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LOCAL NEWS: ‘On the Press’ with Harlan Beagley, Page 4 Morning flurries BLUE JAYS BEAT PIRATES High of 37˚ Floyd solid, Smoak homers as Blue Jays beat Pirates. SEE PAGE 9 Friday March 4, 2016 PENGUINS BEAT RANGERS S Maryland wins The Penguins defeated the Rangers 4-1 on Thursday night. SEE PAGE 9 St. Marys, Pennsylvania 50¢ Vol. 106 Romney, McCain: Trump a danger for America’s future By Steve Peoples and Brady McCombs Associated Press smdailypress.com By Amy Cherry Staff Writer KERSEY – In an effort to better assess the recreation board’s proposal to sell various ceramic craft supplies at the park, the supervisors tabled the item until next month’s regular meeting. The recreation board has recommended the sale of the park’s 500 ceramic molds, kilns, pouring table and mixer with the proceeds being put back into the park program’s budget line item. The proposal was for the supplies to be sold as a package deal. These items were used as part of the park’s ceramic program. Fox Township Supervisor Mike Keller said he recommended passing the motion in support of the recreation board’s request. Former Recreation Facilities Director Debby Agosti said the molds were donated to the park and the remaining equipment cost $200 as part of a grant received by the park. She said the park has been offering the ceramic program for a few years and it has become so popular with kids they had to break it down into age brackets to accommodate all of them. “It’s about the kids. They really enjoy the program,” Agosti said. Rob Singer, recreation board member, said the program will still be offered. Don Ruffner, recreation board chairman, said the board discussed purchasing pre-made ceramic pieces and possibly using a local ceramic shop to fire the pieces. He added there is no way the staff uses all of the 500 molds. Agosti agreed stating they have not used all of the molds, only select ones. Agosti stated they would still need to utilize the kiln to fire the pieces after they were painted. Recreation board member Terry Krishart stated he would reconsider his vote after Agosti Bennetts Valley students go mad for plaid Boy who almost lost arm gets boost from ex-Major Leaguer CRAFT SHOW March 5, 2016 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. St. Joseph’s Parish Center Division St. in Mt. Jewett No. 20 Board to reassess sale of Fox park supplies SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In an extraordinary display of Republican chaos, the party’s most recent presidential nominees, Mitt Romney and John McCain, lambasted current frontrunner Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him unfit for office and a danger for the nation and the GOP. “His is not the temperament of a stable, thoughtful leader,” Romney declared. He called Trump “a phony” who is “playing the American public for suckers,” a man whose “imagination must not be married to real power.” Hours later, Trump lashed back, calling Romney “a choke artist” who lost to Barack Obama four years ago only because he was such a poor candidate. The vicious feud marked a near-unprecedented scenario pitting the Republican Party’s most prominent leaders, past and present, against each other as Democrats begin to unite around Hillary Clinton. Underlying the clash is a bleak reality for panicking Republican officials: Beyond harsh words, there is little they see to stop Trump’s march toward the presidential nomination. Party leaders are poring over complicated delegate math, Photo submitted outlining hazy scenarios The Annual Plaid Day was held Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Bennetts Valley Elementary. Students, teachers, and staff parfor a contested national ticipated in the yearly event. Pictured above are the first grade students in Mrs. Pyne’s classroom. First row: Jayla Jacoconvention and even flirtbus, Haylie Gerber, Derrek Hamilton, Talon Thomas, and Holden Lipsey. Second row: Kaliq Yost, Hazel Maholtz, Kristian Umpleby, Jolene Rippey, Ellianniah Ramsey, and Mrs. Pyne. Third row: Curtis Reed, Ethan Caruso, Georgia Barnhart, ing with the idea of a Carly Miller, and Jack Keebler. third-party effort. Romney confidant Ron Kaufman, a senior member of the Republican National Commitsnared his coat sleeve and sliced The recipient was former tee, openly embraced the By Ben Schmitt through his skin and bones. Major League Baseball All-Star possibility of a contested Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Dr. Lorelei Grunwaldt, a pe- first baseman Sean Casey, who convention: “If that’s the PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seth only way to stop Trump, Apel caught a baseball Wednes- diatric plastic surgeon at Chil- hails from Upper St. Clair. Casey day with his left hand and then, dren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, played for the Pittsburgh PiSee Trump, Page 3 in a seemingly single motion, and a trauma team reattached rates, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds and flipped off his mitt, caught the the arm in a six-hour surgery. Grunwaldt, who subsequentBoston Red Sox. He now works ball with the same hand and ly developed a friendship with as a broadcaster and commentathrew it back. Seth and his parents, smiled tor for the MLB Network. The 12-year-old Knox boy is proudly as he tossed the baseball “That’s really impressive,” not left-handed, but he’s innovain a physical therapy room inside Casey said, as Seth tossed the tive. On Nov. 7, he lost part of Children’s South in South Fayhis right arm in Clarion County See Boy, Page 2 when a piece of tractor equipment ette. Come Join Us No. 14 Maryland blows past Illinois 81-55 in home finale on Thursday. SEE PAGE 9 explained the process involved with the ceramic-making process. Keller suggested the board assess their requirements of the kiln and report back to the supervisors next month about their decision regarding whether or not they want to pursue selling the equipment. Ruffner also briefly addressed the concern which some residents voiced at the meeting about the park’s restrooms being locked over the weekend. He explained the restrooms See Park, Page 5 Pa.bishop promises reforms after abuse report ALTOONA (AP) — The bishop of a Pennsylvania Catholic diocese apologized Thursday and promised reforms two days after the attorney general released a scathing report on clergy sex abuse of children involving allegations against dozens of priests. “I acknowledge there are a number of recommendations made in this report involving how we respond to allegations of abuse. I take them seriously,” Bishop Mark Bartchak said from a prepared statement at a news conference. Bartchak heads the AltoonaJohnstown diocese, home to more than 90,000 Roman Catholics in eight counties in central Pennsylvania. A hotline Attorney General Kathleen Kane created to solicit information about additional victims has gotten more than 100 calls since she issued her 147-report based on secret diocesan archives and other sources on Tuesday. Among other things, Bartchak promised to publish a list of all priests who are the subject of credible abuse allegations on the diocesan website, as well as their ministerial status. The bishop also promised a “full review of our diocesan policies and procedures regarding child protection and will make all changes that should be made.” The diocese will review its training, background checks and procedures for reporting of abuse allegations to law enforcement. It will also examine the diocesan review board, whose members See Bishop, Page 2 Aide to charged Pennsylvania A sign of spring? AG gets jail for email snooping By Maryclaire Dale Associated Press NORRISTOWN (AP) — An aide to embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was sentenced to three to six months in jail Thursday for illegally accessing emails to keep tabs on a grand jury probe of his boss. Patrick “Rocco” Reese, 48, a former small-town police chief in northeastern Pennsylvania, was allowed to remain free while he appeals the contempt of court verdict. He also remains on the state payroll, earning nearly $100,000 a year as Kane’s driver and security chief. “In all likelihood, (Reese) was ordered to do this by his boss, Kathleen Kane,” said Assistant District Attorney Thomas W. Mc- Goldrick of Montgomery County. “That is not an excuse. He should have refused any (such) directive that came from her.” In court, Reese declined to address Common Pleas Judge William R. Carpenter, whose protection order he violated. Reese’s lawyer, William Fetterhoff, said his client would appeal. He has called the contempt finding “flawed and dangerous,” and said Reese never knew of the protection order. Kane also backs Reese, whom she has declined to suspend. In a statement Thursday, Kane said she viewed Carpenter’s protective order as both unconstitutional and an “attempt to shield the emails of a few.” Reese, she said, “was doing See Aide, Page 3 Photo by Becky Polaski The first day of spring may not be until Sunday, March 20, but signs of the upcoming change of seasons are already becoming more evident. It is common lore that the reappearance of robins is a sign of spring. While that may not truthfully be the case, as a number of the birds reportedly remain in the state year round, they have been visible in increasing numbers lately, giving residents hope that spring really is right around the corner. 2 The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 Selling? 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She told Fox News this week that there was no “artificial deadline” for com- pleting the investigation. FBI Director James Comey declined to discuss the case with Congress during an appearance on Capitol Hill this week, saying only that he was very close personally to the matter “to ensure that we have the resources we need, including people and technology, and that it’s done the way the FBI tries to do it all of its work: independently, competently and promptly.” The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the Justice Department has granted immunity to the staffer who set up the server, Bryan Pagliano, so that he would be willing to speak with investigators. A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss an ongoing investigation, confirmed to the AP that Pagliano had been offered immunity “some time ago.” Pagliano had previously asserted his Fifth Amendment right against respond to hundreds of allegations of child abuse by more than 50 priests in the Altoona-Johnstown diocese from 1966 to 2011, Kane said. Hogan died in 2005 but Adamec and his attorney have denied that he failed to address the allegations promptly or properly. Kane spokesman Jeff Johnson said the hotline is meant to field information that could lead to criminal charges. Kane’s report didn’t recommend any because she said the victims were either too reluctant, the accused priests had died, or the statute of limitations had run out on the allegations. “This Diocese will continue to report to law enforcement, in writing, all allegations it receives of any type of sexual misconduct involving a minor by any clergy or religious (living or deceased),” the bishop’s statement said. That will be done regardless of when the abuse allegedly occurred, whether the alleged victim is still a minor, and whether the allegation has already been reported by someone else. Bartchak also said he’ll deliver a special message to parishioners this weekend and schedule special prayer services for mercy in the coming weeks. arm function, which, of course, makes me happy.” Seth’s father, Josh Apel, who choked back tears in November while addressing the media, was in much better spirits Wednesday. He happily described how Seth learned the baseball maneuver after watching a few online videos. “It’s really nice to see this,” he said. “He’s a lot more coordinated than I ever was. This hasn’t really slowed him down.” Seth’s mother, Angie Apel, stood back and grinned as she took it all in. “These are special moments,” she said. Casey signed a few baseball cards for Seth and gave him a bobblehead, a pair of batting gloves and an autographed baseball that reads: “To Seth, All my best to you buddy. Have fun!” He invited Seth’s family to visit him at the MLB Network studio in New Jersey. “You really are an inspiration,” Casey said. “You’ve got such a positive attitude. Keep at it.” After Casey departed, the boy said: “That was pretty cool.” Bishop Continued from Page 1 appointed by the bishop vet abuse allegations. Kane said the board was a sham that protected priests and scrutinized accusers to the point that it discouraged abuse allegations. The bishop didn’t say what kinds of changes would be made or how long they may take to implement. Two former bishops, James Hogan and Joseph Adamec, either covered up or didn’t do enough to Boy Continued from Page 1 ball to him. “That’s awesome. That’s really cool.” Grunwaldt arranged the surprise meeting, knowing Seth is an avid baseball fan and player. “So are you going to play Little League this year?” Casey asked. “That’s the plan,” Seth responded. Seth lifted his right arm up and down to demonstrate his progress. Grunwaldt explained that his nerves are regenerating well. “Seth has made a remarkable recovery,” she said. “He has a very strong will and works very hard in therapy. 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A federal judge last week opened the door to such depositions as part of a lawsuit by Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group. It’s not clear what impact, if any, those interviews might have on the Justice Department investigation, but presumably federal agents would be interested in whatever Clinton or others say under oath. There’s no question there are obvious political sensitivities. Though it’s extraordinary for a presidential candidate to be implicated in a federal investigation, there are instances of it happening to elected officials during campaigns. The late Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska., was indicted on ethics violations See Clinton, Page 3 THINKING GOLFING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING DINING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! su do ku Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formaƩed as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must Įll each row, column and box. 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Even though Attorney General Loretta Lynch has said there is no “artificial deadline” for concluding the investigation, the Obama administration is in the unenviable position of conducting an election-year probe that, no matter the outcome or reassurances to the contrary, will result in grievances about its impact on the presidential election. One year ago, The Associated Press reported its discovery of Clinton’s private email server, which she ran in the basement of her home in Chappaqua, New York, to use exclusively for her work-related emails while she was secretary of state. Clinton has emerged from the Super Tuesday primaries earlier this week as the presumptive Democratic nominee for the presidency. Republican candidate Donald Trump has indicated he plans to target Clinton over the email investigations. Trump said Thursday he looked forward to running against Clinton, “assuming she’s allowed to run, assuming she’s not arrested for the email situation.” He added, “Let’s assume the Democrats will protect her.” The FBI for months has investigated whether sensitive information that flowed through Clinton’s email server was mishandled. The State Department has acknowledged that some emails included classified information, including at the top-secret level, though Clinton has said she never sent or received anything that was marked classified at the time. The inspectors general at the State Depart- THINKING GOLFING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING DINING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING GOLFING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! THINKING DINING? Think Lakeview Lodge Treasure Lake! By Eric Tucker Associated Press 3 www.smdailypress.com The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 Man charged in son’s death 23 years after shaking him By Michael Rubinkam Associated Press Writer Christopher Barber served nearly five years in a Pennsylvania prison in the 1990s for shaking his fussy baby boy and flinging him onto a couch so hard that he suffered catastrophic brain damage. Now Barber is behind bars again, charged with homicide, following his son’s death at age 23 after he lingered in a vegetative state the rest of his life, hooked to a breathing machine and fed through a tube. Barber, 46, was arraigned Wednesday and jailed without bail. Prosecutors had him arrested after a pathologist ruled Christopher Kostenbader’s death last May a homicide, saying he succumbed to “complications due to the severe head injury that occurred in 1991 at the hands of the defendant.” Cases like this one — in which prosecutors file new, more serious charges after the victim takes Your Social Security General questions and answers Question: I was told I shouldn’t be carrying my Social Security card around. Is that true? Answer: We encourage you to keep your Social Security card at home in a safe place. Don’t carry it with you, even if you’re going to new job or to meet someone who needs it, all they really need is See Man, Page 14 your number—not your John Johnston Guest columnist card. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America, and the best way to avoid becoming a victim is to safeguard your card and number. To learn more, visit our Social Security number and card page at www.socialsecurity.gov/ ssnumber. Question: Trump Continued from Page 1 it makes sense,” he told The Associated Press. In the most notable verbal attacks against Trump to date, Romney and his 2012 running mate, House Speaker Paul Ryan, urged voters in the strongest terms to shun the former reality television star for the good of country and party. The GOP’s 2008 nominee, Arizona Sen. McCain, joined in, raising “many concerns about Mr. Trump’s uninformed and indeed dangerous statements on national security issues.” That echoes the worries of dozens of leading conservative defense and foreign policy officials. As Kaufman suggested, Romney embraced what might seem a longshot approach to deny Trump the delegates necessary to secure the nomination, though he did not call on Republicans to unify behind a single alternative. “Given the current delegate selection process, this means that I would vote for Marco Rubio in Florida, for John Kasich in Ohio and for Ted Cruz or whichever one of the other two contenders has the best chance of beating Mr. Trump in a given state,” Romney said. Romney advisers have recently sought information on a contested convention, though there appeared to be no concrete planning for that possibility and it was unclear whether their efforts signaled Romney’s own interest in becoming the GOP nominee through a floor fight, according to a Republican familiar with the efforts. That person was not authorized to discuss the plans publicly and spoke only on condition of anonymity. Another idea rumbling through power corridors in Washington was the prospect of a late third-party candidate to represent more mainstream conservatives. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been approached by “a mixture of people” about being part of a third-party bid, said Jeff Miller, who managed Perry’s failed GOP presidential campaign. But Miller said Perry found the idea “ludicrous.” Suggesting that Romney may continue to have 2016 ambitions of his own, Trump said the 2012 nominee had “chickened out” earlier when he understood he’d be going up against the billionaire businessman. “He doesn’t have what it takes to be president,” Trump said at a Portland, Maine, rally. “I made so much more money than Mitt.” Romney’s views are irrelevant, he said. “Look, Mitt is a failed candidate.” ing investigated for allegedly leaking evidence from a 2009 investigation to a newspaper reporter. In August, Montgomery County authorities charged Kane with perjury, obstruction and other crimes after Carpenter referred the grand jury’s findings to investigators there. Kane has pleaded not guilty. Her term is up next January, and she is not The back-and-forth came as the Republican candidates prepared for their first post-Super Tuesday debate, Thursday night in Detroit. Four years ago, Romney and Trump stood side by side in Las Vegas, with Trump saying it was a “real honor and privilege” to endorse Romney’s White House bid. Romney at the time praised Trump’s ability to “understand how our economy works and to create jobs for the American people.” On Thursday, Trump said Romney “was begging me” for an endorsement that year. “I could have said, ‘Mitt, drop to your knees.’ He would have dropped to his knees,” Trump said. Earlier Thursday, in Utah, Romney assailed Trump’s temperament, his business acumen and his ability to keep America safe. “If we Republicans choose Donald Trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished,” he said. During his Capitol Hill press conference, Ryan dismissed comments Trump made this week that if the Wisconsin Republican didn’t get along with him, Ryan would “pay a big price.” “I just laughed out loud,” Ryan told reporters. “Sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction around here these days.” The speaker added that “conservatism is being disfigured” by some of Trump’s ideas and statements. Voters have not so far responded to such warnings. Trump padded his delegate lead with victories in seven Super Tuesday contests, with Cruz claiming three states and Florida Sen. Rubio picking up his first victory of the 2016 race. Still, the front-runner is not yet on track to claim the nomination before the party’s national gathering in July, according to an Associated Press delegate count. He has won 46 percent of the delegates awarded so far, and he would have to increase that to 51 percent in the remaining primaries. The GOP mayhem contrasts sharply with a clearer picture on the Democratic side, where Clinton is drawing broad support from voters and her party’s leaders. Rival Sen. Bernie Sanders has vowed to keep up his fight, though his path to the nomination has become exceedingly narrow. running for re-election. Carpenter said the fact Reese has a law enforcement background made the crime even worse. He spent 25 years on the police force in Dunmore, near Kane’s hometown of Scranton, and was its chief when he left to work for Kane. “It was intentional. He knew that it was wrong. He didn’t care,” Carpenter said. 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There is no bright line, but investigators ideally will look to conclude an investigation well before Election Day over concerns that a signification action could sway the outcome or at least have that appearance, said Justin Shur, a former Justice Department public corruption prosecutor. “There’s a concern where you’re going to take some investigative step and it’s going to be reported on and it’s going to get out in the public domain and it’s going to have some impact on the election,” Shur said. While Lynch is technically correct there is no artificial deadline for resolving the Clinton investigation, Vladeck said the reality is more nuanced. “That’s not the same thing as saying that external factors aren’t weighing in some of the calculus,” he said. Quality Food... Quality News... ELK COUNTY FOODS WEEKLY FLYER will NOW be a section INSIDE all 3 of YOUR LOCAL PAPERS... DROP IN, DROP OFF GET GOING. Can't wait to get your taxes done? We understand. 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He did so hundreds of times over several months, prosecutors said. “Those searches were designed to dig up dirt,” McGoldrick said. Kane at one point told her political consultant that she knew he had testified the day before, he said. Reese’s searches through grand jury emails occurred as Kane was be- based on his or her own earnings. If one member of the couple earned substantially less than the other or did not earn enough Social Security credits (40) to be insured for retirement benefits, he or she may be eligible to receive benefits as a spouse. To learn more, visit www.socialsecurity. gov/retirement. – John Johnston is an Erie-based Social Security Public Affairs Specialist. To contact Social Security by phone, call 1-800-772-1213 or visit www.socialsecurity.gov. Clinton Aide Continued from Page 1 My husband and I are both entitled to our own Social Security benefits. Will our combined benefits be reduced because we are married? Answer: No. When each member of a married couple works in employment covered under Social Security and both meet all other eligibility requirements to receive retirement benefits, lifetime earnings are calculated independently to determine the benefit amounts. Therefore, each spouse receives a monthly benefit amount OBTP#B13696 ©2015 HRB Tax Group, Inc. 4 - The Daily Press w w w. s m d a i l y p r e s s . c o m Friday, March 4, 2016 O PINION Letters & “On the Press” a weekly column by HJ Beagley Flowers need water, Renny needs you and you need her and a number of events coming. And other Bits & Pieces… -XVW¿YHSHRSOHQHHGHG The beautification project downtown… the hanging baskets…. THE COLORS. Our beautiful flowers, a true signature of a community — the lasting impression…isn’t tied only to high-dollar projects. The whole “feeling of downtown or city pride” can be gently raised by quiet and lasting commitments Harlan J. Beagley from our visitors and Publisher residents: cleaning the streets, sidewalks and consistent landscaping. And plenty of beautiful flowers. The hanging baskets receive regular and high-profile attention. The Official Flower Watering Committee […Ray Beimel] has a need for five workers dedicated to keeping the plants watered and trimmed. This is fun exercise and a good deed for civic advocates. There’s not much to it, they used a long wand, attached to a farm sprayer of some sort [I would imagine] and they put a little water on each plant. And God does the rest. Call Ray Beimel at 781-3900 and be on the flower team. >%HVW)ULHQG)RUHYHU@%))¶VKDOISULFH “We have a sweet, sweet dog over here,” said Briana Schatz from the Elk County Humane Society. Briana sent us a photo of a fine looking pup yesterday afternoon, they nicknamed her “Renny.” Animal Control found her, she was weak and thin but she’s very healthy now. No one ever claimed her — she is ready for adoption. The folks at the center said this little dog came in with her sister, “Addi,” who was adopted straightaway — she misses her. That’s true, when dogs are bonded with other pets or people it is tough to suddenly be alone. So, do you need a best friend? If so, the gals want to help Miss Renny find you. To help make this possible, they offered to reduce Renny’s adoption fee to half-price. However, her clock is ticking, you have until the end of March to come get this little girl. She’s also completely upto-date on all of her shots for an entire year and spayed. The center is not far, just go down Brusselles Street, turn right on Trout Run Road, then follow the signs to 1029 East Eschbach Rd., St. Marys or call (814) 834-3247. Renny is ready, her fees are half price for March only, please call now (814) 834-3247. Reminder: “Celebrity Waiter Night” Royal Inn tomorrow night. Another fantastic date night is all set for fun loving Elk County people that want a good laugh and a nice visit with friends [Lucky you]. The much anticipated, annual “Celebrity Waiter Night” dinner show is the place to be tomorrow night. Make sure you get tickets today the event is Saturday, March 5 at 6 p.m. Local celebrities turned amateur food waiters will try their best to feed the folks at their assigned tables. Call Tina at the Ridgway chamber today at 776-1424 to get your tickets. Reminder: National Wild Turkey Federation will Host Annual Banquet… Red Fern tomorrow “Youth turkey hunt giveaways, a big gun safe, raffles, 50-50s, there’s too much to list it all out, we have a lot of items in the auction and we have over 20 different guns, shotguns…we might have a crossbow. We even have a barrel of wine and a barrel of beer,” explained Jake Stanisch, co-chair and event organizer. Tomorrow, the doors at the Red Fern will open at 5:30 p.m. for the 28th annual Wild Turkey Banquet and Auction. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. and he said it goes on until about 10 or 10:30 p.m. Call Andy Olsen or Jake today if you and your group are going. The number is 814-661-5309. Tickets with dinner are only $30. Fish Fry at the St Marys Moose, Tonight St. Marys Moose Club is planning a delicious haddock fish fry with a portion of every dinner sold going to CAPSEA…just $7.50 and $9 for some big chunks. Fish sandwiches and fried shrimp dinners are also available along with a non-seafood special [Yum]. It looks like Jeff and his crew are doing these Friday Fish Frys a lot, watch the paper for details. I’m glad to see they are helping the CAPSEA group this week. Thank you Moose [Smile]. *XQ6KRZDQG6DOHSODQQHG0DUFK There is a lot of events coinciding with the Chainsaw Rendezvous this week and next. He is another one it’s called “Cabin Fever.” The Ridgway Rifle Club will sponsor a gun show out on Grant Road [Near the ballfield], a week from tomorrow, Saturday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Then it continues on Sunday, March 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adult admission is just $5, kiddos under 12 are free [With adults of course]. This is a good event that will help the club. They will have ammo, reloading supplies and firearms for sale. For more information call Ralph Dussia at 773-3237. Reminder: A few tickets for “Restless Heart” [World famous country singers] in concert one night only. Restless Heart with very special guest [Nashville superstar] Mr. Billy Dean, both on stage next week, Saturday, March 12 from 7 p.m. at the St. Marys Area High School event center. Tickets are available all week at the counter of the St. Marys Auto Body office at 1021 Trout Run Rd., St. Marys. Call 781-1961. Harlan Beagley Publisher, Daily Press Today in History Today is Friday, March 4, the 64th day of 2016. There are 302 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 4, 1966, John Lennon of The Beatles was quoted in the London Evening Standard as saying, "We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first — rock 'n' roll or Christianity." (After his comments caused an angry backlash in the United States, Lennon sought to clarify his remarks, telling reporters, "If I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I might have got away with it.") On this date: In 1791, Vermont became the 14th state. In 1913, the "Buffalo nickel" officially went into circulation. In 1930, Coolidge Dam in Arizona was dedicated by its namesake, former President Calvin Coolidge. In 1940, Kings Canyon National Park in California was established. In 1960, an explosivesladen French freighter, La Coubre, exploded in Havana's harbor, killing at least 75 people. In 1974, the first issue of People magazine, then called People Weekly, was published by Time-Life Inc.; on the cover was actress Mia Farrow. In 1996, comedian Minnie Pearl died in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 83. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, visiting Islamabad, praised Pakistan's fight against terrorism as unfaltering, but turned down an appeal for the same civilian nuclear help the United States intended to give India. One year ago: The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'ehv), charged in the Boston Marathon bombing, began with an acknowledgement from his attorney that the 21-year-old former college student committed the crime but did not deserve to die due to the malevolent influence of his dead older brother, Tamerlan (TAM'-ehr-luhn); prosecutors called to the witness stand three women who suffered severe injuries in the blasts. The Justice Department cleared Darren Wilson, a white former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, but also issued a scathing report calling for sweeping changes in city law enforcement practices. A House committee investigating the Benghazi, Libya, attacks issued subpoenas for the emails of Hillary Rodham Clinton; the subpoenas from the Republican-led Select Committee on Benghazi came the same day The Associated Press reported the existence of a personal email server traced back to the Chappaqua, New York, home of Clinton. Today's Birthdays: Actress Paula Prentiss is 78. Movie director Adrian Lyne is 75. Singer Shakin' Stevens is 68. Author James Ellroy is 68. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is 66. Singer Chris Rea is 65. Actor/rock singer-musician Ronn Moss is 64. Actress Kay Lenz is 63. Musician Emilio Estefan is 63. Movie director Scott Hicks is 63. Actress Catherine O'Hara is 62. Actor Mykelti (MY'-kul-tee) Williamson is 59. Actress Patricia Heaton is 58. Actor Steven Weber is 55. Rock musician Jason Newsted is 53. Actress Stacy Edwards is 51. Rapper Grand Puba is 50. Rock musician Patrick Hannan (The Sundays) is 50. Rock singer Evan Dando (Lemonheads) is 49. Actress Patsy Kensit is 48. Gay rights activist Chaz Bono is 47. Actress Andrea Bendewald is 46. Actor Nick Stabile (stah-BEEL') is 46. Rock musician Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) is 45. Country singer Jason Sellers is 45. Jazz musician Jason Marsalis is 39. Actress Jessica Heap is 33. Actor Scott Michael Foster is 31. TV personality Whitney Port is 31. Actress Margo Harshman is 30. Actor Josh Bowman is 28. Actress Andrea Bowen is 26. Actress Jenna Boyd is 23. Thought for Today: "I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets." — D.H. Lawrence, English author (1885-1930). 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The publisher reserves the right to reject, edit or cancel any advertising at any time without liability. Publisher’s liability for error is limited to the amount paid for advertising. Periodicals postage paid at St. Marys, Pa. www.smdailypress.com 5 The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 Records Daily Press Today's Obituaries George Houpt George Houpt, 76, of DuBois, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016. He was born Dec. 27, 1939 in Berwick, the son of the late Lynn and Creola (Kishbaugh) Houpt. He was a beloved husband to Ann Lee (Maier) Houpt whom he married Jan. 5, 1963. George was a Presbyterian by faith. He graduated from Corning Northside High School, earned a ceramic engineering B.S. degree from Alfred University, and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University. His career started at Ferro Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio. While at Ferro he served at their subsidiary in South Africa in the 1970s. Before retiring, he also served in marketing roles at Kern, Carbone (Stackpole), and Airco Carbon & Graphite in the DuBois region. George leaves behind a son, Sam Houpt of Uncasville, Conn.; a brother, Donald Houpt of Caton, N.Y.; and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Ann Lee Houpt, who died April 15, 2002. Funeral services for George Houpt will be held at Mohney-Yargar Funeral Chapel, Inc., 142 W. Long Ave., DuBois, Pa. 15801 on Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. with Reverend John White officiating. Private interment will be Monday, March 7 at noon at Hope Cemetery in Corning, N.Y. Friends will be received at the funeral home Saturday, March 5 from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Online remembrances can be made at www. mohney-yargarfuneralchapel.com or www.mem. com. Arrangements are under the care of MohneyYargar Funeral Chapel, Inc. in DuBois. Francis Sarginger Jr. Francis Sarginger Jr., 86, of Raleigh, N.C., died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 of natural causes. He was born Oct. 4, 1929 in Canton, Ohio to the late Francis Sr. and Evelyn Wickett Sarginger. Francis lived in St. Marys until 1976. Francis began a 37year career at Stackpole, Inc., holding a variety of positions within the corporation before culminating as a design engineer. He worked in both the St. Marys and Raleigh locations. Francis then continued his engineering career for 11 years at Tipper Tie, Inc. in Apex, N.C. Francis served his country in active duty in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He also served in the U.S. Army Pennsylvania National Guard and North Carolina National Guard. He retired as a Chief War- rant Officer after more than 35 years of honorable service. He is survived by his wife of more than 65 years, Phyllis Getz Sarginger of Raleigh, N.C. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three children, Amy Baker of Kansas City, Mo., Robert Sarginger of Tampa, Fla., and Ann Holman of Orlando, Fla.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; his sister, Dolly Gavazzi of St. Marys; and his brother, Gail Sarginger of Blountville, Tenn. A military memorial will be conducted at a future date at Arlington National Cemetery. Randall T. “Randy” Huggler Randall T. “Randy” Huggler, 58, of 357 Maple St., St. Marys, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the UPMC Montefiore Hos- pital in Pittsburgh. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home. Bird poop apparently caused NY nuclear reactor outage By Michael Virtanen Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Bird poop was the likely cause of a December shutdown at a nuclear power plant outside New York City, according to the operator. An Indian Point reactor safely shut down for three days starting Dec. 14 following an electrical disturbance on outdoor high voltage transmission lines, Entergy Corp. said. An outside expert is analyzing whether what’s technically called bird “streaming” was the culprit. In a report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last month, the New Orleans-based company said the automatic reactor shut- Note of Interest There will be a meeting of the executive committee of the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission starting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 23 in the North Central conference room, located at 49 Ridgmont Dr., Ridgway. down was apparently from bird feces that caused an electric arc between wires on a feeder line at a transmission tower. “If it has nowhere to send its electricity, the generator senses that and automatically shuts down,” Entergy spokesman Jerry Nappi said. Plant managers told the NRC they were revising preventive maintenance for additional inspection and cleaning and installing bird guards on transmission towers. Nappi said he couldn’t recall a similar incident in the past several years from birds at Indian Point, which is located along the Hudson River north of New York City. He didn’t immediately know whether a carcass was found nearby or what type of bird was suspected. ST. MARYS MONUMENTS LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED SUSIE & DONNY (FLIP) BOBENRIETH 148 TIMBERLINE ROAD 834-9848 Farmer crop meeting offering ‘2+2 credits’ Join us for coffee, good company and a short program on crop production. Penn State Extension is sponsoring two winter pesticide update meetings, both being held on Wednesday, March 16. The daytime program will be at Hoss’s Steak & Sea House in St. Marys. The session will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes lunch for a fee. The evening training will take place at the Clarion Hotel, off I-80 near Dubois, beginning at 7 p.m. The evening program is offered for a fee to cover materials and refreshments. Topics of discussion for both meetings will include “Pesticides & Groundwater” and “What’s New in Weed Nicole Carutis, Agronomy Educator Control.” Each course will offer two private category and two core pesticide credits. Class is open to non-license holders also. Walk-ins are welcome, but you may contact Penn State Extension with questions or to register in advance at 814-274-8540. Curves’ 18th Annual Food Drive: ‘We can feed the need’ Curves International, Inc., one of the largest chains of fitness centers for women in the world, announced that the 2016 Curves Food Drive will take place from March 7 through March 18 at participating Curves centers across the U.S. and Canada. Curves is inviting both non-members and members to take part in the Food Drive by bringing in a bag of non-perishable food or a monetary contribution of at least $30 to be donated to a local community food bank. All new members who make a food or monetary donation will receive a $0 enrollment fee when joining Curves.* “We are excited to take part in the Curves Food Drive this year as it brings the community together to feed the needs of our local food banks while bringing women together in their health and wellness,” said Peggi Yeager of Curves of St. Marys. This year, donations will benefit the Christian Food Bank. Now in its 18th year, the Curves Food Drive has gathered and donated millions of pounds of food over the years to benefit local community food banks. Curves members have participated in unique ways including friendly inclub competitions and other unique events. For more information, visit Curves.com or Curves of St Marys at 32 S. St. Marys St. or call 814834-1205 * Monthly membership fees still required. Offer based on first visit enrollment for a 12-month recurring bill- ing membership. Offer expires March 31. Valid at participating locations only. No cash value. 100 percent of food and/or $30 donation is being given to the charity of the center’s choice. Ask your center for more details. Monthly fees vary by location. About Curves International, Inc. Curves International, Inc. is one of the largest chains of fitness centers for women in the world and is famous for its 30-minute Circuit with a Coach that works every major muscle group with strength training, cardio and stretching. Curves Workouts with Jillian Michaels** offer cutting-edge total body workouts that feature the Curves strength training machines in conjunction with functional bodyweight-based exercises that help ramp up metabolism and transform physique. The new Curves Specialty Classes** offer workout moves for key focus areas like balance, flexibility and strength. Classes include Body Balance, Arms-CoreLegs, and Stretch & Strength. With Curves Complete, women have a fully integrated, personalized weight loss and weight management solution that includes the Curves fitness program, customizable meal plans and one-on-one coaching and support. Curves is committed to providing women with the tools necessary to empower them to live more fulfilling lives. For more information, please visit curves.com. **Scheduled at participating centers only. The family of Ronnie Reider can’t express our thanks enough to each and every one of you who comforted and supported our family with cards, flowers, money or maybe a hug and some kind words to recognize our loss. Our special thanks to 911, St. Marys Ambulance, St. Marys Police Department, Michelle Muccio, Father Allen and the Choir, Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home, The East End Tavern and Wildwoods Restaurant whose members and employees when above and beyond for our family. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful people touch our lives at this tragic time. Your graciuousness will remain in our hearts forever. God bless all of you. Vance, RoseMary & Jack, MaryKay, Randy, Marcy, Bill, Charlene, Randy and their families. Police Reports Pa. State Police Found cellphone RIDGWAY TWP. – The Ridgway-based Pa. State Police report recovering a cellphone in the wooded area near the Summit Motel along state Route 219 in Ridgway Township. According to police, on Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m., an individual de- livered a cellular phone found at the above location to the custody of the Pa. State Police in Ridgway. The owner of the property can identify/retrieve this lost item by contacting the PSP at Pa. State Police-Ridgway station, 15010 Boot Jack Rd., Ridgway, Pa. 15853 or by phone at (814)776-6136. Feds: Pennsylvania man pirated movie audio at drive-in PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania accused of pirating audio of the Cameron Diaz movie “Sex Tape” at a Pittsburgh-area drive-in was arraigned Thursday on charges stemming from what prosecutors said was part of a broader conspiracy to sell bootleg movies online. Brian Ridley, 38, of Butler, was allowed to remain free on bond after his appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh. Ridley’s federal public defender, Michael Novara, declined comment. Ridley allegedly recorded the audio at the Dependable Drive-In in Moon Township back in July 2014, federal prosecutors said in an indictment handed down last month. Others unnamed in the indictment would use camcorders to video record the movies at walk-in theaters. Ridley and others recorded the audio from drive-ins, where theaters now use FM radio broadcasts to send higher quality sound signals to viewers’ cars, authorities said. The video and audio recordings would both be sent over the Internet to another unnamed conspirator who would sync the video and audio recordings so the bootlegged movies could be sold online. Rick Glaus, who owns the drive-in, said industry trade groups often alert theater owners to piracy. “The Motion Picture Association of America called and said if you see a car with the license number come in, call the Moon police,” Glaus told the Pittsburgh TribuneReview after last month’s indictment. “That’s what we did.” Ridley is accused of helping the others pirate an unspecified number of movies between August 2011 and July 2014, the indictment said. Park Continued from Page 1 were locked during the weekend due to anticipated inclement weather although they did not predict the weather would improve Sunday and did not send anyone to the park to open them. According to Ruffner, there is an issue with the men’s restroom door as it bangs open and shut and they did not want to risk damaging the door any further with the bad weather and losing heat from it being consistently blown open. Agosti replied that the heat loss is not an issue as it is controlled on the second floor of the park building. Ruffner emphasized the restrooms will soon return to their full availability. He also requested the township grade the area between the municipal building and the park. The township will be reviewing an updated draft copy of the Water System Feasibility Report received from Nittany Engineers for the Toby Water System during a public meeting to be held at the Fox Township Senior Center The senior center was chosen as it can accommodate more people than the municipal building meeting room. There are currently 160 Toby Water customers. Dates for the meeting are narrowed down to March 15 and 22 depending on the availability of the senior center. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. During the meeting it was noted that no heavy hauling is permitted on township roads until further notice due to weather conditions. Haulers may contact the roadmaster to check on the status of their particular road for the day. Also on the meeting agenda were the following: The supervisors approved payment of bills totaling $60,068.96. A landfill inspection report dated Feb. 2 is available for review. Seven applications for use of park facilities were approved, most of which were for family reunions. One of the request was for the Relay for Life taking place June 11-12 at the park. An Easter event featuring the Easter Bunny and an egg hunt is being held at the park on March 20 at 2 p.m. In case of inclement weather the event will be moved to the community building. 6 The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 www.smdailypress.com Succeeding at STEM Design Challenge Three-student team places second Students from Fox Township, Bennetts Valley, and South St. Marys Street Elementary schools participated in this year’s STEM Design challenge at Port Allegheny High School on Tuesday, March 1. Students were challenged to build a structure that was at least one meter tall and were asked to demonstrate how their structure could hold weight. This year, all the St. Marys teams ended up in the top 10 out of approximately 30 teams and one of the SMASD teams placed second. That team was the St. Marys Area Elementary Enrichment Team, shown above, consisting of Caitlin Blessel from Fox Twp. Elementary, Eli Rippey from Bennetts Valley Elementary, and Liam Brem from South St. Marys Street. Congratulations to all the students who participated! Practical measuring in kindergarten Student Council reps visit with local seniors The above photo is of Jack Herbstritt, who was a night custodian at South St. Marys. Some high school students will likely probably remember Herbstritt who retired about five years ago when he was about 81 years old! Kindergarten students at Fox Township Elementary finished up their math unit on measuring by putting their new knowledge to work and measuring ingredients to bake a cake in a crockpot. Having fun with the Pulsera Project Students at all the elementary schools recently participated in the Pulsera Project. This project has been orchestrated by secondary Spanish teacher/technology coach Mrs. Jen Tamburlin for many years. This year, however, elementary students were able to get in on the fun! Pulseras are hand-woven bracelets that are made by Nicaraguan youths. Each colorful pulsera is unique and comes with a photo and signature of the artist. Every time a pulsera is sold, a young Nicaraguan artist benefits! South St. Marys Street Elementary Student Council representatives recently spent some time with the residents of Elk Haven Nursing Home making crafts for Valentine’s Day and playing Bingo. The kids interacted so well with the residents and everyone had such a great time. The event was organized by teacher Erin Hanslovan. 7 www.smdailypress.com PHAZTECH, INC. Tool & Die 40 S. St. Marys St. St. Marys, PA 15857 Ph. 814-834-3262 STEVE NEWELL PLUMBING AND HEATING, INC. 1031 Trout Run Rd. St. Marys, PA 15857 814-781-7468 SUBURBAN BUILDING CENTER, INC. Johnsonburg Rd. St. Marys, PA M-W-F: 7:30-5:00; T-Th. 7:30-7:00; Sat. 7:30-12:00 814-781-7576 THE DAILY PRESS 245 Brusselles St. St. Marys, PA 15857 781-1596 WESTERN HOME Elk County’s Largest Appliance Selection 727 S. St. Marys Rd St. Marys, PA 814-781-1581 STRAUB INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Auto, Life, Home & Health Insurance 201 John St. St. Marys, PA 834-2490 EASTERN TOOL STEEL SERVICE P.O. Box 857 1045 Delaum Rd., St. Marys, PA Ph. (814) 834-7224 STOLTZ FORD OF ST. MARYS Million Dollar Highway Sales: 781-1010 Service: 781-8404 ST. MARYS STEEL SUPPLY Specializing In Tool Steel 240 Stackpole St., St. Marys, PA 814-834-7116 The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 FIRST UNITED METHODIST 140 N. St. Marys Street St. Marys, PA 834-3016 Rev. Tim Hoover, Pastor www.stmarysumc.com Sunday Morning Services 8:30 a.m. - Traditional Worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School 11:00 - Contemporary Worship QUEEN OF THE WORLD CHURCH Fr. Richard J. Allen, Pastor Sunday Obligation Masses Saturday — 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday — 7:30, 10:00 a.m. Daily Masses Mon. thru Sat. — 7:00 a.m. Confessions — Saturday 4 to 4:45 p.m. and 7:00 to 7:20 p.m. WESLEYAN CHURCH Weedville, Pa Sunday Pastor Bryon Kletpinger Youth Pastor Daniel Henderlong 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. — Morning Worship. 6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship. 6:00 p.m. — Big House Youth Wednesday 5:30 p.m. — AWANA 6:30 p.m. — Adult Bible Study ST. JOSEPH CHURCH Force, Pa Rev. William Sutherland Sunday Obligatlon Masses Saturday — 5:00 p.m Sunday — 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass — 8:30 a.m. Confessions — Saturday 4 and 4:45 p.m. SHILOH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday Rev. Scott Wiest Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - (for all ages) — 9:15 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. “The Gathering” a praise & worship service. www.shilohpc.com E-mail: shilohpresby@windstream.net CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER DAY SAINTS Jct. Routes 219 and 948 Sunday 9:00 a.m. — Sacrament meeting. 10:20 a.m. — Auxiliary. 11:20 a.m.— Sunday School. ST. MARY’S CHURCH Fr. Alfred Patterson OSB, Pastor Sunday Obligation Masses Saturday — 4:30 p.m. Sunday — 6:30, 8:30, 10:30 a.m. Holy Day 6:00 p.m. vigil, 8:45 a.m., 5:15 p.m. Confessions — Saturday 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH at St. Agnes Episcopal Church Rev. Bruce J. Burkness Sunday 10:45 a.m. — Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. — Service BENEZETTE UNITED METHODIST 256 Winslow Hill Road 814-787-5891 Rev. Lola Turnbull, Pastor Sunday 11:30 a.m. — Sunday Worship SINNEMAHONING UNITED METHODIST 48 Lions Road • 814-787-5891 Rev. Lola Turnbull Sunday 10:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship Thursday 6:00 p.m. - 2nd Thursday Community Dinner Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 1st Saturday, Men’s Breakfast FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Johnsonburg, Pa. Rev. Bob Andrews Sunday 9:15 a.m. —Worship Service. 2nd Sunday of Each Month 7:00 p.m. —Worship Service. Mon., Wed., Fri. 6:30 p.m. — Prayer Time. FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 288 West Creek Road, St. Marys, PA 15857 Pastor Brad Brunner • 834-1830 Sunday 9:30 a.m. — Sunday school for all ages - Nursery provided. 10:30 a.m. — Worship Service - Nursery provided. (Every 3rd Sunday - Hearing Impaired Service) Monday 6:30 p.m. — Ladies’ Bible Study Wednesday 6:00 p.m. — Prayer Service ST. AGNES EPISCOPAL CHURCH 209 N. St. Marys St. (814) 781-1909 www.saintagnesepiscopalchurch.org Sundays 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST 3335 River Road 814-787-5891 Rev. Lola Turnbull, Pastor Sunday 10:15 a.m. - Sunday Worship Thursday 7:00 p.m. - Thursday Prayer Service (except 2nd Thursday) RIDGWAY CHURCH OF NAZARENE 23 Metoxet St. Ridgway, PA 15853 Phone 776-6323 Rev. Joe Miller, Jr., Pastor Sunday 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. — Morning Worship. 6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. — Prayer. AGAPE’ ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1004 Earth Road, St. Marys 781 -7445 Pastor Ed Carocci www.agapestmarys.org stmarysagape@gmail.com Sunday 9:00 a.m. — Sunday School. 10:00 a.m . — Morning Worship. Nursery provided. Children’s Worship Service Other Events Once a month special event on selected Sundays, with a fellowship dinner following. Everyone welcome. Please contact us for details and times. Agape’ is the Greek word for God’s love. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 328 First Ave (on Cobb St.) Johnsonburg, PA 15845 • 814965-4580 Int. Pr. Art Lockard Sunday School 10:00am; Worship Service 11:00am; Afternoon Service 2:00pm; Wednesday Kid’s Club 6:00pm BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN 226 South Street Ridgway, PA 15853 Worship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP New Testament/ Non-denominational 18 Gillis Ave. Ridgway, PA. 772-3261 Sunday Services 9:00 a.m. — Sunday School 10:00 a.m — Morning Worship. GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH 216 Center St., Ridgway 776-6132 Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. HOLY ROSARY Roman Catholic Church Corner Bridge and Penn Streets Rectory: 606 Penn Street, Johnsonburg Rev. David, J. Wilson, Pastor Lord’s Day Masses Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 288 West Creek Road St. Marys, PA 15857 Pastor Brad Brunner 834-1830 Sunday 9:30 a.m. — Sunday school for all ages - Nursery provided. 10:30 a.m. — Worship Service - Nursery provided. (Every 3rd Sunday - Hearing Impaired Service) Monday 6:30 p.m. — Ladies’ Bible Study Wednesday 6:00 p.m. — Prayer Service ST. BONlFACE CHURCH Kersey, Pa. Father Ross Miceli Sunday Obligation Masses 5:00 p.m. — Saturday. 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. — Sunday. Confession 4:00 p.m. til Ànished Saturday. SACRED HEART CHURCH 337 Center Street Saint Marys, PA 15857 Father Eric T. Vogt, O.S.B., Pastor Sunday Obligation Masses 4:30 p.m. — Saturday Anticipated. 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. — Sunday. Daily Masses 6:15 a.m. Monday through Friday; Holy Days of Obligation 5:15 p.m. - Vigil., 6:15 a.m. & 12:05 p.m. Confession 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. — Saturdays Thursday before First Friday 4:00 p.m. until all are heard. ELKTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dagus Mines, Pa. Jim Dixon, Lay Leader Sunday Services Worship — 9:00 a.m. MARIA LUTHERAN CHURCH Dagus Mines, PA Senior Pastor: Rev. Erik R. Hart Sunday 9:00 a.m. — Morning Worship. STERLING RUN UNITED METHODIST 398 Sterling run Road Rev. Lola Turnbull 814-787-5891 Sunday 9:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship WEEDVILLE UNITED METHODIST 1907 Redwood Avenue 814-787-5891 Rev. Lola Turnbull, Pastor Sunday 9:00 a.m. — Sunday Worship. 10:15 a.m. — Sunday School. 4:00 p.m. — Kid’s for Jesus Club (Grade 1st thru 12th) INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH First Avenue and Cobb Street Johnsonburg, PA - Ph. 837-7775 Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. — Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. — Morning Worship. 6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship. Wednesday 7:00 p.m.—Bible Study. SAINT ANNE CHURCH Roman Catholic Church Buchanan Street, Wilcox, PA Rev. David J. Wilson, Pastor Lords Day Mass 7:30 p.m. — Saturday How resilient are you? Do you bounce back well after bad events happen? Are you a halfempty or half-full type of person? Can you look past the potential problem and see hope, or do you only see what’s immediately in front of you? How you answer can determine how resilient you actually are. Resiliency has to do with the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been pulled, stretched, press or bent. It can also be understood as having that ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity or trials. Some have it, some don’t. Being resilient is not without struggle or doubt. Just because a person is resilient doesn’t mean that it’s easy. We’re not born with it; it must be learned and practiced. One more often sees a bigger picture then just the immediate situation. 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Hrs: M-F 9AM-NOON; Pastor Hrs: M &W 9AM-NOON Sunday 9:00 a.m. — Worship with Holy Communion Saturday 5:45 p.m. — Worship with Holy Communion ELK BAPTIST CHURCH (Southern Baptlst Conventlon) 191 Ford Road St. Marys, PA 15857 834-1741 http://come.to/elkbaptistchurch Rev. Barry Moyer, Pastor 814-885-6593 Sunday 9:45 a.m. — Bible Study. 10:55 a.m. — Morning Worship. Youth & Visitation programs available. Bryant McRae will lead Renew, Rejoice and Recommit services nightly. All are welcome. BROCKPORT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Karen Trask, Pastor Sunday & Services 8:30 a.m. — Toby. 9:30 a.m. — Kersey. 10:30 a.m. — Brandy Camp. 11:00 a.m. — Brockport. Prayer-Bible Study 6:30 p.m. SAINT LEO MAGNUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 111 Depot Street Rev. Brian Vossler, Pastor Weekend Masses: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. Confessions: Sautrday - 4:00 p.m. More information at: www.stleos-parish.org RESILIENCY By Pastor B.J. Knefley FLEMING & HAINES, INC. takes them through to the end. Resiliency is extremely important in any recovery process. It takes us out of our comfort zones and into new experiences, which may or may not be pleasant. Sadly, many don’t seem to have the ability or desire to push through their problems. I don’t know if it’s the age that we live in or if something else is going on, but people give up to quickly. There is a sense of hopelessness that people carry. Rather than an attitude of “I think I can”, some struggle with, “I think I can’t”. Defeat comes even before they tried because in their mind, they’ve already given up. Ultimately, resiliency is connected to a greater sense of purpose. We have to practice it and believe it. Life can be hard. Bad things can happen to us. But if we wallow in self-pity and degradation nothing will change. Remember, it may not be your fault that you’re down, but it is your fault if you don’t get back up and try again. Think about it. 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St. Marys St. St. Marys • 781-1910 9 www.smdailypress.com The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 Crosby, Malkin help Pens frustrate Lundqvist, Rangers PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist each scored in the final 2:13 of the second period, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Malkin added two assists and Phil Kessel scored into an empty net for the Penguins, who frustrated Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist midway through the second and chased him with a three-goal flurry at the end of the period. Hornqvist has five goals in his last three games for Pittsburgh, which won for the 10th time in 12 home games and has a victory in four of six overall. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots for the Penguins and is one away from becoming the 20th goalie in NHL history to reach 350 wins. Chris Kreider scored his 14th for the Rangers, whose three-game win streak ended. New York was unable to win for the sixth time in seven road games after a previous stretch that saw the Rangers win just four times in 18 games away from home. Pittsburgh won just two of the previous 13 meetings (1-11-1) against the Rangers, who sought a fifth consecutive win against their division rivals. The Rangers were trying to win five straight against Pittsburgh for the third time in franchise history, and first since the 1973-74 season. Lundqvist started each of the last 13 games against Pittsburgh and allowed just three goals on 119 shots during the previous four meetings. Thar included a 34-save effort last month for his fourth career shutout against the Penguins. He made 19 saves through two periods Thursday before Antti Raanta took over and stopped three shots in the third. Crosby registered just six points in his previous 13 meetings against the Rangers, including two in nine home games. Malkin, who missed the last meeting against New York with a lower-body injury, was held without a goal for each of the previous six against the Rangers. Lundqvist was whistled for delay of game during an odd second-period sequence in which he threw his own net off its moorings to get a stoppage in play. He was visibly upset following an early Penguins 2-on-1 rush and tossed his net into the end boards as Pittsburgh reentered the zone seconds later, drawing the ire of the home fans. Pittsburgh was given a power play, but squandered the advantage after Kessel was called for slashing. Kreider scored the game’s first goal with 3:10 left in the second period, but Crosby, Malkin and Hornqvist answered for Pittsburgh with three goals in 2:36. Crosby’s initial shot bounced off the end boards and the Penguins captain, circling around the net, redirected the puck toward the goal, where it Daily Press file photo Patric Hornqvist scored in the final 2:13 of the second period, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night. hit off Lundqvist’s skate and went across the line. Malkin scored 21 seconds later, beating Lundqvist with a sharp wrister after Dan Girardi’s blocked shot. Pittsburgh scored a power-play goal with 34 seconds left in the period when Hornqvist tipped Kessel’s point shot behind Lundqvist, giving Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead through two periods. Pittsburgh had the best chance of a scoreless opening period, but Lundqvist denied Nick Bonino’s chance with a sliding, post-to-post blocker save. NOTES: Rangers F Rick Nash skated for the first time in a month on Thursday. He hasn’t played since Jan. 22, missing his 17th game with a bone bruise in his left leg. ... Rangers D Marc Staal missed Thursday’s game with the flu. ... Penguins D Justin Schultz practiced Thursday for the first time since he was acquired in a trade with Edmonton, but was scratched against the Rangers. ... Penguins F Kevin Porter left in the first period with a right leg injury and did not return. ... The final two regular-season meetings between the Penguins and Rangers will be played at Madison Square Garden later this month. ... New York is at Washington on Friday, while Pittsburgh hosts Calgary on Saturday. Floyd solid, Smoak homers as Blue Jays beat Pirates BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Finally healthy after a three-year battle with injuries, right-hander Gavin Floyd turned in a solid start for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday in a 10-8 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Justin Smoak hit a towering solo home run for the Blue Jays. The ball rode a light breeze and cleared the concourse in right-center field. Floyd worked two innings and gave up one run on two hits. He walked one and struck out two. The 33-year-old Floyd had Tommy John surgery in 2013. While working his way back, he twice snapped a bone in his elbow. “I expect to attack, but that wasn’t the case today,” Floyd said. “I’ll make adjustments and start making quality pitches. I knew I was going to be amped up. The longer you’re out there, the more you calm down.” Floyd has pitched a total of 21 games in the majors over the last three seasons with the White Sox, Braves and Indians. He has a shot to make Toronto’s rotation, but could end up in the bullpen. “I want to be a starter. That’s my comfort zone,” he said. “I’m treating this as a spring when I’m getting ready for the season. It’s all going to play out. Whether I’m in the bullpen of the starting rotation, I’m just glad to be back.” Mike Morse’s RBI double gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Blue Jays put six straight runners on base with two outs in the second and scored four runs off Pirates newcomer Jon Niese. Michael Saunders hit a two-run single. STARTING TIME Niese worked two innings and gave up four runs on five hits. He was acquired in December in a trade that sent 2B Neil Walker to the New York Mets. RHP Ryan Vogelsong, who will fill either the No. 4 or 5 spot in the rotation, tossed two scoreless innings. He struck out two. “Felt pretty good,” Vogelsong said. “I’ll take it. A good way to start.” SWITCH PITCHER Blue Jays reliever Pat Venditte, a switch-pitcher, faced two switch-hitters in a perfect sixth inning. Venditte uses a sixfingered glove that allows him to switch arms on the fly without getting a different mitt. In 2008, MLB passed the “Venditte rule,” which mandates switch-pitchers must first visually signal which arm their use against a switch-hitter, who then can choose which way to bat. Venditte indicated he’d throw lefty against Josh Bell and Pedro Florimon, who both chose to hit from the right side. Bell flied out to center and Florimon grounded out. The inning ended when Venditte got Reese McGuire, a lefty hitter, to roll out. “We really want to see how he is against lefties,” manager John Gibbons said. “We know we can use him a lot because he throws with both arms.” The Blue Jays picked up Venditte, 30, off waivers from Oakland in the offseason. He had a 4.40 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 26 outings (28 2/3 innings) for the A’s. “From what we see this spring, we’ll get a better idea of who he is,” Gibbons said. “We’ve got to watch his stuff. It’s getting later in camp and hitters are starting to get their timing down. He’s got a different arm angle, down a little bit. He’s not extreme like some guys, but it’s a different look and hitters don’t always like that. So, we’ll see.” IF AT THIRD ... The Pirates are exploring their options in case third baseman Jung Ho Kang (leg surgery) is not ready by opening day. Jason Rogers started at third against the Blue Jays. In the first inning, Rogers was slow to react to Matt Dominguez’s slow roller and it went for an infield single. Rogers, who was traded to Pittsburgh in December, played outfield and first base with the Milwaukee Brewers. He’s appeared in only three games in the majors at third. “It’s something I work on every day, trying to get the footwork down,” Rog- ers said. “It’s all about preparation.” The Pirates are intrigued by Rogers’ bat — he hit .286 with four homers in 94 games with the Brewers — which could make him a valuable bench player. UP NEXT Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ, who signed a threeyear, $36 million deal in the offseason, will start on Friday against Baltimore. The Orioles will start RHP Vance Worley, who was Happ’s teammate last season in Pittsburgh. Pirates: LHP Francisco Liriano, who went 12-7 with a 3.28 ERA last season, will make his first spring start on Friday against the Minnesota Twins. Closer Mark Melancon and free-agent pickup Neftali Feliz also are scheduled to pitch. No. 14 Maryland blows past Illinois 81-55 in home finale COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Melo Trimble and Jake Layman scored 18 points each, and No. 14 Maryland closed out its home schedule with its best game in weeks, an 81-55 rout of Illinois on Thursday night. Jared Nickens and Robert Carter Jr. had 14 points apiece for the Terrapins, who never trailed. Maryland (24-6, 12-5 Big Ten) had lost three of four since climbing to No. 2 in the AP poll in early February. Trimble made half of his 14 shots, collected eight rebounds and added five assists. The standout sophomore guard was 11 for 37 from the field over the previous four games. Maverick Morgan reached career highs with 21 points and 10 rebounds for Illinois (13-17, 5-12). The junior center made 10 of his 13 field goal tries, but his teammates were a collective 12 for 44, including 5 for 20 from 3-point range. Malcolm Hill, who came in averaging 18.2 points per game for the Illini, finished with 10 after making just one basket before halftime. Maryland led 33-25 early in the second half before Trimble, Layman and Nickens drilled successive 3-pointers to boost the margin to 17 points. After Illinois closed to 45-34, Trimble scored six points in a 14-2 spree that put the Terrapins ahead by 23 with 8:33 remaining. Maryland went 14 for 25 from beyond the arc, led by Nickens (4 for 7) and Layman (3 for 5), who was playing in his final college home game. The Terrapins finished 16-1 at home, the lone defeat against Wisconsin on Feb. 13. gional at Altoona FieldMorgan had 13 points house, 9:30 a.m. and nine rebounds in the Swimming first half, but Illinois went District 9-AA Swim 9 for 26 from the field and Championships at St. trailed 31-21 at halftime. Marys Area, 3:30 p.m. Illinois missed its first Girls basketball seven shots and trailed ECCHS vs. Bishop 7-0 and 15-7 before whitGuilfoyle, PIAA Class A tling the deficit to 19-16. first round, at Clarion Maryland answered with University, 3 p.m. a 12-3 run that included MONDAY two baskets by Carter and First day of spring 3-pointers by Nickens and sports practice. Rasheed Sulaimon. Awards program Georgia 74, South SMAHS Winter Sports Carolina 72 Awards, girls basketball, COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) boys basketball, freshman — Kenny Gaines scored 20 basketball, junior varsity points, J.J. Frazier hit the and varsity cheerleading go-ahead basket and Georand competition cheer- gia rallied in the final four leading, 6:30 p.m. refresh- minutes to defeat South ments, 7 p.m. program. Carolina 74-72 on Thursday night. Scholastic Schedule Schedule subject to change without notice. FRIDAY Wrestling St. Marys at PIAA Class AAA Northwest Regional at Altoona Fieldhouse, 5 p.m. Swimming and diving District 9-AA swimming and diving championships at St. Marys Area, swimming 5:30 p.m.; diving 7 p.m. Boys basketball ECCHS vs. Eden Christian, PIAA Class A first round, at Clarion University, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Wrestling St. Marys at PIAA Class AAA Northwest Re- The Bulldogs were up 43-34 early in the second half, yet trailed 63-60 on Sindarius Thornwell’s driving bucket with 3:31 to go. That’s when Georgia (16-12, 9-8 Southeastern Conference) got going and finished the game on a 14-9 burst to win its second straight game. Frazier drove the lane and banked home the winning bucket. After Yante Maten put back Frazier’s miss, Georgia’s leading scorer followed with a dead-on 3-pointer to give the Bulldogs a 69-63 lead with 1:13 to play. South Carolina (23-7, 10-7) could not respond. Frazier finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Maten had 13 points for Georgia. The Gamecocks were once certain locks for the NCAA tournament, but they’ve lost four of their past six. Mindaugas Kacinas had 21 points to lead South Carolina. Thornwell finished with 16 points. Leading scorer Michael Carrera had 13 points on 5-of-21 shooting in his final home game. Georgia built a ninepoint lead until the Gamecocks went on a 21-7 run to pull in front 55-50. Georgia’s defense and shooting kicked in once more, Gaines hitting a 3-pointer that tied things once again. South Carolina came in with a puncher’s chance at a share of the SEC crown and started strongly as Kacinas hit two 3-pointers on the way to an 8-2 lead. But the Bulldogs gradually found holes in the Gamecocks defense and took full advantage with a 28-14 surge to pull in front 30-22. Gaines did about everything he wanted in the first 20 minutes with 14 points, surpassing his season average of 13.5. Carrera struggled to find his stroke in the opening half as he made just 3 of 13 shots from the field. He missed all five of his attempts from behind the arc. It didn’t get much better after the break and he ended 1 of 10 on long-range shooting. Local & Area Sports Briefs SMAHS WINTER SPORTS AWARDS MONDAY The St. Marys Area High School Winter Sports Awards program for girls basketball, boys basketball, freshman basketball, junior varsity and varsity cheerleading and competition cheerleading will be held Monday, March 7. Light refreshments will be served in the high school cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. with the awards program taking place at 7 p.m. in Carpin Auditorium. The St. Marys Area Cooperative Sports Awards for swimming/diving, gymnastics and junior high and varsity wrestling will be held on Wednesday, March 16. ST. MARYS SPORTSMEN’S CLUB MEETS MONDAY The March membership meeting of the St. Marys Sportsmen’s Club will be held on Monday at 8 p.m. at the farm. Agenda items at this time will include the 2016 fish stocking, update on the pistol range, Conservation School at Penn State, logging at the farm, maintenance at the farm and lodge, and any other items which are presented to the membership at this time. All members are encouraged to attend. SMA QUARTERBACK CLUB MEETS MARCH 10 The next St. Marys Area Quarterback Club meeting will be held on Thursday, March 10 at the PFL at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. 10 The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 www.smdailypress.com Tennessee women beat Arkansas 68-51 to bolster resume JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Diamond DeShields scored 15 points, Jaime Nared added 11 and Tennessee bolstered its postseason resume by beating Arkansas 68-51 on Thursday in the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament. The seventh-seeded Lady Vols advanced to play No. 2 seed and 15thranked Texas A&M on Friday. Tennessee can only hope to play with the same intensity it did against the 10th-seeded Razorbacks (12-18). The Lady Vols (18-12) opened up a double-digit lead in the first quarter and really pulled away in the third. DeShields scored eight straight points late in the third as the Lady Vols extended their advantage to 52-35. For lengthy stretches in both halves, Tennessee looked every bit like an eight-time national champion and nothing like the team that set a school record for losses this season and dropped out of the Top 25 for the first time since 1985. Although the Lady Vols lost eight of their final 14 regular-season games, they still appeared to be a lock for the NCAA Tournament. A loss to Arkansas, though, surely would have weakened their chances. DeShields, Nared and company never let it seem like a possibility, leading from start to finish in a game that wasn’t even re- ally as close as the final margin of victory. Jordan Reynolds chipped in 10 points for Tennessee, and the Lady Vols’ bench finished with 21 points. Devin Cosper led the Razorbacks with 20 points and Jessica Jackson added 12. No. 21 Miami 77, Pittsburgh 55 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Adrienne Motley scored 19 points, Keyona Hayes made all nine of her shots for 18 points and No. 21 Miami defeated 12th-seeded Pittsburgh 77-55 on Thursday in the second round of the ACC Tournament. The fifth-seeded Hurricanes (23-7) face No. 14 Florida State, the fourthseed, in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Seminoles defeated Miami 70-67 in the regular-season finale on Sunday. Led by Hayes, who is 16 for 16 in two games against the Panthers this season, the Hurricanes shot a season-high 60 percent (33 for 55), eclipsing the 53 percent they made in the earlier 24-point win over the Panthers. Miami shot 69 percent in taking an 18-12 lead after one quarter and closed the second with an 18-4 run to lead 38-21 at the half. The Hurricanes shot 63 percent, their best half of the season. Yacine Diop and Brenna Wise led Pittsburgh (13-18), which shot 31 percent in the first half and 39 for the game, with 17 points apiece. Georgia Tech 67, Wake Forest 65 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aaliyah Whiteside had 19 points and Roddreka Rogers had 16, including the game-winning basket with 5.4 seconds left as seventh-seeded Georgia Tech edged 10thseeded Wake Forest 67-65 in an ACC tournament second-round game on Thursday night. Wake Forest, down by seven with 4:23 to play, tied the game on a layup by Milan Quinn at the 1:01 mark. Antonia Peresson missed a 3 for Tech at 29 seconds but Irene Gari grabbed the rebound, leading to the Rogers basket on a feed from Imani Tilford. After a Wake Forest timeout advanced the ball to the front court, Amber Campbell missed a layup at the buzzer. Georgia Tech (1911), which has won five straight, faces secondseeded and seventhranked Louisville in Friday’s quarterfinals. Wake Forest (16-15) led most of the way after a fast start. The lead was 54-49 entering the fourth quarter when the Demon Deacons shot went 3 for 11 from the field — yet still shot 50 percent for the half and 53 percent for the game. However, they had 21 turnovers that cost 26 points. Ariel Stephenson had 21 points for Wake Forest with Quinn and Campbell adding 16. Arizona 74, Oregon 68 SEATTLE (AP) — LaBrittney Jones made 10 of 14 shots and scored 26 points — 16 in the second half — and 11thseeded Arizona defeated sixth-seeded Oregon 7468 in the first round of the Pac-12 basketball tournament on Thursday. It was the secondstraight win for the Wildcats (13-18) after an 11game losing streak, and their first since it was announced coach Niya Butts would not be returning next season. They play third-seeded and 12thranked UCLA in the quarterfinals on Friday. Breanna Workman and Malena Washington added 14 apiece for Arizona. Two jumpers by Workman followed by a 3-pointer for Washington which started a 9-0 run, and Jones hit a 3 just before halftime to give Arizona a 36-24 lead at the break. The Wildcats hit 6 of 7 behind the arc and shot 54 percent before intermission. The Ducks whittled it to 67-64 after two free throws by Jacinta Vandenberg with 2:16 to play but free throws allowed the Wildcats to wrap it up. Oregon (20-10) lost its third straight since losing leading scorer and rebounder Jillian Alleyne to a knee injury. Lexi Peterson had 23 points, Maite Cazorla added 19 and Vandenberg finished with 14 for Oregon. Trout gets 3 hits in LA Angels’ 8-2 victory TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Trout went 3 for 3 and made an impressive first-inning catch, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. The star center fielder stretched and sprawled to rob Billy Burns on the first play of the game. “Guys who have been around here a little bit just laugh about it,” Angels starter Garrett Richards said. “When he does things like that, it’s just like, ‘Here he goes again.’” Trout added two singles and a double in the first four innings of the Angels’ spring training home opener at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Kole Calhoun also had three hits and scored two runs for the Angels, and newcomers Geovany Soto and Daniel Nava added RBI singles. Los Angeles relievers combined for seven scoreless innings of six-hit ball. “We had a good day,” manager Mike Scioscia said. “There were some things we didn’t get done, but we looked good pressuring them offensively.” Andrew Lambo had an RBI single among his two hits for Oakland. Los Angeles scored twice off A’s reliever Ryan Doolittle, the younger brother of Oakland closer Sean Doolittle. Red Sox 6, Twins 5 FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Rick Porcello gave up a run over two innings in his first start after the worst season of his career, and the Boston Red Sox held off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Thursday night. Twins leadoff batter Brian Dozier went 3 for 3 — all opposite-field hits — with two doubles. Minnesota starter Tyler Duffey gave up a single and got four outs before reaching his pitch count. South Korean slugger Byung Ho Park had an RBI single for the Twins after striking all three times a day earlier. Danny Santana hit a two-run homer. Travis Shaw was 2 for 2 with a walk for Boston. Porcello agreed to an $82.5 million, four-year contract on opening day last season, a deal that runs from 2016-19. He started 4-9 with a 6.08 ERA in his first season with Boston before finishing 9-15 with a 4.92 ERA. Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 5 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez homered for Colorado while Robbie Ray made a strong opening statement in his bid to be in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ starting rotation during the Rockies’ 6-5 win Thursday. Gonzalez hit a solo shot off new Diamondbacks reliever Tyler Clippard in the fifth inning. “We don’t worry too much about him,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said of Gonzalez. “Guys like CarGo, we just want to make sure they’re ready when the bell rings.” With four rotation spots already announced, Ray is trying win the last one available for Arizona. The 24-year-old left-hander went 5-12 with a 3.52 ERA in 23 starts last season. He struck out three in two scoreless innings in his spring debut. “He threw the ball great,” Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. “He threw his fastball where he wanted to for the most part. His changeup was pretty good, and he threw a few good sliders.” Rickie Weeks, signed to a minor league deal by Arizona after spring training was under way, began his push for a roster spot with a two-run double. Trevor Story, a candidate to open the season at shortstop with Jose Reyes suspended and awaiting trial on a charge of abusing his wife, hit a threerun homer for the Rockies. “You always want to get off to good start and make a good first impression, and he certainly did,” Weiss said of Story. Wade scores 27 points, Heat ease past Suns 108-92 MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade never has an off night against the Phoenix Suns. Wade scored 27 points, Goran Dragic added 25 against his former club and the Miami Heat never trailed on the way to beating the Suns 108-92 Thursday night, extending their winning streak to three games. Luol Deng scored 12 and Hassan Whiteside grabbed 11 rebounds for Miami, which led by as many as 21 in the first half. “What I liked about tonight is we came out early and took care of business,” Wade said. Rookie guard Devin Booker kept the Suns in the game, scoring 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter. Alex Len had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Phoenix, which tied a club record by losing its 17th consecutive road game. Booker received high praise from Wade after the game, and the rookie sounded somewhat humbled. “Obviously, Dwyane’s a living legend, everyone knows that, especially when he’s here in Wade County,” Booker said. “I try to take that challenge and try to have fun with it. Those are the games I live for — people I grew up watching. Now I get a chance to play against them.” Mirza Teletovic scored 11 points while Archie Goodwin and P.J. Tucker had 10 apiece for the Suns, who have dropped 30 of 33 overall. “We all know that our main guys are out,” interim coach Earl Watson said. “That’s not even a secret, but we make no excuses.” The Heat didn’t offer them any sympathy, either. An 18-5 run midway through the second quarter put Miami up 50-29, more than enough cushion to absorb every rally attempt Phoenix put together. The Suns were no closer than 14 at any point in the third and they got within 10 on two occasions midway through the fourth — though Miami quickly extended the lead in both cases, responding with bursts of 6-0 and 5-0 to keep Phoenix at bay. “You have to credit Phoenix,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “They kept on playing and then Booker got on a roll. ... He’s a good young player. But we were able to respond there and get some stops.” Wade has faced Phoenix 18 times, and has at least 16 points in each of those games. His career average against the Suns was 25.4 points coming into the night, and it went up a bit after he shot 9 of 17 from the floor and 9 for 10 from the line — despite playing with a cold. Still, he insisted he would play Friday in Philadelphia when the Heat start a weekend homeand-home against the NBA-worst 76ers. “It’s the time of the year where you’ve got to win games you’re supposed to win,” Wade said. “You’re not going to play great every night, but you’ve got to find ways to win.” Spurs 94, Pelicans 86 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kawhi Leonard capped 30-point, 11-rebound performance with a huge 3-pointer in the final minute, and the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to seven games with a 94-86 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and Danny Green scored 11 for the Spurs, who trailed 86-84 before closing the game on a 12-0 run during the final 3:10. Bowling Leagues NOTICE - Bowling league results appear in The Daily Press on Tuesdays and Fridays. The deadline is 11 a.m. the day before, 11 a.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Thursday. Holidays may alter the day the standings appear. Mixed Nutty League Division I W L Grape Nuts 56 24 WalNuts 48 32 Ahh Nuts 38 42 Just Nuts 22 58 Division II Fire Nuts 60 20 Lug Nuts 50 30 Not Nuts 34 46 Blind NutS 12 68 High Average - Eloise Naglik 170; Bill Groll 216. Top 12 scores - Gloria Molella 182182-522, Patty Bobenrieth 208, Peg Wrzesniewski 179-168, Michele Singer 175, Donna Lenze 171, Eloise Naglik 169, Bill Groll 236-220-646, Dave Molella 267-205-642, Joe Pistner 226200-624, Mike Wrzesniewski 213-608, George Pontious 236, Dustin Smith 223. County League Piedmont Club Earl’s Sandbaggers Joe Fenders Body Shop Olympic Pro Shop Joseph Muccio’s Trans. Fleming & Haines Benezette Hotel W 22 22 20 18 18 16 16 L 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 Post 511 14 18 Accurate Sort Inc. 12 20 Goetz’s Flowers 12 20 Snelick’s Refrigeration 12 20 Pizza’s Beverage 10 22 High Average - Dave Molella 219. Top 12 scores - Jim DeCarli 258-250705, Joe Pistner 222-255-222-699, Matt Heindl 220-202-227-649, Dave Feldbauer 225-208-632, Steve Lovenduski 206-211-608, Dave Molella 213215-600, Mike Lenze 210-231-600, Michael Feldbauer 256, Jeff Wagner 247, Josh Feronti 243, Dwayne Schaberl 236, Joe DeCarli 234. 700 series Jim DeCarli bowled a 700 series in the County League at the Olympic Lanes. DeCarli bowled games of 258, 250 and 197 for a 705 total. L.W. Ridgway Mixed League W L Pineapple Express 44 28 Denny’s Angles 38 34 GrandPa’s 38 34 Lonesome Losers 36 36 3’s Company 34 38 Mona’s 26 46 High Average - Pineapple Hoohuli 155; Whitney Mertz 134. Top 12 scores - Pineapple Hoohuli 192-542, George McCurdy 201-483, Ben Gearhart 166-475, Steve Studder 166-447, John Young Sr. 164, Fran Gagliardi 153, Sam Chillelli 150, Whitney Mertz 139-399, Betty Cattau 135-348, Leann Gardner 123, Darlene Cassels 120. Larsson scores go-ahead goal in Sabres’ 6-3 win over Flames BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Johan Larsson scored the goahead goal with 9:31 left and Marcus Foligno had a goal and two assists in the Buffalo Sabres’ 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The loss extended the Flames’ skid to 0-6-1 and dropped into last place in the Western Conference. Jack Eichel, Nicolas Deslauriers, Rasmus Ristolainen and Evander Kane, with an empty-netter, also scored in helping Buffalo extend its home dominance over Calgary. The Sabres improved to 10-0-2 in their past 12 home games against the Flames, with their last regulation loss a 3-1 defeat on March 15, 1996. Sean Monahan and Dougie Hamilton each had a goal and an assist, and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames. Calgary dropped its sixth consecutive road game. The Flames’ winless streak is their longest since going 0-7-1 in December 2014. The Sabres took control after Monahan scored 3:56 into the third period to tie the game at 3. Brian Gionta set up Larsson’s goal by pouncing on a loose puck to the left of the Flames net. Drawing two defenders to him, Gionta slipped a past to Larsson, who was alone in front and backhanded a shot over goalie Jonas Hiller’s left shoulder. Eichel scored 3 minutes later to put Buffalo ahead 5-3 by snapping a shot through a crowd from the blue line that sneaked in just under the crossbar. It was Buffalo’s lone power-play goal in seven opportunities. The game featured a frantic second period that included five goals and ended with Buffalo up 3-2. The game was tied at 1 before there were three goals — one short-handed, one on the power play and the third at even strength — in a span of 77 seconds. Foligno made a nifty move to step around Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie and score on a short-handed breakaway with 4:03 left in the second period. Hamilton scored off the next faceoff by beating Robin Lehner on the short side with a shot from the right circle. And Zach Bogosian intercepted a weak Flames clearing attempt to set up Deslauriers, who snapped a shot from the left circle to beat Hiller on the short side and put Buffalo up 3-2. The Flames got off to a dreadful start. They were being outshot 7-0 before Mark Giordano fired a shot into Lehner’s chest during a power play with 2:56 left in the first period. Both teams squandered a 5-on-3 advantage in the opening period. Buffalo’s lasted 49 seconds, while Calgary’s was just 8 seconds. Eichel’s goal came after the Sabres failed to score on a two-man advantage spanning 90 seconds. Lightning 4, Senators 1 OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ben Bishop made 33 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning tied a franchise record with their eighth straight victory, 4-1 over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Cedric Paquette, Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos — into an empty net — scored for the Lightning, who wrapped up a four-game road trip. Marc Methot scored the lone goal for the Senators. Andrew Hammond, making his first start since Feb. 11, made 25 saves. Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2 BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each had a goal and an assist to help lead the Boston Bruins over the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday night. Boston won for the fifth time in seven games and kicked off their toughest stretch of the season with a victory. The Bruins now prepare to face the Washington Capitals, the NHL’s points leader, on Saturday, before heading out on the road for six of the next eight games. Ryan Spooner and Loui Eriksson also had goals for Boston. Tuukka Rask made 25 saves and newcomer Lee Stempniak — acquired from New Jersey on Monday — notched two assists. Jonathan Toews and Thomas Fleischmann scored for Chicago, which has dropped three of its last five and 6 of 10, but the Western Conference leaders remained two points ahead of Dallas and St. Louis, who were idle. Bergeron got the Bruins started just 1:18 into the game when he roofed a shot over the shoulder of Blackhawks goalie Scott Darling for his 25th of the season. Toews scored a powerplay goal to tie it at 1 with 5:46 remaining in the first, but Marchand scored the first of three unanswered goals for Boston when he slapped one past Darling for his team-leading 33rd goal with 22 seconds remaining in the period. Spooner and Eriksson capped the scoring for Boston, who won consecutive home games for the first time since Dec. 20. Fleischmann cut the Bruins’ lead to 4-2 with 50 seconds remaining in the second when he beat Rask over the left shoulder. 11 www.smdailypress.com The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 Brady suspension back on the table after Deflategate appeal NEW YORK (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady could again be facing a four-game suspension for the scandal known as Deflategate after federal appeals court judges spent time Thursday shredding some of his union’s favorite arguments for dismissal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan gave a players’ union lawyer a tough time, with Circuit Judge Denny Chin even saying evidence of ball tampering was “compelling, if not overwhelming,” and there was evidence to support a finding that Brady “knew about it, consented to it, encouraged it.” “How do we as appellate judges reviewing an arbitrator’s decision second-guess the four-game suspension?” Chin asked attorney Jeffrey Kessler of the NFL Players Association. The appeals court did not immediately rule, but it seemed to lean heavily at times against the union’s arguments, raising the prospect that the suspension Brady was supposed to start last September before a judge nullified it may begin next season instead. The appeals panel seemed receptive to the NFL’s argument that it was fair for Commissioner Roger Goodell to severely penalize one of the game’s greatest quarterbacks after concluding he tarnished the game by impeding the league’s investigation into deflated footballs, including destroying a cellphone containing nearly 10,000 messages. The league had concluded that deflated balls were used when the Patriots routed the Indianapolis Colts at the January 2015 AFC championship game before Daily Scoreboard NHL By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Florida 63 36 19 8 Tampa Bay 63 37 22 4 Boston 64 35 23 6 Detroit 64 32 21 11 Ottawa 64 30 27 7 Montreal 64 30 28 6 Buffalo 64 25 31 8 Toronto 62 21 31 10 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Washington 63 47 12 4 N.Y. Rangers 63 37 20 6 N.Y. Islanders 61 34 20 7 Pittsburgh 62 32 22 8 Philadelphia 62 29 22 11 Carolina 65 29 26 10 New Jersey 64 30 27 7 Columbus 64 26 30 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Chicago 65 40 20 5 Dallas 65 38 20 7 St. Louis 66 37 20 9 Nashville 64 32 21 11 Minnesota 64 29 25 10 Colorado 65 32 29 4 Winnipeg 62 26 32 4 Pacific Division GP W L OT Los Angeles 62 37 21 4 Anaheim 62 35 19 8 San Jose 62 34 22 6 Vancouver 62 24 26 12 Arizona 63 27 30 6 Calgary 63 26 33 4 Edmonton 65 24 34 7 NBA Spring Training By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pts GF GA 80174148 78175151 76197176 75163168 67188200 66175178 58148172 52149185 Pts GF GA 98208146 80180159 75174151 72167160 69157168 68158174 67140156 60167196 Pts GF GA 85185155 83209189 83166162 75172161 68170162 68175187 56161186 Pts GF GA 78165143 78156146 74188167 60150178 60168198 56170197 55158194 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games Anaheim 3, Montreal 2, SO Washington 3, Toronto 2 Chicago 5, Detroit 2 Thursday’s Games Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m. Calgary at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Nashville, 8 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Florida at Colorado, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 9 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Montreal at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Minnesota at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Calgary at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 3 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Washington at Boston, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Montreal at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Florida at Arizona, 9 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m. Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando Central Division Cleveland Indiana Detroit Chicago Milwaukee WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division x-San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Portland Utah Denver Minnesota Pacific Division x-Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers By The Associated Press All Times EST AMERICAN LEAGUE W L 40 19 37 25 25 37 17 44 8 53 Pct GB .678 — .59741/2 .403161/2 .279 24 .131 33 W L 34 26 33 28 32 28 30 30 27 33 Pct GB .567 — .54111/2 .533 2 .500 4 .450 7 W L 42 17 32 29 31 30 30 30 25 36 Pct GB .712 — .525 11 .508 12 .500121/2 .410 18 W L 51 9 36 24 33 28 30 31 23 36 Pct GB .850 — .600 15 .541181/2 .492211/2 .390271/2 W L 42 19 33 29 28 32 24 37 19 42 Pct GB .689 — .53291/2 .467131/2 .393 18 .311 23 W L 54 5 40 20 24 35 15 45 12 50 Pct GB .915 — .667141/2 .407 30 .250391/2 .194431/2 x-clinched playoff spot ___ Wednesday’s Games Charlotte 119, Philadelphia 99 Orlando 102, Chicago 89 Toronto 104, Utah 94 Boston 116, Portland 93 Washington 104, Minnesota 98 Indiana 104, Milwaukee 99 San Antonio 97, Detroit 81 Memphis 104, Sacramento 98 Houston 100, New Orleans 95 Denver 117, L.A. Lakers 107 L.A. Clippers 103, Oklahoma City 98 Thursday’s Games Miami 108, Phoenix 92 San Antonio 94, New Orleans 86 Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Orlando, 7 p.m. Indiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Portland at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. New York at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Denver, 9 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL National League SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Thornton and LHP Christian Friedrich on minor league contracts. American Association LAREDO LEMURS — Signed LHP Jarret Martin. Released C Phil Pohl. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed OF Brandon Landanger. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Philadelphia F Jerami Grant $10,000 for throwing a water bottle into the spectator stands during a Feb. 29 game at Washington. Women’s National Basketball Association ATLANTA DREAM — Re-signed Amanda Thompson. Signed F DeLisha Milton-Jones, F Kara Braxton and G Meighan Simmons to training camp contracts. FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Released LB Daryl Smith and DE Chris Canty, CAROLINA PANTHERS — Released DE Charles Johnson. HOUSTON TEXANS — Released RB Arian Foster, TE Garrett Graham and S Rahim Moore. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Made a qualifying offer to restricted free agent TE Jack Doyle. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released G Zane Beadles and DE Chris Clemons. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released LB Donald Butler, RB Donald Brown, LB Kavell Conner and LB Chi Chi Ariguzo. TENNESSEE TITANS — Re-signed RB Antonio Andrews to a one-year contract. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed OL Manase Foketi. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined New Jersey Fs Joseph Blandisi and Devante Smith-Pelly $2,000 each for diving/embellishment. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with F Kyle Baun on a two-year contract extension, through the 2017-18 season. American Hockey League BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Recalled D Ben Betker from Norfolk (ECHL). SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled F Alex Belzile from Fort Wayne (ECHL). SAN DIEGO GULLS — Announced RW Stefan Noesen was recalled by Anaheim (NHL). Announced F Bryan Moore to Utah (ECHL). ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS — Announced D Matt Prapavessis was assigned to the team from Rochester (AHL). Traded G Alain Valiquette to Greenville for cash considerations. SOCCER Major League Soccer DC UNITED — Announced the retirement of M Davy Arnaud. Acquired G Charlie Horton from New England for general allocation money. LA GALAXY — Signed F Gyasi Zardes to a multi-year contract extension. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed D Justin Bilyeu and D Zach Carroll. NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed G Andre Rawls. Acquired D Shannon Gomez on a one-year loan from W Connection (Trinidad and Tobago). PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed Ms Diego Chara and Darlington Nagbe to contract extensions. COLLEGE MICHIGAN — Named Tony Tuioti director of player personnel for football. MINNESOTA STATE (MANKATO) — Named Jim Glogowski interim defensive coordinator. OKLAHOMA — Named Steve Spurrier Jr. director of high school football recruiting and offensive specialist. SHAW — Named Adrian Jones football coach. Houston Minnesota Seattle Texas Toronto Detroit Los Angeles New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Oakland NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee St. Louis Washington Arizona Atlanta Colorado San Francisco Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago Miami New York San Diego W 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 L Pct 01.000 01.000 01.000 01.000 01.000 2 .500 1 .500 1 .500 1 .500 2 .000 1 .000 1 .000 2 .000 2 .000 1 .000 W 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 L Pct 01.000 01.000 01.000 01.000 01.000 1 .500 1 .500 1 .500 1 .500 2 .333 2 .333 1 .000 1 .000 1 .000 2 .000 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not. ___ Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 10, Detroit (ss) 9 Detroit (ss) 10, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 6, Tampa Bay 2 Atlanta 11, Baltimore 4 Minnesota 7, Boston 4 Toronto 4, Philadelphia 4, tie Texas 6, Kansas City 2 San Francisco 4, L.A. Angels 1 Cincinnati 4, Cleveland 4, tie Arizona 6, Colorado 3 Seattle 7, San Diego 0 Thursday’s Games Philadelphia (ss) 13, N.Y. Yankees 4 Houston 3, Philadelphia (ss) 2 Washington 9, N.Y. Mets 4 Toronto 10, Pittsburgh 8 Detroit 8, Atlanta 2 St. Louis 4, Miami 3 Tampa Bay 10, Baltimore 3 Milwaukee (ss) 2, Chicago Cubs 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 1 Cincinnati 9, Cleveland 1 Texas 10, Kansas City 0 Milwaukee (ss) 8, San Francisco 7 L.A. Angels 8, Oakland 2 Seattle 6, San Diego 5 Colorado 6, Arizona 5 Boston 6, Minnesota 5 Friday’s Games Washington vs. Miami (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Miami (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Oakland (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Oakland (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. San Francisco (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Texas vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. they went on to win the Super Bowl. Judge Barrington D. Parker said the cellphonedestruction issue raised the stakes “from air in a football to compromising the integrity of a proceeding that the commissioner had convened.” “An adjudicator looking at these facts, it seems to me, might conclude that the cellphone had incriminating information on it and that, in the teeth of an investigation, it was deliberately destroyed,” Parker said. “So why couldn’t the commissioner suspend Mr. Brady for that conduct alone?” “With all due respect, Mr. Brady’s explanation of that made no sense whatsoever,” Parker said. Kessler said the league’s investigator never asked for the phone. Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann noted that the fact that commissioners can be confronted with a novel situation might be why the language of the players union’s contract agreement with the league “gives the commissioner broad authority to deal with conduct detrimental” to the game. The judges did not treat the NFL gingerly either, with Parker questioning whether Goodell took his authority too far by designating himself the arbitrator and making findings that went beyond a report prepared by an investigator the league hired. Parker told NFL attorney Paul Clement that Goodell in effect is “the judge, the juror and, execution is not the right word, but the enforcer,” and that his power made his role different fundamentally from arbitration cases the court typically handles. Clement said both sides had agreed in contract negotiations that Goodell would preside over “conduct detrimental” proceedings. At another point, Parker said Brady’s lengthy suspension seemed at “first blush a draconian penalty” for deflated footballs. “What’s the advantage you get from an underinflated football?” he asked. The judges also questioned why deflating foot- balls would warrant a severe suspension. But they seemed to answer that question themselves when Kessler stood before them as they noted repeatedly that it may well be within Goodell’s authority to punish a player if he concludes that the player interfered with an investigation and thus engaged in conduct detrimental to the game. After Goodell rejected Brady’s appeal of the four-game suspension, the league went to federal court to get a judge’s approval of its handling of the case. But Judge Richard Berman ruled against the NFL a week before the season began, eliminating Brady’s suspension. The NFL appealed. Clement urged the court to rule quickly for the good of the game. “It would be an awful shame if this issue has to be hanging over the league for another whole season,” he said. “End this right now.” Neither Goodell nor Brady was in court Thursday. A decision could take weeks or months. Proposal would create new conservation funding HARRISBURG — A new initiative unveiled in Washington, D.C., Wednesday would dedicate $1.3 billion in funding to help states address the needs for thousands of species in trouble across America. Patterned after the Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 2000, which narrowly failed to clear Congress, the new initiative proposes the reallocation of existing royalties from on- and offshore oil and gas development and mineral extraction to fish and wildlife conservation. It is being advanced by the Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish & Wildlife Resources, a think-tank of 26 energy, business and conservation leaders assembled in 2014 by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), which serves North America’s state and provincial wildlife-management agencies. This initiative aims to redirect and dedicate $1.3 billion annually from more than $10 billion in revenues from traditional and renewable energy development and mineral development on federal lands and waters. “It is our responsibility to lead the way so our state fish and wildlife agencies have the resources they need to conserve species and manage our natural resources – the future of our industry and the outdoor sports we love depend on this investment,” said panel co-chairman John L. Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops. “Redirecting revenues from energy and mineral development to state-based conservation is a simple, logical solution, and it is now up to our leaders in Congress to move this concept forward,” Morris said. This emerging enterprise is attractive immediately to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, which increasingly is being forced to pare from its wildlifediversity and other core programs to keep itself solvent and capable of funding game conservation, which, through the sale of hunting licenses, has paid for the majority of the Commonwealth’s management of all wildlife since 1913. “If Pennsylvanians no longer hunted and we couldn’t sell hunting licenses, wildlife would fall on incredibly hard times,” explained agency Executive Director R. Matthew Hough. “That’s why it’s so critically important to establish other revenue streams to support the 480 species for which we are responsible. “The Game Commis- sion cares about all wildlife, but without sufficient funding, we’re forced to make management sacrifices that keep us up at night,” Hough said. “We need funding like this and a license-fee increase to uphold our legislative mandate to manage the Commonwealth’s wild birds and mammals for this and future generations.” The Game Commission has worked diligently over the past year to increase focus on the agency’s need for a hunting license-fee increase. Its last fee increase occurred in 1999. That growing need has led to deep cuts in the agency’s seasonal staff for nongame species, ranging from bald eagles to northern flying squirrels, and threatens successful implementation of Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Action Plan, a blueprint for managing and protecting imperiled species and their habitats. The problems faced by America’s fish and wildlife resources continue to grow. Some are the result of habitat losses, both here and abroad. Others stem from pollution, nutrient-loading, viruses, fungi, invasive species and even human intrusions. Now, more than ever, managers need to keep a finger on the pulse of the thousands of species for which they are responsible. But with each passing year, the job gets tougher. Essential wildlife conservation has been a national challenge for some time. In less than a decade, the number of species petitioned for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act has increased by 1,000 percent, according to AFWA. When species become federally endangered, taxpayers help foot the bill to reverse their deteriorating populations. Additionally, more than 12,000 species have been identified by states as species in greatest conservation need. It’s hard to see this news as anything but unsettling if you care about wild America and Penn’s Woods. That’s why this new initiative is so timely and unquestionably vital to all wildlife species in decline. With legislative support, this initiative could fund proactive management to keep wildlife species from becoming uncommon, in need of expensive emergency treatments. The initiative intends to establish dedicated funding – eliminating increases in taxpayer costs and regulatory oversight – to help keep troubled species from reaching state and federal endangered species lists. The need is obvious. But without ad- equate support from Americans and the legislators who represent them, this latest effort to help this continent’s beleaguered diversity species will again fall short of the finish line. Given the chance to use federal dollars through the State Wildlife Grants Program to support Pennsylvania’s diversity causes, the Game Commission has stepped up to the plate and accomplished much for wildlife. Through this federal program, the agency has brokered projects with partners to develop a second Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas to continue monitoring the status of nesting birds; conduct research into the troubles facing barn owls and Allegheny woodrat; and troubleshoot for ways to reverse the tragic consequences of white-nose syndrome on cave bats. “No one believes we shouldn’t manage all wildlife,” explained Hough. “I sincerely believe that. But with gridlock in our capitols it seems we currently cannot move wildlife conservation forward without Pennsylvanians pouring some of that same devotion and energy into our cause that they did in the 1960s and ’70s, when they rallied for environmental reform. “In so many ways, the clock is ticking for so many species. It’s easy to miss, because so many of us have commitments and pursuits that tend to keep us focused elsewhere. But the shortages wildlife conservation faces here are real. So if you can find the time to get involved, please do. Wildlife will never have too many advocates.” To get involved, contact your legislator in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and ask them to get behind the initiative, which is hoped to be formally introduced in coming weeks. Tell them funding for America’s conservation of imperiled wildlife is inadequate, and this initiative would accomplish much good for nongame wildlife. Remind them proactive wildlife management ultimately saves taxpayer dollars by ensuring species in trouble won’t become federally endangered species. To get involved with the campaign for our hunting license-fee increase, simply call or write your state House or Senate representative and ask him or her to support finding a way to get the Game Commission a feeincrease to maintain and advance Pennsylvania’s proud conservation heritage. 12 The Daily Press Friday, March 4, 2016 www.smdailypress.com Early takers say new SAT ‘wasn’t so bad’ and not so tricky By Jennifer C. Kerr Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Not so tricky. More straightforward. Guessing allowed. The newly redesigned SAT college entrance exam that debuts nationally Saturday is getting good reviews from some of the students who took it early this week. The new exam focuses less on arcane vocabulary words and more on real- 4. EMPLOYMENT world learning and analysis by students. Students no longer will be penalized for guessing. And the essay has been made optional. 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Should I simply assume the lesson here is a “life lesson” to respect the teacher’s answer even if it’s wrong, and explain to my 8-year-old son that there is sometime more than one right answer? -- Perplexed Dad Dear Perplexed: If the problem had read “four more times than Sue,” it would be an addition problem, but “four times more” makes it a multiplication problem. The teacher made a mistake (she added instead of multiplied) and should be told. She may have been using an answer sheet that was incorrect, and she certainly wouldn’t want to use it again with another class. Most teachers have email addresses. Write to her and say that your son cannot figure out how the answer could be 6, and neither can you, so perhaps there was an oversight when the paper was graded. Be nice. Tell her you know how easy it is for these things to happen and thought she’d want to know so she can correct the papers that were mismarked. The life lesson for your son is how to stand up for himself and register an objection without becoming objectionable. Dear Annie: My husband passed away 10 years ago, when I was 57. After a year, I began dating again. I have met many nice gentlemen. Often, I am introduced by mutual friends, but I have also used online dating. Perhaps your readers would be interested in what I “ALL THE NEWS YOU CAN USE” have learned about meeting dates online. I quickly learned to weed out the ones who are just looking for money. Many of them are incarcerated. If they cannot meet in person within one week, I block them from contacting me. I never share my name, address or phone number. I will take their number and call after blocking my own number from displaying on their cellphones or through caller ID. I am attractive, get my hair styled regularly, use makeup and take care of my body and my health. I wear a size 4. I watch my diet and go to the gym. I have a good income and insist on paying my own way. My profiles say I am interested only in dating. But after a few dates, many men tell me that they want to marry me. They are hurt that I am not interested. If a man is looking at online sites and wants something long-term, he should not be contacting a woman whose profile clearly states that she wants only to date. I am upfront about this and always feel bad when I have to break it off because the man gets too serious. -- Self-Sufficient Suzie Dear Suzie: You seem to have a good handle on meeting men in a safe way. (We would add to meet them in public places for coffee, not dinner.) You also present yourself as an attractive, independent woman and we suspect your insouciance about marriage makes you quite appealing to men who are more accustomed to women who seem desperate or clingy. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. 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Some of the services predict that only small numbers of women will volunteer or get through training courses, details of the plans show. The Marine Corps estimates 200 women a year will move into ground combat jobs. And U.S. Special Operations Command said it anticipates a “small number” of volunteers for its commando jobs. The Navy said it is already collecting submission packages from prospective SEAL candidates and could see women in entry-level enlisted and officer training in September and October. The Navy started collecting the packages last month. All of the services say they have made required changes to base bathrooms and other facilities to accommodate women, and they will monitor training, injury assessments, and possible sexual harassment or assault problems. The plans have been under review by senior Pentagon leaders and have not been made public. Carter said Thursday that he accepted the services’ implementation recommendations, but provided no details. He is expected to sign a memo in the coming days telling the military to begin executing the plans next month. Man Continued from Page 3 a turn for the worse much later — are unusual but hardly unprecedented. In November, a Southern California jail inmate who abused a baby girl in 2005 was charged with murder over her death a decade later. The challenge for prosecutors in such cases is showing that the defendant’s long-ago actions led to the victim’s death. Court records do not list an attorney for Barber, who was living in Plainfield, Illinois, at the time of his arrest. Barber told police nearly a quarter-century ago that his son would not stop crying while being fed on New Year’s Eve in 1991 in Saylorsburg, about 25 miles north of Bethlehem. He said he shook Christopher — though he claimed the shaking “wasn’t that rough” — and threw the baby on the couch. Christopher bounced at least twice, Barber told police. 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They used the Hubble Space Telescope and found the light wave signature of an extremely bright galaxy 13.4 billion light-years away, according to a study published Thursday by As- trophysical Journal. The margin of error is plus or minus 5 million lightyears. A light-year is about 5.8 trillion miles. It shatters old records for distance and time in a big way, and may remain the farthest that can be seen for years, until a new space telescope is launched, the team of astronomers said. With that light signature, astronomers were able to produce a photo of this galaxy that’s fuzzy and all-too deceptive in color. It appears darkish red and indistinct, when in reality it’s so hot it is bright blue, but the light has traveled so long and far that it has shifted to the very end of the color spectrum, to dark red. And that fuzziness masks an incredible rate of star formation that’s 10 times more frenetic than our Milky Way, said study co-author Gabriel Brammer, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute. “It really is star bursting,” Brammer said. “We’re getting closer and closer to when we think the first stars formed ... There’s not a lot of actual time between this galaxy and the Big Bang.” If we were back in time and near this galaxy (named GN-z11), we’d see “blue, stunning, really bright young stars” and all around us would be “very messy looking objects” that are galaxies just forming — not the large bright spirals we think of as galaxies, said study coauthor Garth Illingworth at the University of California Santa Cruz. TIPS FROM TEST PREP EXPERTS Some advice from Lee Weiss, Kaplan Test Prep’s vice president of college admissions programs, on taking the new SATs: “If you’ve been preparing and putting in your study time, then you should go in confident. If you haven’t, you can take this test again or you can take the ACT, too. It’s not the end of the world if you don’t perform well,” he said. Don’t skip the essay. Weiss said Kaplan’s research of college admissions officers shows that many of the top mostcompetitive programs for college do look at the essay and it’s an important part of their admissions process. “Make sure you are writing a good, structured essay that answers the prompt,” said Weiss. “Make sure that you are varying your word choice and your sentence structure.” On reading, Ned Johnson, president of PrepMatters, said students should be literal, not literary. He said students could help themselves by coming up with their own answers before looking at the options provided. Johnson says the new test has math problems that are much wordier than before. “Read slowly,” he said. “If you read and analyze the problems piece by piece, you can avoid feeling overwhelmed and ‘translate’ all those words into math, you know how to do.” ____ FREE PRACTICE TESTS The College Board has teamed up with online educator Khan Academy to offer SAT practice with the new exam — for free — to all students through diagnostic quizzes and interactive practice tests. The tests are available at https://www.khanacademy.org/sat. SAT Continued from Page 12 at Woodrow Wilson High School in the nation’s capital, says he really didn’t mind the new SAT. “There aren’t as many questions where it’s trying to trick you ... It was much more straightforward,” he said For math, he said, “the new version was a lot more like basic concepts, so it wouldn’t be very obscure formulas that you have to remember. If you had the basics of algebra down, even if the problem was difficult, you could work your way through it.” Said classmate Isabel Suarez: “I liked it better than the old one. I thought that it was way more applicable to what we’ve been learning in school. The English was a lot easier for me than it was with the old one.” Isabel, a junior, said the math was a little harder. “It was more algebra based, but I think I was able to perform a lot better on it than the old one because it was stuff that I actually learned in school.” In fact, Suarez, who likes to write, said she enjoyed the reading section. “My AP English class defi- nitely really prepared me for it. I honestly enjoyed the grammar part because I like to pick out problems in writing. It was pretty fun actually.” The exam was administered Wednesday at Wilson and other District of Columbia high schools and at schools in more than a dozen states as part of SAT School Day. ____ WHAT’S BEHIND THE REDESIGN? 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