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Spirit’s Appreciation Day a success

September 25, 2011

PUNXSUTAWNEY – Dean Martin. Frank Sinatra. Sammy Davis Jr. The golden days of the legendary Rat Pack.

It's not the kind of music on the average sixth-grader's iPod, but it's what 11-year-old Punxsy native Gabrielle Vallese likes, and she liked Dino's song “Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimes” so much, her energetic performance of that standard netted her top honors in The Punxsutawney Spirit's “Punxsy's Got Talent” event this past Saturday.

Legion retires flags

September 25, 2011

PUNXSUTAWNEY — An official flag retirement took place Sunday afternoon by the John Jacob Fisher American Legion Post No. 62 at the VFW in Punxsutawney. The retirement began with an official flag ceremony called "Retirement of Old Colors," before the worn-out and distressed flags were put into a bed of flames.

"This is a proper way to retire your flag," said Earnest Siverling, first vice and second in command at American Legion Post No. 62. "We're more than honored to do this with as much respect as we can muster."

Abby Amsler (front, center) was named this year's Laurel Festival Queen following the Laurel Pageant held at the...
Sometimes you can find support in the unlikeliest places and for one courageous woman battling cancer, she found it at...
The summer reading program at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library officially kicked off Monday afternoon. Children...
The Groundhog Little League’s All-Star season got underway Monday evening in Punxsutawney, and...
Thursday's edition of The Spirit officially announces the nominees for The Spirit's Spring Sports...
Seniors Jamie Bush and Ty Zimmerman (not pictured) both made their final appearance in a Chucks'...

 

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