Archive - Feb 12, 2012 - News Article
WALSTON â Recently, the Young Township Board of Supervisors discussed what to do about replacing 12-year-old grinder pumps throughout the township that continue to break down.
Chairman Andrew Meterko said there is a grinder pump that goes down every time there's a function at one of the churches in the township. The sewer department/township is obligated to repair or replace the grinder pump due to an incentive to encourage residents to sign up for sewage in the township.
He said the reason that many of the pumps burn up is because people throw prohibited items into the sewage system.
PUNXSUTAWNEY â Talk about irony at its best.
This year's most popular souvenir item â a T-shirt depicting a snow-covered Punxsy Phil, with the advice to "Chill Out" â is a little ironic considering the mild winter weather tourists experienced Feb. 1 and Groundhog Day.
"The nicest thing about this year was no rain, no snow, no ice," Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marlene Lellock said. "That is one of the best things about Groundhog Day 2012."
(The Spirit is pleased to share with our readers vignettes of life in the 19th century as originally reported in past issues of the newspapers. These reproduced stories include their original headlines and spelling.)
Local Intelligence
(April 29, 1896)
THE REDS AND THE BLUES
A Contest To Increase
The Membership of
The Y.M.C.A.
