MAR LIN — When he saw news reports about the destruction Hurricane Harvey brought to Texas, Keith A. Mentzer, a special education work mentor at Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29, was moved to action.

“Because of the devastation caused by the flooding from Hurricane Harvey, my son, Colden, and I made a decision to collect needed items for the people of Beaumont, Texas. We recently delivered a truckload of supplies, including diapers, wipes, toiletries, cleaning supplies, food and water to be dispersed to those in need,” Mentzer, 51, of North Manheim Township, said Wednesday.

In late August, Hurricane Harvey, a dangerous Category 4 storm, caused catastrophic flooding and significant damage and displaced thousands of people.

“Watching TV, I was just so enthralled with what was going on down there. I remember seeing a lot of heartbreaking photos,” Mentzer said. So he rented a 26-foot moving truck from Penske Truck Leasing and started collecting donations for flood victims.

“We collected approximately 12,500 pounds of goods,” he said. There were numerous donors from many parts of Schuylkill County.

The donors included representatives of Schuylkill IU 29, Blue Mountain School District, Nativity BVM High School and members of Grace Evangelical Free Church in Cressona.

“I’m very proud of them,” he said.

He made arrangements through Grace Evangelical Free Church — the church he attends — to deliver the goods to a church community in Beaumont, Texas.

At 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, he and his son left Schuylkill County in the truck.

They stayed in Salem, Virginia, then picked up a friend, Dan Moore, in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. They stopped south of Little Rock, Arkansas, early Sept. 16. Later that morning, they got on the road again.

That night, they arrived at Christ Community Church, 415 S. 11th St., Beaumont, Texas.

It was a 1,493 mile trip, he said.

“They were the central distribution point to that area,” Mentzer said.

Volunteers spent three hours unloading the truck.

“We saw no flooding but we saw tremendous damage. We saw water marks on homes. You’d drive by homes and see piles of water-damaged sofas and carpets. You’d see complete mini malls fenced off and all of their contents piled up in the parking lot,” he said.

On Sept. 18, Mentzer dropped off the box truck at a Penske in Houston.

On Sept. 19, Mentzer and his son boarded a plane at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and flew back to Pennsylvania.

“It was a very inspiring trip. We met people who would look you in the eye and say, ‘We’re going to be OK. We’re going to get through this.’ They didn’t want pity. They were tough enough to see it through. But it was also very heartbreaking just looking at all the devastation and talking to people who had just lost everything,” he said.

“When Irma came through Florida, some folks forgot that Hurricane Harvey victims were still in a lot of trouble. And they’re still in a lot of trouble now. In talking to people down there who were working with restoration, I found they can’t keep up with the restoration so mold is taking over. We saw homes that were condemned already,” he said.

Contact the writer: spytak@republicanherald.com; 570-628-6011

FRIEDENSBURG — A Pottsville man died when the car he was driving collided with an SUV in Wayne Township early Thursday morning.

State police Trooper Justin Bedford of the Schuylkill Haven station identified the man killed as William Long, 26, of Cressona Road.

Long was pronounced dead at the scene along Route 443, about a quarter mile west of Moyers Station Road, at 7:02 a.m. by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Deb Detweiler.

Bedford identified the driver of the other vehicle as Donna Yeager, 60, of Pine Grove. Yeager was flown to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, by helicopter for treatment of moderate injuries.

Bedford said the crash occurred about 6 a.m. in the area of 1113 Long Run Road, Route 443, as Long was driving a 2002 Saturn SL west when he crossed over the dotted yellow line and collided with an eastbound 2015 Nissan Rogue driven by Yeager.

After hitting the Yeager vehicle, Bedford said, Long’s car continued west and hit a concrete slab before coming to a stop facing south off the westbound shoulder of the road. Long was not wearing a seat belt, according to police.

After being hit, Yeager’s vehicle overturned and came to a stop on its roof facing south in a grassy area off the eastbound shoulder, Bedford said.

Bedford added that Yeager was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash.

Assisting at the scene were firefighters from Friedensburg, while Pine Grove firefighters set up a landing zone for the Life Flight helicopter.

The crash closed Route 443 for several hours while a state police accident reconstruction expert investigated.

Contact the writer: fandruscavage@republicanherald.com; 570-628-6013

POTTSVILLE — Zachary M. Freeze broke the rules of the Schuylkill County Drug Treatment Court and paid the price on Thursday, as he became the second person removed from the program.

“I don’t know what to say to you anymore,” Judge James P. Goodman told Freeze, 31, of Port Carbon, before terminating his participation in the anti-drug program.

Goodman said Freeze violated the rules of the program by cutting off his ankle bracelet and engaging in bad behavior.

“You ... went on a binge,” Goodman told Freeze, who wore a prison jumpsuit, handcuffs and leg shackles.

Freeze will not learn his exact fate until Oct. 5, the court’s next session, although it probably will involve substantial imprisonment.

“You can take Zachary Freeze back to the prison,” Goodman told the deputy sheriffs in the courtroom. “We’ll sentence him next week.”

Freeze tendered his guilty plea on Feb. 16 to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. That plea was held until Thursday; if he had successfully completed the program, it never would have been entered.

Orwigsburg police charged Freeze with possessing drugs and paraphernalia on April 11, 2016, in the borough.

“He fell off the wagon,” Goodman told the other participants who were in court.

Schuylkill County officials started the drug treatment court program this year to try to combat the widespread drug addiction problem, using a carrot-and-stick approach to the process. Other counties in Pennsylvania also have instituted drug treatment courts.

People in that 14-month program must undergo substance abuse treatment, make regular court appearances, submit to random drug testing and home visits, meet with probation officers, and comply with directives from the court and those officers. Participants must complete all five phases in order to graduate from the program; graduation is the carrot, resulting in dismissal of the charges against them.

However, since the defendants enter guilty pleas to the charges against them, failure to complete the program is the stick, resulting in them being sentenced, possibly to time in a state correctional institution.

Dylan J. Clark, 20, of Mahanoy City, is the only other person to be expelled from the program.

Goodman removed Clark from the program on June 29 for failing drug tests and getting into a chase with police. On July 6, Goodman sentenced him to serve 12 to 30 months in a state correctional institution.

There now are 34 people remaining in the program.

Most of the participants attending Thursday’s hearing read their weekly essays, which concentrated on friends.

“My extreme form of social anxiety prevented me from forming close bonds,” John said.

He said that when he started drinking, his fellow drinkers became his friends.

Several other participants also noted that they have learned more since they joined the program about who their real friends are.

“I believe my choice of friends says I’m striving for better things,” Josh said.

Rachel agreed.

“Today I choose friends that build me up,” she said. “They’re all-around good people.”

Michelle also said she found out a lot about people who pretended to be friends.

“Many of the people I called friends were not,” she said.

Kelcie also said being in the program made her realize a similar thing.

“Not one of them are here,” she said in referring to her former friends.

For Bruce, building true friendships comes down to one fact.

“Today, I’m not afraid to look at myself,” he said. “You have to be a friend to have a friend.

Contact the writer: pbortner@republicanherald.com; 570-628-6014

WILKES-BARRE — Alisha Almanzar awoke the morning of April 10 to the sound of someone pounding on her door.

Half-asleep, she said, she approached the door of her Hazleton apartment and opened it to the flash of a Taser in her face.

She said she didn’t know the man holding the Taser, who demanded to know the whereabouts of her friend, Kacey Koldesko, and twisted her hand behind her back when she tried to block the light of the Taser. She also didn’t know he was a state constable there to pick Koldesko up on an outstanding warrant, she said.

Almanzar testified on Thursday against that constable, David Kneller, 40, of Myerstown, Lebanon County, and a second, John Sarge, 63, of Tamaqua, who were accused of abusing their power when arresting her and Koldesko and making sexually suggestive comments about them while they sat, handcuffed, in the back of Kneller’s car.

Kneller and Sarge went before Magisterial District Judge Joseph Halesey in Luzerne County for a preliminary hearing on Thursday after the case was transferred from the office of Magisterial District Judge Joseph Zola.

Police initially charged the two men in June with multiple counts of official oppression, false imprisonment, harassment and conspiracy to commit official oppression and false imprisonment stemming from the April 10 incident.

Almanzar testified that Kneller asked, “Where’s Kacey?” as soon as she answered the door the morning of the incident, then entered the apartment. She said Kneller and Sarge both wore “tactical vests” but she did not see anything that identified them as constables. She said neither of them showed a badge.

She said after Kneller found Koldesko in the apartment, he asked Almanzar for her name. When she provided it, she said Kneller “ran her name” on his phone and said she had an outstanding warrant for a charge of filing a false report. She said she was unaware of the warrant, and Kneller did not provide her a copy of the warrant, only showing her something on his phone. Koldesko testified that she knew Kneller as a constable and knew he was there to pick her up for unpaid fines on a charge in Schuylkill County. She testified Kneller took her and Almanzar into custody in cuffs, and the four of them drove to a Kentucky Fried Chicken parking lot across the street from Zola’s office, where Kneller spent about 20 minutes on the phone trying to get the warrant against Almanzar.

When Kneller could not get the warrant from Zola’s office, Almanzar and Koldesko both testified they went to a Vine Street address where Kneller wanted to execute another warrant.

Koldesko said before leaving the vehicle, Kneller told Sarge, “I’m afraid to leave you alone with these two girls, you might get cardiac arrest.” As he left, Koldesko said Kneller commented, “bowchicawow,” which both women took as a sexual innuendo.

The group then went to the Hazleton Police Department. Former Hazleton police Lt. David Bunchalk testified he did not speak with Sarge, only with Kneller, who asked for a copy of Almanzar’s warrant so he could “get paid” for bringing her in. Bunchalk said he convinced Kneller to relinquish Almanzar to police custody on her criminal warrant, but Kneller refused to turn over Koldesko.

“Kneller would not let her out of the vehicle,” he said.

Bunchalk said he sent two detectives to follow Kneller as he and Sarge took Koldesko to Tamaqua to settle her warrant.

After settling her warrant and returning to Hazleton, police said, Kneller called Koldesko 14 times between April 10 and April 12, when she was interviewed by police.

Defense attorney Joseph P. Nahas argued Thursday that Sarge, according to Almanzar and Koldesko’s testimony, did not participate in the official oppression and false imprisonment actions of which Kneller was accused.

“What we have here is a urination contest between the Hazleton Police Department and Constable Kneller and my client got hit with the drops in between,” he said. “There is no overt act. Sarge stood by.”

The prosecution ultimately withdrew the counts of official oppression and false imprisonment against Sarge, and Halesey dismissed the counts of harassment against him.

Halesey forwarded all charges against Kneller to Luzerne County Court, while Sarge will only face conspiracy charges at the county level.

Halesey scheduled formal arraignment for both constables on Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. at Luzerne County Courthouse.

Contact the writer: sscinto@citizensvoice.com; 570-821-2048

POTTSVILLE — Residents, business owners and even visitors to Pottsville are invited to participate in a survey about a plan for downtown.

The survey is one of the first phases of the joint effort between Pottsville Business Association, the city and Pottsville Area Development Corp. for a community-based vision, market analysis and strategic plan for the city.

The survey is available at five locations in Pottsville: City Hall, 401 N. Centre St. at the city administrator’s office; Something Sweet Candies, 300 N. Centre St.; Dreamcatchers Art Emporium, 370 S. Centre St.; Murphy Jewelers, 115 W. Market St.; and Rebekah’s Creations, 203 W. Market St. The deadline is Tuesday.

The answers provided in the survey will help create the downtown plan. There are four categories: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Questions focus on topics such as the advantages of downtown Pottsville, available unique or lowest-cost resources, and reasons for a business to locate to the downtown. Another section asks for those taking the survey to identify any opportunities or trends downtown Pottsville could expand on.

In the weakness category, the questions include: what are residents and visitors likely to see as shortcomings, what could Pottsville improve, and what type of businesses are lacking? It also asks about obstacles Pottsville businesses may face and threats to downtown businesses.

Those completing the survey are asked to provide their zip code and whether they live, work or visit Pottsville.

The survey results will be presented to the public in November.

City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar said he hopes many people will respond to the survey.

Contact the writer: ; 570-628-6028

The 29th annual Borough Day in Schuylkill Haven is taking on a patriotic theme and will feature a special display for veterans.

“Star Spangled Borough Day” will be held Saturday in the borough’s downtown with activities on Main, St. John, St. Peter and Union streets, and Parkway. The event will kick off at 8 a.m. with the bountiful breakfast at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church hall, Randel Street. Music and entertainment will continue until 4 p.m.

A special attraction to honor the borough’s veterans will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Schuylkill Haven Area Historical Society at Houck Hall, 10 W. Columbia St. The display will feature uniforms, photos and other items from service personnel from the Civil War to present time.

Also this year, Borough Day is making an attempt to go green. Blue recycling barrels will be placed by trash bins for bottles and cans.

In addition, the Parkway Playground will be designated a smoke-free zone.

Activities scheduled to be at Borough Day include Rock ’n’ Roll Racing; Chinese auction at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 121 E. Main St.; performance by Sweet Life Duo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Covenant United Methodist Church, 215 E. Main St. and a used book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library, 104 St. John St.

The popular train excursions will also be returning. Three round-trip excursions by Reading and Northern Railroad are slated for 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. Tickets are $14 for adults, $9 for children 12 and under and free for children 2 and under. Cash or check will be accepted.

Special raffle drawings will also be held on Saturday. One, based on the patriotic theme, will feature two drawings for people who are or have served in the armed forces. The prizes will be $100 cash. Tickets will be available at Houck Hall or the Borough Day information booth at the train station.

A new drawing this year will have people check Saturday’s evening Pick 3 numbers from the Pennsylvania Lottery. A match will award the winner a grand prize of $1,000. Tickets are $10 and only 200 tickets will be sold. They will be available at the information booth. Proceeds benefit Schuylkill Haven Borough Day.

Visitors are reminded that parking and shuttle service will be available. Free public parking lots will be open at Schuylkill Haven Area High School, Island Park and all municipal lots except the Railroad Street lot.

A detour loop will be set up at 7 a.m. until all vendors are cleaned up approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday through the borough. Motorists are urged to be patient and follow the designated route.

For more information, visit the Borough Day website at www.shboroughday.com or its Facebook page at “Schuylkill Haven Borough Day.”

Contact the writer: epeddigree@republicanherald.com;570-628-6003

HAMBURG — A fire that claimed the lives of a pregnant Berks County woman and her two children earlier this month has been ruled accidental.

The Sept. 2 blaze claimed the lives of Jennifer Wilder, who was about six months pregnant, and her children, Gabriel Kalinofski, 5, and Julian Gust, 2.

State police fire marshal Trooper Jansen Herb of Troop L headquarters, Reading, said the blaze began about 11:25 p.m.

The home was fully engulfed in flames when Hamburg firefighters arrived.

Herb said his investigation determined the fire originated on a first-floor rear porch and was caused by “discarded smoking material.”

“The investigation showed no evidence of any criminal intent,” Herb said.

All three were pronounced dead inside their 440 S. Fourth St. home at 4:27 a.m. the following day by Berks County Deputy Coroner Kurt E. Katzenmoyer.

Berks County Assistant Chief Deputy Coroner John Hollenbach said that, in addition to the three killed, one man escaped by jumping from a bedroom window. The man was identified as the fiance of Wilder, Tyler Gust, who was taken to Reading Hospital by ambulance and then transferred to the burn unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

He has since been released.

Hollenbach said that all of the victims were found on the second floor of the home.

Contact the writer: fandruscavage@republicanherald.com; 570-628-6013

POTTSVILLE — Old-fashioned toys brought back childhood memories for those at the Pottsville Senior Community Center on Thursday.

Patrick M. “Porcupine Pat” McKinney, environmental education coordinator for the Schuylkill Conservation District, gave a presentation to county seniors about various toys made from wood and recycled materials.

“It’s another way to connect people with their resources,” McKinney said. “It also evoked some good, fun memories from their youth.”

A few of the toys McKinney showed them included a whirligig, Bric-A-Brac, Tumbling Tommy, kaleidoscope, and, of course, a slinky and yo-yo.

“The slinky was born in Altoona,” McKinney said. “How cool is that?”

McKinney said that he specifically likes showing children the ball in a cup toy because it teaches them patience.

“This was Thomas Jefferson’s favorite toy to play with,” he said. “This was a toy he played with to relieve stress.”

After showing off the old toys, many of the seniors shared memories about their childhoods with McKinney.

George and Gloria Koback, Mahanoy City, were among those attending the program. They volunteer with the county’s Meals on Wheels program.

“We showed our grandchildren the stuff we used to play with and they were amazed by it,” George said. “They loved it because it was different.”

“We love seeing how things have evolved over the years,” Gloria said.

“It gives us ideas of things we can do with our grandchildren,” George said.

Debbie Herb, coordinator of Volunteer Services for Seniors at Diakon Community Services, said it was the fifth presentation this month — one at each of the five senior centers in the county — in celebration of Senior Centers Month. Members of all the senior centers, as well as the public, were invited to the presentations. There were about 70 people at each one, Herb said.

“It’s a great way to remind people about the centers in the community,” Herb said. “This presentation lets them go back to the memories of their childhood.”

Several seniors attended all five of the presentations.

“We enjoyed it,” Mildred Dronitsky, Palo Alto, said. “It was very interesting.”

“It made us think about our past,” Julia Kubich, Minersville, said. “We also like to come out and be in the company of people.”

Louise Jacoby, Friedensburg, said she remembers playing with all of the toys McKinney talked about Thursday.

“It keeps the history alive,” Joann Shupp, Summit Station, said.

Contact the writer: mgilgerjr@republicanherald.com; 570-628-6023

Deeds

Auburn — Gilbert Steffy and Curt Steffy, co-executors of the Estate of Kenneth G. Steffy, to Dale J. Renninger; 513 Bear Creek St.; $38,500.

Coaldale — Joanne Malloy to Joanne and Robert W. Malloy; 138 W. High St.; $1.

East Union Township — Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Felipe R. and Elenita Abiendo; Lot 122HF4, Eagle Rock; $39,289.

Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Joseph and Bayani Ruta; Lot 123HF4, Eagle Rock; $39,289.

Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Michael and Christine Joy Almojuela; Lot 276HF3, Eagle Rock; $39,289.

Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Trinidad Tulagan and Lilia Viana; Lot 365HF3, Eagle Rock; $39,289.

Marissa and Shahrokh Hoshiar-Dahkordi to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 338ER, Eagle Rock; $10.

Raul Mendoza, Rodolfo Cacao and Elmerito Alcaraz to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 64WSS5, Eagle Rock; $13,704.73.

Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Paula J. and Nelvin G.B. Ison; Lot 64WSS5, Eagle Rock; $47,369.

Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Delali Mensah-Jamison and Robert J. Jamison Jr.; Lot 65WSS5, Eagle Rock; $47,369.

Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Eric P. and Maria Dimaculangan; Lot 305HF3, Eagle Rock; $45,363.48.

August and Mary Ann Emala to Evan Emala and Bryan Emala; 536 Rattlin Run Road; $1.

Frackville — Mary Ellen F. Wysochansky to Keith and Lori Weikel; 321 W. Pine St.; $87,000.

Girardville — Wells Fargo Bank NA to Castlerock 2017 LLC ; 308 E. Main St.; $500.

William D. Hennessy to Angela DeLuca; 317 A St.; $28,900.

Gordon — Charles R. Dietrick to Lewis J. Dietrick and Terry L. Dietrick; 518 McKnight St.; $1.

Kline Township — Mark McAloose, Ashly McAloose, Darcy McAloose-Garland and Okee Garland to Okee D. Garland and Darcy McAloose-Garland; 17 Fourth St., Kelayres; $1.

Mahanoy City — Shawn P. and Lori Sullivan to Charlotte Smigo; 702 W. Pine St.; $50,000.

Dennis Dereska and Joyce Dereska, co-executors of the Last Will & Testament of Dolores M. Revtyak, to Kayla M. De Los Santos; 23 S. Catawissa St.; $16,000.

McAdoo — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to James J. Manganell II; Rear 623 S. Hancock St.; $19,201.

Minersville — Francis Yuhas to James and Ann Coulson; 8-10 Teaberry Hill Road; $108,000.

Francis Yuhas to James and Ann Coulson; .077-acre property; $1,000.

North Union Township — Marcelo G. Jr. and Nilma A. Roque to Eagle Rock Resort Co.; Lot 56HF, Eagle Rock; $10.

Pine Grove Township — Cynthia Louise Painter Carney, executrix of the Last Will & Testament of Sara Ann Painter, to Sandra Johnson, trustee of The Sandra Kay Bartlett Living Trust; property on Canal Drive, Swatara Village; $112,500.

Port Carbon — Barbara Hablett to Cynthia C. Salvador; 325 Coal St.; $10,000.

Porter Township — David A. Schaeffer and Deana Nau, co-executors of the Estate of Arlene E. Schaeffer, to David A. Schaeffer; 1820 E. Grand Ave., Reinerton; $1.

Pottsville — Hidden River Credit Union to Shane Clifton; 2030 W. Norwegian St.; $105,000.

Jane B. and John T. Dolbin to Christian Dolbin; 106 N. 16th St.; $1.

Rush Township — Tina C. and Louis Smolinsky to Tina C. and Louis Smolinsky; 11 Fern Terrace, Lake Hauto; $1.

Mary Ann Kuczynski, executrix for the Estate of Donna Fay Fliegel, to Krista A. Jones; 32 Tamaqua St., Hometown; $1.

Ryan Township — Charles C. Jr. and Lori A. Dewire to Donald and Susan K. Sweeney; 15.28-acre property on T-891; $315,000.

Saint Clair — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Atanos Jarrah LLC; 130 S. Mill St.; $1,583.

Kit Cheuk and Yeung Tung Poon to Jarret Donetti; 48 N. Third St.; $45,000.

Bruce T. Hart and Joshua B. Hart to Joshua B. and Shawna Hart; property at Elmwood Court and Fernwood Avenue; $1.

Tamaqua — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to Atanos Jarrah LLC; 253 W. Broad St.; $9,401.

Eunice Regis to Eirene Construction Group LLC; property on Pine Street; $5,000.

Tower City — Douglas D. and Wendi L. Raber to Cynthia L. and Leroy A. Gettle; 44 Thompson St.; $32,000.

Upper Mahantongo Township — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to U.S. Bank NA; 1334 Main St., Klingerstown; $1,296.37.

Washington Township — Troy A. and Jennifer L. Morgan to Christopher M. Reed; 29 Tyler Drive; $1.

Wayne Township — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to MTGLQ Investors LP; 14 Blue Mountain Heights, Summit Station; $1,399.02.

West Mahanoy Township — Hongdar Chi to Yolanda Ortiz; 251 Florida Ave., Shenandoah Heights; $17,000.

West Penn Township — Joseph G. Groody, sheriff of Schuylkill County, to U.S. Bank NA; 16 S. Tamaqua St., South Tamaqua; $1,518.20.

Sit back and sip the best wines the state has to offer.

The fourth annual Pennsylvania Wine Land Festival returns to the Lodge at Montage Mountain Resorts, Moosic, on Saturday, with vintages from 15 wineries ready for tasting. General admission is $40.

“We’ve had it there last year, and it was a great success,” said Ian Lopera, marketing and events coordinator for Times-Shamrock Communications, which presents the festival with Gertrude Hawk Chocolates.

All of the wines come from Pennsylvania, and many from the northeast corner, Lopera said. Guests can sample drinks from Antler Ridge Winery, Bee Kind Winery, Benigna’s Creek Winery, Buddy Boy Winery & Vineyard, Deer Creek Winery, Hidden Creek Vineyard & Winery, Maiolatesi Wine Cellars, Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery, Olivero’s Vineyard, Sand Castle Winery, Seven Mountains Wine Cellars, Shade Mountain Vineyards, Sorrenti’s Cherry Valley Vineyards, Stone & Key Cellars and University Wine Co.

Organizers offered food-pairing passes for the first time last year, and guests can choose that option again this time to try items from various local vendors. A limited amount of these passes, which include the regular admission for wine tastings, are available for $34.99 in advance and $55 at the door.

“That way you get to sample different wines from the different wine vendors, but then you also get to sample different fare that pairs along with the wine,” Lopera said. “People enjoyed it.”

Several local food trucks also will be on hand, including Peculiar Culinary Co., Sweet Lush Cupcakery, iGourmet, Keystone Farms Cheese, Windsor Inn and Carmella’s Pastries. And visitors also can peruse the numerous vendors who’ll have their wares for sale — such as Scentsy, Collana de Vino, On a Whim jewelry, Cornucopia, Celestial Soap Co., Plow & Hearth, Damsel in Defense, J. Borthwick LEDs, Rodan & Fields and LuLaRoe — as they enjoy the various vintages.

“You can’t go wrong with events based on alcohol in Pennsylvania, especially NEPA,” Lopera said. “I think they’re done well, and I think that’s what people really respect about it. The people who plan the events, they really care about it, and they really want to see them get bigger and better. I think people see that, and they see the attention to detail. ... It’s a local thing that people can (get) out and enjoy.”

Contact the writer: cwest@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100, ext. 5107

The North Central PA Regional DUI Enforcement Program announced the results of Roving DUI Patrols and DUI Checkpoints conducted in various parts of Schuylkill County.

Aug. 12: A Roving DUI Patrol was conducted by three officers from three departments resulting in 22 vehicles contacted and detained and two drivers tested for DUI. There was one DUI arrest along with 11 traffic arrests, two criminal arrests and 11 warning notices.

Aug. 25: A Sobriety Checkpoint was conducted in Branch Township by nine officers from seven departments resulting in 588 vehicles contacted, 27 detained and three drivers tested for DUI. There was one DUI arrest along with 16 traffic arrests and 12 warning notices.

Aug. 26: Three officers from three departments conducted a patrol that resulted in 26 vehicles contacted and detained and one driver tested for DUI. There was one DUI arrest made along with eight traffic arrests, one criminal arrest and 17 warning notices.

Sept. 1: A checkpoint conducted in Frackville by 16 officers from nine departments resulted in 812 vehicles contacted, 46 detained and five drivers tested for DUI. There were two DUI arrests made along with 22 traffic arrests, seven criminal arrests, five seat belt citations issued and 13 warning notices.

Sept. 8: A patrol conducted by two officers from two departments resulted in 19 vehicles contacted and detained and two drivers tested for DUI. There were two DUI arrests made along with 11 traffic arrests and eight warning notices.

Sept. 9: Two officers from two departments conducted a patrol that resulted in 16 vehicles contacted and detained. There were no drivers tested for DUI and no DUI arrests but the officers made six traffic arrests, two criminal arrests and issued six warning notices.

Sept. 15: A checkpoint in Cass Township by 11 officers from 11 departments resulted in 568 vehicles contacted, 33 detained and five drivers tested for DUI. There were two DUI arrests along with 23 traffic arrests, three seat belt citations issued along with 12 warning notices.

Sept. 15: A checkpoint in Mahanoy Township by 10 officers from seven departments resulted in 452 vehicles contacted, 26 detained and two drivers tested for DUI. There were two DUI arrests along with 21 traffic arrests, two seat belt citations issued and five warning notices.

Sept. 16: A patrol was conducted by four officers from four departments resulting in 34 vehicles contacted and detained and three drivers tested for DUI. There were three DUI arrests made along with 21 traffic arrests, three criminal arrests, one seat belt citation issued and 17 warning notices issued.

The program is funded through the state Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Contact the writer: fandruscavage@republicanherald.com; 570-628-6013

Frackville

Elks Lodge 1533, 307 S. Third St., will have an all-you-can-eat mackerel breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday at the lodge. The cost is $8 with a full breakfast menu. For more information, call 570-874-2500. The lodge will also have an American Red Cross community blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday. The event is open to the public; walk-ins are welcome. Everyone eligible is urged to donate blood. For more information, call the aforementioned number.

Port Carbon

The Port Carbon Fire Company, 88 Washington St., will have a Kauffman’s barbecue chicken dinner benefit from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at the firehouse. Tickets are $8 each. The event is a benefit for Police Chief Joe Ferraro. For tickets or more information, call 570-628-2858, 570-789-0794 or 570-622-6786. Local delivery will be available.

Port Clinton

The Port Clinton Museum, Penn and Clinton streets, will sponsor an Apple Festival fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 7. Cash-and-carry vendors will be on hand, including 31 Bags, Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Tupperware and Susie’s Tea Towels. Lunch will be available and there will be a variety of apple desserts and pies. There will also be a raffle for baskets. For more information, email Luke McLaughlin at maenluke77@comcast.net.

Pottsville

Registration for Majorette Halloween Camp is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the D.H.H. Lengel Middle School parking lot for students in grades kindergarten through eight. For more information, call Deniece at 570-573-1946.

Pottsville

At a recent Pottsville Lions Club meeting, Charlie Zimmerman, the newly elected governor of Lions District 14U, praised the work of Pottsville Lions Charities and the club’s 82 members for their service to the community. He also noted the rejuvenation of the annual car show and cruise. Zimmerman and Amanda Moyer, president of the Pine Grove Lions, invited their Pottsville counterparts to visit the Pine Grove group and “share in the friendship we Lions have with one another,” according to the club bulletin.

Shenandoah

Patrick M. “Porcupine Pat” McKinney, environmental education coordinator with the Schuylkill Conservation District, will focus on “Ways of Wildlife” at 6 p.m. Tuesday during a meeting of the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society at its 201 S. Main St. history center. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

Ringtown

The Ringtown Area Library on Monday will be part of “The Big Read” sponsored by the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten nonprofit agency. “Visit the Ringtown Area Library and choose one free, new book to keep and read on Oct. 2,” library Director Tanya Savitsky said in a release, adding, “We encourage you to sign up for the … program, which “rewards children for every 100 books read on their way to the ultimate goal of 1,000 books.” More about the program is available online at 1000booksbeforekindergarten.org. Also on Monday, the library will have the 21-day Read Aloud Challenge, in which Readaloud.org encourages parents to read aloud to their children for 15 minutes every day for 21 days. For more information, go to the library website at ringtownlibrary.org or call 570-889-5503.

Shenandoah

Shenandoah Borough Council President Leo Pietkiewicz recently announced in a press release that all residents having delinquent trash bills will have services terminated as of Monday.

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Commonwealth Court to hold a trial on whether public school funding across the state is inequitable and violates the state Constitution.

Wilkes-Barre Area and five other school districts — William Penn, Panther Valley, Lancaster, Greater Johnstown and Shenandoah Valley — initiated the litigation in 2014.

“I think it’s a huge victory,” Wilkes-Barre Area solicitor Ray Wendolowski said. “It’s not that we win, but now we have an opportunity to prove our case.”

The case heads back to Commonwealth Court for a full trial. Lawyers for the six school districts will ask the court to expedite the trial, according to a news release.

“We look forward to presenting extensive evidence proving that decades of underfunding and inequity in our public education system violate Pennsylvania’s Constitution,” Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of The Education Law Center — PA, said in the news release.

The Education Law Center — PA, the Public Interest Law Center and pro bono counsel from O’Melveny & Myers LLP in New York City helped spearhead the litigation.

Contact the writer: mbuffer@citizensvoice.com; 570-821-2073

EBERVALE — A grant-funded program that evaluates methods for extracting rare earth materials from coal waste could fuel the coal industry for generations to come, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, Hazleton, said while touring Jeddo Coal Co. mining operations Thursday.

While touring a potential rare earth elements extraction site, an active anthracite mining operation near Stockton Mountain and reclaimed mine lands, Barletta and Perry touted the role that coal — and the rare metals found in it — could play in creating jobs and reducing America’s reliance on countries for rare metals that are used in U.S. defense systems and commercial electronics.

“This country’s future is wrapped around the men and women of this part of the country,” Perry said from a podium stationed near a massive dragline excavator. “For too long, coal in this country is reviled. It’s time coal in this country is revived.”

Rare earth metals are used in commercial electronics, such as cellphones, electric cars and computers, as well as fighter jets.

The tour was arranged a few months after Barletta announced that he helped secure a $1 million grant that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded to a consortium that is evaluating rare earth processing methods for feedstock provided by Jeddo Coal Co.

Penn State University, Texas Minerals Resources Corp., Indenture Renewables and K Technologies are involved in the local consortium. It will compete against similar projects for a $20 million grant that the Energy Department will award to the group that shows the most potential for extracting the rare metals economically.

Barletta called the rare earth metal initiative a “new chapter” and said the future for the industry looks bright with an estimated 300 to 500 years of inventories projected in the Northeast.

“This is not our grandfather’s coal,” Barletta said. “This is used for manufacturing steel and, now, we are finding these rare earth materials that we are buying from China. (A consortium involving) Penn State is seeing how we can extract these rare earth elements that are nowhere else, right here.”

James R. Pagnotti, Jeddo Coal Co. president, said the goal is to provide a dependable supply of rare earth materials in Northeast Pennsylvania, rather than having to rely on China and other countries.

David Swisher, chief operating officer at Pagnotti Enterprises, said the recently awarded energy department grant will allow for further studies “to provide the efficacy of their rare earth processing method” that uses feedstock from Jeddo Coal Co.

The processing method is being developed in conjunction with Penn State and relies on continuous ion exchange and ion chromatography — which is believed to be cleaner and more efficient than the solvent exchange method that is presently used for processing rare earth elements, Swisher said.

Dan Gorski, chief executive officer of Texas Mineral Resources, said geologists have known for a long time that metals are associated with coal, but said they never had the system to understand the extraction process.

Without a domestic supply, America has no choice but to rely on China — which Gorski said produces about 99 percent of those rare metals.

“Until we are able to stand alone and phase in our own technology, we’re kind of in uncomfortable territory,” Gorski said.

Perry said the rare metal extraction process creates “staggeringly important” opportunities for the industry and country.

“I think it’s a really important message coming from this administration that whether it’s rare minerals, whether it’s that load of coal that’s headed to Ukraine, the future is bright,” Perry said. “If we won’t stifle it with overtaxing it, over-regulating it, to nurture it, to work with it, to be a partner with it — that’s what the message is. We’re going to find the ways to use this natural resource that we have to the betterment not just to America, but to our allies as well.”

Contact the writer: sgalski@standardspeaker.com; 570-501-3586

POTTSVILLE — For the second time in as many days, a defendant did not appear Sept. 22 in Schuylkill County Court, this time for a nonjury trial that ended with his being convicted of driving under the influence of drugs in September 2015 in Shenandoah.

Gregory Swatsky, 63, of Mount Carmel, is guilty of DUI and driving on the sidewalk, but not guilty of disregarding traffic lane, Judge Jacqueline L. Russell ruled after a 90-minute trial held in the defendant’s absence.

“I find that the defendant has no valid grounds not to be here,” Russell said before proceeding.

Later in the trial, Assistant Public Defender Kent D. Watkins, Swatsky’s lawyer, said he had learned his client was in Centre County Prison. However, Watkins elected to continue with the trial.

After rendering her verdict, Russell ordered preparation of a presentence investigation and said she would schedule sentencing for a later date.

Shenandoah police had charged Swatsky was DUI at 2:40 a.m. Sept. 20, 2015, on Centre Street in the borough.

“The vehicle made an abrupt right turn” from West Street onto Centre Street, state police Trooper Michael J. O’Neill, who was a Shenandoah police captain at the time of the incident, testified. Swatsky then drove the vehicle onto the sidewalk, O’Neill said.

Swatsky appeared to be under the influence of something, and admitted taking two drugs, O’Neill said.

“I asked for his driver’s license. He handed me his AARP card,” O’Neill said.

Patrolman William Moyer, who was with O’Neill, also testified he saw Swatsky drive onto the sidewalk.

Also on Sept. 22, Russell revoked the parole of Steven R. Melsom, 21, of Shenandoah, and recommitted him to prison, with no chance of reparole, except to a long-term rehabilitation center, until Dec. 22. He also must undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation.

Melsom admitted violating his parole by failing to report to his supervising officer, moving without permission, using drugs, failing a drug test, not making payments on his costs and fees and not performing mandated community service.

“I just want to learn how to deal with problems without using drugs,” he said.

Melsom originally pleaded guilty on June 7 to simple assault in one case and burglary in another. Prosecutors withdrew two counts of theft and one each of criminal trespass, receiving stolen property and harassment.

At that time, Russell sentenced him to serve 168 days to 18 months in prison, pay costs and $100 to the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account, and submit a DNA sample to law enforcement authorities.

State police at Frackville filed both sets of charges against Melsom, alleging he committed the assault on June 23, 2016, and the burglary the next day.

In another Sept. 22 case, Russell revoked the parole of Paul B. Petrus Jr., 25, of Mahanoy City, and recommitted him to prison, with no chance for reparole until Dec. 13, 2017. He also must undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation, and could remain behind bars until Sept. 12, 2018.

Petrus, who admitted violating his parole by committing a new crime, failing a drug test, using drugs, not making payments on his costs and fees and not performing mandated community service, originally pleaded guilty on Feb. 15 to possession of a controlled substance. Prosecutors withdrew a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

At that time, Russell sentenced Petrus to serve two days to 12 months in prison and pay costs, $100 to the Substance Abuse Education Fund and a $50 CJEA payment.

Shenandoah police had charged Petrus with possessing drugs on April 24, 2014, in the borough.

Also on Sept. 22, Russell granted the request of prosecutors and ordered the forfeiture and destruction of four guns belonging to Leon A. Schappell Jr., Pottsville.

Schappell had withdrawn his objection to the forfeiture of the guns, which prosecutors said included a pistol, a pellet gun, a .22-caliber long rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun.

In a Sept. 21 case, Brittany M. Shadle, 26, of Hegins, pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance in one case and flight to avoid apprehension in another. Prosecutors withdrew charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance in the first case and resisting arrest in the second.

Judge James P. Goodman accepted Shadle’s plea and sentenced her to serve three to 12 months in prison, pay costs, a $100 SAEF payment, $100 in CJEA payments and $113 restitution to the state police crime laboratory in Bethlehem, and submit a DNA sample to law enforcement authorities.

Hegins Township police filed both sets of charges against Shadle, alleging she delivered drugs on Nov. 25, 2015, and fled from police on Dec. 2, 2016.

Contact the writer: pbortner@republicanherald.com; 570-628-6014

Deeds

Auburn — Shawn Naftzinger to Aaron P. Whitesell; 401 Washington St.; $129,900.

Branch Township — Joseph Pothering, James Pothering and Anthony Bertasavage to Branch Township; property in Llewellyn; $1.

Butler Township — Brian and Janel Hansbury to Robert J. II and Melissa D. Thurick; 1.536-acre property on Cross Creek Drive; $46,500.

Cressona — The Bank of New York Mellon to Douglas Cresswell; 42 N. Fourth St.; $9,000.

Eldred Township — Pauline E. Herb, by attorney in fact Gary Heim, to Andrew C. Schreffler and Samantha L. Kelly; 407 Main Road, Pitman; $116,000.

Girardville — Ann P. Abalo to Aimee A. Abalo and Ann P. Abalo; 94 Railroad St.; $1.

Ann Bradshaw Abalo to Aimee A. Abalo and Ann Bradshaw Abalo; 95 Railroad St.; $1.

Hegins Township — Junior C. Kehler, trustee of the Junior C. Kehler and Marilyn M. Kehler Revocable Living Trust, to Clint J.D. Murdock; 620 W. Main St., Valley View; $125,000.

POTTSVILLE — Visitors to City Hall will need to conform to a new rule when entering the building.

The rule, imposed last week, requires guests to sign in at the desk before being allowed access inside.

The glass door to gain access to the rest of building is locked, and, after signing in, is electronically unlocked.

“This has been a plan that we have been working on to improve the safety for quite some time. We just want to keep track of who is coming into the building,” City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar said.

Palamar said the change is a continuation of a program that started four years ago.

Employees already have ID badges.

“We are not trying to prevent people from coming into the building,” Palamar said.

Mayor James T. Muldowney said the change is something people will have to get used to.

“It’s for their safety,” he said, adding it is also for the safety of the employees.

This far, they have encountered no opposition. When asked if identification might be required in the future, he said it may be considered.

Meredith Hannon, Muldowney’s secretary, said that, unfortunately, the world has changed from years ago.

“It’s a sign of the times. Employee and visitor safety is certainly a key element of keeping City Hall a safe and productive place to work,” she said.

Contact the writer: ; 570-628-6028

PINE GROVE — A chicken named Waffles strutted into the role of agriculture ambassador Friday at homecoming festivities at Pine Grove Area School District.

Waffles, a brown sex link breed chicken, owned by Morgan Flick, was among the animals brought to the district campus for the first-ever livestock exhibition.

Pine Grove Future Farmers of America adviser and agriculture teacher Sarah Gaffney coordinated the livestock show.

FFA members brought their sheep, calves, pigs, pygmy goats, rabbits, ducks and chickens to share with their peers at the high school, as well as elementary students who were invited to attend the exhibition. Students could compete in an animal quiz bowl and earn prizes.

“It’s crazy how many people are afraid of chickens. I think it’s their feet,” Flick, a junior from Pine Grove, said.

“Here, you hold her just like a baby,” she said, as she passed Waffles to Rachel Rossi, a freshman. Rossi’s also an FFA member.

“They’re cool animals,” Rossi said. Rossi thought the exhibition was a good way to introduce the animals to the public and boost interest in the agriculture program.

“Even though you’re not from a farm, you can still be in FFA,” Rossi said.

Some of the quiz bowl questions the FFA students drafted were: “What is the white patch on the pigs called?” “What breeds are the calves in this pen?” “What items can be made from sheep’s wool?” and “What’s the difference between mallards and rouens?”

“As members of the FFA, it’s our job to educate and get them informed about where their food comes from and why agriculture is so important,” Flick said.

Along with Flick, an FFA student adviser, other FFA officers — Taylor Trotter, chaplain, and Katie Mease, secretary — assisted in preparing the grounds near the stadium for the exhibition. They arrived at 6:30 a.m. Friday to set up the cages, straw bedding and tents. The cages were borrowed from the Schuylkill County Fair.

Mease, a Pine Grove senior, brought the rouens. She explained the difference between the rouens and the mallards are that rouens are ducks that are flightless and are a bit heftier than the mallards.

Sophomore Chase Betz joined some of the calves in their straw bedding and spent time petting them.

“They like to play and cuddle, almost like a dog,” Betz said. Betz said he has a few chickens at home and raises fish.

Fellow sophomore Alli Butler, Pine Grove, said she works part time at Windmill Farm in Pine Grove. The brown swiss calf brought to the show Friday, named Amelia, was from her employer, she said. Butler also raises dairy beef and enters animals in the county fair.

“I think it’s awesome to show the community how fun agriculture can be and where their food comes from,” Butler said.

The homecoming activities began after four morning periods of instruction. The afternoon celebration included a Powder Puff football game, volleyball, bounce house adventure course, a car show, a homecoming kings’ talent show, an evening spaghetti dinner for students enrolled in extracurricular activities and a homecoming dance. The high school band and cheerleaders offered a pep rally at the elementary school.

All sports teams are slated to play today, according to Michael Janicelli, high school principal. Janicelli credited his staff and the student organizations for coordinating the homecoming festivities.

Contact the writer: ; 570-628-6007

SAINT CLAIR — A man whose nephew died in a violent crash in Wayne Township on Thursday lost the trailer he called home to fire just over 24 hours later.

Saint Clair firefighters were called to the area of Wade Road and Chestnut Street about 6:35 a.m. and found the 24-foot trailer engulfed in flames.

Jack Long, who lives in the trailer, said the vehicle is located adjacent to a property at 1204 Wade Road.

Long, whose nephew William Long, 26, of Pottsville, died about 6 a.m. Thursday along Route 443 near Friedensburg, said he left the trailer early Friday morning, about 5:30 a.m., to go to work.

Long said there wasn’t electricity in the trailer, so he used generators for electricity but they were turned off.

“This was my home. It was peaceful here,” Long said.

The man said he on his way to work as a groundskeeper at nearby Mountain Valley Golf Course when the fire broke out.

“I wanted to go in early and get an advance so I could buy a suit for my nephew’s funeral,” Long said.

Long said the only reason he could think a fire would start is a candle that he burns inside the trailer when he is home.

Although he was sure he extinguished the candle before leaving, Long said maybe it caught something inside on fire.

Saint Clair Fire Chief Frank Uhrin said firefighters were on scene shortly after being dispatched and extinguished the fire in about 20 minutes.

After speaking with Long and investigating the scene, Uhrin said he determined the fire to be accidental.

He said no injuries were reported.

Contact the writer: fandruscavage@republicanherald.com; 570-628-6013

Police investigate

damage to trailer

GILBERTON — State police at Frackville are investigating a criminal mischief incident that occurred between 4:30 p.m. Monday and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at 218 Growler St.

Police said someone damaged the front of a trailer owned by Randall A. Tyson with a blunt object and then fled the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 570-874-5300.

Police: Men had

information stolen

ELIZABETHVILLE — State police at Lykens are investigating a theft that happened about 8:45 p.m. Sept. 18 to a Washington Township, Dauphin County, man.

Police said someone used the man’s credit card information to make an unauthorized online purchase.

In an unrelated theft, police said, someone opened a Kohl’s account under the name of a 44-year-old Lykens man without his permission.

Anyone with information on either incident is asked to call police at 717-362-8700.

Williams Valley

teens face charges

WILLIAMSTOWN — State police at Lykens reported charges are pending against two teenagers after separate incidents at Williams Valley High School.

Police said a 15-year-old Tower City girl will be charged with theft after she stole a cellphone owned by a 17-year-old Wiconisco girl from the girl’s locker room at the school between 8:40 and 9 a.m. Sept. 12.

In the second incident, police said, a 15-year-old Tower City girl is facing theft charges after she stole a cellphone owned by a 17-year-old Muir girl from the girl’s locker room at the school between 1 and 1:16 p.m. Sept. 13.

State police probe

identity scam

WILLIAMSTOWN — State police at Lykens are investigating an identity theft incident that happened to a 51-year-old Williamstown woman about 3 p.m. Saturday.

Police said the woman was contacted by an automated voice message attempting to scan her for personal information.

The victim suffered no losses and police are asking that anyone with information to contact them at 717-362-8700.

Man injured, to be

cited in accident

DARKWATER — A Shenandoah man was injured when the 1994 Honda Civic he was driving crashed about 4:20 p.m. Sunday on Route 61, just north of Darkwater Road in New Castle Township.

State police at Frackville said Charle DiFeroinando, 23, was traveling north on Route 61 and while rounding a right curve went off the road and struck an embankment, causing his car to flip onto its roof and come to a stop on the highway.

Police said DiFeroinando was taken to a Pottsville hospital for treatment of injuries he suffered in the crash and that he will be cited under the Vehicle Code for tire equipment and traction surfaces.

Hegins police

seek $3 thief

HEGINS — Hegins Township police are investigating a theft of money in the 700 block of West Main Street that was reported Sept. 21.

Police said the victim reported leaving a $3 payment for garbage collection services outside of his home for the trash collection agency.

When the agency attempted to retrieve the money, it was learned that it was missing, police said.

Police are asking that anyone with information on the theft to call them at 570-682-3133.

Police probe

mischief incident

VALLEY VIEW — A criminal mischief incident that occurred Sept. 21 in Hegins Township is being investigated by Hegins Township police.

Police said the crime occurred at 1346 W. Main St. Police said a property owner reported someone cut a trampoline causing an estimated $500 in damage.

Police are asking that anyone with information to call them at 570-682-3133.