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He went inward and, by doing so, Phil Sal-lavanti found a way to help other people get outof the doldrums of life.“I was at my previous job working on the

computer one day and someone came into myoffice,” he recalled. “I turned my back for a min-ute and when I came back, ‘mindfulness-basedstress reduction’ was on my screen. I have noidea how it got there and, to this day, I am notquestioning it.”Wanting to learn more, Sallavanti began to

research the method, which was pioneered byJon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachu-setts in the early 1970s. Sallavanti began studiesat Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphiaand eventually decided to take a leap of faith tobecome a certified mindfulness instructor.Sallavanti will bring the fruit of more than

20 years’ experience in mindfulness trainingand instruction to the Abingtons beginningon Monday, March 30, from 6-8:30 p.m. foran eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduc-tion class at the office of Dr. Tiffany Griffiths,406 N. State St., Clarks Summit. An additionaleight-week course will be held at Sacred HeartChurch, 1101 Willow St., Peckville, beginningon Tuesday, March 31, also from 6-8:30 p.m.“Jon Kabat-Zinn’s definition of mindfulness

is paying attention to the present moment in aparticular way,’ Sallavanti said. “That particularway is by doing it on purpose and without judg-ment. We like to say it is being here now; but itis being here now with an attitude.”Sallavanti explained that mindfulness helps

a person cultivate openness, curiosity and kind-ness, not just for others, but for themselves.Hav-ing taught mindfulness-based stress reduction

classes throughout the area, he has witnessedstudents as young as their teens up throughtheir 80s reap the practice’s benefits. Althoughthe classes are not group therapy, participantscan expect to enjoy therapeutic benefits just bylearning how to listen to their inner voices.“When you become stressed, what is hap-

pening is that your body is going into a stressresponse,” he explained. “We are chronicallystressed today. Our ancestors had to either fightthe saber-toothed tiger or flee from it, but af-ter they fought the saber-toothed tiger, theyprobably rested. We don’t do that today. Oursaber-toothed tigers nowadays are our work, ourrelationships, our financial problems and otherstressors. We forgot how to rest. We’ve becomehuman doings and we’ve forgotten how to sim-ply be.”“What we teach is how to respond to life

instead of how to react to it, like we’ve donehabitually,” he continued. “It is about noticinghabits and giving yourself a pause. We’re slow-ing life down just enough to create a space and,within that space, you’re able to make skillful,wise choices. Instead of reacting to a stressfulsituation, you learn to respond. Your actions be-gin to change.”Griffiths said mindfuless-based stress reduc-

tion goes hand-in-hand with psychotherapy,adding that she has all of her clinicians learnthe practice.“Research has shown over and over again

that for many different psychological symptomsand medical conditions, particularly anythingrelated to stress and lifestyle, the mindfulness-based stress reduction system on a daily basis isthe most effective treatment we can provide topeople,” she said. “It helps chronic pain, anxi-ety, depression, insomnia, it even helps combattrauma. It can help anyone. There’s not muchthat this won’t be helpful for.”For more information or to register for the

Clarks Summit class, contact Dr. Griffiths at570-342-8434. For more information or to reg-ister for the Peckville class, contact Sallavantiat 570-351-5611 or email [email protected].

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Calming the StormMindfulness-based stress reduction class comes to Clarks Summit

Phil Sallavanti (left) will bring mindfulness-based stress reduction classes to the ClarksSummit office of Dr. Tiffany Griffiths (right), lo-cated at 406 N. State St., for an eight-weeksession beginning on Monday, March 30, from6:30-8 p.m. For more information, contact Dr.Griffiths at 570-342-8434.

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The First Presbyterian Church of ClarksSummit, 300 School St., will welcome pia-nist Rick Hoffenberg and organist MarkLaubach as the first concert of the annualArts at First Presbyterian Church series onSunday, March 29, at 4 p.m. The secondhalf of the concert will feature the Mary-wood University Chamber Singers.The Marywood ensemble is directed by

Dr. Rick Hoffenberg, an associate profes-sor at Marywood University, where he isdirector of choral activities and coordi-nator of vocal and keyboard studies. Hof-fenberg has spent the past 15 summers atChautauqua Opera, where he is a pianist,coach and assistant conductor on the mu-sic staff. As a pianist, he has performed atOrchestra Hall in Chicago; the Music In-stitute of Chicago; Rockefeller Chapel inNew York City; Richardson Auditorium;Taplin Auditorium; and Bristol Chapel, allin Princeton, New Jersey. He was the statewinner, division winner and national fi-nalist in the 1994 MTNAWurlitzer PianoCompetition.Since January 1986, Mark Laubach has

served as organist and choirmaster of St.Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Wilkes-

Barre, where he administers an active li-turgical and choral music program, concertseries and “Music from St. Stephen’s,” aradio broadcast heard weekly on WVIA-FM Public Radio. Since winning first prizein the 1984 American Guild of Organists(AGO) National Competition, Laubachhas performed in many of the churchesand concert halls in the United States andin Great Britain and Germany. Laubachteaches organ students privately as well asat Marywood University.The Marywood University Chamber

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Senior CenterFundraiser

The Abington Senior CommunityCenter, 1151 Winola Road, will host apasta dinner catered by Rosario’s onSunday, March 22, from noon to 4 p.m.Basket raffles will also be available. Call570-586-8996 for more information.

Pizza FundraiserThe Abington Rowdies U-15 Soccer

Team will host a fundraising night at Ro-sario’s Pizza, 100 Highland Ave., ClarksSummit, on Tuesday, March 24, from 11a.m. to 9 p.m.

Rosario’s will donate 20 percent oftheir sales that day for those bringingthe Abington Rowdies coupon, found onthe Abington Youth Soccer website atabingtonsc.org.

Pasta DinnerThe fourth grade class of Waverly

Elementary School will host a pastadinner on Thursday, March 26, from 5-7p.m. at the school, 103 Waverly Road.Tickets are $8; $5 for children and take-outs are available. The dinner will becatered by the Barcia family, owners ofClarks Summit-based Parmigiano’s res-taurant. The menu will include a Cae-sar salad, penne pasta with marinarasauce, homemade meatballs, rolls, bev-erages and dessert.

The funds raised from this dinnerwill benefit the students’ field trip to theDa Vinci Science Center in Allentown,as well as the printing of their elemen-tary school yearbooks.

Reservations are required and canbe made by contacting Kate Walsh at570-575-9767 or emailing [email protected].

Pasta e Fagioli SaleThe Clarks Summit United Method-

ist Church, 1310 Morgan Highway, willhost a pasta e fagioli and vegetablesoup sale on Friday, April 3, from 3-7p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall.Tickets are $6 for take-out, $7 for eat-in. For people who cannot attend or whodo not like soup, the church will donatesoup to a family or shut-in with ticketpurchase. Advance tickets are availableby calling 570-587-2571 and a limitednumber of tickets will be available atthe door.

Easter Egg HuntThe Countryside Community

Church, 14011 Orchard Drive, NewtonTwp., will host an Easter egg hunt onSaturday, April 4, beginning at 1 p.m.,for children up to sixth grade. Registra-tion is required by Tuesday, March 31.Call 570-587-3206 or visit countryside-church.org for more information.

Chips, dips and SipsThe Friends of the Abing-

ton Community Library willhost “Chips, Dips and Sips”on Saturday, March 21, from6-9 p.m. in the Ryon Room ofthe Abington Community Li-brary, 1200 W. Grove St. Tick-ets are $10 or $15 per coupleand include a year’s member-ship to the Friends. The eventwill feature hors d’oeuvres,live music, wines from NimbleHill Winery and gourmet cof-fee.

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[email protected]. Pleasehave them in by noon on Friday to havethem included in the following Thursday’sedition. Visit the abingtonsuburban.comfor the complete calendar listing, includingadditional events.

SPECIAL EVENTSSunday, March 22: Easter Egg HuntThe Abington Council No. 6611 of the

Knights of Columbus will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast and Easter egg hunt onSunday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.at St. Patrick’s Church Hall, 205 Main St.,Nicholson. Tickets are $8; $4 for childrenage 12 and younger.

Sunday, March 22: Breakfast withthe Bunny

The Lake Winola Fire Co. and auxiliarywill host a breakfast with the Easter Bunnyon Sunday, March 22, from 8 a.m. to noonat the Lake Winola Fire Hall, located onRte. 307. Tickets are $10; $5 for childrenages 4-12 and free for children youngerthan age 3. Call 570-388-2564 to reservetickets or for more information.

Wednesday, March 25:Free Coffee Club

Local Edward Jones financial adviserChuck Parry will host a free coffee clubmeeting on Wednesday, March 25, begin-ning at 9 a.m. at the Glenburn Grill, 1144Lackawanna Trail. Parry will discuss cur-rent events, the economy and investing.Breakfast will be served. Call Jennifer at570-585-8979 for more information or toreserve a seat by Friday, March 20.

Friday, March 27: Police OutreachThe Evangelical Free Bible Church, 431

Carbondale Road, South Abington Town-ship, will host a free dinner for police of-ficers, state troopers and their spouses onFriday, March 27. Doors will open at 6p.m. with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m.The dinner will be prepared by the Inne ofthe Abingtons. The guest speaker will beChaplain Gary Holden of the Police Chap-lain Program. Tickets are required and canbe obtained by calling 570-586-5557, ext.6.

Friday, March 27: Soccer FundraiserThe Abington Rowdies Boys U-15 Soc-

cer Club parents will host a fundraiser atMaiolatesi Wine Cellars in Scott Town-ship on Friday, March 27, from 5-7:30 p.m.Tickets are $25 and include two glasses of

wine and appetizers. All proceeds will ben-efit the team’s trip to Europe. Call Lisa at570-586-3290 or Lori at 570-499-7535 fortickets or for more information. Attendeesmust be age 21 or older.

Through Friday, April 3:Pizza Sale

The Chinchilla Hose Co.’s annual pizzasale will be held every Friday in Lent at thefire hall, 104 Shady Lane Road, from 2-7p.m. Red, white and white broccoli pizzatrays will be available. Orders can be placedon Fridays beginning at noon by calling570-586-5726. Walk-ins are welcome.

Through Friday, April 3:Pizza and Halushki Sale

The Factoryville Fire Co. ladies auxil-iary will host its annual pizza and halushkisale on Fridays from through April 3 at thefire hall, 120 College Ave. A 12-cut pie willbe $9 and $1 for each additional topping(mushrooms, onions, pepperoni or broc-coli). White pizza will also be available.Halushki will be sold by the quart or by thepint. Good Friday broccoli and cheese isavailable by order only. Call 570-945-5769after 3 p.m. on Fridays for preorders or formore information.

MEETING NOTICESVeterans of Foreign Wars

The Abington Memorial Post No. 7069of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 402 Win-ola Road, Clarks Summit, meets the firstThursday of every month at 7 p.m. Newmembers are always welcome.

Glenburn 4-HThe Glenburn 4-H Club is open to

young people ages 8-19 who would ei-ther like to learn how to sew or knowhow and would like to learn new skills.Hilda Lewis and Ann Northup are in-structors. Call 570-563-1369 for moreinformation.

Social Singles ClubA social singles club meets at 7:30 p.m.

on the first Wednesday of the month atOur Lady of Snows Church rectory base-ment, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit.Meet other active, mature singles for funactivities and friendship. Call Linda at 570-470-5220 for more information.

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The Abington Community Library,1200W.Grove St., Clarks Summit, is host-

ing a raffle for children to receive a person-alized, pre-recorded message from Josh Gad,the voice of Olaf in “Frozen.” Tickets are $1each and all proceeds will be used to pur-chase children’s books for the library. Any-one may enter, but it must be on behalf of achild 12 years of age or younger. A winnerwill be drawn and notified during NationalLibrary Week in April. Call 570-587-3440for more information.

Eyeglass CollectionThe Abington Heights High School

Students Against Destructive Decisions(SADD) are collecting used eyeglasses,which will be donated to the LackawannaBlind Association. Collection will takeplace until, Friday, March 27. Donationsmay be brought to Abington Heights HighSchool, 222 Noble Road, Clarks Summit.Call 570-585-5300 for more information.

Leaves of ClassThe Friends of the Weinberg Memorial

Library at The University of Scranton aresponsoring their 17th annual “Leaves ofClass” raffle to help support the Friends of

the Library Endowment Fund.This year’s raffle features more than

$8,000 in prizes. Tickets are $20 and earneach participant a chance for monthlydrawings for prizes. Drawings will continuethrough Thursday, Dec. 31.Among the prizes are an iPad, diamond

bracelets, gift certificates to several area res-taurants, an evening with family and friendsatWoodloch Resort, cash prizes, services forpersonal care, gift baskets, season passes tolocal theaters and concerts and many moregifts.To be eligible for the drawings, a com-

pleted entry form, along with $20, must bereturned to the Dean’s Office of the Wein-berg Memorial Library. Checks should bemade payable to “Friends of the WeinbergMemorial Library.” Tickets may also be pur-chased online. Gift envelopes are availablefor anyone who would like to give a raffleticket as a gift.For more information on the Leaves of

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Green SceneA column from the Clarks Summit Shade

Tree Commissionby Joshua ArpSPECIAL TO THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN

Did you know that healthy soil is 50percent air? By volume, besides air, soil is45 percent inorganicmaterial and the re-maining five percentis organic material.A healthy amount ofair in the soil is im-portant because plantroots need to breatheand the air pocketsin the soil allow forproper movement ofwater and nutrientswithin the root zone.Without these air

pockets, plants grow-ing in compacted soilwill decline and ul-timately die. This iswhy you cannot getgrass to grow whereyour nephew parkshis truck, partly onthe street and partlyon your lawn. Eventhough not immedi-ately visible, whenthe rooting area fortrees is used as a park-ing area or receiveshigh traffic, thesetrees begin to go intodecline. This is why the best municipal or-dinances require substantial fencing, notjust snow fences, to be installed at the dripline of trees in construction zones.Healthy soil has macro-pores andmicro-

pores. The micro-pores hold water chemi-cally. The best way to understand this isby thinking of a wet washcloth. No mat-ter how much you wring it out, you cannotwring it completely dry. Some molecules ofwater will always be held by the cloth andonly evaporation can remove them.The macro-pores in soil hold what is

called “gravitational water.” This is waterthat drains into and out of the soil. Soilat “field capacity” cannot hold any morewater and puddles form on the surface ofthe soil. Unless the area is in an extreme

drought, at winter’s end there is gravita-tional water in the soil. And by design, atthis time of year, that water tries to fightagainst the effects of your nephew’s park-ing job and your children’s backyard soccer

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ery other type ofmatter, when thematter moves fromgas to liquid tosolid, it shrinks involume. However,in the case of wa-ter, when it changesfrom liquid to solid(ice), it expandsand forcefully so.This is why watercan break up pavedroads and lift pa-tios. It does thesame thing in yoursoil — with everycycle of freezingand thawing, waterin the pores of yoursoil expands andcontracts, break-ing up the soil fromwithin. This createsroom for more waterand air. In this un-seen space, life canthrive. Plant roots,

earthworms and a host of other invisibleforms of life can conduct their symbioticbusiness. Above the soil, when healthyplants show themselves to us, we can taste,see, smell, hear and feel the results.While soils in the “built” environment

typically are more compacted than nativesoils, you can help speed the natural aera-tion process along with mechanical aera-tion and especially by taking care never toharm the microscopic creatures workingwithin their soil home.

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In his short stay at Abington Heights,John Bucci certainly made an impact onthe Lady Comets basketball program.So says Jess Plisko, who guided the Lady

Comets junior varsity team to an unbeatenrecord in Lackawanna League play, and a16-1 record overall, in her first season ashead coach.“I’ve seen how well the girls have re-

sponded to him and how far he had comeas far as improvement of the girls,” Pliskosaid of Bucci, who resigned earlier thisweek after one season coaching the varsityteam. “I saw how much they respected himand how much they felt pride in playingfor him. I was disappointed that he left, be-cause I saw the impact he was able to makewith the kids in such a short time.”Plisko saw the effect he had on the pro-

gram and that carried down to the juniorvarsity (JV) level as the Lady Comets de-livered a 13-0 record against LackawannaLeague competition. She did her part for ateam brimming with talent and desire, ableto rely on all of them, spreading the play-ing time while dealing with the inevitableshuffling of players between varsity and JV.She had praise for the 11 players who

delivered for the team:Olivia Baker, sophomore: “She started

the season with the JV team, and it was herfirst competitive year back after an ACLtear. She was able to adapt to the speed ofthe game very quickly and became a con-tributor to the varsity level. Coming backfrom an injury like that, to be able to catchup to the speed between an eighth-gradegame and a varsity game, tremendous.”Alessia Brunori, sophomore: “She was

our only true post player on the team. Shelikes to play with her back to the basket.She was a very aggressive, intense playerand she helped her teammates becomeaggressive and intense players. They wereable to feed off her intensity.”Grace Evans, sophomore: “She was our

tenacious defensive player. She was ableto transition between working the pointguard position and the shooting guard po-

sition pretty seamlessly.”Grace Hambrose, junior: “She was an-

other versatile player, able to transitionbetween the 4 (power forward) and the3 (small forward). She has a nice jumpshot that allowed her to draw some ofthe post players out of the paint and forcethem to play on the outside where she wasable to take advantage of her offensiveopportunities.”Emma Henzes, junior: “She was our

most improved player this season. She de-veloped very quickly into a leadership roleand she was our sparkplug offensively anddefensively.”Hannah Kowalski, freshman: “She had

to learn my style and personality, and ex-pectations. For her to be able to be so suc-cessful only knowing me for such a shortperiod of time shows what a competitorshe is.”Cassie Ksiazek, freshman: “She is our

most versatile player, able to handle theball, shoot from the outside, penetrate offthe dribble, and work with her back to thebasket. Being a freshman, she had to learnquickly, and to be able to play so many dif-ferent positions and play them so well is a

testament to her talent.”Mackenzie Machell, sophomore: “She

was our go-to defender and she was able todevelop a nice penetration off the dribble.She was one of the kids who would alwayslisten to exactly what we were asking herto do and make sure she did a good job.”Nicole Nealon, sophomore: “She had a

transition this year; previously as she wasmy point guard on the freshman team.This year, we asked her to be a little bitmore of a shooting guard and she workedon the things she needed to work on inthat transition and she was able to makegreat improvements throughout the year.”Jesse Show, sophomore: “She has the

biggest personality on the team. She is ourchatterbox and that is what helps our de-fense to be so successful. She has a greatknowledge of the game and she loves toshare that with everyone, so she helpsmake everyone around her better.”Tiana Yarns, junior: “She was our silent

star and I say that because she was oftenour leading scorer and you wouldn’t know.She found a way to create openings for her-self, and also make great passes to others.She really adapted to Coach Bucci’s style

of play, and was able to work as a guard anda forward. She did a great job on the offen-sive and defensive boards for us.”Plisko had a good idea she had the mak-

ings of an outstanding team and it didn’ttake long for the team to mesh.“I’ve been part of the Lady Comets pro-

gram for four years, the previous three I wasa volunteer assistant with the freshman, soI was familiar with the girls for a numberof years,” Plisko said. “I knew what kindof talent they had and I was familiar withtheir personalities. I knew the kids, theyknew me, they knew what I expected.”Despite moving up a level, Plisko was

confident her players would respond to thechallenges of junior varsity basketball.“The competition was more advanced,

playing against sophomores and juniors in-stead of just freshmen, but my expectationsfor this special group of athletes has alwaysbeen to just keep getting better, so for us,it was really just a continuation of what wehad been doing, and setting higher stan-dards and higher goals for us,” Plisko said.“It was an easy transition. The game cer-

Strength in NumbersLady Comets junior varsity team demonstrates successful season

The 2014-’15 Abington Heights Lady Comets junior varsity basketball team.

Please see SPORTS, Page 15Please see SPORTS, Page 15



Hat’s Amore!South Abington PTA hosts fundraiser

by Stephanie LongoABINGTON SUBURBAN EDITOR

It’s all about local flavor and a bit ofwhimsy.Organizers of the South Abington

Elementary Ladies’ Tea know all aboutadding a bit of spice to the event, nowin its third year. What began as an adult-type event for families and friends at theschool has now grown into a celebra-tion of locally based businesses, includ-ing food by Zuppa del Giorno and theAmberdonia Bakery, all with the goal ofsupporting the school’s parent-teacherassociation.“This is our biggest fundraiser of the

year,” said Katharine Schkloven. “Weuse these funds all year long for thingslike giving each child a free book duringRead Across America Week and provid-ing them with free water bottles for FieldDay. We support our teachers with a $50grant for each teacher and with presentsand dinner during Teacher Apprecia-tion Week. These funds also pay for theassemblies that our children attend atschool.”This year’s tea will be held on Sat-

urday, March 21, from noon to 3 p.m.at the school, located at 640 NorthernBoulevard. There will also be more than100 baskets and silent auction items.Schkloven said that every year the prizesget better and better.“This year, we have a week of summer

camp from places like Baptist Bible Col-lege, the Scranton Cultural Center andSpirited Art,” she said. “We also havegift certificates for services, like salons,and from restaurants. We even have apuck signed by the New Jersey Devilsand one from the Flyers. We have a grill,a bike, Disney park hopper passes andmuch more.”Schkloven said that she hopes the

menu from Zuppa del Giorno and Am-berdonia takes center stage this year andthat both businesses are willing to par-ticipate again in the future.“We are having Joseph’s specialty

salad, which is spinach with cranberries,buttered walnuts and a special dressing;mini sandwiches with hand-carved tur-key and roast beef and veggie and roast-ed vegetable orzo finished with lemon

dressing and feta from Zuppa del Gior-no,” she said. “The pastries and cookiesfrom Amberdonia are going to be fabu-lous; there will be fruit tarts, cannoli,eclairs and other goodies.”New to this year’s event is a fancy hat

contest where attendees can don a deco-rated hat with prizes awarded in variouscategories.“It will be like Downton Abington,”

Schkloven said.Tickets for the South Abington El-

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Centerpieces from the South AbingtonElementary Ladies Tea, which will be heldon Saturday, March 21, from noon to 3 p.m.at the school, located at 640 NorthernBoulevard, will also be raffled off as a partof this year’s festivities.

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Baby boomers are people born during thepost–World War II baby boom between theyears 1946 and 1964. Seventy-six millionAmerican children were born between 1945and 1964, representing a cohort that is signifi-cant on account of its size alone.The year 1964 was quite a year. The Dow

Jones Industrial Average was 874, the aver-age cost of a new house was $13,050, gas was30 cents a gallon and a new car cost $3,500.President Lyndon Johnson declared a “Waron Poverty” and the Vietnam War was ex-panded by the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. Cas-sius Clay (Muhammad Ali) beat Sonny Lis-ton for the heavyweight championship, thefirst FordMustang wasmade, theWorld’s Fairwas held in New York City, the Beatles madetheir first appearance on the Ed SullivanShow and Bob Dylan released “The TimesThey Are a-Changin.’”Unbelievably, the last of the baby boom-

ers, those born in 1964, turned 50 last year.Reaching age 50 is quite themilestone.While50 may be the new 30 for many things, 50 isan important birthday when speaking aboutcolon and rectal cancer and cancer screening.Colon and rectal cancers are the fourth mostfrequently diagnosed cancers and are oneof the most frequently diagnosed cancers innortheast Pennsylvania, with incidence ratesabout 10 percent higher than the UnitedStates average. Nearly 940 new cases are di-agnosed, andmore than 330 patients die fromcolon cancer each year in Carbon, Lehigh,Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Northamp-ton, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyo-ming counties combined.Colorectal cancer isthe second leading cancer killer in theUnitedStates, but it does not have to be. If everyoneaged 50 and older had regular screenings, atleast 60 percent of the deaths from this cancercould be avoided.Both men and women can get colorectal

cancer. It is most often found in people age50 and older and your risk increases as you

age. Colorectal cancer usually starts from pol-yps in the colon or rectum. Over time, somepolyps can become cancerous. Screening testsfind polyps so they can be removed beforethey turn into cancer. Screening can also findcolorectal cancer early when the chance ofbeing cured is good.There is more than one test to find pol-

yps or colorectal cancer. The U.S. Preven-tive Services Task Force recommends thefollowing:• High-sensitivity fecal occult blood test

(FOBT): You can do this annual test at homeand send stool samples to a lab or your doctor.• Flexible sigmoidoscopy (done every five

years, with FOBT every three years): In thistest, the doctor looks for polyps or cancer inthe rectum and lower third of the colon.• Colonoscopy (done every 10 years): In

this test, the doctor looks for polyps or cancerin the rectum and in the entire colon.Screening should start at age 50 for men

and women of average risk. Each test has itspluses andminuses. Patients and their doctorsneed to talk about the benefits and risks asso-ciated with each screening test as they decidewhich to use, when to start and how often tobe tested. People at high risk for colorectalcancer may need earlier and more frequentscreening. Precancerous polyps and early-stage colorectal cancer do not always causesymptoms, especially at first. This means thatyou can have a polyp or colorectal cancerand not know it. That is why screening is soimportant.If you were born in 1964 and if you are 50

years old or older, speak to your healthcareprovider about getting screened.

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Memorial Library is requesting book and tagsale donations for its annual spring sale, aswell as volunteers to help with preparationand staffing for the event, which will takeplace during the last weekend of April. Allproceeds from the book sale will benefit theFriends of the Weinberg Memorial LibraryEndowment, which supports library collec-tions and services. The Friends of theWein-berg Memorial Library, the library staff andvolunteers will conduct the event.The library will accept any hardcover or

paperback books in good condition, includ-ing children’s books, cookbooks, fiction andnon-fiction. In addition, the library is col-lecting media and tag sale items. Donationsmay be placed in the boxes on the MonroeAvenue side of the library. Donations willbe accepted until Wednesday, April 22.This year’s book sale is scheduled for Sat-

urday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., andSunday, April 26, from noon to 4 p.m., inthe fifth floor Heritage Room of the Wein-berg Memorial Library. A special previewsale will be held on Friday, April 24, forFriends members and Schemel Forummem-bers. For additional information or to vol-unteer, call Barbara Evans at 570-941-4078.

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AHSD NotificationsAbington Heights School District would

like to remind residents that they can re-ceive up-to-date closing and delay mes-sages, as well as other alerts, via text oremail. To receive messages via text, text@abingtonhe to 570-471-5703. Standardtext messaging rates will apply. To unsub-scribe from text messaging, text ‘unsub-scribe @abingtonhe’ to the same number.For email messages, send an email [email protected]. To un-subscribe, reply with ‘unsubscribe’ in thesubject line. For more information on theservice, visit remind.com.

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are very eager to learn what’s going on andthey give me their full attention,” Pliskosaid. “They are always looking to improveon anything that we could point out tothem. They’re very team-oriented, so theyunderstand what it means to do your roleand to be a part of fulfilling your respon-sibilities in order to serve a greater good.”The Lady Comets rolled through their

local competition, beating Scranton,Scranton Prep, Valley View and WestScranton both home and away in Lacka-wanna Division I games and taking careof Delaware Valley, Honesdale, NorthPocono, Wallenpaupack and WesternWayne in crossover games against DivisionII schools.“The fact we were able to stay focused

and disciplined throughout the season andplay some of those great competitive teamsis a tribute to the kids and how competi-tive they are in nature, and how much theyenjoy getting better every day in practice,”Plisko said.Practice was where they grew together

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