Archive - 2011 - News Article
January 21st
January 20th
PUNXSUTAWNEY â Rossiter resident Lisa Campbell and her fiance didnât expect to meet a future TV star on their summer vacation to Mexico.
But by what Campbell terms âjust a fluke,â the duo did just that, encountering the unexpected.
While on a retreat at the Iberostar Paraiso del Mar resort in Rivera Maya, Campbell unsuspectingly struck up a casual conversation with a young woman accompanied by her father.
Little did Campbell know that her shoot-the-breeze companion, Lindsay Hill, would be a future contestant on season 15 of ABCâs television series âThe Bachelor.â
PUNXSUTAWNEY â Whether buttons, old coins, baseball cards or dolls, everyone has a collection that he or she cherishes.
Ever since Douglas Bartlebaugh was a little boy, he had a fascination with license plates. When he was young, he took the plates off old cars at his PaPaâs junk yard, whereas they all were special to him, and still are.
January 19th
BROOKVILLE â Informative data collected in 2009 through the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) was presented Tuesday by the Clearfield-Jefferson Drug Free Communities Coalition (DFCC) and Jefferson County Children & Youth Services (CYS).
The PAYS is submitted to students in grades six, eight, 10 and 12 every two years. The data was received late last year, and the two agencies have now designed a new program to target the key risk factors.
PUNXSUTAWNEY â Today will conclude the submissions for this yearâs Lilâ Mr. and Miss Groundhog. However, today is not too late to register.
To be nominated, the child must be a kindergarten student in the Punxsutawney Area School District, SS.C.D. or the Punxsutawney Christian School. Pictures of the child may be sent to the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center or dropped off during business hours, which are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
PUNXSUTAWNEY â The shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Jan. 8 in Tucson, Ariz., shocked many people around the world and caused other public officials to possibly be more cautious when they make public appearances.
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, who served in the House in Washington with Giffords, said he wonât allow that incident to stop him from meeting constituents.
January 18th
PUNXSUTAWNEY âThereâs bad news and good news for basic and standard Comcast cable customers today.
The bad news is, if you did not upgrade to digital cable already, you may have awoke this morning to find that half of your channels disappeared overnight.
The good news is, itâs easy to get them back with a digital upgrade.
Bob Grove, public relations and community affairs director for Comcast Cable Keystone Region, said Comcastâs digital upgrade, âA World of More,â has come to fruition.
Tom Corbett (right) is sworn in as Pennsylvaniaâs 46th governor as his wife, Susan, looks on Tuesday in Harrisburg. (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Media Service)
January 17th
REYNOLDSVILLE â After Feb. 4, Ralph August will no longer be a member of the Reynoldsville police department.
It will be the first time in 39 years that he will not be on the force.
August, known as âTuckerâ to most people, is set to retire. He has been the police chief since 1987, and an officer in the borough since 1972. During the past four decades, August has, in most respects, been living out his dream.
His parents owned a restaurant in town. They retired to Florida, anticipating young Tucker to take over the family business.
January 16th
PUNXSUTAWNEY â The Punxsutawney Fire Department had a very busy 2010 as firefighters responded to 183 calls. Punxsutawney Fire Department Chief Paul Hense reported to Punxsutawney Borough Council at a recent meeting that firefighters responded to 20 structure fires in 2010.
âThe two biggest fires in 2010 were the house fire Nov. 2 on Graffius Avenue, and the New Anchor Inn fire Nov. 8 on Route 310,â Hense said, adding that weather was not very good while firefighters battled the blaze at the historic restaurant.
