Times Leader 10-13-2011
Times Leader 10-13-2011
N A T I O N & W O R L D
PHILADELPHIA
Brothers convicted
of forced labor in U.S.
T
wo Ukrainian brothers on
trial in a human trafficking
case in Philadelphia have been
convicted of smuggling desper-
ate villagers to the U.S. to work
in bondage.
Federal prosecutors said the
Botsvynyuks forced their crew
to work long hours cleaning
stores and offices for little or no
pay. A jury also found that Ome-
lyan Botsvynyuk sexually as-
saulted two women and used
violence to intimidate workers.
He faces 20 years to life in
prison. His younger brother,
Stepan, was convicted in the
racketeering enterprise but
acquitted of extortion. He faces
up to 20 years in prison.
Defense lawyers had argued
that the workers testified only
to get special T-visas, set aside
for trafficking victims.
SEAL BEACH, CALIF.
Eight die in shooting
at busy hair salon
A gunman opened fire
Wednesday in a busy hair salon,
killing eight people and critical-
ly wounding another while
leaving bodies scattered in the
business in a normally sedate
beach community.
The gunman drove away from
Salon Meritage in a truck after
opening fire. A suspect was
stopped by officers a half-mile
away and surrendered without
incident while saying he had
multiple weapons with him,
police Sgt. Steve Bowles said.
His name and those of the
victims were not immediately
released.
Friends of the salon owner
said the gunman was the ex-
husband of a stylist who worked
there.
MCLEAN, VA.
Man accused of spying
on Syrian dissidents
The United States accused
Syrian President Bashar Assads
government of using an Amer-
ican citizen to spy on anti-Syrian
protesters in the U.S., an accusa-
tion that further strains rela-
tions between Washington and
Damascus, which has unleashed
a brutal crackdown on disside-
nts that has killed thousands.
Mohamad Anas Haitham
Soueid, 47, of Leesburg, a Syr-
ian-born, naturalized U.S. citi-
zen, is accused of sending audio
and video recordings of Amer-
ican protesters to Syrias in-
telligence agency and traveling
to Syria to meet with Assad.
The Syrian embassy issued a
statement denying both claims.
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Donald Weaver was a healthy
74-year-old Kansas farmer until
doctors went looking for pros-
tate cancer. A PSA blood test
led to a biopsy and surgery, then
a heart attack, organ failure and
a coma. His grief-stricken wife
took him off life support.
He died of unnecessary pre-
ventive medicine, said his ne-
phew, Dr. Jay
Siwek, vice
chairman of
family medi-
cine at George-
town Universi-
ty.
Since Friday,
when a task
force of inde-
pendent scien-
tists said rou-
tine PSA test-
ing does more harm than good,
urologists who make a living
treating prostate cancer have
rushed to defend the test, as
have patients who believe it
saved their lives.
Less visible are men who have
been harmed by testing, as
Weaver was. The harm is not so
much from the test itself but
from everything it triggers
biopsies that usually are false
alarms, and treatments that
leave many men incontinent or
impotent for cancers that in
most cases were not a threat.
Once a PSA test suggests a
problem, many men cant live
with the worry that they might
have cancer. And once cancer is
found, most men feel they have
to treat it, usually at the urging
of their urologist.
Prostate
screening
at issue
Study by task force finds that
routine PSA testing does
more harm than good.
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
Once a PSA
test suggests
a problem,
many men
cant live with
the worry
they might
have cancer.
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. At
least a half-dozen poultry plants
shut down or scaled back oper-
ations Wednesday and many
other businesses closed as His-
panics in Alabama skipped
work to protest the states
toughest-in-the-nation immi-
gration law.
The work stoppage was
aimed at demonstrating the ec-
onomic contribution of Alaba-
mas Hispanic immigrants. It
was unclear exactly how wide-
spread the protests were, but a
poultry company spokesman
said officials were reporting un-
usually high absences at plants
in northeast Alabama, where
much of the states chicken in-
dustry is based.
In the northeast Alabama
town of Albertville, numerous
Hispanic-owned businesses
along Main Street had the lights
off and signs that said they
wouldnt be open. Mexican res-
taurants, a bank that caters to
Hispanics, small grocery stores
and supermarkets were all shut-
tered.
Jose Contreras owns a restau-
rant and store on Main Street.
He said he was losing about
$2,500 in revenue by shutting
down.
We closed because we need
to open the eyes of the people
who are operating this state,
said Contreras, originally from
the Dominican Republic and a
U.S. citizen. Its an example of
if the law pushes too much,
what will happen.
Republican supporters say
Alabamas strict new immigra-
tion law was intended to force
illegal workers out of jobs and
help legal residents find work in
a state suffering from high un-
employment.
The law allows police to de-
tain people indefinitely if they
are suspected of being in the
country illegally and requires
schools to check the status of
new students when they enroll.
Since a federal judge upheld
much of the law two weeks ago,
many frightened Hispanics
have hid in their homes or fled
Alabama. Schools have report-
ed high absentee rates among
Hispanic students, and officials
said even more students were
absent Wednesday, apparently
because of the protest.
At Crossville Elementary
School in DeKalb County, Prin-
cipal Ed Burke said about 160 of
the schools 600 students we-
rent in class.
We normally would have
about 20 or 30 out, he said.
The Obama administration is
among the critics of the new
law and asked a federal appeals
court Wednesday to at least
temporarily block enforcement,
arguing in court documents the
statute oversteps the states au-
thority. Its not clear when the
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
will rule on the administrations
request for a preliminary injunc-
tion.
The protests were being pro-
moted partly through Facebook
and other social media, as well
as a Spanish-language radio sta-
tion in Birmingham. Support-
ers say they want to show the
economic impact of Hispanic
people in Alabama and demon-
strate solidarity in opposition
to the law.
There are an estimated
185,000 Hispanics in Alabama.
The Pew Hispanic Center esti-
mates that 70 percent of the
states Hispanic residents are
Mexican.
I MMI GRATI ON L AW States toughest-in-the-nation legislation being protested
Alabama Hispanics skip work
By JAY REEVES
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Jose Contreras said closing his store and restaurant in Albert-
ville, Ala., Wednesday cost him about $2,500 in revenue.
DETROITANigerian man
pleaded guilty Wednesday to
trying to bring down a jetliner
with a bomb in his underwear,
defiantly telling a federal judge
that he acted in retaliation for
the killing of Muslims world-
wide and re-
ferring to the
failed explo-
sive as a
blessed
weapon.
Umar Fa-
rouk Abdul-
mutallab, who
acknowledged working for al-
Qaida and never denied the alle-
gations, enteredthe plea against
his attorneys advice on the sec-
ond day of his trial. He stands to
get a mandatory life sentence
for the 2009attackthat aimedto
kill nearly 300 people on Christ-
mas Day in the skies above De-
troit.
Abdulmutallab calmly an-
swered the judges questions
and read a political statement,
warningthat if theUnitedStates
continues to persist and pro-
mote the blasphemy of Muham-
mad and the prophets, it risks
a great calamity ... through the
hands of the mujahedeen soon.
If you laugh at us now, we
will laughat youlater onthe day
of judgment, he said.
Abdulmutallab suggested
more than a year ago that he
wantedtopleadguilty but never
did. He droppedhis four-person,
publicly financed defense team
in favor of representing himself
with help from a prominent lo-
cal lawyer appointed by the
court, Anthony Chambers.
The Amsterdam-to-Detroit
flight was just moments away
fromlanding when Abdulmutal-
labtriedtodetonatethebombin
his pants.
Nigerian man pleads guilty in underwear bomb plot on plane
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
says he sought to avenge the
killing of Muslims worldwide.
By ED WHITE
Associated Press
Abdulmutallab
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J
oseph Charles Burke, 90, passed
away Wednesday, October 12,
2011, at the Highland Manor Nurs-
ing Home, Exeter. Joe has been re-
united with the love of his life, his
beloved wife, Helen, who preceded
him in death January 12, 2010.
Born in Pittston on July 14, 1921,
he was a son of the late James and
Genevieve Lynch Burke.
He was a member of St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston, and a
graduate of Pittston High School.
He also attendedthe Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Boston,
Mass.
Joe was a member of the Greatest
Generation, having proudly served
his nation as a veteran of the U.S.
Marine Corps during World War II.
He served from December 13, 1942,
until October 19, 1945, in the South
Pacific, attaining the rank of Ser-
geant.
He was employed as an electrical
technician at the Tobyhanna Army
Depot for many years until his re-
tirement.
He was preceded in death by his
brothers, James and Martin Burke;
and sisters, Genevieve Schaffer and
Mary Tigue.
Joe is survived by his daughters,
Maureen Leone and her husband,
Joseph, Forty Fort; Mary Solomon
Gold and her husband, Morris,
Wyoming; and a son, Joseph Burke,
Poolesville, Md.
Also surviving are a sister, Ann
Cummings, and brother Paul, both
of Pittston; as well as granddaught-
ers, Dana, Megan and Erin; and
three great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are in-
vited to a visitation from 8:30
to10a.m. Fridayat theGubbiotti Fu-
neral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave.,
Exeter. A Mass of Christian Burial
will follow at 10:30 a.m. at St. John
the Evangelist Church, Pittston,
with the Rev. Richard Cirba officiat-
ing. Full military honors will be ac-
corded with interment in St. Mi-
chaels Byzantine Catholic Cemete-
ry, Union Street, Pittston.
Memorial donations may be
made in Joes name to the American
Legion, Jenkins Township Post No.
0938, c/o Tom Rosiak, 19 Johnson
St., Pittston, PA18640.
Joseph Charles Burke
October 12, 2011
VIRGINIA R. FARLEY, 87, for-
mer resident of Wesley Village,
Jenkins Township, and The Villag-
es, Lady Lake, Fla., passed away
Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Hos-
pice Community Care, Geisinger
South Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral serviceswill be heldat
11 a.m. Saturday fromThe Shaver-
town United Methodist Church,
with The Rev. Lynn Snyder offi-
ciating. Arrangements are by The
Richard H. Disque Funeral Home
Inc., 672 Memorial Hwy., Dallas.
RUDOLPH SONNY JACK-
SON, 85, of Tobyhanna, passed
away Saturday, October 8, 2011, at
the Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, Plains Township.
He was borninAtlanta, Ga., onNo-
vember 18, 1925, a son of the late
Gladys Adams. He was a U.S. Navy
veteran of World War II, serving
from February 1944 to May 1946.
He was employed by Ford Motor
Co., Bronx, N.Y. He was preceded
in death by a brother, Ralph
Adams. Survivingarehis wifeof 63
years, the former Henrietta Wilson
Jackson; daughters, Patricia Ben-
jamin and Carol Jackson; nine
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchil-
dren; sister, Nellie Carter; and sev-
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral serviceswill be heldat
noon Saturday fromthe George A.
Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N.
Main St., Ashley. Interment is in
Indiantown Gap National Cemete-
ry, Annville. Family and friends
may call from11 a.m. to noon Sat-
urday.
JUNE M. LORAH, 79, of Nanti-
coke, died Monday, October 10,
2011, in St. Lukes Villa, VNA Hos-
pice Unit, Wilkes-Barre. Born May
4, 1932, in Nanticoke, she was a
daughter of the late William M.
and Lydia Sadowski Painter. June
was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Marvin; and a brother, Tho-
mas Painter. Survivingare her chil-
dren, Donna, James, Margaret, Da-
niel, Marvin Jr., Terry, Fred, April,
Judith and Debbie; sisters, May
Mayewski and Claudia Voyton;
brother, Terry Painter; 19 grand-
children; 12 great-grandchildren;
godson John Voyton; and nieces
and nephews.
Funeral serviceswill be heldat
11 a.m. Friday from the Earl W.
Lohman Funeral Home Inc., 14 E.
GreenSt., Nanticoke, withtheRev.
Barry Lohman officiating. Inter-
ment will be in St. John Cemetery,
Ringtown. Friends may call from
Fridayfrom9a.m. until time of ser-
vice.
ISABELLE A. MASLAR, 95, of
Centermoreland, passed away
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at
the Meadows Nursing and Reha-
bilitation Center, Dallas. Born in
Scranton, she was a daughter of
the late Boles and Martha Strigus
Shivokevich. She attended the St.
Josephs School, Scranton. She
was a member of St. Frances Cabri-
ni Church, Carverton. She was pre-
ceded in death by her husband,
John, in 1963, three brothers and
twosisters. Survivingareson, Rob-
ert K. Maslar, Scranton; daughter,
Barbara Biga, Centermoreland;
two grandchildren; and one great-
grandchild.
Funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday from the Richard H. Dis-
que Funeral Home Inc., 672 Me-
morial Hwy., Dallas, with Mass at
10 a.m. at St. Frances Cabrini
Church, Carverton. Interment will
be in Cathedral Cemetery, Scran-
ton. Friends may call from 6 to 8
p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
D
oris Weiss, 83, of Wilkes-Barre, a
devoted wife, mother, grand-
mother, great-grandmother and
great-great-grandmother, died on
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at her
home surrounded by her loving
family.
She was born in Wilkes-Barre on
November 8, 1927, a daughter of the
late Daniel and Gertrude Dillon.
She attended Coughlin High
School. Prior to her retirement, she
had been employed at the Burger
Barn and Cavanaughs Candies.
Doris was a member of St. An-
drews Parish in Wilkes-Barre and a
longtime member of St. Boniface
Church, where she served for many
years as the hostess for the annual
Kaffee Klatch Dinner, worked as a
volunteer at the annual church ba-
zaar, and a member of its Altar and
Rosary Society.
Without a doubt, the greatest joy
of her life was spending time with
her grandchildren, great-grandchil-
dren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband of 65 years, Anthony J.
Weiss Sr., in 2009. She was also pre-
ceded in death by her brothers, Da-
niel and James Dillon; and her sis-
ters, Anna Davis, Rita Costello, El-
izabeth Hartzel and Gertrude
Crossin.
Surviving are daughter, Shirley
Wheeler, and her husband, David
Garrity, Wilkes-Barre; sons, Antho-
ny J. Weiss Jr. and his wife, Kathy,
Wilkes-Barre, and Kevin Weiss and
his wife, Shelly, Wilkes-Barre; seven
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchil-
dren; two great-great-grandchil-
dren; as well as nieces andnephews.
Funeral services will be held at
9 a.m. Saturday morning from the
Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89
Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a
Mass of ChristianBurial to followat
9:30 a.m. inSt. Andrews Parish, 316
ParrishSt., Wilkes-Barre. Interment
will be in St. Marys Cemetery, Ha-
nover Township. Friends may call
from5to8p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Inlieuof flowers, memorial dona-
tions may be made toCandys Place,
190 S. Welles St., Ste. 120, Forty
Fort, PA 18704; or to St. Nicholas
Church, 226 S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre, PA18701.
Online condolences may be sent
to www.natandgawlasfuneralhome-
.com.
Doris Weiss
October 12, 2011
AZAIN Mary, funeral 9 a.m. Sat-
urday from the Mamary-Durkin
Funeral Services, 59 Parrish St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Family
Church, Sugar Notch. Friends
may call 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
BARTLESON William, funeral 10
a.m. today in the Metcalfe and
Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504
Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Friends
may call 9:30 a.m. until the time
of service today.
BROJAKOWSKI Phyllis, Mass of
Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Oct.
22, in St. Marys Church, Nanti-
coke. Friends may pay respects at
the church at 9:30 a.m. before
Mass.
CAPRISTO Mary Lou, funeral 9
a.m. Friday from the Mamary-
Durkin Funeral Services, 59
Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Andrews Church. Friends may
call 4 to 7 p.m. today.
DRISCOLL Lorraine, funeral 9:30
a.m. Saturday from the Harold C.
Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140
N. Main St., Shavertown. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.
Thereses Church, Pioneer Ave-
nue and Davis Street, Shaver-
town. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home.
KEEFE Genevieve, funeral 9 a.m.
today from the Kopicki Funeral
Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston.
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in St. Ignatius Church.
KELLY Donald, memorial service
2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Nulton
Funeral Home Inc., SR 309, Beau-
mont.
MACMILLAN Marie, services 11
a.m. Friday in the Nulton Funeral
Home Inc., SR 309, Beaumont.
Friends may call 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Friday.
MADAY Leonard, Memorial Mass 11
a.m. Oct. 22, in the Exaltation of
the Holy Cross Church, 420 Main
Road, Hanover Township. Friends
may call at the church beginning
at 9:30 a.m.
MATTEY Margaret, funeral 11 a.m.
today from the Andrew Strish
Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larks-
ville.
MEAD Sherman Sr., memorial
service 11 a.m. Friday in the Sec-
ond Presbyterian Church, 143
Parsonage St., Pittston. Friends
may call at the church 10 to 11 a.m.
MEDVEC Stephen, funeral 2 p.m.
today in St. Marys Nativity Ceme-
tery Chapel, Plymouth Township.
MURRAY Sister M. Frances, view-
ing 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today
followed by Mass of Christian
Burial at 10:30 a.m. in the Blessed
Sacrament Chapel of Mercy
Center, Dallas.
PRICE Bernard, funeral 7 p.m.
today from the Harold C. Snow-
don Funeral Home Inc., 140 N.
Main St., Shavertown. Friends
may call 6 p.m. until the time of
service today.
ROONEY Margaret, funeral 9 a.m.
today from Adonizio Funeral
Home Inc., 251 William St., Pitt-
ston. Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evange-
list Church, Pittston.
WARD Henry, memorial service
11:30 a.m. Oct. 22, at First Presby-
terian Church, 97 S. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Family will receive
friends 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the
church.
WHITE William, funeral 10 a.m.
Friday from the Nat & Gawlas
Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 4
to 8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
FUNERALS
MOLLY BROBST, 44, of Sha-
vertown, passed away Wednesday
afternoon, October 12, 2011, at
Hospice Community Care Inpa-
tient Unit at Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral arrangements are
pending and will be announced
from the Bednarski & Thomas Fu-
neral Home, 27 Park Ave., Wilkes-
Barre.
ANNA STASIKSOKOLA, 92, of
Plains Township, has fallen asleep
in the Lord Tuesday, October 11,
2011, in the presence of her loving
family. Her husband of 61 years
was the late Peter Henry Sokola.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Simon S. Russin
Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St.,
Plains Township.
Michael J.
Pekarofski, 84,
of East Kirmar
Avenue, Alden
Station section
of Newport
Township,
passed away
Wednesday
morning, October 12, 2011, at the
Hospice Community Care Inpa-
tient Unit at Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre, where he was a pa-
tient for two days. He had been se-
riously ill for the past five months.
Born in Nanticoke, he was a son
of the late Michael and Catherine
Klaga Pekarofski. He resided in
New Jersey for many years and
was employed for over 30 years by
the Varityper Co., first in Newark,
N.J., and later in its Hanover, N.J.,
plant. Michael retired in 1990 and
returned to this area.
He was a member of St. John
Lutheran Church, State Street,
Nanticoke.
Michael enjoyed the simple
things in life, especially spending
time with his nieces, nephews and
grandnieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
beloved wife of 59 years, the former
Irene Yezefski, on April 19, 2006; and
a brother, Edward Peck.
Surviving are his sisters, Cecelia
Wisniewski, Detroit, Mich.; Monica
Schraeder and her husband, Richard,
Pittsburgh, and Rose Kotz and her
husband, John, Honey Pot section of
Nanticoke; several nieces, nephews
and grandnieces and nephews; as
well as his brother-in-law, Leonard
Yezefski, Nanticoke.
Funeral services will begin at
9:30 a.m. Saturday fromDavis-Dinel-
li Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St.,
Nanticoke, with services at 10 a.m. in
St. John Lutheran Church, 231 State
St., Nanticoke. The Rev. Debra
North, his pastor, will officiate. Inter-
ment will follow in Hanover Green
Cemetery, Hanover Township. Vis-
itation will be from5 to 7 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home.
The family would appreciate con-
tributions in Michaels memory be
made to St. John Lutheran Church.
Michael J. Pekarofski
October 12, 2011
J
ule Patricia Adams-Evans, 55,
passed away in Melbourne, Fla.,
surroundedbyher family. Her death
was sudden. She was born July 6,
1956, and was raised in South
Wilkes-Barre.
She went to St. Therese Church
and school. Jule was a graduate of
Meyers High School. She loved her
family and friends, and she was al-
ways full of life and the life of the
party.
Jule loved animals and was a con-
stant companion and caregiver for
them. She loved the beach and the
smell of the salt in the air. She loved
sitting at home and watching mys-
teries and old westerns.
Her favorite pastime, though,
was spending time with her chil-
dren and grandchildren. She en-
joyed spending time with her
friends and reminiscing about old
times.
She was a kind, beautiful andgen-
erous soul. Jule would do anything
she could to help another person.
She also lovedto cook andshare her
delicious meals withher friends and
family.
Jule was preceded in death by
parents, Francis and Francine
Adams; brother Richard Adams;
husband, Thomas Adams; and sis-
ter Sharon Adams.
Surviving are daughters, Mar-
quetta Adams, Devan Adams and
Evis Palmer; brother Jeff Adams;
sister-in-law, Lois Adams; sister
Maureen Adams; brother James
Adams; granddaughter Kenya
Adams; grandson Brandon Ciccoli;
granddaughter Kativa Monge-
Adams; nephew Michael Adams;
niece-in-law Karen Adams; nephew
Wayne Adams; nephew Charles
Adams; niece Hilary Adams-Hutch-
ings; and nephew-in-law Nathan
Hutchings.
Dear Mom,
Through all of the years you have
lovedme, heldme, laughedwithme
and wiped away my tears. You have
always been my constant and my
champion. You have always be-
lieved in me even when I didnt al-
ways believe inmyself. Youwere my
best friend. I will never know love
like yours again; true, pure and un-
conditional, a mothers love. No one
will ever love me as much as you. I
will miss you always and forever,
mommy. Wait for me in heaven. Al-
ways, Marquetta, Devan and Evis.
Memorial services will be held
at 11 a.m. Saturday. Friends can pay
their condolences at 10:30 a.m. at
the NeboBaptist Church, 75S. Pros-
pect St., Nanticoke, 570-735-3932.
Jule Patricia Adams-Evans
October 6, 2011
BERNICE A. DANKO, 50, of
Mill Street, Luzerne, died Tues-
day, October 11, 2011, at Hospice
Care of the VNA, St. Lukes Villa,
Wilkes-Barre, after a courageous
six-month battle with lung cancer.
Born on June 9, 1961, she was a
daughter of Alice Rowles Cravlo
and the late Michael Vital. Surviv-
ing are her husband of 32 years,
John Danko; daughters, Amanda
and husband James, and Jacque-
line and boyfriend Eric; sons, Tho-
mas and John; beloved grandchil-
dren, Cheyenne, Rhiannon, Tori,
Thomas Jr., Thomas andKyleDan-
ko, and Peyton Brink; sisters,
brothers, nieces, nephews, broth-
er-in-law and extended family.
Funeral Services will be pri-
vate at the request of Bernice. In
lieu of flowers, donations can be
made to http://Ala.convio.net/
goto/BAD, her wall of remem-
brance. Arrangements are by the
Yeosock Funeral Home, Plains
Township.
MARILYN SAIDMAN, of Cher-
ry Hill, N.J., formerly of Laflin,
died Tuesday, October 11, 2011, in
New Jersey.
Funeral arrangements are be-
ing finalized for Sunday from the
Rosenberg Funeral Chapel Inc.,
Wilkes-Barre.
W-B may give Kings
title to some streets
WILKES-BARRE Kings
College may get title to portions
of some streets needed to ex-
pand its recreation center.
At a Tuesday work session,
city council reviewed an ordi-
nance vacating a portion of
Harrison Street and all of Behee
Lane and Spencer Street, and a
resolution authorizing the trans-
fer of a deed to Kings for a
portion of Harrison Street and
Lewis Lane.
Mayor Tom Leighton said the
fair market value of the land is
still being worked out. The city
normally would vacate an entire
street, but officials want to
retain right-of-way access for the
fire department.
Council is to vote on this and
the following at a regular meet-
ing at 6 p.m. today at City Hall:
A resolution making tempo-
rary three-way stop signs at
Wyoming and Hollenback
streets permanent.
An ordinance allocating
$235,000 from the Revolving
Loan Fund to supplement Com-
munity Development funds for
demolition and public improve-
ment projects.
A resolution authorizing
the city to enter into a reim-
bursement agreement with
PennDOT for construction of
the Sidney Street Bridge.
Steve Mocarsky
Avoca EMS workers
praised for bravery
DUPONT Borough council
kicked off Tuesday nights regu-
lar council meeting by honoring
Avoca EMS workers Robert
Evans and Kenneth Shotwell Jr.
The two responded to a dis-
tress call from Dupont police
Sgt. John Seranchek on Sept. 2.
Seranchek was attempting to
place 23-year-old Dupont resi-
dent Donald Miller under arrest
after a domestic dispute when
Miller gained possession of
Serancheks firearm.
Evans and Shotwell, both
off-duty police officers, respon-
ded as EMS workers and helped
Seranchek subdue Miller and
retrieve the firearm.
Dupont Mayor Daniel Lello
praised them for their bravery,
noting, They went above and
beyond their call of duty.
Also on Tuesday, the council
heard the first reading of the
proposed 2012 budget. The
balanced budget has expenses
and revenue at $905,985. Prop-
erty taxes will remain at 1.2235
mills.
The reading passed 3-1. Coun-
cil member Bernie Zielinski
voted against the budget. Coun-
cil member Jeff Kaminski was
absent.
B. Garret Rogan
Residents ask for flood
damage assistance
SALEM TWP. More than 30
residents affected by recent
flooding asked for assistance at
a supervisors meeting Tuesday.
The response they received is
the supervisors will request the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
do a flood survey. The state
Department of Environmental
Protection will be petitioned to
dredge Thompsons Run.
The stream caused street and
basement flooding in a sector of
East Berwick bordering 8th
Street, Johnson Avenue and
Ruthann Drive during Tropical
Storm Lee in September.
Also on Tuesday, more than
40 residents of the Shickshinny
Valley/Butler Street section of
the township attended a hearing
on the request of Susquehanna
Hauling and Drilling LLC of
Exeter to conduct a coal recla-
mation project at a culm bank
located off Route 11 on state
game lands.
The supervisors, acting on the
advice of their planning/zoning
committee, approved the pro-
ject, 3-0. Company officials said
the coal will be excavated and
transported by truck to a cogen-
eration plant in McAdoo,
Schuylkill County. All that re-
mains, according to attorney
Dan Karpowich, counsel for
Susquehanna Hauling, is for
DEP to approve a permit.
The residents complained
about the condition of Butler
Street, over which 21-ton loads
will be hauled. Supervisor
Chairman Robert Pearse said
PennDOT will be asked to im-
prove the road, known as state
Route 404. Surface water runoff
was another issue of concern.
The supervisors also hired
Vicki Moyer as the new town-
ship manager. She has been
serving as secretary/treasurer
of Millville borough and resides
in Benton. She will be paid
$37,500 per year.
Tom Huntington
Pashinski backs
shared services deal
ASHLEY State Rep. Eddie
Day Pashinski addressed area
residents at the Tuesday night
borough council meeting, sup-
porting an intergovernmental
agreement for shared services
among Warrior Run, Sugar
Notch and Ashley boroughs.
Police protection was empha-
sized during a heated discus-
sion, with local residents in-
dicating that relying on the state
police for protection was no
longer viable.
Council discussed the issue in
regard to possible shared police
and zoning officials and related
equipment. Officials from Sugar
Notch and Warrior Run who
were present at the meeting
indicated their willingness to
participate in the assessment of
the feasibility of implementing a
shared services model.
Council also announced a
special meeting on Nov. 3, at
which officials from the state
DEP will discuss plans to devel-
op an underground concrete
culvert designed to divert flood
water from borough creeks away
from residential properties. The
meeting is open to the public.
In other business, Solicitor
Bill Vinsko said the borough had
settled federal litigation with
Pennsylvania Care LLC in the
amount of $140,000. Vinsko said
this was reasonable when com-
pared to the $2 million original-
ly claimed in the suit.
Pennsylvania Care LLC filed
suit last year claiming a cease
and desist order directing the
center to close had improperly
been issued. Borough officials
said the clinic did not obtain all
necessary approvals or meet
zoning requirements. John Har-
rison, attorney for Pennsylvania
Care, argued the clinic had met
all requirements, and the bor-
oughs action was based solely
on prejudice against patients
who take methadone.
The borough ultimately gave
zoning approval to the clinic,
which continues to operate. The
suit continued on, however, as
Pennsylvania Care was seeking
monetary damages for lost
business.
Geri Gibbons
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WILKES-BARRE Hugo Se-
lenski, accused of double mur-
der, is prepared to begin his trial
withjury selectiononNov. 14.
And, the District Attorneys
Office agreedWednesday.
The question is whether
Judge Joseph Van Juras term
will expire at the end of the year
before the case is finished.
My commission expires on
Jan. 2 (2012), Van Jura said at a
pre-trial hearing held Wednes-
dayfor Selenski, whoalsoraised
doubts as to whether the trial
couldbe completedby Dec. 30.
Selenski, 38, of Kingston
Township, is charged in the
deathsof TammyFassettandMi-
chael Kerkowski, both 37, in
May2002. Theirbodiesweredis-
covered in a shallow grave out-
side Selenskis home in June
2003.
If convicted of first-degree
murder, Selenski could face the
death penalty. He is represent-
ing himself at the trial, with as-
sistance by stand-by counsel.
Selenskis trial is scheduledto
beginwithjuryselectiononNov.
14, with testimony beginning
Nov. 29.
District Attorney Jackie Mus-
toCarroll, DeputyDistrictAttor-
ney David Pedri and assistant
districtattorneysJarrettFerenti-
no and Michael Melnick said
their side of the case could take
up to three
weeks.
Selenski
said he ex-
pects to pre-
sent about
three days
worth of testi-
mony.
Thecasewouldthengotoaju-
ry to begin deliberations. If con-
victed of first-degree murder, a
penalty phase would begin in
which jurors would decide if Se-
lenski shouldfacethedeathpen-
alty. That portion of the trial
couldtake up to another week.
VanJura saidhe has calledthe
Administrative Office of Penn-
sylvania Courts for guidance on
what to do, after both sides
agreed they can begin on the
scheduleddate. VanJura saidhe
has not yet gotten a response
fromtheofficeandhescheduled
anotherhearingforOct. 21toup-
date the cases status.
Van Jura was appointed to the
LuzerneCountybenchin2010to
fill the unexpiredtermof former
Judge Michael Toole, who was
chargedinthecorruptionprobe.
Musto Carroll expressed con-
cerns of the case taking a long
time, particularly jury selection,
because of media coverage and
the Thanksgiving and Christ-
mas holidays.
Selenski also said jury selec-
tion might take longer than ex-
pected because he, acting as his
own attorney, will be asking ju-
rors questions, and some may
have a hard time looking me in
the eye and saying I can vote for
death.
Judges term might
impact Selenski trial
Timing an issue for Van Jura,
who will preside over case
set to start Nov. 14.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
Selenski A Western Pennsylvania busi-
nessman who twice failed to earn
a U.S. House seat last year an-
nounced Wednesday that he will
seek the U.S. Senate seat current-
ly held by Bob Casey.
Tim Burns, of Eighty-Four,
Washington County, said hes ea-
ger to take on Casey, D-Scranton,
in next years senatorial election
and put the spotlight on job cre-
ation. But before that could hap-
pen, he would have to get
through what is becoming a very
crowded field of Republicans try-
ing to earn
their partys
nomination.
Burns joins
Laureen Cum-
mings, of Old
Forge, who
owns Lorimar
Home Care;
Marc Scaringi, a Harrisburg-area
lawyer and former aide to Rick
Santorum; Tom Smith, a former
coal company owner from Arm-
strong County; David Christian,
a Bucks County business owner
and veteran; John Kensinger, a
Bedford County pharmacist; and
John Vernon, a retired Army col-
onel from Mansfield, Tioga
County. Chester County busi-
nessman Steve Welch has also
given indications he is consider-
ing a run.
Like other Republicans who
have announced, Burns linked
Casey to President Barack Oba-
ma.
He said the country faces sig-
nificant challenges. We have an
opportunity in this next election
to begin to take steps to turn
things around. He said the Oba-
ma administration has failed and
Sen. Casey has been there with
them every step of the way.
He played up his outsider im-
age and his business-based back-
ground.
In 1992, Burns started a phar-
macy software company
TechRx -- in his own basement
using his own savings. The busi-
ness was acquired by a public
company in 2003 and since the
sale, Burns has invested in and
consulted for other businesses.
Im not a poli-
tician. Im a busi-
nessman. I want to
put my experience
of balancing bud-
gets, making pay-
roll and creating
jobs to work for
the people of
Pennsylvania, he
said.
Burns, 43, has
two sons and is a graduate of In-
diana University of Pennsylvania.
In 2010, after U.S. Rep. John
Murthas death, he was tabbed as
the GOP choice to run for Mur-
thas seat in a special election. He
lost to Democratic candidate
Mark Critz.
The two faced off once more in
the general election and Critz de-
feated Burns again.
GOPs Burns eyes U.S. Senate
Western Pa. businessman
joins large field looking to
take spot from Sen. Casey.
By ANDREWM. SEDER
[email protected]
To see an
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this story,
visit
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Burns
WILKES-BARRE A Lu-
zerne County jury was chosen
Wednesday to hear the case
of a Wilkes-Barre man
charged with brutally assault-
ing a Plymouth man in No-
vember.
A jury of six men and six
women, as well as two alter-
nates, was selected to hear
the case of Eric R. Hogan, 48,
of Hill Street, accused of as-
saulting Donald Charles Skiff
inside his Martz Manor
home.
Testimony began Wednes-
day afternoon and will contin-
ue this morning.
Assistant District Attorney
Dick Hughes, who is prose-
cuting the case with fellow
ADA Maureen Collins, said in
his opening statement
Wednesday the facts of Ho-
gans case are extremely dis-
turbing in that Hogan com-
mitted a random, violent act
with no motive.
Police say Hogan assaulted
Skiff, causing severe head in-
juries. Shortly after the at-
tack, Skiff was listed in un-
stable condition and his heart
had stopped twice.
Hogan is charged with ag-
gravated assault, simple as-
sault, burglary, criminal con-
spiracy and reckless endan-
germent.
Hughes said Skiff called 911
after Hogan pushed his way
into Skiff s door, alleging four
black males were chasing him
and that he had been shot at.
Skiff told Hogan to leave,
Hughes said, but Hogan made
his way back into the home.
Within seconds, Hughes said,
Hogan unleashed a vicious
attack on Skiff, beating him
savagely.
Why is the person I tried
to help doing this to me,
Hughes said Skiff asked him-
self during the beating.
Hughes said jurors would
hear evidence that blood
found on Hogans clothing
was Skiff s and that Skiff will
suffer long-lasting effects
from the beating.
Hogans attorney, Thomas
Cometa, said in his opening
statement that his client was
being chased by four men af-
ter being relocated to a VI-
SION homeless shelter in Ply-
mouth. Shots were fired,
Cometa said, with one graz-
ing Hogans leg, leading Ho-
gan to try to find refuge.
Hogan went to the home of
Skiff, and told him about the
chase. Shortly after Hogan ar-
rived at Skiff s home, one of
the males chasing him en-
tered the home, and assaulted
Hogan and Skiff.
Skiff s son, Donald T. Skiff,
was found beaten to death in
June 2009 in a secluded area
off Suscon Road in Jenkins
Township. Michael Simonson,
34, and Elvis Riccardi, 33,
were charged with Donald T.
Skiff s death and are both
serving life sentences in state
prison.
Jury chosen, testimony begins in trial of man accused in brutal beating
Eric Hogan is on trial in the
November assault on Donald
Skiff inside Skiffs home.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
Assistant District Attorney Dick Hughes, who is prosecuting the
case with fellow ADA Maureen Collins, said in his opening state-
ment Wednesday the facts of Hogans case are extremely dis-
turbing in that Hogan committed a random, violent act with no
motive.
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But for fall, ponchos of a more
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The poncho and its cousin, the
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alternative to the typical fall
coat, providing just the right
amount of warmth when the
weather cools.
The terms cape and poncho
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outerwear.
According to the Fairchild
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circle with slits for the arms.
A poncho is shaped like a
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hole in the center for the wearers
head to go through.
Both have a dramatic, swoop-
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wearer look something like a chic
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as pajamas and still look great.
For something more sophisti-
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something straight-up preppy,
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A solid piece will be more ver-
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long-sleeved striped or printed
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A patterned cape or poncho, on
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bulk and the length. If the gar-
ment is too long, youll look like a
little igloo with feet.
The great thing about a poncho
or cape is that it can be dressed
up or down and its a nice depar-
ture from the usual outerwear.
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By MELISSA MAGSAYSAY
Los Angeles Times
P
ut your phone away, please might be heard
more often than please pass the peas, and
opinions on the latest reality-show contes-
tants might have replaced chatter about the
goings-on down the street, but the fundamentals of the sit-
downfamilydinner haveremainedinNortheasternPennsyl-
vania, whereplentyof families endeavor tokeepthis meal an
important part of their lives.
KathleenHergan, 27, of Exetersays
she strives to have dinner with her
familythreetofour times aweek. Her
generation-spanning brood includes:
her son Kolby Tuminelli, 4; parents
RuthAnn, 62, and Dave, 71; brother
David, 28; sister Frances Mannino,
32; and her children Athena, 2, and
Alessandro, 7.
The dinners are laid-back with the
only agreement being the television
has to be off.
Eating dinner with the family
keeps away societal distractions and
allows us to focus on each other for a
while, Frances Mannino explained.
With such a large clan, things can
get a little out of hand.
Sometimesit getshecticandloud,
and my mom might say, OK, every-
onegohome! but itsniceforthehour
or two that we get to do it, Kathleen
said.
Ive had family dinners since I was
young, and I kept the tradition alive
because I felt it was an important val-
ue that I wanted my kids to have,
RuthAnn added.
Others echo the sentiment.
Susan and Mark Lehman, 38 and
40, of Hanover Township say its all
about finding a break in an incredibly
hectic schedule.
The parents work full-time jobs,
plus Markowns Breaker BrewingCo.
And daughters Caitlin, 9, and Emily,
7, are involved in softball and swim-
ming.
Its a guaranteed half hour out of
the day where we can sit down and
talk about whats going on, Susan
said.
Weget totalkandlaughandspend
time together
without rush-
ing, Caitlin
said, with wis-
dombeyond her
years.
Cassie Ninot-
ti, 25, and her
fianc Ian Bell,
26, of West Pitt-
ston, clingtothe
tradition of the
family dinner
evenbefore they
officially be-
come a newfamily.
Theyalternatehavingaweeklydin-
ner at the homes of their parents, Ne-
reo and Linda Ninotti and Scott and
JudyBell. Iansbrothers, Scott Bell Jr.,
25, Kyle Bell, 23, and Steven, 21, who
lives away from home, join them
when its the Bells week for dinner.
It can be a pain sometimes be-
causetherearealot of thingsgoingon
either as a kid in school or now with
planningaweddingandtryingtofind
a house, Cassie Ninotti said, but if
we cant make time, even just two
hours, to spend with family, where
would we be? My parents and Ians
have been there for us since the mo-
ment we came into the world, so tak-
ing the time
out for them is
simple.
She said her
family has a
tradition thats
been alive
nearlytwodec-
ades.
We go to
my parents
house every
other Friday
because thats
when my dad
makes his homemade pizza. As soon
as he gets home he makes the dough
fromscratch for the dinner well have
that night, and anyone is always wel-
come.
Family dinner will remain impor-
tant for the engaged couple, she says.
I wouldnt giveit upfortheworld,
Ninotti said. Im going to make sure
to stick with it when we have kids
someday.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Before eating, the Hergan/Tuminelli/Mannino family holds hands and says grace and ends with clapping, a favorite tradition of 2-year-old Athena
Mannino. Counter-clockwise from lower right: David Hergan, RuthAnn Hergan, Alessandro Mannino, Kolby Tuminelli, Athena Mannino, Frances
Mannino and Kathleen Hergan. In keeping with national statistics, the family gets together for dinner as often as possible.
Gathering around the table is alive, well in NEPA
By SARA POKORNY [email protected]
Ive had family dinners
since I was young. I
kept the tradition alive
because it was an im-
portant value I wanted
my kids to have.
RuthAnn Hergan
A
family dinner can come in many forms. It
might bringtogether a mom, dad, preteen
and toddler, a trio of fresh-out-of-college
roommates for pizza or a quartet of friends for a
potluck, all sharing stories and food.
Yet beyond the variations and despite rumors
of its demise, the ritual of gathering for a meal is
doing quite well, thank you, with many of Amer-
icas 310 million-plus people sitting down togeth-
er several times a week.
In the total U.S. population, some 75 percent
of all households that havechildrenunder18have
at least five dinners together in the course of a
week, says Harry Balzer, citing data from his
just-released 26th annual Eating Patterns in
America report.
That number is in line with a steady return to
the family dinner table since the recession hit
three years ago, says Balzer, who has been track-
ing what America eats for more than 30 years at
NPD Group, a market-research firm.
Family dinner in and of itself is this sort of
good infamily life. Its a way of fosteringcommu-
nicationwithyour family, stayingconnectedwith
your family no matter how busy and crazy your
lifes schedules are, says Grace Freedman, a New
York-based independent public-health researcher
who founded eatdinner.org several years ago.
Artists and authors have been portraying fam-
ily dinner for years, of course, since long before
Norman Rockwells Freedom From Want ap-
peared in The Saturday Evening Post. Filmmak-
ers and playwrights tackle it regularly, whether
its You Cant Take It With You or 1977s Annie
Hall or 1997s Soul Food.
The clothes change. So does the food. But as
Balzer says, I bet the discussion, the activity at
the table, is more Cleaver-like than you would
believe, because I dont think theres beena muta-
tion in parents concern about their children.
Your mother, your grandmother, your great-
grandmother were all concerned about children
just as much as we are today.
So whats on the table today? Bottled water,
iced tea and pizza are more likely than a decade
ago, while glasses of milk, potatoes and vegeta-
bles are less likely, Balzer says.
That doesnt mean weve stopped cooking. A
generation ago, some 75 percent of all dinners
featured a main dish assembled from fresh ingre-
dients or prepared with some labor. Today, its 60
percent. Its declining, but its still 60 percent,
he says.
And weve trimmed courses. Dinner in 1986
might have included a main dish, two sides, a
dessert perhaps and a beverage. Today? Time-
crunched lives and a dicey economy have helped
put one-dish meals (and slow cookers) in the
spotlight.
Tradition remains vital for households around the country
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By JUDY HEVRDEJS
Chicago Tribune
75: percentage of households with children young-
er than 18 that have at least five dinners together
each week.
90: percentage of dinners cooked on the stovetop.
Three appliances that increased in use: slow cook-
er, microwave and coffee maker
1.3: percentage of dinners that will be made using a
slow cooker
14: percentage who serve lasagna regularly. The
number has doubled in a generation, from 6 per-
cent in the 80s.
Source: Eating Patterns in America report
BY THE NUMBERS
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