#219 Christmas 2018

Bob and Shirl Smith: “We do this for the people.”

B On the cover: Bob and Shirl Smith's only grandchildren, twins Frankie and Scottie Smith, on the lap of a special Santa who can speak to children and make them feel special in eleven different languages. The daughters of Shawn and Jennifer (Dupak) Smith, the girls are wearing lovely blue holiday dresses, a gift their grandmother Sandy Dupak gives them every year to wear to special holiday events like the Smith family's traditional Christmas Eve get-together, hosted this year by niece Nicole McDivitt since Bob's mom has passed away.

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By Gloria Kerr for Hometown magazine ob and Shirl Smith both retired from the work force in 2014, he in May and she in December. Since then, those who walk, run, or bike on the local Railsto-Trails section from Cloe to Bair Road have seen the couple often maintaining and improving the trail for hours at a time, using their own motorized equipment, shovels, and hand rakes. Barbara Mohney, a Punxsutawney Area Hospital employee who frequents that trail section, admires the couple’s public spirit and thanks them each time she sees them; Bob responds, “We do it for the people.”

Who is this couple with such a positive, charitable spirit? Married for forty-seven years, Bob Smith is tall and vigorous with a self-deprecating wit, while wife Shirl is constantly shooting smiles at him and emanating her efficient, “we can do” attitude.

They are like a couple of love-struck teenagers with their obvious affection for one another. Shirl quips, “Babe—he’s my sweetheart,” and Bob jokingly replies, “She’s my best friend. Good friends are hard to come by, no matter how dumb— she’s stuck by me.” They designed their home with an open concept, long before that idea was current, in a shell which they bought from Jimmy Dean thirty years ago that they say “is set too close to route 119.”

It has rustic charm with lots of exposed wood and antiques, including a Singer leather sewing machine and salvaged cupboards, in a style Shirl calls “early attic.”

Enjoying outdoor work enthusiastically, the couple maintains their landscape and exterior home so aesthetically well that it could be used for a cover photo of a “buy SFC Scott R. Smith, Shirl this” real estate and Bob Smith's son, flyer. awarded the Purple Heart A gold-star Medal posthumously after the he was killed in 2006 in Iraq family, while defusing an explosive Smiths lost device. (submitted photo) their oldest son, SFC Scott R. Smith, when he was killed in action in Iraq on July 17, 2006.

Their other son Shawn and his wife Jennifer (Dupak) Smith are the parents of twin girls, Frankie and Scottie. The twins, now

Shirl and Bob Smith, with rake in hand, on the Rails-to-Trails section they maintain so faithfully near Cloe. Their only grandchildren, twins Scottie and Frankie, love to come from their parents' home in Pittsburgh to ride their scooters for hours with them on the smooth, well-groomed trail.

five, love coming to their grandparents’ home with their scooters to spend hours riding on the rail trail with them.

Shirl says that “Bob does manual labor” on the trail. His gift, she says, is his vision to see what he needs “to do today so this [trail] is here five years from now.” They crown the trail so the water drains off the sides, make drainage ditches, and move debris that could clutter drainage paths. In the months of September and October, Bob spent from two to six hours a day working on the trail, walking about ten miles every day. The Smiths also donate the use of their diesel Kubota and 25 hp Kioti tractors, a four-foot motorized trimmer, and a brush hog to do some serious, labor intensive maintenance. Bob loads the equipment on his trailer and trucks it to trail access points. Shirl is especially fond of grading the trail with her favorite tractor to make it a relatively smooth surface for runners and bikers. Trail regulars are used to

seeing Bob manually raking leaves quickly off the trail in fall, keeping up the strenuous effort for ten miles at a time. He says that “eighty percent of the people” who come across him working say “thanks.”

The Smiths are quick to credit other trail volunteers who work with them, too, including Bob Hoover in Cloe and Shirl’s sister Helen and husband Dennis Snyder who work in the Valier area from Fordham to the sewage plant. They also give much credit to the board of directors of the Punxsutawney Area Rails-to-Trails Association in southern Jefferson County who named the local rail trail sections the Mahoning Shadow Trail. This dedicated board “does some hands-on work,” Shirl says, that makes our area’s trails some of the best tended in the state. The board includes Matthew B. Taladay, President; Nick Gianvito, Vice President; Tony Bofinger, Treasurer; Susan Wolfe, Secre- Continued on page 4

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A Fascination With “Firsts” in Punxsutawney Area History

The 2018 photo of the historic Jenks House in Punxsutawney (left) is seen in contrast with an artist’s rendering in 1878. Dr. John W. Jenks with Rev. David Barclay arrived in 1818, 200 years ago, to begin a history of “firsts” in Punxsutawney area history. Phineas W. Jenks is recorded as “the first male child born in Punxsutawney.” (color photo by S. Thomas Curry; 1878 lithograph drawing copied from Caldwell’s “Illustrated History of Jefferson County”-1878)

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By S. Thomas Curry of Hometown magazine n local, state and national news media we are reminded many times about the historic significance of the “firsts” that occur in our daily life.

We might not remember that Gerald Ford was the “first” vice-president and president in United States history not elected by the people, or remember the dates when those moments occurred. We might not remember when Nancy Pelosi became the “first female” to become Speaker of the House in the U. S. House of Representatives, but it is recorded in history. Much easier to remember is the fact (and year) that Barrack Obama was elected the first African-American U.S. President.

Historical “firsts” are recorded in many personal journals and writings, newspapers and books. They mark major changes and new beginnings in many areas of life that include cultural, business and industry, government, health, sports and others.

In the Punxsutawney area, past historical writings such as Kate Scott’s “History of Jefferson County” (1888) and Dr. W. J. McKnight’s efforts in his book, “A Pioneer History of Jefferson County” (1898) and “Jefferson County, Pennsylvania: Her Pioneers and People” (1917) have faithfully recorded many “firsts” in the years of early

settlement in our vicinity.

In Punxsutawney, a booklet prepared by W. O. Smith in 1909 selected many items in these references and others from the Punxsutawney Spirit to publish his “More or Less Comprehensive Historical Sketch” of Punxsutawney history. The 1949 Punxsutawney Centennial book, 1849-1949: 100 Years of Progress, brought local published history upto-date to the mid-20th century.

These references, and the availability of old newspapers on microfilm in the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, provide an opportunity for any researcher to compile a list of “firsts” in Punxsutawney area history.

The writer appreciates the desire and effort of early settlers in “pioneer days” to write down those “firsts” of their time as they had experienced it or were told it by parents and other elders of their community. As the area developed from life in a small village surrounded by farms and timber to the activity of a commercial and industrial center at the beginning of the 1900s, new “firsts” would be recognized and recorded.

With a fascination for “firsts” in local history, some areas of interest are shared with Hometown magazine readers for holiday reading.

that the first settlers to what is now Punxsutawney were Dr. John Jenks and his fatherin-law Rev. David Barclay. Kate Scott’s “History of Jefferson County” (1888) records it as: “(they) came in the summer or fall of 1818, and selected the land upon which Punxsutawney is now located for their future home.”

William McKnight’s “Pioneer History of Jefferson County” (1898) presents it as: “In 1818, Dr. John W. Jenks, Rev. David Bar-

clay, and Nathaniel Tindle came to what is now Young Township, prospecting for a future home, and they were so well pleased that in the spring of 1819 they returned with their families and settled where Punxsutawney now stands.”

In 1887, in the weekly Punxsutawney Spirit, C. R. White wrote a series of historical sketches about the early history of Punxsutawney and the area of Young Township where it was located. His family, being among some of the first to settle the area, established a home in 1818 on a portion of land in Indiana County near Covode.

Mr. White claimed, “I have been conversant with its growth and development for a period of nearly 69 years.” In his article of

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Early histories regarding southern Jefferson County and the Punxsutawney area mention

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Shirl Smith leads a Strong Women’s group for any women over 40 at the Punxsutawney Alliance Church on South Main Street Extension on Tuesday and Thursday. The classes help women maintain or build bone mass through exercise instead of medication. (Row 1) Joyce Jordan, Peggy Brown, Shirl Smith, Molly Jo Smelko, Kathy Shaffer; (row 2) Pat Jones, Beverly Kunselman, Barb Lloyd, Bernice Condron, Helen Snyder; (row 3) Carol Mottern, Shirley Plyler. (Hometown staff photo)

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The Smiths’ History Together Bob Smith and Shirley Vasbinder met in April of 1970 when she was home to the Grange area for Easter break. Having graduated from Penn State’s Erie campus with a degree in elementary and kindergarten education, she had a teaching position in the Mifflintown area. Drafted in 1967, Bob had just come home to Smethport in December from Vietnam where he served with the 36th Army Engineers. Trained as an operating engineer to run cranes, dozers, and other heavy equipment, he was assigned to drive truck and haul equipment for the army to build roads through the Asian jungles and the Mekong Delta for a year. “Our company got mortared every night, “ he says. Fatefully, they met in Punxsutawney one evening. Shirl was downtown “cruising” with her little sister in an older Corvette when Bob and his friend, also “cruising,” drove up to them in his brand new Corvette in the G.C. Murphy 5 & 10 parking lot. “Some sparks flew,” Bob says, as Shirl “was rude” to the cocky, self-confident GI. Leaving the park-

ing lot, Shirl and her sister made a final ride around town and then drove over to the Tastee Freeze at the bottom of the Indiana hill. Finding Bob’s Corvette sitting there, they pulled in and parked, and Bob and Shirl talked again; that they were married less than three months later in June speaks to the tenor of that second encounter. On their fifth anniversary, Bob’s father wryly commented, “I’m surprised the marriage has lasted this long.”

After their marriage in 1970, Bob Smith’s profession was truck driver, an occupation for which his army training more than adequately qualified him. Early in his career, he drove for Quaker Markets. Then for fifteen years he was an independent owneroperator driving a tractor-trailer all over the United States. For the last twenty years of his career, he drove eighteen-wheelers and hauled double trailers for Conway, making a run from a terminal in Clearfield to Cedar Point, Ohio, and back, so he was home every night after having driven about 500 miles a day.

During the first year of their marriage, Shirl Smith, despite having a teaching degree, took a non-skilled labor position.

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90-Year-Old Veteran Shares His Story of the U.S. Military’s Coming Together

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By Jessica Weible for Hometown magazine rookville resident Ira Minor is a Korean War and Vietnam War veteran who, at 90 years of age, is still active with the Brookville Veterans of Foreign Wars, Brookville American Legion and the Brookville Honor Guard. He started out his military career as a fresh-faced recruit from Brooklyn, New York, and later became a Russian translator and a warrant officer, managing the personnel of a thousand soldiers.

Born in 1928, Minor came of age during the uncertain times of World War II. As a young man, he always wanted to fight for his country, particularly since his father, who had a tremendous influence on his life, was too old to enlist for WWII and never had the chance. Eager to be a part of something bigger, Minor joined the New

As labor movements solidified around the United States to protect the rights of working class Americans, the black labor movement moved to confront racial inequality in the U.S. defense industry. This led activists to take on segregation in the U.S. Military. In 1948, Minor, along with thousands of other young AfricanAmerican men led by civil rights activist A. Philip Randolph, wrote letters to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover declaring that, if drafted, they would resist. The group had already petitioned President Truman, but to

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However, the racial injustice in America at the time, a product of Jim Crow-era legislation, threatened to dash Minor’s dreams of military advancement.

“A lot of people in the service at the time who hadn’t served with blacks felt that we shouldn’t have served,” Minor explained.

“And then a lot of them felt that Negroes could serve if we served in a menial capacity.” Blacks during WWII were relegated to segregated divisions where the U.S. Army gave them combat support roles such as cooks, quartermasters or gravediggers. “The people who did a lot of grunt work were black troops,” Minor said.

“We felt we could be pilots, machinists and all that.”

The success of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American military pilots in WWII, proved them right. Still, discussions with President Roosevelt in the early 1940s to ban discrimination in the defense industries went nowhere.

Minor described the discourse of this time in America when all working class citizens were struggling to assert their individual rights. “Everybody was fighting for job opportunity,” Minor explained. “In our case, it was to be in the military as pilots, or on ships and become officers. But that was denied.”

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In 1950, the Korean War was heating up and Minor received his draft notice in the mail. Not sure whether or not the U.S. Military would hold true to its order to desegregate, Minor took a leap of faith — but it wasn’t easy.

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stayed home with them for thirteen years.

She returned to teaching in 1986, working for CenClear’s Child Services, Inc., a federally funded Headstart program in Clearfield and Centre counties, for twentyeight years. Initially Shirl worked as a home visitor and preschool teacher providing services to families. In 1992 she was promoted to a supervisory position working on a federal research grant called PA Transition. In 1994 she was chosen as the Program Director for the Early Intervention Program serving infants and toddlers with disabilities. Later, managing Early Head Start became her responsibility, too, until her retirement in 2014.

A true human service giver, Shirl is still helping others as she leads a Strong Women's group that meets at the Punxsutawney Alliance Church on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon. She received training through Penn State University Extension to earn certification to lead the class that did require participants to pay for it. When Penn State increased the fee for participants at a community facility, a friend suggested she seek permission to move her program to the church where she can offer it free to any women over forty in the congregation or in the community; the church approved her request.

Strong Women classes help women maintain or build bone mass through exercise instead of medication. The women work with weights and learn deliberate, controlled breathing techniques to oxygenate the blood and promote balance, bone mass, and strength. Throughout the year she’s been running twelve-week sessions, taking a month off between sessions with no classes in June or July. During June and July, she set up a schedule for members to meet at different rail trail access points to walk on Tuesdays and Thursdays for an hour on the sections she and Bob groom so smoothly. She also urged them to invite their spouses and friends to come along for this no-charge exercise “class” in the outdoors.

SFC Scott R. Smith’s Sacrifice The death of son Scott Robert Smith in 2006 was devastating to the family. “Scott was always a good kid,” Shirl says. “He loved pushing the envelope; he wanted to jump the highest and go the farthest and the fastest.” Scott graduated from Jeff Tech in Reynoldsville having completed the

One of his mom's favorite photos of her son is this one of SFC Scott R. Smith dressed in military camouflage fatigues, relaxed and smiling (submitted photo)

auto body program. His attitude, his mother says, was that “it doesn’t matter what you do; as long as you’re the best at what you do, you can go anywhere.” He graduated in 1990 during the Bush era and the first Iraqi war. He was planning to attend college, but his high scores on his Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, (ASVAB tests given to all high school students), interested military recruiters.

Other young men were talking about enlisting, and Scott saw the military as a route to his becoming a state policeman.

Thus, he enlisted to be an MP, a military policeman, with a five-year commitment that would earn him two years of college credit.

Completing basic training, Scott Smith was stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska, where the long hours of darkness in winter breed problems like alcoholism, depression, and bomb threats. As an MP, Scott went in first with dogs to sniff out and locate any reported bombs. Then the EOD tech would come in after to disarm them. EOD is the acronym for Explosive Ordinance Disposal. Scott was fascinated by the job EOD techs did and decided to investigate becoming one. Learning of his plan, his mother asked, “Why in the world would you want to defuse bombs? That’s so dangerous!”

Scott answered with conviction: “Mom, I’ll save lives. What better job could a person have?” He pointed out that he could be standing in front of the Pantall Hotel in Punxsutawney, and some little old lady in a car could hit and kill him. Coming from a family of faith, he added, “We have an allotted time on this earth, and when my time’s up, it’s up.”

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Weather Discovery Center Releases Schedule of Boy and Girl Scout Programs for First Half of 2019 T he Weather Discovery Center in Punxsutawney is proud to support Scouting by offering a range of programs for Boy Scout merit badges and Girl Scout Journeys.

In 2019 we are expanding to offer more opportunities for badge work, but we’re willing to consider adding additional programs based on feedback from Scouts and their parents. The schedule for the first half of the year is as follows:

Girl Scout Get Outdoors Winter Challenge Saturday, January 5, 2019, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (tentative) Check several of the Get Outdoors Winter Challenge activities off your list when you attend this program! More details available when Girl Scouts of Western PA release the Challenge activity list. Cost: $9 per person. Register by December 31 by calling 814-938-1000 or emailing info@weatherdiscovery.org.

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the Wonders of Water Journey by attending this program: LOVE water, SAVE water and SHARE Water. Program includes a snack and free time on the exhibits. Cost is $20 per person. Pre-register by February 11 by calling 814-938-1000 or emailing info@weatherdiscovery.org.

Boy Scout Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge Saturday, March 2, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., $20 per person This Eagle-level badge program will meet requirements needed to earn the Emergency Preparedness merit badge, except for the First Aid portion, which can be before or after this program. Instruction will be through hands-on activities, interactive technology, and traditional book & paper.

A snack and free time with the exhibits is included. Pack your own lunch. A Red Cross volunteer will be assisting with the program. A minimum of 10 scouts is needed to hold the program with a maximum of 30. Pre-register no later than Feb. 25 by calling 814-938-1000 or emailing i n f o @ w e a t h e r d i s c o v e r y. o rg .

Boy Scout Weather Merit Badge Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. – noon, $10 per person Earn the Weather merit badge by learning about weather science, the water cycle, the role of the meteorologist and more! Includes snack and free time on our exhibits.

There are no prerequisites for this program.

Register by March 18 by calling 814-9381000 or emailing info@weatherdiscovery.org.

Boy Scout Energy Merit Badge Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m. – noon, $9 per person Earn the Energy merit badge by learning about the sources and types of energy, including renewables, and the many ways to conserve energy. Includes snack and free time on our exhibits. There are no prerequisites for this program. Register by April 1 by calling 814-938-1000 or emailing info@weatherdiscovery.org.

Punxsutawney Phil’s Weather Extravaganza for Girl Scouts Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Come for a day of adventure, learning and fun! Tour the Weather Discovery Center and make a SWAP; take a walking tour of the Phantastic Phils Public Art; visit Gobblers Knob and walk the trail; enjoy lunch and a program with Punxsutawney Phil!

Register by April 13 at www.gswpa.org.

Questions? Call 814-938-1000 or email info@weatherdiscovery.org.

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Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Juniors can complete all three parts of the Get Moving! Journey by attending this program: Energize, Investigate and Innovate.

Program includes a snack and free time on the exhibits. Cost is $20 per person. Preregister by April 29 by calling 814-9381000 or emailing info@weatherdiscovery.org.

Boy Scout Gardening Merit Badge, Part 1 Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. – noon, $20 per person includes Gardening Part 2 In this two-part program, Scouts will start by planting seeds, testing seeds for germination and learning why honey bees are important for food crops. The Scouts will need to take care of their plantings and build a compost bin through the summer.

When they come back for Gardening Part 2 on August 3, they will show pictures of their plants and their bins and discuss their experiences with both. There are no prerequisites. Register by May 6 by calling 814-938-1000 or emailing info@weatherdiscovery.org.

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Thus, when Scott was sent to his next station in Italy and his re-enlistment came up, he changed his designated training field from MP so he could work on becoming an EOD tech—if he passed a battery of tests he would take eventually in Germany.

However, if he failed those tests, his re-enlistment would continue with his remaining an MP. In Scott’s class of one hundred soldiers training to be EOD techs, ninetythree washed out and only seven graduated, Scott being one of them, after a week-long session of tests of skills learned in eighteen months to two years of training. Those who failed the test could re-take it for a maximum of three times. There is no room for error for EOD techs. Ironically, SFC Scott Smith did not die on July 17, 2006, as a result of any error he made after defusing an explosive during his fifth tour of duty.

The EOD Warrior Foundation posted this obituary explaining how Scott died: “SFC Scott R. Smith was killed on 17 July 2006.

SFC Smith was assigned to the 737th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 63rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE), stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. SFC Smith had just performed a controlled ordnance-clearing mission of an improvised explosive device in Al-Iskandariyah, Iraq and went back downrange to conduct a post-blast investigation when he stepped on a pressure plate of a buried improvised explosive device. SFC Smith died from his injuries sustained from the detonation.

SFC Smith was awarded a Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal posthumously.”

Aftermath: Finding the Positive When their son was killed in the line of duty, the Smiths received letters from all over—from his teachers, from soldiers he worked with, from fellows he’d coached in Little League, and from others whose life he had touched. His mom says he liked working with kids, so he’d been a Little League coach and a referee for youth sports, “always encouraging youngsters to do better and to be more like the best they can be.” He was married but had no children. He told his parents, “No kids. Not till I get to my last duty tour, with twenty years in, when that tour is over.”

Yes, Shirl says, she was in a dark place in

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the first three months after her son Scott’s death, but she sought out counseling to help her find a way out of the darkness, and she encourages others dealing with issues to do the same. Those counselors helped her, and husband Bob, to focus on the positives and to figure out how to use those positives to move forward. The couple has moved on, celebrating Scott’s life with a memorial motorcycle ride, a memorial scholarship, on-going connections with scholarship winners, and so many affirmations of the good SFC Scott R. Smith accomplished through his ultimate sacrifice.

In Scott Smith’s memory, his parents have established the SFC Scott Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund, an idea suggested by Tammy Sipes, Shirl’s friend and co-worker at CenClear. Each year funds are awarded to students who share his passion and his relentless pursuit to use their skills and talents to make a difference in people’s lives. The scholarship is non-categorical and applicants can be attending any post-secondary school. Applicants must submit a letter to the fund’s website, www.sfcsmithscholarshipfund.com, each summer by July 17, the date on which SFC Smith died. They are to “explain why they deserve the scholarship, identify their goals, what they are currently doing to achieve those goals, and how they hope to make a difference in the world. Applicants must also provide a professional reference such as a teacher, minister, employer, etc., who will act as a sponsor.”

The Fraternal Order of Eagles in both Punxsutawney and Reynoldsville generously donated $1,000 each to help fund the SFC Scott Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund. Since Scott loved riding his motor- Continued on page 10

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An early picture of the Walston Company Store shows where Roadmaster Kaylor and Mine Superintendent Snyder were seeking refuge from the angry miners on May 2, 1894. Photo courtesy of PAHGS.

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By the Coal Memorial Committee for Hometown magazine he relationship between the two main businesses involved in coal, the railroad and the mine, was mutually beneficial.

Without the mines, the railroad was not profitable; without the railroad, there was no way to market the coal. Although they were closely aligned, the railroaders and the miners were not part of the same labor organization. This dichotomy led to an interesting incident at Walston in May 1894.

Roadmaster Kaylor, of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railway Company was an efficient manager of his portion of the road which carried much of the local coal and coke from the Punxsutawney Area north to Rochester and Buffalo markets. The efficiency and effectiveness of his crew was reflected in a Punxsutawney News item on April 24, 1892: “Mr. Kaylor, road master for the B.R. & P., the other day paid quite a compliment to the pumpers on his division. His division takes in the road between Punxsutawney and Johnsonburg and during the past winter there was not a break reported at the pump stations. This would indicate that the company have good, reliable men, who will discharge their duty as well at one post as at another. Mr. John Irvin, who is pumper for the company at this place as well as having charge of a pump up the road has been filling his place for nearly six years and he has yet to report a break at his pumps. We all know that if the B.R. &P., company have men like Mr. Irvin in their employ they need have no fear for the successful management of its affairs in all its departments of work.”

When rumors of a strike were heard in 1894, Roadmaster Kaylor knew he would need materials for his crew to use when

working on the roadway during the time the miners were out. One of the most important materials was fill and ballast, which was used along the tracks where wash-outs had occurred and to firm up road beds. Material for fill and ballast was readily available at the Walston coke yard in the form of the ash and cinders remaining after the coking process.

The company owned these materials making it an effective, low-cost solution for repair work.

Kaylor, received instructions from BR&P. Railroad headquarters in Buffalo, affirming that he could proceed with repairs and new work needed on the roadway during the miners’ strike. The only caution given to him was that any work by the railroad workers was to be paid using the previous year’s wage scale.

Kaylor made arrangements with Mine Superintendent Snyder at the Walston Mines for a work train and crew to go to the Walston coke yard for a load of ash and cinders on May 2, 1894.

On May 2, 1894, the Punxsutawney News reported, “Today there is an army of not less than 10,000 men in Clearfield, Jefferson and Elk Counties, Northern Cambria included, and its effects are causing distress in other directions. These men when at work, are the producers of nearly all the freight tonnage carried by the Pennsylvania, Buffalo, Rochester, Pittsburg, Beech Creek, Erie, and Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroads, the division of those systems operating in this section of the state. The territory in which these men are employed extends from Glen Fisher, Elk County, to Reynoldsville, from the Toby Valley to Punxsutawney and from Philipsburg to Hastings, a district which has the men and facilities for easily putting - Continued on page 11

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cycle, the community of Scott’s military friends, his family, and family friends work with Bob and Shirl Smith to host the SFC Scott R. Smith Memorial Ride every year on a September Sunday afternoon from 12 to 3 p.m., charging twenty dollars per bike for a ticket. Riders return to the starting site for a picnic and, since the scholarship fund became a 501 (c) (3) in 2017, they can buy raffle tickets for small games of chance. The first four or five rides began at the Smiths’ property along route 119 just south of Big Run, but the riders now meet at Gobbler’s Knob. Thirty-five bikes participated in the first year’s ride, while 130 is the largest number of participants ever.

It’s a no-alcohol event, and every dollar the event earns is given away to applicants.

Scott’s brother Shawn is actively involved in managing the fund. Shawn Smith, a talented graphic artist with a career in advertising, creates the posters each year to promote the memorial ride.

The Smiths are grateful to the Groundhog Club and its director Katie Donald for allowing them to use Gobbler’s Knob facilities for their annual motorcycle fundraiser.

In fact, they are now in the process of buying a Phantastic Phil that will be created to honor all veterans who’ve served in the military. It will probably be placed near the newly built headquarters of Mahoning Valley VFW Post 2076.

SFC Scott R. Smith’s sacrifice was honored in September 2014 after Big Run residents Wendy (Dixon) Peace and her husband Todd started a petition to rename the bridge that carries Route 119 over the Big Run Creek in his honor. His parents were surprised and gratified that so many local people signed the petition at Wachob’s store in Big Run or went online to support it. “It meant a lot that others cared,” his mother says.

A non-profit organization called Warrior Canine Connection (WCC) has also honored SFC Smith’s sacrifice in a unique and meaningful way. The group enlists service members and veterans with combat stress in the critical mission of training service dogs for fellow Wounded Warriors. Operating nationwide, WWC’s ambitious program has this philosophy: “Training a service dog for a fellow Veteran provides a valuable opportunity for a Warrior suffering from psychological injuries to reintegrate into civilian life. As part of their training, Warriors have the responsibility to teach the dogs that the world is a safe place. Through that process, they must convince themselves of the same.” Shirl and Bob Smith have learned that WWC has named one of their service dogs

“Scotty” to honor their son.

The Smiths’ own mementos of their son Scott’s life and hobbies fill one half of their forty-by-forty-foot garage. Sitting there looking ready to rumble is his 1988 Monte Carlo that Scott’s friend Rich Lorelli restored after Scott’s death and returned to his parents. Parked by it is a Subaru STi. The “Ti” stands for Tecnica international which develops Subaru’s racing vehicles, and those with the STi badge have the highest high performance parts.

Next to the Subaru is brother Shawn’s beloved Suzuki motorcycle, also a collectible, which he rebuilt from a wrecked motorcycle Scott gathered up and stored at home before he deployed. After Scott’s death, Shawn took on the task of rebuilding it as a labor of love and a kind of therapy for his grief. Shawn, who his parents say is not mechanical at all and never even had a motorcycle license, hunted up the Suzuki’s manual, acquired a step-by-step guide with illustrations to complete the bike’s restoration, and got a friend who knew more than he did to help him rebuild the machine.

Overhead is a corner loft where stacks of Scott’s possessions can be accessed by a set of stairs. Hanging nearby over an entry door is a moving, graphic picture of SFC Smith in full combat gear, rendered from a photo his friend Stan Derise from Big Run, a fellow soldier in Iraq, took of Scott just a day before his deadly EOD mission.

Brother Shawn’s friend, Dan Minsky, an artist in Pittsburgh, created the canvas.

Scott Smith’s mom says he loved the Christmas season, and he’d shop all year long, wherever he was posted, for just the right gifts for his loved ones. He relished being in the kitchen to help make no-bake cookies and other goodies for the family’s traditional get-together at grandma’s home on Christmas Eve. Scott’s family members, on his dad’s side, have a long, proud tradition of serving their country, so some family member is always stationed on some military base far from home in another state or country. During that Christmas Eve get-together, it’s a tradition for those veterans to call home and be a part of the family celebration. Shirl says they pass the phone around and everybody talks and laughs and embraces one another in the spirit of the season with love and joy.

During their forty-seven years together, Robert and Shirley Smith have given a great deal to others. But as some philosophers say, the more we give, the more we get in return in so many ways that can’t be counted in dollars or things. The love of life and joy they feel in each other’s company emanating from this couple is almost a tangible thing.

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The coke ovens at Walston Mines were important for many industries. Atop the coke ovens is a track over which the lorries transported coal to the ovens for coking. In the rail car is coke ready for shipping and on the ground are piles of refuse including cinders and ashes. These cinders and ashes were used by the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburg Railroad for maintaining and improving their railroads. Photo courtesy of PAHGS.

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Continued from page 9 upon the market daily from 30,000 tons of coal.” This was a large strike and covered mines in the area where Roadmaster Kaylor was responsible for maintaining the roadways.

Mine Superintendent Snyder had given Kaylor assurance that there would be no difficulty if the railroad workers were to load the needed ash and cinders. It was arranged, as a good faith gesture, that the mine superintendent would accompany Kaylor and the work crew to the coke yard.

About three o’clock that afternoon Roadmaster Kaylor and Mine Superintendent Snyder were standing on the ovens, overseeing a work crew loading cars with ash and cinders. The work train engine and two cabooses were idling on the main track. While they watched the work, Kaylor noticed a large group of mine men coming their way.

He presumed they were coming to see what they were doing and was not alarmed. However, when they came closer, he could see

they had clubs and stones and were intent on attacking the railroad workmen. The workmen, upon seeing the mine men, ran to the cabooses seeking protection. The engineer immediately opened the throttle and pulled the locomotive and cabooses down the main track to get out of range of the mine men. The excitement escalated as the mine men drew their revolvers and a fusillade of bullets was sent toward the engine and cabooses.

Two railroad men, who were left behind, were pursued by the mine men, one received a severe clubbing. Also left behind were Roadmaster Kaylor and Superintendent Snyder, who headed for safety in the Walston Company Store. Before reaching the store, Kaylor and Snyder were met by another large group of miners, who were heading to the coke yard to learn what the excitement was about. There was a lot of pointing and shouting about strike breaking. However, with assistance of some of the English speaking miners, Roadmaster Kaylor was able to explain that he was there to get material to repair the railroads so that when the strike was over mine work would not be delayed while they repaired the railroad.

At one point during the heated discussion, when Kaylor was attempting to explain that loading cinders to repair the railroad would not to interfere with the miners’ strike, one of the foreign workers adamantly stated: “No, no; let one man work, all work. Today load ashes, tomorrow load coke, next day dig coal.”

The English speaking miners, in an effort to preserve peace and order, explained to the foreign miners that incidents like the one that they were engaging in would provide an excuse for the company to bring in strikebreakers and police to protect them as replacements for the miners. The English speaking men were exceedingly anxious to preserve peace and order and to prevent the company from bringing in the strike-breakers.

After this experience, Roadmaster Kaylor declared adamantly that he would not attempt to secure the fill and ballast he needed from Walston.

On Friday afternoon, May 18, 1894, Mother Nature intervened in the situation sending steady torrents of rain throughout the area. By Friday evening, Mahoning Creek was overflowing. Great torrents rushed down Elk Run and swept away the Harmony Bridge. At Clayville (West End Punxsutawney), Riverside Park was swept out of existence and the bridge across Saw Mill Run was partially demolished. Punxsutawney streets were covered with muddy water which was running into most of the houses from three inches to three feet deep according to the height of their foundations.

Roads and railroads suffered severe washouts. There was no electricity. No trains could operate. Residents in the community estimated the waters of this flood to be two to three feet higher than the flood of 1889. And, old timers remembered the flood of 1861

when, they say, the water was three or four feet higher.

For Roadmaster Kaylor, the flood damage to the railroads in his area made it imperative that a compromise be reached in order to get roadways repaired and the railroad operating.

The Punxsutawney News, on Wednesday, May 23, 1894, reported a compromise reached between the coke drawers at the mines and the railroad. With the help of the English speaking miners, the Walston coke drawers were persuaded to go to work for the railroad loading the ashes and cinders into railroad cars. For this work, the coke drawers were paid a dollar and a half per day, which greatly helped them during the strike. Roadmaster Kaylor had the ashes and cinders that were needed to repair the washed-out roadways. The situation between the mine workers and the railroad had been amicably settled.

This article has been prepared by the Coal Memorial Committee of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. Information used in the preparation of this article is available at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society and on-line resources including Wikipedia and Newspapers.com. Comments on this article may be directed to PAHGS, P.O. Box 286, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. Individuals desiring to honor a coal or coal related industry worker in 2019 are encouraged to purchase their tile

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The first cemetery for early pioneers of the area, seen in an 1890 photo, was opened on land donated by the Jenks family. The land was located outside the village to be named Punxsutawney, where Dr. Jenks and Rev. David Barclay built their first houses of logs. The first burial in the cemetery was in 1821. Family plots for Dr. Jenks and wife Mary, and Rev. Barclay and wife Mary, are near each other in the cemetery. (1890 photo from Hometown file; color photos by S. Thomas Curry)

Continued from page 3 February 9 he wrote, “Dr. John W. Jenks came from New Jersey and purchased a large tract of land, upon a portion of which the town of Punxsutawney is built.”

The early histories record that Jacob Hoover was “the first white man to settle in what is now the village of Clayville. In 1814 or 1815 he came to the Mahoning Valley and purchased land from the Holland Land Company, comprising what is now the village of Clayville (Clayville is now Punxsutawney’s West End section.)

An 1886 issue of the Spirit printed a history of Young Township that was written by Daniel Rishell. The villages of Punxsutawney and Clayville were located in Young Township until each was incorporated as separate boroughs in the county (Punxsutawney in 1850 and Clayville in 1864).

In Chapter 2 Rishell claimed, “The first man to brave the hardships and dangers of pioneer life within the borders of what is now known and designated as Young Township, was Samuel States, who came here in the year 1808. The honor of being the first settler of this township has been accorded to Jacob Hoover by some amateur historians, but one of the States boys told me that it properly belongs to Samuel States, who

made an opening in the forest about three miles West of Punxsutawney, on the left bank of the Mahoning, on the farm now owned by Robert F. Law.” After Dr. Jenks and Rev. Barclay first arrived in 1818 and chose their spots for their future homes along the Mahoning Creek, they built their log houses and returned to their homes near Philadelphia. They returned to the wilderness of southern Jefferson County on a five-day journey. Dr. Jenks returned with his wife Mary and young son David Barclay. (Mary was the daughter of Rev. Barclay.) The Jenks family’s first “house” was built of logs on the corner of South Penn Street and Farmer’s Alley (now named Torrence St.), the corner of the parking lot of Mahoning Towers today. Rev. Barclay’s first house, of logs, was built on the corner of Front and East Mahoning Streets, facing Mahoning Creek, where now is the large 1890 era fire bell mounted by the Punxsutawney Fire Department.

Written histories about these pioneer years are consistent about who was the “first” child born in the woodlands of undeveloped territory in Western Pennsylvania. Phineas W. Jenks was the first male child, born to Dr. and Mrs. John and Mary Jenks on September 2, 1819. H. Augustus Gaskill was the second male child born in what is now Punxsutawney and his sister Cornelia is men- Continued on page 14

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December 1. Toys: Toys are perhaps the best items to purchase in December. Apart from Christmas gifts, it is a good time of year to stock up on toys children have coveted, which can be put away for birthday presents or other occasions. Retailers tend to lower toy prices as Christmas approaches.

2. Holiday decor: Decorative holiday items also tend to be heavily discounted in December. Stores slash prices on orna-

ments, gift wrap, artificial trees, holidaythemed baking items, and much, much more. If it has a passing connection to the holidays, chances are stores will cut prices by 50 percent or more once Christmas is over.

3. Televisions: It’s possible to find discounted TVs even after the Black Friday sales have come and gone. Keep eyes trained on the circulars and jump when sales are advertised, as inventory may be limited.

4: Bubbly: Competition in the market will help drive down the cost of champagne and other sparkling wines. According to the wine resource GuildSomm, 22 percent of all champagne sales are run during the month of December.

January 5. Winter apparel: As the winter progresses, the amount of clothing stock in stores starts to dwindle to free up room for a new season’s worth of attire. Starting in late December and continuing into the latter half of January, retailers are eager to liquidate their stock of scarves, sweaters, boots, and winter coats. This is a prime time to replenish wardrobes.

6. Linens: ‘White sales’ are traditionally in January, with home goods retailers running discounts all month long. These sales generally encompass towels, bed sheets, curtains, and other linens.

7. Fitness items: January is the ideal time

to purchase a new gym membership or fitness equipment since these purchases tie into New Year’s resolutions to get fit. Gyms may waive extra fees or offer discounted rates.

8. Travel and entertainment: Most people return home after the holidays, and that can generate a slow travel season afterward.

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ertain holiday images have been ingrained in the minds of the public.

Coca-Cola’s smiling bearded Santa Claus, in his now universally recognized red coat, helped create a model from which all other Santas evolved. And an early 20th century artist and illustrator helped to establish the feelings of the Christmas season for millions with portraits featured on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post.

Norman Rockwell was born in New York City in 1894 and dreamt of becoming an artist when he was young. Rockwell received his first commission at age 17 and illustrated for Boy’s Life, the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America. In 1916, Rockwell was hired by The Saturday Evening Post. When Rockwell began working for the Post, his humorous and dead-pan depictions of American life tugged at the heartstrings of the public even if they weren’t so adored by art critics.

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When folk read stories and events about the experiences of early settlers of the Punxsutawney area, people of the early 1800s were referred to as “pioneers.” A group of older men (their ages between 70 and 90) were photographed in 1877 after a dinner in Punxsutawney at which they related incidents of their pioneer years. Among them was Robert F. Law, back row, third from the left. Mr. Law’s middle name was in honor of Phineas W. Jenks. (photo a copy from William McKnight’s History of Jefferson County-1898)

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Continued from page 12 tioned as the first female child. They were children of Charles and Eliza Gaskill. Mr. Gaskill was an agent representing the Holland Land Company in its mission to sell land in Armstrong, Jefferson, Indiana, and Clearfield Counties. He came to the area from Philadelphia, shortly after the arrival of Rev. Barclay and Dr. Jenks.

Who was the first female child born in Punxsutawney? Was it Cornelia Gaskill, as some histories have recorded? Or was it Mercy Ann Hauck? The obituary for Mrs. Hauck, published in local weekly newspapers in late November 1903, presented information to begin a debate over the question. The subtitle of the article in the Punxsutawney Spirit claimed: “First White Female Child Born in Punxsutawney Died Sunday Night.”

A detailed paragraph in the obituary informs the readers, “Mrs. Hauck was the granddaughter of Nathaniel Tindle, who, in company with Dr. John W. Jenks and Rev. David Barclay, came to this place from New Jersey in 1818, and on the following year brought their families and made settlement.

She was the first white female child born within the limits of what is now the borough of Punxsutawney. Kate Scott’s and William McKnight’s histories of Jefferson County made note that Nathaniel Tindle and family returned with Jenks and Barclay.

Phineas Jenks’ reputation as lawyer in a four-county area far exceeded his fame as “first white child born” in Punxsutawney. He is recognized in local history as its first lawyer. As a young adult he was a tanner at the Jenks Tannery that he had established, the first tannery to operate in the early years of Punxsutawney. The tannery was located on Front Street, on land below the family homestead on Jenks Hill. It closed in the early 1880s when the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburgh Railroad was extended into Punxsutawney in 1883. The BR&PRR was the first regular train service into Punxsutawney to support the developing coal mining industry in the area.

The name Phineas is very rarely used for a boy’s name by modern day families. Meaning “oracle” in Hebrew, it was popular in earlier history. In Punxsutawney area history there was an interesting story about Phineas Jenks and his given name upon being the first male child in this new homeland for the Jenks. The story was revealed in 1952 in the Rappings column in the Punxsutawney Spirit. It was written by editor P. L. Smith, whose father, W. O. Smith was editor of the newspaper from 1885 until his death in 1932.

On March 20, 1908, editor W. O. Smith had

recorded in the Spirit: “Robert F. Law, of Horatio has a $500 Confederate bill. It is useless.” Forty-four years and a couple days later Robert P. Law, son of Robert F. Law, took to the Spirit office the same $500 bill that had been presented to W. O. Smith.

While the Confederate money was considered worthless in 1908, it had “real intrinsic value” in 1952, according to P. L. Smith.

Following the account about the $500 Confederate bill, P. L Smith explained the difference between the name Robert F. Law of the father and the name Robert P. Law. In 1952 Robert Phineas Law was 74 years of age and a retired construction engineer for big engineering projects of the BR&P Railroad. It was explained that father and son had the same middle names, except for the spelling.

It happened in this way. When the father, Robert F. Law, was born, Dr. John Jenks was called to officiate at the birth of the infant boy. The parents needed a name. Dr. Jenks had had a son born a short time before whom he had called “Phineas.” The doctor suggested “Phineas” to the new parents.

“Phineas” would have been the spelling, except in the early 1800s, Robert F. Law’s father was not keen on the study of spellings and how letters combine to represent sounds and form words. (For the readers’ information, that’s Orthography.) For the birth record the name was spelled Robert “Fineas” Law, the “Ph” sound interpreted as an “F” by the father Samuel Law. When Robert P. Law was born (1878) he was named for his father, but the spelling was corrected to “Phineas.” Despite the discrepancy in initials, Robert F. and Robert P. shared a common name, honoring Phineas W. Jenks, the first white male child born within the limits of Punxsutawney before the town was laid out in eight squares in the plan developed by Rev. Barclay. The homestead Jenks house, seen today on Jenks Hill, was built in the early 1820s.

With this record of “firsts” to be noted from the pioneer years of this area, future writing can focus on other “firsts” in area history. To be revealed will be the answer to such questions as the following: Who had the first automobile in Punxsutawney? Who had the first typewriter in town? Who had the first television? Who was the first woman in Punxsutawney history to win an elective office, and what office was it? Who was the first aviator in Punxsutawney aviation history? Who was the first female police officer? Who was the first child born in the new Adrian Hospital when it moved to Punxsutawney in 1898 from the mining town of Adrian?

Trivia or history? As a part of area history the events are a point of new beginnings and change.

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epartment of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller today reminded Pennsylvanians that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) application period for the 2018-19 LIHEAP season is still open. Pennsylvanians who used LIHEAP during the 2017-18 season and who received a pre-season application or green postcard may use a simplified application via the myCOMPASS PA app.

LIHEAP provides assistance for home heating bills to keep Pennsylvanians with lower incomes warm and safe during the winter months. Assistance is available for renters and homeowners. DHS began accepting crisis and regular LIHEAP applications on November 1, 2018 and will continue accepting applications through April 12, 2019. Returning LIHEAP customers from the 2017-18 LIHEAP season are also able to apply through the myCOMPASS PA app available on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Returning customers should have received a green postcard with an access code to apply via the app.

“Everyone deserves a safe, warm home that helps them stay healthy and comfortable throughout the winter,” said Secretary Miller. “LIHEAP helped make this possible for more than 340,000 Pennsylvania households last year. That number includes thousands of the commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens - children, older Pennsylvanians, and individuals with a disability – helping them make ends meet as heating costs increase.”

LIHEAP Cash is a one-time payment made directly to utility companies or fuel providers to help offset winter heating costs.

The average cash benefit this season is $262. Pennsylvanians may request LIHEAP Crisis assistance for home-heating emergencies when their household is without heat or in danger of being without heat. The average crisis benefit for this season is $404. More than 120,000 LIHEAP Cash and LIHEAP Crisis applications have been approved thus far.

During the 2017-18 LIHEAP season, 344,008 households statewide received $115,936,887 million in LIHEAP cash benefits. These households received an average season benefit of $337. LIHEAP benefits are paid directly to the utility company or fuel provider.

On October 24, the LIHEAP Turn-On Supplement prevented 16,547 homes from having their utilities turned off. The TurnOn Supplement paid $4,732,471 to 19 utility companies in the commonwealth to prevent utility shut-offs for individuals who received LIHEAP during the 2017-18 season, and had a threat of a shut-off or had their utilities shut off. The program’s goal is to prevent LIHEAP customers from entering the winter season with shut-off utilities.

Eligibility for the 2018-19 LIHEAP season is set at 150 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines. The chart below shows the maximum income allowed for eligibility based on household size: 1 person - $18,210; 2 - $24,690; 3 - $31,170; 4 $37,650; 5 - $44,130; 6 - $50,610; 7 $57,090; 8 - $63,570; 9 - $70,050; 10 $76,530.

“I encourage everyone who may be eligi-

ble or who has loved ones or neighbors that could benefit from this program to apply, especially before the very cold winter months are upon us so they have the necessary resources to stay warm as the weather continues to be unpredictable,” said Miller.

If you received LIHEAP during the 20172018 season, there may be funds available for you in addition to LIHEAP Cash and Crisis to halt a shutoff or shutoff notice. Applicants should talk to their caseworker about what help they may be able to receive.

In addition to financial assistance, eligible

customers may also be able to receive LIHEAP support for emergencies due to broken or faulty heating units, fuel lines, windows, or pipes. Should any of those emergencies occur, customers can contact their caseworker to see if the unit can be repaired or replaced through LIHEAP’s Crisis Interface Program.

“When residents struggle with heating emergencies, it hurts the whole community,” Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin said. “LIHEAP is a powerful

tool for helping those residents and improving our communities. The Wolf Administration is committed to keeping Pennsylvanians safe, healthy, and warm this winter.”

Online applications for LIHEAP can be completed at www.compass.state.pa.us or on the myCOMPASS PA mobile app if you received LIHEAP during the 2017-18 season. Paper applications are available through local county assistance offices, or interested applicants can download and print an application from the department’s website.

For helpful tips on keeping warm throughout the winter while saving money on utility costs, visit www.energysavers.gov.

For more information on LIHEAP, visit www.dhs.pa.gov.

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Minor added that Fortunately, Minor, and many other men in the fact that his position at the time, saw a steady but people were certain change in the U.S. Military. In working together Minor’s case, he found something he could to make each believe in. “What was so weird about it, other better was once I got to know the army, I stayed 22 one reason why years,” he said. he wanted to stay After induction in New York City, Minor in the army. went to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, for It was during training. He soon became a company clerk. his time in “I was exactly like Radar on M*A*S*H,” Germany that Minor was one of thouMinor joked. “In one way I was the New Minor says he sands of men, organized Yorker who knew everything, but I hadn’t became certain under Civil Rights and met all these people. I kept my head down that integration in labor movement leader A. Philip Randolph, who and a lot of times I put documents in from the military had worked towards the deof the CO (Commanding Officer) and said, been successful. segregation of the U.S ‘Sign this, sir, but you don’t want to read (Hometown staff Military.

When Minor it!’” started out, he photo) Minor was then shipped to Germany was in an allwhere he went to school for eight weeks for black unit. Gradually, one position at a more training as a company clerk. The time, he saw white soldiers assigned to opportunities to continue training and units which were previously all-black units education suited Minor who is an avid and vice versa. Still, racial tensions existed reader. Encouraged by his father, who was and it wasn’t until around 1953 that Minor a big proponent of education, Minor never saw the men in his unit demonstrate their loyalty to the unit without consideration for race.

“One unit always fights another unit over inconsequential things,” Minor explained. “I remember we fought the other unit — fighting over who could go to which bar or talk to which girl — but it wasn’t a white versus black unit fight. It was two units fighting each other; we were both integrated. That’s how I knew integration worked. We did it side by side with our buddies and it didn’t matter if they were black or In 1950, while the U.S. Military was in the early stages of desegregation, Minor was drafted to serve in the Korean War. (Hometown staff white.”

He added that this was photo) the type of camaraderie turned down a chance to learn. that people, white or black, didn’t often “In the military you’re never finished experienced in civilian life. “We may have learning,” Minor said. “And you were had our differences, but we were sticking always training the guy below you to do with our comrades,” he said. “Somebody your job. In civilian life, you are preventing would lay down his life for you even if he that person from getting your job. But in didn’t like you personally. You were his the military you’re always looking for - Continued on page 18

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Mall parking lots can try shoppers’ patience during the holiday season. But shoppers should resist any urges to park in faraway spaces or areas that are poorly lit. Criminals may be lurking in less traveled areas of city or mall parking lots, recognizing that they can quickly strike and abscond with stolen items. Shoppers should even be mindful of dark parking garages, only parking in such areas when accompanied by friends or family members.

• Keep a watchful eye on smartphones.

Unlike the flip phones that came before them, today’s smartphones are essentially mini computers that can store substantial amounts of data, including users’ credit card numbers. Many people have even linked their smartphones directly to their bank accounts in an effort to make shopping simpler. Lost or stolen phones can be expensive to replace, and savvy thieves can gain access to their victims’ personal information, including financial and personal data.

• Shop using plastic instead of cash.

Fraudulent purchases made with a credit card are protected by the credit card company. Stolen cash, however, is likely lost for good. While shopping with credit may encourage some to overspend, shoppers must recognize that shopping with cash makes them vulnerable to thieves.

• Periodically take packages out to your vehicle. Shoppers walking around the mall with multiple bags may be targeted by thieves and other criminals. Defending oneself against criminals with many shopping bags in hand can be difficult, and criminals can prey on that vulnerability while recognizing that people with multiple shopping bags are likely carrying many valuable items. Periodically take packages out to your vehicle to make shopping easier and to deter criminals.

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comrade and that’s it. That’s a thing a lot of young veterans miss about being in the military, they are cast adrift in a way. The civilian life becomes dog eat dog; it’s hard to navigate that.”

After some time in Germany, Minor applied to the Army Language School in Monterey, California, to take a year-long course in Russian. He had plans to be a translator. Minor and his young family, a German wife and her daughter, soon moved to California. From there he went to Fort Meade, Maryland, where he started in the Military Censorship Unit reading and censoring letters that came in and out of the war zone. Not long after, he moved to a more tactical unit in Germany where he interrogated defecting German soldiers.

At the onset of the Vietnam War, Minor was stationed in Cameron Bay to help open up transportation. That’s where his hard work in educating himself led directly to his military advancement.

“By that time, what happened was I applied to more schooling and did a lot of schooling through correspondence courses, so I had footlockers full of documents going back and forth,” Minor recalled. “I had studied so much that I had figured out a way to get promoted to be an officer and became a warrant officer in personnel.”

Minor worked as the Personnel Officer for a group of about a thousand men scattered all over Vietnam.

Though Minor admits that his job in Vietnam was stressful, particularly being away from his family, he says that he didn’t experience the type of turmoil that many other soldiers did, which he attributes to his relative age and life experience at the time.

“I was about 10 to 15 years older than the average grunt — seventeen and eighteenyear-old kids who had never been anywhere,” Minor explained. “I had read The Red Badge of Courage and talked to other veterans...The war was not a shock to me, after being in the Civil Rights wars, what could happen to me wasn’t a shock.”

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These days, Minor keeps busy and stays healthy exercising at the Brookville YMCA and volunteering at the Medical Arts Building in DuBois as a receptionist. He keeps up with his fellow veterans by having breakfast, swapping stories and honoring fellow veterans who have passed away.

Minor reflects on his life and his military career with a mix of cynicism and hope.

“On a personal level, I’d say I’m a little bit more jaded because I sometimes don’t have the super positive outlook on the world that I should have,” he admitted. “If I wasn’t a religious person — I’ve always been in church, sung in choirs, always from the earliest days I was a churchgoer – and if it wasn’t for my faith, I probably wouldn’t have any hope for the world at all. But I see the young ones growing up and I see that there’s always hope. You have to keep the faith; you can’t give it up.”

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This illustration from McKnight’s Jefferson County: Her Pioneers and People, shows a family dwelling of the Seneca as well as the surrounding palisade. Long houses were typically multi-family structures with coverings of bark. Each family within had its own hearth, and openings were made in the roof in order to let smoke escape as needed.

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By Marty Armstrong for Hometown magazine hen visitors enter the Early Peoples Exhibit in the Bennis House of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society, a first question is often: “What native tribes lived in the Punxsutawney region?” The answer — or answers — require some extended

This map of Native American Tribes, produced

by Cherokee Publications of Cherokee, North Carolina, shows a section of New York where the Iroquois tribes - including the Seneca controlled much of what is now northwest Pennsylvania.

explanations. It is a well-known truth that there were native peoples here and elsewhere in Pennsylvania. This is not because such tribes exist now within the boundaries of the state; there is no recognized tribe here. What we have now are artifacts and place names of native origin. An interesting item donated by the office of Representative Dush for the Society’s 2018 History Day Camp was a brochure listing all sixty-seven Pennsylvania

counties by name with brief notes about each name’s derivation, many of which had native origins. The fact is, there were ancient tribes which came and went long before Europeans arrived on the scene. The Erie tribe, for example, is described as an ancient tribe which once lived in northwest Pennsylvania. Its name lives on in Lake Erie, Erie County and the city of Erie. An Iroquoian group, the Erie were destroyed in the 1600s after several years of warfare with the powerful neighboring Iroquois for helping the Huron in the Beaver Wars when they were vying for control of the fur trade. The French referred to them as the “People of the Cat.” A colorful map for students produced by Cherokee Publications of Cherokee, North Carolina, plots out the many tribal territories known in later years. Of the score or more of tribes occupying the Eastern Woodlands there were five tribes in the New York area which formed what was called the Iroquois Confederacy (Iroquois is a French word of uncertain meaning; these people, who still have a presence in New York, are the Haudenosaunee). Among them is the Seneca: the tribe which controlled vast portions of western Pennsylvania when European settlers arrived. This tribe was acknowledged by Dr. James A. McKnight in his 1908 publication, “Jefferson County: Her Pioneers and People,” to be, as he phrased it, “Our Aborigines.” Seneca is not these people’s name for themselves. Their proper name is Nundowaga, or the “People of the Hill.” How did the name Seneca come to be used?

(Seneca, the man, was a noted Roman from the first century A.D. but the name applied to the tribe is thought to be a coincidental use of a similar sounding word of early colonists.)

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part series on Native America (North and South) in which the Haudenosaunee were featured for half of one episode. It seems that, early in their history, the several tribes warred with one another, causing much sorrow and destruction. Their legends state that the Creator sent them a Peacemaker. (The date is not certain; estimates range from the 1100s to the 1400s.) He enlisted the aid of Hiawatha who was grieving the loss of family members due to tribal warfare. Over time, four of the five tribes agreed to war no more against one another. With help from a clan mother, the fifth tribe agreed as well. The immediate benefit was that, as tribes each had within a number of clans, warriors would not find themselves killing members of their own family or clan in other tribes. For the long term, a complex system of government was created. Each tribe was separate and independently governed yet connected to each of the other tribes. In addition, each tribe would send a predetermined number of representatives to periodic Confederacy Council meetings where decisions were made, each tribe having an equal role in decision-making. Clan mothers in each tribe chose the male leaderrepresentatives and could depose them if needed. The Confederacy is symbolized by the Hiawatha wampum belt and is further replicated in the modern Haudenosaunee flag. Represented are the original five tribes: the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca. Interestingly, these are listed in order from east to west, not, as might be ex- Continued on page 26

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esse Joe “Hayonhwonish” Cornplanter (1889-1957), born on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New York, was a direct descendant of noted Seneca chief, Cornplanter. He appears over many decades in U.S. Census records and U.S. American Indian Census Rolls as a Seneca man, as well as in U.S. military records as a Native American.

During World War I, Cornplanter enlisted in the National Guard in Toledo, ohio, in 1917.

He served in Europe as part of Machine Gun Company 6 Infantry oNG until This image of Jesse he was honor- Joe “Hayonhwonish” Cornplanter is ably discharged from the Albert R. in 1919. Corn- Stone glass plate planter was negative collection of Seneca encampwounded during ments at Maplewood the campaign at Park in 1908.

Ypres-Lys on the Meuse-Argonne front, a defensive sector in France, and received the Purple Heart. While he was serving in the war, his father died. Most of his remaining family died in the 1918 flu pandemic.

After the war, Cornplanter held many respected positions within his tribe. He was Faith keeper of the Longhouse and the chief of New Town, a traditional village. He sang for the Great Feather Dancer and was head singer for many ceremonies.

Cornplanter was only in his teens when his work as an artist began. He never received formal art training but helped to illustrate many works of Seneca life. In addition, he illustrated “The Code of Handsome Lake,” a manuscript co-authored by his father, Edward Cornplanter and Arthur C. Parker. Cornplanter also wrote and illustrated his own book, “Legends of the Longhouse,” published in - Continued on page 26

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nsurance Commissioner Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) Chairman Tim Holden, and PLCB Member Michael Newsome today offered tips on safely hosting parties and reminded Pennsylvanians of potential liability if a guest has an alcohol-related incident, even after leaving the party.

“The holiday season is a time for celebrating with family, friends, and coworkers. As people make plans to get together, we strongly encourage them to take common-sense precautions and promote responsible alcohol consumption,” said PLCB Chairman Holden at an event at the Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection located in the Shoppes at Belmont in Lancaster. “Not only is Fine Wine & Good Spirits your go-to place for wine, spirits, and holiday gifts, but we have also partnered with the Insurance Department

to develop a resource offering valuable tips for responsibly hosting safe parties, ensuring everyone gets home safely, and taking steps to avoid liability.”

This week, a two-sided flyer featuring hosting suggestions and helpful links will be placed in customers’ bags at more than 600 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores throughout Pennsylvania.

“It’s important for party hosts to understand that under Pennsylvania law they can be held legally responsible for guests’ actions even after they leave the party,” Insurance Commissioner Altman explained.

“Hosts can be held liable for negligence for the actions of an intoxicated guest, similar to being liable for injuries or property damage someone may suffer if a sidewalk for which the insurance policy holder is responsible is found to have contributed to the injury by being in disrepair, or not cleared of ice and snow.”

The in-store handout and web resources identify several actions hosts can take to avoid potential liability. These include: Making sure as a host you stay sober to monitor your guests’ sobriety Having a good amount and variety of food on hand throughout the party Offering a variety of non-alcoholic beverages Stopping alcohol service about an hour before the party ends Never serving alcohol to anyone under 21

years of age, which is illegal and carries significant civil and criminal liabilities The resources also list actions a host can take if a guest has had too much to drink or is too tired to drive safely, including: Arranging for one or a few guests to not drink alcohol during the party and serve as designated drivers Calling a cab or ride-share for a guest Offering for a guest to stay overnight Additional party planning and responsible hosting tips are available at FineWineAndGoodSpirits.com, under “Entertain,”

including a calculator that can help a host determine how much alcohol might be needed at a party. A “Home for the Holidays” informational piece with tips on fire safety for holiday decorations, party hosting liability, and how to lessen the chances of gifts being stolen is also available at insurance.pa.gov, under “Coverage,” on the homeowner’s insurance page.

Altman said a homeowners’ or renters’ insurance policy might provide some liquor liability coverage, but this coverage can vary from policy to policy.

“A policy might provide coverage for things such as the costs associated with a legal defense, including expenses, settlements, or judgements,” Altman said.

“However, some policies might exclude coverage for liability relating to serving alcohol in your home or apartment, espe-

cially if a criminal charge or conviction results from an incident involving alcohol.”

Altman added that, even if a policy has liquor liability coverage, in cases where there is extensive property damage, significant injury, or death, the liability limits in the policy might be insufficient to cover the costs.

“The best idea is to review your policy and discuss your liability coverage with your insurance professional and, if appropriate, consider adding a liquor liability rider to provide extra coverage,” Altman said.

At the event, PLCB Member Newsome also discussed how holiday celebrations are a great, natural opportunity to discuss with children the risks and dangers of underage drinking and how and why adults - Continued on page 29

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Comparison images display the Great Seal of the United States and one of the significant symbols of the Haudenosaunee: a cluster of arrows. Recognized from the creation story, the cluster of arrows is a symbol of unity for the Haudenosaunee as the five arrows represent the five nations which formed the Confederacy. A single arrow may break but a bundle of several has strength. Not pictured but an equally important Haudenosaunee symbol is the eagle, said to be a messenger to the Creator and the protector of peace. The U.S. seal depicts the eagle holding a bundle of thirteen arrows representing the thirteen original colonies.

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pected, by those who have spent a lifetime looking at maps with west on the left and east on the right. It’s as though the Haudenosaunee visualize their world looking south. At any rate, the tribe first named is the first to experience the rising sun each day.

The Confederacy was firmly in place when the United States was creating a new government on America’s shores. Benjamin Franklin and others who met with their leaders borrowed much in the formation of the United States.

In McKnight’s writing, the Confederacy is described as including a sixth tribe. (The Tuscaroras, a southeastern tribe, were accepted into the Confederacy in 1722.) He also describes the periodic Confederacy council meetings and the equal voice had by each tribe, though he makes no mention of the role played by clan mothers in choosing leaders, nor does he speculate on the origins of the Confederacy. McKnight does spend a good deal of time describing the appearance of the Seneca, the nature of their longhouse homes, the extent of agriculture and a number of other features of Seneca life observed by the earliest settlers. He points out that, though conflict among the tribes of the Confederacy was generally avoided, tribes outside the confederacy were frequently warred upon.

McKnight completes his chapter about the Seneca peoples with biographical information about the well-known chief, Cornplanter. Son of a native woman and a white man, Cornplanter was first a warrior and later a chief well able to maintain diplomatic relations with the U.S. government. After a pe-

“The Snow Snake Game,” an illustration sketched by Jesse Cornplanter in 1905, is held in the Cornplanter Collection of the New York Public Library. The snow snake game is a traditional game played by the Seneca over many generations. Over long stretches of solidly-packed snow, players compete to throw the long, carved wooden snow snakes the greatest distance. Distances thrown can, astoundingly, exceed 400 yards. A description of the surrounding preparations, rituals and strategies can be found in the article, “Snow-Snake as Played by the Seneca-Iroquois,” by Arthur C. Parker, American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1909), pp.

250-256 (9 pages) and Published by Wiley on behalf of the American Anthropological Association.

1938. Forty-six of Cornplanter’s drawings are in collection SC12845 at the New York State Library. He was also a traditional wood carver.

With no male heirs, his death in 1957 marked the official expiration of a treaty granting Chief Cornplanter’s heirs a perpetual Pennsylvania land grant, called the Cornplanter Tract, that was comprised of about 1,500 acres along the Allegheny River.

Much of this land was submerged by the Allegheny Reservoir after completion of the Kinzua Dam in 1965.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acquired the land and built the dam for flood control, hydropower and recreation. This was in addition to 10,000 acres along the Allegheny River that was taken by right of eminent domain from the Seneca Nation.

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riod of strife between the Seneca and white settlers, the whole of the northwest portion of Pennsylvania was ceded by the Seneca to the U.S., saving territory that was to be reserved by the Seneca. At one point, the commissioners of Warren County attempted to collect property tax on reservation land, something the aging chief resisted with eloquent speeches and other creative strategies but finally paid. Cornplanter then wrote to state officials with the result that the tax was annulled. The Seneca occupied this land until the 1960s when it was taken by eminent domain and flooded as part of a larger floodcontrol project to protect Allegheny River communities as far south as Pittsburgh. Uprooted, the Seneca moved to New York where they continue as part of the larger Haudenosaunee nation.

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oliday shopping dominates many people’s free time between the day after Thanksgiving and the final days before Christmas. While many people may shop ‘til they drop on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, those days still account for a relatively small amount of the hundreds of billions of dollars that are spent each holiday season.

Shoppers now have a bevy of options at their disposal as they embark on holiday shopping season. Traditional in-store retailers are still around, and online shopping continues to grow in popularity with each holiday season.

But many holiday shoppers are looking to buy local this holiday season, and such a decision can pay a host of dividends for both shoppers and the communities they call home.

• Buying local benefits your local economy.

Studies from Civic Economics, an economics and strategics planning firm, found that independent, locally-owned retailers return a far greater percentage of their revenue into their local economies than national chain stores. One such study examined the disparity between revenue recirculation among independent, locally-owned businesses in Raleigh, North Carolina, versus four major national chains in the city. The former recirculated 51.1 percent of revenue into the local economy, while the latter recirculated less than 14 percent. Similar results were discovered in many cities, indicating that buying local not only benefits local business owners, but also the communities those owners and their customers call home.

• Buying local creates jobs in your community. One of the biggest ways local business owners in Raleigh recirculated their revenue in the local economy was job creation. While national chains also create jobs, such jobs only benefit your community if the chains are located within your community. If your local mall is a considerable drive away, chances are the chains within that mall are not employing many of your fellow community members. Local businesses in your community are more likely to employ residents of your town.

• Shopping local may provide access to more unique gifts. In addition to the economic benefits of buying local, shoppers may find merchandise made by local craftsmen is more unique than mass-produced items found on the shelves of national retailers. Recipients may cherish more unique items that they cannot find on their own, and that appreciation may even spur them to visit more local retailers after the holiday season has come and gone, benefiting their own communities in so doing.

• Local business may provide a more personal touch. Buying from national chains has its advantages, but customer service is not always one of them. Should your loved ones encounter problems with their gift that requires assistance, they might be forced to wait on the phone for extended periods of time as they and thousands of others wait for customer service representatives to answer their calls. Local businesses do not deal with nearly the volume of customers as national retailers and, therefore, are capable of addressing concerns more quickly and personally than large chains.

Buying local not only benefits small business owners, but it also pays dividends for their customers and the communities they call home.

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• Avoid certain toys. Toys with sharp or rigid points, spikes, rods, or dangerous edges can pose a threat to youngsters. Avoid such toys, opting for toys with rounded and/or dull edges instead.

• Stick to sturdy toys. Kids do not often treat their toys delicately. Toys will be dropped or thrown, so choose sturdy toys that can withstand being dropped or thrown without breaking into tiny pieces. Tiny shards can pose a choking hazard to curious youngsters.

• Purchase toys with the ASTM designation. ASTM International is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of products, including toys. Prevent Blindness notes that toys with the letters ASTM on the packaging have been tested and met the toy standards set for by ASTM. • Avoid toys with parts that shoot or fly off. These types of toys can damage the eyes and lead to other accidents or injuries.

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“Pennsylvania is a diverse state geographically and culturally, which makes it an ideal place to pursue new ways to grow and market our agricultural products,” said Redding. “Thanks to our legislature and Governor Wolf, as well as our partners at the Liquor Control Board, those in Pennsylvania’s wine industry can explore new ways to make our wines even more competitive on the national stage. I encourage anyone with ideas to explore them and develop and submit a proposal by Friday, January 18, 2019.”

In addition to the grant proposal submission, applicants must provide a five-minute presentation of the proposal to the board during its February 19, 2019 meeting. The board will evaluate applications based on the project needs, expected impact of project outcomes, methodology, overall project evaluation, and support and

Continued from page 25 responsibly consume alcohol.

“In developing our Know When. Know How. statewide education and prevention campaign, which provides parents the information, resources, and confidence they need to begin having conversations with their kids about alcohol early and often, we learned that 7 out of 10 Pennsylvania parents don’t secure their alcohol, and about 20 percent of parents think it’s OK to let kids try alcohol on special occasions,” Newsome said. “One of the most basic tips we can offer is, don’t let minors have access to alcohol and open a dialogue with your children about why alcohol is not good for kids.”

At KnowWhenKnowHow.org, parents can find information about alcohol presented in digestible bits and pieces so parents can become comfortable discussing the topic without being overwhelmed. The website provides scenarios and tips on how parents can spark conversations about alcohol with their kids, features facts and statistics about alcohol’s effects on a growing body and discusses the role of parental responsibility as it relates to underage drinking prevention.

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“Motivation is key when it comes to preparing the psyche for any important behavior change,” says Peeke.

3. Starting Now Means a Different Resolution in January. Beginning your weight loss journey now can give you the confidence to tackle a different resolution in January. So, make a new New Year’s resolution! Use the motivation gained by following through on your weight loss goal to fuel your next challenge.

4. The Time is Right. For many Americans, the holiday season starts with Halloween. That’s three months of potential overindulgence. In fact, the average American starts to gain weight around Thanksgiving, with weight gain peaking around the December holidays or the New Year and it can take up to five months to lose it, according to Cornell University’s Food & Brand Lab. If you can adopt healthy habits before the holidays, you may just counteract these effects to gain less or even maintain your weight during the holidays.

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hristmas morning is an exciting and joyous time for families. Children are anxious to rush downstairs and see what Santa has left under the tree, and parents are eager to see the looks on youngsters’ happy faces.

Having a fast and easy breakfast at the ready on Christmas morning allows families to jump right into the festivities rather than spending too much time in the kitchen.

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urry, finned and feathered friends help make a house a home. These companions are more than just pets; they’re often cherished family members. So it should come as no surprise that, come the holidays, people want to lavish extra attention on their animals by way of presents.

The American Pet Products Association says pet owners spend billions of dollars on their pets each year. The majority of pet owners plan to gift their pets on holidays such as Valen-

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DogTime.com says that pet presents are not a North American phenomenon, either. Pet owners in the United Kingdom are expected to spend the equivalent of $46 U.S. per pet on gifts.

While dog owners are more likely to buy their pets gifts, cat owners have been closing that gap over the years.

Some pet parents even offer Christmas cards or hang Christmas stockings for their pets.

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Coopers, shoppers between the ages of 17 and 21 are willing to spend more than anyone else ($70) on holiday gifts for their pets.

Gifting pets has become the norm, but various animal welfare organizations advise that giving companion animals as pets should be avoided. Pets given as gifts may be at a higher risk for surrender to shelters by families who miscalculated the amount of time and money that’s necessary to care for pets. Welcoming a pet into the family is often a personal decision, and one that should be weighed carefully by all members of the household.

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Make-ahead muffins can be a quick breakfast that’s perfect for Christmas mornings at home.

while peeking into Christmas stockings or watching holiday parades on television. This big-batch recipe is ideal for feeding a houseful of overnight holiday guests. Or it can be prepared in advance and doled out as needed throughout the week. The muffins also can be made as a treat for holiday office luncheons. Cut the recipe in half for smaller yields.

Spiced Yogurt Muffins (Yield: 50 servings)

61/2 cups Dannon plain fat-free Greek yogurt

4 cups water, room temperature

1 box (5 lbs) Gold Medal® Muffin Mix, Whole Grain variety 3 tbsp. McCormick pumpkin pie spice 2 tablespoons McCormick Chipotle cinnamon

Combine yogurt and water in mixing bowl. Whisk until blended. Set aside.

Add spices to dry muffin mix in a large bowl. Add yogurt and water mixture to the muffin mixture. Mix until just blended. Don’t overmix.

Using a scoop, portion into greased or lined muffin pans. Bake at 350 F for 24 minutes, or 17 to 20 minutes in a convection oven, until the tops are golden brown.

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“By observing how individuals prefer to work, you can find inspiration for gifts that complement their ‘Business Chemistry,’” suggests Suzanne Vickberg, Ph.D., and research lead for Deloitte’s Business Chemistry, and co-author of the new book, “Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships.”

Here are the different types you’re likely working with and some gift options that might appeal to them: • Pioneers are adventurous, energetic and imaginative. They likely cherish creative or out-of-the-box gifts. For this employee, think memorable concerts or performances, improvisation classes or unique experiences like a bull-riding class.

• Guardians are practical and reserved, and they care about the details. They may discourage you from making too much of a fuss. So, shop for gifts that allow them to relax and enjoy their time off during the season’s festivities. Noise-cancelling headphones, a monthly book subscription, or a coffee shop gift card could be a hit.

• Drivers are logical, competitive and curious. They like to set goals and track their

progress, so they might value wearable technology or other gadgets that help them jump-start their 2019 ambitions. They also like a challenge, so mindbender, strategy or construction games might appeal to them as well.

• Integrators are empathic and relationship-oriented, and they love bringing people together. They may particularly cherish gifts that help brighten their social gatherings and the memories that go along with them. Delight this coworker with an interesting food basket, or a gift certificate for a custom photobook. Or, consider a gift that brings them enjoyment through helping others, such as a charitable donation in their name.

More tips about using “Business Chemistry” to guide interactions with employees and teams are available in the new book, “Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships.”

Of course, no gift-giving strategy is foolproof, but reflecting on individual working styles may help you avoid gift-giving pitfalls this holiday season and help keep the peace around the office.

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Fundraiser for War Memorial Fund. n Jan. 20: Snow Day Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Weather Discovery Center. $7 per person. No pre-registration necessary. n Jan. 21: Coping with Loss Support Group, 7 p.m., at First Church of God. Call 814-938-6670 for information. n Jan. 26: SPLASH Fundraiser, at Punxsy Eagles. Check the George C. Brown Community Pool Facebook page for more information. n 2019 Dog Licenses are now available at various locations around town or online. n The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle Campaign continues through Dec. 24.

Funds raised help support programs and services year-round. Kettle volunteers are needed. Call 814-938-5530 for information. n Parking in downtown Punxsy will be free through Dec. 31. n The Jefferson County History Center is featuring a Stones N’ Bones exhibit, regarding geology & fossils in PA. Visit jchconline.org for information. n If you’d like to volunteer at the Jackson Theater, call the Punxsy Area Community Center at 814-938-1008. n The First Church of God offers a Celebrate Recovery program. Contact the church or visit its Facebook page for more information. n Jeff Tech offers several Adult Education classes. Visit www.jefftech.info for information on what courses are available and starting dates. n The First United Methodist Church holds a prayer service at 7 p.m. Thursdays. n The Punxsutawney Memorial Library offers several programs, including computer classes, Teen Club, ‘Tween Group, Book Club for adults, adult coloring and activities for children. n The Punxsutawney Area Community Center offers indoor cycling, batting cage, Fifty & Fit, SilverSneakers, AM men’s basketball, Pilates/yoga and gymnastics. Call 814-938-1008 for more information. n The Chargers narrowly defeated the Steelers by a score of 33 to 30 on December 2nd. Jennifer Ferko was this month's Hometown Steeler Football Contest winner. Jennifer guessed a total point score of 47 in favor of the Chargers. She wishes to redeem her gift card at Luigi's Pizza and Subs. Congratulations Jennifer! Enter this months contest on page 39 and you may be a winner.

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Pre-registration appreciated but walk-ins welcome. Call 814-938-1000 or email info@weatherdiscovery.org for information. n Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve! Welcome 2019 safely. n Jan. 1, 2019: New Year’s Day! n Jan. 4: Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Punxsutawney Area Hospital. Benefits American Red Cross. n Jan. 4 & 5: Grange’s Helping Hands Free Clothing. noon to 4 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, at Grange Church of God. n Jan. 5: Girl Scout Get Outdoors Winter Challenge, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Weather Discovery Center. $9 per person, register by Dec. 31. n Jan. 8: First Tuesday Community Meal, 5 p.m., at Punxsy Presbyterian Church. Free & open to the public. n Jan. 11: Community Meal, 5 p.m., at First United Methodist Church. Free & open to the public. n Jan. 15: Blood Drive, 1 to 6:30 p.m., at

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e’ve all been there before. Procrastinated or overscheduled our holiday season to the point where we leave ourselves little to no time to shop for loved ones. But great gifts don’t necessarily need to be planned months in advance.

These last-minute ideas will bring cheer to the season for gift-givers and recipients alike.

• A Gift Basket: A gift basket is easy to prepare and, if created by you, won’t feel last-minute at all. With a few customizations for an individual’s preferences, this is an extremely thoughtful gift. Shopping for a person with a sweet tooth? Hit up the candy aisle and get most of your items from there. Shopping for a foodie? Prepare a basket of interesting herbs and spices from around the world. The possibilities are endless. After you’ve arranged the items nicely, spiff it up with a few bows and flourishes in

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• A Timepiece: If you’re stumped for a gift for that pragmatic, stylish someone that will be appreciated for both its beauty and its functionality, consider a great timepiece in a classic design that will complement a variety of styles, such as those from Casio’s Vintage Timepiece Collection. Featuring stainless steel bands in such different metallic color combinations as gold and black, and rose gold and silver, they are equipped with an LED-lit display face, a countdown timer, a 1/100th second stopwatch, as well as a daily alarm, hourly time signal and auto-calendar. This throwback accessory is both useful and fashionable, adding a bold, retro-inspired look to any outfit.

• Movie Night: Everyone loves a trip to the movies, and these days, it’s easier than ever to send a loved one to the theater again and again. With a MoviePass membership of just $9.95 a month, you can give the gift of unlimited theater-going to your favorite cinephile.

This holiday season, don’t show up empty-handed or re-gift something generic lying around the house. There are plenty of thoughtful gifts that can be prepared at the last minute and your recipient will be none the wiser.

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We at Hometown – and the sponsors of the First Christmas Baby of 2018 Contest – will welcome the first baby of the Christmas season to the Punxsutawney area in a

very special way! In addition to wishing one and all the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of New Years, Hometown will recognize the first baby born on Christmas at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital.

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cember 24, 2018, and must be a resident of the Hometown delivery area.

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any people find the holiday season can be stressful. Holiday hosts may bear the brunt of seasonal stress, but the season also may be challenging for those who have lost loved ones or do not have close families to celebrate with. When holiday hustle leads to frayed nerves, there are some things people can do to reduce their stress.

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• Eat the right foods. Stay hydrated and eat plenty of fiber, fruits and vegetables.

This can help stabilize blood sugar levels and decrease cravings for comfort foods.

Do not turn to caffeine, sugary sweets and alcohol to reduce stress, as such foods and beverages may only compound the problem.

• Get ample rest. Go to bed and rise at the same time each day.

Many adults function best when they get between seven and eight hours of sleep per night, and a good night’s rest can help in the fight against stress.

• Engage in activities you enjoy. Make time for activities that you like to do, such as crafts, hobbies and listening to music.

Take time away from holiday tasks to give yourself a break.

• Skip the need to be perfect. Christmas movies and holiday ideals portrayed in advertisements can put undue pressure on the average person. Ignore any perceived pressure to have a perfect holiday season, instead resolving to enjoy the time with family and friends.

Stress can impact the ability to enjoy oneself during the holidays. But stress can be overcome, even during this busy time of year.

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There are some crazy great benefits to be had from something that almost everyone already enjoys. This holiday season consider some creative ways to share these incredible benefits. Give the gift of music.

Here are a few thoughtful holiday gift ideas to bring music, joy and much more into someone’s life this season.

Make Music Considering all the great things music can do for someone, why not help them make their own? Give the gift of music lessons from a local studio or teacher. Buy an affordable instrument like a ukulele or a cajón (drum box) for a beginner. For a guitarist, some cool picks or new strings are always welcome gifts.

Big Sound, Small Package For a fun, whimsical, portable and powerful way to listen to music anywhere your gift recipient goes, consider the My Audio Pet speaker. There are 17 designs, from unicorns to pug puppies to pandas to monkeys and owls, there is something for everyone.

At just larger than a golf ball, these Bluetooth animal shaped speakers are small enough to be the perfect stocking stuffer with a big enough sound to power the party.

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Their Faves A gift card or subscription to a music streaming service can allow the music lover in your life to pick and keep their favorite tunes. With a resurgence of musicals like “La La Land” and “The Greatest Showman,” or classics like the “Sound of Music” or “Mary Poppins,” a DVD that features awesome music makes for a fantastic gift.

The holiday season is the perfect time of year to show you care, and what better way to do that than with a gift that can add so much to life? Give the gift of music this year and share all the benefits it has to offer.

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December 30, 1903 — Bowersville is the name of the new postoffice which was recently established on the Pennsylvania railroad in Gaskill township. The new office is located at Bowers Bros. coal operation, with Samuel Graffius as postmaster. (Punxsutawney Spirit)

January 5, 1871 — TIMBER OR HAULING - Our lumbermen are busily engaged in getting timber on the banks of the streams, the hauling for the past week could not be better, and already quite a large amount of lumber - some as splendid timber as we ever saw - is

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January 11, 1899 — One of the hills around town has been given a new name.

When announcing cottage prayer meeting last Sunday, Rev. Dodds, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, did not know any convenient name to give the location of Geo. Hennigh’s residence than to say he lived on “Hospital Hill.”

That name is appropriate enough since the new hospital has been built, but when “we boys” spent many happy days coasting on that hill we knew it only as “Jenks’ hill.” We now have hospital hill, sour-krout hill and gobbler’s knob. Will some one please give us names for the remaining hills and knobs? (Punxsutawney News)

January 12, 1887 — The Presbyterians are making an effort to raise money for their new church which they expect to build during the summer.(Valley News) [NOTE: The Presbyterian Church was built on West Mahoning Street and South Findley Street. The church building was torn down in 1902 to construct the J. B. Eberhart Department Store. The site was later Murphy’s 5&10 cent store and is now the Fairman Center-IUP Culinary School.]

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eople often associate holiday imbibing with eggnog, but many other beverages can be enjoyed this time of year. Wassail is a hot, mulled cider that was traditionally consumed while wassailing, a ritual of Medieval English Christmas and Twelfth Night celebrations. A warm beverage and caroling go hand-in-hand.

Wassail can be made in many different ways, depending on one’s tastes. But cider is an integral ingredient in most wassail recipes. Home cocktail creators can use this basic recipe and modify as they see fit.

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3. Enter one of the participating advertisers on this page in the space provided to redeem your coupon should you be the contest winner.

4. Clip and forward the coupon to:‘Steelers Football Contest,’ c/o Hometown magazine, 129 Aspen Road, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. PLEASE MARK YOUR TEAM PICK & TOTAL POINTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE.

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6. No purchase necessary to participate. All entries must be original magazine coupon (no photocopies).

7. In the event two or more contestants correctly pick the winning team and total number of points, one winner will be randomly selected and awarded the winning prize.

In event two or more contestants tie for closest to the total score, one winner will be randomly selected to win the $20 certificate. Each issue we will give one $20 certificate.

8. Hometown magazine retains the right to make any final decisions regarding the contest, and by submitting an entry, contestants agree to abide by the rules of the contest.

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