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By PRIDE for Hometown magazine rank Lorenzo burst upon the Punxsutawney scene in July 1894. He was in his early teens and was caught up in the patriotic zeal during the Fourth of July celebration. The Punxsutawney Spirit reported on this event stating that the Ital-

John Bain Bair’s store, located on the northwest corner of Mahoning and Gilpin streets where the Groundhog Club headquarters is today.

Although the article chastised the youth stating “patriotism ought never to exhibit itself in this form,” it acknowledge the boy did not do it with malicious intent. It did advise that he should confine himself to the ordinary fire cracker in the future.

Frank, who had been born in Italy, came to the United States with his parents, Joseph and Maria Lorenzo in 1886. Early in 1890, they moved from New York City to Punxsutawney.

His father opened and operated a confectionary across from the Spirit office on Mahoning Street, later it was located on North Findley Street. Here Joseph Lorenzo made icecream.

Frank quickly made friends with the Punxsutawney boys his age. He had a competitive nature and in the summer of 1895 was a participant in the bicycle races at the Punxsutawney Fair. He competed against Howard Frampton and Harry Ellis in the two-mile race and came in third. In the halfmile race he placed second, William Jacobs, of Stony Lonesom, who had only been riding a bicycle for ten days 1897 Punxsutawney High School Football Team Members: prior to the race took first (from left) Joseph Robinson, Eugene Winslow, and Frank place. Bicycle racing evolved to Lorenzo. Robinson became a dentist, Winslow a business- horse racing when he was a man, and Lorenzo a physician and surgeon. They all made their homes and practiced in Punxsutawney. Photo courtesy young man. Later when autoreplaced horses, of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society. mobiles Lorenzo was one of the organian youth had placed a large firecracker inizers of the Jefferson-Clarion Motor Club. side a piece of gas pipe and then fastened it Perhaps one of his most dangerous boyish to a block of wood using wire nails. When escapades took place in February 1896 the firecracker was lit, it flew across the when he and several of his school mates street and shattered a large show window in were invited to Eugene Winslow’s home

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after school to operate a printing press.

After working with the printing press for a while, they investigated a wire that was attached at one end to a light hanging on the wall of an outbuilding. They discovered that the wire covering had worn off. Not realizing how strong the current was, one of the boys suggested they join hands and stand in a row to receive a shock. The instant that Frank Lorenzo reached up and took hold of the live wire, they all fell down in a pile in agony and with their hands gripped tightly.

Fortunately, Lorenzo’s weight broke the live wire and severing their connection with the electricity. The boys extracted themselves from the heap and went home in a badly shocked condition.

Frank continued his friendship with the local boys. He played quarterback on the 1897 Punxsutawney football ream—his teammates included Joseph Robinson, Eugene Winslow, Carlton Hughes, and Frank Campbell. The team was successful in win- Continued on page 4

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By Jennifer Skarbek Smith for Hometown magazine ith the mass of groundhog followers soon converging upon the “Weather Capital of the World,” a slew of preparations are in full swing to ensure a festive and memorable happening for one and all. In particular, the students of the Punxsutawney Area High School Art Club, under the direction of art teacher Jessica Green, are using their paintbrushes and creativity to dress-up the facades of several local businesses with groundhog-themed murals.

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According to Green, the idea for the project came to life this past December when the students of the club expressed an interest in painting Christmas murals around town.

“The art students came to us and asked if they could paint scenes on businesses,” said Michele Neal, Executive Director of the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce. Thinking the idea to be positive, Neal encouraged the students to approach business owners with the proposition.

Thus, Green and the Art Club relied on determination and heavy footwork to handout flyers and draw interest in the murals from at least a half-dozen local business owners.

In addition to encouragement, Neal and the chamber staff offered Green and the students information that the co-owners of Agape Student Housing—Butch White, Dirk Couser and Eric Amundson—were sponsoring a holiday decorating contest in Punxsutawney. This fact added an extra incentive to the art project and proved to pay-off when two of the completed storefront murals grabbed top prizes in the race.

“It just kind of evolved together,” Neal said about the series of events, adding that the entire endeavor was “well-received by the community.”

With excellent feedback from the townsfolk on the students’ work and extra funds

accrued from their winnings, Green explained that the PAHS Art Club members were highly-interested in purchasing more supplies and repeating their accomplishment in honor of Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil.

The painting process, according to Green, starts with students’ brainstorming and making rough sketches. Next, the approved images are enlarged and patterns are cut to serve as guides. After some initial cleaning and prep work on the storefronts, the students use tempera paints to design murals free hand. The process, from beginning to completion, allows these teens the opportu- Continued on page 14

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After graduating from Punxsutawney High School, Lorenzo attended Penn State University in 1898 and 1899, continuing to play football. In 1900 he entered Columbia College in New York City where he studied medicine.

In 1904, he received his degree and returned to Punxsutawney to establish a medical practice. Because he was bi-lingual, speaking both Italian and English, he quickly became the doctor of choice for many residents of the local mining communities. The Punxsutawney Spirit noted on October 12, 1904, that “Dr. Frank Lorenzo had seven cases of diphtheria at Walston last week, one of which proved fatal. The others are getting along nicely and thus far no new cases have developed.” In December 1916, he was officially appointed as the physician and surgeon for the Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company at their Walston, Frostburg, and Elk Run Shaft mines.

He later served as the chief of staff of the Adrian Hospital and was an active member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

Among his medical achievements was the development of the “Lorenzo Hip Pin,” used to repair hip fractures. Awareness of Dr. Lorenzo’s skill at orthopedic surgery quickly spread throughout the area; in particular his ability to save arms and legs that had been badly damaged in mining accidents.

In 1914, Luigi Castiglione, a miner at Eriton near DuBois was injured in an accident.

His left arm and leg had been pinned between a coal car and the wall of the mine.

He was taken to the DuBois Hospital where he was informed his leg would need to be amputated. Castiglione was a young man and did not want to lose his leg. His friends smuggled him out of the hospital and took

him twenty miles in a horse drawn wagon to Dr. Lorenzo at the Adrian Hospital in Punxsutawney. Dr. Lorenzo was able to perform surgery and save Castiglione’s leg, enabling him to live a long and productive life.

In honor of the doctor who saved his leg, he named his first son Lorenzo Castiglione.

Although Dr. Lorenzo had a long and illustrious career as one of Punxsutawney’s leading physicians, he is also remembered as having been one of the most colorful presidents of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. The first record of his participation with the Pittsburg and Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, as it was then known, was in 1906. Elbert Hubbard was the guest speaker at that Groundhog hunt. Lorenzo gained prominence in the Groundhog Club’s 1907 hunt when after succeeding in catching the chuck he was designated to “dissect the official woodchuck, analyze the contents of his dome of thought and report what, if anything, was the matter with his (the groundhog’s) head.”

By 1911, Lorenzo, known to the club as “Dr. Frank Boney,” had joined Court Hoover, Carl North, Edward Hetrick, and David Hoover as one of the captains of the hunt. Dr. Lorenzo would eventually take the helm and lead the club to become an integral part of the community. It would evolve from a group of men enjoying stories they created about their adventures on Groundhog Day and the camaraderie of the hunt at the annual picnic to an event which involved the greater part of the community.

Under Dr. Lorenzo’s leadership, the Groundhog Club developed a partnership with the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce and began events including naming a Groundhog Queen and hosting an annual community banquet on Groundhog Day. He also pioneered live radio coverage of Punxsutawney’s Groundhog Day events. In 1948, he appeared live on KDKA’s “Brunch with Bill” show. This modernization of the Punxsutawney Groundhog begun by Dr. - Continued on page 14

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By S. Thomas Curry of Hometown magazine t the end of the nineteenth century Punxsutawney would experience a “growth spurt” as a result of vastly improved transportation systems that helped to move goods and people from

western Railroad (P&NW), later to be the Pennsylvania Railroad, was completed from Altoona to Punxsutawney in 1886.

Shortly after electricity was brought to town in 1889, a trolley company was organized. Street car service began operating on a two-mile line between Punxsutawney’s East End to a point in what was formerly Clayville, now Punxsutawney’s west end section. By 1899, with the improved economic climate in the area, the company expanded to reach the large number of people who lived in the mining towns and villages in the countryside around Punxsutawney.

A major extension of the BR&P railroad occurred in 1898-99. The Elbert Hubbard, popular American poet, railroad extended its diartist, and philosopher, was a celebrated vision from Punxguest among prominent men of the eastsutawney, its most ern United States who attended the 1906 Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s annual southern point in the summer Groundhog Hunt & Feast. Hub- south end of Jefferson bard, seated in rear of the touring car, was County, to Pittsburgh, introduced to the folklore behind Punxthus improving the travsutawney’s Groundhog Day tradition. eling time and convenlocal markets to those in major cities. ience for business and commerce between For years Punxsutawney had been only the “Groundhog Town” of Punxsutawney one of many small towns in central-westand the “Smoky City,” as Pittsburgh had ern Pennsylvania, but in the 1880s two railbeen known for years. road lines entered the market where coal With this major investment and the subwas produced, and changed the town. The sequent expansion of the railroad at PunxBuffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad sutawney, new industries and their (BR&P) began regular train service in Sepmanagement personnel would be enticed to tember 1883. The Pennsylvania & North- Continued on next page

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Elbert Hubbard spoke to audiences in Punxsutawney on different occasions, traveling the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad from his artist’s workshop near Buffalo. His homey thoughts and writings were called “Hubbardisms” and published in books sold in area stores. (These books are part of the Punxsutawney Historical Society’s collection.)

elbert Hubbard Continued from previous page locate in the immediate area.

Everything was falling into place to ensure Punxsutawney’s growth in the twentieth century. With the improved economic climate of the 1890s people became agitated and excited about the possibilities of an even brighter future for Punxsutawney.

In 1900 the Punxsutawney Spirit produced a special Industrial Edition of the weekly newspaper. Its purpose: to “advertise” the town in order to attract new industries and businesses and to differentiate the town from the surrounding “boom” of coal and coke.

For the Punxsutawney area, this period of history brought the area an industrialization of the environment with coke ovens, mines, railroads, iron works, foundries, and repair shops. And the Punxsutawney Spirit would become a major “booster” of Punxsutawney—its pages calling attention to Punxsutawney as an emerging new city in Western Pennsylvania.

Punxsutawney would also have its moments of fantasy and escape from work and real life pressures.

Simply by its one-of-a-kind moniker of Indian origin and one “magical” by its spelling and sound, Punxsutawney had already made a name for itself. Entering the

twentieth century, in a competition among many small towns, the newly organized Punxsutawney Groundhog Club (1899) would recognize the potential of advertising Punxsutawney through the long-held tradition of recognizing Groundhog Day on February 2—a tradition that had been observed by their forefathers of European heritage.

The groundhog had ancient credentials as a prognosticator. Prognosticating could be a fun-like experience for folks who grew up in cultures like farming and lumbering, which depend on knowing weather changes. With the new link to markets, especially to Pittsburgh, by the railroad lines, “the movers and shakers” of Punxsutawney broke onto the scene in a big way to help people to know about the town and to remember it. Folks would be introduced to Punxsutawney as “The Weather Capital of the World.”

The annual Groundhog Hunts & Feasts, - Continued on page 8

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By the staff of Hometown magazine and the Chamber of Commerce rom staff of Hometown magazine and 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 Jan. 31, Feb. 1 & Feb. 2: B’s Books and Phyliss B’s Wicked Stitches, 122 E. Mahoning St. Special Hours: Friday, Jan. 31 & Saturday, Feb. 1 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2 from 8 a.m. - ? n Feb. 4: First Tuesday Community Meal, 5 to 7 p.m. Punx’y Presbyterian Church. Free & open to the public. n Feb. 8: Hunter’s Harvest, 6 p.m., Punx’y Alliance Church. Speaker is Charles Alsheimer. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 kids 12 and under. Call 938-8505 for information. n Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day. Tell someone how much you love them. n Feb. 15: Rabies and Microchip Clinic.

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Improved transportation systems, such as railroads and trolleys, contributed to Punxsutawney’s growth in the early twentieth century. Each brought visitors, including eminent Americans, to town where they would learn about the famous Seer of Seers in “Groundhog Town,” Punxsutawney.

elbert Hubbard Continued from page 6 held in late summer when groundhogs were fat and tasty, especially when stewed or braised, would be a favorite time to invite national celebrities and prominent men of business and industry to see the town that was becoming a booming new city, and to have some fun. In the area, the pleasant, late summer days of September were more conducive to attracting visitors to Punxsutawney than an invitation to an event held on a severe, blustery winter day in February.

Summer, fall and spring were also preferable times to invite national celebrities, lecturers, and entertainers to Punxsutawney that, with a population nearing 10,000, was recognized as the “metropolis” of the coal towns and farm villages that surrounded it.

The anticipated crowds would come by train, trolley, or automobile to witness cultural offerings.

In the early years of the 1900s, the cultural life of Punxsutawney was enhanced by visits of such notables as Booker T. Washington, a dominant figure in African-American history (1907); militant temperance crusader Carrie Nation (1908); William Jennings Bryan, three-time candidate for U.S. President (1909); Pennsylvania Governor Edwin S. Stuart (1909); ex-President William H. Taft (1918); and John Phillips Sousa and his Band (1924), among many others.

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summer Groundhog Hunt & Feast in 1906, Elbert Hubbard, an eccentric, charismatic, and colorful poet, artist, and philosopher, was the guest invited to visit the town.

Elbert Hubbard became well-known to Punxsutawney area readers through the pages of the Spirit. Before 1906, the Spirit editor, W.O. Smith, had printed, as early as 1901, on his editorial pages columns featuring the writings and thoughts of the celebrated “genius” of the creative Roycroft Workshop. Considered among the bestknown and original writers of that period, Hubbard had founded an artist community outside Buffalo, New York, in 1884. His group of writers, artists, crafters, and printmakers were called “The Roycrofters.”

Hubbard’s Roycroft shops were run on the “cooperation plan”—all who worked in the shops shared in the profits. Workers received, it was said, their education by working and doing.

His homey thoughts and sayings were referred to as “Hubbardisms” and would eventually be published under his “literary name” of Fra Albertus. His works were original hand-bound journals that were produced once a month over fourteen years.

The small books would be published at his workshop and sold at many stores in major cities across the country. His magazine was titled “The Philistine.”

His “Hubbardisms” would include such thoughts as “I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have, than to have things I am not able to appreciate”; “The only right you need is the right to be use-

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ful”; “There are things that are right to say—but not to everybody”; and “You can’t stand still. When you do you go backwards.”

That evening in 1906, the featured guest at the Groundhog Hunt & Feast spoke to Punxsutawney area residents in the new 1,000-seat opera house called The Jefferson Theatre when it opened in 1905. With tickets at 50 cents, 75 cents and $1.00, those who attended were entitled to a year’s subscription to Hubbard’s “The Philistine” or to his journal titled Little Journey.

A review of his lecture stated that “He is an apostle of simplicity. He believes in people who do things; he is an ardent advocate of the efficacy of love.” About his two-hour presentation, it was said that “There is no question whatever about his ability as an entertaining talker.” Another review would differ with these comments: “He talks in a low conversational monotone, making no gestures to speak of and never permitting himself to get the least bit excited. Usually the danger is that the audience, and not the speaker, will be overcome by drowsiness.”

Some of Hubbard’s remarks led to him being referred to as “an eccentric.” He claimed, “I am Pericles, with an Aristophanes twist and a Socratic mental bias. I know more than Plato, Paul, Seneca or Shakespeare, because I live later.” He continued: “I have never been sick a day, having never read a medical advertisement nor consulted a physician.” In reporting his speech in Punxsutawney, the newspaper writer said, “... we hope Elbert is not losing his mental equilibrium; there is such a thing as carrying a joke too far. Besides, we are always more or less dubious about the intellectual stability of a man who wears his hair long.”

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as a point of ridicule. A writer for a Bradford newspaper had written after Hubbard’s appearance there: “Elbert Hubbard is a privileged man, to wear long hair. But long hair on a man is taken as a sure indication that he is either a stage cowboy or a fakir of some kind.” Other writers would accuse him of being a quack or a “slickster.”

Because of Hubbard’s popularity, people of Punxsutawney would take the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad to visit his home and workshop near Buffalo. Returning from their visit, they would report that “life in the home of the Roycrofters has a charm that you will find nowhere else in the universe and that after leaving East Aurora you feel that you have been visiting in another and better world … a place where common sense finds complete expression in the daily acts of its inhabitants” (Punxsutawney Spirit, September 27, 1906).

Hubbard was hailed as a prophet by those who followed his cultural thought and influence in the Arts and Crafts style of the late 1890s and early 1900s. Nonetheless, of Elbert Hubbard, it might well be said that one either loved or hated him.

Upon his sudden, and tragic, death in 1915, with his wife, Hubbard was referred to as “the great Roycroft thinker,” a “wellknown essayist and satirist,” and an “influential force and divisive figure” for two decades.

It was before World War I had begun, on May 1, 1915, that he and his wife boarded the British ocean liner Lusitania at New York to sail to Europe. In the Irish Sea, the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. The Hubbards were among 115 Americans who had drowned.

Beginning in 1902, the summer Groundhog Hunt & Feast became a widely publicized event that attracted prominent men from throughout the eastern United States, especially Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Rochester, and other financial and cultural centers where Punxsutawney men of area businesses and industries made deals.

Such an event in Punxsutawney history was a great opportunity to spread the word of the local legend of Groundhog Day. Each year, the summer feast took on a more national aspect. The summer “fair weather banquet” in the outdoors called men “to gather round the official weatherworks and fix up a weather schedule for the six weeks following February 2 ...,” that day usually a blustery, cold, and snowy day.

The feast, organized by the young men who were to be named the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, would evolve into the celebration of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney each February 2.

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‘Snow’ is not a Four-letter Word

By Mary Ellen Pollock-Raneri for Hometown magazine now. Snow. It won’t be long before we’ll all be there with snow. Snow. I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow.”

This year, when I watched Irving Berlin’s White Christmas for approximately the 200th time in my life, I listened to the joyous couples sing the above the lyrics. Oddly enough, I had but one sad thought, “Yeah, right. Not today. Not in the year 2014, anyway.”

Let the television weather alerts begin, complete with a full menu of Doppler radar charts that outline the oncoming white stuff. Videos of out-of-control vehicles, spinning like a tropical cyclone, photographs of masterful Nor’easters and warnings of dangerous icing on roadways scare the bejabbers out of the viewing audience. Alerts about impending snowfalls flash red at the bottoms of television screens and scream at viewers like a fiftyalarm siren. Dressed in smacking “I know I’m right” crispy suits and ties, weathermen spew their up-to-date warnings about snowfall locations, textures, amounts and caution the entire community about the looming white adversary.

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snowfall? Remember the days when you didn’t have to have a $300 to $500 snowboard, skis, and matching accessories— not to mention paying exorbitant prices to play in the fluff? Once, heavy snowfall meant there were snowmen to create, sleds to ride, forts to build, snowballs to throw, snow days to relish, and, well, just plain fun, not fear, of the new snow!

I can still picture my dad dressed in his Marlon Brando undershirt and boxers, standing in front of our large picture window, as he gave me the local Punxsutawney weather forecast. Gosh! He was better than any news guy giving the weather on television today. Gazing out on our front lawn on Fairview Avenue, the street light at the end of the yard served as our measuring stick—our Doppler radar.

If you studied the halo around the solitary, suspended light on the big wooden electric pole, you could actually tell the rate and consistency of the white stuff. With the help of that light, my dad always gave a fairly accurate prediction—dare I say, the equal of or better than that of Punxsutawney Phil.

“Well, honey,” Daddy mused and scrutinized the outside situation. “It looks like you’re not gonna have any school tomorrow.”

Excited by the thought of a day without school—a day where I could hang out with my friends or play outside and freeze myself until I was forced to come in and warm up. “Are you sure, Dad? I persisted.

“You really think so?”

“Oh, yeah. Maybe two days off,” Dad said, whispering a reaffirmation of his prognostication. I would hit the sack with a smile on my little face, planning all kinds of stuff to do on a snow day.

The next day usually proved him right; Mom and Dad made plans to address the question, “Who is going to watch my kid?” Daddy heaved me up on his shoulders and strode through the deep drifts in the back of the yard, between Bessie Corey’s house and Featherston’s brick home and onto the other road that led down to the Highway Department. I loved it, as he mushed though the knee-high mounds of heavy wet snow, and we laughed and chatted the whole way to our destination. My parents’ friends, the Pifers, always good-naturedly agreed to let me be their snow guest for the day, and my childhood chum, Lou Ellen, and I

played all day. Doll babies, board games, potato chips and dip, tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, and giggles filled the gloomy light of a snowy day until my father picked me up later in the afternoon.

Those cold winter evenings, with the sparkly diamond-like snow packed hard on the road past our house—the road that led to the Circle Hill Cemetery—on Fairview Avenue, all the neighbors screamed down the little hill on their Western Flyers. Thanks to the kindness of neighbors, we occasionally had the road closed to traffic for the funfest! Young and old alike enjoyed the double-dip hill, as they started their engines up by the top, near Route 36. Sleds and flying saucers rocketed down the little street amid squeals of delight under the yellow glimmer of the old street lights. My dad, snow aficionado, loved sledding more than most of the kids those nights, as he lay flat on his stomach on the sled’s wooden planks with me balanced on his back or perched in front of him. Just like the Grinch and Max the Dog heading down Mount Crumpet to Who Ville, we sailed down the slippery slope, careful not to crash into the other night flyers or wreck into a giant drift.

In a few days, when the snow became nice and mushy, it was the perfect white modeling clay for sculpting the best snowmen in town! My mom, who had capabilities and powers equal to that of my father’s snow forecasting, had an uncanny sense of knowing the perfect day and perfect snow for constructing our snow sculptures. She could flawlessly roll giant balls of the heavy wet stuff and heave one on top of the other for the snowman’s torso. Amazed by her heavy construction worker skills in the snow, I would try to help, tottering a bit as I used all my muscle power to help move the colossal mounds of snow. Of course, my favorite part was embellishing the frozen figures with a carrot for the nose and some stones for the eyes and mouth. Carefully selecting small brown rocks from our window wells, I longed for the “two eyes made out of coal” that Jimmy Durante sang about in Frosty the Snowman. Oh well, I suppose the rocks served just as well, and Mom and I positioned the things, sometimes adding a broom. Frequently, we made a whole snowman family!

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Samaras began chasing storms when he was in his twenties claiming he didn’t do it for the thrill, but for the science.

Samaras was a selftaught engineer whose career included testing and building weapons systems for the Pentagon, airline crash investigations, and blast testing for Applied Research Associates, and intervals at both National Technical Systems and Hyperion Technology Group.

Samaras designed and built his own probes, which he would place in the path of a tornado to measure data inside the funnel. His research also included a focus on lightning. Samaras founded a field research team called Tactical Weather Instrumented Sampling in Tornadoes Experiment or TWISTEX. The team, whose work was funded in large part by the National Geographic Society, sought to better understand tornadoes.

“Data from the probes helps us understand tornado dynamics and how they form. With that piece of the puzzle we can make more precise forecasts and ultimately give people earlier warnings,” explained Samaras.

During the two peak months for tornadoes, Samaras and his team logged more than 25,000 miles of driving as they tracked down storms. In total, Samaras tracked over 125 tornadoes during his career. His colleagues considered him one of the most careful chasers in the business.

Severe weather expert with The Weather Channel, Dr. Greg Forbes, called Samaras “a groundbreaker in terms of the kind of research he was doing on severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.” National Geographic said, “Tim was a courageous and brilliant scientist who fearlessly pursued tornadoes and lightning in the field in an effort to better understand these phenomena.”

During his career, Samaras authored or co-authored scientific papers, magazine articles, and, with Dr. Forbes and Stefan Bechtel, co-authored the book Tornado Hunter: Getting Inside the Most Violent Storms on Earth. He was also a featured personality on Discovery Channel’s Storm Chaser series.

On May 31, 3013, Samaras, his 24-yearold son Paul, and TWISTEX team member and meteorologist Carl Young were killed while chasing a tornado. The twister, with winds topping 296 mph, made an unexpected sharp turn while simultaneously increasing in both speed and size. Obscured by heavy precipitation, the tornado surprised the team and demolished their vehicle.

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Green said that the goal of the work is “just to get the students out there as a service project—to bring art and beauty into the community.”

The decorative Groundhog Day murals will welcome the large numbers expected to gather for the occasion this year due to its falling on a weekend.

“We feel that crowd size will be consistent with last year,” said Katie Donald, Executive Director of the Groundhog Club. “Having the store fronts decorated and painted brings an inviting element to the town and the individual businesses. It also gives an opportunity to showcase the talented artists we have.”

With the PAHS Art Club’s success on the holiday murals, as well as the much anticipated unveiling of the groundhog window masterpieces, Neal is optimistic that the community’s interest and admiration in the decorative painting will grow by saying, “Hopefully we’ll expand on it and can have the students painting throughout the year.”

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Working diligently, like a soldier in the army digging a trench, I can still remember making a monstrous (at least in my six-year-old eyes) fort at the end of our driveway near an old hemlock pine tree.

One cold Sunday evening, as I put the finished touches on my fort, smoothing out round windows in the thing, I thought I saw Frankenstein lumbering up the hill from the cemetery there as the chilly darkness of evening fell on Fairview Avenue.

I guess my youthful imagination ran away with me with the help of a comic book I had read over Christmas vacation. Abandoning my snowy shelter and running in the house, shaking from fear, not cold, nor snow, I was comforted by the hissing of the hot water heaters and the dull roar of “Animal Kingdom” on the television.

Funny thing—we never really, truly felt the cold those days, not even when our fingers and toes were half-frozen from the chilly temperature and our red, running noses were about to fall off from frost bite.

Usually, most of us kids stayed out until we were forced to come in the house when our parents shouted out from the back door, “Dinner time! Come in and take off those wet clothes!” And, we did. Stripping off soggy boots, mushy socks, half-frozen mittens, caps, and jackets, we usually draped them over warm hot-water radiators or over an air vent to thaw them out.

No one in 1960s Punxsutawney got out the Swiffer or the Oreck; no one called Stanley Steemer. No one snatched the Lysol or sprayed us down with antibacterial disinfectant. In spite of ourselves, we kids survived the cold and would probably continue to play, roll, sled, and wallow in the winter’s snow for many years.

How I long for those days, those simple snowy pleasures that enriched our kid winters and made the dull, gray Januaries and Februaries happier months! I want to watch an entire family make snowmen together, and I want to see moms, dads, and their children sled down a snowy hill in the soft purple shades of winter’s twilight.

I want to see kids playing outside again, suited up in scarves, hand-knit mittens, and bulky galoshes all covered in snow.

How about if children take a break from playing virtual skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling on the X-Box or Wii? Why experience virtual reality when you can enjoy the real thing?

Let’s give the newscasters, the weather alerts, and the Weather Channel a rest; let’s stop studying the weather aps on our phones and simply enjoy our winter days.

Just look out your window in the glow of the porch light or street lamp. Don your ski jacket, gloves, and hat and stroll down the street on a snowy evening; even stop to roll a snowball or get a running start and slide on an icy patch. Make a snow angel. Embrace the snowfall; don’t fear the elements of Old Man Winter.

Yes, as Bing Crosby crooned, “Where it’s snowing, all winter through. That’s where I want to be,” try to hold onto the kid in you and have a love affair with this season!

Hey! It’s a marshmallow world in the winter. Now, let’s all, “Go to sleep and dream of snow.”

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(Editor’s Note: The resources used in the preparation of this article are available the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, in the Punxsutawney Spirit on-line at accesspadr.org and the Punxsutawney Area Historical and Genealogical Society 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.)

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Jen Carfagno, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel who was acquainted with Samaras, will be on hand at the induction to accept the honor on behalf of the Samaras family who could not attend.

The induction is open to the public with paid $5.00 admission to the Weather Discovery Center and caps the Discovery Center’s Groundhog Day activities, which begin on Friday, January 31. Other activities include the crowning of Little Mr. & Miss Groundhog and Ms. Groundhog on Saturday at 10 a.m. and from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Winter Weather Olympics games in the parking lot. See the full schedule at Weatherdiscovery.org.

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Grin and Bear It

By Judy Freed for Hometown magazine ood morning! How’s it going?”

To many folks, that is a typical greeting to neighbors. We, on the other hand, usually hear, “Seen the bear lately?”

It’s no secret that we are nature lovers.

After renting two houses and then decid-

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A ten-foot PVC pipe was cemented in.

On the top was a platform that held a fancy feeder that any bird would be proud to pull its feathers up to and dine for hours.

We stood back and admired his latest creation.

Of course, filling the feeder meant dragging the ladder across the yard along with buckets of seed.

The birds arrived in flocks, and more feeders were needed to satisfy their appetites. We had lots of trees, so up went the feeding stations. Two of them were squirrel proof just When are you guys going on vacation again? for the pure humor of watching those four-legged animals try to outsmart us. ing to leave the confines of the borough of Much to our dismay, one morning we disPunxsutawney, we bought a home in Bell covered something was noticeably missing Township forty-four years ago. from the yard. The PVC pipe had been broAt last, with a forest surrounding us, we ken off at the base, and the feeder was were set to enjoy critters both large and empty. And so, the bear had served us nosmall. My husband has always been a

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tice. He was visiting the area, and he liked what he saw.

Soon afterward, the feeders hanging in the trees were on the ground—licked clean. War had been declared, and we put on our armor.

The General put on his thinking cap and headed to his workshop. Around and around two of the trees he went with contraptions that would surely deter possums, raccoons, and perhaps something much bigger.

As the sun was setting one fall evening, I heard sounds coming from The General, sitting in his comfortable recliner, in full view of the tree outside the window. “Bear … bear … bear!” We ran to the window and saw him sitting on a limb, pulling the feeder toward his empty belly. The next thing I saw was The General running onto our enclosed front porch and yelling, “What do you think you’re doing?” Huh? You are talking to a bear? To our surprise, Mr. Bear jumped to the ground and ran directly to our neighbor’s house.

A phone call the next day confirmed our suspicion. Our neighbor’s birdfeeder was damaged. O.K., this was partially our fault.

Several years later, more feeders were added around the property. There is nothing like seeing birds up close and personal, so why not put food right outside the living room window? Little did we know that bears have an extremely acute sense of smell, especially when it comes to suet.

While watching television, we heard a “twaaaannnnggging” noise, and the feeders by the window were bouncing up and down. Either we had an eagle stop by for a treat, or “you know who” had just paid a visit.

There was no doubt about the culprit

when we were aroused from our sleep at 3 o’clock one morning. Turning on the outside lights, there he was, sitting on his butt, emptying the entire contents of the feeder into his mouth. The General and I enjoyed a good laugh, we must admit.

In order to prove to our friends and relatives that we weren’t making up stories, an outside game camera was installed to catch the thief in action. Mission accomplished.

Prior to leaving on vacation, someone at our house made a huge mistake. There was a sale on birdseed at a local establishment, so it seemed like a good idea to stock up for the winter. The only convenient container that would hold 200 pounds of seed was a garbage can, and, unfortunately, it was placed in an enclosed area underneath our deck. Don’t get ahead of me.

When we returned, a huge hole was found in one of the doors under the deck.

Holy birdseed, Batman! This was discovered after seeing telltale signs that the furry burglar had eaten absolutely too much, if you know what I mean.

Friends have listened to our bear tales over the years and have surprised us with appropriate gifts of ceramic and stuffed bears, which adorn our humble abode.

When we found a framed picture of a family of black bears, we had to purchase it for our dining room.

The best part of these misadventures is the fact that The General has decided he is going to blame Mr. Bear for anything that happens around our house from now on, such as dirt on the kitchen floor, goodies missing from the refrigerator, and tools that mysteriously disappear from his workshop.

In the meantime, the war is not over, yet.

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License your Dog - it’s the Law

By George Grieg Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture ogs are an important part of our families as loyal companions, protectors and playmates. Few things beat coming home after a long week to my Border Collie, Max, wagging his tail.

His thirst for playing fetch is unquenchable and his energy on our Crawford County farm knows no bounds.

Max brings a lot of joy, but also a lot of responsibilities. Ensuring he has a current license is at the top of the list. That’s why each year my wife and I stop by our local treasurer’s office in December to purchase a dog license.

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Pets run away for a variety of reasons.

Big, strong dogs can run five miles or more from their homes. Along the way, they encounter dangers like moving vehicles and wildlife.

If your dog is found, someone may take

him to a local veterinarian, groomer, pet store or animal shelter. If your dog has a current license, it makes his return home easy. But if your dog doesn’t have a current license, it becomes harder to ensure he can make his way back to you.

Your best friend’s ticket home is a license, because it helps animal control and shelters identify your dog and get him home safely.

Support Animal Control Dog license fees support animal control.

The annual fee you pay to license your dog helps keep shelters running and supports the work of the Dog Law Enforcement Office, which is responsible for ensuring the welfare of dogs, regulating dangerous dogs and overseeing annual licensing and rabies vaccinations.

Vaccinate Against Rabies In addition to being licensed, all dogs three months or older must be vaccinated against rabies. Rabies is a fatal viral infection of the central nervous system that is spread by infected animals.

Lost dogs can easily encounter wildlife.

Rabies in wildlife accounts for more than 90 percent of the reported rabies cases in the United States, with raccoons making up more than half of this total.

Rabies vaccination boosters must be given by your veterinarian to maintain your dog’s immunity every three years. Failure to vaccinate your dog can result in a maximum fine of $300 per unvaccinated dog violation plus court costs.

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‘You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.’

ABRAhAM LInCoLn 16th President of the United States cited with a maximum fine of $300 per unlicensed dog plus court costs.

Dog wardens canvass neighborhoods across the state looking for unlicensed dogs and fine any dog owners who break the law.

Wardens issued more than 900 fines for failing to license a dog in 2013.

The cost of a license is far less than the penalty for being caught without one.

Get a License Dog licenses are available from your local county treasurer. Some counties offer online licensing. Licenses may also be available through registered agents in certain counties, including retail businesses and veterinary offices.

An annual dog license is $8.45, or $6.45 if the animal is spayed or neutered. Lifetime licenses are available for dogs that have permanent identification like a microchip or tattoo. Older adults and people with disabilities may be eligible for discounts.

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John adams Second President 1797-1801 State Represented: Massachussets Party affiliation: Federalist Fact(s): His son, John Quincy, became president. He was the first Vice President.

thomas Jefferson

James Madison

third President 1801-1809 State Represented: Virginia Party affiliation: Democratic-Republican Fact(s): at age 33, he drafted the Declaration of Independence. He constructed his mountain top home, Monticello.

Fourth President 1809-1817 State Represented: Virginia Party affiliation: Democratic-Republican Fact(s): louisiana and Indiana became states during his term. He helped form the Bill of Rights.

James Monroe Fifth President 1817-1825 State Represented: Virginia Party affiliation: Democratic-Republican Fact(s): He was the first president to ride a steamboat. He made the Monroe Doctrine.

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tenth President 1841-1845 State Represented: Virginia Party affiliation: Whig Fact(s): loved to play the violin.

His first wife died while he was president.

Eleventh President 1845-1849 State Represented: tennessee Party affiliation: Democrat Fact(s): He died from exhaustion and hard work soon after he left office.

twelfth President 1849-1850 State Represented: louisiana Party affiliation: Whig Fact(s): He served in the Mexican War. He died while President.

William Henry Harrison Ninth President 1841 State Represented: Ohio Party affiliation: Whig Fact(s): He was the first president to die in office.

Millard Fillmore

thirteenth President 1850-1853 State Represented: New York Party affiliation: Whig Fact(s): He had eight brothers and sisters. His wife started the White House library collection.

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Harry S. truman thirty-third President 1945-1953 State Represented: Missouri Party affiliation: Democrat Fact(s): He was a captain in World War I. He was Vice President for Franklin Roosevelt.

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John F. Kennedy thirty-Fifth President 1961-1963 State Represented: Massachusetts Party affiliation: Democrat Fact(s): He liked to swim. He represented Massachusetts in the House and the Senate.

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Fortieth President 1981-1989 State Represented: California Party affiliation: Republican Fact(s): He was shot by a would-be assassin and quickly recovered and returned to office.

Forty-First President 1989-1993 State Represented: texas Party affiliation: Republican Fact(s): When he was 18, he joined the armed forces. He represented texas in Congress.

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Samantha Sears, Rodney Thompson, and His specialty is country music; however he Heather Moulder, who is from Nashville, has recently added folk music in his reperTennessee, will perform at a benefit concert toire. for the Punxsutawney Area Coal Memorial.

The keyboard master of the group is The performers are each artists in their own right; together they will be presenting an awesome evening of acoustic music in the folk genre. “We hope to provide an authentic jam session which features folk music from the coal mining areas,” said White. “This is music which appeals to all age groups, and it is vintage and trendy at the same time.”

White, who performs on both the banjo and guitar, now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she is active with the Helen Creighton Folk Society and where she researches and performs Alexis White (left) and Lindsay Merrow are two of the musicians to coal mining songs. She en- be featured at the Big Blast of Coal Music concert scheduled for joys researching this music Friday, January 31, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the Punxsutawney Area Community Center. All funds raised will benefit the Punxsutawney because of her family’s Area Coal Memorial. connection to mining in Heather Moulder, who has performed with Pennsylvania. Her focus is Appalachian many professionals in Nashville. folk music and the English-Scottish-Irish These young musicians are following in folk influences which are found in coal the tradition of musicians such as Pete songs from Appalachia. She began her muSeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joanie sical career by borrowing her aunt’s guitar Mitchell, and Jean Ritchie. Their music is and teaching herself to play. Since then she melancholy and strident at the same time. has perfected her talent through playing Songs including “Coal Town Saturday professional with bands in the area and in Night,” “Dark as A Dungeon,” “Mining Nashville, Tennessee.

Camp Blues,” and “One Morning in May” Merrow specializes in the violin and fidwill be among those featured at the concert. dle. She first asked to play the violin at age Join the Coal Memorial Committee of five. Her parents waited until she was six PRIDE and enjoy this rare opportunity to to start lessons. Although classically hear acoustic folk music in Punxsutawney trained, she is drawn to the folk genre at the Big Blast of Coal Music. Proceeds of which she describes as being music of the the concert will benefit the development of soul. “It is music that you can relate to, no the Punxsutawney Area Coal Memorial matter what your age,” remarked Merrow, which seeks to preserve the history of the who currently gives private violin lessons. coal industry in the Punxsutawney Area.

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t 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, the Qualitas brass quintet, a student chamber group from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, will return to First English Lutheran Church in Punxsutawney with a concert of music for organ and brass. The group is led by Punxsutawney native and IUP music student Mason Stiver. Other members of the quintet are Jacob Try, trumpet; Michael Heuft, horn; Nathaniel Lease, trombone; and Tashio Jefferson, tuba.

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OK, I'll just say it. I had what is known in medical terms as a UTI (urinary tract infection).

When I told my husband we might need to cancel dinner, he said, "Quick, call the doctor!"

The office was closed. The answering service said my doctor wouldn't prescribe an antibiotic over the phone and I should go to an emergency room or an urgent care clinic.

I pictured waiting for hours in the ER with people bleeding and coughing and throwing up. It was not how I wanted to spend the evening. So I called the nearest pharmacy with an urgent care clinic. It was open, but would close in an hour.

I grabbed my keys, told my husband to start without me and I'd be back as soon as I could.

Remarkably, I was first on the waiting list.

There was only one patient ahead of me in the exam room. So I texted my husband to say I should be home soon.

Then I sat down and began studying the medications on the shelves. Who knew there were so many ways to treat a cold?

An hour later, I decided the person in the exam room was having a heart transplant and I'd be there all night. My pain was worsening. I was hungry, cold, dangerously close to tears and I really hate to cry in public.

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And then, for reasons I can't explain, she reached out her small starfish hand and slowly patted my knee, just so, just right, as if to say, "There, there."

Her mother called to her in Spanish and she turned to run, but looked back once to smile at me. Then they were gone.

Minutes later, hallelujah, the heart transplant patient walked out, and I went in to be tested, examined, diagnosed and given a prescription that I picked up at the pharmacy, with some magic numbing pills that said in their own way, "There, there."

Then I went home to serve up supper. And it was still warm.

Sometimes we entertain friends. But sometimes, if we're really lucky, we get to entertain angels in sparkly shoes.

(Sharon Randall can be contacted at P.O. Box 777394, Henderson NV 89077, or at www.sharonrandall.com. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.shns.com.)

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alentine’s Day is fast approaching and if you are a Crazy Bird you have one thing on your mind, chocolate covered strawberries. As soon as our Bullets and Bling Raffle is over in October, Operation: Chocolate Covered Strawberry commences. When we started our first chocolate covered strawberry fundraiser in 2012, we were concerned we wouldn’t be able to sell 50 dozen. We, the Crazy Birds, dipped and surpassed that by selling over 250 dozen! With one year under our belt, we had hoped to increase the strawberry sales to 400 dozen for our second year.

Incredibly, we sold over 800 dozen with even a demand for more.

This year, our goal is to sell 1,200 dozen chocolate covered strawberries, meaning over 15,000 strawberries will need to be dipped in either white chocolate or milk chocolate within a matter of only a few days.

When we took this on as a group of 5 team members, it didn’t take long to realize we could not do it ourselves. Our biggest blessing has been the overwhelming response of help from both friends and community members who volunteer their time to help achieve success each year.

When we ventured into this we thought “How hard can it be? Dip some strawberries in chocolate, stick them in boxes and voila, an easy way to make money for Relay for Life”. When looking back three years, we have experienced basically everything that could go wrong while also seeing how things could be done more efficiently in a chocolate covered fundraising event.

Chocolate is a monster itself; the brand, stocking up on 400 pounds or more, heating and keeping it melted, and not to men-

tion it just makes a mess. Then there was the issue of what do you do with 120 flats of strawberries? Joe and Sandy Snyder, owners of KJ’s BBQ in Rossiter, answered our prayers by allowing us to use their facilities to store and dip the strawberries.

We’ve also learned that size certainly does matter, too big of boxes result in one thing, strawberries all over the place!

With countless lessons learned, hopefully no tail feathers will be ruffled as we anticipate 2014 to be the best Crazy Bird year yet. Orders will be taken this year until February 10th for $12.00 a baker’s dozen.

They will be available for pickup at the Jefferson Social Hall (across from the Punxsutawney Community Center) on both February 13th and 14th.

Local deliveries to businesses will be available February 13th.

Any orders after the 10th will be $13.00 a baker’s on a first come first serve basis.

Orders can be placed on the Crazy Bird Relay for Life Chocolate Covered Strawberries Event Page or by contacting Chantell Kaylor 814-952-6279.

We have been very busy “Birds” this past year with our Valentine’s Day Chocolate Covered Strawberry sale, 3rd annual Basket Bingo and Chocolate Covered Strawberry 6 packs for Mother’s Day, Chicken & Rib’s BBQ, Relay for Life in Barclay Square, our first Bullets & Bling Raffle, and the Punxsutawney Rotary’s Circle of Trees.

We would like to sincerely thank all who donate, volunteer, attend, and support our events each year; we truly appreciate all the community support to help such a worthy cause. Be sure to look for us next May 10th at the Rossiter Legion for our annual Basket Bingo and we hope you enjoy your Crazy Bird Chocolate Covered Strawberries for Valentine’s Day! •••

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ccording to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow when he emerges from his burrow on February 2, six more weeks of winter will follow. If he doesn’t, spring is just around the corner.

Either way, it’s time for a party!

I especially like Groundhog Day because it’s an ideal time to entertain. People have the winter doldrums and welcome a party,

especially one as fun as celebrating Groundhog Day. In addition, Groundhog Day parties have always been special to me because my mother grew up near Punxsutawney, home of Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog who predicts the coming of spring.

In my twenty-plus years of giving Groundhog Day parties, an important aspect of their success has been the food. Last year’s party foods included Spring Tonic, Snowcapped Hamburger Casserole, Forecaster Finger Foods, Shadowtini, Snowball Cake, and Winter Brew coffee.

Spring Tonic, a steaming grape spiced drink, got the party off to a good start. A tasty variation of hot mulled cider, this appetizer beverage was perfect for a cold winter evening.

The entrĂŠe, Snow-capped Hamburger Casserole, was true comfort food. The ground beef-green bean mixture was blended with a zesty tomato-soup-based sauce, topped with mounds of fluffy mashed potatoes, and then baked to perfection.

In honor of the groundhog—a vegetarian, by the way—the side dish was Forecaster Finger Foods, a relish tray of pickle spears, olives, and celery stuffed with peanut butter and cream cheese. To further reinforce the vegetarian theme, a tossed green salad could also be served.

Rounding out the main course was Shadowtini, hot dog bun halves spread with a buttery herb topping, and then baked golden brown and crisp. The crispiness was a delightful addition to the main course.

The grand finale to the meal was Snowball Cake, a snowy white dessert made of angel food cake mixed with a pineapple-whipped topping and molded in a bowl. The unmolded cake was frosted with a fluffy topping and covered with coconut. Befitting the whimsy of the occasion, a groundhog cutout was inserted to appear he was emerging from his hole and crushed Oreo cookies were sprinkled around the hole to look like dirt. The cake was so attractive it could have doubled as the table centerpiece and so tasty it melted in your mouth. Served with Winter Brew coffee, it was a delightful end to the meal.

A charming cardstock groundhog popping out of a pot of artificial greenery and red berries decorated the table. My groundhog was commercially made (www.groundhogstuff.com, Stationery and Party category, page 2), but you could draw one on brown cardstock or copy one from the In-

ternet or a children’s storybook about groundhogs. For stability, attach the groundhog to a craft or paint-stirring stick.

A small artificial tree decorated with construction paper groundhog cutouts, twinkling lights, white berries, and gold ribbon bows added additional festivity.

Party fun included playing “Pin the Tail on the Groundhog� and guests answering an ad that read: “Position Available: Punxsutawney Phil. Prepare your application, listing special qualities and background.�

There were many laughs as guests read their applications. Party prizes were winter / spring seasonal items—windshield snow scraper, lip balm, suntan lotion, bug repellant, picnic plates. Showing the movie Groundhog Day could be alternative entertainment.

I had great fun giving this party, and the guests enjoyed it, too. One wrote, “I always feel so good after I have been to one of your Groundhog Day parties.�

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Add green beans and ground beef mixture. Pour in a 1 1/2 quart casserole. Microwave potatoes until slightly warm; mix in egg. Spoon in mounds over meat mixture. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until peaks are golden. Serves six. shadowtini 8 hot dog buns ½ teaspoon garlic salt 1 teaspoon basil leaves 1/4 teaspoon parsley flakes 1/2 cup butter, softened

Mix together garlic salt, basil leaves, parsley flakes, and butter. Spread on cut sides of buns. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave for another hour. snowball cake 2 1/4 ounce envelopes unflavored gelatin 1/2 cup cold water 1 cup hot water

1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple in juice 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 cups whipped topping (Cool Whip) Angel food cake (about 2 pounds)

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Fold whipped topping into gelatin mixture. Remove all brown parts from angel food cake and break cake into small pieces. Fold cake into topping / gelatin mixture. Line an approximately 2 1/2 quart bowl with plastic wrap. Pour mixture into bowl and chill. Serves ten to twelve. frosting 1 3.3 ounce white chocolate instant pudding mix 2 cups whipped topping (Cool Whip) Oreo cookies, crushed 1 cup cold milk Flaked coconut

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By Melissa Breyer Mother nature Network (mnn.com) he formula for losing weight couldn’t be simpler: Consume fewer calories than you require, which means eat less and/or exercise more. To lose a pound of fat there needs to be a deficit of roughly 3,500 calories; so, for example, burning an extra 500 calories a day _ or consuming 500 fewer calories a day _ will result in the loss of about a pound in a week.

However, while the math is simple, getting there seems far from easy. And thus comes a slew of miracle supplements (“burn fat fast without even trying!”), fad diets (may we offer you a binding corset or surgically-attached tongue patch?) and fancy gizmos (hello, Japanese diet goggles).

But the truth is, losing weight takes work. That said, interesting research has revealed that some simple tricks can make the work a little easier; specifically, creating small obstacles and changing cues.

A study in Switzerland found that the relative availability of food influences food intake. Researchers for the study say that eating is an automatic behavior that can be disrupted when any additional effort is required.

Study participants were invited to sample freely from a bowl of candies; one group was offered unwrapped candies while another group was given wrapped ones. Participants who had to unwrap the candy themselves ate on average 3.6 pieces, while those who had no unwrapping to do ate 5.5 pieces each.

Similarly, in another experiment those who were asked to use tongs to take the candy ate significantly less than those who used their fingers; and in yet another experiment, the results were the same, even when the choice was between high-fat chocolates and dried apricots, indicating the tongs, not the food, were the deterrent, researchers said.

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them in the garage!) or of course, you could resort to eating snacks with tongs!

In a different but similar vein, consider the work of clinical dietitian and author Timi Gustafson, R.D., who explores habits and how they can sabotage our best-laid plans to eat well. In a blog for online newspaper SeattlePI.com, Gustafson takes a scientific look at the influence of our daily habits. In one case, a woman with an “addiction” to pastries simply changed her driving route to

avoid passing her favorite bakery and her “addiction” was eventually cured (and she lost 50 pounds along the way).

Another person exploring the amazing pull of routine as it relates to diet is New York Times journalist Charles Duhigg, who wrote the book “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.” Similar to the bakery visitor, Duhigg had a chocolate-chip cookie habit; and he was also able to escape the rut by switching up his routine by avoid-

ing the cafeteria during the afternoon slump and socializing with co-workers instead.

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Limbing up trees in winter sheds more light on the subject

By Joe Lamp’l McClatchy-Tribune question I get quite often is that people want to know why their formerly prolific vegetable or flower garden just doesn’t seem to be performing at nearly the level of just a few years prior. In reply I ask them, “Do you have trees that have perhaps encroached overhead?” It’s only then that the light bulb goes off.

Over time, a sunny garden spot often becomes shadier and shadier as branches of distant trees begin to encroach overhead.

Plants, flowers, vegetable gardens and even lawns simply can’t perform to their potential when full sun exposure is required for peak performance. The situation is gradual, taking years to finally impact whatever lies beneath. But when it does, from then on, it gets a little worse every year as shade becomes the dominant condition.

Fortunately, there is an effective approach you can try to alleviate the problem, before resorting to removing trees completely.

In my playbook, the first strategy is to raise the canopy of whatever trees are obscuring areas where you need more sunlight. I start by removing as many of the lower limbs as possible. The higher I can make the canopy, the better, keeping in mind the aesthetic consequences of each cut. The term is often referred to as limbing up. It’s one of the most important outdoor activities I save for the dormant months from January through March. The strategy involves removing enough of the lower limbs to allow significantly more light to filter down. Short of cutting the trees down, limbing up is the next best thing in areas where plants are looking leggy, shrubs are just not flowering as they should or where you are trying to grow grass. Removing several layers of the lower branches can be enough of an improvement to restore spotty turf areas to a fuller looking appearance. For me, the best part is, I still get to keep my beloved trees, while providing enough light to keep sun-loving plants productive too.

If even more light is needed, use this time to look into the canopy as well. With leaves off the trees, it’s easy to spot branches that could be removed without altering the overall look or shape of the inner branch structure. The best testament to the success of

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this strategy at my house is the comments I often get from other gardeners at their surprise at how well my lawn and other plants do, with so many trees. When properly done, no one realizes a significant number of limbs have been removed from the tree.

Even better, in many cases the tree actually performs better after the haircut. More light into the center of the tree is very good for its overall health, too.

Another point to consider during this exercise is to think about which limbs to keep. For example, I have a bed of azaleas that happily grow under several tall trees.

But, there are several lower branches of these trees that need to be limbed up.

However, I don’t want to remove the branches on the west side of the tree, because they provide shade and protection to my azaleas below from the harsh, late afternoon sun. In this case, judicious pruning is best.

Consider hiring a Certified Arborist. The limbing up process can be a do-it-yourself project but I don’t advise it, especially when it involves larger branches. A professional Certified Arborist can ensure tree limbs are removed safely and properly. Stay clear of economy tree services. Just because someone has a chainsaw and a pick-up truck, doesn’t mean they know what they are doing. Mature trees are not easily replaced and an improper pruning cut could lead to its demise. Certified Arborists have the training and equipment to get the job done right. You can find them listed in the phone book under Tree Care. Look for the “Certified Arborist” logo or designation by their name. A true Certified Arborist will have credentials. Ask to see them. In all cases, you’ll want to make sure they have the proper insurance. The professionals pay dearly for this, and they expect you to ask.

Yes, they may cost a bit more, but it’s well worth the investment.

Joe Lamp’l, host of “Growing a Greener World” on PBS, is a Master Gardener and author. For more information visit www.GrowingAGreenerWorld.com . (c) 2014, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Distributed by MCT Information Services.

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Salt and potholes can be hazardous to your car

By Angie Hicks of Angie’s List www.angieslist.com inter driving can be hazardous not only to your personal wellbeing, but to the integrity of your vehicle. Salt and potholes are two common culprits.

Here’s what you need to know, based on the expertise of top-rated auto pros: Potholes: These road hazards form when water that seeps into road cracks expands and contracts during the freeze-thaw process, degrading the road surface. Potholes have proliferated earlier than usual in some parts of the country that recently experienced heavy snow and bitter cold followed by a warmer spell.

You can’t always avoid striking a pothole, but be aware that even if your tires and wheels appear unscathed, your car may have sustained damage. Keep an eye on your tire pressure and be alert for signs of wheel, alignment or suspension damage, including wobbly steering, vibration or the car pulling to one side.

The cost of a new tire starts at around $100, as does the typical cost of a new wheel well. Alignment issues can cost several hundred dollars to repair. Many auto insurance policies cover pothole damage if expenses exceed your deductible, but talk to your insurance agent before submitting a claim.

Road salt: The same salt that local and state governments use to melt snow and ice can cause your vehicle to rust. The undercarriage, wheel wells and brakes are most vulnerable, but metal brake and fuel lines may also become damaged.

Washing your car is the best way to prevent salt damage. Some experts recommend making sure your vehicle’s underbelly is washed at least once a month when salt is on roads, and several times a year thereafter. Be sure the wash uses a high-pressure stream of water to clean the

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April is an especially good time to get your car washed, since by then spring rains will have washed away road salt.

Avoid wiping your vehicle to remove salt; it can scratch the surface. If you opt for a drive-through or automatic car wash, which can range in price from $3 to more than $20, be aware that your finish could get scratched if rotating brushes or agitating cloths are too firm or contain built-up salt, dirt or debris.

Consider taking the extra step to ask the wash operator how often brushes or cloths are cleaned or replaced. If they’re changed infrequently or not at all, it might be best to drive down the road to another wash operation.

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Lauda and Hunt: in Person

By David L. Anderson for Hometown magazine on Howard’s Rush, which tells the story of the dramatic 1976 Formula One season, is one of the greatest racing movies in cinematic history.

Its story is not only true but certainly far more interesting than the soapy plot of John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix and the minimalist, almost non-existent plot of Steve McQueen’s LeMans. For extended and breathtaking race footage, however, I must admit that both of those films surpass Rush. Of the NASCAR films, the less said the better.

But more exciting than any of those films was being present to see Lauda and Hunt compete. I saw them at the Grand Prix of the United States at Watkins Glen, New York, on October 5, 1975. In the film Lauda is portrayed as the highly disciplined Germanic technician and Hunt as the devil-may-care English playboy. And that was exactly how they drove when I saw them so many decades ago.

However, despite the passage of so much time, my memories of that race are as vivid as ever, and I can testify that Ron Howard’s portrayal of what happened in that race goes beyond “freely adapted” and verges on total distortion.

Lauda was Lauda all weekend, qualifying his Ferrari 312T on pole, driving a disciplined line, and setting the pace for the entire field. And Hunt? Well, let’s just say that if you heard racing slicks thundering over rumble strips, you didn’t have to look up to see who it was. Inevitably, it would be Hunt.

In Rush the 1975 Watkins Glen race, the last of the 1975 season, is totally unrecognizable. Lauda is depicted as needing to beat Hunt to clinch his first world championship. Hunt is shown suffering a mechanical failure while in the lead, pulling off the track, and only then being passed by Lauda, who goes on to win and celebrate his championship. Lauda did indeed win the race, but the rest is untrue. I was there and saw it.

Here’s what really happened. Lauda had already clinched his championship at the previous race, in Monza, Italy. At the Glen he qualified on pole. Next to Lauda’s Ferrari 312T on the front row was the McLaren-Ford of Emerson Fittipaldi, world champion in 1972 (for Lotus) and 1974 for (McLaren); he would go on in later years to win the Indycar championship and two Indy 500s. It was a match for the ages as far as I was concerned.

I watched the race from the short straight between what were then turns 8 (where Hunt had ruled the rumble strips all weekend) and 9. There were the last two turns in the non-NASCAR section of the track still known as the “boot” because of its shape. I could see the cars make the sharp right-hand turn 8, power uphill on the straight past me, and make the left back onto the NASCAR section.

Sadly, the match for the ages lasted only a few laps. Lauda took the lead from the start and Fittipaldi followed him nose to tail for about 15 or 20 laps, a classic duel of two champions. They left the field, Hunt included, far behind to struggle over

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third place. Meanwhile, Lauda’s teammate, Clay Regazzoni, known as “Rigatoni” to the other drivers, lost his nose wing and had to pit for repairs. When he returned to the track, his car was not quite right, and the leaders quickly caught him.

He let his Ferrari teammate Lauda pass but refused to let Fittipaldi by, weaving around, despite repeated blue flags.

The crowd did not like it. Nor did I, though a total diehard Ferrari fan from that day to this. I must admit I shook my fist and shouted some rude comments about Rigatoni, his family, his mechanics, etc. (Apparently Fittipaldi also shook his fist and said some things to Rigatoni after the race was over.) He was eventually black flagged but not until Lauda had a commanding lead. After that the race was largely a parade with Lauda holding a steady lead of about 10 seconds, at least according to my battered stopwatch, for the rest of the race.

Contrary to Rush, Hunt’s outclassed Hesketh-Ford never once came within sight of the lead all day. He started midpack and picked up a couple of positions when Andretti and Carlos Reutemann retired. Ronnie Peterson of Sweden in his Lotus grabbed third a few laps from the end, though not within sight of even Fittipaldi. I had watched Peterson carefully in the lefthanded turn 9 and saw him lock up and smoke his left front tire several times. Turn one at the Glen is a truly wicked downhill right turn at the end of a long downhill straight. Without a good left front tire, you’re toast. From what I read later, that was where Hunt managed to slip past Peterson to actually take third place—contrary to the film, in which mechanical problems force him out of the race.

I’m guessing Howard had to exaggerate Hunt’s performance at the Glen, and probably elsewhere in the film, to bring some extra drama to the story by making Hunt look something like the equal of Lauda. In reality, he was not, as the record shows. Hunt: 92 Grand Prix starts, 10 wins, 1 championship. Lauda: 171 starts, 25 wins, 3 championships. Lauda and Hunt raced against each other every year from 1973 to 1979. Hunt finished higher in the championship standings only twice, 1973 when both were unknowns at the back of the grid, and 1976, Hunt’s championship year. I expected some career stats to be part of the closing credits, but they would have undercut the story line.

Without the exaggerations, Howard has less of a story. It then becomes “Playboy wins champion when rival refuses to drive in unsafe conditions.” Promoters, car builders, and sanctioning bodies all pushed the ridiculous it-comes-with-theterritory lies regarding the carnage in racing at the time. Lauda’s refusal to drive in the monsoon conditions in Japan in 1976 was an important moment in the history of racing safety. Only if drivers refused to race on unsafe tracks and in unsafe conditions could the grisly string of deaths in F1 be brought to an end. Lauda’s moral courage, not Hunt’s sexual shenanigans, is the real story of the 1976 F1 season.

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(Punxsutawney News) February 3, 1870 — GROUND-HOG DAY - Believers in this sign can prepare for an abundance of cold weather, for yesterday was a sunshiny day, which would afford the ground-hog a delightful opportunity to see its shadow if it ventured out. (Punxsutawney Plaindealer) February 5, 1896 — A Slavish wedding occurred in Walston on Sunday which was conducted in a high and lively manner. Thirty kegs of beer and a wagon load of assorted meats were provided for the occasion. About fifty guests were present. A dance was started early on Sunday forenoon which was kept up continually until Monday noon.

There were no deaths. (Punxsutawney Spirit) February 6, 1889 — The horse attached to Burkett & Strouse’s delivery wagon became fractious last Monday on the corner of Mahoning and Gilpin streets, and upset a load of groceries.

Four or five sacks of flour, a lot of coffee, sugar, rice, peanuts, etc. were broken open and their contents strewn over the snow and promiscuously mingled in one confused mass. It was a picnic for the sparrows. (Punxsutawney Sprit) February 8, 1893 — Within the past few days we have heard several parents complain that their little ones, while on their way to school, were waylaid by larger children who used threats and other methods to keep them from attending school. Up to the present time these annoyances have been borne with patience, but unless the guilty parties cease their persecutions they will have an opportunity to explain their conduct before a proper officer. (Punxsutawney Spirit) •••

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