#138 April 2012

National Library Week, April 8-14

On the cover: Punxsutawney Memorial Library Week April 8-14 (front row, l. to r.) Sara, Lynn Fairman, Anna Fairman, Jack Fairman, Sadie (back row) Megan Sherry, Carter Martz, Grace Hayes Photo by Tracey Young

‘Punxsutawney Hometown’ magazine © Copyright 2012 — All Rights Reserved.

Schedule Your Advertising In Our May Edition! We reach 100% of the local and area homes and businesses!

- Concentrated Circulation -

8,400+ copies of Punxsutawney Hometown magazine are direct-mailed to homes in Punxsutawney and surrounding towns and areas, giving our advertisers nearly 100% coverage . . . we deliver to every home and business! (As always — our circulation is verified — mailing and printing statements available.)

We are the only Punxsutawney-owned media!

Punx’y Proud — Boosting our Hometown!

Publishers William C. Anderson, Mary L. Roberts Advertising Mary L. Roberts Tracey Young Contributing Writers S. Thomas Curry Shirley Sharp Bill Anderson Art Director Melissa Salsgiver Graphic Artists Melissa Salsgiver Carol Smouse Nicole McGee All material submitted becomes the property of Punxsutawney Hometown magazine.

Mary Roberts ................................(814) 938-0312 Bill Anderson ................................(814) 472-4110 Tracey Young ................................(814) 938-9084 Our Office......................................(814) 938-9141 Our Fax..........................................(814) 938-9507 hometown@mail.com

www.punxsutawneymagazine.com

Our business mailing address: P.O. Box 197, Punxsutawney, PA 15767 With our office located in: Railroad Building, Suite 100 North Penn St., Punxsutawney, PA 15767 Yearly Subscriptions: $36 — First Class Mail

You Make Your Local Library Happen

By Library Director Coral Ellshoff for Hometown magazine et’s talk a bit about why Punxsutawney has such a great library.

Each week, out of town visitors come into the library and remark on “how nice it is.”

High ceilings, natural light and comfortable seating areas are nearly as important as a wide selection of books and open wireless access.

lanthropists donated buildings to house books and Volunteers magazines. stepped forward to help with the little things that make a library hum, like shelving and extra “shushing.”

The quality of our library is a direct result of the generous people in this who community make it happen. Libraries have historically served as our nation’s great equalizers of knowledge, providing free access to information for all people. Libraries help level the playing field by making both print and digital information affordable, available and accessible to all people.

Deborah and Meghan Sherry relax and enjoy reading.

You make this possible!

In the 1970s, Punxsutawney Borough Activities for children include ‘story hour.’

We are celebrating the liCouncil built a 5,000 square-foot library great things that you’ve made possible brary and its benefactors during National to sustain the town’s book and magazine over the last few years include: Library Week, April 8 – 14.

We’ll be cellending, research help and literacy pro• Rubber flooring and carpeting, replacebrating all week long with an amnesty grams for children and adults. Nearly one ing the original carpeting; week: any overdue books turned in during hundred years ago, the Punxsutawney area • New furniture in the children’s library, this week will have no fines added. The banded together to hire a librarian. Phiincluding mobile shelving, bins for small Punx’y library hands and a platform to peek in the will conduct an groundhog burrow; open house with • Mobile shelving and computer tables music and reupstairs – our new “Teen Zone” with bean freshments bebags and outlets for laptops; ginning at 3 p.m.

• Comfy chairs for grown-ups on the on April 14 to main level; celebrate the li• Dedicated “book sale” room for used brary. books; If you haven’t • Special sections for large print books visited your liand audio/visual materials like audio brary in a while, books and movies; and stop in and check • Double the number of public internet us out.

Some Jane Parente with several examples of e-readers for patrons to experiment with.

L

Support Your Local Libraries On The Job Working For You.

Sam Smith Paid for by Citizens for Sam Smith

- State Representative -

2 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

- Continued on page 8

Be Charitable

Antiques trollbeAds MAny unique Gifts

Contribute, Volunteer at Your Local Library, others Special for Hometown magazine any people equate charity to financial donations. But individuals can be charitable with their time as well.

According to Charity Navigator, a nonprofit organization that monitors charities, Americans gave more than $290 billion to charity in 2010. Thirty-five percent of all donations went to religious organizations.

Much of these contributions can be attributed to people giving to their local place of worship. Donations toward educational services and programs were the second most common types of donations.

Although charitable giving through monetary donations are important, men and women can donate more than just money.

Here are some ways to do just that. n Give your time. Many different organizations, including libraries, are understaffed and can always use the helping hands of volunteers. Check with libraries and organizations in your area to see if any need some extra help. Also check with a son or daughter’s school. Some schools can use volunteers in the library or other special curriculum classrooms where staffing has been reduced because of budget cuts.

Donate your stuff. Before tossing unused items into the trash, assess these items and determine if they’re still useful.

There are many places that will accept noncash donations, be it clothing, electronics, children’s toys, etc. For example, half-way homes that house abused women and children who have left dangerous situations can typically make good use of noncash donations and accept them willingly. n Donate blood. Blood banks are often in short supply. Blood supplies typically diminish during natural disasters or storms and need donors are needed to help replenish supplies. Type O blood is the universal blood type and can be transferred to anyone. Those with Type O negative blood are really in demand because their blood donations are vital for accident victims and babies needing transfusions.

Only about 7 percent of the population has Type O negative blood, according to the American Red Cross. n Offer free services. Professionals, such as accountants, attorneys, teachers, and tutors can donate their services to others, especially those who are unable to afford them in an unstable economy. n Donate hair. There are many different

M

- Continued on page 8

Richards Expressive Styles Consignment Shop

Be who you really are, Express yourself with Expressive Styles

Stop in & see us today!

814-249-1966 Grace Place, Suite 209

Michelle Richards

expressivestyles@comcast.net

Support Your Local Library

n

Yellow Brick Building beside Grace Place Resource Center 2nd Floor Suite 209 (North Gilpin Street, Punx’y) HOURS: Mon., Tue., Thur., Fri. 11-6 Sat. & Sun. Noon-5; Closed Wed.

Mon.-Wed. 10-5 • Thur.-Sat. 10-6 • Sun. 1-5

814-938-1255

100 W. Mahoning St., Downtown Punx’y

Obsessive Apparel 938-9584

588 W. Mahoning St. Punxsutawney

Carulli auto SaleS & ServiCe Let us take care of your vehicle.

We offer a full line of

Transmission Work & Auto Repairs.

Our job is to keep your spine in line for a better, healthier you!

410 East Mahoning St.

938-4400

All your favorite styles:

ABERCRomBiE & FitCH, Fox, HoLLiStER, AmERiCAn EAgLE, AERopoStALE & moRE

men's Fox & DC Shoes Coming Soon...miss me, Silver, grace, & metal mulisha

New Name Brand Clothing at Low Prices!

Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. 10-6

527 E. Mahoning St., Punx’y (Across From Kuntz Motors)

814-618-5248

Stop in and chk out the many great things the Punxsutawn Memorial Library has to er.

THe DePP-HuTCHINSoN FaMILy

Casteel Chiropractic DR. Ian CaSTeel

Summer Merchandise Is Here!

Flip Flops & Sun Gl

To restore function you need to restore posture.

"We address the cause, not the symptom"

Now AccEptiNg NEw pAtiENtS X-Rays (on your first visit) Highmark, UpMc, Medicare, Access & More Regular Hours: Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9-1 & 3-8; Closed Tuesday & Thursday Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 3

• Stroke Recovery • Hospice care • Long-term nursing care • Physical, occupational and speech therapy

102 Indiana St., Punx’y • 814-938-5770

www.cf-bank.com

Member FDIC

• Post-acute care • Respite Care • Short-term rehab care • Alzheimers/ Dementia Care

Hillsdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, L.P. d/b/a Hillsdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. We subscribe to a non-discrimination policy.

Medicare, Medicaid and most insurances accepted

www.hillsdalenursingandrehab.com 383 Mountain View Dr., Hillsdale, PA 15746 814-743-6613 Fax 814-743-5556

814-938-9150 Gift Shoppe

"somhing for everyone" yankee Candl • Swan Creek Candl Stained Gl art • Majty Bell Wind Chim Seasonal Dor • Spial occasion Gis Gi Card Gallery and Greing Cards

FREE gift wrapping service Ship ere you shop with our UPS shipping center

Protect the Ones You Love.

EmERGENCY 911 Brookville 800-414-7222 Punxsutawney 814-938-4119 As a member of JCEMS you are provided with care from one of the most advanced emergency medical services in Jefferson County today.

AGING SERVICES, INC.

MAHONING HILLS SOCIAL CENTER 19298 Rt. 119 Hwy North, Punx’y (724) 286-3099 open Weekdays 9 am - 3 pm

A Baker Queen Victoria, an electric vehicle, was ordered in 1908 by S.A. Rinn, Mine Operator, from Philip O. Freas, then Manager of the Punxsutawney Cycle Company.

Nogacek's Jessica Nogacek, Owner

(Graduate of the PA Academy of Pet Grooming) Call for Pricing, Info. & Appointment

Promoting and Preserving Independence and Card Making with JoAnn Healthy Living for Lunch (Mon-Fri) Free Blood Pressure Screenings Older Adults Today - Tomorrow Parties - Trips - Fun - Always

NEW LOCATION 162 McCracken Rd. (Albion Area)

814-952-3401

Richard L. Fait

Local Registered Pharmacists

“We Serve As We Would Be Served. . .

Because We Care”

(missing from photo)

Michael Horner, Kim Horner

Funeral Home

Joe Presloid & Jennifer Moore

117 N. Jefferson St. Punxsutawney

Open: Mon.- Fri 9 to 7; Sat. 9 to 2

938-8200

132 West Mahoning St., Punxsutawney

938-3077

www.faitfuneralhome.com

JACque PeRRY iNSuRANCe

$

10 DiNNer Box

• 1 med. rectangular 1 topping Pizza • Bread Sticks • Cinnamon Sticks

Call for a free quote today!

938-7110 31 Universal Dr. Punxsutawney PA

‘Big Tony’ Grzebyk Joins Detroit’s Auto industry

Bark N' Boutique

Featuring: Fitness Class - Wii Computer Class with Internet Access

AuTO • HOMe • BuSiNeSS • LiFe

Manufacturing industries Attract Coal Laborers

Walmart Plaza Rt. 119 North Punx’y

938-2400

4 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

WingStreet® Wings

B

By pRiDE for Hometown magazine

y the early 1900s, the coal industry in the Punxsutawney area had settled into a rhythm with regular blasts of train whistles, steady clanking of steel-on-steel as car after car of coal and coke made its way from the mines to distant markets. Perhaps there are people who can remember sitting at the railroad crossings as the long coal trains passed by. The steady clang, clang, clang of the wheels, accompanied by the groaning of the cars, as they moved along the track, was in a way hypnotic. It seemed as though the trains went on forever.

For the people of Punxsutawney, the promise of coal bringing work, industrial development, and good economic times appeared to stretch out so far in the future that the people began to believe it would last forever. New mines were being opened and the Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northwestern Railroad Company was building an extension of their line from Knoxdale to Freeport to reach the rich coal fields in western Jefferson County. Just as the people were lulled into this sense of security, the world began to change.

From the earliest times, man had walked or used the horse or harnessed the wind to provide his means of transportation. In the early1800s, with the invention of the steam engine and the coming of railroads, man was able to travel and farther than ever before. And the railroad had made it possible for coal from Punxsutawney to fuel steam engines, which pulled the trains and powered ships sailing from our eastern ports.

The bicycle came on the scene in the late 1800s and provided individuals with per-

sonal freedom to travel without the responsibility of taking care of the horse.

Looming on the horizon, not unknown, yet not recognized, was the newest invention in transportation, the horseless carriage. Two varieties were available, the battery operated and the gasoline engine. These vehicles would change Punxsutawney and the world forever.

At the same time the automobile industry was developing and demanding labor, our country was in the midst of an immigration crisis. Our wide open welcoming of immigrants was being called into question by those who had most benefited from the policy. Public outcry resulted in the United States, setting immigration quotas, which limited the number who could enter from each country, based on the percent of their presence within the population. This slowed the number of immigrants coming to the country. It reduced the availability of low cost workers and increased competition for the available labor.

Miners in the Punx’y area experienced down time when railroad cars were not available to be loaded and when the market dropped and the demand for coal and coke forced layoffs. They were tempted by the prospect of steady work in the emerging manufacturing industries.

Anthony Grzebyk, a miner and a native of the Punx’y area, was featured on the cover of the November 16, 1937 issue of TIME, The Weekly Newsmagazine. “Big Tony,” as he was known, was born in Eleanora in 1903, the son of Polish immigrants, who came to the area to work in the mines. According to TIME, Grzebyk was thirteen when he went to work in the mines and seventeen when his family, including his broth- Continued on next page

10 month Special certificate of Deposit

.50

% APY*

A 1937 Plymouth like the ones “Big Tony” Grzebyk helped assemble at the 22-acre Plymouth automobile assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan.

industries Attract Continued from previous page

ers, Pete, Frank, and Stanley moved to Detroit to find work in the automobile industry.

The move was not an easy one. The Grzebyks had left home and country before and were leaving the relative security of a mine town, with the safety nets that existed at the time: credit at the company store and low rent in the company house. They were facing uncertainty and hoping for better employment opportunities in an industry that was primarily seasonal work. At that time, the automobile industry paid well, however, the men only worked ten to twenty weeks per year. Before 1920, automobile sales peaked in the early spring and dropped to practically nothing in late fall, meaning that the autoworker was unemployed during the coldest months of the year.

In the early days most of the automobiles were open models, built primarily for summer use. There were several good reasons for this. First, the roads were not good and practically impossible to travel during winter; and second, cold weather was hard on batteries, and worse on water-cooled gasoline engines, as antifreeze had not yet been discovered.

There were no show rooms for automobiles in those days. Automobiles were sold using catalogues. P.O. Freas, who operated a bicycle and electrical shop, was an early Punxsutawney dealer in automobiles, first with the Maxwell and then Buick in 1908.

In 1907, the Williams Installment House also offered automobiles. By 1913, McQuown Auto Company was offering the Ford. H. Merle Hoover, a salesman, traveled on horseback visiting farmers and miners to take orders for automobiles for the Lockwood and the McQuown Auto Companies.

The “Good Roads Movement,” begun in the 1890’s by bicyclists, now had a new ally in their effort to improve the public roadways, the automobile owners. The rapid acceptance of the automobile was creating an extraordinary demand for roads. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had gradually been taking responsibility for more and more roads, which had been originally developed by the townships. In 1912, a $50,000,000 Good Roads Referendum was passed by the voters. This allowed the state the means to expand its effort to improve roads for the current generation, as well as for future generations. Local miners were encouraged to vote for the referendum in a circular addressed to division superintendents from General Manager A.W. Calloway of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company dated October 7, 1912: We are interested in the proposed amend-

ment to the Constitution which is to be voted on at the next election. This amendment is commonly known as the Bond Issue for Good Roads. If this proposition carries, it will eventually reduce the road taxes, which we are now paying, at least 50% and possibly considerably more, and for this reason alone we feel that we should give all the support possible.

Up until this time, most road construction was funded through a road tax based on property ownership. The shift provided a great deal of tax relief for the mining companies who owned vast tracts of land.

Improved roads made it possible for automobiles to be operated in the winter. This led manufacturers to build more closed models. By the mid 1920’s almost all automobiles were closed models.

The popularity of the automobile soon caught on with the miners. They found advantages in owning one. The early automobiles had to be kept out of the weather. This prompted residents of coal towns to ask for garages. Circular Letter No. 52 from F. M. Fritchman, Vice President of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company, addressed this issue: I have been asked several times recently about building garages for different men around the mines.

To settle this question definitely, I want to advise you there will be no garages built by the Company at the Mines, and under no circumstances must you give lumber or contribute in any way towards the building of these for any one. If we should begin allowing this, it would be about impossible to stop it. We have decided that we will not do anything towards building garages for anyone.

If your men are financially able to get automobiles, they will have to provide means of taking care of them.

By the early 1930’s, the automobile industry was booming. Instead of introducing new models in January they began introducing them in November. The improved roads and the introduction of anti-freeze spurred year-round sales, created more weeks of work for automobile assemblers.

By 1937, Big Tony Grzebyk was working 47 weeks each year and earning ninety cents an hour. He was lifting 72 pound radiators from the conveyor belt and placing them on the Plymouth chassis that were moving down the assembly line at the speed of 85 cars per hour. He was making over $2,000 per year, which was far better than working in the coal mine.

Thousands of coal miners, like Grzebyk, were recruited by a variety of manufacturers, which were part of the automobile industry.

The miners moved on to Youngstown, Akron, Dayton, Detroit and other industrial centers. They were second generation Americans, who had basic edu- Continued on next page

No penalty For Early withdrawl Reynoldsville

Sykesville

814-653-8232

814-894-5033

punxsutawney

clarion

814-938-5770

814-227-2010

www.cf-bank.com

*

this ApY (Annual percentage Yield) is accurate as of 2-8-2012. this is a Limited time offer with No Minimum Deposit Requirements.

No penalty for Early withdrawal. other terms and ApY are available.

Perishable Shockers prices good thru 4/7/12

IQF Hadock Fillets $ 99 lb.

3

Angel Food Cake regular,chocolate or strawberry

2

$ 98

Deli Smart

Roast Beef or Corned Beef $ 98 lb.

4

Sweet Mayan Onions

88

¢ lb.

Jumbo Celery or Iceberg Lettuce

2/$300

FEZELL’S

County938-2820 Market

OPen GroundhoG Plaza PunxsuTawney 24 HOURS 201 n. Hampton Ave.

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 5

Community Happenings

STROEHMANN Bakery Outlet thrift Store • Bread • Rolls • Cakes • Candy • Chips • Drink mix • much more

F

Great Buys!

Super Values Every Day

S. Main St. Ext., Punx’y • 938-7430

PRO SHOP

COURSE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MONDAYS:

$35/ PERSON $25/Social Members

938-9760 NEW MEMBERS WELCOME! Dan Pisarchick - GOLF PROFESSIONAL

TaylorMade Titleist Cobra • Ping Adidas Ashworth Greg Norman Under Armour Cutter & Buck

NOw OPEN!

Speed and Sport Cycle Center Rt. 436 • 430 S. main St., Punx’y • 938-8780 or 938-6952 SAlES • PARtS • SERviCE Cylinder Boring • PA State inspection *Finance offer subject to credit approval, applies to purchases of new Yamaha ATVs made on a Yamaha Installment Financing loan account from 1/1/12-6/30/12. Minimum contract length 24 months, maximum 36 months. Minimum amount financed $5,000. Fixed APR of 3.99%, 4.99%, 5.99% or 12.99% will be assigned based on credit approval criteria. Monthly payments per $1,000 financed based on 36-month term are $29.52 at 3.99%, $29.97 at 4.99%, $30.42 at 5.99% and $33.69 at 12.99%. **Customer Cash offer good on select 2011 (and prior year) models between 1/1/12 - 5/31/12. ***Offer good on all new, unregistered 2008-2012 Yamaha ATV models 400cc and greater. One GoPro HD2 camera per eligible unit/VIN. Customer must purchase eligible model between January 1, 2012 and May 31, 2012. Allow 6 - 8 weeks from date of dealer warranty registration for delivery. offer good only in the U.S., excluding the state of Hawaii.

ATVs with engine sizes over 90cc are recommended for use only by riders age 16 years and older. Yamaha recommends that all ATV riders take an approved training course. For safety and training information, see your dealer or call the ATV Safety Institute at 1-800-887- 2887. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. For your safety: Always avoid paved surfaces. Never ride on public roads. Always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing; never carry passengers; never engage in stunt riding; riding and alcohol/drugs don’t mix; avoid excessive speed; and be particularly careful on difficult terrain. ©2012 Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. All rights reserved. • yamaha-motor.com

6 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

Printed 03-12

rom the Chamber of Commerce and the Community Calendar at Punxsutawney.com, here is a list of events and happenings coming up in our area: n Rummage Sales - The Salvation Army holds rummage sales every Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Good clothes and household items! These sales are a fund-raiser for Salvation Army programs and services. Call 938-5530 for more information. n ”Mobsters, Molls & Marinara” - a murder mystery dinner theater will be presented at the Punxsutawney Country Club on April 14. Come and be transported back to 1920s Chicago ... a time of prohibition, gangsters and gambling. Enjoy a sit-down dinner, the show, performed by Mystery’s Most Wanted, and a DJ to follow. Advance tickets for this fun evening of gansters, flappers, gambling and bathtub gin, not to mention a delicious dinner, are now available at the Chamber office or from Chamber board members, at the Country Club or call Abbie Pride at 952-1409, OSFS Metals at 9386230, Phillip Anderson at 590-0114, or the Chamber of Commerce at 938-7700. Ticket includes dinner, the show, and a DJ to follow all for just $50 per person. Proceeds benefit the Chamber of Commerce. n Work Day on the Mahoning Shadow Trail is scheduled for Saturday, April 28th beginning at 9 a.m. Participants are asked to meet at the Water Street Trailhead. Workers will be doing general trail clean-up. This is a great time of the year to observe the wild flowers and the birds returning to the area. For more information call 814-9386893. n the Four Aces - The Punxsutawney Concert Association presents: the Four Aces, an American vocal group known for such songs as “Love is a Many-Splendored Thing” and “Tell Me Why.” The concert will be held Monday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Punxsutawney Senior High School Auditorium. Admission is by annual subscription to the Concert Association or by tickets sold at the door. n chick-fil-A Leadercast will be hosted in Punxsutawney on Friday, May 4 by the First Church of God on Route 36 North.

The Leadercast is a one-day leadership event featuring several renowned leaders speaking on leadership issues that you face every day. Speakers include Tim Tebow, Patrick Lencioni, and Soledad O’Brien. The event is open to the public with registration beginning at 8 a.m. The Leadercast runs

from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration rates are $75 per person for one to four registrants; $65 per person for five or more registrants. Registration includes the Leadercast and lunch on-site. This is a great opportunity for board chairman, managers, public officials, organization presidents, or anyone who deals with people to learn or sharpen their leadership skills! For more information, contact Mike Hammer at the First Church of God at 814-938-6670.

Punxsutawney.com is maintained by the Chamber of Commerce for the community.

Any area business or organization is invited to become a member of the Chamber of Commerce for as little as $75 for the year.

For more information, visit Punxsutawney.com/chamber or call 938-7700.

To submit an event for the calendar, visit Punxsutawney.com/calendar and fill out the form.

•••

industries Attract Continued from previous page

cation and spoke English. They came from the mines and had a strong work ethic which made them valuable employees.

These miners, turned auto workers, purchased their own automobiles and took vacations, often returning to the Punxsutawney area to visit family and friends. They recruited others to go with them to find better jobs. As they left, the population of the area began to decline. It would be several more decades before coal would no longer be the main industry in the Punxsutawney area, however one of the areas most valuable resources, labor, was already moving on.

(Editor’s Note: The resources used in the preparation of this article are available the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, the Reynoldsville Public Library and the Punxsutawney Area Historical and Genealogical Society. Photographs are courtesy of the Punxsutawney Historical and Genealogical Society. The TIME, A Weekly Newsmagazine Cover may be viewed at: www.time.com/time/ covers/0,16641,19361116,00.html.

This article has been prepared by PRIDE – Punxsutawney Revitalization: Investing, Developing, Enhancing. PRIDE is a nonprofit organization which brings together residents, business people, community leaders and civic organizations, to improve the business districts in Punxsutawney. PRIDE is working to develop a Coal Memorial and Welcome Center for the Punxsutawney Area. Comments on this article may be directed to PRIDE, P.O. Box 298, Punxsutawney, PA 15767, or by calling 814-938-2493 and leaving a message. A PRIDE volunteer will return your call.)

•••

windgate

Thistle & Pine

vineyards & winery

Celtic & Country Collectibles

Holiday gift baskets, wine-making supplies, books

giFt cERtiFicAtES 5 lOCAtiONS tO SERvE YOu:

the Shop at the winery open Daily 12-5 1998 Hemlock Acres Rd., Smicksburg • 814-257-8797 the country cupboard, Smicksburg indiana Mall • pittsburgh Mills • Ridgway www.windgatevineyards.com

7570 Rt. 119 Marion Center Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10-5

Distinctive Home Decor Celtic Accents & Jewelry “Make your home a haven” Gift Certificates

724-397-2442

www.ThistleAndPine.com

How to avoid the five biggest budget mistakes

By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore getbuttonedup.com roper budgeting is an essential ingredient for financial success. Do it right and you will be in control of your money. The good news is that creating a budget that works is neither painful nor difficult. The trick is to avoid the most common mistakes that discourage even the most well-intentioned budgeter.

Mistake No. 1: You don't track spending.

A lot of budgeting processes are overly general and will have you list your monthly bills and estimate reasonable amounts for other things, such as lunches, gas and groceries. The problem with such a general approach is that your estimates may be way off base. Marsha Baker, a professor of consumer finance at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., explains, "A lot of people are absolutely amazed as to where they spend their money. They have no idea that their daily coffee habit adds up quickly or that going out every weekend pushes them beyond their means."

Solution: You must track your spending for at least one or two complete months before creating your first budget. There are high-tech and low-tech ways to do this, but the bottom line is you have to take a cleareyed look at where your money is going. If you're a fan of pencil and paper, you can download a free monthly spending chart (or two) from GetButtonedUp.com. Keep a copy in your wallet or purse, stick a copy on the fridge and put one on your desk so you're always ready to jot down what you spent right away. At the end of the month, tally it all up on a fresh worksheet. If you're more digitally inclined, there is no better free tool than Mint.com. Register for free to create your account and link all your bank and credit-card accounts to it easily.

Just remember, though, unless you pay for every single thing with a linked debit card, you will still have to manually input cash expenditures so you can track them, too.

Mistake No. 2: You mingle fixed and variable expenses in the same accounts.

Fixed expenses, like mortgages and car payments, recur every month with little to no variation in the amount due. Variable expenses, like groceries and entertainment, fluctuate. By mingling fixed and variable expenses in the same account, you increase the complexity of managing your money and budget unnecessarily.

Solution: Lee Roesner, developer of the MoneySlinger Speed-Budgeting Personal Finance System, advocates managing each of these two groups independently by first determining the average monthly cost for

P

each group of expenses: fixed and variable.

He explains: "These two figures simply become monthly deposits into two separate bank accounts; each dedicated to one of these groups. Throughout the month, individual expenses are paid out of each account accordingly." Untangling the two accounts makes your budget far easier to manage.

Mistake No. 3: You consider savings last.

Too many people think about saving last, when in reality, it should drive the budget.

Solution: Amy Suardi, author of FrugalMama.com, advocates what she calls reverse budgeting for savings. She explains: "You put as much as you can into savings at the beginning of the month, and then you let things work themselves out for the rest of the month."

Mistake No. 4: You forget to take into account expenses that recur irregularly, but frequently.

Some expenses come up for everyone every year, or quarter, and if you fail to plan for them, your budget gets stressed and often you incur debt to meet the unexpected expenses -- a budget-breaker, for sure.

Solution:Marsha Baker, a CPA, advises tallying up these recurring non-monthly expenses, dividing them by 12 and depositing that amount into a discretionary savings account on a monthly basis. If you get a paycheck directly deposited, split the deposit accordingly so you don't have to think about it, or just sweep the amount into a savings account each month.

Mistake No. 5: You don't comparison shop. If you're not in the habit of comparing before you buy, you're throwing away money that could be channeled into discretionary or emergency savings funds. You are also more likely to engage in budgetbusting impulse buying.

Solution: The Internet has made it easier to get what you need and stick to your budget, so before you head anywhere to buy something, check online first. Many times retailers have better deals online than they do at their stores. In addition, websites like KeyCode.com compile promotional codes for everything from tax software to baby furniture from all the biggest retailers. Sites like GiftCardGranny.com sell gift cards for up to 35 percent off the face value and you can find discount gift cards for most any purchase.

The bottom line: If you're not comparison shopping, you're hurting your bottom line.

(The writers are co-founders of Buttoned Up, a company dedicated to helping stressed women get organized. Send ideas and questions to yourlife(at)getbuttonedup.com. ) •••

r.D. Brown Memorials 314 n. Findley Street • punxsutawney • 938-2100

We have a full line of monuments, decorative stones, benches and more!

AuTO • HOMe • BuSiNeSS • LiFe

JACque PeRRY iNSuRANCe Call for a free quote today!

938-7110

Ted’s

Meat Market Package Deals Large Selection Available

• Party Trays • Meat & Cheese • Fresh & Lean Meat • Our Own Old-Fashioned Sugar-Cured Hickory Smoked Semi-Boneless Ham Owned & Operated by Ted Palumbo & Sons Hours: Mon-Wed 8 to 5; Thurs 8 to 6 Fri 8 to 8; Sat 8 to Noon Located 1 1/4 mile East of Reynoldsville on 4th St. or 6 miles West of DuBois on Wayne Road

653-2147 31 Universal Drive, Punxsutawney PA

A hometown bank you can count on. . . both today and in the future!

BIg Run ◆ DAyton ◆ MARIon CenteR ClyMeR ◆ PunxSutAwney wIllow SPRIngS ◆ InDIAnA PUnxSUTaWney HOURS: Lobby Drive-up Mon. to Thurs. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. to Thurs. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fri. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sat. 9 a.m. to Noon Saturday 8 a.m. to Noon

1-800-556-6262 www.marioncenterbank.com Member

FDIC

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 7

Our staff has

Over 100 years of advertising experience

Nat’l Library Week Continued from page 2 computers.

In addition to all the physical changes, the local library staff is working hard to provide youth programs, including “Tail

Direct mailed to every home in Punxsutawney and the area PLuS online all the time

Punxsutawney Hometown magazine schedule your next advertisement with us call or E-mail MARY RObERtS 938-0312 and tRACEY YOuNG 938-9084 advertising professionals you know and trust hometown@mail.com

www.punxsutawneymagazine.com

~ direct mail magazine-full color placemats ~

ing program. This year, the program’s theme is all about nighttime: dreaming, stars, and things that go BUMP in the night. Registration begins in June for summer reading.

What activities would you like to see happen at your library? Crafting workshops are starting up this spring – learn to crochet at your library, or figure out your gadgets on Saturdays with our walk-in technology clinic from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Maybe you’d like to help start an herb garden in the library’s courtyard or pitch in to make a mystery lovers’ book club happen?

Give the library a call with your ideas.

As always, you can reach the Punx’y library at 938-5020, or at info@punxsutawneylibrary.org. Look up books or events at the website at www.punxsutawneylibrary.org. And stop in to say, “hello!”

•••

Be Charitable Continued from page 3 Emmet Jamieson and Sadie

Waggin’ Tutors,” which is pictured on the cover of this issue of Hometown magazine. The program allows children to read to specially trained service dogs.

The Punx’y library has three weekly programs for children under the age of five. This age is prime time for learning, where participants take advantage with story time, crafts, singing and movement.

Over the summer students are engaged in learning with the library’s summer read-

charities that collect hair for individuals undergoing cancer treatments that resulted in hair loss. These charities collect hair of lengths between 8 to 12 inches and turn the locks into wigs for the needy. n Raise awareness. You can be the mouthpiece for an organization or special agenda. Either spread the word door-todoor, draft letters or make public speeches.

There are many benefits to making financial donations. But donating time, services or belongings are additional ways to make a difference.

•••

EASt AMERiCAN MOtORSPORt Find us on Facebook 2 miles south of Punxsutawney on Rt. 119

814-938-4230 or 888-322-3997 www.eastamericanmotorsport.com

Offers good on new and unregistered units purchased between 3/1/12-4/30/12. *On select models. See your dealer for details. ** Rates as low as 3.99% for 36 months. Offers only available at participating Polaris® dealers. Approval, and any rates and terms provided, are based on credit worthiness. Other fi nancing offers are available. Applies to the purchase of all new ATV and RANGER models made on the Polaris Installment Program from 3/1/12 - 4/30/12. Fixed APR of 3.99%, 7.99%, or 10.99% will be assigned based on credit approval criteria. Examples of monthly payments over a 36 month term at 3.99% APR: $29.52 per $1,000 fi nanced and at 10.99% APR: $32.73 per $1,000 financed. Warning: The Polaris RANGER and RANGER RZR are not intended for on-road use. Driver must be at least 16 years old with a valid driver’s license to operate. Passengers must be at least 12 years old and tall enough to grasp the hand holds and plant feet fi rmly on the fl oor. Drivers and passengers should always wear helmets, eye protection, protective clothing, and seat belts. Always use cab nets. Be particularly careful on diffi cult terrain. Never drive on public roads or paved surfaces. Never engage in stunt driving, and avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Riding and alcohol/drugs don’t mix. Check local laws before riding on trails. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. Polaris adult models are for riders 16 and older. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing, and be sure to take a safety training course. For safety and training information in the U.S., call the SVIA at (800) 887-2887. You may also contact your Polaris dealer or call Polaris at (800) 342-3764. ©2012 Polaris Industries Inc.

8 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

Printed 03-12

OvER 300 APPLIAnCES On DISPLAy Amana Gas Range Whirlpool Refrigerator

$

$

Whirlpool Electric Smooth Top Range

52995

AGR3300XDW

$

69995

68995

WFE301LVQ

In Store Specials

W4TXNWFWQ

Washer & Dryer Pair Discounts

$

Amana Dishwasher

Estate Washer

Estate Gas Dryer

$

39995

46995

$

54995

ADB1400AWW

EGD4400WQ

ETW4400XQ

FREE DELIvERy WIThIn 30 MILES

N E D R A W & R E t S LOWMA Maytag Microwave

$

26995

MMV1164WW

FREE LIFETIME SERvICE Top of Fairview Hill One Mile South of Punx'y on Rt. 36

938-7420

alianc Sal • Service • Parts

Mon. & Fri. 9-8 • Daily 9-5

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 9

h&h

SuPPLy, InC. CHECK US OUT: 3 Plumbing 3 heating 3 Electrical 3 hardware Supplies

938-9584

588 W. Mahoning St. Punxsutawney

Carulli auto SaleS & ServiCe

938-4489

Route 36 Punxsutawney

West End

Let us take care of your vehicle.

We offer a full line of

Transmission Work & Auto Repairs.

A hometown bank you Big Run can count on . . . both today and in the future! Dayton

MaRion CenteR ClyMeR

938-6961

Punxsutawney

1028 W. mahoning St.

JeFFeRSOn WHOleSale GROCeRy Elk Run Ave., Punx’y • 938-8660

JOhN mCCAll

the Duct Cleaning Specialist

willow sPRings inDiana

1-800-556-6262

◆

www.marioncenterbank.com

MEMBER FDIC

100 W. Mahoning St., Punx’y Gift Certificates

Air Duct Decontamination and Dryer vent Cleaning • Air Purification Systems Reduces Heating and • Certified Mold Inspector Cooling Costs • Indoor Testing

Gift Wrapping

Free Quotes ~ Fully Insured Residential • Commercial

1-866-DuC-ClEN (382-2536) PA#033966 At the DuBois Village we have 102 personal care private studios and suites. Call today & reserve your room!

ViLLAGE ViEW 814.375.9100 DubOiS ViLLAGE 814.375.5483 DubOiS NuRSiNG HOME 814.375.9100 DCCCI subscribes to a nondiscrimination policy.

814-938-1255

www.fairladycompany.com

LUKEHART, LUNDY & LUNDY ATTORNEYS AT LAW • Personal Injury • Civil Litigation • Real Estate • Criminal Law • Workers’ Compensation • Wills, Trusts & Estates • Landowners Rights • Oil, Gas & Minerals • Businesses, Partnerships & Corporations

A Not-for-Profit Community

J. KIPP LUKEHART JEFFREY LUNDY JAY P. LUNDY

www.duboisccci.com

Punxsutawney • Phone: (814) 938-8110 www.lukehartandlundy.com

sunday, april 1 at Sykesville Town Hall • Registration 1:30pm • Run/Walk 3pm • Wheelchair Race

Lots of fun, food, and prizes For more information, registration forms, Erin Cameron at (814) 938-4416, Pat Mowrey (814) 591-0949, or Stacy Hanzely at (814) 591-6622 or email run_walk@yahoo.com, stacy@jcarc.org, or patmowrey@yahoo.com.

Information is also available at www.jcarc.org.

We offer year-round service

Darlene Stuchell • Tax Practitioner • Electronic Filing • Notary Public • Bookkeeping & Accounting Temporary Tags Available Please call for appointment:

938-7070

10 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

76 Harvest Lane Punx’y Fax: 939-7070

Activity in downtown Punxsutawney in recent months included an upgrade to traffic lights, which include larger hanging lights and street signs, and pedestrian controls (below). (Photos by S. Thomas Curry)

Traffic Solutions in Downtown Punx’y

With the Car came Traffic Control S. thomas Curry of Hometown magazine mall-town people are said to live their lives at a slower pace, in a way of life that is built on home, family and simple pleasures. They live among familiar people and familiar things. After a long period of time, gone is the horse and buggy life that was universal, except in our rural areas where the increased number of Amish communities.

In the past, too, are the dirt roads that followed primitive paths through the unbroken wilderness as early settlers from the East cut their way through timberland, brush and rock along a “path of least resistance” to their new lands.

To provide for the movement of traveler and commerce over the centuries, roads have developed from different materials to make improvements to the ungraded and often impassable dirt paths, including those made from small stones, logs, timber, brick, macadam and concrete.

As a result, more people, more traffic, and more problems developed.

When the 20th century began, Punxsutawney had developed from a village of small wood-frame shops, boarding houses, inns, gas-lit tree-lined plank streets, and horses and wagons to a bustling commerce center with three and four-story brick and stone buildings, street cars, railroads, opera houses, large hotels, electric street lights and automobiles.

It was being recognized by sociologists that owning an automobile played an important part in the social and economic life of communities. Families that could afford them had one. Farmers, shop owners and laborers, too, purchased one to make trav-

S

eling easier.

In May 1908. the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper noted, “Automobiles are becoming as plentiful in Punxsutawney as bicycles were a decade ago.”

The newspaper writer referred to the new transportation as “buzz wagons” and named the drivers as “motorists.” Some were steam operated, some by gasoline, and some by electricity. They ranged in size from the small “runabout” to the larger touring car that would accommodate from eight to ten people.

With the automobile and the new freedoms of the “autoist,” streetcars would soon be gone. Varying traffic problems on the streets would need to be addressed.

During Punxsutawney’s early years of the “auto,” new concerns for safety were encountered. The State Highway Department would require cars to be “tagged” and the driver to have a license. Rules for nighttime driving were adopted.

In Punxsutawney, it became a matter of urgency for street signs to be placed on street corners for the convenience of the visiting traveler and many of the “locals,” who were beginning to leave their more familiar neighborhoods to come to the downtown. At first they were simple cards or tin strips. After a number of years, there were many suggestions for improvements in street signage, for example, placing them in conspicuous and convenient places, such as markings on curbs, where motorists could see them, or on building corners and specially erected posts.

In 1910, speed limits were set in Punxsutawney. On different occasions, speeding was reported, and complaints heard.

Automobiles “were on the streets flying - Continued on next page

Traffic Solutions Continued from previous page

Increased traffic congestion in the 1920s from the use of the automobile led the borough to institute new traffic laws and an experiment with early traffic lights at intersections. A pedestal “dummie” (left) with a flashing warning light was first used in 1926 before adopting the mounted pedestals with lights of the familiar red, yellow and green. (above)

between the Public Square and the Country Club.” Pedestrians were gasping for breath in the clouds of dust raised from the “swift rate” of the cars on the dry and dusty brick streets. The town’s sprinkler was used on the streets to keep down the dust.

In June 1910, borough council decided to post speed-warning signs at the street corners to reduce the speed limit. The posted speed limit would be 12 miles an hour. As a result of that, Fred Bradley, driving a car owned by Dr. F. L. Lorenzo, was the first person in Punx’y traffic history to be fined $10 for going over the new speed limit!

After more time, and more people [a population exceeding 10,000 in the newly perceived “city” of Punxsutawney, and thousands more in the area], the early 1900s would mean more traffic congestion for the many people who would adopt the auto as their means of travel. The movement of individual autos in downtown traffic was in contrast with the mass movement of people by streetcar. Street car tracks moved up and down the center of Mahoning Street from a garage in the East End at Elk Street to a point in West End at Grace Way, near present day Comet Market.

By 1920, the increased vehicle traffic led to many “fender benders” and rear end collisions. In the summer of 1920, a new traffic law for the business district was adopted for “drivers of autos.” To relieve the congestion and lessen the collisions, the borough announced no parking in certain prescribed areas. The district on Mahoning Street for no parking would be between the J. H. Fink store, corner of North Gilpin Street, and the Pantall Hotel at South Jefferson Street. Also, parkng was prohibited on any side streets leading into Mahoning Street. White lines would be painted to indicate where parking was restricted. Those parking there would be subject to a fine.

Another feature of the new traffic rule was the painting of white rings in the middle of Mahoning Street, whereby the “autoist,” coming onto Mahoning Street from the north or south would go around, and by rule “always to the right.” It was also

made known that there would be no more short corners and no speeding on curves.

The report about the new traffic rules informed the public that “dummies” would be placed at the intersections of all the streets to assist the drivers in making the pass to the right of the circle. In not passing to the right, the driver faced the “pain of arrest and fine.”

To direct vehicular traffic for the ever-increasing number of automobiles and trucks on the streets, a big word STOP was painted on the streets that intersected the main thoroughfare of Mahoning Street.

And by rule, for safety of the traveler and the pedestrian, the “motorist must stop, change gears and proceed only if he is sure that he is safe in so doing.”

For Punxsutawney to become truly “metropolitanized.” the ultimate solution to

control the movement of vehicular traffic was the introduction of automatic, electrically operated “traffic lamps.” In 1925, the borough council began a discussion about establishing traffic signals in the downtown. But such action was postponed due to tight financial conditions. Instead, it was decided to place “traffic officers” at any intersection, as required, under serious traffic situations.

Under the guidance of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways in 1926, “motorists” in Punxsutawney would face the most modern of traffic solutions, the use of mounted lights of the universal colors of red, yellow and green.

The colors of traffic lights came from signal lights that had been used by railroads for years. Traffic light, traffic signal, stoplight would be new words in the vocabu-

lary for the road signals to direct vehicular traffic in the borough.

For a short trial period, a hanging traffic light was placed at the major intersection of Findley Street and Mahoning. That was removed because it was too hard for motorists to see without craning their necks.

With the end of the streetcars in sight in Punx’y, the borough decided upon “pedestal lights.” [While street car service to communities around Punxsutawney was discontinued beginning in 1922, the streetcar operated within Punx’y until September 1927.]

In October 1926, pedestal lights were placed at three street intersections, Front and Mahoning, Findley and Mahoning, and Gilpin and Mahoning. They had a four-foot base of hollow steel that would - Continued on next page

Reynoldsville (814) 653-8232 ◆

Punxsutawney (814) 938-5770 ◆

Sykesville (814) 894-5033 ◆

Clarion (814) 227-2010

www.cf-bank.com

MEMBER FDIC

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 11

SPRinG HillS SHEltiES Dog & Cat boarding & Grooming

WACHOB’S 100 W. Main St. Big Run

427-4211

Market

GROCERIES LOTTERY

Just Minutes from Town 370 Big W. Dr., Punx’y

724-286-9355

Cindy Barrett, Assistant Groomer, Michele Wachob, Owner and JR

“Committed to Caring for Your Pets As Though They Are Our Own”

Reagle's NOTARY See Us for Your Registration Needs.

Auto, Boat & ATV LET US DO YOUR

Made-to-Order, Homemade

FRESH DOUGH PIZZA DAILY Mon.- Fri. 7am - 9pm Sat. & Sun. 8am - 9pm

KORNER KUPBOARD ANTIQUES 9 Rooms of: Antiques Collectibles Quality Furniture Refinishing Products

653-2178

INCOME TAX PREPARATION We now issue over the counter registration cards and stickers.

203 E. Main St., Big Run

502 Main St.,Reynoldsville Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Closed Sun. & Mon.

KATHY D. WYMER

814-427-2361

Owners: Pat & Doc Gordon

Mahoning

Physical TheraPy Twolick Valley P.T. Appliances • Sales • Service Top of Fairview Hill One Mile South of Punx’y on Rt. 36

938-7420

aquatic therapy • Medicare certified Office Hours By Appointment

Mahoning Physical TheraPy Medical cenTer Marion Center

Mon-Fri 9-8 Daily 9-5

724-397-9100 724-254-1010

Bernard P.

expedite and Trailer Load Services Call for a Rate!

Serving the manufacturing & gas drilling industries.

SnyDeR Coroner of Jefferson County nOW AVAilABlE

SHAMROCK SHAKES

2311 Rt. 310, Reynoldsville

Brian a. Smith - President

Traffic Solutions Continued from previous page

be filled with concrete. While designed to prevent any damage to the light standard itself, the local driver was assured “when a car strikes one of them, the car is immediately gathered up in a dustpan and taken to the nearest junk yard.” — Punxsutawney Spirit, October 27, 1926. The paper’s accident reports often were headlined: “LIGHT STANDARDS HIT AGAIN.” Due to the fact the street cars were still in operation in Punx’y, the pedestal lights were temporarily set to one side. The lights placed at the top of the pedestal would be low enough for everybody, pedestrians included, to see.

Red, Yellow and Green: That’s all the information that drivers needed to get through intersections safely, it was thought. Green means, “Go.” Red means, “Stop.” Yellow means, “Slow down. Stop if it’s safe to.” It would take several weeks of “public education” to assist drivers in learning the new rules of the road in downtown traffic. Left turns at Findley Street and Mahoning would be prohibited. For all other intersections, the general public was advised “a turn must not be made with the red light against you.”

Numerous complaints were received against the use of traffic lights throughout the entire night. It was generally considered that local citizens did not operate their cars at night after 10 p.m. and midnight on

Saturday nights. And for the few drivers who did, it was claimed that the light from their own cars was plenty of light to warn other drivers. Thereafter, the yellow light was switched to a flashing light after 11 p.m.

With increased traffic on the many improved roads, and to expedite through-traffic in Punxsutawney, the Pennsylvania Highway Department began the discontinuance of some of the traffic lights in the 1930’s. The pedestal lights would be removed and the lights then suspended overhead or placed at corners at a height of eight feet. Lights at the intersections of Findley and Jefferson Street on Mahoning would be the first to go. In 1938, the lights at Front Street and Gilpin Street were removed. By 1940, traffic lights were located on corner posts at four downtown intersections to meet new automobile codes.

At first called “traffic monuments” by local residents when they were placed in the downtown in 1926, many people objected to them, maintaining that traffic was only heavy on Saturdays to warrant any new regulations for traffic flow. The gradual improvements in traffic flow and pedestrian safety would soon be accepted.

Today, Punxsutawney’s downtown is cluttered with wiring, metal control boxes, posts, massive metal light standards and new and bigger traffic signs.

As with most small-American towns, Punx’y has changed in many ways over time, including transportation.

•••

(814) 939-8999

Providing: • Assistance in Daily living • Short & long term Care • 24 Hour Care • Activities • Physician on Call • Special Diets • Safety Bells in each Room • Physical, occupational & Speech therapy Available • Independent Apartments Available

Fax: 814-939-8990 • Cell: 814-591-5244 E-mail: brian@fastrakpa.com

TOnell’S JeWelRy We Buy Old Gold

Downtown Punxsutawney

Clymer

In 2012, traffic patterns and controls in downtown Punxsutawney are a dramatic change from the the days of horses, buggies,“Model T’s,” and “touring cars.”

Platinum & Silver

12 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

Your Black Hills Gold Headquarters

Brookville

849-7135

the finest in living for the golden years

one Park Ave., Punx'y

• 938-3100

(l. to r.) Philip Anderson and Abbie Pride, organizers of the Punx’y Country Club’s “Mobsters, Molls & Marinara,” and Marlene Lellock, director of the Chamber of Commerce, display tickets the upcoming for event, which will benefit the Chamber.

Mobsters, Molls & Marinara

T

&

Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce

present MoBSTerS, MoLLS & MarINara Performed by Mystery’s Most Wanted

Benefits the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce

aPrIL 14, 2012

Join Pittsburgh’s #1 dinner theatre company on a trip back to includes: sit down dinner, show & DJ Bob to follow hilarious Vinnie V’s joint, where the hooch is Advance tickets only, contact: flowing, the flappers PCC 938-8243 • Abbie Pride 952-1409 and friendly and murder is always OSFS Metals 938-6230 • Philip Anderson 590-0114 on the menu.

Chamber of Commerce 938-7700

Cocktails 5:30 • Dinner 6 • Tickets $50/person

“broad, comedic fun!”

~ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

33rd Annual Run or Walk for Someone Special

a Murder Mystery Dinner

ickets are now available for Mobsters, Molls & Marinara, a murdermystery dinner show, which will be presented at the Punxsutawney Country Club on April 14. Proceeds from show will benefit the local Chamber of Commerce. Advance tickets for this fun evening of gansters, flappers, gambling and bathtub gin, not to mention a delicious dinner, are now available at the Chamber office or from board members and of the Country Club. Tickets include dinner, the show, and a DJ to follow,

sunday, april 1

at Sykesville Town Hall • Registration 1:30pm • Run/Walk 3pm

• 2 mile fun run or walk and a 5 mile race • Trophies & ribbons • Pictures/autographs with the Pittsburgh Pirates Parrot

Lots of fun, food and prizes all for $50 per person. The show will be performed by Mystery’s Most Wanted.

•••

For more information, registration forms, Erin Cameron at (814) 938-4416, Pat Mowrey (814) 591-0949, or Stacy Hanzely at (814) 591-6622 or email run_walk@yahoo.com, stacy@jcarc.org, or patmowrey@yahoo.com.

Information is also available at www.jcarc.org.

Proceeds benefit Arc of Jefferson & Clearfield Counties and Camp Friendship

windgate

PunxSutawney area MuSeuM Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.

We are very excited to announce our new major sponsor, Robindale Energy Services, Inc.

vineyards & winery

CAy & DAN ENERSON, Proprietors

Banqu room • Private Parti Seminars • Weddings Windgate wines, holiday gift baskets, • THE SHOp AT THE WINERy wine-making supplies, 1998 Hemlock Acres Rd., Smicksburg books & merchandise OpEN DAILy 12-5 • (814) 257-8797

938-2555

New release

Merlot

Bennis House 401 W. Mahoning St. 1-4 p.m. Thurs. - Sun.

PERRY TWP. FIRE DEPARTMENT BOOK US NOW! eddings, for all yournsW rties Receptio n,qPuaets and Ba AMPLE OFF STREET PARKING

Air Conditioned • Smoke Eaters • Large Coolers

Seats Up To

350!

Call to Reserve:

Dan Coleman 952-1777

Lattimer House 400 W. Mahoning St.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday & Saturday 1-4 p.m. Fri. & Sun.

www.windgatevineyards.com

220 n. Jefferson St. • 938-1008

814-257-8797

1 Large 2-topping pizza and an order of stuffed Cheesy Bread

Punxsutawney Area Community Center • Movies Weekly at the Jackson Theater • Community Fitness Center • Gymnastics, Fitness Classes, Cycling, Dance, Aerobics • Facility Rentals for Meetings or Parties

• INDIANA MALL Oakland Ave., Indiana • pITTSBuRGH MILLS OpEN MALL HOuRS • (724) 274-5901 • THE COuNTRy CupBOARD Downtown Smicksburg (814) 257-9831 • RIDGWAy 29 N. Broad St. (814) 335-8570

INDIANA ST. PUNXSUTAWNEY

938-3900 order online...

dominos.com

PLUS TAX

Deep Dish Extra. Cannot be combined with other offers.

Limited time offer. indiana Street Please mention this ad.

Limited delivery area.

PuNX’Y

through March 31st

Buy 6 bl g 1 ee!

Buy 12 g 2 ee!

Buy 2 cas or more and reive 20% !

2 extra Large 1-topping pizzas and 14 pc. Wings

25

99 $

15

$

Fax: 257-8616

aNNuaL CaSe BuyerS SaLe!

99 PLUS TAX

Deep Dish Extra. Cannot be combined with other offers.

Limited time offer. indiana Street Please mention this ad.

Limited delivery area.

PuNX’Y

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 13

TRAIlhEAD

Gallery

WE FEATURE LOCAL ARTISTS’ WORKS

CUSTOM FRAMING

Let us frame that special keepsake or photo 124 West Mahoning St. Downtown Punxsutawney

938-1004

HOPKiNS Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning of Punxsutawney Certified in Testing & Installation of Backflow Prevention Assembly

(814) 938-9207 or (814) 939-9999 PA#039563

tanning packages available

The Pool Guys POOLS • SPAS Service & ACCESSORIES Installation hOuRS: mon.-Fri. 9-6 Sat. 9-? • Sun. Closed 938-9396

Punxsutawney Area Community Center

• Movies Weekly at the Jackson Theater • Community Fitness Center $30 mo. / $5 day • Facility Rentals or Requests

220 n. Jefferson St.

(814) 938-1008

r.D. Brown Memorials All Cemetery Needs

314 n. Findley St.,punx’y • 938-2100 Daily 9 to 5; Sat 9-12 • Sun & Evenings by Appt.

Large Indoor & Outdoor Display “Carved in Stone”

Sandy's

Beverages See us For All your Beverages!

Indiana hill, Punx'y

938-4990

i

JCArC Annual run/Walk Set for Sunday, April 1

t’s that time of year again to get out your sneakers and support the Jefferson and Clearfield Counties’ Camp Friendship. The thirty-third annual Run or Walk for Someone Special is coming up on Sunday, April 1. All monies raised at this event are used to provide children and adults with disabilities from Jefferson — and newly added Clearfield County — to a two- week long summer camp, and a one-week long Autism Camp, along with support for other programs that run throughout the year.

Registration for the event begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Sykesville Town Hall; the race begins at 3 p.m. Anyone wishing to participate has the option to run or walk two-miles or run five-miles. Trophies and ribbons are awarded to finishers in a variety of age groups for both the 2-mile and 5-mile run/walks.

In the Hall, there are also games, food, and prizes and a silent auction. Anyone collecting $20 or more will receive a tshirt. Prizes are given to the top money collectors. The Pittsburgh Pirate Parrot will be at the event for photos and to sign autographs.

Members of the event are excited to announce its new major sponsor, Robindale Energy Services, Inc., and thanks them,

(Behind the Pantall Hotel)

814-849-0004

14 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

work and time worth it!

Event organizers encourage everyone to please come out and join in the day of fun.

Registration and collection forms will soon be available in many local businesses. The forms are attached to the Run or Walk poster. Online registration is also available. Please visit the website. Participants can also obtain forms and information by contacting Erin Cameron at (814) 938-4416, Pat Mowrey (814) 591-0949, Stacy Hanzely at (814) 591-6622, or emailing run_walk@yahoo.com, stacy@jcarc.org or patmowrey@yahoo.com. Information is also available at www.jcarc.org.

•••

109 E. Union Street Punx’y

Sun. & Mon. Closed; Tue. 10-7; Wed. 10-5 Thur. 10-7; Fri. 10-7; Sat. 9-3 fax: 814-849-0152

jennifer Roberts and Mark Sicheri II

OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT OUR NEW LOCATION

WE SELL FUN www.brookvillemotorsports.com

1167 RT. 36, BROOkvILLE 1.3 MILES NORTH OF I-80

the other local businesses who contribute donations, and all the volunteers who help make the event possible. Seeing the joy on the faces of the campers makes all the hard

938-3444

Call us about our Super Spa Sundays

GOT MOLD?

Call... JOhN mCCAll the Duct Cleaning Specialist

• Air Purification Systems • Certified Mold Inspector • Indoor Air Testing

Air Duct Decontamination Residential • Commercial and Dryer vent Cleaning Free Quotes ~ Fully Insured 1-866-DuC-ClEN (382-2536)

Reduces Heating and Cooling Costs

PA#033966

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 15

ThE PLACE WhERE gREAT MEALS BEGIn

• PACkAGE DEALS AvAILABLE • DAILy SPECIALS We accept Visa, Mastercard and Access Card

Specializing in the finest quality Beef, Pork, Chicken & Smoked Meats

427-2363

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

6036 Rt. 119, Punx’y Fri. 8 a.m. -7 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

North of Big Run

John Biggie, Jr.

A true feeling of home...

• New Chapel • beautiful countryside location • Continuing Care Retirement Community • Personal Care • two Dementia Care units Private rooms/suites • Adult Day Care Home Support Services

Dedicated to a Life filled with Purpose and Happiness

1100 West Long Ave., Dubois

814-371-3180 • www.christthekingmanor.org

Friday, April 13 OR Saturday, April 14

653-2792

Call for more information 333 W. Main St., Reynoldsville

www.doublemceramics.com

D.E. LIMITED FAMILY PARTNERSHIP 1406 N. Main St. Punx’y

DEl 938-0800 • DeveloPeRS AnD PRoDuCeRS of nAtuRAl gAS

"Serving the community we live in."

OPEN: thur., Fri. 12-8 Sat. 10-6; Sun. 12-5 llC

Gipsy, PA

814-845-7853

Under New Ownership Shop Us First for Shoes, Boots, Apparel & More

Now UNDER NEw owNERSHip

Great Selection of Hunting Boots

Alex J. park

Owner, Funeral Director Supervisor

33 Hillcrest Dr., Punxsutawney

(814) 938-5400

Jody D. McMullen 814-938-8942 133 e. Mahoning Street Punxsutawney JodyMcMullen@allstate.com

“The Four Aces” to Appear in April

MM

DOubLE CERAMiCS One Stroke Painting Class

Rocky • Georgia • Danner MUCK Boots • Wolverine

i

By S. thomas Curry of Hometown magazine

n enjoyable entertainment, when people hear the name “The Four Aces,” most think of the American singing quartet that had a string of hits which include “Love is a Many-Splendored Thing,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Stranger in Paradise,” “Shangri-La,” “Tell Me Why,” “Mr. Sandman,” and others. The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001.

The Four Aces have delighted audiences of all ages around the world and have appeared on public television many times.

The Four Aces are in a class by themselves.

The Punxsutawney Concert Association will present the Four Aces on Monday, April 16 at the Punxsutawney Area Senior High School.

Since 1950, The Four Aces have been internationally acclaimed as a group, not only having produced some of the most beauti-

ful renderings ever, but for being superb showmen. as well.

Carrying on the tradition of the original group, and led by Fred Diodati, who has been part of the group since the 50s, The Four Aces continue to entertain audiences with magical melodies, inspiring instrumentals and laugh-out-loud remarks. The four vocalists are accompanied by a trio of musicians, who provide a rich sound of familiar, feel-good music.

The Punx’y concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the senior high school.

Admission is by annual subscription to the Punxsutawney Concert Association.

However, for this special event, tickets will also be sold at the door for $20 to non-subscribers.

For ticket information contact President S. Thomas Curry at (814) 938-8628, or subscription Chairperson Bessie Depp at (814) 938-5333.

•••

WAltmAn

Auto RePAIR All major & minor Repairs

PA State Inspection Competitive Pricing on Tires Now Offering Motorcycle Inspections

Don Waltman 814-938-8199 ©2006 Allstate insurance Company allstate.com

mon.- Fri. 8:30-6; Sat. 8:30-3 All major credit cards accepted

www.decemberroseflorist.net

938-8564

Florist

• Fresh Cut Flowers • Dried Arrangements • Weddings • Funerals • All Special Occasions • Gourmet Baskets • Delivery 865 harmony road on rt 310, punxy open 9 to 5 monday thru saturday

16 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

Photos from the Past

This church identification of the Punxsutawney Historical Society photo, appearing in last month’s edition, was incorrect. The church pictured in the center of the photo was not the "Cumberland Presbyterian Church." At the time of this post card, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was located on the corner of South Findley and East Union Street, where the Presbterian Church is presently located. The older Cumberland Church was located on the corner of West Mahoning Street and South Findley for years, and was demolished to build the Eberhart Building, formerly the Murphy's 5 & 10 building, and where now is located IUP's Fairman Centre. The church in the distance in the center of the postcard is that of the First Regular Presbyterian Church, a separate congregation from the Cumberland congregation. The church was constructed on East Mahoning Street near the bridge, and dedicated on September 2, 1888. Postcard courtesy of the Punxsutawney Historical and Genealogical Society.

2012

TeNNiS

SPriNG

BASeBALL

SPorTS

SoFTBALL TrACk & FieLD

SCHeDuLe

Punxsutawn area High School

TeNNiS Varsity Bs

Walston Club Good Luck Chucks!

2509 Walston Rd., Punx’y

938-5368 Be the best you can be.

Good luCk athleteS!

Sheriff Carl Gotwald Sr.

Pizza town

Pizza • Sandwiches Salads • Dinners & More Come eat with us before or after the games.

PROUd TO SUPPORT OUR SPORTS TEAmS! Sun.-Thur. 11 am to 11 pm Fri. & Sat. 11am til Midnight

w. Mahoning St., punxsy plaza

938-2380

Nogacek's

Bark N' Boutique Jessica Nogacek, Owner

(Graduate of the PA Academy of Pet Grooming) Call for Pricing, Info. & Appointment

NEW LOCATION 162 McCracken Rd. (Albion Area)

814-952-3401

Tue., Mar. 27 Thur., Mar. 29 Wed., Apr. 4 Tue., Apr. 10 Thur., Apr. 12 Tue., Apr. 17 Thur., Apr. 19 Tue., Apr. 24 Fri., Apr. 27 Mon., Apr. 30 Thur., May 3

DuBOiS CENtRAl CAthOliC at DuBois St. mARYS at Johnsonburg ElK COuNtY CAthOliC at Bradford BROCKWAY at DuBois Central Catholic DuBOiS ClEARFiElD at Brockway

Protect the Ones You Love Punxsutawney

814-938-4119 Brookville

800-414-7222 EmERGENCY 911

As a member of JCEMS you are provided with care from one of the most advanced emergency medical services in Jefferson County today.

SMITh’S AuTO BODy Expert Collision Repair

• Professional, Quality Painting • Estimates Available • Professional Frame Straightening Insurance Claims Welcome • Quality Collision Repair • Down Draft Bake Booth Rt. 119 S., Punx’y

938-1095

Mon.-Fri. 8 to 5

Bernard P.

SnyDeR Coroner of Jefferson County

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

On the job working for you.

State Representative

Sam Smith Paid for by Citizens for Sam Smith

“We are There for your Round the Clock Care”

AM/pM Personal Care Home

Short & Long term care

Dr. Nathan C. Stebbins Caring for the EYES of your family.

Always a Punx’y Booster!

To set up an appointment call Connie at:

Full Service Optical With A Complete line Of Contacts.

OuR OFFiCE hAS BEEN REmODElED tO BEttER SERvE YOuR NEEDS.

939-2676

most insurances Accepted

(AMpM)

Located 3 miles N. of Punx’y off Rt. 310 In Delancey, next to the St. Adrian’s Church

Open Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri 8 to 5 Thur. 8 to Noon; Wed. Evenings & Sat. by. Appt.

814-938-5920 S. Findley St., Punx'y

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 17

LOCAL REGiStERED PHARMACiStS

Supporting our local athletes...

The Punxsutawney Booster Club Good Luck Chucks!!!

200 East Mahoning St. Punxsutawney Kim hORNER

JENNiFER mOORE

miChAEl hORNER

JOE PRESlOiD

Don Powell

Broker, Appraiser, MBA 938-3031 Mon.- Fri 9 to 7; Sat. 9 to 2

Go get ‘em Teams!

938-3077

132 West Mahoning Street, Punxsutawney

BASeBALL

Neko’s

HOURS: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm Closed Sundays FAMILY RESTAURANT AMPLE PARKING

tAKE Out AvAilABlE Full mENu • hOmEmADE FOOD PizzA • FRESh BAKED GOODS

Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. 7:30 a.m. - noon

Indiana Street, Punx’y OwneR

Independent Auto Parts of America

LeSA wALkeR

Richard L. Fait Funeral Home

“We Serve As We Would Be Served. . .

Because We Care”

Varsity

938-0338

Mon., Mar. 26 Thur., Mar. 29 Sat., Mar. 31 Mon., Apr. 2 Wed., Apr. 4 Fri., Apr. 13 Sat., Apr. 14 Mon., Apr. 16 Wed., Apr. 18 Sat., Apr. 21

BRADFORD 4:15 p.m. at Kittaning 4:00 p.m. at State College 12:00 p.m.

ClEARFiElD 4:15 p.m.

St. mARYS 4:15 p.m. at Hollidaysburg 12:30 p.m. at TBA TBA at Altoona 4:00 p.m.

DuBOiS 4:15 p.m.

WilliAmSPORt 12:00 p.m.

Mon., Apr. 23 Wed. Apr. 25 Fri., Apr. 27 Tue., May 1 Mon., May 7 Wed., May 9 Thur., May 10 Sat., May 12 Mon., May 14 Wed., May 16

at Brookville 4:15 p.m. at Bradford 4:15 p.m.

AltOONA 4:15 p.m. at St. Marys 4:15 p.m.

StAtE COllEGE 4:15 p.m. at DuBois 4:15 p.m. at DCC 4:15 p.m.

SmEthPORt 12:00 p.m. hOlliDAYSBuRG 4:15 p.m.

BROOKvillE 7:00 p.m.

JV

206 Elk Run Ave., Punx’y

Mon., Mar. 26 Sat., Mar. 31 Mon., Apr. 2 Wed., Apr. 4 Thur., Apr. 12 Mon., Apri. 16 Wed., Apr. 18 Sat., Apr. 21 Mon., Apr. 23

BRADFORD 4:15 p.m. at State College 12:00 p.m.

ClEARFiElD 4:15 p.m.

St. mARYS 4:15 p.m. at Marion Center 4:00 p.m. at Altoona 4:00 p.m.

DuBOiS 4:15 p.m.

WilliAmSPORt 12:00 p.m. at Brookville 4:15 p.m.

Wed., Apr. 25 Fri., Apr. 27 Tue., May 1 Thur., May 3 Mon., May 7 Wed., May 9 Thur., May 10 Mon., May 14 Wed., May 16

at Bradford 4:15 p.m.

AltOONA 4:15 p.m. at St. Marys 4:15 p.m. mARiON CENtER4:00 p.m.

StAtE COllEGE 4:15 p.m. at DuBois 4:15 p.m. at DCC 4:15 p.m. hOlliDAYSBuRG4:15 p.m.

BROOKvillE 7:00 p.m.

PUNxSUTAWNEY HoURS:

Drive-Up Mon. to Thur. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fri. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m. to Noon

117 N. Jefferson St., Punx’y • 938-8200

www.faitfuneralhome.com Reagle's NOTARY See Us for Your Registration Needs - Auto, Boat & ATV

INCOME TAX PREPARATION We now issue over the counter registration cards and stickers.

203 E. Main St., Big Run

KATHY D. WYMER

814-427-2361

Lobby Mon. to Thurs. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. to Noon

24 Hour Star ATM Extended Banking Hours A hometown bank you can count on . . . For Your Convenience

both today and in the future!

GOOD LUCK CHUCKS! WingStreet® Wings

Walmart Plaza Rt. 119 North Punx’y

938-2400

Punxsutawney (814) 938-0271 Marion Center (724) 397-5582 Willow Springs (724) 465-7921 Indiana (724) 464-2265 Big Run (814) 427-2051 Dayton (814) 257-8213 www.marioncenterbank.com Clymer (724) 254-4315 Toll Free 1-800-556-6262 Equal Housing Lender Member FDIC

GO CHUCKS!

18 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

P&n Coal 240 w. Mahoning St.

Lent SPecIaL:

Shamrock Shakes

2 Filet-o-Fish sandwiches for $4

Punxsutawney

427-2821

Best of Luck to all our Local Athletes!

now available for a limited time

Downtown Punx’y

Varsity JV

COMPAny

St. mARYS BAlD EAGlE DuBOiS at State College SmEthPORt at Hollidaysburg BROOKvillE AltOONA at Clearfield

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

Mon., Mar. 26 Sat., Mar. 31 Wed., Apr. 4 Thur., Apr. 12 Mon., Apr. 16 Wed., Apr. 18 Fri., Apr. 20 Mon., Apr. 23 Wed., Apr. 25

BRADFORD 4:15 p.m. at Williamsport 12:00 p.m. at St. Marys 4:15 p.m. at Altoona 4:30 p.m. hOlliDAYSBuRG 4:15 p.m. at DuBois 4:15 p.m.

StAtE COllEGE 4:15 p.m. at Brookville 4:15 p.m. at Bradford 4:15 p.m.

Fri., Apr. 27 Tue., May 1 Tue., May 8 Wed., May 9 Fri., May 11 Mon., May 14 Wed., May 16 Thur., May 17 Fri., May 18

at Curwensville St. mARYS BAlD EAGlE DuBOiS at State College at Hollidaysburg BROOKvillE AltOONA at Clearfield

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

410 East Mahoning St.

938-4400

"We address the cause, not the symptom"

Now AccEptiNg NEw pAtiENtS X-Rays (on your first visit) Accepts Most insurance

nEW hOuRS: MOn., WED. & FRI. 9-1 & 3-8 CLOSED TuE. & ThuR.

Mahoning Physical Therapy Twolick Valley P.T. • Medicare certified • aquatic Therapy • office hours by appointment

LoreNZo Attorney at Law

40 Years Experience • Accidents • Wills & Estates • Real Estate 410 W. Mahoning St. Punxsutawney

938-6390

DEL Developers and producers of natural gas

D.E. limitED FAmilY PARtNERShiP

405 Franklin st., clymer, Pa

1406 n. Main St., Punx’y

(724) 254-1010

Shop here For: Windows • Paneling • Roofing • Paint tile insulation • home improvement Kitchen Cabinets • Pergo Flooring 1785 Cloe-Rossiter Rd. • Punx’y

938-5220

PROuDLY SuPPORTING OuR PuNx’Y ChuCKS!

A Sports Booster!

West End

1028 W. Mahoning St.

and Jefferson Wholesale Grocery Company 47 Anchor Inn Rd.

Nicholas

Mahoning Physical Therapy Medical center, Marion center, Pa

(724) 397-9100

REGULAR Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.; Fri. 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.

- 5 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

LuMBER & SuPPLy

Tue., May 1 Tue., May 8 Wed., May 9 Fri., May 11 Sat., May 12 Mon., May 14 Wed., May 16 Thur., May 17 Fri., May 18

Our job is to keep your spine in line for a better, healthier you!

treadMiLLs BiCYCLes•eLLiptiCaLs KiCK punCH BaG•LeG press roWinG MaCHine BodY BuiLdinG eQuipMent

CLOE

BRADFORD 4:15 p.m. at Williamsport 12:00 p.m. at St. Marys 4:15 p.m. at Altoona 4:30 p.m. hOlliDAYSBuRG 4:15 p.m. at DuBois 4:15 p.m.

StAtE COllEGE 4:15 p.m. at Brookville 4:15 p.m. at Bradford 4:15 p.m. at Curwensville 4:15 p.m.

DR. Ian CaSTeel

CYCLinG CLasses avaiLaBLe CaLL for info

220 n. Jefferson St. • 938-1008

Mon., Mar. 26 Sat., Mar. 31 Wed., Apr. 4 Thur., Apr. 12 Mon., Apr. 16 Wed., Apr. 18 Fri., Apr. 20 Mon., Apr. 23 Wed., Apr. 25 Fri., Apr. 27

To restore function you need to restore posture.

FITnESS CEnTER

www.punxsutawneycommunitycenter.org

SoFTBALL

Casteel Chiropractic

PunxSuTAWnEy AREA COMMunITy CEnTER

814-938-0800

938-9584

588 W. Mahoning St. Punxsutawney

Carulli auto SaleS & ServiCe Let us take care of your vehicle.

We offer a full line of

Transmission Work & Auto Repairs.

Laurel Lake Retreat & Conference Center

For all your retreat & conference needs

Special Summer Camp, August 21-26, 2012, for those 11 years and older and who are visually impaired!

Ideal for church groups, businesses organizations, family reunions, family vacations & wedding receptions

76 Lodge Rd., Rossiter please call 814-938-9300

We support our local high school athletes.

SHIELDS INSURANCE AGENCY 938.5291

221 W. Mahoning St. PUNXSUTAWNEY

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 19

h&h

J.R. Resources, l.P. 814-365-5821 FAX 814-365-2186

SuPPLy, InC.

PhONE

CHECK US OUT:

18 JR Resources Drive Ringgold, PA 15770

3 Plumbing 3 heating 3 Electrical 3 hardware Supplies

Developers and Producers of Natural Gas GOOD LUCK, CHUCKS!

938-4489

Junior High Varsity

TrACk & FieLD Fri., Mar. 23 at Hollidaysburg Tue., Mar. 27 ECC Tue., Mar. 27 hOlliDAYSBuRG Tue., Apr. 3 BROOKvillE Tue., Apr. 3 AltOONA Tue., Apr. 10 at St. Marys Thur. Apr. 12 at State College Sat. Apr. 14 at Brookville Invit’l

3:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

TBA

Tue., Apr. 17 at DuBois Thur., Apr. 19 at Indiana 9/10 Meet Sat., Apr. 21 at Tri State Meet Tue., Apr. 24 at All League Meet Fri., May 4 at West Central Coaches Meet Tue., May 8 at Bradford

Wed., Apr. 4 at St. Marys Thur., Apr. 12 at Bradford Mon., Apr. 16 iNDiANA Tue., Apr. 17 at Hollidaysburg Sat., Apr. 21 at Altoona MS Relays

4:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

Thur., Apr. 26 at Altoona 3:45 p.m.

Sat., Apr. 28 at Johnsonburg Invit’l TBA Wed., May 2 ECC/DuBOiS 4:00 p.m.

Fri., May 11 at Altoona MS Championships 4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

TBA 4:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

(814) 939-8999

Fax: (814) 939-8990 • Cell: (814) 591-5244 hAvE A FANtAStiC SEASON ChuCKS & lADY ChuCKS!

Clark brown Sheet Metal Shop Sales & Service heating & Air Conditioning

• Warm Air Furnaces • hot Water Boilers • Water heaters • Sheet metal Work

Residential & Commercial 611 E. mahoning St., Punx’y

938-7760 20 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

Steven M. Smith, President

Oliveburg

938-4703 CRANES & RiGGiNG tRuCKiNG/HEAVY HAuLiNG MACHiNERY MOViNG DiSMANtLiNG AND ERECtiNG SERViCE

Good Luck kristen!

Darlene Stuchell • Tax Practitioner • Electronic Filing • Notary Public • Bookkeeping & Accounting Temporary Tags Available Please call for appointment:

Punxsutawney Hometown - Spring Sports Schedule - April 2012 for info. contact Mary Roberts 938-0312 or tracey young 938-9084 or hometown@mail.com

2311 Rt. 310, Reynoldsville brian@fastrakpa.com

The right equipment for every job

We offer year-round service

10:00 a.m.

Brian a. Smith - President

Route 36 Punxsutawney

Schedules subject to change. Not responsible for typographical errors.

938-7070

76 Harvest Lane Punx’y Fax: 939-7070

FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY NEW BUS NEW SCHEDULES

After age 50, exercise has major benefits and some setbacks

by Jeff Strickler Yes, these are the same things we were told minneapolis Star tribune to do in our 20s and 30s, but now the trainick Anderson reached the pinnacle of ers really mean it. A 50-year-old body isn't his rock-climbing endeavors -- liternearly as forgiving about us ignoring these ally as well as figuratively -- 10 years things as a 20-something body. ago when, after 3-1/2 exhausting Anderson decided to appreciate what he days of clinging to the side of a sheer cliff, he still could do rather than mourn the loss of reached the top of El Capitan, a majestic what he couldn't. granite monolith in Yosemite Park that rises "I'm so thrilled to be able to do what I'm nearly three-fourths of a mile straight up. doing at my age that I just let (the disapShortly after finishing that climb, Anderson, then 52, dislocated his right shoulder.

Two years later, while trying to come back from surgery on that shoulder, he blew out the left one. His climbing days were over, and the prospect of being relegated to an overstuffed chair in front of a TV pained him as much as his injured shoulders.

"I found that I needed to be active to feel complete as a person," said Anderson, of Jill Lile, 54, was a dancer until she injured her toes. Dick Anderson Minneapolis. (center), 62, was an avid rock climber until he blew out both shoulBut he also found that ders. Rick Goullaud, 67, remains an avid triathlete after coming back being active on the other side from a broken foot. (SHNS photo by Carlos Gonzalez / Minneapolis of 50 often involves embrac- Star Tribune) ing new approaches and techniques. And if you're a lifelong athlete, it pointment) go," he said. "For some reason, can mean coming to grips with the fact that my shoulders are OK with the motion for you're not going to be able to run as fast, hit cross-country skiing and kayaking, so I do a a golf ball as far or climb rock walls the way lot of that." you once did.

Keeping physically fit as we age isn't a pipe Maintaining fitness as we age takes extra dream. diligence, including more emphasis on A study conducted at the University of stretching, monitoring hydration, focusing Pittsburgh Medical Center and published in on form and strengthening core muscles.

- Continued on page 27

D

YOU STILL MATTER Clearfield/Jefferson Suicide Prevention & Awareness team

Have You Seen Your Shadow Yet? ATA

Shadow Punxsy’s inner Circle Line MONDAY - SATURDAY

NEW TRANSIT CENTER AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

CUSTOMER SERVICE • 1.866.282.4968

now leasing GRAce PlAce SenIoR APARtmentS

• 1 & 2 bedroom apts • For those 62 Years and older • Section 8 vouchers welcome • Income Limits Apply

814-938-3008 graceplace@ndcrealestate.com

SUiCiDE pREVEntion

tEAm

www.cjsuicidepreventionteam.org

help is only a phone call away

1-800-341-5040 Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 21

Pallone Family Healthcare Now seeing patients at both our PuNxSuTaWNey & MarCHaND Locations Punx’y office Hours: Mon. 8-8, Tues. 8-5, Wed. 8-5 with Donald Pallone, CrNP

814-938-3977

Marchand office Hours: Thurs. 8-8, Fri. 8-4 Donald Pallone CrNP Dr. Patricia Lambiotte

724-286-9026

We’re growing to meet your needs.

Quality Personal Care

Q

18 Private rooms on the first floor for the elderly well

18 Private rooms on the second floor secured unit for those with early memory loss Semi Private rooms are also available Friendly professional caregivers on duty 24 hours a day 2 LPNs on staff

Spacious well decorated rooms with dining services, housekeeping, beauty/barber shop, ground level entry on both floors and a variety of activities.

Residents also have access to the Manor’s therapy department and services.

affiliated with Jefferson Manor Health Center

814.849.2071 www.jeffersonmanor.net

22 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

Jim Cassidy with Ronda Reed from Punxsutawney Area Hospital.

rotary Club’s 2012 Multiphasic Community Blood Screening events Set for April 21, 28

T

he popular annual blood-screening events held by the Punxsutawney Rotary Club, along with Punxsutawney Area Hospital as medical provider, will be coming soon. The events will be held from 6 to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 21 and again on Saturday, April 28 this year in the Punx’y Area Middle School cafeteria.

Participants may register for these valuable health screenings starting on March 17 either by going on-line to www.punxsyrotary.com to register and to pay on-line by credit card and picking appointment times,

More than the care you expect, the care you DESERvE! do you require a short term stay following surgery or a hospital stay?

Experience skilled rehabilitation in a friendly, caring environment. Mulberry Square offers…

Physical, Occupational, & Speech Therapies.

Call Jen Poltrack, Admissions Director, to schedule your tour. 814-938-6020 411 1/2 W. Mahoning St. Punxsutawney

814-938-6020

which will also allow faster check-in at the events. Paper registration forms will also be mailed to past participants, which can be filled out and returned with a check for registration and pre-payment. Those using the paper mail-in forms will need to check in at the events to receive and sign their confirmation form. To take advantage of this low cost program, participants must register no later than April 20. All participants must be pre-registered and no walk-ins will be accepted at the site. Registration takes only a few minutes. The on-line registration is recommended, as it can be done from any computer, at any time and is a totally secure web transaction.

Mail in application forms can be picked up at the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce, or you may call the Chamber at 814938-7700 Ext. 2 with registration questions or issues. A Rotary member will contact you. Remember that appointments are limited and are filled on a first come first served basis.

All blood screening participants will have blood drawn and tested for thirty-nine (39) different health conditions. The results are then sent to the participants regular physician and notice sent to the participant in the mail. Persons interested are also recommended to compare the actual tests with any other “multi-phasic” screenings they may see offered. All screenings are not the same.

For example the TSH thyroid test is in- Continued on page 26

Christ The King Manor prides itself in offering the most personal care available including recreational activities and assistance with daily living activities including dressing, grooming, bathing and medication reminders. Residents have private suites and receive three meals a day. Our early Stage Alzheimer/Dementia unit offers special programming, support and security. There is a beautiful Chapel with daily Mass and interdenominational services weekly and an ADULT DAY CARE PROGRAM as well as an OLDER ADULT DAY PROGRAM. For more information, call 814-371-3180 and request more information on PERSONAL CARE as performed by the professionals at Christ The King Manor.

1100 west Long Ave. • DuBois, pennsylvania

814-371-3180

www.christthekingmanor.org Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 23

Kyle Lingenfelter, MD FACS Providing all aspects of generAL & VASCuLAr SurgiCAL CAre. Please call for details

814-938-4121 • 814-938-4158 (FAX) 81 Hillcrest Drive, Suite 2600, punxsutawney OFFICE HOURS: WEEkDAYS 8-5

Jefferson county housing authority

201 n. Jefferson st., Punxsutawney (814) 938-7140

1039 grant st., reynoldsville (814) 653-7804

(814) 938-7140 • 1-800-585-5303 TTy/Tdd #711 www.jeffcoha.com

income Based rental apartments section 8 housing choice Voucher Program

Eat Heart Healthy

AGInG SeRvIceS, Inc P.o. Box 519, Indiana, PA 15701

ADDItIonAl SeRvIceS AvAIlABle SocIAl centeRS SeRvInG you • Apprise Benefits Counseling Chestnut Hills ........(724) 459-5251 • Caregiver Support • Care Management Indiana Center ......(724) 465-2697 • Exercise & Health Promotions Mahoning Hills ......(724) 286-3099 • Home Delivered Meals • Ombudsman • Telephone Reassurance • Protective Services Saltsburg Center ....(724) 639-9055 Two Lick Center ....(724) 254-9820 • Senior Employment Program lOOKInG for a job? are you 55 or older? OUR SenIOR eMPlOyMenT PROGRaM helps to bridge the gap between the older worker and employer.

If you are at least 55 years of age and desire to work part or full time, or if you are an employer looking for a seasoned mature worker, call today and ask for our SenIOR eMPlOyMenT COORDInaTOR. you’ll be glad you did!

Welcome Spring!

Questions on any of these programs?

call (724) 349-4500 or 1-800-442-8016 • Prescriptions • OtCs • Prescription Bubble Packs • vitamins & minerals • Delivery Service • PA lOttERY • uPS Shipping Center

203 N. Hampton Ave. groundhog plaza

938-9150

FREE & Convenient Parking M-F 9-7, Sat 9-3 closed Sundays

We Have Everything to Fill Your Easter Basket!

• Gift Shop with FREE Gift Wrap or Bags • Yankee Candles • home & Seasonal Decor • Everyday low price GREEtiNG CARDS for $1 • Joan Baker Stained Glass Art we accept manufacturer coupons

24 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

How big is a ‘portion’?

by China millman pittsburgh post-gazette

H

ow much should we eat? This seems like a simple question with a simple answer. But in a nation where twothirds of adults are either overweight or obese, better guidance is clearly needed.

One of the most common suggestions for losing weight or maintaining a healthful weight is to eat smaller portions. There are few nutritional concepts as vague, however, as "portion." How much a person should eat depends on so many factors -- how is anyone supposed to know whether three slices of pizza or a large bowl of salad is too small, too big or just right?

Knowing more about the nutritional content of different foods can help and many people use nutritional labels to make those purchasing decisions. In 2008, when the Food and Drug Administration conducted its most recent Health and Diet survey, 77 percent of consumers said that they consult a label the first time they buy a product.

Unfortunately, FDA rules for determining and listing serving sizes of products often lead to confusing and misleading information.

Last year, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit consumer-watchdog agency, issued a report highlighting the worst serving-size offenders. Foods with the most misleading serving sizes included canned soups, ice cream and nonfat cooking sprays, many of which exploit legal loopholes to make their products appear more healthful than they are.

One of the center's biggest concerns, said senior nutritionist Jayne Hurley, is that "the portion sizes we see on all food labels in the grocery store are mainly based on data of what people ate in the '70s."

Americans were slimmer then, and the amounts they reported eating in one sitting - the definition of a serving -- seem unrealistically small today. How often does

someone eat just 15 potato chips?

When serving sizes are unrealistic, foods may benefit from a kind of halo effect, Hurley said. After all, a "serving" of potato chips has just 160 calories, and that's not so bad.

But what if the average consumer today eats 45 chips, for 480 calories? Confronted with that calorie count, more people might skip the potato chips.

Using the smallest allowable serving size also permits food manufacturers to round certain ingredients down to zero, even when the item contains a measurable amount of the substance. For a cookie that contains less than 1/2 gram of trans fat per serving, for example, a company could round that down to zero. If a consumer eats 10 cookies he ends up consuming several grams of trans fats.

"Chances are with a larger serving size it won't be zero anymore," Hurley said. For now, she recommends that people read labels carefully, check the ingredient list and always consider the serving size when evaluating food's nutritional information.

The grocery store is just one place where portion size matters. People also need to consider portions when they cook or eat in a restaurant. Cookbooks typically use a more heuristic notion of portion size, suggesting that a specific recipe will feed a certain number of people.

- Continued on page 27

CORNERStONE CHiROPRACtiC CENtER

Dr. Rick & Julie Bishop Welcome You to Their NEW LOCAtiON.

Open, spacious floor plan with multiple rooms to provide the best patient care.

“Improving Lives One Spine at a Time.”

119 West Mahoning St., Punx’y

(Just 2 doors down from the old location)

814.938.3111

rick@drrickbishop.com www.drrickbishop.com

We can’t always ‘be there’ when we’re needed

by Sharon Randall Scripps Howard news Service he conversation was oddly reminiscent of one that took place some 20 years ago between my mother and her sister, my sweet Aunt Hazel.

On that occasion, Aunt Hazel phoned my mother, as she did most every day, only to be told in no uncertain terms that it was not a good time to talk.

"Hazel," said my mother, dabbing her mouth with a paper towel, "I can't talk right now. I'll have to call you back. I'm busy eating a Popsicle."

As the story goes, Aunt Hazel was so put off by what she perceived as my mother's rude response that she slammed the phone down in a huff without even saying goodbye or good riddance. And the two of them -- who were as close as two sisters and kindred spirits can be, and had spoken almost daily for years -- did not speak for weeks.

This time, yesterday, the circumstances

T

were different, but the feeling was much the same. My sister was in a hospital in South Carolina, where she'd been a patient for several days, being treated for pneumonia. So I phoned her, as I had each day, for an update.

"Sissy," she said, "I'll have to call you back. I'm busy talking to two policemen."

Even for my sister, this was somewhat out of the ordinary.

"You're joking, right?" "No," she said. "I'll call you back." Click.

Have you ever noticed how long an hour seems if you pay close attention to its passage?

"What took you so long?" I said, when she finally called.

"I told you," she said. "I was talking to two policemen."

OK, here's the story. The previous day, when she briefly left her hospital room to get a chest X-ray, someone (and she did not know who, which was good, because if she - Continued on next page

Become a Member Today!

Jefferson County e.M.S.

501 Pine Street, P.O. Box 14 Punxsutawney, PA 15767 532 Service Center Rd. Brookville, PA 15825 Business Office: 938-4119 or 1-800-414-7222

Providing Advanced Life Support Care to Jefferson County eMergenCY: 911

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 25

FULL SERvICE OPTICAL & COMPLETE LINE OF CONTACT LENS OPTIONS

Dr. Nathan C.

Embracing Excellence in Healthcare

Punxsutawney Community Health Center Drs. Elder, Kernich &Witherite-Rieg

Stebbins

COMPREHENSIvE EYE CARE

Medical Arts Building, Punxsutawney

814-938-3310

www.primary-health.net Become our fan on Facebook

P. Timothy Smatlak

Amy Peace Gigliotti

DMD

DMD New Patients Welcome!

Family Dentistry 938-8554

NEWLY REMODELED •Contact Specialist •Infant Eye Care •Special Needs Patients •Pediatrics •Developmental vision •Ocular Disease •Diabetic Eye Care •Eye Emergencies

Most Insurances accepted

203 CLEARFIELD AVE., PUNX’Y

Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. 8 to 5; Thur. 8 to Noon; Wed. Evening & Sat. by Appt.

938-5800

ST. 814-938-5920 S. FINDLEY PUNX’Y

26 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

‘be there’ Continued from previous page did, God help them) had stolen all her money from her purse.

Who steals money from a hospital patient?

Turns out my sister was not the only victim.

"They said there was another theft on the same floor that day," she said. "If I could've caught the fool who did it ..."

I didn't wait for her to finish that sentence.

Some things are better left unsaid.

"I'm sorry that fool stole your money," I said. "How are you feeling otherwise?" Despite the bad news of the theft, the good news was that she was feeling considerably better.

"They might let me go home tomorrow," she said. "What time will your plane land?"

She laughed at her little joke, but not very hard.

"Sissy," I said, "I'd love to fly home and take care of you. But you know perfectly well, as I've told you several times, I've got jury duty starting next week."

"You can't postpone it?" "I've postponed it twice already. If I try again, they'll issue a warrant for my arrest."

"Fine," she said. "I guess I'll just have to fend for myself."

No. She most certainly will not have to fend for herself. Her children will look after her. Her neighbor, my friend Martha, will look in on her. Our cousins, the Dixie Hicks, will do all they can.

But it will not be the same as having me there at her beck and call to fix her iced tea or bring her a shrimp po' boy from the Southside Grill or sit beside her watching 12 hours of reruns of "Everybody Loves Raymond."

There are some things only a sister can do.

And I wish I could be there to do them for her.

But such is life. We can't protect the people we love from pneumonia or theft or other hard realities. We can't always "be there" when we're needed. We can only do the best we can and hope that it's enough.

Soon, Lord willing, I'll get to go spend some time with her.

In the meantime, who knows? Maybe I'll send her a Popsicle.

(Sharon Randall can be contacted at P.O. Box 777394 Henderson NV 89077 or at www.sharonrandall.com.)

•••

rotary Club

Continued from page 22 cluded in this screening but is often an optional add on in other screenings. The total cost for the basic panel of 39 tests at these events is $52. The PSA [prostate specific antigen] test for men over 40 is an optional test that can be done at this screening for an additional $20 cost.

Participants are reminded that a fast of 12 to 14 hours is required prior to the screening and that no alcohol can be used for 24 hours prior to the test. Participants can take their regular medications on the morning of the test but only with water, and all participants are required to list their medications when arriving that morning. In most cases Medicare will not cover costs of these screenings.

Free coffee, donuts, orange juice and other items will be available to all participants.

All proceeds from the events are used to fund Rotary contributions to many local charities, scholarships, community projects and other non-profit organizations.

•••

After age 50 Continued from page 21 January in the professional journal Physician and Sportsmedicine found that loss of muscle mass isn't an inevitable byproduct of aging.

"This study contradicts the common observation that muscle mass and strength decline as a function of aging alone," it says, putting the blame on inactivity.

But just keeping active isn't enough, either, experts say. The key is keeping active in ways that help your body handle the activity. Mia Bremer, fitness manager at the retirement community Friendship Village of Bloomington, Minn., has seen this from both perspectives.

"We have clients in their 70s who wouldn't be having (physical) problems now" if they had done what they were supposed to when they were in their 50s, she said. And at the same time, "We have clients in their 80s who did it right and are in excellent shape."

Jill Lile was teaching dance at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., when she was sidelined by a toe injury that often afflicts ballet dancers. She not only was forced to redefine her dancing -- "I started perfecting my flat-foot technique," she said -- but she segued into a new career as a chiropractor.

"I could see the writing on the wall" as far as dancing, said Lile, 54. "I wanted to keep exercising because I like the way I feel when I exercise. I like the benefits of exercising, and I wasn't ready to pack it up. I realized that there was so much else available.

There's yoga and Pilates and Zumba."

There's even still dance, including teaching classes at Minnesota Dance Theatre. It's just

not at the same intensity.

"After I got surgery on my foot, I tried to work with it the best I could," she said. "I can do ballet flat-footed. I just can't do it all the way. I've modified it as best I could. I can still get out and move to the music."

Lile combines her injury experience with her technical knowledge as a chiropractor, although not all of her clients at the Hippocrates Center for Holistic Healing in Minneapolis like what she has to tell them.

"A lot of runners are like dancers -- when they get hurt, you can't get them to stop," she said. "You have to know when to stay down.

A lot of injuries become a test of patience."

Returning to action too soon after an injury has become so common that there's even a term for it now, said Mark Richards, vice president of program development for the Edina, Minn.-based Welcyon Fitness After 50 clubs.

"It's called 'incomplete rehabilitation syndrome,' " he said. If you injure, say, a knee, use the other knee to establish "a baseline physiological status," he said, and don't return to action until the injured joint has the same strength and range of motion as the healthy one. Otherwise, "you're an injury waiting to happen," he warned.

Rick Goullaud, 67, knows how hard it can be to abstain. When he broke his foot in October, the pain was worsened by the disappointment of it happening the weekend before he was going to compete in a triathlon for which he'd spent months training.

"It was hard to stop training when you'd been looking forward to something that long," said Goullaud, of Plymouth, Minn.

"But I'm back at it now. I train at least five days a week, sometimes seven."

The triathlon's format forces him to crosstrain, rotating among biking, swimming and

running. Experts say that mixing activities is a key to exercising as we age. One of the main causes of repetitive stress injuries -- as the name indicates -- is repetition.

"Keep your body guessing," said Sarah Hankel, a personal trainer at the Lifetime Fitness club in St. Louis Park, Minn. "Stop running every day and bike some days. Or swim. Take yoga. There are lots of alternatives. Injuries tend to occur when monotony sets in."

The important thing, everyone agreed, is to not give up.

"There's no age limit" at which a body quits responding to exercise, said Richards.

"When it comes to a wide range of health issues, exercise is the magic bullet. It's that powerful with respect to its benefits. If exercise were a pill, everyone would take it."

(Email jstrickler(at)startribune.com.)

(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)

•••

Portion?

Continued from page 24

Cookbook authors do think carefully about portion size. Whether that recipe is light and healthful or rich and indulgent will depend on the style of the cookbook.

Prolific author Diane Morgan always considers the audience of the cookbook she's writing. One of her recent books, "Skinny Dips" (Chronicle Books, $19), included detailed nutritional information, and Morgan created recipes that would have big flavors and relatively few calories. But even when she doesn't think her reader is counting calories, she still considers how many people a given recipe should feed.

"For a home cook who likes to play in the

kitchen and try some different things, you just come at it from such a different perspective," she said. "You have a portion size in mind, but you might also have a leftover expectation." For a cookbook that isn't supposed to be particularly healthful, she'll use portions that are larger than for a "dietetic" cookbook, but she knows that her portions are still smaller than what some people might expect to get in a restaurant.

Chefs are frequently blamed for portion inflation, and there's a lot of evidence that portions have become larger, particularly at restaurants that emphasize value. Restaurants want portions to be perceived as generous, and in some cases "generous" borders on "obscene."

Even when people are faced with a portion that's too big, they don't know how much to eat.

"Research repeatedly confirms that larger food servings not only provide more calories but also have two other effects. They encourage people to eat more and to underestimate how much they are eating," New York University nutrition professor Marion Nestle wrote in a recent column for Washington Square News.

In situations where it's difficult to get clear nutritional information, develop some shortcuts for minimizing portions. Nestle suggests using smaller plates, bowls and cups; ordering appetizers instead of entrees when going out to eat or sharing entrees with friends.

"The system is stacked against you, and it's up to you to figure out how to cope with it."

(Email China Millman at cmillman(at)post-gazette.com. Follow her at http://twitter.com/chinamillman. Distributed

by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)

•••

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 27

Dr. Nathan Stebbins and Staff Complete State-of-the-Art eye Care; Quality Products, Service

(Editor’s Note: ‘From Our Past,’ researched by S. Thomas Curry, features items of interest from past editions of Punxsutawney and area newspapers.)

March 22, 1872 — Mr. John Gourley & Son sold a calf to B. Clawson when it was six weeks and three days old that weighed 206 pounds. It was a cross-breed DurhamDehring. Well done Mr. Gourley. The Prodigal Son’s father’s fatted calf, I don’t believe, beat this one. Now, farmers, away with your ornery, dwarfish, poor, longhaired, straw-stealing, blue-milked, fence breaking cows. Go at once and get such as Mr. Gourley’s, and serve your country by giving it a chance to honor the farmer’s profession. — Mahoning Argus March 23, 1892 — Ed. Swartz will erect a new brick building this spring next to Gilbloom’s boot and shoe store. Judging from the architect’s blue print it will be easily the prettiest front in town. — Punxsutawney Spirit Note: The building was a men’s clothing store opened by Mr. Swartz, father of the late “Ted” Swartz. Still existing in downtown Punxsutawney, the building is the location of the former Smart Shop.

March 23, 1871 — William M. Hall respectfully informs the public that he has, at considerable expense, re-opened his Coal Mine, one-half a mile from Messrs.

W. E. & J. U. Gillespies Mill at Clayville.

Having procured an engine for mining purposes, he hopes to be able to supply all demands that may be made for Coal, of as good quality and at as fair rates as any other mine in the neighborhood. Coal 3 cents a bushel. — Punxsutawney Plaindealer March 27, 1889 — A little boy who lives on Pine street, was eating fried liver one morning for breakfast when, wanting to be helped to another piece, he passed up his plate with a request for “some more of the fried cork.” — Punxsutawney News March 28, 1894 — Carroll McAfee started yesterday for State College where he expects to join the Banjo and Glee Clubs in their Easter tour throughout Western Pennsylvania. Frank Campbell, another Punxsutawney boy who is attending school at State College, will also be with the club. Both these young men are excellent in their special line of music, Mr. McAfee being exceptionally fine as a banjo player. Among the towns to be favored with their concerts are Williamsport, Beech Creek, Clearfield, Tyrone, Altoona and Bellefonte. — Punxsutawney News •••

stated. “Most importantly, this is a patientcentered practice, and what defines us is that we athan C. Stebbins, Doctor of Opstand behind our products tometry, is a homegrown profesand services.” sional and has been serving the During his optometric public at his office at 200 South studies, Dr. Stebbins had Findley Street in Punxsutawney. He grew the opportunity to comup in the countryside just outside Glen plete a hospital-based resCampbell, between Gipsy and Hillsdale. idency in which he His family has lived in the area for generenhanced his ability to ations, and his grandmother recently celerecognize the numerous brated her 100th birthday. ailments or conditions He graduated from Purchase Line High that affect the eyes and School and attended Indiana University of also relate them to sysPennsylvania (IUP), where he enrolled in temic pathology, as well. the Pre-Medicine Curriculum and earned “We routinely have the his degree in Chemistry with a minor in opportunity to impact, Dr. Stebbins works with an Ocular Coherence Tomographer, which helps Physics. While at IUP, he took an elective him provide state of the art eye care. and even save lives, as course on comparative anatomy in which well as eyes, which ness. Dr. Stebbins’ qualifications enable he studied the physiology of the eye. He makes this profession very rewarding,” he him to co-manage patient care before and found the eye very interesting and after said. after surgery, making it convenient for his matriculating from IUP, he entered the patients to have continuity of care Pennsylvania College of Opand receive the very best surgical tometry at Philadelphia. option for each particular proceUpon completing his studies dure needed. and receiving his Doctor of OpIn order to keep current on the tometry Degree, Dr. Stebbins remost up-to date methods of diagturned to the Punxsutawney area nosing and treating the eye, Dr. and joined Dr. Douglas MacMilStebbins attends between 40 to 50 lan in his practice. When Dr. hours of continuing medical eduMacMillan retired in 2003, Dr. cation seminars a year.

Stebbins took over the practice.

In addition to his Optometric In 2010, Dr. Stebbins remodeled Practice, Dr. Stebbins enjoys the his office to create a more comoutdoors, hunting and fishing. He fortable patient-care space, and is also involved in the community. added the most up-to-date diagHe and his family attend the United nostic equipment to provide betMethodist Church. As a Rotarian, ter and improved care. he has participated with the local Dr. Stebbins’ office has been Rotary Club in many community designed as a professional improvement activities. He serves health-care facility, enabling on the Board of Directors of the state-of-the-art eye care, prePunxsutawney Area Community scription lens services, which inCenter and volunteers with the basclude glasses, contact lenses and ketball program, his favorite sport. medical management of all ocuHe also serves on the Health Counlar diseases. He is assisted by cil Committee at the Punxcertified para-optometric technisutawney Area High School. cians, who fit customers with Dr. Stebbins is committed to frames and prescribed lenses.

Punxsutawney. “I say, with pride, The goal of Dr. Stebbins’ staff that the members of our staff are is to provide the best possible local residents,” said Stebbins, eye care for customers and to offer quality products for every The fitting area in Dr. Stebbins’ office provides a complete and well-stocked “and we all think Punxsutawney is and a comfortable area for patients to choose their appropriate a great place to live, work, raise a budget. They have over 1,000 selection, eyewear. family and have a good life.” eyeglass frames in stock, rangAs a member of the Pennsylvania DiaDr. Stebbins and his staff invite visitors ing from utilitarian to designer styles, and betic Alliance, he works closely with prito stop in and see their facility and, for offer competitive prices on all products, mary care physicians and endocrinologists those needing eye care services, they will urging patients to compare. to halt the progression of diabetic eye disbe happy to make an appointment. Just “Our goal is to serve all of our customers ease, one of the leading causes of blindcall them at 938-5920. in the best possible way,” Dr. Stebbins

N

By pRiDE for Hometown magazine

Hometown Magazine... online All The Time...

www.punxsutawneymagazine.com

28 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

FaMILy oWNeD SINCe 1909

BURkETT’S P.A.W.S.

MaHoninG vaLLeY MiLLinG Co. We cay everything for your spring planting needs

Come see our newly expanded line of tactical guns and accessories, including AR15’s and Ak47’s

• Bulk garden seeds, onion sets and garlic • Doeblers and Pioneer seed corn, seed oats & alfalfa • Fertilizers and mulches • Check out our spring line of Minnetonka moccasins, Muck boots and garden shoes • We carry fishing and camping supplies and Old Town Canoes and kayaks

Mahoning valley Milling is your local Glock stocking dealer We stock Saiga shotguns plus OPEN DAIlY 8-5 varmint guns and scopes FRI. 8-7, SAT. 8-3 57 GiLpin st. punx’Y•938-8850

Visit us online at www.mahoningvalleymilling.com & check us out on guns of America and Facebook

Gilson Stained Glass & More

Handmade Gifts by 18 different craftsmen neW ClaSS SIGn UPS CUSTOM ORDeRS Hours: Tues. - Fri. 10 to 5 Sat. 10 to 2 Wed. & Thurs. Evenings 101 W. Mahoning St., Punx’y

938-8570

To have your business and article featured in our Punxsutawney Area business Section contact Hometown magazine at 938-0312 or hometown@mail.com

Dr. Nathan C. Stebbins Take care of your eyes they are a vital part of your health.

Get your yearly eye exam, because sometimes changes in your eyesight happen without you even realizing.

WE OFFER FULL SERVICE OPTICAL AND A COMPLETE LINE OF CONTACT LENS OPTIONS FOR ALL AGES. We take the time with each patient to make sure we are giving you the best in eye care.

S. FINDLEY ST. PUNXSUTAWNEY

814-938-5920

Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. 8-5; Thur. 8-Noon; Wed. Evening & Sat. by Appt.

Most Insurances accepted

All Breeds w o n e Dog & Cat W t p e Grooming acc , a Vis ard rc Mastecover 814-938-3974 & Dis 242 NORTH FINDLEY ST., PUNX’Y

Carulli Computer Support Reliable computer support at reasonable rates.

Now located at 700 Myrtle Ave. bldg. b Punx’y

938-6241 HOuRS: 11-5 M-F

REPAiRS • uPDAtES • iNStAllS • DAtA RECOvERY COmPutER ChECK-uPS • ANtiviRuS • REFORmAtS SEt uP ROutERS, SmAll NEtWORKS • BACKuP DEviCES PERSONAlizED tRAiNiNG • PC ClEANuP iNtERNEt SEtuP, tROuBlEShOOtiNG viRuS & SPYWARE REmOvAl

Assistance in Computer Purchases & Set-up

Caterina‘ s

HOMe OF tHe PAnini Meeting room Gift shop Dining soups daily • salads • paninis frappes • flavored coffees cappachino • lattes • quiche chocolate novelty items • desserts Open Weekdays at 8 a.m.; Sat. 8:30 a.m.

110 W. Mahoning St. 938-8781 Wireless internet AvAilAble

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 29

HOME & GARDEN TIME

Protect your garden from

hungry animals

*$500 off Coupon offer is available between February 1, 2012, and March 31, 2012.

Offer available on new unregistered select Suzuki models. Models include: 2012 and Prior RM-2250, 2011 and Prior kingQuad 400ASICamo, kingQuad 450FSI/Camo, kingQuad 500AXI Power Steering/Camo, kingQuad AXICamo, kingQuadAXI Power Steering/Camo, Boulevard M90, Boulevard C50, GSX550F. See dealer for details. Offer is non-trandferable and holds no cash value. No transfer, substitution or cash equivalent of Coupon permitted. Promotion is subject to change without notice. limit one Coupon per purchase. Void where prohibited. **The above financing programs are offered by Sheffield Financial, a Division of BB&T Financial, FSB. Minimum Amount Financed %1,500; Maximum Amount Financed $50,000. Subject to credit approval. Approval, and any rates and terms provided, are based on credit worthiness. Other financing offers are available. Financing promotions void where prohibited. An example of monthly payment required on a purchase where Amount Financed is $7,500, your Down Payment is $0 with 60 monthly payments of $125.00 each. ANNUAl PERCENTAGE RATE 0%. Suzuki, the "S" logo, and Suzuki model and product names are Suzuki Trademarks or ®. ©American Suzuki Motor Corporation 2012.

Speed and Sport Cycle Center Rt. 436 • 430 S. main St., Punx’y • 938-8780 or 938-6952 SAlES • PARtS • SERviCE Cylinder Boring • PA State inspection *The above financing programs are offered by Sheffield Financial, a Division of BB&T Financial, FSB. Minimum Amount Financed $1,500; Maximum Amount Financed $50,000. Subject to credit approval. Approval, and any rates and terms provided, are based on credit worthiness. Other financing offers are available. See your local dealer for details. Financing promotions void where prohibited. Offer effective on select models new and unused Suzuki ATVs, Scooters and Motorcycles purchased from a participating Suzuki dealer between 2/1/12 and 3/31/2012. Offer subject to change without notice. An example of monthly payment required on a purchase where the Amount Financed is $7,500, your Down Payment is $0 with 60 monthly payments of $125.00 each.

ANNUAl PERCENTAGE RATE 0%. Suzuki, the “S” logo, and Suzuki model and product names are Suzuki Trademarks or ®. © American Suzuki Motor Corporation 2012. ** At Suzuki, we want every ride to be safe and enjoyable. So always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing. Never ride under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Avoid excessive speeds. Never engage in stunt riding. Study your owner’s manual and always inspect your Suzuki before riding. Take a riding skills course. For the course nearest you call the Motorcycle Safety Foundation at 1-800-446-9227.

Printed 03-12

$

100

TOWARD THE

PURCHASE

PRICE OF

ltX 1042 KW lAWN tRACtOR2 SALE PRICE WITH

$100 OFFER2

$1,699*

Regular Price $1,799*

ltX 1042 KW LAWN TRACTOR

ONlY AT YOUR CUB CADET DEALER

• Ultra-tight turning radius • 42” heavy-duty mowing deck delivers the Cub Cadet Signature Cut™ Premium features only available at your dealer: • Tuff Torq® hydrostatic transmission • Front bumper • High-back seat • 18 HP† Cub Cadet® professional-grade V-Twin OHV engine by Kawasaki®

SmARt FACtORY FiNANCiNG AvAilABlE.1 AVAILABLE ON SELECT MODELS FOR QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS

Hetricks

772 Olean trail, New Bethlehem, PA

FARm SuPPlY, iNC. 814-275-3507

(1) Subject to credit approval on a Cub Cadet credit card account. Not all customers qualify. Additional terms may apply. Please see your local Cub Cadet dealer for details.

(2) Sale price with $100 offer is $100 off the regular purchase price of the LTX 1042 KW Lawn Tractor and RZT™ 50 Zero-Turn Rider.

Offer valid between 4/4/12 - 4/23/12 and is not eligible on other models. *Product Price - Actual retail prices are set by dealer and may vary. Sale price with $100 offer also reflects $100 off regular price of LTX 1042 KW Lawn Tractor and RZT™ 50 Zero-Turn Rider. Taxes, freight, setup and handling charges may be additional and may vary. Models subject to limited availability. †as rated by engine manufacturer Specifications and programs are subject to change without notice. Images may not reflect dealer inventory and/or unit specifications. ©2012 Cub Cadet

30 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

cubcadet.com

Deer and rabbits can eat many garden plants down to the ground.

K

eeping furry marauders away from the garden is something individuals who live in rural or suburban areas have to consider when planting. Many communities are growing and encroaching on the natural habitats of wild animals. With some of their natural food sources diminishing, animals may decide to partake of the easy pickings that come from residential home gardens.

If you understand how these animals feed, you can take precautions to restrict access to planting beds. Rabbits tend to munch on vegetables and ornamental plants. Small in stature and not able to scale fences very easily, rabbits might be deterred by a low fence surrounding plants. Consider digging some chicken wire below the fence a few inches to discourage digging under the fence. The fence should be 18 inches high, and you should keep the openings no more than one inch because rabbits can squeeze through small openings.

In terms of gophers, moles, voles, and other burrowing animals, the key is preventing underground access. Chicken wire or another abrasive material put under the garden soil can help keep underground animals from burrowing under and then up into the heart of the garden.

Deer are another story altogether. They are tall animals capable of rising up on hind legs to stretch out and reach branches of trees and bushes. Therefore, taller fences may be needed to protect the garden. But these can sometimes be unsightly, especially in a front yard.

2012-2013 GOlF MeMbersHiP sPeCiAl Man / Women Golf - $800 for 2012 AND 2013 under 35 Just $635 This one time offer guarantees you a full membership for just $800 for 2012 and $840 for 2013.

Sign up today as this offer will only last thru April of this year.

PunXsutAWney COuntry Club

call today

938-9411 for details

or visit our website punxsutawneycountryclub.com

Therefore, look for natural barriers that can keep them out. They may be deterred by thorny bushes or plants. Daisies, papaver (poppies), narcissus, rudbeckia, achillea, agastache, aster, lupine, coreopsis, verbascum, centaurea, and echinacea are available in many varieties and are not attractive to deer or rabbits.

Here are some additional strategies that you can try.

• Create narrow pathways between raised beds. Rabbits will feel like they are in prime locations for predators to get at them in this type of situation and may be less likely to venture in. Deer may not be able to navigate narrow paths.

• Use mulch. In addition to benefitting the plants, keeping soil moist and fertilizing the areas, mulch also deters many animals.

• Interplant different species of plants.

Some animals don’t want to bother picking tasty plants out among other varieties they don’t like. So mix plants with ones that animals find unpleasant.

• Use other natural deterrents. Animals may be kept away by scents of their predators. Urine from coyote, foxes, dogs, and cats may help. You can also try human hair, cat litter and soap flakes.

• Create an animal-friendly area elsewhere. Feed the deer and rabbits the foods they love somewhere away from your garden. They may fill up with favorites and stay away from your flowers and vegetables.

• Traps may work. As a last resort, use humane traps to collect animals and release them elsewhere.

•••

HOME & GARDEN TIME

restoring your property

O

after a long winter

ne of the best things about the dawn of spring and the return of warmer weather is the chance to get out of the house and get some fresh air. For homeowners, this is the perfect opportunity to assess any damage the previous months did to yards and

bald spots and the growth of weeds down the road. In addition, stepping on the grass while the ground is still wet can compact the soil, which can slow drainage and block the lawn’s roots from breathing.

Patience should prevail with regard to mowing the lawn as well. A lawn’s roots

Custom Countertops Laminate & Solid Surface

mowing the lawn too early in the spring is both unnecessary and potentially harmful to the lawn.

Over 25 Years Experience Commercial or Residential

develop a plan restore properties.

• Don’t jump the gun. The first warm day of spring might seem like a great time get out in the yard and get your hands dirty.

But it’s best to wait until the grass has completely dried out before getting to work. Raking on wet grass increases the risk of tearing out grass, which can cause

will not start to grow until the average everyday temperature routinely reaches 40 F, so mowing too early is both unnecessary and potentially harmful to the lawn. When the temperatures regularly reach 50 F, then homeowners will likely start to see their

Tickets: Wachob's Market, Stahlman's Store, Allstate Insurance, on Facebook: Crazy Birds Relay for Life team or call (814) 952-6279

Tree Shopping Center...

Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. 7:30 a.m. - noon

Indiana Street, Punx’y OwneR

Independent Auto Parts of America

LeSA wALkeR

*All proceeds donated to Relay for Life*

SAnDy'S Beverages

www.Cutting-Edge-Countertops.com

Visit Our

Relay for Life Team Sat., April 28th Basket BINGO at Rossiter Legion

1-888-816-0575

- Continued on page 35

CrAzY BiRdS Doors open @ 12, BINGO starts at 1:00 $20 ticket includes 20 games of BINGO, lunch, and refreshments!

"Bling Bling Jewelry Raffle" Doors open at 6:00, raffle starts at 6:30 $10 ticket includes dinner, non-alcoholic beverage, and chance to win 10 sets/pieces of BLING from Paul Beatty Jewelers!

Located 1 Mile North of Marion Center on Rt. 119

Shrubs Evergreens Shade Trees Flowering Trees Ornamentals

See us For All your Beverages!

Indiana hill, Punx'y

938-4990

Distributor of Many Fine Products

Pikes Peak Nurseries Growers and Suppliers of Nursery Stock for Over 75 Years!

Rt. 422, 10 Miles east of Indiana • (724) 463-7747 Shopping Center open Daily: Mon-Sat 8 to 5

O P E N M O T H E R S D AY, M AY 1 3 Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 31

HOME & GARDEN TIME Asphalt Paving Grading line Painting Topsoil & Compost Sealcoating Chip Sealing Crack Filling

T

FREE Estimates!

Quality, Integrity and Professionalism...

Making Life Smoother. phone: 849-8838 or toll-Free (877) 4-pAVing www.Jeffersonpaving.com

TRUCK CAPS COMPLIMENT ALuMINuM TRuCK CAPS NOW IN STOCK

ALuMINuM TRAILERS!

QuALITY & VALuE IN EVERY MODEL!

TOW DOLLIES CARS FOuR WhEELERS MOWERS • CAMPING huNTING • LOGGING

TOO MANY SIZES TO MENTION!

FINANCING AvAILABLE

• ECONO TRAILER CAR HAULERS • FOREST RIvER UTILITY TRAILERS

TRI-COUNTY PERFORMANCE 997 Beaver Drive • DuBois • (814) 371-2642 Open monday-Friday 9 to 7; Saturday 8 to 2

Window guards save kids’ lives

safety gear they use to childproof a home. he weather is warming and that There are many varieties of window guards means windows are being opened to that attach to windows and provide a let in fresh air and warm breezes. measure of security against falls. Some of The advantages to open windows these safety devices are bars or grills that are many. But one particular disadvantage install into place but can be easily removed is the safety hazard open windows present by an adult in the event the to young children. window needs to be used as More than 5,000 an emergency evacuation American children are point. Window gates can be injured each year after used on larger, swing-out falling out of windows, windows to form a barrier says the Center for Injury for children. There are also Research and Policy at the locks and latches that Nationwide Children’s restrict how much a Hospital in Columbus. window can be opened.

Two-thirds of these Some areas of the country children are toddlers, and a have made it law to have quarter of all injured are window guards on second hurt seriously enough to story windows where require hospital admittance. children under age 10 are in Montreal Children’s residence, particularly Hospital says they treat highrise apartment roughly 10 children a year buildings. Even falls from who have fallen from a ground-floor windows can window. Due to toddlers’ cause injuries.

It’s high center of gravity (a important to check with a head that is particularly heavy), most topple over Windows can be a safety hazard landlord or with a and land head-first, which for young children. But window municipal office about the requirements with regard to guards can prevent falls. can have devastating window guards. effects.

In addition to the installation of window Falls from windows can cause serious guards, there are other safety steps that help injuries and even death. However, the prevent window-related falls. accidents are largely preventable. Many • Keep furniture away from windows. recall the tragic 1991 incident when Children can climb on the furniture and musician Eric Clapton’s son, Conor, fell to have better access to windows. his death from an apartment 49 stories up in • Keep beds away from windows, a Manhattan highrise. Conor, age 4, especially in a child’s bedroom. Children allegedly darted past a housekeeper who may horse around on a bed and bounce had left the window open after cleaning and through an open window if the bed and fell out of the window. The song “Tears in window are not far apart.

Heaven” was subsequently written by • Routinely inspect the hardware and Clapton for his son. construction of the window to ensure it is Children are often insatiable in their secure. Periodically check the fit of a curiosity and desire to see what is window guard to make sure it is properly happening in the world around them. installed.

Goings-on outdoors can be fascinating, and • Do not open windows wide in children’s it is not farfetched to see children leaning rooms. A few inches is all that’s needed for up against windows and screens to get a fresh air. better view of outdoors. A window screen • Make sure children know they are not can easily dislodge and provides no barrier allowed to play next to open windows or to from a fall. try to climb up to windows.

Parents and guardians of young children ••• should add window protection to the list of

A l &

AUto SALES 938-6780 923 N. Main Street

WE SEll RENT FIx

Delivery Available

FUll SERVICE NOTARY

The AUTO lENDER 938-3124 925 N. Main Street

vEHICLE RENTAL•DIRECT BILL INSURANCE COMPANIES 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS•TIRES MOUNTED & BALANCED ROTORS TURNED•OIL CHANGES•INSPECTIONS TRANSMISSION SERvICE • FULL SERvICE FACILITY www.alautosales.com

32 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

SMITh FARM’S

Bulk Garden & Landscape Supplies

hANGiNG BASKEtS Potting Soil • Pelletized lime mushroom manure • mulch • River Gravel

“If you drive a little, we’ll save you a lot!”

Most Items under Roof!

Rt. 36 North to Rt. 536 West. 4.2 Miles - building on Left

939-7400 or Cell 952-0305

How to fight insects the eco-friendly way Enjoying the outdoors when the weather is pleasant can become bothersome if biting insects are part of the equation. However, not everyone wants to rely on chemical repellents to keep bugs at bay. There are some greener options that may be adequate for most daily situations. contains the product DEET. It was originally developed in 1946 for military use, but some have questioned its safety.

The EPA says it has been associated with seizures in children, but this claim hasn’t been fully substantiated.

Still, many people prefer to look elsewhere for their repellents, preferring natural products. There are oils that can be extracted from different plants and herbs that provide short-term protection against many biting insects.

Citronella is one of the more effective n a t u r a l repellents. It has been used for more than 50 years as an i n s e c t repellent and as an animal repellent. The oil is taken from dried, cultivated grasses. Pure citronella is most effective against bugs, more so than the synthetic varieties used in many candles.

Citronella is safe for human Skip the bug zapper. Some natural use and products are effective at repelling produces no threat to the pesky insects. environment when used correctly. It is generally applied to the plant juices and nectar. Females need skin and may cause mild irritation if blood to feed their eggs and reproduce. used in abundance. Because some people When a mosquito bites, she injects find the smell of citronella off-putting, it chemicals to prevent blood from clotting can be mixed with lemongrass oil to and reduce pain. Afterward, however, minimize the smell. Lemongrass may these same chemicals can cause topical also be another natural insect repellent. irritation.

Rosemary and cedar can also be tried as Like mosquitoes, female tabanids, or insect repellents. These are two other horse and deer flies, also bite. Most aromas that bugs find offensive. prefer warm seasons and the warmth of Individuals who spend time in the yard daytime, but some species are most may want to plant rosemary nearby in active at dawn or dusk. Tabanids bite garden beds to help repel insects in that deep and hard, potentially causing a lot respect.

Rosemary is also of irritation. multifunctional, as it is commonly used Especially in early summer, swarms of in cooking. small black flies can make life difficult Other safe items to try as insect for those who venture outdoors. Again, repellents include: females of this species bite, but males • sage may hang around and swarm when a • mint female is nearby. Black flies need • neem oil running water to feed larvae, so they • bay leaves differ in this respect from mosquitoes • eucalyptus and other insects that grow from larvae • cloves in sitting water. Biting occurs during the day and may intensify before a Individuals can experiment with these thunderstorm. herbs and oils to produce a product that works for their repellent needs.

Repelling insects ••• The standard bug repellent is one that Biting insects Mosquitoes, biting flies and other insects can be a nuisance when the weather warms. Though many bites create a mild reaction that subsides after a few days, some insects are harbingers of serious diseases. Malaria and West Nile virus are just two of the many maladies that can be hiding inside of the common mosquito.

According to Mosquito.org, only female mosquitoes feed on blood and bite their victims. The males feed on

OPENiNG APRil 2nd

Shaffer’s greenhouse

WHITE’S

Variety Store Quality Friendly Service

Take Rt. 36 North of Punx’y 11 miles, at Stanton Dynamics take a left & go 2 miles. on the Pansy-Ringgold Road

• pansies • Violas • onions • perennials • Vegetables Mon.-Sat. 8 to 8

• (814) 856-2232

Frogg Toggs rainwear Hip Boots • Chest Waders Waist Waders Vests • Wading Shoes Fishing Boots for the Entire Family

(724) 465-8241 • Mon-Fri 9-7; Sat 9-2 1845 Philadelphia St., Indiana

Spring is here!

P& N House Coal $

70

per ton

Coal 240 W. Mahoning St. ◆ Punxsutawney

call 427-2821 GOOD OLD PA HOUSE COAL

sHYLoH’s exCavation • General Contracting • Site Clearing • Public Utilities • Dump Truck Service • Excavation • Ponds • Demolition • Sandmounds • Septic Tanks & More

pete poerio

814-938-6599 Free Estimates • Fully Insured All ADA Approved Work PA# 039200

All rio HoMes types of Mr. ConCrete concrete

• Floors • Sidewalks • Driveways • Patios • Retaining Walls • Stone Walk • Pole Barns • All Masonry Projects

pete poerio

814-938-6599

Free Estimates • Fully Insured All ADA Approved Work PA# 039200

Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 33

Thrill of the hunt transfers to wildlife photography Creek Hip Boot felt Bottom Style #1828

$

6 1/2” Fisherman’s Pliers $ 99 #RCP6

3999

LIvE BAIT

3” trout Worms

Wax Worms, meal Worms maggots, Red Worms, Night Crawlers

7

$

399

In Season

BOB’S ARMy & nAvy

Downtown Clearfield, Pa • www.bobsarmynavy.com

Rod & Reel Combo Style Crusader #1236803 or #1236804 lt or Med Action

$

1999

Special Hours: thurs, April 12th, 9-8 • Hours: Mon. 9-8; fri. 9-9 tues., wed., thurs. & Sat. 9-5; Closed Sun.

814-765-4652 OR 800-838-2627 (BOBS)

Best

Inventory Reduction Sale!

T

By tom Stienstra San Francisco Chronicle

he Sierra bighorn sheep stood high above us, about 150 feet away, next to a massive outcrop. He perched like a statue, with massive horns that curled around each side of his head.

The air was so quiet that I could hear my heart beating in the seconds before I shot him. Got him!

That shot crowned a long day of hunting high in Pine Canyon near Bishop, Calif., in the eastern Sierra. We drove, scanned, spotted, stalked and hunted for this trophy, an endangered species, and it all came down to that one shot.

Like a lot of big-game hunters, I had traded in my rifle for a camera on that trip.

It's the same hunt, with a spotting scope, binoculars, hike and trek, but at the end, it's a catch-and-release hunt with a trophy photo, not a head for your wall.

When armed with a camera, you can hunt every day of the year. You can hunt out of season, in parks, even for protected wildlife

and birds, and get an experience that feels like the marrow of life.

One of America's best wildlife photographers, Bill Beebe, said he was an avid hunter at one time.

hOuRS: mon.,tues.,thurs.,Fri. 9 - 6 Wed., 9 - 3; Sat. 9 -2

Check us out on facebook!

KAWASAKi CARES: Warning: ATVs can be hazardous to operate. For your safety: Always wear a helmet, eye protection, and protective clothing. Never carry a passenger. Never ride under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Never ride on public roads or pavement. Avoid excessive speeds and stunt driving. Be extra careful on difficult terrain. kawasaki ATVs with engines over 90cc are recommended for use only by persons 16 years of age or older. kawasaki also recommends that all ATV riders take a training course. For more information, see your dealer, or call the ATV Safety Institute at 1-800-887-2887 or go to www.atvsafety.org. ©2011 kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. BFEPS3X3C

34 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138

- Continued on next page

D.E. LIMITED FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

Big Run, PA 15715

814-427-2068

"There is no feeling quite like hunting," Beebe said. "I either gave away or sold all my game trophies, rifles and shotguns 30 years ago in favor of the camera."

Beebe said the pinnacle of outdoor photography is getting a head shot of a bighorn sheep in full curl, the animal that John Muir called "the ultimate mountaineer."

"You try to think like an animal," he said, "and how the animal would think about you."

My old pal Jeff Patty, a great photographer, had a similar perspective. "To get a great wildlife photo, you have to go where the animals live," he said one night at camp. "That guarantees you'll always be out in great places."

"The real reward of being a photographer is you get to be a photographer," the late James Tallon told me. "The camera has taken me places that I would have never otherwise gone."

Just like hunting, wildlife photography re-

DEl 1406 N. Main St., Punx’y

DeveloPeRS AnD PRoDuCeRS of nAtuRAl gAS

814-938-0800

Thrill of the hunt restoring Your Property Continued from previous page

Continued from page 31

quires that you know how to find wildlife, how to spot and stalk without being detected, that you bring the right gear for the job and then perform with technical expertise under pressure.

Pressure? The time-bomb effect of hunting is a factor because the animal isn't going to sit there and wait all day for you to get the shot.

-- Spot-and-stalk: You have to be a detective (to know where to look), athlete (to hike, climb or trek to the best spot for a shot), technician (operate equipment and compose the shot right) and safecracker (to perform under tight time constraints). To get close enough for a quality shot, you can't let the animal or bird detect your presence. Some of the most thrilling moments I've had in the outdoors have involved spotting an animal in the far distance and then figuring out how to get close enough for a shot.

-- Right gear: All the new cameras (and many telephones) are good for landscape photos. But for wildlife, you need to get close. For the field, Beebe said he uses a 300-millimeter lens and 80-200 zoom. If you don't have far to walk, where you can stage at a viewing deck or photography blind at a wildlife refuge, the 600-millimeter lens, a huge, expensive and outrageous piece of equipment, will get you up close and personal. Tripods are too heavy for hikes. The great Bill McRae, the wildlife photographer from Montana, showed me how he converted a hiking pole by putting a camera fixture on one end so the staff would double as a monopod for camera stability.

-- Technical expertise: Get close. Frame it just right. Make sure the horizon is level.

Compose the shot so it is divided into thirds. Sharp focus and the perfect exposure are a given, and getting the right moment becomes intuitive genius. You know when you've got it.

It's difficult to get everything right, but when you do, well, you can put it on the wall.

How many shots do you think it takes to get a great photo? Ansel Adams was asked that question, and his answer was, well, that it was just like hunting: "One." (Tom Stienstra is The San Francisco Chronicle's outdoors writer. Email tstienstra(at)sfchronicle.com.)

(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)

•••

lawns growing.

• Remove debris that’s piled up. Debris has a tendency to infest a yard over the course of the winter months. Fallen branches, stones and even trash can accumulate in a yard, putting those who spend time in the yard at risk of injury once the warm weather returns. For instance, bits of twigs and pebbles that are blown across the yard during a windy winter can be embedded in the yard, making the yard less of a haven and more of a hazard. Once the grass is dry enough to walk on, walk around the property and remove any debris that’s piled up over the last few months.

• Employ a pre-emergent weed killer.

Homeowners who routinely spend their summers agonizing over weeds throughout the yard should consider applying a preemergent weed killer around the beginning of spring. It’s important to do so around the end of March or early April, when the weeds have not yet had a chance to grow.

When applying, follow the dosage instructions provided by the product’s manufacturer. Such instructions often recommend a second application right before summer begins.

• Remove thatch. Once the grass has dried, you can begin to remove thatch that’s built up over the winter. Thatch is potentially very harmful to soil, blocking sunlight, air and moisture the soil needs to ensure a lawn looks lush and healthy.

Thatch removal does not necessarily need to be an annual task. If thatch buildup is insignificant, then it can be done every other year. Just use a dethatching rake to make the job much easier.

• Aerate, particularly if the yard is a heavy traffic area once the warm weather arrives.

If your yard transforms into a child’s wonderland upon the arrival of spring and summer, you might want to revive the soil by aerating. When the yard gets heavy usage, it’s easy for soil to become compacted, which makes it hard for air and water to reach the lawn’s roots. That can eventually make for a less-than-appealing lawn. So if your yard is the place to be come the warmer months, aerate in the spring to loosen the soil and make it easier for the lawn to withstand the months ahead.

No matter how harsh the winter months might have been, spring is a great time for homeowners to restore the property around their homes.

•••

NeW!

We now have covered screened topsoil!

The Pool Guys POOLS • SPAS ACCESSORIES & MORE Swimming pool Sales, Service & installation genuine Hayward parts

earthWorx 849-Worx

Delivery Available Let us help you spruce up your lawn!

Screened TopSoil • limeSTone & Gravel • reTaininG WallS pavinG BrickS • Bark mulch • landScapinG SupplieS 435 Rt. 36, Allegheny Blvd., Brookville • 849-9679 • www.earthworx.biz

FREE WATER AnALySIS FOR REGAL ChEMICALS 119 Roberts Street, Punxsutawney CALL FOR hOuRS 938-9396 Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138 – 35

SPRIN G At Johnston Furniture, you not

Decorating Ideas

only get the best quality furni-

A Few Design Tips from Deb:

ture, at the best prices . . . you

• ADD an area rug to pull room colors together

also get the best ideas that

• SIMPLIFY your accessories to give a less cluttered feel for spring

will truly make your home an expression of who you are.

Stop in today and let us help you design and decorate

Debbie, Walker Interior Designer

• BRIGHTEN up your area with a new coat of paint

NEW HOURS:

• TRY A BRIGHT COLOR!

MON. & TUE. 9~6 WED. 9~4 • THUR. 9~5 FRI. 9~8 • SAT. 9~4

YOUR dream home.

& FLOORiNG 939-SOFA

North Findley Street, Punx’y

Find Us On

FACEBOOK!

owned by Jay Philliber

938-7160

Punxsutawney’s oldest & Finest Name in Furniture 36 – Punxsutawney Hometown – April 2012 - Issue #138