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OKLAHOMACITY—It'sawarningasfamil- iar as a daily prayer for Tornado Alley residents: When a twister approaches, take shelter in a basement or low-level interior room or closet, away from windows and exterior walls. But with the powerful devastation from the May 20 twister that killed 24 and pummeled the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore still etched in their minds, many Oklahomans instead opted to flee Friday night when a violent tornado developedandheadedtoward the state's capital city. It was a dangerous deci- sion. Interstates and roadways already packed with rush- hour traffic quickly became parking lots as people tried to escape the oncoming storm. Motorists were trapped in theirvehicles—aplaceemer- gency officials say is one of the worst to be in a tornado. "It was chaos. People were going southbound in the northbound lanes. Everybody was running for their lives," said Terri Black, 51, a teacher's assistant in Moore. After seeing last month's tornado also turn homes into piles of splintered rubble, Black said she decided to try and outrun the tornado whenshelearnedhersouthwestOklahomaCity home was in harm's way. She quickly regretted
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At least nine killed, more than 100 injured as tornadoes touch down Friday in Oklahoma.
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Key county jobs are up for grabs
Thoughfivetopdivisionheadpositionswere recently filled, Luzerne County government still has an unusually high batch of vacant key management posts. Six positions are open because managers obtained employment outside county govern- ment — the chief engineer, budget and finan- cialservicesdivisionhead,purchasingdirector, county Flood Protection Authority executive director and directors of mental health and drug and alcohol. County Manager Robert Lawton still is seek- ing nominees for division heads to oversee op- erational services and human services. The 911 executive director position also was freed up by Dave Parsnik's recent promotion to administrative services division head. Critics have been painting the number of openings and exodus of several top managers as a sign of dissatisfaction with the county's
Of nine vacancies, six opene when managers obtaine emploment otsie of Lzerne Cont government.
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"It was cha- os. People were going southbound in the northbound lanes. Everybody was running for their lives."
Terri Black
Moore, Okla., resident
A decade after two bodies were found buried outside the home of Hugo Selenski, he might face trial this month in the deaths
Hugo trial at last?
It has been almost 10 years since the bod- iesofMichaelJasonKerkowskiandTammy Lynn Fassett were found buried in a shal- low grave covered with coal ash and store- bought topsoil outside the Kingston Town- ship home of Hugo Selenski. An army of state police troopers, Luzerne Countydetectives,expertsinboneandden- tal identification and a cadaver canine con- vergedontothe6.1-acrepropertyonMount Olivet Road soon after 11 a.m. on June 5, 2003.
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In the 10 years Hugo Selenski's latest case has been in the judicial system, he has gone from being seen as a heartthrob to now, at 39, a grandfather.
Case lingered in judicial system, bogged down by appeals
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The following real estate transactions have been re- corded in the Luzerne County Office of the Recorder of Deeds for the week of May 27: • Presidential Land Co. LTD to John E. and Linda M. Stefan- ski, 1097 Woodberry Manor, Rice Township, $412,000. • Marguerite Krogulski and Karen Mazzaccaro to Richard L. and Pearl B. Sarbaugh, 37 Arlington Road, Forty Fort, $100,000. • Trust of Joan Lipka to Sha- ron Mikula, 162 Hunlock-Har- veyville Road, Union Township, $126,000. • Gregory M. Mikulski to Lynn H. and Beverly A. Mokwa, 50 Creekside Lane, Ross Town- ship, $127,450. • John G. Quinn to Burton W. Rentmeister and Karen R. Be- lair, 231 Bear Run Drive, Butler Township, $125,000. • Rose Higgins to Trust of Erich and Ginger Paselk, 5 Summit St., Lehman Township, $65,000. • Joseph J. Brazil to Michael McAndrew and Kate Louise Murtaugh, 38 Huckleberry Lane, Duryea, $280,000. • Jacqueline Sheehan to Kevin C. Blizzard and Raymond Harger, 216 Overbrook Road, Dallas Township, $102,500. • Trust of Bradley A. Mott to John W. III and Deborah A. Metcalf, 369 Twin Brook Road, Huntington Township, $70,000. • Ruth E. and Brandon L. Tutko to Dean Winder, 63 Police Grove Road, Butler Township, $130,000. • Betone Realty Co. Inc. to Theresa A. Hahn, 203 Haver- ford Drive, Laflin, $88,000. • Frank J. and Nancy M. Yena- levitch to Arrow One Proper- ties LLC, 102-104 Meyers St., Edwardsville, $83,500. • Karen M. Pinto to Brent W. and Cate E. Makarczyk, 312 E. Green St., Nanticoke, $151,000. • Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae and Udren Law Offices to Sherman Mead, Sullivan Trail, Exeter Township, $63,000. • Leonard Kozick and Wil- liam G. Rice to Craig Rome, Route 309, Dallas Township, $50,000. • Clarence Jr. and Norma Rita Benscoter to Diane L. Dohl, 524 Hunlock-Harveyville Road, Union Township, $130,000. • Irene Diakiw to Kimberly and Joseph Bowers, 10 Anne St., Wright Township, $140,000. • Estate of Florence Pilkonis to David William Sigman, 125 Washington St., West Pittston, $70,000. • Richard and Fredda L. Levy to Dajun Tuo and Ge Xiao, 595 Meadowland Ave., Kingston, $261,000. • United Hebrew Institute to Ngo Realty LLC, Third Avenue and 481 Rear Pierce St., Kings- ton, $475,000. • Patricia A. Watro to Jon Andrew Ciccozzi, 866 Stocton Mountain Road, Hazle Town- ship, $53,000. • Damon Harmon to Weichert Relocation Resources Inc., 82 Congress Road, Wright Town- ship, $235,000. • Weichert Relocation Re- sources Inc. to Ronald Lieback and Pamela and Geraldine Zeigler, 82 Congress Road, Wright Township, $227,000. • Maura Ann Walsh Conklin to Amanda M. Krysiewski, 86 Burke St., Plains Township, $83,500. • Patrick M. and Mary Ann Rother to Michael A. Mikita, 6 Georges Road, Dorrance Township, $133,000. • National Transfer Services LLC and WHR Group Inc. to Robert B. and Ellen M. Newell, 560 S. Mountain Blvd., Wright Township, $216,000. • Estate of Rose M. Misko to Alexander Campbell, 40 Carey St., Ashley, $52,200. • Joseph A. Castelli to Nicho- las and Aleta Ametrano, 49 Dale Drive, Fairview Township, $169,900. • Janet and Donald T. Behlke and Judith Carpenter to Debo- rah A. Klaproth and Michael J. Nocera, 523 Delaware Ave., West Pittston, $90,000. • Daniel P. and Adrianne Paley to Linda E. Gramlich, 1035 Oak Drive, Jackson Township, $287,000. • Vincent J. and Joann Tede- schi to Mark and Jennifer De- twiler Glowatz, 100 Kimberly Drive, Duryea, $298,000. • Estate of Vivian Detwiler to Christina E. Walsh, 177 Third Ave., Kingston, $111,800. • Joanne C. and Anthony L. Salerno to Charles S. Cormer and Lori Ann Clarke, 10 Rowe St., Hanover Township, $130,000. • M&T Bank to Galy Filkovsky, 487 E. Main St., Plains Town- ship, $75,000. • Rhyan K. T. Mercado and Kathryn Donnelly to Rebecca L. and Neil T. Hunsinger, 159 Kestrel Road, Wright Town- ship, $252,000. • Richard M. and Lisa A. Gilm- ore to Jose M. De La Cruz, 616-618 W. Green St., Hazle Township, $114,900. • Neil T. and Rebecca L. Hun- singer to Brian W. Floyd, 67 Dogwood Road, Butler Town- ship, $165,000. • Alicia M. Hayden and Alicia M. Gomba to Michael C. and Jean M. Sappe Pecora, 46 Tyler Drive, Butler Township, $269,000. • Unity Financial Services LLC to Sherajul Hoque, Route 93, Sugarloaf Township, $140,000. • Brian J. Selenski to CMARQ LLC, Off Pringle Street, Kings- ton, $400,000. • HSBC Bank USA and Bank of America to Yulissa A. Lan- dron-Rodriguez, 1756 Sharon Drive, Hazleton, $84,000.
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ERIC SEIDLE/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Fundraising begins Saturday for the Relay for Life of South valley at the LCCC campus. More than 200 participants are expected to walk in the two-day eent. In front row are Angie Wal- ton, left, Andy Walton, Sarah Walton and Nick Kinney of Edwardsille.
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he Ken Pollock Auto Group, which recently acquired the rights to sell the Volvo luxu- ry brand, holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday at its Pittston Township location to mark the grand opening of its Volvo dealership. Participants included, left to right, Bob Reichert, after sales manager, Rob Kwitchoff, Volvo retail product manager, Stefanie Pollock, Ken Pollock Jr., and Whitney Pollock. For a related article, see
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Sirits high at Relay fr Life
NANTICOKE — High tem- peratures and wind couldn't stop participants at The Relay for Life of South Valley held at LCCC this weekend. A Relay for Life event is a 24-hour fundraising walk spon- sored by the American Cancer Society. The LCCC event is in its third year. Before the re- lay, teams formed and raised money. Members of the team committed to walk a designat- ed track for the whole 24-hour period. The guest speaker for the afternoon survivor ceremony was Libby Yeager, the director of Curriculum and Program Development at LCCC. After cancer survivors and caregivers were called to the front, Yeager told them that she had been associated with the LCCC relay for several years, but never expected to fight the disease herself. Diagnosed with cancer this year, Yeager said that she had been able to work and do the things she liked doing while fightingcancer.Shesaid,"Can- cer is not defining who I am." The group of survivors in- cluded three sisters who have all battled cancer and won. Oldest sister Pauline Reedy of Duryea was celebrating her 20-year survival after being di- agnosed with ovarian cancer. A few years ago, her younger sister,KathrynFonzoofAvoca, was diagnosed with breast can- cer. Reedysaid,"Itwasscary.My father had cancer. I thought that was enough." Then three months later, their youngest sister, Lorraine Bartush of Dupont, found that she had cancer too. Bartush said that she was scared when Fonzo was diag- nosed, but that she was pre- pared for her own fight with cancer. She said that she had already learned from Fonzo's experience. "I found out you could survive." Bartush recalls driving to her first doctor's appointment after her cancer diagnosis. "I saw a billboard which said, 'Talk to me. I will listen. –Je- sus.' So I talked and I knew it would be all right." The sisters have all been tested for the BRCA1 gene which indicates breast cancer susceptibility and which may have a link to ovarian cancer, too. Strangely, none of them have it. All three sisters showed a positive attitude about their fight against cancer. When asked about their bad luck, Bartush said, "It was good luck! We're surviving!" Bartush said they were walk- ing in the LCCC relay "to sup- port the American Cancer So- ciety." Fonzo added, "We walked in these relays even before we had cancer." The sisters have participated in several differ- ent relays in the area. Organizers of the LCCC event had planned live music as well as a water balloon toss, a hula hoop challenge and oth- er fun activities to encourage the teams. Booths were selling food, souvenir items and tick- ets to a basket raffle. Jamie Kane, Income Devel- opmentManagerfortheAmer- ican Cancer Society, said that last year's event raised about $22,500 last year and that this year's goal was $24,000. He praised the organizational skills of event chairman Mau- reen Ryneski. Ryneski is the Weekend Program Coordinator for the School of Nursing at LCCC. She said that the college hosted the event because "it's how we can help to fight the battle against cancer." Sadly, Ryneski has a deeply personal connection to the 2013 rally. "I lost my mom to cancer this year. It has more of a special meaning now."
Participats iclded three sisters who have all battled cacer ad wo.
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- City police re- ported the following:
• A 17-year-old boy driving a
sport utilty vehicle was injured in a collision with a tractor trailer just before 5 p.m. Sat- urday on state Route 424. The boy was flown by helicopter to a trauma center and the road- way was shut down for several hours. The boy's Acura MDX was traveling west on the road- way when it collided with the eastbound tractor trailer ap- proximately one-half mile east of South Poplar Street. The driver of the tractor trailer, Clyde Parrish, 66, of Wake For- est, N.C., was not injured.
• Several people were
transported to Hazleton Gen- eralHospitalfollowingathree- vehicle crash at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of James and 15th streets. A Dodge driven by Dawer Pi- mentel, 19, of Hazleton, failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection, police said. Pi- mentel's vehicle collided with aFordF-150pickuptruckdriv- en by Dennis Grebey, 43, of Hazle Township and a Subaru driven by Thomas Kaschak, 51, of Jeddo. Grebey, Kaschak and his passengers were trans- ported by ambulance to the hospitalfortreatmentofminor injuries.
• Police are looking for the
driver involved in a hit and run at 2:44 a.m. Saturday in the area of Fourth and Seybert streets. A black Dodge Stra- tus with Pennsylvania license plate JFJ6810 owned by Hec- tor Nunez Espinal of Hazleton was left at the scene unoccu- pied, police said. The Dodge was traveling east on Fourth Street and struck a black Mer- cury Mountaineer owned by Pedro Y. Acosta Calderone of West Hazleton that was legally parked on the south side of the street. After impact, the Moun- taineer was pushed into a tan Honda Odyssey owned by Di- waly Lara of Hazleton. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Hazleton Police Department through Luzerne County 911.
• An attempt was made to
break into a residence in the 400 block of East Diamond Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Sat- urday.
• Marino Santos Diaz, 43,
of Lincoln Street was issued a citation for violating the city's noise ordinance after loud mu- siccouldbeheardcomingfrom his residence at 3:12 p.m. Sat- urday, police said.
HAZLE TWP. — Grin- ning from ear to ear, Mary Lou Postupack slid safely back onto planet Earth. The 78-year-old Hazleton woman answered a question she's wondered about her whole life: What does it feel like to jump from an airplane? Her tandem-skydiving partner congratulated her on a job well done as he unhooked the harness that stuck them together. Postu- pack raised her hands and exclaimed: "Oh, it's so beau- tiful. I'd do it again." Postupack joined a skydiv- ing excursion Saturday with three colleagues — teachers Nicole Accidio and Crystal Starrick and acting Princi- pal Carolyn Morgan — from Arthur Street Elementary School, Hazleton. Postupack is a volunteer teacher and her supervisor, Lisa Yurek, said the students they share adore her. Dozens of parents and stu- dents clung to the fence at Hazleton Municipal Airport, cheering when parachutes first were spotted about a mile above the earth. Planes could be heard buzzing overhead, but were too high to see. For these kinds of flights, they like to take divers far up — about 10,000 feet, according to Barbara Kellner, marketing manager for Pennsylvania RICE TWP. – For sale: A three-bed- room, 1½ bath townhouse on Patriot Circle in Mountain Top. Listing price: A $200 entry fee and an essay describing why you should get the house. No, Andrea Koretz isn't kidding. In fact, she's quite serious about helping someone who might not otherwise be able to purchase a home. "I think it's an opportunity," she said. "I need to sell my home and thought it would be nice to help someone." Koretz, a single mother of two, said her 14- and 16-year-old daughters, Kara Koretz Smith and Kasey Koretz Smith, will soon be attending a charter school in Harrisburg, and she considered the traditional selling route. But, after no- ticing other similar townhouses were selling for less than what she had paid for the home, she knew what she had to do. "You can really change someone's life," Koretz said. "I'm just going to go for it." SCRANTON — Lackawa- nna County's largest hospital is set to break ground on an $80 million expansion project that will increase the facility's size by a third and reshape its look internally and externally. On Monday, Geisinger- Community Medical Center will hold a formal ceremony during the afternoon for news media and invited guests and an open house for the public from 4-6 p.m. to detail the project that is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2015. The expansion will include an all-new, 14-bed op- erating suite, a new intensive care/critical care unit, an en- hanced lobby that will extend to Mulberry Street and addi- tional clinical and physician office space. Hospital spokeswoman Wendy K. Wilson said that during construction "it will be business as usual on the in- side.Allserviceswillcontinue throughout the entire length of the project."
H O W TO PA RT I C I PAT E
• Essays must include why you feel you would be an excellent candidate for the home and what it would mean if you did win. • Entries must include your name, address, email address and a phone number. • A $200 entry fee must be submitted via certified check or money order made out to: Koretz Communications, House Essay Contest, P.O. Box 222, Mountain Top, PA 18707. • Entries must be received by July 13. A winner will be announced July 20. • If 580 entries are not received by July 13, all money will be returned, less a $10 pro- cessing fee. • Taxes, approximately $640 a year, and a homeowner's association fee, $660 a year, and compliance with the homeowner's association rules are the responsibility of the winner. For more information, email koretzcommunications@gmail.com or visit www.facebook. com/pages/House-Essay-Contest-Mountain-Top-PA/515505005163348?fref=ts
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STOMP routine part of show
The Dance Contours Dance Studio of Wilkes-Barre will present a dance re- cital from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School, Sans Souci Parkway.
The studio celebrates its 10th an- niversary with numbers from classic to contemporary dance styles, including a STOMP routine that uses every- day objects and movement to create complex rhythms. Tickets cost $10 per person.
LEHMAN TWP.
Park to be named for Flacks
The Back Mountain Recreation Board of Directors will be joined by elected officials, business and com- munity leaders and area youth sports organizations to announce the nam- ing of the Jean and Hal Flack Family Sports and Recreation Park. The dedication ceremony is sched- uled for 3 p.m. Saturday at the Back Mountain Recreation Park, Outlet Road. A soccer field already bears the name Flack Field, in recognition of donations from the Flack Family Fund. The Jean and Hal Flack Family Sports and Recreation Park was con- ceived by an ad hoc committee made up of residents of the Back Mountain in 1997. The first field was constructed in 2004; the park has grown to a total of eight fields used by youth soccer, lacrosse and football groups. About two miles of hiking trails of various levels of difficulty wind through 80 acres of preserved forest. The Flacks have been an integral part of the project since its inception. Their generosity was critical in working to secure matching govern- ment grants, as well as in private fund- raising efforts. They were instrumental in setting up the Back Mountain Recreation Endowment Fund managed by The Luzerne Foundation. Donations to the fund can be ar- ranged by contacting the Back Moun- tain Recreation Board.
WHITE HAVEN
Scenic train tour scheduled
The White Haven Scenic Rail Excur- sion through the Lehigh River Gorge is scheduled for June 29 from White Haven to Jim Thorpe. The train excursion will depart from White Haven's Lehigh Valley Railroad engine house. The train will cross the Lehigh River, pass through the Rock- port Tunnel and then run along the Lehigh River to arrive at the old Jersey Central train station, Jim Thorpe. The excursion is a fundraiser for the White Haven Ambulance Association. Passengers will ride vintage passenger cars from the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. The trip, nearly 25 miles each way, will depart at 10:30 a.m. and ar- rive in Jim Thorpe just after noon. The return trip departs Jim Thorpe at 4:15 p.m. and will arrive in White Haven at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $30 and are available in advance only from the White Haven Ambulance Association, 500 Towanda St., White Haven, PA 18661. No tickets will be sold the day of the trip. For additional information, email white- havenrescuesquad@gmail.com or leave a message at 570-443-9499.
HARRISBURG
Seized vehicles at auction
The commonwealth will host one of the largest state vehicle auctions, featuring more than 665 units high- lighted by 27 motorcycles, a Maserati Quattroporte and several other seized high-end vehicles. The auction will take place June 10 at Manheim Auto Auctions, 488 Firehouse Road, Grantville, Dauphin County. Available high-end vehicles include Lexus, BMW and Infiniti models. Motorcycle models include Harley-Da- vidson, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha. Unused state agency vehicles also will be auctioned, with models including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, GMC and Jeep. The public may preview the offered vehicles between 9 a.m and 4 p.m June 6 to 9 at Manheim Auto Auctions. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. June 10. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and closes at noon. Buyers may purchase with cash or certified funds in the form of money orders, cashier's checks, certified checks or bank checks – all made payable to "Manheim Cen- tral Penn Auto Auction." For more information on this auc- tion, visit www.dgs.state.pa.us.
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The public is invited to attend an Expansion Open House on Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. in a tent across from the hospital's Emergency Department on Mulberry Street. Information tables, video presentations and fliers will be available. Light refreshments will also be served. For more informa- tion, the public can also visit a special webpage devoted to the expansion project at www. cmccare.org.
Geisinger-CMC sets $80M upgrade
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Lackawanna County hospital expansion to include new, 14-bed operating suite.
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An artist's rendering of what the expanded Geisinger-Com- munity Medical Center will look like when complete in 2015.
Job Corps ills shown in report, Casey says
ByBILLO'BOYLE
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Senator asked for Inspector General's review on issues that led to enrollment freeze.
WASHINGTON — Citing the need for increased accountabil- ity and transparency, the Inspec- tor General issued its report on the nation's Job Corps program on Friday. Earlier this year, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, had asked the Inspector General's Office to review financial issues that led to an enrollment freeze at Job Corps. Casey made his request in re- sponse to cutbacks that threat- enedprogramsandemployment at the Keystone Job Corps in Butler Town- ship and three others in the state. The pro- grams provide education and job training to disadvan- taged young adults ages 16 through 24. "Unfortunately, mismanage- ment by Washington's bureau- cracy has undermined the pro- gram," Casey said Friday after reading the report. "The Inspec- tor General's report sheds new light on the persistent failure to adequately budget, plan and monitor costs." The 52-page report states ba- sic financial and personnel man- agement problems are at the root of the trouble, Casey said. What the report found:
• A combination of untimely
communications of projected costs in excess of total appro- priations.
• Initially planning for costs
in excess of appropriations.
• Inaccurate inputs into cost
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• Lack of consistent monitor
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• Control deciencies in bud
- get execution, data supporting spending projections and moni- toring, monitoring of actual costs, and policies and proce- dures. The report offered six recom- mendations to Job Corps fund- ing. Casey said he intends to con- tinue to press for improvements to ensure Job Corps can contin- uetotrainyoungpeopletoenter the workforce and contribute to the economy. Casey wanted to know what created the shortfall, which he has maintained could prevent 1,300 students from attending Job Corps at the four Pennsylva- nia centers.
Foster grandparent takes huge leap – out of a plane
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Mary Lou Postupack rejoices after skydiving Saturday at Hazleton Municipal Airport in Hazle Township.
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Postupack, 78, skydives with three acquaintances from Hazleton school.
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Andrea Koretz of 253 Patriot Circle, Mountain Top, is selling her home but not in the traditional way; she is having an essay contest. Anyone interested in living in a three-bedroom townhouse can submit a $200 entry fee and an essay as to why they should win the townhouse. Pictured are Kasey Koretz Smith, left, Andrea Koretz and Kara Koretz Smith.
You could win a home with write stuff
BySHEENADELAZIO
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Andrea Koretz is seeking at least 580 entries of $200 plus an essay of why you should win her house.
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