Times Leader 08-03-2011
Times Leader 08-03-2011
Times Leader 08-03-2011
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WILKES-BARRE High
crime areas of the city are off lim-
its for Burgits City Taxi drivers
after a driver was pistol whipped
and robbed Tuesday, the third
such incident in as many days.
Owner Robbie Burgit said he
was forced to eliminate service
to certain sections of Wilkes-
Barre after the latest robbery on
Arch Street.
Certain trouble spots will be
avoided, especially at night,
Burgit said outside his business
on South Main Street, a few
hours after one of his drivers was
struck in the face with a pistol.
Sorry to say, thats the way it
has to go. South Hancock, South
Welles streets, the bad areas, no
fares are getting picked up or
dropped off there.
City police allege Travis Mat-
thews, 24, a15-year-oldmale and
a13-year-old male got into a Bur-
git taxi in the area of Garfield
Burgits makes decision after third driver robbed in three days
Taxis to avoid parts of W-B
ED LEWIS/THE TIMES LEADER
Robbie Burgit of
Burgit City Taxi
said cab drivers
do not carry a
large amount of
money and de-
posits are made
after every two
or three fares.
To be pulling a
gun out for $25
or $40, you got
to be kidding
me, Burgit said.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
See TAXIS, Page 12A
AN EVENT FOR TIE AND TAILS
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
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ancy Kosteleba holds Bogey, a Bedlington Terrier, Tuesday evening at the Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser that
benefited the Luzerne County SPCA at Cork Bar and Restaurant in Wilkes-Barre. For the story, see page 2A.
WASHINGTON With the
deadline for raising the nations
debt ceiling only hours away,
President Barack Obama signed
a historic deficit-reduction pack-
age into law Tuesday that aims
to cut trillions of dollars from
federal spending while increas-
ing the debt
limit immedi-
ately.
Obama acted
just hours after
the Senate
passed the bill
on a bipartisan
74-26 vote.
The presi-
dent called the
weeks-long
standoff over
raising the
debt ceiling a
manufactured
crisis that
didnt help a
faltering econ-
omy.
Its pretty
likely that the uncertainty sur-
rounding the raising of the debt
ceiling for both businesses and
consumers has been unsettling
and just one more impediment
to the full recovery that we
need, he said. And it was
something that we could have
avoided entirely.
He also made it clear that hell
DEBT SHOWDOWN
President
signs on
to deal
for cuts
Act will slice trillions from
deficit and allow debt ceiling
to rise to avoid default.
By DAVID LIGHTMAN
and LESLEY CLARK
McClatchy Newspapers
"Every-
ones going
to have to
chip in.
Thats only
fair.
President
Obama
See DEBT, Page 12A
Wilkes-Barre has rescinded its
controversial saleof theformerOld
River RoadBakerypropertytoLeo
A. Glodzik III, according to a re-
lease fromthe city.
The cancellation may be related
tothecitysneedfortaxforgiveness
onthe property.
The city is expected to appear
before the Wilkes-Barre Area
School Board today seeking for-
giveness of more than $445,000 in
back taxes on the property so it
wont be listed in a September
back-taxauction.
School board members said no
to the request once, in part due to
public complaints about the hand-
lingof the sale toGlodzik.
The city did not publicly adver-
tise the property to ensure it ob-
tained the highest offer from pro-
spective buyers. Glodzik, owner of
LAGTowing, thecitystowingcon-
tractor, has donated$10,400tocity
Mayor Tom Leightons campaign
committee since 2005.
Leightonhassaidinthepastthat
political donationshavenobearing
on city business. The mayor also
saidother buyershadexpressedin-
terest in the property, but none
were willing to pay close to the
$38,000offeredby Glodzik.
Glodzikhas removeddebris and
started cleaning up the property,
but the back taxes prevented the
city from obtaining a clear title
W-B rescinds bakery sale to Glodzik
City expected to ask W-B Area
Schools to forgive $445,000 in
back taxes on property today.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO
Wilkes-Barre Mayor TomLeighton says the roof on a portion of
the former Old River Road Bakery property is going to collapse.
See BAKERY, Page 6A
Relatives made a simple ap-
peal: Brittany, please come
home, your mother needs you.
Brittany heard them.
Missing since Christmas Eve
and out of communication since
January, 16-year-old Brittany
Burgess reunited with her fam-
ily after relatives publicly
begged her to return and com-
fort her mother, whowas severe-
ly injured by a car while walking
a bridge over Abrahams Creek
on West Eighth Street in Wyom-
ing.
She just showedupandwalk-
ed into the hospital room, Brit-
tanys aunt,
Maureen Con-
dosta, said
Tuesday. It
was a mira-
cle.
Brittany
had slipped
out of a house
in Scranton
Dec. 24 anddisappeared. Initial-
ly, she contacted family to say
she was OK, but that stopped af-
ter about a month.
Investigations by police in
both Scranton and Wyoming,
where she lived and attended
Wyoming Area High School,
turned up nothing.
WhenBrittanys mother, Amy
Ide, was injured and seemed
near death in Geisinger Wyom-
ing Valley Medical Center in
Wyoming teen missing since
Christmas reunites with family
Brittany Burgess saw plea in
papers and now visits injured
mother in hospital every day.
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
Brittany
Burgess
See RUNAWAY, Page 12A
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Nation & World 5A
Obituaries 8A
Editorial 11a
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Antisavage, Isabella
Bodek, Stanley
Brady, John
Clark, Warren Jr.
Emma, Joseph
Fisher, Elizabeth
Ide, Clinton
Jasinski, Angeline
Jones, Thomas
Krolick, Marion
Miller, Charles
Thomas, Robert
Usefara, Camille
Woznicki, James
OBITUARIES
Page 8A
IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISH-
ED July 29 on Page 3A, a real
estate subdivision in which
landowners are disputing a
natural as pipeline right-of-
way was misidentified. The
subdivision is Goodleigh
Farms, not Goodleigh Manor.
The proposed pipeline would
not pass through Goodleigh
Manor, an adjacent devel-
opment.
A STORY ABOUT THE Titan-
ic on Page 12A in Sundays
Times Leader requires a clar-
ification and correction. The
Thomas C. Thomas produce
building in Wilkes-Barre was
operated by a cousin of Titan-
ic survivor Thelma Thomas
and her immediate family had
nothing to do with the build-
ings operation. In addition,
the name of the relative who
accompanied Thelma on the
Titanic was Charles Thomas.
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HUGHESTOWN Firefighters
extinguished a fire that tore
through a home at 252 Parson-
age St. late Monday night and
early Tuesday morning.
Hughestown Fire Chief Jamie
Merlino said firefighters respon-
ded at 11:55 p.m. Monday and
had the blaze under control
within 30 minutes. The fire
apparently started in an at-
tached garage to the rear of the
house and spread to the base-
ment and up through the walls
of the home, Merlino said.
High heat and humidity made
it difficult for firefighters to
work near the fire for longer
than 15 minutes, prompting the
department to call for backup,
Merlino said. Multiple depart-
ments from northern Luzerne
County and Southern Lacka-
wanna County responded.
Merlino said seven people and
several pets lived in the house
but all escaped unharmed. One
firefighter from another depart-
ment suffered minor injuries
battling the blaze, he added.
A state police fire marshal is
continuing to investigate the
cause of the fire but has ruled
out arson as a cause, Merlino
said.
WILKES-BARRE City
police reported the following:
Ethan Pidcock of Wilkes-
Barre reported he was assaulted
and robbed by three men in the
area of West River and Academy
streets at about 10:54 p.m. Mon-
day. Pidcock said his wallet was
stolen after he was struck in the
head.
Stephen Sitler of Wilkes-
Barre reported he was assaulted
by three or four men who asked
him for a cigarette in the area of
Peach Lane and Dauphin Street
at about 11:10 p.m. Monday.
Sitler said the men were in their
early 20s and two men wore
white T-shirts. One of the men
has a light complexion with hair
pulled back into a pony tail.
John Metzo, of North Fran-
klin Street, reported Monday
someone stole a television dur-
ing a burglary at his residence.
Police said they are in-
vestigating a burglary at the
Marine Corps League, East
Main Street, on Monday. A safe,
money and a .30-caliber rifle
were stolen.
HANOVER TWP. Township
police reported the following:
James Latassa, of Page
Avenue, Kingston, reported
Monday four tires on his vehicle
that was disabled on state Route
29, near Exit 2, were stolen on
Friday or Saturday.
Police said Rose Blair, of
Lyndwood Avenue, was taken to
a hospital after a two-vehicle
crash on West End Road, near
Burger King, on Sunday.
Oscar Gamarra, 22, of Clifton,
N.J., was cited as a result of the
crash, police said.
UNION TWP. A woman was
arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-
Barre Central Court on charges
she assaulted a man with a
horseshoe.
Jeanette Marie Gilchrist, 41,
of McKendree Road, was
charged with simple assault and
harassment. She was jailed at
the Luzerne County Correction-
al Facility for lack of $5,000 bail.
State police at Shickshinny
allege Gilchrist struck Louis
Delbono in the head with a
horseshoe during an argument
at her residence on Monday,
according to the criminal com-
plaint.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on Aug. 10 before
District Judge John Hasay in
Shickshinny.
EDWARDSVILLE A man
was arraigned Tuesday in
Wilkes-Barre Central Court on
charges he yelled profanities in
public and resisted arrest.
Frank Joseph Bucholtz, 27,
address listed as homeless, was
charged with six counts of dis-
orderly conduct and two counts
of resisting arrest. He was jailed
at the Luzerne County Correc-
tional Facility for lack of $10,000
bail.
Police were investigating a
womans claims that Bucholtz
was harassing her on Monday.
Police found Bucholtz who
yelled profanities at the woman
and struggled with officers on
Main Street, according to the
criminal complaint.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on Aug. 10.
POLICE BLOTTER
NANTICOKE Kingston po-
lice used a hidden surveillance
camera to nab a cleaning man
charged Tuesday with stealing
cash from the Hoyt Library.
Police charged Thomas Josh-
ua Evanchik, 31, of Kingston, on
burglary and theft charges. He
was arraigned Tuesday after-
noon before District Judge Do-
nald Whittaker, Nanticoke, and
remanded to Luzerne County
Correctional Facility for lack of
$75,000 percentage bail.
According to court docu-
ments:
Police were contacted by li-
brary administrators on July 19
regarding the apparent disap-
pearance of cash from the li-
brarys receipts. Between July14
and July 19, library director Me-
lissa Szafran said $113.25 went
unaccounted for. On July 23, po-
lice installed a hidden camera
facing the locked closet where
cash is stored at night.
On Monday, police retrieved
the camera and reviewed the
footage. Inthe video, police said,
Evanchik, who stands 6 feet 3
inches tall and weighs 170
pounds, canbeseenremovingan
air vent at the bottom of the
locked closet door, climbing
head first through the vent into
the closet, then climbing head
first back out again at approxi-
mately 11 p.m. Sunday.
An audit revealed the librarys
receipts were short $165.89 be-
tween Thursday and Monday,
police said.
Evanchik is an employee of
Commercial Cleaners, a clean-
ing company contracted to clean
the Hoyt Library. He said at his
arraignment he has worked for
the cleaning company, which is
ownedby his father, since he was
laid off fromhis job as a commer-
cial airline pilot approximately
two years ago.
Officer Thomas McTague of
the Kingston Police Department
said he arrested Evanchik on
Tuesday after seeinghiminfront
of his house onDivisionStreet in
Kingston. McTague said Evan-
chik cooperated with police.
When asked for comment af-
ter his arraignment, Evanchik
asked for somebody (to) come
by and finish cutting my grass.
A preliminary hearing has
been set for Aug. 10 at 10:30 a.m.
before District Judge Paul J. Ro-
berts, Kingston.
Cleaner charged in library theft
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Thomas J. Evanchik is escort-
ed into District Judge Donald
Whittakers office Tuesday.
Police allege Thomas Joshua
Evanchik, 31, took cash from
closet at the Hoyt Library.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE The dog
days of summer are back at Cork
Bar and Restaurant.
Customers and their four-
legged dinner guests packed the
deck at the restaurant Tuesday
for the
event,
which en-
courages
customers
to bring
their pets to
dinner to
raise money
for the
SPCA of
Wyoming
Valley.
We love
this restau-
rant and we
love the
dogs, and
we just
thought that wed take the op-
portunity to go out to dinner,
said Paula Chaiken, of Kingston,
as she sat down with her family
and dog Wrigley. We dont get
to do it very often.
Because of our dog, quipped
her husband, Joe Kraus.
Patrons sipped Salty Dogs,
Whiskertinis and other pet-
themed drinks and noshed on
Italian classics while their ca-
nine companions drank fromwa-
ter dishes and dug into specially
prepared canine entrees.
I think hes enjoying it, said
Laura Bernoski, of Kingston, as
her Japanese chin, Timmy, fin-
ished his hamburger. He
doesnt like the cocktails though.
Because hes Japanese, he likes
his sake.
The event continues through
Saturday and the restaurant will
donate 20 percent of its total
sales raised through then to the
SPCA of Wyoming Valley.
The event raised more than
$1,500 in 2009 and more than
$2,000 for the SPCA last year,
Cork owner Ruth Corcoran said.
It also promotes awareness of
the SPCA, said Education and
Volunteer Director Cary Moran.
Were out here to be the face
of the SPCA, so that people get
to know us better and get in-
volved, Moran said.
Moran said the SPCA has tak-
en in a higher than average vol-
ume of animals this summer, in
part due to several high-profile
incidents of animal neglect.
Volunteers also brought ani-
mals eligible for adoption to the
event. The SPCA also used the
event to promote its Tails at
Twilight: A Holiday Affair fun-
draiser plannedfor Dec. 10 at the
Highlands at Newberry Estate.
Folks take their best friends to dinner
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Dog Days of Summer at Cork Bar and Restaurant attracted many people with their dogs Tuesday.
The restaurant will donate 20 percent of its sales through Saturday to SPCA of Wyoming Valley.
Wilkes-Barre eatery holding
event through Saturday to
benefit the SPCA.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
WHAT: Dog Days
of Summer at Cork
WHERE: Cork Bar
and Restaurant,
463 Madison St.
WHEN: Today
through Saturday,
from 4:30 p.m.
CONTACT: 270-
3818 Reservations
are recommended
for customers
wishing to dine
outside with their
dogs.
I F YO U G O
WEST PITTSTON Councilman
Barry Stankus on Tuesday night
askedcouncil toaddadditional word-
ing to the boroughs nepotism policy
and code of ethics to include extend-
ed family members, stating, If doing
an anti-nepotismpolicy, cover it all.
Also during councils monthly
meeting, with only Councilman Jim
Rose absent, council heard two let-
ters the borough received compli-
menting the paving work in the bor-
ough.
Mayor Tony Denisco said the po-
licedepartment is nowonFacebookif
residents wanted to read its current
updates.
Council President Brian Thornton
also recognizedthe youthinthe com-
munity, especiallytheGreaterWyom-
ing Area softball and baseball teams
that went tothestatechampionships.
Only some of the team members
were West Pittston residents and at-
tended the meeting, but Thornton
wanted to congratulate everyone,
stating, We have some very, very
good talent locally.
He also said that too often these
things go unnoticed, and I dont want
themto go unnoticed.
The age 9-to-10-year-old girls won
the crown at their state champion-
ship, and the age 13-through-15-year-
old girls won the eastern half of their
state championship.
The age 10-to-11-year-old boys won
the crown at their state champion-
ship.
WEST PI TTSTON
Nepotism policy
addition sought
By AMANDA MYRKALO
Times Leader Correspondent
EXETER Borough council
unanimously approved the hir-
ing of a newfull-time police offi-
cer duringTuesdaynights regu-
lar meeting.
Pendingtheresultsof psycho-
logical and physical examin-
ations, Frank Oakridge of Sha-
vertownwill be hiredas the bor-
oughs third full-time officer at a
startingyearlysalaryof $26,000.
Police Chief John McNeil an-
ticipates having Oakridge on
duty within roughly three
weeks.
In other law enforcement re-
lated business, Martha Zavada
and Marion Rubino, the daugh-
ters of former Exeter Police
Chief Joseph Zavada, attended
the meeting to announce their
preference for an inscription to
be featured on a plaque com-
memorating their fathers ser-
vice. Thesurvivingfamilymem-
bers of Chief Zavada were first
approached four years ago
about the plaque, but various is-
sues and schedule conflicts
pushed the familys decision
back until this summer.
The inscription will read, re-
spected, loved, dedicated to
god, family and community.
Martha Zavada said she is
still regularly approached by
peoplewishingtorelayfondme-
mories of her father, whoserved
as police chief from 1937
through1967.
She also pointed out that he
was instrumental in helping to
establish a pension fund for fu-
ture Exeter police chiefs.
After apologizing for letting
the process become so delayed,
she said that she felt it was im-
portant to see the plaque creat-
ed before memories fade.
We dont want to lose the
heritage he created, she said.
McNeil, who earlier in the
meeting had been awarded a
$50 stipend for his voluntary
service in administering por-
tions of thecivil servicetest dur-
ingthepoliceofficerhiringproc-
ess, asked that the council con-
tribute his stipend toward the
Zavada plaque.
His donation prompted at
least three additional $50 dona-
tions frommembers of the pub-
lic present at the meeting.
EXETER BOROUGH
New full-time officer approved
By B. GARRET ROGAN
Times Leader Correspondent
SHICKSHINNY Two resi-
dents called for the resigna-
tion of council Chairwoman
Rosalie Whitebread over two
recent incidents that caused
what was described at Tues-
days meeting as a public em-
barrassment to the communi-
ty.
The incidents involve the
dumping of excess blacktop
on the property of Art Brobst
Jr. and a public display in
which Whitebread and others
were seen flashing a middle
finger in a photo after a bed
race conductedinconjunction
with Shickshinnys sesquicen-
tennial celebration.
Whitebread acknowledged
and thanked Jule Moore and
Richard Kuchta for their com-
ments but gave no indication
that she intended to resign.
Moore criticized White-
bread for bad conduct and
poor judgment with regard to
the dumping of blacktop on
Brobsts property. Brobst is re-
ported to be a friend of White-
bread.
Moore suggested the road
material could have been uti-
lized to repair potholes or
street paving.
Kuchta concurred and pro-
posedthat Whitebreadshould
step down.
Councilpersons Mike Steev-
er and Kevin Morrie rallied to
Whitebreads defense.
Whitebread said she is hu-
miliated by the two incidents
and sorry they occurred.
Two at Shickshinny meeting want Whitebread to quit
By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
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Remembering 9/11/01
The Times Leader is planning a
series of articles to commemorate the
10th anniversary of the terror attacks of
Sept. 11, 2001. Among the most impor-
tant stories will be the experiences and
recollections of local people. Our re-
porters would like to speak with any-
one who witnessed the events or
whose family member or friend was
directly affected.
Anyone with a story theyd like to
share may contact staff writer Bill
OBoyle at 570-970-7218 or bo-
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WILKES-BARRE
Griffith subpoenas records
Luzerne County Controller Walter
Griffith said he issued a subpoena
Tuesday to obtain records his office
had requested from the county sheriffs
office three weeks ago.
Griffith said he wants records on gun
permit expenses and revenue for an
audit. The audit will
determine whether
the county is receiv-
ing the correct
amount of revenue, he
said.
The county may be
owed reimbursement
due to overpayments
to the state, he said.
Griffith said he had been informed
by the sheriffs office that the informa-
tion he was requesting was confiden-
tial. The controller said his solicitor
unsuccessfully tried to contact the
sheriffs office solicitor to resolve the
matter.
The controllers office routinely
reviews records that contain confiden-
tial information as part of audits in
other county departments, Griffith
said.
SCRANTON
Sharkey reports to prison
Former Luzerne County Court Ad-
ministrator William Sharkey reported
to the federal prison at Fort Dix, N.J.,
on Monday, according
to the federal Bureau
of Prisons.
Sharkey was sen-
tenced in June to
serve 10 months in
prison on charges he
stole more than
$70,000 in illegal
gambling proceeds
while he was a court administrator. He
was court-ordered to report to prison
on Monday.
Fort Dix Correctional Institution is
located in Burlington County, N.J., on
the Fort Dix/McGuire Air Force Base
military installation.
DALLAS TWP.
M.U., Kings among best
Both Misericordia University and
Kings College have been recognized
among the top colleges and universi-
ties in the northeastern United States,
according to The Princeton Review.
The publication chose 220 colleges
and universities for the Best in the
Northeast designation.
HAZLETON
City case step closer to end
The citys illegal immigration case
moved a step closer to resolution last
week and, according to Mayor Joe
Yannuzzi, got the city off the hook for
paying $2 million in plaintiffs legal
fees, at least for now.
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Ap-
peals on Friday recalled its October
2010 mandate that essentially upheld
the decision of U.S. District Court
Judge James Mundy, who in 2007 ruled
the citys Illegal Immigration Relief Act
and rental registration ordinances were
unconstitutional.
The U.S. Supreme Court in June
vacated the Third Circuits ruling and
directed the appeals court to reconsid-
er the case based on the Supreme
Courts May 26 decision that upheld an
Arizona law similar to the employment
provision in the city IIRA ordinance.
The city ordinances would imple-
ment fines for landlords who knowing-
ly rent to illegal immigrants and autho-
rize revoking licenses of businesses
that knowingly employ them.
Yannuzzi said the Third Circuit can
review the case, hear new oral argu-
ments and/or review new legal briefs
before making a decision.
I N B R I E F
Griffith
Sharkey
Luzerne County 911plans to start dis-
patchingHazletonpolice calls onOct. 1,
which means 911s service will now
blanket the entire county.
Dispatching involves the processing
of a call and, if warranted, the summon-
ing of police, fire and/or emergency
workers to the scene.
Hazleton was the
only municipality in
the county that had
not turned over all of
its dispatching to 911.
The county 911 de-
partment handled Ha-
zletons fire and emer-
gency services dis-
patching, but not police.
Until Oct. 1, calls to 911 for Hazleton
police will continue to be forwarded to
the city for dispatching.
Kingston, which had been the only
other hold-out, turnedover its dispatch-
ing to the county 911 last September.
Hazleton Mayor Joe Yannuzzi said he
initiated the 911 switch to put more po-
lice on the street. Two part-time work-
ers dispatched city police calls during
the day, but a patrol officer was tied to
the phone on nights and weekends, he
said.
By doing this, we are going to free up
an officer from all of the shifts. Its a big
deal for us, Yannuzzi said.
The city police department is busier
than ever and looking for ways to en-
hance coverage with 40 police officers,
he said.
For example, the city is purchasing
equipment and recording programs for
businesses and citizens who buy exte-
rior security cameras. Twenty-eight
cameras havebeeninstalledtodate, and
10 more installations are pending, he
said.
City police are supportive of the dis-
patching change, though some officers
had been concerned that 911 dispatch-
ers who arent familiar with the city will
send themin the wrong direction, the
mayor said.
City firefighters reported few prob-
lems with the county 911 dispatching,
though there may be a learning curve,
Hazleton cops to use county 911
Dispatching switch in October
will free up city police for
patrols at night, mayor says.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
jandes@timesleader.com
Yannuzzi
See HAZLETON, Page 6A
WILKES-BARRE ALuzerne County
judge ruled Monday that a local attor-
neys objections to a lawsuit filed in
which an insurance company says it
shouldbereimbursed$2millioninanun-
insured motorist claim will not be stop-
ped.
Judge Lewis Wetzel said in a one-page
order that the insurance companys re-
quest to stop the preliminary objections
filedbyattorneyJaneSebelinwasdenied
after Erie Insurance
saidit needs moretime
to get documents and
testimony from Sebe-
lin.
Sebelin, a Lehighton
attorney, is named as a
defendant in the suit,
as well as Robert Po-
well and his law firm,
Powell LawGroup.
Erie Insurance
claims in the original
lawsuit filed earlier
thisyearit shouldbere-
imbursed the $2 mil-
lion stemming froman
uninsured/underin-
sured motorist claim
from2006.
Sebelinclaimsinherobjectionsfiledin
June that she should be dismissed from
the lawsuit, while Erie Insurance claims
it should be reimbursed because Powell
and his law firm engaged in common
law fraud and unjust enrichment by
collecting the money in an arbitration
awardinwhichthearbiterwasappointed
byformer countyJudgeMarkCiavarella.
Another hearing in the case is sched-
uledfor Monday, according to court doc-
uments.
Ciavarella and Powell had a connec-
tion due to the ongoing county corrup-
tion probe, the insurance company says,
leading to the fraud and unjust enrich-
ment.
Ciavarella was found guilty in Febru-
ary of accepting kickbacks from the
builder of twojuvenile detentioncenters
the countyutilized, andis expectedtobe
sentencedonrelatedcharges next week.
Powell, a former center co-owner,
pleadedguiltyinfederal court tocharges
connected to the ongoing public corrup-
tionprobe andis awaiting sentencing.
The $2 million came in an arbitration
awardgiventoRichardChristinoandhis
attorneys, the Powell Law Group, for in-
juries Christino suffered in a 2004 car
crash.
The lawsuit cites articles that ap-
peared in the Philadelphia-based Legal
Intelligencer, a lawjournal, outliningthe
corruption probe and its investigation,
andthat investigatorsareactivelyexam-
ining uninsured/underinsured motorist
arbitrationcases inLuzerne County.
The (defendants) have been unjustly
enriched in connection with the Christi-
no arbitration, the suit claims.
MikeBlazick, anattorneyfor theinsur-
ance company, said Monday he cannot
comment onongoing litigation.
Jill Moran, an attorney for the Powell
Law Group, could not be reached for
comment.
Objections
by Powell
to lawsuit
go forward
Judge denies request by insurance
firm that seeks $2M from Powell.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Powell
WILKES-BARRE Breaking Benja-
min apparently is breaking up.
The lead singer of the locally based
band Tuesday would neither confirm
nor deny claims his band has broken
up; however, documents filed in Lu-
zerne County Court
sing a different tune.
A filing by Benja-
min Burnley against
bandmates Aaron
Fincke and Mark Kle-
paski on June 6,
which claims they
breached a contract
by making decisions without him
about the release of a new recording
and remix of their song Blow Me
Away, says the guitarist and bassist
were dismissed in May of this year.
Unfortunately, at this time, I cant
comment on anything, Burnley said.
Not confirming or denying. No com-
ment.
During his brief conversation with
The Times Leader and The Weeken-
der, Burnley also wouldnot discuss the
legal actions.
A call to Fincke was not returned.
There have been numerous pages of
court filings, includinga request for de-
claratory judgment made by
Breaking Benjamin legal fight points to breakup
Burnley
Lead singer claims in filing that
bandmates breached contract in
release of remix of song.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
See BREAKING, Page 6A
THINGS TO DO ON NIGHT OUT
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
W
hether they were flying high or just kicking
back, families found plenty to do at National
Night Out events in Plains Township and Pringle.
Plains Night Out at the Leo Solomon/ Plains
school grounds featured a small armada of po-
lice, military and emergency response vehicles,
including Geisingers Life Flight helicopter. Prin-
gles Night Out, sponsored by the borough crime
watch, featured free food, balloon animals and a
reptile show by Gary Davis of Larksville. At right,
Aniyah Davis,1, pets a ball python snake at the
National Night Out in Pringle. National Night Out
is an annual event sponsored by the National
Association of Town Watch. To see more photos,
go to www.timesleader.com.
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
SCRANTON Geisinger Medical
CenterinDanvillehasagreedtopaythe
UnitedStates $1.3milliontosettlealle-
gations of improper Medicare billing
from Jan. 1, 2001, through Dec. 31,
2006.
The hospital characterized the set-
tlement as aresult of its extensiveself-
monitoring program, stressing the
moneyrepresentedonly0.138percent
of Geisinger Health Systems total
Medicarebillings for thetimeperiodin
question.
Press releases from both U.S. Attor-
was quoted as saying medi-
cal codingprinciples arevery
complex and technical in na-
ture. Assuch, therearesignif-
icant differences of opinion
among coding professionals
astothecorrect criteriarelat-
ing to Modifier 25 billings.
Jolley said the error was
isolated to Geisinger Medi-
cal CenterinDanvilleanddid
not impact any Luzerne
County locations. He also
said the error had absolutely no im-
pact on patients at the time of treat-
ment, and that the settlement will
have no impact whatsoever on premi-
umrates or patient care.
The U.S. Attorneys Office noted
Geisinger had amended its billing
ney Peter Smith and Geisinger
spokesman Dave Jolley said
the problem centered on reim-
bursements for what Medicare
calls Modifier 25 services, in-
tended to cover costs for sepa-
rate evaluations or treatments
given the same day an unrelat-
ed medical procedure is per-
formed.
According to the U.S. Attor-
neys Office, requests for such
reimbursement may be sub-
mittedaspart of claimstoMedicareon-
lywhentheyareseparatelyidentifiable
andaboveandbeyondtheusual careas-
sociated with a procedure. The gov-
ernment determined Geisinger incor-
rectly attached Modifier 25 to claims
where it wasnt warranted.
In the Geisinger press release, Chief
AdministrationOfficerThomasSokola
Geisinger to pay $1.3M to feds
The payment is being made to
settle allegations of improper
Medicare billing due to error.
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
The U.S. At-
torneys Of-
fice noted
Geisinger had
amended its
billing prac-
tices before
being con-
tacted.
See BILLING, Page 6A
C M Y K
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BEIRUT
Syria tightens city siege
S
yrian troops tightened their siege
on the city of Hama on Tuesday,
sending residents fleeing for their lives
and drawing a fresh wave of interna-
tional condemnation against a regime
defying the growing calls to end its
crackdown on anti-government pro-
testers.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton met with U.S.-based Syrian
democracy activists as the Obama
administration weighed new sanctions
on Syria. Congressional calls also
mounted for action against President
Bashar Assads regime, as the death
toll from two days of military assaults
on civilians Sunday and Monday
neared 100.
Italy recalled its ambassador to Syria
in the face of the horrible repression
against the civil population by the
government, which launched a new
push against protesters as the Muslim
holy month of Ramadan began Mon-
day.
WASHINGTON
Obamas set for 9/11 events
President Obama and his wife, Mi-
chelle, will attend the 10th-anniversary
commemoration of the three 9/11
terrorist attacks that reshaped U.S.
foreign policy, the White House an-
nounced Tuesday.
Press secretary Jay Carney said the
Obamas will visit New York City,
where the World Trade Center was
destroyed. They and Vice President Joe
Biden will also attend the ceremony in
Shanksville, Pa., and the Obamas will
appear at the Pentagon as well.
Nearly 3,000 people died in the at-
tacks.
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden
became a hunted man after the attacks.
In May, the United States killed bin
Laden in a raid on his compound in
Pakistan.
LOS ANGELES
Another death at Yosemite
This is shaping up to be the deadliest
year in Yosemite National Park in re-
cent memory. A San Ramon, Calif.,
woman who fell to her death Sunday
from Half Dome was the 14th person to
die in the park this year.
Haley LaFlamme, 26, was descend-
ing the domes rain-soaked granite face
using mounted cables Sunday when
she slipped and fell 600 feet.
Yosemite typically sees five or six
deaths by the end of July and 12 to 15
by the years end, said Kari Cobb, a
spokeswoman for the park.
An influx of visitors could be contrib-
uting to the surge in fatalities. Last
year, the park had more than 4 million
visitors for the first time since 1996.
This year could bring nearly as many.
CONCORD, N.H.
Nixon TV papers for sale
Some advice for presidential candi-
dates, culled from a 1967 critique of
then-candidate Richard Nixon: Avoid
greasy hair products. Dont clench your
fists. And for goodness sake, drop the
zombie routine.
That consultants 10-page report
featuring dozens of passages under-
lined by Nixon was saved by the
former presidents longtime joke writer,
Paul Keyes, and is up for auction in
New Hampshire.
Keyes was an Emmy Award-winning
comedy writer and producer for some
of TVs classic shows, including The
Jack Paar Show, The Dean Martin
Comedy Hour and Rowan & Martins
Laugh-In.
In 1968, he cajoled Nixon to appear
on Laugh-In where the presidential
candidate delivered the shows signa-
ture line, Sock it to me.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Swallows in a funnel of love
Barn swallows are cared for in a barn
Tuesday near Lawrence, Kan. The
birds fell from their nest and were
given a new home in a funnel. The
parents continue to care for them.
CAIRO Hosni Mubarak,
83 years old and ailing, goes on
trial todayoncharges of corrup-
tion and ordering the killing of
protesters duringthe18-dayup-
rising that toppled him, and
manyEgyptians arecelebrating
the opportunity at retribution
against a longtime authoritar-
ian ruler.
But they also question
whether the trial will truly
break with the injustices of the
past. Some worry that Egypts
new military rulers are touting
the trial as proof that democrat-
ic reform has been accom-
plished, even as activists argue
that far deeper change is still
needed.
I am a little worried that if
Mubarak is tried and convicted
people will take that to be the
end of the revolution. They will
say that the revolution has real-
ized its goals. This should not
be the case, said Tareq Shala-
by, a 27-year-old social media
consultant who was among the
hundreds of thousands of pro-
testers who thronged Cairos
Tahrir Square and other cities
during the uprising.
The prosecution of the oust-
ed president is an unpreceden-
ted moment in the Arab world,
the first time a modernMideast
leader has been put on trial ful-
ly by his own people.
The closest event to it was
former Iraqi leader Saddam
Husseins trial, but his capture
cameat thehands of U.S. troops
in 2003 and his special tribunal
was set up with extensive con-
sultation with American offi-
cials and international experts.
Tunisias deposed president,
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, has
been tried and convicted sever-
al times since his fall several
weeks before Mubaraks, but all
in absentia and he remains in
exile in Saudi Arabia.
Mubarak, who ruled with un-
questioned power for 29 years,
is expected to appear during
the trial sitting in a cage set up
for him and his co-defendants,
including his two sons and his
former interior minister. The
charges could bring a death
sentence, traditionally carried
out by hanging.
Trial of Mubarek to begin today
Many Egyptians see trial of
ousted longtime president
as chance at retribution.
AP PHOTO
A monument in Egypt shows the late Egyptian President
Anwar Sadat, second from right, and the vandalized face of
ousted President Hosni Mubarak, left. Second from left is
Egyptian Nobel prize winner Ahmed Zewail. At right is Egyp-
tian novelist and Nobel Prize Winner Naguib Mahfouz.
By HAMZA HENDAWI
Associated Press
WASHINGTON Federal of-
ficials say one person has died
from salmonella poisoning that
appears to be linked to eating
ground turkey, but the govern-
ment so far has declined to say
who produced the meat or initi-
ate a recall.
Seventy-six people in 26 states
have been made sick from the
same strain of the disease, which
the federal Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention says is
resistant to many commonly pre-
scribed antibiotics. The CDC did
not say where the person who
died became sick and released no
details about the death.
The illnesses date back to
March, and the CDC said Mon-
day that cultures of ground tur-
key from four retail locations be-
tween March 7 and June 27
showed salmonella contamina-
tion. The agency said prelimina-
ry information showed that three
of the samples have been linked
to the same production estab-
lishment, but did not name the
retailers or the manufacturers.
The Agriculture Department
oversees meat safety and would
be the agency to announce a re-
call. The department sent out an
alert about the illnesses late last
week telling consumers to prop-
erly cook their turkey, which can
decrease the chances of salm-
onella poisoning. But the depart-
ment has not given consumers
any further warnings about the
source of the tainted meat.
The states with the highest
number sickened were Michigan
and Ohio, 10 illnesses each,
while nine illnesses were report-
ed in Texas. Illinois had seven,
California six and Pennsylvania
five.
CDC links
ground
turkey
to 1 death
Government has not yet
initiated a recall or said who
produced the meat.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
from the guard force on Saturday for try-
ing to sell their weapons in this destitute
and desperate region, said Nelson Tatli-
ti, the deputy officer in charge of the
police station in at Dadaab, Kenya, site
of sprawling refugee camps.
These are the ones causing problems
on the border, Tatliti said.
The U.N. says tens of thousands of
people have already died in the Horn of
Africa drought and that more than 12
million people in the region need food
DHOBLEY, Somalia Somalis with
new uniforms and guns, reportedly pur-
chased by Kenyas government, are sup-
posed to be guarding the Kenya-Somalia
border against Islamist insurgents. But
some are selling their weapons and are
even preying on Somalis fleeing their
famine-stricken country.
This new breed of gunman and the
proliferation of weapons is making the
trek from Somalias parched landscape
even more dangerous for thousands of
defenseless refugees. They endure days-
and weeks-long walks to refugee camps
and their promise of food, but many
starve along the way. Some parents ar-
rive carrying children so malnourished
they look like tiny aliens. Others arrive
with empty arms, having left dead sons
and daughters on the road behind them.
Kenyan police arrested three deserters
aid.
Aid groups operating around Dadaab
say many refugees have been attacked
by gunmen, some of whom may have
come from the so-called Jubaland mili-
tia.
A Kenyan government spokesman did
not return calls seeking comment. Ke-
nya has long asserted that the presence
of al-Shabab, an Islamist militant group
that controls huge swaths of Somalia
near its border, is a big security threat.
Somali militia causing problems
Gunmen and weapons bring new
misery to refugees seeking relief
from East African famine.
By KATHARINE HOURELD
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
A security guard
controls the line of
women refugees into
a food distribution
center run by the
World Food Pro-
gramme on Tuesday
at the town of Da-
daab, Kenya. Dadaab,
a camp designed for
90,000 people, now
houses around
440,000 refugees.
Almost all are from
Somalia.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Ig-
noring the red-and-white dan-
ger sign, Sri Mulyati walks
slowly to the train tracks out-
side Indonesias bustling capi-
tal, lies down and stretches her
body across the rails.
Like the nearly dozen others
lined up along the track, the 50-
year-olddiabetes patient has all
but given up on doctors and
cant afford the expensive med-
icines they prescribe.
In her mind, she has only one
option left: Electric therapy.
Ill keep doing this until Im
completely cured, said Mulya-
ti, twitching visibly as an on-
coming passenger train sends
an extra rush of current racing
through her body.
She leaps fromtracks as it ap-
proaches and then, after the
last carriage rattles slowly by,
climbs back into position.
Pseudo-medical treatments
are wildly popular in many
parts of Asia.
In Indonesia, chronic fund-
ing shortages and chaotic de-
centralization efforts since the
1998 ouster of longtime dicta-
tor Suharto have left many dis-
illusioned with the state-spon-
sored health system, said Mari-
us Widjajarta, chairman of the
Indonesian Health Consumers
Empowerment Foundation.
Medical experts say there is
no evidence lying on the rails
does any good.
But Mulyati insists it pro-
vides more relief for her symp-
toms high-blood pressure,
sleeplessness and high choles-
terol than any doctor has
since she was first diagnosed
with diabetes 13 years ago.
She turned to train track
therapy last year after hearinga
rumor about an ethnic Chinese
man who was partially paralyz-
ed by a stroke going to the
tracks to kill himself, but in-
stead finding himself cured.
Desperate ailing Indonesians turn to train-track therapy
AP PHOTO
Villagers lie on a railway track for electric therapy in Indone-
sia. People believe that the electric current from the track
could cure various diseases.
By MICHAEL HOLTZ
Associated Press
N A T I O N & W O R L D
THE LADY IN THE RIVER
AP PHOTO
A
boat passes a sculpture of a giant mermaid designed by German artist Oliver Voss on the river Alster in
Hamburg, northern Germany. The sculpture made of styrofoam and steel will be on exhibit for 10 days.
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Yannuzzi said.
County 911 Director David
Parsnik said he believes the cen-
ter will be able tohandle the addi-
tional call volume without add-
ing more staff. People who live
and work in Hazleton will benefit
because 911 calls wont have to
fielded and then funneled to the
city for dispatching, he said.
Theyll get a quick response
time, and it will get police out
more because they wont have to
worry about dispatching, Pars-
nik said, noting that no problems
were encountered when the
county started handling all King-
ston calls.
County 911 dispatchers will re-
ceive training about the citys lay-
out and police procedures, Pars-
nik said. The county has a lan-
guage translation service to as-
sist with callers who dont speak
English, he said.
The Hazleton area has a signif-
icant population of Spanish-
speaking residents.
The countys dispatchers are
trained to walk callers through
CPR, bleedingcontrol, childbirth
and many other emergencies, he
said.
Pinpointing callers locations
will alsobe easier witha new$2.5
million 911 Computer Assisted
Dispatch (CAD) system that will
be ready for use in November, 911
officials say.
With the new CAD, detailed
maps that show topography and
landmarks intheareaof thecaller
will instantly pop up on dispatch-
ers screens. The current system
requires several steps to get to
maps, and the maps are not as de-
tailed and comprehensive, offi-
cials say.
911 quality assurance public
awareness specialist Joe Lynch
saidcountydispatchers will mon-
itor Hazleton police calls before
the switch to become familiar
with city police operations and
the geography.
The county is very fortunate
because Hazleton Police Chief
Robert Ferdinand supports the
change, Lynch said.
Its a very amicable switchov-
er, Lynch said.
HAZLETON
Continued from Page 3A
Fincke and Klepaski on July 13
and an email Burnley sent to
the other two men.
By email dated May 15, 2011,
(Burnley) dismissed (Fincke
and Klepaski) from the band for
cause , the June filing by
Burnley said.
In the June filing, Burnley
said the bands Blow Me Away
song was written in 2004 by
himself with no contributions
from either Fincke or Klepaski,
who are known professionally as
Aaron Fink and Mark James.
The band released two al-
bums in 2006 and 2009, and a
partnership agreement was
entered into with the three men
in January 2009.
That agreement, Burnley
said, contains an arbitration pro-
vision requiring any disputes re-
lating to the agreement be set-
tled through binding arbitration
administered by the American
Arbitration Association in Lu-
zerne County.
On March 10, 2010, Burnley
said in the filing, the band made
two recordings to release a new
version of Blow Me Away and
a collectors edition album.
In May, Burnley said, Fincke
and Klepaski gave Hollywood
Records permission to release
the Blow Me Away single and
accompanying album in order to
receive $100,000 out of a new
$150,000 offer.
At no time, the filing says, did
either Fincke or Klepaski notify
Burnley or his representative.
Two days later, Fincke and
Klepaski were dismissed, ac-
cording to court papers.
Burnley requests $1.2 million
in monetary damages in the ar-
bitration action.
In response, Fincke and Kle-
paski filed a complaint on July
13 stating they dispute and
strictly deny the allegations
made by Burnley in his June fil-
ing.
Fincke and Klepaski said that
on June 1, 2010, Burnley told
them he is disabled or infirm to
the extent that he could no
longer perform his duties in
connection with performing live
concert appearances and that
his disability or infirmity ter-
minates the alleged agreement.
Because of the alleged termi-
nation of the agreement, Fincke
and Klepaski said in their filing,
the American Arbitration Asso-
ciation in Luzerne County has
no jurisdiction over the matter
because there is no valid arbitra-
tion agreement.
The two men asked that
Burnleys arbitration request be
stopped and/or dismissed.
On July 29, Luzerne County
Judge William Amesbury denied
Fincke and Klepaskis request to
dismiss the arbitration filing.
The band, formed in 2001, is a
multi-platinum, modern rock
band, based out of Wilkes-Barre.
The new Best Of album,
scheduled for release on Aug.
16, is set to include the new
remix of the song "Blow Me
Away.
Attorneys for Burnley, Fincke
and Klepaski could not be reac-
hed for comment.
Times Leader and Weekender
staff writer, Alan K. Stout, con-
tributed to this report.
BREAKING
Continued from Page 3A
practices before being contact-
ed, andthat thehealthcaregiant
had voluntarily refunded over
$510,000 in overpayments it re-
ceived for other unrelated servic-
es.
Geisinger touted its compli-
ance programas includingongo-
ing reviews of medical coding,
and said that, in this case, the fa-
cility retained independent cod-
ing experts who concluded Geis-
ingers coding staff had made rea-
sonable determinations that the
reimbursement requests were ap-
propriate.
As a result, no employees face
disciplinary action, Jolley said.
The incident was more a differ-
ence ininterpretationof Modifier
25 than it was an error in report-
ing.
Geisinger agreed to pay the
money while not admitting lia-
bility or accepting the govern-
ments contention, according to
the U.S. Attorneys Office.
The agreement was not availa-
bleTuesdaybut will bemadepub-
lic, most likely today, according
to Heidi Havens, media and com-
munity outreach consultant for
theU.S. Attorneys Office, Middle
District of Pennsylvania
BILLING
Continued from Page 3A
needed to sell the property to
him.
The citys release saidthe sales
cancellation took effect July 22.
In light of outstanding title is-
sues, aconditionof saletoanypo-
tential buyer, it is not feasible to
continue with the sale at the cur-
rent time, the release said. The
city has extricated itself fromthe
saleagreement onthosegrounds.
No decision has been made as to
any future use of this property.
Leightoncouldnot immediate-
ly be reached for follow-up ques-
tions. Glodzik could not immedi-
ately be reached for comment on
several attempts.
The school board meeting is
set to start at noon.
Board President Joe Moran
could not be reached on several
attempts in recent days.
School Board member Ma-
ryanne Toole said Tuesday that
shewill listentothecityspresent-
ation before making a decision.
Forgiving taxes is difficult be-
cause the school district is in a
budget crisis, she said. However,
Toole said she also supports ef-
forts to get properties developed
and back on the tax rolls.
Its like a Catch-22, Toole
said.
The board rejected the citys
first request for taxforgiveness in
September 2010 largely due to
concerns raised by taxpayers
about the sale, she said. Toole
said she supports the public ad-
vertising of property to try to ob-
tain the highest price.
That was one of the reasons
we voted no, because there were
too many question marks con-
cerning the deal, Toole said.
If the taxes are not forgiven or
paid by the city, the property
couldbe listedina Sept. 22 upset
sale for properties that have not
yet beenlistedat a previous back-
tax sale. Buyers of these proper-
ties must pay off all back taxes
and government liens and might
be responsible for other non-gov-
ernment liens or debts tiedtothe
properties.
Properties that dont sell at up-
set are then listed at free-and-
clear sales, in which liens and
back taxes are forgiven. Bidding
typically starts around $800 or
less at this stage because buyers
are required to pay only what it
cost the county for legal and ad-
vertising fees.
The property carries about
$446,825 in back taxes, with a
portionowedtoLuzerne County.
The county commissioners
had voted in 2006 to forgive back
taxes to that point, which means
the city may also have to seek ad-
ditional forgiveness from the
county.
First National Community
Bank in Dunmore conveyed the
property tothe city for $1inApril
2008. Thebankhadobtainedtitle
to the property after Old River
Road Bakery Inc. defaulted on its
mortgage.
TheOldRiver RoadBakerybe-
camealocal fixtureafter its open-
ing in1950 but closed in January
1999after asteadylossof custom-
ers to supermarket competitors.
Leighton has said hes eager to
executeasalebecausetheroof on
the rear portionof the property is
going to collapse.
BAKERY
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AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Leo A. Glodzik is seen during a case before the Wilkes-Barre
Zoning Hearing Appeals Board.
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BEAR CREEK TWP. Resi-
dents of Bear Creek Township
who live along a road owned by
Dennison Township got a chance
to voice their concerns about the
condition of that road when the
Bear Creek Township supervi-
sors held their monthly meeting
at White HavenPoconos onMon-
day evening.
In the second of two meetings
held in the more remote portions
of Bear Creek Township, the su-
pervisors addressed the condi-
tion of Weiss Road. The road is
the only point of access to the
homes of a small population of
Bear Creek Township residents
and is the subject of a long-stand-
ing maintenance agreement be-
tween Dennison and Bear Creek
townships.
Chairman Gary Zingaretti pre-
sented a PowerPoint slide show
on the history of the arrange-
ment, which calls for Bear Creek
to provide maintenance of the
road. The supervisors explained
the cost of that maintenance and
outlined the legal options they
have investigated as well as the
alternatives they have reviewed
for taking care of the road, which
residents say has deteriorated
and is in need of significant re-
pair.
Residents were assured that
the supervisors have initiated re-
quests for proposals to have the
road or part of the road tarred
and chipped and are looking into
incorporating the road into the
townships regular road mainte-
nance program.
In a related matter, the super-
visors discussed the difficulty of
funding all the road maintenance
needed throughout the town-
ship, noting that Bear Creek re-
ceives only about $44 in revenue
for every $100,000 of assessed
propertyvalue. Thelargeamount
of township land owned by the
Army Corps of Engineers, the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commis-
sion and allocated as game lands
limits the townships tax reve-
nue, supervisors said.
In other business, the supervi-
sors:
Noted that the Plains Town-
ship and the Wyoming Valley
Sanitary Authority have con-
firmed their systems have suffi-
cient capacity to handle Bear
Creek Townships sewage. The
proposed sewage plan is now be-
fore the planning boards of Bear
Creek Township, Plains Town-
ship and Luzerne County.
Discussed the recent loan of
two members of the road crew
and two trucks to Plymouth
Township to assist with flood
clean-up.
Approvedthe request of high
school student Sam Andrews to
use the Little League field for his
senior project.
Addressed concerns about
blighted properties owned by
banks as the result of foreclo-
sures, directing the code enforce-
ment officer to work with the
banks to make sure the proper-
ties are maintained appropriate-
ly.
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TOWNSHI P
Sections
residents
briefed
on road
People who must use Weiss
Road say its condition is
deteriorating.
By JANINE UNGVARSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
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CASTERLINE Donald, memorial
service 2 p.m. Aug. 13, from
Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home
Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhan-
nock.
DERBY Donald, funeral 7 p.m.
today in the Richard H. Disque
Funeral Home Inc., 672 Memorial
Hwy., Dallas. Friends may call 5 to
7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
DEREMER Alfred, Sr., gathering of
friends and family 5 to 7 p.m.
today with a memorial service at
7 p.m. at his daughters home at
136 Oakwood Lake Terrace, Tunk-
hannock.
DEREMER Melissa, relatives and
friends may call 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday in the Thomas P. Kear-
ney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N.
Main St., Old Forge.
GREGORY Carol, friends may call
3 to 5 p.m. today in the Harold C.
Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140
N. Main St., Shavertown.
HALTER Mary, celebration of life
8:30 a.m. today in McLaughlins,
142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-
Barre. Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m.
in the Church of St. Nicholas.
HILL Richard, funeral 9 a.m. today
from the Jendrzejewski Funeral
Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-
Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in St. Robert Bellarmine
Parish, West Division Street,
Wilkes-Barre.
JOSEPH Samuel, celebration of
life 10:30 a.m. Thursday in
McLaughlins, 142 S. Washington
St., Wilkes-Barre. Divine Liturgy
at 11 a.m. in St. Anthonys Maro-
nite Church. Visitation 9 to 10
a.m. Thursday at the funeral
home.
KUHARCHIK Loretta, funeral 9
a.m. Thursday in the Anthony
Recupero Funeral Home, 406
Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston.
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in St. Monicas Parish of Our
Lady of Sorrows Church, West
Wyoming. Friends may call 4 to 8
p.m. today at the funeral home.
MISHANSKI Michael, memorial
11:30 a.m. today in the chapel at
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carv-
erton.
PARTINGTON Robert, funeral 4
p.m. today in the Andrew Strish
Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larks-
ville. Family and friends may call 1
to 4 p.m. today.
PETRILLO Margaret, Mass of
Christian Burial 9 a.m. today in
the Chapel of Little Flower Manor,
200 S. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre.
SHON Christopher Sr., funeral 8
p.m. today in the Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40 S. Main St, Plains
Township. Friends may call 7 to 8
p.m. today at the funeral home.
SNARSKI Margaret, funeral 9
a.m. Thursday from the Mark V.
Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark
St., Plains Township. Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in
Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains
Township. Friends may call 6 to 8
p.m. today at the funeral home.
SNYDER Lawrence Sr., funeral 11
a.m. Thursday in the Lake Winola
United Methodist Church. Friends
may call 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday
in the Lake Winola United Metho-
dist Church. Service at 11 a.m.
WATLOCK Andrew, funeral 10 a.m.
Thursday in the Kopicki Funeral
Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston.
Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30
a.m. in St. John the Baptist
Church. Friends may call 6 to 8
p.m. today.
FUNERALS
JAMES I. WOZNICKI, 82, of
OldLakeRoad, Harveys Lake, died
Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Lakeside
Nursing Home, Harveys Lake. He
was bornMay 21, 1929, a sonof the
late Lawrence andLillie May Moss
Woznicki. James was agreat movie
buff andhada home movie theater.
He is survived by his cousin and
guardian, Barbara Sickler of Dal-
las; andcousinJanet Love of Tunk-
hannock.
Agraveside memorial service
was held Tuesday at Sunnyside
Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Arrange-
ments are by the Sheldon-Kukuch-
ka Funeral Home, 73 W. Tioga St.,
Tunkhannock.
CLINTONIDE, 82, of NewYork
City, N.Y., passed away Saturday,
July 30, 2011, at his residence.
BorninWilliamsport, he was a son
of the late James Park and Marga-
ret Mills Ide. He graduated from
Lake Noxen School. Clinton
worked in the theater industry for
some time and also as a tour guide
to European countries. He had
served his country in the U.S. Air
Force. Surviving is his brother,
James Ide, Tunkhannock.
Funeral service will be held at
the convenience of the family. In-
terment will be in Idetown Ceme-
tery, Dallas. Arrangements are by
The Richard H. Disque Funeral
Home, 672 Memorial Hwy., Dal-
las.
WARREN BUD C. CLARK
JR., of SouthMainStreet, Pittston,
passedaway Monday, July11, 2011,
at the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Center in Plains
Township. BorninPahola, Hawaii,
on November 20, 1956, he was a
sonof the late WarrenC. andDoris
Phillips Clark. Warren was a U.S.
Army veteran and a self-employed
carpenter. He is survivedby his sis-
ters, Karen Guydosh of Mill City
and Sharon and husband Kevin
Ray of Forkston Township; and a
niece, Karri-ane Ray.
A memorial service will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the
Washburn Street Cemetery, Hyde
Park/Scranton, with the Rev. Earl
Cassel, of the United Baptist
Church in Scranton, officiating.
Arrangements are by the Sheldon-
Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73
W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. On-
line condolences may be sent to
thefamilyat www.sheldonkukuch-
kafuneralhome.com.
JOHN P. BRADY, 77, formerly
of Owen Street, Swoyersville,
passed away unexpectedly Sunday
evening, July 31, 2011, at the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital fol-
lowing a sudden illness. His be-
loved wife was the late Arlene
(Scuremant) Brady, who passed
away February 14, 2011.
Funeral Arrangements are
pending and have been entrusted
to the care of the Wroblewski Fu-
neral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming
Ave., Forty Fort. Acomplete obitu-
ary will appear in Thursdays edi-
tion of The Times Leader.
STANLEY G. BODEK, 75, of
James Street, Sheatown section of
Newport Township, passed away
Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Arrangement details and a
complete obituary will be an-
nounced by Davis-Dinelli Funeral
Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanti-
coke.
ISABELLA E. ANTISAVAGE
(NEE MITTURA), 89, of Harleys-
ville, passed away Sunday, July 31,
2011. She was born in Larksville on
June 5, 1922, a daughter of the late
JosephandAnna (nee Wozciehow-
ski) Mittura. She was preceded in
death by her husband, John Anti-
savage; son, John Antisavage Jr.;
andbrother, EdmundMittura. Sur-
viving are daughter, Clare Tobias,
and husband Mike, Lansdale; and
grandchildren, Michael and Laura.
Funeral serviceswill be heldat
10:30 a.m. Saturday from the An-
drew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wil-
son St., Larksville. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held at 11
a.m. in St. John the Baptist
Church, Larksville. Interment is in
St. Anthonys Cemetery, Court-
dale. Family and friends may call
from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made in her memory to Corpus
Christi Parish, 900 Sumneytown
Pike, Lansdale.
J
osephEmma, 92, a longtime resi-
dent of Sebastopol, Jenkins
Township, and a noted musician,
died in Hospice Community Care
Center, Wilkes-Barre.
BornonMay 5, 1919, he was a son
of the late Joseph and Carmella
Manganaro Emma. He was a gradu-
ate of Jenkins High School and at-
tended Kings College. He worked
at the Tobyhanna Army Depot
He was a member of Pacis Band.
Joseph was a U.S. Army Veteran
and served with the U.S. Army Mil-
itary Band.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, William Emma; and three
sisters, Margaret Emma, Mary Pisa-
no, and Catherine Micklosky.
Joseph is survived by a sister,
Rose Kelly, and her husband, Jo-
seph, Brooks Estates, Jenkins
Township; and several nieces and
nephews.
Services will be handled by
Graziano Funeral Home Inc.,
Pittston Township. Calling hours
will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. Thurs-
day. Funeral services will begin at 9
a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
AMass of Christian Burial will be at
9:30 a.m. at St. Roccos R.C. Church
in Pittston. Interment services will
followat St. Roccos R.C. Cemetery,
Pittston Township.
Joseph Emma
August 2, 2011 A
ngeline (Emma) Jasinski, 78, of
Pittston, passed away Tuesday,
August 2, 2011, at the Riverside Re-
habilitation and Nursing Center,
Taylor. Her husbandis Theodore Ja-
sinski. Together, they had just cele-
brated their 50th Wedding Anniver-
sary June 17.
BorninPittston, shewas adaugh-
ter of the late Margaret (Terrano)
Emma and Angelo Emma.
Surviving are sisters, Gertrude
Belotti, Old Forge, and Grace Ha-
zenski, Pittston; a brother, JohnEm-
ma, Doylestown; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Angeline was preceded in death,
in addition to her parents, by broth-
ers Carmel Emma, Salvatore Emma
and Joseph Emma.
Services will be handled by Gra-
ziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston
Township. Calling hours will be
held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home. Funeral services
will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the
funeral home. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at St. Roccos
R.C. Church at 9:30 a.m., the Rev.
Paul McDonnell, O.S.J., will offici-
ate. Interment services will follow
at St. Roccos R.C. Cemetery.
The family would like to express
their heartfelt thanks to the staff at
Riverside Rehabilitation and Nurs-
ing Center, Taylor, for their excel-
lent care.
Angeline Jasinski
August 2, 2011
M
arion S. Krolick, 83, of Wyom-
ing, passed away Tuesday
morning, August 2, 2011, at home.
Born October 2, 1927, in Wyoming,
she was a daughter of the late Ge-
orge and Mary Cisicka Mehalchick.
She was a member of St. Monicas
Parish, Wyoming, and was also a
member of the Altar and Rosary So-
ciety. Prior to her retirement, she
was employed for many years in the
garment industry and was a mem-
ber of the I.L.G.W.U.
Marion enjoyed family gather-
ings and spending time with her
children and grandchildren. Her fa-
vorite pastime was gardening in her
yard and putting puzzles together.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Anthony; brothers, Ge-
orge Mehalchick, Joseph Mehal-
chick and Leonard Mehalchick; and
a sister, Sophie Gawlas.
Surviving are her daughters, Ma-
ry Ann Gordon and her husband,
James, of Exeter, Anna Marie Roche
and her husband, John, of Wyom-
ing, and Mary Hetro and her hus-
band, Andrew, of Exeter; grandchil-
dren, Lisa Andress, James A. Gor-
don, Heather and Heidi OBrien,
and Christopher, Amy and Ashley
Hetro; great-grandsons, Alex and
Luke Gordon; sister, Della Polinsky
of Forty Fort; as well as nieces and
nephews.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Fri-
day from the Bednarski Funeral
Home, 168 Wyoming Ave., Wyom-
ing, with a Mass of Christian Burial
at 9:30a.m. inSt. Josephs Churchof
St. Monicas Parish, Wyoming, with
the Rev. Walter F. Skiba officiating.
Interment will be held in St. Jo-
sephs Cemetery, West Wyoming.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home.
Marion S. Krolick
August 2, 2011
R
obert Bob Thomas, 70, of Ply-
mouth, passed away peacefully
Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Hospice
Community Care, Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Swoyersville on May 13,
1941, he was a son of the late Regi-
nald and Edith (Wallace) Thomas.
He attended Franklin Street Primi-
tive Methodist Church, Plymouth.
Prior to retiring in1999, he was em-
ployed by PennDOT as a blaster.
Bob collected model ships and
enjoyed fishing and spending time
at the Mount Zion Fire Department
with his son-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his
wife of 12 years, the former Jo Ann
Fernstrom, who passed away Au-
gust 7, 2003; a daughter, Beth Ann
(Thomas) Lyle; brothers Wilbert
and Warren Thomas; and a sister,
Alberta Eustice.
Surviving are his daughter Tam-
my Vincavage; sons, Robert Tho-
mas, Gary Thomas, James Rodda,
Christopher Brennan and Shane
Brennan; numerous grandchildren;
brother James Thomas; sisters Shir-
ley Hanna and Harriet Lewis; moth-
er-in-law Mary Martz; sister-in-law
Janet Gilroy; as well as several niec-
es and nephews.
The funeral service will be held
at 10 a.m. Friday at Kniffen OMal-
ley Funeral Home Inc., 465 S. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev.
Craig Mark officiating. Interment
will follow in Bloomingdale Ceme-
tery, Ross Township. Friends may
call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday eve-
ning at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent at
www.BestLifeTributes.com.
Robert Thomas
July 31, 2011
Elizabeth
Fisher, 93, of
Tunkhannock,
died Tuesday,
August 2, 2011,
at the Golden
Living Center
in Tunkhan-
nock. Her hus-
band of nearly
50years, RalphA. Fisher, preceded
her in death in 1990.
She was born September 17,
1917, in Danville. She was a daugh-
ter of the late John and Ella
Bausch. She was a member of the
Eatonville Methodist church for
50 years.
Elizabeth was a private person
who spent most of her time in her
home and had a close circle of
friends and family who visited of-
ten. She cherished her time with
them. She loved sewing, knitting,
quilting and gardening.
Her son, Ralph E., died in 2008.
She is survived by two sons and
their wives, Robert and Nancy,
Springville, and Richard and Onie,
Seffner, Fla.; five grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; and three step-
grandchildren.
Abiding by her wishes, there will
be no public calling hours or funeral
services. Interment will beat thefam-
ilys discretion in Sunnyside Cemete-
ry, Tunkhannock.
Arrangements are by the Harding-
Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga
St., Tunkhannock.
Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.aplitwinfuneralhome-
s.com.
Elizabeth Fisher
August 2, 2011
THOMAS JONES, 65, of Du-
ryea, passedaway Monday, August
1, 2011, at Geisinger Wyoming Val-
ley Medical Center, Plains Town-
ship.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from Kiesinger Funeral
Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea.
C
harles W. Miller, 61, of Hanover
Township, passed away Thurs-
day, July 28, 2011, at his residence.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, the former Carol Zyblewski,
who passed away June 6, 2008.
Born on June 28, 1950, in Wilkes-
Barre, he was a son of Caroline (Zu-
kowski) Miller and the late John F.
Hotchkiss.
Charles was a graduate of E. L.
Meyers High School. He was a
member of Westminster Presbyter-
ian Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Throughout his life, Charles
worked as a nursing assistant, and
was most recently employed by
Mercy Health Care, Nanticoke.
Charles was an avid train enthusiast
and enjoyed playing his guitar and
keyboards.
In addition to his father, John,
Charles was preceded in death by
his sister, Caroline.
In addition to his mother, Car-
oline, Charles is survivedby his son,
Scott Miller; sisters, Joanne Etzle
and her husband, Robert; Lynn
McDonoughandher husband, Paul;
Donna Brodhead and her husband,
Tim, all of Wilkes-Barre; and Kim-
berly Lewis and her husband, John,
Northampton County; as well as nu-
merous nieces and nephews and
great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were privately
held.
Arrangements for Charles were
entrusted to the Mamary-Durkin
Funeral Service Corp., 59 Parrish
St., Wilkes-Barre.
Charles W. Miller
July 28, 2011
C
amille Susan Usefara, 59, of Ply-
mouth Township, passed away
Friday, July 29, 2011. BornAugust 2,
1951, in Irvington, N.J., she was a
daughter of the late Luke and Alex-
andria (Grello) Usefara.
Sue was preceded in death by her
brother, Tony Usefara.
She is survived by her children,
Edward LaPlant of Plymouth Town-
ship; Luke LaPlant and his wife,
Ashlee, of Alden; and Krystal Cas-
tellino of Plymouth Township;
brother, Luke Usefara and his wife,
Judy, of Tuscan, Ariz.; sister, Karen
MacGregor and her husband, Ken,
of Mesa, Ariz.; as well as several
nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may call
from10 a.m. to noonSaturday at the
S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home,
530 W. Main St., Plymouth. Memo-
rial service will be at 11 a.m. Satur-
day morning with the Rev. Kyle
Gildner officiating.
Please visit www.sjgrontkowski-
funeralhome.com for directions or
to submit online condolences.
Camille Susan Usefara
July 29, 2011
DALLAS TWP. Atownship of-
ficial announced Tuesday an agree-
ment with Williams Gathering
LLC to construct part of a natural
gas gathering line is back on, and a
potential agreement with another
company, Chief Gathering LLC,
may also be in the works.
At the supervisors July 19 meet-
ing, Solicitor ThomasBrennansaid
negotiations with Williams about
its planned pipeline project were at
an impasse. Brennan said the rea-
sonfor thestalematewas relatedto
whether natural gas pipelines were
addressed in the townships subdi-
vision and land development ordi-
nance.
Subsequently, after the meet-
ing, I was contacted by Williams
and was told they intend to vigor-
ously pursue subdivision and land
development approval, he said.
Brennan admitted the company
felt that announcing an impasse
was premature.
Healsosaidthat shortlyafterlast
monthsmeetingChief hadcontact-
ed Brennan to discuss a potential
agreement about its pipeline plans.
From my perspective, I would
address the same points andprinci-
ples withChief that I havewithWil-
liams, he said.
Both companies are planning
pipelines fromSusquehanna Coun-
tythroughWyomingCountytoend
in Dallas Township, where both
will tap into the Transco interstate
pipelinenear theDallas School Dis-
trict campus.
Both companies also have plans
for metering stations to be built
near the Transco tap-in site.
Continued zoning hearings for
Chiefs application for special ex-
ceptions will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 22 and 30 in Insalaco Hall at
Misericordia University.
Williams has not requested a
zoning hearing at this time, but the
company has begun to lay out its
pipeline plans before the Township
Planning Commission. That group
will meet at 7p.m. Aug. 9inthemu-
nicipal building.
The board also heard comments
from Northmoreland Township
resident Wayne Weaver, who has
leased land to Chief and has right-
of-way easements with Williams.
Williams was recently granted fi-
nal approval from the Wyoming
County Planning Commission to
build a metering station on 5
acres of landoff SchoolhouseRoad.
Weaver said the companys pro-
jects will benefit the area, and he
didnt understand how the town-
ships zoning laws could hold up
the project of multibillion-dollar
corporations.
But resident Duke Barrett said
Why do (the gas companies) get
to tell the majority of the people
here, as opposed to the minority of
those who have leased, what goes
on? Thats not democracy.
DAL L AS TOWNSHI P
Official: Gas line deal back on
By SARAH HITE
shite@timesleader.com
The next board of supervisors
meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Aug.
16 in the municipal building.
W H AT S N E X T
AVOCA The regular month-
ly meeting of Borough Council
will be at the municipal build-
ing, 752 Main St., on Thursday,
Aug. 11, immediately after the
6:30 p.m. work session.
Yard waste will be collected
Tuesday, Aug. 16, weather per-
mitting. The Recycling Center
will not accept grass, leaves or
yard waste that is combined.
Due to the volume of yard
waste and grass, the collection
may take two or three days to
complete. Residents should
leave the yard waste and grass
clippings at curbside. It will be
collected.
KINGSTONTWP. The King-
ston Township Recreation Com-
mission will hold Movie Night
in the Park Saturday, Aug. 20,
at East Center Street Park.
The event is scheduled to
begin at sunset (weather permit-
ting).
Residents are reminded to
bring lawn chairs or blankets to
sit on. The event is sponsored by
the Kingston Township Board of
Supervisors. For further in-
formation, call the Kingston
Township Administration Office
at 696-3809, or visit the website
at www.kingstontownship.com.
LAFLIN-- The Wilkes-Barre
Area School District property
tax bills have been issued and
mailed to all property owners in
the school district.
Those who have not received
their 2011 school district proper-
ty tax bill should contact Char-
les Boyd at 655-4401. Normal
office hours are every Thursday,
6 to 8 p.m. Check the bill for
special office hours near due
dates.
Resident may call for an ap-
pointment or if special hand-
icapped arrangements are re-
quired. Those paying by mail or
using the curb lockbox should
remember to enclose the receipt
stub if you desire a receipt.
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Neither has done bicycle tour-
ing previously, though both have
been long-distance day riders for
years; and neither owned a tour-
ing bike, designed to carry gear,
clothes and cyclist comfortably
for long rides.
In fact, the generosity began
when a bike shop owner donated
two bikes for the sojourn.
The Annapolis residents be-
gan Saturday by riding more
than 90 miles from home to Ma-
rietta, Pa., then more than 50 to
Pottsville on Sunday before
climbing the mountains into Ha-
zleton on Monday, coasting to
Wilkes-Barre on Monday after-
noon.
Why nosh at the
mountain citys hard-
to-find yet highly re-
garded Third Base?
An Annapolis friend
and Hazleton native
recommended it, they
said, so it was no sur-
prise that the food
was good. But they
didnt expect to be
waved off when they
started pulling out
there wallets some-
thing that happened
again after a meal at
the Comfort Inn.
Little gestures like that can be
a big help. Were doing this en-
tirely on our own dime, they
noted, including using most of
their allotted vacation from
work.
Yes, it started out hot the
heat index on the first day was
108, Rodenhausen noted.
Yes, the GPS has led them
WILKES-BARRE The han-
dlebar-mounted GPS guided
them into an industrial park in
Maryland on day one.
Three days later, they learned
that no amount of cycling in rela-
tively flat Maryland can prepare
you for the mountains into south-
ern Luzerne County. But the
woes melt when your sub and
shake at Hazletons fabled Third-
Base Hoagies are on the house.
The generosity of people has
been amazing, John Rodenhau-
sen said as he stretched leg mus-
cles Tuesday morning outside
the Wilkes-Barre Township Com-
fort Inn. He and pedaling pal
Beth McGee were about to begin
their fourth day in a three-week,
1,200-mile trek throughout the
Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The generosity
has come from the
people they meet
and many they may
never know.
They set out hop-
ing to raise $20,000
for three causes: the
Chesapeake Bay
Foundation (where
both are employed);
the pediatric oncolo-
gy department of
Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity (where Ro-
denhausens 6-year-
old nephew is bat-
tling leukemia) and the Ameri-
can Diabetes Association (Beths
sister has Type 1 diabetes).
For both, the three causes are a
logical fit.
There is such a close relation-
ship between human health and
environment health, Rodenhau-
sen said.
For McGee, it also presented
an ideal way to mark the year she
slightly astray. They arent using
maps, relying on high tech and
maybe, Johns long employment
as a boat captain (I have my sex-
tant right here he quipped).
And yes, they look forward to
getting home. I do miss my wife
and kids, Rodenhausen said.
But they are having fun raising
money for causes they deeply be-
lieve in.
Like they say, McGee of-
fered, its the journey, not the
destination.
Bicycling for the bay
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
John Rodenhausen and Beth McGee of the Chesapeake Bay Foun-
dation make their way down Blackman Street heading north.
Pair pedaling to raise
money for 3 charities
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
There is such
a close rela-
tionship be-
tween human
health and en-
vironment
health.
John Rodenhausen
Cyclist with the
Chesapeake Bay
Foundation
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F O R M O R E I N F O :
WILKES-BARRE A loaded
handgun was found inside a ve-
hicle after Leroy Michael
Smith fired a round at a toilet
inside a taverns restroom early
Tuesday morning,
city police allege.
Smith, of North
Empire Street,
Wilkes-Barre, de-
nied he shot at the
toilet.
Police said the
fixture was dam-
aged and a spent
round was reco-
vered.
A loaded .40-cali-
ber handgun was
found inside a vehi-
cle driven by Heath-
er A. Hartley, 34, as
she was leaving the
bar, police said.
Smith and Har-
tley were arraigned
in Wilkes-Barre
Central Court.
Smith was
charged with reckless endan-
germent, receiving stolen prop-
erty and illegal possession of a
firearm by a convict. He was
released after posting $5,000
bail. Hartley was charged with
receiving stolen property and
firearms not to be carried with-
out a license. She was jailed at
the Luzerne County Correc-
tional Facility for lack of $5,000
bail.
Police said the firearm was
reported stolen to the Ed-
wardsville Police Department
in 2008.
According to the criminal
complaint:
Police received a report that
a man had shot at a toilet in the
mens room at the bar. Immedi-
ately after the gunshot, Smith
walked out of the bar and re-
turned about five minutes later.
Police believe
Smith hid the fire-
arm under the driv-
ers seat of Har-
tleys vehicle when
he briefly left the
bar.
A bartender
closed the business
forcing patrons to
leave.
Hartley was stop-
ped by officers
when she was driv-
ing out of the park-
ing lot.
Police said they
found the firearm
after Hartley per-
mitted officers to
search the vehicle,
the criminal com-
plaints states.
Preliminary hear-
ings are scheduled on Aug. 9 in
Central Court.
Records from the Pennsylva-
nia Liquor Control Board list
Robert Wallace as president
and David Early as the manag-
er at Shooters Bar, a trade
name for R, Bar Inc.
Wallace and Early could not
be reached for comment on
Tuesday.
Cops: Man fired
shot at bar toilet
Leroy Michael Smith of
Wilkes-Barre allegedly fired a
round at fixture at Shooters.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Smith was charged
with reckless en-
dangerment, re-
ceiving stolen
property and illegal
possession of a
firearm by a con-
vict. He was re-
leased after post-
ing $5,000 bail.
Hartley was
charged with re-
ceiving stolen
property and fire-
arms not to be
carried without a
license.
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WILKES-BARRE APittston
man pleaded guilty Tuesday to
several different charges related
to the robbery of a local Turkey
Hill storeandtotwootherthefts.
Richard E. Harris, 45, of Co-
lumbusAvenue, enteredtheplea
beforeLuzerneCountyJudgeJo-
seph Cosgrove to charges of
criminal trespassing, theftbyun-
lawful taking, robbery and retail
theft.
Harris was scheduledtostand
trial on charges relating to three
different cases Tuesday but opt-
edto enter a guilty plea.
Cosgrove said Harris will be
sentenced on Oct. 26 and will
thenbeorderedtopaymorethan
$4,100 inrestitution.
Assistant District Attorney
Dick Hughes said he and fellow
prosecutor ADA Alexis Falvello
do not object to Harris receiving
a concurrent sentence, as op-
posed to a consecutive sentence
oneachcharge.
Harris was represented by at-
torney JohnDonovan.
According to court papers, on
May 12, 2010, Harris entered a
Hughes Street homewithanoth-
er person and removed copper
pipesfromtheresidence, smash-
ing a windowinthe process.
That same day, Wilkes-Barre
police said in a criminal com-
plaint, Harris walked into the
Turkey Hill on Hazle Avenue to
purchase a bag of peanuts.
When Harris went to the cash
register, prosecutors say, he re-
ached over the counter and
grabbed a stack of $10 bills be-
fore fleeing the area.
More recently, prosecutors
said, on June 13, Harris entered
theMaineSourcefoodandparty
warehouse in Forty Fort, put
four boxes of mozzarella cheese
totaling $647 into a cart and left
the store without paying for the
items.
Police said they stopped a ve-
hicle driven by Harris along
Route11inPlymouth.
Harris later toldpolicehesold
the cheese to two other people.
Man pleads guilty
in robbery, thefts
Richard E. Harris, 45, will be
sentenced in October and
ordered to pay restitution.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
State Rep. Phyllis Mundy said
considerable work remains to be
done to implement the recom-
mendations brought by the
Transportation Funding Adviso-
ry Commission on how to fund
the states transportation system.
Nothing gets done without
102 (votes) in the House and 26
in the Senate, and the governor,
and some of the recommenda-
tions seem controversial, tolling
all the interstates for example,
Mundy, D-Kingston, said. We
must take immediate action for
the sake of our economy.
The commission has present-
ed multiple funding ideas to Gov.
Tom Corbett, who will decide
what course of action will be tak-
en to fund transportation im-
provement.
The commission, formed by
the governor in April, was tasked
with finding an additional $2 bil-
lion to $2.5 billion annually for
transportation infrastructure.
Forty members are on the panel.
Mundy questioned the com-
missions recommendation to
move funding for the state police
out of the motor license fund and
into the general fund.
I dont see a recommendation
as to how to fund that in the gen-
eral fund given our current fiscal
situation and all the cuts that
were made this year, she said.
The funding issues dont disap-
pear just because you move a line
item from one place to another.
Operational changes
The commission plan includes
modernization and efficiency
changes that will improve many
of the ways in which PennDOT
conducts business.
Some include vehicle registra-
tion renewals every two years in-
stead of annually, changing to an
eight-year drivers license instead
of the current four years and re-
ducing the number of drivers li-
censing centers from 71 to 60.
State Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Leh-
man Township, called the report
a blueprint for the General As-
sembly to consider.
Im glad its not the warmed
over toll I-80 plan, Baker said.
We knowPennsylvania has a ve-
ry big transportation problem.
Several efforts over the last few
years have focused on deficient
bridges and we have made some
progress. The case must be
made that the funding has to be
fairly distributed across the
state.
State Sen. John Yudichak, D-
Plymouth Township, said the
state now has commission rec-
ommendations for transporta-
tion and Marcellus Shale.
Pennsylvania needs action on
a comprehensive, job-creating
strategythat invests ininfrastruc-
ture and responsibly deals with a
fair, statewide Marcellus Shale
impact fee, Yudichak said.
State Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-But-
ler Township, said it is estimated
that the state is $3.5 billion shy of
whats needed to address mainte-
nance of roads, bridges and mass
transit systems. Locally, Toohil
said more than one-third of area
bridges are structurally deficient.
The commissions recommen-
dations, if adopted, would gener-
ate an estimated $2.7 billion in
new revenue to address these
problems, but they will most cer-
tainly have an impact on the fi-
nances of our citizens, Toohil
said.
Lawson on panel
Tom Lawson, executive vice
president of Borton-Lawson Ar-
chitecture & Engineering in
Wilkes-Barre, sat on the 40-mem-
ber commissionandhe calledthe
experience an eye opener.
We soonrealizedthere are not
any significant revenue genera-
tors other than the oil company
franchise tax and the vehicular
registration and licensing charg-
es, Lawson said. Nobody favors
increasing anything even a loaf
of bread but the fact is we
havent fixed our bridges for
years and now we need to fix or
rebuild them.
To read the full report, go to
www.tfac.pa.gov.
Area lawmakers assess transportation funding proposals
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
The report recommends:
Cap and/or move state police
costs to general fund. The state
police now receive $570 million a
year from the Motor License Fund.
Up to $300 million would be
moved to the General Fund.
Increase vehicle and driver fees
to inflation. Example: Increase
passenger vehicle registration fee
from $36 to $49 and a four-year
license fee from $29.50 to $34.50.
Uncap Oil Company Franchise
Tax.
A Decade of Investment will
ramp up to allocate $2.5 billion by
Year Five. The outlay is envisioned
to be:
$1.8 billion for highway and
bridge improvement.
$300million-$400 million for
transit.
$300 million-$400 million for
local government.
$17 million for rail freight.
$14 million for intercity rail.
$11 million for aviation.
$12 million for other intermodal
investment.
T FA C R E P O R T H I G H L I G H T S
Ive tried taking my ideas to city
council and the mayor, but nobody
listened.
Betsy Summers
The Wilkes-Barre resident, 54, this week announced
her intent to run as a Libertarian Party candidate
for city mayor. She outlined a 10-point platform that includes cutting the
mayors salary by $10,000 and eventually making it a part-time post.
If royalty pays taxes,
then so should our rich
A
s I write this letter, I am watching the
dog-and-pony show in Washington.
Both sides agree to cut programs for
the middle class and the poor. The sticking
point apparently is that our president
wants to tax corporations and the wealthy.
Everyone knows we dont tax big corpo-
rations so they can make profits and create
jobs, but not American jobs. Apple Com-
puters said it has made a $25 billion profit
so far this year making its product in Chi-
na.
Also, to all the politicians in Washington
saying cuts have to be made: Not one of
you has said, lets cut our salary first to set
an example for the people.
Cut your salary first, Mr. Congressman.
Then maybe we will respect you. And
when you come up for re-election next
year, please dont say, I vow if elected to
create jobs and lower taxes. We dont be-
lieve it anymore.
And remember this: The queen of En-
gland pays taxes. Why cant our rich do the
same?
Leonard Gorto
Dallas
Support bill to enact
1-year drilling moratorium
T
he public is growing weary of our poli-
ticians and their continued failure to
take meaningful action to protect us
from the impacts of Marcellus Shale nat-
ural gas drilling.
When the residents apply enough pres-
sure, the politicians quickly put together
yet another bill that will go nowhere! They
get a ton of press coverage, the residents
get a false sense of security, and the bill
goes on the pile with the rest and collects
dust.
The residents of Harveys Lake worked
extremely hard for more than a year in an
attempt to have our borough council adopt
an ordinance to ban gas drilling activities
here. The ordinance was similar to those
passed in Pittsburgh and other communi-
ties. Our council ignored the strong will of
its residents and failed to adopt the ordi-
nance.
I was quite surprised to see a recent
letter to the editor, which was actually a
copy of a letter sent to the lieutenant gov-
ernor by our council chairman, Fran Kop-
ko, supporting HB1346 and declaring his
concern about our safety in regard to the
gas drilling. I attended the next council
meeting to ask council why it chose
HB1346 from among dozens of bills regard-
ing gas drilling. I was told that state Rep.
Karen Boback asked them to write this
letter.
Harrisburg has failed us miserably by
not passing much-needed, updated regu-
lations to the Oil and Gas Act, including
increased fines and penalties for violations,
setback requirements for drilling near
water sources, full disclosure of chemicals
and the implementation of a reasonable
severance tax. Theyve allowed 3,000 per-
mits (and counting) to be issued for Mar-
cellus Shale gas drilling, all under anti-
quated laws.
I suggest everyone, including all of our
local governing bodies, support HB233,
which would allow us to hit the pause
button on all new drilling permits by en-
acting a one-year moratorium. It would
allow time for our state officials to get
their act together and pass meaningful
legislation that will put protections in
place. There are far too many unresolved
issues and mounting evidence of envi-
ronmental damage, and we cannot afford
to stall any longer.
Michelle T. Boice
Harveys Lake
No matter the culture,
breast-feeding beneficial
T
here are many cultural traditions that
can influence the feeding practices of
newborns; however, the biological
basis of breast-feeding ignores the cultural
heritage of the childs parents. Talk to me!
Breastfeeding a 3D Experience is the
theme of World Breastfeeding Week, cele-
brated through Sunday. This theme en-
compasses the depth and texture of the
many facets of a new mothers daily life.
Even though the cultural message might
differ, the biological reality of breast-feed-
ing benefits from close and frequent con-
tact between mother and baby. Beginning
immediately after birth, a newborn infant
might need up to 12 breast-feeding con-
tacts every 24 hours.
Within a few short weeks nursing moth-
ers are eager to resume many of their
usual activities with baby along. A baby
has a need and a right to be fed, even in
public. This kind of uninterrupted contact
contributes to maintaining the recom-
mended exclusive breast-feeding until the
middle of babys first year.
The benefits of breast-feeding with com-
plementary foods continue for mother and
baby well after the babys first birthday.
Nurse and breast-feeding expert Amy
Spangler has said, While breast-feeding
may not seem the right choice for every
parent, it is the best choice for every baby.
For more information on how breast-
feeding can work for you and your baby,
contact The Luzerne County Breastfeeding
Coalition at (570) 808-5534.
The coalition is comprised of repre-
sentatives from Northeastern Pennsylvania
whose mission is to establish breast-feed-
ing as the cultural norm in our communi-
ty.
Karen L. Shaw
Member
Luzerne County Breastfeeding Coalition
and
Greater Pittston La Leche League
Falls
Nation cannot afford
to lose position of power
A
s we continue to borrow money from
other countries, will we not become a
servant to the leader? The economic
debt in our country can lead to a loss of
military power, which we already have
seen, thus causing our nation to lose re-
spect worldwide.
Disobeying Gods laws is our Achilles
heel. Unless we turn to God, who gave us
these powers and blessings, we will see a
decline in this once-great nation.
SamJones
Nanticoke
Stop blaming the rich
for countrys distress
A
nother letter in the newspaper about
the need to raise taxes for the rich
because its the fair thing to do.
Whats fair about that concept at all?
Is it fair that the people who contribute
the most tax dollars are the same ones
who use the least amount? Is it fair that
those who contribute the least amount use
the most? The writer mentioned that a 6
percent sales tax hurts him more than it
does Donald Trump. I ask whether his
purchasing power is anywhere near that of
Trump. You wanted fair, but want an unfair
sales tax system now?
Its time people stop blaming the rich for
problems. We like to concentrate on what
people have and how unfair it is that we
dont. Has it occurred to people that some
of these so-called rich might have just
worked hard for what they have? Yes, I
said the dirty little words: work and
hard.
You cant call on the people who spend
the money, create the jobs and support our
taxation system to share more of the bur-
den, because sooner or later there will be a
straw that breaks the camels back.
President Obama once said we need to
eat our peas. The only green I see isnt
peas, its envy.
It needs to stop for the sake of America.
Paul J.M. Stebbins Jr.
West Pittston
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H
ERES HOW America
spent its summer va-
cation:
Congress dithered.
The president dallied. The clock
ticked away. And, as the end ap-
proached, Americans were left
looking at what U.S. Rep. Ema-
nuel Cleaver of Missouri named
a Satan sandwich, adding: If
you lift the bun, you will not like
what you see.
As the debt ceiling fight inour
nations capital looked to be end-
ing Monday, the result had to be
far less than satisfying for all in-
volved.
The deal cuts $900 billion in
spending over a decade. And it
calls for $1.2 trillion more in cuts
to automatically kick in unless a
bipartisan committee can come
up with another plan.
But, as it stands, its less of a
deal than Americans had a right
toexpect half ayearago, afterthe
bipartisan Simpson-Bowles defi-
cit reduction commission laid
out a basic plan that would have
better protected the poor, main-
tained the middle class and de-
manded more of those people
whocanmost affordtopaymore.
Simpson-Bowles called for
sacrifice fromall Americans, but
it was a fair and shared sacrifice.
Nowweve movedto targetedat-
tacks on the suffering.
Unbending no tax pledges
fromthe tea party right replaced
reason. Led by GOP House
Speaker John Boehners dishon-
est argument that the current
system of taxation leads to job
creation (if so, where are the
jobs?), the American govern-
ment opted to quibble about
waystohurt thepoor andmiddle
class.
Andall this after months of ne-
gotiations? Talk about wasted
summers.
Kansas City Star
OTHER OPINION: DEBT CEILING
Inadequate deal
after long debate
G
OOD IDEAS keep
showing up in The
Times Leaders news
pages like zucchinis
appearing on the August vine,
practically too fast for us to
sort and properly process. For-
tunately, we on the editorial
page staff are not greenhorn
gardeners who easily get over-
whelmed; we know what to do
with this bounty.
Today, were plucking the
whole bunch of ideas and pass-
ing em straight over the fence
to you. Enjoy them, neighbor.
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AT VANDERLYNS Restau-
rant, fish is one of the most
popular items served. Whether
its salmon coming from Jail
Island, opa
from Honolulu
or halibut from
Boston, nothing
compares to
our Soy Lime
Glazed Chilean
Sea Bass.
The meat of a Chilean sea
bass is pearly snow white in
color and remains white upon
cooking. Sea bass has a very
large flake and is very moist and
tender. This fish has gained
popularity throughout the cook-
ing community and is one of
the most sought-after fish.
Customers always ask for the
recipe, and we do try to accom-
modate everyone, so here is the
recipe for Soy Lime Glazed Sea
Bass with Asian Slaw. The
ingredients and amounts are
enough for two dinners.
You also can call Vanderlyns
at 283-6260 to see when this
will be a featured item.
SOY LIME GLAZED
SEA BASS
WITH ASIAN SLAW
Ingredients:
2 boneless/skinless Chilean
sea-bass fillets, 8 ounces each
1 cup light soy sauce
Juice of 2 limes
Tablespoon sugar
1
2 tablespoon honey
1 cup cabbage, julienned
1/4 cup carrot, julienned
1
4 cup mushrooms, sliced
1
4 cup red onion, julienned
2 scallions, chopped
1
4 cup teriyaki glaze
1 tablespoon sesame seeds,
toasted
salt and pepper
Method of preparation:
1. Combine soy sauce, lime juice
and sugar in a small saucepan and
reduce by half.
2. Add honey to soy glaze and
allow to cool. Glaze can be made
up to two weeks in advance and
kept in the refrigerator.
3. In a small pan over medium
heat, lightly toast sesame seeds
until golden brown. Keep the seeds
moving to avoid burning. Cool on
plate for later use.
4. For the Asian slaw: mix all
vegetables, toasted sesame seeds
and teriyaki in a bowl. Taste and
season with salt and pepper.
5. Score sea bass by making
1
4-inch deep slices into the fillet in
a criss-cross pattern across the
length of the fillet.
6. Brush with glaze and bake in
a 375-degree oven for 20 minutes,
basting every five minutes.
7. Serve over Asian Slaw.
CHEFS CORNER
R O B E R T M A N F R E
VANDERLYN S RESTAURANT
Great glaze
adds stock
to sea bass
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Soy lime glazed sea bass over
Asian slaw
Robert Manfre is the executive sous
chef at Vanderlyns Restaurant on
Schuyler Avenue in Kingston. If you
would like to contribute a recipe to
Chefs Corner, contact mbie-
bel@timesleader.com or 829-7283.
During grilling season, every-
one talks about rubs, marinades
and sauces. But there is another
less-discussed and even quicker
way to add flavor to grilled
foods: compound butter.
Compound butter is simply
butter that has been flavored
with herbs, spices or other tasty
ingredients. It couldnt be easier
to make. Soften some butter on
the countertop, mash it together
with the flavorings of your
choice and some sea salt, if
desired, roll it into a log and
wrap in plastic or wax paper,
and refrigerate for up to 3 days
(or freeze for a month or long-
er). Let it soften a little so its
easy to slice before using.
Few foods are not improved
when bathed in a little melted
butter. To perfectly dress a
grilled rib-eye steak or thinly
pounded chicken breasts, let
the meat rest for five minutes
before topping with compound
butter with lemon and herbs.
Chipotle-lime butter is great
on grilled corn. Grilled shrimp
get a great boost from anchovy
butter. When using compound
butter, dont limit yourself to
grilled foods. Toss blanched
green beans with toasted sliced
almonds and smoked paprika
butter. Or pair steamed or
boiled new potatoes with Par-
mesan, garlic and parsley but-
ter.
I would rather add my own
sea salt to unsalted butter than
begin with salted butter. Salt is
a preservative, and salted butter
is allowed to stay on the super-
market shelves for weeks or
even months longer than un-
salted butter.
For the freshest result, its
better to buy unsalted butter,
then add salt at home. You can
choose any salt you like (in my
rotation are Maldon sea salt
from England, French fleur de
sel and my new favorite, Ama-
gansett Sea Salt, harvested in
the Hamptons and sold at the
Sag Harbor Farmers Market
every Saturday).
How much salt you add to
butter will depend on the type
you use (crystal shape and size
determine saltiness) and your
taste. I like a teaspoon of fine
sea salt in my savory compound
butters, but you might like more
or less. Compound butter isnt
just for dinner. Sweet versions
with honey and cinnamon are
delicious on pancakes and waf-
fles.
COMPOUND BUTTER
WITH LEMON AND HERBS
8 tablespoons unsalted butter,
softened
1/4 cup finely chopped mixed
fresh herbs
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1. Mash together the butter,
herbs, lemon juice, salt and
cayenne in a small bowl.
2. Cover, refrigerate for up to
three days, and let come to room
temperature before using.
VARIATIONS
Add the following to a stick of
softened unsalted butter to create
a variety of compound butters. All
make 8 tablespoons:
Parmesan, garlic and parsley: 1/4
cup grated Parmesan, 1/4 cup finely
chopped basil, 1 small clove garlic
finely chopped, 1 teaspoon fine sea
salt
Smoked paprika: 2 tablespoons
finely chopped fresh cilantro, 2
teaspoons smoked paprika, 1 tea-
spoon fine sea salt.
Chipotle and lime: 1 finely chopped
chipotle chili in adobo sauce, 1
teaspoon grated lime zest, 1 tea-
spoon fine sea salt.
By LAUREN CHATTMAN
Newsday
Compound butter an alternative to grilling marinades
Compound butter is simply
butter that has been flavored
with herbs, spices or other
tasty ingredients. It couldnt be
easier to make.
Put the blender away and grab a
muffin tin instead; theres another
way to enjoy the classic, summery
taste of a margarita.
Margarita cupcakes embody
everything that is the fruity cock-
tail, alcohol included. Top them off
with tequila and lime frosting, and
you have the real deal.
This recipe results in incredibly
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons tequila
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 teaspoon salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill a
12-cup muffin tin with liners.
In a large bowl, mix together lime
Something else that can be
strong is the icing. I followed these
exact measurements and came
away with a very tart cupcake
topper. If youd rather a tamer
version, cut down on the amount
of lime juice.
MARGARITA CUPCAKES
1/4 cup lime juice
1 and 1/2 teaspoon lime zest (1 lime)
1 cup milk
moist cupcakes that pack a lot of
flavor, much of which comes from
the lime zest.
When zesting, be sure to grate
the lime only to the point where
just green is coming off. The white
pith underneath is very bitter.
Because the zest adds such a
strong flavor to the cupcake, you
can lessen the amount you use if
youd like to give your tastebuds a
break. I used only one teaspoon.
By SARA POKORNY
spokorny@timesleader.com
Margarita cupcakes let you drink your drink and eat it, too
See CUPCAKES, Page 2C
W
hat makes a better margarita, Persian limes or little Key limes or mixing
either with lemon? Margarita aficionados (i.e. colleagues) had a feisty
discussionwhichledtothis: Arethethreeinterchangeableinthekitchen?
Probably yes, probably no.
Each will play up other flavors in a dish, so
knowing their traits can guide their use. Key
limes (Citrus aurantifolia) are small, yellower,
more acidic and more aromatic than darker
green Persians (Citrus latifolia). Key limes have
seeds. Persian limes, also called Bearss, usually
have no seeds and are less acidic.
Lemons sub for vinegar in some sauces and
salad dressings, add kick to fish and meat dishes
and tart up dessert. Theyre less acidic by weight
than limes.
Chef Norman Van Akens savvy about citrus.
The Norman of Normans in the Ritz-Carlton in
Orlando, hes also exec chef at the Miami Culi-
nary Institutes restaurant.
His take? There are different levels of acid-
ity among the lemon, lime and Key lime. I dont
find that there is a grand difference between
Key limes and Persian limes, but I do think Key
limes are a bit more tart. Because of the acidity
and potency of the Key lime, 9 times out of 10,
Im going to counterbalance that acidity, he
said, citing Key lime pies sweetened con-
By JUDY HEVRDEJS
Chicago Tribune
See MARGARITA, Page 2C
MCT PHOTO
Find the best citric for your margarita: lemon, Persian limes or little Key limes. Each will play
up other flavors, so knowing their traits can guide their use.
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densed milk as an example.
The Key lime has a complex-
ity that is kind of fascinating, he
adds, while a Persian lime is not
as potent nor do I find it to be
quite as complex.
But he uses all three to give a
dish lift. Generally, youre look-
ing for salt, pepper and acid in al-
most every food that you eat.
And the margarita argument?
Get Key limes and Persian
limes. Make your favorite lime-
based cocktail. Try one with the
Key lime, one with Persian. See
what you like.
MARGARITA
Continued from Page 1C
SAUZARITA
(www.sauzatequila.com)
INGREDIENTS:
1 can Sauza Silver Tequila
1 can frozen limeade
1 bottle light beer
1 can water
GARNISH:
Lime wheel
STEPS:
Pour limeade and beer into a
pitcher with ice.
Fill limeade can 2/3 with Sauza
Silver Tequila and pour into pitcher.
Finally, add a can of water, stir and
enjoy.
Makes nine servings.
KEY LIME MARGARITA
(www.epicurious.com)
1 key lime, quartered
Kosher salt (optional) for rims of
glasses
3/4 cup Cointreau or other or-
ange-flavored liqueur
1/2 cup reposado tequila
1/2 cup fresh key lime juice
2 teaspoons superfine granulated
sugar
STEPS:
Run a lime wedge around rim of
each of four (6-to 8-ounces) glasses.
Put salt on a small plate and dip
glasses in salt to lightly coat rims.
Blend liqueur, tequila, juice and
sugar in a blender until combined.
Serve over ice (in coated glasses).
MARGARITAS WITH A TWIST
Get Key limes and
Persian limes. Make
your favorite lime-
based cocktail. Try one
with the Key lime, one
with Persian. See what
you like.
Norman Van Aken,
Chef in Orlando, Fla.
juice, lime zest, milk, oil, tequila,
vanilla and sugar.
In a small bowl, mix together
flour, baking soda, baking powder
and salt. Add to lime mixture and
stir until just combined. Divide
evenly into muffin tins.
Bake for 20-24 minutes until a
tester comes out clean and the
cakes spring back when lightly
pressed.
Turn out onto a wire rack to cool
completely before frosting.
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