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By Jennifer Skarbek of Hometown magazine hat does it take to move a mountain?

Being faced with such a mammoth undertaking, one that is probably better conquered by a powerful force of nature, the average person might choose an easier course to lessen the burden on their weary bodies and souls, telling themselves that a task is next to impossible and unrealistic for a mere human. Still others might immediately turn back and give up the challenge, throwing in the towel to accept defeat while allowing themselves the false reassurance that someone else of mightier strength can get the job done for the rest of humankind.

However, for Punxsutawneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lisa Keller, moving mountains has become her forte, almost second nature if you will. You see, it is not that Keller possesses extreme physical strength or superhuman powers, but rather it is her devout belief that with a firm faith in God, an unselfish and worthwhile purpose, an immeasurable love for others, and unstoppable strength that comes with numbers, anything and everything â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even moving mountains â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is possible.

A 1985 graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School, Keller went on to pursue a career in elementary education by earning her bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree and then her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Upon completion of her schooling, Keller began to substitute teach in local schools before landing a full-time position as a third-grade classroom teacher at Parkview Elementary School. Her caring disposition and sincere dedication to helping students to succeed are evident in Kellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s philosophy of teaching and in her actions. Over the past twenty years, she has remained steadfast in her objective of educating the youth of the community, going on to teach at Longview and then the Punxsutawney Area Middle School, where her current assignment is fourth-grade math. In her personal life, Keller married her husband, Rod, proudly raising their daughters Liz and Laura in the same small town that positively influenced and shaped the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characters and lives into what they are today. Likewise, Keller has enjoyed personal satisfaction with her accomplishments as an educator, a wife, and a mother, putting an equal yet unique emphasis on each. But with her keen insight, Keller knew that something was missing, that per-

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haps she was being called to a greater duty than those already taken on and tackled. And, upon listening a little closer, she heard the call and responded: a call from God to travel to distant places and to be Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands and feet on earth, to partake in missionary work as a way to spread love and the Word. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been interested in mission work; timing has just been an issue,â&#x20AC;?

Keller confessed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With small kids and a job, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just take a week off.â&#x20AC;?

Keller explained that despite her reservations and lack of free time, the divine beckoning to act became too audible and strong to ignore, and in 2007, upon receiving an invitation from a friend to join a group traveling to Central America to offer aid, she made the decision to tuck away doubt and answer the call. Although Keller had thought for several years about the idea of missionary work in foreign lands, this instance presented itself in a more favorable and attainable way. She said that unlike most mission trips, which only permit adults to travel, this opportunity permitted entire families to take part. Keller was on board with this idea but was aware of the dangers associated with visiting third-world countries, such as serious diseases and unsafe environments.

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But after weighing the benefits against the risks, Keller and her husband, along with their daughters, then seven and twelve years of age, embarked on a venture that would forever change their lives, not to mention the lives of others.

The group traveled by plane to Guatemala, a country the size of Ohio, known for its precipitous volcanoes, thick rain forests, Spanish cultural influence, and an even older Mayan heritage. The members stayed at a hotel in Antigua and traveled by chicken bus to the small village about forty minutes down the road.

Here the members spent a week diligently offering help to the needy residents of the area in the form of home maintenance, teaching, and healthcare, among other services. By the weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end, Keller immediately knew that she and her family had made the right decision to join the group, for each had experienced an undeniable internal transformation.

Keller joyfully stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how spending one week in a developing country could change everything about who I am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as a teacher, a mom, a Christian, a human being.

It turned my whole life inside out.â&#x20AC;?

When the family returned to its hometown after the mission trip, Keller admitted that she, her husband, and her kids looked at everyday things in a new way. For instance, it is incredible to fathom just how many material pos-

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Back-to-School Shopping without Macy’s

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ack-to-school shopping without Macy’s, Target, Walmart, and Old Navy? Back-to-school shopping without online purchases from Amazon, Zulily, Overstock.com, and L.L.Bean?

Back-to-school shopping without the purchase of $100 gel-soled tennis shoes decorated with fluorescent orange and pink laces? Back-to-school shopping without using Mom and Dad’s credit cards?

Gasp! Big hearty shudder!

Well, that’s exactly what we kids in the ’60s and ’70s in Punxsutawney did – we made it through back-to-school shopping without any of the above.

There weren’t that many stores to make our purchases; we were fairly content to frequent the oldies but goodies like J.C. Penney, Montgomery Ward, The Smart Shop, Polly’s Fashion Shop, or even Jaynell’s store that was a few doors down from McCrory’s. Even though, there weren’t racks and racks of clothing in those establishments, we seemed to make it work. Of course, my mom didn’t buy me that much back then; I only got a couple skirts and a couple matching blouses from a sale rack when we school-shopped.

Hip hugger-anything used to be “in” and I recall a skirt with little orange flowers and a big cream colored belt that I cherished above all the few pieces of back-to-school attire in my closet. In the fall of 1967, I wore a yellow blouse with that floral skirt and thought I was pretty nifty. Bell bottoms were really in style, too, that year. I’ll never forget the first and only pair that my folks bought me from a rack in the back of J.C. Penney’s before school started. They were brown denim, and my mom bought me a matching yellow sweatshirt to wear with my stylish treasure.

Of course, I couldn’t wear the bell bottoms to school in the junior high and for a few years in high school. Back in the ’60s and ’70s, slacks and jeans were hugely taboo for us girls – only skirts and dresses, please. It was okay if they were miniskirts or minidresses – but no slacks. It was kind of a big deal when we were finally permitted to

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sport them in the early ’70s. Yeah, after years of the dreaded no-slacks rule, we could wear them. Just no jeans! I recollect a pair of pants that I wore to school that were rather questionable – were they jeans or were they slacks? It was a tricky conundrum. Once, I spent an entire day in fear when I wore those brown pants to school.

See, I worried that I would be sent home to change, or worse, I fretted that I would have to spend the day in the office. Shivers!

Of course, what would back-to-school shopping in Punxsutawney be without the purchase of the stylish, red, one-piece gym suit? And, only a couple stores in town sold the critters. When you combined that suit with the even more fashionable white socks and the pristine white sneakers, we girls were ready for a year of physical education.

If you dress like an athlete, you will act like an athlete. Well, that’s what I think the philosophy must have been behind the required purchase of that uniform. Unfortunately, my athletic prowess stopped short after I put on my red outfit. Afraid to dirty my sneakers, I kept them immaculate until school ended in the spring. Nevertheless, Mom always bought me a new pair at the start of every school year, along with fresh red gym duds.

Speaking of shoes, I have about a hundred pair in my closet right now. Not so back in the ’60s and ’70s, though. Mom bought me one new pair of shoes each fall. I think I had two pairs in my closet all year: the ones from the year before and the new kickers that I got at the start of school. I remember wearing a pair of black and white saddle shoes one school year. I also recall wearing a pair of tan and dark brown patent saddlelooking shoes another year. It’s absolutely amazing how one pair of shoes went with everything back then. It was downright magical. And, the cost of back to school shoes was magical in the ’60s and ’70s too.

For instance, I recall a pair that I purchased for my sophomore year. They were brown leather clog-like things with a big buckle; I probably looked like I was ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. Nevertheless, I thought they were magnificent works of art, and I specifically remember that they cost $9!

Typically in late August, Mom took me to Harl’s Shoe Store. There in the little shop near the Pantall Hotel, Pop or his son would measure my foot with a big silver and black metal foot ruler. Then, we would proceed to pick out a sensible pair of shoes that would last for one 180 days of school. I always

wanted a pair of Buster Browns because I liked the little dog in the ad. My mother, on the other hand, was really fond of anything on the sale table. Generally, I did not end up with the Buster Browns; somehow those ones on sale always seemed to fit better (according to my mother’s observation).

Most of us girls wore knee highs with our shoes, or we wore stockings. We stocked up on that leg wear before school started. Not panty hose. No, no, no! Panty hose did not exist in the ’60s in my back-to-school wardrobe. Somehow, most of us girls wore some kind of contraption where we could hook up the tops of those stockings with a little plastic or metal doo-dad. It’s pretty hard to believe that we actually made it through the whole school day without hurting ourselves when we wore those undergarments. By the way, when fishnet hosiery came into style, it opened our eyes to a whole new fashion statement. Fishnet stockings came in small weave, medium weave, and even large blocks that looked like a tic-tac-toe board. Naturally, a hole or a run in them was an utter tragedy; however, I carried a bottle of fingernail polish in my purse that would stop any hosiery disaster dead in its tracks.

A few other accessories merited a back-toschool shopping trip – a new purse, notebooks, a binder, or even a fresh haircut.

Interestingly enough, back in the late ’60s, wigs were kind of in style, and I remember that my mom bought me one at the beginning of the school year. It was frosted and cut short, and I held it in place with a couple dozen of bobby pins. Unfortunately, after a fellow student threated to harpoon it with her pencil, I stopped wearing it – fearful that my real hair would be exposed and stick out like porcupine quills. Hence, the

tradition of the back-to-school wig stopped after one year of shopping.

All in all, though, I look back on all my former school-day purchases with a fond, warm-and-fuzzy feeling. I think it’s kind of refreshing that so little made me so happy.

And, it’s interesting that I did well in school despite the fact that I didn’t have a new laptop or iPad. Mom didn’t give me a charge card to go on a massive back-to-school shopping spree because she didn’t have one.

I still managed to have a successful education although my folks had a modest income devoid of plastic in their wallet.

Here’s to the one pair of shoes, a couple of skirts, and the hometown stores where we purchased cool stuff. Here’s to small-town kids who are ready to go back-to-school shopping with their parents – locally at their downtown stores! As Neil Young croons, “Long may you run.”

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When Keller thinks back to the trip she made almost a decade ago, she is still completely overwhelmed by the images that she saw when she and the other members of the group entered the impoverished towns of Guatemala for the first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing can prepare you for the look of poverty,â&#x20AC;? Keller said.

The people of this area are limited in money and resources, often living in homes with dirt floors and no furniture. Although some families do not lack food, the variety of what they consume is so small that the children often suffer from malnourishment and stunted growth, never having a consistent and balanced amount of vitamins and minerals in their diets. Clean water is not abundant and during certain climatic seasons, due to the altitude of the area, water will only be pumped up the mountain every two days. The residents have about one hourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to collect enough water to get their families through the next two days. They do not have a plentitude of clothing, and it is not uncommon for them to go without a pair of shoes. These conditions, Keller said, often lead to contracting parasites, such as hookworms. On top of that, most families in this region of Guatemala have five to ten children, who grow up performing backbreaking labor in fields and on farms. In fact, most poor children do not even have the Your Small Hometown Attitude Company

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Hence, words and dialogue abound when locals kindly reflect upon the life of one of Punxsutawney’s native daughters, that of restaurateur Rose Setree.

Rose’s earthly existence culminated with her passing on August 2 of this year; however, through the presence that she established for herself and her family within the c o m m u n i t y, her memory and legacy will last far into future generations.

Born April 1, 1924, to Charles and Cora Longo, Rose Setree owners and operators of a general store called Gattuso’s, in the area of Elk Run, Rose grew up valuing the relationships that were established by running a business in a small town. As a youth, Rose spent hours cleaning shelves and stocking items in her parents’ establishment, later enjoying time with friends as they played together in the evening. The couple later opened

a restaurant just up the road that they dubbed The Anchor Inn. This new business boasted gasoline pumps and a fireworks stand, while a section of the building had rooms that were rented in a bed-and-breakfast concept. The business also featured a small bar area complete with a jukebox, as well as an eatery where sandwiches, fish, and spaghetti were favorites on the menu. On the side of this collection of wares and services, Rose’s father ran a small potato chip factory in an attached garage area. Upon graduating from high school at the tender age of sixteen, Rose took over the chip business, taking a potato through the arduous steps of peeling, slicing, frying, and bagging until she had a delicious product that was delivered to sixty places around town, sold at local football games, and coveted by everyone who had the opportunity to savor its flavor on their palate.

When the Longos rebuilt across the street, in 1941, a fresh place that they christened as the New Anchor Inn, Rose picked up duties as “hat-checker girl” at weekend dances there.

After reaching womanhood, Rose married Charles R. Setree just days before the celebration of St. Valentine in the year of 1945.

Rose and Charles soon became the owners and operators of The Little Canada Bar and Restaurant in Big Run, near the home of the newlyweds. Rose and her husband successfully ran the business for seven years, before they left the Punxsutawney area for a brief period of time to go west to Arizona. Then, in

1953, the Setrees came back home to assume ownership of the restaurant started by Rose’s parents, a place that had become a popular spot for Punxsy residents to meet for homemade food and socialization. Because owning a restaurant is a job that lasts well beyond the time the lights are extinguished and the doors are locked, Rose and her family, which quickly grew to include five lovely children, conveniently resided above the establishment.

In the hours of operation, Rose would cook in the kitchen of the New Anchor Inn while her small children kept her company nearby in their play area.

Over the next fifty years, while raising her children and then sadly burying her husband in 1993, Rose continued to operate The Anchor Inn. The restaurant became well known and loved for its traditional-style Italian sauces and pastas, in addition to its flavorful pizza and large selection of homemade favorites.

According to her family, Rose deeply loved to cook and enjoyed every moment that she spent donning an apron in front of a stove or an oven preparing delightful food for her family, friends, and customers. Rose maintained this busy lifestyle for decades until she suffered a stroke in 2004. Even though she had to bring to a close her career as a restaurant owner and cook, Rose used her newfound time to rest and relax in her upstairs apartment, separate from the business but still close to the heart of the operation. Rose’s decline in health required her to rely on the assistance of a care-

giver who would stay with her day or night.

She and the family were most appreciative of this lady’s services on the night of November 8, 2010, when a fire, which had started in the kitchen of the restaurant, spread to Rose’s apartment upstairs. Upon smelling smoke, the caregiver rushed Rose to safety, the latter still wearing her nightgown and with curlers in her hair. After the disaster, Rose was welcomed into the home of her son David and her daughter-in-law Vickie. She resided here for a year while the restaurant was being rebuilt. Although Rose had hopes of returning to her former living arrangement, the woman, who had lived so many years with constant interaction with people and patrons, decided to live closer to friends and family at Mahoning Riverside Manor. For five years, Rose enjoyed her new home, visiting with other residents and taking part in the activities and events. And with tradition in her blood, Rose would gather every Sunday at the home of her daughter Roz, where the family would eat breakfast together.

When Rose passed away this summer, she was surrounded by her family; this is the same manner in which Rose chose to live her life.

She is survived by these five children: Judy Stockdale; Charles “Butch” Setree and significant other, Grace; Rosalind Pete and husband, Mark; David Setree and wife, Vickie; and Brian Setree and wife, Tami, all of Punxsutawney, along with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Thanks to the dedication and hard work of Rose Longo Setree over the years and to her love of cooking and serving tasty food to her town, Rose’s family, her friends, her patrons, and her community are left with sweet memories of a remarkable woman, as well as a continued love of homemade dishes that are still served with pride and a smile.

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Continued from page 4 Keller commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do as much as we can while we are there.â&#x20AC;? necessities as medicine for their parents.

Keller reported that the kids in these homes With so many positive outcomes from the are excited to see the volunteers coming, welwork they performed on the trip, Keller knew coming them with open arms and enormous that without question, she and her family smiles. As a means of gratitude, Keller said would return to Guatemala the next summer. that some families say thanks at the door while For a family who used to enjoy traditional vaothers invite the missionaries into their home cations to the beach or amusement parks, this to pray together. Whatever the outward exnewfound destination, where poverty and pression, Keller knows that all that is accomneed are in abundance, and rest and relaxation plished for the are not listed on the people of the weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s itinerary, town is truly apsoon became what preciated. In fact, each member many of the villooked forward to lagers tell the for the following group that they year. count down the â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no days from when question,â&#x20AC;? Keller the group leaves said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were Guatemala one going back.â&#x20AC;? year until it reKeller and her turns the followfamily continued ing year. returning to To this end, Guatemala every Keller expressed summer for the the fact that every next few years. year when she Along the way, the and her family group of co-traveljourneyed home ers changed someto Punxsutawney, what as well as the there was never location where any guarantee that they centered their a return trip to work. According to Santa Maria Keller, during their In addition to their annual mission work in Guatemala, would come to third year, the Lisa Keller and her family sponsor a young man named group began to Maynor, pictured here. They lovingly refer to him as their fruition the next summer. This did help out in a differ- â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guatemalan son.â&#x20AC;? (submitted photo) not sit well with ent village not far Keller, for she knew that any hope for longfrom where they first started. lasting change in the third-world country â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought that the first village was bad, 2,500 miles away from the comfort of her but the second one was far more impoverhome would take a consistent plan. ished,â&#x20AC;? Keller recalls.

She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew that everything so far was This second village, called Santa Maria de preparing us for what we needed to do.â&#x20AC;?

Jesus, shared many similarities with the preThus, in 2010, Keller and fellow missionary vious location, both with residents using a Robin McMillen of Reynoldsville created Mayan language as their primary form of their own nonprofit group with the goal of escommunication, with Spanish as a second lantablishing a long-term relationship with the guage, and each offering little in the way of residents of Santa Maria de Jesus. By forming bright futures for its youth; however, Santa such an organization, one that they fittingly Maria was even further behind economically. call â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving Mountains,â&#x20AC;? the members could Keller instantly recognized this contrast, plan fundraising events in order to help pay prompting her to focus her energy here knowfor their trips as well as the multitude of suping that it had the greater impact, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We plies and materials required to help the poor fell in love with the village and the people and of Central America. Keller explained that on knew that we were then committed.â&#x20AC;? every trip they make to Guatemala, each While in Santa Maria de Jesus, Keller said member of the group packs around a hundred that the missionary group works on a number pounds of items into his or her bag to bring to of projects, all intended to make the homes the people in need. These items, which range safer and to help the people get healthier. In from school supplies to food to clothing, are particular, the more than forty members colcollected throughout the year with the anticilectively help to put concrete floors into pation of delivering them in the summer. Once houses, to replace corrugated tin roofing on the contents are distributed to the people of houses to repair leaks, and to assemble bunk beds in homes where no bed existed before â&#x20AC;&#x201C; - Continued on page 8 & A2"'' & 1"2

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By PRIDE for Hometown magazine t the turn of the nineteenth century, the last Native Americans left the Punxsutawney area. Robert Hamilton, in 1899, gave an account of their departure. A son of David Hamilton, who settled on a tract of land in Porter Township at the confluence of the Little and Big Mahoning creeks in 1802, Robert grew up among the earliest settlers. From James McClelland, he heard an account of the time when the last of the natives left the area. By that time, the lands that the Native Americans had occupied for centuries had been surveyed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and were being sold to European settlers. Native Americans, seeing the overwhelming numbers of settlers coming into the area, decided to leave for the West, where the hunting was better. They built a raft of small, dead pine trees, and about 1800 or 1801, they left the area by traveling down the Big Mahoning. These Native Americans left behind their legends and lore as gifts to Punxsutawney.

Wojack Weekend is a remembrance and celebration of these gifts. Before Europeans settled the area, Native Americans occupied the lands in the Punxsutawney area – specifically, the Lenni Lanape, known to Europeans as the Delaware, and the Seneca, part of the Iroquois Confederation. Much of what we take for granted every day came from them.

Punxsutawney is where Native American tribes had an established a town along the Great Shamokin Path. The legend of the town’s name has its roots in the Lenni Lenape legend of a sorcerer who lived in the area and attacked travelers on the path in the hills east of the town. When the sorcerer was killed in combat, his body was burned to destroy the evil medicine. His ashes, however, turned into ponksad, the native word for sandflies. These sandflies continued to plague the Native Americans, who called the place “PonksadUteney,” which means “the town of sandflies.” In the Seneca language, the town’s name was the equivalent of “Gnat Town.” J. K. Coxson, an early historian of Punxsutawney, wrote, “It is significant, for the first white settlers declared that unless large smokes were made to envelope their dwellings, the gnats would blacken the hands and faces of any who might be exposed to those annoying insects, which caused the Indian town to receive its name.”

Punxsutawney’s groundhog legend predates the area’s first German settlers. According to the Lenni Lenape, the oijak – also known as wojak – was considered the “grandfather” of the earliest known inhabitants. This term, when adapted by pioneer settlers, became “woodchuck.” With the coming of the German settlers, the woodchuck – or as we know him today, the groundhog – was adopted to replace the German badger, who, in their tradition, was a weather prognosticator. Today, this furry creature is revered more as Punxsutawney’s “Seer-of-Seers” than as “grandfather.”

The legends and lore of the Native Americans who left the area 216 years ago continue to reverberate throughout Punxsutawney. On September 10, the community will celebrate the area’s Native American heritage with a day of activities and entertainment.

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continue during the day. Throughout town activities and events will highlight the Native American heritage of Punxsutawney. The following events are coded with asterisks: A single asterisk (*) indicates a one-time event that you will not want to miss! Two asterisks (**) denote activities that will be available throughout the day (check entries for the times). Three asterisks (***) indicates unique vendors available only on this day. *Alone Yet Not Alone screening, 10 a.m., Punxsutawney Community Center, 220 North Jefferson Street. Alone Yet Not Alone

is a film based on the true story of Barbara and Regina Leininger, Marie leRoy, and others who were seized from their Pennsylvania German immigrant families’ homes by the Lenni Lenape in 1755. Their captors brought them through Punxsutawney, although the town is not mentioned in the film. When they were recovered, the youngest girl no longer remembered her mother. Her memory was rekindled and the family reunited by a German hymn – Alone Yet Not Alone – that the family had often sung together. The film’s second Punxsutawney connection is that the grandfather of

Judge Mitchell, who built the Lattimer House, witnessed reunion of the youngest Leininger girl with her mother. *Storytelling, 11 a.m., Punxsutawney Memorial Library, 301 East Mahoning Street.

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Continued from page 6 Santa Maria, the empty bags are then carried back with the missionaries on their journey home. However, Keller interjected that sometimes the emptied bags weigh more than they did when they were filled to the brim; for, when the group leaves the village, they carry with them all the hopes and dreams of the people they have met and adopted into their hearts. The annual trip takes place every July, with Keller and her family sometimes going to the location ahead of time in order to make necessary preparations before the rest of the group arrives. The mission week is a muchanticipated time for both the villagers of Santa Maria and the members of Moving Mountains. Keller said that the other fifty-one weeks of the year back at home are spent in heavy planning so that the mere seven days spent in Guatemala can be the most beneficial possible. In addition to the summer trips, Keller and McMillen have worked on other campaigns to bring aid to the people of Guatemala. For instance, when presented with the news that the children of Central America could benefit from certain vitamins designed especially for their dietary needs that are associated with their geographical location and available resources, the women procured 85,000 vitamins to send to the people. A huge undertaking in itself, the women were not deterred but on fire to make it happen.

Keller added, “The moment that someone tells us that we can’t do it, we set out to get it done.”

In a similar manner, the team addressed another pressing need of the children of Santa Maria: shoes to protect their feet. Keller mentioned that it is ridiculous that people in the modern world have piles upon piles of shoes, a different pair for every outfit, when the kids in Central America don’t even own one pair.

Thus, the group did a type of “sole” searching, collecting shoes from local donations.

Keller was amazed that in all, 385 pairs were collected – no small “feat.” Ecstatic about the surprise gifts for the villagers, Keller made a special trip to Guatemala that January to deliver the goods in person.

Of the joy that she experienced when seeing these people so happy about a pair of shoes, Keller proclaimed, “God calls us all to do big things; we each have the ability to do these great things.”

Another area of concern for the group is that of bringing knowledge to the children of Santa Maria de Jesus, a subject close to the heart of Keller. In fact, she is most pleased with a child sponsorship program created by activist and friend McMillen, a program that allows individuals to sponsor a child from Guatemala to guarantee that they learn and succeed despite his or her financial destitution. It is based on the idea that education is a way to end poverty.

Keller has of course taken part in this endeavor as well, sponsoring a couple of youth until they graduated from high school. She has even been privileged to attend the graduation ceremonies for these students, an event that holds more significance than any commencement could in the developed world.

“It’s a huge deal,” Keller admitted.

Moving Mountains likewise aims to improve and increase the educational opportunities for the children of the community. Keller reported that she is constantly purchasing back-toschool items that she then delivers to Santa Maria every year. Such supplies as notebooks, pencils, and books go a long way when such things are not usually available. Each trip to Central America allows Keller and McMillen visits to the seven local schools to observe the conditions and meet with the teachers to discuss specific educational needs and setbacks.

As Keller presently prepares for her upcoming school year, she constantly ponders the differences between teaching in the United States and in Guatemala. To begin, Keller said that classrooms in Santa Maria don’t always have teaching materials or even desks. This experienced educator was moved when, upon meeting with some of the principals, she learned that an assortment of old high school desks were donated to one of the schools, and that the teachers were using parts and pieces from several to fashion a few usable desks. Otherwise, the students had to sit on the floor during instruction time. These aforementioned issues, along with others, aspects that are taken for granted elsewhere, are huge concerns that Keller and McMillen want to eradicate. Keller humbly shared that the ultimate hope of Moving Mountains is to build a solid school in Santa Maria de Jesus where every child, regardless of money or lack thereof, can receive a quality education.

“We dream the big dreams,” Keller remarked of her desire for these kids to have options and choices, and to understand that they too can have a bright future.

In response to what the group has accomplished to this point in the realm of education, Keller said that she can see the results when the students approach her and say, “I don’t know where my life would be without you.”

These small gains have had a huge impact on Keller and her family. In particular, she can see positive effects on the mindset of her daughters, both of whom have spent ten years of their childhood giving of themselves to children in a distant country. Keller’s oldest, Liz, is a great translator when the group visits Guatemala and is now pursuing a degree in Spanish at IUP. While Laura, the younger of the two, has had aspirations from the age of eight to sponsor every child in Guatemala if she were ever to win the lottery. She once told her mother that the children remember her year to year and that they don’t even need a picture of her to recognize their friend because - Continued on page 10

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Premium seating for a $20 donation. Beverages and food available. All proceeds benefit the building fund of Mahoning Valley VFW Post 2076. Sponsored by Punxsutawney Shop ’n Save. n Sept. 5: Labor Day! Enjoy the holiday.

Many businesses, schools, and offices closed. n Sept. 6-30: Registration for Fall Reading Program at Punxsy Memorial Library. Programs will run Oct. 3 to Dec. 2. n Sept. 6: First Tuesday Community Meal, 5 p.m., at Punxsy Presbyterian Church. Free & open to the public. n Sept. 9: Community Dinner, 5 to 6 p.m., at First United Methodist Church. Free & open to the public. n Sept. 9: Last day for Registration for Flag Football at Punxsy Area Community Center. For more information, call 938-1008. n Sept. 9 & 10: Magical World of Dancing Horses at Beaver Run Equestrian Theatre.

Tickets required. Email equestriandance@ gmail.com for more information. n Sept. 10: “Wojack Weekend: Celebrating the Legend and Lore of the Heritage of Punxsutawney,” sponsored by PRIDE. Several events around town. Contact PRIDE at punxsypride@gmail.com for information. n Sept. 10: 118th Annual Groundhog Picnic & Phil Phest, 1 to 9 p.m., at Gobbler’s Knob. Tickets are $25. Must be 21 or older to attend. n Sept. 10: 7th Annual Walk for Suicide Prevention & Awareness, at DuBois City Park, sponsored by Clearfield-Jefferson Suicide Prevention Team. For information, go to www.1istoomany.org. n Sept. 12-24: “We Explore Beekeeping” at Weather Discovery Center, $6 admission.

Call 938-1000 for information. n Sept. 14: Jefferson County Veterans Awareness Seminar, noon to 4 p.m., at Jefferson Place, Brookville. n Sept. 16: Blood Drive, 12:30 to 6 p.m., at First Church of God, benefits the American Red Cross.

n Sept. 17: Camouflage Inn’s Annual Fall Poker Run, 10 a.m., $10 per person. Benefits Just Us for the Animals. n Sept. 18: 10th Annual SFC Scott R. Smith Memorial Ride & Picnic, 11 a.m. at Gobbler’s Knob. $20 per bike. Benefits the SFC Scott R. Smith Scholarship Fund. n Sept. 18: Blood Drive, 1 to 6:30 p.m., at Reynoldsville American Legion, benefits the American Red Cross. n Sept. 18: Pho Dinner Fundraiser for the Josh Smith Memorial Playground. Pre-sale tickets only, $10 at Playhouse Center, or from family & friends. Dinner at Jefferson County Social Hall. n Sept. 19: Club 3:16 after-school youth programs begin at Salvation Army. Call 938-

5530 for more information. n Sept. 19: Applications for Treasures for Children Christmas program & Project Bundle Up begin at Salvation Army, 938-5530. n Sept. 20: “Regional Resources for Small Businesses,” 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., at IUP Punxsy, Room 221. No cost, but registration required. Contact Punxsy Chamber of Commerce for more information. n Sept. 21: Deadline to register for the Apple Harvest Tea at the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society. $20 per person, seatings at noon and 2 p.m. Contact PAHGS at 938-2555 for more information.

This event benefits the historical society. n Sept. 22: “A Night in the Wilds,” 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.at Elk Country Visitors Center in Benezette. Sponsored by Penn State DuBois Alumni Association and featuring PSU Alumni Rawley Cogan, who will present “Elkonomics and Partnerships.” $20 per per-

son. Contact Julie Frank, jad62@psu.edu, for information. n Sept. 23: Senior Expo, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at First Church of God. Includes nonprofits, government representatives, and local businesses, offering information for senior citizens. n Sept. 24: Beekeeping Program, 10 a.m. to noon, at Weather Discovery Center. $7 per person. Pre-registration helpful, but walk-ins welcome. Call 938-1000 for information. n Sept. 30: Last day to register for the 2016 Punxsy Christian Women’s Conference on Oct. 8 at First Church of God. “Abide with Me” will feature speaker Donna Gassett. $25 registration. Opens at 8:30 a.m. Visit punxsycwc.blogspot.com for more information. n The Punxsutawney Area Community Center offers indoor cycling, batting cage, Fifty & Fit, SilverSneakers, AM men’s basketball, Pilates/yoga, and gymnastics. Call 938-1008 for more information.

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“they carry us in their hearts.”

In regards to this sense of familiarity that now exists between the members of Moving Mountains and the poor of Santa Maria, Keller said that she has witnessed it develop over the years.

She explained, “When we first went to the village, the people said, ‘Some good people are coming.’ The next time we visited, the people said, ‘Some good Christians have come.’ And now when we go, they say, ‘Our family is coming.’”

In light of all the progress made by the members of Moving Mountains in this village of Central America, Keller knows that it has only been possible through the generous giving of people, churches, and organizations who have offered their gracious support, sponsorship, and prayers. She is ever aware that all of these blessings are only possible through God. He allows this group to be a voice for the person who has no voice, to show love to those least loved, and to bring comfort and compassion to a people who would otherwise endure the pain of loneliness and isolation.

“This is not about me but about my call from God,” Keller professed. “This is about my desire to reach out to my family, no matter how far away.”

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By the Coal Memorial Committee for Hometown magazine n 1909, a new era began for the coal industry in the Punxsutawney area when the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad elected to focus its business on transportation, not mining. Entrepreneurs in all industries were encouraged to develop along the route of the road. The opportunity to develop area coal resources was one of the more significant results of the railroadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision. Local entrepreneurs seized the opportunity. Some met with success, some continue to operate, and others have become part of the history of Punxsutawney area coal.

The local landowners in the southwestern section of the county were aware of their coal resources, based on the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania: 1880, 1881 Report of Progress in Jefferson County. A 428-foot drill core had revealed the following layers of coal:

The report identified a three-foot-six-inch to four-foot seam of Upper Freeport Coal being mined on the J.K. Neal property, and on the James Stockdill [sic] farm the same seam was found with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;riderâ&#x20AC;? three feet thick above the seam, making the coal in that location approximately seven feet thick. (A rider is a local deposit of coal that thins away in all direction.)

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On November 17, 1886, the Punxsutawney Spirit announced: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Big Vein of Coal. The people of Porter Township are excited over the discovery of a vein of coal nine feet thick on the farm of J.G. Neal. The vein, which was being worked, was about four feet thick at the entrance, but it gradually grew in height until it reached five feet, and then, by a fall of slate from the roof, it was found that there was another vein immediately above, four feet thick.

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Residents of the Porter area were excited when they learned that the long-rumored railroad would soon reach their area of the county. In June 1909, the local newspaper reported that a survey had been made from Knoxdale by way of Cool Spring by Worthville and Dora in Jefferson County and through Eddyville and Putneyville in Armstrong County on its way toward Pittsburgh. The owners of the coal reserves in southwestern Jefferson County knew that they could not develop their resources into commercial enterprises until the completion of the Brookville and Mahoning Railroad.

In August 1909, as the Brookville and Mahoning Railroad pushed ahead with the building of the railroad across Jefferson County, action was taken to change the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad Company â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a name that locals soon shortened to â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Shawmut.â&#x20AC;? In September, the company faced a problem when landowners along the originally planned route asked as much for their right-of-ways as building the tracks would have cost. The contractor then proposed connecting the railroad with Low Grade, the division of the Pennsylvania Railroad near Hawthorn.

The real estate section of the January 10, 1910, edition of the Punxsutawney Spirit contained good news with the report that the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad had purchased right-of-ways in Knox, Perry, and Ringgold townships. Those selling land to the railroad were John I. Himes and Isiah C. Eshbaugh of Knox Township, Sarah Raybuck et al. and Henry Bush of Perry Township, and Fred Crawford and Winfield S. Smathers of Ringgold Township.

At the Jefferson County Courthouse on September 26, 1907, the Allegheny River Mining Company filed an application for

incorporation with E.A. Jones, Bradford; G.C. Deter and W.R. Craig, St. Marys; C.L. McIntire, Freeport; and John S. Porter and John Armstrong, Brookville, as subscribers.

Jones owned 995 shares, and each of the others owned one share valued at $100 per share.

This company began with capital stock of $100,000 and had coal lands and leases along the main line of the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad. Its first operation was along the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad in Beaver Township at the Conifer Mine.

On February 1, 1911, the Spirit reprinted an article from Simpsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Daily Leader that informed the public that the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad would be for transportation. The company would not engage in mining operations. Instead, auxiliary companies would be organized for the purpose of producing the tonnage for the new railroad. Among these companies would be mines and manufacturers.

Thus, a new era began in the relationship between the railroad and the coal mines in the Punxsutawney area. The railroad operated independently from the mines. The mining companies were customers of the railroad.

Charters issued for these new coal companies distinguished between those companies that operated primarily for the purpose of extracting and delivering coal to the railroad and those whose purpose was the â&#x20AC;&#x153;buying, selling and dealing in coal and coke as well as mining, quarrying, excavating, boring for and otherwise producing coal and coke.â&#x20AC;?

This new way of operating on the part of the railroad opened the door for local entrepreneurs. Local companies were organized and incorporated. Among those companies located along the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad were the following: Knoxdale Mining Company, organized in 1912 by Hector Campbell, Anita; H.H. Ray, Brookville; and Emanuel Reinert and William J. McAninch, Knoxdale.

Eagle Valley Coal Company, organized in 1913 by Hannibal J. Hutchinson, Falls Creek, - Continued on page 24

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On Sunday, September 4, Shop â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Save will sponsor a cruise-in along the railroad tracks behind Groundhog Plaza (201 North Hampton Avenue, Punxsutawney).

Registration for the event begins at 10 a.m., and the cruise-in will be held from noon until 4 p.m. The cruise-in will be held whether the sun shines or the rain falls, though cruise-in aficionados â&#x20AC;&#x201C; car owners and attendees alike â&#x20AC;&#x201C; prefer to see clear blue skies and a bright yellow sun.

The cruise-in has no set fee to register â&#x20AC;&#x201C; registration is by donation. The first 100 owners to register their cars will receive a commemorative dashboard plate. A DJ will play tunes during the cruise-in, and beverages and food will be available to purchase. Hot dogs, hamburgers, and spare ribs will sizzle on a grille â&#x20AC;&#x201C; manned by good folks from Shop â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Save.

As many pitchmen often say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But wait â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more!â&#x20AC;? The afternoon of fondly looking back in time will continue into the evening when Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets take the stage at Barclay Square at 7:30 p.m. Concert-goers are asked to bring a lawn chair. Premium seating for the show is available for a $20 donation.

Tickets are available at the customer service desk at the Punxsutawney Shop â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Save. For additional information about the show, please call 938-9632.

Following the cruise-in, Shop â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Save will move its grille to Barclay Square and will offer its tasty morsels to concertgoers who may not have attended the afternoon event.

All proceeds from the cruise-in and the concert benefit the building fund of Mahoning Valley VFW Post 2076.

Bill Haley Jr. is the second son of the legendary Bill Haley, one of the founding fathers of rock and roll. A guitarist and vocalist, he formed Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets in February 2011 not only to perform his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music, but also to tell the stories behind the music. That music includes such million-selling hits such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock Around the Clock,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;See You Later, Alligator,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shake, Rattle and Roll,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rocket 88,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skinny Minnie, and

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Razzle Dazzle.â&#x20AC;? Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets effectively recreate the excitement of a bygone era â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the heyday of rock and roll! They carry on the tradition of Bill Haley by recreating the music, the feel, the excitement, the stage costumes, and the energy of their rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll forefather.

George Lucasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1973 film, American Graffiti, depicts the car-cruising culture of the late 1950s and the early 1960s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a culture evident in countless cruise-ins held every weekend during the summer months. In the film, the ultra-cool John Milner (played by Paul LeMat) drives a Ford â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not just any Ford, but a yellow 1932 five-window deuce coupe. At one point, Milner is told that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very wicked â&#x20AC;&#x2122;55 Chevy lookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for you.â&#x20AC;? The Chevy is driven by Bob Falfa (played by a young Harrison Ford). The Ford and the Chevy race out on Paradise Road with the â&#x20AC;Ś well, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to watch the film to learn the outcome.

During American Graffiti, Mackenzie Phillipsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character, Carol, says to Milner that she came to the cruise-in because â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was hoping I might see some friends here.â&#x20AC;? If you attend Shop â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Saveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cruise-in on September 4, you might not see a â&#x20AC;&#x2122;32 Ford coupe, and you might not see a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wickedâ&#x20AC;? Chevy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but you might!

But you will, no doubt, see a few friends and, perhaps, make a few new ones. You will also, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re willing to listen, hear more than a few great stories. Car-owners love to talk about their cars!

Both the cruise-in and the concert promise to scratch the nostalgic itch, at least for a day. More important, however, than a satisfied itch is the fact that both the cruise-in and the concert support a worthy cause â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the building fund of Mahoning Valley VFW Post 2076. The events are Shop â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Saveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of giving back to the community that supports it every day of every week. According to store manager Tim Fezell, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Krise [store owner Tim Krise] simply wanted to do something for the community and find a way to help the Mahoning Valley VFW with their building fund.â&#x20AC;? Plan now to support a great gesture, a great cause. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘

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By Marlene lellock for Hometown magazine September The breezes taste of apple peel.

The air is full of smells to feelRipe fruit, old footballs, burning brush, new books, erasers, chalk, and such.

The bee, his hive, well-honeyed hum, and Mother cuts chrysanthemums.

Like plates washed clean with suds, the days are polished with a morning haze.

– John Updike ummer is nearly over and it was a great one at the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center. Now we’re turning our sites to fall and the winter to follow. Beginning in September, we’ll go back to our fall hours, being closed once again on Wednesdays. Here’s what we have planned in the coming weeks:

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Saturday, Sept. 10: Boy Scout Weather Safety Merit Badge Program. From 9 a.m. to noon, Boy Scouts of all ages will complete the requirements needed to earn the Weather Merit Badge. A snack and free time on the exhibits are included. The cost is $10 per person. Pre-registration is required, and Scouts can register by calling (814) 938-1000 or e-mailing Amanda@ weatherdiscovery.org.

Saturday, Sept. 10: Wojack Weekend.

Visit Punxsutawney on September 10 for activities, crafts and antiques, and fun all day long as we celebrate the Native American heritage of the woodchuck (groundhog) or “Wojack” as he was called by the Delaware Indians. Here at the Weather Discovery Center, we’ll be making Weather Rocks – handy weather forecasting tools that are extremely accurate! The activity is free. Admission to the exhibits is $6 per person, children 2 and under free. Hours that day are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a complete schedule of events, search PRIDE on Facebook.

Sept. 12-24: We Explore Beekeeping.

Why are bees so important to our daily lives? How can we help protect the bee population? Explore the answers to these questions and others about bees with selfdirected activities, games, and crafts in our activity room every day from Sept. 12-24.

Regular admission of $6 per person, children 2 and under free.

Saturday, Sept. 24: Beekeeping Program. Join us for a Beekeeping Program from 10 a.m. to noon, featuring a real beekeeper who will explain the process of keeping bees and how it helps our environment. Cost is $7 per person and includes a snack and free time on the exhibits. Pre-registration is helpful, but walk ins are welcome.

Saturday, Oct. 15: Energize for Energy for Junior Girl Scouts. Girls will make an energy pledge to reduce energy usage in more than one way. During the program they will discuss ways to save energy, conduct experiments, make a takehome craft, have a snack, and tour the Weather Discovery Center. You’ll earn the ENERGIZE award. Register by calling (814) 938-1000 or e-mailing Amanda@ weatherdiscovery.org. Time: 10 a.m. to noon. Cost: $7 per girl.

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cancer diagnosis can rattle one to the core and leave a person feeling alone as he or she faces a life-altering, often life-threatening, challenge. A local group exists to offer support to cancer patients, to help them meet the challenges posed by their diagnoses and treatments, and to let them know in a personal, tangible way that they are not alone.

Cancer Friends Forever was begun by staff members at the Allegheny Oncology Network and is facilitated by Karen Burkett and Janice Lunger. The group began with patients from Allegheny Oncology Network and has been meeting for a little over a year. Members have decided to open the group to any cancer patient, along with their support people, and invite these patients and people to attend CFF meetings.

The phrase “Cancer Friends Forever” was coined by Carole Mankovich, who has since passed away, and the name was chosen for the group in honor and memory of Carole.

The group began meeting at Caterina’s Café and has now moved to Laska Pizza.

The group meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month. Katie Laska has generously donated her space free of charge.

CFF invites patients in all stages of cancer: diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and remission. Group members share their experiences in dealing with the issues that cancer presents. Since everyone is different, and everyone’s experience is unique,

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Together, group members offer suggestions on coping techniques they have used – some that have worked for them and some that have not.

Because each patient is different, a “failed” technique for one could be a successful technique for another.

As patients travel through treatment, sharing their stories is helpful – it is beneficial to hear the stories of others. Any support is essential to a cancer patient, and this group support eases the feeling of being alone in the fight. Oftentimes, cancer patient strive to remain strong for their spouse, their children, and their friends and other family members. The CFF support group meeting provides an outlet for the patient to let go of their armor and express their fears among those who truly understand.

It is a sad fact that even after a valiant fight, some members succumb to cancer.

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a little less than no time and excited all our citizens. The fire was in David Fetterman’s barn, and was started by some small boys who applied a match to the hay. (Punxsutawney Spirit)

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

August 15, 1888 — An alarm of fire yesterday at noon brought out the hose cart in

August 31, 1887 — The Hungarians at Walston had a good deal of fun last Sunday night. They had been drinking a little beer during the day – one or two kegs a piece – and in the evening they had their grand finale in the shape of a regular old fashioned Hungarian row. They fought and howled and clubbed and clawed and shot until they were satiated with pleasure. Fortunately, only one man was shot, a slight wound.

(Punxsutawney Spirit) August 31, 1904 — Joseph Baumgardner broke ground Monday for a new National

Hotel which will be erected at the corner of Union and Gilpin streets. The structure will be 65 x 100 feet, three stories high, and will be built of brick. It will contain 36 sleeping rooms and will be fitted up with all of the modern improvements. (Punxsutawney Spirit) [Note: The National Hotel was destroyed by fire on October 1, 1981.]

September 3, 1868 — The GLOBE HOTEL is a new hotel opposite the M. E. Church, Mahoning Street. The whole establishment is new from the foundation to the top. The stabling is also new. The Temperance House is kept by Isaiah P. Cover, proprietor, who pledges himself to render all satisfaction in his power, and use every expediency for the accommodation of travelers and boarders. (Punxsutawney Plaindealer)

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September 5, 1906 — Attorney W. B. Adams has sold his residence on the corner of Woodland Ave. and Cambria St., East End, to his brother-in-law, Mr. Snyder, of Altoona. Mr. Adams has purchased a lot in East End near Dinsmore Ave. and fronting on East Mahoning Street. He contemplates building a fine stone residence out of native stone. (Punxsutawney News) [Note: The stone house is now owned and occupied by Dr. Jonathan Jack.]

September 17, 1868 — TEACHERS WANTED. Three competent teachers are wanted for the schools in Punxsutawney borough. The school will commence on the 1st of November, next. By order of the Board, J. A. Minish, Sec’y. (Punxsutawney Plaindealer) •••

The Shawmut

Continued from page 18 and Matthew W. Davison, Gustavus Knapp, and Charles Martz, Ringgold.

Timblin Coal Company, organized in 1914 by Jacob Hopkins, Wayne Anderson, J.R. Bailey, Joseph Knapp, and Clyde McCann, Knoxdale.

Colonial Mining Company, organized in 1917 by L.S. Shannon, C.K. Hawthorne, Jacob C. Knisely, Herman Allgeier, and I.R. Mohney, Brookville.

Cherokee Mining Company, organized in 1919 by O.F. Swanson and A.H. Reitz, Ohl; Clover Baughman, Summerville; J.F. and Edward Millen, Brookville; and E.J. McLaughlin, St. Marys.

Markle-Bullers Coal Company, organized in 1926 by H. Chester Markle and James I. Bullers, Brookville, and Charles W. and John R. Shoffner, Dora.

Ringgold Coal Company, organized in 1936 by Charles M. Shoffner, Dora; H. Chester Markle, Brookville; James I. Bullers, Mayport; and John R. Shoffner, Timblin.

Some of these companies succeeded; others had difficulties. The assets of the Ringgold Coal Company were purchased at a Sheriff’s Sale on January 22, 1941, by the Allegheny River Mining Company. These assets included nine tracts in Ringgold Township and all the company’s mining equipment. The Allegheny River Mining Company continued to expand its operations along the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad in Armstrong County, including mines at Kittanning, Seminole, Chickasaw, Furnace Run, and Cadogan. An undated report prepared by the company stated that it had fee ownership of unmined coal representing approximately 300,000,000 tons, with tributary and controlled deposits aggregating 300,000,000 additional tons. The company mined coal in the Brookville, Lower Kittanning, Lower Freeport, and Upper Freeport seams. From its humble beginnings at Conifer, the Allegheny River Mining Company grew to become a large and respected coal company.

Resources used in the preparation of this article are available at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library; the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society; the Stapleton Library, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; and the Library of Congress. This article was prepared by the Coal Memorial Committee of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. Comments on the article may be directed to PAHGS, P.O. Box 286, Punxsutawney, PA 15767.

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Two Lick Valley Quilters

Members of the Two Lick Valley Social Center’s quilting group – the regulars include Carol Haldin, Nancy McClelland, Wilma Petrof, Hope Sarnovsky, and Laurene Vodopivec – meet Tuesdays to practice the fine art of quilting. (submitted photo)

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he members of the Two Lick Valley Social Center’s quilting group are busy, creative, and willing to share their knowledge with anyone interested in their craft. They like to get others excited about quilting and then assist their efforts to become expert quilters. No member had a mother or a grandmother attend a quilting group and then pass along her knowledge. The group’s members learned to quilt

later in life, as adults, and have accepted the challenge to make their handmade work look as professional as possible – and not look as though it was done on an assembly line! They have succeeded; their work is impressive.

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Laurene pointed out that the quilters have a wall, or even “a sunny side up egg hot pad” that was created by simply allowing made and donated many different kinds of items to various groups, including lap robes the quilter’s imagination to take over.

The group’s regular quilters include Carol for nursing homes, quilts for AIDS babies Haldin, Nancy McClelland, Wilma Petrof, and cancer patients, and puppy pads for the Hope Sarnovsky, and Laurene Vodopivec. Carol began quilting after her children grew up and went off to college. She was looking for something to fill her spare time, and her husband suggested that she find a “worthwhile hobby.” She chose to fill her time with quilting – a hobby that she takes quite seriously. Carol attends quilting retreats and has become an authority on the art of quilting. According to Carol, heirloom quilts should not be stored in plastic, but should be stored with acidfree paper and in special containers that help to preserve them.

Nancy has been quilting for nine- Nancy McClelland and Marty Lightner – members of the teen years and has the distinction of Two Lick Valley Social Center’s quilting group – show having quilted in forty-eight states. off a bit of quilting artistry. (submitted photo) She was part of a truck-driving team with her husband, and she took her quilting humane society. When they recognize a supplies with her over the road. Nancy need, the quilters endeavor to address it. mentors Marty Lightner, the newest memIf you are interested in learning how to ber of Two Lick group. In high school, quilt, why not stop by the Two Lick Valley Marty took a required home economics Social Center, 450 Franklin Street, Clymer? class, but his experience was not a good The quilters’ regular day to get together is one. Nonetheless, he enjoys Nancy’s guid- Tuesday. They have sewing machines set ance and is having fun quilting. up, have space around the table, and would Hope learned to machine sew when she love to have you join them. was six or seven years old. She credit Carol If you have questions about the Center’s with sharing the fine details of quilting. quilting group or about the Center itself, Laurene has quilted at the Two Lick center please call (724) 254-9820. for about seventeen years, having learned ••• the art of quilting at the Methodist Church.

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embers of the Punxsutawney Rotary Club recently expressed their gratitude to outgoing club president Dave Drozd and welcomed incoming president and vice president, respectively, Tammy Carulli and Jim Cassidy. One of the first issues for the new executive team was to find a new meeting place. After enjoying lunch every Wednesday at Mary’s Place Restaurant for several years, the club needed to find a new venue when the management at Mary’s Place decided to stop serving lunches. Currently, Rotary members are gathering at noon at the 1904 Steak House located at the Punxsutawney Country Club.

This year, selected Club members are in charge of lining up speakers for the Wednesday luncheon meetings. Recently, representatives from Beta Sorority spoke about their group, and Frank Hetrick, owner of Frank’s Star Lunch, spoke about the history of his family’s business and how the family has always given back to the community.

Also taking place at the once-a-month meetings is the selection and presentation of the Rotary Club Boy of the Month. Club member Sue Wolfe is in charge of organizing the process, which honored Lucas Burkett in June and Ryan Young in July.

You will frequently see members of Rotary Club out and about in the community. In July, the club threw its support behind the Punxsutawney Memorial Library’s Hot Dog Days as members grilled the “dogs,” served them, and generally lent a hand.

One of the biggest items on the Rotary Club’s agenda for the next nine months is the Rotary Club District Conference to be held in Punxsutawney May 19, 20, and 21, 2017. Members from the fortytwo clubs in western Pennsylvania that make up District 7280 will descend on Punxsutawney for three days of meetings and fun. The current Governor of District 7280 is our own Tom Chelgren, one of only four Punxsutawney Rotarians to ever hold the position. Club members, led by Chelgren, have been planning for the conference since early 2015.

“To organize an event of this level takes extensive planning and work from dedicated individuals. We have been working with a team that includes members from our club and other clubs in the district,” says Chelgren. “The conference will not only showcase club accomplishments, but will also highlight our community.

Rotarians and their families will find that, in addition to regular conference activities, Punxsutawney has much to offer with great local food and tourist attractions.”

Because hosting the conference will create additional expenses for the Club, two fundraisers have been planned. One is the sale of a commemorative Jack Daniels whiskey decanter with the Club logo and a groundhog on the front. The other is a video horse race scheduled for October 15 at Gobbler’s Knob. Information about these two events will be available soon.

Finally, President Carulli has charged the newly formed Membership Committee to reorganize and develop procedures for recruiting new members. The strength of the Club and what it can accomplish for its community is in its membership, and that’s why the Punxsutawney club is ninety-five years old!

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