FOUR INJURIES AND ONE FATALITY IN ROUTE 487 ACCIDENT
An accident that happened Monday on SR 487 south of Zaner Bridge Road in Fishing Creek Township killed the driver of one vehicle, seriously injured his passengers and also injured the drivers of another vehicle who were hit head on along the Columbia County highway.  State Police at Bloomsburg say 52 William Garris of Holiday, FL,  was driving an Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra, with 65 year old Paula Martin of Elmira, and 29 year old William Garris as his passengers. The Oldsmobile struck the guiderail heading south on 487, overcorrected and veered into the northbound lane where 34 year old Bridget Kingston of Bloomsburg and 19 year old Karlea Bingman of Catawissa were in a Kia Sorrento which then flipped over.  Police say Garris Sr. died upon impact of the crash, three victims were Life-Flighted to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville with serious injuries following the collision and Paula Martin also in serious condition was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM TO END
These are the last two weeks of the Paycheck Protection Program, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.  The program works with lenders to prioritize access to capital and loan forgiveness for those who qualify. Underserved and disadvantaged businesses and nonprofits are encouraged to use the PPP financing, and are reminded of the upcoming deadline of June 30, 2020. So far, according to  apress release by the SBA they have  already served more than 4.5M businesses and nonprofits, infusing more than $500B into the economy. https://www.sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find  to apply.

HUNTING LICENSES AVAILABLE MONDAY
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has announced that licensed for the 2020-21 season go on sale next Monday, June 22^nd.   General hunting and furtaker licenses will be available and resident seniors can purchase lifetime licenses, with changes in state law, hunting will be permitted on three Sundays in the commonwealth.  A resident Pennsylvanian with a current hunting license is eligible to apply for an antlerless deer license July 13, with non-residents able to apply July 20. The deadline to apply for an elk license, awarded by lottery, is July 31. Information is available at  pgc.pa.gov. The 2020-21 license year begins July 1.

PA REPRESENTATIVE WILL VOLUNTEER AT FREE DINNER EVENT
Jeff Wheeland, of the 83^rd  District of the PA House of Representatives will be one of the volunteers to serve the public during the “Take Out on PA Skill” free dinner event with Meile Manufacturing and Backyard Broadcasting at the 220 Eatery in Linden this Thursday from 4-6.  According to a press release, due to financial challenges following COVID-19, this is a way to meet and also give back to the communities hit hard by the pandemic.  All families, especially those impacted by the recent changes are invited to the event this at 7458 S. Route 22 in Linden.

BLIGHTED PROPERTY REVIEW COMMITTEE PLAN DISCUSSED
Williamsport City Council’s first meeting of the new 6 member blighted property review committee at the Trade and Transit Centre II Tuesday, and determined it could take over $100K to pay for removal of blighted properties in the city. However this committee was formed to enable the Redevelopment Authority to acquire by purchase, gift, bequest, eminent domain or otherwise, any blighted property, according to city ordinance.  According to the Sun Gazette, the committee said if the properties are purchased by the city, there needed to be a deed restriction requiring owners to fix the property to the city code within a certain time.  The next meeting of the committee is July 15th

VICTIMS  FROM ROUTE 220 ACCIDENT RECOVERING
Two men from Lycoming County are recovering after a head-on collision that occurred on Route 220 and Champion Hill Road in Davidson Township, Saturday morning June 6^th left them seriously injured.  According to the Sun Gazette, Geisinger Medical Center said patients, 30 year old Andrew Taylor of Muncy and his passenger 31 year old Afton Digilarmo of Hughesville are no longer being treated for their critical injuries there.  Police are investigating  and are working on reconstructing the accident but they say Taylor’s pickup truck crossed the center line about 2:30am and crashed head on into an oncoming tractor trailer. That driver was not identified, but was treated at UPMC for minor injuries.  Volunteer firefighters from Muncy Valley, Eagles Mere and Laporte responded to the accident.

SUSPECT TAKES SOMETHING AND LEAVES SOMETHING
Police in Danville are looking for a suspect who broke into a vehicle in Valley Township and ultimately defecated in the garage before fleeing the scene with a bike and belongings from the victim’s car.  PA State police say, on June 9^th a person broke into a car on Old Valley Road, taking clothing and stealing a white Mongoose mountain bike, but not before deciding to leave something behind.  Police are investigating the theft.

RECYCLING IN MUNCH CREEK TOWNSHIP TO BEGIN AGAIN
Muncy Creek Township has recycling available once again at the municipal building according to Lycoming County Resource Management.  Rules for recycling continues to follow new protocols as at all Lycoming County recycling facilities, with new combined materials like, broken down fibers, newspaper and cardboard – plastic 1&2, tin steel and aluminum – and glass bottles and jars.  The public is still asked to not throw the bags used to bring recyclables to facility into the receptical

SPORTS
NBA
A 100 page document from the NBA detailing what life will be like for players when basketball resumes next month on the Disney campus in Florida, was sent to the players yesterday.  A detailed protocol for when a positive test is obtained from a player was spelled out, as well as living conditions and requirements if a player is quarantined.  The players have until June 24 to inform their respective teams whether they plan to participate in the NBA’s return-to-play plan at Walt Disney World.

College Football
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Grundy was called out by a player after a picture of him wearing a shirt with the logo of right-wing news network One America News was discovered and prompted the star running back, Chuba Hubbard, to threaten to boycott the team.  Gundy apologized and vowed positive changes for his football program.  Hubbard, a redshirt junior from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, rushed for 2,094 yards last season and was a first-team All-American and the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.

MLB
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times yesterday, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned of the potential dangers of letting the Major League Baseball season go too far into the fall due to the lack of knowledge about how the virus will behave during colder months. The potential for a season of any length is currently unclear, as the commissioner’s office won’t set a schedule unless the union waives its right to file a grievance against the league.

MORE COUNTIES TO GO GREEN
Lycoming County is entering another full week in the green phase of Governor Tom Wolf’s reopening plan for Pennsylvania, and as of last week, Williamsport City Council voted to follow the state’s guidelines for a phased reopening.  As a result, Mayor Slaughter said he will deny permits for all mass gatherings during July.  According to the Sun Gazette, this would negate the proposed meeting date of July 18^th for the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement rally, who considered applying for another permit after their event in April was postponed.

WOMAN ALLEGEDLY UNDER INFLUENCE DRAGS DAUGHTER WITH CAR
A Williamsport woman allegedly hit and dragged her 14-year old daughter about 40 feet while driving a Buick sedan following her smoking a cigarette laced with the drug PCP.  According to Penn Live, 40year old Vanessa Lynn Weaver was attempting to park her car along Washington Boulevard near Packer Street on May 7^th after returning with her daughter from the store and struck her with the open door while in reverse.  The teen required a life flight, after suffering serious injuries, to Geisigner Medical center Danville where she remained in a coma for at least a week with a skull fracture, brain hemorrhage and other injuries. Officers had to remove the unresponsive woman physically from the vehicle .  Following her arraignment, Weaver was committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $250,000 bail.

PENN STATE ANNOUNCES FALL SCHEDULE
Penn State University has announced their plan for resuming instruction for the fall semester with some changes in the wake of COVID-19.  According to State college.com, classes will begin on August 24^th, with campus-based instruction ending on November 20^th, with remote learning when classes resume after Thanksgiving break and online final exams online. There will be classes on Labor Day to minimize travel.  The semester will end on December 18^th  as planned.  The schedule is part of the university’s “Back to State” plan for returning students and employees to campus.

LOCAL BLM VIGIL SUNDAY
A candlelight vigil and a march attended by Williamsport residents was part of a remembrance and peaceful protest supporting “Black Lives Matter” in the city Sundayt. According to the Sun Gazette, the group marched from Third and Market Streets to First United Methodist Church where names of those black men and women who had been killed by officers or vigilantes were read during the event.

Governor Tom Wolf announced Friday that eight more counties will move to the green phase of reopening next this coming Friday, June 19^th , including Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Monroe, Perry, Pike, and Schuylkill. As of today, there are 46 counties in green and 21 in yellow.  Governor Wolf announced a new dashboard on the Department of Health website, to further enhance data on demographics of cases, demographics of deaths and the reopening status.

There is more information about the fatal shooting of a male and female state police investigated inside at home in Turbot Township last week.  According to State Police at Milton, they were called to a home at 610 Phillips Road in Northumberland County last Wednesday around 1pm.  Police reports say 59 year old Brenda Hurst shot a 14-year old boy inside the home and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  The name of the boy has been withheld and there is no word on a motive in the incident.

The Williamsport Regional Municipal Airport’s authority met last week and has made plans to begin marketing of the new seven day a week flight service from Montoursville to Charlotte, NC that is slated to begin in August.  According to the Sun Gazette, there are three firms who have sent proposals for the work.  Airport Executive Director Richard Howell said that the Montour Street project is still behind schedule, but there is also a number of airport projects to consider with the over $100k received from the federal CARES Act funding.

Lock Haven University has created a new department that will serve as a resource and advocate for the diverse university community called the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. LHU President, Dr. Robert Pignatello, said in a statement that he has met with students about how the university can best embrace equity and fairness and reject hate and bias as an institution. The new office will report directly to the president and the director will be a member of the university’s executive staff.  Kenneth Hall, director of the Center for Excellence and Inclusion at LHU, will serve as interim director of the new office.

SPORTS
NASCAR
Sunday, Denny Hamlin held off Chase Elliott for his record-tying third NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway’s the Dixie Vodka 400.  He led 137 of 267 laps on the 1 1/2-mile track in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 11 Toyota, finishing 0.895 seconds ahead of Chase Elliott.  Ryan Blaney was third,Tyler Reddick finished fourth.

GOLF
The first PGA Tour event back after a three-month pause amid of the coronavirus pandemic saw Daniel Berger win the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge in a playoff over Collin Morikawa.  The latest in a long stretch of good play for Berger, the now three-time winner on the PGA Tour. Sunday’s 66 is his 28th straight round at par or better.

MiLB
The 2020 season for the New York Penn League has been delayed indefinitely due to COVID-19 according to a press release.  This Thursday the season was to begin with the State College Spikes hosting the Williamsport Crosscutters. In a statement from the NY-Penn League they will continue to monitor the situation and work with our Major League Baseball affiliates, while adhering to local reopening guidelines if possible.

COLLEGE WRESTLING
Montoursville graduate and three-time state placewinner Garrett Hoffman who wrestled as a true freshman at Bucknell and suffered serious knee-injuries will spend his final year of eligibility at Indiana University to wrestle as a graduate student for Hoosier coach Angel Escobedo.  Hoffman has already graduated from Bucknell, so he can go to Indiana without having to sit out a season and will be enrolled in a graduate program for business.

A Concurrent resolution was passed in the GOP-controlled General Assembly this week that directing Governor Wolf to end the COVID-19 disaster emergency order issued on March 6 and renewed on June 3. The governor has vowed to veto the move,Wolf  said ending the disaster emergency prematurely takes away services from people and places affected by COVID-19, the ability to waive job search requirements for residents to receive unemployment benefits, the presence of the National Guard in nursing homes, and deploying materials and resources.

Shots were fired and Williamsport police are searching for suspects after an incident in the 2100 block of Newberry Street Wednesday afternoon.  According to the Sun Gazette, witnesses said gun shots were heard and 2 men ran across a church parking lot fleeing the scene in a white four-door Chrysler 200 sedan along Diamond Street just after 4pm. Police blocked off the area for about an hour and investigated the scene finding ballistics evidence, but no reports that anyone was injured in the shooting.

Governor Wolf announced new preliminary guidance for high school and recreational sports teams to begin in-person activities like voluntary workouts, in the state’s yellow and green phases. The guidance includes college and professional sports. Public and private K-12 schools in yellow and green can resume if they develop an athletic health and safety plan that is approved by the local board of directors and posted on the school’s website.  Recreational and amateur sports teams in the green phase that are not affiliated with a K-12 school can hold in-person activities, following CDC guidelines. Parents and other spectators should practice social distancing, wear face coverings and not enter the field or bench areas.

The Lycoming County commissioners are expected to make decisions on an amendment today restricting hunting preserves to areas zoned resource protection. The commissioners and the county planning commission previously discussed the issue including the pros and cons of allowing such activities.  According to the Sun Gazette, a petition opposing the hunting preserve on land owned by Stacy Fry in Muncy Township was opposed by 50 people. The commissioners noted concerns but Commissioner Scott Metgzer said that the different government bodies, and supervisors, have done their due diligence considering the matter and it’s time to vote on it.

According to State troopers in Milton, there is a death investigation going on in Turbot Township.  Police say two deaths occurred at a home on Phillips Road in Northumberland County.  Troopers say the call came in Wednesday afternoon around 1pm with reports of a deceased male and female on the property northeast of Milton as a result of traumatic injuries.   they were called this afternoon and that they deaths were because of traumatic injuries.  Northumberland County Chief Deputy Coroner James R. Gotlob, said the coroner’s office is not releasing any information at this time due to the pending state police investigation.

Williamsport City Council will meet online tonight via Zoom technology and is expected to amend Mayor Derek Slaughter’s proclamation on outside gatherings no larger than 250 which are now following Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendations for preventing spread of COVID-19. According to the Sun Gazette, they will also review a subrecipient agreement between River Valley Transit and Lycoming County for the Unified Planning Work Program for 2020 through 2022.concerning planning of the Williamsport Area Transportation Study. There has also been a change in the city recreation commission meeting time to noon Mondaychanging from previously at 4pm.

Sunbury revitalization has announced that The Lake Augusta Wine and Beer Festival will still be held this year, just later.  The festival scheduled for September 19 has been postponed to Saturday, December 12 at the Albright Center in multiple sessions in order to not exceed the 250 person limit Details can be found on the event page for the festival. The Sandwich Stroll in Sunbury originally scheduled for June 27 has also been postponed to a later date.

SPORTS
NASCAR
Martin Truex Jr won his first NASCAR series Cup Race of the year at Martinsville Virginia yesterday in its’ first race under the lights and his first race with new crew chief Jason Small. Ryan Blaney, Brad Keslowski and Joey Logano on Team Penske followed in 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th.

Two days after Bubba Wallace, the lone black driver in NASCAR’s three national series, called for the sanctioning body to ban all Confederate flags at racetracks, the organization made an announcement Wednesday that the display of the Confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties.  NASCAR did not address how it would enforce the policy or indicate any penalties for fans who violate it by bringing the Confederate flag to a track.

NBA
LA Lakers LeBron James and other black athletes and entertainers are teaming together in a new group geared toward energizing black voters and thwarting voter suppression in cities around the country that could prove critical in the upcoming presidential election. The nonprofit organization, named More Than a Vote, encourages African Americans to register and vote in November and also expose voter suppression tactics, such as misinformation spread through social media.

Harry Glickman, the founder of the Portland Trail Blazers and general manager of the franchise’s only NBA title-winning team in 1977, died Wednesday. He was 96.  The team announced Glickman’s death. No cause was given. Under Glickman, the Trail Blazers set an American sports record with 814 consecutive home sellouts, a feat later surpassed by the Boston Red Sox.

MLB
Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson made history when the Detroit Tigers selected him with the first pick in the 2020 MLB draft on Wednesday, making him the first college first baseman and the first right-handed-hitting first baseman ever selected with the first overall pick.  Torkelson played first base at Arizona State, but the Tigers announced him as a third baseman.

Governor Tom Wolf announced a $225 million statewide grant program to support small businesses that were impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis and subsequent business closure order. The funding was developed in partnership with state lawmakers and allocated through the recently enacted state budget, which included $2.6 billion in federal stimulus funds through the CARES Act, of which $225 million was earmarked for relief for small businesses. $100 million will go to Main Street business revitalization, 25 million for Loan Payment Deferment and a third program for individuals facing historical disadvantages. Wolf said the new provides direct support to impacted businesses to help during the transition to reopening.”

A former United Way director has been sentenced in Clinton County Court after pleading guilty for 3^rd degree felony theft charges.  According to the Lock Haven Express former Clinton County United Way Director Maria Garlick, was sentenced to four to 23 months in the Clinton County Correctional Facility Monday.  Garlick was charged after it was discovered that she used a United Way debit card for personal purchases and received checks in 2018 and 2019 totaling over $26k.

Two Children were life-flighted to Geisinger medical center from the scene of an accident when a Jeep 4×4 and a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck collided in the southbound lanes of Route 15 at the Steam Valley interchange Monday night about 8pm. According to  te Sun Gazette, Liberty Fire Chief Todd Zimmerman said  the children were in the pickup truck that was operated an adult male and a woman was driving the jeep.  Both adults were taken to UPMC Williamsport by ambulance.  Traffic was easily detoured around the accident as they worked to clear the accident from the interstate.  First responders from  Liberty, Trout Run, Hepburn Township, Blossburg and Old Lycoming Township as well as paramedics from Lycoming and Tioga County were at the scene.

The Muncy School District has decided to change their preliminary graduation ceremony date they earlier named in August to June 17^th at 6pm after Lycoming County’s transition into the green phase came earlier than they had forseen.  According to the Sun Gazette, the class of 54 seniors at Muncy will each have three reserved seats on the front lawn for guests for the ceremony next Wednesday which will allow for the states guidelines of gatherings of less than 250 people.  The rain date is June 18^th at the same time.

The Wolf Administration Monday issued a universal COVID-19 testing order requiring all nursing homes to complete initial baseline testing no later than July 24. There is also updated testing guidance to all long-term care facilities (LTCFs) through the Health Alert Network (HAN).  Between May 11 and May 26 the department of Health implemented a universal testing pilot project in five LTCFs across the commonwealth and received  staffing support through the National Guard to train and assist with swabbing.The number of tests in LTCFs has increased 48 percent over the last two weeks, bringing the percent of positive cases in this population to its lowest level since the start of the outbreak.

The Jersey Shore Area School Board approved the 2020-21 final budget by a unanimous decision at last night’s livestreamed meeting on YouTube.  According to the district business manager, the $1,073, 538 deficit in the budget will be covered by committed fund balances from the Pennsylvania School Employee’s Retirement System and the health insurance.  The board also approved a resolution setting the final real estate tax rates for 2020-21 at 18.3139 mills for district homeowners in Lycoming County and 13.5010 mills for real estate in Clinton County.  The board also approved a resolution that the Homestead/Farmstead program is going to be fully funded at the April amount so that parcels approved in the district will receive a $245 credit on their tax bills. The next board meeting will be in person on June 22, 2020.

A crew working for PPL along Route 220 in Woodward Township today could cause brief intermittent road closures while they pull electrical lines across the roadway during the day.  IN a press release from PennDOT, the replacing of the lines should take place between 9am and 1pm today at the Quenshukeny intersection along Route 220 in Lycoming County.

Citing too many unknowns and a lack of definitive participation from school bands and vendors, October’s Pennsylvania State Flaming Foliage Festival in Renovo has been canceled for the first time in 70 years. According to the Lock Haven Express, the committee of the state recognized festival that benefits the Greater Renovo Area Heritage Park, said it was a heavy hearted decision.

SPORTS
NFL
Houston Texans and former Clemson players DeAndre Hopkins and Deshaun Watson are petitioning the university to remove the name of John C. Calhoun from the school’s honors college. Calhoun, who served as vice president under John Quincy Adams in 1825 advocated for slavery. Hopkins posted the message on Instagram.

NASCAR
The Joey Logano Foundation, the NASCAR Foundation and Elevation Outreach are partnering to bring a Convoy of Hope to Martinsville Virginia the day after the race on Thursday with the goal of providing 40,000 pounds of food and supplies to approximately 1,000 families during a drive-thru distribution at NASCAR’s oldest track.  They did a similar food distribution in May at Darlington Raceway.

GOLF
The PGA Tour returns this week with no spectators at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Forth Worth, Texas. Broadcasting the tournament all week and through the weekend will be different with CBS lead announcer Jim Nantz, alone in the 18th-hole tower and lead analyst Nick Faldo working from a studio in Orlando, Florida.  Other analysts will be in different studios, and about half of the usual production crew will be on-site.  A few players may use a microphone feature and answer questions within the course of a round.

Lycoming County is in the green today.   Accoriding to the Sun Gazette, Mayor Derek Slaughter said City Hall is not fully reopened and they are making appointments by phone for those who want to see office personnel.  The office entrance at the first floor will be closed, those with appointments should enter through the Police department at the rear of City Hall.  and the numbers of coronavirus cases continue to trend down with 537 new cases reported in Pennsylvania for a total of 73, 942.  Deaths reported in the state as of yesterday are at 75 according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, with a statewide total of 5,817.  Lycoming County still has 166 cases and 21 deaths.

Governor Wolf spoke out yesterday, announcing a plan to address police misconduct, help law enforcement agencies at the county and state level improve de-escalation training and authorized the use of special prosecutors for deadly assault cases.  According to PennLive, Governor Wolf showed his support this week by marching with protesters during Wednesday’s rally against injustice and gun violence in Harrisburg.  In a press release by Pennsylvania State Troopers Association President David Kennedy said Wolf’s words and choice to march with some aligned against police were an attack on Pennsylvania’s Dedicated Law Enforcement Community.

Medical professionals from UPMC in the Susquehanna region have partnered with spiritual leaders from the United Churches of Lycoming County to develop faith-based guidelines to assist spiritual leaders with how best to reopen places of worship while keeping congregations safe. The Getting Back to Worship Safely Guide consults the most up-to-date guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and contains recommendations for establishing standards in several categories and illness protocols for resuming  worship. To read the full guide, click here.

The Lycoming Mall will reopen today at 11 am as Lycoming County awakens to the green phase.  According to the mall’s parent company, social distancing and mask wearing is still encouraged and they are not sure which stores will be open, as some tenants have yet to confirm their residency.  Those stores open from 11a to 7pm Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 on Sundays may have requirements different from those the mall have designated.

Lycoming County is among 34 of the state’s 67 counties which will be in the green phase today. Ten counties changed to a yellow designation from as well, including  Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Northampton, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.   Gov. Tom Wolf will announce  today that more counties will be allowed to enter the “green” phase of his pandemic reopening plan.  The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed nearly 73,942 cases and a total of 5,817 deaths because of the virus in the commonwealth.

Work will continue on the Interstate 180 bridge resurfacing project from the Route 15 interchange to Basin Street in the City of Williamsport and Loyalsock Township this weekend.  There will be epoxy deck treatments applied to the Interstate 180 bridge structures over Hepburn Street and Basin Street.

The left lane will be closed tonight at 9:00 PM through Monday, at 6:00 AM, while the work is being performed. This is a continuation of last year’s project and work is expected to be completed by the end of June in 2020.

More recycling areas are reopening in Lycoming County.  The Montoursville location between the borough building and Indian Park has re-opened according to lyco.org, as well as the Old Lycoming Township location.  County officials still encourage those recycling to wear masks at the facilities.  In addition to the two new announced locations, Hughesville, Jersey shore, Loyalsock Township, South Williamsport Borough and Williamsport recycling facilities are all open 24 hours a day. The Lycoming county landfill on Alexander Drive in Montgomery is open Monday through Friday 7 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday 8 AM to noon.

After the OK from Williamsport’s mayor, the district attorney and the governor, beginning Saturday, Elm Park and the Lycoming County Softball Association will be hosting softball tournaments again while adhering to various COVID-19 related guidelines, such as no handshakes after a game, opting rather for a wave or tilt of the hat. Saturday’s tournament starts an well-anticipated season as the Elm Park complex is booked through the second weekend of September. The fields will be used Monday through Thursday and the weekends. Fridays will be have crews prepping the fields for the weekends

The announcement was made yesterday that the Delaware Valley Outboard Racing Association has made the decision to cancel the 50^th Anniversary Lock Haven Area Jaycees Regatta traditionally held on Labor Day Weekend, postponing the celebration year til 2021. In a statement by DVORA, it was a sad decision, but with spectators, racers and vendors coming to Lock Haven from all over the United States, safety for the community and all involved was the first priority.  The next regatta is tentatively scheduled for Millville NJ, the second weekend in October.

Sports
NASCAR
NASCAR’s All-Star Race will be a midweek event July 15 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as part of a new revision to the schedule that runs through the first weekend of August.  In an update release following the current schedule planned until June 21^st,  the schedule will now continue June 28^th at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. The track will host ARCA, the Truck Series, two Cup Series races on consecutive days, June 27-28, and the Xfinity Series.  NASCAR then heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a July 4 weekend event combined with the IndyCar Series.

NBA
NBA commissioner Adam Silver suggested on  TNT’s “Inside The NBA”  last night that older NBA head coaches won’t be able to be on the bench when the league resumes play on July 31 at the Walt Disney World Resort. Silver’s comments received instant pushback from coaches, who think older coaches should not be singled out. Later, after talking with NBA Coaches Association, Silver admitted he might have jumped the gun with his comments.

NFL
The Dallas Cowboys placed retired center Travis Frederick on the reserve/retired list Thursday, freeing up $7 million in salary-cap space. Frederick announced his retirement in March, but the Cowboys opted to keep him on their active roster until now in order to be able to spread the salary-cap hit over the next two seasons. He was set to count $11.975 million against the cap in 2020 but will now count $4.975 million this year and $6.06 million in 2021.