ALESKY, PETE ANTHONY JR., Franklin Twp., Bradford County, today, 2 p.m., Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home, 217 York Ave., Towanda, with Pastor Jira Albers of Trinity Lutheran Church, Towanda, and Pastor Doug Brenneman, officiating. Interment, Alesky Family Cemetery, Franklin Twp. Military honors, Towanda American Legion Post 42. Calling hours, today, 12 to 2. Contributions: charity or organization of choice. Condolences: bowenfuneralhomes.com.

BARONSKI, DOROTHY A., Old Forge, Saturday, Louis V. Ciuccio Funeral Home, Old Forge. Mass, St. Ann's Basilica, Scranton, by the Rev. Joseph Jones. Pallbearers: John Sr., John Jr., Joe Jr. and Gene Baronski, Tim and John Matlock, and Len Zupon. Interment, Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst.

BARRETT, EVELYN MARGARET "PEGGY," Dunmore, Monday, Albert P. O'Donnell Funeral Home, 2025 Green Ridge St., Dunmore. Mass, 10 a.m., St. Clare's Church, 2301 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Interment, St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow. Go directly to church. Calling hours, today, 3 to 7 p.m. Contributions: Friends of the Poor, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509. Condolences: O'Donnellfuneral.com.

BAUMAN, ANDREW J. IV, Scranton, formerly of Old Forge, Monday, 8:45 a.m., Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home, 522 Fallon St., Old Forge. Mass, 9:30, St. Peter's Cathedral, 315 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, by the Rev. Philip A. Altavilla, pastor. Interment, private, Old Forge Cemetery. Calling hours, today, 2 to 4 p.m. Contributions: Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. Condolences: ferrifuneralhome.com.

DOUGHER, GERARD JOSEPH, Green Ridge section of Scranton, Monday, 9:30 a.m., Brian Arthur Strauch Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, 602 Birch St., Scranton. Mass, St. Ann's Basilica, 1250 St. Ann's St., Scranton, by Father Francis Landry. Interment, private, St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald. Calling hours, today, 3 to 5 p.m. Condolences: strauchfuneralhomes.com.

DUNN, KATHERINE, Dalton, Wednesday, 11 a.m., Dalton United Methodist Church by Pastor Lori Robertson. Interment, private, Fairlawn Cemetery, Dalton. Arrangements: Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, Clarks Summit. Contributions: Dalton United Methodist Church or the Dalton Fire Company, Dalton, PA. Condolences: lawrenceeyoungfuneralhome.com.

FIVES, RAYMOND P., Forest City, Monday, Jones & Brennan Funeral Home, 430 Main St., Forest City. Mass, 10 a.m., St. Joseph's Church, Delaware Street, Forest City. Interment, St. James Cemetery, Pleasant Mount. Calling hours, today, 4 to 7 p.m. Contributions: renovation fund of St. Joseph Church, Ascension Parish, 612 Hudson St., Forest City. Condolences: brennanfuneralhomes.com.

GOLDMAN, ANN H., Scranton, today, 10:30 a.m., Carlucci-Golden-DeSantis Funeral Home, 318 E. Drinker St., Dunmore. Calling hours, today, 2 to 4 p.m., 917 Poplar St., Dunmore. Contributions: donor's charity of choice. Condolences: DunmoreFuneralHome.com.

HASKE, THE REV. HENRY BERNARD, S.J., Mass, Saturday, Cathedral of St. Peter, Scranton, by the Rev. Thomas E. Roach, S.J., the Rev. John Henry, S.J., the Rev. Herbert B. Keller, S.J. and the Rev. Frank Moan, S.J. Also participating were many members of the regional Society of Jesus community. Pallbearers: Mac Temples, Michael Burke, Rock Magnotta, Garrett Lyons, Patrick Powell, Kevin Kelly, Kaitlyn Davis, Olivia Burke, Kendra Croker and Danielle Dalessandro, students representing the Scranton Preparatory School. Burial, Jesuit Cemetery, Wernersville.

HILLER, ROBERT PAUL, Scranton, Mass, Saturday, Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, Scranton, by the Rev. Daniel Schwebs. Pallbearers: Alan and William Hiller, nephews; John Hiller, great-nephew; PFC Matthew Hiller and Zachary Hiller, grandsons; and Tim Norton. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Arrangements: Miller Bean Funeral Home Inc.

HOBAN, SHAWN PATRICK, formerly of Scranton, Saturday, August J. Haas Funeral Home Inc. Mass, Nativity of Our Lord Church, by the Rev. Michael Bryant, pastor. Pallbearers: Michael Hoban, Eric and Patrick Archer, Stven Gallagher, John Burke and Kevin Folks. Interment, St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow.

HOWELL, JOHN P., Hamlin, Monday, 11 a.m., South Canaan Free Methodist Church, 19 St. Tikhon's Road, South Canaan. Calling hours, today, 1 to 5 p.m., James Wilson Funeral Home, 143 Gravity Road, Lake Ariel, and Monday, 10 to 11, church. Masonic services, today, 5. Interment, Simon Cemetery, South Canaan. Contributions: in support of John's family. Condolences: jameswilsonfu neralhome.com.

LOWNDES, RUTH D., Scranton, Monday, 10:30 a.m., Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson Ave., Scranton, by the Rev. Arthur W. Davis. Interment, Dunmore Cemetery. Calling hours, Monday, 9:30 to 10:30. Condolences: duffyandsnowdon.com.

LUCAS, ALBERTA N., Peckville, Monday, 10 a.m., Robert E. Decker Funeral Home, 702 River St., Peckville, by the Rev. Brian Lucas, her son, and the Rev. Michael Shambora, pastor, Peckville United Methodist Church. Interment, Union Cemetery. Calling hours, today, 4 to 7 p.m.

McNEIL, SARAH T., formerly of South Scranton, Monday, Mass, 10 a.m., Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, 1217 Prospect Ave., Scranton, by the Rev. Scott Sterowski, pastor. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. No calling hours. Arrangements: Neil W. Regan Funeral Home Inc., 1900 Pittston Ave., Scranton.

MOODY, SUSAN K., Wyalusing, Monday, 11 a.m., Wyalusing United Methodist Church, Church Street, Wyalusing, by the Rev. Dale Russell. Interment, private. Calling hours, Monday, 9 to 11, church. Contributions: Wyalusing Public Library, P.O. Box 98, Wyalusing PA 18853.

MORAN, JOHN J., Scranton, Monday, 11 a.m., Edward Knight O'Donnell Funeral Home, 323 William St., Scranton. Interment, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore. Calling hours, today, 4 to 7 p.m.

MURRAY, KAREN BOLUS, Scranton and Lake Winola, Monday, Carl J. Savino Funeral Home, 157 S. Main Ave., Scranton. Service, 10 a.m., St. Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 130 N. St. Frances Cabrini Ave., Scranton. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Go directly to church. Calling hours, today, 5 to 8 p.m. Contributions: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, payable to CHOP Foundation, Lockbox 1352, P.O. Box 8500, Philadelphia, PA 19179-1352 or St. Joseph's Center, 2010 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509.

PENWARDEN, ROBERT W., Greenfield Twp., today, 3 p.m., Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 18 Airport Road, Clifford, by Pastor Peg Knapich, Clifford United Methodist Church. Inurnment, Willow View Cemetery, Clifford. Contributions: Greenfield Twp. Volunteer Fire Company, 424 Route 106, Greenfield Twp., PA 18407; or the donor's favorite charity. Condolences: parisefuneralhome.com.

PETTINATO, ELIZABETH RICCIARDI, Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center, Taylor, formerly of Scranton, Monday, Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc., 1030 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Mass, 9:30 a.m., Holy Rosary Church, 316 William St., Scranton, by her nephew, the Rev. August Ricciardi. Entombment, Cathedral Cemetery Mausoleum, Scranton. Calling hours, today, 2 to 5 p.m. Condolences: solfanellifiorillofu neralhome.com.

POLANSKY, PETER P., Old Forge, Monday, 9:30 a.m., Holy Rosary Church, 125 Stephenson St., Duryea. Interment with military services by Amvets Honor Guard, Holy Cross Cemetery, Old Forge. Calling hours, today, 4 to 7 p.m., Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Condolences: KearneyFuneralHome.com.

PUTCHAT, CARYL D., Quakertown, today, 3 p.m., Congregation Keneseth Israel, 2227 W. Chew St., Allentown. Interment, Keneseth Israel Cemetery, Allentown. Shiva, Monday and Tuesday, 7 and 9 p.m., family home. Arrangements: Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, Allentown. Contributions: Life Span Senior Support Services, www.lq.org; the American Heart Association, www.americanheart.org; or Jewish Day School of Allentown, www.jdslv.org.

SANDS, GERALD E., Tunkhannock, Monday, 11 a.m., Harding-Litwin Funeral, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, by the Rev. Peter F. Geschwindne, Tunkhannock United Methodist Church. Interment, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Calling hours, today, 4 to 7 p.m. Contributions: Wyoming County Cancer Society. Condolences: aplit winfuneralhomes.com.

STANIS, PEARL MOLOSKY, Avoca, Monday, noon, Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea, by the Rev. Michael Shambora. Calling hours, today, 1 to 4 p.m. Interment, Pittston Cemetery. Condolences: kiesingerfuneralser vices.com.

WIERBOWSKI, ANNA E., West Pittston, Saturday, Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, Pittston. Mass, Immaculate Conception Church, West Pittston. Interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.

ZIMBEHL, RONALD C., Morristown, N.J., Saturday, Mass, Church of St. Gregory, Clarks Green, by the Rev. John M. Lapera and Deacon Robert P. Shiels III. Pallbearers: Dr. Mark Giallorenzi, son-in-law; Albert Giallorenzi; Rob Curtis, Jim Dadey, Christopher Manning and Patrick Tully. Interment, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly.

As the region prepares for up to 6 inches of rain from Hurricane Sandy, city crews were busy Saturday cleaning debris from the streets.

Scranton's Department of Public Works will continue to focus on keeping the streets clear for the next few days so storm sewers are not blocked during the heavy rain, said DPW Director Mark Dougher.

"We ask people to please either bag leaves or keep them in the yard until after the storm passes," he said.

AccuWeather meteorologist Mark Paquette said the bad weather is expected to arrive in the region as early as Monday morning. In addition to heavy rain, sustained wind speeds could reach 40 mph, with gusts of 60 mph, he said. Tuesday will be miserable as well, but the storm will begin to taper off by Wednesday, he said.

Residents of the Mid-Atlantic states have seen hurricanes skirt the East Coast and then go to sea, but Sandy is predicted to act very differently. Instead of heading out to sea to die around Canada, it is forecast to take a sharp left into Delaware and continue north into Pennsylvania.

Meteorological machinations in the upper atmosphere are responsible for the rare behavior, said Brian Lovejoy, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in Binghamton, N.Y.

The amount of rain expected isn't likely to cause the Susquehanna River to flood. However, it could cause smaller creeks to overrun their banks and will probably cause some power outages, Mr. Lovejoy said.

"The most concern we have is for wind. We're thinking there will be a significant amount of trees and power lines affected by the wind," he said. "We actually think the rain, even though it will be heavy and there will possibly be moderate flooding, will be a secondary concern down there."

PPL said in a news release that it was bringing in extra crews and urged customers to report outages.

Wyoming County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Eugene Dziak echoed Mr. Lovejoy's comments, saying wind will likely cause more trouble than the rain in his region. He does not expect the Susquehanna River to flood, though many residents in the county are still wary after the flooding last year.

"I've had people calling all day for sandbags," he said Saturday night. "Our biggest threat is really going to be the wind, though."

To prepare for the storm, many area residents were visiting supermarkets to stock up on the essentials. Employees at several local stores said they saw more than the usual number of customers Saturday. Grocery staples, nonperishable food, water, batteries and flashlights were hot commodities.

Honesdale resident Bob Gan was at Gerrity's on Meadow Avenue in Scranton Saturday and was stocking up on the staples like water, bread and batteries. He said he is glad that temperature will stay above freezing. "I'm just glad it's warm enough for no snow," Mr. Gan said. "All I could think of was what if it's feet and feet of snow?"

Contact the writers: jkohut@timesshamrock.com, @jkohutTT on Twitter; dfalchek@timesshamrock.com; bwellock@citizensvoice.com, @CVBillWTT

NEW YORK - In cities with professional hockey teams, it seems that the only thing on ice these days is sales - at least at the bars, restaurants and other small businesses that cater to sports fans.

Bars and restaurants normally filled to capacity in St. Paul, Minn., on nights when there's a Minnesota Wild game have empty tables. An impasse between the National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association has resulted in games being canceled at the nearby Xcel Energy Center. That means fewer people are coming into town.

Business at the Great Waters Brewing Co., a brewpub located near the Xcel Center, is down 20 percent since the start of the lockout. For owner Sean O'Byrne, it's a painful reminder of the 2004-05 lockout that wiped out the entire NHL season. But he says the current dispute, which so far has resulted in games being canceled through Nov. 30, is harder because small businesses like his are still recovering from the recession.

"The economic times are different now, and I think the one thing that's become apparent to me is the sort of ripple effect the hockey strike has," he says. "It's not just the bars and restaurants, it's the local food vendors and their suppliers."

Strikes and lockouts in major sports leagues - whether it's this year's NHL lockout, last year's National Basketball Association lockout or baseball and football strikes of the past - can have a devastating effect on small businesses that cater to sports fans. When 18,000 fans don't stream into a downtown arena on a game night, restaurants and bars have far fewer people to serve and parking lots can sit empty. There are fewer shoppers in downtown stores. It's particularly painful in a town like St. Paul or Pittsburgh, where there's no NBA team to help make up for the losses. And it's tough for a business still being hurt by a weak economy.

So far, the NHL has canceled 326 games through Nov. 30. Each team plays 42 home games. The impact of the lockout stretches across 30 teams in U.S. cities including Nashville, Tenn., Los Angeles, and Raleigh, N.C. Twenty-three of the teams are in the U.S. and the rest are based in Canada.

In Pittsburgh, each canceled game at the Consol Energy Center is estimated to cost the city $2.2 million, says Craig Davis, president of VisitPittsburgh, the city's tourism office. That amount includes tickets and food sales at the arena, spending at restaurants and bars, hotel rooms and parking. Not all of that money is lost by small businesses - many hotels, for example, are owned by big corporations. And downtown Pittsburgh hosts conventions during the fall, which helps mitigate some of the financial damage.

Still, for small companies that benefit from having a hockey team nearby, the timing couldn't be worse.

"Businesses are coming out of the worst six years in the economy and so they're already in a precarious position," says St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman. "They're completely dependent on 42 days of hockey to make their year."

Retailers who sell hockey-themed clothing and gifts are also experiencing a sales dip. Sales of Penguin merchandise are down between 20 percent and 30 percent at the Pittsburgh Fan, according to Eric Castellucci, the company's online marketing manager. The Pittsburgh Fan also has a store in town, near PNC Park, where baseball's Pirates play.

The Pittsburgh Fan has cut prices on Penguins gear by 35 percent to get fans interested in buying. "It would have been a lot better had the Penguins been playing," Mr. Castellucci says.

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute will help people with little or no health insurance to receive colon, breast and cervical cancer screenings.

The cancer institute will work one on one with people who are not current on their cancer screenings to help them through the screening process, said Laura Toole, director of community and patient services at NRCI. Staff also will help to arrange for resources, including transportation and child care, for people who qualify.

"We know if people are compliant and get screenings on a regular basis, they reduce the risk of dying of cancer," Ms. Toole said. "We're trying to make it easier for people who may not have access to get the screenings done."

Through the Patient Navigation Program, the cancer institute has a goal of providing 500 to 670 cancer screenings. The program is funded through national, regional and foundation support.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show colon, breast and cervical cancers account for about 20 percent of all cancer deaths nationwide. A recent NRCI report on cancer-related deaths in Northeast Pennsylvania from 2005-2009 shows 945 colon and rectal cancer deaths, 618 breast cancer deaths and 55 cervical cancer deaths.

People who qualify for the program must not already have cancer symptoms. People targeted for the program are men and women age 50 and older for colon cancer screening; women 21 and older for cervical cancer screening; and women 40 and older for breast cancer screening.

For more information, contact Jane Oswalt at NRCI at 800-424-6724 or jane.oswalt@scranton.edu.

Contact the writer: rward@timesshamrock.com, @rwardTT on Twitter

Allied Services

Janice Worobey-Ives, Pharm.D., has completed certification in Anticoagulation Therapy Management from the University of Southern Indiana. In this program Dr. Worobey-Ives studied systematic, coordinated patient care management by prepared anticoagulation therapy providers, who specialize in the physiology and pathophysiology of thromboembolic disorders, patient assessment and management, pharmacology of antithrombotic agents, patient education and program administrative procedures. Dr. Worobey-Ives resides in South Abington Twp.

Citizens Savings Bank

Joseph F. McDonald joined the bank in the position of vice president/treasurer and strategic planning. Mr. McDonald has more than 25 years of financial management and controller experience within the financial services industry. Mr. McDonald is a graduate of Scranton Prep and earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Lehigh University and an MBA in Accounting from Temple University. Mr. McDonald resides in Bethlehem with his wife, they have three adult children.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

James C. Wade, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., was appointed as vice chairman of oncology and director of the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at the medical center. His oncology practice at Geisinger will focus on genitourinary malignancy, hematological malignancy and blood and marrow transplantation. Dr. Wade is a 1974 graduate of the University of Utah College of Medicine, Salt Lake City. He completed an internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital; a medical oncology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health; and a fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Washington's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. Wade holds a master's degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Hygiene. In December, he will be awarded a master's degree in business administration from Marquette University, Milwaukee. Dr. Wade was a Robert Wood Johnson/Institute of Medicine health policy fellow and health policy adviser for the U.S. Senate Labor Committee from 1994 to 1996. Dr. Wade is board certified in medical oncology, infectious diseases and internal medicine. He is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Society of Microbiology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology and American Federation of Clinical Research.

Genesis HealthCare

Michael Wylie, vice president of development, and a past chairman of the board at the Pennsylvania Health Care Association, has been elected by his peers to the board of governors of the American Health Care Association. Mr. Wylie, who lives in Clarks Green with his wife, Denise, and daughter, Sara, will serve a two-year term. Mr. Wylie began his career in long-term care as an activities aide at a skilled nursing facility, then became an assistant nursing home administrator, administrator, regional director and regional vice president at Genesis HealthCare.

King's College

Elizabeth Rafter has been named learning disabilities coordinator. As a member of the college's Academic Skills Center, she is primarily responsible for working with students in the First Year Academic Studies program. A native of Southern New Jersey, Ms. Rafter graduated from King's in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in history and secondary education. She earned a master's degree in higher education counseling and student affairs from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Lehigh Valley Financial Group

John McKenna has joined as a financial services professional. Mr. McKenna will be responsible for life and disability insurance programs, education planning, estate planning, retirement planning, business insurance and executive and employee fringe benefits. Mr. McKenna is a graduate of King's College with a degree in business administration. He has 39 years experience in financial services in banking and is a graduate from several banking schools relating to commercial and education lending.

Misericordia University

Jeffrey Passetti of Nanticoke has been named assistant director of campus ministry. In his position, he will serve as liturgical coordinator and will oversee campus ministry initiatives including retreat programs, spiritual programs, liturgical events on campus and the Rite of Christian Initiation. He will also coordinate campus ministry programs in service and travel to Guyana and Jamaica. Mr. Passetti served as a crisis counselor and program director of the BridgeView residential center of the Children Service Center in Wilkes-Barre and holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Scranton. He spent four years at St. Pius Seminary in Dalton, worked for the Diocesan Missions Office of the Diocese of Scranton, and spent a year of service with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, sponsored by AmeriCorps, in a poverty-stricken area of Houston, Texas. Mr. Passetti also served as a lieutenant in the National Guard/Pennsylvania Army Reserve, where he was assigned to the 109th Field Artillery, attended Officer Candidate School, and was assigned to the 55th Heavy Brigade at the Fort Indiantown Gap combat training center.

United Neighborhood Centers

Michael J. Hanley, M.P.A., executive director of United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly, M.S.W., V.E., executive director of Catholic Social Services and St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen will be recognized by the Ethics Institute of Northeastern Pennsylvania with the 2012 Sister Siena Finley, R.S.M., Ethics Award. Mr. Hanley began his career at UNC in 1988 and has served as executive director since 1995. Monsignor Kelly has been a priest in the Diocese of Scranton for 46 years. He currently serves as the diocesan secretary for Catholic human services, and as executive director of Catholic Social Services, St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen and Camp St. Andrew in Tunkhannock, and as the Episcopal Vicar for Hispanic Ministry.

Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center

Kristin Driesbaugh, Scranton, has joined NEPIRC's team as the emerging manufacturer adviser. Ms. Driesbaugh is responsible for building relationships and presenting NEPIRC services to regional manufacturers to foster their growth and innovation, maintain and create jobs, and save them time and money. She will cover 11 counties throughout Northern and Northeast Pennsylvania and serve the manufacturing community through individual consultations, small-group presentations and regional special events. Ms. Driesbaugh was formerly an economic development specialist with the Scranton Plan. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the University of Pittsburgh.

Wilkes University

Linda Winkler, dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, was honored for a decade of work in support of the Nyakahanga Hospital in Karagwe, Tanzania. Ms. Winkler was presented with a special certificate of appreciation from the hospital at a jubilee ceremony honoring the hospital and its partners. Ms. Winkler began visiting Karagwe in 2002 and since has taken 140 students to Tanzania, as well as 19 faculty members and donors. They have contributed more than $120,000 to the hospital and affiliated programs.

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P&G beats Street, quells investor fears

Easing commodity prices and cost savings helped Procter & Gamble Co. beat Wall Street estimates for the third quarter, news of which drove up shares of the consumer goods manufacturer 1.2 percent to a Friday close of $69.44 per share.

While P&G earnings were down 6.9 percent, declines were mostly due to unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates. But core earnings were $1.06 per share, beating observers' estimates of 97 cents per share. Also, operating margins grew, suggesting the company's cost-cutting measures are working.

The company's performance has weakened the criticism coming from some investors, including hedge fund manager William Ackman, who has been critical of the company's management and its cost structure. Mr. Ackman's Pershing Square fund recently took a massive $1.8 billion position in the company.

Procter & Gamble shares rallied midweek, but by Friday were declining, dragging down the Dow Jones industrial average.

Procter & Gamble has a paper converting plant in Washington Twp., Wyoming County, producing paper products and baby care items under brand names such as Pampers, Bounty and Charmin.

Clarks Summit

As an owner of a popular restaurant in Clarks Summit, Tom Hill enjoys using his restaurant to do good in the community.

Throughout the years, Mr. Hill has organized a number of fundraisers at the State Street Grill, but the one on Nov. 11 is "dear to" his heart.

In order to support his longtime friend Ted Pietryka, who is battling lung and throat cancer, Mr. Hill is hosting "4 Ted."

The event, scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m., will feature a silent auction, open bar and live entertainment. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door. For tickets, email together4ted@gmail.com

"It's amazing to see how the community is responding," said Ted's wife, Jen. "Everyone has been so supportive. It's been a great boost to Ted's morale."

miorfino@timesshamrock.com, @miorfinoTT on Twitter

Dunmore

A benefit pasta dinner will be held at the Dunmore Community Center on Thursday, with proceeds to help the Dunmore Senior Center.

The stuffed shells and ziti dinners will be served for $8 and also include drinks, salad, bread and homemade dessert. While takeouts will be served at 4 p.m., dinners at the center will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets for the dinner will be available at the door. For more information, call 207-2662.

rward@timesshamrock.com

Mayfield

After a Polish church in Mayfield closed, some missed that part of their community.

Padre Pio Assembly Knights of Columbus of Mayfield hopes to restore some of the spirit of that institution with the sale of Christmas CDs, which include 23 Polish Christmas carols.

"People miss the church. They miss the choirs and everything else," Christmas CD committee member Mike Polednak, 71, said. "That's a way to try to save a little bit of the past."

All songs on the CD ­- titled "100 Years of Christmas Memories" - are performed by St. Michael's Choir of the former Sacred Heart of Jesus Church.

"The funds will be used to assist the different projects that the assembly takes on," said Bob Tocki, who developed the idea for the sale.

The group plans to help the less fortunate during the holidays.

The CDs can be purchased for $12 each, with additional charges for mailing.

To order, contact Mr. Polednak at 876-2739, Mr. Tocki at 876-1873 or Paul Vilgos at 876-0786.

rbrown@timesshamrock.com, @rbrownTT on Twitter

Scranton

Taking the inspiration from both her mother and father, photographer Kathryn Scott Adams will present her work at a Steamtown National Historic Site exhibit.

Titled "Ghost Trains of Scranton," the photographs present the "innocence and the grandeur of steam-era railroad locomotives and train cars."

"The older [trains] are especially majestic looking," Mrs. Adams said. "They are so strong. In fact, I think they're so beautiful - the colors, the grit, the rust, not to mention the history. They are truly amazing."

The exhibit will be available from Nov. 4 to Dec. 31. Entry into the exhibit is included in the park's daily entrance fee.

jkohut@timesshamrock.com, @jkohutTT on Twitter

Air conditioner sparks small fire

OLYPHANT - An air conditioner sparked a small fire at a borough apartment building about 6 p.m. Saturday, Fire Chief Fred Hartman said.

Chief Hartman said no one was injured in the electrical fire at 409 Lackawanna Ave., but the building sustained smoke damage.

With a pen in his hand and the Bible open, the Rev. George Dimopoulos passed away at his desk in his Upper Darby home Tuesday. He was 83.

It was an appropriate end for the priest and scholar who, throughout his 55-year career, wrote weekly columns for Greek-language newspapers, taught aspiring priests in monasteries, gave Greek-language lessons to children and served at churches in Northeastern Pennsylvania for more than three decades.

"I never remember a day where he wasn't reading or writing - even to the very last breath," his son Art Dimopoulos said.

Born in Greece in 1929, the Rev. George Dimopoulos lived through the Nazi occupation and the Greek Civil War, taking shrapnel in the chest when he was 10. He was ordained a priest in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1957 and was arrested during a church service and expelled from the country for "preaching insurrection against the Turkish state" - reading the Bible, Art Dimopoulos said.

The priest then moved his family to Toronto, where he performed 2,212 weddings and baptized 4,418 children in six years for the underserved immigrant population. He came to the United States and Scranton in 1966, serving the church there for 21 years before being transferred to Upper Darby. He spent his final 14 years at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre, splitting time between his Waymart and Upper Darby homes.

The Rev. Dimopoulos also did missionary work in Alaska, Africa and India, helped to dig a well in Kenya and started to build a church in Madagascar.

"A dad and a father to so many," as his son puts it, the priest was also an author, translator and grief counselor.

Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis, a member of the Rev. Dimopoulos's church, said the priest helped her family deal with the devastating loss of her 34-year-old brother to a surprise heart defect several years ago.

"He was an amazing person," she said. "He truly was family."

Contact the writer: pcameron@citizensvoice.com, @cvpetercameron

1. What did city police discover at a hardware store?

A. A pipe bomb

B. Great prices.

C. A deer that had jumped in through a window.

D. A homeless man.

2. Why might state inmates housed at Lackawanna County Prison be moved back to state facilities soon?

A. State inmates have filed a lawsuit claiming cruel and unusual punishment.

B. Overcrowding issues at state facilities have eased.

C. The county prison is not secure enough.

D. The county prison is overcrowded.

3. Twenty-nine years after his wife was fatally shot, a Montrose police sergeant is facing charges of ...

A. lying to police.

B. disturbance of a corpse.

C. conspiracy in a murder plot.

D. murder.

4. Scranton officials went to court to ask a judge to ...

A. preside over the wedding of Janet Evans and Christopher Doherty.

B. bar the public from weekly council meetings.

C. approve a plan to begin charging tolls.

D. borrow an additional $9.75 million.

5. Why were members of a Little League team selling bracelets?

A. To help one of their coaches, who was diagnosed with cancer.

B. To donate to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.

C. To fund a trip to see Game 7 of the World Series.

D. To have a pizza party.

6. What did Clifton, Big Bass Lake and Thornhurst residents plan to do to protest a power line plan?

A. Chain themselves to poles.

B. Turn off their lights from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday.

C. Put signs on their roofs.

D. Picket PPL offices.

7. Officials from across the county were on hand for the unveiling of ...

A. Lackawanna County's new visitors ads.

B. Scranton's 2013 budget.

C. PPL Electric Utilities' Northeast Regional Storm Command Center.

D. a plan to eradicate pigeons by 2020.

8. City council is applying for a $555,000 grant from the state that will be used to ...

A. redevelop the historic Scranton Lace factory.

B. force nonprofits to increase city contributions.

C. open a city-owned cafe.

D. pay for counseling for council and the mayor.

9. The Pittston post office was renamed to honor ...

A. Hurricane Irene victims.

B. a state trooper killed in the line of duty in 2009.

C. Old Forge pizza.

D. the tomato festival founder.

10. Who spoke at the University of Scranton?

A. Mayfield Mayor Al Chelik

B. Author Samuel Clemens

C. CNN analyst Peter Bergen

D. Comedian Kathy Griffin

Answers: 1. C; 2. B; 3. D; 4. D; 5. A; 6. B; 7. C; 8. A;  9. B; 10. C

SCRANTON - About two dozen South Scranton homes were without water for a few hours Saturday.

Pennsylvania American Water Co. received calls about 6 a.m. and found the problem: a broken 6-inch main under Pittston Avenue near Ripple Street.

Water company spokesperson Susan Turcmanovich said service was restored and the repair complete by about 2 p.m.

Father Gerard A. Donovan was in the sanctuary of his parish church in Fushun, Manchuria, China, leading the rosary on the evening of Oct. 5, 1937, when a stranger entered with a piece of paper in his hand. Father Jerry, as he was known, led the man into the sacristy where Francis Liu, a 17-year-old seminarian, was lighting charcoal for benediction.

The stranger drew a revolver and forced both the priest and the young seminarian into the churchyard, where a second man waited. The kidnappers led their captives into the cold darkness, the priest clad only in cassock and surplice, the boy in a cassock alone.

A McKeesport native, Father Donovan was a member of the Maryknoll order and had taught Latin and mathematics at the Venard school in Clarks Summit before leaving for his missionary duties to China, according to The Scranton Times report of the story. Father Donovan had been sent to Fushun to replace the Rev. Frank Mullen, who was given a yearlong leave to return to his home in Pittston.

The Chinese Army, the news report said, dispatched 300 soldiers to search for Father Donovan. The Chinese people, the American consul and Japanese officials all made every effort to bring about his release, according to information obtained from the Maryknoll Mission Archives.

On Oct. 20, an Associated Press story claimed that Father Donovan had been released. This report proved to be false. The kidnappers did release young Francis Liu, along with a demand of $50,000 ransom for the release of Father Donovan. Information from the Maryknoll archives notes that, "in line with the general policy of refusing to pay ransom for missioners kidnapped by bandits, this demand had to be rejected." The boy reported that the bandits were treating Father Donovan well, but that the food they were given was aggravating the priest's stomach ailment.

The frigid winter months of Manchuria passed with other rumors about the status of the case. On Feb. 11, 1938, The Scranton Times reported that the frozen body of Father Donovan had been found in the town of Huai Jenhsien in the northern section of Antung province. According to details from the Maryknoll archives, a bruise over Father Donovan's right temple suggested that he might have been hit with a blunt instrument before he was strangled. His feet, without shoes, were in such bad condition that "it was obvious he could no longer walk." Japanese military authorities found his body. Father Thomas Quirk and a Mr. Ludden of the American Consulate identified his remains and informed the Maryknoll headquarters in New York state. The following day, a Pontifical Requiem Mass was celebrated at Maryknoll, with a eulogy given by Bishop James E. Walsh.

Father Donovan was the first Maryknoll missionary to die violently in China, according to Maryknoll archivist Cassandra Brewer. Typically, a missionary priest who dies overseas is buried there, but the Maryknoll Fathers decided to have Father Donovan's body returned to the United States. A military escort accompanied its transportation from Huai Jenhsien to Fushun. He was temporarily interred in a cemetery in Hopei. A Mass was celebrated for him on Feb. 16, with a eulogy delivered by Monsignor Raymond A. Lane, a superior in that mission region at the time who, as a youth, had been the first Maryknoll seminarian to arrive in Scranton.

Father Donovan's body was sent to San Francisco on April 25, aboard the liner SS Chichibu Maru, accompanied by the Rev. Joseph Connors. A Pontifical Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Mary's Cathedral on April 27. When the body arrived at Maryknoll, Father Donovan's brother, the Rev. Joseph Donovan, celebrated Mass. One final Mass was celebrated on May 2 with a procession of 500.

A martyr to his faith, Father Donovan was 33 years old at the time of his death. He is interred at the Mary-knoll cemetery in New York.

Special thanks to the Maryknoll Mission Archives for assistance with this column.

CHERYL A. KASHUBA is a freelance writer specializing in local history. Visit her at scrantonhistory.com.

Contact the writer: localhistory@ timesshamrock.com

SHIP BOTTOM, New Jersey (AP) — Tens of millions of people in the eastern third of the U.S. in the path of a massive freak storm had braced Sunday for the first raindrops that were expected later in the day, to be followed over the next few days by sheets of rain, high winds and even heavy snow.

The warning from officials to anyone who might be affected was simple: Be prepared and get out of the way.

Hurricane Sandy was headed north from the Caribbean, where it left nearly five dozen dead, to meet a winter storm and a cold front, plus high tides from a full moon, and experts said the rare hybrid storm that results will cause havoc over 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) from the East Coast to the Great Lakes.

The danger was hardly limited to coastal areas. Forecasters were far more worried about inland flooding from the storm surge than they were about winds. Rains could saturate the ground, causing trees to topple into power lines, utility officials said, warning residents to prepare for several days at home without power.

States of emergency were declared from North Carolina, where gusty winds whipped steady rain on Sunday morning, to Connecticut. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered New York City's transit service to suspend bus, subway and commuter rail service starting at 7 p.m. (2300 GMT) Sunday in advance of the storm. The city closed the subways before Hurricane Irene last year, and a Columbia University study predicted that an Irene surge just 1 foot (30 centimeters) higher would have paralyzed lower Manhattan.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the 1.1-million-student New York City school system will be closed Monday. He also ordered the evacuation of part of lower Manhattan and the Rockaways, a low-lying coastal area in the borough of Queens.

Sandy was at Category 1 strength, packing 75 mph (120 kph) winds, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and moving northeast at 14 mph (22.5 kph) as of 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. It was about 575 miles (925 kilometers) south of New York City.

The storm was expected to continue moving parallel to the Southeast coast most of the day and approach the coast of the mid-Atlantic states by Monday night, before reaching southern New England later in the week.

The storm was so big, however, and the convergence of the three storms so rare, that "we just can't pinpoint who is going to get the worst of it," said Rick Knabb, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was criticized for not interrupting a vacation in Florida while a snowstorm pummeled the state in 2010, broke off campaigning for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in North Carolina on Friday to return home.

"I can be as cynical as anyone," said Christie, who declared a state of emergency Saturday. "But when the storm comes, if it's as bad as they're predicting, you're going to wish you weren't as cynical as you otherwise might have been."

Up and down the Eastern Seaboard and far inland, officials urged residents and businesses to prepare in ways big and small.

Amtrak began canceling passenger train service Saturday night to parts of the East Coast, including between Washington and New York. Airlines started moving planes out of airports to avoid damage and adding Sunday flights out of New York and Washington in preparation for flight cancellations on Monday.

The Virginia National Guard was authorized to call up to 500 troops to active duty for debris removal and road-clearing, while homeowners stacked sandbags at their front doors in coastal towns.

President Barack Obama was monitoring the storm and working with state and locals governments to make sure they get the resources needed to prepare, administration officials said.

In North Carolina's Outer Banks, there was some scattered, minor flooding at daybreak Sunday on the beach road in Nags Head. The bad weather could pick up there later in the day, with the major concerns being rising tides and pounding waves.

In New Jersey, hundreds of coastal residents started moving inland. Christie's emergency declaration will force the shutdown of Atlantic City's 12 casinos for only the fourth time in the 34-year history of legalized gambling there. City officials said they would begin evacuating the gambling hub's 30,000 residents at noon Sunday, busing them to mainland shelters and schools.

"I've been here since 1997, and I never even put my barbecue grill away during a storm," Russ Linke said shortly before he and his wife left the Jersey shore barrier island town of Ship Bottom on Saturday. "But I am taking this one seriously. They say it might hit here. That's about as serious as it can get."

He and his wife secured the patio furniture, packed the bicycles into the pickup truck, and headed off the island.

The storm also forced the presidential campaign to juggle schedules. Romney scrapped plans to campaign Sunday in Virginia and switched his schedule for the day to Ohio. First lady Michelle Obama canceled an appearance in New Hampshire for Tuesday, and Obama moved a planned Monday departure for Florida to Sunday night to beat the storm. He also canceled appearances in Northern Virginia on Monday and Colorado on Tuesday.

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Breed reported from Raleigh, North Carolina. Contributing to this report were AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein in Washington; Emery Dalesio in Nags Head, North Carolina.; Karen Matthews and Samantha Bomkamp in New York; Randall Chase in Lewes, Delaware.; Jessica Gresko in Arlington, Virginia; and Nancy Benac in Washington.

SCRANTON - Police are looking for a city woman who didn't return home after her appointment at a hair salon in West Scranton on Saturday.

Sharon Price, 62, was last seen around 6 p.m. at a hair salon at 1431 Luzerne St., said Scranton police Lt. Joseph Arbie. She was supposed to walk back to her home, Rear 414 14th Ave., but never arrived. Her husband reported her missing.

Ms. Price is partially blind and suffers from schizophrenia, Lt. Arbie said. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and was wearing a pink shirt, black pants and blue shoes.

"It's very unusual," he said. "She's elderly; she doesn't see well."

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City announced the closings of it mass transit and school systems, both the nation's largest, and ordered residents to leave some low-lying areas Sunday ahead of the massive storm approaching the eastern third of the U.S.

"A situation like this, you don't want to be overly panicked and overly prepared, but you want to be prudent, you want to do what's necessary," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday in announcing the suspension of the city's subways, buses and commuter trains.

Rainfall is expected to start late Sunday or early Monday in New York. Hurricane Sandy was headed north from the Caribbean to meet a winter storm and a cold front, and experts said the rare hybrid storm that results will cause havoc over 800 miles from the East Coast to the Great Lakes.

With a daily ridership of more than 5 million, New York City's subway system is by far the largest in the U.S. Many New Yorkers do not have cars and depend on subways and buses to get to work, school and around town.

The city's school system, which serves 1.1 million students, will be closed Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. He also ordered an evacuation of parts of lower Manhattan and the Rockaways, a low-lying area of Queens.

"If you don't evacuate, you are not only endangering your life, you are also endangering the lives of the first responders who are going in to rescue you," he said at a news conference Sunday. "... This is a serious and dangerous storm."

Cuomo said the transit system will be suspended starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, when the last subways and final Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road commuter trains would run. The last buses will run at 9 p.m. He said the decision to shut down the area's bridges and tunnels would be made on a case-by-case basis.

It was the second weather-related suspension of the city's transit system in two years. Service was also suspended during Tropical Storm Irene last year.

Witlet Maceno, an emergency room nurse working at Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital, was headed home to Staten Island on Sunday morning after his overnight shift.

He said he was going home to check on his parents, visiting from Atlanta, before he returns to work Sunday evening.

"I'm making sure they're OK, that they have water and food, and that the windows are shut tight," he said. "And I'm going to remove stuff outside that could go flying into the windows" of his street-level apartment.

He said he's counting on the security guard at his gated community to respond to any emergency his parents might have, since the house telephone is linked to a combined TV and Internet line that could be knocked out.

"I don't have a regular landline," he said. "But I think they'll be OK."

Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to return to Scranton Thursday.

An Obama/Biden campaign spokesperson said Mr. Biden, will hit the campaign trail this week - starting in Florida but making in stops in Iowa and Pennsylvania as well.

Officials said Mr. Biden will speak "at grassroots events in Iowa and Pennsylvania" on Thursday. No information was immediately given on the location or time of the events.

Details on the Vice President's campaign events are forthcoming, said campaign spokesperson Devora Kaye.

Mr. Biden, who lived in Scranton until he was 10, has visited the region four times since he and Mr. Obama were elected. Two were political visits.

He was last here on July 4 to attend a fireworks display on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square.

He stopped at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in April 2010 to campaign for the re-election of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter.

In October 2010, he raised money at a fundraiser for Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Carney's re-election bid, squeezing in a visit to his old Green Ridge neighborhood.

The other visit was official. In September, Mr. Biden consoled flood victims in Duryea after widespread flooding caused millions of dollars of damage across the region.

WASHINGTON TWP. - Jon Dore, 9, loves owls but he is a little squeamish about picking through the regurgitated remains of their prey.

"I think I got a beak," he said, gingerly picking a tiny jaw bone from the tight pellet of fur and bones he was dissecting with his dad during Owl Day at Endless Mountains Nature Center in Wyoming County on Sunday.

The family from Beaumont was one of dozens that attended the event, which included live bird demonstrations, crafts, a lecture and exhibits.

Marcus Hernandez, 10, another owl fan from Tunkhannock, expertly described some differences between an Eastern screech-owl and an American kestrel, both of which were touring the lodge on their handlers' gloves.

He declared the owl "my favorite bird of all the birds, and of all animals, pretty much."

Holden Cole, 13, a volunteer, introduced visitors to Owen, the screech owl, who mostly managed a hoarse squawk.

"He usually doesn't talk much during the day," Holden said.

The event helped educate visitors about the impacts humans have on birds and their habitat. Center director Rebecca Lesko said development and intensive agricultural practices can threaten owls by leveling the forests, hedgerows and grasslands they need to nest and hunt.

Her family decided to mow less lawn, for example, to allow meadow to grow back on her property.

"There is a lot more wildlife," she said. "By sharing our space we've made more space for them."

Contact the writer: llegere@timesshamrock.com

BARRETT, EVELYN MARGARET "PEGGY," Dunmore, today, Albert P. O'Donnell Funeral Home, 2025 Green Ridge St., Dunmore. Mass, 10 a.m., St. Clare's Church, 2301 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Interment, St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow. Go directly to church. Contributions: Friends of the Poor, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509. Condolences: O'Donnell funeral.com.

BAUMAN, ANDREW J. IV, Scranton, formerly of Old Forge, today, 8:45 a.m., Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home, 522 Fallon St., Old Forge. Mass, 9:30, St. Peter's Cathedral, 315 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, by the Rev. Philip A. Altavilla, pastor. Interment, private, Old Forge Cemetery. Contributions: Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. Condolences: ferrifuneral home.com.

COHOWICZ, LINDA PLISKO, Duryea, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge, by the Rev. James H. Breese. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, Old Forge. Visitation, Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m. Condolences: www.KearneyFuneral Home.com.

CRAPELLA, ANTOINETTE M., Providence section of Scranton, Tuesday, 10 a.m., Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc., 1030 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Calling hours Tuesday, 9 to service. Condolences: solfanellifiorillofuneralhome.com.

DOUGHER, GERARD JOSEPH, Green Ridge section of Scranton, today, 9:30 a.m., Brian Arthur Strauch Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, 602 Birch St., Scranton. Mass, St. Ann's Basilica, 1250 St. Ann's St., Scranton, by the Rev. Francis Landry. Interment, private, St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald. Condolences: strauchfu neralhomes.com.

DUNN, KATHERINE, Dalton, Wednesday, 11 a.m., Dalton United Methodist Church by Pastor Lori Robertson. Interment, private, Fairlawn Cemetery, Dalton. Arrangements: Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, Clarks Summit. Contributions: Dalton United Methodist Church or the Dalton Fire Company, Dalton, PA. Condolences: lawrenceeyoungfuneralhome.com.

FIVES, RAYMOND P., Forest City, today, Jones & Brennan Funeral Home, 430 Main St., Forest City. Mass, 10 a.m., St. Joseph's Church, Delaware Street, Forest City. Interment, St. James Cemetery, Pleasant Mount. Contributions: renovation fund of St. Joseph Church, Ascension Parish, 612 Hudson St., Forest City. Condolences: brennan funeralhomes.com.

HOWELL, JOHN P., Hamlin, today, 11 a.m., South Canaan Free Methodist Church, 19 St. Tikhon's Road, South Canaan. Arrangements: James Wilson Funeral Home, 143 Gravity Road, Lake Ariel. Calling hours, today, 10 to 11, church. Interment, Simon Cemetery, South Canaan. Contributions: in support of John's family. Condolences: jameswilsonfuneralhome.com.

LOWNDES, RUTH D., Scranton, today, 10:30 a.m., Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson Ave., Scranton, by the Rev. Arthur W. Davis. Interment, Dunmore Cemetery. Calling hours, today, 9:30 to 10:30. Condolences: duffyandsnowdon.com.

LUCAS, ALBERTA N., Peckville, today, 10 a.m., Robert E. Decker Funeral Home, 702 River St., Peckville, by the Rev. Brian Lucas, her son, and the Rev. Michael Shambora, pastor, Peckville United Methodist Church. Interment, Union Cemetery, Peckville.

LUTCHKO, PETER, Archbald, Mass, Saturday, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Archbald, by the Rev. Christopher Sahd and Deacon Ed Kelly, Pallbearers: Ian Redmon and David Lutchko, grandsons; Joseph Daley, Al and Mark Picca; and Ray Redmon.

MAFFEI, JOSEPH F., Duryea, funeral with military honors, Tuesday, 8:45 a.m., Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Twp. Mass, 9:30, St. Anthony of Padua Church, Exeter. Interment with military honors by Amvets Honor Guard Post 189, St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Exeter. If inclement weather, services, church. Viewing, today, 5 to 8 p.m. VFW 4909 of Dupont pay respects as a group, 7:30. Condolences: GrazianoFuneralHome.com.

McNEIL, SARAH T., formerly of South Scranton, today, Mass, 10 a.m., Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, 1217 Prospect Ave., Scranton, by the Rev. Scott Sterowski, pastor. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. No calling hours. Arrangements: Neil W. Regan Funeral Home Inc., 1900 Pittston Ave., Scranton.

MOODY, SUSAN K., Wyalusing, today, 11 a.m., Wyalusing United Methodist Church, Church Street, Wyalusing, by the Rev. Dale Russell. Interment, private. Calling hours, today, 9 to 11, church. Contributions: Wyalusing Public Library, P.O. Box 98, Wyalusing, PA 18853.

MORAN, JOHN J., Scranton, today, 11 a.m., Edward Knight O'Donnell Funeral Home, 323 William St., Scranton. Interment, Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunmore.

MURRAY, KAREN BOLUS, Scranton and Lake Winola, today, Carl J. Savino Funeral Home, 157 S. Main Ave., Scranton. Service, 10 a.m., St. Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 130 N. St. Frances Cabrini Ave., Scranton. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Go directly to church. Contributions: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, payable to CHOP Foundation, Lockbox 1352, P.O. Box 8500, Philadelphia, PA 19179-1352 or St. Joseph's Center, 2010 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509.

PETTINATO, ELIZABETH RICCIARDI, Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center, Taylor, formerly of Scranton, today, Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc., 1030 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Mass, 9:30 a.m., Holy Rosary Church, 316 William St., Scranton, by her nephew, the Rev. August Ricciardi. Entombment, Cathedral Cemetery Mausoleum, Scranton. Condolences: solfanelli fiorillofuneralhome.com.

POLANSKY, PETER P., Old Forge, today, 9:30 a.m., Holy Rosary Church, 125 Stephenson St., Duryea. Interment with military services by Amvets Honor Guard, Holy Cross Cemetery, Old Forge. Arrangements: Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Condolences: KearneyFuneralHome.com.

PUTCHAT, CARYL D., Quakertown, Sunday, Congregation Keneseth Israel, Allentown. Interment, Keneseth Israel Cemetery, Allentown. Shiva, today and Tuesday, 7 and 9 p.m., family home. Arrangements: Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, Allentown. Contributions: Life Span Senior Support Services, www.lq.org; the American Heart Association, www.americanheart.org; or Jewish Day School of Allentown, www.jdslv.org.

SANDS, GERALD E., Tunkhannock, today, 11 a.m., Harding-Litwin Funeral, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, by the Rev. Peter F. Geschwindne, Tunkhannock United Methodist Church. Interment, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Contributions: Wyoming County Cancer Society. Condolences: aplit winfuneralhomes.com.

STANIS, PEARL MOLOSKY, Avoca, today, noon, Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea, by the Rev. Michael Shambora. Interment, Pittston Cemetery. Condolences: kiesinger funeralservices.com.

STEPONAITIS, MARY, Simpson, Tuesday, Requiem service, 10:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church. Interment, St. John's Cemetery, Dundaff. Calling hours, today, 5 to 8 p.m., Joseph W. Scotchlas Funeral Home, 621 Main St., Simpson. Parastas, 7. Directions: www.scotchlasfuneral home.com.

ZAK, STELLA M., Scranton, Tuesday, Mass, 10:30 a.m., Holy Family Residence Chapel, Scranton. Interment, Sacred Hearts Cemetery, Davis Street, Scranton. Calling hours today, 4 to 7 p.m., Maloney Room at Holy Family Residence, 2500 Adams Ave., Scranton. Contributions: Little Sisters of the Poor, Holy Family Residence, 2500 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509. Arrangements: Nicholas Chomko Funeral Home, South Scranton.

CLIPBOARD

Dunmore

Class reunion: Bishop O'Hara High School class of 1982 30th anniversary class reunion, Nov. 24, 6-10 p.m., Holy Cross High School, East Drinker Street, $50/dinner buffet, bar and DJ, mail check to: Class of 1982 Class Reunion Committee, 2000 Cardinal Lane, Clarks Summit, PA 18411, by Nov. 9.

Fleetville

Election dinner: Fleetville Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary all-you-can-eat turkey dinner, Nov. 6, 4-7 p.m., firehouse, Route 407, $8/adults, $5/under 10; auxiliary members, 945-3139 or 563-1576, or at door.

Mayfield

Hoagie sale: William Walker Hose Company Ambulance and Rescue hoagie sale, Nov. 6, 7 a.m.-sold out, hose company building, 803 Penn Ave., Italian hoagies (with or without onion), $5.

Moscow

Holiday bazaar: St. Catherine of Siena Church Altar and Rosary Society holiday bazaar, Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and Nov. 11, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 220 Church St., tricky trays, handmade crafts, baked goods and a book sale; Martha Andreychik, 842-9816.

Old Forge

Committee meeting: Old Forge School District policy committee meeting, Thursday, 8 p.m., LGI room.

Retirees meet: Old Forge Re­­tired Citizens meeting, Nov. 7, 2:30 p.m., Arcaro and Genell's.

Regional

Halloween events: McCann School of Business Monster Bash, Tuesday, 5 p.m., 2227 Business Route 6, Dickson City Campus; alternative to more traditional Halloween activities; costume contest - no face masks; Trunk or Treating (going from car to car trick-or-treating in a safe area outside), activities, treats, www.mccann.edu/monster-bash; reservations: 307-2000.

Scranton

Chapter meeting: AARP Scran­ton Chapter 3731 meeting, Nov. 5, 1:30 p.m., Keyser Valley Community Center, 101 Keyser Ave., speakers: Sandi Skrobis­zewski and Laura Carpenter, Regional Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab, tickets for Dec. 8 Christ­mas Party at Genetti's on sale, $22.

Susquehanna County

Annual meeting: Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association annual meeting, Saturday, 2 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church Hall, 276 Church St., Montrose, speaker: Susquehanna County Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator, Jen Hibbard, light refreshments.

Throop

Yard waste: Borough additional yard waste pick up, Nov. 5, have curbside by 7 a.m.

Valley View

Deadline extended: Valley View High School classes of 1972 and 1973 reunion deadline extended to Nov. 17, reunion, Nov. 24, Fiorelli's; 876-5539.

Wayne County

Benefit game: Eighth annual Waymart Bowl benefit football game, Saturday, ladies game, 9:15 a.m., federal correctional workers v. "Local Ladies" from Honesdale, and men's game, 11, federal correctional workers v. state police, Western Wayne High School athletic field; raffle prizes and food, post-game dinner, 2-4 p.m., John's Italian Restaurant, Hamlin, benefits Tom Larusso in his battle against brain cancer; details: 'Waymart Bowl' on Facebook or footballheros@gmail.com.

Tupperware party: Equinunk Historical Society Tupperware party, Nov. 10, 1-4 p.m., Calder House, 1972 Pine Mill Road; cookie recipe exchange; orders for Tupperware with Melissa, 224-8178, or Tammy Schmoyer, 251-3670.

CLIPBOARD ITEMS may be emailed to yesdesk@times shamrock.com or mailed to Clip­board, c/o YES!Desk, 149 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503. YES!Desk, 348-9121.