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LOCAL NEWS: Drunk driver who killed Mt. Jewett fireman sentenced to state prison, Page 14 PITT FALLS TO UNC Mostly sunny High of 55˚ UNC opens ACC tournament by 8-71. topping Pitt 88-71. SEE PAGE 10 Friday TEAMWORK OR RK SCULPTURES URES 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 St. Marys, Pennsylvania 50¢ Vol. 106 Pa. Farm Bureau warns of impending budget disaster smdailypress.com No. 26 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. OPEN Friday’s Through Lent Fish Fry Special “[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. 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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. 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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 THINKING DINING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! su do ku Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formaƩed as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must Įll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can Įgure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! THINKING GOLFING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING DINING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING GOLFING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING DINING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING GOLFING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING DINING? 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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, THINKING GOLFING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! ate a life-size carving of presented and up for auc- March 12. Budget Continued from Page 1 Sat. W r pc s s sh r s c s sh pc s pc c s sh r c pc r sh pc pc s pc Sat. W s s s pc s s s s s Teamwork sculptures at Rendezvous RIDGWAY – Randy Boni of Gatlinburg, Tenn., 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. 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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 Continued from Page 1 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- NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION “Providing classrooms a new and innovated way to learn. NEWSPAPERS: A text book to the world.” The Newspapers in Education Program could not continue without the support of our community businesses. The Daily Press would like to thank the NIE sponsors for their caring about the future of our young people. For more information on being a sponsor for the Newspapers in Education Program call Lisa Challingsworth at The Daily Press 781-1596. 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ELK COUNTY FOODS WEEKLY FLYER will NOW be a section INSIDE all 3 of YOUR LOCAL PAPERS... 4- w w w. s m d a i l y p r e s s . c o m The Daily Press Friday, March 11, 2016 O PINION 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. – Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: [email protected] (c) 2016 by King Features Syndicate The Daily Press (144920) 245 Brusselles St., St. Marys, Pa. 15857 Website: www.smdailypress.com Publisher: Harlan J. Beagley E-mail: [email protected] Cell: 509-770-6598 Office: 814-781-1596 Managing Editor: Joseph Bell E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 814-781-1596 Fax: 814-834-7473 E-mail: [email protected] Published every morning except Sunday, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Single copy price 50 cents. By carrier or mail in county: 1 month $12.50, 3 months $36.75, 6 months $70.00, 1 year $134.75. 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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). www.smdailypress.com Records 5 The Daily Press Friday, March 11, 2016 Daily Press Today's Obituaries 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. Online condolences may be offered at www. lynch-radkowski.com. 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. Bill Continued from Page 2 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- ST. MARYS MONUMENTS LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED SUSIE & DONNY (FLIP) BOBENRIETH 148 TIMBERLINE ROAD 834-9848 cers.” “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 Foot and Ankle Specialist Dr. David G. Sanderson D.P.M. 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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.” 6 The Daily Press Friday, March 11, 2016 PHAZTECH, INC. Tool & Die 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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 10 The Daily Press Friday, March 11, 2016 www.smdailypress.com 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. 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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. 11 www.smdailypress.com The Daily Press Friday, March 11, 2016 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 impingement. y a D 1 y l n O 6 Little Monkeys will be at The Edgewood (Behind Subway in St. Marys) Sunday, March 13th • 10am-4pm 2 Truckloads of bikes, powerwheels and more! Assembled and ready to sell! Featuring Clothing 12 The Daily Press Friday, March 11, 2016 4. EMPLOYMENT www.smdailypress.com 4. EMPLOYMENT 4. EMPLOYMENT NORTH AMERICAN SALES MANAGER Morgan Advanced Materials, Seals and Bearings business in St. Marys, PA, has an immediate opening for a North American Sales Manager. 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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. Am I out of line telling him that it is inappropriate to post such things? -- A Mother Dear Mother: Your son is a grown man, and he gets to post what he likes on his Facebook page. If others find these images objectionable, they can tell him so. Expecting him to “listen to 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 and inappropriate. Other than that, Mom, leave it alone. Dear Annie: This is in response to “A Frustrated South Dakotan,” who has epilepsy. My son was just diagnosed with epilepsy, and I am sure I could rival “ALL THE NEWS YOU CAN USE” his mother in my overprotective nature. I knew keeping my very active, football playing, skiing, social, 11-yearold under my thumb would never work, so I started researching. There are two smart wristwatches available (Embrace and Smart Monitor Smart Watch) that will send an alert to whomever you choose in the event of a seizure. Both have several features that will make it safe for “Frustrated” to go out on his own and will alert his mother if he has a seizure. 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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 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. Online condolences may be offered at www. lynch-radkowski.com. 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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. 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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. Brenda’s Hair Fashions Will be temporarily closed 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. Registration Now Underway for 2016-2017 School Year St. Boniface School Kersey, PA DROP IN, DROP OFF GET GOING. St. Boniface offers a standards based curriculum for children Pre3 thru 5th grade. 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St. Marys Street, Saint Marys, PA 15857 814-781-7130 800-HRBLOCK | HRBLOCK.COM 15-0265 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. 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