Wednesday, November 30, 2011

A Lafayette connection could help Towson against #Lehigh

FROM KEITH GROLLER

In Saturday's NCAA FCS playoff game between Lehigh and Towson, the host Tigers will have someone on their coaching staff who has coached against Lehigh many times before.

Towson's defensive coordinator Matt Hachmann (pictured at right) coached at Lafayette from 2000-2008, serving as Frank Tavani's linebackers coach for eight seasons.

He worked closely with Lafayette defensive coordinator John Loose. In fact he serves as a board member for Loose's "Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp."

Hachmann was a member of the Leopards staff from 2004 to 2006 when the Leopards won three consecutive Patriot League titles and routinely beat Lehigh in the final game of the regular season.

He brings valuable playoff experience to the Towson coaching staff since he was with Lafayette when the Leopards played Appalachian State in 2005 and met UMass in 2006.

In 2007, Lafayette had the top-ranked defense in the nation.

Hachmann helped to produce such Lafayette stars as Andy Romans and Maurice Bennett and nine of his linebackers earned all-Patriot League honors.

Earlier this week I asked Towson's outstanding defensive tackle Marcus Valentine if Hachmann's knowledge of Lehigh would provide an edge for the Tigers defense.

He said: "Coach Hachmann is a big help every week. We call him the defensive guru because he's so smart and so talented with his defensive calls. He is a great coach and he has prepared us well this week."

Hachmann, however, has not matched wits with Lehigh offensive coordinator Dave Cecchini who is in his second year back with the Mountain Hawks.

Still, Hachmann is respected by Lehigh head coach Andy Coen.

"Towson has a very similar philosophy defensively to Lafayette and they do a lot of similar things up front," Coen said. "Matt has put his own stamp on things, but they do a very good job in disguising coverages. They'll line up with a safety two yards off the line of scrimmage and then he'll drop back in a Cover-2 type coverage. That's a big challenge for us and it's good that we had an extra week to prepare to go through a lot of different things."

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

DVR Ratings

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Here is a list of the most DVR’d shows of the season, courtesy of Marc Berman’s TV Media Insights Newsletter:

Live Plus 7-Day Viewers – Updated Season to-Date Results
Results mirror recent weeks, with ABC’s Modern Family first overall among time-shifted viewership through November 13, with an additional 4.66 million viewers (equaling a rise of 34.4 percent). But CBS leads overall with six of the top 10, and 11 of the top 20 programs. Based on the top 30 rankings, CBS holds 12 shows, followed by eight for ABC and five each for NBC and Fox (with The Office on the Peacock net tops at No. 23 with 2.33 million additional viewers). Leading the freshman entries is sitcom New Girl on Fox at No. 14 overall, with 2.79 million added viewers. Also cracking the top 30 among the new entries are CBS’ Person of Interest (#18), Unforgettable (#20) and 2 Broke Girls (#28); ABC’s Once Upon a Time (#21) and Revenge (#22); and Grimm on NBC (#27).

What follows are the 30 most time shifted programs ranked in order of additional viewers.

Modern Family (ABC): 13.54 to 18.19 million (+4.66 million): +34.4 percent
Two and a Half Men (CBS): 17.78 to 21.26 (+3.48 million): +19.6 percent
Hawaii Five-O (CBS): 10.91 to 14.38 million (+3.47): +31.8 percent
The Mentalist (CBS): 12.95 to 16.30 million (+3.35 million): +25.9 percent
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): 9.99 to 13.17 million (+3.18 million): +31.8 percent
Criminal Minds (CBS): 12.92 to 16.03 million (+3.11 million): +24.1 percent
NCIS (CBS): 19.59 to 22.58 (+2.99 million): +15.3 percent
Bones (Fox): 9.33 to 12.29 million: (+2.96 million): +31.8 percent
Castle (ABC): 11.52 to 14.47 million (+2.95 million): +25.7 percent
The Big Bang Theory (CBS): 14.74 to 17.58 (+2.84 million): +19.3 percent
Glee (Fox): 8.12 to 10.96 million (+2.84 million): +35.0 percent
House (Fox): 7.84 to 10.64 million (+2.80 million): +35.8 percent
New Girl (Fox): 8.48 to 11.27 (+2.79 million): +32.9 percent
Terra Nova (Fox): 8.11 to 10.84 million (+2.72 million): +33.5 percent
Blue Bloods (CBS): 11.54 to 14.25 million (+2.71 million): +23.6 percent
Body of Proof (ABC): 9.46 to 12.15 million (2.69 million): +28.4 percent
Person of Interest (CBS): 12.18 to 14.81 million (+26.3 million): +21.6 percent
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): 15.69 to 18.27 million (+2.58 million): +16.4 percent
Unforgettable (CBS): 12.00 to 14.56 million (+2.56 million): +21.3 percent
Once Upon a Time (ABC): 11.87 to 14.39 million (+2.52 million): +21.2 percent
Revenge (ABC): 8.48 to 10.96 million (+2.48 million): +29.2 percent
The Office (NBC): 6.27 to 8.59 million (+2.32 million): +37.0 percent
Harry’s Law (NBC): 7.75 to 10.05 million (+2.30 million): +29.7 percent
Law & Order: SVU (NBC): 7.38 to 9.66 million (+2.28 million): +30.9 percent
Private Practice (ABC): 6.74 to 8.99 million (+2.25 million): +33.3 percent
Grimm (NBC): 5.92 to 8.08 million (+2.16): +36.5 percent
2 Broke Girls (CBS): 12.26 to 14.32 million (+2.06 million): +16.8 percent
Desperate Housewives (ABC): 9.06 to 11.09 (+2.03 million): +22.4 percent
Parenthood (NBC): 5.25 to 7.19 (+1.94 million): +37.0 percent

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/

MNF Wins the Night Again for ESPN

ESPN has announced that the ratings for this past Monday Night Football’s (MNF) match-up between the Giants and Saints registered a 10.7, winning the night in all of television.

The rating represented an audience of 14.4 million viewers. Locally, New Orleans had a rating of 61.0 ratings (split between ESPN and WDSU. New York had a local rating of 15.7 (split between ESPN and WWOR)

Through twelve weeks of the season MNF has an average rating of 9.8 with an average audience of 13.2 million viewers.

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

Solid Ratings Numbers Continue for the NFL

The week 12 ratings numbers for the NFL are in, and they continue to be strong, buoyed by a trio of intriguing Thanksgiving Day match-ups.

The holiday offering of the Dolphins at the Cowboys earned an audience of 30.9 million viewers for CBS, the highest audience this fall. It’s also CBS’s most watched holiday game since it acquired the AFC package in 1998.

CBS’s Sunday national telecast (primarily Patriots/Eagles) scored an audience of 26.3 million viewers, the most watched Sunday game for CBS this season.

Fox had a Thanksgiving rating of 15.8 for Packers/Lions, the highest rated holiday game on the network since 1996.

The NFL Network’s Thanksgiving telecast of 49′ers and Ravens drew 10.7 million viewers, making it the most watched program in the eight year history of the network.

Ratings continue to be strong in the local NFL markets, as games were the number one program in 28 of the 30 NFL markets last week:

Market Game Date
RTG
SHR
Rank

Pittsburgh Steelers at Chiefs 11/27/11
50.7
67
1

Baltimore 49ers at Ravens** 11/24/11
41.0
71
1

Boston Patriots at Eagles 11/27/11
38.7
60
1

Milwaukee Packers at Lions 11/24/11
37.0
74
1

Buffalo Bills at Jets 11/27/11
36.7
61
1

Chicago Bears at Raiders 11/27/11
35.1
56
1

Denver Broncos at Chargers 11/27/11
34.4
63
1

Kansas City Steelers at Chiefs 11/27/11
33.8
48
1

San Diego Broncos at Chargers 11/27/11
31.9
60
1

Cleveland Browns at Bengals 11/27/11
30.7
55
1

Detroit Packers at Lions 11/24/11
30.5
61
1

Philadelphia Patriots at Eagles 11/27/11
30.5
49
1

Nashville Buccaneers at Titans 11/27/11
29.1
44
1

Indianapolis Panthers at Colts 11/27/11
28.3
49
1

Minneapolis Vikings at Falcons 11/27/11
27.9
57
1

Seattle Redskins at Seahawks 11/27/11
26.2
53
1

Dallas Dolphins at Cowboys 11/24/11
26.1
63
1

Houston Texans at Jaguars 11/27/11
25.3
47
1

Charlotte Panthers at Colts 11/27/11
23.7
43
1

Atlanta Vikings at Falcons 11/27/11
23.6
44
1

Washington, DC Redskins at Seahawks 11/27/11
22.1
39
1

Jacksonville Texans at Jaguars 11/27/11
21.9
38
1

San Fran-Oakland 49ers at Ravens** 11/24/11
21.2
57
1

Phoenix Packers at Lions 11/24/11
20.9
41
1

St. Louis Cardinals at Rams 11/27/11
20.0
37
1

Miami Dolphins at Cowboys 11/24/11
18.6
44
1

Cincinnati Broncos at Chargers 11/27/11
17.2
26
1

Tampa Buccaneers at Titans 11/27/11
16.3
37
1

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

Nazareth Area School Board member Thomas Maher dies suddenly, district says



FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

The Nazareth Area School District today mourned the sudden death of board treasurer Thomas K. Maher, who school administrators described as a “fiscal watchdog” and asset in the community.

Maher, 61, of Creekside Drive, Upper Nazareth Township, died Wednesday morning. He ran unopposed in the general election and was scheduled to be sworn into a four-year term during Monday’s school board meeting. He attended last week's board meeting.

An e-mail sent out to the district community by Superintendent Victor Lesky didn’t disclose the circumstances of his death. Arrangements are being handled by the Bartholomew-Schisler Funeral Home of Nazareth.

“Mr. Maher took his duties as a board member very seriously,” Lesky said this afternoon. “Tom felt an obligation to keep himself informed and up to date on all district activities. Tom's decisions were always based on the best interests of our students while maintaining the district's fiscal integrity. Mr. Maher's 12 years on the board made me a better superintendent of schools.”

Maher leaves behind his wife of 38 years, Debra, who works as pupil services director secretary in the district, and three sons -- Thomas III, of San Francisco, Daniel, of Bethlehem and James, of Nazareth. All three are Nazareth Area High School graduates.

Maher, a certified public accountant who holds an MBA, was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1971 to 1973, and a Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

Maher was employed at Sensient Cosmetic Technologies in South Plainfield, N.J.


He joined the school board in 1999, later serving as treasurer and chairman of the audit and finance committee, and served on various other district committees.


"(He) served proudly as treasurer on the Nazareth Area School Board; he simply believed strongly in fiscal responsibility, planning and open communication," James Maher, his son, said via e-mail.

During his time spent on the school board, Maher often cast the lone vote against various issues.


"We did have some differences and we looked at things differently sometimes," said school board member Linda McDonald. "I respected that and that will be missed. He was an important piece of the board."

Board member Darrell Crook said while Maher often was critical over issues before the board, he brought a fresh perspective.

"My feelings about Tom is it's a loss to the district and board," Crook said.

"I was looking forward to working with Mr. Maher," school board member-elect Chris Miller said. "He was extremely knowledgeable when it came to the budget. I will miss him."

Lesky said the board will have to appoint a new board member to fill Maher’s vacancy within 30 days. That person will be able to run in the next municipal election against anyone else who may file to run. Whoever wins the election would finish the remaining time left on Maher's original four-year term.

Maher also had served as part of the community advisory committee for the Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity. He was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. His family said his hobbies included reading, history, watching football and traveling. In 2010, he and Debra traveled to Paris for a week and frequently talked of returning.

“He said he'd like nothing more than a retirement where he could sit at a Parisian sidewalk cafe overlooking the Seine and play an iPad accordion,” James Maher said.

In listing his accomplishments on the board, Maher in a 2003 interview with The Express-Times cited fulfilling a promise to restore the public's confidence in the school board by making sure more information is posted on the district's website.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2011/11/nazareth_area_school_board_mem_1.html

College Football Schedule This Week Across the ESPN Family of Networks

We are at the tail end of the 2011 college football season. Here is this week’s schedule across the networks of ESPN:

Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Thu, Dec 1 8 p.m. No. 23 West Virginia at South Florida
Rece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer & Jenn Brown ESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D
Fri, Dec 2 7 p.m. Marathon MAC Championship: Ohio vs. Northern Illinois
Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore & Jeannine Edwards ESPN2 / ESPN3
8 p.m. Pac-12 Championship Game: UCLA at No. 9 Oregon
Dave Flemming, David Norrie & Ian Fitzsimmons ESPN Radio
Sat, Dec 3 Noon Conference USA Championship: No. 24 Southern Miss at No. 6 Houston
Mike Patrick, Craig James & Lisa Salters ABC
Connecticut at Cincinnati
Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich ESPN / ESPN3
Syracuse at Pittsburgh
Dave Lamont & Mike Bellotti ESPN2 / ESPN3
1 p.m. NCAA Division I Football Championship Presented By Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Old Dominion at No. 3 Georgia Southern
Doug Bell & John Bunting ESPN3*
2 p.m. NCAA Division I Football Championship Presented By Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Maine at Appalachian State
John Sadak & Rene Ingoglia ESPN3*
NCAA Division I Football Championship Presented By Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Central Arkansas at No. 4 Montana
Ryan Rose & Adam Archuletta ESPN3*
3 p.m. Troy at Arkansas State ESPN3
NCAA Division I Football Championship Presented By Enterprise Rent-A-Car: New Hampshire at Montana State
Trey Bender & Jay Taylor ESPN3*
NCAA Division I Football Championship Presented By Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Stony Brook at No. 1 Sam Houston State
Dan Gutowsky & Warrick Dunn ESPN3*
3:30 p.m. No. 22 Texas at No. 17 Baylor
Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Samantha Steele ABC
Utah State at New Mexico State ESPN3
NCAA Division I Football Championship Presented By Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Lehigh at Towson
Bob Picozzi & John Gregory ESPN3*
4 p.m. Idaho at Nevada ESPN3
NCAA Division I Football Championship Presented By Enterprise Rent-A-Car: James Madison at No. 2 North Dakota State
Jim Barbar & Jay Walker ESPN3*
5 p.m. NCAA Division I Football Championship Presented By Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Wofford at No. 5 Northern Iowa
Shawn Kenney & Rob Harley ESPN3*
7:30 p.m. BYU at Hawaii
Carter Blackburn & Brock Huard ESPN2 / ESPN3
8 p.m. No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 3 Oklahoma State
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe ABC
Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game: No. 5 Virginia Tech vs. No. 20 Clemson
ESPN: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Heather Cox
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, Danny Kanell & Joe Schad ESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D / ESPN Radio

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

CALLING ALL BLUE EAGLES FANS

Calling All Blue Eagle Football Fans!
This Saturday, December 3, the Nazareth Area High School Blue Eagles will depart from the high school at 10:30 a.m. as they travel to Bethlehem Area School District Stadium to play in the P.I.A.A. State Playoffs at 1:00 p.m.
Please come out and support the players and cheer them on as their buses leave town!
We need as many students, alumni, family, friends and community members as possible to line both sides of
E. Center Street beginning at the corner of Victory Lane and continuing all the way to the corner of Broad Street on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. in order to send them off.
Wear blue and white, make a sign, make some noise and cheer for the Blue Eagles!

Pen Argyl Area High School football tickets for PIAA Class AA quarterfinal on sale

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Tickets for the Pen Argyl Area High School football team's PIAA Class AA quarterfinal game against West Philadelphia Catholic are on sale noon to 3 p.m. today and Thursday and again 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday in the high school's athletic office.

The Green Knights (13-0) will play West Philadelphia Catholic (9-3) noon Saturday at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

Tickets purchased in advance are $6 for adults and $3 for students. All tickets sold at the gate will be $6.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/11/pen_argyl_area_high_school_foo_7.html

Jimmy & Jimmy Show Postponed

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Jimmy & Jimmy Show Postponed
Need to confirm, but it looks like January 6 will be reschedule date for this show.

Jimmy & Jimmy Postponed


12 Days of Christmas Holiday Events (purchase tickets online):
The Jimmy & Jimmy Duo show scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed due to a family situation. We will announce a revised date as soon as possible.

Nazareth Tree Lighting Ceremony
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Come in to Nazareth's Downtown for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, which includes a visit from Santa and a present for the kids. Stop by the Center before or after to view artwork and purchase a raffle ticket to win a Martin Guitar & see the Jimmy & Jimmy Duo. Jimmy Jr. was recently named one of the top 12 "bad boys" of Tropical Rock!

Jimmy & Jimmy Duo
Jimmy & The Parrots' Jimmy and Jimmy Maraventano return to the Center. They filled the Center last January bringing a touch of summer to the winter cold. Jimmy and Jimmy perform not only all the great Buffett songs you love, they also play new and classic rock ‘n roll, as well as outstanding original songs written. Their cover songs include favorites by the Beach Boys, Paul Simon, Jerry Jeff Walker, Harry Belafonte, and Bob Marley, among many others.
Tickets $10.00

Four Artists Reception
Friday,December 2, 2011 | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Gallery reception for Ruth Bishop Vargo (jewelry), Dan Bauer (photography), Judy Bauer (watercolor portraits), and Brenda Messinger-Voll (paintings). Free Admission, Donations Requested.

Dicken's Christmas Carol Presentation
Saturday, December 3, 2010 | 3:30 - 4:30
Nazareth's Elmer Yeakel offers a unique presentation of Dicken's Christmas Carol using glass projection slides from the turn of the century.

He will also show some vintage images of Nazareth using the same.

Free Admission, Donations Requested.

Adelante and Tom Walz
Saturday, December 3, 2011 | 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
To experience the music of Adelante is to be taken on an aural journey that touches mind, body and spirit. The music of Adelante is rooted in the improvisational approaches of Modern Jazz and Classical Music. Adelante creates a musical brew that knows no musical boundaries…relishing in the challenge, that all musical styles can be complimentary and weaved together to create something musically and sonically beautiful, new and unique.

In this double billed show, Adelante will be joined by Americana, Blues, Country soloist Tom Walz.

Tickets: $10.00

Craig Thatcher & Friends
Sunday, December 4, 2011 | 3:00 - 4:30
Lehigh Valley based blues/rock singer and guitarist Craig Thatcher returns to the Center to perform a special Holiday Show along with members of his Band.

$10 Ticket.

The Large Flowerheads (acoustic trio show)
December 9, 2011 | 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
The Large Flowerheads return to the Center for a special acoustic trio show. They always play to a full house (at least when they aren't outdoors and being rained out) and often they've performed for close to three hours. They enthusiastically brings to life the musical sights & sounds of the '60s, it's not just a show, it's an experience! Learn more: http://largeflowerheads.com/
Tickets $10.00

2011 Holiday House Tour

December 10, 2010
Tickets ($20 each) are now on sale for the 4th Annual Holiday House Tour. Each home, decorated for the holidays, will also feature art and music. Visit the online box office to purchase tickets.

Tickets $20.00.

Steve Brosky & Jimmy Meyer with Brian Bortz & Tom Pilyar
Saturday, December 10, 2011 | 8:00 p.m. ($10)
Steve Brosky and Jimmy Meyer have won over 20 LV Music Awards, performed at Martin on Main last summer and will debut inside the Center for this performance. They'll be joined by a few friends to knock out both original music and blues covers.

The Pennsylvania Guitar Quintet
December 11, 2011 | 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
The Pennsylvania Guitar Quintet's Holiday Show will feature a range of styles including classical music, jazz, flamenco guitar, and the blues. The diversity of the ensemble also spans many eras. Performing will be Frank Flandorffer, Sr., Michael Baer, Sean Bach, Thomas Mondschein, and Heath Hitchcock.

Tickets $10.00.

Trevor Gordon Hall
December 16, 2011 | 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Trevor Gordon Hall returns to the Center to perform Holiday music. The guitar virtuoso again brings his unique, 'experiential' sound to the Center. Trevor's pieces range in sound from edgy, driving rhythms to sweet melodic phrases. http://www.trevorgordonhall.com/
Tickets $10.00

Watch a video of Trevor performing at the Center last year.

Matt Roach
Saturday, December 17, 2012 | 8:00 p.m.
Rock, Pop, with a mix of Country and Comedy, the Philly native will be sure to entertain. Matt's music has received radio airtime both in the US and Europe and in addition to the many famed clubs along the East Coast where he has performed he's opened for some legendary performers including Marshall Crenshaw, Peter Tork, and The Alarm.

Tickets $10.00

Art Classes are being offered monthly in 2011 - interested? email nazaretharts@gmail.com


Posted via email from Ross Nunamaker

http://nocnews.blogspot.com/

UNT TAX HIKE

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

Had a few readers request a reference to the Express-Times article indicating that UNT will be increasing taxes by 83%.

A defense of the hike noted in the article is the fact that it is only the 2nd tax increase in 20 years, the last was in 2005. I find this is typical of municipal government, they try very hard to hold the line, but hit a point where a hike is necessary. This is unlike the School systems that take 3-5% per year, or more if they can, whether they currently 'need' the money or not. By this I look at NASD which raised taxes one year to grow the base so the following year's increase would bring in more tax revenue even through they didn't need the full amount of the first hike to balance the budget.

The article states that over the past four years UNT has taken $1M out of savings to cover budget gaps.

I don't take issue with trying to hold the line, but I do with a lack of thinking ahead. In this instance a few more modest increases wouldn't have cost anyone an election and were apparently needed to provide the level of service expected/delivered by the township.

More bothersome is the argument that an exploding population is to blame. Who approved the housing? The Township.

Worse yet, a part of the excess population was due to a zoning exception to allow more homes in exchange for the donation of land and creation of a park (Tuskes aka Payoff Park). Now an additional cost is maintenance of said park. The Township should be charging Tuskes a fee for having their name on the park as a sponsorship to off-set maintenance, instead they are nearly doubling the tax paid by residents.

For the record, I am not outraged by this action, I do not live in UNT, but I do find myself mystified by the short-sightedness sometimes exhibited by elected officials.

Posted via email from Ross Nunamaker

http://nocnews.blogspot.com/

TV NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30

As we hinted previously, Antenna TV will have a marathon of Christmas episodes on Christmas Eve and Day and then a marathon of Burns & Allen and Jack Benny Program on New Year's Eve! Spend the holidays with your favorite sitcom stars as Antenna TV, Tribune Broadcasting's multicast broadcast network, airs a full weekend of holiday episodes on Christmas weekend, and a Burns and Allen Show and a Jack Benny Program marathon on New Year's Eve. Antenna TV, which airs on 52 affiliates across the U.S. reaching 57% of TV households, will feature a weekend of holiday programming beginning at 1pm ET on Saturday, December 24, 2011 and running through 11pm ET on Sunday, December 25, 2011. Programs include holiday episodes of: The Burns and Allen Show, Father Knows Best, Dennis the Menace, Hazel, The Flying Nun, McHale's Navy, The Monkees, The Partridge Family, The Monkees, Dragnet, Here Come the Brides, Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The Nanny, Married...with Children, NewsRadio, Good Times, Sanford and Son, Too Close for Comfort, Three's Company, All in the Family and Maude. And if that's not all, watch The Yule Log from 3-7am ET bright and early on Christmas Day! View the complete schedule for the Christmas episodes on Christmas Eve and Day (scroll down below the regular schedule).

On New Year's Eve, Antenna TV will ring in 2012 with a Burns and Allen Show and a Jack Benny Program marathon (34 episodes/17 hours.) Beginning at 3pm ET on Saturday, December 31 and running through 8am ET on Sunday, January 1, the Burns and Allen episodes will feature the top rated episodes and the Jack Benny episodes will feature celebrity guest-star episodes like Lucile Ball, Bob Hope, and Carol Burnett! The marathon will have an episode each in an hour, so for example Burns and Allen Show at 3pm, followed by Jack Benny Program at 3:30pm, and then back to Burns & Allen at 4pm, and so on. Then on New Year's Day when the marathon is over by 8am ET, watch The Three Stooges all day on the first day of the year from 8am-12am ET! More info on that will come soon, as episode info is not available yet. For now, view the full New Year's Eve schedule of episodes for Burns & Allen and Jack Benny (scroll down below the regular schedule).
Antenna TV has some good stunts and surprises planned for 2012, so you'll want to keep it right here for the up-to-date news and schedule! Can't believe Antenna TV will be on the air a year by Jan. 1.


GSN (Game Show Network) announced recently that it has acquired the exclusive off-network rights to ABC's Dancing with the Stars from Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which will make GSN the only network on which previous seasons of the mega-hit dance competition can be seen. GSN has acquired seasons 4 through 13 (season 13 just finished last week on ABC), and will begin airing them in January 2012. The agreement also includes the upcoming 14th season that starts in March on ABC.
Dancing with the Stars episodes on GSN will feature a wide variety of celebrities who have brought glamour, humor, and even some lively controversy to the show - including Chaz Bono, Bristol Palin, Kim Kardashian, Cloris Leachman, Susan Lucci, Tom DeLay, Kate Gosselin, David Hasselhoff, Laila Ali, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Michael Bolton, Florence Henderson, Jennifer Grey, Wayne Newton, Marie Osmond, Donnie Osmond, Melissa Joan Hart, Mel B, Shawn Johnson, Kelly Osbourne, Pamela Anderson, Nancy Grace, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez, and Kirstie Alley, among many others.
The first season (the fourth season) of Dancing with the Stars to air on GSN features a diverse cross-section of celebrities from television, movies, music, sports, fashion and society, each paired with a professional dancer.
Dancing with the Stars was last seen on cable on BBC America in early 2008 back when they aired season two with stars like Drew Lachey, Stacey Keibler, Master P and Kenny Mayne. No word if they hold the rights to seasons 1-3, but GSN doesn't have the rights to those seasons, so we won't see stars like Mario Lopez, Emmit Smith and Kelly Monaco. Stay with us for more information, such as the GSN premiere date and regular air times. Stay tuned!


Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/11/antenna-tv-2011-christmas-and-new-years.html#ixzz1fDAFMtQH


ANTENNA TV FALL 2011 SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011
All times Eastern

Mon-Fri
5:00AM Antenna TV Theater
7:00AM Antenna TV Theater
9:00AM Antenna TV Theater
11:00AM Antenna TV Theater
1:00pm Dragnet (replaces Antenna TV Theater)
1:30pm Adam-12 (replaces Antenna TV Theater)
2:00pm McHale's Navy (replaces Antenna TV Theater)
2:30pm McHale's Navy (replaces Antenna TV Theater)
3:00pm Bachelor Father (replaces Burns & Allen)
3:30pm Bachelor Father (replaces Burns & Allen)
4:00PM Father Knows Best
4:30PM Father Knows Best
5:00PM Dennis the Menace
5:30PM Dennis the Menace
6:00PM Leave it to Beaver (replaces Three's Company, with The Ropers/Three's a Crowd in rotation)
6:30PM Leave it to Beaver (replaces Three's Company, with The Ropers/Three's a Crowd in rotation)
7:00PM Good Times
7:30PM Good Times
8:00PM Three's Company, with The Ropers/Three's a Crowd in rotation Mon-Thurs (replaces Maude); Too Close for Comfort Fri (replaces Three Stooges)
8:30PM Three's Company, with The Ropers/Three's a Crowd in rotation (replaces Maude); Too Close for Comfort Fri (replaces Three Stooges)
9:00PM All in the Family now Mon-Fri (replaces Three Stooges on Fri)
9:30PM All in the Family now Mon-Fri (replaces Three Stooges on Fri)
10:00PM Maude (replaces Married...with Children Mon-Thurs, Three Stooges Fri)
10:30PM Maude (replaces Married...with Children Mon-Thurs, Three Stooges Fri)
11:00PM Sanford & Son (replaces Mad About You Mon-Thurs, Benny Hill Fri)
11:30PM Sanford & Son (replaces Mad About You Mon-Thurs, Benny Hill Fri)
12:00AM Three's Company Mon-Thurs (with The Ropers/Three's a Crowd in rotation); Too Close for Comfort Fri (replaces Benny Hill)
12:30AM Three's Company Mon-Thurs (with The Ropers/Three's a Crowd in rotation); Too Close for Comfort Fri (replaces Benny Hill)
1:00AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mon-Thurs (replaces Sanford & Son); Benny Hill Fri
1:30AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mon-Thurs (replaces Sanford & Son); Benny Hill Fri
2:00AM Burns & Allen Mon-Thurs; Benny Hill Fri (replaces Hazel)
2:30AM Burns & Allen Mon-Thurs; Benny Hill Fri (replaces Hazel)
3:00AM Jack Benny Mon-Thurs; Three Stooges Fri (replaces replaces Antenna TV Theater)
3:30AM Jack Benny Mon-Thurs; Three Stooges Fri (replaces replaces Antenna TV Theater)
4:00AM Hazel Mon-Thurs; Three Stooges Fri (replaces replaces Antenna TV Theater)
4:30AM Hazel Mon-Thurs; Three Stooges Fri (replaces replaces Antenna TV Theater)

Saturdays
5:00AM Antenna TV Theater
7:00AM Antenna TV Theater (replaces Totally Tooned In 4x)
9:00AM Totally Tooned In
9:30AM Totally Tooned In
10:00AM C.Q. Goes Green E/I (replaces Mustard Pancake E/I)
10:30AM Critter Gitters (replaces Mustard Pancake E/I)
11:00AM Curiosity Quest E/I (replaces Critter Gitters E/I)
11:30AM Heads Up E/I (replaces Critter Gitters E/I)
12:00PM Y.A. Outdoors E/I (replaces Curiosity Quest E/I)
12:30PM Y.A. Outdoors E/I (replaces Curiosity Quest E/I)
1:00PM Antenna TV Theater (replaces Gidget 2x and The Flying Nun 2x)
3:00PM Gidget (replaces The Monkees)
3:30PM Gidget (replaces The Monkees)
4:00PM The Flying Nun (replaces The Partridge Family)
4:30PM The Flying Nun (replaces The Partridge Family)
5:00PM The Monkees (replaces Too Close for Comfort)
5:30PM The Monkees (replaces Too Close for Comfort)
6:00PM The Partridge Family (replaces Sanford & Son)
6:30PM The Partridge Family (replaces Sanford & Son)
7:00PM S.W.A.T. (replaces Good Times 2x)
8:00PM Adam-12 (replaces Benny Hill)
8:30PM Adam-12 (replaces Benny Hill)
9:00PM Dragnet (replaces Benny Hill)
9:30PM Dragnet (replaces Benny Hill)
10:00PM It Takes a Thief (replaces Benny Hill 2x)
11:00PM It Takes a Thief (replaces The Three Stooges 2x)
12:00AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents (replaces The Three Stooges)
12:30AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents (replaces The Three Stooges)
1:00AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents (replaces The Three Stooges)
1:30AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents (replaces The Three Stooges)
2:00AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents (replaces Hazel)
2:00AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents (replaces Hazel)
3:00AM Suspense Theater (replaces Antenna TV Theater)
4:00AM Suspense Theater (replaces Antenna TV Theater cont.)

Sundays
5:00AM Movie
7:00am Antenna TV Theater (replaces Burns & Allen, Dennis the Menace, Father Knows Best and Hazel)
9:00am Circus Boy
9:30am Circus Boy
10:00am Adventures of Rin Tin
10:30am Adventures of Rin Tin
11:00am Iron Horse
12:00pm Here Come the Brides
1:00PM Antenna TV Theater (replaces Gidget 2x and The Flying Nun 2x)
3:00PM Gidget (replaces The Monkees)
3:30PM Gidget (replaces The Monkees)
4:00PM The Flying Nun (replaces The Partridge Family)
4:30PM The Flying Nun (replaces The Partridge Family)
5:00PM The Monkees (replaces Too Close for Comfort)
5:30PM The Monkees (replaces Too Close for Comfort)
6:00PM The Partridge Family (replaces Sanford & Son)
6:30PM The Partridge Family (replaces Sanford & Son)
7:00PM Too Close for Comfort (replaces Good Times)
7:30PM Too Close for Comfort (replaces Good Times)
8:00PM The Nanny (replaces Maude)
8:30PM The Nanny (replaces Maude)
9:00PM NewsRadio (replaces All in the Family)
9:30PM NewsRadio (replaces All in the Family)
10:00PM Married...with Children (replaces Soap)
10:30PM Married...with Children (replaces Soap)
11:00PM Soap
11:30PM Soap
12:00AM Too Close for Comfort
12:30AM Too Close for Comfort
1:00AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents (replaces Burns & Allen)
1:30AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents (replaces Burns & Allen)
2:00AM Burns & Allen (replaces Hazel)
2:30AM Burns & Allen (replaces Hazel)
3:00AM Jack Benny (replaces replaces Antenna TV Theater)
3:30AM Jack Benny (replaces replaces Antenna TV Theater)
4:00AM Hazel (replaces replaces Antenna TV Theater)
4:30AM Hazel (replaces replaces Antenna TV Theater)


Read more: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=287221#ixzz1fDAvLGT1


Antenna TV Christmas Episodes Marathon

Saturday, December 24, 2011
01:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Company For Christmas
01:30 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Christmas in Jail
02:00 PM Father Knows Best: Christmas Story
02:30 PM Father Knows Best: Angel's Sweater, The
03:00 PM Dennis the Menace: Dennis & Christmas
03:30 PM Dennis the Menace: Christmas Horse, The
04:00 PM Hazel: Hazel's Christmas Shopping
04:30 PM Hazel: Just 86 Shopping Minutes to Christmas
05:00 PM McHale's Navy: Day They Captured Santa
05:30 PM Flying Nun, The: Wailing in a Winter Wonderland
06:00 PM Monkees, The: Christmas Show
06:30 PM Partridge Family, The: Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa
07:00 PM Good Times: Sometimes There's No Bottom in the Bottle
07:30 PM Good Times: Penny's Christmas
08:00 PM Too Close for Comfort: Mr. Christmas
08:30 PM Too Close for Comfort: Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry
09:00 PM All in the Family: Edith's Crisis of Faith (Pt.1)
09:30 PM All in the Family: Edith's Crisis of Faith (Pt.2)
10:00 PM Maude: Christmas Party, The
10:30 PM Maude: Walter's Christmas Gift
11:00 PM Sanford and Son: Ebenezer Sanford
11:30 PM Three's Company: Three's Christmas
12:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Company For Christmas
12:30 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Christmas in Jail
01:00 AM Father Knows Best: Christmas Story
01:30 AM Father Knows Best: Kathy Makes a Wish
02:00 AM Dennis the Menace: Dennis & Christmas
02:30 AM Dennis the Menace: 15 Ft. Christmas Tree
03:00 AM Yule Log, The

Sunday, December 25, 2011
07:00 AM Here Come the Brides: Christmas Place, A
08:00 AM Adventures of Rin Tin Tin: RTT & the Christmas Story
08:30 AM Dragnet: The Big Shipment
09:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Company For Christmas
09:30 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Christmas in Jail
10:00 AM Father Knows Best: Angel's Sweater, The
10:30 AM Father Knows Best: Kathy Makes a Wish
11:00 AM Dennis the Menace: Christmas Horse, The
11:30 AM Dennis the Menace: 15 Ft. Christmas Tree
12:00 PM Hazel: Hazel's Christmas Shopping
12:30 PM Hazel: Just 86 Shopping Minutes to Christmas
01:00 PM McHale's Navy: Day They Captured Santa
01:30 PM Flying Nun, The: Wailing in a Winter Wonderland
02:00 PM Monkees, The: Christmas Show
02:30 PM Partridge Family, The: Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa
03:00 PM Good Times: Penny's Christmas
03:30 PM Good Times: Traveling Christmas, The
04:00 PM All in the Family: Christmas Day at the Bunkers
04:30 PM All in the Family: Edith's Christmas Story
05:00 PM Maude: Walter's Christmas Gift
05:30 PM Maude: Maude's Christmas Surprise
06:00 PM Sanford and Son: Ebenezer Sanford
06:30 PM Three's Company: Three's Christmas
07:00 PM Too Close for Comfort: Mr. Christmas
07:30 PM Too Close for Comfort: Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry
08:00 PM Nanny, The: Christmas Show, The
08:30 PM Nanny, The: Hanukkah Story, The
09:00 PM NewsRadio: X-Mas Story
09:30 PM NewsRadio: Christmas
10:00 PM Married...With Children: It's a Bundyful Life (Pt.1)
10:30 PM Married...With Children: It's a Bundyful Life (Pt.2)
11:00 PM Movie: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians



Read more: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=287221#ixzz1fDB6XxtZ


Antenna TV New Year's Eve and Day Burns & Allen vs. Jack Benny Program Marathon

Saturday, December 31, 2011
03:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Uranium Caper, The
03:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: Phil Silvers Show, The
04:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Hole In The Carpet, A
04:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: Lawrence Welk Show
05:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Refrigerator Salesman, The
05:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: Bob Hope Show, The
06:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Harry Morton's Alumni Banquet
06:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: Carol Burnett Show, The
07:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Burnses and Morton's Choosing Movie to
Attend
07:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: P. Lorre- Joanie Sommers
08:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Blanche Gets a Jury Notice
08:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: Rita Moreno Show, The
09:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Indian Potentate, The
09:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: Frankie Avalon Show, The
10:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Burn's Going To New York
10:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: Johnny Carson's Guests
11:00 PM Burns and Allen Show, The: Elephant Sits on Gracie's Fender
11:30 PM Jack Benny Program, The: Robert Goulet Show
12:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Surprise Party for Mortons
12:30 AM Jack Benny Program, The: Peter, Paul & Mary Guests
01:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Matrimonial Bureau
01:30 AM Jack Benny Program, The: Bobby Darin Guests
02:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Locked Out
02:30 AM Jack Benny Program, The: Andy Williams Guests
03:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Raccoon Coat Story
03:30 AM Jack Benny Program, The: Lucille Ball Show, The
04:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: No Fan Mail For George
04:30 AM Jack Benny Program, The: Jack Jones Show

Sunday, January 1, 2012
05:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Vanderlip Buys Black Negligee for His Wife
05:30 AM Jack Benny Program, The: Kingston Trio, The
06:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Summer School
06:30 AM Jack Benny Program, The: Smothers Brothers Show
07:00 AM Burns and Allen Show, The: Gracie Gets a Ticket Fixed By the Judge
07:30 AM Jack Benny Program, The: Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
__________________



Read more: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=287221#ixzz1fDBG50Mi

Nazareth to host Football Recruiting Fair on Thursday night

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Nazareth is hosting a College Recruiting Fair -- for free -- on Thursday night in the school cafeteria and lots of Division II and III colleges are expected to be in attendance. It should be a very enlightening night for a lot of college prospects and their parents.

According to booster club member Jackie Kulp, these schools have already said they will be there:

Cheyney
Carnegie Melon
Kings College
Delaware Valley
Rowan University
Moravian
Susquehanna
Lebanon Valley
East Stroudsburg
Albright
Allegheny College
Wilkes College
Geneva College
Widener
Lock Haven
Dickinson
Muhlenburg
Bloomsburg
West Chester
Millersville
McDaniel
Mercyhurst
Rochester University
Lycoming
Gettysburg



Here's info right from the flyer that's being distributed:





Where

? NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA 501 E. Center Street Nazareth, PA 18064

When

? THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011 @ 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Who’s Invited?

High School Juniors and Seniors interested in continuing their football careers in college.

Which Colleges?

We are inviting football coaches from Division II and Division III schools from PA and the surrounding area.

Then what?

You can bring copies of your football resume, highlight DVD or letter of recommendation from your high school football coach and chat with the college

coaches, ask them questions, answer their questions and hand them the goods.

Why should I

It’s a great venue to meet many college coaches all in one evening and attend

? tell them why they should select YOU to


How

? FOOTBALL RECRUITING FAIR

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/

Nazareth Area High School football team to get community sendoff for PIAA playoff game

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Nazareth Area High School wants to spread the word to students, alumni and the community to help send off the football team Saturday on its way to its PIAA playoff game.

Organizers are hoping for folks to gather about 10:15 a.m. starting at Victory Lane and East Center Street and line both sides of East Center Street to Broad Street.

Team buses will leave 10:30 a.m. for Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, where the District 11 Class AAAA champion Blue Eagles will play La Salle College High School at 1 p.m. in the state quarterfinal playoffs.

Vigilance Hose Co. No. 1 is getting in on the action.

Chief Carl Strye Jr. said firetrucks will lead the team buses out of the school to Broad Street, then pull off the route in front of the firehouse.

Nazareth advanced to the quarterfinals with its 28-21 triumph over Easton Area High School last week.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2011/11/nazareth_area_high_school_foot.html

NBC Names Arlo White Lead MLS/U.S. National Team Announcer

The NBC Sports Group today announced that Arlo White, former play-by-play voice for the Seattle Sounders, has been hired by the network to be its voice for the MLS and Team USA soccer matches on NBC and NBC Sports Network.

The network is scheduled to telecast 50 MLS games per season beginning in 2012 as well as four U.S. National Team matches a year.

“Arlo is one of the top voices calling soccer today in the U.S., and we are very excited to have him be the lead play-by-play announcer to launch our new agreement with Major League Soccer,” said Sam Flood, Executive Producer, NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network in a press release. “I also want to sincerely thank the Seattle Sounders FC ownership for making Arlo available, so he can be the MLS voice for the NBC Sports Group to a national audience.”

“It is a tremendous honor for me to join the NBC Sports Group, an organization that I have revered from afar for many years,” said White. “I am extremely passionate about the future of Major League Soccer, and this partnership with NBC will provide a huge boost for the sport in the United States. I am very proud to have been called up to play a major role in it.”

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

Jeff Dailey Memorial Basketball Tournament to be held at Notre Dame High School

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

The 2011 Jeff Dailey Memorial Basketball Tournament will be held at Notre Dame High School when the Crusaders tip off the season.

The tournament will begin on Friday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. with Pius X taking on Quakertown High School. Notre Dame will play Palisades in the nightcap.

On Saturday, Dec. 10, the Alumni Basketball game will begin at 4 p.m. followed by the consolation game at 6 p.m. and the championship game at 7:30 p.m.

As part of the event, the Jeff Dailey Memorial Foundation will be selling raffle tickets for $10 each for a chance to win a three year lease for a 2012 Honda Civic EX. The winner does not need to be present, but must be at least 21 years of age.

All benefits from the tournament will go to the Jeff Dailey Memorial Foundation. Contact Dan Breiner at dan.breiner@fritolay.com for more information or to purchase tickets.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/11/jeff_dailey_memorial_basketbal.html

College Football Recruiting Fair at the Nazareth High School Cafeteria Thursday December 1

Attention all High School Juniors and Seniors interested in playing college football for a Division II or Division III College team are invited to attend and bring their highlight DVD and Football Resume to show the college coaches why they should be chosen, to play for t...heir college or university. There will be 20-25 colleges at this year's fair. the following colleges are registered
to attend so far with more registering every day:

Cheyney State
Carnegie Melon
... Kings College
Delaware Valley
Rowan University
Moravian
Susquehanna
Lebanon Valley
East Stroudsburg
Albright
Allegheny College
Wilkes College
LHUP
Geneva College
Widener
Lock Haven
Dickinson
Muhlenburg
Bloomsburg

Admission is free for high school players and their parents.

Hope to see you there December 1st at 6:30pm!

Upcoming College Basketball Schedule On Fox Sports

Here is the college basketball schedule this week across the networks of Fox Sports:

Wednesday, November 30

8:00 PM Missouri State at Oral Roberts (FCS Central)
9:00 PM San Francisco at Colorado (Women’s) (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)

Thursday, December 1st

8:00 PM Murray St. at Western Kentucky (FCS Atlantic)
10:00 PM Stanford at Seattle (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Northwest)

Friday, December 2

12:00 PM Florida vs. Rutgers (Women’s) (FCS Atlantic w/ Sun Sports)

Saturday, December 3

12:00 PM Iowa State at Michigan (BTN)
2:15 PM USC at Minnesota (BTN)
4:30 PM Marquette at Wisconsin (BTN)
4:30 PM Texas at UCLA (FSN)
6:30 PM Eastern Washington at Washington St. (FCS Atlantic w/ Root Sports Northwest)
6:30 PM Northern Arizona at Arizona (FCS Pacific w/ FS Arizona)
8:30 PM Iowa at Kansas State (Women’s ) (FCS Pacific w/ FS Kansas City)

Sunday, December 4

2:00 PM Texas at Tennessee (Women’s) (FCS Central w/ SportSouth)
2:00 PM Idaho at Colorado (Women’s) (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)
3:00 PM Bowling Green St. at Western Kentucky (FCS Atlantic)
4:00 PM Baylor at Northwestern (BTN)
4:00 PM North Carolina St. at Stanford (FSN)
5:00 PM Montana State at North Dakota (Women’s) (FCS Central)
6:00 PM Mississippi at Penn State (BTN)
8:00 PM Montana at Oregon State (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Northwest)

Tuesday, December 6

8:00 PM Appalachian State at Minnesota (BTN)

Wednesday, December 7

7:30 PM Western Carolina at Purdue (BTN)
8:00 PM Western Kentucky at Southern Illinois (FCS Atlantic)
8:30 PM Pepperdine at Northern Arizona (FCS Pacific)
9:00 PM Iona at Denver (FCS Central w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)

Thursday, December 8

9:00 PM Denver at Colorado (Women’s)

Friday, December 9

10:00 PM Wyoming at Colorado (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)
10:30 PM Idaho at Oregon St. (FCS Atlantic w/ Root Sports Northwest)

Saturday, December 10

2:00 PM BYU at Utah (FSN)
3:30 PM Nebraska at Northern Arizona (FCS Pacific w/ FS Arizona0)
4:00 PM Oakland vs. Michigan (FCS Central w/ FS Detroit0)
4:00 PM Clemson at Arizona (FSN)
7:00 PM Western Kentucky at IUPUI (FCS Atlantic)
7:00 PM Penn at UCLA (FCS Pacific w/ FS West/Prime Ticket)

Sunday, December 11

1:00 PM Furman at South Carolina (Women’s) (FCS Atlantic w/ SportSouth)
3:00 PM Milwaukee at Oklahoma (Women’s) (FCS Central w/ FS Southwest)
3:30 PM Oregon at Denver (Women’s) (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)

http://sportsmediajournal.com/

Wednesday!

Wednesday November 30, 2011

President OBAMA is at Scranton High School Today!

GREAT NEWS;

I am starting to feel better! The cough is not nonstop anymore, Sounds like it breaking up, Monday was terrible, I Couldn't stop coughing. I am so happy that the cough stopped!!Just a stuffy nose now.

ATTENTION FOOTBALL PLAYERS: I Will be back at Practice TODAY (Wednesday) 4:40pm-5:15pm. I will make my return to practice! I Know they missed me Monday and Tuesday!!

THIS NOTE IS FROM ALAN DAVIS THE NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL:

This Saturday, December 3, the Nazareth Area High School Blue Eagles will depart from the high school at 10:30 a.m. as they travel to Bethlehem Area School District Stadium to play in the P.I.A.A. State Playoffs at 1:00 p.m.
Please come out and support the players and cheer them on as their buses leave town!
We need as many students, alumni, family, friends and community members as possible to line both sides of
E. Center Street beginning at the corner of Victory Lane and continuing all the way to the corner of Broad Street on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. in order to send them off.
Wear blue and white, make a sign, make some noise and cheer for the Blue Eagles!

That will be fun!

I am attending my time with diana to 11am Saturday to see this!! A EXTRA 30 MINUTES FOR DIANA! SHE WILL NEED IT AFTER MISSING ALL WEEK ANYWAY!

Tickets for Nazareth Area High School's PIAA quarterfinal football game against La
Salle College High School on Saturday afternoon will be available for purchase noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday in Nazareth's gym lobby.

The game is 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bethlehem Area School District stadium, behind Liberty High School on Elizabeth Avenue in Bethlehem.

Tickets purchased in advance are $6 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. All tickets sold at the gate will be $6.

Attention all High School Juniors and Seniors interested in playing college football for a Division II or Division III College team are invited to attend and bring their highlight DVD and Football Resume to show the college coaches why they should be chosen, to play for t...heir college or university. There will be 20-25 colleges at this year's fair. the following colleges are registered
to attend so far with more registering every day:

Cheyney State
Carnegie Melon
... Kings College
Delaware Valley
Rowan University
Moravian
Susquehanna
Lebanon Valley
East Stroudsburg
Albright
Allegheny College
Wilkes College
LHUP
Geneva College
Widener
Lock Haven
Dickinson
Muhlenburg
Bloomsburg

Admission is free for high school players and their parents.

Hope to see you there December 1st at 6:30pm!

Monday is the 2011 Dream Come True Telethon at the Westgate Mall1

6pm-10pm live on RCN4!!

I Will be signing with the DREAMKIDS!

Yes the weave a singer!

Must see event!!!!

It actually pretty good!

We are singing these songs: "Need a Little Christmas", "Silent Night", "God Bless USA

Next Tuesday December 6th we are going to the Temple university hospital in Philadelphia.

A Germontologist is going to look at my feet

Every winter my feet get things on them and they hurt and nobody knows why.

it been going on for many years.

My JOHNSTOWN PEOPLE Remember this

PAM AND SHERRI

We have decided to go see a bigtime doctor in philly to get this straighted out.

This lady supposed to be the best in the country.

We have to go all the way down to Philly. it a 9:10am appointment too, we have to leave here at 6:30am in the morning.


I Am also excited to collect tickets Friday for the PIUS X Game!!

I Might even wear my PIUS X Hat.

LAST DAY OF NOVEMBER!

December Tomorrow!!

26 days until Christmas!

I am excited for Saturday!

Lasalle been to the State Finals the last 2 years!

Can we end that streak?

45-33 NAZARETH SATURDAY

No trips to muhlenburg this week due to Diana being off.

I Start a fitness program over there next Wednesday!!!

how are you?

How your week?

Did you stay dry Tuesday?

It was wet.

It really came down heavy.

those 60 degree temp are leaving us.

Back to the 40's again.

Christmas Tree lighting at 7pm Thursday at the Nazareth Circle.

Join in on the fun!

The Express times had a story about thE Nazareth Band not wearing uniforms on Saturday night.

What are your thoughts about it?

Join us on Friday December 2nd at Missing Piece in Nazareth (6 PM - 9 PM) for our first Annual "Shop for Hope" and help support children battling cancer. During this 3 hour event:

Purchase $100.00 in Vera and get a free tote, Use the raffle ticket below to register for 1 of the 3 Chamilia Bracelets being raffled off, Try some of the holiday treats being prepared by Chef Nathan in the upstairs kitchen.

Elves will be on hand to help children shop for a Christmas Gift for Mom.

Bring a toy for a child and have have a chance to win a Holiday Basket.

Make an $8 donation to Angel 34 and get a Poinsettia Gift Card that can be redeemed at Hickory Grove in N. Catasauqua. (Choose from 20 different colors/ 5 - 7 Blooms).


Join us for this special day and bring HOPE to a child.


In Faith, Hope and Love at Angel 34,


Doug and Linda


Chamilia Bracelet Raffle



Name _____________________



Address________________________



_______________________________



Email __________________________



Phone # _______________________


Offer Expires: December 2, 2012

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE NAZARETH ARTS CENTER:

Nazareth Tree Lighting Ceremony | Jimmy & Jimmy Duo
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Come in to Nazareth's Downtown for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, which includes a visit from Santa and a present for the kids. Stop by the Center before or after to view artwork and purchase a raffle ticket to win a Martin Guitar & see the Jimmy & Jimmy Duo. Jimmy Jr. was recently named one of the top 12 "bad boys" of Tropical Rock!

Jimmy & Jimmy Duo
Jimmy & The Parrots' Jimmy and Jimmy Maraventano return to the Center. They filled the Center last January bringing a touch of summer to the winter cold. Jimmy and Jimmy perform not only all the great Buffett songs you love, they also play new and classic rock ‘n roll, as well as outstanding original songs written. Their cover songs include favorites by the Beach Boys, Paul Simon, Jerry Jeff Walker, Harry Belafonte, and Bob Marley, among many others.
Tickets $10.00

Four Artists Reception
Friday,December 2, 2011 | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Gallery reception for Ruth Bishop Vargo (jewelry), Dan Bauer (photography), Judy Bauer (watercolor portraits), and Brenda Messinger-Voll (paintings). Free Admission, Donations Requested.

Dicken's Christmas Carol Presentation
Saturday, December 3, 2010 | 3:30 - 4:30
Nazareth's Elmer Yeakel offers a unique presentation of Dicken's Christmas Carol using glass projection slides from the turn of the century.

He will also show some vintage images of Nazareth using the same.

Free Admission, Donations Requested.

Adelante and Tom Walz
Saturday, December 3, 2011 | 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
To experience the music of Adelante is to be taken on an aural journey that touches mind, body and spirit. The music of Adelante is rooted in the improvisational approaches of Modern Jazz and Classical Music. Adelante creates a musical brew that knows no musical boundaries…relishing in the challenge, that all musical styles can be complimentary and weaved together to create something musically and sonically beautiful, new and unique.

In this double billed show, Adelante will be joined by Americana, Blues, Country soloist Tom Walz.

Tickets: $10.00

Craig Thatcher & Friends
Sunday, December 4, 2011 | 3:00 - 4:30
Lehigh Valley based blues/rock singer and guitarist Craig Thatcher returns to the Center to perform a special Holiday Show along with members of his Band.

$10 Ticket.

There's a six-figure lottery jackpot for one patron of Palmer Township's Friendly Food Mart, the lottery announced today.

The Cash 5 ticket worth $325,213.50 matches all five numbers: 1, 17, 24, 30, 39.

It was purchased from the store at 3750 Freemansburg Ave., a lottery news release says. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

The ticket-holder should sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of the Pennsylvania Lottery's seven area offices.

Claims may be filed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at headquarters and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices.

As their FCS playoff matchup draws near, Lehigh and Towson remained No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in the most recent ECAC Lambert Cup Meadowlands Poll. The weekly poll measures Eastern collegiate programs.

West Virginia moved past Penn State in Division I.

New Haven and Kutztown are No. 1 and No. 2 in Division II and Wesley is No. 1 in Division III with Delaware Valley dropping to No. 5.

But at the FCS level, Lehigh remained No. 1 after its bye week.

Rounding out the FCS rankings are:

3. Old Dominion

4. New Hampshire

5. Maine

6. Harvard

7. James Madison

8. Stony Brook

9. Delaware

10. Albany.

Three of these teams posted NCAA playoff wins last Saturday as No. 3 Old Dominion defeated Norfolk State, 35-18; No. 7 James Madison beat Eastern Kentucky, 20-17, and No. 8 Stony Brook defeated Albany, 31-28.

The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson has been sentenced to the maximum term of four years behind bars.

Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced.

Murray could serve half of the four years because of overcrowding in California jails.

From CBS3:

Dr. Phil, the new leader in daytime talk, made a strong showing in his first season in Oprah’s old time period at 4 p.m. in Philadelphia, according to the November 2011 Nielsen ratings. The good doctor was number one in ratings in Adults 25-54, up 75 percent over 2010 and Women 25-54, up 175 percent over the previous year, beating out WPVI’s 4 p.m. newscast in those key demographics.

Here’s some other November sweeps news from CBS3:

The good news for CBS 3 actually started earlier in the day where Eyewitness News Anchors Ukee Washington and Erika von Tiehl, Meteorologist Katie Fehlinger and Traffic Reporter Bob Kelly saw gains across the board. Early morning news ratings are up 25 percent in Adults 25-54 and 25 percent in Women 25-54 from 4:30 to 5 a.m. In the 5 to 7 a.m. block, ratings rose 9 percent in Women 25-54 and 33 percent in Adults 25-54. As the newscast continued on The CW Philly from 7 to 9 a.m., so did the good news with gains of 100 percent in Adults 25-54 and 100 percent in Women 25-54.

NAZARETH FOOTBALL IS NUMBER 6 IN THE STATE!

PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL NEWS
2011 Week Thirteen Rankings

Class AAAA:
Rank – School- District – Record – Last Week’s Result – Last Week’s Rankings
1. LaSalle College (12) (11-1) Defeated George Washington, 41-7 (1)
2. North Allegheny (7) (13-0) Defeated Upper St. Clair, 28-21 (OT) (2)
3. Central Dauphin (3) (12-1) Defeated Central York, 28-21 (4)
4. Council Rock South (1) (12-1) Defeated Garnet Valley, 38-24 (5)
5. North Penn (1) (11-2) Defeated Pennsbury, 27-3 (7)
6. Nazareth (11) (12-1) Defeated Easton Area, 28-21 (8)
7. Wilson (3) (12-1) Defeated Cumberland Valley, 20-14
8. Upper St. Clair (7)(11-2) Lost to North Allegheny, 28-21 (OT) (3)
9. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) (11-1) Season Complete (10)
10. State College (6) (8-4) Defeated University Prep, 33-32 (OT) (HM)

Honorable Mention:
Cedar Cliff (3) (9-3)
Central York (3) (10-3)
Cumberland Valley (3) (11-2)
Daniel Boone (3) (10-2)
Downingtown East (1) (9-3)
Easton Area (11) (11-3)
Garnet Valley (1) (11-2)
Governor Mifflin (3) (10-2)
Penn-Trafford (7) (10-1)
University Prep (8) (11-2)

________________________________________
Class AAA:
Rank – School- District – Record – Last Week’s Result – Last Week’s Rankings

1. Archbishop Wood (12) (11-1) Defeated Dobbins Vo-Tech, 49-0 (1)
2. Grove City (10) (11-0) Defeated Cathedral Prep, 33-0 (2)
3. Bishop McDevitt (3) (11-2) Defeated Red Land, 42-7 (3)
4. Lampeter-Strasburg (3) (12-1) Defeated West York, 24-13 (6)
5. Montour (7) (11-2) Defeated Knoch, 42-14 (7)
6. Allentown Central Catholic (11) (8-5) Defeated Valley View, 61-54 (HM)
7. Pottsgrove (1) (10-2) Defeated Phoenixville, 42-13 (HM)
8. Central Valley (7) 11-1) Season Complete (10)
9. Valley View (2) (11-2) Lost to Allentown Central Catholic, 61-54 (5)
10. Knoch (7) (12-1) Lost to Montour, 42-14 (4)

Honorable Mention:
Cathedral Prep (10) (9-3)
Clearfield Area (9) (11-2)
Dallas Area (2) (10-2)
Franklin Regional (7) (11-1)
Greater Johnstown (6) (9-2)
Red Land (3) (7-5)
Shamokin (4) (6-7)
Shippensburg (3) (9-3)
West York (3) (10-3)

________________________________________

Class AA:
Rank – School- District – Record – Last Week’s Result – Last Week’s Rankings
1. Lancaster Catholic (3) (13-0) Defeated Wyomissing, 21-14 (1)
2. Aliquippa (7) (13-0) Defeated Jeannette, 14-7 (2)
3. Pen Argyl (11) (13-0) Defeated GAR Memorial, 50-20 (3)
4. Mount Carmel (4) (12-1) Defeated Bloomsburg, 28-0 (5)
5. West Catholic (12) (9-3) Defeated Springfield (Montco), 28-7 (6)
6. Hickory (10) (11-1) Defeated General McLane, 35-13 (8)
7. Tyrone Area (6) (12-1) Defeated Richland, 46-21 (9)
8. Moniteau (9) (12-0) Defeated Oliver, 39-12 (HM)
9. Jeannette (7) (12-1) Lost to Aliquippa, 14-7 (4)
10. Wyomissing (3) (11-1) Lost to Lancaster Catholic, 21-14 (7)

Honorable Mention:
Bermudian Springs (3) (11-1)
GAR Memorial (2) (11-2)
General McLane (10) (10-3)
Greensburg Central Catholic (7) (10-2)
North Schuylkill (11) (10-1)
North East (10) (9-2)
Northern Lehigh (11) (10-2)
Seton-LaSalle (7) (11-1)
Springfield (Montco) (1) (11-2)
Wilmington (10) (9-2)

________________________________________
Class A:
Rank – School- District – Record – Last Week’s Result – Last Week’s Rankings
1. Clairton (7) (13-0) Defeated Sto-Rox, 42-6 (1)
2. Southern Columbia (4) (12-1) Defeated Old Forge, 45-34 (2)
3. Pius X (11) (12-1) Defeated Calvary Christian Academy, 55-20 (4)
4. Sharpsville (10) (12-0) Defeated West Middlesex, 21-13 (5)
5. Penns Manor (6) (11-1) Defeated Bellwood-Antis, 40-14 (10)
6. Port Allegany (9) (12-1) Defeated Clarion Area, 35-34 (9)
7. Line Mountain (4) (10-2) Season Complete (7)
8. North Star (5) (10-1) Did Not Play (8)
9. Sto-Rox (7) (11-2) Lost to Clairton, 42-6 (3)
10. Bishop Canevin (7) (11-1) Season Complete (HM)

Honorable Mention:
Bellwood-Antis (6) (10-2)
Columbia (3) (7-5)
Coudersport (9) (9-2)
Dunmore (2) (10-1)
Minersville (11) (9-2)
Old Forge (2) (10-3)
Rochester (7) (10-2)
Windber Area (5) (8-3)
Youngsville (10) (10-1)

Schedule:
Wednesday November 30:
8:30am-12:30pm DIFFERENT ATTENDENT
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
4pm-6pm DIFFERENT ATTENDENT
4:40pm-5:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
6:30pm Announce College Women Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
10pm Anchor News on CW57

Thursday December 1:
8:30am-12:30pm DIFFERENT ATTENDENT
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
4pm-6pm DIFFERENT ATTENDENT
4:40pm-5:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
6pm RCN SPORTS TALK ON RCN4
7:30pm JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON RCN4
8pm Announce College Women Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
10pm Anchor News on CW57




Friday December 2:
8:30am-12:30pm DIFFERENT ATTENDENT
11am JOLLY JOE TIMMER SHOW ON WGPA 1100
NOON Talk Philly on CBS3
1pm-6pm Anthony Gargano and Glen Mac on 610 WIP
4pm-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
4pm-6pm DIFFERENT ATTENDENT
4:40pm-5:50pm SANDY PHILLIPS
6pm-8pm Collecting Tickets at the PIUS X Football Playoff Game at Nazareth
7pm CENTRAL VS SHAMOKIN PIAA FOOTBALL ON RCN4
10pm Anchor News on CW57




Saturday December 3:
8:30am-10:30am DIANA
10am-11:30am 69 SPORTS SATURDAY ON WEEX 1230
11am-5:30pm NED RICHARDS ON WGPA 1100
1pm AT THE LASALLE-NAZARETH PIAA FOOTBALL GAME AT LIBERTY HS
7pm Announce College Women Basketball on ESPNU
10pm Anchor News on CW57


Sunday December 4:
10:30am-11am Radio Show on WEEX 1230
11am Anchor Eagles Pregame on CBS 3
6pm Announce College Men Basketball on BIG TEN NETWORK
8pm NFL FOOTBALL ON NBC
10pm Anchor News on CW57

RIP:
Dale Earenhardt SR.
Davey Allison
COURTNEY DIACONT
GRANDMA WEAVER
JAMIE LINTZ
JOHN VUKOVCICH
KRISTEN
BENNY PARSONS
DEREK KEHOE
JOSH HANCOCK
Joe Schneider
Frank Klepeisz
Mary Mutchler
Jene Flick
Frank Jenny
Jennifer Jacksits
Donald Williams
John Marzano
Andrew Millheim
Harold Rrenyold
Todd Rothrock
Wayne Grube
Catherine Baker Knoll
Josh Booth
Francesco Tolerico
Craig Borst
George Williams
Deborah Ed
Phil Newbaker
Harry Kalas
Dan Ozark
Chuck Daly
Brenton Krouse
Joshua Miller
Gary Pappa
Farrah Facett
Irv Homer
Michael Jackson
Steve Mcnair
Paul Marcinkowski
Walt Cronkite
Henry Tomkowski (Who raised a great and fun Daughter)
Tom Partridge
Angelica Fox
Melissa Kinsella
Joey Beers
Ben Yorgy
Brooke Stephens
Ryan Zawada
Frank Silfries
Pumpkin Groller
Al Alberts
Morgan Mcginis
Jason Gilligan
Harriet Lindenmoyer
Barbara Johnson
Chris Henry
Oral Roberts
Patti Heffner
Britney Murphy
Glen W. Bell Jr
Vince Heinlein
Heather Miller
John Murtha
Julio Rivera
Aaaron Groff
Jack Lapos
Tom Ochs
Mario Donnagelo
Sally Murphy
Owens Thomas
Ernie Harwell
Robin Roberts
Luke Hahn
Bob Shephard
Michael Yakemik
Donald Fritz
George Steinbrenner
Teko Johnson
Kiski
Palmer Smith
Lewis Ogioba
Chris Hushour
Bill Altherton
Mary Sysko
Stephen Haberle
Dan Wheldon
Shawnalai Werkheiser

SHOUT OUT TO MY J-TOWN ATTENDANT PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She is the most awesome attendant ever!!!

President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, Dream Kids and Keith Groller, Ray
Kaminski Fan Clubs!

Keep It real!

Thanks for your Time!

CHECK OUT THE NAZARETH'S ART CENTER WEBSITE AND ROSS NUNAMAKER RUNS THE CENTER!

His Website for the Arts Center:
http://www.thenunamakergroup.com/projects/market/nazareth-center-for-the-arts/

I Highly suggest you check out one of his upcoming events at the Arts Center!

SEE YOU FRIDAY!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Pen Argyl vs. West Catholic is one of the lehighvalleylive.com football games of the week

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

The Pen Argyl football team faces its toughest challenge of the season on Saturday afternoon when it takes on defending state champion West Catholic in the PIAA Class AA quarterfinals.

But Green Knights' coach Paul Reduzzi isn't calling for any drastic change as his undefeated team gets ready for this weekend's showdown.


"We're just stressing to the kids to keep doing the things we did all year," Reduzzi said. "It's a different opponent. Maybe it's tough to compare a Colonial League team to them in terms of size and speed but we have done good things all year both sides of the ball by being fundamental."


Join editor Joseph P. Owens at noon Saturday for a live blog of Pen Argyl's game against West Catholic at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

Also make sure to follow live blogs of the Pius X-Southern Columbia game on Friday night and the Nazareth-La Salle game on Saturday afternoon.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/11/pen_argyl_vs_west_catholic_is.html

MESSAGE FROM THE NAZARETH FIRE COMPANY

Pennsylvania scholastic football rankings as of Nov. 29

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Pennsylvania high school football rankings from The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, with school's district in parentheses, followed by the school's record and last week's ranking. NR means not ranked. Honorable mention teams listed alphabetically. (P)-2010 PIAA champion.

CLASS AAAA

1. North Allegheny (P) (7) 13-0 1
2. LaSalle College HS (12) 11-1 3
3. North Penn (1) 11-2 4
4. Upper St. Clair (7) 11-2 2
5. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) 11-1 5
6. Gateway (7) 9-3 6
7. Council Rock South (1) 12-1 7
8. Nazareth (11) 12-1 8
9. Central Dauphin (3) 12-1 9
10. Wilson (3) 12-1 NR

Honorable mention: Central York (3) 10-3, Cumberland Valley (3) 11-2, Easton (11) 11-2, Garnet Valley (1) 11-2, Penn-Trafford (7) 10-1, State College (6) 8-4.

CLASS AAA

1. Archbishop Wood (12) 11-1 1
2. Grove City (10) 11-0 2
3. Bishop McDevitt (3) 11-2 3
4. Montour (7) 11-2 4
5. Central Valley (7) 11-1 6
6. Knoch (7) 12-1 7
7. Cathedral Prep (10) 9-3 5
8. Franklin Regional (7) 11-1 8
9. Allentown C.C. (P) (11) 8-5 NR
10. Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 12-1 10

Honorable mention: Dallas (2) 10-2, Hopewell (7) 7-4, Pottsgrove (1) 11-2, Valley View (2) 11-2, West Mifflin (7) 9-2, West York (3) 10-3.

CLASS AA

1. Aliquippa (7) 13-0 1
2. Lancaster Catholic (3) 13-0 2
3. West Catholic (P) (12) 9-3 3
4. Jeannette (7) 12-1 4
5. Mount Carmel (4) 12-1 5
6. Pen Argyl (11) 13-0 7
7. Seton-LaSalle (7) 11-1 6
8. Hickory (10) 11-1 10
9. Tyrone (6) 12-1 NR
10. Lewisburg (4) 9-3 8

Honorable mention: Greensburg C.C. (7) 10-2, Moniteau (9) 12-0, Northern Lehigh (11) 10-2, North Schuylkill (11) 10-1, Wilkes-Barre GAR (2) 11-2, Wyomissing (3) 11-1.

CLASS A

1. Clairton (P) (7) 13-0 1
2. Southern Columbia (4) 12-1 2
3. Sto-Rox (7) 12-1 3
4. Rochester (7) 10-2 4
5. Pius X (11) 12-1 6
6. Bishop Canevin (7) 11-1 5
7. Sharpsville (10) 12-0 7
8. Penns Manor (6) 11-1 10
9. Line Mountain (4) 10-2 9
10. Port Allegany (9) 11-1 NR

Honorable mention: Avonworth (7) 9-2, Bellwood-Antis (6) 10-2, Dunmore (2) 10-1, North Star (5) 10-1, Old Forge (2) 10-3, West Middlesex (10) 7-5.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/11/pennsylvania_scholastic_footba_2.html

Eagles-Seahawks Announcers

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Newtown Square resident Mike Mayock will announce the Eagles-Seahawks game for the NFL Network with Brad Nessler Thursday. The game will air on Channel 17.

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/

Meyers switches gears at Pen Argyl

FROM THE MORNING CALL

Jeff Meyers resigned recently as the head boys soccer coach at Pen Argyl High School, and will be spending more time with family -- his father.

Meyers will join his father George's staff as the girls JV coach beginning in the spring. This setup is not new. Jeff Meyers was an assistant to George Meyers until taking over the boys program four years ago.

The Green Knights went 3-14-1 this year and were 20-51-2 in Meyers' four seasons as head coach. Meyers said another reason for moving toward the girls program is that he and his father both coach girls' club teams in the offseason, and syncing their efforts made logistical sense.

Tim Shoemaker

Moravian's Krasley honored: Moravian College volleyball libero Jesse Krasley was named honorable mention All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association recently. Krasley, a junior, has had a career season, now owning every dig record at Moravian. She finished the season with a team-high 803 digs and 47 service aces. She also was second in assists with 118. Krasley has a record 1,748 digs.

Krasley was also named to the Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team and second team All-Conference.

Greyhounds named to all-academic team: Seniors Diana Feldmann, Matt Lutcza and Cadee Rockwell along with junior Nicholas Hurff from Moravian College have been named to the 2011 Landmark Conference fall All-Academic team announced Tuesday.

The Landmark Conference has selected 32 student-athletes for the 2011 Fall Landmark All-Academic Team -- two male and two female athletes from each of the eight Landmark institutions, who must be a sophomore or older with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better.

College basketball honors: Danielle Fiacco has been named the Patriot League women's basketball player of the week after averaging a double-double for the Lafayette women's basketball team in a 2-1 week. Over three games last week, Fiacco averaged 19.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 54 percent from the field.

East Stroudsburg University's Jessica Martin has been named the PSAC East freshman of the week after earning the MVP award at the 47th Annual Pocono Classic last weekend at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Senior guard Jim Mower and freshman guard Seth Hinrichs each earned Patriot League weekly honors for their role in Lafayette's two men's basketball games this past week. Mower was named player of the week and Hinrichs was chosen as rookie of the week for the second consecutive week.

http://www.mcall.com/sports/college/mc-local-roundup1128-20111129-8,0,7305422.story

Thursday's show with Jimmy & Jimmy has been postponed

IMPORTANT:

Thursday's show with Jimmy & Jimmy has been postponed, will release new date when available.

Lehigh men's basketball announces new recruits

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Coach Brett Reed and the Lehigh University men's Basketball team announced three new student-athletes who will be joining the Mountain Hawks roster next season.

Devon Carter, a 6'3 200-pound guard from John Hay High School in Cleveland, Ohio is scheduled to join the class of 2016 along with 6'7 215-pound forward Jesse Chuku from Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire, and 6'8 210-pound forward/center Justin Goldsborough from Fort Washington, Maryland.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh/index.ssf/2011/11/lehigh_mens_basketball_announc.html

For next big storm, PPL promises better communications

FROM THE MORNING CALL

Reacting to two storm-related crises this year, PPL Electric Utilities has submitted the state a plan the company says will make it easier for customers to report power outages during a major storm.

Among PPL's proposals are 20 percent more phone lines, an increase in PPL service representatives answering the phones, and easier ways to reach the company through the Internet in an emergency.


Topics
Computing and Information Technology Industry
Media Industry
Snow Storms
See more topics »
XHurricane Irene (2011)
Companies and Corporations
Electricity Production and Distribution
PPL Corporation
Facebook Maps
2 N 9th St, Allentown, PA 18101, USA
The multimillion-dollar proposals, submitted recently to the state Public Utility Commission, are an answer to the public frustration with the many hours or many days without electricity after the remnants of Hurricane Irene in late August and the snowstorm in late October.

"We certainly heard from customers," PPL spokesman Michael Wood said Tuesday. "The remarks from customers, the complimentary emails, far outweighed the critical ones. But we sure heard the complaints that customers couldn't reach us. This is really a response to that."

Wood said the outage-reporting improvements are not required, but the PUC has made it clear it is paying attention to what utilities do to better prepare for major storms.

In addition to the new phone lines, PPL says it will lease extra phone capacity during high-volume call periods, improve the computerized voice system on its phones, and refine its estimates of when lost power will be restored.

The utility plans to offer new ways to report outages on smartphones and other Internet links, and it proposes to issue power status updates through Twitter, Facebook and other media.

Wood said the changes will help PPL repair crews as well as PPL customers.

"Even with automated meters, we want to hear from customers so that we have a true picture of how much damage is out there and how many customers are without power," he said.

"With the automated meters, we perform a pinging operation to find outages," Wood said. "That is a feature of the system. The more features you use during the early part of the storm, you're tying up critical parts of the system that are needed to analyze trouble and allow the operators to work on restoration."

David G. DeCampli, president of PPL Electric Utilities, committed to the improvements after the October snowstorm, when the company had far more phone calls than it could handle, Wood said.

"We saw call volumes like never before," Wood said. "On a typical weekday, we have call volumes of 5,000 to 10,000. During the [Irene and snow] storms, we had peak hours greater than 100,000, and 1.2 million calls during each of the two events.

"We handled more calls in two weeks than in all of 2010."

Some of the items in the PPL plan already are being implemented, Wood said. Others will be in place by the end of the year, and the rest are targeted for completion in early 2012.

After the remnants of Hurricane Irene swept through eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 27 and 28, about 428,000 PPL customers lost power.

The Oct. 28-29 snowstorm cut power to 388,000 PPL customers, and nearly half of them were in the Lehigh Valley. Nearly 10,000 in the Lehigh Valley had no electricity for six days after the snow.

http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-ppl-storm-outage-plan-20111129,0,6060441.story

Harrisburg Senators honored by Baseball America for franchise excellence

FROM PENNLIVE

Baseball America announced Tuesday that the Harrisburg Senators have been honored as the 2011 Bob Freitas Award winners for Class AA franchises.

The award recognizes outstanding franchises that have achieved long-term success in minor league baseball.

The 2011 season was Harrisburg’s 25th since returning to the Eastern League in 1987, and the club drew its 6 millionth fan. Harrisburg also won the Bob Freitas award in 1993.

http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2011/11/harrisburg_senators_honored_by.html

Top ten list of favorite rock/pop songs from the 1960s

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Can you remember when you heard that one song that changed the way you listened to music?

I can recall my moment like it was yesterday. It was the summer of 1964, the Beatles (and their fans) were already in full throat, and my baseball-playing friends from the neighborhood and I were camping out one night in the backyard of a buddies’ home. It was around 2 o’clock in the morning and I was listening to my little transistor radio — the ones that required new batteries about every other day.

Then I heard it. The Beachboys’ seminal song “I Get Around” was a big hit at the time and the DJs on WAEB were playing it about every 10 minutes. But the overnight DJ at the time — I forget who it was, maybe Barry George or Super Lou — turned the record over and played the flip side, “Don’t Worry Baby.”

It was three minutes of pure bliss, enough to change the way I heard music. I never experienced any melody so beautiful. In my humble opinion, it still is the best rock/pop song ever composed and I still get goose bumps when I hear it.


AP photoBrian Wilson of the Beachboys penned the song "Don't Worry Baby."
With “Don’t Worry Baby” the zenith of my rock/pop charts, here’s the rest of what I consider the best 10 songs from the 1960s. Many of these songs were never really hits but I grade them high for presence, listenability, “goose bump” quality and just an inspiring feel-good sensibility about them.

What’s your top 10 list like? I’d really like to know. Doesn’t have to be exclusively from the 1960s, either. Lady Gaga, any heavy metal song, or a rap piece are all in play.

1. “Don’t Worry Baby” by the Beachboys. If this were the only song Brian Wilson wrote in his life, he’d still be considered a genius. Great drum lead-in. Three minutes of pure ecstacy.

2. “I Fought the Law” by Bobby Fuller Four. Too bad Bobby died in his mid-20s (it was ruled a suicide but many believe he was murdered) because he was a true talent and a phenomenal guitarist. Song was written by Sonny Curtis, one of the Crickets. Bobby’s clean guitar work is priceless.

3. “Ain’t that Peculiar” by Marvin Gaye. Greatest soul song ever recorded, in my opinion. Rolling piano part that kicks off the song is something you can’t get out of your head.

4. “You’ll Never Get to Heaven (if You Break My Heart)” by Dionne Warwick. Another Burt Bacharach and Hal David composition done for Dionne. Yeah, I know it’s a little sappy but I’ve always been a sucker for melodic love songs.

5. “You Gave Me Somebody to Love” by the Dreamlovers. Philly group which sang backup on a few Chubby Checker records. It’s strange that this song never charted but it’s still a great song with tremendous presence. I’ve heard other artists cover this and I’ve enjoyed every version.

6. “Love is a Hurtin’ Thing” by Lou Rawls. Inspirational song with great orchestra work. I would have loved to see Lou do this song live.

7. “Every Time That You Walk in the Room” by the Searchers. Written by Jackie DeShannon. Phenomenal guitar riff throughout this record. Very underrated British invasion group, by the way.

8. “And Then He Kissed Me” by the Crystals. Quintessential Wall-of-Sound record produced by Phil Spector.

9. “Little Lonely Summer Girl” by David Box. Great record that generated absolutely no fanfare. Box was briefly a member of the Crickets and, coincidentally, died in a plane crash in his early 20s. This kid, in my estimation, would have been a superstar had his life not ended so early.

10. “Things We Said Today” by the Beatles. Can’t be a 60’s top 10 list without at least one Beatles song. The tough thing, though, is to single out just one.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment-general/index.ssf/2011/11/top_ten_list_of_favorite_rockp.html

Public gets detailed look at arena plans tonight


FROM THE MORNING CALL

After months of reading and hearing about the city's plans to build a more than $100 million hockey arena downtown, people get a first chance tonight to examine the plans for themselves.

The first of three meetings in which Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski and developers will explain their plans to build a hockey arena at Seventh and Hamilton Street is tonight, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Allentown Central High School.

That meeting will be followed by a second meeting, from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Scottish Rite Cathedral's Moulson Room at 1533 Hamilton St., and a final public meeting from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Dieruff High School cafeteria on N. Irving Street.

Mike Moore, city spokesman, said people will get an opportunity to question the mayor and master planners, Hammes Company, face-to-face, about how they plan to develop downtown Allentown in the coming years.


The first public glimpse comes after months of action by the Allentown Commercial and Industrial Development Authority. As the city was arranging to move 34 property owners out of their homes and businesses on the arena block, ACIDA was lining up a $175 million in potential financing for the arena and accompanying concert and convention venue that would be built in a second phase of the project.

Demolition on the properties that will be replaced by the glass and steel arena is expected to begin before the end of the year. The arena is tentatively scheduled to open in for the 2013 hockey season. The arena is slated to be home to the Phantoms, the minor league affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-allentown-arena-public-meeting-20111129,0,7125006.story

In Your Town - Nov. 30

FROM THE MORNING CALL

LEHIGH COUNTY

CITY LIMITS ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 302 Ridge Ave., Allentown, will give away more than 1,000 free live Christmas trees at 7 p.m. Friday, and there will be live Christmas music and free hot dogs and hot chocolate.

ALLENTOWN will hold public forums on Dec. 6 and 8 to get public input on the Allentown Lehigh River Waterfront Master Plan. The sessions will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Sheridan Elementary School, 541 N. Second St., Allentown. Registration will begin at 6:15 p.m., with the meetings to begin at 6:30 p.m. The Dec. 6 meeting will include a summary of the first community forum in September, a presentation of conditions and best practices for the Lehigh riverfront and an exercise in which attendees will help to create a vision for what the riverfront should be. The Dec. 8 meeting will include a presentation of the emerging ideas, goals and principles for the Lehigh riverfront. Also scheduled are a facilitated discussion of the "likes and dislikes" for the initial concept plan, a "post-a-note" comment session and one-to-one talks with the project consultant team. The "post-a-note" session allows attendees to comment on the concept plans by writing their remarks on a note and sticking it on the map.

FULLERTON AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 367 will hold its annual Christmas party at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the post home, Fullerton Avenue and Wood Street, Whitehall Township. It will be a covered dish party, and those planning to attend should call Jean at 610-264-0976 or Dottie at 610-437-1967 concerning what to bring. A donation to benefit the veterans will also be taken.

LEHIGH COUNTY TRIAD (The Right Information and Direction) will meet Dec. 13 at Emeritus, formerly Green Meadows, 1545 Greenleaf St., Allentown. Scott Zabower, dietary service director and executive chef of Emeritus, will teach a cooking class titled, "Cooking at Emeritus with Julia Child." Zabower will dress as Julia Child and perform a skit while cooking. A free continental breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. followed by the program at 8:30 a.m. For information, call 610-967-5454.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

STATE REP. JOE EMRICK will open a full-time district office in the Nazareth Borough Municipal Building, 134 S. Main St., beginning Thursday. The new office, which will take the place of Emrick's satellite office at Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Emrick will continue to maintain his other full-time district office at 2165 Mount Bethel Highway, Upper Mount Bethel Township. Services offered include: assistance with birth and death certificates, PACE and PACENET applications and property tax/rent rebate forms. For information, call 570-897-0401.

CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 703 S. Delaware Drive, Upper Mount Bethel Township, is accepting orders for its sale of assorted homemade Christmas cookies. The cost is $8.50 per pound. Cookies may be picked up 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 7. To order, call Blanche at 570-897-6612.

MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE, 175 W. North St., Nazareth, will host a performance by The Candlelight Carolers at 7 p.m. Dec. 9. Dressed in Victorian attire, the carolers capture the magic of Christmas with glorious harmonies. The free program is part of the Arts and Artists series. For reservations, call 610-746-1000 or go online to http://www.moravian.com.

NEW BETHANY MINISTRIES' 14th annual Luminaria Night will be Dec. 10. Luminaria Night is when homes in a neighborhood line their streets with luminary bags — white bags with votive candles burning inside — in the evening. The luminaria kit contains 10 white bags, 10 votive candles and sand for the bags and is $10 for the first kit and $5 for each additional kit. Kits will be available 4-6 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at the Bethlehem Memorial Pool building, Illicks Mill Road, or by contacting New Bethany Ministries at 610-691-5602, ext. 21, or email newbethany@newbethanyministries.org. The organization is also seeking block captains to distribute order forms and kits on their street. Proceeds go to New Bethany Ministries. Inclement weather date is Dec. 11.

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1023 Fifth St., North Catasauqua, will be selling nut, apricot, raspberry and lekvar kiffles at $7 per dozen. To order, call 215-407-7336 by Dec. 12. Pickup will be held at the church on Dec.15.

ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION will hold Christmas roll sales 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13 at St. Luke's North, 153 Brodhead Road, Hanover Township; and 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 13 in the St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital, 1021 Park Ave. The cost is $14 per 1.5-pound roll. Selections include: walnut, poppy seed, apricot, lekvar and raspberry. Proceeds benefit scholarships to St. Luke's School of Nursing students. To order, call Bernice Kucsan at 610-336-4589.

BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES

GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL AUXILIARY will host a breakfast with Santa on Saturday in the hospital's cafeteria, 700 Lawn Ave., Sellersville. Seatings will be at 8, 9 and 10 a.m. and the cost is $5.50 for adults; $3.50 for children; and free for children under 2. The children's breakfast price includes a photo with Santa. For reservations, call 215-453-4084.

UPPER BUCKS YMCA, 401 Fairview Ave., Quakertown, will hold Christmas at the Y, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature make-and-take crafts, balloon animals with Meri the Elf, and Little Shopper's Shop (for children to shop for inexpensive gifts). Santa photos, $5, and refreshments will be available for purchase. For information, call 215-536-9622 or go online to http://www.ubymca.org.

UPPER BUCKS SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Milford Township, will hold a Christmas party with Joe Vitale Duo and the Toe Tappers at 11 a.m. Dec. 7. The cost is $10. For tickets, call 215-536-3066.

PERKASIE BOROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION will hold a Family Friday event featuring the Mad Scientist, Radioactive Rick, Dec. 9 at Pennridge High School cafeteria, 1228 N. Fifth St., Perkasie. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by the performance at 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for ages 3-12; and free for ages 2 and under. For information, call Joshua Aniskevich at 215-257-5065, ext. 115.

CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES

STATE REP. MARIO M. SCAVELLO will hold a Lean and Green Community Fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Pocono Mountain East High School, Pocono Mountain School Road, Swiftwater. The focus of the event will be on financial management, conservative consumerism and building community organizations. Scavello will be joined by state Reps. Rosemary Brown and Mike Peifer, as well as state Sens. Dave Argall and Pat Browne. For information, call Scavello's district office at 570-839-0313.

POCONO ARTS COUNCIL, 18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg, will host the following holiday workshops: Create Your Own Christmas/Chanukah Greeting Cards, 1-3 p.m. Thursday; and Create Your Own Unique Holiday Wreath, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 7. The cost is $15 per workshop, plus material fees. To register, call 570-476-4460.

MONROE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, 8050 Running Valley Road, Hamilton Township, will hold a free "Just Like I Remember" art opening and reception featuring the paintings of Eino Antilla, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. For information, call 570-629-3061.

CARBON COUNTY FAIR BOARD will hold its Christmas party at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 at Mahoning Valley Ambulance, 902 Mill Road, Mahoning Township. The event will include dinner, a visit from Santa and musical entertainment by Old Friends. For tickets, $20, call 570-657-7129 by Dec. 7.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-inyourtown-1130-20111129,0,1340601.story