Archive - Jul 2012
July 4th
Bernard (Ben) J. Marasco, 79, of Santa Maria, Calif., died Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
He was born Aug. 8, 1932, in Punxsutawney, a son of the late Rosario and Josephine (Serian) Marasco.
Jan. 30, 1954, he married the former Carol O'Leary, daughter of John and Winifred O'Leary.
Mr. Marasco attended elementary school in Walston and graduated from Ss. Cosmas & Damian High School in 1950.
He attended St. Vincent College in Latrobe for one year, then transferred to Gannon University in Erie and was a member of the first graduating class of the School of Engineering in 1955.
July 2nd
David Gillespie, of Punxsutawney, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Alexander P. and Vanda Von (Hoppe) Gillespie.
He relocated to Punxsutawney at a young age with his mother and sister, where he completed his secondary education.
After the death of his mother, Mr. Gillespie and his sister were raised by an aunt and uncle, the late Emma and Harry Gutelius.
Mr. Gillespie was a veteran of both the U.S. Air Force and the Army.
Marie Anna Petrick, 88, of New Alexandria, formerly of Indiana, went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 2, 2012.
She was born May 1, 1924, in Anita, a daughter of Michael and Mary (Gibart) Petrick.
Prior to her retirement, Miss Petrick had worked in retail sales.
She was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church.
Surviving are two distant cousins, Francis E. and Joseph F. Renosky.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a cousin, Margaret (Barna) Renosky.
DUBOIS â This year's 11- and 12-year-old baseball All-Star team returns 11 players from the squad that lost its first game and battled back to win the 10- and 11-year-old District X title last year, and Monday night in DuBois, the Punxsy team showed it learned its lesson last year â that it was difficult to battle back out of the losers' bracket.
BROOKVILLE â With the regular season winding down, the Rossiter Miners, Brookville Grays and DuBois Rockets are in a tough battle for the top three playoff slots. With the Miners' 5-2 loss to the Grays Monday night, they now have a 12-6 record that will most likely place them as the third seed.
The Grays improved to 14-5, putting them one loss behind the Rockets (14-4).
The Miners were able to grab a run early in the contest but were unable to build any type of scoring momentum.
TODAY
âą 9:30 a.m. â Registration for Teddy Bear Picnic. Categories â Gr-Gr-Girly Bear; April Showers Bring May Flowers Bear; Party Bear; Brave Armed Forces Bear; My Bear and I (dressed alike).
âą 10 a.m. â Teddy Bear Picnic, sponsored by Punxsutawney Career Womenâs Club. In case of rain, event will be held on the second floor of the Eagles across from Barclay Square.
âą 10 a.m. to noon â Childrenâs Workshops, Boom Town-era childrenâs activities (ages six to 12) at the Lattimer House, sponsored by the Punxsutawney Historical & Genealogical Society.
The young members of Headstrong, of Lancaster, displayed their country talents Monday night as the eveningâs featured entertainment at the Groundhog Festival, which continues today and until Saturday evening. (Photo by Larry McGuire)
July 1st
PUNXSUTAWNEY â Momentum can be a strong driving force, because momentum can lead to confidence. And confidence pushes a team to play at its best. Sunday afternoon in Punxsutawney, Punxsy's 11- and 12-year-old All-Star softball team turned its momentum from a win-or-go-home victory over DuBois Friday into a District X championship with a 5-4, eight-inning victory over DuBois.
PUNXSUTAWNEY â The Punxsy nine- and 10-year-old Minor League softball All-Stars bounced back from a disappointing 12-11 loss to DuBois that bounced them into the losers bracket with a convincing 35-11 victory over Bradford Sunday afternoon in Punxsutawney.
"Well, I said we would bounce back, and we certainly did in a big way," Punxsy manager Rob Gemmell said after the game. "I'm just really proud of the girls and the way they played, and I'm glad that Bradford came down to play us today. Now, well, I guess we're moving on. So, we'll see what happens."
DUBOIS- The Punxsy Minor League All-Star team was defeated by DuBois, 6-1 Sunday for its second loss of the tournament. With the loss, Punxsy was eliminated from the losers' bracket.
Punxsy opened the tournament with a 10-5 loss to a tough Brookville club. It bounced back from the loss to defeat St. Marys then Johnsonburg in the losers' bracket.
It took on DuBois Sunday for a chance to play Brookville again in the championship game, but was unable to get past a solid DuBois squad.
