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CMYK Christmas celebration THE ABINGTON comes early Before taking its holiday break, Our Lady of Peace School in Clarks Green held “Journey to Bethle- hem” on Friday, Dec. JOURNAL 23. See page A5. An edition of The Times Leader ClarksWilkes-Barre,Summit,PaPa.. Serving the Greater Abington Community since 1947 DECEMBER 28 TO JANUARY 3, 2012 50¢ ABINGTONS Speaking from experience Ready to ‘Rock In’ the new year BY DON MCGLYNN Damian said one of the was very, very good. People everyone loves.” [email protected] things that appealed to the are still listening to it; people Those acts are in addition to From children to seniors First Night committee about are still loving and dancing to several contemporary acts, and everyone in between, this year’s theme was the con- it.” some new, and some returning Damian the Magician is con- trast compared to last year’s In the spirit of the theme, from last year. fident this year’s First Night Victorian theme. Northern Lights, 536 Spruce “We felt that, rounded out Scranton has something for “Last year was a very ele- St., will be transformed into a with rock bands and duos and everyone. gant kind of historic look back 60s coffee house, The Magics an orchestra (the Gene Demp- AHHS graduates return to high For the second consecutive at what the area was like and will perform 50s Doo Wop at sey Orchestra will perform at school to talk with students year, Damian is co-chairing the times were like in that era the University of Scranton’s the Mall at Steamtown) would about life after high school. the event alongside Paige when cars were just being Leahy Hall at 800 Linden St., have musical appeal for every See page A3. Balitski, which features a released and the telephone the Vintage Theater at 119 single age level, and you variety of different performers was new and that sort of Penn Ave. will host a 70s-style round it out with your variety and activities going on at sev- thing,” said Damian. “This disco and First Night’s head- acts, your specialty attrac- on. So we’re having two vehi- eral venues in downtown year we wanted something a liner The Winstons will bring tions, your children’s activities cles because personally we all SCRANTON Scranton on New Ye ar’s Eve. little bit lighter, something, the sounds of Motown to Elm and, of course, the infamous feel that we don’t want anyone Grooving into New Year’s The performances and acts obviously, that had appeal, so Park Church at 712 Linden St. carriage rides,” said Damian. who wants to do something to vary but a majority of them Ithought that music was a “They’re one of those vin- “What we found was that say, ‘oh, we didn’t get a are tied into this year’s theme natural way to go.” tage Motown types of bands was one of many extremely chance to do it.’ We’re trying of “Rock In New Ye ar’s Eve.” “And, because a lot of us that are very high energy,” popular attractions. So much to make it accessible to every- “A ‘Rock In New Ye ar’s still like having a look back, said Damian of The Winstons. so that we have doubled it up one.” Eve’ is a salute to the music of we picked some decades, the “It’s going to be kind of this year. The beautiful white The carriage rides won’t be the 50s, 60s and 70s,” said 50s, 60s, and 70s, because the like the old Temptations. Yo u carriage will be back, but they Damian. music of all of those decades know, that great sound that also have a horse-drawn wag- See First Night, Page 7 Looking Area band Groove Train will New owners perform at Frist Night Scranton on New Year’s Eve. See page A9. ahead to ABINGTONS look to keep Comets are undefeated warmer up old spirit weather BY JOAN MEAD MATSUI Abington Journal Correspondent At this time of year BY ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER ment. As much as Face- when winter has official- [email protected] book posters were calling ly arrived, the bottom Purchased by new owners him names, he said, “at the line is, “It’s the winter and placed under new man- same time, it was them solstice. When is it go- The Abington Heights High agement in September, telling me how much this ing to start getting School basketball team is unde- feated at 7-0. Eleanor Rigby’s Bar and place means to them and warmer...?” This is one See page A11. Night Club in Jermyn still how much they care about of the most popular belongs as much to its cus- it that they’re getting that questions asked of Kurt tomers - a diverse crowd angry and worked up about Aaron, WNEP-TV mete- largely composed of local the thought of maybe los- orologist, regarding the music fans - as it does its ing what they have here.” winter solstice. INSIDE new owners. “That showing on Face- “People just want to “A lot of people from the book showed us that there’s know if it’s going to ArtsEtc. ............................A9 community really look at alot of people who are start getting warmer,” Calendar...........................A2 this place as their spot,” passionate about this place said Aaron. said Zach Neil, owner. “It staying open and catering “The sun heats up ob- Classified.........................A13 might not be the greatest to the stuff that they like,” jects, it heats the land Crosswords.......................A4 thing, or in the past it he said. “We’re going to and objects like build- Obituaries.........................A6 might have had its bugs, try to pay attention to that ings, pavement and oth- School..............................A3 but now this is their and really capitalize on ers. The sun heats these home.” that…and just try to be things and they radiate Sports...............................A11 One way the crowd what our audience wants us heat and that causes air marked the place its own to be.” molecules to vibrate. was by writing on its walls, One member of that au- ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/ELIZABETH BAUMEISTER The vibration of air mol- AN EDITION OF THE first in the men’s restroom dience is Nick Reuther, of Zach Neil is one of three new co-owners of Eleanor Rigby’s Bar and ecules is what gives us TIMES LEADER and then on the social Moscow, bass player for Nightclub . heat. That’s what we feel media website Facebook. the local band Kill the as temperature. When According to Neil, al- Coward, which plays a fre- you have less sunlight though the men’s room had quently at the club. and more darkness, it’s 1 to be remodeled for sani- “Having a place like this less time for the sun to 41 tary reasons, the Facebook venue in the area is fantas- heat up the lower atmo- 18 , page continues as an ongo- tic,” Reuther said via e- sphere so thus, the tem- PA ing testimony of the mas- mail. “The genre that our perature gets colder be- sive local support for the band and others like us cause there’s less heat, Summit, business. It reached over play is not appreciated by less sunlight. So the changes, 8,000 “likes” from those the norm of society and winter solstice marks the nal Clarks who follow its activity and this venue gives us our beginning of the north- new “wall posts” appear opportunity to be our- ern hemisphere tilting St,, address y from those people daily. selves. They have helped forward 23.5 degrees Jour an State Neil said about a month us gain a local support in towards the sun and . with 1S ago, he posted an announ- the area by giving us nu- more sunlight. More sun- 21 cement on Facebook about merous show opportunities light means more heat so label nal, changes that would be to succeed.” Bring the Heat, a band from Wilkes-Barre, played its first show at Elea- it’s going to get warmer this made at the club, including Kill the Coward labels and warmer. It takes Jour nor Rigby’s Bar and Nightclub in Jermyn, and is now working on new the possibility of cutting itself as “screamo, hard- music, including a single, "Skyscrapin" to be released early 2012. The time.” enclose Winter began in the Abington down on the amount of core and metalcore,” and band is composed of, from left, Jim White, vocals; Bill Check, guitar; Abington heavy metal shows. Angry Reuther said the music is Tom Colon, bass guitar and Michael Tyahur, drums. Northern Hemisphere Please comments immediately energetic and the lyrics and summer began in the The Southern Hemisphere at to followed, flooding the page come from real situations every other month. local bands are really the The with protest. in the band members’ One way the club is try- ones that represent the lo- 5:30 a.m. on December mail He said that while get- lives. He said the band ing to be different than cal music community,” he 22. and ting “beat up” on Facebook started out playing cover others is by giving the lo- said. “And they’re the ones The word, “solstice” is left him miserable at first, songs, has now recorded cal bands opportunities to that do the most hustle to derived from the Latin it was also an encourage- seven of its own and plays open for larger bands that at Eleanor Rigby’s about bring more people in.

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