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May 16th, 2011
PUNXSUTAWNEY — State Sen. Joe Scarnati recalled Monday how when he was first elected president pro tem of the state Senate, his colleague, state Rep. Sam Smith was also elected House minority leader.
Scarnati recalled saying to Smith how great it would be one day if he were president pro tem, and Smith was elected Speaker of the House.
Scarnati recalled Smith saying, “I just hope there’s enough time.”
BIG RUN — The Big Run Arch Bridge replacement is nearly complete, as the new span was open to traffic once again Monday evening.
The project, which began last summer, is almost finished, as work on the tie-ins to the bridge need to be completed and the temporary road needs removed.
Deborah L. Casadei, M.B.A., District Press officer for PennDOT Engineering District 10, said the traffic pattern change occurred Monday evening.
The bridge over Big Run Creek is located between Smyers and Caroline streets in Big Run.
May 15th
FRANKLIN — Welcome to all-day turkey hunting, which begins today for the first time in Pennsylvania hunting history.
Terry Wills, supervisor at the Northwest Pennsylvania Game Commission office in Franklin, said today is a historic day, now that turkey hunting is allowed throughout the day – from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
The full-day spring gobbler hours were approved by the Board of Game Commissioners last year, as part of the 2010-11 season and bag limits package.
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
February 26, 1896
Surprise Party
May 13th
By
Tom Chapin and Terry A. Fye
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Although they have not sponsored billboards or painted their automobiles with scripture verses or distributed tracts, a number of area ministers realize that there are people in the United States and around the globe, who earnestly believe that May 21 will be Judgment Day, when Christ returns to gather the faithful before the end of the physical world occurs in October.
SYKESVILLE — A fire in Sykesville caused heavy damage to a house owned by Jeremy Sedor, 400 Mary’s Alley, Wednesday evening.
Sykesville Fire Chief Kevin Yamrick said the fire began around 11 p.m. in a shed adjacent to the house and quickly spread to the house, causing heavy damage to the interior.
Sedor, who is the Sykesville Fire Department assistant chief, said he, his son Jordan and dog Dozer were asleep in the house when his neighbor, Brian Sharpe, noticed smoke coming from the shed when he let his dog out around 11 p.m. Sharpe then banged on Sedor’s door to alert him.
May 12th
PUNXSUTAWNEY — As written on the family chalk board in the den, “Dream Big” has always been the motto for Kerri Presloid.
After winning Penn State-DuBois’ B.I.G. (Business Ideas Gone Wild) competition in 2009, Presloid has been able to begin her dream of becoming an entrepreneur. The idea she submitted to the competition was a children’s game entitled “Treasure!” which is intended to help each player learn letter recognition while collecting the treasure of gold coins.
The game “Treasure!” has several ways to play for different age levels, from advanced toddler to kindergarten.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Because National Hospital Week is a celebration of people, Punxsutawney Area Hospital is honoring its employees by recognizing the role each of them plays in extending a sense of trust to their patients and members of their community.
“A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community that fosters health and represents hope,” hospital CEO Dan Blough said. “From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospitals are central to a healthy and vibrant community.”
May 11th
PUNXSUTAWNEY — In the highly-competitive grocery world, Ben Levy said his family, which owns the Jefferson Wholesale Grocery Company, has found that a certain story from the Bible plays out only in the Bible.
“David beat Goliath only in the Bible,” he said, citing his company as the small David, competing against larger, Goliath-sized “big-box retailers” of the grocery industry.
Members of the U.S. Postal Service in Punxsutawney — (from left) John Woods, Judy Kemmerer, Patty Dean, Dave Reynolds, Steve White and Gary Krawzyk — will be among those taking part in their annual food drive Saturday at the Punxsutawney Post Office. Donations of non-perishable food items can be dropped off all day or during normal time of delivery. Anyone who has a rural route may also place foods item in his or her mailbox for the postal carrier to pick up. All food donated will be given to local food pantries. (Photo by Jennifer Barr)
