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PHELPS FINISH
IS GOLDEN
Michael Phelps ended his
career with another gold as the
United States won the medley
relay on Saturday.
Phelps leaves the sport with
a record 18 golds and 22 med-
als overall. At
these games
he won four
golds and
two silvers.
PAGE1C
BLADE RUNNER
MAKES SEMIFINALS
The man known as the
Blade Runner finally got his
Olympic moment Saturday
when he took to the starting
line of the 400-meter heat and
easily advanced to the semi-
finals. Oscar Pistorius worked
for six years to get the chance
to run, and he became the first
amputee to compete in track in
the Olympics. PAGE 6C
2012 LONDON
OLYMPICS
Medal
count
as of Aug. 4
LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
United States 26 13 15 54
China 25 16 12 53
U.K. 14 7 8 29
Russia 3 15 10 28
Japan 2 10 12 24
France 8 6 8 22
Germany 5 10 6 21
Australia 1 12 7 20
South Korea 9 3 5 17
Italy 5 5 3 13
Canada 1 3 6 10
Netherlands 3 1 4 8
New Zealand 3 0 4 7
Romania 1 4 2 7
Ukraine 2 0 5 7
Belarus 1 2 3 6
Brazil 1 1 4 6
Cuba 2 2 1 5
Denmark 1 2 2 5
COUNTRY G S B TOT
GYMNASTICS: individual
event gold medal finals in
mens floor exercise, mens
pommel horse, womens vault
TRACK AND FIELD: gold
medal finals in mens 100m,
womens 400m, womens
triple jump.
WOMENS DIVING: spring-
board gold medal final.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: quar-
terfinals.
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WILKES-BARREAfter real es-
tate developer Robert Mericle
pleaded guilty to a felony, but be-
fore lending $3.75 million to ex-
pand his busi-
ness park, the
state agency
overseeing the
money made an
exception for
him and altered
the loan agree-
ment.
The state De-
partment of Community and Eco-
nomic Development inserted
wordingtoshowMericledisclosed
his plea to a charge that he kept
quiet about a tax fraud conspiracy
between former judges Mark A.
Ciavarella and Michael T. Cona-
han, the key players in the juvenile
justice scandal in Luzerne County
Court.
ThechangeensuredMericlewas
protected under the section deal-
ing with criminal convictions and
secured a total of $7.5 million in
public funds for the expansion of
his sprawling CenterPoint
Change
made to
Mericle
loan deal
State DCED pointed out
Mericle was not convicted,
but pleaded guilty to felony.
By JERRY LYNOTT
[email protected]
Mericle
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COURTDALE The name Whitney
Lukas chose for the triathlon team made
up of her, her sister and brother aptly fit.
The Lukas Legacy team will compete in
the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon today, 31 years
after their parents did the very first race.
Its a good thing we didnt have four
kids, said Jane Adonizio Lukas Saturday
night as her husband, Paul, was getting
ready to make a pre-race meal of Carbonara
at their house on North Street.
The couples children each will take a
turn at one of the three events in the swim,
bike, and run race.
Whitney, 19, will run approximately 7
miles in the third and final leg of the race
that ends at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre
campus in Lehman Township. Her older
sister Jacki, 22, will start it off by swim-
ming approximately a mile in Harveys
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
The Lukas
family of
Courtdale, from
left: Paul, Whit-
ney, Luke,
Jacki, and
Jane. Parents
Jane and Paul
participated in
the first
Wilkes-Barre
Triathlon in
1982, and their
children will
teamup for the
31st annual
event today.
Continuing family legacy
Kids to follow parents
by doing W-B Triathlon
By JERRY LYNOTT
[email protected]
See LEGACY, Page 10A
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your seat and pull out
a new one.
There are swimming
pools, pool tables, pig
roasts and plenty of
satellite dishes so fans
wont miss a thing that
happens on those parts
of the 2.5-mile long
track that they just
cant see from their
vantage point. But
whether youre at the
racetrack living it up in
luxury or youre there
with the bare necessi-
ties and not much
more, the important thing for the
die-hards is that youre there.
You want to come here every
Theres music, fireworks, plenty of
food and memorabilia for sale and
sights and sounds that you have to
see to believe. Whether its the $1.2
million tractor-trailer converted into
a state of the art party caravan, com-
plete with an elevator, or the $800
battery operated cooler scooter that
you can drink and drive and when
your can gets empty you reach into
Oh yeah, and the mud bog in Turn
One.
While some of that still goes on,
especially the beer, the infield has
transformed into a haven for race
fans of all ages to barbecue, catch up
with friends and family and enjoy the
camaraderie in a carnival-like atmo-
sphere, which was described by fan
after fan as family friendly.
Fans relax
and watch
practice
fromatop
an RV at
Pocono
Raceway
in Long
Pond.
Fans say the infield at
Pocono Raceway has
become family friendly,
a far cry from the way it
was years ago
Infield evolves
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Jesse Capurso, Billy Edwards and Mat Vesely, all 15 years old, enjoy a 12-foot pool in their plot in the infield at
Pocono Raceway in Long Pond.
F
or those who havent been to Pocono Raceway
in a decade, their memories of the infield area
may be an NC-17 rated display of pickup
trucks and RVs displaying Confederate flags while
half-naked men and women sit around drinking beer.
Lots and lots of beer.
ANDREWM. SEDER [email protected]
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Olympic Games, that they oc-
cur every four years, Dillard
told The Associated Press.
The athlete who fails in the
first, assuming that he can
maintainthenecessaryphysical
ability plus the emotional and
mental ability, has a chance to
redeemhimor herself. I certain-
ly had that good fortune.
The1948games were the first
time that Olympic judges had
the benefit of using photo finish
technology, which helps the
naked eye in determining who
crossed the finish line first.
Dillard, who now lives in the
Cleveland suburb of Richmond
Heights, said todays athletes
suchas Jamaicansprinter Usain
Bolt have benefited from ad-
vances in technology, equip-
ment, medical knowledge and
nutrition.
Hes much bigger, stronger
and much faster, of course, on
the clock, but thats not true on-
ly of Usain but all the athletes
who are competing today, Dil-
lard said.
Whats the trick?
Evolution, Dillard laughed.
A lot has changed in Dillards
life since he competed in the
1948 London games, held as
Britain and the world struggled
to recover from World War II.
Inmy day, it was purely ama-
teur. You represented your
country, period, he said. They
are nowable to make it a profes-
sion.
But London itself has also
changed, said Dillard, who
went on to work for the Cleve-
land Indians.
Its such a big city, almost
monstrous, he said of Lon-
don. Not like Cleveland, un-
fortunately, being an industri-
al city that has lost half its pop-
ulation and many of its indus-
tries.
Dillard was inspired by an-
other track and field athlete
fromCleveland Jesse Owens
who won four gold medals in
the 1936 Summer Olympics in
Berlin.
When asked what event he
was most looking forward to
this week, Dillard said it wasnt
the 100-meter dash.
Its my family getting here,
he said. Its the first time my
daughter and three grandkids
have ever been to London. Its
going to be a special time.
AP PHOTO
Harrison Dillard displays the 1948 Olympic Torch in London.
GOLDEN
Continued from Page 1B
The students of Small Wonders/Back Mountain held their pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony at the Back Mountain Harvest Assembly
on June 14. The students presented a special program highlighting things they learned throughout the school year prior to receiving their
diplomas. Graduates, from left, first row, are Dylan Rhoades, Kenny Seroka, Alijah Straley, Chase Brunges, Ellie Root, Croix Pevear, Audrey
Haydu and Wyatt Dymond. Second row: Arianna Spurlin, Cassidy Siglin, Olivia Stockage, Jacob Parsons, Andrew Bolesta, Morgan Langdon,
Brady Zapoticky, Kady Puterbaugh and Emma Miller. Third row: Linda Somoga, director; Kaden Coyne; Adithi Kollipara; Jadyn Rodkey; Alex
Cavanaugh; Karlee MacMillan; Logan Hargrave; Ben Nichol; and Lynn Jumper, teacher.
Small Wonders celebrates graduating pre-kindergarten students
Gra Anois Agus Go Deo (love now and forever) is the family slogan
of the descendants of Bridget Clarke Shea and WilliamAloysius Shea
who gathered at the home of Dorothy Shea Yazurlo, mayor of Laflin,
to celebrate their 23rd family reunion. Jackie Balester Pekar, from
Arizona, presented the group with T-shirts containing the family
slogan and the names of the deceased members of this Irish clan
listed on the back. Family members fromArizona, Georgia, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Florida and Pennsylvania were present.
Pekar is the family historian and brought the name of the boat that
Bridget Shea arrived in fromIreland in1913. Participants, fromleft,
first row, are Robert Charles, Jenna Charles, Maureen Shea and Tyler
Shea. Second row: Shea Charles, Steve Biernacki, Katie Biernacki,
Bob Slusser, Carol Charles, Lindsey Charles, Mary Shea Slusser, Meg
Charles Slusser, Brenna Slusser, Traci Shea, Joan Shea, WilliamShea,
Kerry Shea and Jackie Balester Pekar. Third row: Kevin Charles,
Dorothy Balester Hodle, Dorothy Charles Schwab, Evan Shea, Derrick
Haverlak, Sharon Thole Haverlak, Bridget Shea Thole and Dorothy
Shea Yazurlo. Fourth row: Jane Shea, Jane Charles, Michael Yazurlo,
Collin Slusser, Connor Thole, Chris Yazurlo and Patricia Charles.
Shea family gathers for 23rd reunion
The PTO of Northwest Area Primary School recently sponsored a
first-grade field trip to the Crayola Factory in Easton. Participating
students were from the classes of Mrs. Coburn, Mrs. Schaefer, Mr.
Zelinske and Mr. Kline. With the Worlds Largest Crayon, from left,
are Angelina DiPino, Lexxi Sink, Jacob Kaminski, Matthew Sorber and
Thomas Bierly.
Students enjoy Crayola Factory field trip
The children of the McGlynn Center, Wilkes-Barre, recently recycled
aluminum cans and presented a check for $100 to the St. Vincent de
Paul Kitchen. At the check presentation, from left, are Devin Mac-
Blain; Xavier Weber; Andrew Sage; Ann Marie McAuley, St. Vincent de
Paul Kitchen; and Noah Myers.
Fundraiser benefits St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen
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Jordyn Pavelitz and Erica Stuccio, eighth-grade graduates of St. Jude School, Mountain Top, are the
2012 recipients of the Attorney Gary F. Yenkowski Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is given by
Yenkowskis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yenkowski, to two eighth-grade students entering Holy Redeemer
High School who demonstrate academic excellence, dedication to school and community service and
hold the highest averages in English and literature. Attorney Gary Yenkowski was a 1974 graduate of St.
Jude School and the first recipient of the Peter Fiaski Student Athlete Award. He was also a 1978 gradu-
ate of Bishop Hoban High School. Each recipient received $500 towards their first year tuition at Holy
Redeemer High School. Pavelitz is the daughter of Stanley and Patricia Pavelitz, Mountain Top. Stuccio is
the daughter of Joseph Stuccio and Donna Costigan, Mountain Top. At the awards presentation, from
left, are Stanley Pavelitz, Patricia Pavelitz, Jordyn Pavelitz, Mrs. Frank Yenkowski, Janet Yenkowski Jones,
Erica Stuccio, Donna Costigan and Joseph Stuccio.
Two St. Jude students earn scholarships to Holy Redeemer
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K
elly Smetana and Max Fada,
together with their families,
announce their engagement and
upcoming marriage.
The bride-to-be is the daughter
of Michael D. and Janet Smetana,
Tamaqua, Pa.
Kelly is a graduate of Blooms-
burg University, where she earned
her bachelors degree in business
administration. She is employed
at Kraft Foods, Hanover, Pa.
The prospective groom is the
son of John R. and Maryann Fada,
Summit Hill, Pa.
Max served five years in the
United States Army as a para-
trooper in the 82nd Airborne Divi-
sion. He is a two-tour veteran of
the Afghanistan War.
He graduated from West Ches-
ter University with a bachelors
degree in criminal justice. He is
employed by the Pennsylvania
Department of State, Bureau of
Enforcement and Investigations.
The couple became engaged on
Dec. 10, 2011, and will exchange
wedding vows on Sept. 15, 2012,
at SS. Peter and Paul Church,
Tamaqua, Pa.
The reception will take place at
the Mahoning Valley Country
Club, Lehighton, Pa., and the
newlyweds will honeymoon in St.
Lucia.
The couple resides in Mountain
Top, Pa.
Fada, Smetana
D
anielle Marie Chesney and Mi-
chael John Stone Jr., together
with their families, announce their
engagement and upcoming marriage.
Danielle is the daughter of Darren
and Deborah Chesney, Ashley. She is
the granddaughter of Rebecca Ball
and David Burke and the late Irene
Mayo and the late Chester Chesney.
Michael is the son of Jennifer and
Michael Stone Sr., Nanticoke. He is
the grandson of Linda and Leonard
Stone, Loretta Stone and the late
Glenn and Camille Jones.
Danielle is a 2006 graduate of Grea-
ter Nanticoke Area High School and
will be graduating this fall from Pitts-
burgh Institute of Mortuary Science
with an associates degree in special-
ized technology and funeral service
arts and sciences.
Michael is a 2007 graduate of Grea-
ter Nanticoke Area High School and
will be graduating from Wilkes Uni-
versity this year with a bachelors
degree in accounting.
The couple will be happily united
in marriage on Oct. 13, 2012. The
ceremony and reception will both be
held at the Genetti Hotel and Confer-
ence Center, Wilkes-Barre.
Stone, Chesney
E
mily Sarah Fischbein and Gregory
Piazza, together with their par-
ents, announce their engagement and
upcoming wedding.
The bride-to-be is daughter of Dr.
Richard and Susan Fischbein, Har-
veys Lake. She is the granddaughter
of Sylvia Fischbein and the late Alvin
Fischbein, Pittston, and Marilyn and
Charles Wishart, Presque Isle, Maine.
She is a 2003 graduate of MMI
Preparatory School, Freeland, and a
2007 graduate of Wilkes University,
with a bachelors degree in elemen-
tary education, early childhood and
English as a Second Language. She
also earned a masters degree from
Wilkes University in educational
development and strategies in 2009.
The prospective groom is the son
of Louis and Rosemary Piazza, Sha-
vertown. He is the grandson of the
late Frank and Dolores Piazza, Lu-
zerne, and the late Norman and Mary
Rose Wildoner, Plymouth.
He is a 2002 graduate of Lake-
Lehman School District and a 2006
graduate of Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, with a degree in music
education. He enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps from 2007-2011.
He is attending Arizona State Uni-
versity pursuing a masters degree in
clarinet performance.
The couple will exchange wedding
vows in October, 2012, at East Moun-
tain Inn, Wilkes-Barre.
Piazza, Fischbein
P
atricia Lausterer, Barnesville, Pa.,
along with Dennis and Connie
Lorah, Port Matilda, Pa., are pleased
to announce the engagement and
upcoming marriage of their children,
Dana Lausterer and Bradley Lorah.
Miss Lausterer is a 2007 graduate
of LaSalle University and The Frank
J. Tornetta School of Anesthesia,
where she earned a masters degree
in the science of nursing, specializing
in nurse anesthesia. She is employed
as a CRNA by Northeast Anesthesia
Inc.
Mr. Lorah is a 1999 graduate of
Kings College, where he received a
bachelors degree as a physician as-
sistant. He is employed as a physician
assistant by Scranton Orthopedic
Specialists.
A September 2012 wedding is
planned at Skytop Lodge, Skytop, Pa.
Lorah, Lausterer
M
r. and Mrs. Timothy J. Walter,
Bradford, announce the engage-
ment and approaching marriage of
their daughter, Kaitlin Jean Walter, to
Lieutenant Charles Douglas Work-
man II, United States Navy, son of
Doug and Patti Puchalsky Workman,
Memphis, Tenn.
Kate is the granddaughter of Fred
Sayer and the late Jean Sayer, Brook-
ville, and the late Ronald and JoAnn
Walter, Bradford.
She is a 2005 graduate of Bradford
Area High School and a 2009 gradu-
ate of The Pennsylvania State Uni-
versity, where she earned a Bachelor
of Science degree in kinesiology. She
is also a 2011 graduate of the Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Shadyside School of Nursing. Kate is
a registered nurse in the cardiac
medical surgical unit at Saint Vin-
cents Medical Center Southside,
Jacksonville, Fla.
Chad is the grandson of Irene Pu-
chalsky and the late William R. Pu-
chalsky Sr., Swoyersville, and Betty
Workman and the late Charles G.
Workman, Glen Burnie, Md.
He is a 2003 graduate of Bolton
High School, Arlington, Tenn., and a
2007 graduate of The Pennsylvania
State University, where he earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in in-
formation sciences and technology
with a minor in military studies. He
completed naval flight training in
Pensacola, Fla., and Corpus Christi,
Texas, where he was awarded his
Wings of Gold as a naval aviator.
Chad is a Navy pilot and Patrol Plane
Commander flying the P-3C Orion, a
Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance
aircraft in Patrol Squadron FOUR
FIVE (VP-45) at Naval Air Station,
Jacksonville, Fla.
The couple will be married on Nov.
10, 2012, in the Catholic Chapel at
the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on
the campus of The Pennsylvania
State University in University Park,
State College.
Walter, Workman
K
ellyann Daley and John Schuh
were united in marriage on Aug.
20, 2011, at St. John the Evangelist
Church, Pittston. The ceremony was
performed by Monsignor John Ben-
dick
The bride is the daughter of Ro-
semary and Gerald Daley. She is the
granddaughter of the late Margaret
Mary and Francis Lavelle and the late
Theresa and Francis Daley, all of
Pittston.
The groom is the son of Elaine and
John Schuh, Avoca. He is the grand-
son of the late Nancy and Charles
Jones, Avoca, and the late Virginia
and John Schuh, Scranton.
The bride, escorted by her father,
chose her sister, Kimberly Daley, as
her maid of honor. Bridesmaids were
Kate Yanchis, Scranton, Lindsay
Myers, Duryea and Noell Haldeman,
Nanticoke, all friends of the bride;
Kelsey Matteucci, Colchester Conn.,
niece of the groom; and Carly Tho-
mas, Plymouth, cousin of the bride.
The groom chose Matthew Felter,
Moosic, as best man. Groomsmen
were Doug Krafjack, Pittston, Jerry
Coggins, Moosic, and Jon Munski,
Avoca, all friends of the groom, and
Brandon Whipple, Pittston, nephew
of the groom. Nico Matteucci, neph-
ew of the groom, was ring bearer.
RoseAnn Lavelle and James Daley,
godparents of the bride, gave scrip-
ture readings. Lori Romanowsky and
Raymond Schuh, godparents of the
groom, presented the offertory gifts.
A reception was held at Colarussos
LaPalazzo, Moosic, after the ceremo-
ny.
The couple honeymooned in Oahu,
Hawaii. They reside in Pittston.
Daley, Schuh
C
elia Jean Meehan and Aser Santos
Bajn were united in marriage on
Aug. 6, 2011, at St. Marys Church,
Avoca. The Rev. Phillip J. Sladicka
officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Mi-
chael and Patricia Meehan. She is the
granddaughter of the late John and
Kathryn Sammon, Avoca, and the
late Donald and Jean Meehan, Pitt-
ston.
The groom is the son of Jos San-
tos Montes and Fata Bajn Ceballos,
San Fernando de Henares, Spain. He
is the grandson of Javier Santos Esco-
bar and Cndida Montes Barros,
Santandar, Spain, and Natividad
Ceballos Tern and the late Alejandro
Bajn Gutirrez Somahoz, Spain.
The bride was escorted down the
aisle by her father. She chose Agata
Pirog as the maid of honor. The
groom chose James Gyp Padden,
uncle of the bride, as the best man.
Jack Sammon, uncle of the bride, and
Adrian Sipes, cousin of the bride,
served as ushers.
Readings were given by Angela
Padden, aunt of the bride, and Rebec-
ca Sammon, cousin of the bride.
Ashley Houston and Bridget OMal-
ley, friends of the couple, brought up
the gifts. Music for the ceremony was
provided by Chuck and Marianna
Smith.
The reception was held at Colarus-
sos LaPalazzo, Moosic.
Celia is a graduate of Scranton
Preparatory School and the Schreyer
Honors College of Penn State Uni-
versity, where she majored in classi-
cal languages and Spanish. She
earned a masters degree in second-
ary education, specializing in Latin,
from Complutense University of
Madrid.
Aser is a graduate of Jaime Ferran
Cla High School and Complutense
University of Madrid, where he
earned a degree in primary educa-
tion. He also studied at the Universi-
ty of Cyprus.
Both Celia and Aser are employed
by the Community of Madrid, Aser as
a fourth-grade teacher and Celia as an
English language assistant.
The couple honeymooned at Niag-
ara Falls, Canada. They reside in
Madrid, Spain.
Bajn, Meehan
T
he historic Scranton Iron Furnaces
was the site for the wedding of
Andrea D. Mead to William (Will) C.
Danowski Jr. on May 19 at 4:15 in the
afternoon. The Rev. Jerry "Maj" Major
III officiated.
The bride serves in the Obama Ad-
ministration as Press Secretary for the
United States Trade Representative in
the Executive Office of the President.
She graduated from Temple Uni-
versity in Philadelphia with a degree in
English and political science before
earning a masters degree in govern-
ment administration from the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania.
She is the daughter of Betsy Keller-
man Mead, Elmhurst, and the late Gary
F. Mead. Her father was a pharmacist
for 37 years, specializing in various
disciplines including oncology clinical
research and HIV/AIDS treatment. Her
mother is a clinical research nurse at
The Commonwealth Medical College in
Scranton.
Andrea is also the granddaughter of
Minnie Mead, Scranton.
The bridegroom, 32, serves in Penn-
sylvanias State Government as Legisla-
tive Liaison for the Pennsylvania Gam-
ing Control Board in Harrisburg, Pa. He
graduated magna cum laude from
Kings College with a degree in political
science.
He is the son of William and Theresa
Danowski, Wilkes-Barre. His father, an
army veteran who courageously served
in the Vietnam War, is also a retired
employee of the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-
Barre, where his wife Theresa worked
as well before retiring.
Andrea and Will met working for
Governor Rendell in Pennsylvanias
Capitol, where they each began their
careers in government. They both con-
tinue to serve actively in politics and
public service.
Mead, Danowski
O
n Aug. 5, 2011, surrounded by the
most amazing family and friends,
Jennifer Lynn Mack and Justin Michael
Roman exchanged wedding vows. The
ceremony took place at St. Nicholas
Church, where wonderful words were
spoken by Monsignor Rauscher.
Jennifer is the daughter of Darwin
Mack Jr., Parsons, and Marie Mack,
Wilkes-Barre Township.
Justin is the son of John and Ann
Marie Roman, Wilkes-Barre.
They are forever grateful to have had
the support of their parents on their
special day.
The wedding was made even more
spectacular with the bridesmaids and
groomsmen: Becky McGraw, sister of
the bride and matron of honor; Aman-
da Brooks, sister of the groom; Megan
Cleary, Jamie Moska, Amanda Magda
and Beth Brislin, friends of the bride;
John Roman, brother of the groom and
best man; Darwin Mack III, brother of
the bride; Ed Brooks, brother in-law of
the groom; and Kenny Young, Brian
Williamson and Wayne Kogoy, friends
of the groom.
The flower girl, Sophie Brooks, niece
and goddaughter of the groom, and
ring bearer, Dylan McGraw, godson of
the bride, both stole the show as they
walked hand in hand.
The East Mountain Inn hosted a
beautiful reception. Becky McGraw,
owner of Beckaboos Cakes in Winches-
ter, Va., created an amazing cake pop
and cake display. Grace, given by John
McGraw, kicked off the evening of
great food, laughter and dancing.
The couple thanks all who contrib-
uted in blessing them with a memory
that will live on forever in their hearts.
Jennifer and Justin honeymooned in
Hawaii and are expecting their first
child in October.
Mack, Roman
J
ohn and Carm Uter, Forty Fort, are
celebrating their 40th wedding
anniversary today, Aug. 5, 2012. They
were married August 5, 1972, in Pitt-
ston.
The couple are loving parents to
three children, Christopher, Rebecca
and Jennifer. They are also extremely
devoted grandparents to five grand-
children, Alexa Rae, Conner, Colin,
Molly and Nathan.
Their love and devotion to one
another is an inspiration to their
children and grandchildren. They will
celebrate this special day together
with their family.
The Uters
M
r. and Mrs. Philip L. Pizano,
Wyoming, celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary on July 5.
They were married in St. Johns
Nepomucene Church, Luzerne, by
the late Monsignor George Bendick.
Their attendants were the late Char-
les Conway and the late Mary Marga-
ret Pizano. Anthony Molinari was the
ring bearer and Mary Ann Saxon
Zekas was the flower girl.
Mrs. Pizano, the former Geraldine
Saxon, is the daughter of the late
George and Anna Saxon. Mr. Pizano,
the son of the late Philip and Mary
Pizano, was employed by the U.S.
Postal Service until his retirement in
1990.
The couple has seven children:
Philip G., Plains Township; Donna
Sbriscia, Stewartsville, N.J. ; Ann
Marie Thomas, Wyoming; David,
Swoyersville; Catherine, deceased;
Jeanne Wisnewski, Wyoming; and
Gerry Lynn Butler. The Pizanos have
16 grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
In honor of the occasion, family
and friends attended a Mass on July 8
at St. Barbaras Parish in Exeter in
which the couple received a blessing
given by the Rev. Philip Massetti,
OSJ. After the Mass, a reception was
held and Geraldines recent 80th
birthday was also a theme for the
celebration.
The Pizanos
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B
arret M. Katuna and Benjamin E.
Kehl were married Dec. 17, 2011,
at the Waters Edge Resort and Spa in
Westbrook, Conn. Deacon Mike Apa-
ro officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Joann
Brandt, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and the
late Elliot Lewis Katuna. She is the
granddaughter of the late Reuben
and Miriam Katuna and John and
Mary Kondek.
John Kondek, the brides maternal
uncle, served as her escort for the
ceremony.
The groom is the son of Douglas
and Ann Kehl, Glastonbury, Conn. He
is the grandson of Theresa Kehl,
Manchester, Conn.; the late Edward
Kehl; and George and Alice Gongwer,
formerly of Ashland, Ohio.
Cara Wagner, sister of the bride,
was the matron of honor. Katerina
Karmokolias, a friend of the bride,
and Meredith Ambrozaitis, a niece of
the groom, served as bridesmaids.
Megan and Sydney Kehl, nieces of
the groom, and Caroline Kondek
cousin of the bride, served as flower
girls.
Matthew Kehl, brother of the
groom, and Todd Clayton, friend of
the groom, served as best men. John
Douglas (J.D.) Wilhelm, nephew of
the groom, served as a groomsman.
A cocktail hour and reception took
place at the Waters Edge Resort and
Spa immediately following the cere-
mony.
The bride and groom honey-
mooned in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Barret graduated from Wyoming
Seminary College Preparatory
School, Kingston, Pa., in 2000. She
also graduated from Lehigh Uni-
versity, Bethlehem, Pa., with a Bache-
lor of Arts degree in French and polit-
ical science in 2004 and a Master of
Arts degree in political science in
2005. Barret completed her Master of
Arts degree in sociology at the Uni-
versity of Connecticut, Storrs, in
2010. She is a doctoral student in
sociology at the University of Con-
necticut.
Ben is a graduate of Glastonbury
High School, Glastonbury, Conn.,
and a graduate of the University of
Connecticut, where he completed his
Bachelor of Science degree in risk
management and insurance in 1999.
He is a wealth management advisor
with Northwestern Mutual Wealth
Management Company.
Barret and Benjamin reside in
South Glastonbury, Conn.
Kehl, Katuna
B
ridget Ryan and Jerry Norakus Jr.
were united in marriage on Oct.
15, 2011, at St. Marys Church of the
Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-
Barre.
The bride is the daughter of James
and Jeanmarie Ryan, Wilkes-Barre.
She is the granddaughter of the late
Charles and Theresa Majikes, Wilkes-
Barre, and the late Edward and Mar-
cella Ryan, Syracuse, N.Y.
The groom is the son of Jerry and
Denise Norakus, Wilkes-Barre. He is
the grandson of the late Nicolas and
Susan Podgorski and the late Julius
and Frances Norakus, all of Wilkes-
Barre.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She chose her cousin,
Kelly Nilon, as her matron of honor.
Maid of honor was Amanda Magda,
lifelong friend of the bride. Brides-
maids were Amanda Norakus, sister
of the groom; Jennifer Majikes, De-
nise Mendoza, Brittany Majikes,
Marie Manfre, cousins of the bride;
and Tonia Fellerman and Deidre
Limongelli, best friends of the bride.
Kayley Nilon, cousin of the bride, was
junior bridesmaid. Flower girl was
Reagan Rodzinak, cousin of the bride.
The groom chose his best friend,
Frank Sipple, as his best man.
Groomsmen were Dan Ryan, brother
of the bride; Bob Suchocki, cousin of
the groom; and Vince Budzyn, Steve
Podraski, Steve Solovey, Matt Lavan,
Steve Heimbach and Anthony Cili-
berto, all friends of the groom. Ring
bearers were Tanner Nilon, cousin of
the bride, and Brayden Nilon and
Robbie Miller, godsons and cousins
of the bride.
An evening cocktail hour and re-
ception were held at A Touch of Class
at the Palace, Wilkes-Barre. The bride
was honored at a bridal shower given
by her mother, mother of the groom
and bridesmaids at The Gallery at
Pierce Street. The rehearsal dinner
was hosted by the grooms parents at
Kevins Restaurant, Kingston.
The bride is a 2004 graduate of
Bishop Hoban High School and Em-
pire Beauty School. She is employed
by Dj Vu Hair and Nail Salon and
Wilkes-Barre Area School District in
special education.
The groom is a 2003 graduate of
Bishop Hoban High School. He
earned his Bachelor of Science de-
gree from East Stroudsburg Uni-
versity in 2007. He is co-owner of
Meadow Run Lawns and Landscap-
ing, Bear Creek.
The couple traveled to Cancun,
Mexico, for their honeymoon. They
reside in Wilkes-Barre and are expect-
ing their first child in November.
Ryan, Norakus
D
anielle Piszak and Robert Yashin-
ski Jr. were united in marriage on
Sept. 10, 2011. The ceremony was
held at the Parish of St. Monica in
Wyoming and was presided over by
the Rev. Leonard McKernan and
Deacon John Ziegler.
The bride is the daughter of John
and Donna Piszak, Wyoming. She is
the granddaughter of the late Daniel
and Jacqueline Kubicki and the late
John and Julia Piszak, all of Brook-
lyn, N.Y.
The groom is the son of Margaret
Yashinski, Luzerne, and the late
Robert Yashinski Sr. He is the grand-
son of Elizabeth Ziegler, the late
Roman Ziegler and the late Leonard
and Ida Yashinski, all of Plymouth.
The bride chose her sister, Tracy
Wagner, as her matron of honor and
her friends Nicole Baldauff, Amber
Brazil and Nicole Perry as brides-
maids.
The groom chose his cousin, David
Ziegler, as his best man. Jamie Pis-
zak, brother of the bride, and friends
John Bosha and Greg Krehely were
the groomsmen.
The readings were performed by
Michael Yashinski, Kate Young and
Allan Yashinski, the grooms siblings.
An evening cocktail hour and re-
ception were held at Fox Hill Country
Club, Exeter, after the ceremony. A
surprise bridal shower was hosted by
the mother of the bride, the mother
of the groom and the bridal attend-
ants at the Pierce Street Deli, King-
ston. The rehearsal dinner was host-
ed by the mother of the groom at
Leggios, Dallas.
Danielle is a graduate of Bishop
Kearney High School, Brooklyn, N.Y.
She earned a bachelors degree in
marketing from the University of
Scranton. She is a retail store manag-
er in Annapolis, Md.
Robert is a graduate of Bishop
OReilly High School, Kingston, and
earned bachelors and masters de-
grees in computer science from the
Johns Hopkins University. He is em-
ployed by the federal government.
Yashinski, Piszak
H
ighschool sweethearts, Tomand
MarieDorranceHartz, LakeSilk-
worth, arecelebratingtheir 45thwed-
dinganniversarytoday, Aug. 5, 2012.
Marieis thedaughter of thelate
JosephandGenevieveDorrance,
Wilkes-Barre. Aformer cosmetologist,
sheis a sales repwithNestleUSA,
Glendale, Calif.
Tomis thesonof thelateCharles and
BeatriceHartz, Brooklyn, N.Y. Heis
retiredfromLlewellyn&McKane
PrintingCompany, Wilkes-Barre. He
completedhis CDLlicensingcourseat
LuzerneCountyCommunityCollege
andhas publisheda bookonAmazon.
Heis alsoanaccomplishedartist.
TomandMariearetheproudparents
of twosons, Ryan, a registereddietician
employedbyNestleNutrition, Exeter;
andChuck, a chef, icesculptor and
entrepreneur, wholives withhis wife,
Loree, andtheir twochildren, Hunter
andJakob, inPortland, Ore.
AcruisetotheWesternCaribbeanis
plannedtonotetheevent.
The Hartzes
J
ohn (Jack) and Marie Major Ur-
ban, Swoyersville, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary on July 14,
2012. They were married in 1962 in
St. John Nepomucene Church, Lu-
zerne, by the late Rev. Cyril Franko-
vitch.
Their best man was Thomas Kra-
kosky, friend of the groom, and ma-
tron of honor was Bernadine Major
Kurpis, sister of the bride. Other
wedding attendants were Robert
Urban, Joseph Yedinak, Anita Remay-
kis Armstrong and Marie Franko
Stefanides.
Mr. and Mrs. Urban are the parents
of three children, Jacqueline Savage,
Swoyersville; John, Exeter; and Lynn
Smith, Bloomsburg.
They have eight grandchildren.
The couple commemorated the
occasion with a dinner with their
family and friends at Peruginos Res-
taurant in Luzerne.
The Urbans
J
ohn and Rita Zini Legins cele-
brated their 50th wedding anni-
versary on Aug. 4, 2012.
The couple has three children, six
grandchildren and one great-grand-
child.
John is a former Acme Markets
manager and works as a merchandis-
er for Advantage Sales and Market-
ing.
Rita worked as a merchandiser for
Nestle USA and works for Acosta
Sales and Projects.
John is the son of the late Stanley
and Anna Legins. Rita is the daugh-
ter of the late Sam and Mary Zini.
A small gathering of friends will be
held at their residence today, Aug. 5.
The Leginses
Binghamton University, Binghamton,
N.Y.
Hoang Minh M. Ngo, Kingston.
Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.
Mary Thede, Dallas.
Hartwick College, Oneonta, N.Y.
Christian Laputka, Freeland.
Paul Smiths College, Paul Smiths,
N.Y.
Morgan Horwatt, Dallas.
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Sara Skammer, Dallas.
Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
Victoria Sypniewski, Hazleton; Marcella
LaHara, West Hazleton; Luke Straus-
kulage, Jefferson Township; Nicholas
Raven, Moscow; Julie Kosin, Olyphant;
Samantha Hazen, Dunmore; Juliann
Merryman, Bear Creek; Winston Gor-
don III, Blakeslee; Emily Banas, Dallas;
Andrea Butchko, Dallas; Ethan Brown,
Tunkhannock; Mariah Zarychta, Tunk-
hannock; Peter Andrews III, Bear
Creek Township; Tess Kornfeld, King-
ston; Ryan Susek, Plains Township;
Ashlie Daubert, Hanover Township;
Madison Wright, Mountain Top; Alex-
andria Yazwinsky, Mountain Top;
Amanda Quick, Shavertown.
OUT-OF-TOWN DEANS
LISTS
Nesbitt Womens & Childrens Center at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Pitts, Shantell and Ishmial Johnson,
Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, July 16.
OGorman, Jamie and Patrick, Forty Fort, a
daughter, July 16.
Schultz, Joanne and Nikolas, Sugar Notch,
a son, July 16.
Snyder, Carrissa R. and Jonathan Casey
Swiger, Hanover Township, a son, July
16.
Lozada, Erica and Sergio, Wilkes-Barre, a
son, July 16.
Smith, Rachell M. and Eddie Crossan Jr.,
Wapwallopen, a daughter, July 17.
Jones, Alexis and Dennis Ventura, Nanti-
coke, a son, July 17.
Gutierrez, Abagail, Wilkes-Barre, and
Joseph Matusick, Plains Township, a
son, July 17.
Madjeski, Megan and Ted, Kingston, a
daughter, July 18.
Wolfe, Brandy and Donny Engelman,
Dallas, a son, July 18.
May, Tara and Warden, Wilkes-Barre, a son,
July 19.
Martin, Anne and Chris, Wilkes-Barre, a
son, July 19.
Harrison, Gina and William, Plymouth, a
daughter, July 19.
Moran, Amanda and Brian, Shavertown, a
daughter, July 19.
Montigney, Jessica and Maurice Richard-
son Jr., Wilkes-Barre, a son, July 20.
Pedro, Charlea and Brian, Noxen, a son,
July 20.
Walter, Stephanie and Joshua Goodwin,
Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, July 21.
Misewicz, Jane and Steve, Archbald, a
son, July 22.
Hoover, Sarah and Dustin Faux, Tunk-
hannock, a son, July 22.
McAndrew, Alicia and Patrick Michael II,
Old Forge, a son, July 22.
Zakseski, Brittany and Justin Wallace,
Pittston, a daughter, July 22.
Metzger, Brandy and Everton Melo, Wilkes-
Barre, a daughter, July 23.
Hart, Amanda and Dwayne Houman,
Plymouth, a son, July 23.
BIRTHS
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville
Bloss, Katlyn and Justin, Shickshinny, a
son, July 24. Grandparents are Barry
and Diane Bloss, Hobbie, and Thomas
and Debra Futoma, Shickshinny.
Mount Nittany Medical Center, State
College
Tranell, Jennifer and Jeffrey, State Col-
lege, a son, July 26. Grandparents are
Carl and Karen Tranell and Connie
Bauer, all of State College, and the late
Robert Bauer. Great-grandparents are
Dorothy Zolner and the late Henry
Zolner, Larksville, and the late Jose-
phine and Carl Tranell Sr., Nanticoke.
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Stradnick, Melissa and Justin, Palmyra, a
daughter, June 20. Grandparents are
Rodney and Cindy Bird, Catawissa;
Jeannie Pliscott, Wapwallopen; and
Lawrence Stradnick, Berwick.
OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTHS
Clarion University
Ashlee Swales, Wilkes-Barre, a Bachelor of
Science in Education degree in second-
ary education, mathematics.
Geneva College, Beaver Falls
Rick Boyer, Benton, a Bachelor of Science,
Bachelor of Arts degree in business.
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Aaron Keich, Tunkhannock, a Bachelor of
Arts degree in history.
OUT-OF-TOWN
GRADUATES
Monday
PLAINS TWP.: The Plains Parks and Rec-
reation Board, 6:30 p.m., at the Birch-
wood Hills Park Office in the Birchwood
Hills section.
Tuesday
WILKES-BARRE TWP.: Toastmasters
International, a public speaking, lead-
ership and self-improvement club, 5:15
p.m., at Sundance Vacations, Presenta-
tion Room, 264 Highland Park Blvd.,
across from the Mohegan Sun Arena.
The club meets the first and third Tues-
day of each month. All are welcome. For
more information contact Rick at 417-
7036; visit toastmasters.org; or email
[email protected].
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welcomed97members of the Hil-
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catered dish luncheon was
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prizes were: MatthewMorton, ol-
dest man; Shirley Hildebrand, ol-
dest woman; Brielle Costa,
youngest child; Shane and Chris-
tina Hildebrand, newly married;
Joseph and Joan Palusek, longest
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and Emilie Fine, door prizes;
Nancy Brooks, longest distance;
Robert and Sherry Hildebrand,
most grandchildren; Wayne Hil-
debrand, most keys; and Gene
and Darlene Hildebrand, young-
est grandchild.
Inattendance were Dianne and
Edward Kexel; Henry Hilde-
brand; Diane Drank; Paul and
Yong Hildebrand; Nancy Rae-
dler; Carl Cabey; JosephandJoan
Palusek; Matthew Morton Jr.;
Charles and Carol Hildebrand;
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Morton; Mabel Morton; Tony,
Kristin, Saraiha, Gabriella and
Zander Rossi; Carl Morton; Ber-
nard Barilla; Gene and Darlene
Hildebrand; Cherrie Buscher;
Matthew J. Morton; Robert and
Sherry Hildebrand; Wendy, Paige
and Taylor Thomas; Dawn Kee-
ney; Ashley Morton; Aleesha, Pa-
trick, Edward and Virginia Hilde-
brand; Gladys Gallagher; Tim
Holland; Dean, Robyn and Pey-
ten Hack; Brian, Kelly, Tyler,
Alyssa and Gia Barilla; Linda
Menghini; Steve Benyo; Jon and
Nancy Morton; Pat Smullen;
Chris, Jodi, Cameron and Melina
Gregory; Karl, Kim, Lauren, Am-
ber and Trey Houseknecht; Rob-
ert Gallagher; Mary Ann Yaich;
John, Emilie and Matthew Fine;
Shane and Christina Hildebrand;
Cindy and Alyssa Kramer; Dan
Auman; Mary Travelpiece; Roy
Dietrich; John, Miranda and
Brielle Costa; Terri Hildebrand;
Eric Jackson; Rolland Hilde-
brand; andJanice andHaroldHil-
debrand Jr.
The 101st Hildebrand reunion
will be held on July 21, 2013, at
the Bonham Nursing Center,
Stillwater. A covered dish lun-
cheon will begin at 1 p.m.
Hildebrand family celebrates 100th reunion together
The Wyoming Valley Harmony Chorus of the Wilkes-Barre Chapter,
Barbershop Harmony Society, is presenting a concert at 7 p.m. on
Aug. 12 at the IremCountry Club Pavilion, Dallas. The concert high-
lights the 60th anniversary presentation and is part of the Sunday
concert series of IremCountry Club. The event is free and open to
the public. The programwill also feature the Sounds Abound Quar-
tet with members Wayne Steele, Wyoming; Joe Husty, Wilkes-Barre;
Drew Smith, West Pittston; and TomRoberts, Kingston. Reviewing
the concert program, fromleft are Raymond Patsko, Wilkes-Barre,
director and Phillip Brown, Shavertown, assistant director.
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Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in Kingston recently presented its annual Joseph C.
Donchess Distinguished Service Award to four people who have demonstrated exceptional service to the
community and Wyoming Seminary. This years recipients are Max Bartikowsky, Class of 1948, Forty Fort;
Marc Holtzman, Class of 1978, Aspen, Colo.; O. Charles Lull, Venice, Fla.; and Lillian Davis Smith, Class of
1953, Dallas. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Wyoming Seminary Board of Trustees on
behalf of everyone associated with the school. It expresses appreciation for the life and example, sacri-
fices and devotion of those who are honored. At the award presentation, from left: Mary Lopatto, Board
of Trustees member and award presenter; Lull; Evelyn and Seymour Holtzman, parents of Marc Holtz-
man; Smith; Bartikowsky; and Dr. Kip Nygren, president, Wyoming Seminary.
Wyoming Seminary honors four alumni with distinguished service award
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Kinsey Emmerson Carper,
daughter of Zoe and Garrett
Wayne Carper, West Chester,
celebrated her sixth birthday
Aug. 3. Kinsey Emmerson is a
granddaughter of Lynn Knight,
Honey Pot; Dave Zmijewski,
Chambersburg; and Randy and
Cindy Carper, Springfield. She is
a great-granddaughter of James
H. Knight, West Nanticoke, and
Phyllis Knight, Nanticoke.
Kinsey E. Carper
Izayah David Ingram, son of
Carole Tencza and David Ingram,
Glen Lyon, is celebrating his first
birthday today, Aug. 5. Izayah is
a grandson of Felix and Jean
Tencza, Dorrance, and Sabrina
Jennings, Newark, N.J. He has
two sisters, Krystyna, 15, and
Vyktorya, 10.
Izayah D. Ingram
Barbara Woronko Anzalone
was recently sworn in as a
member of the board of direc-
tors of the Rockette Alumnae
Association at the Arsenal in
Central Park, New York City.
The Rockette Alumnae, a
group of former Radio City
Music Hall Rockettes, supports
numerous charities. Anzalone
has instructed young dancers,
models and entertainers at
her studio, the NEPA Academy
of Dancing in Edwardsville, for
37 years. She was also a for-
mer Miss Pennsylvania USA
l967; a member of the original
cast of Dark Shadows; a
former Radio City Music Hall
Rockette; and author of The
Girl Next Door. At the swear-
ing-in ceremony, from left are
Anzalone and Fern Dion Ged-
ney, former Rockette and
Rockette Alumnae trustee.
Anzalone accepts board
of directors position
The Parish Community of St. John the Evangelist, Pittston, will hold its 13th annual bazaar from 5:30-10
p.m. Thursday to Saturday. The bazaar will be held rain or shine under tents on the corner of Broad and
Church streets, Pittston, and in Seton Catholic auditorium. There will be delicious foods, entertainment,
variety booths, a giant flea market, jewelry sales, books and DVDs, baked goods, raffles, childrens games,
bingo and more. Committee members, from left, first row, are Paula Connors; Stephen Vitek; the Rev.
Richard Cirba; Jim Dillon, general chairperson; Monsignor John Bendik, pastor; Maryann Speece; and
Deacon Jim Cortegerone. Second row: Jim Connors, Becky Zambetti, Linda Weathers, Judy Wierbowski,
Lucille Connell, Ann Simko, Susan McGarry Hannon, Rosaleen Scatena, Patrice Bantell, Corrinne Lombar-
do, Louise Pardini and Mike Bantell. Third row: Eileen Burns, Liz Cosgrove, John Long, JoAnne McHale,
Mary Jo White, Art Lombardo, Greg Lynch, Cindy Lynch, Bill Burke, Jeff Bantell, Bob Rydzewski, Judy
Cudo and Eric Cudo. Fourth row: Robyn Gordon, Bob Reynolds, Jeff McCabe, Marty Simko, David Walker,
Jim Rooney and Brian Devine.
St. John the Evangelist parish hosts bazaar
Tom Mulhern III recently
received the Lion of the Year
Award from the Plains Lions
Club at the annual induction
meeting held at the Wood-
lands Inn and Resort. Mulhern
was honored for his extreme
commitment to Lions civic
objectives and community
betterment. He has served
the organization as lion tam-
er, tail twister, chairman of
fundraising and chairman of
holiday lighting construction.
Mulhern also developed the
clubs social media outlets
and web design. At the award
presentation, from left, are
Mulhern and Lion John Corco-
ran Jr., awards committee
chairman.
Mulhern named Plains
Lion of the Year
The Edwardsville All Schools Annual Reunion will take place 6
p.m. on Sept. 15 at the Harveys Lake American Legion. Anyone
who graduated from Edwardsville High School, or who attended
any of the Edwardsville schools, is invited. Cost is $18 per person
and includes a buffet dinner and a cash bar. Checks must be re-
ceived by Sept. 1, no exceptions. Make checks payable to Edwards-
ville Schools Reunion and mail to Roberta Bonczewski, 8 Elm St.,
Edwardsville, PA18704. Include year of graduation or attendance.
If female, include maiden name in the memo space. For more
information call Roberta at 287-2407 or Mike Kosko at 853-3924.
Reunion committee members, from left, are Bob Mital, Bonczew-
ski, Rita Mickowski and Kosko.
Annual Edwardsville school reunion planned
The Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1962
held its 50th homecoming celebration on May 1 1 at Misericordia
University. The meeting took place during Nurses Week and the
artifacts of Nursing History in Northeastern Pennsylvania on display
at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery were presented. Members of the
Class of 1962, fromleft, first row: Phyllis Jones Gabel; Sandy Lieber-
man Platsky; Judy Rokur Musheno; Ida Jean Frank Lynn; Carol Ras-
mus Murphy; Nancy Pickering Dwyer, president, Alumni Association;
Ginny Zalewski Orlowski; and Melanie Zielinski Harris.
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Dr. Benjamin J. Moran, son of
Benjamin and Nancy Moran, the
former Nancy Socash of Exeter,
earned his
Doctor of
Medicine de-
gree on May 31
from New York
Medical Col-
lege, Valhalla,
N.Y., in a cere-
mony held at
Carnegie Hall.
Moran is the
grandson of
James and Rose Moran, West
Pittston, and Irene Socash and
the late John Socash, Exeter. He
is a resident practicing general
surgery at Temple University
Hospital, Philadelphia. Moran is
pursuing a fellowship in trauma
surgery. He received the follow-
ing awards: Alumni Endowed
Scholarship for his distinguished
academic record; Bentivegna
Family Scholarship Award for
honors in his surgical rotation;
and a Citation of Service for
community service within campus
government.
Mariah Bronsburg, West Wyom-
ing, was selected to attend the
National Young
Leaders Con-
ference from
July 29 to Aug.
6 in Washing-
ton, D.C. The
conference is a
leadership
development
program for
high school
sophomores, juniors and seniors
who have achieved academic
skills and shown leadership po-
tential. Bronsburg will become
part of the current events and
issues that face our national
leaders and receive a hands-on
approach to identifying issues,
contribute to group discussions
and take on leadership roles. She
is the daughter of Mark and
Nancy Bronsburg and a sopho-
more at Wyoming Area Second-
ary Center, Exeter.
Paige Bronsburg, West Wyoming,
was named to the spring Deans
List at the Fashion Institute of
Technology, State University of
New York. The Deans List recog-
nizes students with a GPA of 3.5
or higher. Bronsburg was also
selected by the Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society to attend the
annual International Convention
in Nashville, Tenn. She is majoring
in international marketing with a
minor in economics. She is the
daughter of Mark and Nancy
Bronsburg.
Alexandra
Howton, a
junior at Bos-
ton University,
received the
$10,000 Steven
P. Evans Memo-
rial Scholarship
Award for the
2012-2013 academic year. The
award was created in 1988 in
memory of Steven Evans, a Col-
lege of Engineering student, and
is offered for demonstration of
financial need and academic
merit. Howton is an Engineering
Merit Scholar, which secures
financial aid and a research
position for exceptional under-
graduate students. She will also
serve as a student adviser, a
mentor to new engineering stu-
dents, and act as president of the
universitys Photography Club.
Howton is majoring in mechanical
engineering with an aerospace
concentration. She is the daugh-
ter of Matthew and Wendy How-
ton, Mountain Top, and has a
brother, Zachary.
Emily Lynch, Forty Fort, a stu-
dent at Luzerne County Commu-
nity College, has been named to
the 2012 All-PA Academic Team.
Lynch is a general studies major
who carries a 3.82 grade point
average. At the college, she
serves as presi-
dent of Psi
Beta, the na-
tional honor
society in psy-
chology for
community and
junior colleges,
and as secre-
tary of the
Circle K Club.
She is also a member of the
ACLU Club, the Sigma Kappa
Delta Honor Society and Beta Iota
Rho, the colleges chapter of Phi
Theta Kappa. She was listed on
the Presidents List for the fall
2010 semester and on the Deans
List for the spring 2011 semester.
In the community, Lynch serves
as a deacon and assistant teacher
of pre-school students at the
Forty Fort Presbyterian Church.
She also belongs to the Youth
Group, Womens Association,
Praise Band and choir at the
church. Lynch volunteers with the
Muscular Dystrophy Association
and aided flood victims in her
community last September. Upon
graduation, she plans to attend
Temple University to pursue a
degree in the speech, language
and hearing sciences department
of the College of Health Profes-
sions and Social Work.
Sarah Nystrom, fourth-year
medical student of The Common-
wealth Medical
College
(TCMC), and
internal med-
icine preceptor
and mentor Dr.
Robin W.
Hampton of
Susquehanna
Health were
awarded the prestigious Infec-
tious Disease Society of America
Medical Student Research Schol-
arship. The $2,000 scholarship
award will
support their
research pro-
ject that in-
volves charac-
terizing pop-
ulations at risk
for infection
with Aero-
coccus urinae,
an emerging
pathogen. Nystrom is a member
of TCMCs charter class of 2013
and completed her third year of
clinical study at the west regional
campus in Williamsport. Dr.
Hampton is an infectious disease
specialist at Susquehanna Health
in Williamsport, an assistant
professor of medicine and TCMCs
regional education coordinator
for internal medicine, west cam-
pus.
Local students were recently
inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi
honor society at Bloomsburg
University. They are: Leighann
Burke, Hazleton; Kaitlin Chmie-
lewski, Wilkes-Barre; Robert
Chorpenning, Kingston; Kelsey
Hughes-Blaum, Dallas; Deanna
Kellett, Avoca; Devin Olshefski,
Wilkes-Barre; James Redinski,
Hanover Township; and Stacy
Williams, Wyoming.
David Vest, Courtdale, was a
member of the Mansfield Uni-
versity Concert Choir that won
three gold medals at the World
Choir Games held July 4-8 in
Cincinnati, Ohio. The event is the
largest international choral com-
petition in the world.
Tiffany Becker, Nanticoke, and
Miranda Killian, Tunkhannock,
were recently recognized at
Susquehanna Universitys annual
student awards luncheon. Becker
received the George Boone Aca-
demic Achievement Award in
Biology, which is presented to the
senior with the highest GPA in
biology. Becker, the daughter of
Michael and Georgina Becker, is a
2008 graduate of Greater Nanti-
coke Area High School. Killian
received the Pennsylvania Music
Educators Association Society
Award for excellence in service.
She is the daughter of Robert and
Melanie Killian and a 2008 gradu-
ate of Tunkhannock High School.
NAMES AND FACES
Moran
Bronsburg
Howton
Lynch
Nystrom
Hampton
Avoca High School Classes of the 1960s are inviting anyone who is interested to join in a pizza, strom-
boli and antipasto party from 6:30-11:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 at St. Marys auditorium, Spring Street, Avoca.
Cost is $25 per person. BYOB, music, soda and ice will be provided. Checks should be made payable to
AHS Classes of the 60s and sent to Cathy Appnel, 515 Grove St., Avoca, PA18641. Attendees should bring
pictures or memorabilia. For more information call Cathy at 457-7974; Marie at 407-5649; or Pauline at
817-5125. Some class representatives, not in order, are Elaine Frushon Harrison, Marie Androscavage
Payne, Nelda Harris Cavalari, Cathy Kiesinger Appnel, Nancy Cavalari Grella, Margi Klepadlo Timlin, Mar-
tha Aldrich Zaleski, Mary Jean Woods, John Cavalari, Therese Panek Skoranski, Carole Ash Berry, Ned
Jones, GraceMarie Boone McLaughlin, and Ken Bennett. Also participating are Rose Farrell Russo, Cindy
Ridgley Hogan, Pauline Bartush Reedy, Chuck Woolever, Bob Houston and Bill Kiesinger.
Avoca High School Classes of the 1960s plan party
Meyers High School Class of 1956 recently held a luncheon at the Wyoming Valley Country Club. Regu-
lar luncheons will continue at 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 at Wyoming Valley Country Club. Classmates can
contact Richard A. Holodick at 852-1295 or [email protected] to make reservations. At the luncheon,
from left, are Helen Martin Balesteri, Linda Gelb Mitchell, Vance Johson, Jane Houser Lyons, Marty Klien,
Billy McDaniels, Beverly Nagle Barnick, Thelma Keller Correll and Mary Alice Hodakowski. Richard A.
Holodick also attended.
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S P O R T S
MI NOR L EAGUES
When the New York-Penn
League started in June, the
Staten Island Yankees like
every other team in the short
season league had high hopes.
Plans havent worked out that
well so far for Staten Island, as
the team is struggling to a 15-29
record, the second worst in the
league and sit 13
1
2 games be-
hind McNamara Division leader
Hudson Valley.
All hasnt been lost for the
S.I. Yanks though.
First baseman Matt Snyder is
fifth in the league in batting
average hitting at a .331 clip.
Hes also second in the league
in RBI with 29. He trails team-
mate Saxon Butler in runs dri-
ven in.
Butler, who is also a first
baseman and designated hitter,
has cranked out a league-lead-
ing 10 home runs already this
season in just 36 games. Butler,
who was drafted in the 33rd
round in June out of Samford, is
batting .296 with an on-base
percentage of .370 while driving
in 36 runs and scoring 29.
Staten Islands top pitcher
to-date is Gabriel Encinas. The
20-year-old righty is 3-2 with a
2.77 ERA in 39 innings pitched.
Here are the New York Yan-
kees top-10 prospects according
to MLB.com.
1. Manny Banuelos, LHP,
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-
A): The left-hander is currently
on the disabled list. But accord-
ing to ESPN New York, Yankees
general manager Brian Cash-
man said he will pitch again
this year.
2. Dellin Betances, RHP,
Trenton (Double-A): After his
demotion to Trenton, the 6-
foot-8, 260-pounder was back on
track. But in his last three starts
hes been slipping up again, but
not as bad as his Triple-A num-
bers were. In that span, hes
walked 10 and allowed 14 runs
in 15 innings. In seven games
for the Thunder this season,
hes 2-1 with a 4.31 ERA, 38
strikeouts and 18 walks in 39
2
3
innings.
3. Gary Sanchez, catcher,
Tampa (High-A): The 19-year-
old has played in 23 games for
Tampa after being promoted
from Charleston. For the T-
Yanks, his average is up to .250
(21-for-84) with two homers,
eight RBI and two steals.
4. Mason Williams, outfielder,
Tampa (High-A): He struggled
early on after a promotion to
Tampa, but is now batting .277
with three home runs and seven
RBI. Hes currently on the dis-
abled list.
5. Tyler Austin, outfield,
Tampa (A): Hes jumped up the
list from just outside the top 10
thanks to a .3120 batting aver-
age at Charleston. Hes only
played in 11 games for the T-
Yankees and has gone 13-for-42
with a triple and seven RBI.
6. Jose Campos, RHP, Char-
leston (A): The 19-year-old is
currently on the DL with elbow
inflammation. According to
ESPN New York, Yankees gen-
eral manager Brian Cashman
said he will pitch again this
year.
7. Slade Heathcott, outfielder,
Tampa (A): Hes been on fire
during his last 14 games batting
.373 (19-for-51) in that time as
his average has jumped to .270.
He also has hit four homers,
driven in 19 and stolen 10
bases.
8. Austin Romine, catcher,
TBA: His rehab continued in
Tampa, where the 23-year-old
has played in three games,
going 6-for-9. Hes played in 11
rehab games, batting .333 with
three doubles and five RBI.
9. Dante Bichette Jr., third
base, Charleston (A): Bichette
was New Yorks first pick in
2011 (51st overall) and is bat-
ting .243 on the season with
two home runs and 36 RBI.
10. Cito Culver, shortstop,
Charleston (A): The 19-year-old
is hitting .221 with 20 stolen
bases and a .332 on-base per-
centage.
YA N K E E S P R O S P E C T S
All is not barren
for Island Yanks
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
[email protected]
Logan Moore was drafted by
the Phillies in 2011and has been
playing this season for Lake-
wood and Williamsport, seeing
action in 49 games overall.
What you probably didnt
knowabout the 21-year-old
catcher is that he has ties to the
area.
Moore was born in Scranton
in1990. Thats just about all the
time he spent in NEPA.
Moore is the son of former
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red
Barons pitcher Brad Moore. The
older Moore spent parts of two
seasons with the Barons in1989
and1990. While he was playing
in Moosic, Logan was born.
Brad Moore had career num-
bers of a 9-17 record with five
saves for the Red Barons, ap-
pearing in 96 games, including
13 starts. He also pitched in
eight games for the Phillies,
posting a 1.08 ERA. Logan
Moore is currently hitting .274
with five RBI for the Cross-
cutters in19 games. Overall this
season in the minors, he has a
.215 average with one home run,
16 RBI and17 runs.
Here are Philadelphias top-10
prospects according to
MLB.comand howthey are
faring in 2012.
1. Trevor May, RHP, Reading
(Double-A): After a rough July,
he may be back on track. In his
last two starts, hes 1-1allowing
four runs in13
1
3 innings while
walking six and striking out 10
in those games. For the season,
he is 8-9 with a 5.00 ERA, 114
strikeouts and 66 walks in117
innings.
2. Jesse Biddle, LHP, Clear-
water (A-Advanced): After a
rough outing two weeks ago, he
rebounded to throwseven shut-
out innings in picking up his
seventh win. For the season, hes
7-4 with an ERA of 3.23. The
left-hander has also punched out
116 batters in111
1
3 innings.
3. Brody Colvin, RHP, Read-
ing (Double-A): He was promot-
ed to the R-Phils last week and
debuted with a five-inning start,
allowing three runs and nine hits
in a no-decision.
4. Tommy Joseph, catcher,
Reading: Traded fromSan Fran-
cisco in the Hunter Pence deal,
he debuts high on the list. He hit
.260 with eight homers and 38
RBI for Richmond. For the R-
Phils he is batting .500 (5-for-10)
with a run and RBI in three
games.
5. Larry Greene, outfielder,
Williamsport: The 19-year-old
first-round pick fromlast June is
struggling of late hitting just
.128 (5-for-39) over his last 10
games. For the season, hes bat-
ting .253 with two homers, 21
RBI and a .358 on-base percent-
age.
6. Ethan Martin, RHP, Read-
ing: Acquired fromthe Dodgers
in the Shane Victorino deal, he
got his first start for the R-Phils
and picked up a win allowing
just one run in six innings. In the
Southern League, he was 8-6
with a 3.58 ERA.
7. Phillippe Aumont, RHP,
Lehigh Valley (Triple-A): The
6-foot-7, 260-pound reliever has
thrown 6
2
3 consecutive scoreless
innings to drop his ERA to 3.79.
Currently for the IronPigs, hes
2-1with13 saves and 48 strike-
outs in 35
2
3 innings.
8. Sebastian Valle, catcher,
Lehigh Valley (Triple-A): The
21-year-old was promoted and in
two games for the IronPigs, hes
1-for-8 with two RBI. For Read-
ing, he hit .260 with13 home
runs and 42 RBI.
9. Justin De Fratus, RHP,
Lehigh Valley (Triple-A): A
reliever, hes in the midst of 4
1
3
scoreless innings. On the season,
hes 0-1with a 2.35 ERA, two
saves and seven strikeouts in 7
2
3
innings.
10. Maikel Franco, third base,
Lakewood (Class A): The 19-
year-old is getting in a rhythm,
having hit safely in 27 of his last
35 games as his average contin-
ues to rise. For the season, hes
batting .252 with11home runs
and 65 RBI.
P H I L L I E S P R O S P E C T S
Moore a hometown
product of sorts
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
[email protected]
Today
Indianapolis
6:05 p.m.
at Rochester
Monday
at Rochester
7:05 p.m.
Tuesday
at Rochester
7:05 p.m.
Wednesday
at Rochester
7:05 p.m.
Saturday
at Buffalo
7:05 p.m.
Friday
at Buffalo
7:05 p.m.
Thursday
at Rochester
7:05 p.m.
THI S WEEK S SWB YANKEES SCHEDUL E
Russ Canzler,
Hazleton Area, Colum-
bus (Cleveland, Triple-
A): A grad from Hazle-
ton Area, the 26-year-
old is showing his MVP
form from 2011.
After a slow start to
the season, hes now
batting .264 with 16
home runs and 60 RBI
for the Clippers. He also
has 27 doubles, two
triples and a .333 on-
base percentage. As
baseball goes, hes in a
mild slump over his last
10 games batting just
.200 (8-for-40).
Canzler was original-
ly drafted by the Cubs
in the 30th round in
2004. He was signed as
a minor league free
agent by Tampa Bay
last year and then
traded to Cleveland.
Kyle Landis,
Hazleton Area, Akron
(Cleveland, Double-A): An
18th-round pick by the
Indians in 2007, the
right-handed reliever
seems to be back on
track after a few rough
outings not allowing any
runs and just one hit in
his last two appearances.
For the season, he still
has solid numbers for
the Aeros, with a 3.78
ERA in 34 games while
striking out 44 in 52
1
3
innings and posting a 6-4
record with two saves.
Cory Spangen-
berg, Abington
Heights, Lake Elsinore
(San Diego, Class A
advanced): The 10th
overall pick in 2011 by
the Padres returned
from the disabled list
last week after missing
more than a month with
a head injury.
For the season, hes
batting .283 with one
home run, 33 RBI and 21
stolen bases in 27
attempts, to go along
with six triples, 11 dou-
bles and 41 runs in 71
games.
Ray Black, Cough-
lin, San Francisco (TBA):
A power pitcher, Black,
22, had shoulder sur-
gery two weeks ago and
recovery time is a year.
He hasnt pitched
competitively since
signing with the Giants.
The seventh-round
draft pick (237th over-
all) out of the University
of Pittsburgh last June
is ranked the No. 24
overall prospect in the
organization, according
to Baseball America,
and has been known to
reach in the high 90s
with his fastball. He is
also listed as an Under
the Radar player for
the organization, ac-
cording to MLB.com.
Rich Thompson,
Montrose, Durham
(Tampa Bay, Triple-A): A
33-year-old speedy
outfielder, he is streak-
ing over his last 14
games hitting .328
(19-for-58) to raise his
average on the season
up to .320. The average
goes with 15 RBI and 14
stolen bases in 41
games since being sent
to the Bulls.
Last month, he was
traded to Tampa from
the Phillies and was
immediately called up
to the big leagues.
Before the trade, he
was hitting .307 for
Lehigh Valley with
seven stolen bases
along with an on-base
percentage of .390 for
the IronPigs. His minor
league totals this
season include a .302
batting average with 18
stolen bases and an on
base percentage of .372.
Kyle McMyne, Old
Forge, Bakersfield
(Cincinnati, Class A
Advanced): The right-
handed reliever contin-
ues to be in a little
slump over his last two
appearances. In the
outings, hes allowed
five runs and five hits in
just two innings as his
ERA for the season is
no up to 5.16.
Taken by the Reds in
the fourth round (145th
overall) of last years
draft, his season num-
bers are a 2-2 record
with four saves and 26
punch-outs in 29
1
3
innings.
D I S T R I C T 2 S P R E S E N C E I N T H E M I N O R L E A G U E S
Hazleton is not one of
the biggest cities in Penn-
sylvania.
Heck, according to
2010.census.gov, the citys
population of around 25,000
isnt even the biggest in
Northeast Pennsylvania,
trailing Scranton and
Wilkes-Barre.
Yet the area has produced
some big time baseball
players.
The latest boom of stand-
outs is currently afield with
three Hazleton Area gradu-
ates making names for
themselves.
Russ Canzler and Kyle
Landis are both on the
verge of promising careers
getting started in the minor
leagues with the Cleveland
Indians organization. Joe
Maddon, who is slightly
older than the aforemen-
tioned, is succeeding in the
major leagues as a manager
with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The area we come from,
its a cold-weather state. Its
not really known for base-
ball, Canzler said. But a
couple guys like Kyle, my-
self, Justin Gutsie, Matt
Palko and guys that have
been in the professional
ranks along with Joe, its a
testament to the kind of
athletes we produce from
our area. We were all com-
petitive when we were kids
and kinda developed that
into high school.
Gutsie and Palko were
high school teammates with
Canzler and Landis in 2004.
Gutsie went on to be draft-
ed by the Texas Rangers in
2008. He pitched one year
in the organization, going
4-0 with a 4.91 ERA in 16
games for Low-A Spokane
before his career ended
early due to a torn labrum.
Palko, who graduated
from the Cougars program
in 2005 before playing for
Lock Haven University,
wasnt drafted but has been
playing baseball independ-
ently since graduating from
Lock Haven in 2009 in an
attempt to latch on with a
Major League organization.
A highlight of Canzlers
and Landis young careers
came earlier this season
when they played together
on the same team for the
first time since the 2004
Cougars, when Landis
earned a promotion to Tri-
ple-A Columbus.
We workout in the off-
season together and always
joked that it would be cool
to face each other, Canzler
said. But when I got trad-
ed here in the offseason,
one of the first guys I
called was Kyle. I got to
see him out in spring train-
ing and just being in the
same organization, its a
pretty cool feeling.
Prior to being traded to
the Indians, Canzler was
with Tampas organization
for one season. After a su-
perb season at Triple-A, he
earned a September call-up
and spent the whole month
under Maddon as the Rays
pulled out a miraculous
comeback to notch the final
playoff berth, overcoming a
huge deficit in the stand-
ings to Boston.
Its not only unique that
two from the Hazleton area
were on the same team in
2011, but that Canzler and
his high school teammates
played on Joe Maddon Field
for Hazleton Area. That
sparked some laughs be-
tween the two.
We joked about that a
lot, Canzler added. He
has a good sense of humor
about it and it was neat to
just experience that with
him.
Although everyone men-
tioned here has experienced
success on a much bigger
level, they havent forgotten
where they got started.
Landis and Palko are list-
ed as instructors at North-
east Baseball Academy in
Hazleton, where they help
teach players ages 3-19
about the sport during their
offseason. Gutsie is an as-
sistant coach at his alma
mater since his playing
days ended and also manag-
es a 13-and-under travel
team in the area. Canzler
spends a majority of his
offseason time in the area
and also helps out with the
academy when available.
Maddon returns to Hazle-
ton every offseason around
the holidays, where just last
year he began the Hazleton
Integration Project (HIP).
He started HIP because, in
previous years returning to
the area, he realized his
hometown which has
varied cultures has not
been getting along and he
hoped to do so with his
help.
Haven for baseball is here
Hazleton producing top-tier
talent and exporting it into
the professional ranks.
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Columbus Clippers Russ Canzler is one of a number of Hazle-
ton Area products having an impact on the baseball world.
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
[email protected]
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been an Ironman qualifier so
we get athletes from all over.
Participants can compete
individually or in a team with
a different person racing in
each event. The Wilkes-Barre
Triathlon also hosted a chil-
drens one-mile fun run Satur-
day that children 13 and under
participated in.
Gensel hopes to have good
weather this year because it
rained the last three years.
I usually start checking the
weather in the beginning of
July, Gensel said. This year
has been so unpredictable.
Gensel is prepared for hot
weather with the help of the
Harveys Lake Fire Depart-
ment.
When they go to a remote
sight and theres not a fire hy-
drant, the tanker brings water
in and they hose it from out of
there, Gensel said. They
bring that and fill it up for us
and the athletes really like it.
Gensel will also keep the
athletes hydrated throughout
the race and provide them
with a way to cool down when
the race ends.
We have lots of water,
Gensel said. We get towels
and put them in ice cold water
so they can put it around their
necks when they cross the fin-
ish line.
Athletes from out of the ar-
ea also have a new place
where they can stay for this
years race.
This is the first time the
Jewish Community Center
opened its camp and if people
want to camp out there we
could make arrangements so
they can camp, Gensel said.
Im really grateful to the JCC
for contacting us and letting
us know that it would be all
right.
Kelly Ciravolo and Sean
Robbins of Shavertown won
last years event. Ciravolo is
the two-time defending cham-
pion while Robbins enters his
18th Wilkes-Barre Triathlon.
Its a higher intensity race
because of the length and
course layout, Robbins said.
Its a tough course that keeps
coming at you and doesnt
give you a lot of breaks.
In his racing career, Rob-
bins has gone as far as Hawaii
to compete in the Ironman
World Championships, but
the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon
has a sentimental value to
him.
It was my first triathlon so
that race started my whole
racing career, Robbins said.
Ive been racing since 1994
now so that event led to a lot
of great experiences for not
just me but for my family as
well.
Robbins also said the race
has had a huge impact on his
friendships.
A couple of weeks ago,
there was a whole bunch of us
from the area that did a half
Ironman in the Finger Lakes
and I got to know those peo-
ple through this race, Rob-
bins said. Its more than just
a race really. It has a much
broader impact.
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Runners take off to start the Future Triathletes 1-Mile Run and the Half-Mile Tot-Trot in Lehman
Township on Saturday morning.
TRIATHLON
Continued fromPage 1C
Its a higher intensity
race because of the
length and course lay-
out.
2011 W-B Triathlon winner
Sean Robbins
Bill Ruth has certainly made his mark on the
Wilkes-Barre Triathlon.
In the 31-year history of the event held in the
Back Mountain, Ruth is tied for the most victo-
ries with three, joining Greg Remaly.
Ruthwonthree of the first four races withwins
in1982, 83 and 85 and is known by some as be-
ing the Father of the Wilkes-Barre Triathlonfor a
dramatic finish to his second victory with a bro-
ken bike after a bloody accident.
Now 60-years-old, Ruth will participate in the
triathlon this morning for the first time since
1987.
I did an off-road mountain bike race in June
and thought this would be a great thing to do,
Ruthsaid. Plus, this is suchagreat raceandthey
do a fantastic job putting it on.
He currently lives in Colorado with his wife
Sherry after retiringfive years agofromhis jobat
Liberty High School in Bethlehem. But hes still
in fantastic shape and participates in several
events.
In June, he biked in a 200-mile race in Kansas
in which his finish wasnt too far away from the
winner. Hes raced in two triathlons recently
with the latest being in the state of Wyoming,
where he placed fourth.
The200-mileracecouldmakethings easier for
Ruth today, but the hilly, 25 miles to pedal
through Harveys Lake, Noxen, Kunkle, Dallas
and Jackson Township before ending at Penn
State Wilkes-Barre inLehmanTownshipis never
easy.
To do this race, you have to be fit, Ruth said.
You cant ride 25 miles on those hills in Penn-
sylvania and then run after that. Plus with the
heat and humidity, you cant do that.
The weather is expected to be humid for the
race today. That might not bode well for some of
the athletes participating who have to runnearly
seven miles after biking and after swimming
about a mile.
Its not just Ruth who will be in the unfortu-
nate conditions.
Everybody has to deal with it. Its hot, so you
just deal with it, Ruth added. If it means to be a
little smarter on the bike and ramp up a little
more during the run, thats what you do.
There have been many weather-related story-
lines inthe previous 30years of the event, wheth-
er it berain, heat, humidityor evencooler weath-
er. Not only is it the uniqueness of the event that
drewRuth to return and brings back many other
athletes year after year, but its also the joy of
competing.
I think people just enjoy the feeling of being
fit and the feeling that goes along with it, Ruth
said. Back then, it was just people looking to do
it. I think once people start doing it andcontinue
doing it, they just continue to feel good about
themselves.
And for Ruth, feeling good could ultimately
endwitha record-breaking fourthtitle or a finish
very close to the winner.
W I L K E S - B A R R E T R I AT H L O N
Annual event
could be race
that Ruth built
Now 60-year-old athlete won three of
first four undertakings of hallowed race.
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
[email protected]
A ninth, top receiver Justin Brown, is expected to
transfer toOklahoma, accordingtoanESPNreport.
Brown, who would have been the Nittany Lions
leadingreturningreceiver, is the first senior toleave
the programsince the penalties were handed down.
His 35 catches in 2011 are more than the rest of the
returning PennState roster combined.
Though camp starts up now, it doesnt mean the
ordeal is over. Players can still leave at any time,
transfer and play at their new school immediately,
providedthey havent appearedina game for the Li-
ons.
OBrienhasbeenadamant that wont happenwith
those who do showup today.
They can still transfer after camp opens,
OBriensaid. They will not, though.
Thelatest roster count for theLionswasat109, in-
cluding true freshmen and walk-ons -- 93 percent of
what it was the morning of July 23 when the NCAA
announced the sanctions. OBrien said he expects
about 70 scholarship kids in camp as a rough esti-
mate.
Theres a lot of good kids who stayed, and those
are the kids were looking forward to coaching on
Sunday, OBrien said. Nobodys talking about the
kids who stayed.
Well OK, then. Hereis alookat whotheLions will
be relying on when practices begin Monday and the
seasonopens Sept. 1.
QUARTERBACK
No drama here for a change. Matt McGloin is the
starter. Paul Jones is the backup. Shane McGregor
and true freshman Steve Bench will compete to re-
place Rob Boldenonthe depthchart.
RUNNINGBACK
SilasReddisgone, andtheresnoarguingthat itsa
huge blowfor the offense. Fortunately for the Lions,
a player with experience in Dukes will be back, as
will Lynch, a promising rookie.
Sophomore Bill Beltoncouldbe the biggest bene-
ficiary. Areceiver last year, Beltonhas thesamekind
of open-field elusiveness as Redd, though he isnt as
solidly built.
Senior fullbackMikeZordichcouldalsocarveout
a bigger role without an established feature back on
the roster.
RECEIVER
WithoutBrowninthemix, theLionshaveagaping
holetofill. Nooneleftontherostercaughtmorethan
five passes last season, topped by junior Shawney
Kersey.
Sophomores Allen Robinson and Alex Kenney
will be two to watch. WVC product Eugene Lewis
opportunitytoplayas atruefreshmanincreases dra-
matically withBrowns departure.
Plentyof focuswill alsobeonthetightends, which
are highly involved in OBriens offense. Garry Gil-
liam, KyleCarter andfreshmanJesseJames leadthe
way.
OFFENSIVELINE
Four spots Donovan Smith and Adam Gress at
tackle, JohnUrschel at right guardandMatt Stankie-
witchat center seemto be wrappedup.
Left guard will see competition with Mark Arci-
diaconocomingoff of aninjuryinthespringtobattle
Miles Dieffenbach. West Scrantons Eric Shrive will
also be inthe mix.
DEFENSIVELINE
Not surprisingly, therewas plentyof loyaltytopo-
sitioncoachLarryJohnson, andthestartinggroupof
SeanStanley andPete Massaro flanking JordanHill
andDaQuanJones is still inthe fold.
Depth particularly at tackle will be an issue,
with players being shuffled around to get the right
balance.
LINEBACKER
Senior starters Michael Mauti and Gerald Hodg-
es, havebeenthemost outspokendefenders of Penn
Stateontheroster. That passionfigurestocarryover
into camp and into the season to provide the emo-
tional center of the team.
They join Glenn Carson to formthe most experi-
encedgroup of starting linebackers inthe Big Ten.
Newdefensive coordinator Ted Roof will be look-
ingtousemorefour-linebacker looks duringthesea-
son. Losing Khairi Fortt doesnt help that plan, but
Hull shouldbe able step infor the increasedsnaps.
SECONDARY
Health. Health. Health. The Lions have a group
they trust to start and excel in the defensive back-
field. But just one injury could potentially derail the
unit.
Agroupof freshmenandwalk-ons will becounted
on to spell returning players like Stephon Morris,
Malcolm Willis, Adrian Amos and Williamsports
Jake Fagnano.
SPECIALTEAMS
A strength of the team just became a huge ques-
tionmark withAnthony Feras departure. SamFick-
en and Alex Butterworth would be the favorites to
take over kicking and punting duties, respectively,
but theLions will havetogivealooktoafewpeople.
WithBrownout of thepicture, PennStatemust al-
so nowfinda newpunt returner.
CAMP
Continued fromPage 1C
DALLAS A review of opening-
round scores didnt stop Jim Hoov-
er and Mike Prokopchak from mak-
ing it into the championship field.
Once they got there, a little rain
wasnt going to slow their roll, ei-
ther.
Hoover owned his own Irem
Country Club course once again
Saturday, drilling five birdies in the
days final round to lift his team to
a surprising run into todays Poten-
tate Golf Tournament semifinals.
I didnt play that great today,
said Prokopchak. My partner
played unbelievable.
Thats a good way to describe the
teams path to the semifinals.
Hoover and Prokopchak had to
wait out a match of cards following
Fridays opening round before dis-
covering they were one of six
teams to make Saturdays cham-
pionship play with a score of one-
under 71. A seventh team shot the
same score, but fell into the first
flight.
It felt real nice, Prokopchak
said. Anytime you can make the
championship flight and play with
all these good players, you have to
take it as it is.
The Hoover-Prokopchak team
took it a step better.
Or make that two.
The duo knocked off the team of
Bob Lipski and Gary Neupauer
who combined for the opening
days third-lowest score of 65 in
the second round Saturday morn-
ing.
Then six-time Irem Club cham-
pion Hoover who left the grounds
quickly feeling fatigued rallied
his team past Jim Blinn and Brian
Corbett who opened with a 67
Friday.
Thats Jimmy, said Hoovers
fellow Irem Club member Scott
Francis. When he gets hot
Oh, he was there all day, Pro-
kopchak marveled at Jim Hoover.
He didnt miss many shots.
Not that Prokopchak, a Kingston
Twp. police officer, was standing
around watching his partner take
off on a jail-break.
We brought some stuff to the ta-
ble, Prokopchak said. Of course,
we can always bring more to the ta-
ble.
A hard downpour near the end of
Saturdays quarterfinal round
threatened to table everyones day
early. But after a one-hour rain de-
lay, the Irem grounds crew cleaned
up quickly and did an admirable
job rejuvenating the course back to
playing shape.
The cloudburst didnt do much
to cool off Hoover and Prokopchak
or any of the other winners in the
round.
The duo will face Jim Breck and
John Mulhern in todays 8 a.m.
semifinal round. And Francis and
Mike Lazevnick will tee off against
Mike Ruggere and Matt Hoover
Jims nephewwho was part of a tan-
dem that upset Fridays low med-
alist team of Charlie Gelso and
Greg Mascioli on Saturday morn-
ing in todays other semifinal also
scheduled for 8 a.m. with the
championship finals set for 1:10
p.m.
It really didnt affect us that
much, Prokopchak said of the de-
lay. The greens got a little bit
slower, but that was about it. Un-
fortunately its part of weather and
nothing you can do about it.
What the Prokopchak/Hoover
duo did do was play their way from
underdog into the tournaments fi-
nal four teams.
In match play, Prokopchak
said, anything can happen.
L O C A L G O L F
Past champion shooting for number 7
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Greg Mascioli of Dallas is congratulated after his play on the 14th hole at
IremCountry Club by teammate Charlie Gelso. The top-seeded pair were
upset Saturday morning by Mike Ruggere and Matt Hoover. Play contin-
ues in the 46th annual Potentate Tournament today with the semifinals
at 8 a.m. and the finals slated for 1:10 p.m.
Jim Hoover and partner Mike
Prokopchak advance to Potentate
semifinals with hot shooting.
By PAUL SOKOLOSKI
[email protected]
CANTON, Ohio Willie Roaf was
in an unfamiliar role the center of
attention in front of a large crowd, be-
ing singled out for something good.
No, make that: Something great.
With current Saints players stand-
ing and cheering, the former NewOr-
leans offensive tackle led a group of li-
nemen into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame on Saturday night, a six-man in-
ductionthat honoredthosewhorelish
the less-than-glorious role.
Four linemen were inducted
Roaf, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kenne-
dy and Dermontti Dawson, along
with running back Curtis Martin and
1950s cornerback Jack Butler.
Thelinemans speechwas short and
humble, befitting those who played
their stellar careers in the scrums
rather than the spotlight.
You know, its an offensive line-
man, said Roaf, who was very hard to
get around on the field. I didnt get
singledout infront of a large audience
very often, and when I did, it was usu-
ally by a referee who was singling me
out by saying, Holding No. 77.
Thats not going to happen today.
And it wasnt too often when I
played.
N F L
Four lineman charge at Hall of Fame induction cermonies
The Associated Press
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HEPTATHLON
Ennis wins event
Jessica Ennis won the Olympic hep-
tathlon gold medal on Saturday, the
first for Britain on the track.
Ennis started with a record in the
hurdles and finished it off almost 36
hours later with an 800-meter run that
was more like two victory laps of the
packed, 80,000-seat stadium.
Ennis went into the last of her seven
events with a lead of 188 points over
Austra Skujyte of Lithuania and ex-
tended her margin by winning the last
race in 2 minutes, 8.65 seconds.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
U.S. team on to quarters
Two-time gold medalists Kerri Walsh
Jennings and Misty May-Treanor beat
the Netherlands in straight sets to
advance to the tournament quarterfi-
nals.
The Americans beat Marleen van
Iersel and Sanne Keizer 21-13, 21-12.
Reigning world champions Emanuel
and Alison topped Germany 21-16,
21-14 to advance to the mens quarters.
The Brazilians, the top-seeded team at
the London Games, eliminated Jo-
nathan Erdmann and Kay Matysik.
TRIATHLON
Photo finish decides gold
Nicola Spirig of Switzerland won the
gold medal in a photo finish with a
Swedish challenger at the Olympic
triathlon. The end of the race was so
close that both women celebrated after
crossing the line.
Spirig held off Lisa Norden to claim
gold in 1 hour, 59.48 seconds. The
runners were given the same time, and
Spirig was declared the winner after a
few minutes of uncertainty.
Erin Densham of Australia took
bronze on the course through Hyde
Park in central London in 1:59.50.
Thousands of spectators lined the
route. Fans do not need tickets to
watch triathlon events at the London
Games.
VOLLEYBALL
Russia stages comeback
The U.S. mens team blew a two-set
lead and lost to Russia in five, snapping
an 11-match winning streak in Olympic
play.
Maxim Mikhaylov scored 27 points
for No. 2 Russia in the 27-29, 19-25,
26-24, 25-16, 15-8 victory. Sergey Tety-
ukhin spiked for match point.
Germany, Poland, Argentina and
Italy also won.
BOXING
British roll in ring
The British boxing team is on a
remarkable roll at its home Olympics,
and thats just one reason the Indian
team is furious.
Second-seeded light welterweight
Tom Stalker beat Indias Manoj Kumar
20-16 for the 10th British win in 11
fights in London, moving six boxers to
the brink of medal qualification.
Although Stalker and Kumar ap-
peared to be evenly matched, Kumar
and his coaching staff criticized the
judges and the tournament after the
fifth loss for a seven-man team that
arrived in London hoping to add to its
single Olympic boxing medal.
SHOOTING
Gold for USAs Gray
American Jamie Lynn Gray won the
gold medal in womens 50-meter three-
position rifle shooting, setting two
Olympic records along the way.
Gray clinched gold on her final shot
with a 10.8 just 0.1 off a perfect
score.
Ivana Maksimovic of Serbia won the
silver, and Adela Sykorova of the Czech
Republic was third.
Italys Jessica Rossi won the gold
medal in womens trap shooting, mis-
sing just one of 100 shots to set a world
record. Her lone miss came on the 18th
shot of the 25-shot final.
I N B R I E F
AP
Britains Jessica Ennis poses with her
gold medal for the heptathlon during
the athletics in the Olympic Stadium
at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lon-
don, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Pho-
to/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)
LONDON Still unbeaten, but per-
haps more importantly, the U.S. is no
longer untested.
The Americans got a game against
Lithuania and then some.
Then they got a scare.
Two days after running and gunning
to a record-shattering 83-point win, the
U.S. mens Olympic basketball teamhad
to come back in the fourth quarter for a
99-94winover a fearless Lithuania team
that had the Americans in serious trou-
ble until the closing minutes.
LeBron James scored nine of his 20
points in the final four minutes for the
U.S. (4-0), which had looked nearly in-
vincible in thrashing Nigeria 156-73 on
Thursday night and breaking several re-
cords. But the Americans were remind-
ed that the path to the gold medal is
loaded with traps and Lithuania nearly
sprang one.
You want to get tested. The best
teams want to be tested. We love the
competition, James said. I thinkweve
got some of the greatest competitors in
our league, in this
world, so you want
to have a game
where you feel like
youwere tested, and
we had that today.
Carmelo Anthony
added 20 points, Ke-
vin Durant 16 and
Chris Paul added
seven rebounds, six
assists and four of
the U.S. teams 17
steals.
Linas Kleiza
scored 25 to lead
Lithuania, which led by 84-82 with 5:50
to play. After the U.S. took a three-point
lead, Lithuania would not go away and
pulledwithin87-86onDarius Songailas
bucket with 4:12 left.
Thats when James, who has already
won an MVP trophy and NBA title this
year, took control of the offense.
Ive been kind of doing everything
else, which Im OK with. Im here to do
all the little things, do whatever this
team needs, especially from Coach Ks
perspective, but likeI toldyouguys I can
alsoscore, James said. Imblessedand
happy that I was able to make a few
buckets down the stretch.
James knocked down a 3-pointer
from the top of the key, and after Paul
stole the inbounds pass, James took a
pass down the right side and delivered
one of his trademark dunks, a basket
that brought the American players off
the bench and seemed to restore world
basketball order.
After a basket by Deron Williams
on a possession Paul kept alive with an
offensive rebound James followed a
Lithuania turnover with a left-handed
layup, giving the U.S. a 97-88 lead and
allowed the Americans to remain un-
beaten though no longer untested as
theyget readyfor ArgentinaonMonday.
This wasnt easy, and that may be
good in the long run for the Americans,
whocouldnt have helpedbut feel a little
overconfident after Thursdays game
when they made 29 3-pointers, scored
78 points in both halves and put on a
breathtaking 40-minute display of inter-
national basketball.
Untested no longer in U.S. slim win
AP PHOTO
USAs Deron Williams (8) drives to
the basket as Lithuanias Simas Ja-
saitis, left, defends during Saturdays
preliminary at the Olympics.
UP NEXT
Team USA
vs. Argentina
5:15 p.m.
Monday
TV: NBCSN
By TOMWITHERS
AP Sports Writer
LONDON The team finals
are over, and the all-around titles
have been decided.
Now its time to get a little
greedy.
The individual event finals
start today, giving gymnasts a
chance to load up on the precious
medals. Gab-
by Douglas
and the rest
of the Fierce
Five might
need armed
guards to get
home by the
time theyre
done, with
six trips to
the podium
possible dur-
ing the next
three days.
The raucous
scene that followed the British
mens surprising bronze will be
nothing compared to the bedlam
a gold medal by Louis Smith or
Beth Tweddle would produce.
As for China, whichstruttedoff
withnine of the14golds available
four years ago, it needs a heavy
metal binge if its going to come
close to its Beijing haul.
They know they put lots of
work in and they should not
waste it, U.S. womens team co-
ordinator Martha Karolyi said. I
hope we are able to keep our fo-
cus.
The Americans best shot at
(more) gold comes first, in to-
days vault final. McKayla Maro-
ney is the reigning world cham-
pion and a heavy favorite. She
wonher title last year by almost a
half-point, and topped qualifying
here by a similar margin. Her
16.233 in the team final is the
highest score yet in the womens
competition.
Maroney was so impressive in
that final Tuesday that U.S. coach
John Geddert suggested they re-
name her vault The Maroney,
and Karolyi wondered where
judges found almost three-tenths
worth of deductions.
That. Was. The. Best. Ever,
Karolyi said. It definitely de-
served a 10, just to make a state-
ment she is that muchbetter than
anybody else.
And shes doing all this despite
a fracture in her big right toe.
Imhere to try to get that gold
medal and I know that I can do
it, Maroney said.
Douglas will get two chances
to add to her haul, competing on
uneven bars Monday and balance
beam Tuesday. Aly Raisman,
who missed out on an all-around
medal despite finishing with the
same score as bronze medalist
Aliya Mustafina, also competes
on beam. But best chance for an
individual medal will be on floor
exercise Tuesday.
Gymnasts
going for
more gold
United States. can possibly
add six more golds over the
next three days.
By NANCY ARMOUR
AP National Writer
UP NEXT
Womens vault
9:50 a.m. today
TV: 8 p.m., NBC
LONDONIt beganwitha smile at
the starting line.
Moments later, Oscar Pistorius took
off and the click-click-clicking of car-
bon on the track was all but drowned
out by the 80,000 fans on hand to
watch himmake history Saturday. The
first amputee to compete in track at
theOlympics, Pistorius cruisedpast an
opponent or two in the backstretch of
his 400-meter heat, and by the end, the
Blade Runner was coasting in for a
stress-free success.
Typical. Except this time, it was any-
thing but that.
Ive workedfor sixyears ... toget my
chance, said the South African, who
finished second and advanced to to-
nights semifinals. I foundmyself smil-
ing in the starting block. Which is very
rare in the 400 meters.
Yes, this sun-splashed day at Olym-
pic Stadiumwas a good one for Pistori-
us, a double-amputee who runs on car-
bon-fiber blades
and whose fight to
get to this point
has often felt more
like a marathon
than a sprint. He
walked out of the
tunnel, looked into
the stands, saw his
friends and family
there including
his 89-year-old
grandmother, who
was carrying the
South African flag.
Its very difficult to separate the oc-
casion from the race, Pistorius con-
ceded.
But he figuredit out. He finishedina
season-best time of 45.44 seconds,
crossing the line and looking up at the
scoreboard, thencoveringhis facewith
his hands when he saw the capital Q
for qualifier go up by his name.
Couldnt have hoped for anything
better, he said.
The 25-year-old runner was born
without fibulas and his legs were am-
putatedbelowthe knee before he was a
year old. His is one of those stories that
is every bit as much about the journey
one part dramatic, another part in-
spiring and yet another part controver-
sial as the final result.
I knowOscar was the protagonist in
the race, said Luguelin Santos of the
Dominican Republic, who actually
won the heat by .4 but went virtually
unnoticed. But I love him. Hes a good
racer.
Erison Hurtault of Dominica, who
trained with Pistorius in South Africa,
agreed.
One thing I can say about Oscar is
hes an incredibly hard worker, Hur-
tault said. Im glad to see him out
here. Im glad hes getting a chance to
finally compete and hopefully some-
thing emerges out of everyone elses
mind.
Pistorius race, of course, resonated
beyond sports and beyond London.
Double amputee races to semifinals
AP PHOTO
South Africas Oscar Pistorius, center, leads Jamaicas Rusheen McDonald, left, Dominican Republics Luguelin
Santos, second left and Russias Maksim Dyldin, right, in a mens 400-meter heat Saturday afternoon.
Blade Runner shows off new legs
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
UP NEXT
400 Meters
Semifinals
3:40 p.m. today
WIMBLEDON, England When Se-
rena Williams completed her career
Golden Slam by winning an Olympic
rout, she began the celebration with a
long scream. She hopped a dozen times
on the grass she loves, waved to the
cheering crowd and hopped some
more.
Williams was still jumping about as
she put on her Team USA jacket for the
medal ceremony. Then she began to
dance.
These days, no one can match her
moves.
Williams became only the second
woman to achieve a Golden Slam, win-
ning the most lopsided womens final in
Olympic history Saturday by beating
Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1.
The victory com-
pleted a remarkable
run of domination
by the No. 4-seeded
Williams, who lost
only 17 games in six
matches en route to
her first singles gold
medal. She went
13-0 this summer at
the All England
Club, where she
won her fifth Wim-
bledon title a month ago.
It took the No. 3-seeded Sharapova
45 minutes to win a game, and by then
she trailed 6-0, 3-0. Williams dominated
with her serve and repeatedly blasted
winners from the baseline, taking a big
swing with almost every stroke despite
gusty conditions on Centre Court.
The career Golden Slam was first
achieved by Steffi Graf, who did it
when she won at the Olympics in 1988
after sweeping all four major titles.
AP PHOTO
Gold medalist Serena Williams shows
her medal to fans after the womens
singles medal ceremony.
Serena completes Golden Slam
Win in singles finals, makes American
just second woman to achieve mark.
By STEVEN WINE
AP Sports Writer
UP NEXT
Mens final
9 a.m. today
TV: NBC
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with an extraordinary gift and
helped turn him into a swimmer
the likes of which the world had
never seen.
BobandI havesomehowman-
aged to do every single thing,
Phelps said. If you can say that
about your career, theres noneed
to move forward. Time for other
things.
Bouncing back from a disap-
pointing first race in London, a
fourth-placefinishinthe400indi-
vidual medley, Phelps wound up
with more medals than any other
swimmer at the games: four
golds and two silvers.
Sounds familiar.
Honestly, the first race kind of
took the pressure off, Bowman
said. If its not going to go too
well, we should at least have fun
while were here. That helped us
relax a little bit, then he started
swimming well in the relays and
he picked it up again.
Grevers had the Americans in
front on the opening backstroke
leg, but Kosuke Kitajima put Ja-
pan slightly ahead going against
Hansen in the breaststroke. Not
to worry, not with Phelps going
next.
He surgedthroughthe water in
the fly, handingoff a leadof about
a quarter of a second to Adrian
for the freesytle anchor. The
Americans won going away in 3
minutes, 29.35 seconds, just off
their own Olympic record from
Beijing. Japanheldonfor silver in
3:31.26, with Australia taking the
bronze in 3:31.68.
The U.S. men had never lost
the medley relay at the Olympics,
and they werent about to nowon
thefinal night of swimmingat the
Olympic Aquatics Centre, on the
final night for such a momentous
athlete.
Howmomentous? The govern-
ing body of swimming, FINA,
summoned Phelps back to the
deck for one more award a sil-
ver trophy commemorating his
standing as the most decorated
Olympian ever. A fitting gesture,
though a more appropriate color
would have been gold.
Then, as if 22 medal ceremo-
nies over the last three Olympics
werent enough, Phelps made
one more victory lap around the
pool, even stopping off at the po-
dium, climbing to the top step
again and posing with his final
award.
We may never see the likes of
Phelps again.
The 17-year-old Franklin, who
will begin her senior year of high
school whenshe gets back to Col-
orado, seems destined to be
Americas new star in the post-
Phelps era after taking four golds
and a bronze while swimming
sevenevents thesamenumber
as Phelps.
A definite bit of symmetry
there, though Franklin doubts
anyone can ever replace Phelps.
I dont think his shoes will ev-
er be filled. Theyre so huge,
Franklin said. Hopefully I can
make little paths next to him.
And lets not forget Allison
Schmitt, another swimmer with
ties to Phelps. They trained to-
gether over the past year in Balti-
more, becoming fast friends with
all their goofy antics. But they
sure took care of business in the
pool, with Schmitt winning three
golds, a silver and a bronze in
London.
Franklin grabbed the lead right
away in the backstroke, Rebecca
Soni stretched out the advantage
in the breast, Dana Vollmer
cruised through the fly and
Schmitt finished it off in the free,
pullingaway for a time of 3:52.05,
beating the mark of 3:52.19 set by
China at the 2009 world cham-
pionships.
AP PHOTO
United States Missy Franklin celebrates after Saturdays wom-
ens 400-meter medley relay final.
PHELPS
Continued from Page 1C
138 of 302 total medal events
Nation ......................................................... G S BTot
United States.............................................261315 54
China..........................................................251612 53
Britain.........................................................14 7 8 29
Russia........................................................ 31510 28
Japan.......................................................... 21012 24
France........................................................ 8 6 8 22
Germany .................................................... 510 6 21
Australia..................................................... 112 7 20
South Korea .............................................. 9 3 5 17
Italy............................................................. 5 5 3 13
Canada....................................................... 1 3 6 10
Netherlands............................................... 3 1 4 8
New Zealand............................................. 3 0 4 7
Romania..................................................... 1 4 2 7
Ukraine....................................................... 2 0 4 6
Belarus....................................................... 1 2 3 6
Brazil .......................................................... 1 1 4 6
Kazakhstan................................................ 5 0 0 5
North Korea............................................... 4 0 1 5
Cuba........................................................... 2 2 1 5
Hungary ..................................................... 2 1 2 5
Denmark .................................................... 1 2 2 5
South Africa............................................... 3 1 0 4
Poland........................................................ 2 1 1 4
Czech Republic ........................................ 1 2 1 4
Mexico........................................................ 0 3 1 4
Slovakia ..................................................... 0 1 3 4
Slovenia..................................................... 1 0 2 3
Sweden...................................................... 0 3 0 3
Colombia ................................................... 0 2 1 3
Spain.......................................................... 0 2 1 3
India............................................................ 0 1 2 3
Croatia........................................................ 1 1 0 2
Ethiopia...................................................... 1 0 1 2
Jamaica...................................................... 1 0 1 2
Belgium...................................................... 0 1 1 2
Indonesia................................................... 0 1 1 2
Kenya......................................................... 0 1 1 2
Mongolia.................................................... 0 1 1 2
Norway....................................................... 0 1 1 2
Serbia......................................................... 0 1 1 2
Greece ....................................................... 0 0 2 2
Moldova ..................................................... 0 0 2 2
Georgia...................................................... 1 0 0 1
Lithuania .................................................... 1 0 0 1
Switzerland................................................ 1 0 0 1
Venezuela ................................................. 1 0 0 1
Egypt .......................................................... 0 1 0 1
Guatemala ................................................. 0 1 0 1
Taiwan........................................................ 0 1 0 1
Thailand ..................................................... 0 1 0 1
Azerbaijan .................................................. 0 0 1 1
Hong Kong ................................................ 0 0 1 1
Iran.............................................................. 0 0 1 1
Qatar........................................................... 0 0 1 1
Singapore.................................................. 0 0 1 1
Tunisia ....................................................... 0 0 1 1
Uzbekistan................................................. 0 0 1 1
M E D A L C O U N T
NEW YORK Between
Olympic soccer matches, NBC
analyst Marcelo Balboa fields
texts and emails from friends
who ask him, Hows London?
He wouldnt know. The three-
time WorldCupparticipant turn-
ed sportscaster is one of many at
NBC covering the Olympics
froma cubbyequippedwitha tel-
evision monitor in New York,
one of a warren of them lined up
in the studio where Saturday
Night Live usually originates.
NBC has a team of 650 people
working on London Olympics
coverage from New York.
Outside of the soundproof
booths closed door, you
wouldnt be able to hear Balboa
if he shouted, goooaaallll!
Thats so as not to disturb Jason
Knapp and Rich McKinney, call-
ing an archery match from a dif-
ferent booth a few steps away.
A row of desks and computer
monitors is the operations cen-
ter for all of the video streams of
competition that NBC offers on
its Olympics website. An intern
from Elon University edits foot-
age for a stream dedicated to
weightlifting. Some interns
fetch coffee on their summer va-
cation; this one operated a net-
work
In the seats where the Satur-
dayNight Live audienceusually
sits, another crew is responsible
for inserting commercials into
the various video streams.
John McGuinness leafs
through a sheaf of papers behind
a desk in a control room, within
sight of dozens of monitors pro-
viding video feeds of different
sports taking place simultane-
ouslyacross theAtlantic. Thepa-
pers are a schedule of the days
events as they are due to be
shown on NBC, the NBC Sports
cable network, MSNBC, CNBC,
Bravo and Telemundo.
While McGuinness, coordi-
nating producer of NBC Olym-
pics at Home, is allowed some
flexibility to move things
around, you cant do this with-
out a detailed schedule, he said.
McGuinness essentially coor-
dinates the hours of coverage,
many of themlive, shownduring
the daytime on the various net-
works. Hes inbefore4a.m. when
competition is beginning in Lon-
don and escapes to a nearby ho-
tel for a couple of hours of sleep
when NBCs prime-time telecast
is on.
The NewYork operations cen-
ter, used in past games but ex-
panded for London, is set up to
save money but also because
there are limits to howmany cre-
dentials NBC can get to operate
in London.
While NBC hosts Bob Costas,
Al Michaels and Dan Patrick
work from studios in London,
theres a separate studio down
the hall from SNL where Kelly
Tilghman sits. Shes the host of
MSNBCs daytime coverage.
Similarly, the announcers for
swimming, gymnastics and bas-
ketball work at arenas in London
but for many of the less popular
sports like wrestling, teamhand-
ball, badminton, field hockey,
fencing, archery and shooting
the work is done out of New
York.
The announcing team works
in one part of each cubby, with a
producer and, perhaps, an assist-
ant in the other half. They keep
contact with the venue in Lon-
don in case there are questions
that need answering.
Saturday Night Live at the Games
Many of NBCs workers are
stationed out of famous
studio in New York.
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
LONDON New Zealand scored three
goals on penalty corners, the last coming
with less than seven minutes remaining, to
defeat the United States 3-2 in field hockey
pool play at the Olympics on Saturday.
The loss eliminates the Americans from
medal contention.
"Were a bit disappointed. We had obvious-
ly hoped to finish a little higher," U.S. captain
LaurenCrandall saidtothe AssociatedPress.
"Were happy with some of the play weve
done. There are spots that we definitely need
to improve on, and well look to do that, but
right nowits just comingout toSouthAfrica,
making sure we bring our game."
Dallas High grad Paige Selenski set up the
first U.S. goal with a backhand pass to Katie
ODonnell in front of the New Zealand goal.
ODonnell lifted a shot over goalie Bianca
Russells shoulder to tie the game at 1 in the
16th minute.
The game featured a number of offensive
forays by both teams in the first half. They
went to halftime tied at 2.
Kayla Sharland scored in the second min-
ute and Gemma Flynn bunted in a letters-
high pass across the goalmouth in the 19th
minute, giving New Zealand a 2-1 lead.
The U.S. tiedthe game at 2 inthe 34thmin-
ute when Claire Laubach converted a corner,
taking a pass from Michelle Vittese, who
faked a drive at the top of
the circle on the set by
Katelyn Falgowski.
The second half was
more tightly marked.
Clarissa Eshuis flick
tucked just inside the
post to the stick side of
U.S. goalkeeper Amy
Swensen.
The U.S. was outshot
20-2 and New Zealand
earned seven of the
games eight penalty cor-
ners.
Selenski was the best
U.S. attacker in the game, though she was
held without a shot for the first time in these
Olympics. She capped her first half with a
rush up the end line to force a long corner.
In the second half, she had a three-minute
span where she helped the U.S. establish its
best pressure of the match. She drew two
fouls anda longcorner betweenthe 42ndand
45th minute to highlight her 34 minutes of
action.
Argentina, Australia and New Zealand are
all 3-2. Germany is 2-3. The top two teams in
the pool advance to the medal round. The
United States is 1-4 with a game against
South Africa on Monday remaining in pool
play.
AP PHOTO
United States goalkeeper Amy Swensen tries to save the ball from an attempt by New
Zealand during Saturdays womens hockey preliminary match in London.
Loss means no U.S. medal
The Times Leader staff
UP NEXT
Team USA
vs.
South Africa
5:45 a.m.
Monday
TV: NBCSN
LONDON The red, white
andblue is paintingthe Olympics
gold, silver and bronze.
Midway through the London
Games, the United States is
lockedinatight battlewithChina
in the ultimate Olympic competi-
tion the race for No. 1 in the
medals.
While many hadpredictedChi-
na would top both categories, the
Americans go into the second
weekwithrealistic chances of fin-
ishing with the most gold and
most total medals.
After Saturdaynights competi-
tion, the U.S. led by one medal in
each list 26-25 in golds and 54-
53 overall.
Behind the two powerhouses,
the battle for the next few spots
has thrown up some surprises,
withSouthKoreasurgingintothe
top four and Russia and Australia
lagging behind expectations.
Britain picked up six golds on
Saturday including three in
track and field by Jessica Ennis
(heptathlon), Mo Farah (10,000
meters) and Greg Rutherford
(longjump)tobringitstotal to
14 gold and 29 overall, third in
both categories.
The U.S. has won the overall
medal count at the last four Sum-
mer Games, but Chinahas gained
ground.
China grabbed the most golds
at its home Olympics four years
ago in Beijing with 51, while the
United States was a distant sec-
ond with 36. The Americans won
theoverall count with110medals,
10 more than the Chinese.
Wearealittlebit behindwhere
wewereinBeijing, but wearestill
having really good performanc-
es, U.S. Olympic Committee
spokesman Patrick Sandusky
said. Its gone back and forth the
last three or four days. We may go
up at night, China may go up in
themorning, but obviouslyChina
is still very strong.
While the USOCis reluctant to
project medal counts, the aim is
always the same.
Our goal coming into the
games was certainly to finish top
of themedal countandwearehav-
ing good progress but you know
we are not taking anything for
granted, Sandusky said. We are
still only halfway through.
Tight race
at top of
medal chase
By STEPHEN WILSON
AP Sports Writer
C M Y K
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P E N N S Y L V A N I A 4 0 0
NASCAR SPRINT CUP POINTS STANDINGS
Pos. Driver Points Behind Races Poles Wins Top-5 Top-10 DNF
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 731 Leader 20 0 1 9 15 0
2. Matt Kenseth 717 -14 20 1 1 9 13 1
3. Greg Biffle 709 -22 20 2 1 9 12 0
4. Jimmie Johnson 704 -27 20 1 3 10 15 3
5. Denny Hamlin 667 -64 20 2 2 9 11 2
6. Kevin Harvick 653 -78 20 0 0 3 9 1
7. Martin Truex Jr. 653 -78 20 1 0 4 10 1
8. Tony Stewart 652 -79 20 0 3 8 10 0
9. Brad Keselowski 649 -82 20 0 3 6 10 1
10. Clint Bowyer 643 -88 20 0 1 4 10 2
11. Kyle Busch 588 -143 20 1 1 6 9 2
12. Carl Edwards 582 -149 20 1 0 2 9 1
13. Kasey Kahne 579 -152 20 2 2 5 10 4
14. Ryan Newman 573 -158 20 0 1 3 6 2
15. Jeff Gordon 564 -167 20 1 0 3 8 2
16. Paul Menard 564 -167 20 0 0 0 4 0
17. Joey Logano 544 -187 20 1 1 2 7 2
18. Marcos Ambrose 519 -212 20 2 0 0 4 2
19. Jamie McMurray 508 -223 20 0 0 0 3 2
20. Jeff Burton 505 -226 20 0 0 2 4 2
21. Juan Montoya 475 -256 20 0 0 0 2 3
22. Aric Almirola 472 -259 20 1 0 0 2 1
23. Bobby Labonte 427 -304 20 0 0 0 1 1
24. Regan Smith 403 -328 20 0 0 0 0 2
25. AJ Allmendinger 400 -331 17 1 0 1 3 1
26. Kurt Busch 394 -337 19 0 0 1 2 3
27. Mark Martin 374 -357 13 3 0 2 5 3
28. Casey Mears 368 -363 20 0 0 0 0 4
29. David Ragan 338 -393 20 0 0 0 1 4
30. David Gilliland 328 -403 20 0 0 0 0 2
31. Travis Kvapil 305 -426 19 0 0 0 0 3
32. Landon Cassill 293 -438 20 0 0 0 0 4
33. Dave Blaney 276 -455 20 0 0 0 0 9
34. David Reutimann 263 -468 16 0 0 0 0 5
35. David Stremme 145 -586 16 0 0 0 0 12
36. Brian Vickers 135 -596 4 0 0 2 2 0
37. J.J. Yeley 127 -604 15 0 0 0 0 9
38. Ken Schrader 100 -631 8 0 0 0 0 0
39. Michael McDowell 94 -637 17 0 0 0 0 15
40. Josh Wise 84 -647 18 0 0 0 0 17
Race Pole Winner Second Third Fourth Fifth
1. Daytona..................................... Edwards Kenseth .................. Earnhardt Jr............ Biffle .................... Hamlin.................... Burton ................
2. Phoenix..................................... Martin Hamlin..................... Harvick .................... Biffle .................... Johnson................. Keselowski ........
3. Las Vegas................................. Kahne Stewart ................... Johnson................... Biffle .................... Newman ................ Edwards ............
4. Bristol ........................................ Biffle Keselowski ............. Kenseth................... Truex ................... Bowyer................... Vickers...............
5. Fontana..................................... Hamlin Stewart ................... Kyle Busch.............. Earnhardt Jr. ...... Harvick................... Edwards ............
6. Martinsville ............................... Kahne Newman ................. Allmendinger .......... Earnhardt Jr. ...... Kenseth ................. Truex..................
7. Texas......................................... Truex Biffle........................ Johnson................... Martin .................. Gordon................... Kenseth .............
8. Kansas ...................................... Allmendinger Hamlin..................... Truex........................ Johnson .............. Kenseth ................. Biffle...................
9. Richmond ................................. Martin Kyle Busch............. Earnhardt Jr............ Stewart................ Hamlin.................... Kahne ................
10. Talladega................................ Gordon Keselowski ............. Kyle Busch.............. Kenseth............... Kahne .................... Biffle...................
11. Darlington............................... Biffle Johnson.................. Hamlin...................... Stewart................ Kyle Busch............ Truex..................
12. Charlotte................................. Almirola Kahne ..................... Hamlin...................... Kyle Busch ......... Biffle....................... Keselowski ........
13. Dover....................................... Martin Johnson.................. Harvick .................... Kenseth............... Earnhardt Jr. ......... Bowyer...............
14. Pocono.................................... Logano Logano.................... Martin....................... Stewart................ Johnson................. Hamlin................
15. Michigan ................................. Ambrose Earnhardt Jr. .......... Stewart .................... Kenseth............... Biffle....................... Johnson.............
16. Sonoma .................................. Ambrose Bowyer.................... Stewart .................... Kurt Busch.......... Vickers................... Johnson.............
17. Kentucky................................. Johnson Keselowski ............. Kahne ...................... Hamlin................. Earnhardt Jr. ......... Gordon...............
18. Daytona................................... Kenseth Stewart ................... Burton...................... Kenseth............... Logano................... Newman.............
19. Loudon.................................... Kyle Busch Kahne ..................... Hamiln...................... Bowyer ................ Earnhardt Jr. ......... Keselowski ........
20. Indianapolis ............................ Hamlin Johnson.................. Kyle Busch.............. Biffle .................... Earnhardt Jr. ......... Gordon...............
Race............................................... Date Laps Miles....................... 2011 Pole ................ 2011 Winner....... TV Coverage........................................
21. Pocono.................................... Today 160 400 .......................... Logano..................... Keselowski ......... Noon, ESPN.........................................
22. Watkins Glen.......................... Aug.12 90 220.5....................... Kyle Busch.............. Ambrose.............. Noon, ESPN.........................................
23. Michigan ................................. Aug. 19 200 400 .......................... Biffle......................... Kyle Busch ......... Noon, ESPN.........................................
24. Bristol ...................................... Aug. 25 500 266.5....................... Newman .................. Keselowski ......... 7 p.m., ABC...........................................
25. Atlanta..................................... Sept. 2 325 500.5....................... Kahne ...................... Gordon................ 6:30 p.m., ESPN..................................
26. Richmond ............................... Sept. 8 400 300 .......................... Reutimann............... Harvick................ 7 p.m., ABC...........................................
27. Chicago................................... Sept. 16 267 400.5....................... Kenseth................... Stewart................ 1 p.m., ESPN........................................
28. Loudon.................................... Sept. 23 300 317.4....................... Newman .................. Stewart................ 1 p.m., ESPN........................................
29. Dover....................................... Sept. 30 400 400 .......................... Truex........................ Kurt Busch.......... 1 p.m., ESPN........................................
30. Talladega................................ Oct. 7 188 500.08..................... Martin....................... Bowyer ................ 1 p.m., ESPN........................................
31. Charlotte................................. Oct. 13 334 501 .......................... Stewart .................... Kenseth............... 7 p.m., ABC...........................................
32. Kansas .................................... Oct. 21 267 400.5....................... Biffle......................... Johnson .............. 1 p.m., ESPN........................................
33. Martinsville ............................. Oct. 28 500 263 .......................... rained out ................ Stewart................ 1 p.m., ESPN........................................
34. Texas ...................................... Nov. 4 334 500.5....................... Biffle......................... Stewart................ 2 p.m., ESPN........................................
35. Phoenix................................... Nov. 11 312 312 .......................... Kenseth................... Kahne.................. 2 p.m., ESPN........................................
36. Homestead............................. Nov. 18 267 400 .......................... Edwards .................. Stewart................ 2 p.m., ESPN........................................
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE
Pos. Driver............................................................................................ Number/Make Speed How He Did at Pocono in June
1. Juan Pablo Montoya......................................................................... No. 42 Chevy 176.043 17th Kissed the wall early and fought to a decent finish
2. Denny Hamlin.................................................................................... No. 11 Toyota 175.795 5th Led 21 laps, but had some minor struggle midway
3. Paul Menard ...................................................................................... No. 27 Chevy 175.627 9th Steady day led to second top-10 in a row at Pocono
4. Kasey Kahne..................................................................................... No. 5 Chevy 175.439 29th Accident on lap 138 ruined a chance at a top 10
5. Marcos Ambrose............................................................................... No. 9 Ford 175.432 13th Was out of pit sequence late, dropped from top 10
6. Kurt Busch......................................................................................... No. 51 Chevy 175.339 DNE Suspended. Reutimann finished 21st as pinch hitter
7. Matt Kenseth...................................................................................... No. 17 Ford 175.169 7th Got shuffled a bit on a late restart while in top 5
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ............................................................................ No. 88 Chevy 175.131 8th Late cautions led to conserving fuel and decent finish
9. Ryan Newman................................................................................... No. 39 Chevy 175.097 12th A bit disappointing considering his run midway
10. Jimmie Johnson.............................................................................. No. 48 Chevy 175.067 4th Recovered nicely after a couple pit road penalties
11. Regan Smith.................................................................................... No. 78 Chevy 175.036 16th Solid but unspectacular throughout the race
12. Greg Biffle........................................................................................ No. 16 Ford 174.964 24th Led 19 laps before faulty cylinder proved costly
13. Aric Almirola.................................................................................... No. 43 Ford 174.805 28th Probed the top-10 midway before drifting back
14. Joey Logano.................................................................................... No. 20 Toyota 174.795 1st Gutsy move on Martin led to second career win
15. Martin Truex Jr................................................................................ No. 56 Toyota 174.618 20th Ended streak of three strong Pocono finishes
16. Jamie McMurray ............................................................................. No. 1 Chevy 174.561 10th Fell out of top 10 midway through, but rallied late
17. Carl Edwards .................................................................................. No. 99 Ford 174.432 11th Two-time Pocono winner left a bit disappointed
18. Mark Martin ..................................................................................... No. 55 Toyota 174.419 2nd Win eluded seven-time Pocono runner-up again
19. Clint Bowyer .................................................................................... No. 15 Toyota 174.314 6th A rollercoaster ride throughout before a solid end
20. Kyle Busch ...................................................................................... No. 18 Toyota 174.277 30th Engine failure led to a DNF after 76 laps
21. Kevin Harvick.................................................................................. No. 29 Chevy 174.213 14th Middle of the pack midway before coming on late
22. Landon Cassill ................................................................................ No. 83 Toyota 174.162 43rd Started 15th, but crash on first lap ruined things
23. Jeff Burton....................................................................................... No. 31 Chevy 173.920 15th Pretty much finished where he ran most of the day
24. David Reutimann............................................................................ No. 10 Chevy 173.571 21st Drove the No. 51. Team was 25th with Dave Blaney
25. Sam Hornish Jr. .............................................................................. No. 22 Dodge 173.524 DNE Team finished 31st with fired A.J. Allmendinger
26. David Gilliland................................................................................. No. 38 Ford 173.410 23rd Finished in the same spot in August 2011
27. Jeff Gordon...................................................................................... No. 24 Chevy 173.300 19th Loitered in the top 10 for awhile, but never a threat
28. Tony Stewart ................................................................................... No. 14 Chevy 173.197 3rd Didnt lead, but was able to break out of a slump
29. Casey Mears................................................................................... No. 13 Ford 172.864 35th Brake problems ended his day after 36 laps
30. Mike Bliss ........................................................................................ No. 19 Toyota 172.619 36th Start-and-parker blamed brakes after 26 laps
31. Brad Keselowski ............................................................................. No.2 Dodge 172.371 18th Penalties and ignition woes hurt most of the day
32. David Ragan.................................................................................... No. 34 Ford 172.038 27th Continued to be a middle-of-the-pack guy here
33. Scott Riggs...................................................................................... No. 23 Chevy 171.917 40th Parked it after 19 laps due to overheating
34. Josh Wise........................................................................................ No. 26 Ford 171.913 42nd Start-and-park made over $63K for 12 laps of work
35. J.J. Yeley......................................................................................... No. 37 Chevy 171.808 35th Crash led to sixth consecutive DNF at Pocono
36. David Stremme............................................................................... No. 30 Toyota 171.638 DNQ Only driver to fail to make the field last time
37. Travis Kvapil.................................................................................... No. 93 Toyota 171.246 26th Picked up 11 spots from his starting position
38. Joe Nemechek................................................................................ No. 87 Toyota 170.804 37th Brakes caused start-and-park regular to quit
39. Bobby Labonte................................................................................ No. 47 Toyota 170.658 22nd Ex-Cup champ was middle-pack guy throughout
40. Reed Sorenson ............................................................................... No. 91 Toyota 170.581 41st Crash with two others early and finished just 12 laps
41. Jason White .................................................................................... No. 32 Ford OwnPts DNE Reed Sorsenson was aboard the ride in June
42. Tony Raines.................................................................................... No. 36 Chevy Ownpts 32nd Accident ended his day after 47 laps
43. Mike Skinner ................................................................................... No. 98 Ford 170.516 DNE Start-and-park team was 34th with Michael McDowell
PENNSYLVANIA 400 LINEUP
By JOHN ERZAR [email protected]
LONG POND Brad Kese-
lowskis voice crackled over the
radio at the end of his run on Sat-
urday.
Not very good, he said.
Thatsbeenafamiliarrefrainfor
Keselowski in qualifying this sea-
son. Though his race results have
been strong in 2012 three wins
and a comfortable spot in the
point standings as the Chase ap-
proaches it hasnt come easy.
Things will be tricky again to-
day, as Keselowski starts the
Pennsylvania 400 in31st.
Weve been very fast in our
race trim, but not in qualifying. I
dont have an answer to it, Kese-
lowski said after his disappoint-
inglap. Well havetoseewhat we
cancome up with.
The most important thing is
the race trim and the speed we
have there and the execution
there. Were proud of where were
at inthose categories.
It was just last August that Ke-
selowski wonat Poconoalbeit in
a 500 mile race after starting
13th.
That was one of three wins for
the Michigannative ina breakout
2011seasonthat sawhimbecome
a Sprint Cup Series contender,
qualifying for the Chase and fin-
ishing fifthinthe standings.
Expectations have increased.
Keselowski enters Pocono
Raceway today having already
matched his three wins from last
season. He has four straight
top-10 finishes to settle him at
ninthinthe point standings anda
goodbet to returnto the Chase.
Withjust sixracestogo, howev-
er, he isnt concerned.
I dont see how it matters
whereyouareinthetop10, Kese-
lowski said. The only thing that
matters is how many wins you
have and your gap back to 11th.
Our gapbackto11th(61points) is
more secure than its ever been,
and our wins are right there with
everyone else inthe top level.
The top10 drivers in points au-
tomatically qualify for the Chase,
with most wins deciding the final
two spots.
It doesnt matter if youre sit-
ting 10th or first thats all that
matters,Keselowski said. Being
first means nothing. So thats
where our focus has been and
where it will continue to be.
The only thing Im concerned
about nowis winning a race. And
winning another race. And then
another race. Thats what drives
me before the Chase starts.
The road back to the Chase al-
ready has some distractions.
Keselowskis team at Penske
Racingisintransitionafterreleas-
ing AJ Allmendinger earlier this
week following a NASCAR sus-
pensionfroma faileddrug test.
Since his emergence as a top
driver last year, Keselowski talk-
ed glowingly of his relationship
with former teammate Kurt
Busch. Now Buschs successor in
the No. 22 car is gone as well, and
Keselowski hopestohaveinput in
the eventual replacement.
I told (team owner Roger
Penske) from day one, when I
came to Penske Racing, I didnt
want tobejust adriver, Keselow-
ski said. I wanted to be part of a
team and part of making Penske
Racing as strong as possible. (A
replacement for Allmendinger) is
something weve discussed, but I
cant say that weve come up with
ananswer.
For now, Keselowski is hoping
to continue the most productive
stretchof his racingcareer, a span
that has nowgone past a full year.
The key, he said, was to not get
caught up in past accomplish-
ments.
Its certainly been a good run,
but theres not all that good in re-
flectingbackonthings,Keselow-
ski said. Its more of a mentality
to look forward as to where our
programis heading. Theres not a
lottobeachievedbylookingback-
wards.
Imhappy to be where Imat. I
think Im part of a competitive
team, and I enjoy going to the
racetrack. Before this stretch, I
cant say that was the case. But
nowit is. Things aregood, andits
a goodtime inmy life.
Keselowski in familiar position to start PA 400
By DEREK LEVARSE
[email protected]
team couldnt predict clouds
forming before he went out 16th
and clocked a speed of 176.043
mph. Neither could the two driv-
ers who followed him, Paul Me-
nard and Denny Hamlin. Both
were also beneficiaries as Me-
nard qualified third and Hamlin
second.
Hamlin was figuring on a
starting spot of about 15th be-
fore he started his run in his No.
11 Toyota.
Had we gone late, we proba-
bly wouldnt be very good at all
at this point, Hamlin said. You
just never know how the clouds
are going to fall.
Ive gone late here in the past
and its been the best because it
clouds up later in the day. Its
just the luck of draw and wheth-
er you get a cloud or not.
Menard echoed Hamlins sen-
timents.
One of the biggest things that
helped us was going out early,
Menard said. Sitting on pit
road, it was cloudy. Then a few
cars before us, the sun came out
and it just kept heating up. A lit-
tle bit of luck and a lot of hard
work.
The hard work wasnt expect-
ed until Menard wrecked his pri-
mary No. 27 Chevrolet in prac-
tice on Friday and had to go to a
backup car.
I wasnt expecting to qualify
in the top three in a backup car,
Menard said. That shows the
hard work and the dedication of
the 27 guys at (Richard Chil-
dress Racing). We had a good
primary car (Friday) and I think
the radiator hose blew out of it
and it went up into the wall.
Montoya knows the feeling.
His season has been tumultuous
from the start when he plowed
into a jet dryer in the season-
opening Daytona 500, resulting
in a fiery explosion.
Its been an uphill battle since
then, with just two top-10 finish-
es in the next 19 races leading up
to today. He has been stuck in
21st in the drivers standings af-
ter the last four races.
Ive seen a lot of long faces, a
lot of stressful faces, Montoya
said. We needed something like
this as a company. This is big for
us.
POLE
Continued from Page 1C
When: 1 p.m. today
Where: Pocono Raceway, Route 115,
Long Pond
Length: 400 miles/160 laps
Forecast: A 50 percent chance of
thunderstorms with a high of 84
degrees
Defending champ: Brad Keselow-
ski
TV: 1 p.m. ESPN (pre-race show at
noon); 10 a.m. SPEED pre-race
show
Radio: MRN
P E N N S Y LVA N I A 4 0 0
LONG POND Carl Ed-
wards and his No. 99 Ford
team thought about it.
In the end, they decided to
let it rip in Fridays first prac-
tice session and let Saturdays
qualifying play out.
We talked (Friday) about
kind of sandbagging that first
practice to get an earlier qual-
ifying slot, Edwards said, but
we decided against it. We went
as hard as we could, but that
did bite us a little bit.
Edwards was third fastest in
the practice session, meaning
he would be the third-to-last
out for qualifying. Qualifying
order as it has been with all
NASCAR Sprint Cup races the
past two seasons is based on
practice speeds in the first
session, with the slowest driv-
er out first.
With the track heating up,
something not conducive for
running fast, Edwards qual-
ified 17th. He has started sixth
or better in his last three Poco-
no races.
Still, Edwards was optimis-
tic about his chances in todays
Pennsylvania 400.
We have a very fast racecar,
though, and I think were go-
ing to be just fine, said the
two-time Pocono winner.
HACKENBRACHT WINS
Chad Hackenbracht ran
away from the field Sunday in
Poconos ARCA Series race.
The victory was the 20-year-
olds first in the series in his
second full season in ARCA.
He crossed the finish line over
13 seconds ahead of second
place Brennan Poole.
The race was slowed once
for caution.
SKINNERS
BACK
Mike Skinner will be making
his first Cup start at Pocono
since 2003. Hell start 43rd in
the No. 98 Ford, but dont
expect him around for long.
The team is among the start-
and-park contingent.
Skinner has made two previ-
ous Cup starts this season,
both for start-and-park teams.
He has completed only 31 of a
possible 528 laps in those two
races.
Skinner was a regular in the
Cup Series from1997-2003. He
moved to the Truck Series and
was a mainstay there through
2010.
PAVING
THE WAY?
Since Pocono was repaved
between the 2011 and 2012
season, theres been spec-
ulation that the Indy Car Se-
ries could return to Long
Pond.
It really hasnt gone beyond
the speculation at this point,
but former open-wheel driver
Juan Pablo Montoya chimed in
on it.
Since the repave, I think it
would be a cool place to race
Indy cars, said Montoya, who
drove in the CART open-wheel
division in 1999 and 2000 and
joined Sprint Cup fulltime in
2007. I think the old track
would have been kind of crazy
how bumpy it was.
The last open-wheel race at
Pocono was in 1989.
MAYFIELD
SIGHTING
No, not the troubled Jeremy
Mayfield, who has been
banned from NASCAR.
Instead, it was a Jeremy
Mayfield t-shirt at the souvenir
tents in the infield.
Those tents are the best
place for obscure and discon-
tinued items. Some stuff is
pretty cheap, too.
DOUBLE
DUTY
Sam Hornish Jr. had a busy
Saturday. First, he qualified
the No. 22 Dodge in the morn-
ing. He was hired to replace
A.J. Allmendinger, who was
suspended by NASCAR for a
failed drug test and subse-
quently fired by Penske Rac-
ing.
He then flew to Iowa to
participate in the Nationwide
Series race later that night.
Im just really enjoy the fact
that Im getting the opportuni-
ty to do it, Hornish Jr. said.
Its kind of a lot on my plate
this weekend.
AP PHOTO
Inspectors look
over the race
car of Jeff
Gordon in the
garage area
before Sat-
urdays qualify-
ing for todays
NASCAR
Sprint Cup
Series auto
race at Pocono
Raceway in
Long Pond.
Practice decision doesnt help
Edwards qualified 17th after
a good practice set up a
later run on Saturday.
By JOHN ERZAR
[email protected]
LONG POND Joey Coulter
had seven laps left separating
him from his first career NAS-
CAR win or another close call.
He made the move that got
him the checkered flag.
Coulter sped
from third to
first off the final
restart to win
Saturday for
the first time in
the Trucks Se-
ries at Pocono
Raceway.
Coulter won
Saturday in his 36th career
Trucks start andhes winless in19
Nationwide races.
They say once you win one,
the others are easier, Coulter
said. I hope theyre right.
His emotional mother was
among the first to join himin Vic-
tory Lane. She gushedas she said
the 22-year-old Coulter had
worked hard every single day of
his life since he was 8 to have a
moment like this one.
Teamowner RichardChildress
saidthe winas long time coming.
Joeys had a really fast truck
and it was misfortune that took
himout of the winners circle, he
said. Im really happy for his
family. Theyve been there at ev-
ery race pulling for him.
James Buescher was second
and pole winner Nelson Piquet
Jr. was third in the 50-lap race.
Matt Crafton and Denny Hamlin
round out the top five.
Coulter is the ninth different
winner this season and fourth
first-time winner in 2012. He had
never finished higher than third
in the Trucks Series.
The last seven laps were the
only ones he led.
Coulter said his team had
spent plenty of time working on
improving restarts, which had
been a weak point for the No. 22.
Onthe final restart, he dippedun-
derneath past Piquet and never
looked back.
A first for
22-year-old
Joey Coulter
He picked up a win in
Saturdays Truck Series race
at Pocono.
By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
Coulter
C M Y K
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 PAGE 9C
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
NEW YORK Felix Her-
nandez dominated the Yankees
in their own ballpark again,
pitching his third shutout of
the season to lead the Seattle
Mariners to a 1-0 win on a
sunny, sticky Saturday after-
noon.
Hernandez outpitched Hiro-
ki Kuroda in a duel of pitchers
who havent lost since June.
Mike Carp hit an RBI single in
the second inning for Seattle,
which bounced back from
having its seven-game winning
streak ended Friday night. The
Yankees have lost 10 of 15.
Hernandez (10-5) just didnt
give the Yankees any room.
After Robinson Cano doubled
with two outs in the first,
Hernandez didnt allow a run-
ner to second.
Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1
OAKLAND, Calif. David
Cooper hit a tying homer in
the ninth inning and Edwin
Encarnacion scored on catcher
George Kottaras throwing
error in the 11th, lifting the
Toronto Blue Jays over the
Oakland Athletics.
Rangers 4, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Josh
Hamilton drove in two runs,
Scott Feldman won his sixth
straight decision and the Tex-
as Rangers defeated the Kan-
sas City Royals 4-2 on Sat-
urday night.
Twins 6, Red Sox 4
BOSTON Joe Mauer hit
a three-run homer with two
outs in the top of the ninth
inning, lifting the Minnesota
Twins to a comeback win over
the struggling Boston Red
Sox.
Ben Revere had three sin-
gles and extended his hitting
streak to a career-best 18
games for Minnesota, which
has won the first three games
of a four-game series. The
Twins have the ALs second-
worst record.
Orioles 4, Rays 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Wei-Yin Chen allowed five hits
in seven innings, Chris Davis
had two RBIs, and the Balti-
more Orioles beat the Tampa
Bay Rays.
Chen (10-6) struck out four
and walked one, improving to
4-1 in his past six road starts.
After Pedro Strop gave up a
single in the eighth, closer Jim
Johnson pitched the ninth in a
non-save situation to complete
a six-hitter.
Tigers 6, Indians 1
DETROIT Doug Fister
retired his first 17 batters and
then settled for a four-hitter in
the Detroit Tigers victory
over the fading Cleveland
Indians.
A M E R I C A N L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Hernandez blanks
Yank once again
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA Roy
Halladay gave up three hits
over seven innings and Erik
Kratz homered and drove in a
pair, leading the Philadelphia
Phillies to a 3-0 victory over
the Arizona Diamondbacks on
Saturday night.
Halladay (5-6) allowed just
four runners and struck out
five to earn his first win since
May 17. The two-time Cy
Young Award winner was
winless in his previous five
starts, including three after
returning from a two-month
stint on the disabled list.
Josh Lindblom had two
strikeouts in the eighth and
Jonathan Papelbon finished off
a four-hitter for his 24th save
in 27 tries.
Astros 3, Braves 2
ATLANTA Justin Max-
well had a career-high four
hits, including two homers,
rookie Lucas Harrell won his
first career start at Turner
Field, and the Houston Astros
snapped a four-game losing
streak with a victory over the
Atlanta Braves.
The Astros won for just the
fourth time in 33 games, im-
proving to 11-45 on the road
the worst mark in the ma-
jors.
Paul Maholm (9-7) lost his
Atlanta debut, three hits, six
hits, and two walks. He struck
out eight in seven innings.
Cardinals 6, Brewers 1
ST. LOUIS Adam Wainw-
right pitched a five-hitter and
also contributed at the plate,
leading the St. Louis Cardinals
to a win over the Milwaukee
Brewers.
Wainwright (9-10) moved
closer to .500 after starting
the season at 0-3. He threw 73
of 98 pitches for strikes, walk-
ing none and fanning seven.
Reds 5, Pirates 4
CINCINNATI Scott Ro-
len tripled and scored the
go-ahead run in the eighth
inning as the Cincinnati Reds
won their fifth straight game,
5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates
on Saturday night.
The Reds have won 15 of 16
and opened a 5
1
2-game lead
over Pittsburgh in the NL
Central.
Nationals 10, Marlins 7
WASHINGTON Adam
LaRoche homered twice, Dan-
ny Espinosa hit a three-run
shot in Washingtons six-run
eighth inning, and the Nation-
als beat the Miami Marlins.
Combined with Houstons
3-2 win over Atlanta, the Na-
tionals increased their lead
over the Braves in the NL East
to three games.
N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Halladay, Kratz lead
Phils over Dbacks
The Associated Press
STANDINGS/STATS
ClevelandCavaliers.
But its always beenauto rac-
ing that really revs his engine.
He showedup at Pocono Race-
way ready to go this weekend, as
a NASCARanalyst for ESPN a
job hes heldsince 2007 whenthe
network Saidwere going to
give a 7-foot-tall AfricanAmer-
icanbasketball player anoppor-
tunity to be part of our NASCAR
coverage, Daugherty remem-
bered.
I take it very seriously, he
continued. I dont take it for
granted. I have a lot of funand
bring a lot of levity.
.He also brings plenty of
knowledge, because Daugherty
has beenaroundauto racing
fromas far back as he came re-
member.
Growing up inBlack Moun-
tain, N.C., Daugherty became
hookedonhis home states two
mainsports pretty early.
We playedbasketball and
raced, Daugherty said. Thats
just what we did.
It turns out Daugherty dida
little more thanmost withhis
two mainathletic interests.
Along withbeing a racing
commentator, Daugherty is also
a co-owner of the JTGDaugher-
ty Sprint Cup Series team anda
driver, having wonfour races in
the roadsters series andalso
driving inthe Arca Extreme
series.
All this after Daugherty spent
his first sports career driving
opponents crazy onthe basket-
ball court.
Wearing No. 43 inhonor of
NASCARlegendRichardPetty
who Daugherty met growing up
Daugherty playedeight fab-
ulous seasons andaveraged19
points and9.5 rebounds before a
back injury endedhis basketball
career.
He couldhave done that with
the Philadelphia 76ers.
But the Sixers tradedaway the
first overall pick inthe1986 NBA
Draft to Cleveland. Andthe
Cavaliers usedit onDaugherty,
leaving everyone inPhiladelphia
wondering what couldhave
been.
They still hadMoses (Malo-
ne) andCharles Barkley, Daugh-
erty said. (Former Sixers own-
er) HaroldKatz decidedI wasnt
a goodfit for his basketball team.
Charles Barkley kids me about it
all the time, tells me I cost hima
championship.
Daugherty never wonanNBA
title withCleveland, but fans got
a glimpse of what Philadelphia
might have missedduring the
1988 All-Star Game.
(East coach) Mike Fratello
actually startedmyself, Moses
andCharles the secondhalf,
Daugherty smiled. Nobody
couldget near the backboard. We
were dominant. We couldhave
playedtogether (inPhiladel-
phia).
That wouldhave beenfun.
Not that he didnt have a blast
during his NBAdays, evenwith-
out a ring.
Youcant regret stuff like that.
I didthe best every night I pos-
sibly could, Daugherty said. I
hada blast playing pro basket-
ball.
He also got the chance to start
a secondcareer.
WhenI got inthe NBA, I
finally hada little money to land
a Buschteam, Daugherty saidof
a NASCARseries nowknownas
Nationwide.
Daugherty ownedcars driven
previously inthe former Busch
Series andNASCARTruck series
by suchrecognizable racing
names as the late Kenny IrwinJr.
andKevinHarvick, along with
Marcus Ambrose driving inthe
Nationwide Series.
We wonthree straight inthe
Nationwide Series, Daugherty
said. People dont realize, that
was my race car.
Inanalliance withMichael
Waltrip Racing, the JTGDough-
erty teamnowsends the Bushs
BakedBeans Toyota drivenby
Bobby Labonte aroundSprint
Cup tracks.
Were a single-car race team,
Daugherty said. At the endof
the day, we just get out-re-
sourced. Youcant beat that. But
were not satisfied. Were just not
very goodright now. We want to
be better.
Andmaybe by the time hes
done, racing fans will look up to
BradDaugherty ina completely
newlight.
Similarly to his first sports
career, he strives to be one of the
best.
SOKOLOSKI
Continued fromPage 1C
Paul Sokoloski is a Times Leader
sports columnist.
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
New York...................................... 62 44 .585 4-6 L-1 33-22 29-22
Baltimore ...................................... 56 51 .523 6
1
2 1 5-5 W-1 25-26 31-25
Tampa Bay ................................... 56 51 .523 6
1
2 1 6-4 L-1 29-26 27-25
Boston .......................................... 53 55 .491 10 4
1
2 4-6 L-4 27-32 26-23
Toronto......................................... 52 55 .486 10
1
2 5 4-6 W-1 28-23 24-32
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Chicago ........................................ 58 47 .552 8-2 W-3 28-22 30-25
Detroit ........................................... 57 50 .533 2 5-5 W-3 30-21 27-29
Cleveland ..................................... 50 57 .467 9 7 1-9 L-8 27-25 23-32
Minnesota .................................... 47 60 .439 12 10 7-3 W-3 23-32 24-28
Kansas City.................................. 44 62 .415 14
1
2 12
1
2 3-7 L-2 20-32 24-30
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Texas............................................ 63 43 .594 6-4 W-4 34-21 29-22
Oakland ........................................ 58 49 .542 5
1
2 5-5 L-1 32-24 26-25
Los Angeles................................. 57 50 .533 6
1
2 4-6 L-3 30-22 27-28
Seattle........................................... 51 58 .468 13
1
2 7 8-2 W-1 25-29 26-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Washington.................................. 64 43 .598 6-4 W-1 31-22 33-21
Atlanta........................................... 61 46 .570 3 8-2 L-1 31-26 30-20
New York...................................... 52 55 .486 12 8
1
2 5-5 L-1 26-26 26-29
Miami ............................................ 49 59 .454 15
1
2 12 4-6 L-1 27-27 22-32
Philadelphia................................. 48 59 .449 16 12
1
2 5-5 W-1 22-30 26-29
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Cincinnati...................................... 66 41 .617 9-1 W-5 36-19 30-22
Pittsburgh..................................... 60 46 .566 5
1
2 6-4 L-2 33-16 27-30
St. Louis ....................................... 58 49 .542 8 2
1
2 7-3 W-2 31-21 27-28
Milwaukee .................................... 48 58 .453 17
1
2 12 4-6 L-2 30-26 18-32
Chicago ........................................ 43 61 .413 21
1
2 16 5-5 L-3 27-24 16-37
Houston........................................ 36 72 .333 30
1
2 25 2-8 W-1 25-27 11-45
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
San Francisco ............................... 57 49 .538 3-7 W-1 32-23 25-26
Los Angeles .................................. 57 50 .533
1
2 3
1
2 4-6 W-1 30-23 27-27
Arizona........................................... 55 52 .514 2
1
2 5
1
2 6-4 L-1 30-24 25-28
San Diego...................................... 45 63 .417 13 16 4-6 W-1 23-29 22-34
Colorado........................................ 38 66 .365 18 21 2-8 L-1 21-35 17-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Friday's Games
Detroit 10, Cleveland 2
N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 3
Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0
Minnesota 6, Boston 5, 10 innings
Chicago White Sox 8, L.A. Angels 6, 10 innings
Texas 5, Kansas City 3
Oakland 5, Toronto 4, 15 innings
Saturday's Games
Seattle 1, N.Y. Yankees 0
Toronto 3, Oakland 1, 11 innings
Texas 4, Kansas City 2
Detroit 6, Cleveland 1
Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 0
Minnesota 6, Boston 4
L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, (n)
Sunday's Games
Cleveland (Seddon 0-0) at Detroit (Scherzer 10-6),
1:05 p.m.
Seattle (Iwakuma 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia
4-5), 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 4-6) at Boston (F.Morales
2-2), 1:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 3-2) at Tampa Bay (Price
14-4), 1:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 8-8) at Chicago White Sox (Lir-
iano 3-10), 2:10 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 7-6) at Kansas City (Hochevar
7-9), 2:10 p.m.
Toronto (Laffey 2-2) at Oakland (Milone 9-8), 4:05
p.m.
Monday's Games
Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Texas at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Friday's Games
Washington 7, Miami 4, 1st game
Arizona 4, Philadelphia 2
Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 4, Houston 1
Miami 5, Washington 2, 2nd game
St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 3
San Francisco 16, Colorado 4
San Diego 3, N.Y. Mets 1
L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Saturday's Games
Philadelphia 3, Arizona 0
Washington 10, Miami 7
Houston 3, Atlanta 2
Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 4
St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 1
San Francisco at Colorado, (n)
N.Y. Mets at San Diego, (n)
Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, (n)
Sunday's Games
Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 13-3) at Cincinnati (Bailey
9-6), 1:10 p.m.
Arizona (Cahill 9-9) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 2-6),
1:35 p.m.
Houston (B.Norris 5-8) at Atlanta (Medlen 2-1), 1:35
p.m.
Miami (Nolasco 8-10) at Washington (Strasburg
11-5), 1:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 5-11) at Colorado (Unde-
cided), 3:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Harvey 1-1) at San Diego (Marquis 4-6),
4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Germano 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Ha-
rang 7-6), 4:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Estrada 0-4) at St. Louis (Lohse 11-2),
8:05 p.m.
Monday's Games
Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Mariners 1, Yankees 0
Seattle New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ackley 2b 4 0 0 0 Grndrs cf 3 0 0 0
MSndrs cf 4 0 0 0 Jeter ss 4 0 0 0
JMontr dh 4 0 2 0 Cano 2b 4 0 1 0
Jaso c 4 1 2 0 Teixeir 1b 3 0 0 0
Seager 3b 4 0 0 0 Ibanez dh 2 0 0 0
C.Wells lf 4 0 0 0 Swisher rf 3 0 0 0
Carp 1b 4 0 2 1 ErChvz 3b 3 0 0 0
Thams rf 4 0 2 0 ISuzuki lf 3 0 1 0
Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 RMartn c 3 0 0 0
Kawsk pr-ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1 Totals 28 0 2 0
Seattle ................................ 010 000 000 1
New York ........................... 000 000 000 0
DPSeattle 1, New York 1. LOBSeattle 8, New
York 3. 2BJaso (13), Carp (6), Thames (8), Cano
(31).
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
F.Hernandez
W,10-5...................... 9 2 0 0 2 6
New York
Kuroda L,10-8 ......... 6
1
3 7 1 1 1 4
Logan........................
2
3 0 0 0 0 1
D.Robertson............ 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 3
Rapada.....................
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
HBPby Kuroda (Ryan).
UmpiresHome, Larry Vanover;First, Angel Cam-
pos;Second, Jerry Layne;Third, Vic Carapazza.
T2:32. A47,067 (50,291).
Orioles 4, Rays 0
Baltimore Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Markks rf 3 2 1 1 DJnngs lf 4 0 0 0
Hardy ss 5 0 2 0 BUpton cf 4 0 1 0
C.Davis dh 5 0 2 2 Zobrist 2b 3 0 2 0
AdJons cf 4 0 1 0 Kppngr dh 4 0 1 0
Wieters c 3 0 1 1 C.Pena 1b 3 0 0 0
Betemt 3b 4 0 1 0 SRdrgz ss 3 0 0 0
Andino 3b 0 0 0 0 Rhyms ph 1 0 0 0
McLoth lf 4 1 2 0 Fuld rf 4 0 1 0
MrRynl 1b 3 1 0 0 RRorts 3b 3 0 0 0
Quntnll 2b 4 0 0 0 JMolin c 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 410 4 Totals 32 0 6 0
Baltimore............................ 110 200 000 4
Tampa Bay......................... 000 000 000 0
DPTampa Bay 1. LOBBaltimore 8, Tampa Bay
7. 2BMcLouth (1). SBWieters 2 (3), B.Upton
(20). CSFuld (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Baltimore
W.Chen W,10-6 ...... 7 5 0 0 1 4
Strop......................... 1 1 0 0 1 1
Ji.Johnson ............... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay
Hellickson L,6-7 ...... 4 8 4 4 4 4
Howell....................... 2 0 0 0 0 4
Badenhop................. 2 1 0 0 0 2
W.Davis.................... 1 1 0 0 0 2
UmpiresHome, Alfonso Marquez;First, TomHal-
lion;Second, Brian ONora;Third, Chad Fairchild.
T2:49. A20,612 (34,078).
Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1
Toronto Oakland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
YEscor ss 5 0 1 0 JWeeks 2b 4 0 1 0
KJhnsn 2b 5 0 0 0 Taylor rf 4 0 0 0
Encrnc 1b 5 1 2 0 Crisp ph-cf 0 0 0 0
Cooper dh 5 1 1 1 Reddck cf-rf 5 0 0 0
RDavis lf 4 1 1 0 Carter 1b 2 0 0 0
YGoms c 2 0 0 0 Cespds pr 0 0 0 0
Mathis ph-c 2 0 0 0 Moss 1b 1 0 0 0
Sierra rf 5 0 3 1 JGoms lf 5 0 0 0
Gose cf 4 0 2 0 Inge 3b 5 1 0 0
Hchvrr 3b 3 0 0 0 DNorrs dh 3 0 1 1
Kottars c 3 0 1 0
Rosales ss 2 0 1 0
Sogard
ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 310 2 Totals 35 1 4 1
Toronto....................... 000 000 001 02 3
Oakland...................... 010 000 000 00 1
EKottaras (1). DPToronto 2. LOBToronto 8,
Oakland 8. 2BSierra (1), Gose (2), D.Norris (2).
HRCooper (3). SBEncarnacion 2 (12), R.Davis
(29). SGose.
IP H R ER BB SO
Toronto
R.Romero ................ 7 3 1 1 4 5
Delabar..................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 1 3
Janssen....................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
J.Chavez W,1-1 ...... 1 1 0 0 2 1
Oliver S,2-3.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Oakland
Griffin........................ 1
2
3 1 0 0 0 0
Norberto................... 3
2
3 4 0 0 0 4
Neshek H,1.............. 1
2
3 0 0 0 1 1
Balfour H,15............. 1 0 0 0 0 0
R.Cook BS,7-18...... 1 1 1 1 0 0
Blevins L,4-1............ 2 4 2 2 2 3
WPR.Romero 2.
UmpiresHome, Gerry Davis;First, Phil Cuzzi;Se-
cond, Greg Gibson;Third, Manny Gonzalez.
T3:37. A17,121 (35,067).
Rangers 4, Royals 2
Texas Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Kinsler 2b 5 1 3 0 AGordn lf 4 0 0 1
Andrus ss 5 1 2 0 AEscor ss 4 0 0 0
Hamltn cf-lf 5 0 1 2 L.Cain rf 4 0 2 0
Beltre 3b 4 0 1 0 Butler dh 4 0 1 0
N.Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 Mostks 3b 4 0 1 0
MiYong dh 4 1 1 0 S.Perez c 3 1 0 0
Napoli c 2 1 0 0 Hosmer 1b 4 1 2 0
DvMrp lf 3 0 1 0 Getz 2b 4 0 0 1
Gentry cf 0 0 0 0 JDyson cf 3 0 2 0
Olt 1b 2 0 1 2
Morlnd ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 410 4 Totals 34 2 8 2
Texas.................................. 002 101 000 4
Kansas City ....................... 000 020 000 2
ENapoli (6), Olt (1), A.Escobar (12). DPTexas
2, Kansas City 2. LOBTexas 9, Kansas City 6.
2BAndrus (26). SBA.Escobar (20), J.Dyson
(21). SFOlt.
IP H R ER BB SO
Texas
Feldman W,6-6........ 7
2
3 6 2 2 1 4
Mi.Adams H,19........
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Ogando S,3-6.......... 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kansas City
W.Smith L,2-4 ......... 5
2
3 8 4 4 3 2
K.Herrera ................. 2
1
3 1 0 0 1 3
Jeffress..................... 1 1 0 0 1 0
UmpiresHome, Tim McClelland;First, Ted Bar-
rett;Second, Marvin Hudson;Third, Jordan Baker.
T2:41. A28,724 (37,903).
Tigers 6, Indians 1
Cleveland Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 1 AJcksn cf 5 0 1 0
AsCarr ss 4 0 0 0 Berry lf 3 0 1 0
Choo rf 4 0 1 0 MiCarr 3b 4 0 0 0
CSantn c 4 0 0 0 RSantg 2b 0 0 0 0
Brantly cf 3 0 1 0 Fielder 1b 3 2 2 0
JoLopz dh 3 0 0 0 Boesch rf 4 1 2 1
Ktchm 1b 3 0 0 0 DYong dh 2 1 0 1
Hannhn 3b 3 0 0 0 Avila c 3 1 1 0
Carrer lf 3 1 2 0 JhPerlt ss 4 1 2 2
Infante
2b-3b 3 0 1 2
Totals 31 1 4 1 Totals 31 610 6
Cleveland........................... 000 000 001 1
Detroit................................. 020 301 00x 6
DPCleveland 1. LOBCleveland 3, Detroit 7.
2BChoo (33), Berry (7), Boesch (20), Jh.Peralta
(22). 3BCarrera 2 (2), Boesch (1), Jh.Peralta (3).
SBInfante (1). SFD.Young, Infante.
IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland
Jimenez L,8-11 ....... 5
1
3 7 6 6 4 4
E.Rogers.................. 2
2
3 3 0 0 0 3
Detroit
Fister W,6-7............. 9 4 1 1 0 6
WPJimenez, E.Rogers.
UmpiresHome, Rob Drake;First, Joe West;Sec-
ond, Sam Holbrook;Third, Andy Fletcher.
T2:19 (Rain delay: 0:37). A42,744 (41,255).
Phillies 3, Diamondbacks 0
Arizona Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
GParra cf 3 0 0 0 Rollins ss 4 0 0 0
Drew ss 4 0 2 0 Frndsn 3b 4 1 1 0
Kubel lf 4 0 0 0 Utley 2b 4 0 1 0
Gldsch 1b 4 0 1 0 Howard 1b 4 1 2 0
J.Upton rf 3 0 1 0 Mayrry cf 4 0 1 0
MMntr c 3 0 0 0 DBrwn lf 3 0 1 1
CJhnsn 3b 3 0 0 0 Kratz c 3 1 1 2
JMcDnl 2b 3 0 0 0 Schrhlt rf 3 0 1 0
JSndrs p 2 0 0 0 Hallady p 2 0 0 0
Ziegler p 0 0 0 0 Wggntn ph 1 0 1 0
RWhelr ph 1 0 0 0 Lindlm p 0 0 0 0
Zagrsk p 0 0 0 0 Papeln p 0 0 0 0
Albers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 Totals 32 3 9 3
Arizona............................... 000 000 000 0
Philadelphia....................... 001 100 01x 3
DPArizona 1. LOBArizona 5, Philadelphia 7.
2BDrew(7), Mayberry (16). HRKratz (4). CS
G.Parra (8).
IP H R ER BB SO
Arizona
J.Saunders L,5-8 .... 6
1
3 6 2 2 2 3
Ziegler ......................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Zagurski ...................
1
3 2 1 1 0 1
Albers.......................
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia
Halladay W,5-6........ 7 3 0 0 1 5
Lindblom H,17......... 1 0 0 0 1 2
Papelbon S,24-27... 1 1 0 0 0 2
WPZagurski. PBKratz.
UmpiresHome, Ron Kulpa;First, Derryl Cousins-
;Second, Alan Porter;Third, Jim Wolf.
T2:42. A43,762 (43,651).
Astros 3, Braves 2
Houston Atlanta
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Altuve 2b 1 0 0 0 Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
MGnzlz ss 4 0 1 0 Prado lf 4 0 1 0
BFrncs rf 4 1 1 0 Heywrd rf 4 0 1 0
Wrght p 0 0 0 0 C.Jones 3b 2 1 1 0
WLopez p 0 0 0 0 FFrmn 1b 3 1 0 0
Wallac 1b 4 0 0 0 McCnn c 2 0 0 0
Maxwll cf 4 2 4 3 Uggla 2b 3 0 1 2
JDMrtn lf 4 0 1 0 Janish ss 3 0 0 0
MDwns 3b 4 0 2 0 JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0
CSnydr c 4 0 0 0 Mahlm p 2 0 0 0
Harrell p 2 0 0 0 Hinske ph 1 0 0 0
FRdrgz p 0 0 0 0 Gearrin p 0 0 0 0
Schafer ph 1 0 0 0 Avilan p 0 0 0 0
Bogsvc rf 0 0 0 0 Durbin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3 Totals 29 2 4 2
Houston.............................. 000 200 100 3
Atlanta ................................ 000 002 000 2
DPHouston 2, Atlanta 3. LOBHouston 5, Atlan-
ta 6. 2BJ.D.Martinez (13), Heyward (19). HR
Maxwell 2 (12). SBMaxwell (3). CSAltuve (7).
IP H R ER BB SO
Houston
Harrell W,9-7........... 6 4 2 2 5 5
Fe.Rodriguez H,11. 1 0 0 0 0 0
W.Wright H,15......... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 2
W.Lopez S,1-2 ........
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Atlanta
Maholm L,9-7 .......... 7 6 3 3 2 8
Gearrin .....................
2
3 1 0 0 1 1
Avilan ........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Durbin....................... 1 2 0 0 0 0
HBPby W.Lopez (Uggla).
UmpiresHome, Jim Reynolds;First, James
Hoye;Second, Jim Joyce;Third, Mike DiMuro.
T2:33. A30,029 (49,586).
Cardinals 6, Brewers 1
Milwaukee St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi
CGomz cf 4 1 1 0 Furcal ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan rf 4 0 0 0 Craig 1b 4 1 1 1
Braun lf 3 0 0 1 Hollidy lf 4 1 1 0
Hart 1b 3 0 1 0 Beltran rf 4 1 2 1
RWeks 2b 3 0 0 0 Freese 3b 4 0 0 0
Lucroy c 3 0 0 0 YMolin c 4 0 1 2
CIzturs ss 3 0 0 0 Jay cf 3 1 1 1
Ransm 3b 3 0 2 0 Descals 2b 3 1 1 0
MRgrs p 1 0 0 0 Wnwrg p 3 1 2 1
Ishikaw ph 1 0 0 0
LHrndz p 0 0 0 0
Aoki ph 1 0 1 0
FrRdrg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1 Totals 33 6 9 6
Milwaukee.......................... 100 000 000 1
St. Louis............................. 014 001 00x 6
DPSt. Louis 1. LOBMilwaukee 2, St. Louis 4.
2BC.Gomez (13), Descalso (7), Wainwright (2).
HRBeltran (25), Jay (3). SBY.Molina (11). SF
Braun.
IP H R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
M.Rogers L,0-1....... 5 7 5 5 1 5
L.Hernandez............ 2 2 1 1 0 1
Fr.Rodriguez ........... 1 0 0 0 0 0
St. Louis
Wainwright W,9-10. 9 5 1 1 0 7
BalkWainwright.
UmpiresHome, Tim Welke;First, Mike Everitt-
;Second, Laz Diaz;Third, Mike Estabrook.
T2:19. A42,036 (43,975).
Nationals 10, Marlins 7
Miami Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Petersn lf 5 1 3 0 Espinos ss 5 1 2 3
Cousins rf 4 0 0 0 Harper rf 5 2 1 1
Reyes ss 4 4 3 0 Zmrmn 3b 4 0 2 1
Ca.Lee 1b 4 1 2 2 Morse lf 5 0 1 1
Dobbs 3b 5 0 1 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0
DSolan 2b 3 0 1 2 LaRoch 1b 4 3 2 2
GHrndz cf 4 1 0 0 Werth cf 3 1 2 0
J.Buck c 4 0 1 1 KSuzuk c 3 0 0 0
Buehrle p 3 0 1 0 Lmrdzz 2b 4 1 1 1
H.Bell p 0 0 0 0 Zmrmn p 1 1 0 0
Ruggin ph 1 0 0 0 Grzlny p 0 0 0 0
MDunn p 0 0 0 0 DeRosa ph 1 0 0 0
Zamrn p 0 0 0 0 McGnzl p 0 0 0 0
Matths p 0 0 0 0
TMoore
ph-lf 1 1 1 1
Totals 37 712 5 Totals 36101210
Miami................................ 021 020 101 7
Washington..................... 012 001 06x 10
EM.Dunn (1), Espinosa 2 (9), Lombardozzi (3).
DPWashington1. LOBMiami 9, Washington 6.
2BPetersen (1), Reyes (26), Ca.Lee (18), J.Buck
(11). HREspinosa (10), Harper (10), LaRoche 2
(23). SBReyes 2 (27). SCousins, D.Solano,
Reds 5, Pirates 4
Pittsburgh Cincinnati
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Presley lf 4 1 2 0 Cozart ss 3 1 1 0
JHughs p 0 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 4 2 2 0
GSnchz ph 1 0 0 0 Bruce rf 3 1 1 0
Walker 2b 2 0 0 1 Ludwck lf 4 0 1 1
AMcCt cf 4 0 0 0 Rolen 3b 4 1 2 2
GJones 1b 4 1 2 0 Frazier 1b 4 0 1 2
McKnr c 4 1 2 1 DNavrr c 4 0 0 0
PAlvrz 3b 4 0 0 0 Hanign c 0 0 0 0
Snider rf 3 0 0 1 Valdez 2b 3 0 0 0
JHrrsn ss 3 1 2 1 Marshll p 0 0 0 0
JMcDnl p 2 0 0 0 Broxtn p 0 0 0 0
SMarte ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Paul ph 1 0 0 0
Chpmn p 0 0 0 0
Leake p 2 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 Totals 33 5 9 5
Pittsburgh .......................... 011 101 000 4
Cincinnati ........................... 202 000 01x 5
EP.Alvarez (16), Leake (2). DPCincinnati 1.
LOBPittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 6. 2BG.Jones
(17), Ludwick (19). 3BPresley (4), Rolen (2).
HRMcKenry (11), J.Harrison (3). SBCairo (2).
SFWalker, Snider.
IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsburgh
Ja.McDonald ........... 6 7 4 3 1 7
J.Hughes L,2-1........ 2 2 1 1 1 0
Cincinnati
Leake........................ 6 6 4 4 1 7
Marshall ................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Broxton W,1-0......... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Chapman S,25-29 .. 1 1 0 0 0 2
Twins 6, Red Sox 4
Minnesota Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Span cf 4 1 0 0 Kalish cf 2 1 0 0
Revere rf 5 1 3 0 Ciriaco ph 1 1 1 1
Mauer 1b 4 1 1 3 Ellsury cf 0 0 0 0
Mornea dh 4 0 2 1 Crwfrd lf 4 0 1 1
Doumit c 4 0 1 0 Pedroia 2b 3 1 0 0
Mstrnn lf 3 0 1 0 AdGnzl 1b 4 0 1 0
Wlngh ph-lf 1 0 0 0 C.Ross rf 4 0 1 1
Dozier ss 4 0 1 0 Sltlmch dh 3 0 1 0
ACasill 2b 3 1 1 0 Aviles ss 4 1 1 1
JCarrll 3b 4 2 2 1 Shppch c 3 0 0 0
Lvrnwy ph 1 0 0 0
Punto 3b 3 0 0 0
Mdlrks ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 612 5 Totals 33 4 6 4
Minnesota.......................... 000 010 014 6
Boston................................ 110 000 020 4
EShoppach (4), Buchholz 2 (3). DPBoston 2.
LOBMinnesota7, Boston5. 2BMastroianni (3),
A.Casilla (12), C.Crawford (2). HRMauer (7), Ci-
riaco (1), Aviles (11). SBRevere (26), Pedroia (7).
SFMorneau.
IP H R ER BB SO
Minnesota
De Vries ................... 7 4 2 2 2 5
Perkins .....................
2
3 1 2 2 0 2
Al.Burnett W,4-3 .....
1
3 1 0 0 0 1
Burton S,5-7 ............ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston
Buchholz .................. 7 7 1 0 1 3
A.Miller ..................... 0 1 1 1 2 0
Aceves L,2-7
BS,6-28.................... 1
2
3 4 4 4 0 1
Breslow....................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
A.Miller pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
HBPby Perkins (Pedroia). WPAl.Burnett,
Aceves.
UmpiresHome, David Rackley;First, Wally Bell-
;Second, Mike Winters;Third, Mark Wegner.
T3:22. A37,914 (37,495).
K.Suzuki.
IP H R ER BB SO
Miami
Buehrle..................... 6 7 4 4 2 2
H.Bell H,5................. 1 0 0 0 0 2
M.Dunn L,0-1
BS,2-3 ......................
2
3 4 6 0 1 1
Zambrano.................
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Washington
Zimmermann ........... 5 7 5 4 1 3
Gorzelanny .............. 1 2 0 0 1 0
Mic.Gonzalez ..........
1
3 0 1 0 1 0
Mattheus W,4-1....... 1
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Clippard.................... 1 2 1 1 0 0
HBPby Zimmermann (Ca.Lee).
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Scran-
ton/Wilkes-Barre ended its two
game losing streak to Indianapo-
lis in 10 innings by a score of 9-8
on Saturday night in a wild game
that saw the Yankees overcome
three deficits.
The final comeback of the
night at Frontier Field was in the
bottomof the tenth after Indiana-
polis took an 8-7 lead. In the bot-
tom of the frame, Francisco Cer-
velli scored on an error to event
he score at 8-8. The game ended
on a sacrifice fly by Chris Dicker-
son.
The Yankees were down 7-4 in
the bottom of the eighth before
rallying for three runs to even the
score at 7-7 and force extra in-
nings as a Brandon Laird double
andaMelkyMesasingleaccount-
ed for two of the runs.
The Indians (71-44) held a 3-0
leadafter three innings scoringin
the top of the second after Jeff
Clement was walked then scored
on a RBI-double by Yamico Na-
varro for a 1-0 lead.
Clement was at it again in the
next innings doublingintwofor a
3-0 lead.
The Yankees (61-52) fought
backinthefourthinningfor three
runs. A bases loaded walk and a
wildpitchcut the leadto3-2. Cer-
velli singled later in the inning to
scoreRonnier Mustelier totiethe
score at 3-3.
The Indians jumped out to a
5-3 lead with single runs in the
fifth and sixth. Mesas first Tri-
ple-Ahomerunintheseventhcut
the lead to 5-4.
Indianapolis and Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre will play the final
game of the four-game series to-
day at 6:05 p.m. in Rochester.
N.Y. at Frontier Field.
Indianapolis Yankees
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DArnaud ss 5 2 1 0 Dickerson lf 4 0 2 0
Tabata cf 6 1 3 2 Joseph c 3 1 0 0
Hague 1b 6 0 0 1 Nunez ss 4 2 2 0
Clement dh 4 1 1 2 Mustelier dh 4 2 2 0
Navarro 3b 4 0 1 1 Laird 3b 3 1 1 2
Marrero lf 3 1 0 0 Cervelli c 3 1 1 1
Boggs rf 4 0 1 0 Mesa cf 5 2 3 2
Sanchez c 3 1 2 0
Fukudome
1b 4 0 0 1
Hernandez 2b 4 1 0 1 McDonald rf 5 0 1 0
Fryer pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 39 8 9 7 Totals 36 712 7
Indianapolis ................... 012 011 020 1 8
Yankees......................... 000 300 130 2 9
ELaird(19) LOBIndianapolis 10, Yankees 72B
Navarrro (12), Clement (33), Sanchez (8), Mustelier
(18), Laird (27), Mesa (1) HR Mesa (1)
IP H R ER BB SO
Indianapolis
Wilson........................ 3.2 2 3 3 3 1
Morris......................... 3 3 1 1 0 2
Slaten......................... 0.1 3 3 3 2 1
Wood ......................... 2 4 1 0 2 1
Yankees
Maine......................... 5 6 4 4 1 5
Declarmen ................ 2 1 1 1 3 1
Hyde .......................... 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
Igarashi ..................... 2.1 2 1 1 2 0
I . L . B A S E B A L L
Yankees end
losing streak
against Indy
The Times Leader Staff
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
OUTDOORS
A TRAP SHOOT will be held at the
Harveys Lake Rod and Gun Club
on Sunday, Aug. 11. The club is
located on Kunkle Road and the
shoot will run from noon to 6 p.m.
Participants must be 18 years old
or older and bring their own gun
and shells. Ear and eye protection
are required. For more information
contact Carmen Fusco at 332-
0806.
HUNTS FOR HEALING will host its
first Red, White and Blue Rally on
Sunday, Aug. 19, from11 a.m. to 7
p.m., at the American Legion Post
510 in Laceyville. The family event
will feature a chicken barbecue,
hot dogs, hamburgers, raffles,
50/50 drawing and a baked goods
sale.
THE STANLEY COOPER SR. CHAP-
TER OF TROUT UNLIMITED will
be one of several conservation
organizations to host a cleanup
targeting the Delaware River.
Cleanup efforts will take place
along the banks of the Monument
Pool beginning at 11 a.m. on Sat-
urday, Aug. 11. Volunteers are
needed. Meeting place is the River
Run parking lot. For more in-
formation, email [email protected].
NESCOPECK STATE PARk will hold
a birds and butterflies walk Aug. 12
with enthusiast Jonathan Debalko.
The walk will meander around the
butterfly garden and lake in search
of birds and butterflies.
Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring
binoculars if you have them. The
park will have a small supply
available to borrow.
This is also a Junior Bird Club event.
Kids ages 9 and up are invited to
attend the birds and butterflies
program. There is a one-time $5
fee for new members. This club is
supported by the Greater Wyom-
ing Valley Audubon Society.
If you need an accommodation to
participate in park activities due to
a disability, contact the park or
make inquiries through the Penn-
sylvania AT&T Relay Service at
888-537-7294 (TTY). Bureau of
State Parks staff will gladly discuss
how to accommodate your needs.
With at least three days notice,
interpreters for people who are
deaf or hard of hearing are avail-
able for educational programs.
HICKORY RUN STATE PARK NAT-
URALIST MEGAN TAYLOR will
host the ninth hike in the 2012
Hickory Run State Park Hiking
Series on Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. The 2.5
mile hike is classified as difficult.
Meet at the Hawk Falls Trailhead
on Route 534, east of the park
office. This hike will feature some
small but very steep and rocky
sections on Hawk Falls and Or-
chard Trail Loop.
For more information, contact Taylor
at [email protected] or
570-403-2006.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
VOLUNTEER DAVID KRUEL will
host an early morning beginners
bird walk on Saturday, Aug. 25, at
8 a.m., at Nescopeck State Park to
celebrate the Global Birding Initia-
tives Pledge to Fledge program.
From Aug. 24-26, birders across six
continents will be sharing their
interest in birds by bringing friends
and other non-birders out to truly
see and enjoy birds for the first
time. The goal of the program is to
share enthusiasm toward bird
watching to transform non-birders
and casual birders into citizens
concerned about bird conservation
and the environment.
This program is free and will meet at
the wood bridge near the educa-
tion center at Nescopeck State
Park. A limited number of binoc-
ulars will be available. Please wear
sturdy shoes and bring water
along. Registration is required by
calling 403-2006.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL
RESOURCES will host a bus tour
highlighting seven sites through-
out Luzerne County that showcase
a variety of management tech-
niques such as riparian buffers,
rain gardens, parking lot bio-
infiltration, grass parking pads,
green roofs, pollinator gardens,
native grassland meadows, com-
munity gardens and more.
The tour, which was also organized
by Penn State Cooperative Exten-
sion and PA Environmental Coun-
cil, will be held on Sept. 20 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants will
begin at the Kirby Park Natural
Area in Wilkes-Barre, where they
will board a charter bus and travel
to the Plains Animal Hospital,
Lands at Hillside Farm, Butler
Township Community Garden/
Center for Landscape Stewardship
and Design, Life Expression Well-
ness Center, and Nescopeck State
Park.
The cost for the program is $30
which includes the bus tour, lunch,
and a tour booklet highlighting our
stops. Tour sponsorships are also
available. For more information
and to register please contact the
Penn State Cooperative Extension
at 825-1701.
Bulletin Board items will not be
accepted over the telephone. Items
may be faxed to 831-7319, dropped off
at the Times Leader or mailed to
Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250.
BUL L E T I N BOARD
S
ilhouetted against the early
morning fog, the buck noncha-
lantly walked into the farm lane
and didnt notice Keith Sanford and I as
we stood and watched.
The buck, which sported a large,
high rack, was about 75 yards away.
Seconds later, two more deer walked
out of the field of tall switchgrass and
bluestem onto the lane. One of them
was also a large buck, and Sanford and
I watched as they meandered down the
lane before cutting back into the field
to bed down in a nearby woodlot.
It wasnt even 7 a.m. in Limestone
Township, Montour County, but the
vast farmland landscape was already
thriving with life.
The pair of bucks was only one sight-
ing that Sanford, who is a land manage-
ment group supervisor for the Penn-
sylvania Game Commission, and I
would witness last week.
We spent the morning in Montour
and Northumberland counties, sur-
rounded by picturesque farms and
sprawling fields of switchgrass enrolled
in the Conservation Reserve Enhance-
ment Program.
The combination of cropland and
reverting fields make the area a haven
for farmland wildlife.
Based on what Sanford and I saw
that morning, many of those species,
such as deer, rabbits and songbirds are
thriving in the area.
Another appears poised to follow.
With the dove traps baited and set,
Sanford and I went for a ride across the
multitude of dirt roads that dominate
the area. Along the way Sanford point-
ed out farms enrolled in CREP and
how important the program is to the
agencys efforts to bring back the wild
pheasant. For some of the farms, the
CREP contract will expire soon. If the
landowners choose not to re-enroll
hundreds of acres of prime wildlife
habitat could be in jeopardy, he said.
One farm in particular provided a
fitting example of just how much could
be lost.
As we slowly drove along a dirt road
in Turbot Township, Northumberland
County, Sanford spotted something
standing on a farm lane flanked by two
lush cornfields.
A young male pheasant just start-
ing to transform from the dull brown
coloration into the vibrant colors of an
adult, stood in the lane, which hap-
pened to be in the middle of the Cen-
tral Susquehanna Wild Pheasant Recov-
ery Area.
We watched, and then just several
yards away a brood of young pheasants
emerged from the towering corn. They
were about the size of a chicken, prob-
ably six to eight weeks old, and they
were skittish.
Once the entire brood emerged onto
the lane, they noticed our vehicle and
nervously darted back and forth before
running toward the older male and
back into the corn.
After a few minutes we backed onto
the dirt road and made it several feet
before another brood of seven juvenile
pheasants emerged from the cornfield
and made a bee-line to an overgrown
field on the other side.
Less than a minute later, we made it
about 50 yards down the road before
another brood this one with six
young pheasants, was spotted nipping
at insects in the tall grass between the
road and cornfield.
Again, Sanford and I watched in
appreciation.
These are pure wild pheasants,
which is what makes this exciting,
Sanford said as he peered through his
binoculars. This proves that where
you have the habitat, you can have wild
pheasants in Pennsylvania. It wasnt a
phenomena that ended in the 1970s.
There are still landscapes in this
state that can support wild pheasants.
And there is none better than the
farmland in Montour and Northumber-
land counties.
TOM VENESKY
O U T D O O R S
Wild pheasants
are thriving in
parts of PA
Tom Venesky covers the outdoors for The
Times Leader. Reach him at tvenesky@time-
sleader.com
Suskie Bassmasters
(Every Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. at the
Nesbitt ParkBoat Launch in Wilkes-
Barre;www.suskiebassmasters.com
orwww.teamrosencrans.org):
Aug. 1 results (44 anglers):
1. Marc Ronczka - 16 1/2 inches, 2.59
lbs.
2. Joe Halesey - 18 inches, 2.54 lbs.
3. Larry Fetterhoof - 16 5/8 inches,
2.21 lbs.
4. John Nealon - 15 1/8 inches, 1.91
lbs.
5. Thomas Schaffer - 15 1/4 inches,
1.65 lbs.
Standings
(total weight in pounds):
1. Chris Ostrowski - 10.25
2. Chuck Saypack - 10.16
3. Jeremy Miller - 9.78
4. Jim Lacomis - 9.74
5. Donnie Parsons III - 9.36
6. John Centak - 8.75
7. Hunter Lacomis - 8.69
8. Joe Halesey - 8.58
9. Andy Nealon - 8.51
10. Larry Fetterhoof - 8.43
Harveys Lake Wednesday Night
Bass Tournament
(Every Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. at the
state boat launch; for more informa-
tion, call Duke Dalley at 991-0080):
Aug. 1 results
(23 boats, 39anglers):
1. John Niezgoda - 3.15-pound small-
mouth
2. Gary Mikulski - 2.99 pound small-
mouth
3. Erick Stull - 2.78 pound large-
mouth
4. Jim Quinn - 2.63 pound small-
mouth
5. Ben Vitkoski - 2.51 pound small-
mouth
Standings
(total weight in pounds):
1. Greg Mikulski 17.84
2. Dave Brill 16.24
3. Gary Mikulski - 15.98
4. John Niezgoda - 13.32
5. Greg Mikulski Sr. - 12.44
6. Ken Kosloski - 11.69
7. Jim Roberts - 11.20
8. Dave Harrison - 11.01
9. Tom Bralczyk - 11.00
10. Jim Quinn - 10.59
Upcoming Tournaments
Fishing for a Cause
Bass tournament today at Lake
Winola, 6 a.m. to noon. Proceeds ben-
efit St. Josephs Center in Scranton.
Catching Dreams at
Harveys Lake Tournament
Aug. 19, registration begins at 5 a.m.
and tournament runs from 6 a.m. to 2
p.m.; open buddy tournament; all pro-
ceeds benefit Catch A Dream Founda-
tion. For more information, call Nicole
OConnor at 639-7114 or Clarence Ho-
gan at 793-5187.
A bass tournament will be held at
White Oaks Pond in Wayne County on
Aug. 26, at the PFBC boat launch.
Registration opens at 4:30 a.m. and
tournament runs from safe light until 1
p.m. Fee is $40 per team and a $10
lunker option. For more information,
contact Vincent Sabatini atbasslunk-
[email protected], or Christopher Jones
[email protected] or 991-6176.
PA BassCasters
Lake Carey Open Buddy Tourna-
ment on Sept. 2; Begins at safe light
and weigh-in is at 2 p.m.; registration
and boat check open at 4:45 a.m.
WEEKLY BASS TOURNAMENT STANDI NGS
LIMESTONETWP., MONTOUR
COUNTY Inthe predawndarkness,
KeithSanfordbaitedtwo cage traps with
millet seedandhopedto catchone of the
estimated8.15 millionmourning doves
that inhabit Pennsylvania.
Sanford, who is a landmanagement
group supervisor withthe Pennsylvania
Game CommissioninColumbia, Mon-
tour andNorthumberlandcounties,
hopes to trap andband25 doves this
summer as part of a statewide study
aimedto findout howfar the migratory
birds travel andjust howlong they sur-
vive.
Ive beendoing this for10 years and
we get a lot of informationout of it,
Sanfordsaid. It gives us anidea of where
the doves that are producedhere are
harvested. Without banding thats hard
to do.
Dove season, whichbegins Sept. 1, is
popular withhunters for its fast action
andsimplicity.
Dove trapping is similar, inthat all
thats neededis a cup of white millet and
a couple cage traps. Millet is usedbe-
cause its less likely to attract other bird
species.
Sanfordplacedhis traps ona hill over-
looking a vast overgrownfieldwhere
they wouldbe visible to flying doves. Its
important to have the traps ready to go
before the doves fly off their roost inthe
early morning. All dove trapping inthe
state must be completedby Aug. 11,
Sanfordsaid, because the U.S. Fishand
Wildlife Agency whichmanages migra-
tory birdspecies, needs the bandin-
formationbefore the hunting season
opens.
That way, any bandedbirds that are
shot theyll be able to tell where theyre
from, he said.
So far the banding programhas yield-
edsome interesting results. Most of the
dove harvest inPennsylvania occurs
during the first couple of weeks of the
season. In2010, more than25,000 hun-
ters harvested181,533 doves inPenn-
sylvania.
They are widely distributedand
extremely plentiful, Sanfordsaid. Na-
tionwide, doves are doing well.
From2003 to 2005, 80 percent of the
bandeddoves harvestednationally were
takeninthe state inwhichthey were
trapped. InPennsylvania the figure was
90 percent.
Still, there are some exceptions.
Adove that SanfordbandedinMon-
tour County inJuly of 2003 was shot by a
hunter inAlabama months later inNo-
vember. Another dove bandedinPenn-
sylvania was harvestedinTexas.
Evenmore surprising is howfewof the
bandeddoves are harvested. In2010, 939
doves were bandedinPennsylvania, and
15 were reportedby the endof the year.
All 15 were harvestedby hunters and
only two were shot inanother state.
Only once has Sanfordrecaptured
doves that he bandedthe seasonbefore.
That tells youtheres a highturnover
rate inthe populationandthats why
doves have multiple nests they needto
Banding helps officials track the birds
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Keith Sanford records age data while he holds a banded dove. The Game Commission is trapping and banding doves in the
states to gain information on lifespan and harvest rates.
The migration of doves
By TOMVENESKY
[email protected]
A mourning dove fitted with a legband. The band has a toll-free number for hun-
ters to call and report the number to wildlife agencies.
See DOVES, Page 11C
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replace themselves quickly,
Sanford said. Weve known that
mourning doves dont live very
long, and the banding gives us
more solid information regard-
ing longevity and recruitment.
Several hours after setting the
traps, Sanford returned to see
what they contained. As he
approached the traps, a dove
flewup to a nearby tree and
another sat inside.
He quickly covered the trap
with a blanket to calmthe bird
before gently removing it. After
placing a small leg band on the
dove, he went through the steps
to determine its age.
If you see pin feathers on the
face, its a juvenile, Sanford
said.
Still, the absence of pin feath-
ers doesnt automatically mean
the bird is an adult. Amore
accurate test involves analyzing
the wing feathers. If the primary
feathers have a light-colored
inside edge, thats a good in-
dicator of a juvenile. Also, if the
bird is moulting one of its pri-
mary feathers which Sanfords
bird was, its most likely a juve-
nile hatched this year.
The majority of what I catch
are juveniles, Sanford said.
After banding and aging the
bird, Sanford inspected it for any
injuries.
If they jump against the in-
side of the cage and scrape them-
selves, well treat it with a anti-
biotic cream, he said.
After a fewminutes the dove
was released and flewto a near-
by tree.
I love doing this study be-
cause it gives us some valuable
information on a popular migra-
tory bird and it allows me to be
out here on some beautiful
mornings, Sanford said. You
can watch the sun come up, here
the pheasants crowand see the
doves fly.
DOVES
Continued fromPage 10C
Dove seasons set
Dove hunters will have the opportunity to participate in a
triple-split season. The first season runs Sept. 1-29, and hunting will
start at noon and close at sunset daily. The second and third splits
will be Oct. 27-Nov. 24, and Dec. 26-Jan 5, with hunting hours a
half-hour before sunrise until sunset. In all three seasons, the daily
bag limit will be 15, and the possession limit will be 30.
Migratory game bird hunters, including those afield for doves and
woodcock, are required to obtain and carry a Pennsylvania
migratory game bird license ($3.70 for residents, $6.70 for
nonresidents), as well as a general hunting, combination or lifetime
license.
How to report
Hunters are encouraged to report recoveries of leg-banded
migratory game birds online at www.reportband.gov, or use the
toll-free number (1-800-327-BAND). Hunters will be requested to
provide information on where, when and what species were taken, in
addition to the band number. This information is crucial to the
successful management of migratory game birds.
PGC work session
The Board of Game Com-
missioners will hold its public
working group meeting on
Monday, Aug. 13. The meeting,
which will begin at 8 a.m., will
be held in the auditorium of
the Game Commissions Har-
risburg headquarters, 2001
Elmerton Avenue, just off the
Progress Avenue exit of In-
terstate 81.
The working group meeting
will be webcast through the
agencys website
(www.pgc.state.pa.us) begin-
ning at 8 a.m. This particular
working group meeting is
being held in advance of its
regularly scheduled quarterly
meeting on Sept. 24 and 25,
which will be held in Franklin,
Venango County.
The public is encouraged to
use the time between the work-
ing group meeting on Aug. 13
and the official Board meeting
in September to express their
opinions. Public comment
periods are scheduled at each
of the Boards quarterly meet-
ings, during which the Board
votes on proposed regulations
and other action items. The
Board also accepts public com-
ments through e-mail and
letters.
Hunting with veterans
Pennsylvania Game Commis-
sion officials, in partnership
with the state chapters of the
American Legion and Veterans
of Foreign Wars (VFW), are
encouraging hunters to help
veterans discover or rediscover
the thrills and joys of hunting
in Pennsylvania.
This is an opportunity to do
something special for the fine
men and women who have
served or continue to serve in
Americas armed forces, said
Carl G. Roe, Game Commis-
sion executive director. Our
armed forces have defended
our country and the rights we
enjoy for more than two centu-
ries.
In 2012, Veterans Day will be
observed on Monday, Nov. 12,
rather than the traditional Nov.
11, which falls on a Sunday this
year. In recognition of this
situation, the Board of Game
Commissioners moved to ex-
tend this years archery deer
season to include the Monday
holiday, for which many Penn-
sylvanians will have the day off
of work.
Since that action was taken
by our Board, the Game Com-
mission is encouraging licens-
ed hunters to serve as a volun-
teer guide for a veteran not
only as part of the archery deer
season, but for any of the law-
ful species that may be hunted
on Veterans Day or throughout
the 2012-13 seasons.
Hunting seasons that are
open on Nov. 12 include: ar-
chery deer; archery bear; fall
turkey (in some Wildlife Man-
agement Units); squirrel;
ruffed grouse; rabbit; pheasant;
and various migratory game
birds and furbearers.
The Game Commission
offers several classifications of
free or reduced fee licenses for
resident active duty military, as
well as former prisoners of war
or disabled veterans. For more
information, go to the Game
Commissions website
(www.pgc.state.pa.us), put
your cursor over HUNT/
TRAP in the menu bar under
the banner at the top of the
page, then put your cursor over
Licensing & Permits in the
drop-down menu listing and
then click on License Types.
To recognize those who step
up to serve as volunteer guides
for a veteran, the Game Com-
mission will conduct a drawing
to present six framed fine-art
wildlife prints. To be eligible
for one of the prints, a partici-
pating hunter must submit a
brief e-mail that outlines the
name and address of the veter-
an taken afield, type of hunting
taken part in, and county
where the shared hunt took
place. American Legion or
VFW members who take an-
other veteran hunting also
should include their member
number.
All participating hunters,
including those not affiliated
with the American Legion or
VFW must send an e-mail to
either dsand-
[email protected] or hq@pa-
legion.com. A drawing will be
held to select the six winners
from all e-mails received by
Dec. 31, 2012.
Hunters and veterans must
meet licensing requirements
and follow the laws and regu-
lations that govern hunting in
Pennsylvania.
Big game record book
Copies of the 2012 Penn-
sylvania Big Game Records are
available from the Pennsylva-
nia Game Commission online
at The Outdoor Shop,
www.pgc.state.pa.us, or call
1-888-888-3459, or mail your
remittance to: PA Game Com-
mission, Dept. MS, 2001 El-
merton Ave., Harrisburg, PA
17110-9797. Over the counter
sales cost $5, which includes
sales tax; mailed copies are
$6.25, which includes shipping
and handling costs. For addi-
tional information, contact
Pennsylvania Big Game Re-
cords Program Coordinator
Bob DAngelo at the Game
Commission Harrisburg head-
quarters ([email protected]).
OUTDOOR NEWS
SCRANTON District 11
received its second win in the
best-of-five series of the Amer-
ican Legion Baseball Command-
ers Cup defeating Wyoming
Valley 5-0 on Saturday at Bat-
taglia Field.
Tanner Schmidt led the Dis-
trict 11 offense with three hits
and two RBI including a run
scored while Mike Waltral had
three hits of his own with two
runs scored.
Adam Sosnowski pitched a
complete game giving up no
runs in the win as well.
Brian ODonnell led the effort
for Wyoming Valley with two
hits.
District 11 now leads the
series 2-1 and will look to win it
all as the teams play again to-
night at 7 at Battaglia Field in
Scranton. If Wyoming Valley
wins, the series will conclude on
Monday.
Wyoming Valley will be the
visitors tonight in an attempt to
stay alive in the series.
District 11 Wyoming Valley
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Harte ss 3 2 1 0 Goodwin lf 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 3 2 Sorokas cf 3 0 0 0
Nvczynsk cf 3 0 1 0 Nowicki rf 1 0 0 0
Repshis dh 1 0 0 1 Pechulis 3b 2 0 0 0
Zachheo dh 1 0 0 0 Custer c 3 0 1 0
Dunning 1b 3 0 0 1 Plchck 1b 3 0 0 0
Drasba ph 1 0 0 0 McClain p 2 0 1 0
Laske lf 1 0 0 0 Schwab p 0 0 0 0
Petrrucci oh 1 0 0 0 Teporak ph 1 0 0 0
Ivanoff rf 2 0 0 0 McDrmtt 2b 2 0 1 0
Rebar rf 2 0 1 0 Rmnwsk ss 1 0 0 0
Me. Waltral c 4 2 3 0 ODnnll ss 2 0 2 0
Callejas 2b 1 0 0 0
Ksiacek 2b 1 0 0 0
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McClain (L) ............... 4.2 6 3 3 6 3
Schwab ..................... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Goodwin.................... 2 3 2 1 0 0
SWOYERSVILLE
12U BASEBALL
Back Mountain National 5,
Exeter/Pittston 2
Nick Kocher had three hits for
National in the victory. Justin
Marshall added two while Dan
OConnell and Michael James
each had one.
Exeter 8-9 Tournament
Back Mountain Navy 10,
Nanticoke 0
Zack Holthaus and Connor
Morgan combined on a three-
hitter with 10 strikeouts as Back
Mountain won the champion-
ship in five innings on Friday
night.
Morgan and Ty Osipower had
three hits each for Back Moun-
tain. Holthaus, Max Paczewski
and Xander Shaner had two hits
each. Aiden Conrad, Luke Del-
gaudio and Mike Ropietski each
had a hit.
L O C A L R O U N D U P
District 11
within a win
of clincher
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HAPPY 10TH anni-
versary to our
friends at the Price
Chopper store in the
West Side Mall in
Edwardsville. Today,
the store will have
plenty of characters on hand to cele-
brate including Ernie the Elf, Tony
the Tiger, music provided by Magic
93 as well as plenty of product sam-
ples.
Then on Friday and Saturday, from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the store will hold
a cookout for customers in the park-
ing lot. On Saturday, members of the
Edwardsville police force have been
invited to attend and next Sunday,
members of the boroughs fire de-
partment have been extended an
invitation.
State Treasurer Rob McCord has
announced a free five-part series of
Web-based lessons from the Penn-
sylvania Treasury and its partners in
the public and private sectors that
are intended to help citizens over-
come an all-too-common obstacle to
economic security, financial literacy.
Learn more here: http://www.pa-
treasury.gov/newsMedia-webi-
nars.html and note that as an in-
centive, participants will earn a
chance to win a $529 PA 529 College
Savings Plan scholarship each time
they participate in a webinar.
The weekly series starts Tuesday
and will offer a new webinar each
Tuesday through Sept. 4.
If you have a Sheetz card, and
really, you should, take it to any of
the stores locations today and use it
to get a free 20-ounce bottle of Pepsi
Next when you buy a bottle of the
drink that comes in flavors like cher-
ry vanilla and mango. Heres why I
think you need a Sheetz card: Not
only is it free, not only will you be
emailed special deals like the Pepsi
Next two-for-one, youll get three
cents off a gallon of gas all the time.
That could save you $1 or more each
week if you drive a lot.
In addition to freebies in the
past Ive gotten candy, water, iced
tea and even a sandwich you can
get free coffee, subs or more once
you purchase a certain amount of
that item.
Head to New York for a great deal
on pants. New York & Co., that is.
The chains semi-annual buy-one,
get-one-free pants event is going on
now and wont last long, probably
just this week. All pants and jeans
are included except clearance, street-
wear, yoga and lounge and NY&C
great finds. You can mix and match,
though the higher price prevails.
If its kids jeans you need, head to
Old Navy and get a pair thats regu-
larly priced at $19.50 for $10. This
deal ends Aug. 15.
With the fervor of the Olympics
still around for another week, Baskin
Robbins has gotten into the spirit
with a new flavor, Gold Medal Rib-
bon. Use this coupon to get a cup or
cone of the new flavor free when you
purchase a cup or cone of it: http://
tinyurl.com/7xuljju
There are $441.41 worth of cou-
pons in todays Times Leader. The
best of the best is the buy-one, get-
one-free entre up to $12 at Logans
Roadhouse coupon good for Aug. 14
or 15 only. I do love me some Lo-
gans, especially those onion petals
and the Onion Brewsky Sirloin, and
the sweet butter rolls and the pea-
nuts. Oh you get the point, go use
the coupon, you wont be disappoint-
ed.
Edwardsville Price Chopper celebrates with cookout
STEALS & DEALS
A N D R E W M . S E D E R
Andrew M. Seder, a Times Leader staff
writer, may be reached at 570-829-7269.
Follow him on Twitter @TLAndrewSeder and
email him at [email protected] if
youd like to share a steal or deal.
ATLANTA Many American
companies that had adopted a
much-vaunted employee evalua-
tion systemhave lately been turn-
ing away fromit.
Known as stacked ranking or
forced ranking, the process
made famous by GEis really just a
version of what teachers call grad-
ing on the curve: a few people at
the top, a few at the bottom and
the rest clumped in the middle.
The practice leaped into the
spotlight - at least for people who
study how companies perform -
when Vanity Fairs August issue
published a profile of technology
icon Microsoft. The companys
malaise, the author argued, was
partlypeggedtoits evaluationsys-
tem.
Whether a company makes
screws or salads, whether its a
hole-in-the-wall or boasts a
hundred global offices, it wants to
know which employees are doing
well, which are doing badly. A
good evaluation systemencourag-
es creativity, spurs productivity
and lifts morale.
So why did many American
companies use a system that ex-
perts say is often stifling, demor-
alizing and counterproductive?
And why are they now shying
away from it? Generally, rewards
and penalties follow the numeri-
cal rankings. But not necessarily
success.
VanityFair notes that AppleInc.
now has more revenue from one
product -- the iPhone -- than
mighty Microsoft Corp. has in all
its businesses combined. The arti-
cle, by Kurt Eichenwald, portrays
the companys culture as canni-
Ranking
employees
fall out
of favor
By MICHAEL E. KANELL
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
See RANKING, Page 2D
TORONTO At a bustling
H&M clothing store in Toron-
tos chic downtown area, Cana-
dian shoppers rack up purchas-
es on their debit and credit
cards, unaware that theyre get-
ting a level of protection that
U.S. consumers lack.
Canadian consumers are is-
sued credit and debit cards
that have embedded chip tech-
nology, shorthanded as EMV,
which provides them a greater
layer of security. The chips
make it difficult for criminal
rings to fabricate counterfeit
cards or traffic in stolen cards.
Theres no question that
chip-and-PIN is a much safer
technology than signature-
based cards, which are a lot
easier to replicate, said Diane
Brisebois, the president and
CEO of the Retail Council of
Canada, the national trade
group for retailers.
Canadas consumer protec-
tion is all the more striking giv-
en that the United States gen-
erated about 27 percent of pay-
ment-card purchases yet ac-
counted for 47 percent of
global payment-card fraud, the
industry newsletter The Nil-
sonReport saidlast November.
Why is fraud in the United
States, which amounted to
more than $3.56 billion in loss-
es in 2010, so high? The report
and retailers point to the rela-
tively sparse use of the EMV
technology, named for the big
companies Europay, Master-
Card and Visa.
EMVs embedded chips foil
counterfeiters because the
chips transmit different unique
U.S. slow to embrace anti-fraud chips
MCT PHOTO
Consumers are caught in the middle by the lawthat limits what
banks can charge retailers for processing debit card purchases.
Credit, debit card chips
help safeguard against
theft, counterfeits.
By KEVIN G. HALL
MCT Wire Services
See CHIPS, Page 2D
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true.
A celebrity house-flip-
per comes to town to
share his secrets of real
estate investing, free of charge.
Bad credit? Little personal
savings to invest? No problem;
come along and let the pros
show you the ropes.
Thats the gist of a radio ad-
vertisement real estate guru
Than Merrill, a cast member on
seasons three and four of A&Es
Flip This House, has been run-
ninginthe Wilkes-Barre/Scran-
ton market for several weeks.
The initial meeting might be
free, but investing fully in Mer-
rills program costs a lot more;
up to $25,000.
Merrills real-estate educa-
tion company, FortuneBuilders
Inc., will host eight two-hour
seminars at hotels in Wilkes-
Barre, Plains Township and
Scranton over the next week,
starting Monday.
Signingupfor one of the sem-
inars generates an email mess-
agewithalinktoavideoof Mer-
rill introducing his program.
Youre going to learn how to
make really good money invest-
ing in real estate, Merrill says
in the video. I created a very
automated and replicable sys-
Its not that simple. Real estate seminars
require plenty of advance homework.
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Fred Clayworth of Edwardsville is pictured with some of the CDs and books he bought in March at a seminar
offered by Armando Montelongo, a former star of A&Es Flip This House. Clayworth said he plans to attend a
seminar this week offered by another former Flip This House celebrity, Than Merrill.
By MATT HUGHES / [email protected]
See SEMINARS, Page 2D
GET RICH QUICK?
Frankly, deciding
whether to invest
money in stocks ends
up too much like pick-
ing sides lately.
Which side do you
believe? The side that
seems tothinkthe next stormwill send
every 401(k) spinning down the drain?
Or those who say surely someone --
maybe the Federal Reserve -- has a
warehouse of umbrellas?
Charles Biderman is doubtful about
those umbrellas.
"The economy is slumping. Were in
a no-growth world here," Biderman,
CEO of TrimTabs Investment Re-
search, told me by phone.
TrimTabs, an independent invest-
ment research firm based in Sausalito,
Calif., has turned bearish for reasons
that many of us might not have consid-
ered. They include:
Whens the last time you heard of a
stock buyback? U.S. public companies
overall are no longer buying back their
own stock at a fast clip. Instead, the in-
siders and others picked up the pace
selling off company stock overall in
June.
For a few years, Biderman noted, in-
dividuals, institutions, hedge funds
and pension funds were net sellers of
U.S. stocks. Company insiders had
been major buyers until recently.
But theres a shift, as companies have
been issuing far more shares than
theyve been buying in recent weeks.
Thats a clue that companies may be
turning less positive about their own
shares, he said.
Whens the last time you felt flush
withcash? Bidermannotedthat theres
very little growth in wages. He bases
this on real-time income tax withhold-
ings when adjusted for inflation. Also,
the TrimTabs Online Job Postings In-
dex is growing at the slowest rate since
February 2010 for the U.S. economy.
Biderman is not optimistic about
how much the Fed can do to boost the
stock market and the economy overall.
Were hearing more buzz that the
Fed could soon give another nudge to
economic growth. The Federal Open
Market Committeetooknoactionafter
meeting last week, but some speculate
that it could wait longer to take steps.
"Between the eurozone crisis and
the fiscal cliff, risk of recession is real
and substantial," said Diane Swonk,
chief economist for Mesirow Financial
in Chicago.
Swonk said another easing by the
Fed is very likely, given the uncertain-
ties.
"Timing is tricky, as the Fedwants to
get the biggest bang for (the) dollar,
which may mean waiting for more in-
formation and stronger backdrop of ec-
onomic weakness in September," she
said.
A third round of quantitative easing,
or QE3, by the Fed can offer some reas-
surance, Biderman said, but he re-
mains doubtful that sending rates low-
er or some other move would be much
lasting help.
"Its not low rates that are hurting
the housing market," Biderman said.
Biderman admits he missed fore-
casting the upturn in the stock market
in 2009 and didnt understand how
muchtheFeds actions thenwouldhelp
stocks.
"In essence, cutting rates has forced
more money into stocks," Biderman
said.
But he said the Fed has limited op-
tions nowthat rates are so low. And he
predicted the Fed might not make a
move even until stocks fall another 10
percent to 15 percent from here.
Others, while cautious, are more op-
timistic than Biderman.
Christopher Ruth, chief market
strategist for Comerica Asset Manage-
ment Group in Birmingham, Mich.,
said the U.S. economy is likely to grow
at "stall speed" or tepid growth. But he
doesnt foresee a major downturn for
stocks.
Even so, consumers who are nearing
retirement or want money for a down
payment ona houseor car shouldtryto
trimback their stock holdings, he said.
PERSONAL FINANCE
S U S A N T O M P O R
Experts:
Caution
rules now
Susan Tompor is the personal finance
columnist for the Detroit Free Press.
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earned her docto-
rate in sociology
from the University
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Robin Field, Ph.D.,
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Communities Be-
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phy and pop cul-
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ception and Philoso-
phy: Because Its
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ogy, earned her
doctorate in sys-
tematic theology
from The Catholic
University of Amer-
ica, with a second-
ary specialization in
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Ph.D., biology,
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rate in biochem-
istry from the
University of Minne-
sota. Cristofer
Scarboro, Ph.D.,
history, received his
doctorate from the
University of Illinois
at Urbana-Cham-
paign. Weiwei
Zhang, Ph.D.,
mathematics, received her doctorate
in applied mathematics from Michigan
State University.
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A recent letter from a wom-
an who was stressed out by
her coworkers bodily noises
generated quite a reaction
from readers. Here are some of
their comments:
After reading your co-
lumn about the noisy office-
mate, I have concluded that
you either work in a very shel-
tered environment or have su-
perhuman tolerance beyond
the reach of most people. For
nine years, I have been forced
to listen to my co-workers
loud and constant cough,
which is both annoying and
disgusting. He says he has al-
lergies, but the truth is hes a
heavy smoker who refuses to
quit.
In your response about
the noisy co-worker, you failed
to mention that her frequent
coughing and throat-clearing
might be due to a medical dis-
order known as Tourettes syn-
drome. People with Tourettes
have physical and verbal tics
which they are unable to con-
trol. I have an adult child with
this problem, and it is a con-
stant struggle.
Some people make phys-
ical noises intentionally. I
worked with one woman who
drank lots of soda and belched
constantly. One day, when I
was on the phone with our
vice president, he heard her
belching in the background.
He informed her that this un-
professional conduct reflected
badly on our department and
must stop immediately. Thats
when we learned that she ac-
tually could control this be-
havior.
You should have consid-
ered the possibility that the
noisy co-worker might have an
untreated medical condition.
One of my relatives could not
get through a sentence with-
out clearing her throat, which
was very distracting in conver-
sations. The problem was
solved when her doctor deter-
mined that this was actually a
symptom of acid reflux.
I was offended by your re-
sponse to the person whose
cube neighbor makes bodily
sounds. In an open work envi-
ronment, everyone should
consider how their actions af-
fect others. One person in our
office does not bathe regularly
and has an extremely offen-
sive odor. Management has
talked to him about this, but
he refuses to change.
The real problem here is a
spineless supervisor. If this su-
pervisor had enough back-
bone to confront the noisy co-
worker gently and directly, the
problem could be resolved. As
long as the supervisor refuses
to help, the colleague will not
feel safe addressing the situa-
tion herself. The leader always
sets the tone for the group.
When an employee truly
has a physical problem, their
co-workers have no choice but
to accept the situation. How-
ever, if someone is being in-
tentionally rude and obnox-
ious, human resources needs
to get involved and take ap-
propriate action.
When people are attempting
to concentrate, extraneous
noises can be extremely irrita-
ting. However, expecting com-
plete silence in shared office
space is obviously unrealistic.
The general rule, therefore, is
that uncontrollable sounds
must be tolerated, while dis-
ruptive behaviors need to be
addressed. Managers should
help to define the difference
and resolve any conflicts that
arise. And now, perhaps we
can all just try to get along.
O F F I C E C O A C H
Not all
offices
noises are
controllable
By MARIE G. McINTYRE
MCT Wire Services
Marie G. McIntyre is a workplace
coach and the author of "Secrets to
Winning at Office Politics." Send in
questions and get free coaching tips
at http://www.yourofficecoach.com.
numbers to the payment proc-
essors each time the cards are
used rather than customers
name and signatures. In Cana-
da, the chips are paired with
personal identification num-
bers to add another level of se-
curity
The chip cards also arent as
exposed to data breaches since
names arent transmitted and
thus arent in the pool of data
that computer hackers often
seek. Armed with names and
cardnumbers, organizedcrime
rings can create counterfeit
credit and debit cards for use
anywhere in the world.
When Americans travel to
Toronto or other Canadian ci-
ties, their cards still work. But
Canadian retailers, whose
swipe machines generally ac-
cept both chips and signatures,
are put at greater risk for fraud
and losses.
Canadian merchants were
required to shift to the new
card readers about two years
ago, although the technology
was pioneered in Europe,
where chip-embedded cards
have been the norm for more
than a decade.
Some U.S. banks have issued
the high-tech cards to wealthy
customers who are likely to
travel to Europe for business or
pleasure, but they arent com-
monplace. Most Americans
use cards whose only verifica-
tion is a signature, which mer-
chants often never check.
The U.S. trade group the Na-
tional Retail Federation has
pushed for greater adoption of
EMV technology, in part be-
cause merchants traditionally
have borne much of the cost of
fraud. The group alleges that
Americans dont enjoy the
same level of protection as
Canadians because banks can
stick the losses to someone
else.
Banks found ways to pass
on fraud costs to merchants. ...
As long as you can cause some-
body else to pay for the fraud
losses, there is less incentive
for finding alternatives, said
Mallory Duncan, an NRF se-
nior vice president.
Credit card companies dis-
pute that, arguing that mer-
chants have balked at the cost
of switching to the new tech-
nology, which requires new
machinery at the checkout
counter and expensive soft-
ware.
We have been constantly
looking at incentives to adopt
the EMV chips, said Stepha-
nie Ericksen, who heads Visas
office in charge of products
that authenticate that card us-
ers are who they say they are.
Visa began an aggressive
push last year for EMV chip-
enabled cards, boasting more
than a million in circulation at
the end of 2011. The card com-
pany has told merchants they
have until 2015 to switch to
card-reading machines that
recognize the embedded-chip
cards.
As of Oct. 1, 2015, merchants
that have stuck with the old
signature-based credit cards
will incur complete liability for
any fraud. The liability shift
will be delayed to Oct. 1, 2017,
for merchants who sell fuel.
It all means that within five
years, the entire burden for
losses from stolen or counter-
feit cards will shift to mer-
chants, unless they embrace
the new technology. They fear
theyll bear the cost in any
event.
If youre expecting us to in-
stall equipment, whats the
quid pro quo? Thats part of the
negotiation thats going to be
going on now, said Duncan, of
the National Retail Federation
. If everyone benefits from
fraud reduction, then the sav-
ings should be shared.
Asked whether the reduced
fraud has meant shared sav-
ings, Brisebois, the head of
Canadian retailers group,
laughed.
No, its not shared. The re-
tailer pays for it, she said, not-
ing that merchants arent en-
joyinglower fees or other bene-
fits. The less fraud, more sav-
ings for everybody has not
materialized.
CHIPS
Continued from Page 1D
tem for buying and selling properties
profitably that is perfect for the market
that you live in The best part is, you do
not need to have money or good credit to
do these deals.
Reached by phone Thursday, Merrill
said he will not attend the meetings next
week, but will speak at a three-day semi-
nar Sept. 7 through 9. Tickets to that
event will cost $197, Merrill said.
The three-day seminar will teach the
FortuneBuilders business model and fo-
cus on topics like finding properties for
sale through foreclosure auctions and
short-sales and financing deals through
private lenders, which usually carry high-
er interest rates and shorter repayment
terms than banks but dont require down
payments, Merrill said.
Cost rises sharply
Multipleonlinereviews of FortuneBuil-
ders seminars on websites like Yelp! and
Ripoff Report indicatethethree-daysemi-
nar concludes withanoffer tojointheFor-
tuneBuilders Mastery Implementation
Coaching Program at prices up to
$25,000.
TheFortuneBuilders websitedescribes
the program as a small group (less than
1%of our customers) of our most motiva-
ted students that are looking for financial
freedomandtime ownershipthroughreal
estate.
The program includes access to educa-
tional videos, telephone coaching ses-
sions, contract reviews and access to a
Mastery Mastermind Event held twice
ayear, amongother services, accordingto
Merrill and the FortuneBuilders website.
Merrill confirmed the programs top
level costs $25,000, though he said the
program also has a lower level that costs
$10,000 to join. He said it is not mandato-
ry, but a waytoworkwithus beyond(the
three-day program) through coaching.
We dont require anybody to do coach-
ing, Merrill said. In fact, you have to ap-
ply to be able to even do coaching.
Coaching is just something for people
who want to work withus over the course
of a year or longer; thats what they will
choose to do.
He compared the programs cost to the
price of college tuition.
We have a lot of people who pay
$50,000 to $60,000 to go to college, and
we teachpeople anactual business, Mer-
rill said.
Cautious responses
Louis Morales of Wilkes-Barre said the
FortuneBuilders pitch sounds familiar. In
March, Morales attendedanevent hosted
bythecompanyof ArmandoMontelongo,
another host of A&Es Flip This House.
At an initial, free session at the Wood-
lands Inn and Resort in Plains Township,
Morales was offeredthe chance tosignup
for a three-day seminar in Scranton for
$1,500, with the caveat that if he followed
Montelongos system and failed to turn a
profit in 90 days, he could get his money
back. At the end of the seminar, another
pitch came; this time for a bus trip for the
price of $30,000 to Las Vegas to viewfore-
closed properties.
I thought they were just up there to
take everybody, Morales said. They
didnt care if you werent working; they
didnt care if you had a low-paying job.
They just wanted you to bring money to
them They were like, quit your job,
youll make $90,000 in three months.
Morales did not attend the bus tour,
and said he couldnt recoup his $1,500 be-
causehedidnot followthesystemtocom-
pletion.
Montelongos company is not affiliated
with Merrills, and Merrill said that
grouping our business with anything to
do with his business would be highly un-
fair.
We dont work with him in any way;
were not affiliated with him in any way,
Merrill said. Ive never met the guy I
definitely know about him because Ive
heard both positive and negative things
about him, but I can assure you were as
straightforward as it gets.
Merrill also said he does not encourage
anyone to walk away fromanother source
of income until they have proven success-
ful in the real estate business.
FredClayworthof Edwardsville saidhe
plans to attend Merrills session, even if
he wasnt totally satisfied after he paid to
see Montelongos seminar last March.
Clayworth purchased a CD and textbook
programat the seminar and said he plans
to implement the system soon. He hopes
hell hear more advice at Merrills free
seminar next week.
You have to use your own judgment,
he said. Certainly I wouldnt want to
drop$25,000or $30,000off thebat onone
of these programs. They will work with
you, and its nice to have someone work
with you, but if youre not going to turn a
profit, its too much of a gamble right off
the bat to go out to Las Vegas.
Merrill referred comments about the
programs effectiveness to several partici-
pants, including Terence Young of Pitts-
burgh, whosignedupfor theMasteryPro-
gram in 2009. Young said he was able to
recoup his initial $25,000 in about three
months and has made more than $60,000
this year implementing Merrills system.
I didnt have a whole lot of money
when I started and I needed to generate
money, Young said. I got bills to pay; I
got a family, and when they taught me
that, that was a life-changing event.
Its not that easy
Sam Johnson of Weatherly has worked
in contracting for 28 years and has been
flippinghouses for twodecades. His most
recent project, the conversion of the
South Side Bank Building on South Main
Street into a 16-unit apartment complex,
opened April 1 and is now filled.
Johnson expressed skepticism about
Merrills system, especially his promise
that house flippers dont needgoodcredit
or personal savings to break into the busi-
ness.
I just dont understand howhe can say
that knowing firsthand how hard it is to
get money for these projects, Johnson
said.
Banks have been extremely hesitant to
lend money to house flippers in recent
years, Johnson said, especially in the
Wilkes-Barre market, which has a glut of
available properties.
Money might be available fromprivate
lenders, but Johnsoncalledthat approach
extremely dangerous.
The interest rates onthat kindof thing
are skyrocketing and if you dont turn it
around quickly youre going to get bur-
ied, he said.
Properties on the local market fre-
quently require much more than a fresh
coat of paint to fetch a profitable price, he
added, and experience in contracting is
invaluable.
Even being in the trades for 28 years I
had my own problems here, Johnson
said. I had one bad contractor after an-
other on this property and if I didnt real-
ize what they were doing was wrong I
would have gone bankrupt. If you think
youre just going to go in and hire every-
thing out and make a profit in this market
right now, youve got another thing com-
ing.
For the novice house-flipper, Johnson
offers the following advice:
Partner with an experienced house-
flipper or contractor, look for unique
properties that stand out in the surround-
ing neighborhood, consider multi-unit or
rental properties and remember that ev-
erything isnt as easy as it seems on TV.
Yourenot goingtodriveupintheMer-
cedes and close the deal, Johnson said.
Unless theyve got that money behind
them, theyrenot goingtobejust showing
up and selling it. Theyve got to be down
in the trenches and ripping out walls and
gettingupat 6inthe morningandstaying
until the night.
SEMINARS
Continued from Page 1D
balistic. Microsofts response
to the Vanity Fair story: The
companysperformancereview
system is designed to provide
the highest rewards to employ-
ees who have the highest im-
pact on our business success.
Stacked ranking was pop-
ularized by GE during the
much-touted tenure of Jack
Welch and was adopted by
thousands of companies. Yet in
2004, just a few years after
Welch retired, GE itself stop-
ping using it.
When Welch took the helm
in the early 1980s, GE was
struggling. His systemgreased
the skids for job cuts. Looking
back, the company gives it
credit for making employees
more conscious of high per-
formance.
But that was then, said Jan-
ice Semper, GEs manager of
executivedevelopment. It was
appropriateforthetime, but its
a different time.
GEstill grades employees on
their performance, but there is
no mandate to give a certain
percentage either high grades
or low marks, Semper said.
We found that at times, we
were unfairly putting people
there. We dont get to that rat-
ing now by comparing people
to one another.
Some large companies have
droppedtheforcedrankingsys-
tem. Others have avoided the
bandwagon altogether.
According to surveys of
high-performing companies
by the Institute for Corporate
Productivity, the percentage
using forced ranking has plum-
meted from 49 percent to 14
percent in just two years.
But why? Doesnt ranking
make a certain sense? What is
wrongwithpickingout topper-
formers and targeting poor
ones? A lot, say many experts
and human resource profes-
sionals.
First and foremost, say crit-
ics, ranking undermines team-
work. Why help someone if
that might vault them above
you? Whyaskfor assistanceif it
hurts your standing? In many
workplaces, teamworkisessen-
tial.
At its worst, ranking pro-
duces a toxic culture in which
workers aim to make them-
selveslookgoodandrivalslook
bad, not focusing on making
the teamsucceed.
RANKING
Continued from Page 1D
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B U S I N E S S
MarketPulse
FEAR KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES
Americans are clearly worried about their retirement, and the rest of
the world appears to be, too. Consulting firm Accenture recently
commissioned a telephone survey of more than 8,000 people aged
25 to 60 in 15 countries, from the U.S. to as far away as India and
Australia. More than 80 percent
were worried about their financial
situation after retirement. Sixteen
percent expressed confidence that
their current level of savings will be
enough to cover their needs.
Americans, it turns out, are
relatively optimistic. Seventy
percent of U.S. respondents were
worried about post-retirement
finances, compared with 95 percent
in South Korea. Also pessimistic
were Mexicans, Russians and
Spanish, each with more than 90
percent.
PRE-ELECTION LOSERS
Election Day is Nov. 6, which means tough times may be
ahead for material producers and technology stocks. Going
back to 1980, both these industries have tended to do
worse than the S&P 500 in the three months leading up to
an election, accord-
ing to RBC Capital
Markets. They have
lagged the index
more than 60 percent
of the time by an av-
erage of about 4 per-
centage points. Its
unclear why that may
be. As for pre-elec-
tion winners, no
clear-cut trend exists.
Other industries have
been close to 50-50
in beating the index.
AP
HOLD ON, HOMEBUILDERS
The housing industry is finally showing glimmers of a recovery, and home-
builder stocks have shot higher in response. The three in the S&P 500 index
jumped an average of 52 percent in the first seven months of 2012. Thats
more than five times the
10 percent rise for the
S&P 500.
But some financial ana-
lysts are urging caution.
Citi analyst Will Randow
last week raised his earn-
ings forecast for Pulte-
Group and said he still
likes managements turn-
around efforts. Those are
usually good things, but
Randow nevertheless
downgraded the stock to
Neutral, saying that it had
gone too far, too fast. Source: FactSet Source: FactSet
3 month performance
before the 2008 election
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The slowing global economy is
making it tougher to find companies
with strong earnings growth. But
Scott Mullinix says opportunities
still remain. He is a co-lead
manager of the Nuveen Large Cap
Growth Opportunities fund
(FRGWX), which has had better
returns the last five years than 80
percent of its competitors. He also
helps oversee the Nuveen Mid Cap
Growth Opportunities fund
(FRSLX), whose five-year returns
have beaten 58 percent of its
competitors.
Is the shrinking supply of
companies with strong growth
leading to too-high prices for
growth stocks?
We dont think the prices are too
expensive, by any means. We think
youll see growth ultimately will be
rewarded (given its scarcity). Were
in a phase where thats not going to
be rewarded right now, but as we
go through earnings season, you
will still see some real solid growth.
Priceline (PCLN) may not grow at
30 percent like it was before, but it
can still grow at 22 percent.
DollarTree (DLTR) is one of your
top holdings, and its on track to
beat the S&P 500 by a wide
margin for a third straight year.
Youre not worried its expen-
sive?
We love DollarTree. The thing
driving the business today is that
the lower-end consumer is really in
a tough place economically, so that
benefits DollarTree (which sells
socks, snacks and other staples at
low prices). Gas prices are also a
pretty big swing factor for them,
and having gas prices come down
helps. They have executed so well,
and theyve managed to execute
their business model over many,
many years in different environ-
ments.
But you sold Chipotle (CMG).
We sold Chipotle after it reported
its second-quarter results last
month. Our assumption at Chipotle
was they could grow revenue 6
percent at restaurants open more
than a year. Their traffic dropped
last quarter at a disturbing rate to
us. We did not like that traffic trend,
so were gone. We sold it all.
Out of all the worries dogging
the market now, which most
concerns you?
For us, its China. We just feel like
investors are still betting on a whole
array of companies that benefit
from Chinas economy. And we
have moved away from that.
We had owned Wynn Resorts
(WYNN), which owns a resort in
Macau. We had owned Baidu
(BIDU). We had owned Ctrip
(CTRP). We dont own any of those
anymore. Weve trimmed Yum
Brands (KFCs parent, which got 49
percent of its revenue from China
last quarter), before the quarterly
report.
If you look at the five-year plan
for China, theyre trying to
emphasize consumerism, and Yum
will benefit from that.
Going for
growth
InsiderQ&A
AP
Title: Senior vice president,
portfolio manager at Nuveen
What he suggests: Stick with
growth stocks
Answers edited for content and
clarity.
Scott Mullinix
The Dogs of the Dow are beating the market
for the third straight year.
The Dogs are the 10 stocks with the highest
dividend yields in the Dow Jones industrial
average at the start of the year. Often a stock has
a high yield because its price has fallen.
The rationale for investing in the Dogs is that if
you buy the 10 highest-yielding stocks, youll
acquire blue chips at bargain prices. Buy the
Dogs at the start of the year. At the end of the
year, sell the ones whose yields have fallen out of
the top 10 (usually because their prices have
risen).
The Dogs posted a return of 17 percent
including dividends last year versus 8.4 percent
for the entire index. Since 1973, the Dogs have
produced an average annual return of 13 percent.
An investment in the Dogs at the beginning
of this year rose 10.5 percent through the end
of July. That doesnt factor in dividend
payments. The price appreciation alone beat
the 6.5 percent rise of
the Dow as a
whole, as well as
the 9.7 percent
climb of the
Standard & Poors
500 index.
Does this
suggest that the Dogs
may have already had
their collective day this
year and investors
should look elsewhere?
Not necessarily. The only stock thats down is
Procter & Gamble, a 3 percent decline, and analysts
remain bullish on the group.
Dow Dogs Deliver
Procter &
Gamble (PG)
Johnson &
Johnson (JNJ)
Intel
(INTC)
Kraft Foods
(KFT)
Dow 30
DuPont
(DD)
Pfizer
(PFE)
Verizon
(VZ)
General Electric
(GE)
Merck
(MRK)
AT&T
(T)
Price return through July Dividend Yield
One stray: P&G trails the pack because of sluggish
global sales and increased price competition.
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Amer Water Works AWK 25.39 0 37.00 37.62 0.99 2.7 s s 18.1+37.12 126.7a 19 2.7
Amerigas Part LP APU 36.76 7 46.47 42.97 1.59 3.8 s s -6.4 +7.81 2 9.0 39 7.4
Aqua America Inc WTR 19.28 9 26.93 25.82 -0.90 -3.4 t s 17.1+21.53 1 4.9 23 2.7
Arch Dan Mid ADM 23.69 2 33.98 25.54 -2.00 -7.3 t t -10.711.52 3 -3.2 13 2.7
AutoZone Inc AZO 266.25 8399.10 366.30 -8.49 -2.3 s t 12.7+30.12 1 23.4 17 ...
Bank of America BAC 4.92 5 10.10 7.43 0.12 1.6 t t 33.621.70 4-25.1 8 0.5
Bk of NY Mellon BK 17.10 6 25.53 21.75 0.36 1.7 t t 9.2 9.66 3-10.6 12 2.4
Bon Ton Store BONT 2.23 6 10.50 6.90 0.29 4.4 t s 104.728.57 4-21.9 ... 2.9
CVS Caremark Corp CVS 31.30 8 48.69 44.75 -0.19 -0.4 t t 9.7+25.28 1 4.7 17 1.5
Cigna Corp CI 38.79 3 50.39 42.08 0.69 1.7 t t 0.2 9.52 3 -3.5 9 0.1
CocaCola KO 63.34 0 81.33 80.83 0.82 1.0 s s 15.5+21.04 1 10.9 21 2.5
Comcast Corp A CMCSA 19.19 0 34.46 34.61 2.33 7.2 s s 46.0+54.41 1 7.3 20 1.9
Community Bk Sys CBU 21.67 8 29.47 27.78 0.14 0.5 s s -0.1 +11.88 2 13.6 13 3.7
Community Hlth Sys CYH 14.61 7 28.79 23.97 -0.99 -4.0 t t 37.4 .42 3 -7.5 8 ...
Energy Transfer Eqty ETE 30.78 9 44.47 42.20 0.67 1.6 s s 4.0 +9.67 2 7.7 25 5.9
Entercom Comm ETM 4.61 4 8.64 6.00 0.52 9.5 t s -2.421.67 4-18.3 8 ...
Fairchild Semicond FCS 10.25 7 15.90 14.19 0.46 3.4 s s 17.9 2.87 3 -4.9 24 ...
Frontier Comm FTR 3.06 3 7.87 4.40 0.69 18.4 s s -14.630.81 4 -8.1 28 9.1
Genpact Ltd G 13.37 0 18.56 18.66 1.06 6.0 s s 24.8 +11.67 2 3.5 24 1.0
Harte Hanks Inc HHS 6.16 1 10.24 6.52 0.13 2.0 t t -28.316.36 4-19.6 ... 5.2
Heinz HNZ 48.17 0 55.58 55.54 0.27 0.5 s s 2.8 +11.21 2 8.4 19 3.7
Hershey Company HSY 53.83 0 72.97 72.17 0.00 0.0 t s 16.8+29.00 1 11.7 25 2.1
Kraft Foods KFT 31.88 0 40.29 40.51 1.10 2.8 s s 8.4+21.49 1 7.7 20 2.9
Lowes Cos LOW 18.07 6 32.29 25.49 -1.58 -5.8 t t 0.4+27.67 1 0.1 17 2.5
M&T Bank MTB 66.40 0 88.00 87.42 0.97 1.1 s s 14.5 +7.00 2 0.3 16 3.2
McDonalds Corp MCD 82.01 4102.22 89.59 0.40 0.4 t t -10.7 +7.90 2 15.8 17 3.1
NBT Bncp NBTB 17.05 6 24.10 21.03 -0.06 -0.3 t s -5.0 .41 3 7.9 13 3.8
Nexstar Bdcstg Grp NXST 5.53 5 9.60 7.51 1.08 16.8 s s -4.2 8.41 3 -3.9 ... ...
PNC Financial PNC 42.70 7 67.89 60.25 0.69 1.2 t t 4.5+14.80 2 -0.2 12 2.7
PPL Corp PPL 25.00 7 30.27 28.68 -0.49 -1.7 s s -2.5 +9.10 2 -5.8 11 5.0
Penna REIT PEI 6.50 9 15.77 14.48 0.15 1.0 t s 38.7 +11.86 2-12.0 ... 4.4
PepsiCo PEP 58.50 0 72.94 72.87 0.61 0.8 s s 9.8+16.24 2 4.3 19 3.0
Philip Morris Intl PM 60.45 0 91.81 91.93 1.63 1.8 s s 17.1+35.81 128.7a 18 3.4
Procter & Gamble PG 57.56 8 67.95 65.50 0.41 0.6 s s -1.8 +11.43 2 3.5 17 3.4
Prudential Fncl PRU 42.45 5 65.17 52.03 3.95 8.2 s t 3.8 6.29 3 -7.7 7 2.8
SLM Corp SLM 10.91 9 17.00 16.02 -0.09 -0.6 t s 19.6 +8.43 2-19.2 9 3.1
SLM Corp flt pfB SLMBP 39.00 5 56.73 46.30 0.60 1.3 s s 18.7 ... 0.0 ... 4.9
TJX Cos TJX 25.07 0 45.39 45.11 0.41 0.9 s s 39.8+70.01 1 27.9 21 1.0
UGI Corp UGI 24.07 0 31.51 30.86 0.42 1.4 s s 5.0 +8.21 2 6.3 18 3.5
Verizon Comm VZ 32.28 9 46.41 44.46 -0.44 -1.0 s s 10.8+29.16 1 6.1 44 4.5
WalMart Strs WMT 48.31 0 75.24 74.55 0.03 0.0 s s 24.7+48.35 1 12.1 16 2.1
Weis Mkts WMK 36.52 8 45.96 43.83 0.63 1.5 t t 9.7+13.79 2 4.3 15 2.7
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COMPANY TICKER LOW HIGH CLOSE 1WK 1WK 1MO 1QTR YTD 1YR 1YR 5YRS* PE YLD
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annualized. Ellipses indicate data not available. Price-earnings ratio unavailable for closed-end funds and companies with net losses over prior four quar-
ters. Rank classifies a stocks performance relative to all U.S.-listed shares, from top 20 percent (far-left box) to bottom 20 percent (far-right box).
LocalStocks
Source: FactSet Data through Aug. 3 * Phillips 66 began trading in April
The big story so far this earnings season is that companies are
generating less revenue.
Through July 31, companies in the Standard & Poors 500 index
have reported a 1.5 percent drop in second-quarter revenue from a
year ago, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Not only that, their
revenue has often been weaker than financial ana-
lysts expected. Fifty eight percent of the 323 compa-
nies that have reported so far have missed analysts
revenue estimates.
This screen shows companies that have bucked the trend. Each
reported second-quarter revenue more than 10 percent above
what analysts expected. Oil and gas producer Range Resources
(RRC), for example, had revenue of $442.4 million. Thats 41 per-
cent above the $314.6 million that analysts expected and 32 per-
cent above the $335.3 million that it made a year ago.
Range Resources credited a 42 percent increase in production,
as well as a drop in interest expenses and other costs.
Range Resources (RRC) $63.18 $52 $77 -1.9% 0.3% 41%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 55.71 45 60 3.6 4.8 39
Exelon (EXC) 38.47 36 45 -11.6 5.5 34
Phillips 66 (PSX) 39.67 29 40 2.1 29
Pioneer Natural (PXD) 97.43 59 119 11.2 0.1 26
SLM (SLM) 16.02 11 17 5.5 3.1 22
Devon Energy (DVN) 56.32 51 80 -25.7 1.4 17
Prologis (PLD) 33.66 22 37 4.4 3.5 16
Marathon Oil (MRO) 26.72 19 35 -3.3 2.6 13
Mosaic (MOS) 57.37 44 74 -18.0 1.7 12
Western Digital (WDC) 41.00 23 44 23.7 0.0 12
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American Funds BondA m ABNDX 12.91 +1.0 +6.2/C +4.2/E
American Funds CapIncBuA m CAIBX 52.67 +.42 +2.0 +9.2/A +1.7/C
American Funds CpWldGrIA m CWGIX 34.92 +.36 +2.0 +2.8/B -.5/B
American Funds EurPacGrA m AEPGX 38.04 +.39 +1.3 -5.6/B -1.6/A
American Funds FnInvA m ANCFX 38.75 +.10 +1.5 +8.1/C +1.1/C
American Funds GrthAmA m AGTHX 32.19 +.12 +.8 +6.5/C +.5/D
American Funds IncAmerA m AMECX 17.74 +.07 +1.6 +10.6/A +2.9/B
American Funds InvCoAmA m AIVSX 29.93 +.24 +1.8 +10.5/B +.4/C
American Funds NewPerspA m ANWPX 29.22 +.19 +1.3 +3.8/B +1.5/A
American Funds WAMutInvA m AWSHX 30.79 -.02 +1.7 +14.0/A +1.3/B
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BlackRock GlobAlcI MALOX 19.04 +.06 +.5 -1.1/D +3.4/B
Dodge & Cox Income DODIX 13.80 +.02 +1.2 +5.6/D +7.2/B
Dodge & Cox IntlStk DODFX 31.06 +.48 +1.3 -8.0/C -3.6/B
Dodge & Cox Stock DODGX 114.32 +.99 +2.5 +10.0/C -1.8/D
Fidelity Contra FCNTX 76.02 +.11 +.5 +9.3/B +3.7/A
Fidelity GrowCo FDGRX 92.58 -.59 -.4 +8.3/B +5.3/A
Fidelity LowPriStk d FLPSX 38.73 -.08 -.4 +5.0/B +3.3/A
Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg FUSVX 49.35 +.20 +1.4 +12.8/A +1.6/B
FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m FKINX 2.19 +.01 +1.9 +8.4/A +4.0/C
FrankTemp-Franklin Income C m FCISX 2.21 +.01 +1.9 +7.8/A +3.5/D
FrankTemp-Mutual Euro Z MEURX 20.40 +.36 +1.7 +3.0/A -1.5/A
FrankTemp-Templeton GlBond A mTPINX 13.20 +.14 +2.3 +1.0/C +9.7/A
FrankTemp-Templeton GlBondAdv TGBAX 13.16 +.14 +2.4 +1.3/C +9.9/A
Harbor IntlInstl d HAINX 57.28 +.69 +1.1 -3.0/A -.8/A
Oakmark EqIncI OAKBX 28.19 +.07 -.6 +3.2/D +4.1/A
PIMCO AllAssetI PAAIX 12.32 +.09 +1.7 +4.9/A +6.7/A
PIMCO LowDrIs PTLDX 10.57 +.02 +.8 +3.5/A +5.5/A
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PIMCO TotRetIs PTTRX 11.45 +.03 +1.3 +7.2/A +9.2/A
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T Rowe Price EqtyInc PRFDX 25.23 +.04 +1.4 +11.2/B +.7/B
T Rowe Price GrowStk PRGFX 36.48 +.04 +10.3/A +3.0/B
T Rowe Price HiYield d PRHYX 6.78 +.04 +1.4 +7.4/C +8.2/B
T Rowe Price MidCpGr RPMGX 56.38 -.31 -2.0 +5.3/B +4.6/A
T Rowe Price NewIncome PRCIX 9.91 +1.3 +6.1/C +7.2/B
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Vanguard 500Inv VFINX 128.40 +.52 +1.4 +12.7/A +1.5/B
Vanguard GNMAAdml VFIJX 11.09 +.4 +4.7/C +6.9/A
Vanguard InstIdxI VINIX 127.58 +.51 +1.4 +12.8/A +1.6/B
Vanguard InstPlus VIIIX 127.59 +.51 +1.4 +12.8/A +1.7/B
Vanguard InstTStPl VITPX 31.25 +.07 +.7 +11.2/B +2.1/A
Vanguard MuIntAdml VWIUX 14.36 -.02 +1.3 +7.9/B +5.8/B
Vanguard STGradeAd VFSUX 10.80 +.01 +.6 +2.7/B +4.4/B
Vanguard Tgtet2025 VTTVX 13.25 +.05 +.7 +5.6/B +2.2/B
Vanguard TotBdAdml VBTLX 11.19 +.9 +6.1/C +6.8/C
Vanguard TotBdInst VBTIX 11.19 +.9 +6.1/C +6.8/B
Vanguard TotIntl VGTSX 13.79 +.16 +.3 -8.7/D -3.9/B
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Vanguard TotStIIns VITSX 34.53 +.07 +.7 +11.1/B +2.1/A
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Vanguard Welltn VWELX 33.57 +.10 +1.4 +10.1/A +4.4/A
Vanguard WelltnAdm VWENX 57.99 +.19 +1.4 +10.2/A +4.5/A
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Mortgage rates rise, finally
For only the second time in the last 15 weeks, the
average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose
last week. It climbed to 3.55 percent from 3.49
percent, but it is still well below the 4.39 percent it
was a year ago. Falling Treasury yields have
been pulling mortgage rates down since early
2011, but the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose
last week.
InterestRates
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Taxablenational avg 0.01
Delaware Cash Reserve/Class A 0.10 $ 1,000 min (800) 362-7500
Tax-exemptnational avg 0.01
Alpine Municipal MMF/Inv 0.09 $ 2,500 min (888) 785-5578
Broad market Lehman 1.74 0.02 t t -0.78 2.61 1.71
Triple-A corporate Moodys 3.28 0.03 t t -1.61 4.89 3.22
Corp. Inv. Grade Lehman 2.93 -0.03 t t -0.50 4.03 2.92
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FRIDAY CHANGE 52-WK
U.S. BOND INDEXES YIELD 1WK 1MO 3MO 1YR HIGH LOW
Municipal Bond Buyer 4.24 -0.01 t t -0.78 5.18 4.22
U.S. high yield Barclays 6.77 -0.31 t t -0.60 10.15 6.77
Treasury Barclays 0.91 0.03 s t -0.57 1.65 0.80
FRIDAY CHANGE 52-WK
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3-month T-Bill 0.07 -0.03 r r 0.06 0.12
1-year T-Bill 0.18 -0.02 t t 0.05 0.25 0.07
6-month T-Bill 0.13 -0.01 t r 0.10 0.15 0.01
2-year T-Note 0.24 0.00 t t -0.01 0.40 0.16
5-year T-Note 0.67 0.02 s t -0.42 1.30 0.54
10-year T-Note 1.56 0.02 s t -0.84 2.74 1.39
30-year T-Bond 2.64 0.01 t t -1.03 4.07 2.45
Money fund data provided by iMoneyNet Inc.
Rank: Funds letter grade compared with others in the same performance group;
an A indicates fund performed in the top 20 percent; an E, in the bottom 20 percent.
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AP FILE PHOTO
Environmental Defense analyst Spreck Rosekrans, left, and fellow analyst Ann H. Hayden look over OShaugh-
nessy Dam and Hetch Hetchy reservoir near Yosemite National Park, Calif.
Y
OSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. This fall San Franciscans will vote on a
local measure with national implications: It could return to the American people
a flooded gorge described as the twin of breathtaking Yosemite Valley.
Voters will decide whether they want a plan for draining the 117-billion-gallon Hetch
Hetchy reservoir inYosemite National Park, exposingfor the first time in80 years a glacial-
ly carved, granite-ringed valley of towering waterfalls 17 miles north of its more famous
geologic sibling.
The November ballot measure
asks: Should city officials devise a
modern water plan that incorpo-
rates recycling and study expan-
sion of other storage reservoirs to
make up the loss?
The measure could eventually
undo a controversial century-old
decision by Congress that created
the only reservoir ina national park
and slaked the thirst of a city 190
miles away.
The battle over Hetch Hetchy,
first waged unsuccessfully by natu-
ralist John Muir, had turned the
Sierra Clubfromanoutdoors group
into an environmental power-
house. The fight gained momen-
tum in recent years when unlikely
allies joined forces.
On one side are Republican law-
makers and environmentalists, in-
cluding Ronald Reagans former in-
terior secretary, who want the dam
removed and valley restored. On
the other are Democratic San Fran-
ciscans, led by Sen. Dianne Fein-
stein and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, fight-
ing to hold onto the citys famously
pure drinking water in a drought-
prone state.
Eventually it will be broadly un-
derstoodwhat anabominationares-
ervoir in a valley like Yosemite Val-
ley really is, Donald Hodel, the for-
mer interior chief, told The Associ-
ated Press. I think it will be hard to
quell this idea (of restoration). It is
likeideas of freedominatotalitarian
regime. Once planted they are im-
possible to repress forever.
Over the past decade, studies by
the state and others have shown its
possible for San Francisco to con-
tinue collecting water from the Tu-
olumne River further downstream.
But the city never seriously has
considered giving up its claim to
the valley.
This is aridiculous idea, Mayor
Ed Lee said. Its a Trojan Horse for
those that wish to have our public
tricked into believing we have an
adequate substitute for the Hetch
Hetchy reservoir. We do not. There
isnt any.
The gravity-fed system serves 7
percent of Californias population,
citywaterofficialssay. Turbinesfrom
its dams generate hydroelectric pow-
er for city buildings, streetlights and
traffic signals, the airport and the
transit system. And two-thirds of the
water from the system is sold to
neighboring municipalities.
All of this for just $30,000 a year
the rent set by Congress when it
passed the Raker Act in 1913 de-
spite opposition by 200 newspa-
pers across the country.
For the next decade stands of
black oaks that had shaded deer
andbear along the Tuolumne River
through the half-mile-wide valley
were removed along with 6 million
board feet of lumber used to build
the dam. By 1923, water began
flooding what once were lush
meadows.
In recent years, politicians have
arguedthat SanFranciscois getting
a bargain and that the rent should
be increased. Others have said San
Francisco is violating the Raker Act
because the citys transmission
lines stop 30 miles short of the city
andthat Pacific Gas &Electric prof-
its by carrying it the rest of the way.
With opposition from then-May-
or Feinstein, Hodel brought the is-
sue back to life in 1987 as a way of
alleviating crowds and traffic in Yo-
semite Valley, which now sees 4
million visitors a year.
Most recently the George W.
Bush administration tried funding
a feasibility study, but it was
quashed politically by Democrats
when Pelosi was Speaker of the
House.
San Francisco is known as a pro-
gressive city in many ways, espe-
cially environmentally. But in wa-
ter, its just not the case. Weve got a
very sweet deal, said Spreck Ro-
sekrans of Restore Hetch Hetchy,
YOSEMITES
lost valley will be subject of vote
By TRACIE CONE and JASON DEAREN Associated Press
C M Y K
VIEWS S E C T I O N E
THE TIMES LEADER SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012
timesleader.com
IT WAS in 2008, the
debate between vice-
presidential candi-
dates Joe Biden and
Sarah Palin. Biden
had just scored his
opponent for failing to
directly answer a
question from moderator Gwen Ifill.
But Palin was hardly apologetic. I may
not answer the questions the way that
either the moderator or you want to
hear, she snapped, but Im going to
talk straight to the American people
and let them know my track record
also.
In other words, she felt no particular
obligation to answer the questions she
was asked. Her obligation was to her
talking points.
Not to pick on Palin. Truth is, there
are few things more fully bipartisan
than ducking a question. The art of
making sound while saying nothing
has become so ordinary and ubiquitous
a part of politics as to defy notice, like
wallpaper. The process takes on the
flavor of twice-chewed gum, the play-
ers playing their prescribed roles in
which interviewers pretend to believe
they will get straight answers and poli-
ticians pretend to believe they have
given them. And then TV and radio
pundits spin the nothing that was said,
tell us who to blame, who to scorn,
who to fear, at decibel levels that would
humble a jet engine.
Robert Kilmer has had enough. And
he proposes a solution. Namely, a tele-
vision series in which public figures
debate the issues of the day under two
simple rules: (1) the participants must
answer questions directly and, (2) they
just do so without making reference to
their opponents argument, party or
ideology.
In other words, says Kilmer, you
have to show up with a solution and
defend it. Youre going to be asked
follow-up questions. Your statements
are going to be fact checked in real
time and appear on the screen. The
moderator will be empowered to en-
force those rules.
Theres just one problem with all
that: Kilmer is not a TV producer.
Never has been. Rather, he is a Uni-
versity of Miami-trained lawyer with a
one-man practice in his native Bing-
hamton, N.Y. He was once a lawyer for
the local Democratic Committee, but
came to believe that partisanship and
party labels are just stumbling blocks
to getting anything done. So he pro-
duced a version of what he calls the
You Defend It Debate series on a local
radio station. Hes also made a pilot for
the TV version he envisions. Rudi-
mentary might be the kindest descrip-
tion for it.
All that to say his crusade is, in a
word, quixotic.
But Kilmer is undaunted. Even
though hes been pushing this for a few
years without getting close to getting
close to success. Kilmer is a man on a
mission, driven by a simple, righteous
conviction that when it comes to politi-
cal discourse, the American people
need and deserve better than they
are getting.
What I and people like me have in
common and were growing in num-
ber is, weve been involved with
political parties and thats all well and
good but at this point, we are so con-
cerned about the level of debate in this
country, the climate, that we dont
necessarily care who wins the debate
anymore as much as we care about the
argument itself. The most popular
shows out there often involve people
behaving in a way that we would not
tolerate from our 10-year-olds. And yet,
they are the standards. Theyre number
one.
Partisanship and no-compromise
politics and talking-points politics,
says Kilmer, are driving this country
over a cliff.
Kilmer says he doesnt care about
getting famous or rich. When his show
was on the radio, he didnt even seek
advertisers. No, he tilts at windmills
because he cant not, because some-
bodys got to do something. Call it one
citizens rebuke of the failings of poli-
tics and media. And yes, Kilmer knows
the odds are putting it mildly
against him. Does that discourage him?
He insists it does not.
And Ill tell you why, he says. Be-
cause Im right about this.
COMMENTARY
L E O N A R D P I T T S J R .
A solution to
roaring mouths
saying nothing
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitz-
er Prize for commentary, is a columnist for
the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL
33132. Readers may write to him via email at
[email protected].
THE SAME week that
President Obamas
health regulations go
into effect, forcing
people of faith to vio-
late their conscience or
shut their doors, Mitt
Romney was preaching
the gospel of economic and religious
freedomin Poland and Israel.
By that juxtaposition, the contrast in
presidential candidates could not be
starker.
Romneys recent tour, the reporting of
which has tended to focus on his gaffes
noting, for instance, that economic
culture matters when it comes to a na-
tions prosperity and his questioning of
security at the London Olympics has
provided a far more-important glimpse
of how, as president, he would viewand
reward Europe.
His speeches and comments in both
Poland and Israel were testaments to the
strength of U.S. alliances based on
shared economic principles, as well as a
rebuke to Obamas perceived lack of
conviction regarding same. Romney
pounded his free-market message by
noting Polands heroic struggle for free-
domagainst an oppressive government.
He made clear the point that individual
freedomrather than government large-
sse had created one of the strongest
economies in Europe.
Your nation has moved froma state
monopoly over the economy, price con-
trols and severe trade restrictions to a
culture of entrepreneurship, greater
fiscal responsibility and international
trade, said Romney.
When econo-
mists speak of
Poland today, it is
not to lament
chronic problems
but to describe
howthis nation
empowered the
individual, lifted
the heavy hand of
government and
became the fastest-
growing economy
in all of Europe.
Romney pointedly spoke of the false
promise of a government-dominated
economy, the importance of stimulating
innovation, attracting investment, ex-
panding trade and living within means.
He also employed a fewof those dog
whistles that journalists are keen to hear,
though some might have whistled right
over their heads.
They surely landed as intended on the
ears of Catholic voters, however. Rom-
ney remembered Pope John Paul II in his
homeland, mentioning himas the pope
fromGalilee, and also via a reference to
the title of a famous biography of the
pope, Witness to Hope.
No accidental contrast, that. Few
countries have understood and experi-
enced hope and change as Poland has.
Romney also liberally sprinkled terms
that correspond to two of the most im-
portant Catholic social justice principles:
subsidiarity and solidarity.
Subsidiarity, in addition to being one
of the features of federalism, also refers
to the theological belief that nothing
should be done by a larger, more com-
plex organization that can be accom-
plished as well by a smaller, simpler
organization. As developed by German
theologian Oswald von Nell-Breuning,
the principle is based upon the autono-
my and dignity of the human individual
and emphasizes the importance of small
institutions fromthe family to the
church to labor unions.
Inasmuch as the welfare state is an
instrument of centralized government, it
is in conflict not only with personal
freedombut also with Catholic teaching,
as John Paul II noted in his 1991encycli-
cal Centesimus Annus. He wrote that
the intervention of the state deprived
society of its responsibility, which leads
to a loss of human energies and an in-
ordinate increase of public agencies,
which are dominated more by bureau-
cratic ways of thinking than by concern
for serving their clients, and which are
accompanied by an enormous increase
in spending.
All of this history and understanding
were bound up in Romneys few, careful-
ly selected words and Catholic voters
COMMENTARY
K A T H L E E N P A R K E R
Romney strikes
right chords
in overseas trip
See PARKER, Page 2E
His speeches
and comments in
both Poland and
Israel were test-
aments to the
strength of U.S.
alliances based
on shared eco-
nomic principles.
San Francisco is known as a progressive city in many ways,
especially environmentally. But in water, its just not the case.
Weve got a very sweet deal. Restoring the valley would undo the
greatest wrong that has ever been done to a national park.
Spreck Rosekrans
of Restore Hetch Hetchy
See YOSEMITE, Page 2E
C M Y K
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surely heardthem. They also
wouldhave heardsolidarity,
whichresonates among Amer-
icas working-class Catholics
who were inspiredby Polands
labor-leduprising inthe1980s.
Inwhat canonly be viewedas a
crowning achievement, Rom-
ney was endorsedby Polands
iconic labor leader andformer
president, LechWalesa.
Woventogether solidarity,
subsidiarity, free enterprise,
witness to hope, andreligious
freedomRomneys key mess-
ages were deliverednearly on
D-Day for defenders of con-
science. Aug. 1was the date
whenObamas regulations
requiredpeople of faithto pay
for products andservices they
findmorally objectionable, such
as abortion-inducing drugs,
sterilizationandbirthcontrol.
The so-calledaccommoda-
tion never happenedandcer-
tainreligious groups instead
were affordeda safe harbor
year essentially to come up
withtheir ownaccommoda-
tion. Obamas olive branchwas
really a fig leaf after all.
By contrast, Romneys mess-
age to voters by way of com-
ments to our allies was that big
government is the enemy of
individual freedom, botheco-
nomic and, clearly, religious.
While the nations gaffe-seekers
were enjoying a fewmoments
of snark, Romney was articulat-
ing foundational principles with
none other thanthe most prom-
inent community organizer of
themall.
PARKER
Continued from Page 1E
Kathleen Parkers email address
is [email protected].
who has studied the issue for 20
years. Restoring the valley
would undo the greatest wrong
that has ever been done to a na-
tional park.
Studies by the federal Bureau
of Reclamation, the state Depart-
ment of Water Resources and
others show
restoring the
valley is techni-
cally feasible.
The cost esti-
mates range
from $3 billion
to $10 billion.
On top of
that staggering
price tag, re-
placing the wa-
ter supply is un-
realistic when
California al-
ready lacks in-
frastructure to
provide enough
water for its
economy or en-
vironment,
said Feinstein.
We should
move past this debate and focus
on real solutions to Californias
water challenges.
The opposing sides also dis-
pute the impact of reservoir re-
moval. The Hetch Hetchy group
says the city would lose 20 per-
cent of its 1.7 billion kilowatt
power-generating capacity,
roughly the amount of excess
production sold at cost to the
Modesto and Turlock irrigation
districts. The city says it would
lose about twice that much,
which would cost $41 million.
In addition, utilities officials
say water rates wouldincrease by
upto$2,777per householda year
and the city would be vulnerable
during droughts.
Mayor Lee and others argue
that the timing is wrong to spend
so much money on a project that
ultimately could make Bay Area
water deliveries less reliable.
Proponents say passage of the
measure in November would
give San Francisco a chance to
plan for restoration on its own
terms. Voters would decide in
four years whether to move for-
ward with the plan.
The opposition to removal is
akin to the famous expressions
many years ago about relinquish-
ing the Panama Canal: We stole
it fair and square and we should
keep it! Hodel said.
AP PHOTO
This pre-1913 file photo shows the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, Calif. This fall San Franciscans will vote on a local
measure with national implications: it could return to the American people a flooded gorge described as the twin of breathtaking Yose-
mite Valley. Voters will decide whether to drain a 117-billion-gallon Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park, exposing for the
first time in 80 years a glacially carved, granite-ringed valley of towering waterfalls 17 miles north of its more famous sibling.
Studies by the
federal Bu-
reau of Recla-
mation, the
state Depart-
ment of Water
Resources and
others show
restoring the
valley is tech-
nically feasi-
ble. The cost
estimates
range from $3
billion to $10
billion.
YOSEMITE
Continued from Page 1E
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Editorial
In some ways, shes more
popular and well-known today
than she was even then.
Lawrence Schiller
A photographer who knew bombshell actress
Marilyn Monroe in the final months of her life and
photographed her last on-set photo shoot recently commented on her
enduring fame and celebrity brand; Monroe died 50 years ago today.
SHE ALWAYS stood tall,
even when sitting in a
wheelchair, and when they
rolled her through her
soup kitchen, everyone
looked up. Thats how you
felt when you spoke to her,
like you were looking up.
And thats how she lived her life.
Maude Batie is gone. She died July 22, a
Sunday, just after church. Her heart failed.
But I prefer to think it gave out from exer-
tion, because few hearts ever worked long-
er or harder than hers.
She lived 82 years on this earth, the last
few were spent on dialysis, yet pretty much
her entire adult life was about giving to
others, helping elderly people, helping poor
people, helping hungry people. She had
eight children of her own, but her nick-
name with everyone was Mother. It fit. She
had a mothers eye for nurturing and a
disarming mothers smile that made you
trust in her wisdom.
She spoke in the down-home cadence of
her Mississippi childhood. I didnt have
not a penny to get it, she might say. Or
shed erupt with a Hey! or a Hallelujah!
as if suddenly injected with the Holy Spirit.
And who knows? Several times in her life,
she said, the Lord spoke to her. Twice, she
was told to acquire a building.
The first time was 40 years ago, a yellow
brick structure on 12th Street in Detroit. It
looked nice enough from the outside, but
when she went in, she discovered they had
been fixing cars in there. It was dirty and
picked apart. Even one of my sisters said to
me, You dont want to get this building. Its
too much work.
Mother Batie was undeterred.
The voice said this building, she insist-
ed.
She talked the owner into selling it to her
for $19,500, nearly $10,000 less than he
wanted and after he agreed, she said,
Now I really got something to tell you. I
aint got no job.
It didnt stop her. They went to a bank,
drew up a private contract, and with money
she collected from renting space in her
home, she began to pay it back. Meanwhile,
inside that building, she opened a soup
kitchen and fed people who were hungry. It
was what God wanted her to do, she said.
Soon thereafter, calamity struck. A fire.
Mother Batie ran toward the flames, but
before she could get there, she said she felt
an invisible arm around her, and a voice
once again said, This is a blessing in dis-
guise.
Within hours, with the fire extinguished,
she was inside, wiping down the tables.
She wanted the kitchen to stay open no
matter how much it had been knocked to
its knees. When the original owner saw her
determination, he gave her $10,000 toward
repairing the place and making it even
better.
Years later, she said she heard the Lords
voice again, telling her to secure a building
in Highland Park that had been vandalized.
Over time, she was again able to acquire
that building for a fraction of its asking
price. This time she and others started
a church, the Holy Temple of Faith Church
of God in Christ.
It is where her wake was held on a Friday
night.
You probably didnt know Mother Batie.
She wasnt at high-profile events. She held
no office. She wasnt a regular on TV.
Yet Detroit like most challenged cities
would collapse without people like her.
We measure the city in budgets and deficits
and tax revenues, but there is an entire
ecosystem that supports thousands of the
poorest citizens.
This was where Maude Batie lived. And
where she died. She is as much a hero of
this city as anyone with a wall full of
plaques, and we will miss her stories, her
energy and her unshakable belief.
Last year, government budget cuts nearly
closed her soup kitchen, and only a rush of
private donations kept the doors open. In
her honor, we should do the same now, and
make sure they never close.
She used to lead grace before meals and
would end by saying, The things that we
have, the Lord has provided. And we are
thankful.
We had Mother Batie for 82 years.
And we are thankful.
Maude was Mother to many and an example to all
Mitch Albomis a columnist for the Detroit Free
Press. Readers may write to him at: Detroit Free
Press, 600 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226, or via
email at [email protected].
COMMENTARY
M I T C H A L B O M
She lived 82 years on this earth, the last
few were spent on dialysis, yet pretty
much her entire adult life was about giving
to others, helping elderly people, helping
poor people, helping hungry people.
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
jot it down.
On that day the judicial
branch of state govern-
ment, specifically the Com-
monwealth Court, stood by
the state Constitution and
the people of Pennsylvania against the pow-
erful chemical gas drillers that have here-
tofore had their way within the state capital.
The gas drillers and their unsightly rigs,
bits and pits repeatedly penetrate the Earths
surface, injecting hazardous chemicals and
millions of gallons of our water into the
veins of Penns Woods to hydraulically frac-
ture rock formations of Marcellus shale and
extract its gases.
Chemical gas drilling, or fracking, with
its pipelines, compressor stations, chemical
ponds, drill casings and leaks, has been
allowed to metastasize in Pennsylvania.
Some estimates suggest there are more than
4,000 gas wells statewide with upwards of
3,000 more to be permitted (rubber
stamped) every year, for decades to come,
mutating and spreading in the state.
Unchecked by elected public officials who
have rolled over and danced to the gas in-
dustrys sordid tune, fracking and its attend-
ant mess reached its zenith on Feb. 14 when
the governor and state Legislature went out
of their way to give away the store in adopt-
ing Act 13 of 2012.
Act 13 gave the chemical gas people every-
thing they wanted. It granted them virtual
carte blanche to violate the land anywhere
in Pennsylvania. In cities, townships and
boroughs; near parks, schools and clubs; in
residential communities and neighborhoods
like yours regardless of local ordinances,
covenants, plans and zoning, Act 13 gave the
chemical gas people the authority to drill.
No joke.
You didnt know?
Thats because your representative and
state senator voted FOR this obscene sell-
out to the chemical gas drillers at the ex-
pense of the public interest or were conspic-
uously reticent in whispering their complicit
No.
Act 13 allowed chemical gas drillers to
descend upon any municipality they wish
and any neighborhood they choose, trans-
porting and dispensing their slop 24/7,
leaving municipalities powerless to stop
them.
You had no idea. And there it would have
remained until the gas drillers began mov-
ing their rigs and chemicals down Main
Street to siphon your water, penetrate our
land and frack the earth.
Only then would voters ask how it could
happen. Who voted for this? And who, like
Chief Brody in Jaws slapped by the dis-
traught Mrs. Kintner, knew?
Fortunately, seven municipalities in west-
ern Pennsylvania and Bucks County (none
from Luzerne or Lackawanna) had the cour-
age to stand up and file suit in an attempt to
undo this unthinkable travesty and blatantly
political legislative giveaway.
In doing so, the municipalities stated that
Act 13 leaves them defenseless and pre-
vents them from fulfilling their constitu-
tional and statutory obligations to protect
the health, safety and welfare of their citi-
zens.
On Thursday, in a stunning reversal, the
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court sided
with the seven municipalities and the state
Constitution in a jaw-dropping, 4-3 decision
declaring much of Act 13 unconstitutional.
The court declared that zoning ordinanc-
es protect property owners from activities
that interfere with the use and enjoyment of
their property.
It stated that Act 13 upended the munici-
pal zoning rules that had previously been
followed by other property owners, unfairly
exposing them to harm.
It said that zoning regulations must be
justified on the basis that they are in accord
with the comprehensive plan, not to pro-
mote oil and gas operations that are in-
compatible with the uses by people who
have made investment decisions regarding
businesses and homes on the assurance that
the zoning district would only allow compat-
ible uses.
And it noted, to find otherwise would
allow the proverbial pig in the parlor instead
of the barnyard.
FYI: Politicos and the administration in
Harrisburg angry about the Commonwealth
Courts decision already have appealed to
the state Supreme Court.
Jot this down: Elections do matter.
Remember the day when rights of communities reigned
Kevin Blaums column on government, life and
politics appears every Sunday. Contact him at
[email protected].
KEVIN BLAUM
I N T H E A R E N A
G
OT DIRT?
If you know of
waste, fraud or abuse
occurring within Lu-
zerne County government,
dont keep it to yourself report
it. Thats unquestionably the
right thing to do, for your con-
science and for the collective
goodof taxpayers andresidents.
Under the countys new
home rule setup, citizen watch-
dogs like you are encouraged to
report credible concerns to a
five-member Accountability,
Conduct and Ethics Commis-
sion. Complaint forms can be
obtained from the county man-
agers office andvia the Luzerne
County website, at www.luzer-
necounty.org.
Separately, county Controller
WalterGriffithrecentlyreceived
the OK to establish two other
methods for fielding tips from
the public about suspected
wrongdoing a telephone hot-
line and an email address. Un-
like the commissions protocol,
these tools allow tipsters to re-
main anonymous.
By all means, spill the beans
to people authorized to investi-
gate. Silence and spinelessness,
after all, allowed public corrup-
tion to not only take root, but
thrive in this countys corridors
of power: its courtrooms, the
commissioners office and a
troubling number of other plac-
es.
Griffiths new hotline seems
like a reform-minded, helpful
development. However, people
rightly will questionthe validity
of allowingvolunteers tovet the
calls. Griffithlast week declined
to identify the volunteers, lead-
ing to further skepticism. Who
are these people and do they
possess the know-how to sepa-
rate bona fide complaints from
unreasonable ones? To whom
do they have allegiances?
Also, might certain people
abuse the anonymity of a hot-
line to make frivolous com-
plaints, either because of per-
sonal vendettas or for political
purposes? County workers, in
particular, shouldnt need to
conceal their identities when
lodging complaints; any poten-
tial retribution against them
would trigger whistleblower
protections.
Lastly, we wonder if Luzerne
Countys dual reporting system
an ethics commission and a
separate hotline will result in
needless duplication and/or
confusion. The procedures for
reportingdeservetoberevisited
and refined in the months and
years ahead.
Meanwhile, county employ-
ees and residents should use
any and all tools at their dispos-
al, including a local hotline or
the FBIs office, to ensure good
government.
OUR OPINION: FRAUD HOTLINE
Civic watchdogs
have your number
The Luzerne County Ac-
countability, Conduct and Eth-
ics Commissions complaint
form is available in the county
managers office and via the
web: www.luzernecounty.org.
Controllers new hotline for
reporting fraud and waste.
Phone: (570) 270-3301.
Email: Controller.Hotline@lu-
zernecounty.org.
L O D G E C O M P L A I N T S
PRASHANT SHITUT
President and CEO/Impressions Media
JOSEPH BUTKIEWICZ
Vice President/Executive Editor
MARK E. JONES
Editorial Page Editor
Editorial Board
QUOTE OF THE DAY
E
VERY DAY, THE
number of voters like-
ly to face difficulties
on Election Day be-
cause of Pennsylvanias new
requirements for photo identi-
fication gets longer and the
sinister fallout from the law
becomes more evident.
Here are some highlights
fromtestimony during a Com-
monwealthCourt hearingona
challenge to the law:
An expert in the field said
his survey found that many
residents mistakenly believe
they have proper ID. Matt Bar-
reto, an associate professor at
the University of Washington,
estimated that 14.4 percent of
eligible voters lacka validpho-
to ID.
The states top elections
official, Secretary of the Com-
monwealth Carol Aichele,
said even she didnt know de-
tails of the laws ID require-
ments.
Most surprising is the
presence of some politically
active voters on a list of those
who could face disenfran-
chisement. The states list
gives the names of registered
voters who dont show up in
records of the state Transpor-
tation Department as possess-
ing licenses or state-issued
photo ID. The 99,115 county
residents include Allegheny
County Councilman John De-
Fazio; Democratic House
Leader Frank Dermody and
county Judge Michael Della
Vecchia.
The Department of State
said it knew its list would be
overly broad, but officials
wanted to be sure to alert as
many people who might be af-
fected by the change as possi-
ble. They say the local officials
who made the list wont have
trouble voting. Theres noth-
ing wrong with casting a wide
net to inform potential voters
of newrules, but all of this con-
fusion was preventable.
Claims by Republicans that
the law was needed to stop
fraudat thepolls havebeende-
bunked, yet questions persist
just three months before a
highly anticipated presiden-
tial election.
Every day, there are more
arguments for overturning
this bad lawor, at a minimum,
delaying implementation.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OTHER OPINION: VOTER ID
New law brings
new problems
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