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Tuesday
September 22, 2015
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Vol. 121, No. 215
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Company has interest in buying Kane sewer system
By Ted Lutz
Staff Writer
A private company has
expressed an interest in
possibly buying the Kane
sewage treatment system.
Kane Borough Don
Payne declined to name
the company.
Payne said Monday
that he plans to meet with
company representatives
on Oct. 7 to discuss a possible deal to sell the sewer
system.
"We'll see where it
goes," Payne told the
Kane Borough Sewer Authority at its meeting at
the borough building. "I'll
listen to what they have
to say."
Dave Peterson, chairman of the five-member
authority, said the pro-
Wetmore... again... OKs
Flickerwood liquor license
By Ted Lutz
Staff Writer
It appears nothing comes
easy when dealing with the
state Liquor Control Board
(LCB).
Just ask Ron and Sue
Zampogna of Flickerwood
Wine Cellars and the Wetmore Township Board of
Supervisors.
Flickerwood for more
than 15 years has produced
and sold its own wine as
well as sandwiches and
snacks.
Wishing to expand to
serve beer and liquor-- and
meals, Flickerwood made
arrangements last year to
acquire a shelved restaurant liquor license from
Callinan Enterprises-- T.B.
Browns at 109 Main St.,
Bradford. Doug Smith held
the license.
The
supervisors
10
months ago approved the
transfer of a restaurant
liquor license to the popular winery on Flickerwood
Road in the township.
The license transfer has
never taken place.
Due to a snafu, the LCB
has required the supervisors to hold another public
hearing before acting to approve the transfer.
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Court suspends Pa. attorney
general's law license
HARRISBURG (AP) —
Pennsylvania's
highest
court on Monday ordered
the temporary suspension
of state Attorney General
Kathleen Kane's law license, a step that could
trigger efforts to remove
her from office as she fights
perjury, obstruction and
other charges.
The unanimous order by
the state Supreme Court's
five justices also could
prompt a legal challenge
from the first-term Democrat.
The one-page decision by
the justices — three Repub-
DEATHNotices
Frances M. Fowler,
89, of Old Kane Road
in Wilcox, died Sunday
evening, Sept. 20, 2015
at the Kane Community Hospital following a
brief illness.
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licans and two Democrats
— dealt with a petition by
state ethics enforcement
lawyers who accused Kane
of admitting that she had
authorized the release of
information that allegedly
should have been kept secret. That allegation is also
central to the criminal case
against her.
In the meantime, it creates the unprecedented
situation of leaving the
state's top law enforcement official in charge of
a 750-employee office and
a $93 million budget but
without the ability to act
as a lawyer.
The state constitution
requires the attorney general to be a licensed lawyer.
But the court said in the
order that its action should
not be construed as removing her from office, raising
the thorny question of how
her office will decide which
duties she can or cannot do.
Kane and her lawyers
did not say Monday whether she would appeal or
challenge the order, which
was issued through an
emergency process usually
reserved for lawyers who
are brazenly stealing from
clients or behaving erratically in court.
In statements issued
through her office, Kane,
49, said she was disap-
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posed sale of the sewer
system is "something for
us to think about."
"We'll listen," he said.
"We can always look
into it," board member
Frank Wojcik added.
Private
companies,
regulated by the Pennsylvania Utility Commission
(PUC), have been acquiring more and more public
water and sewer plants in
the state.
Aqua Pennsylvania has
purchased the Mt. Jewett
water system and offered
to the buy the Mt. Jewett
sewer system. The Mt.
Jewett Regional Sewer
Authority is not selling
the system at this time.
Pennsylvania American
Water, a private company
that provides water service in Kane, also submit-
ted a bid to buy the Mt.
Jewett water system.
It is not known whether
Pennsylvania American
Water and Aqua would
be interested in acquiring
the Kane sewer system.
The borough reportedly
would need to seek competitive bids for the sale
of the sewer system.
Payne said the Kane
board should at least lis-
ten to offers for the sewer system in view of the
hefty operating expenses.
Due to its terrain, Kane
has two sewage system
plants-- the Kinzua plant
on Route 321 near the
Kane Fish and Game Club
and the Pine Street plant.
The Kane system serves
customers in the borough
and sections of Wetmore
Township.
Kane man waives hearing in burglary
A Kane man charged
in a home burglary last
month in the borough
agreed Monday to waive
his preliminary hearing.
Shane Martin Hurlburt, 25, of 429 Maple
St., Kane, was escorted
from the McKean County
Jail for his hearing before
Kane District Judge Dave
Engman.
But the defendant,
represented by County
Public Defender Phil Clabaugh, waived the hearing. The case now proceeds to McKean County
Court.
Hurlburt was placed in
jail Sept. 2 when he was
unable to post $10,000
cash bail. On the approval of "all parties," the bail
was changed Monday to
$10,000 "unsecured" and
the defendant was released, according to court
records.
Kane
Borough
Police Officer Bill Nichols
placed the charges, which
include two felonies-- burglary and criminal trespass-- and prowling at
night and criminal mischief.
According to court documents, Hurlburt entered
a residence at 121 Popular St. while Jessica Koza
Photo by Ted Lutz
Kane Borough Police Officer Derrick Snyder (left) escorts Shane Martin Hurlburt (right) from the
McKean County Jail to Kane District Court for a hearing Monday. Charged in a home burglary, Hurlburt waived his preliminary hearing. He is free from jail pending county court proceedings after his
bail was changed to $10,000 (unsecured).
and her boyfriend, John
Slewinski were watching
television.
The defendant broke a
lock on a basement door
to gain entry, court records show. He prowled
around outside before entering, court documents
show.
Slewinski approached
Hurlburt in the kitchen
area and told him to "get
out." The defendant was
wearing knee-length blue
jean shorts and no shirt
or shoes, court records indicate.
Police located Hurlburt
while he was engaged in a
fight at the Buckhorn Hotel on Welsh Street.
In a Facebook post presented to police, Hurlburt
apologized and offered to
fix or pay for damages,
court documents show.
Francis on his arrival,
some crying out, "Francis!
Holguin is with you!" Holguin's Plaza of the Revolution was packed with an estimated 150,000 people for
the Mass, many dressed in
white to protect them from
the sun.
Security agents didn't
appear to be letting members of the crowd get too
close to him. On Sunday,
an apparent dissident
hung on to the popemobile
in Havana and seemed to
be appealing to the pontiff before the man was
dragged away.
In his homily in Holguin,
a city of about 300,000,
Francis pressed some of
the subtle themes he has
developed during this balancing act of a Cuban visit.
He told the crowd of how
Jesus picked a lowly and
despised tax collector, Matthew, and instructed him
without casting judgment
to follow him. That act of
mercy changed Matthew
forever.
Francis told the Cubans
that they, too, should allow
themselves "to slowly overcome our preconceptions
and our reluctance to think
that others, much less ourselves, can change."
"Do you believe it is possible that a tax collector
can be a servant?" he asked
on Day 3 of his visit to the
island. "Do you believe it is
possible that a traitor can
become a friend?"
It was a theme Francis
sketched out Sunday night
in an off-the-cuff encounter with young people. He
encouraged them to dream
big about what their life
could be like, and not be
"boxed in" by ideologies or
preconceptions about others.
"If you are different than
me, why don't we talk?"
Francis asked the crowd.
"Why do we always throw
rocks at that which separates us?"
The message comes at a
delicate moment of change
on the island. Cuba and the
U.S. re-established diplomatic relations this year
in a move Francis helped
broker, and the communist country is undertaking modest free-market
reforms that have opened
some sectors of the economy to private enterprise.
Detente with the United
States has raised hopes on
both sides of the Florida
Straits that the millions
of families divided by the
1959 Cuban revolution will
be reunited.
As a result, Francis has
emphasized themes of reconciliation and looking be-
Pope presses message to Cuba: Be willing to change
SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP)
— Pope Francis marked
the anniversary Monday
of the day he decided as a
teenager to become a priest
by pressing a subtle message to Cubans at a delicate point in their own history: Overcome ideological
preconceptions and be willing to change.
Francis
traveled
to
Cuba's
fourth-largest
city, Holguin, and celebrated a Mass where Cuban rhythms mixed with
church hymns under a
scorching tropical sun.
Later in the day, he flew
to Santiago for an evening
visit to the shrine of Cuba's
patron saint, and on Tuesday he will arrive in Washington for the U.S. leg of
his first visit to the two former Cold War enemies.
Singing children and a
small crowd waving Cuban
and Vatican flags greeted
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Kane senior Ashley Swanson threw out the first pitch at last
Thursday's Pittsburgh Pirate game. Swanson was the leading
salesperson in the Kane seniors annual magazine drive as of the
initial turn-in date. Swanson, who is a member of the Lady
Wolves' softball team, and 49 of her classmates attended the
game. According to senior class advisor Lori Lewis, 53 members
of the KHS Class of 2016 are participating in the magazine drive.
Five seniors have met their goal as of Monday morning. Anyone
interested in supporting the seniors annual trip to Washington,
D.C. can go online at gaschoolstore.com, enter Kane High
School's ID #229963 and click on shop. Anyone interested in
having a senior contact them for a purchase may call the Kane
Area High School and leave a message for Lewis at extension
4808.
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Two Kane residents took part in a recent well-known race in Pittsburgh. Kane High School
Principal Jim Fryzlewicz and KHS graduate Craig Perry completed qualifying races to be able
to don the Pierogi costumes at PNC Park during last Thursday's Pirate game against the Chicago Cubs. Forty-nine Kane High seniors attended the game as an incentive in the annual
magazine drive. The drive will continue until mid-October, according to senior class advisor Lori
Lewis. Lewis added that there will be a mandatory meeting for parents of seniors during
Wednesday's open house between 7 and 7:30 p.m.
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The Kane Republican
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Kane Garden Club
On a beautiful September day, 22 members of the
Kane Garden club met and
discussed the many activities of the past year and
made plans for the next
season.
Following the regular
order, the secretary's and
treasurer's reports were
given and accepted. The
president, Mary Jo Wojcik,
told about the coming
District VIII meeting in
Brookville at the Pinecrest
Country Club. She was requested, in preparation for
that meeting, to submit
photos of the club's activities of the past year. A basket filled by Kathy Payne
will be used in the drawing at that meeting. Mrs.
Payne was commended for
her effort on behalf of the
Kane Garden Club.
The next order of business was the report of the
nominating committee and
election of officers. They
are President Janet Bard,
Vice President Barbara
Woll, Secretary Marcy Holland, and Treasurer Sue
Anderson.
The new officers were
approved
and
elected
unanimously. The many
committees gave their reports. Under Conservation, Bernadine Rettger
told of the recycling area
in the Commons Alley, the
Birds and Butterflies Committee reported that at
least two states are losing
their state birds due to climate change. They are the
Ruffed Grouse in Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
Oriole in Maryland. Many
Blue Jays have been spotted as they are in their
winter migration season.
Mums have been planted
at the Soldiers Memorial in
Evergreen Park. The Park
Urns, Depot plantings and
the Children's Plot still
continue to flourish. The
president
acknowledged
all who watered the flowers during the drought.
The
Uptown
Planters are being filled with
Mums. The Bulb Blast will
take place at next month's
meeting. The Kane Garden Club will be planting
12 dozen daffodil bulbs
around the borough. Jan
Baker, Judy Cox and Barbara Woll placed a very
beautiful display of fall
decorations in the former
D.J.'s office across from
the Post Office, thus filling the empty window of
an unoccupied storefront.
The hostess committee
members for this month
were: Rosemary Sicher,
chairman, Karen Ryding,
Sue Stauffer and Bernadine Rettger. Next month's
program will be on Dahlias, presented by Judy Lyle
and her husband Skip.
New members are always
welcome.
Catholic lawmakers thrilled
by upcoming visit of Francis
WASHINGTON
(AP)
— House Speaker John
Boehner has been trying
for 20 years to get a pope
to come talk to Congress.
House Minority Leader
Nancy Pelosi says it's
"thrilling beyond words."
This week's historic address by Pope Francis to a
joint meeting of Congress
has lawmakers of all political affiliations and religious backgrounds buzzing. For the many Catholic
lawmakers on Capitol Hill,
including
Republican
Boehner and Democrat
Pelosi, the occasion carries special significance,
even as they brace for the
unconventional pontiff to
make both parties squirm
with his focus on hot-button political and social issues.
Ahead of Thursday's
speech, many lawmakers
said they hope that the
leader of the globe's 1.2 billion Catholics will provoke
members of Congress to
pause, reflect, and refrain,
if only temporarily, from
the partisan struggles and
political bickering that
normally dominate the
House chamber where he
will speak.
At the same time, lawmakers have begun invoking the pontiff to make
points on one issue or another, with Democrats in
particular hopeful that
he will provide backing
against the Republican
majority on issues such
as income inequality, immigration and climate
change.
"There's always the hope
of epiphany," said Sen.
Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., a leading voice in Congress pushing for action to
combat global warming.
Some in the GOP are
suspicious of the pope's
activist stance on such issues. One House Republican, Paul Gosar of Arizona,
announced plans to boycott
Francis' speech because
of reports that the pontiff might focus on climate
change. Gosar argued that
"if the pope wants to devote
his life to fighting climate
change, then he can do so
in his personal time" and
said the pontiff should use
his foray into "hell's den"
— Congress — to focus on
religious tolerance and the
sanctity of life.
But Republicans can take
comfort in other positions
Francis advocates, including opposition to abortion,
and may hear him speak
about that amid pressure
from conservatives to use
must-pass spending legis-
lation in coming days to remove funding for Planned
Parenthood. Senate Republicans scheduled a bill
to block most late-term
abortions for Tuesday, just
ahead of Francis' arrival,
provoking complaints from
Democrats.
"I just hope that what
we hear are things that are
less close to specific policies
before us than the higher
aspirational goals for the
world," said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. "It's an opportunity of a lifetime for me.
Billions of Catholics never
get to be in the same city
with him, versus being in
the same room, so I'm just
excited to be there and to
hear what he has to say."
With Boehner and Vice
President Joe Biden, another Catholic, seated
behind him, Francis will
become the rare religious
leader to address a joint
meeting of Congress. According to the House historian, the first was Britain's
Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.
The British monarch is
also technically head of the
Anglican Church. Officially
Francis will be speaking
in his capacity as head of
state of Vatican City.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to throng
the Capitol, where Francis' address will be broadcast on Jumbotrons on the
West Front to those who
were able to get tickets. After he speaks to Congress
he's expected to step out
to the West Front to greet
the crowds. His entire visit
to the Capitol is scheduled
to last just 90 minutes, yet
the planning and preparations have been intense: a
combination of "a State of
the Union address and an
inauguration," Pelosi told
reporters.
Competition for tickets
has been intense. Lawmakers were granted one each
to distribute for the House
gallery, and one each for
the West Front, plus 50
standing-room tickets for
the West Lawn for House
members, and 200 for senators.
In advance, House and
Senate leaders sent a letter
to lawmakers emphasizing
decorum, "out of respect for
the pope's schedule and the
expectations of a timely address."
The letter asks lawmakers to refrain from handshakes and conversations
along the center aisle as
dignitaries and the pope
arrive, noting that the
speech "will be seen around
the world and by many of
our constituents."
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Following the second
hearing Monday, Supervisors Elaine Bodistow and
Steve Dyne at a meeting
approved the license transfer. Supervisor Bill Ryding
abstained from voting because his daughter works
at the winery.
"We're glad we have you
to invest in our community," Dyne told Ron and Sue
Zampogna, who attended
the hearing and the meeting that followed.
Flickerwood this Saturday and Sunday will hold
its annual Fall Festival at
the winery. It is not known
whether the license transfer will take place before
the weekend.
According to the resolution supporting the license
transfer, the supervisors
said "the township has never received complaints or
concerns expressed to us by
neighbors or the winery or
residents of the township."
Flickerwood Wine Cellars is one of the leading
tourist attractions in the
Kane area, it has been
pointed out.
"The winery had brought
busloads of tourists and visitors, which, in turn, visit
and spend money at other
businesses in and around
the township," the supervisors said in their resolution
of support.
Kane Country Club is
the only other business in
Wetmore Township with a
state liquor license, the supervisors point out in the
resolution.
More than 15 residents
attend the public hearing
last year on the license
transfer. Only the Zampognas attended the hearing
Monday.
In other business at the
20-minute hearing and
meeting at the township
building, the supervisors
granted a 10-year extension
for a Keystone Opportunity
Expansion Zone (KOEZ)
parcel on Apollo Drive.
Under KOEZ, property
taxes are exempted for another decade. The exemption was due to expire Dec.
31.
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Obama administration
may allow the U.N. to condemn America's economic
embargo against Cuba
without a fight, The Associated Press has learned, an
unprecedented step that
could increase pressure on
Congress to end the 54-yearold restrictions.
As it does every year, the
U.N. General Assembly will
vote as early as next month
to demand the embargo's
end. But this time, U.S. officials told the AP that the
United States could abstain
instead of voting against
the resolution as it normally does.
It is unheard of for a
U.N. member state not to
oppose resolutions critical
of its own laws. And by not
actively opposing the resolution, the administration
would be effectively siding
with the world body against
the Republican-led House
and Senate, which have refused to repeal the embargo
despite calls from President
Barack Obama to do so.
The U.S. and Cuba restored diplomatic relations
this year, and leaders of the
two countries want to improve commercial ties. But
the embargo remains.
"Obviously, we have to
obey the law," State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday.
"It doesn't mean you can't
take a position that you
want the law changed."
No final decision on how
to vote has yet been made,
said four administration
officials who weren't authorized to speak publicly
on sensitive internal deliberations and demanded
anonymity. White House
spokesman Josh Earnest
also declined to weigh in because he said the proposed
resolution wasn't final. He
noted, however, that U.S.
policy has changed since the
last time the world body assessed the embargo.
The very idea of an abstention prompted immediate Republican criticism.
Republican presidential
candidate Marco Rubio, a
Cuban-American senator
from Florida, said that by
abstaining, Obama would
be "putting international
popularity ahead of the national security and foreign
policy interests of the United States." The embargo, he
said, denies money to a dictatorship that can be used
to further oppression.
General Assembly resolutions are unenforceable.
But the annual exercise has
given Cuba a stage to demonstrate America's isolation
on the embargo, and it has
underscored the sense internationally that the U.S.
restrictions are illegitimate.
The United States has
lost the votes by increasingly overwhelming and
embarrassing
margins.
Last year's tally was 188-2
with only Israel siding with
the U.S. Israel would be
expected to vote whichever
way the U.S. decides.
The American officials
said that the U.S. is still
more likely to vote against
the resolution than abstain.
However, they said the U.S.
will consider abstaining if
the wording of the resolution significantly differs
from previous years. The
administration is open to
discussing revisions with
the Cubans and others, they
added, something American
diplomats have never done
before.
The latest U.S. easing of
sanctions occurred Friday
and was followed by a rare
phone call between Obama
and Cuban President Raul
Castro. Pope Francis, who
has played a key role in the
rapprochement
between
Havana and Washington,
arrived in Havana a day
later. He travels to the U.S.
on Tuesday.
Obama and Castro discussed "steps that the
United States and Cuba
can take, together and individually, to advance bilateral cooperation," the
White House said. The Cuban government said Castro "emphasized the need
to expand their scope and
abrogate, once and for all,
the blockade policy for the
benefit of both peoples."
Neither statement mentioned the U.N. vote. Yet as
it has for the past 23 years,
Cuba will introduce a resolution at the upcoming General Assembly criticizing
the embargo and demand-
ing its end. Cuba's government wouldn't comment
Monday on the new U.S.
consideration.
The U.S. officials, however, said the administration believes an abstention
could send a powerful signal
to Congress and the world
of Obama's commitment to
end the embargo. Obama
says the policy failed over
more than five decades to
spur democratic change
and left the U.S. isolated
among its Latin American
neighbors. It's unclear what
changes would be necessary
to prompt a U.S. abstention.
Last year's resolution
cited the "necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo"
and took aim at the HelmsBurton Act. That 1996 law
made foreign firms subject
to the same restrictions
U.S. companies face for investing in Cuba, and authorized penalties for non-U.S.
companies operating and
dealing with property once
owned by U.S. citizens but
confiscated after Fidel Castro's revolution.
A report issued by Cuba
last week in support of this
year's resolution doesn't
suggest Havana is toning
down its approach.
It says American efforts
to ease the embargo are "a
step in the right direction
but are limited and insufficient in the face of the
magnitude and scope of the
blockade laws for Cuba and
the rest of the world."
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
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pointed in the court's action and would not resign.
She maintained her innocence and vowed to continue to fight to clear her
name.
Then, Kane called attention to a pornographic
email scandal uncovered
by her office that involved
numerous current and
former officials there and
claimed the job last year
of a state Supreme Court
justice.
Kane said she would
continue to root out "the
culture of misogyny and racially/religiously offensive
behavior that has permeated law enforcement and
members of the judiciary
in this Commonwealth for
years."
The order comes barely
a month after Montgomery County authorities arrested Kane on Aug. 6 on
charges she leaked secret
investigative information
to a newspaper reporter
and then lied about it under oath. She had been
motivated to publicly embarrass two former state
prosecutors who had been
publicly critical of her,
prosecutors said.
The charges prompted
Gov. Tom Wolf, a fellow
Democrat, to call for her
resignation.
Losing her license, if
only temporarily, is the
latest black eye for Kane.
Before she was charged,
Kane's office saw an exodus of top aides, fumbled
corruption cases and feuds
with former prosecutors
who served under her Republican predecessors.
Kane, the first woman
and Democrat elected to
the position of Pennsylvania's top prosecutor,
has dismissed the probe
against her as a backlash
over her challenge to what
she calls the old-boys' network in law enforcement.
Her lawyers have ar-
gued that suspending her
license while she is contesting the allegations
circumvents explicit constitutional provisions for
removing her from office
and violates her right to
due process of law.
In the Senate, the potential for the court's action has prompted Senate lawyers to research a
never-used constitutional
provision that allows a
two-thirds vote of senators
to remove certain elected
officials.
In a statement, her private lawyers predicted
that she would be exonerated once her side of the
story is told.
She has never been
permitted to present evidence or confront a witness
against her, and "most importantly, no fact finder
has ever found that she
did anything wrong," said
her lawyers, James Mundy
and James Powell.
A spokesman for the attorney general's office said
Kane will continue setting
the office's priorities and
making administrative decisions. But her name will
likely disappear from all
filings the office's lawyers
make in court, former prosecutors say.
University of Pittsburgh
law professor John Burkoff
said the tricky question
will be whether she can
make decisions on cases,
give input or authorize actions in court.
"It's a strange new
world," Burkoff said. "We
don't have great answers
for this because we've never had to consider this before."
The first deputy attorney general, Bruce Beemer, a career prosecutor from
Pittsburgh who joined the
office in 2011, will likely
assume duties she can no
longer perform, an office
spokesman said.
Done deal for Iran nuke pact, but debate still in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) —
It's a done deal, yet opponents of the Iran nuclear
agreement won't go quietly.
The 60-day congressional review period has expired, and last week the
State Department outlined
its plan to put in place an
accord that aims to prevent Iran from becoming
nuclear-armed. Congress
is poised to start cranking
out legislation to reinstate
sanctions or shore up what
some lawmakers say is an
ill-fated pact with a state
supporter of terrorism.
Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, has
begun a series of hearings on the U.S. role and
strategy in the Middle
East that will examine the
deal's implications.
"It's going to take a
while. It's a very substantive issue," said Corker,
R-Tenn., who opposed the
deal. "It will be a complex
piece of legislation."
Confronted by Democratic opposition, Corker
said, "Let's face it. It's going to be one bite at the
apple."
Republicans failed when
Senate Democrats banded
together to block a resolution of disapproval from
ever reaching President
Barack Obama. On Thursday, the State Department
said Obama would start
issuing waivers on Oct.
18 so the U.S. is ready to
grant sanctions relief if
Tehran meets its obligations to curb its nuclear
program.
Iran has to uninstall
thousands of centrifuges
at its facility at Natanz,
its main site for enriching
uranium; convert an underground nuclear site at
Fordo into a research facility; and redesign its heavy
water reactor at Arak so it
cannot produce weaponsgrade plutonium. Iran also
has to ship its stockpile of
enriched uranium abroad,
and comply with an International Atomic Energy
Agency investigation into
its past nuclear weapons
work.
It's not clear how long
that will take.
If the IAEA finds that
Iran has complied with
key nuclear commitments,
then sanctions imposed by
the U.S., United Nations
and Europe on Iran's energy, financial, shipping,
auto and other sectors are
to be suspended.
"This so-called 'Implementation Day' won't come
for six to 12 months," said
Mark Dubowitz, a sanctions expert and an opponent of the deal with the
Foundation for Defense of
Democracies, a Washington-based policy institute.
One idea being discussed in Congress calls
for shoring up oversight of
Iran's compliance. Another measure would reauthorize the Iran Sanctions
Act. The law was passed
in 1996 to pressure foreign
companies not to invest in
Iran's oil and gas industries; it has since been expanded.
Other legislation being
weighed would strengthen
security for Israel, which
Iran has threatened to destroy, and for U.S. allies in
the Persian Gulf worried
about Iran gaining influence in the Mideast as a
result of the deal.
"Although the congressional review period may
be over, now the real work
begins," Sen. Chris Coons,
D-Del., said in a speech
Thursday at the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.
Coons said preventing
and deterring Iran from
cheating must be a priority and even "marginal
cheating and ambiguous
evasions of the deal" must
be met with a heavy club.
"Iran must not be left with
any doubt that it will feel
the pain of sanctions from
the entire global community the moment it violates
the agreement," he said.
He also wants the U.S.
to improve Israel's ability
to strike Iranian targets;
ensure Israel's access to
ordnance and aircraft
needed to deter an Iranian
attack; and provide for the
sale of additional F-35s,
plus more funding for Israel's array of anti-rocket
and missile defense systems.
To further stabilize
the region in the wake of
the deal, Coons said the
U.S. needs to strengthen
the Gulf states' ability to
counter threats from Iran.
New Jersey Sen. Bob
Menendez, one of only four
Senate Democrats to oppose the deal, wants Congress to renew the Iran
Sanctions Act "to ensure
that we have an effective
snapback option."
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said he will
propose legislation with
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, the ranking Democrat
on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to address some of the deal's
"shortfalls." Blumenthal
and Cardin are Jewish
and faced heavy lobbying
from their constituents. In
the end Blumenthal supported the deal; Cardin
opposed it.
Blumenthal said the
two will offer legislation
to provide an effective
way to put sanctions back
into place if Iran cheats,
ensure strict adherence
to the agreement, and enhance security assistance
to Israel, including new
joint-training
exercises
and inviting Israeli pilots
to train to fly long-range
bombers.
Looming above all this
debate is whether the
agreement will last when
Obama's successor walks
into the Oval Office in 16
months.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Kathleen
G. Kane on Monday announced criminal charges
have been filed against
four individuals from Allegheny County who allegedly took part in a
criminal conspiracy in
which they diverted prescription drugs.
The charges were the
result of a cooperative investigation by the Office
of Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Agency Diversion Office in Pittsburgh.
Below is a list of the defendants:
„Dena J. Lazar, 26,
2063 Walton Ave., Pittsburgh.
„Jill S. Harlan, 1085
Butler Rd., Springdale.
„Jodi L. Cantor, 50,
1061 Coolidge St., Brid-
geville.
„Brandon R. Bodnar,
1463 Sturdy Oak Dr.,
Carnegie.
According to a criminal
complaint, the investigation revealed that Lazar
and Harlan, both physician assistants, filled out
unauthorized
prescriptions to feed the pain addictions of Lazar and her
mother, Cantor.
This alleged activity
occurred between March
and June of this year.
Prescriptions were issued
to Lazar, Harlan, Cantor,
Bodnar and four other individuals, investigators
reported. Some of those
named on the prescriptions were reportedly unaware their names were
being used.
Records
gathered
through the course of the
investigation showed the
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Cantor and Bodnar are
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Lazar, Harlan and Cantor all appeared Thursday for their preliminary
arraignments. Bail for
each was set at $10,000
unsecured. Bodnar is still
being sought on an active
arrest warrant.
Attorney General Kane
thanked the U.S. Drug
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investigation.
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Because someone we love is in Heaven,
there is a little bit of Heaven in our home.
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BEN SHEMEN FOREST, Israel (AP) — Israeli
archaeologists may be one
step closer to solving a
riddle that has vexed explorers for more than a
century: the location of the
fabled tomb of the biblical
Maccabees.
Israel's government Antiquities Authority said
Monday that an ancient
structure it began excavating this month on the side
of a highway appears to
match ancient descriptions
of the tomb of Jewish rebels who wrested control of
Judea from Seleucid rule
and established a Jewish
kingdom in the 2nd century B.C.
Scholars in Israel's quarrelsome
archaeological
community tend to agree
that the site, in an Israeli
forest west of Jerusalem
and a short walk from the
West Bank, is a significant burial site but reserve
judgment about its connection to the Maccabees. Now
the Antiquities Authority,
which sometimes relies on
private funding to help finance digs, is soliciting
donations so it can keep
searching for evidence.
"We still don't have the
smoking gun," said Amit
Reem, a government archaeologist who helped
lead the dig.
The Maccabees are considered heroes in both
Judaism and Christianity. The Jewish holiday of
Hanukkah commemorates
Mattathias and his five
sons who revolted against
Hellenic
rulers
who
banned Jewish practices,
and rededicated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
The biblical Books of the
Maccabees, which include
a tale of Jewish martyrs
dying for their faith, are
a source of inspiration in
some Christian traditions.
In the late 1880s, a succession of European explorers went searching
for the tomb. They were
drawn to a barren area
near the West Bank village of Midya, a name that
resembles Modiin, the ancient town where the biblical account says the Maccabee family was buried.
Arab villagers pointed
one European explorer toward a hilltop dotted with
rock-hewn graves known
by locals as "the graves of
the Jews." Archaeologists
today say these cannot be
the graves of the Maccabees, but Israeli road signs
still label them as such
and Hanukkah ceremonies
are held there to honor the
ancient rebels.
Another
19th-century
explorer was drawn to a
nearby Arab tomb, where
he announced that he
found the remains of Mattathias. Archaeologists say
the small domed structure
has no connection to the elder Maccabee, but a modern tombstone engraved
in Hebrew marks it as his
burial site. Today, candles
and Jewish prayer pamphlets are strewn about.
"It was more wishful
thinking than hardcore
archaeological evidence,"
Reem said about the European explorers' discoveries.
It is a third spot, just a
few paces away from the
domed structure, that captures Israeli archaeologists' imaginations. French
scholar Charles ClermontGanneau first excavated it
in the late 1800s and found
a mosaic floor featuring
a Byzantine Christian
cross. The site was then
abandoned. This month,
Israeli archaeologists and
volunteers cleared away
rubble and exposed the
simple mosaic cross for the
first time in more than 100
years.
Reem said the cross is a
clue. It appears on the floor
of a burial niche at the site.
It is the only Byzantineera site where a cross decorates the floor of a burial
vault, he said, indicating
that it may have marked
the spot of an important
figure. He thinks it is likely
that the Byzantines — early Christians — identified
this site as the Maccabees'
tomb.
"What other important
figures would be here?"
Reem said, standing in the
deep pit of the archaeological site.
Oren Tal, an archaeologist at Tel Aviv University who was not involved
with the dig, said the mosaic cross is not necessarily a significant clue. He
said the burial niche may
have been converted into
a Byzantine chapel, where
a cross would have been
standard.
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O PINION
Letters &
Guest Commentary
The U.S. Shouldn't
Feel Migrant Guilt
The U.S. has joined the
global bidding on Syrian
refugees. At first it said it
would take 10,000 Syrians. Now it says it will
increase the annual U.S.
overall refugee intake
from 70,000 to 100,000
during the next three
years to help deal with the
migrant wave deluging
Europe.
The Obama administration's attitude used to be
that Syria is a faraway
country of which we know
nothing, and it stood by
while Syria descended into
mayhem and madness. It
turns out that Syria is not
so far away that some of
its nearly biblical exodus
-- half of the country's
population is displaced -won't touch our shores.
You can only have pity
for people who have seen
their country destroyed.
Yet Syrians are only part
of the European migration crisis. It should be
understood, at the highest level of abstraction, as
people fleeing some of the
poorest, worst-governed,
most strife-torn places in
the world for some of the
richest, best-governed and
peaceful ones.
If the U.S. is letting a
guilty conscience prod it
into taking some of that
flow, it shouldn't. The
U.S. is already incredibly
generous to migrants, and
settling Syrians here is
not the most cost-effective
or sensible way for us to
help.
The U.S. is already the
migrant capital of the
world. It is host to "about
20 percent of the world's
international migrants,
even as it represents less
than 5 percent of the
global population," according to the Migration Policy
Institute. About a quarter
of the U.S. population is
foreign-born or the children of immigrants.
Our generosity has
extended to Muslim
migrants. Before the
European crisis, the Pew
Research Center projected
that by 2030, the U.S.
would have a larger number of Muslims than any
European country besides
Russia and France.
The U.S. already has
been dealing with its own,
smaller-scale migrant
crisis. More than 100,000
migrants from Central
America came here last
year, and the vast majority
aren't going back. There
are tens of thousands
more this year. Notably,
no European country is
offering to welcome any as
a sign of its good international citizenship.
Taking people and flying them halfway around
the world to come live in
an alien society is much
easier said than done.
It used to be that
refugees to the U.S. were
sponsored by a family or a
church. Now they are supported by a panoply of government programs on top
of traditional welfare benefits, from food, housing,
clothing and job training,
to day care, transportation
assistance and English
classes, to guidance on
what assistance they are
entitled to as refugees.
If this sounds involved
and expensive, it is. According to The Wall Street
Journal, the U.S. spent
$1.1 billion screening and
resettling 70,000 refugees
last year. In another generous first-world country,
Norway, the government
estimates that it costs
$125,000 to support each
refugee. That would
support about 25 Syrian
refugees if it were devoted
to supporting them in
Jordan.
Then there's the question of security. The
administration talks a big
game about vetting the
new Syrian refugees, but
given that there are no records about them and we
won't be cooperating with
the Syrian government,
any definitive screening
will be next to impossible.
Even if the vetting
is perfect, the lesson of
Somali refugees in the
U.S. is that a poorly assimilated population of
Muslim immigrants can
provide a recruiting pool
for radicals.
The displaced Syrian refugees should find
refuge, just not necessarily
here or in the West. There
are any number of nearby
Muslim countries that are
obvious destinations. We
should (at the very least)
take the resources that we
would devote to resettling
Syrian refugees and spend
them on helping the frontline states in the Middle
East.
The first step to getting
a handle on U.S. immigration policy is not consent
to always saying "more."
–
Rich Lowry can be
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Guest Commentary
A Retrospective on the Charleston Church Shooting
On June 17, 2015,
a young man entered
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in
Charleston, South Carolina and was welcomed
by members of the Bible
study and prayer group.
He sat with them for most
of an hour and then got
up and went on a tirade
about how African-Americans were destroying
the white South he loved.
Brandishing a handgun,
he began to fire at the
crowd. By the end, he
had killed nine people.
He was soon taken into
custody and charged with
nine murders and related
crimes.
This event, of course,
made headlines all over
the nation. Now, a few
months later, it has all
but disappeared from
public consciousness.
Other events, like the
increasingly frequent
shooting of on-duty police
officers, have replaced it
in news headlines. Yet,
people still want to know
what causes horrific
events, like the Charleston church tragedy. Why
do they happen? Pundits,
politicians, pastors, and
many others all have
ready explanations for
such events. Thus, in
the days following the
Charleston church murders, many explanations
were offered. Consider
the following.
One of the more radical
suggestions came from
a left-leaning TV com-
mentator who pointed to
white racism. It’s true
that in the days following the killings, computer and other personal
belongings of the accused
murderer turned up
pictures of him embracing a Confederate flag,
which for many is viewed
as a symbol of racism.
Similarly, national figures
such as Jessie Jackson
and Al Sharpton argued
that it was another case
of racism.
A second popular view
is that the killer was
somehow psychologically
and mentally unbalanced.
There is, however, a problem with this view. There
are many in America who
deal daily with serious
clinical issues, yet very
few of them become murderers or even criminals.
The reality of his illness
fails to fully explain his
behavior.
A third causal explanation appeared in an
Atlantic Monthly article
published a week after
the murders which used
another favorite concept
of current social commentators. They called
the event “a hate crime.”
It’s not easy, of course,
to understand how any
pre-meditated murder
could be motivated by
anything other than hate.
Thus, the question may
be asked: Why a special
statute for “hate?”
A fourth explanation
focused on the core idea
of anti-gun advocates: Too
many guns and too easy
access caused the tragedy
in Charleston. The arguments on each side of this
issue are familiar and
need not to be rehearsed
here. President Obama
soon after the event again
stated his view that guns
are a problem in society.
The most satisfying
explanation of this evil
event, however, appeared within hours. It
came from the hearts
and lips of the brothers
and sisters of Emanuel
Church’s membership.
Their explanation got to
the core issue, to the most
fundamental cause. On
the one hand, these parishioners were very sad
and grief-stricken. On the
other hand, they turned
to their faith and remembered that “all have
sinned and come short of
the glory of God,” that all
need to reflect the love of
God in their hearts. They
also reached a conclusion
that no doubt shocked the
pundits, politicians, and
secular social commentators. They announced to
the whole world that they
forgave the accused killer
for his sin. Sin that was
so egregious that it could
only be called evil. Further, they urged him to
seek Jesus and repent for
his great transgressions.
Obviously there is a
great chasm between
the views listed above
that claim to explain the
man’s evil deed and the
view stated by Emanuel’s
brothers and sisters.
For them, the man’s evil
deeds were the result of
sin. Perhaps the outpouring of love and forgiveness by the families and
congregation will cause
others to pause and
ponder the love of God
evident in the hearts of
these devoted Christian
people.
The following Wednesday it was again Bible
study time. Nearly 150
people showed up. This
session was led by Rev.
Dr. Norvel Goff. He acknowledged the previous
week’s murders by saying,
“Last week dark powers
came over Mother Emanuel. But that’s alright,” he
said. “God in his infinite
wisdom, said ‘That’s alright. I’ve got the nine.’”
To the uninitiated, Pastor Goff was stating with
certainty that the murdered nine were now in
heaven with Jesus their
Savior. This is a comfort that all Christians
can embrace. Indeed,
all Christians should
long remember the lesson Emanuel’s brothers
and sisters in the faith
taught them: the Biblical
doctrine of forgiveness is
central to Christian faith.
–
Dr. L. John Van Til is
a fellow for humanities,
faith, and culture with
The Center for Vision
& Values at Grove City
College. His latest book is
“The Soul of Grove City
College: A Personal View.”
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, September 22, the 265th day of
2015. There are 100 days
left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom
Kippur, begins at sunset.
Today's Highlight in History:
On September 22, 1975,
Sara Jane Moore attempted to shoot President
Gerald R. Ford outside a
San Francisco hotel, but
missed. (Moore served 32
years in prison before being paroled on December
31, 2007.)
On this date:
In 1515, Anne of Cleves,
who became the fourth wife
of England's King Henry
VIII, was born in Dusseldorf.
In 1776, during the Revolutionary War, Capt. Nathan Hale, 21, was hanged
as a spy by the British in
New York.
In 1792, the first French
Republic was proclaimed.
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the
preliminary Emancipation
Proclamation,
declaring
all slaves in rebel states
should be free as of January 1, 1863.
In 1911, pitcher Cy
Young, 44, gained his 511th
and final career victory as
he hurled a 1-0 shutout
for the Boston Rustlers
against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.
In 1927, Gene Tunney
successfully defended his
heavyweight boxing title
against Jack Dempsey in
the famous "long-count"
fight in Chicago.
In 1938, the musical
comedy revue "Hellzapoppin'," starring Ole (OH'-lee)
Olsen and Chic Johnson,
began a three-year run on
Broadway.
In 1949, the Soviet
Union exploded its first
atomic bomb.
In 1950, Omar N. Bradley was promoted to the
rank of five-star general,
joining an elite group that
included Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall
and Henry H. "Hap" Arnold.
In 1964, the musical
"Fiddler on the Roof," starring Zero Mostel, opened on
Broadway, beginning a run
of 3,242 performances. The
secret agent series "The
Man from U.N.C.L.E.,"
starring Robert Vaughn
and David McCallum, premiered on NBC-TV.
In 1985, rock and country music artists participated in "Farm Aid," a concert staged in Champaign,
Illinois, to help the nation's
farmers.
In 1995, an AWACS
plane carrying U.S. and
Canadian military personnel crashed on takeoff from
Elmendorf Air Force Base
near Anchorage, Alaska,
killing all 24 people aboard.
Ten years ago: Hurricane Rita, weakened to
Category 4 status, closed
in on the Texas coast, sending hundreds of thousands
of people fleeing on a frustratingly slow, bumper-tobumper exodus. John Roberts' nomination as U.S.
chief justice cleared the
Senate Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan vote of
13-5.
Five years ago: Rutgers
University freshman Tyler Clementi committed
suicide by jumping off the
George Washington Bridge
into the Hudson River after
an intimate gay encounter in his dormitory room
was allegedly captured by
a webcam and streamed
online by his roommate
without his knowledge.
(Dharun Ravi (dah-ROON'
RAH'-vee) was convicted
of invasion of privacy, bias
intimidation and other
counts and served less than
a month in jail.) South African Ernie Els was elected
to the World Golf Hall of
Fame; Doug Ford and twotime major winner Jock
Hutchison from Scotland
were elected through the
Veteran's Category. "American Idol" announced that
Jennifer Lopez and Steven
Tyler would join Randy
Jackson as judges the next
season. Pop singer Eddie
Fisher, 82, died in Berkeley, California.
One year ago: The United States and five Arab nations launched airstrikes
against the Islamic State
group in Syria, sending waves of planes and
Tomahawk cruise missiles
against an array of targets.
Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Fame manager
Tommy Lasorda is 88. Former NBA Commissioner
David Stern is 73. Actor
Paul Le Mat is 70. Musician King Sunny Ade (ahDAY') is 69. Capt. Mark
Phillips is 67. Rock singer
David Coverdale (Deep
Purple, Whitesnake) is 64.
Actress Shari Belafonte is
61. Singer Debby Boone is
59. Country singer June
Forester (The Forester
Sisters) is 59. Singer Nick
Cave is 58. Rock singer
Johnette Napolitano is 58.
Actress Lynn Herring is 58.
Classical crossover singer
Andrea Bocelli (an-DRAY'ah boh-CHEL'-ee) is 57.
Singer-musician Joan Jett
is 57. Actor Scott Baio is
55. Actress Catherine Oxenberg is 54. Actress Bonnie Hunt is 54. Actor Rob
Stone is 53. Musician Matt
Sharp is 46. Rock musician Dave Hernandez is 45.
Rhythm-and-blues singer
Big Rube (Society of Soul)
is 44. Actress Mireille Enos
is 40. Actress Daniella
Alonso is 37. Actor Michael
Graziadei
(GRAHT'-zeeuh-day-ee) is 36. Actress
Ashley Drane (Eckstein)
is 34. Actress Katie Lowes
is 33. Rock musician Will
Farquarson (Bastille) is 32.
Actor Tom Felton is 28. Actress Juliette Goglia is 20.
Thought for Today: "Life
resembles a novel more
often than novels resemble life." — George Sand,
French author (1804-1876).
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The Kane Republican
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
R EGISTER
Republican
HOSPITALReport
Kane Community
Hospital
Monday
Admissions
None
Discharges
None
Bradford Regional
Medical Center
Monday
Admissions
Michelle Wixson,
Wellsville, N.Y.
Jane Williams, Duke
Center
Joanie Swick, Crosby
Discharges
None
Kane Area Food Pantry
The Kane Area Food Pantry distribution of food for
this month is Friday, Sept. 25, from noon to 4 p.m. Recipients should come to the basement entrance of the
St. Callistus Church rectory at the corner of Haines and
Chase Streets according to the following time and alphabetical schedule based on the first letter of their last
name.
Local 5-Day Forecast
EVENTS&Announcements
„On Sunday, Sept. 27, the Allegheny Outdoor Club
will hold its quarterly planning meeting at the home of
Debra and John Young, 1588 Townline Rd., Russell. The
day will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Young home for a short
hike in the area, followed by a cookout with hot dogs, beverages, and s'mores provided. Participants should bring
a dish to pass. The planning meeting will follow the cookout. We will be planning events for October, November,
and December. If you would like to host an event but can’t
make it to the meeting, e-mail your event to john.young@
eaglezip.net. For more information call Debra Young at
(814) 730-8388.
Western Pa. gas
prices down 4 cents
Western Pennsylvania
gas prices have decreased
4 cents, according to AAA
East Central’s Fuel Gauge
Report. The national average is $2.289.
This week’s Western Pa.
average price:
$2.444
Average price during the
week of Sept. 14, 2015:
$2.487
Average price during the
week of Sept. 16, 2014:
$3.484
On the national front
Monday’s national average prices for a gallon of
gasoline are the lowest prices for this date since 2014.
Consumers can thank a
combination of lower crude
oil costs and abundant petroleum supplies for the
break at the pump.
Over the past 35 consecutive days, the national
average price has fallen
continually, dropping 38
cents over the same period.
National averages are 4
cents lower than last week
and 33 cents lower than
last month.
Prices are expected to
continue the seasonal decline in demand and the
switch to winter-blend fuels.
After this summer’s relatively high demand and a
resulting increase in refinery operations for longer
periods of time, many are
expecting
heavier-thanusual maintenance at refineries this fall. However,
this is not expected to raise
retail prices.
The global oil market
seems to be holding steady
with the Federal Reserve’s
decision to leave interest
rates unchanged. Interest rates have remained
near zero since 2008. Often a rise in interest rates
strengthens the U.S. dollar,
which then makes oil more
expensive for countries
with other currencies.
Western Pa. area
prices
Here is the price per gallon of unleaded self-serve
gasoline in various areas:
$2.484 Altoona
$2.450 Beaver
$2.449 Bradford
$2.423 Brookville
$2.434 Butler
$2.474 Clarion
$2.461 DuBois
$2.255 Erie
$2.483 Greensburg
$2.494 Indiana
$2.504 Jeannette
$2.499 Kittanning
$2.494 Latrobe
$2.356 Meadville
$2.437 Mercer
$2.357 New Castle
$2.504 New Kensington
$2.481 Pittsburgh
$2.331 Sharon
$2.520 Uniontown
$2.500 Warren
$2.369 Washington
Grace Notes Studio of
Wilcox presenting concert
Grace Notes Studio of
Wilcox is proud to present
a Young Artist Series Concert on Sunday, Sept. 27 at
7 p.m. at the Johnsonburg
Area High School Auditorium. The concert will
feature piano and voice
students of Tracie Pretak
performing pop, rock and
country favorites, including songs by Ed Sheeran,
Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Ellie Goulding,
Adele, Birdie, Billy Joel,
Queen, and more. A love
offering will be taken.
Performers will include
Megan Bienkowski and
Louie Karellas of Johnsonburg; Kolton Mehalko
and Haylee Zimmerman
of Wilcox; Brianna Blankenship,
Lily
Deane,
Hannah Smith and Moira Stanisch of Kane; and
Jenny Crowley of Mt.
Jewett.
Frances M. Fowler
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
9/22
9/23
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9/26
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75/45
76/47
74/47
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Partly
cloudy. High
71F. Winds
light and
variable.
Sunny.
Highs in the
mid 70s and
lows in the
mid 40s.
Abundant
sunshine.
Highs in the
mid 70s and
lows in the
upper 40s.
Partly
cloudy.
Highs in the
mid 70s and
lows in the
upper 40s.
Partly
cloudy.
Highs in the
low 70s and
lows in the
mid 40s.
Sunrise:
7:01 AM
Sunset:
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Pennsylvania At A Glance
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. A-E
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3 p.m. - 4 p.m. S-Z
All who come to receive food must certify their income
in order to qualify for food items and all recipients must
bring food boxes for receiving and transporting their
food. Come only when scheduled, or send a substitute
with your written and signed permission slip.
Volunteer staff will be on hand to direct the distribution and assist recipients as needed.
Continuing financial contributions and donations
of food items to the food pantry help insure the future
of this vital service. Please address financial contributions to the Kane Area Food Pantry, Box #744, Kane,
Pa. 16735.
REPUBLICANObituaries
Today's Weather
Erie
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Kane
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Scranton
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Allentown
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Harrisburg
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Frances M. Fowler, 89,
of Old Kane Road in Wilcox, died Sunday evening,
Sept. 20, 2015 at the Kane
Community Hospital following a brief illness.
Born Feb. 18, 1926 in
Wilcox, she was the daughter of John F. "Frank" and
Bertha V. Larson McMahon. On Nov. 28, 1946 in
Wilcox, she married Ralph
F. "Pat" Fowler, who preceded her in death.
Frances attended Wilcox schools and Jamestown Business College,
and was a member of St.
Anne Catholic Church in
Wilcox. She was employed
by the Johnsonburg Press
since 1967, then became
owner, editor and publisher of the Press from 1988
to 1995.
She is survived by two
sons, James (Patricia)
Fowler of Wilcox and John
"Jack" Fowler of Johnsonburg; a daughter, Lydia
(Sam Mills) Lamphier
of Walworth, N.Y.; eight
grandchildren,
Adam
Baum and Timothy Baum
II, Daniel Lamphier, Kristie Stackler, William Fowler, Barbara Nickles, Jamie
Fowler and Mary Coward;
11
great-grandchildren,
Katelyn and Abigail Lamphier, Andrew and Kali
Stackler, Liam Baum,
Robert Cobado, Shania
and Macy Coward, Seejay
Polaski, Zachery Lecker
and Elizabeth Fowler.
Preceding her in death,
in addition to her husband and parents, are two
daughters, Cheryl Baum
and April Fowler; and a
granddaughter, Ann Cobado.
A Mass of Christian
Burial for Frances M.
Fowler will be celebrated
Friday, Sept. 25 at 10:30
a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church in Wilcox with
Father David J. Wilson,
pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane.
Friends may call at the
Ronald McDonald II Funeral Home, Inc. in Kane
on Thursday, Sept. 24
from 6-8 p.m.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Anne
Catholic Church, 75 Buchanan St., Wilcox, Pa.
15870; the Johnsonburg
Fire Dept., 99 Clarion Rd.,
Johnsonburg, Pa. 15845;
or to the Wilcox Fire Dept.,
P.O. Box 117, Wilcox, Pa.
15870.
Online condolences may
be expressed at www.ronaldmcdonaldfuneralhome.
com.
FUNERALNotices
FOWLER – A Mass of Christian Burial for Frances M.
Fowler will be celebrated Friday, Sept. 25 at 10:30 a.m.
at St. Anne Catholic Church in Wilcox with Father David J. Wilson, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow
in St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane.
Friends may call at the Ronald McDonald II Funeral
Home, Inc. in Kane on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 6-8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anne
Catholic Church, 75 Buchanan St., Wilcox, Pa. 15870;
the Johnsonburg Fire Dept., 99 Clarion Rd., Johnsonburg, Pa. 15845; or to the Wilcox Fire Dept., P.O. Box
117, Wilcox, Pa. 15870.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.ronaldmcdonaldfuneralhome.com.
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yond prejudice and ideologies.
"Francis is looking for
peace among peoples and
countries," said Yordani
Monteagudo, a 24-year-old
government worker who recorded Francis' encounter
with young people Sunday
night and was still talking
about it a day later. "In his
message he called on young
people to not be afraid to
dream. This makes you
want to live, and build up
this country."
Francis' homily also reflected a very personal story of his own faith and willingness to embrace change.
On Sept. 21, 1953 — 62
years ago Monday — a
17-year-old Jorge Mario
Bergoglio went to confession at his parish church in
Buenos Aires. During the
confession, he later wrote,
he "realized God was waiting for me," and knew he
was going to become a
priest.
Bergoglio wouldn't enter
the seminary for several
more years, but Sept. 21
— the feast of St. Matthew
— has remained a crucial
reference point for the
pope. His episcopal motto
— Miserando atque eligendo (Having had mercy, he
called him) — is inspired
by the feast day and the
story of Matthew, a sinner
who was looked upon with
mercy by Jesus and was
changed forever.
"This Gospel of St. Matthew, this experience of
Jesus who looks him in
the eye and calls him to
conversion to follow him,
is something that is absolutely fundamental to the
spirituality and life of the
pope," said the Vatican
spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi. "It is something that is at the root of
Bergoglio's religious vocation."
After arriving in Santiago, the pope went to the
Sanctuary of the Virgin of
Charity of Cobre, the home
of the venerated icon of Cuba's patron saint. After laying a bouquet at the feet of
the foot-tall wooden statue,
Francis made the sign of
the cross and prayed, sitting and silent, for about
10 minutes. He then stood
and recited a prayer.
Francis appeared to be
in some discomfort walking; he has needed extra
help getting up and down
stairs during this trip, and
the Vatican spokesman acknowledged Monday that
the pontiff wasn't moving
around well. Francis suffers from sciatica and has
a bad knee.
UPMC temporarily halts
transplants due to mold problem
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A
western Pennsylvania medical system says it is shutting
down a Pittsburgh hospital's
transplant program due to a
mold problem that may have
contributed to the deaths of
three transplant patients.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center said
Monday that after consulting with the nonprofit that
manages the nation's transplant system, it was "vol-
untarily and temporarily"
suspending all organ transplant operations at UMPC
Presbyterian. UPMC said a
fourth patient discovered to
have a fungal situation is in
guarded condition.
Officials say they are
working with state and federal health officials and fungal specialists, and a team
from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention will
be in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
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The Kane Republican
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
THE KANE
REPUBLICAN
SPORTS
Middle school cross country
Email: krsports@zitomedia.net
www.kanerepublican.com/sports
Strong second half propels Lady Dutch past Kane
By Becky Polaski
Staff Writer
Chelsea Hunt has been a standout for the Kane Middle School
cross country team this fall. The Lady Wolves' eighth-grader
took third overall at last Saturday's Slippery Rock Invitational
out of more than 550 runners. At the Forest Hills Invitational
the week before, Hunt just missed setting a new course record
as she won in a time of 9:30.
Photos submitted
Members of the Kane Middle School boys cross country team
survey the Slippery Rock course prior to last Saturday's race.
The young Wolves finished second as a team at the invite, out
of 50 schools.
ST. MARYS – A fivegoal second half, including
three goals in a span of less
than three minutes, helped
the St. Marys Area Lady
Dutch to a 5-1 victory over
the Kane Lady Wolves on
Monday afternoon at the
SMAHS soccer field. Kaitlyn Barackman led St.
Marys with a hat trick, Rachel Caretti added a goal,
and Mikayla Feldbauer
scored on a penalty kick.
The bevy of goals in the
second half came after the
Lady Dutch seemed to put
the ball everywhere but
in the net in the first half.
Every shot they took either
went wide, high, or right
to Kane keeper Shannon
Todd, who did a nice job
keeping the ball out of the
net.
"It was a tale of two
halves," said St. Marys
Area head coach Eric
Bridges. "We had pretty
disappointing
intensity
and teamwork effort in the
first half, but a couple of positional changes mixed up
the folks that we had out
there and they stepped up
in the second half. It was a
much better performance.
All in all, it was a good day.
I'm happy with the victory.
We definitely played a better half when we needed to
and that ended up begin
the difference for us."
Bridges also credited
Kane coach Robert Mosier
for the progress he and his
staff have made with their
squad.
"Kudos to the coach in
Kane," Bridges said. "I'm
really impressed with the
progress they're making
with their program. They
fought hard and I give
them a lot of credit."
Both teams had their
Photo by Becky Polaski
Kane's Terika Schleicher, 8, is shown being congratulated by teammates Caitlyn Zampogna, 25,
and Courtney Peters, 3, after scoring a goal to put the Lady Wolves on the board late in Monday
afternoon's match against St. Marys Area.
share of chances in the first
half, but the Lady Wolves
nearly took an early lead
with just under 12 minutes remaining before the
break when the team got
a shot past St. Marys Area
keeper Rachel Bauer, who
had come out of the net to
try to secure the ball. Luckily for the Lady Dutch,
Mary Katelyn Pyne was
able to beat the ball to the
net and send it back up the
field where Bauer was able
to dive on it and prevent a
second chance shot.
The Lady Dutch finally
broke the scoreless tie early in the second half when
they were awarded a penalty kick following a handball in the box. Barackman
took the shot and was able
to send the ball to Todd's
right and into the back of
the net to put St. Marys on
the board 1-0.
After that, the Lady
Dutch kept the pressure on,
but it would be just past the
halfway point before they
scored again. With 18:46
left in the match, Barackman scored her second goal
of the afternoon as she sent
a low shot past Todd to give
the Lady Dutch a two-goal
lead. It would end up being
the first of three goals in
just under a three-minute
span for St. Marys Area.
With 17:17 left to play,
Barackman completed her
hat trick with her third and
final goal of the match. She
was bringing the ball down
the field when Todd came
out to try to take it and
prevent a shot, when the
two collided and the ball
hit off Todd and deflected
back down the field. Kira
Pesce was able to get to it
and send a nice pass back
to Barackman after she
regained her footing. Todd
was also back on her feet
but had not gotten back
into the goal, so Barackman had a shot at an empty net and she put the ball
in to give the Lady Dutch a
3-0 lead.
Just over a minute later,
with 16:08 left in the game,
Caretti put a high shot past
Todd to put the Lady Dutch
up 4-0.
The final two goals of
the game came in the final
three minutes of play. With
2:46 remaining St. Marys
was awarded another penalty kick after another
handball in the box. This
time Feldbauer took the
shot and was able to find
the back of the net to give
St. Marys a 5-0 advantage.
Kane finally got on the
board with 1:04 remaining. Terika Schleicher put
a nice shot past Bauer to
put the Lady Wolves on the
board trailing 5-1.
Now 4-3 on the season,
the Lady Dutch will return
to action on Wednesday
when they travel to Port
Allegany to take on the
Lady Gators in a 4:30 p.m.
match.
Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier shines against 49ers
Islanders, Flyers split
NHL preseason openers
(AP) – John Tavares and
Anders Lee each had a goal
and an assist to help a New
York Islanders split squad
win its first preseason
game in Brooklyn, 3-2 over
a Philadelphia Flyers split
squad Monday night.
Kirill Petrov also scored
for New York, which will be
playing its inaugural season at the Barclay's Center
after 43 years on Long Island. Jaroslav Halak made
12 saves in two periods before giving way to Stephon
Williams, who stopped 10
of 11 shots he faced in the
third.
Taylor Leier and Brayden
Schenn scored for Philadelphia. Jason LaBarbera allowed two goals on 20 shots
in 30:24, while reserve Anthony Stolarz made five
saves on six shots in 17:34.
In Allentown, Pennsylvania, Jakub Voracek and
Michael Del Zotto recorded
two points apiece as a Flyers' other split squad beat
the Islanders' other split
squad 5-3.
Michael Raffl, Tavis
Konecny, Vinny Lecavalier
and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored for Philadelphia, and Michal Neuvirth
made 12 saves.
Alan Quine, Justin Vaive
and James Wright scored
for New York. Thomas Greiss allowed three goals on
15 shots and Christopher
Gibson stopped seven of the
eight shots he faced.
PITTSBURGH (AP) —
Bud Dupree was exaggerating, but only a little.
Considering the way fellow Pittsburgh Steelers
linebacker Ryan Shazier
threw himself all over Heinz
Field during Sunday's 43-18
win over San Francisco, Dupree could be forgiven for a
little hyperbole.
"You see Shay had about
30 tackles," Dupree said.
"He was in on every play."
Well, maybe not everyone. Spending a large portion of the afternoon tracking
49ers
quarterback
Colin Kaepernick, Shazier
finished with a career-high
15 tackles with a sack and
a forced fumble, his No. 50
jersey often a white blur as
it raced sideline to sideline.
"He's going to have an
impact in whatever stadium
he's in," coach Mike Tom-
lin said. "He's that kind of
player. He's sharp and has
gained experience. We expect his arrow to be pointed
up week in and week out."
Provided Shazier can
stay on the field. For all his
physical talents — including electric speed better
suited for free safety than
inside linebacker — Shazier's slight (by NFL standards) 6-foot-1, 237-pound
frame struggled to stay
healthy during his rookie
season in 2014. He missed
four games with a knee injury and three more with a
high ankle sprain.
Even the best afternoon
of his brief professional life
came with a couple of nicks.
He briefly limped off the
field in the first half and
departed again in the second with a stinger in his
left shoulder, something
he chalked up to an occupational hazard. Shazier
doesn't expect that to be an
issue when Pittsburgh (11) travels to St. Louis (1-1)
on Sunday. He understands
there were concerns outside
of the organization last fall
that he was too fragile.
Those people seemed to
forget he was plenty durable during three years at
Ohio State, where he didn't
miss a game while becoming one of the best openfield tacklers in the country.
Looking back, his injury problems in 2014 were
mostly just a matter of circumstance. Teammate Lawrence Timmons rolled into
him at the end of a play in
Week 3 against Carolina,
and he sprained his right
ankle when he again found
himself caught up in a pile
at the end of a play in Week
9 against Baltimore.
They were freak accidents more than anything.
He spent the offseason dedicating himself to learning
defensive coordinator Keith
Butler's remixed defense.
All that studying paid off
against the 49ers.
Tasked with keeping
Kaepernick and good friend
Carlos Hyde (a former Ohio
State teammate) under
control, Shazier delivered
a dazzling performance.
He helped limit Hyde to 43
yards on 14 carriers, bringing Hyde to the turf himself
on six occasions. He was
just as effective against
Kaepernick, sacking him
once for a 17-yard loss that
set Pittsburgh's offense up
with a short field and generally making Kaepernick
ineffective until the game
was out of hand.
Kane vs. Otto-Eldred
Photo by Amy Geer
Photo by Amy Geer
Kane's Chucky Gardner leaves a few Otto-Eldred players in his wake after catching a pass in Monday night's junior varsity game with the Terrors. The Wolves rolled out to a 24-0 halftime lead and went on to post a 30-0 victory.
Wolves' quarterback Austin Jordan rolls out to his left during Monday
night's junior varsity game with Otto-Eldred. Jordan and his teammates
posted a 30-0 victory over the Terrors at Paul R. Miller Stadium.
7
The Kane Republican
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Udovich excels at invitationals
Kane birthday girl in action
Photo by Ted Lutz
Mackenzie Thayer (No. 17) of Kane moves toward the ball in
a girls soccer match Saturday against Port Allegany. Thayer
celebrated her 17th birthday the day of the match.
Photo by Amy Geer
Chris Udovich, pictured here during a home meet last week,
led the KHS boys at both the Slippery Rock Invitational and the
Forest Hills Invitational. The Wolves' senior and his teammates
will be on the road this afternoon when they travel to Brockway
to take on the Rovers and Elk County Catholic in a tri-meet.
SPORTS Note
„The Kane Middle School girls basketball teams will
host Bradford this Friday, Sept. 25. The first game will
tipoff at Kane Middle School gym at 4 p.m. with the second game to follow.
Pheasants Forever youth outdoor event a success
The Pheasants Forever
Youth Outdoor Endowment was created to help
take local challenged or
ill youth on outdoor excursions. Of course, we
always find time for pheasant hunting. This year’s
event was held again at
Queenstown Lodge near
East Brady. Numerous PF
members and youth were
on hand to create a great
weekend to remember for
these three young men.
You wouldn’t know it to
look at him that Anthony
Palombo is battling leukemia. Anthony enjoys
all outdoor sports and is
a very active young man.
He’ll get a lot of use of his
new camo shotgun. Rumor has that his pheasant
mount is already hung on
the wall.
Hunter
Shoots
was
given a very appropriate
name at birth. This kid
doesn’t miss with a shotgun. Hunter has battled
synovial cell sarcoma in
his knee. Numerous operations were needed to
save his leg but his parent’s, Bill and Amy, were
determined to find Hunter
the best treatment. He
now walks without even a
limp. And he doesn’t miss
with a shotgun. He looked
great decker out in his new
Pheasants Forever chaps
and upland hunting vest.
Austin Pringle participated in the Pheasants
Forever Mentored Pheasant Hunt in the fall of 2014
so we knew this boy loved
to hunt. Austin’s right
Photo submitted
Anthony Palombo, Hunter Stoots and Austin Pringle participated
in the 2015 Pheasants Forever Youth Outdoor Event.
hand isn’t as useful as his
left but that doesn’t stop
him from training his new
bird dog. PF provided him
with a high-tech e-collar
for the pup.
Austin had a few flyfishing lessons with his
new rod and reel and will
be catching big trout by
next April.
The
weekend
was
packed with shooting,
hunting, UTV rides, geocaching fishing and lots
and lot of eating. All the
young men were presented
with pheasant mounts and
scrapbooks that captured
the memories of the week-
end.
Adam Snow and his
Dad, Skip, returned as
year’s guests to fry fish for
the hungry crew on Friday night. Adam is an avid
fisherman and was pleased
to shared his catch. Other
numerous meals were
cooked by Tim and Mary Jo
Schneider who were PFYO
guests in our very first year
with their daughter, Emily. All the past PF Youth
Outdoor youth and their
families were invited back
to share memories for the
Saturday night pig roast.
It was spectacular and no
one went home hungry.
Emily Schneider and
Jasmine Carlson, both
young
PF
members,
teamed up to create the
scrapbooks of memories.
Teen
Chase
Pontious
worked his young dog for
a bird hunt. A dozen other
Pheasant Forever volunteers were on hand to help
make the weekend memorable. Of course the real
workers are the dogs, although they sure make it
look like fun.
Tim
Rowan,
Youth
Chairman, had this to add,
‘I think it’s amazing what
we as a group, although
small in number, have accomplished so much. My
goal starting out was to
change the life of just one
person and we’ve done that
many times over. When
I look at how some of the
past participants have
changed I’m really proud
of our group. When it gets
right down to it I’ve probably changed more than
any participant, these kids
and their families are an
inspiration to me. I know
they look up to us in many
ways but feel we should be
looking up to them.’
The Pheasants Forever 630 Chapter of North
Central PA holds various
events all year long to fund
this weekend along with
the PF Mentored Youth
Hunts, veteran hunts and
habitat work. Visit our
new website and Facebook
pages to learn about our
club and events - http://
www.northcentralpapf.
org/.
Kane football holds steady in d9sports.com rankings
CLARION – With each
of the top six ranked teams
in the D9sports.com District 9 football rankings
winning in Week Three,
there is little change in
the Top 10 in the Sept. 21
rankings.
Karns City (3-0) solidified its spot atop the Top
10 by rolling past No. 7 St.
Marys, 49-14, Friday night.
No. 2 Brockway (3-0),
No. 3 Clearfield (2-1), No.
4 Clarion (3-0), No. 5 Kane
(3-0) and No. 6 Curwensville (3-0) all had doubledigit wins during the week
and remain in the same
spot in this week’s rankings.
Redbank Valley (2-1)
jumps up from No. 10 to
No. 7 after knocking off
No. 8 Keystone (2-1), which
falls to No. 9, while St.
Marys (2-1) drops to No. 8
after the loss to Karns City
and DuBois (1-2) slips one
spot to No. 10 after a loss
at Conneaut Area.
For the second straight
week, Karns City and St.
Marys finds themselves
with big games as the
Gremlins face Clarion and
the Dutch take on Keystone.
Located
at
www.
d9sports.com,
D9Sports.
com is in its 16th year of
covering athletics within
the PIAA’s District 9. The
site, which is not affiliated with the PIAA in any
way, covers all 25 football
playing teams playing in
District 9. For more information on the site, please
visit it or e-mail the staff at
sports@d9sports.com. The
site is also active on Twitter @D9sports and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
d9sports.
2015 d9sports.com District 9 football top 10 rankings – Sept. 21 (After Week
3)
Rank-Team-2015
Record-Previous Rank
1-Karns City-3-0-1
2-Brockway-3-0-2
3-Clearfield-2-1-3
4-Clarion-3-0-4
5-Kane-3-0-5
6-Curwensvilled-3-0-6
7-Redbank Valley
2-1-10
8-St. Marys-2-1-7
9-Keystone-2-1-8
10-DuBois-1-2-9
Niese pitches Mets to 4-0 win over skidding Miller, Braves
NEW YORK (AP) —
Jonathon Niese won for the
first time in a month, Michael Conforto homered and
the New York Mets inched
closer to an NL East title
with their 4-0 victory over
the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
Daniel Murphy lined a
two-run double, Yoenis Cespedes had three hits and
the Mets handed hard-luck
Shelby Miller (5-16) his
15th straight defeat. New
York stretched its lead to 6
1/2 games over the secondplace Nationals with 12 to
play and lowered its magic
number for clinching the division to seven.
Washington's interleague
home game against Baltimore was postponed because of rain and rescheduled for Thursday.
Thanks in large part
to Niese (9-10), the Mets
rebounded nicely from a
disappointing loss to the
crosstown rival Yankees in
the Subway Series. The lefthander tossed three-hit ball
for six innings, keeping the
ball down during an encouraging outing and getting 13
of his 18 outs on the ground.
Niese had an 8.77 ERA
in his previous five starts,
though the Mets won four of
those games. He might need
to string several strong outings together to keep his
spot in a potential playoff
rotation.
Addison Reed, Tyler Clippard and Jeurys Familia
finished the five-hitter
for New York, which had
dropped four of five since an
eight-game winning streak.
Miller lost his seventh
straight start. He threw a
season-high 113 pitches in
six innings, allowing two
runs and seven hits — including Conforto's homer.
The right-hander is winless
in his last 23 outings, the
longest drought for a starter in Atlanta history, since
coming within one out of a
no-hitter in a 6-0 win May
17 at Miami.
It was the 13th time in
those 23 starts Miller yielded no more than two earned
runs. He has received by far
the worst run support in the
majors.
Miller's winless streak
already was the longest for
any big league pitcher in a
season he was an All-Star.
Pinch-hitter
Michael
Cuddyer and Curtis Granderson singled in front of
Murphy's double off Andrew
McKirahan in the seventh.
New York loaded the bases with no outs in the first
and scored on a double play.
Trainer's room: Braves:
RHP Mike Foltynewicz had
surgery to remove half a
rib at Wellstar Kennestone
Hospital in Georgia. He is
expected to be released from
the hospital Thursday and
will continue a treatment of
blood thinners for at least
six weeks, the team said.
Foltynewicz was hospitalized Friday because of blood
clots in his right arm. ... RF
Nick Markakis missed his
second consecutive game
with stiffness in his upper
back and neck. But he was
feeling better and should be
ready to play Tuesday, manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
... C Christian Bethancourt
sat out after bruising his
left wrist on a play at the
plate Sunday. X-rays were
negative and he is day to
day, the Braves said.
NFL Standings
AFC East
W L T Pct
New England 2 0 0 1.000
N.Y. Jets
1 0 0 1.000
Miami
1 1 0 .500
Buffalo
1 1 0 .500
AFC South
W L T Pct
Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500
Tennessee
1 1 0 .500
Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000
Houston
0 2 0 .000
AFC North
W L T Pct
Cincinnati
2 0 0 1.000
Cleveland
1 1 0 .500
Pittsburgh
1 1 0 .500
Baltimore
0 2 0 .000
AFC North
W L T Pct
Denver
2 0 0 1.000
Oakland
1 1 0 .500
San Diego
1 1 0 .500
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500
NFC East
W L T Pct
Dallas
2 0 0 1.000
Washington 1 1 0 .500
Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000
N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000
NFC South
W L T Pct
Atlanta
2 0 0 1.000
Carolina
2 0 0 1.000
Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500
New Orleans 0 2 0 .000
NFC North
W L T Pct
Green Bay
2 0 0 1.000
Minnesota
1 1 0 .500
Detroit
0 2 0 .000
Chicago
0 2 0 .000
NFC West
W L T Pct
Arizona
2 0 0 1.000
St. Louis
1 1 0 .500
San Francisco1 1 0 .500
Seattle
0 2 0 .000
PF PA
68 53
31 10
37 33
59 54
PF PA
32 40
56 42
14 27
37 51
PF PA
57 32
38 45
64 46
46 56
PF PA
50 37
50 66
52 52
51 51
PF PA
47 36
34 27
34 46
46 51
PF PA
50 44
44 26
40 61
38 57
PF PA
58 40
29 36
44 59
46 79
PF PA
79 42
44 55
38 46
48 61
Thursday's Game
Denver 31, Kansas City 24
Sunday's Games
Tampa Bay 26, New Orleans 19
Minnesota 26, Detroit 16
Arizona 48, Chicago 23
Carolina 24, Houston 17
Pittsburgh 43, San Francisco 18
New England 40, Buffalo 32
Cincinnati 24, San Diego 19
Cleveland 28, Tennessee 14
Atlanta 24, N.Y. Giants 20
Washington 24, St. Louis 10
Oakland 37, Baltimore 33
Jacksonville 23, Miami 20
Dallas 20, Philadelphia 10
Seattle at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.
Monday's Game
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sep. 24
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 8:25
p.m.
Sunday, Sep. 27
Atlanta at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Houston, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at New England, 1
p.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 4:25 p.m.
Denver at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 28
Kansas City at Green Bay, 8:30
p.m.
This Date In Baseball
Sept. 22
1911 — Cy Young, 44, beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final major
league victory.
1936 — The Detroit Tigers swept the St.
Louis Browns 12-0 and 14-0 to record the
biggest double shutout in major league
history.
1954 — Karl Spooner of Brooklyn became
the first pitcher in the majors to strike out
15 in his first game, leading the Dodgers
past the New York Giants 3-0.
1966 — The Baltimore Orioles clinched
their first AL pennant in 22 years with a 6-1
victory over the Kansas City A's. Their last
pennant came in 1944 when they were the
St. Louis Browns.
1968 — Cesar Tovar played one inning at
each position for the Minnesota Twins, becoming the second major leaguer in history
to do it. Bert Campaneris of the Oakland
A's was the other.
1977 — Bert Blyleven tossed a 6-0
no-hitter for Texas against the Angels at
Anaheim Stadium.
1986 — Fernando Valenzuela of Los
Angeles became the first Mexican to win
20 games, beating the Houston Astros 9-2
while allowing two hits.
1987 — Wade Boggs of the Boston Red
Sox reached the 200-hit mark for the fifth
straight season in an 8-5 loss to the Detroit
Tigers.
1990 — Andre Dawson of the Chicago
Cubs stole his 300th base in an 11-5 loss to
the New York Mets. He became the second
player with 300 homers, 300 steals and
2,000 hits. Willie Mays was the other.
1993 — Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers
faced three Seattle batters before hurting
his right elbow. Ryan finished his career
with 324 wins, 5,714 strikeouts and seven
no-hitters.
1993 — The Colorado Rockies played
their final home of their inaugural season
and finished with a major league home
attendance record. The Rockies played
before 4,483,350.
2000 — Houston's Jose Lima set an NL
single-season record by allowing his 47th
homer in the Astros' 12-5 loss to Cincinnati.
The major league record for home runs allowed in a season is 50, set by Minnesota's
Bert Blyleven in 1986.
2003 — Detroit set an AL record with its
118th loss, falling 12-6 to Kansas City. The
1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117) set
the record.
2003 — Second baseman Alfonso Soriano
broke a major league record by hitting
his 13th leadoff homer of the year in the
New York Yankees' 10-inning loss to the
Chicago White Sox.
2004 — Raul Ibanez tied an American
League record with six hits in Seattle's 16-6
victory over Anaheim.
Today's birthdays: Carlos Correa, 21;
Alexei Ramirez, 34; Tom Lasorda, 88.
TV Sportswatch
Tuesday, Sept. 22
BOXING
9:00 p.m.
FS1 — Premier Champions,
Williams-Cuello (juniormiddleweight)
CYCLING
2 p.m.
NBCSN — UCI Road World
Championships, Women's elite
individual time trial, at Richmond,
VA.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — N.Y. Yankees at Toronto
10 p.m.
MLB — Texas at Oakland
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8 p.m.
NBCSN — Triple-A National
Championship, Fresno vs.
Columbus
SOCCER
2 p.m.
FS1 — Bundesliga, Wolfsburg at
Bayern Munich
WNBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Playoffs, Conference
Semifinal Game 3, Washington
Mystics at New York Liberty
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — Playoffs, Conference
Semifinal Game, Los Angeles Sparks
at Minnesota Lynx
MLB Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct
Toronto
86 64 .573
New York
82 67 .550
Baltimore
73 76 .490
Tampa Bay
72 77 .483
Boston
71 77 .480
Central Division
W L Pct
Kansas City 87 62 .584
Minnesota
76 73 .510
Cleveland
74 74 .500
Chicago
72 78 .480
Detroit
69 81 .460
West Division
W L Pct
Texas
80 69 .537
Houston
79 71 .527
Los Angeles 76 73 .510
Seattle
73 77 .487
Oakland
64 86 .427
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct
New York
85 65 .567
Washington
78 71 .523
Miami
64 86 .427
Atlanta
60 91 .397
Philadelphia 56 94 .373
Central Division
W L Pct
z-St. Louis
94 56 .627
Pittsburgh
89 60 .597
Chicago
87 62 .584
Cincinnati
63 86 .423
Milwaukee
63 86 .423
West Division
W L Pct
Los Angeles 85 63 .574
San Francisco 78 71 .523
Arizona
71 78 .477
San Diego
70 80 .467
Colorado
63 86 .423
z-clinched playoff berth
GB
—
3½
12½
13½
14
GB
—
11
12½
15½
18½
GB
—
1½
4
7½
16½
GB
—
6½
21
25½
29
GB
—
4½
6½
30½
30½
GB
—
7½
14½
16
22½
American League Wild Card
W L Pct
GB
82 67 .550 +3½
79 71 .527
76 73 .510
2½
76 73 .512
2½
74 74 .500
4
73 76 .490
5½
New York
Houston
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Cleveland
Baltimore
National League Wild Card
W L Pct
GB
89 60 .597
+2
87 62 .584
78 71 .523
9
78 71 .523
9
Pittsburgh
Chicago
San Francisco
Washington
Monday's Games
American League
Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit 0, 1st
game
Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 2
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit 2, 2nd
game
Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
Interleague
Baltimore at Washington, ppd., rain
National League
N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 0
St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 1
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05
p.m.
Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
American League
N.Y. Yankees (L.Severino 4-3) at
Toronto (Estrada 13-8), 7:07 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Quintana 9-10)
at Detroit (Da.Norris 2-2), 7:08 p.m.
Tampa Bay (M.Moore 1-4) at Boston
(Owens 3-2), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Salazar 13-8) at Minnesota (E.Santana 5-4), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Santiago 8-9) at Houston (McCullers 5-6), 8:10 p.m.
Seattle (Iwakuma 8-4) at Kansas
City (Guthrie 8-7), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (M.Perez 3-5) at Oakland
(Nolin 1-1), 10:05 p.m.
Interleague
Baltimore (Tillman 9-11) at Washington (Roark 4-6), 7:05 p.m.
National League
Atlanta (Wisler 5-8) at N.Y. Mets
(Verrett 1-0), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Harang 5-15) at Miami
(Koehler 10-13), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Cravy 0-7) at Chicago
Cubs (Arrieta 19-6), 8:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Sampson 2-5) at St. Louis (Lackey 12-9), 8:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Happ 5-2) at Colorado
(Rusin 5-8), 8:40 p.m.
Arizona (Ray 4-12) at L.A. Dodgers
(A.Wood 11-10), 10:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Heston 11-10) at San
Diego (T.Ross 10-10), 10:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
American League
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:08
p.m.
L.A. Angels at Houston, 2:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Seattle at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
Interleague
Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
National League
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05
p.m.
Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10
p.m.
HS Football
AML North
Port Allegany
Cameron County
Coudersport
Otto-Eldred
Sheffield
Smethport
W
1
0
0
0
0
0
L
2
3
3
3
3
3
PF PA
46 103
6 129
20 112
33 111
28 122
22 150
AML South
Brockway
Curwensville
ECC
Kane
Ridgway
W
3
3
3
3
3
L
0
0
0
0
0
PF
160
148
112
135
63
KSAC Large
Karns City
Punxsutawney
St. Marys
Brookville
Moniteau
W
3
2
2
1
0
L
0
1
1
2
3
PF PA
138 21
89 63
79 75
33 87
34 105
KSAC Small
Clarion
Keystone
Redbank Valley
Clarion-Limestone
Union
A-C Valley
W
3
2
2
1
1
0
L
0
1
1
2
2
3
PF PA
147 26
78 52
76 68
65 104
58 57
13 121
Mountain League W L
Clearfield
2 1
PF PA
75 75
D-10 Region 5
DuBois
Bradford
PA
14
42
12
24
13
W L PF PA
1 2 162 204
0 3 33 109
Week 3
Saturday, Sept. 19
AML
Kane 50, Sheffield 8
Week 4
Friday, Sept. 25
AML
Ridgway at Coudersport, 7 p.m.
Sheffield at ECC, 7 p.m.
Brockway at Otto-Eldred, 7 p.m.
Curwensville at Cameron County,
7 p.m.
Port Allegany at Kane, 7 p.m.
KSAC
St. Marys at Keystone, 7 p.m.
Karns City at Clarion, 7 p.m.
Redbank Valley at Brookville, 7
p.m.
A-C Valley at Moniteau, 7 p.m.
Union at Punxsutawney, 7 p.m.
D-10 Region 5
Olean at Bradford, 7 p.m.
Erie Cathedral Prep at DuBois, 7
p.m.
Mountain League
Huntingdon at Clearfield, 7 p.m.
Non-Conference
Smethport at Clarion-Limestone, 7
p.m.
8
The Kane Republican
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Bickering in the Balkans: Officials clash over migrants U.N. agency: Iran's role in
BELGRADE,
Serbia
(AP) — The war of words
over Europe's migrant crisis is turning vicious, with
officials in the bickering
Balkans trading blame
and accusations of lying,
while also disparaging
each other's actions as "pathetic" and a "disgrace."
The plight over how to
deal with thousands of
asylum seekers is reviving
old differences among Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia
and Slovenia dating back
to the 1990s breakup of
Yugoslavia. It's also creating some new tensions.
While the 28-nation
European Union remains
deeply divided over how
to share the burden of relocating the refugees and
is convening a series of
meetings this week to seek
a resolution, the fingerpointing turned especially
nasty in the Balkans.
Hungary's
decision
Sept. 15 to close its border
with Serbia has diverted
the waves of people from
the Middle East, Africa
and Asia to Croatia.
At first, Croatia welcomed them, thinking
they would simply go to
Slovenia and continue on
to Austria and Germany.
But Slovenia shut its border, and Croatia quickly
found itself overwhelmed
with about 30,000 people
in a matter of days.
Croatia then started
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putting the asylum seekers on trains and buses,
even as their furious leaders argued that they had
been let down by their
neighbors.
Even though Croatia
set up a migrant reception center Monday in the
eastern village of Opatovac to try to bring order
to the unrelenting chaos
and misery, it could hardly
undo the damage.
And the high-level griping has strained relations.
— Serbia denounced
Hungary for using tear
gas against the migrants
on the border, with canisters landing on Serbian
territory. It also protested
Croatia's closing of most
of its border crossings,
threatening legal action
over the blocking of truck
traffic.
— Hungary blamed Serbia for failing to stop the
migrants from throwing
stones at its border police
and accused Croatia of
jeopardizing its sovereignty by sending thousands
of migrants to Hungary.
It also blamed Greece for
failing to stop the influx.
— Slovenia expressed
anger that Croatia is busing people to its frontier.
This led to undiplomatic
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Croatian, Serbian and
Romanian officials compared Hungary's tough
policies, including its new
razor-coil fence, to the
practices of Budapest's
Nazi-backed World War II
regime.
"Hungary's attitude is
not European and is a disgrace for Europe," Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said. "To build
fences between two European Union members,
Hungary and Romania, is
an unheard-of thing and
has nothing to do with the
European spirit."
Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Constantinos Koutras responded to
Hungary's criticism with
a sharp rejoinder to Budapest.
"The use of violence, the
patrols with automatic
weapons and the inciting
of innocent war victims
into Balkan minefields do
not constitute behavior
appropriate for a member-state of the European
Union," Koutras said.
Szijjarto then shot back:
"It would be good if the
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VIENNA (AP) — The
chief of the U.N. nuclear
agency
acknowledged
Monday that samples used
to determine whether Iran
tried to develop a nuclear
weapon were collected by
the Iranians instead of
agency experts, but insisted the probe stands up to
strict agency standards.
Such sampling of soil,
air or dust from equipment
is usually done by the International Atomic Energy
Agency's own experts. But
IAEA chief Yukiya Amano
confirmed that Iranians
carried out that part of the
probe at Parchin, where
the agency suspects that
explosive triggers for nuclear weapons might have
been tested in the past.
Diplomats say Iran insisted on the compromise
as a condition for any
probe of Parchin.
Deputy IAEA Director
General Tero Varjoranta
said that there have been
more than 40 instances of
letting a country being inspected use their own nationals to do the sampling
and that the process is
only a small part of a rigid
regimen established by the
agency to make sure there
is no cheating.
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Parchin included: invasive
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were equally fierce.
"I am sorry to see that
Croatian humanity and
solidarity lasted just two
days," Serbia's Social Affairs Minister Aleksandar
Vulin said after Croatia
closed all but one border
crossing. He warned that
Serbia will take the issue to the international
courts.
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Serbia's
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Serbian Prime Minister
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wouldn't take the bait: "I
will not even respond to
the Croatian prime minister's remark about us
being flies and them an
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Serbia, which is not an
EU member, was unhappy
about not being invited to
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though it is on the main
Balkan route used by asylum seekers.
EU President Donald
Tusk appealed to leaders
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Dear Annie: My 31-year-old
daughter, her boyfriend and my
13-year-old granddaughter have
lived with my husband and me for
the past 10 years. I never thought
they would stay this long.
My daughter, “Tina,” asked
whether her boyfriend could live
with us for two weeks until his car
was fixed after a hit-and-run accident. We said OK. Big mistake.
When the car was repaired, we
heard all kinds of excuses why he
couldn’t leave. We didn’t make a
big effort to push him out because
he was polite and he loved Tina
and her child (by someone else
who was not in the child’s life). He
became a surrogate father.
Everything worked well until Tina started to pick on me and
point out my faults. Slowly our
relationship began to erode. Tina
doesn’t have a job, so she stays at
home to care for her child. I have
leukemia and cannot work. So we
are both at home all day.
I think Tina is jealous of
my relationship with my granddaughter, so she put some distance between us. No matter
my efforts, things just get worse.
They have succeeded in turning
my granddaughter against me.
Now my patience is gone, and I
feel like a stranger in my home.
My husband tells me to give her
time and she’ll come around. This
doesn’t seem likely.
I’m hurt and depressed. The
boyfriend doesn’t make enough
money to support them in a place
of their own, and Tina refuses to
look for a job. They have no responsibility here, so why would
they leave? I’m seeing a therapist,
but it seems like a bandage for my
problem at my home. Do you have
any suggestions? -- Can’t See the
Forest for the Trees
Dear Forest: We are reluctant to interfere when you are
already receiving therapy. We can
tell you, however, that it is often
difficult to have grown children
living with you when there are no
clear-cut boundaries and rules in
place. It fosters resentment and
misunderstandings. Please discuss with your therapist whether
a heart-to-heart with your daughter and her boyfriend would
be beneficial, or whether your
daughter might attend a session
with you.
Dear Annie: I totally disagree
with your advice to “Big Sister,”
whose younger sister hijacked her
plans for a family reunion. Why
does the person who is wronged
have to be nice to an inconsiderate
relative? I have done this all my
life to keep the peace in the family.
The first time I defended myself, they got angry and stopped
talking to me. Well, too bad for
them. Life is too short not to be
happy. If I am always giving in
to them, then I don’t feel good
about myself. At age 54, I can live
without them. -- Happier Without
Them in My Life
Dear Happier: Our advice
is geared to help those who wish
to maintain a relationship with
their family members. Those who
prefer not to don’t need our sug-
gestions on how to cut people out
of their lives. They already know
how, as you did.
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ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
This is an excellent day to sit down
with partners and close friends in order to
have a serious, practical discussion. It might
include future plans for travel and education.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
You can get a lot done at work today
because it will be easy to focus on routine
tasks. Your mind will be so focused that you
will not overlook details.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
This is the perfect day to plan a vacation for the future. It’s also a good day to sit
down with someone and discuss the future
education of children.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
Family discussions are practical and
productive today. In fact, someone older
might have some valuable input, which is
worth your consideration.
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
Because you have excellent powers
of concentration today, use this gift to tackle
something you might have been avoiding.
You won’t even mind routine work.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
If shopping today, you will want to
spend money only on practical, long-lasting
items. This is because you are not in a frivolous mood, oh no.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
Today you have an orderly state of
mind and a strong sense of self-discipline.
This is why you will carefully consider every
option open to you.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
This is a great day to do research,
because you’re in right the frame of mind
for it. You will persevere until you find what
you’re looking for, and you won’t overlook a
thing!
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
A discussion with someone older
might help you with future goals. Listen to
the input of others today, because it will benefit you to do so.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
This is a good day to talk to anyone
about your life direction in general. This person might be an authority figure, a boss, a
parent or a teacher.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)
Make long-range travel plans today
because you are in a practical frame of mind
and are patient enough to wade through
many details. A discussion about politics and
religion might be important.
PISCES
(Feb. 19 to March 20)
You’re in the right frame of mind
to tackle red-tape details that you’ve been
avoiding. Roll up your sleeves and get rid
of loose ends with shared property, inheritances, taxes and debt.
YOU BORN TODAY You are talented and adventuresome! You often have
to struggle to break through something to finally arrive. In the process, you often benefit
others, as well as yourself. This is a testing
year of growth and building. This growth will
occur beneath the surface. Do not make
major changes yet -- wait until next year.
Strengthen your financial position by reducing your overhead.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman
Glenn
‘GT’
Thompson (R-5) on Monday announced the awarding
$125,050
Health
Resources and Services
Administration
(HRSA)
grant to a Cameron County
health center. The funding
awarded to Keystone Rural
Health Consortia’s Cameron County Health Care
Center will provide assis-
tance in providing on site
behavioral health services.
“Rural health care centers such as this are so important to the communities
which they serve,” Thompson said. “I am happy to see
services expanding for the
people of Emporium and
the surrounding area.”
The grant will allow
Keystone Rural Health
Consortia to contract with
a licensed clinical social
worker (LCSW), who will
see patients in the Cameron County Health Care
Center.
“Our recent hiring of
a Registered Nurse Case
Manager and the new
LCSW will allow us to
identify the patients who
do not have the ability or
means to travel outside the
area for behavioral health
services,” said Keystone
Rural Health Consortia
CEO Kristie Bennardi. “We
are very focused on being a
‘patient-centered medical
home,’ meaning we try to
provide as many services
as possible in one location.”
Keystone Rural Health
Consortia was founded in
1976 and has health centers in Cameron, Centre
and Elk counties.
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McKean 4-H Outdoor Adventurers to form a brand
new 4-H club centered
around fun and learning
through all kinds of exciting outdoor experiences.
Youth from age 8-18 who
are interested in Outdoor
Adventures such as geocaching, photography, hiking, kayaking and exploring the great outdoors are
invited to attend the free
Open House on Saturday,
Sept. 26 at the 4-H Center on the McKean County
fairgrounds from noon
until 2 p.m. There will be
pizza and prizes as the
club demonstrates some
of the exciting adventures
planned for the upcoming
program year, which runs
Oct. 1 through Sept. 30,
2016.
Please RSVP by Sept.
21 to indicate how many
are coming (814) 8875613.
McKean 4-H Clubs are
part of Penn State Extension’s youth development programming. Traditional clubs are open to
youth aged 8-18. If you
anticipate needing any
type of accommodation or
have questions about the
physical access provided,
please contact the McKean County Extension
Office in advance of your
participation.
Screened
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with disabilities to participate in its programs and
activities.
Penn State is an equal
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action employer, and is
committed to providing
employment
opportunities to minorities, women,
veterans, individuals with
disabilities, and other protected groups.
Scope of devastation clearer as wildfire evacuees return
For 7 years, VW software
thwarted pollution regulations
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen became the world's
top-selling carmaker trumpeting the environmental
friendliness, fuel efficiency
and high performance of
diesel-powered
vehicles
that met America's tough
Clean Air laws.
VW's success story was
so good that pollutioncontrol advocates did their
own tests, hoping to persuade other countries to
enforce the same strict
standards.
Instead, they got a foulsmelling surprise: In actual driving, the VWs spewed
as much as 40 times more
pollution from tailpipes
than allowed by the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency.
"We ran the program
to show that U.S. diesels
are clean," said John German, senior fellow with the
International Council on
Clean Transportation, the
group that blew the whistle on Volkswagen. "Turned
out we found a violator."
The EPA and the California Air Resources Board
announced the violations
on Friday, accusing VW
of installing software that
switches on pollution controls during smog tests,
then switches them off
again so that drivers can
enjoy more engine power
on the road.
VW got away with this
scheme for seven years,
and according to the EPA,
didn't come clean even
when repeatedly confronted with evidence of excessive pollution.
Industry analysts say
the company was likely
trying to reduce costs and
improve performance, to
match its marketing.
Instead, VW's stock
plunged a stunning 17 percent on Monday, costing
the company $15 billion in
market value in a single
day. It also outraged customers, turned up the heat
on the CEO, and could
bring up to $18 billion in
penalties from the U.S.
government alone.
The company stopped
selling the vehicles and
likely will have to recall
nearly 500,000 Jetta, Golf,
Beetle and Audi A3 cars
dating to the 2009 model
year.
CEO Martin Winterkorn
promised a company investigation as he apologized
on Sunday, saying VW had
Thompson: Grant funding will improve
Cameron County health care options
broken the trust of customers and the public. He also
pledged to cooperate with
government
investigations.
U.S. diesel emissions
limits, mainly for ozonecausing nitrogen oxide,
are more strict than those
in Europe. Removing the
chemical requires additional hardware. Instead,
VW used secret software —
an algorithm that detects
when cars are being tested
on treadmill-like devices
called dynamometers, and
stealthily switches the engines to a cleaner mode.
Because smog tests are
almost always done on dynamometers, VW got away
with the scheme for seven
years, until the "clean
transportation" advocates
went to West Virginia University, which tests emissions using equipment that
fits in car trunks.
WVU tested three cars
in real-world conditions —
a 2012 VW Jetta, a 2013
VW Passat and a BMW X5
SUV. The BMW passed,
but the university found
significantly higher emissions from the Volkswagens, according to the EPA.
The university and the
council
reported
their
findings to the EPA and
CARB in May 2014, but
VW blamed the problem
on technical issues and unexpected conditions. The
automaker even did a recall late last year, without
much improvement, the
EPA said.
Only when the EPA and
CARB refused to approve
VW's 2016 diesel models
for sale did the company
explain what it had done.
"We met with VW on
several occasions, and
they continued to dispute
our data, so we'd return
to the lab," recalled CARB
spokesman Dave Clegern.
"Over time, VW had no
other explanations left,
and it was our lab staff
who actually got VW to admit that there was, in fact,
a defeat device."
VW's diesel cars represent just a fourth of its
U.S. sales, so the company was probably trying to
avoid the cost of more sophisticated pollution controls, since it sells far more
diesels in Europe, said
Alan Baum, a consultant
in Detroit who advises automakers on fuel economy
regulations.
(AP) – The scope of devastation from one of California's most destructive
wildfires is becoming clearer and so too is the size of
the humanitarian need in
one of the state's poorer
counties.
Gov. Jerry Brown requested a presidential disaster declaration on Monday, noting that more than
1,000 homes had been confirmed destroyed, with the
number likely to go higher
as assessment continues
in Lake County, 90 miles
north of San Francisco.
Many others are damaged
or don't have power, leaving thousands in need of
shelter.
"The biggest challenge
is there aren't enough hotel rooms in Lake County,"
county Supervisor Jim
Comstock said Monday. He
lost most of his 1,700-acre
ranch to fire but kept his
house.
Comstock said options
for housing are limited in
the rural county of small
towns linked by winding
roads. The Twin Pine Casino and Hotel in Middletown
set up beds in its event center, but hotel rooms are reserved for displaced tribal
members and employees.
An evacuation center at the
nearby Napa County Fairgrounds is housing about
500 people in tents and
campers, he said.
In a letter to President
Obama, Brown noted the
fire that started Sept. 12
has burned more than 117
square miles and killed
three people. At its peak,
more than 19,000 people
were ordered to evacuate.
A "major disaster" declaration releases federal money
for recovery efforts.
In the same letter, Brown
also sought a declaration
for another fire in Calaveras and Amador counties
that started Sept. 9. That
fire destroyed more than
500 homes and killed two
people.
Firefighters have made
significant progress and
many evacuations have
been lifted in the Lake
County fire. But schools
in the Middletown Unified
School District are closed
for a second week and one
in the community of Cobb
won't reopen for months
due to fire damage.
Downtown Middletown
was spared, however. A
bank, auto repair shop and
massage business were
open for business Monday.
Firefighters helped homeowners sift through debris
for rings and other valuables. One woman was able
to salvage some of her collectible Elvis plates.
Rob Brown, another
Lake County supervisor,
said they are trying to
match homeless residents
with semi-permanent housing, either through empty
vacation homes or rooms at
the long-shuttered Konocti
Harbor Resort & Spa in
Kelseyville, California.
"That's just some of the
patchwork of solutions
we're looking for," he said.
"We're trying to keep people as close to their original
community as possible."
People who have lost
their homes or whose
homes were too damaged
to occupy continued to find
their own makeshift solutions.
Annette Lee, a 43-yearold executive dean of Yuba
College in Lake County's
Clearlake, said she is staying at her late grandfather's vacant home in Nice,
on the northern edge of the
county.
Her home in a neighborhood of 5-acre lots called
Hidden Valley Ranchos
was scarred, but OK. Her
husband, Shane Lee, spent
the day cleaning the refrigerator and meeting with
insurance adjustors while
she returned to work.
"People have been in
survival mode all week,
and the shock has kept
everyone going," she said.
"There's a lot of resiliency,
but at the same time, it's
overwhelming."
GOP leaders face tough test in Congress to keep gov't open
WASHINGTON
(AP)
— Congress' Republican
leaders face stark tests
as they fight to keep the
government open past
month's end, amid fears
a shutdown could imperil
their party's White House
ambitions.
For House Speaker
John Boehner, R-Ohio,
any wrong move could
throw his very future into
question, opening him to
a threatened showdown
vote on the floor of the
House over whether he
can remain in his job. If
that happens, there is no
certain outcome.
Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,
must contend with the
ambitions of several GOP
presidential candidates.
One of them, Sen. Ted
Cruz of Texas, has made it
his business to oppose the
Kentuckian at every turn,
even taking to the Senate
floor to accuse him of lying.
Now Cruz is once again
goading a group of House
tea partyers who have
wreaked havoc with the
leadership in the past.
Together they are demanding that must-pass
spending legislation cut
off all federal money for
Planned Parenthood. The
efforts follows the disclosure of secretly recorded
videos in which Planned
Parenthood officials are
shown discussing how
they acquire fetal parts
for medical research.
Such a bill could not
pass the Senate and would
face a certain veto from
President Barack Obama,
raising the prospect of a
partial government shutdown like the one two
years ago in a similar
struggle over the health
care law.
"There's nothing principled about the idea of
another government shutdown," the president said
in his weekend radio address."
With less than two
weeks to the Oct. 1 deadline, there remains no
endgame — unless it's
divine intervention in the
form of a historic address
from Pope Francis to a
joint meeting of Congress
on Thursday.
And for the majority
of congressional Republicans, who have little interest in palace intrigue
or shutdown talk, the
infighting and disarray
serves only as a depressing reminder of the GOP's
repeated failures to capitalize on historic congressional majorities to advance a governing agenda
that could help their party
retake the presidency.
Nor does it bode well for
how Republicans navigate fights yet to come
this year, including a potentially market-rattling
struggle over raising the
government's borrowing
limit.
"There are some in
the House who are using serious governance
issues to score cheap political points against the
speaker," said Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa. "Shutting
down the government is
not in our political interest, it will undermine the
Republican brand and
it will hurt whoever the
Republican nominee is in
November."
Such warnings are dismissed by the most unyielding
conservatives
in the House, who insist
that the only way to force
Obama to reckon with
their demands to defund
Planned Parenthood is
by including it in mustpass spending legislation
to keep the government
open. The tactic has failed
twice before — two years
ago over the health care
law and earlier this year
in an unsuccessful revolt
against Obama's executive actions limiting deportations.
Nonetheless, some Republicans continue to
insist that their leaders
must hold firm, despite
the prospect of an Obama
veto and even though
McConnell has repeatedly made clear that legislation to defund Planned
Parenthood cannot pass
the
Senate's
60-vote
threshold, which demands
compromise with minority Democrats. They reject
such logic as capitulation.
"There will be a significant number of Republicans who will say, 'I will
vote no on any bill that
has an opportunity to
defund Planned Parent-
hood and fails to do so,' "
said Rep. Steve King, RIowa, who includes himself in that group and
also says he would vote to
end Boehner's tenure as
speaker if given the opportunity. "This is an organic
situation that is festering
and the pressure's building, and I don't know that
I can predict what will
happen. But I've never
seen it get to this point
where there's this much
discontent."
The unrest is not just
among the 30 to 40 tea
partyers who want to
push the Planned Parenthood issue to the brink
of a shutdown. The much
larger number of more
pragmatic House members are also increasingly
disgusted that a small,
vocal minority has repeatedly caused problems and
thrown their agenda into
disarray, without leadership being able to stop
them.
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