Saturday, May 25, 2013


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16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire

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(AP) Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire.

Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools

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(AP) Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the...

Kuchar leads Colonial without finishing 2nd round

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(AP) Matt Kuchar got off to a tremendous start in his second round at the Colonial. There was the eagle putt that stopped just short on his first hole and the approach at No.
(AP) Roger Penske has won more Indianapolis 500 poles and races than any owner in history.

Getting it right always tricky at Indianapolis 500

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Dodgers open homestand with 7-0 loss to Cardinals

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(AP) It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

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(AP) They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the...

Indy 500 could be better than 2012's epic race

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Young's 3-run homer gives A's 6-5 win over Astros

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Monty: Controversy 'mountain out of a molehill'

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(AP) Brandon McCarthy pitched seven effective innings for his second straight win and Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run double to cap Arizona's five-run seventh inning, lifting...

D-backs score 5 in the 7th to beat Padres 5-2

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(AP) Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half before the Atlanta Braves and New...

Braves-Mets suspended, game to resume Saturday

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“He's at the point where he needs to be taught a lesson,” said Brian McGuinness, who is portraying the bumbling character in Ghostlight Productions' Shakespeare in the Park presentation of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” through June 2 at...

whimsical take on Shakespeare's 'Windsor'

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DETROIT — Baz Luhrmann's “The Great Gatsby” has been inspiring product tie-ins and TV events. Check out these examples, none of which, thankfully, involves an aftershave named “Old Sport.”

'Gatsby' jazzing up the fashion world

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NEW YORK — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying...

An artist — or just a regular Peeping Tom?

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James Eric Kasenchak, son of Maureen Kasenchak, Kingston, and the late John Kasenchak, recently earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Drexel College of Medicine, Philadelphia. Kasenchak is a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and the...

Names and Faces

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For the fifth consecutive year, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BCNEPA) received the American Heart Association's (AHA) top honor for employers, the Start! Fit Friendly Company Platinum Award. BCNEPA was one of only 12 platinum honorees selected in...

Blue Cross honored by American Heart Association

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Students from Holy Redeemer High School recently competed in the National History Day state competition in Harrisburg. Thomas Caffrey, Rachel Finnegan and Amanda Halchak were named state champions in senior group performance for their presentation of Tropical Storm Agnes...

Redeemer students win state history awards

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Honor Roll

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Special Agent Annmarie Tyler recently spoke to members of the Future Business Leaders of America Club and business classes at Wyoming Valley West High School. Tyler is in the criminal division of the IRS where she investigates white collar crime. She discussed accounting...

IRS agent speaks to WVW students

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A team from MMI Preparatory School won the Luzerne County Envirothon competition for the fourth consecutive year. The team took first place overall during the 34th annual Luzerne County Envirothon on May 1 at the PPL Susquehanna Riverlands, Berwick. The team also earned...

MMI team wins Envirothon competition

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LUNGevity Foundation's Breathe Deep NEPA's 5K Walk/Fun Run in memory of Allan Makowski will be held on Saturday at Kirby Park. Check-in for the event begins at 9 a.m. at the Martz Pavilion. The program starts at 10 a.m. and the walk/run begins at 10:30 a.m.,...

Breathe Deep NEPA 5K Walk/Fun Run to be held on Saturday

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Dean's List

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Out-of-Town Dean's List

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Out-of-Town Graduates

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Births

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Rebecca Zaneski, Miss Susquehanna Valley's Outstanding Teen, will host a Zumbathon fundraiser on Saturday at the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. The event consists of two Zumba classes, one from 10-11 a.m. and the other from 11 a.m. to noon. Cost is $5. Zaneski will also...

Zumbathon to be held at Wilkes-Barre YMCA

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The Coughlin High School World Language Department is presenting its annual world language dance show at 7 p.m. on June 4 in the school auditorium. This year's show is entitled, 'The Crusade of Dance,' and will include the waltz, the swing, the...

Coughlin students holding annual dance show

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Meetings

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Thomas and Rita Chepulis Mickowski, Mountain Top, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 25, 2013. They were married May 25, 1963, at St. Mary's Annunciation Church, Kingston.

The Mickowskis

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Mr. and Mrs. John Hrobaski, Swoyersville, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 25, 2013. They were married May 25, 1963, by the late Rev. Reginald Krakosky, uncle of the bride, in St. John Nepomucene Church, Luzerne.

The Hrobaskis

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Tom and Rita Yanchick, Swoyersville, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. They were married on May 21, 1983, at St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, Swoyersville, by the uncle of the bride, Monsignor George Durisin.

The Yanchicks

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Jack and Theresa Shemanski Burns, Swoyersville, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on May 29, 2013.Mr. Burns is the son of the late Taffy and Thelma Burns.Mrs. Burns is the daughter of the late Anthony and Victoria Shemanski.

The Burnses

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On May 30, 2013, George and Marcella Poremba Borzik will celebrate 60 years of marriage. They were married in Holy Rosary Church in Duryea, Pa.

The Borziks

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John Cost and Robin Rutherford were married on the 18th Street beach in Ocean City, N.J., on June 2, 2012, by Jay Gillian, the mayor of Ocean City.

Rutherford, Cost

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Carolyn Leighton Drosey and Paul Anthony Richelmi were united in marriage on Aug. 25, 2012, in St. Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre. The ceremony was performed by Monsignor Joseph Rauscher and Father Paul Wolensky of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church,...

Drosey, Richelmi

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Attorney and Mrs. Victor Drosey, Hanover Township, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen Joan Drosey, to Patrick Allen Keown, Owensboro, Ky.

Keown, Drosey

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