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Shamokin Area, OLOL lead after Week 4 of Stock Market Game

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Shamokin Area keeps lead in Week 4 in high school division: OLOL takes the lead in middle school division

Shamokin Area still holds the lead in the high school division, while Our Lady of Lourdes takes first place in the middle school division after Week 4 in the Economics Pennsylvania Stock Market Game. Challenge. Advisers for the teams are David Kopitsky, Shamokin Area High School and Katrina Gownley, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School.

The Stock Market Game Challenge is sponsored by The News-Item and Sunbury Motors.

The Stock Market Game is an award-winning educational program from EconomicsPennsylvania in which students are given a virtual cash amount of $100,000 and are encourged to create the best-performance protfolio using a live trading stimulation. Students work in teams.

(While there are mulitple teams taking part in the Stock Market Game at each participationg school, EconomicsPennsylvania is reporting the dollar amount from the leading team at each school for this weekly report.)

Total Equity

School / Organization

Advisor / Participant

$114,342.26

SHAMOKIN AREA HS

Kopitsky, David

$103,256.61

MOUNT CARMEL AREA JSHS

Scicchitano, Robert

$102,266.44

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

Johnson, Janet

Carolyn Shirk

 

8:34 AM (6 hours ago)

 

to Doug, Jane, Joanne, Martin, Dan, Katrina, jake_b, me, jenna_w, julie_n, tommertz

For the Sunbury Motors/News Item Stock Market Challenge - Katrina is driving it home! Her VERY young students are number one in the MS division!

Thanks Tom and Andy for going to all the schools and getting the pictures.

We are so grateful to you.

Thank you Katrina for making this possible for your students!

Everyone is greatly appreciated!

Carolyn

$103,242.48

 

OUR LADY LOURDES REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

 

Gownley, Katrina

$100,992.56

 

SHAMOKIN AREA MS

 

Keller, Stephen

$100,260.05

 

MT CARMEL HS

 

Domanski, Aaron


Crashing pickup wakes Coal Run

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COAL RUN - A resident of this tiny Coal Township village said her family was awakened Saturday morning by the sound of squealing tires and three "horrible" noises.

The scene described by Prena Kolovic was that of an accident that occurred about 4:30 a.m. along Route 2026 about a half-mile from the Routes 61-901 interchange. The driver of a pickup truck apparently lost control and crashed into two parked vehicles owned by Nick and Prena Kolovic before his vehicle rolled into and cracked a utility pole, knocking out electricity and cable service for much of the day. The pickup truck came to rest on its passenger side against the pole.

Coal Township police responded, but information regarding the identity of the driver or what caused the crash was not available Saturday.

Prena Kolovic said when she came outside, the truck was on its side and she immediately called 911.

She said the driver, a male, was able to get out of the vehicle by himself, but Kolovic said she watched as he was placed in the back of a squad car and driven away by police.

At the scene, skid marks indicate the pickup was headed toward Ranshaw when it slid slightly off the berm and then swerved back across the double yellow lines. The truck first struck a gold Kia Sorento LX and pushed that into, and likely also struck, a Ford Expedition. Both vehicles are owned by the Kolovics and their son, Alex, who all live at 37 State Route 2026. The vehicles were parked in an unpaved lot across from the Kolovic house.

The Expedition had damage to the passenger side and both vehicles had severe damage to their front bumpers and hoods.

According to Prena and another neighbor, electric and cable service was out for a period of the day in Coal Run, but that crews from PPL and Service Electric were working on the lines all day.

By 7:30 p.m., a crew of three from Service Electric was on scene, and a new pole was already in place.

Prena said she was unable to go to work at Geisinger Medical Center Saturday and might not be able to go anywhere until they buy new cars. Her husband, Nick Kolovic, who owns Two Guys from Italy restaurant in the Anthra Plaza close to their home, walked to work Saturday.

Husband succumbs, marking third victim of Friday's crash

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POINT TOWNSHIP - Police here said a third person has died as a result of Friday's three-vehicle crash along Route 11 near the intersection with Ridge Road.

Derl Kieffer, 83, of Dornsife, died at 11 a.m. Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, police reported. His wife, Faye, 85, died at the scene of Friday's 10:52 a.m. crash five miles north of Northumberland.

Police said the driver of a van that crashed into the Kieffers' vehicle may have been suffering a medical emergency that led to the crash.

Jeffrey Robinson, 60, of Northumberland, was traveling south by himself when his green 1998 Ford Windstar van crossed into the northbound lanes of Route 11 and crashed head-on into the Kieffers' 2005 silver

Ford Taurus. Robinson, who was extricated from the vehicle and rushed by emergency personnel to Geisinger Medical Center, was pronounced dead at the Danville hospital at 12:05 p.m. Friday.

Police reported Saturday the possibility of a medical situation for Robinson, but offered no further details on the subject.

When the van struck the car, it continued out of control, rolled over an embankment and came to rest on its roof on the North Shore Railroad tracks adjacent to the highway.

Meanwhile, a third vehicle, a red 2010 Toyota RAV4 being driven by David Sickle, 78, of Sunbury, struck the Taurus as it spun in the middle of the highway, police said.

Sickle was taken by a personal vehicle to Sunbury Community Hospital, where he was treated and discharged the same day, according to a nursing supervisor there.

Route 11 was closed in both directions for most of the afternoon while police reconstructed the scene. Route 11 north of Northumberland reopened for traffic at 2:20 p.m., PennDOT reported.

Point Township Police were assisted on scene by Northumberland and Sunbury police departments, the state police at Stonington and the Northumberland County Sheriff's Office.

Emergency medical agencies on scene included Americus Ambulance, AREA Services and Danville Ambulance. Fire and rescue services were performed by Point Township Fire Department, Northumberland Fire Department, Sunbury Fire Department, Danville Fire Department and Upper Augusta Fire Department. Point Township Fire Police and PennDOT provided traffic control and detours during the investigation.

What are region's health care needs?

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DANVILLE - Three key needs were identified in a Community Health Needs Assessment that covered a five-county area, including that served by Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital (G-SACH).

A repeating three-year process required by the government, the assessment identified the following needs:

- Improving access to affordable health care for under/uninsured residents.

- Improving healthy behaviors.

- Need for transportation to health service providers.

A final report was issued in June, and work is ongoing to address the findings.

"There are a couple ideas on the table for the Shamokin area that we're assessing in terms of reacting to these needs," said Tom Sokola, chief administrative officer (CAO) for Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, which shares its license with G-SACH.

"We're working through, for example, how do we address the access issue," said Tom Harlow, G-SACH CAO. "Does that mean we need more physicians? If so, what kind of physicians? And where?"

Harlow said it's not simply a matter of scheduling a few health fairs.

"It's more long-term. It's lifestyles - cardiovascular disease," he cited as an example. "Maybe we work with the local school districts to get to kids early,"

He said G-SACH is working to develop some priorities to share with the community.

Some notes from the assessment:

- Community leaders, key stakeholders and focus group participants agree that while there is ample medical resources and health care facilities in the five-county region, access to health care resources can be limited by health insurance coverage (i.e., provider acceptance of state-funded health insurance and affordable health insurance options) and the availability of providers particularly those that reside in the more rural areas and/or those that are under/uninsured.

- Shamokin, when compared to the G-SACH community, shows the highest rates of uninsured individuals (20 percent) followed by Mount Carmel (16 percent), both of which are higher than the five-county study area (10.4 percent) and Pennsylvania (14 percent).

- Community leaders stated that state-funded health insurance is not readily accepted in the area, causing residents to travel lengthy distances to receive health services.

- Need for increased awareness and education, motivation and/or incentives for residents that practice healthy behavior and increased access to healthy options.

- Lifestyles of some residents may have an impact on their individual health status and, consequently, cause an increase in the consumption of health care resources. Specifically, community leaders and stakeholders discussed lifestyle choices (poor nutrition, inactivity, smoking, substance abuse, including alcohol and other drugs, etc.) that can lead to chronic illnesses (obesity, diabetes, pulmonary diseases, etc).

- While community leaders acknowledged that there are transportation systems operating in the region, they believe those systems are limited and disjointed. While there are transportation systems administered at the county level, each county transit system does not carry residents across county lines. It is believed that the lack of transportation presents residents with barriers to accessing available community services, including health care, mental health care, etc.

- The News-Item

$52M lab under way at Danville campus

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DANVILLE - Ground was broken Thursday for a 115,000-square-foot, five-level Laboratory Medicine Building at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC). It will replace the current medical testing laboratories at GMC, providing space to expand Geisinger laboratory's clinical, research and teaching programs.

The $52.7 million building is expected to be completed by April 2015, when it will provide enhanced laboratory testing, education and research areas, as well as staff and employee offices, meeting rooms and support areas. It is located north of GMC's Hospital for Advanced Medicine (HfAM) and parking garage to provide direct connections to both.

"This building provides the necessary technology and additional space to advance laboratory medicine's performance and build upon its intellectual potential," Dr. Conrad Schuerch, chairman, laboratory medicine, Geisinger Health System, was quoted in a press release from Geisinger. "Its proximity to the main hospital - especially the intensive care units, emergency department and operating rooms - will assure that rapid turnaround times can be achieved for critical patients."

To maximize turnaround times on lab results, tube transport system routes have already been planned and built through the HfAM to connect with the new building.

The building will feature Remstar storage units, which extend up to 40 feet vertically from floor to floor through unused ceiling space. These units will provide centralized storage for specimens, reagents, supplies, surgical blocks and slides at a diminished cost of equivalent linear space. The model will provide highly efficient access for all necessary supplies to enhance workflows in the new building.

The expanded teaching capability will accommodate a future pathology residency program, a larger cytopathology fellowship program and, eventually, a transfusion medicine fellowship program. Future plans will also consider clinical training opportunities for university medical technologist students.

"The proposed facility provides needed capacity for future volume growth through highly efficient space configurations. This will allow the laboratory to achieve operational cost savings so necessary in today's constrained expense environment," said Therese Snyder, vice president, laboratory medicine, Geisinger Health System.

G-SACH one year after merger: With higher price, Geisinger strives for better care

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Second of two parts

COAL TOWNSHIP - Tom Harlow seemed to have taken a dose of bad medicine himself when asked if he had read Time magazine's recent special report, "Bitter Pill. Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us."

"Yessss," Harlow said, smiling but quickly reaching for the American Hospital Association's three-page "Setting the record straight" press release issued in response.

The magazine has garnered a lot of attention with the story by Steven Brill on March 4 that described how "outrageous pricing and egregious profits are destroying our health care." It related how thousands of nonprofit institutions have "morphed into high-profit, high-profile" institutions that have become the strongest businesses in communities across the country, "making tens of millions of dollars a year and paying their nondoctor administrators six or seven figures." And it pointed out example after example of how hospitals mark up charges, such as a 10,000 percent markup for an acetaminophen tablet.

The description of a "high-profit, high-profile business" that has become the focus of its community seems to fit Geisinger Health System (GHS), which has grown with not only its merger with Harlow's Shamokin Area Community Hospital (SACH) at the start of 2012, but since with the "integration and merger" with The Bloomsburg Hospital and Community Medical Center in Scranton, a letter of intent for the same with Lewistown Hospital and a recently announced shared cancer clinic planned in Pottsville. Systemwide, total revenue for GHS in fiscal year 2011-12 was $2.9 billion, with a $154 million operating income, or "profit." The nonprofit now employs 20,000 people.

Harlow, Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital (G-SACH) chief administrative officer, and Tom Sokola, his counterpart for Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), Danville, believe there are a number of factors that defend Geisinger's position, beyond what even the AHA says.

As it pertains specifically to G-SACH, the explanation starts with the basic principle for any commodity or service: price.

One campus; one price

Harlow and Sokola recognize there has been an increase in the cost of care since Geisinger and SACH merged.

Various models were studied ahead of time, while Geisinger had to be mindful of regulations

as overseen by the state Attorney General's office.

"We decided that if we can integrate the GMC main campus with Shamokin under one - one set of policy procedures, one license - that was the most effective and efficient way," Sokola said during an editorial board session with The News-Item, conducted Wednesday at the G-SACH campus. "It gave us the opportunity to share resources and not develop or transition a bunch of policies and procedures to something in between."

To have SACH operate like it was on the Danville campus "we thought was a real benefit," Sokola said.

In turn, however, the one-license, two-campus model meant there couldn't be two fee schedules or two sets of contracts with insurance providers.

"So our charges, I'm sure, went up. Gross charge went up," Sokola said. "But for 96 percent of the people, they don't see the gross charge," he continued. "They see what their insurance - Medicare, Medicaid, the Blues - pay."

He acknowledged as well, however, that co-insurance rates and deductibles likely climbed for people because Geisinger - able to leverage a better rate with providers because of its size - gets a better price on its end of the contract than SACH did.

Beyond price is the concept of utilization, Sokola said, and improved health care.

"If we can improve the readmission rate, from an insurer prospective, they don't pay that price as many times. The insurer should see some improvement in utilization and an offset of that price per unit increasing.

"And our own insurance company, Geisinger Health Plan, has seen this - better utilization rates," he continued. "And that's where you make up maybe the price difference."

Investment in quality

The one-license arrangement between GMC and G-SACH allows the Danville hospital to share its academic teaching facility designation with its new partner. By extending that designation, it allows G-SACH to have residents, who are already on rotation in the Emergency Department, with other opportunities under evaluation.

Another extension from Danville to Coal Township is the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program nursing designation, what Sokola called "a major investment."

"We wanted to bring some of those services to this campus," he said.

Also since the merger, G-SACH now has Joint Commission status, a voluntary certification that holds hospitals to a higher standard in terms of quality.

"There is in an investment that is necessary to improve the quality, so some of our prices may reflect some of that support structure," he said. "It does take a bigger investment, and we've been able to leverage some of our insurance contracts to get some of that (cost) back."

In some cases, the reinvestment is aided by the federal government, but not without "meaningful use." For example, hospitals are being subsidized to convert to electronic health record systems; that has taken place at G-SACH since the merger. GHS gets a payment, but only it if proves that the new system has "meaningful use," such as properly populating those records and allowing information to move between providers, Sokola said.

"If we meet meaningful use, they help pay that transition. So their bet is that, while it's costing money, it will provide a return in an improved health care delivery system," he said.

"It's not that much different than what we've been talking about on an individual entity or system level," he continued. "We make investments in certain things so that over time the quality of care we deliver improves."

He said health care advancements throughout the region may be resulting in a healthier population. Between the end of the 2010 and 2012 fiscal years, the number of admissions in hospitals within GHS' central primary (Northumberland, Columbia, Union, Snyder and Montour counties), central secondary (Lycoming, Schuylkill, Tioga, Clinton and Sullivan counties) and west (Clearfield, Huntingdon, Centre, Juniata and Mifflin counties) regions, decreased 9 percent, from 55,636 to 50,622.

Cost-shifting is key

Brill's article introduced to many people the concept of the chargemaster, a hospital's internal price list that he characterized as arbitrary. Sokola said Geisinger definitely has one, listing hundreds of thousands of items, down to sutures. He described how thick the chargemaster book is, holding his hand some six inches above the table.

"The chargemaster is not necessarily regulated, but payment (from the chargemaster) is different than what you charge when you're insured," Sokola said.

He described how Medicare pays hospitals across the country a standardized rate that varies only by things like wages in a particular region.

"So it doesn't matter what you charge - $1 million for a total hip replacement, or $800,000 or $300,000 or $100,000 - what Medicare will pay you is a regulated amount," he said.

And so begins the cost-shifting, something Harlow said is the "ugly business of health care that's existed for decades."

"Medicare and Medicaid typically do not pay the cost of care. If it costs $100 to provide to a Medicare beneficiary, Medicare doesn't pay us $100, it's typically less," he said. "So for all intents and purposes, you could say we lose money on that Medicare patient. And for years, health care, hospitals, the system has shifted that cost to the more lucrative private payer contracts because we can negotiate with them."

Among the many examples cited in Brill's article was Medicare paying $13.94 for each troponin test for a particular patient while a non-Medicare patient was charged $199.50 for the same test. He said every hospital administrator "grouses" about Medicare's payment rates, but that they are supervised by a Congress that is heavily lobbied by the AHA, which, Brill reports, spent $1.8 million on lobbyists in 2012.

But AHA in its rebuttal cites the federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in saying the overall Medicare margin is a negative 5.8 percent for hospitals.

Harlow said cost-shifting "skews" the pricing structure and, when it comes to the chargemaster, he doesn't agree with Brill's premise that it's wildly exaggerated pricing.

"The chargemaster in my mind has always been somewhat irrelevant, because, as Tom said, we could charge a million bucks for something, but what we're actually getting paid is typically dictated by Medicaid, Medicare or a contract we have with a third party."

He reiterated one of the AHA points in that comparing an item such as Tylenol purchased at Amazon.com or Walmart, as Time's article did, with the much higher price a hospital charges isn't fair.

"But what you don't see behind it are the Omnicells to make it safer, things like that," Harlow said, referencing an automated medicine dispensing system recently installed at G-SACH that improves accuracy, cuts down on pill theft and misuse and tracks medication inventory in real-time. "There are costs that we either incur to meet certain standards … there are a lot of things behind the scenes from a regulatory perspective that we do that add to the cost of the system."

The Shamokin area having a higher than average percentage of Medicare enrollees, Harlow estimated 80 percent, further drives the cost-shift.

"You've got even more to make up with your insurance providers," he said.

In fact, Harlow used that point in explaining why SACH said it would have to merge with Geisinger or run the risk of going out of business, while Geisinger, owning the same property, is building new additions and clearing $154 million a year systemwide.

"We couldn't shift enough cost at Shamokin hospital to offset what we weren't getting paid from Medicare and Medicaid," because of a limited number of insurance providers with which it had contracts.

Geisinger has only an estimated 65 percent Medicare clientele and a much larger "payer mix," providing the necessary leverage to help the cost shift.

Explanations aside, Harlow acknowledges the health care system needs improvement.

"I think all of us, Dr. (Glenn) Steele (GHS president) included, would admit the system is broken, and there are misaligned priorities," he said.

Improving health

Harlow said he's experienced the change of being affiliated with a health care leader.

"That's one of the advantages they have - the intellectual property that's been developed to think, 'How do we re-engineer this stuff?'" he said about keeping up with health care needs.

And that is the bottom line, Sokola said.

"So our price might be higher; (but) I would suggest - and what we're seeing over time - we hope to improve the health of the population."

As representatives of some of the nonprofits featured in the Time article stressed, their profits are large, but they're not padding wallets outside the hospital system with that money.

"It's not like it's just falling to the bottom line and we're giving it out in dividends to stockholders," Sokola said. "We're reinvesting it in all these programs and building a new ophthalmology center (on the G-SACH campus) and providing access to care that was not here prior to the merger. So that's the vision."

Noteworthy: Sunday, March 24, 2013

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Candle pickup is Tuesday

COAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area Middle/High School PTSA Yankee Candle Fundraiser pickup will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Shamokin Area High School Cafeteria.

Legion auxiliary to meet Tuesday

SHAMOKIN - American Legion Auxiliary Unit 73 will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Coal Township Municipal Building.

All members are encouraged to attend, and all officers must attend. Planning will take place for the Six

County Council meeting that will take place in Shamokin.

All membership dues must be paid.

Egg hunt planned at Knoebels

ELYSBURG - The Ralpho Area Women's Club annual Easter egg hunt will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Knoebels Amusement Resort.

All children up to age 10 are invited. Prizes will be awarded in several age groups. There will also be an appearance by the Easter Bunny.

FEMA looking for youth nominations

PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is looking for nominations for participants in the Agency's Youth Preparedness Council (YPC).

YPC offers an opportunity for young leaders to serve as a member of a national council; to complete a youth preparedness project of their choosing; to learn about youth disaster preparedness from the leadership at FEMA and other national organizations dedicated to youth preparedness; to voice their opinions, experiences and share innovative ideas and solutions, and to participate in the Youth Preparedness Council Summit.

Anyone between the ages of 12 and 17 who is involved in individual and community preparedness is encouraged to apply or be nominated. All applications and supporting materials must be received no later than 11:59 EDT April 19.

For more information and to access the application materials, go to ready.gov/youth-preparedness.

Heaviest area snow expected to fall this morning, afternoon

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The sun was shining brightly Sunday morning and temperatures climbed into the mid-40s by early afternoon. But that could certainly be called the calm before the storm.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter weather advisory Sunday for Northumberland and other central Pennsylvania counties as a weather system approaches that was expected to bring as much as 3 to 5 inches of snow starting a little after midnight.

The heaviest snow was expected to fall this morning and early afternoon and will likely taper off around noon with road conditions improving by late afternoon, NWS Meteorologist Kevin Fitzgerald said.

The storm - the 16th in the last three months to bring anywhere from a coating to 5 inches to the greater Shamokin area - approached from the mid-Mississippi Valley, moved into central Pennsylvania during the evening and was expected to deliver moderate to heavy snow that is expected to last through much of today. The advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. today for most of central Pennsylvania south of Interstate 80.

Winds are expected to come from the northeast at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts of up to 20 mph. Temperatures are expected be in the upper 20s to lower 30s.

This will be the second snowstorm in a week, testing the patience of those who are ready for spring. Last Monday, the region dealt with about 3 inches.

Parts of Pennsylvania from Altoona west are under a winter storm warning, with accumulations of 6 to 8 inches expected over the Laurel Highlands.

Fitzgerald said the rest of the week looks "quite dry" in Northumberland County with below normal temperatures, but there may be chances of flurries slightly west of the county.


District Court: March 25, 2013

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The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in Magisterial District Court last week:

Office of John Gembic III, Shamokin

- Home Rentals Inc., of Shamokin, against Cynthia Hayes, of Coal Township, for $3,100, filed March 19. A hearing is scheduled April 1.

- T&V Partners, of Sunbury, against John Purcell, of Shamokin, for $2,100, filed March 18. A hearing is scheduled March 25.

Memorials

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Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library

SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Coal Township Public Library has announced that memorials for the period of Feb. 26 to March 18 have been presented for the following persons:

Steve Ardan by Peggy Ferrari.

LaRue Beck by Peggy Bednarchik.

Edwin Bielski by Joe, John and Maria Bressi.

Catherine (Royack) Bouchard by Peggy Ferrari, Emily Parker, Arlene Royack.

Joanie Britton by Chad, Amy, Allison and Trent Walters.

Alma Carl by Kathy (Germak) Gonsar, Doris and Andy Kalinowski, Kristine (Mace) Chiavaroli, Mike and Maxine.

Pasquale "Pay" Chiavaroli by Marie and John Chiavaroli and family, Sal and Don Zerby.

Pasquale "Pay" and Annella Chiavaroli by Edward, Tracey and Doug Madden.

Adolph Ciborowski by Steve and Connie Dunleavy.

John Dent by Phyllis and Sonny Benedetto, Rich and Joan Eltringham, Patricia Segedy, Shamokin High School Class of 1959.

Paul Dombroski by Joe, John and Maria Bressi.

Robert and Dolores Dupnack by Jean and Craig and family.

Blair Faust by Joe, John and Maria Bressi, Ken and Charlotte Croissette, Harley and Tracie Gonsar, Mary Stevenson.

Robert Herb by Ramona Cambria.

Kathryn M. Tinley Holt by Shamokin High School Class of 1960.

George A. John Jr. by Kathy Gonsar.

Ethel Jones by Doris Bamford and family, Joe, John and Maria Bressi, Susan Burns, Chris Petrovich and Joann Dobeck.

Russell Klinger by Irvin Liachowitz.

Robert Laczkowski by Marie and John Chiavaroli and family, Lillian Farronato, Joe and Shirley Sadak, Judith Urick.

William Lukus by Dave, Judy, A.J., Skyelar, Brianna and Alexis Moore, Dave, Tina and Veronica Moore.

Janet L. Melidick by Coal Township High School Class of 1946, Nancy and Jack Snyder.

Rosaire Miller by Joe and Shirley Sadak.

Francis Moran by Eileen Merok.

Nancy Mattern Nappi by Shamokin High School Class of 1960.

Arthur L. Persing by William and Terri Persing and family.

Stanley "Pete" Rebilas by Gina Rebilas and Brian Bannister

David S. Reed by Charles Breining, Joe, John and Maria Bressi, Marie and John Chiavaroli and family, Mary Jane Grow, Rosann and Tom Hall, Marcella Hombosky, Irvin Liachowitz and Susan Greenfield, Jearldean and Susan Losiewicz, Mary Masinos, Al Masinos and Mary Buczeskie, Sump Pumpers.

Edward Smith by Joe, John and Maria Bressi.

Charles John Snyder by Jen and Tom Labusky and Parker.

Rita C. Sosnoskie by John R. and Valerie A. Gotaskie Jr., Shamokin-Coal Township Senior Action Center, Joann Shurock.

Lawrence J. Swartz by The Homeplate Café, Lorraine's Tuesday Club, Linda Yost-Bednar and Pete Bednar.

Thomas Taylor by Bill Dudeck, Marian Edmondson, Amy, Chad, Allison and Trent Walters.

Patricia A. Topolski by Jeanette Burba and Charles Breining, Coal Township High School Class of 1957, Carole Topolski.

Heather Varano by the Benedetto family, Tony and Melinda Rosini.

Larry Wisneskie by Shamokin High School Class of 1970.

Nancy Worgen by Sue and Dale Bird, Jean and Craig Fetterman.

Norman Worgen Sr. by Sue and Dale Bird, the Bradley family, Jean and Craig Fetterman, the Vetovich family.

Louise Wronoski by Loretta Brown, Coal Township High School Class of 1949.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Louise Wronoski by Charles Kurtz.

Lester Yocum by Joe and Ruth Bordell.

Contributions to the Memorial Fund:

Ethel Jones by Boots and Ron Ramp.

Charley Tamkus by Mom, Dad, Micki, Tate, Jeanne and Trevor.

Norman Worgen Sr. by Mary and Larry Glazik.

Honor a loved one and place a permanent memorial in the Library Century Club.

Nos'Trovia hosts dinner to benefit children's mission

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COAL TOWNSHIP - Nos'Trovia will host a "murder mystery dinner" on April 6 to benefit Door of Hope, a children's mission group that tends to the needs of abandoned, abused and orphaned children in South Africa.

Mary Lenig, owner of Nos'Trovia, 1000 W. State St., said proceeds from the purchase of a $25 ticket will benefit the group. Admission to "Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die" includes an Italian dinner buffet with coffee and tea.

According to a website for Door of Hope, www.doorofhope.co.za, their mission is to "provide a temporary Christian home for all our babies and children whilst seeking a forever family" and to provide a "suitable long-term care or other permanent care for each one."

The group's name originates from Berea Baptist Church in Johannesburg, where in 1999 Cheryl Allen, pastor, created a hole in the church wall for mothers to anonymous leave their babies they did not want or could not keep.

Lenig garnered interest after meeting Allen at a speaking event, where she learned that 40 to 50 babies were being dumped every month and left to die in the country.

She made reference to South Africa by saying about the mistreatment of babies, "It is a tragedy that is gruesomely real."

A cast of seven has been hard at work preparing for the show, including Maria "Peach" Krebs, Jamie Golden, Jenna Lenig, Abriel Newton, Jasmine Olvany, Kevon Markowski and Andrew Litchard.

Their goal is to entertain the audience, but most importantly, to share their support and appreciation of Door of Hope's efforts.

"We are hoping to bring an awareness to this cause," Lenig said. "(We are) privileged to being born in the United States. It is hard for the average American to comprehend abandoning a newborn baby to a Dumpster or back alley."

Show tickets are available until April 4 and only 75 will be sold. They can be purchased by calling Nos'Trovia at 648-2905.

Liquor outcome could end a legacy MASSER RESPONDS TO VOTE

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HARRISBURG - A groundbreaking vote in the House last week that approved a bill privatizing the state-run liquor system poses the greatest threat yet to the long-running experiment of a Pennsylvania governor who vowed to forever prohibit the "open saloon."

Republican Gov. Gifford Pinchot created the network of state-run liquor stores overseen by the Liquor Control Board as national prohibition came to an end in 1933.

Eighty years later, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett has now come the closest of any modern governor to dismantling Pinchot's legacy with a liquor privatization bill passing one of the two legislative chambers.

The House vote, reflecting a mostly united GOP majority and solid opposition from Democratic lawmakers, provides some badly needed political juice to Corbett on one of his top priorities. Lawmakers representing Northeast Pennsylvania split along party lines on the vote.

The vote gives some momentum to Corbett's agenda of scaling back the reach of state government through privatizing the liquor stores, management of the Pennsylvania Lottery, traveler information systems and bridge projects.

The House-approved bill would create 1,200 private wine and spirits retail licenses over four years and allow grocery stores and convenience stores to sell beer and wine. It gives beer distributors first refusal on bidding for those 1,200 licenses for up to one year. These licenses would be allocated by county, based on the number of beer distributors in each.

Corbett wants to use liquor sale proceeds to establish a four-year block grant program for school districts, but that issue will be addressed in separate legislation.

As heady as the House victory is for liquor privatization proponents, there is still a long way to go before their goal becomes a reality.

The bill goes to the Senate where it faces committee hearings and deliberations during the next two months, said Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-9, Chester.

"I don't think anyone expects the Senate to simply take up the House bill and move it to the governor's desk as is," said Pileggi.

House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-28, Pittsburgh, said the goal is to get a bill to the governor's desk by June 30. He said he thinks the House-approved bill will have public opinion on its side.

"I think it meets what the public is looking for," said Turzai.

An agreement may depend on how well the differing concepts of liquor modernization and privatization can be blended into one bill.

A number of senators of both parties have co-sponsored bills to modernize the state-run stores through such steps as allowing more stores, removing the cap on stores open on Sundays and allowing beer distributors, restaurants and taverns to sell beer in different quantities.

Sens. John Blake, D-22, Archbald, and John Yudichak, D-14, Nanticoke, both favor the modernization approach and have co-sponsored bills to that effect.

Blake said he has deep concerns about how the transition from state stores to private stores is handled under the House bill.

Yudichak is worried about the fate of state store employees and employees in beer distributors and licensed establishments.

"You are talking about the thousands of people who will have their livelihood impaired and lose their jobs all for the sake of ideology," he said.

But a modernization amendment to allow for increased state store hours and wine-to-go restaurant licenses was shot down 108-91 in the House. The House debate carried echoes of the debate nearly a decade ago on legalizing slots casinos. Supporters talked of meeting consumer demands and stopping the bleed of liquor sales across state borders. Opponents warned of social ills from increased access to alcohol to loss of state tax revenue.

The bill gives consumers what they want and beer distributors a renewed chance for entrepreneurial success, said Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-116, Butler Twp. "The state-run liquor store system is a costly, antiquated system which is a 1933 throwback to Prohibition," she said.

"We are not selling milk and eggs," said Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-121, Wilkes-Barre. "We are selling a lethal product."

"Privatizing sounds nice, but in the end, the benefits go straight to the top of the corporate ladder," said Rep. Frank Farina, D-115, Jessup. "The same revenue which provided state funding instead will go to corporations whose main goal is the largest profit margin possible."

The bill will pave the way for a one-stop shop for alcohol purchases, said Rep. Jerry Knowles, R-124, Tamaqua.

"Under this plan, beer distributors get first dibs on licenses to sell all three types of alcohol: beer, liquor and wine," he said. HARRISBURG - In response to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives vote in favor of getting the state out of the liquor business, Rep. Kurt Masser (R-Columbia/Montour/Northumberland) issued the following statement:

"Simply put, the system that we have in place today is broken and privatization is what the public wants. Consumers have said time and time again that they want choice and convenience. As a small business owner, I can't count the number of times folks from other states have come into my restaurant asking, 'What's a state store?' and 'Where can I purchase alcohol?' I have to explain that they can't just go to one place to buy beer, liquor and wine. The looks I get from these folks are unreal.

"My initial concern from the governor's proposal was about the effects that this could have on our current beer distributors. Since then, I've had discussions with local beer distributors and associations and they said they want package reform, they wanted a lower fee to get in the game, and they wanted first right of refusal and to be the only 'one-stop shop' - House Bill 790 gives them all of that. These beer distributor owners have invested in their business and played by the rules and this bill recognizes that.

"The arguments that were made against this bill were a slap in the face to current licensees, saying that private-sector businesses can't be trusted to control the sales to minors. The truth is, private-sector businesses have much more to lose than the clerks in the current state system. The private sector is doing the job in 48 other states, building their businesses, putting people to work and paying taxes. I believe that Pennsylvania private sector businesses can do the same."

House Bill 790 has been sent to the Senate for consideration. More information, including details about license costs and availability, is available online at www.PAHouseGOP.com.

Cigarette sparks Shamokin Twp. blaze

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SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - A cigarette is to blame for causing extensive fire damage to the basement of an Irish Valley home near Cherry Street early Sunday morning, according to Stonington Fire Chief Kerry Yordy.

Yordy said that the fire was reported at 1 a.m. at 337 Ash Road, which is owned by Lloyd Reitz and occupided by Sharline Bognacki and Ron Gessner.

A lit cigarette placed in a waste bin is the likely cause of the accidental fire, he said.

Although no one was injured, the fire caused $20,000 in damage, he said.

The first alarm fire brought out firefighters from Stonington, Overlook, Elysburg, Sunbury and Trevorton, Yordy said.

It took approximately 90 minutes for the stations to be returned to service after getting the fire under control, he said.

Sparking interest

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BY LARRY DEKLINSKI

SHAMOKIN - Gerald Bogetti told a room of local residential contractors and electricians Thursday evening that many homes in the area have substandard wiring and are at the risk of catching fire.

As organizer of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 607, Bogetti said the root cause of this "horrible" electrical work is non-electricians who pass themselves off to customers as experts.

To weed out these "decal-slappers," the Electrical Technology Academy, a subsidiary of IBEW Training Program, has formed a Board of Accreditation. The program will operate out of the union's newly renovated headquarters at 23 S. Fifth St., Shamokin.

The goal of the accreditation program is to protect the public from unsafe electrical installations by forming a nucleus of employers who are assessed on a regular basis to ensure they are competent and capable of meeting technical codes and safety standards.

An outreach program designed to educate the public on the importance of hiring a qualified electrician and the dangers of improper wiring is targeted between September and March of 2014. The exact date is dependent on when employers jump aboard the program, Bogetti said.

Information would reach the public though media, academy staff and through TV channels, such as the Home and Garden channel.

"We want to force out people who are slapping together electrical wiring and calling themselves electricians," Bogetti said. "(Their work) it's not safe."

For an employer to be accredited several requirements would have to be met, including providing a residential work history that includes all work locations from the previous year and establishing a place of business in the community for customers to go to, and requiring all employees to undergo state certified electrical training.

Employers would have an opportunity to enlist an employee in a 5-year apprenticeship program at the academy. Students who complete the program become journeyman wireman and earn 120 credits towards an associate's degree.

Scott Heitzman, business manager for IBEW, said students complete a minimum of 180 hours of training a year, in and out of the classroom.

While training they proceed through a number of classes established by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), he said.

"Without accreditation we will always be facing unfair competition," Bogetti told those in attendance. "Accreditation will help stabilize the market and help it grow."

Bogetti said many of the homes built in Shamokin are old and have substandard wiring, including a knob and tube system that was first used more than 100 years ago.

Noteworthy: March 25, 2013

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Patients will have room service

DANVILLE - Patients at Geisinger Medical Center will be able to order what they want when they want it for meals.

Beginning Tuesday, room service meals will be offered between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. seven days a week.

Patients at GMC will be supplied with room service menus for adults and children that include nutritional information for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert selections. Healthier choices are marked accordingly to designate sugar free, fat free, low fat or low sodium options, while all items are listed along with the number of carbohydrates they contain. Items higher in sodium, fat or cholesterol are also marked.

Rt. 11 resurfacing begins in April

MONTOURSVILLE - A $1.48 million resurfacing project along 2.5 miles of Route 11 in Northumberland County is set to start the week of April 1.

Prime contractor New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. will begin by making bituminous base repairs. Later in the project, the work will also include drainage improvements, guiderail upgrades, two new layers of blacktop, paved shoulders, and new pavement markings.

The work along Route 11 starts at the intersection with De Gruchy Avenue in Northumberland Borough and ends near the intersection with Bulk Plant Road in Point Township.

This section of Route 11 is wide enough to accommodate one lane of traffic in each direction during the project. There will, however, be a restriction for over-width loads. Any loads over 14 feet wide will be prohibited from traveling through the work zone from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weekdays.

Motorists are reminded to pay full attention to their driving when approaching and passing through the work zone. Be alert for turning vehicles and sudden stops. Drive defensively.

All work is scheduled for completion by June 19.


City police: Woman asks cop for dope

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SHAMOKIN - A city woman was arrested Saturday morning after she stopped a police officer and asked for help in getting a fix of heroin.

Arlina Alves, 49, of 142 E. Lincoln St., flagged down Patrolman Raymond Siko II in his cruiser while he was patrolling Liberty Street at 9:30 a.m.

Siko said Alves told him she needed a "fix," asked him for some heroin and even requested a ride to York to purchase heroin.

After Siko pointed out that he is a police officer, Alves allegedly replied, "That's even better because you probably have some heroin at the station that you have taken off people. I only need one bag."

After realizing she wasn't getting any heroin, Siko said Alves became combative and started cursing in the middle of the street in front of three adults and two children.

Siko said Alves admitted drinking a couple bottles of wine the night before.

She was cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

Police initially detained Alves in a holding cell before releasing her.

Noteworthy: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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No parking on Chestnut Street today

KULPMONT - There will be no parking from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. today on Chestnut Street because PennDOT is scheduled to sweep the street. Violators will be ticketed.

Applications available for scholarship

Applications for the Orlando C. Scopelliti Scholarship Fund are now available for the 2013-14 academic year.

The fund provides scholarships for graduates from any school district within the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation service area (lower-Luzerne, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties) entering degree programs for the care and/or education of the mentally and physically challenged. Students are eligible to apply upon acceptance to a qualified program for bachelors, associate or technical degree for the care and education of the mentally and physically challenged. This is a one-year award for $300.

Applications need to be completed and submitted through a web-based program at www.csgiving.org; click on "Looking for a Scholarship." Deadline for online submission is April 10.

For more information, e-mail Kara Seesholtz at kseesholtz@csgiving.org.

Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas to speak at Bucknell

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LEWISBURG - Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in the Weis Center at Bucknell University.

The event format will be a question-and-answer session, moderated by Bucknell senior and committee chair Lauren Treene.

"An Evening with Gabby Douglas" is sponsored by the Student Lectureship Committee. It is free and open to the public as seating permits.

Members of the Bucknell community will be given priority seating; doors open to students at 6:15 p.m. Any remaining seats will be available to the general public beginning at 6:45 p.m.

Douglas, nicknamed "The Flying Squirrel," began formal gymnastics training at the age of 6; by the age of 8, she had won her first major title as the 2004 Virginia State Champion. At 16, she was selected as a member of the U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics team to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.

There, she became the first African-American woman, as well as the first woman of color of any nationality, to win an Olympic gold medal as the All-Around Individual Champion. In addition, while winning a team gold medal, she became the first American gymnast to win gold in both the all-around individual and team competitions at the same Olympics. At the 2012 U.S. National Championships, Douglas won the gold medal in uneven bars, silver in all-around, and bronze in floor. She was also a member of the gold-winning team at the 2011 World Championships.

At just 17, Douglas' accomplishments have established her as a prominent sports figure in U.S history. She made an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," was featured in an interview with Oprah Winfrey and was named on Barbara Walters' list as one of the "10 Most Fascinating People of 2012." In support of President Barack Obama, she led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. She was recently named the 2012 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.

In December, Douglas released her autobiography, "Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith." The story reveals her motivational path to success as she shares the trials she faced along the way and how her strong faith encouraged her to persevere. Her memoir became a New York Times bestseller, debuting at No. 4 on the Young Adult Bestseller List.

Inmate gets three to six years for assaulting guards

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SUNBURY - A 22-year-old inmate, who was found not guilty by a jury last month of five of the six charges filed against him in connection with a 2010 assault of two correctional officers at SCI-Coal Township, was sentenced Monday afternoon to 3 to 6 years in state prison on a felony of aggravated assault.

Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage imposed the sentence on Dashaun Jamison. The sentence will run consecutive to a 5 1/2 to 11-year sentence the defendant is currently serving at SCI-Coal Township for aggravated assault with serious bodily injury relating to a 2005 accident involving a high-speed chase in York County that resulted in a fatality.

In addition to more prison time, Jamison was ordered to pay a $200 fine plus costs.

He can appeal his sentence to the state Superior Court.

Jamison, who represented himself at trial, once again served as his own attorney at sentencing even though Special Conflicts Counsel John Broda was available in the courtroom to assist him.

The 20-minute legal proceeding included testimony by the defendant, SCI-Coal Township Correctional Officer Todd Kepner and Superintendent David A. Varano.

Jamison, of York, was charged by Trooper Ronald Zanella of state police at Stonington with punching Kepner and Correctional Officer Arlan Emerich on Nov. 18, 2010, causing both men to seek medical treatment at then-Shamokin Area Community Hospital.

During a two-day trial in February, the defendant was acquitted of all the charges filed against him in connection with the alleged assault of Emerich, while being found guilty of aggravated assault against Kepner.

In his victim impact statement to the court, Kepner said the alleged assault has made him uncomfortable establishing a rapport with inmates and caused him to become more edgy and aware of his surroundings.

In a prepared written statement to the court, Varano said Jamison's criminal history speaks for itself.

Varano said in Jamison's 6 1/2 years in the Department of Corrections (DOC), he has shown an unwillingness to follow the rules. The superintendent said Jamison has accumulated numerous disciplinary infractions, including several for assault and threatening employees.

Varano said Jamison was initially incarcerated at SCI-Pine Grove, a DOC facility designed to focus on educating offenders under the age of 18. He said Jamison received multiple misconducts at SCI-Pine Grove before being transferred to SCI-Coal Township in June 2009.

While at the Coal Township facility, Varano testified that Jamison was released from disciplinary custody to the general population, only to be returned more than a month later due to a disciplinary infraction for lying to an employee and being in an unauthorized area.

Varano said, "He has spent nearly the entirety of his incarceration in restricted housing units at more than one facility. It is obvious that this young man has shown a complete disregard for human life. But what is more disturbing is that he has chosen to act in such a way that is counterproductive to his own rehabilitation."

He added, "It is for these reasons your honor, we ask you to consider sentencing Mr. Jamison to the high end of the standard range."

Jamison, who smiled at family members while he was escorted by deputy sheriffs into and out of the courtroom, objected to several statements made about him and information regarding prior incidents contained in a pre-sentence investigation reviewed by Sacavage.

The defendant, who is classified in the prison system as a repeat felony offender, maintained his innocence on all the charges.

When Jamison claimed the jury misunderstood the judge's explanation on the aggravated assault charge, Sacavage reminded him that he was in court to be sentenced and wasn't there to re-litigate issues that arose during his trial.

"I'm not a violent person at all," Jamison told the court. "I used my time in prison to educate myself. I am seeking the standard sentencing range. I'm not a hardened criminal. I have family who support me and I believe it would do more harm to extend my prison time."

After Sacavage imposed sentence within the standard range, several members of Jamison's family, including his parents, could be heard grumbling in the courtroom. They stated, "We knew that was going to happen. We'll sue them all."

Upon leaving the courtroom, Jamison told his mother he loved her.

The inmate, who was wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, white sweatshirt and white sneakers, had his legs and arms shackled while he was recommitted to Northumberland County Prison, where he was incarcerated shortly before his trial. He will be transferred in the near future to a state correctional institution.

DEP wants to intensify river study

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HARRISBURG - The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released a work plan outlining what it says are "intensive efforts" to continue studying and sampling dozens of locations in the Susquehanna River basin throughout 2013. It will include analysis of water quality, water flow, sediment, pesticides, hormones, invertebrates, fish tissue and other areas of study. Portions of the study will focus on areas of the river or its tributaries where smallmouth bass reproduce.

DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said DEP will work with the Fish and Boat Commission, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Last May, the Fish and Boat Commission asked DEP to designate the main branch of the Susquehanna River impaired so additional scientific studies could be done to determine the cause of a major decline in smallmouth bass. DEP said there wasn't sufficient evidence yet to list a nearly 100-mile stretch of the Susquehanna from Sunbury downstream to the Holtwood Dam as impaired.

The smallmouth bass has been hit with outbreaks of bacterial infections periodically since 2005, fish commission biologist Geoff Smith said at the time. He said one theory holds that poor water quality is compromising fishes' immune systems and making them vulnerable to bacteria. Connections to Marcellus shale drilling have been suggested.

"Sick fish means we have a sick river," commission executive director John Arway said at the time.

Krancer said in his statement, released Friday, that the "actual cause or causes of the issues" with smallmouth bass have not yet been determined or linked to any particular water quality issue.

"But DEP is dedicated to working with our partners to find the answer," he said.

Sunbury, elsewhere

The agency's sampling efforts will be focused on sites along the Susquehanna at Marietta, City Island and Sunbury and along the Juniata River at the Lewistown Narrows and Newport. A site along the Delaware River near Trenton, N.J., will be used as a control site. Staff will test for various water quality parameters, like dissolved oxygen, temperature and pH, at multiple sites in the Susquehanna. Samples of fish, mussels and macroinvertebrates, such as mayflies, will also be collected.

"Our efforts span the entire watershed," Krancer said. "Sampling across the Susquehanna River basin allows us to identify and accurately measure the effects of various influences on the river. This research will provide data and help us decide what next steps, if any, are needed to protect our waterways."

Fish tissue from bass collected during spawning season will be analyzed for pesticides, PCBs and metals. DEP will also work with the USGS to analyze fatty tissue from healthy and diseased fish to determine the effects of different environmental factors.

In the coming weeks, DEP will sample for pesticides at existing water quality network stations along the Susquehanna, Juniata and Delaware rivers. Samples will be collected during some rain events, as that is when pesticides and herbicides are more likely to wash into the river.

DEP will analyze the samples for 54 different compounds. The study also calls for analysis of sediment samples and in-stream monitoring data, to be collected at spawning areas, that examines for pesticides and hormonal compounds. Staff will also take water quality samples from 32 sites in the tributaries of the Susquehanna River basin to better characterize the entire watershed.

The agency's biologists continue to consult with a contracted algal expert to analyze samples collected in areas where young-of-year bass have died off or where algal blooms have occurred in the past. Water samples from algae-heavy areas will be analyzed for total suspended solids, ammonia, nitrogen and phosphorus to determine the relationship between nutrient run-off, or discharges, and algae growth. Excessive algae may be indicative of poor water quality and can inhibit aquatic life and recreational activity, such as fishing.

DEP continues to wait for final approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its final 2012 Integrated Waters report, a biannual assessment of the state's rivers and streams required by the federal Clean Water Act. The report describes the health of various waterways in the state and, where needed, DEP proposes listing waterways as impaired.

On the Net: www.dep.state.pa.us (click on the "Susquehanna River Study Update" button on the homepage).

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