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LOCAL NEWS: Drunk driver who killed Mt. Jewett fireman sentenced to state prison, Page 14
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March 11, 2016
YMCA West Districts
Carvers are teaming
up on a life-size
carving of deer
on the run at
the Rendezvous.
SEE PAGE 2
The Blue Tide swim team
will send 25 swimmers to
participate in the YMCA
Western Pa. District Meet.
SEE PAGE 9
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Ministry event this Sunday at Queen of the World
kind of call the kids
down, and his approach is to show
the kids that everyone is battling
something in their
lives, and to see everyone as equals.”
At
these
Justin
events,
Kraus
said
Fatica
families
realize
how much they need one another. Parents step up as leaders of
their families, and all ages learn
to forgive and to love one another. With this event, the whole
community will be energized to
By Joseph Bell
Daily Press Editor
BIGLERVILLE
–
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) called on
members of the state
General Assembly and
the Governor to take immediate action to avoid a
shutdown of Penn State
University’s Cooperative
Extension and Agriculture Research programs,
which are in jeopardy of
being closed due to the
state budget impasse.
More than $50 million
earmarked to fund extension and research
programs for the current
fiscal year was eliminated when Governor Wolf
used a line-item veto late
last year.
“Agriculture
Research and Cooperative
Extension
employees
provide vital services and
technical assistance that
helps farmers manage
risk, increase production, control pests and
implement conservation
practices. Penn State
has informed us that
more than 1,100 people
will lose their jobs and
research facilities will
be closed unless funding
is restored,” said PFB
President Rick Ebert,
during a news conference
at Penn State’s Fruit
Research and Extension
Center (FREC) in Biglerville. The Adams County
facility, which is located
at the epicenter of Penn-
Justin Fatica and his Hard
As Nails Ministry will be in St.
Marys on Sunday at Queen of the
World Church.
This event, “Be an AMAZING
Family,” will be open to all families and will focus on strengthening families.
“He had a TV show and we
saw it, and kind of thought it’d
be a good idea to bring him here,”
said Laurey Kraus, one of the
event organizers. “We were impressed with his program and
how he reaches out to kids. He’d
encourage, love and serve one
another like never before.
“The program seeks to try to
reenergize families and overcome
whatever challenges that they
may have, and refocus things
and be sure God is in your lives,”
Kraus said.
The event is organized by the
Youth and Young Adult Ministry Program of the area Catholic
churches.
Mass is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Sunday with the ministry event
running from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The
event is open to all faiths and
there is no cost to attend.
Northern Pa.
lawmakers stand
up for taxpayers
Unique art pieces at Rendezvous
See Budget, Page 2
Photo by Becky Polaski
Visitors to the Ridgway Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous never know just what they might see as they browse the various
carvers’ booths. Earlier this week, Nathan Howard, working out of the Wizard’s Workshop in Punxsutawney, could been
seen working on a pair of dueling squirrels.
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“[Fatica] is unique because
he’s so high-energy and passionate,” Kraus said. “He draws people from the audience and makes
it a more personal experience.”
Fatica was in the area roughly eight years ago as he presented
a program at Elk County Catholic High School. Originally from
Erie, he now travels across the
county on a bus tour.
“He has around eight young
adult missionaries that travel
with him and they help facilitate the programs and offer
outreach afterwards as well,”
Kraus said.
DuBOIS – Northern Pennsylvania legislators of the House
Republican Caucus are rejecting
Gov. Tom Wolf ’s demand for massive tax increases, including an increase to the Personal Income Tax
as part of his annual budget proposal. That 11 percent tax increase
(retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016), along
with several others, would amount
to an annual tax hike of $2.7 billion.
Speaking at a small business
in Clearfield County today, legislators said Wolf ’s proposal for extensive tax hikes is being opposed by
a large majority of Pennsylvanians
– working families, senior citizens
and small business owners.
The governor is seeking $7.4
billion in supplements for the current fiscal year, which is a spending increase of 5.8 percent for
2015-16 and a 7.9 percent increase
for 2016-17.
“Pennsylvanians have made
it very clear that they cannot afford the governor’s unreasonable
and irresponsible proposals for
new taxes. The idea of an 11 percent Personal Income Tax hike,
retroactive to Jan. 1, hits not only
Pennsylvanians’ paychecks, but
See Lawmakers, Page 3
First Rendezvous for tattoo artist Alex Bieniecki
His first event was The Big Buzz
Chainsaw Carving Festival in
2014 and everyone there was advising him what he would need
and need to do.
Bieniecki has been carving
for two years now with this being the first time attending the
Ridgway Chainsaw Carvers
Rendezvous. His wife Ashley
says she is just amazed every
time as she watches the sculptures created in the hands of her
husband while he contributes
part of his success to his art of
tattoos.
Alex is a little nervous about
stepping into the 3-D world and
putting his ideas out there but
when he is done, he ponders
“Why was I so nervous?” He
can be found in the middle of
the Country Squirrel Outfitters
parking lot during the Rendezvous, and at 1595 Quincy Rd.,
Rumney, N.H., or contacted at
603-327-8971.
By Larry Simon
Special to The Daily Press
RIDGWAY – Fifteen-year
tattoo artist Alex Bieniecki says
in doing tattoos, an artist must
be able to step out of their comfort zone and bend to the desire
of the customer and the image
they try to convey.
A competitive world amongst
each artist, they don’t always cooperate between each other with
each trying to outdo the others.
With a tattoo, Bieniecki says,
the artist is totally at the whim
of the customer, waiting for
someone to walk in first wanting
the artwork and then keeping
the appointments to get it done.
In chainsaw carving, he can do
a sculpture and if a customer
comes in and likes it, they buy it.
He is also inspired by the
camaraderie of the chainsaw
carvers in helping each other
with advice and helping hands.
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system safe and competitive. ”
Roush pointed out
that every Pennsylvanian benefits from this
work.
“Yet, due to the budget impasse, we have
gone more than eight
months with zero funding,” he said. “If legislative action is not taken
by May 1, we will have to
begin the process of dismantling our operations,
including this center, impacting more than 1,100
jobs and all they do for
Pennsylvania
agriculture. There will be no
winners in that scenario,
as research shows that
by eliminating our $50
million state appropriation, the economic loss
to Pennsylvania -- based
solely on operational
spending -- is more than
$260 million. ”
Farm Bureau notes
that legislation already
has been introduced in
the state Senate (S.B.
1120) and House (H.B.
1831) to help resolve
the funding crisis. Although the bills are not
identical, each calls for
adequate funding to be
directed to Cooperative
Extension and Research
programs administered
by Penn State.
“The clock is ticking on Penn State as a
Land Grant University.
Without swift action
from lawmakers in Harrisburg, jobs will be lost,
extension and research
facilities will be closed
and the future of the
College of Agricultural
Sciences at Penn State
will be in peril,” concluded Ebert.
Farm Bureau is asking all Pennsylvanians
interested in preserving
Penn State’s mission to
state agriculture to visit www.pfb.com/actnow
where a draft message is
ready for them to send to
their State Representative, State Senator and
the Governor. We also
encourage the public to
show its support by using the hashtag: #SavePSUag.
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Toomey, Casey bipartisan bill
protecting federal correctional
officers signed into law
working alone in a housing unit of 125 inmates,
carrying only a radio,
handcuffs, and keys. A
gang member, who was
serving a life sentence
for first-degree murder,
ambushed and murdered
Officer Williams—beating
him savagely enough to
crush his skull and stabbing him with a prisonmade weapon 129 times.
Sens. Toomey and
Casey worked with Eric’s
parents, Don and Jean
Williams, to introduce
legislation to help protect
other officers from Eric’s
fate.
“Every day, America’s
law enforcement officers
See Bill, Page 5
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sylvania’s Fruit Belt,
could be shuttered without an infusion of state
funding.
Farmers emphasize
that they benefit from
having strong working
relationships with extension agents and researchers, who alert farmers
to a variety of new opportunities and practices, while providing the
agriculture community
with timely information
and recommendations to
combat challenges faced
by growers.
Penn State has extension offices in all 67
counties providing a wide
variety of services, including leadership development for 90,000 youth
involved in 4-H.
PSU also operates
several research facilities across the state, including FREC.
“This research station is the quintessential
example of the value of
our land-grant partnership,” said Rick Roush,
dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “Linking industry,
academia and government together to solve
problems and advance
the
economy
works.
There are decades of ongoing research projects
done here that have resulted in new knowledge,
practices and solutions
that help keep our food
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WASHINGTON
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President Barack Obama
has signed into law bipartisan legislation to protect
federal correctional officers. The Eric Williams
Correctional Officers Protection Act, introduced by
U.S. Senators Pat Toomey
(R-Pa.) and Bob Casey (DPa.), provides that the Bureau of Prisons must issue
non-lethal pepper spray
to guards in medium- and
high-security prisons, so
they have some means of
self-defense.
Under Bureau of Prisons policy, guards are
Photo by Larry Simon sometimes placed on duty
In the front, Rick Pratt from Corfu, N.Y., Randy Boni from Gatlinburg, Tenn., and in the back, Jeff alone, with no defensive
Pinney from Pittsburgh team up on a life-size carving of deer on the run.
gear. Thirty-four year old
people, bars or benches.
deer running from an un- tion at the end of the Ridg- Eric Williams paid the
All three of these carv- known danger. This sculp- way Chainsaw Carvers price for this policy. In
February 2013, Eric was
ers have teamed up to cre- ture will be one of many Rendezvous on Saturday,
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RIDGWAY – Randy
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originally from Ridgway,
has come out from behind
the scenes to do what he
likes best: carve. Although
legally blind into his 30s before surgery gave him sight,
he has come out as one of
the top chainsaw carvers in
the world with life-like commissioned works throughout the country.
Supersaw
Chainsaw
Carvings owner Jeff Pinney
from Pittsburgh has been
quoted as saying “If you can
dream it, I can carve it.”
Pinney does work from the
functional through custom
wildlife and even people’s
pets.
Rick Pratt hails from
Corfu, N.Y. and has a family
of chainsaw carvers. He can
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Pa. farmers visit Capitol Hill to discuss critical issues
WASHINGTON
–
More than 150 members
of the Pennsylvania Farm
Bureau (PFB) traveled to
Washington D.C. seeking
support from Pennsylvania’s Congressional Delegation on critical issues
impacting agriculture. The
farmers met with lawmakers and legislative staff to
discuss a wide variety of
topics, including the urgent need to establish a national standard to oversee
the labeling of genetically
modified food and legislation to force the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw a rule
that would dramatically
expand regulations over
farmland.
The EPA/Corps rule,
commonly referred to
as Waters of the United
States or WOTUS, briefly
went into effect last year,
but it is currently on hold
due to a temporary injunction issued by the Sixth
U.S. Circuit Court.
“WOTUS ignores two
previous Supreme Court
decisions limited the agencies authority to navigable
waters, circumvents the
wishes of Congress under the Clean Water Act
(CWA) and dramatically
expands the authority of
the federal agencies to regulate farmland and other
land,” said PFB President
Rick Ebert. “Despite the
fact that the rule is scientifically and legally flawed,
the agencies have failed to
voluntarily withdraw the
rule, forcing farmers to
seek legal and legislative
relief.”
Farm Bureau notes
that the House has already
passed a bill that would
force the agencies to withdraw the existing rule and
begin a new process that
includes
conversations
with farmers, builders,
county governments and
other stakeholders. In addition, a “cloture” vote in
the Senate, which would
have prevented opponents
from using a filibuster to
derail the legislation, fell
just three votes shy of the
60 needed votes.
“Farmers will pursue
every avenue possible to
stop the implementation
of WOTUS,” added Ebert.
On another subject,
Farm
Bureau
members support bipartisan,
House-passed legislation
(H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act)
that would give the Food
and Drug Administration
(FDA) the authority to
completely oversee genetically modified organisms
(GMOs), covering everything from conducting
President of Penn Central
Door.
House
Republicans
also called on Wolf to release education funds to
prevent the closure of public schools in the state.
Wolf cut $3 billion in basic
education funding as part
of his partial veto of the
House-passed budget. The
lawmakers said the governor should work with the
Legislature to develop solutions that keep the state
operating without resorting to broad-based tax increases.
“The General Assembly passed three different
budgets which would have
brought record funding to
public education. It is frustrating that the governor
completely vetoed the first
two and partially vetoed
the third, leaving schools
across the Commonwealth
without needed funds and
some on the brink of closure,” said Rep. Donna
Oberlander (R- Clarion/
Armstrong/Forest). “It is
time for the governor to
stop using our school children as negotiating leverage and to work with his
co-equal branch of government toward a final budget.”
Rep. Martin Causer (RCameron/McKean/Potter),
chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee, joined the call
for earnest negotiations to
complete both this year’s
and next year’s budgets.
“It’s time for the governor
to release the hostages.
Students and their families, teachers, health care
providers, farmers and
even 4-H members are be-
Photo submitted
A small group of farmers, who are Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members, met with Congressman
Glenn “GT” Thompson (center) during PFB’s National Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
safety reviews of plants
used for GMO food to all
labeling issues, including
the creation of a national
voluntary labeling system.
In addition, farmers are
calling on members of the
Senate to pass a similar
bill recently introduced by
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Pat Roberts.
“A national system is
the only practical solution to address food labeling, because a patchwork
of GMO regulations on a
state-by-state basis would
be confusing, misleading,
a paperwork nightmare
and cost prohibitive... resulting in higher food prices, without improving food
safety,” said Ebert.
PFB points out that
GMO food has been conPhoto submitted
sumed by the public for
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members met with Senator Pat Toomey (center) to discuss critical issues
impacting agriculture as part of PFB’s National Legislative Conference held recently in Washington, D.C. more than 20 years. Over
that time, there has never been a single case of a
human health or animal
health issue involving
GMOs. In addition, hundreds of scientific studies and health organizations support the safety
of genetically engineered
foods, including the World
Health Organization, the
American Medical Association and the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization.
“There is a lot of
misinformation,
untrue
claims and unfounded fear
about GMOs circulating
throughout our society. We
need to listen to the concerns of consumers and
help alleviate their fears
by providing them with
the facts about GMO food,
including its many benefits,” concluded Ebert.
Other key issues discussed by farmers with
Pennsylvania’s Congressional Delegation included
the need for changes to the
endangered species act to
enhance transparency and
accountability; enactment
of new immigration reform
legislation that results in
a commonsense solution
to address obstacles facing
farm families; and tax reform to address the financial challenges faced by
farmers from capital gains
and federal estate taxes.
-Pennsylvania
Farm
Bureau is the state’s largest farm organization with
a volunteer membership
of more than 61,400 farm
and rural families, representing farms of every
size and commodity across
Pennsylvania.
lars. The House members
pointed to their recently
unveiled PennSAVE initiative as a means to realize savings, accountability, value and efficiency in
state spending.
“The PennSAVE initiative will allow us to review state government operations and procurement
practices to realize ways to
be more innovative in savings and efficiencies,” said
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff
(R-Centre/Mifflin). “We invite the public to join us by
submitting suggestions for
cost-saving steps.”
The lawmakers invited Wolf to join them in
developing a responsible
budget for the 2016-17
fiscal year while releasing funds already appropriated for education and
other essential services in
the state.
Lawmakers
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also their savings accounts.
We are here to stand up for
taxpayers and ensure they
can keep their hard-earned
money,” said Rep. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk).
The Klark family, owners of Penn Central Door
in DuBois since 1989, said
Wolf ’s increased taxes
could be devastating to
small businesses.
“We are very concerned
about the impacts that
a higher income tax will
have on our business. Less
money in people’s pockets
means less opportunity for
us to serve our customers.
That hurts our employees, who would also have
to pay the higher taxes
themselves. It is already a
challenge to do business,
and it just seems like the
governor wants to make it
harder,” said Andy Klark,
ing harmed by his insistence on higher spending
and taxes people can’t afford. We need responsible
budgets that respect the
taxpayers who foot the
bill.”
The lawmakers also
expressed frustration that
while the administration
claims to want to close an
expected structural deficit, it proposes increasing
spending by billions of dol-
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Letters &
Guest Commentary
The Billy Mays of
the GOP
The presidency has
been occupied by lawyers,
ex-generals, a former
actor and even a peanut
farmer, but never before
by a pitchman.
Donald Trump seeks
to become the first. He
is the Billy Mays of the
GOP, doing what the late,
ubiquitous celebrity pitchman never could dream
of: making the sale to a
major political party and,
he hopes, to the nation.
Trump fashions himself
a builder, but he is really
a marketer and, more
than that, a salesman,
with methods that have
their roots in infomercials
and before that on boardwalks and at carnivals.
Mays became a very
wealthy man pitching
everything from OxiClean
to Mighty Putty to -- who
can forget? -- Zorbeez.
A Mays pitch was highenergy ("Hi, Billy Mays
here for ..."). It was simple
and easy to understand.
It was full of superlatives.
The Quick Chop, to take
one example, was the fastest, easiest and safest way
to chop anything -- and,
of course, the best deal
on TV. And his pitches included offers of free stuff:
in the case of the Quick
Chop, a Quick Grater
thrown in at no cost (as
well as a second Quick
Chop, if you paid separate
process and handling).
A Fortune magazine
article on Mays noted
how his sales secrets date
back to the old carnival
days. Trump instinctively
understands the art. The
candidate knows how to
"bally the tip," or create a
spectacle to draw a crowd,
and how to "nod them
in," or say things to get a
crowd of potential customers to nod along (e.g., we
are going to build a wall
and Mexico is going to pay
for it).
An admirer of Mays
writes that he "learned on
the Atlantic City Boardwalk that buyers want
to be led," and that he
makes "sure you understand he's talking to YOU,
that he understands the
problems you have and,
most importantly, he has
the perfect solution."
Sound familiar?
What is most disturbing
about Trump's eponymous
scammy business ventures - like Trump University, or the Trump Network, a failed multilevel
marketing venture - is
that they bear an unmistakable resemblance to
his campaign.
In Trump's pitch for
Trump University, you
hear the same grandiose promises: "Success.
It's going to happen to
you." The same meaninglessly vague statements:
"Trump University is
about knowledge about
a lot of different things."
The same assurances that
Trump will hire the best
and the brightest: "We
are going to have professors and adjunct professors that are absolutely
terrific, terrific people,
terrific brains, successful. We are going to have
the best of the best." The
same incredible claims:
"These are all people [the
so-called professors] that
are hand-picked by me."
It was Trump the pitchman who felt compelled to
devote his latest primarynight news conference
to defending his sundry
Trump products -- whether they still exist or not
-- after Mitt Romney
mocked them.
It was an odd spectacle,
but what do you think
Mays would do if someone
questioned whether Kaboom was really the best
tile cleaner? At least Mays
is said to have believed
in his products. Trump's
insistence on the vitality
of his defunct ventures
led to instant debunking. Not that he cares.
The Trump method is to
spread a thick lather of
bravado over a foundation
of mendacity.
There is, of course,
overlap between the work
of a pitchman and a politician, but Trump makes
the two indistinguishable. He isn't a rejection
of politics so much as a
grotesque parody of it.
He's like any other politician, only more dishonest,
insincere and unscrupulous, and less principled,
informed and civil. He is
a way for angry people
to send a message to the
political class: We have
such low regard for you,
we think you are no better
or different than Donald
Trump.
The sentiment is understandable. But if you
think it will end well, I
have an Awesome Auger
or an EZ Crunch Bowl
to sell you, provided you
order without delay.
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Guest Commentary
'Who Lost Iraq?'
My parents originally
named me “Victory Japan” because my slightly
premature birth resulted
from mom and dad dancing in the streets of Saint
Petersburg, Florida on the
night of Aug. 16, 1945—the
day after the United States
won its last war. Seventy
years is a lifetime by the
Biblical standard of our
allotted three score and 10
years. Go back to 1945 and
subtract 70 and you are
two years away from the
end of Reconstruction.
In my lifetime Republicans blamed Democrats
for “losing” China to communists and not winning
in Korea while Democrats
blamed Republicans for
losing Vietnam and want
to blame the GOP for losing Iraq. In this heated
and increasingly bizarre
presidential campaign season, with the rise of ISIS
in Iraq and Syria, “Who
lost Iraq?” has become
a key issue. Predictably,
Democrats blame former
President George W. Bush
while Republicans blame
current President Barack
H. Obama.
It was President Bush
who on Dec. 14, 2008,
as he was about to leave
office, signed a Status of
Forces Agreement that
stated, “All the United
States Forces shall be
withdrawn from all Iraqi
territory no later than Dec.
31, 2011.” While former
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in her book
“No Higher Honor,” claims
there was an understand-
ing with then Iraqi President Nouri Maliki that
a residual force might
remain, it seems Maliki
later “reneged.” Bush left
it to Obama to negotiate a
new understanding.
Leon Panetta, one of
Obama’s secretaries of
defense, claims in his
book “Worthy Fights” that
Maliki insisted a new
agreement providing immunity from Iraqi prosecution of U.S. forces would
never be accepted by the
Iraqi parliament. Perhaps
Maliki preferred chaos and
Iranian domination to a
tough political fight in his
own parliament. Panetta
wrote, “To my frustration
the White House coordinated the negotiations but
never really led them.”
President Obama satisfied
the documentation, blamed
Bush, and withdrew the
troops.
It’s a moot point since
the Obama administration
is losing the entire Middle
East and Afghanistan
to an Iranian-Russian
“axis.” Meanwhile, the
United States, a nation of
330,000,000 people, has
politically devolved into
a democratic mob choosing between a bombastic
business mogul, a former
secretary of state who may
be indicted or inaugurated,
and a self-declared socialist who honeymooned in
the USSR. The question
shouldn’t be “Who lost
Iraq?” It should be “Who
is losing the Middle East
and Afghanistan?” Beyond
that, the larger questions
are “Who are we and
what have we become as a
people and a nation?” After
all, we elected Barack
Obama—twice.
The unmitigated evil
ISIS does is meant to intimidate its co-religionists,
terrify Christians and
Jews, and enslave entire
nations. It also issues from
the mainstream of Saudi
Wahhabism, a form of Islam that originated in 18th
century Arabia. Millions
adhere to it and mean to
foist it on the Judeo-Christian West from Eastern
and Western Europe and
on to North and South
America.
It is partially our fault
that a ridiculous confluence of political progressivism and Eastern religious
fundamentalism threatens
the existence of Western
society. During the last
quarter century, many
Christians and Jews in
Europe and North America
abandoned their religious
faith for a postmodern philosophy spawned by leftist
academic, religious, and
political elites who reject
notions of definitive truth
and absolutes like good
and evil. Believing in little
to nothing invites those
who fervently embrace a
cause, no matter how illinformed or intellectually
bankrupt, to attack and
destroy us.
When President Obama,
former President Bill
Clinton, presidential
candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders
refuse to recognize the evil
inherent in Salafist Islam
they empower Al-Qaeda
and ISIS. We, as a people,
have weakened our own
academic and religious institutions and by extension
our body politic by not acknowledging evil for what
it is. Consequently, we are
confused to the point that
we cannot or will not act
to destroy the very real
threats we face.
The recent political
debates—regardless of
parties—are illustrative.
Republicans insult and
snipe at each other over
ridiculous issues like who
can or cannot speak Spanish, while Democrats spew
bilge about America being
a society of racists and
homophobic bigots unwelcoming to immigrants and
refugees. When political
debate devolves to candidates campaigning for
the American presidency
by performing skits on
“Saturday Night Live,” it’s
clear we are a confused
people who lost not only
Iraq but also are about to
lose ourselves to a postmodern world of our own
making.
Forget who lost Iraq?
It’s gone. From Libya to
Afghanistan, the Russians
and Iranians are filling
a vacuum created by the
feckless foreign policies of
the past eight years.
–
Dr. Earl Tilford is a military historian and fellow
for the Middle East & terrorism with The Center for
Vision & Values at Grove
City College.
Today in History
Today is Friday, March
11, the 71st day of 2016.
There are 295 days left in
the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 11, 1888, the
Blizzard of '88, also known
as the "Great White Hurricane," began inundating
the northeastern United
States, resulting in some
400 deaths.
On this date:
In 1861, the Constitution
of the Confederate States
of America was adopted by
the Confederate Congress
in Montgomery, Alabama.
In 1865, during the Civil
War, Union forces under
General William T. Sherman occupied Fayetteville,
North Carolina.
In 1916, future British
Prime Minister Harold Wilson was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.
In 1935, the Bank of
Canada began operations,
issuing its first series of
bank notes.
In 1942, as Japanese
forces continued to advance
in the Pacific during World
War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines
for Australia. (MacArthur,
who subsequently vowed,
"I shall return," kept that
promise more than 2½
years later.)
In 1954, the U.S. Army
charged that Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy, R-Wis., and
his subcommittee's chief
counsel, Roy Cohn, had
exerted pressure to obtain
favored treatment for Pvt.
G. David Schine, a former
consultant to the subcommittee. (The confrontation
culminated in the famous
Senate
Army-McCarthy
hearings.)
In 1965, the Rev. James
J. Reeb, a white minister from Boston, died two
days after being beaten by
whites during civil rights
disturbances in Selma, Alabama.
In 1986, the state of
Georgia pardoned Leo
Frank, a Jewish businessman who had been lynched
in 1915 for the murder of
13-year-old Mary Phagan.
In 1993, Janet Reno was
unanimously confirmed by
the Senate to be attorney
general.
In 2004, ten bombs exploded in quick succession
across the commuter rail
network in Madrid, Spain,
killing 191 people in an
attack linked to al-Qaidainspired militants.
Ten years ago: Former
Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic
(sloh-BOH'-dahn
mee-LOH'-shuh-vich) was
found dead of a heart attack in his prison cell in
the Netherlands, abruptly
ending his four-year U.N.
war crimes trial for orchestrating a decade of conflict
that had killed a quarter
of a million people; he was
64. Michelle Bachelet (bahcheh-LET') was sworn in as
Chile's first female presi-
dent.
Five years ago: A magnitude-9.0 earthquake and
resulting tsunami struck
Japan's northeastern coast,
killing nearly 20,000 people
and severely damaging the
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. Wisconsin
Gov. Scott Walker signed a
measure to eliminate most
union rights for public employees, a proposal which
had provoked three weeks
of loud, relentless protests.
NFL owners and players
broke off labor negotiations
hours before their contract
expired; the union decertified and the league imposed a lockout that lasted
4½ months. Songwriter
Hugh Martin, whose works
included "Have Yourself a
Merry Little Christmas"
and "The Trolley Song,"
died in Encinitas, California, at age 96.
One year ago: The police
chief of the St. Louis suburb
of Ferguson resigned in the
wake of a scathing Justice
Department report prompted by the fatal shooting of
an unarmed black 18-yearold by a white police officer.
Jimmy Greenspoon, 67, the
keyboardist for rock band
Three Dog Night, died in
North Potomac, Maryland.
Today's Birthdays: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch
is 85. ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 82.
Musician Flaco Jimenez
(FLAH'-koh hee-MEH'-nez)
is 77. Actress Tricia O'Neil
is 71. Actor Mark Metcalf
is 70. Rock singer-musician
Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
is 69. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 66. Movie director
Jerry Zucker is 66. Actress
Susan Richardson is 64.
Recording executive Jimmy
Iovine (eye-VEEN') is 63.
Singer Nina Hagen is 61.
Country singer Jimmy Fortune (The Statler Brothers)
is 61. Singer Cheryl Lynn is
59. Actor Elias Koteas (eeLY-uhs koh-TAY-uhs) is 55.
Actor-director Peter Berg is
54. Actor Jeffrey Nordling
is 54. Actress Alex Kingston is 53. Country musician David Talbot is 53.
Actor Wallace Langham is
51. Former U.S. Rep. Jesse
Jackson Jr., D-Ill., is 51.
Actor John Barrowman is
49. Singer Lisa Loeb is 48.
Neo-soul musician Al Gamble (St. Paul & the Broken
Bones) is 47. Singer Pete
Droge is 47. Actor Terrence
Howard is 47. Rock musician Rami Jaffee is 47.
Actor Johnny Knoxville is
45. Rock singer-musicians
Joel and Benji Madden
(Good Charlotte; The Madden Brothers) are 37. Actor
David Anders is 35. Singer
LeToya is 35. Actress Thora
Birch is 34. TV personality
Melissa Rycroft is 33. Actor
Rob Brown is 32. Actor Anton Yelchin is 27.
Thought for Today: "It's
all right to hesitate if you
then go ahead." — Bertholt
Brecht, German poet and
dramatist (1898-1956).
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Gertrude L. Mills
Gertrude L. Mills, 63,
of 4501 Admiral Perry
Hwy., Ebensburg, died
Thursday, March 10,
2016 at the Ebensburg
Center in Ebensburg after a lengthy illness.
She was born July
18, 1952 in St. Marys,
daughter of the late
Richard J. and Grace M.
Hammer Mills.
She is survived by
her sister, Connie Sadley
and her husband Frank
of St. Marys.
In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth R. Mills
and William J. Mills.
Funeral and Committal Services for Gertrude
L. Mills will be held at
the convenience of the
family.
Burial will be in the
St. Mary’s Cemetery.
The Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
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Notes of Interest
On Tuesday, March
15, the St. Mary’s Lighthouse Aglow will meet at
the Fox Township Senior
Center. A DVD from the
International
Conference held in November
will be shown featuring
President of Aglow Jane
Hanson Hoyt. This had
been scheduled for February but was cancelled
due to weather. Meeting
starts at 7 p.m. Everyone
is welcome.
The annual membership meeting of the Elk
County Golf Association
will be held Monday,
March 21 at 8 p.m. at
the Bavarian Hills Clubhouse. The meeting will
consist of any old and
new business and the
election of officers for
the upcoming year. All
season passholders and
members are invited to
attend.
Pa. families win $4.24M
verdict against gas driller
By Michael Rubinkam
Associated Press
Two couples were
awarded nearly $4.25
million on Thursday
after a federal jury
found one of the largest natural gas producers in Pennsylvania
was responsible for the
contamination of their
well water, capping a
six-year odyssey that
turned their sleepy village into a battleground
over the nation’s shale
drilling and hydraulic
fracturing boom.
The
verdict
in
Scranton came at the
end of a bitter lawsuit
pitting homeowners in
Dimock against Houston-based Cabot Oil
& Gas Corp. The company, a prolific driller
in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale formation,
said it will appeal, accusing the jury of ignoring “overwhelming
scientific and factual
evidence that Cabot
acted as a prudent operator in conducting its
operations.”
Dimock was the
scene of the most highly
publicized case of methane contamination to
emerge from the early
days of Pennsylvania’s
natural-gas
drilling
boom. State regulators blamed faulty gas
wells drilled by Cabot
for leaking combustible
methane into Dimock’s
groundwater.
Cabot
claimed the methane
was naturally occurring
and said the problems
in the water wells predated Cabot’s arrival.
Dozens of plaintiffs
settled with Cabot in
2012, but two families opted to take their
claims to trial.
“They did something
wrong. That was the
whole point of getting
it into the courtroom,”
one of the plaintiffs,
Scott Ely, told reporters
outside the courthouse.
Residents first reported problems in the
wells in 2008. The water that came out of
their faucets turned
cloudy, foamy and discolored, and it smelled
and tasted foul. Homeowners, all of whom
had leased their land to
Cabot, said the water
made them sick with
symptoms that included vomiting, dizziness
and skin rashes.
A state investigation found that Cabot
had allowed gas to escape into the region’s
groundwater supplies,
contaminating at least
18 residential wells.
The plaintiffs’ attorney called the verdict a
warning shot that will
resonate beyond the
courtroom.
“Cabot doesn’t care.
Industry doesn’t care.
They’re the big bucks.
Their influence is wide
and far. ... It’s fine with
me if industry takes a
big fat hit,” Leslie Lewis said.
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place their own lives at
risk to defend the rest of
us. For this, they deserve
our gratitude and our support. We can now ensure
that our correctional officers have a basic tool to
defend themselves—nonlethal pepper spray,” said
Sen. Toomey. “This bipartisan effort was made possible by the tireless efforts
of Eric Williams’ parents,
Don and Jean Williams,
who turned their family
tragedy into a national effort to protect other offi-
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“I’m pleased the president has signed this legislation into law,” Sen. Casey
said. “This is a victory for
all corrections officers who
will now have an added
degree of safety. Moving
forward Congress must redouble its efforts to ensure
our corrections officers are
safe on the job.”
Pennsylvania is home
to seven federally operated prison facilities and
thousands of federal correctional officers.
Join our family of
heroes, donate blood
RIDGWAY
–
The
Community Blood Bank
of Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New
York is inviting the community to join their family of heroes by donating
blood.
On Wednesday, March
16, community members
can donate blood with the
Community Blood Bank
at the Elk County Courthouse Annex from noon
until 4 p.m. Walk-ins are
welcome. Those interested in scheduling an appointment may do so online at www.fourhearts.
org.
This blood drive is a
continuation of the blood
bank’s celebration of their
50th anniversary. Community members are encouraged to bring a family member or friend to
donate with them to help
their family join the blood
bank family.
“We really do think
of ourselves as a one
big family. We know our
donors and our donors
know us and that’s how
it should be,” says Nicole
Hornaman, communication and marketing coordinator for the Commu-
nity Blood Bank.
“By asking donors to
encourage a family member to donate with them
we’re hoping to help start
new family traditions,
and increase the turnout
of our community blood
drives. The more the merrier,” says Hornaman.
To be eligible to donate you must have Photo
ID, be at least 17 years of
age (or 16 with a signed
CBB parental consent
form), weigh a minimum
of 110 pounds and be in
good general health. For
more information or to
find out if you are eligible
please visit www.fourhearts.org or call (877)
842-0631.
Community
Blood
Bank
partners
with
hospitals in Northwest
Pennsylvania and Western New York to provide
blood for patients in
need. If you are at least
17 years of age, weigh a
minimum of 110 pounds
and are in good general
health, you may be eligible to donate blood. To
learn more or to find a
blood drive near you, visit
www.fourhearts.org
or
call 877-842-0631.
Saint Vincent College
announces admission
Get Acquainted Days
LATROBE – Saint
Vincent College Office of
Admission and Financial Aid has announced
plans for upcoming Get
Acquainted Day Open
Houses for prospective
students and their families on Sunday, April 17,
Saturday, June 18, Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, Aug. 21.
Get Acquainted Day
features a series of short
talks on academics, admission procedures, financial aid and college
life at Saint Vincent. In
addition, the program includes a tour of the campus by student volunteers and an opportunity
to meet with faculty of
various academic departments and programs at
this 168-year-old Catholic, Benedictine, liberal
arts college.
The Saturday, June
18 and July 16 Get Acquainted Day events begin with buffet breakfast
and registration from
8:30 to 9 a.m. in the Fred
M. Rogers Center and
will conclude at noon.
The Sunday, April 17 and
Aug. 21 Get Acquainted
Day events begin with
buffet breakfast and registration from 10:30 a.m.
to noon in the Fred M.
Rogers Center and will
conclude at 3 p.m.
To register or for further details, contact the
Office of Admission and
Financial Aid at Saint
Vincent College, 300
Fraser Purchase Rd.,
Latrobe, Pa. 15650-2690,
phone
1-800-782-5549,
fax 724-805-2953, e-mail
admission@stvincent.
edu, or register online at
www.stvincent.edu/visit.
UPB to host Early Childhood
Learning Institute March 19
BRADFORD – The
University of Pittsburgh
at Bradford will host the
2016 Early Childhood
Learning Institute Professional
Development
day on March 19.
The full-day event
is being co-sponsored by
Pitt-Bradford and the
Northwest Regional Key
and is offered as part of
a statewide Penn State
Extension program to
support quality early
learning.
Participants
can
learn about teaching
young children through
visual and tactile arts,
eBooks, music and movement, and more. The
event is formatted to allow for in-depth discussion on some of the most
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The event will take
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Pitt-Bradford. There is a
cost for the day, and continuing education credits
are available. For more
information or to register, call 814-765-7878.
The deadline for registration is March 16.
Gunmen, 1 with rifle, worked
as team to kill 6 at cookout
WILKINSBURG (AP)
— Two gunmen working
as a team fatally shot five
people including a pregnant woman and critically
wounded two others at a
backyard cookout, with
one attacker using a rifle
to shoot the victims in the
head as they were driven in
his direction, a prosecutor
said Thursday.
“The murders were
planned. They were calculated, brutal,” District Attorney Stephen Zappala said of
the Wednesday nighttime
shootings.
The medical examiner
officially ruled the death
of the fetus a homicide
Thursday afternoon, bringing the fatalities in the late
Wednesday night ambush
attack to six.
The gunmen appeared
to have targeted one or two
of the victims, said Zappala,
who added that they hadn’t
ruled out drugs as a motive.
Police said they have no
suspects. Allegheny County
Executive Rich Fitzgerald
urged witnesses to step forward, saying that “can be
our first step to stopping the
violence in our communities.”
“As a community, we
must say enough is enough,”
he said.
Four women, one of
them eight months’ pregnant, and a man were killed
as they rushed toward the
back porch to seek cover as
a gunman fired a .40-caliber pistol at as many as 15
adults who were playing
cards and having a latenight cookout.
That steered the victims
toward the rear porch and
door of the house, where an
accomplice armed with a
7.62 mm rifle similar to an
AK-47 shot them from behind a chain-link fence less
than 10 feet from the porch,
Zappala said.
Neither weapon has
been found.
The man with the rifle
aimed high throughout the
barrage of bullets. Four of
the dead were found on the
tiny back porch.
“They were all head
shots,” Zappala said.
The dead included three
siblings, Brittany Powell,
27, who lived at the home;
Jerry Shelton, 35; and Chanetta Powell, 25. The other
two were Shada Mahone,
26, and Tina Shelton, 37.
“My whole family was
massacred,” said Jessica
Shelton, the mother of the
siblings and aunt of the other two killed.
“It doesn’t make sense
to take people’s lives like
that,” said Jessica Shelton,
who had been at the party
earlier in the evening.
Her daughter Chanetta
was eight months’ pregnant,
she said. And she said one of
the critically wounded victims is also her son.
One of her grandchildren was at the party and
saw his mother lying dead,
then ran upstairs, Shelton
said.
“He said he didn’t want
the bad men to get him,” she
said.
She said she didn’t
know why anyone at the
party would have been targeted.
All of the victims were
hit by shots from the rifle,
and none from gunfire from
the pistol, which “looked like
a distraction almost,” said
agent Chris Taylor, of the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives.
He said 49 shots were fired
in total, 31 from the rifle.
All of the victims had
multiple wounds.
“It looks like right now
they were all fleeing toward
the back door of the residence when the second gunman fired from the side of
the yard,” said Lt. Andrew
Schurman of the Allegheny County homicide unit.
“They all seemed to get
caught on the back porch.”
Carl Morris and his son,
Robert, were getting ready
to leave their house across
the street when they heard
a volley of three shots, a
pause, then gunfire lasting
more than a minute.
Robert Morris said he
saw children run onto the
small back porch and heard
someone scream, “Mommy,
Mommy!”
“It was terrible,” the
younger Morris said.
The Morrises said Brittany Powell lived at the
home with a daughter who
was about 6 or 7. They said
the house was considered a
“safe haven” in the neighborhood.
The backyard is about
30 feet by 50 feet. Police said
they found one pile of shell
casings just outside the
yard in an alley, where they
believe the .40-caliber pistol was fired, Zappala said.
They found more shells
along a fence that separates
the house from a neighbor’s
yard, which is where Zappala said the rifle was fired.
Bullet holes were visible
Thursday around the porch
addition. Tables and chairs,
some tipped over, remained
in the backyard, signs of a
party quickly abandoned.
The gunmen fled on
foot.
Wilkinsburg is a poorer,
largely blighted suburb just
east of Pittsburgh that is
known for drug trafficking
and gun violence. But neighbors described the street on
which the shooting occurred
as generally quiet.
After the shooting,
groups of residents gathered on the street, some of
them sobbing and saying
they lost family members.
Mike Jones, 57, has
lived in a duplex on a small
hill overlooking the alley
and backyard where the
shooting occurred.
Although Wilkinsburg
has a reputation for violence, Jones said it has been
rare in his neighborhood,
which is about a block off
a major street about a halfmile from Interstate 376,
the major commuter artery
through Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs.
“This is unheard of,”
Jones said, shaking his
head as homicide detectives
milled about in the yard
and alley. “It doesn’t happen
around here.”
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40 S. St. Marys St.
St. Marys, PA 15857
Ph. 814-834-3262
STEVE NEWELL PLUMBING
AND HEATING, INC.
1031 Trout Run Rd.
St. Marys, PA 15857
814-781-7468
SUBURBAN BUILDING
CENTER, INC.
Johnsonburg Rd. St. Marys, PA
M-W-F: 7:30-5:00; T-Th. 7:30-7:00;
Sat. 7:30-12:00
814-781-7576
THE DAILY PRESS
245 Brusselles St.
St. Marys, PA 15857
781-1596
WESTERN HOME
Elk County’s Largest
Appliance Selection
727 S. St. Marys Rd
St. Marys, PA
814-781-1581
STRAUB INSURANCE
AGENCY, INC.
Auto, Life, Home & Health Insurance
201 John St. St. Marys, PA
834-2490
EASTERN TOOL
STEEL SERVICE
P.O. Box 857
1045 Delaum Rd., St. Marys, PA
Ph. (814) 834-7224
STOLTZ FORD
OF ST. MARYS
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Sales: 781-1010
Service: 781-8404
ST. MARYS
STEEL SUPPLY
Specializing In Tool Steel
240 Stackpole St., St. Marys, PA
814-834-7116
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FIRST UNITED METHODIST
140 N. St. Marys Street
St. Marys, PA
834-3016
Rev. Tim Hoover, Pastor
www.stmarysumc.com
Sunday Morning Services 8:30 a.m. - Traditional Worship
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 - Contemporary Worship
QUEEN OF THE WORLD
CHURCH
Fr. Richard J. Allen, Pastor
Sunday Obligation Masses
Saturday — 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday — 7:30, 10:00 a.m.
Daily Masses
Mon. thru Sat. — 7:00 a.m.
Confessions — Saturday 4 to
4:45 p.m. and 7:00 to 7:20 p.m.
WESLEYAN CHURCH
Weedville, Pa
Sunday
Pastor Bryon Kletpinger
Youth Pastor Daniel Henderlong
9:30 a.m. — Sunday School.
10:30 a.m. — Morning Worship.
6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship.
6:00 p.m. — Big House Youth
Wednesday
5:30 p.m. — AWANA
6:30 p.m. — Adult Bible
Study
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
Force, Pa
Rev. William Sutherland
Sunday Obligatlon Masses
Saturday — 5:00 p.m
Sunday — 9:00 a.m.
Daily Mass — 8:30 a.m.
Confessions — Saturday 4 and
4:45 p.m.
SHILOH
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday
Rev. Scott Wiest
Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School - (for all ages)
— 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m.
“The Gathering” a praise & worship service.
www.shilohpc.com
E-mail: [email protected]
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
LATTER DAY SAINTS
Jct. Routes 219 and 948
Sunday
9:00 a.m. — Sacrament meeting.
10:20 a.m. — Auxiliary.
11:20 a.m.— Sunday School.
ST. MARY’S CHURCH
Fr. Alfred Patterson OSB, Pastor
Sunday Obligation Masses
Saturday — 4:30 p.m.
Sunday — 6:30, 8:30, 10:30
a.m.
Holy Day
6:00 p.m. vigil, 8:45 a.m., 5:15
p.m.
Confessions — Saturday 3:30
to 4:15 p.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
at St. Agnes Episcopal Church
Rev. Bruce J. Burkness
Sunday
10:45 a.m. — Sunday School.
11:00 a.m. — Service
BENEZETTE UNITED
METHODIST
256 Winslow Hill Road
814-787-5891
Rev. Lola Turnbull, Pastor
Sunday
11:30 a.m. — Sunday Worship
SINNEMAHONING UNITED
METHODIST
48 Lions Road • 814-787-5891
Rev. Lola Turnbull
Sunday
10:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
Thursday
6:00 p.m. - 2nd Thursday
Community Dinner
Saturday
8:00 a.m. - 1st Saturday, Men’s
Breakfast
AGAPE’ ASSEMBLY
OF GOD
1004 Earth Road, St. Marys
781 -7445
Pastor Ed Carocci
www.agapestmarys.org
[email protected]
Sunday
9:00 a.m. — Sunday School.
10:00 a.m . — Morning Worship. Nursery provided.
Children’s Worship Service
Other Events
Once a month special event on selected Sundays, with
a fellowship dinner following. Everyone welcome. Please
contact us for details and times.
Agape’ is the Greek word for God’s love.
ST. AGNES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
209 N. St. Marys St.
(814) 781-1909
www.saintagnesepiscopalchurch.org
Sundays
8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
CALEDONIA UNITED
METHODIST
3335 River Road
814-787-5891
Rev. Lola Turnbull, Pastor
Sunday
10:15 a.m. - Sunday Worship
Thursday
7:00 p.m. - Thursday Prayer
Service (except 2nd Thursday)
RIDGWAY
CHURCH OF NAZARENE
23 Metoxet St.
Ridgway, PA 15853
Phone 776-6323
Rev. Joe Miller, Jr., Pastor
Sunday
9:30 a.m. — Sunday School.
10:30 a.m. — Morning Worship.
6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship.
Wednesday
7:00 p.m. — Prayer.
AGAPE’ ASSEMBLY OF GOD
1004 Earth Road, St. Marys
781 -7445
Pastor Ed Carocci
www.agapestmarys.org
[email protected]
Sunday
9:00 a.m. — Sunday School.
10:00 a.m . — Morning Worship. Nursery provided. Children’s Worship Service
Other Events
Once a month special event on
selected Sundays, with a fellowship dinner following. Everyone
welcome. Please contact us for
details and times.
Agape’ is the Greek word for
God’s love.
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
328 First Ave (on Cobb St.)
Johnsonburg, PA 15845 • 814965-4580
Int. Pr. Art Lockard
Sunday School 10:00am;
Worship Service 11:00am;
Afternoon Service 2:00pm;
Wednesday Kid’s Club 6:00pm
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
226 South Street
Ridgway, PA 15853
Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.
ABUNDANT LIFE
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
New Testament/
Non-denominational
18 Gillis Ave. Ridgway, PA.
772-3261
Sunday Services
9:00 a.m. — Sunday School
10:00 a.m — Morning Worship.
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
216 Center St., Ridgway
776-6132
Sunday Services 10:00 a.m.
HOLY ROSARY
Roman Catholic Church
Corner Bridge and Penn Streets
Rectory: 606 Penn Street,
Johnsonburg
Rev. David, J. Wilson, Pastor
Lord’s Day Masses
Saturday, 5:30 p.m.;
Sunday, 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
288 West Creek Road
St. Marys, PA 15857
Pastor Brad Brunner
834-1830
Sunday
9:30 a.m. — Sunday school for
all ages - Nursery provided.
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service
- Nursery provided.
(Every 3rd Sunday - Hearing
Impaired Service)
Monday
6:30 p.m. — Ladies’ Bible Study
Wednesday
6:00 p.m. — Prayer Service
ST. BONlFACE CHURCH
Kersey, Pa.
Father Ross Miceli
Sunday Obligation Masses
5:00 p.m. — Saturday.
8:00 and 10:30 a.m. — Sunday.
Confession
4:00 p.m. til Ànished Saturday.
SACRED HEART CHURCH
337 Center Street
Saint Marys, PA 15857
Father Eric T. Vogt, O.S.B., Pastor
Sunday Obligation Masses
4:30 p.m. — Saturday Anticipated.
7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. —
Sunday.
Daily Masses
6:15 a.m. Monday through
Friday;
Holy Days of Obligation
5:15 p.m. - Vigil., 6:15 a.m. & 12:05
p.m.
Confession
3:30 to 4:15 p.m. — Saturdays
Thursday before First Friday
4:00 p.m. until all are heard.
ELKTON PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Dagus Mines, Pa.
Jim Dixon, Lay Leader
Sunday Services
Worship — 9:00 a.m.
MARIA LUTHERAN CHURCH
Dagus Mines, PA
Senior Pastor: Rev. Erik R. Hart
Sunday
9:00 a.m. — Morning Worship.
STERLING RUN UNITED
METHODIST
398 Sterling run Road
Rev. Lola Turnbull
814-787-5891
Sunday
9:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Johnsonburg, Pa.
Rev. Bob Andrews
Sunday
9:15 a.m. —Worship Service.
2nd Sunday of Each Month
7:00 p.m. —Worship Service.
Mon., Wed., Fri.
6:30 p.m. — Prayer Time.
WEEDVILLE UNITED
METHODIST
1907 Redwood Avenue
814-787-5891
Rev. Lola Turnbull, Pastor
Sunday
9:00 a.m. — Sunday Worship.
10:15 a.m. — Sunday School.
4:00 p.m. — Kid’s for Jesus Club
(Grade 1st thru 12th)
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
CHURCH
First Avenue and Cobb Street
Johnsonburg, PA - Ph. 837-7775
Sunday Services
10:00 a.m. — Sunday School.
11:00 a.m. — Morning Worship.
6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship.
Wednesday
7:00 p.m.—Bible Study.
SAINT ANNE CHURCH
Roman Catholic Church
Buchanan Street, Wilcox, PA
Rev. David J. Wilson, Pastor
Lords Day Mass
7:30 p.m. — Saturday
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
5 Clarion Road
Johnsonburg - Ph. 965-2415
Rev. Jay P. Tennies
Sunday Worship
11:00 a.m. - Worship
9:45 a.m. - SUNDAY SCHOOL
BYRNEDALE UNION CHURCH
Rev. Tom Cole, Pastor
136 Madison St., Byrnedale
Sunday
Church School 10:15 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:15 a.m.
Evening (KJB Chapel) 6:30 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
325 Church Street • Johnsonburg, PA 15845
Rev. J. Stephen Fair, O.C.C., Pastor
OfÀce Ph: 814-965-4575
Off. Hrs: M-F 9AM-NOON;
Pastor Hrs: M &W 9AM-NOON
Sunday
9:00 a.m. — Worship with Holy
Communion
Saturday
5:45 p.m. — Worship with Holy
Communion
ELK BAPTIST CHURCH
(Southern Baptlst Conventlon)
191 Ford Road
St. Marys, PA 15857
834-1741
http://come.to/elkbaptistchurch
Rev. Barry Moyer, Pastor
814-885-6593
Sunday
9:45 a.m. — Bible Study.
10:55 a.m. — Morning Worship.
Youth & Visitation programs
available.
BROCKPORT UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Karen Trask, Pastor
Sunday & Services
8:30 a.m. — Toby.
9:30 a.m. — Kersey.
10:30 a.m. — Brandy Camp.
11:00 a.m. — Brockport.
Prayer-Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
SAINT LEO MAGNUS
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
111 Depot Street
Rev. Brian Vossler, Pastor
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 5:15 p.m.;
Sunday - 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.
Confessions: Sautrday - 4:00 p.m.
More information at:
www.stleos-parish.org
MODERATION
By Pastor B.J. Knefley
What is moderation? Some have said that
moderation is that which is within reasonable limits, and never to excess. Others see it as being in
balance and having self-control or restraint. But
how do you know what’s in moderation and what
is not? When does something go past that invisible
line of moderation and enters into the extreme. Is
it different from one person to the next? In other
words, what is in moderation to one is extreme to
the other?
I’ve been accused of never doing things in moderation. For example, I typically walk five miles a
day, which is my normal for every day. The other
day I threw an hour and a half kayak excursion
into the mix. The next day I was exhausted. Did
I bite of more than I could chew? Did I cross the
line into excessive? I’ve thought about that and
realized that my hour and a half kayak trip was
nonstop. My heart rate was up to 130 and I wasn’t
admiring the scenery. I was on a mission; it wasn’t
about time, it was about getting around the pe-
rimeter of the lake. I suppose I wasn’t counting
the cost. My wife would say that I don’t know the
word slow. Maybe I just don’t know what it means
to do things in moderation. You’d think after almost 70 years that I would.
The Apostle Paul stated in I Corinthians 6:12,
“You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not
everything is good for you. And even though “I
am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a
slave to anything.” I suppose that one of the keys
to moderation is the question “Is it good for me?”
Had I asked that question before I set out to do the
perimeter of the lake the answer would have probably been no. I also have to admit that I have lived
a life with the attitude that I can do anything, so
everything becomes a challenge to overcome. Biting off more than I can chew has been the norm
rather than the exception. You’d think I’d learn.
So today I sit and contemplate how I’m going
to get the training in for a 400 mile bicycle trip
later this year, while staying in that zone of moderation. Perhaps the key is to focus on what’s good
for me today. Think about it.
FLEMING & HAINES, INC.
Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
1311 Bucktail Rd.
814-781-1918
Benjamin Moore Paints
PFAFF’S MARKET
137 Atlantic St.
St. Marys, PA 15857
834-2061
LYNCH-RADKOWSKI
FUNERAL HOME
169 Center St. St. Marys, PA
ST. MARYS PHARMACY INC./
SMP HOME MEDICAL &
THE CHEMIST’S CURIO
St. Marys PA
834-3017 or 800-876-3442
METCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
P/M DIVISION
1241 Brussells St.
St. Marys, PA
Denise Cuneo
Attorney at Law
283 River Road, Weedville, PA
(814) 787-7368 • 1-855-209-8461
ST. MARYS TOOL
& DIE CO., INC.
Trout Run Rd.
St. Marys, PA
COLDWELL BANKER
1ST ST. MARYS REAL ESTATE
Constance Mildrew, GRI Broker
200 Washington St.
St. Marys, PA
781-7337 Fax: 781-7469
MURONE’S TV & APPLIANCES
LG, Sharp & Phillips TV’s
Maytag & Whirlpool Appliances
233 Brusselles St.
St. Marys, PA
781-1412
LYNCH-GREEN
FUNERAL HOME
151 N. Michael St.
St. Marys, PA
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Carnations
The Elk County Catholic High School Yearbook sponsored a carnation sale the week of
Valentine’s Day. Carnations were sold for a dollar each and they were then delivered at
the end of the school day on Thursday, Feb. 11. This allowed students to send flowers to
their special someone anonymously while they also had the choice of signing their name
with a short note attached to the flower. Proceeds benefited the Yearbook Club at ECC
providing funds for staff training. In the photo, Maria Hoh, Scott Brazinski, Marlee Schaut,
and Emily Evers prepare to deliver carnations.
Food tasting
Dominican Republic trip
Students from ECC went on
their annual Dominican
Republic mission trip with Dr.
Cole this January. Their experiences were far from normal,
when they went out to the
villages in the sugarcane
fields and saw poverty at its
lowest. While they were
there, the students were able
to work in the fields of construction, dentistry, medical,
optical, and vacation bible
school to help aid the people
living there. In their free time,
the students were able to
relax, go to church services,
and engage in activities with
the villagers living around the
compound. These experiences will continue to impact the lives of the ECC students by showing them how to appreciate the small details in life. This trip allowed the students that went
on the trip to appreciate all that they have so much more. Students that participated in the
trip were Stacie Werneth, Allegra Schloder, Lauryn Wortman, Jordyn Fox, Vicky Chen and
Zach Wortman. Juniors Lauryn Wortman and Jordyn Fox are shown in the top photo with children on the trip. Senior Stacie Werneth, shown above, works hard on the construction portion
of the mission trip.
Moody’s Mega Math Challenge
Food is always a continuous topic people think and talk about. On Monday, Feb. 29, that
was definitely the case. The Elk County Catholic High and Middle School cafeteria sponsored a food fair hosted by Reinhardt Food Services. The food show happens once a
year, and the students make sure that they undertake the experience with full force.
Many different sandwiches, Chinese food, appetizers, fruit, and desserts are just a few
items that were displayed at this year’s fair. This opportunity provides the school’s cafeteria the occasion to provide the students with a possible variety of food that may be
added to the cafeteria menu in the future. Shown from left to right Autumn Solomon,
Grace Bobby, Ashley Lenze, Emily O’Neill, Olivia Wimer and Nick Gizmondi partake in the
food tasting event.
Human anatomy and physiology speaker
Moody’s Mega Math Challenge is a national program which allows high school juniors
and seniors to solve a variety of problems facing the current world. On Feb. 28, ECC
seniors, Nick Gizmondi, Ashley Lenze, Lexi Knight, and Grace Bobby attempted to tackle
the problem of car sharing and the effect on the environment. The students were given
just 14 short hours to utilize the mathematic skills to solve this real world problem. Winners
of this competition can win upwards of $20,000. Moody’s Mega Math Challenge is an
applied mathematics contest that high school students all across the nation compete in
to solve one problem that is chosen by the Moody’s Foundation each year. Shown from
left to right are Lexi Knight, Nick Gizmondi, Grace Bobby, and Ashley Lenze.
Catholic Schools Week
Alumna Ally Brock returned to Elk County Catholic High School’s human anatomy and
physiology class to give a lecture on infectious diseases more commonly found on college campuses. Ms. Brock is in the process of completing the physician assistant program
at Gannon University. She explained different diseases such as influenza, the common
cold, and mononucleosis. She told the class how these certain diseases were commonly
spread, and instructed them on how to avoid getting them. Ms. Brock also informed the
class of the importance of vaccinations. She finished her presentation with a tasty treat
for the class: cookies! Shown in the front row from left to right are Maddie Cashmer,
Allegra Schloder, Ally Brock, Abbey Gerg, Grace Bobby, Ramsey Struble, and in the back
row are Emily Evers, Ben Koss, Mitchell Cashmer, Pat Hoffman, Maddi Aiello, and RaeAnn
Bucher.
Catholic Schools Week
kicks off with Mass
Junior Frank Singer reads at Mass as ECCSS begins Catholic
Schools Week at Queen of the World
Jan. 31 was the start of
Catholic Schools Week for
2016. ECCSS began to celebrate this week as a
school system on Monday,
Feb. 1 with a school-wide
Mass at Queen of the World
Parish. The day continued
at the high school with
team-building exercises,
the praying of the Divine
Mercy Chaplet, a talk
about the recent Dominican Republic trip, and the
preparation of the pasta
meal kits that were donated to the Christian Food
Bank. Tuesday focused on
the importance of academics within a Catholic school. On Wednesday, the student body was privileged to
watch “War Room” that focused on the importance of prayer and staying united with
Jesus Christ. On Thursday, the students were afforded the opportunity to listen to Fr.
Richard Allen on the importance of vocations throughout the Erie Diocese. On the final
day of Catholic Schools Week, the students participated in a bingo breakfast and a pep
rally. Catholic Schools Week has always been an important week for ECCSS, and the
2016 CSW certainly fulfilled those expectations! Seniors Alex Dattoli, Tabitha Sherry,
Olivia Wimer, Sydney Hoffman, Grace Bobby, Emily O’Neill, Tony Pollick, Jenna Labant,
and Maddie Cashmer are shown in the top photo with food packages for the Christian
Food Bank. Freshmen Samantha Geci and Jesse DeWald prepare bags for food donations as shown in the above photo.
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Blue Tide swimmers to compete at YMCA West Districts
The Blue Tide swim
team will send 25 swimmers to participate in the
YMCA Western Pa. District Meet to be held today, Friday, March 11 as
well as Saturday, March
12, and Sunday, March
13 at Penn State’s McCoy
Natatorium.
There are four age
divisions to compete, Seniors (ages 15 to 18), Juniors (ages 13 & 14), Preps
(ages 11 & 12) and Cadets
(ages 10 and under). They
will be competing against
the top swimmers from all
of western Pa. Qualifying
times must be achieved as
individuals and in relays
during the regular season in order to be eligible
to compete at the district
meet.
“I am really excited
to send such a big group
to the district meet,” said
head coach Mary Secco.
“I am encouraged by the
enthusiasm of so many of
the younger swimmers.”
Participants
may
compete in a maximum
of four events. The top
six individual finishers
Photo submitted
Preps are, from left, Tami Geci and Johnathan Gnan.
and the top six relays will
automatically
advance
return to Penn State for
the Pa. State meet later
in March.
The complete list of
district participants is
as follows: Seniors (1518): Tayler Gnan, Sydney Pontzer, Cori Wendel, Ben Koss, Nathan
McAnany, Thad Johnson,
Noah Reynolds, and Jarrett Ingram; Juniors (13
& 14): Jacob Koss, CamPhoto submitted
ryn Bauer, Jade ReynSeniors are, front row, from left, Noah Reynolds, Jarret Ingram, Cori Wendel, Sydolds, Jazmin Reynolds, ney Pontzer, and Tayler Gnan; and back row, Thad Johnson, Ben Koss, and Nathan
Julie Hoffman, Breanna McAnany.
Marconi, and Lucy Anthony; Preps (11&12),
Tami Gecci and Jonathan
Gnan; and Cadets (9&10):
Mya Klaiber, Kiley Pesce,
Lexi
Nissel,
Abigail
Spong, Katie Petrosky,
Alli Gecci, Seanna ValAlstine, Jason McAnany
and Landen Snyder.
Photo submitted
Juniors are, front row, from left, Julie Hoffman, Jazmin Reynolds, Jade Reynolds,
and Camryn Bauer; and in back, Jacob Koss, Breanna Marconi, and Lucy Anthony.
Photo submitted
All 9 returning Class AA
champs get through 1st round
HERSHEY (AP) — All
Cadets are, in front, from left, Landen Snyder, Lexi Nissel, Jason McAnany, and
nine
returning Class AA
Seanna VanAlstine, and in back, Abigail Spong, Kiley Pesce, Katie Petrosky, Alli Geci,
champions
at the 2016
and Mya Klaiber.
PIAA Wrestling Championships navigated the
opening round of the state
championships without a
scratch.
The same could not be
said for nine other state
medalists.
Last year’s place winHERSHEY (AP) — low District 7 wrestler the bracket chosen for 138
ners
found the terrain at
All 14 returning state A.C. Headlee of Waynes- had Pletcher, the Southchampions at the 2016 burg in his third state fi- west region champion Giant Center decidedly
PIAA Wrestling Cham- nals appearance.
and Sasso, the Northeast unfriendly during a round
pionships are still in the
Sasso, a sophomore, Region champion, in the that rarely breaks form.
The biggest name to
hunt for another state has a career record of same quarterfinal bracktitle.
85-8. He was pinned in et. Most region champiBut it is a match on last year’s 120-pound ons are separated until
Friday between two of Class AAA championship semifinals.
last year’s second-place match by Franklin Re“Not that I’m looking
finishers that’s drawing gional’s Spencer Lee, a past anyone, but he’s defiall of the attention.
junior who has not lost a nitely the toughest kid in
Two-time PIAA cham- high school match.
the weight class,” Pletchpion Luke Pletcher (40-1)
The matchup in Fri- er said of Sasso.
of Greater Latrobe and day’s quarterfinals is
“At first, I wasn’t
2015 PIAA runner-up a fluke. PIAA does not sure how I’d react to it,”
Sammy Sasso (45-1) of seed its wrestling tourna- Pletcher said. “But I’m
Nazareth will have the ment, but randomly pulls excited and I’m ready.”
eyes of state wrestling predetermined brackets
None of the 14 wresfans when they meet in prior to the state tour- tlers who won a state
the Class AAA 138-pound nament and assigns a championship in previous
quarterfinals Friday af- weight class in January, year’s was beaten on the
ternoon at Giant Center.
withholding those brack- opening day of the PIAA
Pletcher, who has a ets from the public. It Wrestling
Champion163-5 career record, won only slots the wrestlers ships, which conclude on
state championships as in each weight class after Saturday with championa freshman and a sopho- the completion of the re- ship and place matches in
more before falling in gion tournaments.
both Class AAA and Class
overtime last year to felIt just happened that AA.
All 14 returning Class AAA
champs still in the running
ons at the same weight, a
rare occurrence. Jonathan
Gabriel of Bedford, Cole
Matthews of Reynolds
and Max Murin of Central
Cambria, all of whom won
a state title last year, are
clustered at 126 pounds.
Matthews, last year’s
champ at 120 pounds,
and Murin, the 113-pound
champion in 2015, won
handily. Gabriel, last
year’s 126-pound titlist,
struggled in a 4-1 victory
over Archbishop Carroll’s
Nick Poulos.
ECC AML All-Stars
Steelers sign Ladarius Green to 4-year deal
PITTSBURGH (AP)
— Ladarius Green saw
the yellow sea of Terrible Towels waving last
fall when the Pittsburgh
Steelers visited San Diego and the Chargers
tight end couldn’t help
but be a little envious.
“It was pretty bad for
us because we had to go
on a silent count,” Green
said. “You want to be
around that kind of stuff.”
Consider that problem solved.
Green signed a fouryear deal with the Steelers on Thursday, who
tasked the talented and
still young tight end with
replacing Heath Miller,
who retired quietly last
month.
The
25-year-old
fall was Southern Columbia’s Blake Marks, a PIAA
runner-up at 152 in 2014.
Marks, a senior with a
39-1 record entering the
tournament, was stunned
9-4 by Penn Cambria’s
Austin Farabaugh at 160
pounds.
Farabaugh,
the
fourth-place finisher at
the South West Region,
entered with a 31-7 record
and had not previously
earned a state medal.
There are three returning Class AA champi-
Green is coming off a career year with the Chargers in 2015 in which
he set personal bests in
receptions (37), yards receiving (429) and touchdown receptions (4) while
playing splitting time
with Antonio Gates. The
deal is worth a $20 million and is the rare free
agency splurge for Pittsburgh, which typically
avoids delving into the
open market for highpriced prospects.
Steelers coach Mike
Tomlin flew to Pensacola,
Florida on Wednesday
to meet with Green and
even called up quarterback Ben Roethlisberger
for a brief introduction.
“I was pretty pumped
up,” Green said. “One guy
you always want to meet
in life, Big Ben, want to
talk to him and learn
from him as well.”
The two will have
plenty of time to get comfortable after the Steelers made a sizable investment in the 6-foot-6,
250-pound Green, who
should provide the Steelers a big red zone target
to complement an offense
that already includes Roethlisberger, All Pro wide
receiver Antonio Brown,
rising star Martavis Bryant and running back
Le’Veon Bell.
“Just any role they
try to put me in, I’m going to try and do that to
the best of my ability and
be whoever they need me
to be,” Green said.
Photo submitted
This year’s Allegheny Mountain League All-Stars from Elk County Catholic High
School are, from left, Crusader Gabe Kraus, Lady Crusader Reilly Herzing, Crusader Kyle Huff, and Crusader Nate DaCanal.
Jagr scores 2 goals as Panthers beat Senators 6-2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP)
— Jaromir Jagr scored
two goals and Vincent
Trocheck had a goal and
three assists to lead the
Florida Panthers to a 6-2
victory over the Ottawa
Senators on Thursday
night.
Jonathan Huberdeau
had a goal and an assist,
and Aaron Ekblad and
Jussi Jokinen also scored
for the Panthers. Roberto
Luongo stopped 27 shots.
Erik Karlsson and
Zack Smith scored for Ottawa, which has lost five
of six. Craig Anderson
made 24 saves in his first
start after missing four
games with a knee injury.
The
Panthers
stretched their lead to
5-2 on Jagr’s second goal
as his shot from the slot
got past Anderson at 4:26
of the third for his team-
leading 23nd goal and
51st point of the season.
Jagr became the fifth
player in NHL history to
have at least 50 points in
20 NHL seasons — joining Ron Francis, Gordie
Howe, Ray Bourque and
Mark Messier.
Local & Area Sports Briefs
FRIDAY NIGHT CLUBBERS TO MEET
The Friday Night Clubbers will hold their reorganizational meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17
at the Bavarian Hills Golf Course. Officers, schedules,
and team rosters will be discussed. Team captains and
members are encouraged to attend.
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Ohio St. picks up 20th win by holding off Penn St. 79-75
INDIANAPOLIS
(AP) — When Ohio State
needed a boost Thursday
night, Marc Loving and
JaQuan Lyle stepped forward.
They made shots.
They got to the free-throw
line. Eventually, they
sealed the game.
Loving scored 24
points, Lyle had 22 and
they teamed up to score
all seven points in a late
run to finally put away
from Penn State 79-75 in
the second round of the
Big Ten tournament.
“I was trying to explain to these guys this
week that if you hang
onto something in this
tournament, you’re going
home,” coach Thad Matta
said. “You’ve got to really
play forward. And fortunately for us, I thought
probably the last 24 minutes with a few blips, they
did a pretty decent job of
that.”
This was not just
another game for the
Buckeyes (20-12). They
desperately needed it to
keep their NCAA tourney
hopes alive, and Loving
and Lyle played like it.
On a night the Buckeyes struggled from the
free-throw line, going 26
of 39, Loving was 13 of
15 and made key throws
during the closing minutes. He also went 3 of 5
from 3-point range.
Lyle, a freshman
guard, finished 8 of 16
from the field, had 10 rebounds and five assists.
And they were good
enough to give Ohio State
another chance to impress the NCAA selection
committee with Friday’s
quarterfinal game against
No. 2 Michigan State. It
will be the third meeting
between the teams in 17
days and the Spartans
won each of the first two.
“As I told these guys,
we got this one out of the
way, we got what we came
for,” Matta said.
It just wasn’t easy
getting there.
Ohio State had a
seemingly
comfortable
61-54 lead with 8:07 to go,
but the Nittany Lions (1616) used a 13-5 spurt to
retake the lead at 67-66.
Loving answered by
making three free throws
to give the Buckeyes the
lead.
Lyle followed that
with back-to-back layups
to make it 73-67 with
1:48 to go — just enough
to keep Penn State from
getting within one possession of challenging the
Buckeyes.
Penn State was led by
Shep Garner, who had 25
points, and Donovon Jack
with 18 but still came up
short.
“We lost our aggressiveness because we were
in foul trouble most of
the day. I mean 39 free
throws says it all,” Penn
State
coach
Patrick
Chambers said. “We’ve
got to get better, we’ve got
to get bigger, we’ve got to
get stronger.”
MOPPING UP
Loving showed the
crowd at Bankers Life
Fieldhouse just how versatile he can really be.
When there was a stoppage with 1:30 left because of a wet spot on
the floor, Loving grabbed
a towel from the bench
and started cleaning it
up himself. When he finished, Loving wiped his
face with the same towel
before tossing it aside and
drawing applause from
the crowd.
STRANGE DAY
After Michigan beat
Northwestern in over-
No. 7 UNC opens ACC tournament by topping Pitt 88-71
WASHINGTON (AP)
— Seventh-ranked North
Carolina was shooting so
well that arena workers
had to replace the fraying
net at one end of the floor
at halftime. In the second
half, the Tar Heels gave
the other net a workout.
The
regular-season
ACC champion looked
every bit like it, shooting 58.9 percent on the
way to an 88-71 rout of
Pittsburgh on Thursday
in the quarterfinals of the
conference tournament.
By putting together the
fourth-best shooting performance in ACC Tournament history, UNC
(26-6) took its initial step
toward its first conference
title since 2008.
“Just having the balance of the inside-outside
attack, that helped us out
a lot,” said leading scorer
Joel Berry II, who had 20
on 7-of-8 shooting. “In the
second half, I think we got
better movement than we
did in the first half. That
was a big key.”
Roy Williams nodded
as Berry talked about the
improved ball movement,
and UNC’s coach pointed
to a 10-0 run late in the
first half as the difference. Williams was ready
to tear into his team at
halftime before it got six
straight stops to rebound
from an early deficit.
“We decided we were
going to lock down and
play the way we wanted
to play, and that’s when
the momentum started
to change,” said forward Brice Johnson, who
scored 19 points on 8-of11 shooting and added 10
rebounds. “We just fed off
of that the last five minutes of the first half.”
Pitt (21-11) tied it at
45 with 15:52 left, but
then the Tar Heels got
rolling. An 11-0 run keyed
by an assist and 3-pointer from freshman guard
Kenny Williams III put
the game out of reach.
UNC was feeling it,
and the Panthers couldn’t
stem the tide in front of a
boisterous partisan crowd
wearing baby blue. After
looking spry early, players
eventually got worn down
playing their second game
in as many afternoons.
“I certainly thought
we would have finished off
better than we did,” Pitt
coach Jamie Dixon said.
“The defense struggled
the entire game. Eventually, it caught up to us as
they pulled away in the
second half.”
Forwards Jamel Ar-
tis and Michael Young
each scored 19 to lead
the Panthers, who still
should make the NCAA
Tournament despite the
loss. Gunning for a No.
1 seed, UNC next faces
Notre Dame in the ACC
semifinals Friday night
after the Irish erased a
16-point deficit to beat
Duke 84-79 in overtime.
The Tar Heels lost 8076 at Notre Dame on Feb.
6.
“(It gives us the) advantage of we beat them
in the regular season,”
Notre Dame forward
Bonzie Colson said. “But
that doesn’t mean anything as of now. They’re a
team that they’ve grown
since then, we’ve grown
since then. We’re ready.”
KENNY KILLS
PITT
Williams’
3-pointer
during the big secondhalf run was the first of
his college career after
starting 0 for 12. It was
the seldom-played guard’s
first shot attempt since
Valentine’s Day.
“He hasn’t been able
to throw it in the ocean,”
Williams said. “He made
his shot.”
PITT’S NCAA CASE
Pitt entered ranked
53rd in the RPI with the
41st-toughest
strength
of schedule and is 8-8
against top-50 opponents.
Dixon thought the Panthers were in “pretty good
shape” after beating Syracuse, so they should still
be NCAA Tournamentbound.
“Everybody
seems
to be telling us we are,”
Dixon said Thursday. “I
haven’t looked at everything going on. Just from
what everybody says.”
TIP-INS
Pittsburgh:
Artis
started the game on a personal 8-0 run. ... Cameron
Johnson and James Robinson, the heroes of the
second-round win against
Syracuse, combined for
to shoot 5 of 18 from the
field. ... With his fourth
assist, Robinson became
the fifth player in school
history to reach 600 in his
career.
North Carolina: Four
players scored in doublefigures. ... Reached the
ACC Tournament semifinals for the fifth time in
the past six years. ... The
Tar Heels improved to 5-0
in neutral-site games this
season.
UP NEXT
North Carolina: Faces
Notre Dame in the semifinals Friday.
and a lineup featuring
just two seniors, the
Bonnies are coming off
a year in which they set
a school record for conference wins, matched
another mark for regular-season victories and
finished in a three-way
tie for first alongside
Dayton and VCU. As of
Tuesday, the Bonnies’
ratings-percentage index ranked 27th in the
nation, and Monday,
they attracted six votes
in The Associated Press
poll.
One more win might
be enough, while reaching the championship
game on Sunday would
all but secure the Bonnies’ seventh tournament berth and third
since 2000.
This was hardly
what
Schmidt,
the
A-10’s coach of the year,
envisioned five months
ago, never mind five
weeks ago.
In October, he was
more pre-occupied with
having enough healthy
players to hold a 5-on-5
scrimmage following injuries to Jordan Tyson
and Courtney Stockard. Come late January,
there were questions of
whether the Bonnies
had peaked following
three consecutive losses
to Duquesne, Dayton
and VCU.
Instead, they responded by winning
10 of their final 11, including a 79-72 victory
at then-No. 15 Dayton
for St. Bonaventure’s
first road win against
a ranked opponent, not
including games played
at neutral sites.
“No question, that
was a signature win,”
Schmidt said of beating Dayton on Feb. 20.
“That was the win that
gave us the ultimate
confidence of (saying):
‘You know something,
we can win every one
one of these games going down the stretch.”
St. Bonaventure is
led by its guard tandem
of senior Marcus Posley
and sophomore Jaylen
Adams. Senior forward
Dion Wright rounds out
the Bonnies top three by
averaging 16.4 points a
game and a team-best
8.8 rebounds.
With
only
three
trusted reserves, St.
Bonaventure relies on
a patient approach on
offense that leans heavily on ball movement to
set up players for open
shots.
Posley leads the
team in averaging 19.3
points, and scored 47
points for the most by
a Division I player this
season in a 98-90 win
over Saint Joseph’s on
March 2. Adams had a
flair for dramatics by
hitting a 3-point shot at
the buzzer to secure a
65-62 win over St. Louis
on Feb. 7. And the Bonnies have shown resilience by winning seven
the first time in tourney
history Penn State got
a first-round bye. ... The
Nittany Lions were averaging 9.6 3s and giving
up 6.0 in their previous
five games. It was more of
the same Thursday. Penn
State wound up 9 of 22
from beyond the arc while
Ohio State was 5 of 14.
Buckeyes:
Keita
Bates-Diop had 14 points
and six rebounds, while
Trevor Thompson finished
with 10 points. ... Ohio
State has won at least one
game in 11 of the last 13
conference tourneys. It
also has won 23 of its last
30 tourney games. ... The
Buckeyes had a 41-33 rebounding advantage.
UP NEXT
Nittany Lions: Await
postseason fate.
Buckeyes: Face No.
2 Michigan State in the
third quarterfinal game
Friday.
NOTICE – Bowling
league results appear in
The Daily Press on Tuesdays and Fridays. The
deadline is 11 a.m. the
day before, 11 a.m.
Monday and 11 a.m.
Thursday. Holidays may
alter the day the standings appear.
Top 12 scores - Mike Vasbinder 266224-681, Dustin Michuck 289-672, Joe
Pistner 226-201-245-672, Dave Molella 213-207-240-660, Jim DeCarli 224234-635, Tom Gaffey 245, Jim Byrd
243, Erick McKay Sr. 242, Travis Wolff
236, Dustin Smith 226, Joe DeCarli
225, Rich Filer 223.
Bowling Leagues
County League
W
L
Joe Fenders Body Shop 28
12
Earl’s Sandbaggers 26
14
Piedmont Club
24
16
Olympic Pro Shop
24
16
Post 511
22
18
Joseph Muccio’s Trans. 22
18
Pizza’s Beverage
18
22
Snelick’s Refrigeration 18
22
Fleming and Haines 16
24
Benezette Hotel
16
24
Accurate Sort Inc.
14
26
Goetz’s Flowers
12
28
High Average - Dave Molella 219.
L. W. Ridgway Mixed League
W
L
Pineapple Express
50
30
GrandPa’s
46
34
Lonesome Losers
42
38
Denny’s Angels
40
40
3’s Company
34
46
Mona’s
28
52
High Averages - Pineapple Hoohuli
155, Whitney Mertz 134.
High rollers - Men - Pineapple
Hoohuli 177-487, Fran Gagliardi
181-479, Marvin Richmond 184-476,
George McCurdy 174-468, Ben Gearhart 187, John Young Sr. 164, Paul
Hale 152, William Hale 152. Women
- Leann Gardner 157-423, Whitney
Mertz 151-402, Betty Cattau 125-369,
Darlene Cassels 145-348, Jane Gardner 138-338.
St. Marys Bowling Association
Handicap Tournament underway
The
11th
annual
USBC Sanctioned St.
Marys Bowling Association Handicap Tournament, sponsored by
Continuous Metal Technology, Inc. and TOMBOB
Outdoors, kicked off this
past weekend at Olympic
Lanes.
This weekend’s events
included doubles and
singles. At the end of the
weekend, Robby Micale
and Andy Micale were
at the top of the doubles
leaderboard with a 1,412.
games by five points or In second place were Mark
fewer.
Vosacek and Dwayne
“It’s still crazy to Schaberl with a 1,391.
think about it, but a lot
of people really didn’t
see this happening for
us,” Posley said. “It’s a
Clarion baseball
special year for us. The
defeats Kutztown
team’s matured a lot.”
WILSON, N.C. – The
Posley first saw a Clarion baseball team
glimpse of the team’s po- exploded for six runs in
tential in a 79-66 loss at the bottom of the eighth
Syracuse on Nov. 17. It inning to break a 2-2 tie,
was a game the Bonnies and the Golden Eagles
actually led for much claimed an 8-2 victory
of the first 30 minutes, over the Kutztown Golden
Bears on Wednesday in
before running out of the teams’ final meeting
steam. Another bright in Wilson, N.C. With the
spot was how the team win, Clarion improved to
rallied back to nearly 2-6 overall on the season.
overcome a 31-point
Mitchell
Holmberg
deficit in an 85-79 loss ( Wi l c o x / J o h n s o n b u r g )
went three-for-four for
to Dayton on Jan. 19.
The
second-half Clarion and scored one of
surge, in which the the team’s runs.
Holmberg led off the
Bonnies outscored the
bottom
of the first inning
Flyers 61-40, provided
with a double for the GoldPosley and his team- en Eagles and reached
mates confidence that third on a sac bunt by
they
could
compete teammate John Finke, but
against Dayton in their he was left stranded as a
rematch.
strikeout and a groundout
Schmidt credits Pos- ended the inning.
Back up to bat in the
ley for leading the team
on and off the court. In bottom of the third, Holmtwo seasons at St. Bo- berg led off with a single to
naventure, the junior right field. A single to left
college transfer has by John Ponsoll advanced
Holmberg to second, and
already scored 1,076 then he made it to third
points.
on a fielder’s choice by
“He’s been so much Finke. Finke stole second
for our team. Without and Holmberg was able
him, we’re not here,” to make it home on the
Schmidt said. “He’s the throw, giving Clarion a
leader of our team. He 2-1 lead at the time.
Holmberg
recorded
gives our guys confianother
single
in
the botdence. And when he’s
tom
of
the
seventh.
Folplaying at that level,
lowing
the
leadoff
single
we’re a pretty good
to left, Holmberg went
team.”
to second on a sac bunt
Surprising St. Bonaventure nudges into NCAA Tournament talk
By John Wawrow
AP Sports Writer
With all due respect
to Andrew Nicholson,
St. Bonaventure coach
Mark Schmidt regards
this season as one of his
most satisfying.
And Schmidt makes
that acknowledgement
before the Bonnies have
even secured an NCAA
Tournament berth as
they did four years ago
during Nicholson’s senior season.
What’s different this
year is how St. Bonaventure (22-7, 14-4 Atlantic
10) has worked itself
firmly into the tournament berth conversation without an eventual NBA first-round draft
pick such as Nicholson.
“With
Nicholson,
it was expected for us,
and if we didn’t do well
in the Atlantic 10, it
would’ve been a disappointing year,” said
Schmidt, referring to
the now Orlando Magic forward. “Whereas
this year, if we came in
eighth or ninth, people
would be like, ‘Well,
yeah, that’s where they
were picked.’ But we’ve
exceeded expectations,
so it’s gratifying.”
St. Bonaventure is
the third seed entering
the A-10 tournament,
which it will open on
Friday in the quarterfinal round against an
opponent not yet determined.
Despite a thin bench
time and Illinois fended
off a late 11-0 run to upset No. 20 Iowa in the
first two games, it almost
happened again. Penn
State led most of the first
half and forced the Buckeyes to make free throws
to keep a two-possession
lead late in the game.
STILL 20-20
Matta extended his
streak of consecutive 20win seasons at Ohio State
to 12. He’s done even better than that, though.
In 16 seasons as a head
coach — one at Butler,
three at Xavier and 12
at Ohio State — he has
never won fewer than 20
games in a season.
TIP-INS
Nittany Lions: Brandon Taylor was the only
other player to reach
double figures. He had 14
points. ... Coach Patrick
Chambers wore sneakers
with his suit. ... This was
In the singles event,
Jim DeCarli rolled a 778
to capture first place.
Dave Molella scored 738
to finish second.
Congratulations to the
winners, and gratitude is
expressed to the sponsors
and all of the bowlers who
participated.
The team events will
be held at the CYMA on
Saturday, March 12 and
Sunday, March 13. There
are a few openings available for more team entries.
Anyone interested should
contact tournament director Erick McKay at 8858108.
College baseball roundup
by Ponsoll but was left
stranded as a flyout and
a strikeout ended the inning.
Holmberg also got on
base in the bottom of the
eighth when he was hit by
a pitch.
Ashland falls to
Minn St. Mankato
AUBURNDALE, Fla.
– The Ashland baseball
team suffered a 14-5 loss
at the hands of Minn. St.
Mankato on Wednesday
in Chain of Lakes, Fla.
Ivan Wortman (St.
Marys/ECC) started in
right field for the Eagles
and went two-for-three
on the day, scoring one of
Ashland’s runs.
Wortman first came
up to bat in the bottom of
the second and recorded a
one-out single. However,
he was left stranded as
the next two batters both
struck out.
Wortman was back at
the plate in the bottom of
the fourth, and he once
again hit a one-out single.
This time, Wortman made
it to second on a ground
out by teammate Adam
Vasil, but that was as far
as he got as a strikeout
ended the inning.
Wortman led off the
bottom of the sixth inning
with a walk for the Eagles
and made it to third on
a one-out single by Brad
Hartman. Both he and
Hartman scored on a triple by Nick Edwards.
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Daily Scoreboard
MLB Spring Training
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto
Houston
Texas
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Minnesota
Seattle
Cleveland
Oakland
Kansas City
Tampa Bay
Los Angeles
New York
Baltimore
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Arizona
Washington
New York
Cincinnati
Colorado
Milwaukee
San Francisco
St. Louis
Miami
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Chicago
W
8
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
3
2
0
L
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
6
9
Pct
.889
.778
.750
.625
.600
.556
.556
.556
.500
.500
.455
.444
.333
.250
.000
W
5
7
6
6
4
5
5
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
L
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
Pct
.833
.700
.667
.667
.571
.556
.556
.500
.500
.500
.375
.333
.222
.222
.111
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings;
games against non-major league teams do not.
___
Wednesday’s Games
Philadelphia (ss) 8, Baltimore 4
Miami 5, St. Louis 3
Detroit 11, Washington 5
Boston 6, Pittsburgh 2
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 1
Houston 9, Atlanta 5
Philadelphia (ss) 4, Minnesota 2
N.Y. Mets 4, N.Y. Yankees 4, tie, 10
innings
Kansas City (ss) 7, Milwaukee 5
Texas 11, Cincinnati 5
Colorado 8, San Francisco 6
Oakland 12, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland 5, Chicago Cubs 3
L.A. Angels 13, L.A. Dodgers 13, tie
Arizona 8, San Diego 4
Seattle 7, Kansas City (ss) 5
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta 5, Miami 2
Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 1
Minnesota 8, Boston 2
Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 4, tie
Philadelphia 6, Detroit 6, tie
Toronto 11, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 4
N.Y. Mets 7, St. Louis 2
Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox (ss) 2
Chicago White Sox (ss) 8, Texas 2
L.A. Dodgers 8, Oakland 3
Cleveland 9, San Diego 4
San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 1
Cincinnati 5, Colorado 4
Arizona 5, L.A. Angels 3
Seattle 10, Chicago Cubs 8
Houston 4, Washington 3
Friday’s Games
Philadelphia vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee,
Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton,
Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07
p.m.
Arizona vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz.,
3:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz.,
3:10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater,
Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla.,
1:05 p.m.
Miami vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05
p.m.
St. Louis (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St.
Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs. San Francisco (ss) at
Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05
p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs (ss)
at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05
p.m.
Kansas City vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale,
Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at
Tempe, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Cleveland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz.,
4:30 p.m.
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla.,
6:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear,
Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at
Glendale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria,
Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
Smyly pitches 3 1/3 scoreless
innings; Rays beat Pirates 5-1
PORT CHARLOTTE,
Fla. (AP) — Drew Smyly
allowed two hits in 3 1/3
shutout innings and Desmond Jennings hit his first
home run Thursday in the
Tampa Bay Rays’ 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
Smyly struck out three
and walked none in his second start.
“It’s exciting to envision having him healthy
and anchoring a big part
of our staff,” Rays manager
Kevin Cash said. “Hitters
have a tough time squaring the ball up him. We’re
thrilled with where he’s at
right now.”
The 26-year-old lefthander was limited to 12
starts last season because
of problems in his pitching
shoulder.
“I’m just looking forward to a healthy 2016,”
Smyly said. “You can’t
dwell on stuff. Every player
goes through it. Injuries
are part of the game.”
Jennings
homered
off Francisco Liriano after Logan Forsythe led off
the second inning with the
second of his three singles.
Jennings played in only 28
games because of an injured left knee.
“It’s a relief just to be
able to play the game again,
to be actually on the field
having fun,” Jennings said.
“I’m not trying to go back to
last season. It is what it is
and it happened. It’s over
and I’m just trying to move
forward. I feel pretty good.”
Cameron Seitzer drove
in Tampa Bay’s final two
runs with a single in the
seventh. Michael Suchy
homered for the Pirates in
the eighth.
FORSYTHE
LEADING OFF
Forsyth was the Rays’
best hitter last season,
batting .281 in 153 games,
none as a leadoff hitter.
“We’re considering it,”
Cash of a move to the top
of the order. “We’ve talked
to Logan, and right now
we’re getting a sense for
where he’s at with it and
seeing what we think of it.”
The obvious advantage, according to Cash, is “it gets
him an extra 75 at bats
throughout the course of
the season.”
STARTING TIME
Pirates: Liriano gave
up two runs and five hits
while striking out three in
three innings. “I was going
forward too quickly and not
executing pitches,” he said.
Rays: Smyly was replaced in the fourth after
giving up a single to Jordy
Mercer on his 51st pitch.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: No timetable has
been set for the return of
rookie C Justin O’Conner,
who was optioned to the
minor leagues Wednesday
in the team’s first roster
reduction of the spring.
O’Conner has been taking
treatments for a herniated
disk in his back.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Juan
Nicasio is to pitch against
the Rays in Bradenton.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi is slated to face the Pirates in his third start.
Dodgers 8,
Athletics 3
MESA, Ariz. (AP) —
Kenta Maeda pitched three
scoreless innings in his
second start, A.J. Ellis had
two hits and drove in three
runs and the Los Angeles
Dodgers beat the Oakland
Athletics 8-3 on Thursday.
Maeda signed a $25
million, eight-year deal
with the Dodgers following
eight professional seasons
in Japan, a deal that could
escalate to $106.2 million.
He has yet to allow a run in
five innings and has struck
out five.
“His ability to change
speeds keeps hitters off
balance,” Dodgers manager
Dave Roberts said. “He got
up to 50 pitches. It was a
good outing.”
A’s starter Rich Hill,
who lasted 2 1-3 innings,
got the opening two outs of
the first before walking the
bases loaded and giving up
Ellis’ three-run double and
Trayce Thompson’s tworun homer.
“He’s a veteran guy in
the rotation,” A’s manager
Bob Melvin said. “He had
some ups and downs. It’s a
great opportunity for him.”
Carl Crawford and Andre Ethier also drove in
runs for the Dodgers. Billy
Butler had two hits for the
A’s.
STARTING TIME
Dodgers: Maeda isn’t
taking anything for granted as he prepares for his
first major league season
after spending the previous
eight years in Japan.
“I’m aware it’s spring
training and not the regular season,” Maeda said
through an interpreter.
“I’m not concerned about
results. I’m sure there will
be a few bumps along the
way.”
Maeda got strikeouts
with his fastball, changeup
and slider, though he’s not
yet comfortable with his
slider.
“The break was not too
good on it,” he said.
As for differences between the two professional
leagues, Maeda said he
has noticed the bat speed
among major leaguers “is
pretty quick.”
Athletics: Hill knows
the results aren’t very good
and that it will take a few
minor tweaks to get where
he wants to be.
“Physically
I
feel
great,” Hill said. “To get
some consistency is the biggest thing. I have to work
on getting the ball more in
the zone. It’s mechanical,
it’s getting into a good flow
where I can repeat my delivery, which equals a higher percentage of strikes.”
Hill would like to see
some success soon.
“I have to have something to build from,” Hill
said. “I have to create
some momentum and that
means seeing results here
shortly.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: IF Howie
Kendrick (groin tightness)
has taken batting and fielding practice since being
scratched from Monday’s
game. He’s expected to test
the groin by running before
returning to action. ... IF
Alex Guerrero (knee) also
returned to baseball activities and could help again
soon.
Athletics: C Stephen
Vogt began throwing to
bases, another step in his
rehab from elbow surgery.
There is no timetable for
him to make an appearance
behind the plate. Melvin
said there is plenty time
to get him some defensive
exposure. ... 1B-OF Mark
Canha (back), one of the
batters to face RHP Jarrod
Parker (Tommy John surgery) in a simulated game
Thursday could see his first
game action Friday. Parker’s outing was cut short
due to a right lateral elbow
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Dear Annie: My son is 36 years
old and was raised in a Christian home.
However, twice in the last two months,
he has posted pictures on Facebook of
women being hit by men. The first was
a cartoon, and he posted it on his teenage daughter’s page. I sent him a message asking if he thought it was a good
idea to tell his daughter that it is OK to
be hit. He removed the post, but there
was no explanation or apology.
Then last week, he posted a video of a man doing a parody of a kung
fu fighter kicking a woman in the head.
Because they played a rock song in
the background, you are supposed to
think that it is funny. I told my son it was
inappropriate. His wife made excuses,
saying it was not intended to be mean.
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inappropriate to post such things? -- A
Mother
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man, and he gets to post what he likes
on his Facebook page. If others find
these images objectionable, they can
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his mother” is probably not going to get
you anywhere, and may end up with
you being blocked from his page. You
have registered your complaint. He
knows how you feel and why. We hope
his wife and daughter will likewise tell
him that these pictures are offensive
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(March 21 to April 19)
This is a good day for business
and commerce. It’s also a good
day to discuss financial matters
or agree to salary changes. If
shopping, you will like what you
purchase.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
The Moon is in your sign today,
dancing with Jupiter and Mercury.
That’s why you are keen to socialize and talk to others. Enjoy your
day!
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
Because the Moon is temporarily
hidden in your chart, you likewise
will feel the need to get away
from being the center of attention,
which has been the case lately.
Hide somewhere if you can.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
This is a lovely day to schmooze
with others, especially female
friends. It’s also a good day to interact with others in groups, clubs
and organizations.
LEO
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You are high-viz today. In particular, people in power -- bosses,
parents, teachers and the police
-- will notice you more than usual.
Fortunately, they will admire you.
(That’s a relief.)
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Travel discussions are on your
mind today. Do whatever you can
to make today memorable. Break
out of the mold. Shake things up
a little.
LIBRA
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Gifts, goodies and favors from
others will come your way today,
because you stand to benefit from
the wealth and resources of others. Looking good! You deserve
this.
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(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
This is a lovely day to schmooze
with partners and close friends.
People feel friendly and upbeat.
In fact, they will most likely help
you in some way.
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Ask for assistance at work today,
because people will be willing to
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likely.
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This is a lovely day for romance,
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There is an early opportunity being presented at the Rendezvous to get raffle tickets benefiting
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lawn cutting swath. The drawing will be held Aug. 13 at the Elk County fair and the price is $15
a ticket. Players need not be in attendance to win.
Drunk driver who killed Mt. Jewett
fireman sentenced to state prison
under the influence (DUI)
of alcohol, after his speeding northbound vehicle on
Route 219 crossed the centerline and hit the southbound Mix vehicle.
The crash last Sept. 4
near Kennedy Springs in
Lafayette Township killed
Mix, who at the time was
serving as president of the
Mt. Jewett Volunteer Fire
Department.
Mix, 44, was a past
fire chief in Mt. Jewett and
well-known throughout the
area for his volunteer fire
service. Mix and his wife,
Amanda “Mandy” have two
young daughters, Jenna
and April.
Hundreds attended his
funeral at the Mt. Jewett
United Methodist Church
on Boyd Street in Mt. Jewett.
Vettenburg-Shaffer
was present at the sentencing and issued the following
remarks:
“A large number of family and friends of Mr. Mix
were present in the courtroom for the sentencing.
Funeral Services
MILLS – Funeral
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for Gertrude L. Mills
will be held at the convenience of the family.
Burial will be in the
St. Mary’s Cemetery.
The
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may be offered at www.
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Mrs. Amanda Mix, the wife
of Mr. Mix, spoke about the
loss her family has suffered.
She brought many photographs of Mr. Mix to show
the court the type of man he
was.
“The photos reflected
that Mr. Mix was a father,
husband, son, brother and
friend.
“Mrs. Mix spoke about
her daughters and their
loss. It was clear from her
words that Mr. Mix was a
hard-working, family-oriented man and cherished
by her, his daughters and
his large circle of family and
friends.”
Attorney Dennis Luttenauer as a member of the
county public defender’s office represented Gaikwad.
The defendant has been
in the McKean County Jail
in lieu of $100,000 cash bail.
He will be processed and
sent to a state prison.
Gaikwad, educated in
India, has said he has been
married to a U.S. citizen for
more than a decade and has
three children.
According to court documents, police found two
empty bottles of vodka in
the Gaikwad vehicle as well
as a beer can under the
front seat. Police noticed a
“strong odor of alcohol emanating” from the defendant,
court records show.
Mix, who worked as a
butcher at the Save-A-Lot
store in Bradford, reportedly was en route home to
attend a Kane High School
football game at the time of
the deadly crash.
Gaikwad has pleaded
guilty to homicide by vehicle
while DUI, a separate DUI
charge, failure to keep right,
speeding, and reckless driving. Six other charges were
dismissed last month.
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St. Marys Auto Sales
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Winter Merchandise
@Judi's in Kane
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Senate approves bipartisan bill
bolstering anti-drug efforts
By Alan Fram
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP)
— The Senate paused
Thursday from its nasty
partisan clash over the
Supreme Court vacancy and easily approved
election-year legislation
reinforcing government
efforts against heroin and
the abuse of opioid painkillers.
By an overwhelming
94-1 margin, lawmakers completed a bill that
would create grants to
bolster state and local
programs targeted at a
growing, deadly problem.
More than 47,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2014 in cities and
rural areas alike, a death
rate that more than doubled since 2000.
The bipartisan vote
contrasted with the parties’ rancorous divide
over Republicans’ refusal
to consider anyone President Barack Obama picks
to replace the late Justice
Antonin Scalia on the
high court.
That battle has dominated the Senate’s business since Scalia’s Feb.
13 death, with Democrats
using it to label Republicans as obstructionists.
Senate
Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell,
R-Ky., and other GOP
lawmakers have been ea-
ger to pass the anti-drug
bill and cite it as an accomplishment of the Republican-run chamber.
The legislation was
sponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.,
and Rob Portman, ROhio. Portman, along
with Sen. Kelly Ayotte,
R-N.H., and other Republicans facing competitive
re-election races in swing
states have sought to give
the bill a high profile as
an example of the Senate
addressing pressing local
problems.
The federal Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention has said the
drug problem has grown
most significantly in the
Northeast, Midwest and
South. West Virginia,
New Mexico, New Hampshire, Kentucky and Ohio
had the highest death
rates from drug overdoses
in 2014.
The bill’s one-sided
approval came after Republicans
defeated
a
Democratic effort last
week to add $600 million
to the legislation.
The measure provides
no new money for its
grants. Republicans argued previously approved
money could be used, but
Democrats contested that
and said the measure
would be badly weakened
without additional funds.
In a letter this month
expressing support for the
bill’s grants, White House
officials said that unless
Congress provides extra
money, the bill “would do
little to address the epidemic” of drug abuse. The
letter did not threaten a
veto.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
has said the bill would
establish programs worth
$725 million through
2021.
The
bill
includes
money to train emergency workers to treat drug
abusers, create treatment
programs that would be
alternatives to imprisonment and finance recovery programs at schools
and non-profit groups. It
would also provide some
money for local law enforcement efforts.
Sen. Ben Sasse, RNeb., was the lone vote
against the bill. The
House has yet to advance
its own legislation.
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until further notice.
Thank You
Brenda Cunningham
NOTICE
The St. Marys Area Water Authority will be
flushing and inspecting the water system
from March 14 to April 18. Flushing will occur between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:00
P.M. Monday through Friday. Please check
your cold water for discoloration prior to using water.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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SMETHPORT – A
drunk driver who killed
Mt. Jewett volunteer firefighter Mike Mix has been
sentenced to serve a minimum of three years in state
prison.
Bharat Tulsiram Gaikwad, 42, of Bradford was
sentenced Thursday in
McKean County Court.
President Judge John
H. Pavlock sentenced Gaikwad to spend between three
and seven years in state
prison. The defendant also
is required to undergo drug
and alcohol treatment and
mental health treatment,
according to county District
Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer.
Gaikwad also has been
ordered to pay restitution
for the Mix funeral, the district attorney said.
“The sentence is consistent with the statute
that sets the minimum sentence for this crime at three
years,” the district attorney
said.
Gaikwad
faced
11
charges, including driving
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