of the facilities and grounds as directed by
the Maintenance Supervisor.
Applicants must be familiar with working in a manufacturing environ-
ment, be able to communicate effectively, and work safely in a fast-
paced environment.
Multi-Plastics Extrusions provides a safe working environment,
excellent compensation opportunities, and a competitive benefits
package including medical, dental, vision, and 401k.
Qualified applicants can fax or e-mail their resumes to:
Multi-Plastics Extrusions
600 Dietrich Avenue
Hazleton, PA 18201
Fax: 570-450-1684
E-mail: resume@multi-plastics.com
Production / Operations
Full Time Position With Benefits
Recondition and test business telephones.
Good eyesight, hearing and attention to
detail necessary.
Should be self-motivated and team player.
Email resume to:
nepajob@gmail.com
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
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Vector Security, Inc this regions most respected
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its Customer Service Team. If you thrive on
helping people and if you want to make a differ-
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are looking for!
We offer full time positions with an exceptional
benefit package:
Our qualifications for joining this winning team
include good oral and written communication
skills, above average computer skills, answering
escalated customer calls. Qualified candidates
MUST be flexible and have prior supervisory
experience in a call center environment. Bi-lin-
gual in Spanish a plus. A complete background
check and drug screen is required.
Send cover letter and resume to:
HR Manager
Vector Security
23 Casey Avenue; Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Fax: 970-6232
Email: wbjobs@vectorsecurity.com
EOE
Competitive Wages
Medical and Dental
Prescription Plan
Paid Training
Disability
Tuition Reimbursement
401K with Company Matching
406 ATVs/Dune
Buggies
HAWK 2011 UTILITY ATV
NEW!! Full size
adult ATV. Strong 4
stroke motor. CVT
fully automatic
transmission with
reverse. Electric
start. Front & rear
luggage racks.
Long travel suspen-
sion. Disc brakes.
Dual stage head
lights. Perfect for
hunters & trail rid-
ers alike. BRAND NEW
& READY TO RIDE.
$1,695 takes it
away.
386-334-7448
Wilkes-Barre
412 Autos for Sale
ACURA `06 TL
White Diamond
80K original miles,
1 Owner, Garage
Kept, Camel Lea-
ther Interior, 3.2L /
6 Cylinder, 5-Speed
Automatic,
Front/Rear & Side
Airbags, ABS Nav-
igation System, 8-
Speaker Surround
System, DVD /CD
/AM/FM/ Cass-
ette, XM Satellite
Radio, Power &
Heated Front Seats,
Power Door Locks
& Windows, Power
Moonroof, 4 Snow
Tires Included!....
And Much, Much,
More!
Car runs and looks
beautiful
$16,500 Firm
Call 239-8461
ACURA 06 TSX
Leather.
Moonroof.
$9,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
BMW `01 X5
4.4i. Silver, fully
loaded, tan leather
interior. 1 owner.
103k miles. $8,999
or best offer. Call
570-814-3666
BMW `04 325i
Automatic. Dark
blue with black inte-
rior. Showroom con-
dition. 20,000 origi-
nal miles. Garage
kept.
$14,900
(570) 814-8106
BMW `99 M3
Convertible with
Hard Top. AM/FM. 6
disc CD. 117 K miles.
Stage 2 Dinan sus-
pension. Cross
drilled rotors. Cold
air intake. All main-
tenance records
available. $11,500
OBO. 570-466-2630
412 Autos for Sale
BMW `07 328xi
Black with black
interior. Heated
seats. Back up &
navigation sys-
tems. New tires &
brakes. Sunroof.
Garage kept. Many
extras! 46,000
Miles.
Asking $20,500.
570-825-8888 or
626-297-0155
Call Anytime!
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ad call...829-7130
FORD 02 MUSTANG
GT CONVERTIBLE
Red with black
top. 6,500 miles.
One Owner.
Excellent Condi-
tion. $17,500
570-760-5833
412 Autos for Sale
HONDA `07 ACCORD
V6 EXL. 77K miles. 1
owner with mainte-
nance records.
Slate blue with
leather interior. Sun-
roof. Asking $12,500.
Call 570-239-2556
To place your
ad call...829-7130
412 Autos for Sale
CADILLAC `05 SRX
All wheel drive,
traction control,
3.6 L V-6, power
sunroof, auto-
stick, leather inte-
rior, auto car
starter, factory
installed 6 CD disc
changer, all
power, memory
seat. 39,000
miles.
$21,000
570-453-2771
To place your
ad call...829-7130
CHEVROLET `04
CORVETTE COUPE
Torch red with
black and red
interior. 9,700
miles, auto, HUD,
removable glass
roof, polished
wheels, memory
package, Bose
stereo and twilight
lighting, factory
body moldings,
traction control,
ABS, Garage kept
- Like New.
$25,900
(570) 609-5282
CHRYSLER 08 SEBRING
Leather. Heated
seats. DVD Player.
$10,450
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
412 Autos for Sale
LEXUS `98 LS 400
Excellent condition,
garage kept, 1
owner. Must see.
Low mileage, 90K.
Leather interior. All
power. GPS naviga-
tion, moon roof, cd
changer. Loaded.
$9,000 or best
offer. 570-706-6156
To place your
ad call...829-7130
412 Autos for Sale
CHEVROLET `99
CAVALIER
4 door sedan, 4
cylinder, A/C,
fresh tires, new
brakes, garage
kept, non-smoker.
Inside perfect,
outside shiny blue.
Rides, runs, and
handles like new
car. 34,000
original miles.
$4,495
570-313-5538
VOLKSWAGEN 00
BEETLE
2.0 automatic, air
67k miles $6400.
570-466-0999
VOLKSWAGEN 00
BEETLE
2.0 automatic, air
67k miles $6400.
570-466-0999
412 Autos for Sale
EAGLE `95 TALON
Only 97,000 Miles.
Full custom body kit,
dark green metallic
with gray interior.
Dual exhaust, 4 coil
over adjustable
struts. All new
brakes, air intake
kit, strut brakes,
custom seats, cus-
tom white gauges, 2
pillar gauges, new
stereo, alarm, cus-
tom side view mir-
rors. 4 cylinder
automatic, runs
excellent. $8,500.
Call 570-876-1355
or 570-504-8540
(evenings)
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HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S
Excellent condition
inside & out. Garage
kept. Regularly
serviced by dealer,
records available.
Option include alloy
wheels, decklid
spoiler, sport seats,
interior accent light-
ing (blue), Nose
mask and custom
cut floor mats. Dark
grey with black inte-
rior. 56K highway
miles. REDUCED!
$13,300. Call
570-709-4695
412 Autos for Sale
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
HYUNDAI 00 ACCENT
4 cylinder. 5
speed. Sharp
economy car!
$2,995
Call For Details!
570-696-4377
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HYUNDAI 04 ELANTRA
Only 52K miles,
cruise, power win-
dows & locks.
$8,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
412 Autos for Sale
JAGUAR `00 S TYPE
4 door sedan. Like
new condition. Bril-
liant blue exterior
with beige hides.
Car is fully equipped
with navigation sys-
tem, V-8, automatic,
climate control AC,
alarm system,
AM/FM 6 disc CD,
garage door open-
er. 42,000 original
miles. $9,000
Call (570) 288-6009
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PONTIAC 08 VIBE
Low miles. AWD.
$12,750
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
412 Autos for Sale
TOYOTA 09 COROLLA S
Auto. 4 Cylinder.
$12,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
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VOLKSWAGEN `04
Beetle - Convertible
GREAT ON GAS!
Blue. AM/FM cas-
sette. Air. Automat-
ic. Power roof, win-
dows, locks &
doors. Boot cover
for top. 22k. Excel-
lent condition.
Garage kept.
Newly Reduced
$14,000
570-479-7664
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Tom Hesser BMW
1001 N Washington Ave Scranton, PA
(570) 343-1221
www.tomhesserbmw.com
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
Tom Hesser BMW
570-343-1221
A Force of Nature In
Any Weather
2011 BMW 328i xDrive Sedan
lease from:
$
349
per mo
+ tax
*Based on MSRP of $40,145. Offered to qualified
buyers thru BMW Financial Services. 33 mo. lease
very well equipped at $349 per month plus tax.
$3,574 due at signing plus tax and tag. $0 Ultimate
Service 4yrs or 50,000 miles. See dealer for details.
Offers expire 2/29/2012.
*Special finance & lease programs available thru BMW
Financial Services to qualified buyers. Tax, tag, title
extra. See dealer for details. Payments up to $500 per
month. Offers end 2/29/2012.
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
Tom Hesser BMW
570-343-1221
* BMW will make your first 2 payments
* 0%-1.9% apr on select models
* Protection Plan up to 6 yrs/100,000 miles.
Tom Hesser BMW Scranton
1001 N. Washington Ave.
(570) 343-1221 or
www.tomhesserbmw.com
$0 security deposit
$0 Maintenance 4yrs/50,000 miles
$1,500 Allowance Available
Greater Fuel Economy
Intelligent AWD
Premium Package
Automatic Transmission
And Destination Charges
Included
2008 BMW 328xi Sedan
0% APR
BMW will make your first
2 payments
0% APR
BMW will make your
first 2 payments
From:
$
25,978
*
6 in stock, Low miles, Auto, Most w/ Heated Seats,
Moonroof, Climate Control, Am/FM/CD & more.
$
16,987
*
2008 335xi AWD Sedan
Now
$
28,465
*
Premium & Cold Weather Pkg, Heated Leather Seats,
Xenon Lights, Logic 7 Sound, UC3186
2009 BMW X5 xDrive48i
Now
$
38,979
*
Only 24,000 miles, Black Sapphire, Cold & Premium Pkg,
Moonroof, Black Leather Heated Seats, Rear Climate
Control, Park
Assist
& More
Now
$
16,685
*
Automatic, Cold Weather & Premium Pkg, Heated
Leather Seats, Sunroof, Xenon Headlights, Satellite
Radio, UC3232
Now
20 in stock
February Savings Event
Automatic, Cold Weather Pkg, Premium Pkg, Power Seats,
Xenon Headights, Logic 7 Sound System, Power
Moonroof, BC11149B
Limited Time Offer
Hurry, this
offer is for a
limited time.
2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium
0.9% APR for 36 months
1.9% APR for 60 months
412 Autos for Sale
TOYOTA 04 CELICA
GT
112K miles. Blue, 5
speed. Air, power
windows/locks,
CD/cassette, Key-
less entry, sunroof,
new battery. Car
drives and has
current PA inspec-
tion. Slight rust on
corner of
passenger door.
Clutch slips on
hard acceleration.
This is why its
thousands less
than Blue Book
value. $6,500
OBO. Make an
offer! Call
570-592-1629
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
CHEVY 30 HOTROD COUPE
$49,000
FORD 76 THUNDERBIRD
All original $12,000
MERCEDES 76 450 SL
$24,000
MERCEDES 29
Kit Car $9,000
(570) 655-4884
hell-of-adeal.com
FORD 28 MODEL A
Sport Coupe.
Rumble Seat.
Professionally
Restored. Ford Blue
with tan canvas
top. $15,225
570-339-1552
after 5:00pm
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
DESOTO CUSTOM
49 4 DOOR SEDAN
3 on the tree with
fluid drive. This All
American Classic
Icon runs like a top
at 55MPH. Kin to
Chrysler, Dodge,
Plymouth, Imperial
Desoto, built in the
American Midwest,
after WWII, in a
plant that once
produced B29
Bombers. In its
original antiquity
condition, with
original shop &
parts manuals,
shes beautifully
detailed and ready
for auction in Sin
City. Spent her
entire life in Ari-
zona and New
Mexico, never saw
a day of rain or
rust. Only $19,995.
To test drive, by
appointment only,
Contact Tony at
570-899-2121 or
penntech84th@
gmail.com
FORD SALEEN 04
281 SC Coupe
1,000 miles
documented #380
Highly collectable.
$28,500
570-472-1854
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
FORD `52
COUNTRY SEDAN
CUSTOM LINE
STATION WAGON
V8, automatic,
8 passenger,
3rd seat, good
condition, 2nd
owner. REDUCED TO
$6,500.
570-579-3517
570-455-6589
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ad call...829-7130
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interior,
all original & never
seen snow. $7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
415 Autos-Antique
& Classic
MAZDA `88 RX-7
CONVERTIBLE
1 owner, garage
kept, 65k original
miles, black with
grey leather interior,
all original & never
seen snow. $7,995.
Call 570-237-5119
MERCEDES 1975
Good interior &
exterior. Runs
great! New tires.
Many new parts.
Moving, Must Sell.
$1,300 or
best offer
570-362-3626
Ask for Lee
MERCEDES-BENZ `73
450SL
Convertible with
removable hard top,
power windows, AM
/FM radio with cas-
sette player, CD
player, automatic, 4
new tires. Cham-
pagne exterior; Ital-
ian red leather inte-
rior inside. Garage
kept, excellent con-
dition. $28,000. Call
825-6272
MERCURY `79
ZEPHYR
6 cylinder
automatic.
52k original miles.
Florida car. $1500.
570-899-1896
427 Commercial
Trucks &
Equipment
CHEVY 08 3500
HD DUMP TRUCK
2WD, automatic.
Only 12,000 miles.
Vehicle in like
new condition.
$19,000.
570-288-4322
439 Motorcycles
BMW 2010 K1300S
Only 460 miles! Has
all bells & whistles.
Heated grips, 12 volt
outlet, traction con-
trol, ride adjustment
on the fly. Black with
lite gray and red
trim. comes with
BMW cover, battery
tender, black blue
tooth helmet with
FM stereo and black
leather riding gloves
(like new). paid
$20,500. Sell for
$15,000 FIRM.
Call 570-262-0914
Leave message.
DAELIM 2006
150 CCs. 4,700
miles. 70 MPG.
New battery & tires.
$1,500; negotiable.
Call 570-288-1246
or 570-328-6897
To place your
ad call...829-7130
HARLEY 2011
HERITAGE SOFTTAIL
Black. 1,800 miles.
ABS brakes. Securi-
ty System Package.
$16,000 firm.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY
570-704-6023
HARLEY DAVIDSON `03
100th Anniversary
Edition Deuce.
Garage kept. 1
owner. 1900 miles.
Tons of chrome.
$38,000 invested. A
must see. Asking
$18,000. OBO
570-706-6156
HARLEY DAVIDSON 80
Soft riding FLH.
King of the High-
way! Mint origi-
nal antique show
winner. Factory
spot lights, wide
white tires,
biggest Harley
built. Only
28,000 original
miles! Never
needs inspec-
tion, permanent
registration.
$7,995 OBO
570-905-9348
439 Motorcycles
YAMAHA 97
ROYALSTAR 1300
12,000 miles. With
windshield. Runs
excellent. Many
extras including
gunfighter seat,
leather bags, extra
pipes. New tires &
battery. Asking
$4,000 firm.
(570) 814-1548
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ad call...829-7130
442 RVs & Campers
SUNLINE SOLARIS `91
25 travel trailer A/C.
Bunk beds. New
fridge & hot water
heater. Excellent
condition. $3,900.
570-466-4995
442 RVs & Campers
FLAGSTAFF `08
CLASSIC
NOW BACK IN PA.
Super Lite Fifth
Wheel. LCD/DVD
flat screen TV, fire-
place, heated mat-
tress, ceiling fan,
Hide-a-Bed sofa,
outside speakers &
grill, 2 sliders,
aluminum wheels, ,
awning, microwave
oven, tinted safety
glass windows,
fridge & many
accessories &
options. Excellent
condition, $22,500.
570-868-6986
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ad call...829-7130
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
BUICK `05
RENDEZVOUS
BARGAIN!!
AWD, Fully
loaded, 1 owner,
22,000 miles.
Small 6 cylinder.
New inspection.
Like new, inside
& out. $13,000.
(570) 540-0975
CADILLAC `99
ESCALADE
97k miles. Black
with beige leather
interior. 22 rims.
Runs great. $8,500
Call 570-861-0202
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
CHEVY `99 SILVERADO
Auto. V6 Vortec.
Standard cab. 8
bed with liner. Dark
Blue. 98,400 miles.
$5,500 or best offer
570-823-8196
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1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
CHEVY 03
SILVERADO
4x4. Extra clean.
Local new truck
trade! $5,995
Call For Details!
570-696-4377
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
CHEVY 05
SILVERADO
2WD. Extra cab.
Highway miles.
Like new! $6,995
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570-696-4377
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Alloy wheels, Am/Fm/CD, Only
46,000 miles
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$15,895*
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451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
CHEVY 10
EQUINOX LT
Moonroof. Alloys.
1 Owner. $18,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
FORD `04 EXPLORER
Eddie Bauer Edition
59,000 miles,
4 door, 3 row
seats, V6, all power
options, moon roof,
video screen
$12,999.
570-690-3995 or
570-287-0031
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
CHEVY 99
SILVERADO 4X4
Auto. V8. Bargain
price! $3,995
Call For Details!
570-696-4377
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
CHRYSLER 02
TOWN & COUNTRY
V6. Like new!
$4,995
Call For Details!
570-696-4377
DODGE 05 RAM 1500
Quad Cab SLT,
alloys & CD play-
er. $16,900
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
DODGE 07 CALIBER
R/T. AWD. Alloys.
$14,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
FORD 00 EXPLORER
XLT. CD. Power
seats. Extra
Clean! $2,995
Call For Details!
570-696-4377
FORD 02 EXPLORER
Red, XLT, Original
non-smoking owner,
garaged, synthetic
oil since new, excel-
lent in and out. New
tires and battery.
90,000 miles.
$7,500
(570) 403-3016
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
FORD 02 F150
Extra Cab. 6
Cylinder, 5 speed.
Air. 2WD. $4,995
Call For Details!
570-696-4377
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
FORD 06 ESCAPE XLT
4x4. Sunroof. Like
new. $6,995
Call For Details!
570-696-4377
GMC `05 SAVANA
1500 Cargo Van.
AWD. V8 automatic.
A/C. New brakes &
tires. Very clean.
$10,750. Call
570-474-6028
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
HONDA 09 CRV LX
AWD. 1 owner.
$16,900
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
HYUNDAI 06
SANTE FE LTD
Leather. Moon-
roof. One owner.
$11,990
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
RANGE ROVER
07 SPORT
Supercharged
59,000 miles, fully
loaded. Impeccable
service record.
$36,000
570-283-1130
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
JEEP `02 GRAND
CHEROKEE LAREDO
Triple black, eco-
nomical 6 cylinder.
4x4 select drive.
CD, remote door
opener, power win-
dows & locks,
cruise, tilt wheel.
108k highway miles.
Garage kept. Super
clean inside and out.
No rust. Sale price
$6,495. Scranton.
Trade ins accepted.
570-466-2771
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451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
JEEP `03 LIBERTY
SPORT. Rare. 5
speed. 23 MPG.
102K highway miles.
Silver with black
interior. Immaculate
condition, inside and
out. Garage kept.
No rust, mainte-
nance records
included. 4wd, all
power. $6,900 or
best offer, trades
will be considered.
Call 570-575-0518
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
JEEP 06 WRANGLER
Only 29K miles!
$15,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
www.wyoming
valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
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ad call...829-7130
451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
JEEP 07 GRAND
CHEROKEE
4WD & Alloys.
$14,750
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
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570-714-9924
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451 Trucks/
SUVs/Vans
1518 8th Street
Carverton, PA
Near Francis
Slocum St. Park
JEEP 98 CHEROKEE
SPORT
2 door. 4x4. 6
cylinder. Auto.
Like new! $3,995
Call For Details!
570-696-4377
NISSAN 09 ROGUE SL
Leather. Moon-
roof. Alloys.
$18,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
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valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
TOYOTA 02 TACOMA
4WD. SR5. TRD.
V-6. $10,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
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570-714-9924
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TOYOTA 06 4 RUNNER
Moonroof. Alloys.
CD Player.
$16,900
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
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valleymotors.com
570-714-9924
TOYOTA 09 RAV 4
Only 13K miles!
Remote Starter.
$18,880
560 Pierce St.
Kingston, PA
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570-714-9924
460
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
DIRECTORY
468 Auto Parts
All Junk
Cars,
Trucks
&
Equipment
Wanted
Highest
Prices
Paid In
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PICKUP
570-574-1275
522 Education/
Training
MUSIC INSTRUCTORS
WANTED:
Who specialize in
Violin, Guitar, Banjo
and/or Mandolin,
Piano, & Voice for
busy Tunkhannock
music studio. Music
degree preferred,
Teaching experi-
ence required with
children & adults,
Must use method
books. Must pass
background check
& have references
available. No phone
calls. Send Resume
to: cicc@ptd.net or
CICC, PO Box 103
Tunkhannock, PA
18657
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
HV HVAC/R AC/R
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Visit our website
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533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
COMMERCIAL
APPLICATOR
For turf fertilization
program at a land-
scape company.
Must be experi-
enced. State certi-
fication a plus, but
will train the right
individual.
Apply by mailing
resume to:
Green Valley
Landscaping, Inc.
52 Reese St.,
Plains, PA
18702-1823
Or by email to:
greenvalleyland
@comcast.net
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Growing HVAC
Firm Seeks
SERVICE
TECHNICIAN
Energy Technolo-
gies, Inc. is expand-
ing and has an
immediate opening
for an experienced
commercial service
technician. Become
part of the success
of this Linc franchise
where service is
central to our busi-
ness. Benefits
include top pay,
flexible health insur-
ance plan, retire-
ment plan, vacation,
company truck,
continuous training,
bonus incentives,
and a professional
atmosphere.
Stop in to fill out an
application or send
resume to:
Mr. Chad Davis
Service Manager
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
591 North Hunter
Highway
Drums, PA
18222
(570) 788-3845
Ext. 23
www.energyt.com
533 Installation/
Maintenance/
Repair
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIAN
Manufacturing facili-
ty in the Hazleton
area looking for
experienced Indus-
trial Maintenance
Technicians. Suc-
cessful candidates
will have experience
in manufacturing
facility. Candidates
must have a strong
background with
industrial electrical,
hydraulics and
pneumatics, be a
self starter and pos-
sess good trouble
shooting skills. Pre-
vious experience
working on Blow
Molding Equipment
preferred.
Positions are on a
12 hour shift rotation
(6-6). These shifts
work every other
weekend and will
have the ability to
have up to 15 days
off per month. We
offer a competitive
wage and benefit
package. E.O.E.
Please send
resumes to:
512 Forest Road
Hazleton PA 18202
Attention:
Human Resources
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536 IT/Software
Development
IT SPECIALIST
WNEP-TV in Moosic,
PA has an opening
for an IT specialist
with knowledge of
IP/Network based
systems, routers,
scripting, etc.
We offer a competi-
tive salary & dynam-
ic work environ-
ment.
See details on
our website:
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542 Logistics/
Transportation
DRIVERS, CDL-A:
Home every night!
Local Hazleton
Dedicated route!
Great Pay, Benefits!
1-866-336-9642
EXPERIENCED
LOW BOY DRIVER
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Pioneer
Construction
116 W 11th Street
Honesdale, PA
18431
545 Marketing/
Product
BATH FITTER
The #1 bathroom
remodeler in the
country, is looking
for mature, ener-
getic professionals
to represent our
company in the
Viewmont & Steam-
town Malls. Must be
results driven and
enthusiastic.
Answer general
questions, no sales
experience required
but a positive atti-
tude is a must! Part-
time, weekends a
must. Flexible
schedule. Hourly
wage plus bonuses!
If you feel this is the
opportunity for you,
Call Marcie
(570) 762-4872
Hurry only 2
positions available,
Interviews being
held next week!
To place your
ad call...829-7130
548 Medical/Health
EXPERIENCED HOME
HEALTH RN
Full/Part time cover-
ing Luzerne & Lack-
awanna counties.
Also currently hiring
CNAs & HHAs. Call
Jessica at 570-451-
3050 for an immedi-
ate interview. EOE
PERSONAL CARE
ATTENDANT
Excellent starting
rate. Flexible
hours. Good work-
ing environment.
Wilkes-Barre/
Plains/Pittston area!
Excellent opportuni-
ty! Send resume to:
PO Box 153
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702
548 Medical/Health
OPTICIAN
Wilkes-Barre Area,
PA: Full-time, expe-
rienced and expert
skills in dispensing
and selling luxury
eyewear. Must
have a great sense
of style. Saturday
hours until 2:00 P.M.
required. Salary
and benefits are
commensurate with
experience. Refer-
ences required.
Send resume via
email to:
opticalmgr2012@
gmail.com
PRIVATE DUTY NURSES
RNs/LPNs needed
for a pediatric case
in Hazleton, PA. All
shifts available,
especially over-
nights. Trach and
vent experience
preferred. Full time
hours, competitive
rates, weekly pay!
CareGivers America
570-585-4627
dkaminski@care
giversamerica.com
551 Other
FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED!
FCCY is looking for
people to help meet
the growing demand
for foster homes.
Those interested in
becoming foster
parents call 1-800-
747-3807. EOE.
HOT JOBS
Customer Service,
Telemarketing,
Help Desk,
Desktop Engineers,
Sr Manager of
Deployment Svcs,
Forklift, Warehouse,
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Carpenters&Helpers
Warehouse Director,
Marketing Analyst,
Business Developer,
Machine Operators,
CNC Programmers,
General Labors &
Welders
Top $ & Benefits
Email Resume to:
Corey.Rupp@
expresspros.com
or 570.208.7000
To place your
ad call...829-7130
554 Production/
Operations
USM
AEROSTRUCTURES
CORP HAS IMMEDIATE
OPENINGS FOR:
CNC PROGRAMMER
MINIMUM 5+ YEARS
EXPERIENCE.
Experience with
mastercam
software is a must!
Degree is preferred
but not required.
send resume via
email: r.delvalle@
usmaero.net
554 Production/
Operations
SIDEL PROCESS
TECHNICIAN
Local Plastic Manu-
facturer looking for
an experienced
Sidel Blow Mold
Machine Process
Technician. Respon-
sibilities will include
the operation and
set up of production
machinery and pro-
cessing of quality
product for a manu-
facturer of blow
molded bottles.
Previous experi-
ence operating
Sidel Machines
required. Must have
strong mechanical
ability.
We offer a competi-
tive wage/benefit
package that
includes: health,
dental, life and
insurance, paid
vacations, holidays,
401(k).
Please send
resume & salary
requirements to:
Pretium Packaging,
LLC
512 Forest Road
Hazleton, PA 18202
Attention:
Human Resources
khalterm@
pretiumpkg.com
EOE
To place your
ad call...829-7130
600
FINANCIAL
610 Business
Opportunities
TAX REFUND COMING?
INVEST IN
YOURSELF WITH
JAN PRO
Quote from current
Franchisee,
I started with a
small investment &
I have grown my
business over
600%. It definitely
changed my life and
I would recommend
Jan-Pro.
* Guaranteed Clients
* Steady Income
* Insurance &
Bonding
* Training &
Ongoing Support
* Low Start Up Costs
* Accounts available
throughout Wilkes-
Barre & Scranton
570-824-5774
Jan-Pro.com
610 Business
Opportunities
MOSS COLLECTOR
who owns/or has
access to large
tract (s), private
woodlands. Must
I.D. moss & eco-
harvest in bulk, dry
& deliver to Hones-
dale. 570-253-4704
630 Money To Loan
We can erase
your bad credit -
100% GUARAN-
TEED. Attorneys
for the Federal
Trade Commission
say theyve never
seen a legitimate
credit repair opera-
tion. No one can
legally remove
accurate and timely
information from
your credit report.
Its a process that
starts with you and
involves time and a
conscious effort to
pay your debts.
Learn about manag-
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message from The
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the FTC.
700
MERCHANDISE
708 Antiques &
Collectibles
HELMET. NFL
Anniversary, full
size. Signed by 10
Hall of Famers. Sell
$300. 570-817-8981
NAUTICAL themed
decoration, 15 large
wooden sailing ship
models, 6 medium
/small ship models,
model sea birds,
sailor figures,
assortment of light-
boxes, paintings,
plaques, large boat
shaped coffee table
with oars 4.5x 2w,
wooden steering
wheel, wooden
steering wheel with
gauges, standing
boat shaped shelv-
ing unit, 5tlx18w, .
1 captain statue,
ship floats & more.
$200. 823-7957
To place your
ad call...829-7130
PEDAL INDY CAR
1980s era black
Copenhagen Aj Foyt
& red 1980s era
Marlboro plastic
Indy pedal car.
Great collectibles!!
$100. each
(570) 696-3988
PIANO Livingston
upright player piano,
pump style with
approximate 35
music rolls. Ground
level removal. $125.
570-479-2322
710 Appliances
FREEZER/upright
17 cu ft $375.
570-825-5133
710 Appliances
WASHER/DRYER
Kenmore Elite.
White. FRONT
LOAD. Like new.
Electric dryer.
Storage drawer
on bottom
of each.
$800 for both
570-261-5120
712 Baby Items
BABY ITEMS: girl
clothes, dresses,
jeans, coats, tops,
shoes, gently worn,
variety of brand
names, sizes 1
year, 18 months & 2
years all or piece by
piece. Graco neat
seat adjustable high
chair $10. Diaper
Genie never used,
$10. Symphony in-
Motion mobile-
Farmyard 0-5 mos.
$10. Bumper guards
with matching blan-
ket, pink & brown
plush, circle design
pattern, $8. Reclin-
ing 3 stage feeding
seat, The First Years
blue & white $5. V-
Tech Bouncing Col-
ors Turtle from col-
ors to playful
melodies, fun
sounds, & active
play reward move-
ment while enhanc-
ing coordination,
motor skills & bal-
ance $5. Playskool
Sit N Spin $5. All
clothes & baby
items from a smoke
/pet free home.
Take all for $100.
Call 570-709-9863
726 Clothing
BOOTS UGG blue &
tan sweater boots,
brand new, size 6,
$65. 570-675-1777.
To place your
ad call...829-7130
BOYS CLOTHING
Gap carpenter jean
shorts 8 slim, Gap
pocket cargo khaki
pants size 8, Old
Navy Khaki pants
never worn size 8
slim, camouflage
shorts size 7, Old
Navy checkered
golf shorts size 7. 2
pair Arizona check-
ered golf shorts size
8. Like new. From
smoke/pet free
home, $25. for all.
570-709-9863
COAT
KENNETH COLE
Beige, size 6,
hardly worn. $75.
570-855-5385
SHORTS 8 pair of
young mens Ameri-
can Eagle Cargo
shorts, various col-
ors, size 32 & 33.
nice condition. $7.
5 pair young mens
basketball shorts,
Nike & Addias S&M
nice condition. $5.
each. 696-3528
WEDDING GOWN:
custom design
never worn, white
satin, burgundy.
Paid $1400. Asking
$800. OBO.
570-454-5163
730 Computer
Equipment &
Software
PC HP P4 with DVD
burner, software,
keyboard, flat moni-
tor $175. LAPTOP -
Gateware P4 with
dvd burner & soft-
ware. $195. DIGITAL
CAMERA hp 7.2
megapixel photos-
mart with 3x zoom,
charger & memory
card $59. 283-2552
732 Exercise
Equipment
BICYCLE universal
fitness exercise
bicycle, computer,
excellent condition.
$25. 570 696-1703
EVERLAST heavy
bag. excellent con-
dition. $80.
570-474-0753
TREADMILL Life-
styler Expanse 2000
0-10 MPH speed,
2.5 hp motor, power
incline, programma-
ble speed & incline.
Paid $1,000. Sacri-
fice for $375.
570-675-4777
TREADMILL Pro
Form-995SEL
Spacesaver. Folds
up when not in use.
Includes Inter-Active
I-Fit Workout Pro-
gram, Handheld
weights. Internet
connectable. Excel-
lent condition. $275.
OBO.570-333-5298
744 Furniture &
Accessories
ANTIQUE hall tree
with bevel mirror
brass coat or hat
hooks with hinged
seat storage bin 6
high, excellent con-
dition asking
$375.570-655-9472
BED, Twin com-
plete. Used 3 times
in guest room.
Excellent condition,
$75. DESK, wooden
computer with
shelves. Excellent
condition. $60
570-822-6577 after
6PM
BEDROOM SET: 4
piece. White. Good
condition. $100. Call
570-735-3489
BEDROOM SET: 6
piece, black lac-
quer, includes,
dresser, mirror,
armoire, 2 night
stands, mirror
spread headboard
good for full, queen
or king size. Must
see, $450 814-5477
BRAND NEW
P-TOP QUEEN
MATTRESS SET!!
Still in bags! $150!!
MUST SELL!!
Call Steve @
280-9628!!
DRESSER 6 drawer
with horses painted
on it by artist. $50.
570-599-9975
ENTERTAINMENT
center, solid oak 4
with glass show-
case. Beautiful con-
dition. $200.
570-388-6603
LAMPS (2) parlor
stand up, grey metal
& black. $25 each.
570-740-1246
744 Furniture &
Accessories
FURNI SH FURNI SH
FOR LESS FOR LESS
* NELSON *
* FURNITURE *
* WAREHOUSE *
Recliners from $299
Lift Chairs from $699
New and Used
Living Room
Dinettes, Bedroom
210 Division St
Kingston
Call 570-288-3607
KITCHEN TABLE
solid oak kitchen
$325. Craftsman
yard cart still in box
$55. 5 pc kitchen
table $125.
570-825-5133
LAMPS brass, solid
brass base with
cream shade. paid
$80 each asking
$50 for pair.
570-474-0753
750 Jewelry
NECKLACE Judith
Ripka 20 silver
necklace was $200
sell $100 Braided
20 silver Omega
was $200 sell $100.
both never worn.
570-288-7078
756 Medical
Equipment
LIFT POWER WHEEL
CHAIR LIFT for SUV
or pick up truck.
Brand new, used
only 7 times. Still in
vehicle. Cost over
$3,000 installed, will
sell for $1,000.
Crane type.
570-217-7755
REASSURE full rise
protective under-
wear 3 packs of 14
underwear for men
or women size x-
large 58-68 waist
/hip all for $15.
570-735 6638
758 Miscellaneous
BEDLINER: 89
Chevy S10 truck
bedliner, standard
6 cab $15. Gong
Show movie DVD
$10. Large frame-
less mirror 36X42
$40. 5 storm win-
dows $15. 740-1246
CIGAR HUMIDOR
upright armoire
style with front door
& top door, dark
oak holds 100 cigars
Excellent condition.
$50. 570-655-9472
To place your
ad call...829-7130
DISHES Imperial
China #745 Wild
flower W. Dalton
Service for 12 plus
extra serving pieces
94 pieces in all
$450. 570-639-2911
NASCAR FANS
large family album
with stories &
mementos of most
famous racing fami-
lies. Published2007.
$20. Jim 655-9474
TIRES. 4 matching
Firestone Firehawk
LTP235/75R15 M/S
with rims. From Toy-
ota 84 truck
Approximately 90%
tread. $160 for all.
570-239-7089
between 8-5.
762 Musical
Instruments
GUITAR Martin j15
like new with Martin
gold pickup must
see $700. Firm.
570-709-9009
770 Photo
Equipment
CAMERA Minolta
Maxxum 8000i
35mm film camera
with 2 lenses, off
camera flash unit,
very good condition
reduced $275.
570- 788-2388
CAMERA Nikon D-
60 gold edition digi-
tal SLR camera with,
2 VR lenses, 1 18-
55 zoom manual
focus, 1 55-200
zoom, battery grip
with 2 batteries,
chargers, bag $350
or best offer.
570-328-6059
776 Sporting Goods
CROSS BOW Horton
with case, bolts, tips
4 x red dot scope
used 1 season
Excellent condition.
$300. Bike rack fits
class 3 hitch holds 4
bikes, new $269.
sell for $150.
570-655-9472
CROSS BOW LEG-
END exercise
machine, very good
condition, sacrifice
$200.570-788-2388
GOLF BALLS: 100
Titleist ProV1 & Pro
V1X,near mint $90.
Driver: Cleveland Hi
Bore Monster XLS 9
Degree, draw
faced, great shape,
$50. 570-401-7052
POOL TABLE bar
room size slate pool
table. $600. Call
Jack 570-824-9166
778 Stereos/
Accessories
SONY COMPONENT
SYSTEM, MP3, radio
& cassette. Like
new, small, silver,
$50. 570-288-1157.
780 Televisions/
Accessories
TV 19 Toshiba con-
vertor & antenna
$35. Call Bill
570-825-8256
TV 32 Panasonic
works great. $40. or
make offer.
call 570-388-6603
To place your
ad call...829-7130
TV 37 lcd Insignia
with remote, works
great $175. neg.
570-288-3352
TV Sanyo 32
square, about 5
years old, analog
ports in front,
remote included.
DVD player Toshiba
with remote & ana-
log cables, 3 years
old. Both excellent
condition, no dam-
age. Both items
together $150/
OBO. 570-262-7075
784 Tools
COMPOUND SAW
Craftsman with fold-
ing metal stand
$225. 457-7854
786 Toys & Games
CHRISTMAS DOLL
on 3 wheel bicycle,
blonde hair, blue
eyes, 18 H $25.
DISNEY HIGH
SCHOOL musical
items, lunch box,
lunch tote bag all
$10. 570-696-1927
796 Wanted to Buy
Merchandise
BASEBALL CARDS WANTED
Pre 1975. Call 856-
571-3618 or email
trebor_crane@yahoo
.com to let me know
what you have. Top
prices paid and
I PAY CASH!
BUYING SPORT CARDS
Pay Cash for
baseball, football,
basketball, hockey
& non-sports. Sets,
singles & wax.
570-212-0398
PAYING TOP DOLLAR
for Your Gold,
Silver, Scrap Jew-
elry, Sterling Flat-
ware, Diamonds,
Old High School
Rings, Foreign &
American Paper
Money & Coins.
WE WILL BEAT
PRICES!
We Buy Tin and
Iron Toys, Vintage
Coke Machines,
Vintage Brass,
Cash Registers,
Old Costume
Jewelry, Slot
Machines, Lionel
Trains & Antique
Firearms.
IF YOU THINK ITS
OLD BRING IT IN,
WE WILL GIVE
YOU A PRICE.
COME SEE US AT
134 RTE. 11,
Larksville
570-855-7197
570-328-3428
VITOS
&
GINOS
Wanted:
Junk
Cars,
Trucks &
Equipment!
Highest
Prices
Paid!!
FREE
PICKUP
288-8995
To place your
ad call...829-7130
810 Cats
CAT FREE neutered
short hair male cali-
co house cat. 4
years old. Belonged
to elderly woman.
570-954-3574
810 Cats
RAT TERRIER, fe-
male, wonderful
companion dog.
Needs to be the
only pet in the
home. Free to good
home. 947-4226
815 Dogs
MINIATURE PINSCHER
PUPPIES
3 males, black&tan,
tails done, dew
claws removed.
Shots, and ACA
registered.
Ready NOW.
570-542-4006
SHIH TZU PUPPIES
ACA REGISTERED
Male & female
available. Ready
02/21. Will hold
with deposit.
$575
570-714-2032
570-852-9617
835 Pets-
Miscellaneous
BALL PYTHON 4,
tank, stand &
accessories includ-
ed $100. please
call (570) 883-7426
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845 Pet Supplies
PET RAMP indoor,
light weight, sturdy
foam, 2 multiposi-
tional sections, non
slip surface, holds
over 250lb. Great
for arthritic pets.
Paid $150. Asking
$75. 570-578-0759
906 Homes for Sale
Having trouble
paying your mort-
gage? Falling
behind on your
payments? You
may get mail from
people who promise
to forestall your
foreclosure for a fee
in advance. Report
them to the Federal
Trade Commission,
the nations con-
sumer protection
agency. Call 1-877-
FTC-HELP or click
on ftc.gov. A mes-
sage from The
Times Leader and
the FTC.
JENKINS TWP.
21 Spring St.
2 or 3 bedroom, 1.5
bath home. Large
fenced yard with
shed, 50x200 lot. 3
off street
parking spaces.
By Owner
$99,900
570-825-9867
906 Homes for Sale
BACK MOUNTAIN
Centermorland
529 SR 292 E
For sale by owner
Move-in ready. Well
maintained. 3 - 4
bedrooms. 1 bath.
Appliances includ-
ed. 2.87 acres with
mountain view. For
more info & photos
go to:
ForSaleByOwner.com
Search featured
homes in Tunkhan-
nock. $275,000. For
appointment, call:
570-310-1552
DALLAS
Charming 4 bed-
room, 3 bath
home situated on
1 1/4 acre on a
private setting.
Close to schools
and shopping. Liv-
ing room with
beautiful stone
fireplace and built
ins. Hardwood
floors throughout.
Master suite on
1st floor. Kitchen
has cherry cabi-
nets with tile
floors. Screened
porch. Detached
2 car garage.
$365,000
For appointment
570-690-0752
To place your
ad call...829-7130
PITTSTON TWP
FOR SALE: $257,500
LUXURY TOWNHOME
New construction:
3 bedroom, 2.5
bath, large entry
with cathedral
ceiling, upstairs
laundry. Oak
kitchen cabinetry,
granite counters
& stainless steel
whirlpool appli-
ances. Open floor
plan is great for
entertaining.
Upgrades include
hardwood floors &
gas fireplace. Two
walk-in closets &
master suite with
private bath fea-
tures cherry/
granite double
vanity, jetted tub.
Attached garage,
full basement, a
great location;
minutes to I-81 &
Turnpike off 315,
7.5 miles north of
Mohegan Sun.
READY FOR OCCUPANCY
Call Susan at
877-442-8439
906 Homes for Sale
WILKES-BARRE
Large, stately brick
home in Historic Dis-
trict. Large eat-in
kitchen, dining room
2 fireplaces, 5 full
baths & 2 half baths.
Huge master with
office. Large 3rd
floor bedroom. 2
story attic. Custom
woodwork & hard-
wood floors. Lead-
ed glass, large clos-
ets with built-ins.
Needs some
updates. With large
income apt. with
separate entrance.
Call for
appointment.
ASKING $300,000
Call 570-706-5917
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
DUMORE
Two bedroom 1
bathroom apart-
ment on Apple St.
$600/month + utili-
ties. Available 1/15.
(570) 815-5334
To place your
ad call...829-7130
DUPONT
Totally renovated 6
room apartment with
balcony. Partially fur-
nished. Brand new
fridge / electric
range & electric
washer/ dryer. along
with new custom
draperies, Roman
shades, carpeting /
flooring & energy
efficient windows. 2
bedroom + large
attic loft bedroom,
1.5 bath, partially fin-
ished basement.
Lots of closet space.
Easy access to I-81,
airport & casino, off
street parking. No
smoking. $750 + utili-
ties & security. Call
570-762-8265
FORTY FORT
WYOMING
AVE
AMERICA
REALTY
OFFERING:
Clean, modern,
efficient, first
floor, appli-
ances, laundry,
parking.
STAFFED PRO-
F E S S I O N A L
MANAGEMENT
NO PETS/
S M O K I N G
$465 + UTILI-
TIES/2 YEARS.
288-1422
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
KINGSTON
BUTLER ST.
3 bedrooms, pantry
w/eat in kitchen. All
appliances. 2.5
baths, separate tub
showers. No pets
or smoking.
$1500/mo plus
security & utilities.
Call 570-288-4203
KINGSTON
E. WALNUT ST.
Light, bright, 3rd
floor, 2 bedrooms,
carpeted, security
system. Garage.
Extra storage &
cable TV included.
Laundry facilities.
Heat & hot water
furnished. Fine
neighborhood.
Convenient to bus
& stores. No
pets. References.
Security. Lease.
No smokers
please. $715.
570-287-0900
WEST PITTSTON
2nd floor, 1 bed-
room kitchen, living
room, bath, and
attic storage.
Refrigerator and
stove provided.
Heat, water, and
sewer included.
Quiet neighbor-
hood, out of flood
zone. No pets.
$540/month
lease, 1st., security
deposit, and refer-
ences required.
570-466-1545
To place your
ad call...829-7130
WEST PITTSTON
HIGH AND DRY
Spacious 1 bedroom
apartment, 2nd floor.
Recently renovated.
Sewer & appliances
included. Off street
parking. Security.
No pets.
$500/month +
utilities & gas heat.
570-586-0417
WEST WYOMING
2nd floor, 1 bed-
room apartment.
All appliances.
Washer/ dryer. Off
street parking. No
pets. $525 + utili-
ties, security &
references. Call
570-954-2972
WEST WYOMING
429 West 8th Street
New 2 bedroom
with off street park-
ing, private patio,
washer/dryer, stove
included. No pets.
$575/mos + security
Sewer & garbage
included other utili-
ties by tenant.
570-760-0458
WILKES-BARRE SOUTH
SECURE BUILDINGS
1 & 2 bedroom
apartments.
Starting at $440
and up. References
required. Section 8 ok.
570-332-5723
941 Apartments/
Unfurnished
WILKES-BARRE
Mayflower
Crossing
Apartments
570.822.3968
2, 3 & 4
Bedrooms
- Light & bright
open floor plans
- All major
appliances included
- Pets welcome*
- Close to everything
- 24 hour emergency
maintenance
- Short term
leases available
Call TODAY For
AVAILABILITY!!
www.mayflower
crossing.com
Certain Restrictions
Apply*
WILKES-BARRE
BOWMAN STREET
2 bedrooms
$725 Month
per month.
All utilities
included
Call Ken
@ 570-706-6145
to schedule a
viewing.
WILKES-BARRE
CROSS VALLEY
ACCESS
AMERICA
REALTY
OFFERING:
Clean, modern,
efficient
1 bedroom,
appliances,
laundry, park-
ing. STAFFED
PROFESSIONAL
MANAGEMENT.
NO PETS/
SMOKING/$465
+ UTILITIES.
2 YEARS.
AMERICA REALTY
288-1422
WILKES-BARRE
TWO BEDROOM UNIT
For lease, available
immediately, 1 bath-
room, refrigerator &
stove provided,
washer/dryer
hookup, 2nd floor.
$500 per month +
utilities, references,
security & back-
ground check
570-735-4074
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Center City WB
FREE HIGH SPEED FREE HIGH SPEED
INTERNET! INTERNET!
Why pay extra for
internet? Our new
leases include a
FREE FREE high speed
connection!
Affordable mod-
ern office space
at the Luzerne
Bank Building on
Public Square.
Rents include
internet, heat,
central air, utili-
ties, trash
removal, and
nightly cleaning -
all without a
sneaky CAM
charge. Parking
available at the
intermodal garage
via our covered
bridge. 300SF to
5000SF available.
We can remodel
to suit. Brokers
protected. Call
Jeff Pyros at
570-822-8577
950 Half Doubles
ASHLEY
2 bedroom apart-
ment, Careys
Patch, completely
remodeled. Appli-
ances included with
washer & dryer.
Full yard &
off street parking.
No smoking. $650.
Call Will at
570-417-5186
EXETER
Recently remodeled
4-5 bedroom half
double with large
rooms. Off street
parking. Yard. $800
+ utilities. Call
570-299-7103
To place your
ad call...829-7130
PLAINS
NEW LUXURY
DUPLEX
This beautiful, com-
pletely renovated 2
bedroom luxury
apartment could be
yours! All new high
end amenities
include: hardwood
floors, gorgeous
maple kitchen cabi-
nets with granite
countertops & stain-
less steel appli-
ances. Spacious
great room with gas
fireplace. Stacked
washer/dryer. All
new tile bath. Large
screened-in porch.
Many large, conven-
ient closets. Central
A/C. New gas heat-
ing system. Huge
attic for storage.
Must See!
$850 + utilities,
lease & security. NO
PETS. Call for
appointment.
570-793-6294
953Houses for Rent
NANTICOKE
Desirable
Lexington Village
Nanticoke, PA
Many ranch style
homes. 2 bedrooms
2 Free Months With
A 2 Year Lease
$900 + electric only
SQUARE FOOT RE
MANAGEMENT
866-873-0478
PITTSTON
Beautiful ranch
home with
attached garage.
3 bedroom 1.5
baths All new tile,
hardwood floors,
granite counters,
paint & carpets.
Closest house
rental to new that
you will find. We
handle all property
maintenance. No
Pets. $1,100 per
month. Utilities Not
Included Call
570-237-0425
1000
SERVICE
DIRECTORY
1024 Building &
Remodeling
All types of residen-
tial remodeling.
Kitchens & baths.
Specializing in Win-
dows & Vinyl Siding.
Solar light tunnels.
30 years experi-
ence. BBB. PA025042
Licensed & Insured
Free Estimates
570-287-1982
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CARE AGENCY
Long Term Care
Insurance
products/life insur-
ance/estate plan-
ning. Reputable
Companies.
570-580-0797
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LS LT
2DR 4DR
#Z2615,2.2L DOHC VVT
4 Speed,Autom atic,Deluxe
FrontBucketSeats,Air
Conditioning,XM Satellite
Radio,OnStar,AM /FM /
CD/M P3,LOW M ILES
SALE
PRICE
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$
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2011 Chevy Aveo LT
#Z2571,1.6L ECOTEC DOHC
4 Cyl.,Autom atic,Tinted Glass,
AM /FM /CD/M P3,Spoiler,
Power W indows,A/C,Rem ote
Keyless Entry,TiltW heel,
Cruise Control,LOW M ILES
SALE
PRICE
$
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*
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2011 Chevy HHR LT
#Z2540,2.2L Auto.,
Stabilitrak,A/C,PW ,PDL,
Deluxe FrontBuckets,Running
Boards,Traction Control,
AM /FM Stereo w/ CD,
Luggage RoofRails,Power
Drivers Seat,LOW M ILES
SALE
PRICE
$
13,999
*
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2010 & 2011 Chevy M alibu
#Z2451,2.4L DOHC,
Autom atic,Rem ote
Keyless Entry,A/C,PW ,
PDL,Power M irrors,
AM /FM /CD,Front
BucketSeats,Body Side
M oldings,LOW M ILES
SALE
PRICE
$
15,999
*
1 0 M ALIBUS AV AILABLE
2011 Chevy Cruze LT
#Z2523,1.4L ECOTEC VVT DOHC
4 Cyl.,Turbo 6 Speed,Autom atic
Transm ission,A/C,PW ,PDL,Front
BucketSeats,16SteelW heels,XM
Satellite Radio,OnStar w/ Auto Crash
Response & Turn-By-Turn N avigation,
AM /FM / CD/M P3,LOW M ILES
SALE
PRICE
$
17,999
*
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AV AILABLE
LT & LTZ
2011 Chevy Im pala LT
#Z2595,3.5L V6,Auto.,A/C,
PW ,PDL,Power M irrors,Power
Drivers Seat,XM Satellite Radio,
AM /FM /CD,Tilt,Heated Front
BucketSeats,Bose Stereo,
Alum inum W heels,LOW M ILES
SALE
PRICE
$
17,995
*
2011 Chevy Traverse AW D
#Z2596,3.6L V6 Auto.,Traction
Control,A/C,8 Passenger,2nd &
3rd Row SplitBench,Power
Options,Power Driver Seat,Rear
Spoiler,18Alum .W heels,Power
Heated M irrors,LOW M ILES
SALE
PRICE
$
27,950
*
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AVAIL AB L E
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MASSIV EIN V EN TO RY!
500
N EW
V EH ICL ES
AV AIL ABL E
4 Cyl, CVT , Ba ck-Up
Ca m era , Blu eto o th,
Allo ys , Po w erS ea t,
PW , PDL , Rea r
T in ted Gla s s a n d
M u ch M o re!
B U Y FOR
$
23,415
*
W / $750 N IS S AN R EB ATE
OR
$
219
*
P ER M O.
P lu s Ta x.
L EAS E FOR
*$219 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r;
Res id u a l= $15,320.70; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1;
$2,000 Ca s h Do w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l
d u e @ d elivery= $2,197.50. $1000 Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te in clu d ed .
STK#N21224
M O DEL# 22412
M SRP $26,415
2012N IS S A N A L TIM A
COUP E 2.5S
4 Cyl, CVT , A/ C,
AM / F M / CD, PW ,
PDL , Cru is e, T ilt,
Blu eto o th,
B U Y FOR
$
21,995
*
W / $150 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE
& $50 0 ALTIM A B ON U S CAS H
OR
$
229
*
P ER M O.
P lu s Ta x.
L EAS E FOR
*$229 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l=
$13,743; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $2,000 Ca s h Do w n o rT ra d e
E q u ity (+) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2,197.50. $500 Nis s a n
Altim a Cu s to m erBo n u s Ca s h in clu d ed .
STK#N21002
M O DEL# 15112
M SRP $25,450
2012N IS S A N
M A XIM A 3.5S
L IM ITE D E DITION
V-6, CVT , L T D E d t. W heels , M o o n ro o f, A/ C,
PW , PDL , Cru is e, T ilt, M u ch M o re!
B U Y FOR
$
28 ,735
*
OR
$
349
*
P ER M O.
P lu s Ta x.
L EAS E FOR
*$349 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th
lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l=
$16,666.30; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru
NM AC @ T ier1; $2,000 Ca s h Do w n o r
T ra d e E q u ity (+) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ;
T o ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2,197.50. $1000
Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te in clu d ed .
SA VE $5000 O FF M SR P O N
A LL 2012 M A XIM A S
STK#N21283
M O DEL# 16112
M SRP $33,735
2011N IS S A N M URA N O
CROS S -CA BRIOL E T
V-6, CVT , AW D, Na viga tio n , L ea ther, Po w er
T o p , 20 in W heels , All Po w erBo s e S o u n d ,
M u ch M o re, Cho o s e F ro m 3!!!
B U Y FOR
$
38 ,995
*
W / $30 0 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE
OR
$
549
*
P ER M O.
P lu s Ta x.
L EAS E FOR
*$549 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th
lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r;
Res id u a l= $19,958.40; M u s tb e
a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $5,000
Ca s h Do w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+) p lu s
regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @
d elivery= $5,197.50. $0 Nis s a n L ea s e
Reb a te in clu d ed .
STK#N20877
M O DEL# 27011
M SRP $47,520
EA R LY SP R ING SA VING S
O VER $8,500 O FF M SR P
2011N IS S A N
P A THFIN DE R
S IL V E R E DT. 4X4
V-6, Au to m a tic,
L ea ther, Hea ted
S ea ts , Allo ys , PW ,
Pro Pkg, a n d
M u ch M o re!!
B U Y FOR
$
31,995
*
OR $
38 9
*
P ER M O.
P lu s Ta x.
L EAS E FOR
Res id u a l= $16,051.50; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $2,000
Ca s h Do w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @
d elivery= $2,197.50. $3300 Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te in clu d ed .
STK#N21021
M O DEL# 25411
M SRP $39,150
3 A VA ILA B LE @ TH IS P R IC E!
SA VE O VER $7000 O FF M SR P !
85Altim a sAva ila b le
126Rogu esAva ila b le
55Mu ra n osAva ila b le
55Tru ck sAva ila b le
300
More Ca rs, Tru ck s,
V a n s& SUV s
To Ch oose From !
2012N IS S A N
FRON TIE R
K IN G CA B 4X4S V
V-6, Au to m a tic,
A/ C, Prem iu m
Utility Pkg, PW ,
F lo o rM a ts &
M u ch M o re!
B U Y FOR
$
24,695
*
OR $
249
*
P ER M O.
P lu s Ta x.
L EAS E FOR
STK#N21331
M O DEL# 31412
M SRP $29,015
10 KING C A B S A VA ILA B LE!
6 SP EEDS & A U TO M A TIC S!
Res id u a l= $17,409; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $2,000
Ca s h Do w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @
d elivery= $2,220.00. $0 Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te in clu d ed . 2012N IS S A N S E N TRA
2.0S R S P E CIA L E DITION
4 Cyl, CVT , Na viga tio n ,
M o o n ro o f, Allo ys , F o g
L ights , PW , PDL , Cru is e,
T ilt& M u ch M o re!
B U Y FOR
$
16,995
*
W / $10 0 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE &
$50 0 N M AC CAP TIVE CAS H
OR $
159
*
P ER M O.
P lu s Ta x.
L EAS E FOR
*$159 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $12,192; M u s t
b e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $2,000 Ca s h Do w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ;
T o ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2,197.50. $0 Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te in clu d ed .
STK#N21448
M O DEL# 12212
M SRP $20,320
SA VE O VER $3300
O FF M SR P
24 M O NTH LEA SE
2012N IS S A N ROGUE
S V A W D 18 A VA ILA B LE @ TH IS P R IC E!
SA VE $3,000 O FF M SR P !

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