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NEW YORK For leaders ofthe nations pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestormthey didnt see coming and
couldnt withstand.Susan G. Komen for the Cure
on Friday abandoned plans toeliminate funding for Planned
Parenthood. The dramatic re-treat followed a three-day furorthat resounded across the Inter-net, in Congress and perhapsmost tellingly among Komenaffiliates who openly rebelled,suggesting the leadership hadbowed to anti-abortion pressure.
We want to apologize to theAmerican public for recent deci-sions that cast doubt upon ourcommitment to our mission of
saving womens lives, a Komenstatement said.
Komen dropping plans to cutgrants for Planned Parenthood
AP PHOTO
U.S. Sen.PattyMurray,center, speaks at the Seattle PlannedParenthoodbranchon Friday in Seattle, Wash.
The dramatic retreat followed
a three-day furor that
resounded across the U.S.
ByDAVIDCRARY
AP National Writer
See KOMEN, Page12A
Those behemoth tractor-trailers that make somemotorists shudderas they passby on theinterstatemay get even bigger soon.
A new five-year transportation bill introducedTuesday and amended Thursday in the U.S. HouseTransportation and In-frastructure Commit-tee could raise themaximumweightlimitfor tractor-trailers from80,000 pounds to97,000 pounds, de-pending on the resultsof a feasibility study.That amounts to a 21percent weight in-crease.
Trucks carryingmore than 88,000pounds would be re-quired to have a sixth
axle to support theheavier load and im-prove braking.
The change wouldbe enacted as part ofthe five-year, $260-bil-lion American Energy& Infrastructure JobsAct, the first long-termsurface transportationbill in seven years.
The last surfacetransportation law wassignedinto lawin 2005and extended eight times through short-term ex-tensions.
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, a member ofthe Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,
See HIGHWAY, Page12A
T R A N S P O R T AT I O N B I L L
Weightof trailersmay riseChange is part of the five-year, $260-billion
American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act.
ByMATTHUGHES
The American Energy &Infrastructure Jobs Act isthe first long-term exten-sion of the federal high-way bill since 2005. Inaddition to raising weightlimits for tractor-trailers,the bill would: In each year from 2013through 2016, apportionapproximately $17.6 billionfor improvements tointerstates and otherroads in the national
highway system, $10.5billion for state and mu-nicipal projects and $2.6billion for highway safety. Shorten road-construc-tion timetables by allow-ing multiple federal agen-cies to review transporta-tion projects at the sametime. Give states author-ity in setting transporta-tion-project priorities. Consolidate or eliminate70 duplicate programs.
B I L LH I G H L I G H T S
FAIRVIEW TWP. While walkinghis dog last month, Dan Madrythought the wind and rain would betheir only company on a visit to thespot where his son was killed in a carcrash.
Hewaswrongandit costhim.Madry said he received a $125 cita-
tion for criminal trespass in the mailfrom Fairview Township police this week after a woman photographedhimonprivatepropertythemorningofJan. 23.He viewed itas thelatest formof harassment against him since hisfamily named the land owner GlenSummitCo.asoneofthedefendantsinthe death ofhis son Brian.
Ithinkits disgusting.Toa dadwholost a 16-year-old and you do this tome, said Madryon Wednesday.
Hepaidthefineandhopestorecoverit by challengingthe citation in a hear-ingbefore a district judge.
Its money he and his family coulduse.
Madry, 51, of Wright Township, hasbeen unable to work as a truck driversinceheblackedoutandcrashedatrac-
tor-trailer on the Northeastern Exten-sion of the Turnpike on the afternoonofOct. 25.Theaccidentwas causedbystressfromhis sonsdeath, he said.
He admitted walking his dog, Eli, agolden retriever and Labrador mix on
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DanMadry visits the roadside memorial dedicated tohis sonBrian,daily. Dan Madry would like tosee a perma-nentmemorial at the site where his16-year-old son diedin an automobile crash on July 18, 2011.
Dad cited near sons memorialDan Madry says fine for criminal
trespass on Glen Summit Co. land
is payback for suing company.
By JERRY LYNOTT
SeeMADRY, Page12A
A $674,790 grant from thestate Department of Environ-mental Protection will beused to stabilize and streng-then the banks of Coal Creek
in Plymouth Township andborough, hopefully prevent-ing the kind of devastationcaused by flash flooding in
July.The flood-
ing on July 3 washed outtwo bridgesa nd a por-tion of road- way, dam-aged housesand strand-ed somehomeown-ers.
The grant,offeredthrough theGrowing
Greener pro-gram, is one
of three totaling $1.26 mil-lion earmarked for projectsin Luzerne County that wereannounced Friday. The othercommunities that will bene-fit are Harveys Lake, whichwill receive $370,100 to funda continuing project to re-duce sediment buildup in thelake, and Earth Conservancy, which will receive $250,000to treat acid mine run-offfrom the Askam borehole inHanover Township.
News of the Coal Creekgrant was applauded by StateSen. John Yudichak, D-Ply-mouth Township, and State
Rep. Gerald Mullery D-New-port Township, who lobbiedfor funding.
Yudichak said funding forenvironmental projects hasbeen shrinking, and therewas concern little to no mon-ey would be available to as-sist in restoring the creek.
We walked through thatneighborhood along CoalStreet and the devastation was just remarkable, Yudi-chak said. You really feltoverwhelmed that theremight not be any money toget that area back to wholeagain I really have to com-pliment how the common-
Grant mayhelp stop
future flashfloodingCoal Creek of Plymouth
borough and township gets
1 of 3 DEP grants to county.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
Yudichak
See GRANTS, Page12A
Mullery
Acknowledging the confusioncaused by striking down state reap-portionment, the state SupremeCourt chief justice explained his rea-soning Friday for rejecting the stateslegislative redistricting plan lastweek.
But the court declined to lay out a
specificway forward for the2012 elec-tions.
The 87-page opinion, written byPennsylvania Chief Justice RonaldCastille, a Republican, and joined bythe three Democrats on the seven-member body, said those who chal-lenged the Legislative Reapportion-ment Commissions new map of 203Houseand 50 Senatedistrictsshowed
therewerenumeroussplits of munici-palities that were not absolutely nec-essary.
Theopinioncitedanexcessindivid-ing municipalities as its chief griev-ancewiththeplan.
The ruling said the challengers to
theplan,includinga majorityof Dem-ocraticsenators-- including Sen.JohnYudichak, D-Plymouth Township --dutifullydisplayedhowthelegislativereapportionment commission could
Explanation made due to confusion the decision causes for the upcoming primary election
Court clarifies why redistricting plan nixedByANDREWM. SEDER
See REDISTRICT, Page12A
Castille
Numerous splits of municipalities not absolutely necessary was key.
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More Obituaries,Page8A
Carol A. Weiss, a long-time residentof Scranton,died Thursdayevening in theKindred Hos-pital, Wilkes-Barre after a
courageous battle with cancer.She and her husband Matthew
T.Weisscelebratedtheir 48thwed-ding anniversary on February 1,2012.
She was born in Scranton, thedaughter of the late James D. andHelen L. GibbonsHerrik.A gradu-ateof SouthCatholicHighSchool,classof 1960,shewasa member ofSaint John Neumann Parish and amember of the German AmericanFederation at Waldorf Park. Dur-inghercareershewasemployedasmanagerat theRite AidPharmacyand then continued her career inthe banking industry working attheThird NationalBank,Penn Se-curity Bankand Trustand retiringfrom the TobyhannaFederal Cred-it Union.
She was a loving wife, mother,grandmother, sister, aunt, cousinand friend. Her family was every-
thing to her.Also surviving are a daughter,
Lynn M. Roos and her husband,James, Moscow; three sons, Brian P. Weiss and his wife, Judith C., Wyom-ing;MatthewS. Weiss,Johnson City,N.Y.; Michael J. Weiss and his wife,Erin B., Forty Fort; four sisters, JoanLavelle, Columbus, Ohio; MarilynKnight, Moscow; Claire Tonkin,Scranton and Helen Gilgallon, Dun-more; five grandchildren, Emma,Matthew J., Steven, Michael B. andAnna M. Weiss; nieces, nephews andcousins.
The funeral will be Monday at 9a.m. from the Miller Bean FuneralHomeInc., 436Cedar Avenue, Scran-ton, with Mass of Christian Burial at9:30 a.m. in the Nativity of Our LordChurch, 633 Orchard Street, Scran-ton. Entombment will follow in theCathedral Cemetery, Scranton.
Friends may call on Sunday from1:30 to 5 p.m. in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can bemade inher memoryto theAmericanCancer Society, 712 South KeyserAvenue Taylor, PA 18517-9612.
Go to millerbeanfh.com for addi-tional funeral information, direc-tions, or to submit an online condo-lence card.
Carol A. WeissFebruary 2, 2012
Janice K. Yalch, 72, formerly ofSheatown, Newport Township,
passedawayFridayat theHamptonHouse Nursing and RehabilitationCenter, Hanover Township.
Born on April 1, 1939, in Nanti-coke, she was the daughter of thelate Johnand Petrunella GashowskiKata (Casey). Prior to her retire-ment, she was employed by theYalch Insurance Agency. She was amember of St. Faustinas Parish,Nanticoke.
Mrs. Yalchwasprecededin deathby her husband, Michael, in 1983,and her brothers, Donald and Ger-ald.
She is survived by son Michaeland his wife, Jackie; daughter, Sha-ron Cease; grandson, Michael, andgranddaughter, Cassandra; niecesand nephews.
Funeral services will be heldMondayat 11:30 a.m.fromthe Stan-ley S. Stegura Funeral Home Inc.,614 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke, withaMass ofChristianBurialatnooninthe main site of St. Faustinas Par-ish, 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke.Intermentwill bein St.Marys Cem-etery, Wanamie, Newport Town-ship. Friends may call Sunday from2 to 6 p.m.
The family would like to thankthestaffof HamptonHouse, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Dr. Leo-nard Kuchemba and John Rosen-crans for their compassionate careduring Mrs. Yalchs illness.
Sheis alsosurvivedbygranddogsand grandcats and,therefore,wouldappreciatedonations bemade to theSPCA in her memory.
Janice K. YalchFebruary 3, 2012
HAZLETON The theftof copper pipe during abreak-in at a house at 70 Wilson Drive caused several
thousand dollars in damage,police said. The burglaryoccurred over the last sev-eral days and anyone withinformation is asked tocontact Hazleton police bycalling Luzerne County 911.
TUNKHANNOCK TWP. The state police Bureau ofLiquor Enforcement issueda citation to NBW CostarInc., doing business as Woodys Country House, onstate Route 115 in MonroeCounty for fortified, adul-terated and/or contaminat-ed liquor. The violationoccurred on Dec. 13, statepolice said. The charge willbe brought before an ad-ministrative law judge.
PLAINS TWP. Statepolice reported George Ko- val, 31, of Wilkes-Barre wasissued citations for dis-orderly conduct and crimi-nal trespass after he wasinvolved in a fight on thegaming floor of the Mohe-gan Sun at Pocono Downscasino at 10:18 p.m. onThursday.
WILKES-BARRE Citypolice reported the follow-ing:
Kathleen Zellock ofOxford Street, Hanover Township reported Thurs-
day a yellow change pursecontaining cash was stolen
from her unlocked 2003 KiaSpectra while it was parkedin the Park & Lock Westgarage at 39 W. Northamp-ton St. between 1 and 3:30p.m.
Fares Mohammed Al-
mas, 21, of FarmingtonAvenue, Hartford, Conn., will be issued a citation forharassment. He is accusedof striking Asrar Sulaimaniof West Ross Street on Thursday afternoon.
A window in the fifth-floor stairwell of Boscovson 15 N. Main St. was re-ported smashed Thursdayafternoon.
Richard Lavelle of Wyoming Street reported Thursday the Pennsylvanialicense plate GHA-5213 wasstolen from his vehiclewhile it was parked in therear lot of 12 Wyoming St.
Joshua Spickerman, 22,of West River Street report-ed Thursday $540 was sto-len from his residence.
Kelli Cummings ofKingston reported around2:25 a.m. Friday a passen-ger side window on her2000 Ford Taurus wassmashed while it wasparked in the first block ofSouth Main Street. Nothingwas reported stolen fromthe car.
FREELAND Lori AnnWurtz told state policeFriday she received a callfrom her tax service thather tax return was rejected.Wurtz then contacted theInternal Revenue Service
and was informed she wasa victim of identity theft.
POLICE BLOTTER
WILKES-BARRE Thehomicide trial of a West Ha-zleton man scheduled tobegin on April 9 has beenrescheduled to begin threeweeks later.
Luzerne County JudgeTina Polachek Gartley saidThursday the trial of Benja-min Westbrooks, 22, chargedin the November 2010 shoot-ing death of Alicia Weaver, ofHazleton, will now begin on
April 30.The delay was due to
scheduling conflicts betweenthe judge and attorneys.
According to court papers,a man identified as an eye-witness to the shooting,Daniel Smith, 23, of Brook-lyn, N.Y., testified at a Janu-ary 2011 preliminary hearingthat he saw Westbrooks hold-ing a gun when Weaver waskilled.
Smith said Westbrooks andWeaver were arguing aboutmoney that Westbrooks sus-pected she stole.
COURT BRIEF
Divorces soughtand filed inthe Luzerne County Protho-notarys Officefrom Jan. 30through Feb. 3, 2012:
Amber Rodriguez, King-ston, and Matthew Rodriguez,unknown address
Jeffrey Mylet, Kingston,and Melissa Sampedro, Pittston
Brian Llewellyn, Kingston,and Vicki Llewellyn, Wyoming
Melissa A. Correa, Swoyers-ville, and Jose A. Correa, King-ston
Robert G. Tarapchak,Drums, and Lisa M. Tarapchak,Drums
Kellie Jordan, White Haven,and Joshua Rutkowski, Phila-delphia
Deanna Davis, Swoyers-ville, and Ellery Thursday Davis,Forty Fort
Valerie Palencar, PittstonTownship, and Robert Shles-inger, South Abington Township
Daniel S. Dieffenbach,Dallas, and Tena M. Dieffen-
bach, Dallas Lisa R. Novotny, Hazle
Township, and Stephen Novot-ny, Spring Hill, Pa.
Erin Hannon, Duyrea, andCharles Hannon III, Avoca
Vanessa Subarton, GlenLyon, and Joseph Clark,Stroudsburg
William Harden, Larksville,and Jamie Harden, Larksville
Robin Shudak, Wilkes-Barre, and Damian Catanza,Coraopolis, Pa.
Lorraine Reinhart, Harding,
and Wayne C. Reinhart, Len-hartsville, Pa.Marriage license applica-
tions filed in theLuzerneCounty Registerof Wills Of-fice from Jan. 30 throughFeb. 3, 2012:
Gabriel Arce Estudillo,Hazleton, and Maria A. ColonMendoza, Hazleton
William Ruehl Jr., Wilkes-Barre, and Christine Hissam,White Haven
Ronald Wellington Jr., Ha-nover Township, and CandicePerrillo, Pittston
Michael J. Lee, Wilkes-Barre, and Jamie Lyn Hess,Wilkes-Barre
Peter Corby, Pittston, andDebra Rose Butwin, Pittston
Edward Rushton Jr., Wilkes-Barre, and Arlene Reed, Wilkes-Barre
Anthony M. Korsakas,
Wilkes-Barre, and ElizabethJean Taylor, Wilkes-Barre
Jonathan P. Kasper, Exeter,and Tanya Wilcox, Exeter
Yusuf Mitchell, unknownaddress, and Tarin Nettles,unknown address
Jose Enrique Hernandez,Wilkes-Barre, and Deborah GailHendrickson, Wilkes-Barre
Wayne Kearney, Wilkes-
Barre, and Deborah Ann Delu-cia, Wilkes-Barre Christopher Jay Burdsall II,
Berwick, and Kimberly A. Reif,Berwick
Carlos Jose Martinez, WestHazleton, and Noelia SamilkisFerreras, West Hazleton
Robert Joseph Beward,Exeter, and Mary Dumas, Exe-ter
Jermaine McKinley, King-ston, and Crystal Ann Corker,Kingston
Randell McGlynn, Nanti-coke, and Tessa Weigand, Nan-ticoke
Joseph Gaetano Maloney,address unavailable, and Aman-da Dolores Lachette, addressunavaliable
Robert J. Gust, addressunavailable, and Yvonne J.Stone, address unavailable
PUBLIC RECORDS
PHOENIXVILLE Four Re-publican candidates vying forthe nomination to challengeDemocrat Bob Caseys re-elec-tion bid to theU.S. Senate barelydisagreed with each other at asuburban Philadelphia forum, al-though some sparks flew as they worked to distinguish them-selves from each other with lessthan three months until the pri-mary election.
The size of the deficit and thereach of the federal government were key topics thatthe candidates spentmuch of the 80-min-ute forum answeringquestions about froman audience of morethan 200. A Tea Par-ty-aligned group orga-nized the event, andcalls to defeat President BarackObama drew louder applausethan calls to defeat Casey.
All four candidates agreed atthe outset of the forum in aPhoenixville meeting hall thatthey would vote to repeal Oba-mas signature health care law nicknamed Obamacare bycritics and to eliminate fund-ing for or dramatically scale
back the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency and the de-partments of Energy and Educa-tion.
A straw vote at the end of thenight heavily favored formerBerks County state Rep. SamRohrer, who lives about 20 milesaway. The primary is April 24.
Tom Smith of ArmstrongCounty, who made a fortune incoal mining, leads the money
race. He has invested $5 millionof his own money into his cam-paign while Chester Countyentrepreneur SteveWelch has in- vested $1 million of his moneyand will have the benefit of thestate partys organizational andfinancial backing as the party fa-vorite.
Throughout the forum, Rohr-er, Smith, Welch, and Cumber-land County lawyer and formerU.S. Senate aide Marc Scaringi
tried to burnish theircredentials as a regularperson and a Washing-ton outsider.
I spent my wholelife sitting where youresitting, Smith told theaudience. Im just anold farm boy that got
misplaced in the coal fields anddid well.
Scaringi told the audience hesthe son of a traveling salesman who knew thered be no pay-check at the end of the month ifhe didnt sell furniture, and nowmust make payroll for 17 em-ployees every two weeks at hissuburban Harrisburg law firm. Welch, who started a company
that makes valves and othercomponents for the biotech in-dustry, admitted to being a geek who loves to know how thingswork and make them better.
It is true, Im the nerd in therace, he said.
Rohrer, who served 18 years inthe state House until 2010,stressed his experience in stand-ing up to party leaders and spe-cial interests, a theme that
played neatly into a recurringtheme during the forum of thecontentious party endorsementof Welch the previous weekend.
What you have felt in thetwist of your arm to get a votefor a candidate preferred by afew people is what Washingtonis all about, Rohrer said. Whenindividuals, by their own testi-mony, are threatened with lossof jobs, if they do not, it is justlike Washington.
He did not mention names, al-though he and others have saidthat Gov. Tom Corbett went tounusual lengths to persuadestate committee members tovote for Welch.
Asked for a response, stateGOP executive director MikeBarley said later it is not uncom-mon for candidates to seek theendorsement, but later oppose itonce they dont receive the par-tys support.
The truth is that the commit-tee was eager to support a candi-date in the U.S. Senate race who wasnt a career politician, whohas a strong record of creating jobs in the private sector and will take the fight to Senator
Casey this fall and win thisrace, Barley wrote in an emailto The Associated Press. Thatis why the Republican Party ofPennsylvania overwhelminglyvoted to endorse Steve Welch.
Scaringi also criticized theprocess, drawing applause whenhe said that the Republican Par-ty leadership should not pick thepartys candidate to challengeCasey.
No standout GOP contenderFour Senate hopefuls
challenging Casey barelydisagree at debate.
ByMARCLEVY
Associated Press Rohrer SmithScaringi Welch
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Group protests abortions at Planned Parenthood
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Helpers of Gods Precious Infants pray the rosary in front of Planned Parenthood Officeon North Franklin Street Friday morning.
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Veterans affairs hearing setThe state Senate Veterans Affairs
and Emergency Preparedness Commit-tee, chaired by Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township, will hold a public
hearing on Mondayfrom 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. in HearingRoom 1 of the NorthOffice Building toexamine homeless-ness among veterans.
The national trage-dy of veterans livingon the streets and in
shelters demands action, Baker said.It is a national disgrace that heroeswho have protected our homeland nowhave no home of their own.
Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly, executivedirector of Catholic Social Services ofthe Scranton Diocese, will be amongthose to testify.
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP
No cause for house fireA state police deputy fire marshal
could not find the cause of a fire thatchased a father and his two twin sonsfrom their house on Summit StreetThursday night, Shavertown Fire ChiefGary Beisel said.
Beisel said Trooper Tim Young,deputy fire marshal, was at the house
Friday searching for the cause of theblaze.Right now, its undetermined,
Beisel said. With the damage to therear of the house, it is too tough totell.
Frank Yanik was able to escape theburning house carrying his twin boys.Firefighters from Back Mountain com-munities responded to the house short-ly after 7 p.m.
Beisel said a firefighter injured hisfinger on a ladder. There were no otherreported injuries.
WILKES-BARRE
Abuse hearing rescheduledA protection-from-abuse petition
hearing scheduled Thursday for a one-
time associate of a reputed mob bosswas rescheduled to Feb. 16 after anattorney for Robert Kulick said he wasunable to attend due to being hospital-ized.
Michele Mattioli-Kulick filed the PFApetition on Jan. 27after, she alleged,Kulick threatened herand their teen son anddaughter shortly afterMattioli-Kulicks fa-ther, Joseph Mattioli,Pocono Racewayfounder and chair-man, passed away.
Mattioli-Kulick said in the petitionKulick threatened to destroy her andburn her possessions, and made repeat-ed threatening calls and text messages.
An attorney for Kulick did not spec-ify in court papers the extent of thehospitalization.
A temporary PFA was put in place byCounty Judge Michael Vough. Mattioli-Kulick and Kulick filed for divorce inlate December.
SCRANTON
Police chief suit is settledA settlement was reached in the suit
former Duryea Police Chief CharlesGuarnieri filed against the boroughover his termination in 2003.
Attorney Cynthia Pollock, who repre-sents Guarnieri, notified U.S. DistrictJudge A. Richard Caputo of the settle-
ment Friday.Last June the U.S.
Supreme Court ruledin favor of the bor-ough, but the casewas sent back to the3rd U.S. Circuit Courtof Appeals for review.Guarnieri initiallyfiled suit in 2005,
alleging the borough fired him in 2003in retaliation for his use of a uniongrievance process to win his job backtwo years later.
WILKES-BARRE
Democratics plan meetingThe Luzerne County Democratic
Committee will hold an informationalmeeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at TheRamada, Public Square.
Chairwoman Kathy Kane said candi-dates for elective office in 2012 will bespeaking.
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WILKES-BARRE LeadershipWilkes-Barre presented its CommunityLeadership Award to Pat Solano Fridaynight and then they named the awardafter him.
With a room filled with judges, cabi-net secretaries, elected officials, busi-ness leadersand community giants,So-lano was humble in accepting theaward.
I didnt think I was that good, Sola-no,86,said.Benny Goodmanoncesaidwhen accepting anaward, Im notentit-led to accept this and I have arthritistoo, and Im not entitled to that either.
Gov. Tom Corbett deliveredthe mainaddress and put Solanos stature in per-spective.
Theres only one dignitary in thisroom Pat Solano, Corbett said.
Solano was honored at the Leader-ship Wilkes-Barre Mid-Winter CocktailParty at the Westmoreland Club, SouthFranklin Street.
Corbettnoted thatSolano hasworkedfor and advised nine Pennsylvania gov-ernors, offering them advice and coun-seling.
Pat not only has helped governors,he has helped the entire Common-wealth, Corbett said. Pat was electedto serve on a school board in the year Iwas born. He has gone on to help manyto become elected officials. I know Iwouldnot behere today if itwerentforthe advice and counseling I receivedfrom Pat Solano.
Corbett, whopresentedSolano withaproclamation, said attending the eventwas not even a decision.
L E A D E R S H I P W I L K E S - B A R R E Gov. Corbett delivers main address at cocktail party
Solano given Leadership AwardBy BILLOBOYLE
BILLTARUTIS/FORTHE TIMES LEADER
Community Leadership Award recipient Patrick J. Solano offers remarks atthe Leadership Wilkes-Barre Mid-Winter Cocktail Party.See LEADERSHIP, Page 4A
The Nanticoke HousingAuthorityisseeking a forensic audit of its accountsafter officials discovered questionableexpenses charged to the authorityscredit card by its former executive di-rector, who was recently terminated.
Vito DeLuca, the housing author-itys solicitor, said board members areseeking the audit to determine if thereare any improprieties relating tocharges made between 2010 and 2011by Jean Ditzler.
Credit card statements, copies of which were obtained by The TimesLeader on Friday,show that Ditzlercharged morethan $2,000 onthe card for pur-chases from homeshopping net- work QVC fromAugust 2010through Novem-ber 2011.
DeLuca saidt he b oa rd h as
learned the QVCcharges some of which appear tobe installmentpayments on apurchase were for personal itemspurchased by Ditzler. Its believed Dit-zler reimbursed the authority for thecharges immediately after they wereincurred, DeLuca said, but he ques-tioned why the card was used for per-sonal use at all.
A government credit card shouldnever, under any circumstances, beused for personal items. It could be ar-gued thatis an abuse of authority, De-Luca said.
The authority also is questioningother charges, including multiplecharges to Johnny Ds restaurant in2010 that totaled $2,971, and a $102.50charge to Valley Seafood.
Ditzler was fired as executive direc-tor on Jan. 19. DeLuca declined tocomment on whether the credit cardcharges led to her termination, sayinghe could not discuss the matter be-cause its a personnel issue.
The authoritys board voted Thurs-day toseek proposals foranaudit ofitsbooks for 2009, 2010 and 2011.
DeLuca stressed that neither he norany board member is accusing Ditzlerof anywrongdoing. Theboarddecidedit neededto have a professional reviewthebooks todetermineif thereare anyproblems.
We looked at some of these chargesand determined someone with exper-tise in auditing should look at themand give us a report, DeLuca said.
When you are entrusted with publicmoney, you have to make sure everynickel is accounted for.
Nanticoke
board seeksexpert auditHousing authority officials found
questionable charges to credit card
by former executive director.
ByTERRIEMORGAN-BESECKER
Vito DeLuca, the
housing author-
itys solicitor, said
board members
are seeking the
audit to determine
if there are any
improprieties
relating to charg-
es made between2010 and 2011 by
Jean Ditzler.
PLYMOUTH KendraJollimore sure looked en-thusiastic as she held up apennant and rattled off acheer promising success inher first-ever PennsylvaniaSystem of School Assess-ment tests next month.
P is for Pass, thats what were going to do! Jolli-more shouted along withseveral other third-grade
students at Wyoming Valley Wests Main Street School.
But after a short rally de-
signed to get the studentsexcited about taking thetests, which begin inMarch, Jollimore and class-mate Ashlee Gesek shylyconceded they are worried,pulling back a bit at thequestion and nodding.
Principal Ray Whalensaid the rally in the cafete-ria for third-, fourth- andfifth-grade students fol-lowed by pizza in the class-rooms was designed toboth reward the highergrades for meeting stategoals in the test last yearand to get the third-gradersexcited about taking thetests.
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BILLTARUTIS/FORTHE TIMES LEADER
Student teacher and project collaborator Karen Coyne of
Wilkes-Barre explains how she uses a football gameconcept to motivate fifth-graders to do well on the PSSAtests at Main Street Elementary in Plymouth, Friday.See TESTS, Page 4A
WILKES-BARRE Leo Glodzik,owner of LAG Towing, invited themedia to see Senta Boyers car on Fri-day, refuting claimsthat hesold theve-hiclefor partsand had itdisposedof ata salvage yard.
Hereit is, Glodziksaid pointingtoa1997 redFordTaurus.Heres theVINnumber.
Glodzik started the car and said he
would be willing to negotiate a settle-ment with Boyer to get the car back.
He can have it, Boyer said whencontacted Friday. Its only worth$1,500 and he wants me to pay himmore than $3,000. Thanks, but no
thanks.Glodzik said he towed the car to his
garage in October after city police no-ticed Boyers registration had expiredandpulled herover. Thecar wastowedwhen Boyer did not produce proof ofinsurance, Glodzik said.
Glodzik said he towed the car at 2a.m. on Blackman Street.
Glodzik said he spoke to Boyer thenext day and told her the towing feewas$175 and there wouldbe a $50perday storage fee. He said Boyer calledbackabouttwoweeks later andhe toldher the bill was now around $700.
He said he spoke to her again two
Owner claims car was stolen, has filed charges against tower
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Leo Glodzik with Senta Boyers car, Friday. It was towed in October for $175 and a $50 per day storage fee. Glodziksaid he talked to Boyer the day after towing the car. The car was not picked up and the bill grew to over $3,000.
Tower shows car, eyes negotiating
The vehicle identification number forSenta Boyers car.
Woman says she owes more on the
car than its worth and Glodzik,
the tower, can have it.
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Mark Robbins ofFortyFortgotinvolved and tried to pay Boyersbill with a credit card, Glodziksaid.
I still dont know why MarkRobbins got involved, Glodziksaid. But I wouldnt accept thecredit card because I was afraidthecharge would be cancelled af-ter they left with the car. I askedfor cash or certified check.
Boyer hasfiledcharges againstGlodzik and Mayor Tom Leight-on, claiming her car was stolen.The Luzerne County District At-torneys Office is reviewing the
charges to de-termine if theyare valid.
District At-torney StefanieSalavantis saidFriday she re- viewed thecomplaint anddecided to sendit to the state
Attorney Gen-eral to deter-mine if there isa conflict in heroffice handlingthe case. Shesaid it couldtake a week tohear back.
They ac-cused me of
stealing the car and taking it to achopshoptoselltheparts,Glod-zik said. And heres the car in-tact and running.
Glodzik said he is willing todiscuss a settlement with Boyer.
Anything is negotiable, hesaid. Ill accept a reasonable of-fer. Im willing to talk to her.
Boyer said she cant afford toget thecarback. Shesaid she hasno beef with Leighton; shes justupset that he always sticks upfor Glodzik.
(Glodzik) took me throughhell with this car, she said. Imnot talking to him.
Boyer said she has another ve-hiclethats inthe shop forrepairs.She said she is struggling to get
back and forth to work. The city and Glodzik have
been ordered by the Pennsylva-nia Office of Open Records toturn over seven years of receiptsfor business conducted with thecity. Glodzik claims he hasntkept those records, saying he be-gan compiling them only in Au-gust onthe adviceof hisattorney.Glodzik has 30 days to producethe records or appeal the rulingto the Luzerne County Court ofCommon Pleas.
Glodzik said he sends his re-ceiptsand bank statementsto hisaccountant every month and ahalf. He said the city has neveraskedhimtosubmitreportsasre-quired by the contract.
LAG has been the citys con-tracted towing company sinceApril 2005. The company paysthe city $50,050 eachyearto pro-vide the service.
CARContinued from Page 3A
Mark Robbins
tried to pay
Boyers bill
with a credit
card, Glodzik
said, But I
wouldnt ac-
cept the cred-
it card be-
cause I was
afraid the
charge would
be cancelled
after they left
with the car.
sweat the test, just do yourbest, Whalen said, pointing to T-shirts he and other teacherswore.
Teacher Debra Ganz said itseasy to get the students in theseearly grades enthusiastic aboutdoing well on the tests. You
never forget your first PSSA,shesaid, justlike younever for-get your first time on a bike orfirst time driving a car.
The 2 p.m. event kicked offmore intense focus on prepar-
ing for the tests, though in funways, Whalen said, pointing toa large representation of a foot-ball field on a hallway wall.
Karen Coyne of Wilkes-Barre,a student teacher attendingKings College, said she and fel-low student teacher Jarryd Lok-uta of Dupont devised thegame, which asks teams of fifth-grade students questions likethe ones on the PSSA teststhroughout February. Teams getpoints for correct answers and
high-scoring students get recog-nition as Most Valuable Play-ers, with their pictures postedon a neighboring displaydubbed The coachs corner.
Whalen also likened the task
ahead to sports in his chat withthe children, reciting the man-tra many supportive coachesmight use to calm jittery play-ers.
We dont care how you do;just try to do your best. If youdo your best, we know youll dowell.
Kendra may have been shyabout admitting her pre-testbutterflies, but the timidityslipped away as she headed pasta photographer on her way to
pizza.Everyone is wondering if
were going to be in the paper! Well, there were about 180
students. We couldnt fit every-one
BILLTARUTIS/FORTHE TIMESLEADER
Main Street Elementary Center third-graders Kendra Jollimore, left, and Ashlee Gesek on Fridayhold up a Wyoming Valley West banner during a rally urgingstudents to do well on the PSSA tests.
TESTSContinued from Page 3A
Pat hasbeen extremely valua-
ble to so many, Corbett said.This is a roomful of dignitariesand we all look to him. And to-night I get tospeak andhe hastolisten.
Solano thanked Corbett for at-tending.
When you come to the greatNortheast, governor, you honorall of us, he said.
Mary Erwine, chairwoman ofthe Leadership Wilkes-BarreBoard of Directors, welcomedthe crowd and said Solano de-voted his life to public service.
He served on the front lines,accepted every challenge andmade a positive influence on ourcommunity, Erwine said.
Corbett said he and his wife,Susan, will be taking a trade mis-sion to France and Germany.
I told Pat and he said, Thosearethe countries I bombed. I amhonored to know someone likePat Solano who protected ourcountry; I want to thank you,Corbett said.
During World War II, Solanocompleted 23 combat missions with the Eighth U.S. Air ForceHeavyBombardment Group.Forhis service, he was awarded theGroup Presidential Citation, theAir Force Medal with two OakLeaf Clusters, and the EuropeanCombatTheater Medal with twoBronze Stars.
In his professional career hehas held numerous positions, in-cluding senior counselor to Gov.
Tom Ridge and Gov. MarkSchweiker, as well as senior ad- viser to the Pennsylvania StateSenate Majority Leader, Domin-ick Pilleggi.
Solano has also served asfriend and adviser to numerouspublic officials and communityleaders, and is credited with a willingness to share his knowl-edge and leadership expertisewith others.
Pete Danchak, PNC Bank re-gional president, described theroom as just a few of Patsfriends.
Pat, you are the best of thebest,Danchaksaid.Andwe areproud of you.
AsSolanonearedthe endof hisacceptance speech, he looked athis wife and told her to relax.
You canstop prayingnow,Ma-rie, hesaid.I toldyouI could dothis without cursing.
Solano said he researchedLeadership Wilkes-Barre and
how it began. He said four vi-sionaries Tom Bigler, Tom Ki-ley, Ed Schechter and Jack Co-nyngham were the founders ofthe organization.
They recognized that weneeded a new generation ofthinkers, he said. I commendLeadership Wilkes-Barre and itsmore than2,000graduatesfor allthey have done forthiscommuni-ty.
Erwine then announced thatthe award Solano received wouldbe named the Patrick J. SolanoAward for all future recipients.
Solano and his wife, Marie, re-side in Pittston Township. Theyare the parents of six daughtersand have 11 grandchildren.
Im very proud, Mrs. Solanosaid.
LEADERSHIPContinued from Page 3A
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DENVER
Storm cancels flightsA powerful winter storm swept
across Colorado on Friday, forcing thecancellation of nearly 600 flights atDenver airport, closing parts of In-terstate 70 and sparking a run on gro-cery stores before the worst weatherdescended.
The eastbound storm brought bliz-zard warnings to eastern Colorado andwinter storm warnings to southeastWyoming, western Kansas and westernNebraska.
It stretched as far south as NewMexico, where the Department ofTransportation reported difficult driv-ing conditions on several state high-ways because of icy snow.
One of the hardest hit areas wasEvergreen, west of Denver, where 3feet of snow fell. Snow totals weremounting rapidly along the FrontRange and in eastern Colorado, where10 inches fell in Denver and 14 inchesin Boulder.
BEIRUT
Clashes kill people, soldiersDeadly clashes erupted between
government troops and rebels in sub-urbs of the Syrian capital and villagesin the countrys south Friday, sparkingfighting that killed at least 23 people,including nine soldiers, activists said.
President Bashar Assad is trying tocrush an 11-month-old uprising with asweeping crackdown that has so farclaimed thousands of lives, but neitherthe government nor the protesters arebacking down and clashes between themilitary and an increasingly bold andarmed opposition has meant much ofthe country is now engulfed in vio-lence.
The fighting spread to new areasFriday, with army dissidents reportedlyseizing a security post in the ruraltown of Andan in the northwesternprovince of Aleppo, marking the firsttime rebels have struck so close to the
powerful merchant city of Aleppo. Thereports could not be independentlyconfirmed.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD
Principal accused of crueltyPolice say a primary school principal
in Trinidad has been charged withcruelty for allegedly pushing the headsof two boys into a toilet and flushing.
Arlene Blackman did not enter a pleaduring Fridays hearing. She was re-leased on a $25,000 bond and faces aFeb.16 court hearing.
Police accuse Blackman of punishingthe boys aged 8 and 10 after she foundthem playing in the bathroom.
She had previously warned studentsthat playing was not allowed in the
bathroom.
BUTTE, MONT.
Police chase off bucket listA 55-year-old Montana man who says
he always wanted to be part of apolice chase can check that off hisbucket list.
The Montana Standard reports JohnC. Hughes followed a patrol car forseven blocks early Thursday beforepulling his SUV around and taking offat speeds of up to 70 mph. Officers saythe Butte man was driving faster than100 mph on an interstate toward Rock-er, Mont.
Officers in that city laid out a spikedstrip to flatten the tires on the SUV.
A police report says Hughes toldofficers he just always wanted to see
what it would be like to be in a policechase. Officers say Hughes had notbeen drinking. He was charged recklessdriving while eluding police.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Station is into the groove of Madonna
Clear Channel is giving Madonna allits luvin. The radio giant announcedplans Friday to premiere the 53-year-old pop stars new single Give Me AllYour Luvin and its music videoacross Clear Channel radio stations,
electronic billboards and online ven-ues. The Material Girl is expected toperform Give Me All Your Luvin andthree other tunes at her Super Bowlhalftime performance Sunday in Indi-anapolis. Her new album MDNA is setto be released in March.
WASHINGTON In the most im-pressive surge for the job market sincethe middle of last decade, the UnitedStates added 243,000 jobs in January,far more than economists expected.Theunemploymentrate droppedto 8.3percent, the lowest in three years.
Hiring accelerated across the econo-myand upand downthepay scale. Thehigh-salary professional services indus-try added 70,000 jobs, the most in 10months. Manufacturing added 50,000,the most in a year.
Thereport Fridayfrom theLaborDe-partment sent money pouring into thestock market andout of more conserva-
tive investments in bonds. Dow Jonesindustrial average futures, virtually flatbefore the report was released at 8:30a.m. EST, jumped100 points.
The stock market is already off to itsfastest start in 15 years as more inves-tors start tobelievethe economicrecov-ery is finally for real and will only getstronger. TheDowhas gained4 percentin 2012.
Itwasthe most jobsadded since Apriland May 2010, when 277,000 and458,000 jobs were created. But thosemonths were skewed by massive hiringfor the census. Before that, the lastmonth with more job creation wasMarch 2006.
The unemployment rate was down
two ticks from last month and the low-est since an 8.3 percent reading in Feb-ruary 2009. It was also the fifth consec-utive month thatthe rate hasfallen, thefirst time that has happened since late1994. The report seemed certain to
shake up the presidential campaign,which is expected to turnon theecono-my. Unemployment was 7.8 percentwhen President Barack Obama took of-fice and10percent,itspeakfor the eco-nomic downturn, nine months later.
Report says 243,000 jobs were added in January, dropping rate to 8.3 percent
Unemployment rate falls in U.S.
AP PHOTO
President
Barack Oba-
ma talksabout the
economy atFire Station
No. 5 inArlington,
Va., Friday.
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AP Economics Reporter
EL-ARISH, Egypt Bedouintribesmen abducted two femaleAmerican tourists and their Egyp-tian guide at gunpoint Friday butreleased them several hours laterafter negotiations with tribal lead-ers in the Sinai Peninsula, the re-gions securitychief said.
The brazen daylight abductionalong a busyhighway was anew blow toEgypts vital tou-rism industry,which has beenheavily batteredby theunrest fol-lowinglastyearsuprising thatousted formerPresident HosniMubarak.
Tensionsacrossthe nationhave spiked since a deadly soccerriot on Wednesday that has spi-raled into a political crisis andfueled anger at the ruling militarycouncilafterprotestersaccusedpo-liceofstandingby andallowingthebloodshed.
Also Friday, four masked gun-menstoppedthevehicleoftwoItal-iansworkingforalocalfoodfactoryin the nearby city of Suez, takingtheir car, more than 10,000 euros($13,000) andtheirlaptops, thedi-rectorof thecompany Mohammed
Antar said. The attackers let theItaliansgo.
Maj. Gen. Mohammed Naguib,theheadofsecurityforsouthernSi-nai, said the three were snatchedfrom a minivan after it was inter-cepted at gunpoint while carryingthe group from St. CatherinesMonastery to the Red Sea resorttown of Sharm el-Sheikh. The at-tackers, whowere drivinga
Kidnappersfree twoAmericansThe abduction along a busy
highway was a new blow to
Egypts vital tourism industry.
By ASHRAF SWEILAM
Associated Press
Maj. Gen.
Mohammed
Naguib, the
head of secu-
rity for south-
ern Sinai, said
the threewere snatched
from a mini-
van.
WASHINGTON An outbreak of bac-terial infections on the East Coast illus-trates the popularity of raw, unpasteur-ized milk despite strong warnings frompublichealth officialsabout the potentialdanger.
Even presidential candidate Ron Paulhas joined the cause of consumers look-ing to buy unprocessed real foodsstraight from the farm, saying govern-ment shouldnt deny them that choice.
An outbreak of a campylobacter bacte-rial infection on the East Coast is a re-minder of the potential hazards, howev-er. Rawmilkfroma dairy inPennsylvaniais now linked to 38 illnesses in fourstates, and the farm has temporarily sus-pended sales.
Consumers who want unpasteurized
milk have to work to find it. Its againstfederal law to transport it across statelines and most states dont allow it to besold in stores off the farm. Twenty statesprohibit raw milk sales altogether.
The government says the milk is un-safe because of the pathogens cows mayencounter on the farm.
The owner of the Pennsylvania dairy,Family Cowfarm in Chambersburg, post-ed a message on the farms website last week saying that several customers had
called them to say they had been experi-encing acute diarrhea, fever and stom-ach cramps.
The Pennsylvania health departmenthas linked the outbreak to the farm.
Illnesses are linked to raw milkThe government says the milk is
unsafe because of the pathogens
cows may encounter on the farm.
ByMARY CLAREJALONICK
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Raw milk from a dairy in Chambersburg
is linked to 38 illnesses in four states.
SALT LAKE CITY Sabo-teurshavehacked intotheweb-sites of several law enforce-ment agencies worldwidein at-tacks attributed to the collec-tive called Anonymous,including in B oston and in SaltLake City, wherepolicesayper-sonal information of confiden-tialinformants and tipsters wasaccessed.
The Utah hackers gained ac-cessthis week to sensitivedata,including citizen complaints
about drug crimes, includingphone numbers, addresses andotherpersonal information, po-lice said.
Were still knee deep in try-ingtogeta feelfortheextent ofthe problem, Salt Lake CitypoliceDetective DennisMcGo-wan said.
The group claimed respon-sibilityforan attackon theweb-site of a Virginia law firm for aU.S. Marine convicted in adeadly 2005 attack in Haditha,Iraq.
The attacks come afterAnonymous published a re-
cording ofa phonecall betweentheFBIand Scotland YardearlyWednesday, gloating in a Twit-ter message that the FBImight be curious how wereable to continuously read theirinternal comms for some timenow.
In Greece, the Justice Minis-trytook down itssite Fridayaf-tera video byactivistsclaimingto be Greek and Cypriot mem-bers of Anonymous was dis-played for at least two hours.
In Boston, a message postedon the police website Fridaysaid, Anonymous hacks Bos-
sponsible.In a message posted on the
Boston police departmentswebsite,the groupsaid thatthesite had been attacked severalmonths ago.
tonPolice websitein retaliationfor police brutality at OWS,apparently a reference to theOccupy Wall Street movement.A police spokesman would notconfirm Anonymous was re-
Hackers attack websites for law enforcement
AP PHOTO
FBI headquarters in Washington, seen Friday. Website attackshave been attributed to the collective called Anonymous.
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Associated Press
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AP PHOTO
Uwe Hartwig
smiles after
the 3 x 3 km
mixed relay at
the German
biathlon cham-
pionships of the
chimney
sweepers in the
Thuringian
Forest near
Tambach-Dieth-
arz, central
Germany, Fri-
day. His team
won the com-
petition.
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Sam Hyder has lost his appeal
seeking workers compensationfor on-the-job stress when heworked as LuzerneCounty depu-ty prisonwarden.
Hyder, who was furloughedfrom the $74,263-a-year positioninJanuary 2010,arguedhe shouldbeentitled to workerscompensa-tion because working conditionsmadehimanxious,depressedandultimately led to an Aug. 5 black-out.
Workers compensation JudgeBrian Hemak denied Hydersclaim in August 2010. In his writ-ten opinion, Hemak said countydefense witnesses appeared gen-uine and credible during testi-mony,whileHyder didnot.
Hyderappealedto theWorkersCompensation AppealBoard.
In its Jan. 30 order affirmingHemaks decision, the appealboard said people seeking com-pensation must prove their inju-ries were caused by work inci-dents. When a disabling psychicinjury is involved,claimants havean additional burdento provetheinjury is a result of abnormalworking conditions.
The appeal board agreed withHemaks assessment thatHydersmedicalproblems werea subjec-tivereactionto normalaspectsofa deputywardens job.
Hyderpointedto several exam-ples of allegedabnormal workingconditions.
For example, he cited death
threats fromgang membershe had investi-
gated fordrugs. The ap-pealboardsaidHyder did notprovide specif-ic proof of
these threats and noted prisonworkersare oftenthreatened.
Hyderalso hadpointed to trau-ma after the coroner made himhold organs of a prison inmateduring an autopsy. Hemak andthe appeal board challenged theaccuracy of this claim becausecounty Chief Deputy CoronerWilliam Lisman had testified thelate Dr. George Hudock, thencounty coroner, would never al-lowan observerto handleorgans.
Pressure to hire certain peoplewas also citedby Hyder asan ab-normal condition, but formerCommissionerMaryannePetrillaand prison Assistant BusinessManager Jackie Grimes dis-agreed with his assessment intheirtestimony,the boardsaid.
Even if claimant did experi-ence some political pressure inmaking hiring decisions, thatwouldbeanormalpartofanytypeofleadershipjob,andnot thetypeof incident that would be consid-ered abnormal working condi-tions, the appeal board decisionsaid.
Theboard alsorejectedHydersportrayal of intense media cover-ageas anotherexample of abnor-mal working conditions.
Hyder loses comp appealBy JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
Hyder
WILKES-BARRE The often-delayed trial ofaccusedkillerHu-go Selenski was put off again Fri-day, and is now scheduled to be-gin Sept.10.
The request to delay the trial was made after Selenskis newlyappointed attorneys said theyneeded more time to review thevoluminous court papersand evi-dence in the case.
Its just impossiblefor us,hav-ing stepped into this in the last
few weeks, to adequately prepare Selenskis attorney, ShelleyCentini said Friday of the trialoriginally scheduled to beginApril 23.
She is representing Selenskiwith anothernewlyappointedat-torney, Edward Rymsza, of Wil-liamsport, and attorney DavidLampman, who has been work-ing on Selenskis case for morethan 18 months. It is what it is,Selenski said Friday while leav-ing the Luzerne County Cour-thouse after meeting with his at-torneys privately for about anhour.
Selenski,38, isfacingthedeathpenaltyif convictedin thedeathsof Tammy Fassett and Michael
Kerkowski, both 37. Investiga-torsallege Selenski killedFassettand Kerkowski on May 3, 2002.Their bodies were found on June5, 2003, buried outside theMount Olivet Road, KingstonTownship, home where Selenski
lived.Judge Fred Pierantoni granted
the defense attorneys request,even though prosecutors, Assist-ant District Attorneys MichaelMelnick and Jarrett Ferentino,and First Assistant DistrictAttor-ney Samuel Sanguedolce, said
they were prepared togo forward with the April 23 previouslyscheduled trial date.
Fassetts family members
voiced their displeasure with thecontinuance.Its like the victims have no
rights, but (Selenski) has all therights in the world, Lisa Sands,
Tammy Fassetts sister, said in aninterview Friday. And thats not
right If you want to commitmurder, do it in Luzerne Countybecauseyoucan get away with it.And I saidthattodayin courtandIm sure the judge heard me be-cause thats when he hit his ga-vel.
Selenskis trial was delayed
most recently after a countyjudge in September granted Se-lenskis request to allow him torepresent himself after noting a
displeasure and irretrievablebreakdown with his previous at-torneys.
Just days before a Novembertrial was scheduled to begin, Se-
lenskisaidhe felthecouldnot trythe case himself and needed as-
sistance of counsel,leading to the
appointment of Centini andRymsza.
Centini said Friday she andRymsza are not familiar with anumberof aspectsof thecase,in-cludinga robbery casefrom Mon-roeCounty inwhich Selenski wasinvolved.
S elenski i s serv ing a3212-to-65-year state prison sen-tenceafter hewasconvictedby aMonroeCountyjury in July 2009of robbing and assaulting a jew-elry storeownerin January2003.
The robbery case included evi-dence that zip ties and other ma-terials were used that were simi-lar to evidence relating to Selen-skis alleged crimes in LuzerneCounty.
Melnick said Friday that prose-cutorswerestill seeking to video-tape the testimony of two wit-nesses they say are in ill health.
Pierantoni said the testimonyof 85-year-old Paul Benyovszkyand Louise Bensancon will bevideotaped on April 16.
Melnick saidhe waswithdraw-ing the request to videotape thetestimony of Kerkowskis wife,Kimberly, as her health has im-proved.
Pierantoni also said any re-quests and court filings in prep-aration of the September trialmust be filed by April 3. A hear-ing will be held after that date,the judge said.
Selenski trial delayed until Sept. 10
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Hugo Selenski is led from the Luzerne County Courthouse onFriday after his trial was postponed until September so that his
new defense team can prepare for trial.
His newly appointed attorneys
said they need more time toreview court papers, evidence.
By SHEENADELAZIO
MOOSIC Democratic con-gressional candidate Matt Cart-wright has announced his cam-paign team.
Handling the media will beDavid Browne, president of
David Browne Media.Marc Silverman, of Thirty-
Ninth Street Strategies, will behandling the polling duties.
Doug Hasson, president andlead strategist of Bridge Com-munications Inc., will handledirect mail for the Cartwrightcamp.
Stephanie Mellinger, presi-
dent and founder of The Mell-inger Group, LLC, will serve asthe campaigns fundraisingconsultant.
The 17th District House seat,now held by Tim Holden, en-compasses parts of Carbon,Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe,Northampton Counties and allof Schuylkill County.
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GAVIS Marie, funeral services11a.m. today in the JendrzejewskiFuneral Home, 21 North MeadeStreet, Wilkes-Barre. Mass ofChristian Burial at 11:30 a.m. in St.Leos Church, Ashley.
GEORGE Edward, memorial ser-vice11 a.m. today in Laurel RunPrimitive Methodist Church.Friends may call 10 a.m. until timeof service.
GONCHEROSKI Eleanor, funeral9:30 a.m. today in the AnthonyRecupero Funeral Home, 406Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston.Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St. Joseph Morello Parish/OurLady of Mt. Carmel Church,Pittston. Friends may call 8:30 to9:30 a.m. in the funeral home.
KEDDA Henry, memorial Mass11:30 a.m. today in Holy TrinityChurch.
KROFCHOK Ann Marie, funeralservices 9 a.m. today in theGeorge A. Strish Inc. FuneralHome, 105 N. Main St., Ashley.Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30a.m. in St. Leos/Holy Rosary
Church, Ashley.MADIGAN Francis, funeral ser-
vices 9:30 a.m. today in KiesingerFuneral Services Inc., 255 McAl-pine St., Duryea. Mass of Chris-tian Burial at10 a.m. in Queen ofThe Apostles Church, Avoca.
MARMO Joseph, funeral services10 a.m. today in the Prince ofPeace Parish - St. Marys Church,West Grace and Lawrence streets,Old Forge. Friends may call 9 to 10a.m. in the church.
PRITCHYK Mary, funeral services9:15 a.m. today in the Thomas P.Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N.Main St., Old Forge. Funeralservices 10 a.m. in St. MichaelsOrthodox Church, Old Forge.
RIFENBERY Carl, memorialservice 2 p.m. today in the Lu-zerne Methodist Church, BennettStreet, Luzerne. Family andfriends are invited to share me-mories1 p.m. until the time of the
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a.m. today in the Gubbiotti Funer-al Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave.,Exeter. Mass of Christian Burial at9:30 a.m. at St. Cecilias Church(St. Barbara Parish), Exeter.
TWARDOWSKI Julie, visitation10to 11a.m. today in Transfigurationof Our Lord Church, 240 CenterSt., Hanover Section of Nanti-coke. Divine Liturgy at 11a.m.
FUNERALS
ROBERT E. COACH, NorthGoodwin Avenue, Kingston, diedunexpectedly at home, Thursday,February 2, 2012.
Funeral arrangements arependingfrom Kielty-MoranFuner-al HomeInc.,87 WashingtonAve.,Plymouth.
Christopher R. Bonin, 32, ofBoynton Beach, Fla., passed
away Saturday, January 28, at DelRay Medical Center from injuries
sustained after being struck by atruck.
He was born July 11, 1979, in
Wilkes-Barre and graduated fromWyomingValley WestHigh School
in1997. He lived most of his life inFortyFortand Luzerne,finally set-tling in Boynton Beach, Fla.
Christopher had worked on theGeek Squad for Best Buy and re-
cently formed his own businesswitha colleaguerepairingcomput-ers.
Along with his computer skills,he was a DJ/MC producer for
dub9z.Christopher will be remem-
bered as a kind and loving person
with a gentle heart.He was predeceased by grand-
parents, Charles and Doris Talley,Sun City, Florida.
He is survived by his father, Ri-
chard Bonin; mother, ElizabethGoodwinand stepfather Dr.Curtis
Goodwin; brother Richard BoninJr. (wife Melissa, nephew Evan);stepsister Sarah Goodwin, grand-
parents, Florence and Hilary Bo-nin of Swoyersville; Aunt DorrieBrown, Uncle Douglas Talley,
AuntAnnettePiccolo,UncleLarryBonin(JoAnn),Aunt SuzanneLee
(Richard), Uncle John Bonin (Ta-ra) along with several cousins.
No local services will be held.
In celebration of Christopherslife, we ask that memorial dona-tions be made to Life Alliance Or-
gan Recovery Agency, Universityof Miami Life and Science Tech-
nologyPark, 1951NW 7th Avenue,Suite 220, Miami, FL 33136.www.laora.org
Arrangements are under the di-rection of Edgley Cremation Ser-
vices, West Palm Beach, Fla, and
Bednarski Funeral Home, Wyom-ing.
Christopher R.Bonin
January 28, 2012
ANNA E. KARALUNAS, ofSwoyersville passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012, athome surrounded by her lovingfamily.
Funeral arrangements arepending from the Betz-JastremskiFuneral Home Inc., 568 BennettSt., Luzerne.
PAUL R.SPEIER SR.,63,ofBer-wick, passed away on Tuesday, Ja-nuary 31, 2012, at Geisinger Med-ical Center, Danville. He was bornon Dec. 30, 1948, in Philadelphia,the son of the late Pauline Speier.Formostof hislife,he wasemploy-ed as a security guard for several
local companies. He wasprecededin death by a son, David Speier, asister, Hazel, brothers, Herman,Louand BillSpeier. Heis survivedby his wife of 10 years, the formerKristeen M. (Artley) Speier; adaughter, Pauline, sons, Thomasand Paul Jr.; two grandchildren; abrother, Walt and several niecesand nephews.
Private funeral services wereheldat theconvenienceof thefam-ily from the George A. Strish Inc.Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St.,Ashley. There were no public call-ing hours.
J
ohnJack W.Johnson, age85 ofDallas, passed away Thursday,
February 2, 2012 at the HospiceCommunity Care Inpatient Unit,Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. Johnson was born June 3,1926, in Wilkes-Barre, and was thesonof thelateJohnW. andBlodwynRichards Johnson.
He graduated from E.L. MeyersHigh School, Wilkes-Barre in 1944andduringWorld War II he faithful-lyservedin the6th MarineDivisionin thePacific. Jack wasawardedthePurple Heart due to wounds he re-ceived in Okinawa. He closed histerm in the U.S. Marine Corps afterserving 2 years in China. Upon re-turning home, he served as a policeofficer in Wilkes-Barre city, retiringwith the rank of detective. He thenwas employedby theDepartment ofJustice in Harrisburg and was lateremployedby theUnitedPennBank,Wilkes-Barre.
Jack wasan activememberof the
Welsh Bethel Baptist Church,Wilkes-Barre, where he had servedas a deacon and was a member ofthe choir. He was also a member oftheFraternal Orderof Police,Lodge#35, Hanover Township and theDaddow Isaac American LegionPost 672, Dallas.
He is survived by his loving wifeof 62 years, the former Carolyn Le-wis and daughters, Diane and Nan-
cy Jane, both of Dallas.Funeral serviceswill be heldMonday at 11 a.m. from the
Curtis L. Swanson Funeral HomeInc., cornerof routes29 &118,PikesCreek, with the Rev. Donald Hart-shorne of the Welsh Bethel BaptistChurch officiating.
Interment will be in the Maple
Hill Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre.Friends may call at the funeralhome from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Thefamilyrequests thatinlieu offlowers, memorial contributions besent to Dallas Fire & AmbulanceInc.,184East Center HillRoad, Dal-las,PA 18612 or HospiceCommuni-ty Care, 601 Wyoming Ave., King-ston, PA 18704.
Online condolences can be madeat clswansonfuneralhome.com.
John Jack W. JohnsonFebruary 2, 2012
Clara Parada, of Plains Township,
passed away Wednesday eve-ning at the East Mountain Manor,
Plains Township.Bornin WestWyoming, shewasa
daughter of the late Anthony and
Eva Shekowski Grescavage. Shewaseducated in theWestWyoming
area schools.Clarawas amemberofSt. Marys Byzantine Catholic
Church, Wilkes-Barre, and was ac-
tive in church functions and attend-ed Mass faithfully. She was an ani-
mal lover and enjoyed being in-volved with her family.
Clara is preceded in death by herhusband, Theodore, who passedawayin 1989.Shewasalso preceded
in death by brothers, Henry andFrank, and a sister, Sophie.
Sheis survivedby herson, GlennParada and his wife, Lori, of Plains
Township;granddaughters, MelissaBerti and her husband, Victor, andHeather Taylor; brothers, Anthony,
Theodore and Phil; sisters, Jose-phine, Charlotte and Theresa; niec-
es and nephews.
Funeral services will be heldMonday at 9 a.m. from the Michael
J. Mikelski Funeral Home, 293
South River Street, Plains Town-
ship. Office of Christian Burial will
becelebrated at9:30a.m. atSt. Ma-rys Byzantine Catholic Church,
North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, with Father James Hayer officiat-
ing. Interment will be in the parishcemetery, Plains Township. Pana-
chida will be celebrated at 2 p.m.Sunday. Friends may call Sunday
from noon to 3 p.m. at the funeralhome.
In lieu of flowers, the family re-quests donations be made to the
S.P.C.A.of LuzerneCounty,FoxHillRoad, Wilkes-Barre.
Clara ParadaFebruary 1, 2012
Rose M. Rosetti, 95, of Duryea,formerlyof Exeter, passedaway
peacefully on Wednesday, February1, 2012 at the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital. She was surrounded byher family and loved ones. She would have celebrated her 96thbirthday on April 24.
Born in Exeter, she was thedaughter of the late Anthony andAnna Raulinitis Maslousky.
Mrs. Rosetti was a member of St.Anthony of Padua Church ( St. Bar-bara Parish), Exeter.
She had worked in the garmentindustry and was a member of theInternational Ladies GarmentWorkers Union. She was a devotedwifeanda lovingmotherandgrand-mother. A womanof quiet strength,she was deeply devoted to her Ca-tholic faith. She enjoyed traveling with her family, watching gameshows, and spending time with hergrandchildren and great-grandchil-dren. She will be greatly missed byherfamily, friendsand allknew her.
Shewas preceded in death byher
husband of 42 years, Samuel, in1979, sisters, Della Hughes, AgnesSmolski, Mary Razawich and Mar-garet Maslousky; and brothers,Charles, George and William Mas-lousky.
Surviving areher daughters, Annandher husband,Michael Jake, Du-ryea; Christine and her husband,Thomas Hindmarsh, Exeter; sons:JohnRosetti, Exeter, and fianceTi-na Frey, Quakake; and Jerome Ro-
setti, Kansas City, Mo.; grandchil-dren, Adam Hindmarsh, MichaelJake, Carrie Jake, Jeanine and hus-band,Jason Kuna,DavidJake, MarkRosetti, Derek andwife, LoriRoset-ti,andSandraDerenick;as well as11great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Funeral services will be heldMondayat 9 a.m.fromthe Gubbiot-ti Funeral Home, 1030 WyomingAve., Exeter, with a Mass of Chris-
tianBurialat 9:30 a.m.at St.Antho-ny of Padua Church (St. BarbaraParish), 28 Memorial St., Exeter,with the Reverend Philip Sladickaas celebrant.
Interment willbe in St. CasimirsCemetery, Pittston.
Friends may call Sunday from 3to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may bemade to St. Barbara Parish, 28 Me-morial St., Exeter.
Rose M. RosettiFebruary 1, 2012
Mrs. Sophie (Zos) Dulny, 90, ofDuryea,passed awayThursday
at her home.Bornin Duryea,she wasa daugh-
ter of the late Joseph and AntoninaHanczycz Kapish. She was the lastsurviving member of the first grad-uating class of Holy Rosary School,Duryea. She was a graduate of Du-ryea High School.
She was employed by the JacobsAircraft Company, Pottstown, dur-ingWorld War II.Priorto herretire-ment, shewas employed in theareagarment industry. She was a mem-ber of Nativity of Our Lord Parish,Duryea. She was a former memberof theChristian Womenand theSo-cial Activities Club at the HolyRos-aryChurch,Duryea,priortoits clos-
ing.Shewasan avidbowler. Shewasaloving mother and grandmother.
Shewas preceded in death byherhusband, Henry (Doc) Dulny, who
passedawayon March14,1989;twobrothers, Stanley and Edward Kap-ish, and two sisters, Mary Plisgraand Helen Kaporch.
Surviving are daughter BeverlyDulny of Duryea; son Jerry Dulnyand his wife, Donna, of Dupont;granddaughters, Carolyn and Jessi-ca; nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial willbe held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. inHoly Rosary Church, Duryea, withthe Rev. Charles Rokosz officiating.Interment will be in Holy RosaryCemetery, Duryea.Friends maycallMondayfrom5 to8 p.m.Familyandfriends are asked to go directly tothechurchthe morningof thefuner-al.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributionsmaybemadeto theSoph-ie Dulny Award for Service at HolyRosary School, Duryea, or to theHospice of the Sacred Heart.
Mrs. Sophie (Zos) DulnyFebruary 2, 2012
Edward J. Weihbrecht Sr., 68, ofHazle Street, Wilkes-Barre,
passedaway on Thursday,February2,2012,at theAlliedSkilledNursingCenter, Scranton,surroundedby hisloving children.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre, onMay 28, 1943, a son of the late Wil-liam C. and Margaret Hahn Weih-brecht. Ed attended St. NicholasHigh School in Wilkes-Barre. Formany years,he owned andoperatedthe Weihbrecht Construction Com-pany andwas later employed bytheWilkes-Barre Area School District,prior to his retirement.
Ed was also a talented artist andskilled craftsman. His greatest joywas spending time with his grand-children andhe enjoyedtakinglongrides on his Harley-Davidson withhis best buddy, Emil Feist.
Mr. Weihbrecht was a formermember of Holy Rosary Church inWilkes-Barre and was also a mem-ber of the Plymouth Knights of Co-lumbus, Council # 984.
He was preceded in death by hiswifeof 42years,MaryNicolinaGon-
zalez Weihbrecht and by a sister,Margaret Ann Weihbrecht.Surviving are children, Maria
Scarnulis andher husband,Donald,Macungie; Edward Weihbrecht Jr.,Plymouth; Louis Weihbrecht, Wilkes-Barre; Nicolina Weihbrecht,Wilkes-Barre; grandchildren, Bria-na Weihbrecht, Max Weihbrecht;Olivia and Jacob Scarnulis; and RioFrank Bantell; brothers, William Weihbrecht, Harrisburg; ThomasWeihbrecht and his wife, Margaret,Wilkes-Barre; Charles Weihbrecht,Alexandria, Va.; Gerald Weihbrechtand his wife, Fran, Swoyersville; Jo-
seph Weihbrecht and his wife,Gwen, Harrisburg; sisters, MaryMcGinty and her husband, Gerald,Salisbury, Md.; Rosemarie Vesekand her husband, Paul, Wilkes-Barre; numerous nieces and neph-ews.
A Mass of Christian Burial willbe held on Monday at 9:30 a.m. inSt.Marys Church OurLady of Fa-tima Parish, 134 South WashingtonStreet,Wilkes-Barre. Intermentwill
be private at the convenience of thefamily in St. Marys Cemetery, Ha-nover Township.
There will be no public callinghours. Family and friends are re-spectfully requested to go directlytothe churchfor thefuneralservice.
Inlieuof flowers,memorialdona-tions may be made to the charity ofthe donors choice.
Funeral arrangements are by theNat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.
Onlinecondolencesmay be madeat www.natandgawlasfuneralhome-.com.
Edward J. Weihbrecht Sr.February 2, 2012
THEODOREJ. HUGHES,79,ofWestPittston, passedaway Friday,February 3, 2012 at the GeisingerWyoming Valley Medical Center,Plains Township.
Funeral arrangements arependingfromthe Gubbiotti Funer-al Home,1030WyomingAve.,Exe-ter.
PAULETTE COOLBAUGH-
HENDERSON, 55, of Pittston Township died Tuesday, January31, 2012. Bornin Falls,wife ofPaulHenderson and a graduate of
Tunkhannock High School, she
was employed by Ames Depart-mentStore. Surviving areher chil-dren,Loren,MikeandKatrina;sib-lings, Butch, Phillip,Michael, Bus-
ter, Hugh and Sidney, Lossie, Leo-ta, Ella-Mae, Laureen, Anida andJanice; four grandchildren; niecesand nephews.
Visitation will be today from11
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Thomas P.Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517North Main Street,Old Forge.Ser-viceswill follow. Condolences maybe sent to KearneyFuneralHome-.com.
Joseph J. Antisavage, age 98,known as Stanley the Tailor,
died Thursday, February 2, 2012.Joeoperatedhis shopin Larksville
for over 50 years. He graduated fromLarksville High School in 1931 andwas a member of the Retreat Leagueand Lions Club.
He worshipped at the former St.Casimirs Church, Lyndwood, Ha-nover Township. Joe was an activemember of St. Marys FriendshipClub of Plymouth. After retirement,he wasan RSVP Volunteer at thePly-mouth Public Library for over 10years.For thepast year,he residedatRiverstreet Manor and was an activeparticipant in their community.
Joe was preceded in death by hisbeloved wife of 56 years, Eva; theirdaughter, Joan; brothers, John andStanley, and sister, Stella.
He is survived by his son, Joe, andhis wife, Linda of Cedar Rapids, Io- wa; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Helen ofBristol, Pa.
He will always be remembered byhis family as a man of faith, love andgentleness.
Memorialservicesandfuneral lit-urgy for Joe will be held at a laterdate. Funeral arrangements are en-trusted to the S.J. Grontkowski Fu-neral Home, 530 West Main Street,Plymouth.
In lieu of flowers, contributionsmaybe madeto thePlymouth PublicLibrary in Joes name. Please visitwww.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome-.comtosubmitonlinecondolencestoJoes family.
Joseph J.Antisavage
February 2, 2012
FREDERICK J. GALLAGHER,
61, of Abbott Street, Plains Town-ship, died Thursday, February 2,2012 at home.
Funeral arrangements arependingfrom theYeosock FuneralHome, 40 S. Main Street, PlainsTownship.
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G. Henry Turrell Jr., age 95, well-known Wyalusing resident,
passed away on Thursday, February
2, 2012 at the Wyalusing PersonalCare Home, in Wyalusing, Pa.
Henry was born December 25,1916, in Wilkes-Barre, son of the lateGeorgeHenry & MargaretClark Tur-rell Sr. He graduated from WyomingSeminary in the class of 1934, andthen went on to
