Archive - 2013 - News Article
March 11th
WALSTON — First Assembly of God in Walston will once again be hosting a food distribution with Second Harvest on Monday, March 18.
You may register for food by signing up starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. Please call (814) 938-3724.
You must speak with someone to confirm your registration for the food distribution.
March 10th
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Members of the Punxsutawney Area School Board Buildings and Grounds’ Committee discussed numerous items at their recent meeting, specifically heat in the Punxsutawney Area High School (PAHS) auditorium and the facility use request form.
To find out members' views on the facility usage fee, in addition to questions and comments posed by Borough Council President Larry Chenoga, pick up Monday's edition of The Spirit.
The Children's Health Fair kicked off Saturday with fun events for the entire family.
Van Dyke and Company performed a few dance routines and welcomed those who wished to try dance themselves.
Lifespan Family Services and AmeriHealth Mercy co-hosted the fair at the Punxsutawney Area Community Center.
For more pictures, visit our online photo gallery or pick up Monday's edition of The Spirit.
(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
March 17, 1897
Opening the Mills
On Monday morning the two large saw mills owned by Wise & Hall at Big Run, resumed operations, giving employment to a large force of men.
They have a large number of logs on hand and the mills will be kept running steadily all season.
Brushed Down
March 8th
PUNXSUTAWNEY — If you want to think warm thoughts that will propel us into summer-like weather, than why not think of the Punxsutawney Relay For Life event, which will be held on Saturday, July 13, in Barclay Square.
Plans and preparations for this year’s event are already well underway.
"We need people to recruit new teams for the Relay," said Jennifer Heinze, co-chair with Robyn Shaffer for the Punxsy Relay again this year.
For more details, see today's print edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Concert Association will conclude its 2012-2013 concert season in Punxsutawney on Thursday evening, March 14, at the Punxsutawney Area High School with the concert by The Side Street Strutters.
For details, pick up Saturday's print edition of The Spirit.
Jeanie Smith, age 9, of Punxsutawney donated 12 inches of her hair to "Wigs for Kids" on March 1, marking the fourth time she has done so.
She previously donated her hair for the same cause on April 16, 2011;
March 6, 2009; and May 15, 2007.
Jeanie is currently in fourth grade at Punxsutawney Area Middle School.
Jeanie believes that, even though she is only a child, she can help other children who need hair by donating her own.
All four times, Alicia Burkett, current owner of Alicia's Hair Cottage, cut Jeanie Smith's hair.
March 7th
The antics of the rustics from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" serve as the bookend scenes in "Much Ado About Will," the two-act celebration of the words of William Shakespeare.
The Punxsutawney Theatre Arts Guild's current show will have its final two performances at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the auditorium of the Punxsutawney Area Middle School.
Tickets are sold at the door.
In themed segments, the play serves up a generous sample of the comedy and drama that have made the Bard the most famous playwright in the world.
BROOKVILLE — The Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority has created a brief electronics recycling guide specific to county residents in the wake of a disposal ban on certain electronic covered devices that went into effect in Pennsylvania on Jan. 24.
To find out where and how to recycle your electronics, pick up Friday's print edition of The Spirit.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — This weekend promises a good time, not only for the children but for the entire family, as taking place for the first time in this community will be the Children's Health Fair, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Punxsutawney Area Community Center.
The event is being hosted by Lifespan Family Services and AmeriHealth Mercy.
It is being funded through a special grant that is used to promote healthy children and family in communities through exercise, nutrition and behaviors.
