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contents OCTOBER 2012 30 82 110 8 Athletes to Watch 110 Halloween Haunts Meet eight athletes dedicated to Find Haunted Happenings and both school and sport. costumed cuties! 30 Presidential Platform 142 Outrageous October College and university leaders speak Things to do, where to go, out about the future of the region everything you need to know! (Dr.Boehm of Keystone College pictured above). 42 Northeast PA Football See which pro player took the field for the Northeast PA Miners. 74 Puppy Mill Rescue Discover how to handle the special needs of rescued pups. 78 Hot Topic: Insurance President and CEO of Blue Cross of Northeastern PA gives her opinion on the region, health and costs. 82 Pink Ribbon Proud Breast Cancer Awareness Month brings inspiration through fundraisers, a survivor’s story and medical information about genetic links to the disease. October 2012 HappeningsMagazinePA.com 3 MAILBAG Dear Happenings, FROM THE ASSOCIATE EDITOR I have been visiting Clarks Summit regularly for over a decade, and on every visit I make it a point to look Publisher Paula Rochon Mackarey through Happenings Magazine. Nearly every page of the magazine exudes a sense of appreciation for liv- Managing Editor Barbara Toolan ing well.The targeted readership seems to be edu- Art Director Lisa M. Ragnacci Dear Readers, cated people who want to find enrichment and Scandal has mired sports headlines of late – bags, many former teammates are still some Associate Art Director Peter Salerno enjoyment in the Clarks Summit region. I have performance-enhancing drugs, illegal pay- of my closest friends. glanced at a number of articles written by vendors Administrative Assistant Katherine Kempa ment for college athletes… and dare I even attempting to market to these people.What I have I’m still using skills learned through sport in mention Penn State? not seen are many articles written to educate and Associate Editor Erika A. Bruckner my career and everyday life; there are striking inform from an objective standpoint. Editorial Assistant Melissa Sanko We wanted this issue to stand in sharp con- similarities between working with a sports –Peter Anderson trast to these mired moments. Starting with team to produce wins and working with co- Account Representatives Ken Chergosky Rosemary Nye the fantastic group of regional collegiate workers to produce a monthly publication! Dear Jane Preate athletes appearing on this issue’s front Both require motivating and relying on team- Happenings, Annette Profera cover, we sought to remind everyone mates, training rookies, putting in extra hours The article, about all that is good with college sports – of hard work to stay ahead of the game and "Artistic Flair by Interns Vince Mecca especially at programs right here in occasionally making a game-winning shot at the Mile,” the buzzer- a.k.a. the printer deadline! (September 2012) is Northeast PA! These young athletes are seri- ous about sports as well as academics – excellent and beau- Whether you compete at the collegiate level, tifully written. Thank University of Scranton cross country runner On the Cover: Student athletes and mascots from local play games in your backyard, coach your kids Kathleen Druther attended the shoot imme- you for your gen- colleges team up at Memorial Stadium in Scranton. or follow your favorite team from an armchair, erosity. We will highly Cover Photo: Alex Cena Photography diately after taking the grueling four-and-a- I hope this issue helps you go back to the recommend to any half hour Graduate Entrance Exam that morn- Published Monthly. 350,000 copies annually. purity and passion of all that is good in sport. fellow businesses that ©2012 HAPPENINGS MAGAZINE ing! Although, we must admit… some stu- they advertise with All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be dent-athletes somehow had to tear them- reproduced by any process except with written permission. Keep Playing, you. selves away from a class or two to spend a –Jesse Gardner, Happenings Magazine published since 1969 sunny, summer afternoon outside at the My daughter Gianella West End Gallery, P.O. Box 61 • Clarks Summit, PA 18411 photo shoot at Scranton’s Memorial Stadium looked up to the col- Corning, NY Phone: (570) 587-3532 • Fax: (570) 586-7374 lege athletes at the (Professors, please consider this an official Erika A. Bruckner Dear Happenings, Email: [email protected] cover photo shoot… request to excuse the absence!). from this photo,it I was tickled to see one of my former students, seems basketball may Melissa Sanko's, sincere letter in the September Read online at: As you continue through the issue, you’ll find be her sport of choice! issue (Letter from the Editorial Assistant). I am always www.HappeningsMagazinePA.com highlights of many good things related to so happy to see my students doing well and doing sport at Northeast PA schools – from sports- good for their communities. Please keep up the related majors (page 38) and championship good work. Drop Us a Line! trainers (page 40) to successful graduates –Kim Pavlick, University of Scranton We want to hear (page 26) and programs that promote true what’s on your mind; sportsmanship (page 22). take a minute to send us a note! We asked a few college and university athletic What’s directors to share the lifelong benefits of col- • P.O. Box 61 legiate sports. Find their wide variety of rea- Clarks Summit, PA 18411 sons on page 18. As a former Baptist Bible Happening • HappeningsMagazinePA.com this College Lady Defender softball player and • [email protected] cheerleader, I agree with these experts. • Like “Happenings Magazine” Battling through a sports season with team- on Facebook HappeningsWeek Magazineend? Insiders know. mates can produce resilient bonds. Although • Follow “HappeningsMag” and we’ve since traded duffel bags for diaper Sign up FREE At HappeningsMagazinePA.com! “ErAtHappenings” on Twitter 4 HappeningsMagazinePA.com October 2012 October 2012 HappeningsMagazinePA.com 5 October sunday monday tuesday wednesdayOctober thursday friday saturday 1 2 345 6 Fall Film Festival, Get busy! It’s Public Bog Walk, 11th Annual 11th Annual Dietrich Theatre, Financial 1 p.m.,Cranberry Artists Open Airing of the Tunkhannock. Planning Week. Bog,Tannersville. House Weekend, Quilts, downtown Through Thurs. 629-3061. throughout Tunkhannock. 996-1500. Susquehanna Co. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Through Mon. 7 8 91011 12 13 23rd Annual Apple An Extravaganza Great Flashlight Fall Foliage Festival, & Cheese Festival, of Art & Antiques, Corn Maze Sno Mountain Resort, Manley-Bohlayer Mary’s Home Adventure, Roba Moosic. Farm,Canton. Furnishings, Family Farms, 673-7222. Montrose. Dalton. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 563-2904. 278-2187. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Fostering Excellence in 537 Venard Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Fall Festival & Ghost Walk, National Vince Giordano & 2nd Annual Making Deaf Education www.thescrantonschool.org 570-585-1000 Lumberjack downtown Chocolate The Nighthawks, Strides Against Chainsaw Scranton.Daily. Cupcake Day! Mellow Theatre, Breast Cancer Walk, Competition, 7:30 p.m. Scranton.8 p.m. Kirby Park,Wilkes-Barre. Sullivan Co. 383-1821. 955-1455. 9 a.m. Fairgrounds,Forksville. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 482-4088. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 8th Annual Capitol Steps, Halloween Malloween, Chocoholic Frolic, State Theatre, Lantern Tours, Mall at Steamtown, Scranton Cultural Easton.7:30 p.m. Eckley Miners’ Scranton. Center,Scranton. 800-999-STATE. Village,Weatherly. 343-3400 5-8 p.m. 6:30-9 p.m. 346-0759. 636-2070. CATHERINE H. BONE LECTURE IN CHEMISTRY ROALD HOFFMANN, Nobel Laureate, 28 29 30 31 Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, Writer and Poet Cemetery Walk, National Candy Happy Grey Towers Corn Day Halloween 7 P.M. • THURSDAY, OCT. 18 National Historic 101 STARK LEARNING CENTER Site,Milford.1:30- 2:30 p.m. 296-9630 MAX ROSENN LECTURE IN LAW AND HUMANITIES CORY BOOKER, Mayor of Newark, N.J. “How to Change the World with Your Bare Hands” 7:30 P.M. • SUNDAY, OCT. 21 DOROTHY DICKSON DARTE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Apple Month Both lectures are free and open to the public. Call (570) 408-4306 for more information. AIDS Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Patrons requesting accommodations or services at Wilkes University or Wilkes University-sponsored events in accordance with The American Halloween Safety Month with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III: Public Accommodations are asked to contact the University at 1-800-Wilkes-U to request such services/ National Popcorn Popping Month accommodations. It is recommended that requests be made at least 48 hours prior to any event. October 2012 HappeningsMagazinePA.com 7 COVER STORY are people I look up to on and off the KeystoneHope College Krolewski Women’s Field Hockey court. Forward/Midfield College Athletes to Watch Goals for Upcoming Senior Early Childhood Education Major Season: To improve Training for games is a year-round, daily –Photography by Alex Cena daily as a team and effort for Krolewski, who credits her become CSAC cham- three coaches for the team’s success and pions! which keeps my priorities in check. It forces me to inspiration. She chose Keystone because Goals for after UniversityKathleenDruther of Scranton Cross Country work hard around the clock which is vital if I want of the sport and the strong education Graduation: Senior Biology Major to succeed in both academics and racing. program. Krolewski’s parents were Graduate classes and happy to learn the school consistently A runner since the sixth grade, Druther still gets Goals for Upcoming Season: Stay injury-free; win becoming a Spanish ranks as one of the best colleges in the butterflies every time she toes the starting line. the Landmark Conference title, and make the All- teacher or translator Druther was drawn to the University’s biology pro- Region team (top 35) at Regionals northern region by U.S.