Vol. 21 No. 1,136 October 26—November 1, 2012 A Week’s News 75¢

Playoff huntMikes, Rockets can reach

postseason with wins.

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Plans approvedWaynesburg gives OK for senior complex to be built.

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INDEXPolice reports.................A2Opinion ..........................A3Obituaries......................A4County Calendar...........A5Sports .............................B1Classifieds......................B6

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Voter registration increases in advance of electionBy Patty Yauger, for the Greene County Messenger

While Republican voter numbers continue to lag be-hind their Democratic coun-terparts in Greene, Fayette and Washington counties, the GOP numbers have in-creased within the past few months.

Tina Kiger, Greene County director of elections, said that the office has seen an in-crease in the number of new registrations for the Nov. 6 general election.

Of the 512 new applicants,

193 have been added to the Republican rolls, 164 to the Democrat listing and 155 to other parties since the April primary.

Kiger said that 210 voters who were already registered changed their party affilia-tions, with 91 now members of the Republican Party, 52 Democrats and 67 others now among various parties.

The new figures bring the total of eligible Republican voters to 6,544 and Demo-crats to 14,282.

About 1,870 new Fayette County voters have been

added to the election voter list for the general election.

Larry Blosser, Fayette County election bureau di-rector, said that since the April primary, the election bureau has registered 712 new Republican voters and 780 new Democratic voters. An additional 377 added their names to other parties, such as Independent, Libertarian or nonpartisan.

About 590 already regis-tered voters switched party affiliation in the same time period, adding 303 Republi-cans, 123 Democrats and 167

changing their registration to another party.

The new county figures now show that 60,444 vot-ers are registered with the Democratic Party, 23,634 are now registered with the Re-publican Party.

In Washington County, Larry Spahr, election bureau director, said that about 4,460 county residents have registered to vote for the first time, with 1,732 adding their names to the Republican rolls and 1,498 to the Democratic voter list. The remaining 1,132 people registered with

other political parties.Spahr said that 982 voters

changed their party registra-tions since the spring prima-ry, with 478 now registered as Republicans; 225 as Dem-ocrats and the remaining 279 switching to other minority political parties.

The county now has about 141,000 registered voters, with about 43,000 now listed as Republicans and nearly 80,000 as Democrats. The remaining 18,000 voters are registered with other parties.

One of the highlights of Cornerstone Ministry Center’s second annual Fall Festival on Saturday was the 1,600-pound pumpkin owned by Alan Brady of Taylortown. The festival also featured live entertainment, vendors, crafts and giveaways. The Fall Festival is one of many events held at the center throughout the year.

Trick or treat

Cornerstone Ministry Center holds Fall Festival

By Kyle Edwards, for the Greene County Messenger

CARMICHAELS – Scare-crows, gospel music and even a 1,600-pound pumpkin; all of these things could be seen at Cornerstone Ministry Center’s second annual Fall Festival on Saturday.

The event, which ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., was held at the Cornerstone Ministry Center in Carmichaels.

“We had hayrides, scare-crow stuffing – the kids loved that – a petting zoo, pumpkin

painting and we gave away free pink pumpkins to cancer survivors,” said Judy Virgili, executive director of Corner-stone Ministry Center. “That was unique. I’ve never seen pumpkins that were actually grown pink before.”

But the pink pumpkins weren’t the only highlight of the event. According to Vir-gili, a 1,600-pound pumpkin, owned by Alan Brady of Tay-lortown, was the centerpiece of the festival.

“That pumpkin took fourth place at the 2012 Ohio Val-ley Giant Pumpkin Grower’s Association,” she said. “Alan brought it in, and the kids got to have their pictures taken with it.”

Along with the giant pump-kin, Virgili said that there

MSHA official visits area minesFor the Greene County Messenger

Joseph Main, assistant secretary of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Adminis-tration and a Greene County native, visited Consol Ener-gy’s Bailey and Enlow Fork mines in Greene County to see the company’s technol-ogy and safety measures on Wednesday.

The company’s Enlow Fork Mine, which is part of the company’s largest min-ing complex and adjacent to the Bailey mine, also marked its achievement of

Event kicks off season of fundraising events for CMC

Valentina Bruno, the 8-year-old daughter of Kerry and April Bruno of Waynesburg, is all smiles Thursday in her “Catwoman” costume as she enjoys an afternoon of trick-or-treating in Waynesburg Borough. Trick-or-treating was followed by the annual Lions Club Halloween Parade, which was held downtown in the evening. Waynesburg Borough’s activities kicked off a week of “spooktacular” Halloween festivities that were held throughout the county. (Photo by Steve Barrett)

County bridge remains closedBy Steve Barrett

WAYNESBURG — A Greene County bridge that was closed last week after issues were found dur-ing an inspection remains closed, but county officials said the bridge is expected to be reopened in a short period of time.

The Greene County commissioners issued a press release on Oct. 18 announcing that Bridge No. 22, which is located on Pollocks Mill Road in

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P O L I C E R E P O R TAssault reported

State police said that at 12:20 a.m. Oct. 22, Gary Black Jr., 25, of Waynesburg was charged with simple assault after attempt-ing to antagonize another person into a fight at a location in Franklin Twp. Black resisted arrest during the altercation, and he was found to be in possession of a knife, police said.

Crash reportedAt 3:58 p.m. Oct. 19,

a vehicle driven by Jeffrey Lapping, 46, of Waynesburg crashed into another vehicle driven by Rodney R. Robinson, 17, of Dil-liner, after Robinson attempted to make a left turn onto Rt. 88 from Mapletown Rd. in Monongahela Twp., causing Lapping’s ve-hicle to crash into Rob-inson’s vehicle, state police said. Neither driver was injured in the crash.

Man accusedState police said

that at 6 p.m. Oct. 16, Thomas Joshua Whitfield, 34, of Glen Easton W.Va., was accused of punching Corey Lee Harps, 18, of Waynesburg several times while both were working at a job site for Burns Drilling on Stawn Hollow Rd. in Richhill Twp.

Crash reportedState police said that

at 7:50 a.m. Oct. 18, a commercial vehicle driven by Dennis P. Miller, 63, of Waynes-burg attempted to maneuver past a water line construction site on N. Liberty St. in Franklin Twp. when his vehicle slid off of the road, traveled over the embankment and scraped a utility pole before rolling over. Miller was transported to Southwest Regional Medical Center with minor injuries, police said.

Recent criminal cases reported in county courtsBy Messenger staff

WAYNESBURG – The Messenger recently ob-tained information from local courts regarding updates on four unre-lated criminal cases, in-cluding a woman found guilty for her involve-ment in a home invasion, a man charged with stealing jewelry, a sus-pect sentenced for theft and a man arraigned af-ter a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Woman guiltyA homeless woman

charged with robbing an elderly Waynesburg woman during a home invasion in March was found guilty this week in Greene County court.

Mary Ann McChesney, 33, was found guilty Tuesday by a jury before county Judge William Nalitz on multiple charg-es, including robbery, theft and simple assault.

State police said McChesney and Mat-thew Gabriel Barth, 29, allegedly robbed Anna Mayhle, 85, of Waynes-burg at her home on Greenhouse Road on March 3. According to the criminal complaint filed by state police, McChesney knocked on Mayhle’s door between 6 and 6:30 p.m. and asked to use her phone, claim-ing that she ran out of gas. When Mayhle al-lowed her inside, police alleged that McChesney pushed her into a reclin-er and held her there by the wrists while Barth came into the home and ransacked the residence looking for money.

Police said Mayhle was not injured in the incident. According to the complaint, police said they received infor-mation on May 14 that Barth and McChesney were staying in Dilliner, and went to pick them up; when they arrived, Barth identified himself by another name, but was arrested without in-cident. McChesney was also arrested.

Police said both con-fessed during an inter-view and were arraigned on charges of robbery,

criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, theft by unlawful taking, criminal conspiracy to commit theft by unlaw-ful taking and simple assault. Additionally, McChesney was charged with unlawful restraint and Barth was charged with false identification.

McChesney will be sentenced following the preparation of a pre-sentence report. She re-mains in Greene County Jail on $35,000 bond.

Barth pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him in August and was sentenced to serve 41 months to 10 years in jail, according to court records.

Man chargedA Fayette County man

will stand trial after be-ing charged with steal-ing more than $7,500 in jewelry from a residence in Wayne Township.

State police said Brian Scott Blosser, 20, of Smithfield faces felony charges of burglary and theft after he allegedly entered the residence of Ford Campbell on Drift Ridge Road last year and stole the jewelry.

According to the criminal complaint filed before Magisterial Dis-trict Justice Lee Watson, Campbell reported to state police on Nov. 11, 2011 that he had been the victim of a burglary. During their investiga-tion, police discovered a hand print at the scene, specifically on the inte-rior of a kitchen window, the complaint states.

The recovered print was searched through the police fingerprint database, and no match was identified; however, on Aug. 20, the state po-lice lab at Greensburg issued a lab report that identified the prints re-covered at the scene as belonging to Blosser, the complaint states. Police then contacted Camp-bell, who reported that he did not know Blosser and there was no reason for his prints to be on the kitchen window, the complaint states.

Blosser was arraigned before Watson on Oct.

15 and placed in Greene County Jail in lieu of $25,000 straight bail. During his preliminary hearing Thursday, all charges were held for court.

Man sentencedA Waynesburg man

who pleaded guilty to stealing as much as $10,000 worth of jewelry and later selling the jew-elry was sentenced to jail earlier this week.

Brandon Timothy Munn, 29, was sentenced Tuesday to serve 3 to 48 months in jail by county Judge Farley Toothman. Munn pleaded guilty in August to theft after he was arrested for stealing various pieces of jewelry and a one-ounce silver bar from a residence on Montgomery Avenue in Waynesburg and then selling the items at different locations and times. According to the criminal complaint, Waynesburg Borough police were called to the residence last October to respond to a report of a jewelry theft. There was no sign of forced entry but a substantial amount of jewelry was taken from a bedroom closet, police said.

The victim reported that she found the face plate of a gold watch laying on the floor of Munn’s bedroom, who lives at the residence and had been living there for approximately nine months, the com-plaint states.

The victim said she was on vacation Sept. 15-19, 2011, and Munn was alone at the residence during that time, when the jewelry and silver bar were stolen, police said.

During their inves-tigation, police deter-mined that the silver bar was sold by Munn to the Waynesburg Gold and Coin Exchange in Waynesburg on Sept. 19, 2011, for $20, the com-plaint states.

On Feb. 8, police went to the Gold Buyers ki-osk at the Uniontown Mall and spoke to an employee, who reported that Munn sold several

pieces of jewelry, in-cluding a gold watch, to the business on Sept. 21, 2011, for $399. The employee was able to identify the jewelry through photographs submitted by the victim, and she told police that she remembered Munn because he had argued with her about the price, the complaint states.

Police then spoke to a corporate representative from the Gold Buyers company, who later pro-vided authorities with control forms that are generated for transac-tions at their businesses. In all, the company had three forms that gave descriptions for items that Munn had sold, po-lice said.

On one form, it was documented that Munn sold a necklace and bracelet at a kiosk for $399 at the Washington Crown Center in Wash-ington on Sept. 18, 2011.

The other two forms, which were from the Uniontown kiosk, docu-ment that Munn sold sold necklaces for $59 on Sept. 20, 2011, and then returned on Sept. 21, 2011, to sell the watch for $399.

Munn provided iden-tification each time he sold the items, police said. The value of the jewelry was believed to be estimated as much as $10,000, police said.

During his sentencing on Tuesday, Munn was given credit for time served and was ordered to pay $750 in fines and $1,999 in restitution. He was also ordered to per-form 75 hours of com-munity service.

Man arrestedA Mather man who

had a warrant issued for his arrest following allegations that he stole thousands of dollars worth of items from a Cumberland Township residence last October was arrested earlier this week and now awaits a preliminary hearing for the charges.

Andrew Glenn Knight, 21, was arraigned Tuesday before Mag-isterial District Judge

Lee Watson on one fel-ony count each of theft and receiving stolen property.

According to the criminal complaint, Cumberland Township police received a report of a theft that had oc-curred on Oct. 12, 2011 at Sara Browell’s resi-dence on Sara Lane in Carmichaels. Browell told police that she had a dryer on her front porch that she wanted to get rid of, and that a couple of men were coming to the residence to remove it, the complaint states.

The men, one of who was later identified as Knight, removed the dryer while Browell was not home; how-ever, when she returned home, she found numer-ous other items miss-ing that the men did not have permission to remove, including 30 pounds of copper steel, metal shelfing, two cast iron pots and three tow chains, the complaint states. The items were valued at $2,450, po-lice said. On Oct. 21, 2011, police contacted Levine’s Iron and Metal Inc. of Waynesburg and confirmed that the stolen items were taken there; the items were sold for a total of $75.80, according to reports.

On Oct. 23, police spoke with the other man, identified as Gar-rett Caltuna, who told police that he was ad-vised from a male in Nemacolin to go to the Browell residence to take possession of the dryer from her prop-erty, and after loading the dryer they went to Levine’s; he said that when he was unloading the dryer he then no-ticed the other items in the truck, the complaint states. Caltuna also told police that Knight spoke with Browell and told her that nothing else was taken except the dryer, the complaint states.

During their investiga-tion, police issued a war-rant for Knight’s arrest, and he was arraigned on Tuesday. Following ar-raignment, Knight was placed in Greene County Jail in lieu of $5,000

recording 1 million exposure hours worked with no recordable injuries.

“No other under-ground coal operation in the nation can lay claim to such a dis-tinctive feat,” said J. Brett Harvey, Consol chairman and chief ex-ecutive officer. “When preparation and focus are fully dedicated to the job at hand, per-formance and results

occur. This achieve-ment is a true testa-ment to our employee’s commitment to safety as our top core value.”

Dave Aloia, vice president of Consol Energy’s Pennsylva-nia mining operations, said, “Each of the min-ers deserve this award and have earned the right to celebrate this achievement, but I urge them not to become complacent and to con-tinue to stay focused on safety.”

Enlow Fork’s 724 employees achieved their million hours

without experiencing any recordable injuries on Aug. 29 after work-ing safely since Feb. 9. They will receive the J. Brett Harvey Award during a reception din-ner at Consol Energy Center on Nov. 17.

The J. Brett Harvey safety award recog-nizes sites that have shown exemplary safety performance above and beyond the criteria established by past company safety awards.

Created in January 2008, the award was named after Harvey in

recognition of his work to develop the Absolute ZERO safety initiative, which the company continues to implement and work toward at all of its operations. That

initiative establishes zero accidents as the norm and focuses em-ployees and contractors on achieving an acci-dent-free workplace.

During the tour,

Consol demonstrated safety technologies such as proximity de-tection, personal dust monitors, and through-the-earth voice and data communications.

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Jefferson and Morgan townships and spans Ten Mile Creek, was closed because of sev-eral issues found dur-ing an inspection.

The county’s engi-neer, Widmer Engi-neering of Connells-ville, is working with the state Department of Transportation to correct the issues so that the bridge may be reopened as soon as possible, according to the press release.

County Chief Clerk Jeff Marshall said Wednesday that the inspection determined that roughly a dozen timbers were rotted out on one end of the bridge and needed to be replaced. The county’s maintenance department met with Widmer on Monday and ordered the re-placement lumber the next day, he added.

Marshall said the replacement is “not a major issue” and it is hoped that the bridge will be reopened within

the next few weeks.Marshall said de-

tours are being used by motorists who typi-cally travel across the

bridge.Originally built in

1918, the 162-foot bridge has a 4-ton weight limit.

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...Bolt your windows, lock your doors...Halloween is al-most here!

At long last, my favorite holiday of the year is just around the corner, and I am so excited I could just scream. I know I sound like an immature kid, but I can’t help it – ever since I was a young ‘un, I have always loved this horrifying holiday. Even more than my birth-day, and yes, even more than Christmas.

Those of you who know my father, a retired minister and devout man of God, may be shocked to find out that I enjoy a holiday filled with ghosts and goblins more than Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter...but it’s not his fault. My love for the macabre started in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when, unbe-knownst to my parents, I sneaked in to our living room on a few Halloween nights to catch midnight viewings of classic flight flicks such as “Night of the Living Dead” and “Halloween.” That was soon followed by going to my friends’ houses to watch other classics such as “The Exorcist” and “Friday the 13th.” And then I discovered classic scary radio broad-casts on audio cassettes at the Bowlby Library, and repeatedly listened to shows such as “Suspense,” “Inner Sanctum” and “The Shad-ow.” Combine these spooky movies and shows with other awesome elements of Hal-loween – such as the fun cos-tumes and endless amount of candy – and there’s no won-der why I absolutely love this spooky holiday.

And my love for Hallow-een has only intensified with each passing year. For the past two decades, not a year has gone by that my wife and I didn’t celebrate by attending costume parties, visiting a number of haunted attractions, and holding horror movie marathons at our house. And now that we have a child, I am looking forward with much excite-ment to sharing my love of Halloween with him – I can’t wait until he is old enough to dress up in a cool costume and go trick-or-treating, and, many years down the road, introduce him to some of the greatest classic horror films ever made.

(By the way, speaking of haunted attractions: This Halloween, you still have a chance to attend one of the many “spookhouses” that are open within a reason-able driving range from Greene County. I heart-ily recommend “Fright Farm” in Smithfield, “The Scarehouse” in Pittsburgh, “Brooke Hill Spooktacular” in Wellsburg, W.Va., “Haunt-ed Hills” in Uniontown, “Hundred Acres Manor” in South Park and Kennywood Park’s “Phantom Fright Nights.” Unfortunately, I will not be attending any of these frightful attractions this year because I have my hands full with our baby boy; but trust me, the fact that I am actu-ally a father now should be terrifying enough for those who know me.)

So, I hope that this helps explain why I love the haunt-ed holiday so much, and why I spend so much space in this column sharing my excite-ment. In fact, by the time you read this, I will have hopefully fulfilled a dream that I have had for over 30 years; for the first time ever, I am planning to view the original 1978 horror classic “Halloween” - my all-time favorite movie – on the big screen. And, I have already

celebrated the scary holiday with screenings of a few new horror flicks, including “Sin-ister” and “Paranormal Ac-tivity 4.” And horror is even infiltrating my TV set, with several channels devoted to airing classic horror films and original programming like “The Walking Dead” and “American Horror Story.”

Truly, ‘tis the season to be scared.

By the way, to help you get even more in the Halloween mood, I offer you my annual “Top Ten” list of the best horror movies to check out this Halloween, 10 movies that are guaranteed to make you sleep with the lights on.

Here are my top 10 all-time favorite horror movies:

10. Psycho (1960) – Five decades later, Alfred Hitch-cock’s masterpiece about Norman Bates still makes people afraid to take a shower.

9. Paranormal Activity (2007) and The Blair Witch Project (1999) – With no bud-get, these “found footage” shockers actually gave me nightmares.

8. Night of the Living Dead (1968) – George Romero’s black-and-white zombie clas-sic revolutionized the horror movie genre

7. Jaws (1975) – Steven Spielberg’s shark opus was the original summer block-buster, and it made millions of people afraid of the beach.

6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Anthony Hopkins’s performance as Hannibal Lector was unfor-gettable…and SCARY.

5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – This grainy, low-budget Tobe Hooper shocker – loosely based on a true story – changed the (Leather)face of horror.

4. The Exorcist (1973) – William Friedkin’s tale of de-monic possession still packs a wallop.

3. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Wes Craven introduced us to Freddy Krueger, the man of our (bad) dreams, in this unfor-gettable shocker.

2. Friday the 13th (1980) – Before there was Jason, there was Sean S. Cunning-ham’s low-budget screamer. Camping was never safe again.

1. Halloween (1978) – John Carpenter unleashed Mi-chael Myers in this thriller, which is hands down the greatest horror flick of all time. Watch this on Oct. 31 with the lights out. You won’t sleep for days…

...Although I will not be at-tending any haunted attrac-tions this year, this weekend I will be doing something special: I will be watch-ing my all-time favorite NFL team, the Washington Redskins, take on my other favorite team, the Steelers, at Heinz Field. I have been a ‘Skins fan for more than 30 years but I have never had the opportunity to see them play live and in person, much less against the Black and Gold.

So, this will be an excit-ing experience for me, even though I am torn as to who to vote for.

(And I have an even big-ger dilemma: Do I wear my RG3 jersey, or my Harrison jersey? My heart tells me to wear burgundy and gold, but my gut is telling me not to, because I could end up being black and blue.)

In any event, I have a hunch that this is going to be a crazy, high-scoring game.

Something tells me I’m go-ing to have a lot to talk about in next week’s column...

EDITORIAL

GUEST COMMENTARY

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

There was good news for Pennsylvania residents this past week as the state’s Public Utility Commission announced that $204 mil-lion would be distributed to municipalities and counties across the commonwealth.

The windfall was the result of Act 13, the state’s oil and gas legislation, which imposed a $50,000 drilling fee on each of the state’s 4,022 horizontal gas wells and a $10,00 fee on each of the state’s 311 vertical wells.

Counties and municipalities in Pennsylvania will receive a percentage of the fees de-pending on how many wells were drilled within their boundaries.

While a good portion of that money is headed for our area, the total amount could have been much higher if state law-makers had opted for a natu-ral gas severance tax based on the amount of gas actually extracted from the ground instead of a fee for each well drilled.

According to the Pennsylva-nia Budget and Policy Center, the state would have collected $538 million — nearly three times as much — if it had a

severance tax similar to West Virginia.

Why were Republican lawmakers and Gov. Tom Corbett so averse to taxing the full value of the Marcellus shale? Well, It’s no secret the industry poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the 2010 gubernatorial race with the Corbett campaign getting 88 percent of it.

Let’s hope that Pennsyl-vania voters remember this missed opportunity when Corbett runs for re-election in two years.

But in the meantime, there’s no doubt that our area will benefit from the tax. Overall, Fayette County with 215 wells, will receive $1,448,563, which was the eighth highest amount in the state. Washington County, which has 716 unconven-tional wells, ranked third with $4,430,257. Greene County, which has 500 wells, was sixth with $3,130,609, while West-moreland County, which has 230 wells, was seventh with $1,721,906.

A number of local mu-nicipalities will also receive a windfall from the tax. Cumberland Township in Greene County will receive $1,039,586, the most of any municipality in the state.

Overall, municipalities in Fayette County will receive $1,332,666.82 with six receiv-ing over $100,000.

While municipal officials and residents are busy figur-ing out ways to spend the money, the legislation speci-fies that the funding must be targeted toward road and bridge repair, infrastructure, public safety, environmental and recreational programs, land and water preservation, tax reductions, affordable housing, records manage-ment, social and judicial services, the development of education courses tied to the oil and gas industries and lo-cal and regional planning.

It’s worth noting that while the money will keep coming for the foreseeable future, each well will only produce a certain amount of gas. At some point the fees will stop coming. So, municipal officials would be smart to keep that in mind when deciding where and how to spend the money.

In the end, the impact fees could result in great things happening for local residents. But that will only occur if lo-cal officials spend the money wisely. And it will be up to local residents to make sure that local officials make the right decisions and spend the money in the best possible way.

If plans go awry and the money is misspent or abused, then residents will only have themselves to blame for not keeping their officials ac-countable for their actions.

Mitt Romney thinks your boss should decide who you vote for.

Literally.In a conference call over

the summer just released to the public this week, Mitt Romney told a group of busi-ness owners that there is “nothing illegal” about them telling their employees just whom they should vote for.

“I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections,” Romney said on a conference call organized by the conservative National Federation of Independent Businesses.

“Nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business, because I think that will figure into their election decision, their voting decision and of course doing that with your family and your kids as well.”

So, to paraphrase Rom-ney’s instructions to business owners: Tell your employees to vote for me ... or else.

Now, thanks to the Citizens United ruling, there’s nothing illegal about what Romney is suggesting, but that doesn’t make it sketchy as all get out. Romney is actively encourag-ing his supporters to boost his chances through intimi-dation and coercion.

And intimidation is exactly what this is: Romney wants

your boss to tell you who you should vote for — and that your boss should make clear just how bad it will be for you if you don’t listen.

I’m not sure about you, dear reader, but I’m not comfort-able with my

boss trying to tell me how I should vote. I’m definitely not comfortable if that conversa-tion includes a threat — im-plied or otherwise — that my job depends on my decision, as Romney suggests that it should.

(Now, for those whose cognitive dissonance is keep-ing them from realizing the inherit ickiness of this whole thing — let me preempt your likely retort. This is not the same thing as a union en-couraging their members to vote for a candidate because there’s no audio recording of Barack Obama telling union leaders they should threaten the livelihoods of members who don’t listen.)

This kind of thinking should be reserved for the farthest fringes — not the guy who wants to be presi-dent. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to elect a guy who thinks that those at the top should use their influence to control those below them. That doesn’t exactly smell

of the stuff that this great democracy was founded on. That Romney wants your boss to “ make it very clear” that if you don’t vote for him that you’re not voting in the best interest of your “job and future” is, in my humble opinion, the kind of stuff of Soviet Russia, not these Unit-ed States of America.

Despite its legality, it still strikes me as blatantly un-ethical for an employer to try to bully employees into voting a certain way. And it is even worse that Romney is actively encouraging it.

(Between this secret au-dio and the now famous “47 percent” secret video, it’s pretty clear what Romney’s real attitude toward the bulk of this country is, no matter what moderate things he says during debates. In the end, I guess it’s not surprising that a guy of Romney’s affluence and inheritance thinks that the guy in charge should be able to tell the great un-washed what to do.)

Even before news of this icky Romney audio came out this week, scores of uber-conservative CEOs were tak-ing Romney’s advice to heart. To wit:

The obscenely wealthy Koch brothers (also known as the finance wing of the GOP) sent their 45,000 em-ployees a literal list of whom to vote for in November, with the warning that if Obama

Halloween is almost here

Good newsMunicipalities, counties to receive impact fees

Should workers side with bosses on politics?

Poem: ‘A Reflection of Traffic in Waynesburg’Let’s move to town,he said,much easier to get around.Convenient when errands

to runbut trafficmakes it not so fun!Was told there was a Wal-

Mart nearbut without a sign…can’t find it….where??An appointment made,

don’t be late,OH NO, the traffic, I have

to wait.A quick run to the grocery

storeahead so many trucks,behind sooo many more!In a hurry to get

somewhere,forget ityou’ll never make it there!From here to there

andthere to here,you just can’t get

anywhere!The moral here is now

complete,to get somewhereuseyourfeet!By Becky Stoy Wilson of

Waynesburg

Brandon Szuminsky

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M. Dixie OrndoffM. Dixie “Gabby” Or-

ndoff, 82, of Rogersville and formerly of Jackson Township, died at 7:20 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2012, in Southwest Regional Medical Cen-ter, Waynesburg, after being seriously ill for the past week.

She was born Janu-ary 23, 1930, in Richhill Township (Ryerson), a daughter of the late George Dewey and Do-ris Elsie Tharp Parson.

Mrs. Orndoff had re-sided in Jackson Town-ship for 40 years prior to moving to Rogersville in 1989.

She was a 1947 gradu-ate of Waynesburg High School.

Mrs. Orndoff was a member of the former Mt. Zion Methodist Church at Bluff, Jack-son Township.

She was a member of the former Knights of Pythias Auxiliary in Pine Bank and West Greene Area Senior Citizens.

Mrs. Orndoff and her husband co-owned and operated Beechurst Bo-ron station in Morgan-town, W.Va., from 1969 to 1979 and also were the former co-owners of Orndoff Grocery in Holbrook from 1979 to 1985.

She enjoyed playing bingo, crocheting, play-ing the lottery and the time she spent with her grandchildren.

On April 24, 1948, she married Robert Dono-van Orndoff, who died in June 1985.

Surviving are her three daughters, Kathy, wife of Kevin Guthrie of Graysville, Robin, wife of Larry Golembiewski of Lancaster and Deb-bie, wife of James In-man of Graysville; a son, Scott, husband of Beverly Orndoff of Waynesburg; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grand-children; two sisters, Carol Dene Goodwin of Waynesburg and Don-nis, wife of Carl Hoy of Spraggs; and several nieces and nephews.

Deceased, in addi-tion to her husband, is a brother, Lloyd A. Parson.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Donald Ray Moore

Donald Ray Moore, 83, passed away in his sleep at 2:03 a.m. Satur-day, September 22, 2012 in Signature Health Care, Orange Park, Florida.

Donald was born May 2, 1929 in Claysville, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Paul and Mildred Moore. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, the late John and Amelia Knisely of Nineveh, Pennsylvania.

He enjoyed playing baseball and football during his school years while working after school and weekends as a stock clerk. He met his wife, Doris Gay dur-ing their freshman year at Waynesburg High School. He worked 10 years at a glass factory in Washington, Penn-sylvania. Donald spent over 41 years in the Army and worked for Ford Motor Company at the Cleveland Engine plant for 22 years. He enjoyed fishing, leather craft, domestic cat breeding, working in the yard and gardening.

Donald enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1946. Starting out as a pri-vate, he worked his way up the enlisted ranks and eventually entered the officer ranks in 1954 and advanced to the rank of captain of February 13, 1962. He is credited for over 41 years of military ser-vice that comprised of Active Duty, National Guard, Army Reserve and retired Officer Re-serve time. His service included the occupation of Germany twice and Tokyo, Japan during the Korean conflict and acted as a military advi-sor on Advisor Team #4 in Vietnam, serving

a one year tour from September 1967 to Sep-tember 1968. During his tour in Vietnam, an ac-cident occurred where he broke his foot, his su-pervisors submitted him for a Purple Heart how-ever he turned it down because he was not wounded in combat. He retired from the Army on May 2, 1989. Upon retiring from Ford Mo-tor Company he moved to Orange Park Florida where he resided until his death.

Surviving are his lov-ing and dedicated wife of 64 years, Doris; a brother, Harry Moore of Lural Springs, New Jersey; a daughter Rita Wilson of Clarksville, Georgia; a son Richard Moore of Orange Park, Florida; three grand-children; five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchil-dren.

Vernetta Descaro Yednak

Vernetta “Vernie” Descaro Yednak, 61, of Springhill, Fla., fomerly of Nemacolin, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012, as a result of an accident. She was born January 1, 1951, daughter of Barbara and Edmund (Cokie) Descaro.

Deceased are her par-ents and brothers Chuck and Kerry Descaro.

Mrs. Yednak was em-ployed by Curry Home in Waynesburg before moving to Pittsburgh to work for Carnegie Mellon and Blue Cross/Blue Shield until her retirement.

She was a devout Christian and Pitts-burgh Steelers fan. Mrs. Yednak loved to cook, bake, quilt and sew, but her favorite thing to do was pray to Jesus. She said, “I love talking to him, so if you ever need a prayer, ask me.”

Mrs. Yednak will be missed by many who have been touched by her kind heart.

Surviving are her be-loved husband, Thomas Yednak of Springhill; son William Crick of Carmichaels; daughter Tricia Crick Goldsberry of Crucible; four grand-children; a sister Connie True of Florida; aunt Mary Morosky of Pitts-burgh; and many nieces and nephews.

She also leaves her sweet, precious dog, Zapato.

Earl F. SaveleyEarl F. Saveley, 81,

of Waynesburg, East View, died at 12:57 p.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2012, in Golden Living Center, Waynesburg, after being in failing health since 2010.

He was born June 18, 1931, in Barrington, Ill., a son of the late Charles Henry and Leah Julia Benson Saveley. He had resided in Greene County since 1997.

Mr. Saveley was a member of Rogers-ville United Methodist Church, where he was a former member of the choir and served as a trustee.

He enjoyed fishing, driving and touring the United States.

Mr. Saveley was a former tour bus driver for Arrow Stage Lines in Omaha, Neb., for several years, prior to moving to Greene Coun-ty, where he was last employed as a school bus driver for various school districts.

On January 17, 1998, he married Thelma Jean “TJ” Thomas, who survives.

Also surviving are his children, Debbie, wife of Steve Montgomery of Sycamore, Ill., Ken, husband of Brenda Saveley of Endeavor, Wis., Candy Zialio of Le-mars, Iowa, and Melis-sa, wife of Mark Haskell of Henderson, Nev.; two stepchildren, Gordon T., husband of Connie Curry of Richhill Town-ship, Sugar Grove, and Beverly, wife of William Grimes of Rogersville; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchil-dren; three step-grand-children; and a brother,

Elmer, husband of Fran Saveley of Algonquin, Ill.

Deceased, in ad-dition to his parents, are a brother, Charles “Chuck” Saveley and a sister, Lola Schultz.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Rogers-ville United Method-ist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 315, Rogersville.

Myrtle Katherine McCloy

Myrtle Katherine McCloy, 99, of Waynes-burg, formerly of Michi-gan, died at 10:39 p.m. Monday, October 15, 2012, in Golden Living Center, Waynesburg.

She was born Mon-day, September 22, 1913, in Copen, W.Va., a daughter of the late Wesley Garfield Mar-shall and Rachel Ellen McCormick Marshall.

Mrs. McCloy was a member of First Baptist Church in Taylor, Mich.

A homemaker, she enjoyed reading and spending time with her family.

Her first husband, George Jackson Jef-fries, died in March 1949.

Her second husband, Francis McCloy, died in October 1992.

Surviving are six daughters, Bernice Ayers of Point Marion, Bernetta Murphy of Yatesboro, Mary Hawk of Diamond, Ohio, Clara Hawk of Waynesburg, Linda Dunford of Glas-cow, Ky., and Mollie Pruitt of Taylor, Mich.; numerous grandchil-dren, great-grandchil-dren and great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was the last of her immediate family.

Deceased are two daughters, Betty Mol-lard and Ellen Hursh-man, a son, Burnell Jeffries, and numerous grandchildren.

Raymond D. Wise

Raymond D. Wise, 78, of Pine Bank, PA died Friday, October 19, 2012 at his residence.

He was born August 1, 1933 near Pine Bank, a son of the late Milton Wise and Fern Gump Wise.

Mr. Wise was a re-tired heavy equipment operator and a member of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66. He was a prot-estant by faith.

Surviving are his wife, Sylvia Mae Moore Wise; one son, Raymond D. Wise, Jr. of Pine Bank; one daughter, Carla Cole of Marbleton, Wyoming; two sisters, Rosemary Eddy of Day-brook and Esther Jean Eddy of Brave; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Cora Lee King, Gayle Wise and Gay Wise; and one brother Charlie Wise.

Robert Attilio Pacini

Robert Attilio Pacini, 88, of Greensboro, for-merly of Belle Vernon, passed away quietly Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Ruby Memorial

Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va.

He was born May 11, 1924, in Peckville, a son of the late Ferdinand and Marcelia Ciampi-chini Pacini.

Surviving are two sons, Robert F. Pacini and wife Donna of Hol-liston, Mass., and James J. Pacini and wife Mer-ry of Elizabeth; three granddaughters; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ches-ter Pacini of Virginia and Raymond Pacini and wife Marlene of Peckville; a sister, Rita Moskal of Columbus, Ohio; and a close friend, Josephine Osborne of Carmichaels.

Deceased are his wife, Lucille (Popco) Pacini; two daughters, Cynthia Grimmelmann and Barbara Pacini; and a granddaughter, Erika Grimmelmann.

Eustina WatonaEustina “Chris” Wato-

na, 97, of Carmichaels, died Thursday, October 18, 2012, in her home.

She was born Febru-ary 27, 1915, in Ridge-wood, W.Va., a daughter of the late John and Jo-hanna Vecic Pecjak.

Mrs. Watona was married to George Wa-tona, who died in 1994.

She served her coun-try during World War II as an aircraft assembly worker in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mrs. Watona enjoyed cooking, baking and sewing for her family and friends.

She was a life mem-ber of Slovenian Nation-al Benefit Society.

Surviving are a daughter, Frances J. Watona; two sisters, Gallie Yasek of Greens-boro and Albina Sw-anciger of Cleveland; and a brother, Frank Pecjak Sr. (Bonnie) of Carmichaels.

She was a beloved aunt to her nieces and nephews.

Deceased is a son, George W. Watona.

Donations may be made to Greene County Humane Society, 183 Jefferson Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370.

Helen Elizabeth Simms

Helen Elizabeth Simms, 95, of Aleppo, died at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2012, in Cameron Nurs-ing and Rehab Center, Cameron, W.Va.

She was born Decem-ber 28, 1916, in Aleppo, a daughter of the late James Garfield and Lutie McCracken Jones. She had resided in the Aleppo area all her life.

Mrs. Simms was a member and for-mer pianist at Aleppo Brethren Church and member of the former Aleppo Grange.

She was a 1934 gradu-ate of the former Aleppo High School.

Mrs. Simms and her late husband were co- owners and operators of the former Simms Gro-cery Store in Aleppo for several years. She was last employed by West Greene School District in the cafeteria of Alep-po Elementary School.

On October 3, 1935, she married Howard Jordon Boone Simms, who died in June 1987.

Surviving are a daughter, Diane, wife of Danny Stewart of Paden City, W.Va.; a son, Steve, husband of

Shelia Simms of Aleppo; a daughter-in- law, Jane Simms of Oakland, Md.; a sister, Edith Long-streth of Morgantown, W.Va.; five grandchil-dren; eight great-grand-children; a great-great grandchild. Deceased, in addition to her par-ents and husband, are a son, James W. Simms; a grandson, Jimmy Simms; and six broth-ers, Charles A., Harry, Clyde, Howard, Robert and Carl Jones.

The family suggests memorial contribu-tions be made to Aleppo Brethren Church, 1049 Green Valley Road, Aleppo, PA 15310.

Helen G. Hamilton

Helen G. Hamilton, 51, of Washington, formerly of Rogers-ville, died at 8:51 a.m. Monday, October 15, in Washington Hospital.

She was born Mon-day, November 21, 1960, in Waynesburg, a daughter of John R. Hamilton of Waynes-burg and the late Melva Jean Phillips Pate.

Ms. Hamilton par-ticipated with the Spe-cial Olympics bowling for several years and enjoyed eating at La-verne’s Place, going shopping and watching TV. She will be missed by her extended family at Greene Arc, where she had made her home since December 1985, when her grandmother passed away.

In addition to her father, surviving are a half sister, Susan Ham-ilton of Waynesburg, and a half brother, Randy Hamilton of Pittsburgh.

Deceased are her paternal grandparents, Delbert and Hattie Hamilton, with whom she made her home for several years, and an uncle, Eugene Hamilton.

Herbert H. Everly

Herbert H. Everly, 83, of Carmichaels, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, in his home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests dona-tions may be made to UPMC Liver Cancer Center, UPMC/Uni-versity of Pittsburgh, 3600 Forbes Avenue at Meyran Avenue, Forbes Tower Suite 8084, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, or Hospice Care of Washington Hospital, Donnell House, 10 Leet Street, Washington, PA 15301-9986.

John L. BarnhartJohn L. Barnhart,

Jr., 84, went home to the Lord on Sunday evening, September 30, 2012, at Autumn Hills Care Center.

He was born March 3, 1928, in Aleppo, Pa., the son of the late Lu-ther Oscar and Docie E. Miller Barnhart.

John was a 1946 graduate of Aleppo High School, where he was two-time captain and quarterback of the Pioneers high school football team. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950-52 during the Ko-rean War. He worked for nearly 40 years for the U.S. Postal Service in Warren as a mail car-rier, retiring in 2000.

John was a member of Champion Presbyte-rian Church, where he served as an elder, dea-con and trustee. He was an avid reader of the Bible, loved playing the guitar and was an avid football fan, especially of the Pittsburgh Steel-ers. He and his wife, Martha, enjoyed square dancing and were mem-bers of the Crosstrailers Square Dancing Club. John was a member of the American legion, umpired with the Cham-pion Athletic Youth Baseball league and was a faithful blood donor with the American Red Cross for many years.

John is survived by his wife of 58 years, Martha Ann McCracken Barnhart, whom he married on January

23, 1954; seven chil-dren, Dr. David (Janet) Barnhart of Brecks-ville, Ricky (Laureen) Barnhart of Hilliard, Steve (Carlene) Barn-hart of Mecca, Mark Barnhart of Columbus, Barbara Bonanno of Independece, Dr. John W. (Kelly) Barnhart of Champion and Suzanne (Dave) Bryant of Ridge-way, Wisconsin; 14 grandchildren; one sis-ter, Dorothy “Sis” (Jim) Montecalvo of Washing-ton, Pennsylvania, and two sisters-in-law, Ethel Barnhart of West Farm-ington and Dorothy Miller of Wheeling.

Six brothers, Walter Gene Barnhart, Wood-row Miller and Claude, Lloyd and Charles and Raymond Barnhart; and three sisters, Naomi Hennen, Edna Plants and Kathryn Huffman, all preceded him in death.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the memorial fund at the Champion Pres-byterian Church, 4997 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren, OH 44483.

Joseph Richard Kurilko

Joseph Richard Ku-rilko, 70, of Bentleyville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in his home.

He was born May 23, 1942, in Bobtown, a son of the late Joseph F. and Julia Adrenok Kurilko.

Mr. Kurilko was a 1960 graduate of Maple-town High School.

From 1961 to 1965, he served with the U.S. Marine Corps. He ended his military service with the rank of lance corpo-ral. For his service, he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal.

For more than 20 years, he co-owned and operated Kurilko and Paci Remodeling Co.

Mr. Kurilko’s pas-sion in life was for law enforcement, especially because it gave him an opportunity to meet and help many people.

After leaving his re-modeling business, he received his state certi-fication as a municipal police officer, graduat-ing September 10, 1982, from the Regional Po-lice Training Academy in Turtle Creek.

He began his police career with Centerville Borough Police De-partment and, after 10 years, he became police chief of Beallsville Bor-ough, eventually serv-ing as a police officer in Bentleyville and ris-ing to the rank of chief in 1992. He retired in 2007.

For more than 25 years, he served as a Pennsylvania state con-stable, as well as work-ing as a zoning officer in Centerville, Rices Landing, Jefferson and Morgan Township.

Always active in his community, he was serving his second term on Bentleyville Borough Council at the time of his death; he served as president.

From 2002 to 2006, he co-owned and operated CJ’s Restaurant in Bent-leyville, which present-ed him an opportunity to socialize and serve his community.

Mr. Kurilko was a member of Frater-nal Order of Police, Bentleyville American Legion Post 165 and F&AM Lodge 237 of Beallsville.

On November 8, 1997, he married Tana Frost Harris, who survives.

Surviving, in addi-tion to his wife, are four children, Joseph R. Kurilko Jr. (Laura) of Fredericktown, Missy Smoody (Joe) of Rices Landing, Marcie Legler (Jeff) of Washington and Melanie Crowe (Steve) of Vestaburg; two stepchildren, Law-rence “Harry” Harris (Toni) of Belle Vernon and Wendy Sklareski ( Paul) of Charlotte, N.C.; five grandchildren; two sisters, Marie Camp ( Roger) and Josephine “Josie” Konrad (Joe), both of Dover, Del.; and several nieces and nephews.

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Katherine Lynn McNeely Majeski

Katherine Lynn Mc-Neely Majeski, 34, of Scott Township, for-merly of Jefferson, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, in IHS Green-ery, Canonsburg.

She was born June 11, 1978, in Wash-ington, a daughter of Douglas and Christine Trefnoff McNeely.

Mrs. Majeski was a 1996 graduate of Jefferson-Morgan High School.

In 2001, she was a graduate of the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in clinical dietetics and nutrition.

She had been em-ployed as a dietitian at Magee-Women’s Hospital.

In 2003, she married William “Bill” Majeski, who survives.

Also surviving, in addition to her par-ents, are a son, Bryce Douglas, two years old; a sister, Renee (John) Ferrari and a nephew of Jefferson; a brother, Gary (Tammy) Mc-Neely and three nieces of San Berna-dino, Calif.; maternal grandmother Alice Tre-fnoff of Houston; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Deceased are ma-ternal grandfather Stephen Trefnoff and paternal grandpar-ents Harry and Nellie Mc-Neely.

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is re-elected those employees “may suffer the consequences.”

Then there’s the CEO of a soft-ware company that sent his 1,000+ employees an email that said he didn’t “want to hear any complaints regarding the fallout that will most likely come” if they help reelect Obama.

And, of course, most egregiously is the billionaire owner of a mas-sive timeshare company (and owner of the country’s largest home) who told 6,500+ employees that “the economy doesn’t currently pose a threat to your job. What does threat-en your job however, is another 4 years of the same presidential administration.”

These aren’t rumors or specula-tion. These CEO threats (like Rom-ney’s audio of the conference call) are all on the record. This is the kind of stuff that Romney stands for — this is the kind of stuff he’s actively encouraging. I guess the GOP is only for freedom and liberty from govern-ment; they’re perfectly happy if your boss can control your life outside of work.

So, dear reader, if you’re com-fortable with a country where your boss gets to tell you how to vote and threatens your livelihood if you don’t listen, then, by all means, support Mitt Romney.

By the way, in 1980, the average CEO made 42 times the average worker. In 2010, the average CEO made 380 times the average worker. They’ve clearly got a lot to complain about. Brandon Szuminsky can be reached at bszuminsky@heraldstan-dard.com.

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Ladies’ Night Out is fun and educationalBy Linda Liberatore, Digital Mammography Technician

October is breast can-cer awareness month and Southwest Regional Medical Center’s digital mammography depart-ment invites you to join us for a night of fun, food, pampering and education.

Our annual Ladies’ Night Out event will take place on Nov. 15 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the second floor of Southwest Regional Medical Center. This year we will have more massage chairs than ever to make sure ev-eryone gets time to

unwind and relax before enjoying the many other activities.

Our annual Ladies’ Night Out has quickly become a tradition for many women. In addi-tion to massage, we will offer makeovers, hand treatments, mocktails and dinner to get the evening started. We are also proud to partner with Lilly Oncology on Canvas to showcase beautiful artwork creat-ed by cancer survivors. This moving exhibit will inspire you. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to showcase it right here for you to enjoy.

For the first time

ever, we are also proud to be able to feature our new digital mam-mography technology during the Ladies’ Night Out Event. Our new digital mammography technology processes images differently than our former technol-ogy. The new machine now records and stores images on a computer instead of on traditional x-ray film. And while digital mammograms still require compress-ing the breast to get a good image, there are advantages which in-clude: the ability for the radiologist to adjust im-ages on the screen, the ability to more easily

share your images with another physician and a reduction in the number of women who need to return for extra testing. We are so excited to be able to offer this to our community.

With the addition of digital mammography, we have also expanded the hours for testing to include additional evening and weekend appointments. This is to provide more con-venience for patients and accommodate the growing demand for the service.

Lastly, Susan G. Ko-men for the Cure, Pitts-burgh Affiliate, will be in attendance to offer

educational materials for anyone interested. So join us on Ladies’ Night Out and enjoy a great evening out all while learning more about your good health.

According to the American Cancer Soci-ety, women should be-gin having yearly mam-mograms at age 40. To schedule your appoint-ment at Southwest Re-gional, talk to your doc-tor or call 724-627-2393.

To make a reserva-tion for our Ladies’ Night Out, call 724-627-2412. Space is limited and reservations are recommended.

We hope to see you there!

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Driver safety course availableCarmichaels VFW Club, in as-

sociation with AARP, will offer an eight-hour course for drivers 55 and older.

This course will take place at the VFW Hall in Carmichaels from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, and a home-made lunch will be available for a small fee.

The cost for the event is $12 for AARP members and $14 for

non-members.Veterans and their spouses are eli-

gible to take any November course free of charge.

To register or to receive more in-formation, call at 724-592-5932.

Other class sites in Washington, Fayette and Greene counties are available by calling toll free 1-888-227-7669, or go online at www.aarp.org/drive.

Flenniken Library announces events

Flenniken Public Li-brary in Carmichaels will host a Family Fun Night on Monday, Oct. 29 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Everyone is in-vited to this free event. Activities will include: pumpkin bowling, sack races, and more events. Snacks will be provided. Weather-permitting, the races and pumpkin bowling will take place outdoors.

Tutors from Waynes-burg University will serve as hosts. This is an opportunity to find out more about the free K-12 tutoring program at the library.

The K-12 tutoring program is available on Mondays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:50 p.m. in all subjects. Appoint-ments will be made upon request, but walk-ins are welcome to stop in for homework help. The tutoring program is staffed by student vol-unteers from Waynes-burg University. Tutor-ing will not be provided on days that the public schools are not in ses-sion. A calendar and more information are available at the library’s circulation desk.

Other upcoming events at the library include:

� Animé Club Mon-day, Oct. 29, at 3:30 p.m.

� Teen murder mystery. “Book Fair of Death.” Oct. 31 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The scene: the library is hosting a book fair and author signing. Best-selling author Emily Thornton has been found dead at the scene and Detec-tive Bibliophile is on the case. (Register at the library by Tuesday, Oct. 30.)

� Preschool Story Time is held every Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Miss Norma for chil-dren ages 3 to 5.

� Toddler Time is held every Friday at 11 a.m. with Miss Tina for children younger than three.

� The online library catalog, WAGGIN, infor-mation databases, and a selection of reliable research websites are al-ways available at www.flenniken.org. Check out “Tumblebooks” for chil-dren’s e-books, “Over-drive” for downloadable e-books and audiobooks for all ages and “Mango” for online language learning.

Juon Project players to perform at Waynesburg University

The Juon Project will perform in the Good-win Performing Arts Center Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. as part of Waynesburg Univer-sity’s Performing Arts Series. Admission is $5, and the public is cor-dially invited to attend.

Combining French and Russian piano schools, the Juon Proj-ect “The Duet” has been created to bring together various instru-mentalists in promot-ing the Russian-Swiss composer Paul Juon. Comprised of musicians Igor Kraèvsky and Ag-nès Dubois-Chauvet, “The Duet” performs a varied repertoire of

new works and master-pieces of the twentieth century alongside more traditional works for the genre.

With a growing repu-tation for performing with tremendous energy and artistry, communi-cation and passion, this duo aims to create a rich and varied concert experience with great performances of great music – a stimulating musical experience through inspired pro-gramming, lively audi-ence interaction, musi-cianship and precision of the highest caliber.

For more information, contact Pat Bristor at 724-852-3315.

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With the presidential election less than two weeks away, area elec-tion bureaus are also busy processing absen-tee ballot applications.

Blosser said that his office has processed about 1,500 applica-tions thus far, but numbers are changing daily.

“We’re reminding ev-eryone that the last day to pick up an applica-tion is Oct. 30,” he said.

An application must be completed and re-turned to the office be-fore an absentee ballot is available to the regis-tered voter.

While the implemen-tation of the new Voter ID law will not be in effect at the polling stations on Nov. 6, an approved identification must be included for those applying for an absentee ballot, said Blosser.

“A lot of people thought that the judge’s ruling meant that no one was going to have to show an identifica-tion, but you do have to provide one if you want

an absentee ballot,” he said. “The ruling wasn’t initially clear.”

Earlier this month, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson granted a preliminary injunction that delays enforcement of the March voter identifica-tion for the upcoming election.

When implemented, the legislation will require Pennsylvania voters to produce a state-issued ID or an acceptable alternative, such as a military ID, to cast their ballot.

However, the absen-tee ballot application requires applicants to either list a driver’s license number, the last four digits of their So-cial Security number or provide a copy of an ac-ceptable identification.

“We’ve had to make a lot of telephone calls to let some people know that we must have some documented identification to process the application,” said Blosser.

The office is making every effort to mail the absentee ballots, but again, said Blosser, vot-ers must get them back to the bureau by Nov. 2.

“From the time it is put in the mail, it is a

minimum of two days to get back to us,” he said, adding that the ballots can be brought to the bureau office in person.

Blosser, meanwhile, said that he is unable to speculate whether turnout will be as high for the election as it was in 2008, when the presidential election drew 59 percent of Fay-ette County voters to the polls.

“In 2008 you did not have an incumbent, instead, there were two new candidates,” he said. “It is a little different this time be-cause there is now an incumbent.”

U.S. Sen. John Mc-Cain, R-Ariz., garnered the most votes in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties, while then- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., won Pennsylvania and ultimately the White House.

In addition to the presidential race, vot-ers in the three coun-ties will also make choices in congres-sional races, a state at-torney general, auditor general and treasurer contest and various state legislative races on Nov. 6.

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was plenty of good food available throughout the event.

“We had a bunch of vendors set up in our gym, which was newly renovated,” Virgili said. “The apple butter making was a big hit, but we had a bunch of other vendors that were popular as well.”

Throughout the day, festival-goers were treated to the gospel songs of The Ambassadors.

At the end of the day, Virgili said that prize baskets were given away.

“The prize baskets were donated by sev-eral different people, and each was filled with a variety of different things,” she said. “For example, Beth Minder donated a Steelers basket, and Emily and Randy Faas donated a $100 basket filled with soup containers and other assorted items.”

The turnout for the event was impressive, according to Virgili.

“The hallways, gym and parking lot were full of people,” she said. “We estimate that around 250 people showed up, even though it was so cold. We were just so pleased that so many people got to see the camp and

all the opportunities that we have for the community.”

The fall festival was just one of the many fall events that CMC holds.

On Saturday, Nov. 3, the camp will hold a Teen Saturday Hap-pening from 1 to 8 p.m. This event is geared toward grades six through 12, and will feature music by three local youth bands as well as basketball and volleyball tournaments. Special guest Dave My-ers will speak, and sup-per will be provided. Cost is $7 per person.

On Saturday, Nov. 17, the camp will hold an Elementary Satur-day Happening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is geared towards grades two through six, and will feature a campfire, crafts, carpet ball, dodge ball, ar-chery and BB guns as well as a guest speaker. Lunch will be provided. Cost is $5 per person.

On Wednesday, Nov. 28 CMC will hold a business luncheon at noon at the Hartley Inn in Carmichaels. This luncheon is an op-portunity for the camp to share with business people what the camp does and how they can help to impact the com-munity, Virgili said.

Cornerstone Minis-try Center holds all of these events while, at the same time, trying

to raise money to make renovations to their building.

As it stands right now, the estimated project cost for the sec-ond phase of the reno-vations comes to a total of $285,000.

Phase one was com-pleted in less than two years, and included complete renovations to the Children’s Bible Ministries Office, the commercial kitchen and the Amy Carmi-chael room.

Phase two consists of:� Rubberizing the

gym floor and putting a new floor in the dining hall and improving the lighting in both areas, at an estimated cost of $50,000;

� Installing a more efficient heating sys-tem and installing new windows on the upper floor, $20,000;

� Upgrading the sep-tic system, which is the biggest need for CMC, $40,000;

� Overall landscap-ing for the property;

� Installing a pond with a pavilion and an outdoor chapel, $10,000;

� Installing a min-iature golf course and low ropes course, $5,000; and

� Installing an in-door pool, $160,000.

For more informa-tion, call Cornerstone Ministry Center at 724-966-9157 or go online at cbmswpa.com.

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University hosts Mock Crime Scene WorkshopWaynesburg Uni-

versity’s Mock Crime Scene Workshop af-forded high school stu-dents the opportunity to train with experts in the criminal justice and forensic science fields Saturday, Oct. 20.

“This Mock Crime Scene shows us what we’ll be getting into and puts us one step closer to the real thing,” said Troy Fra-zier, a high school stu-dent from Washington, said. “I also came to the Waynesburg Uni-versity Crime Scene Investigation Summer Camp in June 2012 and met a lot of new friends and learned about this field.”

High school students in attendance hailed from Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Sessions included a crime scene simula-tion led by a retired member of the Penn-sylvania State Police (crime lab) and a laser shot simulation led

by Adam Jack, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences and former Westmoreland County detective.

Participants learned about crime scenes involving arson and ex-plosives from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-sives agents, and they had an opportunity to see narcotics detection dogs during a session with the Waynes-burg Borough Police Department.

Denine Lasch, a se-nior criminal justice major at Waynesburg University and a group leader for the Mock Crime Scene Workshop, helped to facilitate the day’s ac-tivities and ensure that visiting high school students enjoyed their experience.

“This day gives the students an opportu-nity to both experience what college is like and to also experience the field of criminal justice,” Lasch said.

“It lets them see what they’ll be doing if they major in criminal

justice.”The event was hosted

by the Waynesburg

University Department of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences, the

Forensic Science Pro-gram and the Office of Admissions.

Waynesburg University’s Mock Crime Scene Workshop, which was held on Oct. 20, afforded high school students the opportunity to train with experts in the criminal justice and forensic science fields.

CAS seeks tax assistance volunteersCommunity Action

Southwest (CAS) is currently seeking vol-unteers in Washington and Greene counties for its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.

The program provides low-to-moderate income households with free tax filing services, protect-ing these residents from predatory or expensive filing services, and en-suring these families get the maximum return at no cost to them.

CAS will offer VITA at sites in Carmichaels and Jefferson in Greene County. Sites will be open in February and March.

Greene County com-munity members inter-ested in assisting with this program are invited to attend an upcoming

Volunteer Open House that will be offered on Thursday, Nov. 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Commu-nity Action Southwest office, which is located at 58 East Greene Street in Waynesburg.

Community Action does not require volun-teers have prior experi-ence filing taxes. Volun-teers receive training and certification with the option to earn their certification online. In-dividuals may volunteer as little as two hours each week and more if their schedule allows.

Last year, VITA Vol-unteers helped to file 583 income tax returns in Greene and Washing-ton counties resulting in $534,640 in refunds which were funneled back into the local economy.

The Volunteer In-come Tax Assistance Program is part of the CAS’s Community Ac-tion WORKS initiative designed to serve its clients in a comprehen-sive fashion. Address-ing adult education, employability, housing and asset development, while creating oppor-tunities and providing support for economic independence is the framework through which client success is realized.

CAS receives funding from both the Greene County United Way and the United Way of Washington County to operate VITA.

For additional infor-mation or to RSVP for an open house event, contact Rachael at 724-225-9550 x. 427.

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Reports: Marcellus reserves larger than expectedBy the Associated Press

There has been plenty of debate over the Marcellus Shale natural gas field, but new research adds a twist that could impact political and environ-mental battles.

Two independent financial firms say the Marcellus isn’t just the biggest natural gas field in the country - it’s the cheapest place for energy companies to drill.

One of the reports adds that the Marcellus reserves that lie below parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and New York are far larger than recent government estimates, while another said the powerful combination of resource, cost and location is altering natural gas prices and market trends across the nation.

The Marcellus could contain “almost half of the current proven natural gas reserves in the U.S,” a report from Standard & Poor’s is-sued this week said.

Another recent report from ITG Investment Research, a worldwide financial firm based in New York, found that a detailed analysis of Marcellus well produc-tion data suggested that federal govern-ment estimates of its reserves “are grossly

understated,” accord-ing to the report.

The new information increases the likelihood that natural gas will be used for more and more energy needs, such as city buses, industrial use and elec-tric power generation, according to Manuj Nikhanj, the head of Energy Research at ITG. And though low wholesale prices have squeezed drilling com-panies’ revenue, the S&P report says the Marcellus has the low-est production cost of any natural gas field in the nation, adding to the likelihood of a con-tinued boom.

“The amount of re-source that’s available at relatively low cost is fairly enormous,” Nikhanj said.

The Marcellus is a gas-rich formation thousands of feet be-low much of the four states, but current pro-duction is centered in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Earlier this year, the federal Energy Infor-mation Administration sharply lowered its estimates of Marcellus reserves, from 410 tril-lion cubic feet down to 141 trillion cubic feet. That adjustment was widely reported, in-cluding by The Associ-ated Press.

But that lowered estimate doesn’t

correspond with actual well production, said Nikhanj. He said their analysis shows that the Marcellus contains about 330 trillion cubic feet of gas, more than double the size of the next largest field in the nation, the Eagle Ford in south Texas.

Some financial firms and critics of gas drill-ing had suggested that the EIA estimates sup-ported theories that Marcellus production might decline more rapidly than expected, and thus be far less profitable for energy companies. But Nikhanj said a review of actual Marcellus well data shows that on average they’re producing more gas than expected, not less.

Jonathan Cogan, a spokesman for the EIA, pointed out that its reports have always noted that Marcellus estimates “are likely to continue evolving as drilling continues and more information becomes publicly avail-able.” Serious drilling in the Marcellus began only a few years ago, and many areas still have few or no wells, which makes the task of estimating reserves more difficult.

The S&P report said the growing output from the Marcellus is putting pressure on energy companies in

Canada and the Rocky Mountains, which have traditionally exported large amounts of gas to the lucrative Northeast market. But it appears that in the near future, the Northeast will get most or all of its gas from the Marcellus.

The S&P report also said Marcellus produc-tion also means there will likely be more and more pipeline construc-tion in the Northeast.

“As people get more comfortable with the total amount of re-source that has now been discovered, as that starts to sink in, I think natural gas will continue to be a fuel of choice,” Nikhanj said.

Even critics of gas drilling should accept that it isn’t going away, said the head of one leading Pennsylvania environmental group.

“We should realize by now this is not going to be a short play. It’s going to be here, prob-ably for generations, because it’s so produc-tive,” said George Ju-govic Jr., president of PennFuture.

That’s a mixed bless-ing for environmental groups, Jugovic said.

“It lengthens the ho-rizon. It means that we have time to get it right because they’re not go-ing to be in here and out,” Jugovic said of drilling companies, yet “at same time that it

raises the imperative of getting our regulations in order.”

Ironically, the vast production coming out of Marcellus wells in Pennsylvania and West Virginia may have given some breathing room to New York, where residents, gov-ernment officials and gas drillers are en-gaged in an extended debate over whether to allow the new gas pro-duction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

Fracking is under moratorium in New York until the debate is resolved.

Hydraulic fracturing has made it possible to tap into deep reserves of oil and gas but has also raised concerns about pollution. Large volumes of water, along with sand and hazard-ous chemicals, are injected underground to break rock apart and free the oil and gas.

Regulators contend that overall, water and air pollution prob-lems are rare, but environmental groups and some scientists say there hasn’t been enough research on those issues. The indus-try and many federal and state officials say the practice is safe when done properly, and many rules on air pollution and disclo-sure of the chemicals

used in fracking are be-ing strengthened.

“This excess produc-tion has really taken the pressure off New York’s moratorium. It’s given them more time” to decide whether to allow drilling, Jugovic said.

Nikhanj said that strictly from a market standpoint, New York’s share of the Marcellus may not matter.

The talk of a con-tinued boom had one energy expert urging caution.

“Sounds hopeful for the local economy, but the energy business has always been boom-and-bust, so long-term predictions are pretty risky,” Carnegie Mel-lon University profes-sor Jay Apt wrote in an email.

“Perhaps we will get lucky,” Apt wrote, but added that because Pennsylvania doesn’t directly tax gas output or deposit some of the proceeds of its fee into a trust fund, the Mar-cellus benefits will run out one day. That’s in contrast with Alaska, where residents “get an annuity check from the Permanent Fund set up with their severance tax.”

The S&P report is called “How The Mar-cellus Shale Is Chang-ing The Dynamics Of The U.S. Energy Industry.”

Food safety training offered for volunteer quantity cooks

Non-profit, volunteer-run groups that prepare food to be served or sold to the public must be sure that the food is safe and of high quality. Food that is not pre-pared safely may lead to a foodborne illness outbreak. Foodborne ill-ness can cause serious illness or even death for some individuals. In addition to personal suf-fering, foodborne illness can lead to expensive medical bills, lawsuits, and loss of good reputa-tion and business.

To help organiza-tions provide safe food, Penn State Extension is offering a workshop, “Cooking for Crowds: A Volunteer’s Guide to Safe Food Handling.” Participants in this workshop will learn up-to-date methods for safely handling and preparing food for large groups. The workshop is appropriate for non-profit food providers such as churches, fire companies, schools, and civic groups.

“Cooking for Crowds” will be offered in partnership with the Waynesburg Moose at the Waynesburg Moose, located at 140 South Morgan Street in Waynesburg, on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

A small fee is charged for the program. Orga-nizations will receive a food safety manual, certificate of completion

from Penn State Exten-sion and the Pennsylva-nia Department of Agri-culture, thermometers, and posters. For more information, contact the Greene County Cooper-ative Extension Office, 724-627-3745, for a bro-chure. Pre-registration is required and the registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 2.

Penn State encour-ages persons with dis-abilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you antici-pate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access pro-vided, please contact the Extension Office in advance of your partici-pation or visit.

The workshop will be presented using a variety of lecture, dis-cussion and activities on food safety topics. Topics include how food becomes unsafe, prepa-ration practices to keep food safe and purchas-ing and storage of food and supplies.

Participants will learn recommended methods for taking food temperatures and how to calibrate a thermom-eter for accuracy. Other topics to be discussed will include holding hot and cold foods, safe thawing and reheat-ing practices, handling leftovers, personal hygiene practices, and how-to’s of cleaning and sanitizing.

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Borough OKs plans for new senior complexBy Katherine Mansfield, for the Greene County Messenger

WAYNESBURG — The new kids on the block is a bit of a stretch, but, if all goes according to plan, a 51-unit apartment complex will be the new senior center on the block in Waynesburg.

According to Bruce Wermlinger, Waynes-burg Borough manager, construction on the complex — which will offer single or double-bedroom apartments to the 62 and older crowd – is slated to begin in 2014 on High Street. The complex will be located at the current site of Dr. Stanley Falor’s office, a single-family home, a storage unit and a park-ing lot.

The apartment com-plex will be constructed by the Ohio-based Partnership for Income Restricted Housing Leadership, which placed a bid to build in Greene County after the county announced that it was interested in at-tracting contractors for housing and apartment buildings.

“They came to us,” said Wermlinger. “PIRHL picked the locations, [talked with] the property owners. They approached the borough when they needed the zoning

approved.”Zoning was approved

at a borough meeting on Oct. 8; now, it is funding that the company must worry about.

Waynesburg Borough moved to contribute $10,000 to the project at the Oct. 8 meeting, and other funds are

expected to come from federal housing tax credit sales, which the state awards to devel-opers on a competitive basis.

The apartment com-plex is a housing neces-sity. Studies show that Greene County – espe-cially in Waynesburg

Borough – is lacking apartments and housing. The housing shortage is an easy fix, though; Wermlinger speculates that the shift of seniors from their single-family residences – where they are responsible for home and yard maintenance – to the apartments,

conveniently located within walking distance of the pharmacy and High Street, will revi-talize Greene County’s housing market and en-courage a younger gen-eration to settle down in Waynesburg.

“We have close to 300 homes in the borough

that are occupied by seniors. They don’t have any place to move,” explained Wermlinger. “When this apartment complex opens up, then all these single-family homes are going to open up, and you’ll have young couples move in and update them. You open up all your mar-kets when the seniors [move] out of their sin-gle-family homes.”

The senior citizen apartment complex is still in its early stages of aesthetic development. PIRHL said that the complex will stand four stories tall, but where appearance is con-cerned, the new build-ing will add modernity to an antiquated land-scape – for now, that’s all the public knows.

“They did a senior citizen apartment build-ing in Uniontown that’s pretty nice,” said Werm-linger. “It’s a seven to nine million dollar proj-ect, so it’s not going to be shabby.”

Wermlinger expects that all 51 units will be occupied before the project is completed, and, though the apart-ment complex is still in its early stages of devel-opment, he is eager for the groundbreaking.

“It’s not like Christmas or anything,” said Werm-linger with a laugh, “but I’m anxious to get it done.”

Plans are in the works for a new 51-unit senior apartment complex to be located in Waynesburg Borough for residents ages 62 and older. The building will be similar to a senior housing complex that has already been built in Uniontown, which is shown in this photo.

14 environmental groups ask Pennsylvania to change policyBy the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fourteen en-vironmental groups have asked Gov. Tom Corbett to reverse a recent change in how notifications of possible water pollution re-lated to Marcellus Shale

natural gas drilling are handled.

A Pittsburgh-based newspaper reported Tuesday that the 14 groups feel the new policy would delay warning the public of pollution related to oil and gas drilling.

The paper says that

under the new policy, which went into effect Sept. 14, top depart-ment administrators in Harrisburg now decide whether residential wa-ter users should receive letters notifying them about problems.

In the past, experts in field offices made that

decision.The paper says a DEP

spokesman declined to comment on the re-quest, which came from the state Sierra Club chapter, Earthjustice, the Delaware River-keeper Network, Clean Water Action and other groups.

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By Adam Brewer, for the Greene County MessengerWest Greene’s Hallie Kreuzer has been recognized

as the female representative for the “Centennial Chev-rolet Scholar/Athlete Spotlight” for the 2012 fall athletic season.

Kreuzer is a senior forward on the Waynesburg Central co-op girls’ soccer team. She is one of eight seniors on the Lady Raiders’ squad that went 8-8-1 overall and 5-7 in Section 1-AA this year.

“What drew my attention to soccer were the quickness and the pace of the game,” Kreuzer said. “What’s appealing to me about this sport is the way your team has to work together to achieve your goal of winning. I love the energy of the game and how you always have to be on top of things.”

She is perhaps one of the fastest players on the team, as she uses her speed and quickness without

the ball to get around the outside edges and be a force offensively around the net.

Hallie Kreuzer, soccerHigh School: West Greene.Grade-point average: 3.8.College plans: I plan to attend West Virginia University in the fall to study physical therapy.Favorite subject, teacher: My favorite subject is math. There are so many great teachers at West Greene, but if I have to list just one, it would be Jordan Watson.Twitter, Facebook or text messaging: Text messaging.Most memorable sports moment (so far): Beating Southmoreland in

Favorite food: Chinese food.Least favorite cafeteria food: Pizza.Most recent book you read (besides textbooks): One Summer by Da-vid Baldacci.All-time favorite movie: Transformers.On my iPod: A variety of music from country to pop.Most admired professional athlete: Alex Morgan, U.S. Women’s Olym-pic Soccer Team.

My dad (Chuck Kreuzer).In 10 years, I will be: Out of college and pursuing my career in physical therapy/sports medicine.If I were President of the United States for one day, I would: Lower gas prices.

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A week of good, bad and kiddingBy Adam Brewer, for the Greene County Messenger

Oh, how it is to be a sports’ fan in Southwest-ern Pennsylvania. Sure, you have your good weeks, but then you have the bad ones. This past week was a mixture.

When you mix the good with the bad, you end up with the Facts of Life — or in this case, my Good, Bad and Are-You-Kidding-Me? moments of the week.

The Good: The Steelers finally won a road game and it only took until Week 7. The offensive line looked good, the defense made stops in the second half and the 13th running back on the depth chart had a 100-yard rushing game.

The Bad: The win came against the hapless Cincin-nati Bengals. The Bungles have looked bad the last couple of weeks with losses to Miami and Cleveland. So the win for the Steelers don’t look too impressive at the moment.

Are You Kidding Me: The Houston Texans thumped the Baltimore Ravens 43-13, yes 43-13. I’ll say it one more time, 43-13. What hap-pened to that vaunted Ra-vens’ defense and Mr. Elite Quarterback himself, Joe Flacco?

Baltimore has lost several key players this season and for some reason refuses to give the ball to their best player in Ray Rice. My friends, the AFC North is

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Rockets, Mikes can qualify for postseason with victoriesBy Adam Brewer, fo the Greene County Mesenger

It’s hard to believe that tonight is the final week of the high school football regular season with all five teams look-ing to end the ’12 campaign on a posi-tive note.

After having no county teams in the playoffs last year, two teams are looking for playoff berths and will earn spots in the WPIAL postseason with wins tonight.

Last week, Jefferson-Morgan scored 42 unanswered points and defeated Mapletown 49-14.

The Rockets were once again led by its big play offense, as the first three offensive plays lead to three long touch-down runs by three different players.

Dustin Conti (63 yards), Nic Santoya (52 yards) and Jesse Jento (64 yards)

scored touchdowns in the first quarter and J-M held a 20-14 lead at the end of an exciting opening quarter.

Conti added a 13-yard rushing score to make it 27-14, followed by a 27-yard interception return by Santoya and an 86-yard catch-and-run to Santoya from quarterback Rece Henneman.

J-M tallied the last score of the con-test 11 seconds into the third quarter when Tyler Bowman added a 51-yard dash to pay dirt.

With Avella losing to Beth-Center last week, the Rockets have the inside track of recording a second-place finish in the Tri-County South Conference and host-ing a playoff game.

“At the beginning of the year, our goal was to compete for the section title,” J-M coach Liam Ryan said. “We didn’t quite do that, but with a win (this week), we will be in the postseason and

hosting a playoff game. It’s huge for the kids and for our program. We are more comfortable at home and we know the playoffs are going to be challenging.”

The Rockets (6-2, 5-2) host Geibel Catholic (0-8, 0-7) tonight with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Despite the loss for Mapletown, the offense was clicking on its opening two drives, as each possession went seven plays and ended with a touchdown.

Kevin Ridgley threw for 124 yards in the game with two scoring tosses to wideout Dereck Riggleman (33, six). Wide receiver Jordan Griffin hauled in three passes for 65 yards.

“We wanted to spread them out and throw the football,” Mapletown coach George Messich said. “On the first two series, everything we wanted to do

Mapletown quarterback Kevin Ridgley (11) is surrounded by Jefferson-Morgan defenders during Friday’s game at Mapletown High School. (Photo by Dave Rafferty)

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and sophomore years, and had her junior campaign cut short with an ACL injury. She came back in a big way for her senior season and was a leader both on and

The professional athlete that she admires the most is USA women’s soccer star Alex Morgan.

“I love the way she plays and her will to score,” Kreuzer said. “Alex Morgan plays hard and does her best to help her team and

that’s what I admire most about her. Alex Morgan and I both play strikers for our teams. When I watch her and how she plays it makes me want to play just as hard as she does.”

Along with excelling on

just as competitive in the classroom with a 3.8 grade-point average.

And for any advice Kreu-zer has for younger student-athletes, she said time man-agement is paramount.

“To the younger high school athletes that are try-ing to balance their school work and sports, my advice to you would be to always

make sure you do your homework or study during any spare time you have,” she said. “You don’t want to get home late after a game and have to stay up later doing school work.”

The “Centennial Chevro-let Scholar/Athlete Spotlight” is designed to recognize

the top male and female student-athlete per high school sports’ season (fall,

Greene County schools. The student-athletes are selected by the respec-tive schools and submit-ted to the Greene County Messenger.

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wide open!The Good: The

Waynesburg Univer-sity football program is at it again and is a perfect 8-0 after a thrilling 21-20 victory over Geneva in Presi-dent’s Athletic Confer-ence action. The win is the fifth consecutive game in which the Yellow Jackets have won by four points or less.

This is the longest season-opening win-ning streak for the Yellow Jackets since 1966. Waynesburg is also getting some rec-ognition nationally, as they are slotted eighth out of the 10 teams in the latest Lambert Meadowlands Football

Poll released by the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Waynesburg also ranks 23rd in the lat-est AFCA Division III Top 25 and claims the 25th spot in this week’s D3football.com Top 25 poll.

The Yellow Jackets are at home this Satur-day with a PAC clash against Westminster. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. at John F. Wiley Stadium.

The Bad: Oh, how you let me down, West Virginia University! I was hesitant to jump on the bandwagon af-ter your easy non-con-ference schedule, but after your big win on the road against Tex-as, I not only jumped on the bandwagon, I’ve been driving it.

Two weeks later, you’ve given up 104

points and lost badly to two of the middle-of-the-pack Big 12 teams. Well, here’s a bold prediction, the defense will give up no points this week … the Mountaineers are on a bye.

Hopefully, the week off will help the de-fense and also help the struggling offense and Geno Smith get back on track.

Are You Kidding Me: The MLB postseason and how many former Pirates are on playoff teams this year. The list is stunning and re-ally makes you think of what could have been if only they had reached their potential with the Buccos.

In the American League, we’ve got Oc-tavio Dotel (Tigers), Steve Pearce (Ori-oles), Nate McClouth

(Orioles), John Russell (bench coach for Ori-oles), Casey McGehee (Yankees) and Bran-don Moss (A’s).

For the National League we’ve got Miguel Batista (Braves), Paul Ma-holm (Braves), David Ross (Braves), Lyle Overbay (Braves), Matt Diaz (Braves), Eric Hinske (Braves), Sean Burnett (Na-tionals), Zach Duke (Nationals), Tom Gorzelanny (Nation-als), Mike Gonzalez (Nationals), Adam LaRoche (Nation-als), Bronson Arroyo (Reds), Ryan Ludwick (Reds), Xavier Paul (Reds), Javier Lopez (Giants), Ryan Vo-gelsong (Giants) and Xavier Nady (Giants).

Wow, that’s a lot of names … are you de-pressed yet?

BrewerContinued from B1

GREENE COUNTY CHURCH

DARTBALL LEAGUE

Standings1. Glad Tidings Assembly Of

God 14-12. Bible Baptist #1 15-33. Waynesburg Nazarene 13-54. Pine Bank Methodist 11-45. Fairall Methodist 11-76. Jefferson Methodist 8-77. Crabapple Community 9-98. Oak View Methodist #1 9-99. Bible Baptist #2 9-910. Family Faith Ministries 9-911. Washington Street Method-

ist 7-812. Waynesburg Methodist 7-813. Hewitt Presbyterian 7-814. Spraggs Methodist 4-815. WWJD Christian Center 5-1016. Carmichaels Free Method-

ist 4-1117. Jefferson Baptist 4-1118. Oak View Methodist #2 5-1319. Carmichaels Methodist 2-13

Week 6 ResultsBible Baptist #1 2, Crabapple

Community 1; Family Faith Minis-tries 2, Carmichaels Free Method-

ist 1; Washington Street Methodist 2, Fairall Methodist 1; Oak View Methodist #1 2, Hewitt Presby-terian 1; Pine Bank Methodist 2, Oak View Methodist #2 1; Bible Baptist #2 2, Waynesburg Meth-odist 1; WWJD Christian Center 2, Waynesburg Nazarene 1; Car-michaels Methodist (bye), Glad Tidings Assembly Of God (bye), Jefferson Baptist (bye), Jefferson Methodist (bye), Spraggs Meth-odist (bye).

Week 7 ScheduleJefferson Baptist at Carmi-

chaels Methodist, Jefferson Methodist at Fairall Methodist, Bible Baptist #1 at Glad Tidings Assembly Of God, Family Faith Ministries at Hewitt Presbyterian, Carmichaels Free Methodist at Oak View Methodist #1, Crabap-ple Community at Oak View Meth-odist #2, Waynesburg Methodist at Pine Bank Methodist, WWJD Christian Center at Spraggs Meth-odist, Washington Street Meth-odist at Waynesburg Nazarene, Bible Baptist #2 (bye).

Local golfers miss medal stand at PIAAsBy the Greene County Messenger

Jefferson-Morgan’s Gil-lian Alexander matched Monday’s first-round score in Tuesday’s second and final round, but, unfortunately for the sophomore that score was a 19-over 91.

Alexander finished with a two-day total of 38-over 182 at Heritage Hills Golf Resort & Conference Center to finish 13th overall in her first PIAA Girls Class AA Individual

Golf Championship.Alexander had a rough

front nine, going out in 13-over 49 with four bogeys, two double bogeys, and one qua-druple bogey. She fared bet-ter on the back nine, coming in with a 6-over 42, including four bogeys and one double bogey.

Villa Maria’s Cara Basso won the title with a two-day total of 6-over 150. Allentown Central Catholic’s Franca Hurtado was 10 strokes be-hind in second place. Central

Valley’s Macky Fouse (3, 161) and Maddy McDaniel (T-4, 163), and Northeast’s Megan Moylan (T-4, 163) rounded out the medal winners.

In boys Class AA, Waynes-burg Central’s Loren Dukate faltered on the final day as the senior slipped from tied for ninth to a four-way tie for 20th after shooting a 13-over 84. Dukate opened with a 78 for a two-round total of 20-over 162.

Dukate had two bogeys

and two double bogeys on the front to go out in 6-over 42 and finished with five bogeys and one double bogey on the back for a 7-over 42.

California’s Michael Lang-ley couldn’t get his game go-ing on the final day, shooting a 26-over 97 to finish 35th with a two-day total of 40-over 182.

Fairfield’s Isaiah Logue won the boys Class AA title with a 3-over 145, two strokes ahead of Leechburg’s Matt Barto and Northwestern

Lehigh’s Cole Miller. Yough’s Alex Patricio was fourth wtih a 6-over 148.

Council Rock North’s Erica Herr easily won the girls Class AAA title with a 4-un-der 140. Pennsbury’s Jackie Rogowicz was a distant sec-ond at 3-over 147.

Manheim Township’s Craig Homberger won the boys Class AAA title with a 1-over 143. Peters Township’s Tommy Nettles and Slippery Rock’s Brett Rinker finished a close second with 144.

Jefferson-Morgan running back Dustin Conti (21) avoids a tackle by Mapletown defensive back Jordan Griffin (30) during Friday’s game at Mapletown High School. (Photo by Dave Rafferty)

worked. We were picking up yards and converting on third down.”

The Maples (3-5, 2-5) travel to Frazier (6-2, 5-2) tonight. Kickoff for the con-ference clash is 7 p.m. in Perryopolis.

Carmichaels’ offense con-tinues to click on all cylin-ders, as they trounced Bent-worth last Friday, 56-21, at home.

With the win, the Mikes have won five in a row by scoring at least 35 points in all five.

Leading the offense last week versus the Bearcats was tailback Brennan Mc-Minn and his 211 rushing yards. McMinn averaged 19 yards per rush and saw the end zone three times on scoring runs of 44, 24 and 56.

McMinn also collected a 52-yard punt return in the first half, as Carmichaels rolled to a 43-7 lead at halftime.

Colton Henry (59 yards) and Nate Baker (one yard) added touchdown runs, while signal collar Brandon Lawless found receiver Vin-cent Stephan for a 11-yard score through the air.

Josh Mundell also got into the scoring assault with a touchdown and a two-point conversion. For the season, Mundell has 16 touchdowns and 10 two-point conver-sions for 116 points and con-tinues to lead the pack in the HeraldStandard.com Touch-down Club race.

Heading into week nine, Mundell has a 38-point cush-ion over two players tied for

second (B-C’s Matt Riggle and J-M’s Santoya).

Other Greene County names that are in the top 15 of the scoring race are J-M’s Conti (66 points), Carmichaels’ McMinn (58 points), West Greene’s Dal-ton Wildman (46 points) and Matt Johnston (44 points),

Mapletown’s Riggleman (44 points) and J-M’s Mati Ze-glen (39 points).

The Mikes (6-2, 5-2) wel-come West Greene tonight and with a win the Mikes will secure a playoff berth. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the game can be heard on greenesports.net.

Speaking of the Pioneers, West Greene got to .500 on the season after a 70-14 thumping of Geibel Catholic last Saturday.

In the first quarter, West Greene recorded 39 points a variety of ways and never looked back.

Dalton Wildman had a

15-yard touchdown pass to wideout Matt Johnson to start things off, followed by a safety, an 8-yard scoring run by Cody Jacobs, a fumble recovery in the end zone by Jacobs on defense, another safety, a 66-yard kickoff return by Wildman and a 20-yard dash to the goal line by Wildman.

Johnston intercepted a pass and returned it 56 yards for a score to start the second stanza. After two scores from Geibel, West Greene responded with a 53-yard run by Wildman and a 30-yard interception return by Cale Miller. The Pioneers (4-4, 3-4) had a 58-14 lead at intermission.

Tonight the Pioneers will look to even its confer-ence record and finish the season above .500 overall with a road contest against Carmichaels.

Waynesburg Central continues to have struggles against Interstate Confer-ence foes, as the Raiders fell 38-7 to Jeannette last week at home.

The Raiders (1-7, 1-6) were down 24-0 at halftime and then Jeannette tallied two touchdowns in the third period to invoke the mercy rule.

Waynesburg’s lone score came in the fourth quarter when Thad McGilton rum-bled into the end zone from two yards out. Ian Patterson kicked the extra point.

Even though it has been a disappointing season for the Raiders, they will look to pull off an upset tonight and end the season with a win.

Waynesburg ventures to rival Washington (8-0, 7-0) with a kickoff at 7 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on greenesports.net.

FootballContinued from B1

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Lions Club announces Holiday Nut and Candy CampaignDouglas G. Lee (pictured on right), executive vice president and incoming president on July 1, 2013, of Waynesburg University, purchases the first jar of cashews from Lion Russell Hall to kick off the Lions Club’s 27th annual Holiday Nut and Candy campaign. Proceeds from the Waynesburg Lion’s nut and candy sales goes to help support the blind and the visually impaired, and the other programs benefiting the local and international communities. The Koeze nuts and candies can be purchased at several local businesses including Community Bank branches in Waynesburg and Carmichaels, First National Bank, Humble Carpet & Decorating Center, McCracken’s Pharmacy and The Lit’l Store on Jefferson Road. Purchases can also be obtained through any Lion’s Club member and special orders can be made by contacting Lion Russell Hall at 724-627-5042.

CAS publishes results of 2012 community needs assessment

Community Action Southwest (CAS) recently made the results of their 2012 community-wide needs assessment avail-able on their website.

CAS conducts a needs assessment yearly to identify needs in the community in the areas that CAS provides services, and the assessment helps to determine changes and intensification in those services. The needs assessment is also a required com-ponent of the agency’s application for federal funding through the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG).

In addition, each year the CAS Early Childhood Services program service area completes parent surveys for their own needs assessment as part of their federal and state grant applications for Head Start/Early Head Start and Pre-K funding. The aggregate results of the surveys are included in their needs assessment, and are used to determine geographical chang-es in service and to identify any increased needs for families that participate in the programs.

Community Action Southwest offers a continuum of services for families and individuals in Washington and Greene counties including Early Childhood Ser-vices (Head Start/Early Head Start, Pre K Counts), Nutrition Services (Women, Infants and Children - WIC), Fam-ily Economic Success, Senior Services (Greene County only) and many other initiatives designed to help low-income people achieve a greater degree of self-sufficiency.

To review an overview of both needs as-sessments, visit the CAS website at www.caswg.org and click the link on the home page.

West Greene students complete roadside cleanup projectThe West Greene High School Science Club recently completed roadside cleanup as part of its community service efforts. Science Club membership and participation have grown over the past three years. The club provides students with science related opportunities outside the school day which include scientific research, science fairs, the science bowl, and educational field trips. The students who completed this biannual effort are proud of their work and enjoy a cleaner community. Pictured from left to right are Alex Robbins, Rebecca Phillips, Mr. Jones (co-sponsor), Cheyenne Miller, Mr. Armstrong (co-sponsor), Jessica Black, Ms. Pavey (faculty member), Nancy Parson, William Soles, Eric Hickman, Travis Gump, Emily Hughes, and Tyler Rogers.

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Westmoreland County Community College will hold an open house Thursday, Nov. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the WCCC Greene County Center in Waynesburg.

Designed for prospec-tive students and their parents, the open house will provide information on WCCC’s 65 plus pro-grams of study, financial aid and scholarships, admissions process, ca-reer placement services and tutoring.

The college will ac-cept applications for the spring and summer 2013 semesters. The $15 fee will be waived for

those who complete the admissions application during the open house.

The Greene County Center, located at 100 EverGreene Drive, Waynesburg offers day and evening classes in career preparation and associate to bach-elor’s degree transfer programs.

Recently, WCCC was ranked 45th among the nation’s colleges with the lowest net pricing by the U.S. Department of Education.

Reservations for the open house are request-ed by calling 1-800-262-2103, ext. 4204.

Lutheran Church to hold Fall Festival

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Carmichaels will hold their annual Fall Festival on Satur-day, Nov. 3.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the church, which is located at 224 South Market Street.

The church will sell a variety of items, includ-ing lap robes, quilts, gift items, stocking stuffers, crafts and numerous

handmade items and baked goods.

A Chinese auction and a flea market will also be held during the event. A wide variety of food will be available to eat-in or take-out, including soup, sand-wiches, hot dogs, as-sorted baked goods and beverages.

Anyone interested in placing a take-out order may also call 724-966-7177.

Lawrence graduates from WVUKatrina Lawrence

graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA from West Vir-ginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife and fisheries resources on Sunday, May 13.

Katrina is the daughter of John and Susan Lawrence of Carmichaels. She was a four-year member of the Pride of West Virginia Mountaineer Marching Band play-ing the clarinet. In 2012, she was selected as the winner of the Frank “Doc” Stevens Memorial Senior Band Award, for which she

wrote an essay reflect-ing upon her past band experiences and went through an interview process. This award honors the memory of

“Doc” Stevens, who was the official an-nouncer of the WVU band until his death in 2004.

Katrina was selected as a 2012 WVU Foun-dation Outstanding Se-nior. Only 35 individu-als were selected out of the entire graduating class of over 4,000 students.

In order to earn this title, Katrina’s academic accomplish-ments, demonstrated

leadership, letter of recommendation and service to WVU were evaluated. She also went through an inter-view process. She was recognized at a special honors graduation cer-emony Friday, May 11, where she was given a certificate and pin.

Katrina was also inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta National Agricultural Honor So-ciety. She was awarded the Gamma Sigma

Delta 2012 Outstand-ing Senior Award. This award recognized outstanding academic achievement and the potential to further the broad discipline of en-vironmental science.

Katrina has had an internship the past three summers at Pennsylvania Land Holdings Com-pany, LLC, located in Waynesburg, working in the environmental department. She is

also a member of Phi Kappa Phi, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key International Society and Alpha Lambda Delta. She is the 2011 recipient of the Davis College Tom Clark Me-morial Scholarship and the Alpha Natural Re-sources Scholarship.

Katrina began at-tending Duquesne University College of Law this fall to study environmental law.

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TO THE CITIZENS OF GREENE COUNTY:

I am pleased to submit for your inspection a summary of the 2011 Controller’s Report. The report in its

entirety is available for public inspection at the Greene County Controller’s office during regular business

hours.

The information provided is presented in a manner designed to fairly set forth the County’s financial posi-

tion and the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2011. My staff and I are always

available to answer any questions or provide further information on County finances.

Very truly yours,

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InterviewPitfalls to Avoid(ARA) - In a world where the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 9.1 percent unemployment rate in August, one might think that every job candidate would display proper interview etiquette. After all, competition for employment is at an all-time high. However, many people arrive for an interview unprepared to fulfill professional expectations of the process. For those fortunate enough to land an interview, there are a few rules you can follow to help avoid common interview pitfalls.

Micki Holliday, director of career services at Brown Mackie College - Kansas City, works daily to provide students and alumni with career and employment assistance, and to expand the college’s network of professional externship sites. She often speaks with recruiters and human resources experts to initiate business affiliations and request feedback on interview performance. This professional interaction offers insight into expectations of interview behavior. Here, she outlines a few simple rules to help ensure you make the most of every interview opportunity.

Arrive on timeArriving late for an interview does not bode well for your claims of responsibility. In fact, Holliday recommends making a dry run from your home to the job site at the same time of day you are to be there.

“This allows you to gauge traffic flow and parking availability. You’ll find out if you should give yourself extra time on the day of the interview,” Holliday says.

Wear appropriate business attire“What you wear to an interview factors in to the impression you make,” says Holliday. “It is important to dress business appropriate.” It may not be appropriate to wear a suit and tie for every interview, as some positions do not require this formality. However, if wearing a tie to an interview, career website cvtips.com recommends choosing one that is darker than your suit.

Rule No. 1 for the ladies? No revealing blouses. “Don’t show one little bit of cleavage,” Holiday says. “Some companies may refuse to proceed with an interview. They want to steer clear of any possibility of a sexual harassment lawsuit.”

Shoes are every bit as important as clothes. “Recruiters look at shoes. If they’re dirty, scuffed, and unpolished, it’s a sign that the candidate is not attentive to his or her own professionalism,” Holliday says.

Don’t smell like smoke“Many different employers have told me that smokers do not get top priority,” Holliday says. Workers who take smoke breaks are less productive than their counterparts are, and in general, smokers cost employers more in health care. A study by the American Lung Association quantifies the cost of lost productivity and health care expenditures, in addition to costs related to premature deaths. Total cost to the U.S. economy each year? More than $3 billion.

“As more and more businesses prohibit smoking both inside and outside of the building, smoking is a growing issue in the workplace,” she adds. Forbes.com concurs with this advice, adding that the smell of smoke connotes irresponsibility.

Limit jewelryToo much jewelry can be a distraction. Some people fiddle with jewelry during the interview, which is often interpreted as nervousness. Holliday recommends limiting jewelry to three pieces. While it is common today to see young people on the street with facial piercings, and even tongue piercings, Holliday sees this as less than professional and appealing to the employer. “If you usually wear five earrings, just wear one on each ear for an interview,” she advises.

No cell phone calls“Answering a cell phone call during an interview will not make you seem important. Chances are it will lower your chances of being hired,” Holliday says. A Monster.com survey indicates this as one of the six most common interview mistakes. Holliday recommends turning off your cell phone before an interview or just don’t take it in an interview. What do you do if you forget and it happens to ring? “Silence the phone at once and apologize for the interruption,” she says.

Focus on specific competenciesMany interviewers begin with a general question just to break the ice. When an interviewer says, “Tell me something about yourself,” Holliday recommends relating your answer to an aspect of the job rather than talking about your hobbies. “This is a good opportunity to talk about a specific strength or accomplishment that qualifies you for the position,” she says.

A CareerBuilders.com 2011 survey found that a common mistake many candidates make is to not answer the specific question asked. “Listen carefully to the question and keep answers brief. Don’t speak for longer than 90 seconds,” says Holliday.

Some interviews end with, “Is there anything you want to add concerning your appropriateness for the job?” Again, the answer should focus on the position you are there to secure. A word of caution here: Holliday doesn’t recommend responding with a statement like, “I’m the best person you could hire.”

“This display of ego generally kills any chance you may have had to work there,” she says.

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penter late of CenterTownship, Greene Coun-ty, Pennsylvania, de-ceased.Letters testamentary

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NO. AD-114-2012Issued out of the Court

of Common Pleas ofGreene County, Pennsyl-vania and to me direct-ed, I will expose the fol-lowing described proper-ty at public sale at theGreene County Court-house in the City ofWaynesburg, County ofGreene, Commonwealthof Pennsylvania on:FRIDAY, NOVEMBER16, 2012 at 10:00O’CLOCK A.M.All parties in interest

and claimants are fur-ther notified that a pro-posed schedule of distri-bution will be on file inthe Sheriff’s Office nolater than twenty (20)days after the date ofthe sale of any propertysold hereunder, and dis-tribution of the proceedswill be made in accord-ance with the scheduleten (10) days after saidfiling, unless exceptionsare filed with the Sher-iff’s Office prior thereto.ALL THE RIGHT, TI-

TLE, AND INTERESTOF YELENIK ENTER-PRISES, INC., OWNEROR REPUTED OWNER,IN AND TO:ALL those certain lots

of ground situate inDunkard Township,Greene County, Pennsyl-vania, bounded and de-scribed as follows:FOR PRIOR TITLE see

deed dated April 12,2010, from Yelenik En-terprises, Inc., a Penn-sylvania Corporation,formerly known asNeighbors Vending, Inc.,recorded on April 15,2010, in the Recorder’sOffice of Greene County,Pennsylvania, at DeedBook 428, Page 2497.Which has an address

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DRESS: 691 BobtownRoad, Dilliner, PA 15327UPI/TAX PARCELNUMBER: 06-09-400, 06-09-442, 06-09-443Seized and taken into

execution to be sold asthe property ofYELENIK ENTER-PRISES, INC. in suit ofCOMMUNITY BANK.

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Washington, PARICHARD C

KETCHEM, SheriffGREENE COUNTY,

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By Virtue of a Writ ofExecution (MortgageForeclosure)

NO. AD-240-2012Issued out of the Court

of Common Pleas ofGreene County, Pennsyl-vania and to me direct-ed, I will expose the fol-lowing described proper-ty at public sale at theGreene County Court-house in the City ofWaynesburg, County ofGreene, Commonwealthof Pennsylvania on:FRIDAY, NOVEMBER16, 2012 at 10:00O’CLOCK A.M.All parties in interest

and claimants are fur-ther notified that a pro-posed schedule of distri-bution will be on file inthe Sheriff’s Office nolater than twenty (20)days after the date ofthe sale of any propertysold hereunder, and dis-tribution of the proceedswill be made in accord-ance with the scheduleten (10) days after saidfiling, unless exceptionsare filed with the Sher-iff’s Office prior thereto.ALL that certain pieceor parcel of land situatein Morgan Township,Greene County, Pennsyl-vania, known and descri-bed as Lot no. 1006 ofthe Mather Plan of Lotsaccording to said Planas adopted and laid outby the Stelco Coal Com-pany, a PennsylvaniaCorporation and theCleveland-Cliffs CoalCompany, a Pennsylva-nia Corporation, and re-corded in the Recorder’sOffice of Greene County,Pennsylvania, in PlotBook No. 1, Page 108.EXCEPTING AND RE-

SERVING, however, allthe coal of every veinand all oil and gas inand underlying the saidpremises together withthe right as heretoforereserved in a deed datedJuly 6, 1954 from theStelco Coal Company toWilliam H. Crable andJune M. Crable.ALSO EXCEPTING

AND RESERVING all

the exceptions and res-ervations contained inthe deed dated July 6,1954 from the Stelco CoalCompany, et. al., to Wil-liam H. Crable and JuneM. Crable, which deed isrecorded in the Record-er’s Office of GreeneCounty, Pennsylvania,in Deed Book Vol. 414,page 65.The above tract is

indentified for tax pur-poses as Parcel Number1710700 according of theassessment records ofGreene County, Pennsyl-vania.PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 1006 3rd StreetExtension, Mather, PA15346UPI/TAX PARCEL

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Work in a creative environment, develop ideas andsolutions for your clients, and have fun. If you are adetermined Sales Veteran with the proven ability togrow new business we want to hear from you. Col-lege degree a plus. No media sales experience nec-essary. A Love of Sales a Must.

We offer a REWARDING CAREER with, Competi-tive salary PLUS incentive plan. Benefits: Health/Dental/Vision, Paid Vacation.

Sound interesting? Email your resume to:

arenne@heraldstandard.com

BOOKKEEPER Parttime, average 25 hrsper week. Duties in-clude input informationinto accounting soft-ware program, prepar-ing payroll and reports,provide objective evalu-ation of programs andopinions to the director,verifying and filing ap-propriate documenta-tion. Qualifications:The person must beknowledgeable and ex-perienced in bookkeep-ing, payroll and usingQuickBooks PremierNonprofit Edition. Sendresume and salary re-quirements to: AttentionBookkeeper, Saint Vin-cent P.O. Box 195, Un-iontown, Pa 15401

ClassifiedAdVisor

Herald StandardWe are looking for fulland part time ClassifiedAdVisors that havegood organizationaland communicationalskills, along with goodspelling and typingskills. Must like workingin a team environmentand have experiencewith customer service.We offer a Competitivesalary & commissionplan. Benefits: Health/Dental/Vision & Paid Va-cation. Email your resume to:

swallach@heraldstandard.com

ELECTRICIAN- Commer-cial & industrial. Expe-rience required. Sendresume to Reply to HSBox- 7017 Po Box 848Uniontown, Pa 15401

FITNESS TRAINER forbusy medical practice.Full-time, Monday- Fri-day. Please send re-sume to eerhfmc@yahoo.com.

HOT SHOT TRUCK Driv-er wanted. CurrentClass A CDL and 2years experience. 724-505-3279

JACKSON HEWITTis hiring for

@Uniontown@Scottdale

@Connellsville and@West Newton

Learn to do taxes.Classes begin soon!

IRS APPROVEDOpen House:

Tues. Oct. 30th2pm-7pm

Jackson Hewitt38 North Gallatin Ave.

UniontownFor more info call:Jackson Hewitt724-626-2113

or apply online atjacksonhewitt.com

Junior SalesAssociate

Herald Standard is look-ing for a Full Time Jun-ior Sales Associate towork with the advertis-ing departments. Candi-dates must have goodcommunication & organ-izational skills, be aquick learner and be ateam player. We offer,Health, Dental, Vision &Paid Vacation

Email your resume to:swallach@

heraldstandard.com

LOCAL MANUFACTURER Seeks a qualified

candidate to performvarious HR functions

including payrollpreparation & benefits

administration, & toperform various otheraccounting functions.

BS in accountingrequired. Experience

with QuickBookspayroll is a plus.

Reply to HS Box-7030 Po Box 848

Uniontown, Pa15401

MARK C’s DINERK-Mart Super CenterUniontown. Now ac-cepting applications forCooks and Bus person.Apply in person.

NOW HIRING licensedveterinary technicianand veterinary assis-tant. 724-437-4191

NOW HIRING- SycamoreArbys. Located onMorgantown Rd in Un-iontown. Is now hiringmanagement and crewmembers for all shifts.Interested candidatesshould stop in to fill outapplication.

OTR DRIVERSHOME EVERY

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$1,000SIGN ON BONUS Full-time MUST haveClass A CDL and

2 years experience.EXCELLENT PAY,benefits and 401K.Call Mon-Fri

8am-5pm1-800-811-0947

PETROLEUM TRANSPORT DRIVER

A Local Uniontown Com-pany has immediateopenings for PetroleumTransport Drivers. ClassA CDL with Tanker, Airbrake, and Hazmat en-dorsement required.Home every night plus offevery Sunday. Paid Va-cations and Holidays.Competitive Hourly wage,plus time and a half over-time. Benefits includeCompany funded profitsharing, Hospitalization,Life Insurance, Long andShort term Disability.401k program also availa-ble. Interested applicantscall GNAGEY Gas andOil at 724-437-7241 formore information.

PHYSICAL THERAPISTFull time Out PatientPhysical Therapist. Sal-ary based on experi-ence. 401K & Medical.Fax resume to 724-785-9595

PSYCHOTHERAPIST1-2 days/wk.

Flex hrs. PA LicensedPsychologist

(doctoral only), LCSW orCNS to provide services

in long-term care facilitiesin Uniontown area.

Reply to diane@valleypsychology.comor call 412-381-9141

1-AAAA Hauls Anything724-970-2843or 366-8551

OTTO BRICK CO Bestselection of brick,stone, fire pits in tri-state area 724-437-8877

AMERICON Garages,Decks, Additions &Siding 724-785-2158

HANDYMAN MATTERS -Bonded and insuredBBB 724-438-4641

A-NEW FINISH Roofingand Seemless Gutters.Fully Insured. Free esti-mates 724-564-2818

JK ROOFING - siding,soffit, fascia, gutters atlow cost. 724-737-1045

1-AAAA Hauls AnythingCheap. 724-366-8551

EXCAVATING - Water,Sewer & Gas lines 724-570-1396/724-557-4833

BLADES N SPADESGrass cutting / landscaping 724-785-3399

SCREENED TOPSOILMulch, riverstone, sod,and mushroom manure.Rich Farms. Deliveryavailable. 724-564-7644

ASPHALT PAVINGDEMCO over 30 yearsexperience. Free esti-mates 724-438-2708

UPTON PAVING- Familyowned. 30+yrs 724-438-6626/724-628-0832

MASONTOWN Maple St.724-583-2396

N.UNION TWP- All brick,2 bedroom, 1 bath,hardwood floors, parti-ally fenced 0.23 acre lotwith 1 car garage.Move-in condition.$69,500, 410-893-3936

REDSTONE T w p ,Route 166, Thomp-son #1, 3 bedrooms,2 baths, Split entry,all brick, 2 car ga-rage, central air, din-ing room, dishwash-er, eat in kitchen,family room, fire-place, hardwoodfloors, living room,sunroom, completelyupdated, stainlessappliances, .94 acrelot, custom windowtreatments through-out, price reduced,appraised for$191,000, selling for$174,500 firm,(724)366-4773

SEVEN SPRINGS AREA- Brick, 3 bedroom, 1bath, hardwood floors,air, 1 acre, 3 pavilions,$149,000,724-455-2998

LIKE NEW! 3 bedroomsectional Holiday Park.$39,900. Others start-ing at $15,900. 3 mo.free lot rent. 304-276-6713/ 724-208-4347

CALIFORNIA ½ Duplex4 rooms. CLEAN, up-dated. Porches, yard,all appliances, carpet$495+ 412-997-9717

HOPWOOD - large 3 bed-room, 2 baths, laundryroom. Rent includesHeat, Sewage, Water &Garbage, 724-437-5220

MASONTOWN - 3 bed-room house, 2 bath,large garage, 15 min. toWV, 5 min. to GreeneCo. 724-557-5292

ONE BEDROOM Utilitiesincluded + security$550 724-439-8810

ROOM with sitting area &kitchen privelages. 724-970-2265 - 5-10 pm

CALIFORNIA 4-6 Bed-rooms $800/mo. 724-366-5290

CITY - 3 bedroom, $600/month + security +references, no pets,412-582-5308

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CONNELLSVILLE 2-3Bedroom home. Sec-tion 8 accpeted. $575 -$625 724-628-3838Leave a message

FAIRBANK - 2 bedroom,$550/mo HUD Ok, 724-245-7466

FAIRCHANCE - $460/mo+ security & utilities,Call 724-564-4761 or724-562-4691

HALF DUPLEX - RowesRun, 2 Bedroom, $425+ utilities. No pets.724-677-2193

MARKELYSBURG Moun-tain Property - 2 bed-room house. No petsor smoking. $600 + se-curity. 724-329-0447 orevenings 724-329-5385

N. U. TWP - Duplex, 2bedroom $475+ 724-438-6616

POINT MARION- Onefloor . 2 Bedrooms.$575 Freshly painted.New carpet. 724-208-7417 or 724-880-3352

RICHEYVILLE 2 Bed-room ranch. No pets724-322-6513

TOWNHOUSE - 2 bed-room, $800.No smokingor pets 724-430-9334.

UNIONTOWN- 1 bed-room. Waltersburg- 3bedroom - Uniontown-2-3 bedroom. Gas Heatfor all houses. 724-439-5204

UNIONTOWN - 2 Bed-room ½ duplex. Sec-tion 8 accpeted. $400724-628-5641 Leave amessage

RONCO - 2 BEDROOMFirst + Last month rent724-952-1327

A SALE TODAY10am-5pm, Woodlawn

Ave. (by Hospital)ESTATE SALE- Huge.

Sat. 8-2pm 179 LiveEasy Rd. Carmichaels.Furniture. Clocks. TV’s.Appliances. Tools.Households. Christmas.Cash only. Everythingmust go.

ûGARAGE SALEûFri & Sat. ∂ 9am-4pm

194 COAL ST. LemontFurnace. 724-557-7394

BROWNING GUNSAFES - HUGE Selec-tion & Savings! ReesesSmithfield724-569-9671

GUNS- 306 Caliber (3)Scopes 724-439-0963

ELECTRIC Wheelchair-New batteries Boughtfor $6,995 asking$1,800 724-439-0139

GAS MOTORS- Horizon-tal shaft. electric start.16 hp 5.5 hp 12 hp.724-439-0963

USED RESTAURANTEquipment, freezers,coolers, round banquettables, chairs, sinks,etc. 724-880-0353

WATER HEATERS - Gasor Electric, We install-$75. Reese’s 724-569-9671

WOLFE TANNING BED20 minute bed, twistedbulbs, low hours, oneuser, like new, extra setof bulbs included, willdeliver within 10 miles,$1,500 (724)970-2419

RIDING LAWN MOWERTroy Bilt 23HP - 50" cutSnow blade. 2yrs old.$1,500 724-439-0963

A-1 COAL. Nut, Run ofMine. Accepts LIHEAPTopsoil. Mon- Fri 8-4Sat 8-3 Stardust Materi-al 724-439-1545

HOUSE COAL ScreenLump 412-751-7808

POTATOES, APPLES Cabbage & Fall Goodies Stahl’s White Oak Farms Somerset. 814-445-4040

ALL ANTIQUES WANT-ED plus old toys. DonBittner (724) 628-4795.

BUYING STANDINGTIMBER & LOGS -20 acres or more,Call 304-642-9715

WE BUY STANDINGTIMBER and log piles724-323-4835

ENGLISH SPRINGERSpaniel. Liver, whiteand tri. Shots, wormedand vet checked. $400724-569-4413

GERMAN SHORT HAIRPups ACK Registered.Champ blood line. Pa-rents on premises.Guaranteed health. 6males. 724-736-0131

LAB MIX - female, male,neutered, shots,spayed, vet checkedNeed good home withlots of love. Good witholder children. 724-569-8188 after 3pm.(724)569-8188

PUPS: Bostons Terriers$350, Yorkie-Poo’s$250, Pom Mix $175(304)864-4869

LINCOLN TOWN CAR-1997, Executive Series,51,000 miles, Make Of-fer, 724-437-5086

PHIL DETWEILER INC BUICK - GMC

Rt 21, Masontown, PA724-737-6321

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CHEVY ASTRO VAN1998 Sharp. Runs likenew. $1,650 724-434-4149

FORD F150 4x4 (97).Good condition. 109000mi., $2400, Call Bill724-963-0645

JEEP GRAND CherokeeLaredo 2000. Greatcondition. $4,500 724-208-0951

LAND ROVER - 2003,very good condition,$9200, 724-322-6816

BUYING CARS & TRUCKS - Dead or AliveMondale’s724-245-9292

BUY JUNK VEHICLES-Cars $250 & up; Trucks& SUV’s $350 & up724-677-4646.

WE BUY Complete cars& trucks - delivered orpicked up724 329-5263