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Jessica Lasher Directs Ever-Evolving Library

“We Are a Community-Centered Place”

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By James Lauffer of Hometown magazine ne might be tempted to think that a library that is months into its second century might choose to rest on its laurels – and its longevity! Not so for the Punxsutawney Memorial Library and its director, Jessica Lasher, who acknowledges both the library’s history and its ever-dynamic present.

“This library is well established in the community,” she said, “and it’s an honor to be part of it.”

“People who have moved away return and visit the library, and it’s fun to hear their stories,” Jessica continued. “They sometimes ask whether so-and-so still works here and comment on changes in the library.”

Their comments about the library, then and now, affirm one of Jessica’s beliefs about libraries in general and about Punxsutawney’s library in particular. “Libraries are ever changing,” she said. “It’s very dynamic here.”

“Libraries used to be primarily about collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information, which used to come mainly from books,” she continued. “Now, we know that learning and the skills necessary to succeed in life can be gained through countless mediums and experiences, whether it’s through watching a movie, playing with blocks and puzzles, playing board games, making crafts, singing songs, or simply having a space to converse with other individuals face to face.”

As library director, Jessica works to ensure that patrons of the Punxsutawney Memorial Library have access not only to books, but also to “countless mediums and experiences.”

As a gauge as to how well its programming meets the needs of its patrons, the library will participate in the Pennsylvania Library Association’s PA Forward Program, which seeks, in Jessica’s words, “to highlight all of the wonderful, well-rounded work libraries are doing.”

Under the program, libraries feature the programs and services they provide not only in basic reading literacy, but also in information literacy, health literacy, financial literacy, and civic and social literacy. The program awards bronze, silver, and gold stars to libraries meeting specific standards.

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Summer reading programs – like those offered at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library – provide students with an opportunity to keep their brains active, preventing a loss of knowledge that can happen before they return to school in the fall. (submitted photo)

of libraries in their communities,” said Jessica. “We will be working to achieve our first star this year!”

With an eye toward better meeting the future needs of the Punxsutawney community, Jessica pointed out that the library was one of fifteen libraries nationwide – from 106 libraries that applied – selected to participate in the Smart Libraries Create Smart Spaces Project. According to Jessica, the eighteenmonth project “focuses on engaging with our communities so that we can make changes in our libraries that better meet their needs.”

“So far, we’ve virtually met the other small, rural libraries to hear about their programs, services, communities, and challenges,” she continued, “but we look forward to this opportunity to better serve our patrons and community members.”

“The project is heavily focused on the library’s involvement in the community,” Jessica reiterated. “It trains libraries how to effectively reach out – using surveys and focus groups, for example – to their communities.”

“We’ve really just started,” she continued.

“The project is ongoing through 2017 and will go on into 2018.”

“I think the project reveals another aspect of how libraries are changing,” Jessica concluded. “It’s not just books on shelves. People want a space to come and share.”

The Smart Libraries Create Smart Spaces Project is made possible thanks to the federal efforts and funding of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Association for Rural & Small Libraries, the Online Computer Library Center, Inc., and WebJunction.

Another national program that Jessica touts is National Library Week, which will be celebrated April 9-15. The theme of the week – sponsored by the American Library Association – is “Libraries Transform,” a theme, no doubt, near and dear to the heart of Punxsutawney’s librarian.

For forgetful local patrons, one aspect of National Library Week just might be of particular interest. “Our library, as well as other libraries in Jefferson County, will host Fine Free Week [as part of National Library Week],” said Jessica. “This is a time where patrons can return late and damaged library - Continued on page 4

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Clayville: Lost to History, But History Not Lost

The borough of Clayville, west of Punxsutawney, was consolidated into Punxsutawney in 1907 to become Punxsutawney’s West End section. The black-and-white photo, circa 1910 (left), depicts Clayville’s Main Street (PA route 36) as the business district of Clayville. The same view is depicted in the color picture, taken in 2017, by S. Thomas Curry. (black-and-white photo is a Hometown file photo)

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By S. Thomas Curry of Hometown magazine any decades ago, 110 years to be more accurate, the community of Clayville – situated only a mile and a half west of Punxsutawney in southern Jefferson County – lost its name in history.

It all became “official” after the election on February 19, 1907, when the people of Clayville and Punxsutawney approved the consolidation of the two towns into one “Greater Punxsutawney.” That election was made possible by the passing of an act in June 1893 in Harrisburg “to provide for the consolidation of boroughs and the

government and regulation thereof.”

The 1900 census reported Punxsutawney at 4,375 residents and Clayville at 2,371.

With optimism for a combined population of the communities of nearly 10,000 by the next census in 1910, the advantages of consolidation became stronger, growth from new businesses and industries more hopeful.

After a decade of discussions and arguments for and against the consolidation, the Punxsutawney side achieved an overwhelming victory. The vote in Punxsutawney was 580 in favor and 39 opposed. In Clayville, the vote count was 254 yes votes and 143 no votes. Those

who were among the winners in Clayville took their cowbells and “other devices for making a noise” and, wearing their badges printed “Greater Punxsutawney,” marched to Punxsutawney to express their pleasure with the results.

Discussions were aired about what to call the new and larger town. One name promoted was a simple compromise – to incorporate parts of the names of the two boroughs into the name “Punxsyville.”

Half the people of Clayville were not willing to make the change and lose their identity. The strongest feeling was to retain the name of Punxsutawney, to hold on to the name given by the Native Amer-

icans. From 1907 forward, the former Clayville would be referred to as “Punxsutawney’s West End section.”

The longtime residents of Clayville knew their history and spoke of it with pride.

Clayville was a small village, steadily growing from its settlement in 1814 by Jacob Hoover into an incorporated borough in 1864. Early writings that establish the history for this section state that Hoover purchased land of the Holland Land Company, as many early pioneers had done. He built his log cabin along a spring and later built a grist mill, a - Continued on page 18

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Jessica then summarized why designating a national week to celebrate libraries is important – and in the process, she offered a summary of reasons to celebrate Punxsutawney Memorial Library. “Libraries provide so much more than simply books (though that doesn’t downplay the power in the ability to read and have access to various reading materials),” she said. “We are advocates for information access of all

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types. We have resources available 24/7 via our website, including e-books, digital audiobooks, test prep center, auto repair reference resources, genealogy resources, and more.”

“We are a community-centered place,” Jessica emphasized. “Not everyone who walks through our doors needs a book, but maybe they need to apply for a job, which they can do on one of our computers; maybe, they need to update their computer skills, which they can do through one of our computer classes.”

“Maybe they don’t have access to blocks, cars, puppets, and other toys at home – which support play initiatives as learning – so they bring their children or grandchildren to the library to play or attend a program,” the librarian continued. “Maybe they don’t have the funds to subscribe to a magazine or a newspaper, so they borrow one of our fiftyplus print copies or access one of our popular digital magazines like American

Patchwork & Quilting, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, and many others.”

The library also offers both literacy and adult programs. Literacy programs are offered year round in winter/spring, summer, and fall sessions. Programs include stories, games, crafts, songs, and other activities and include Wee-Read! (18-35 months old) – 11 a.m. Tuesdays; Pre-K Reads! (3-5 years old) – 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays; It’s Elementary 1 (Kindergarten through 1st grade) – 4 p.m.

Wednesdays; It’s Elementary 2 (2nd and 3rd graders) – 5 p.m. Wednesdays; ’Tween the Pages: (4th through 7th grade) – 4 p.m.

Mondays; and Teen Club (8th through 12th grade) – 5 p.m. Mondays.

At left, mini-golf in the stacks of the Punxsutawney library (and around town) is a highlight in the Putts Around Punxsy fundraiser, and at right, summer reading programs – like those the library offers – give students an opportunity to keep their brains active during their vacation. (submitted photos)

A special offering – 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten – provides a special reading challenge for youngsters through age 5 (and their parents!). “The program encourages the growth of reading and early literacy skills prior to their first day of elementary school,” said Jessica. “Children start out with a strong step to academic success. This is an ongoing program at the child’s pace, and reading logs can be picked up at the library.”

Adult Programs include computer and information literacy classes for beginners (introduction to computers, the internet, e-mail, and more); for intermediate learners (a more in-depth look at computers, the internet, email, and more); and for advanced users (learning about office software including Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as about Google and open source equivalents). The adult programs also include the Catastrophic Book Club, which meets at 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month, - Continued on page 6

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Hometown Community Happenings

By the staff of Hometown magazine rom the staff of Hometown magazine and the Community Calendar at Punxsutawney.com, here is a list of events coming up in our area: n March 27: Toddler Time, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Punxsy Weather Discovery Center. $6 admission. Walk-ins welcome. n March 29: State Rep. Cris Dush will discuss the state budget, 5 p.m., at The Burrow’s back room. n March 30: Blood drive, noon to 5:30 p.m., at Grace UM Church, Sykesville. n March 31: Turkey shoot, open at 6 p.m. and shoot at 7 p.m., at Rochester Mills Gun Club. n March 24: Blood drive, noon to 5:30 p.m., at Punxsy Christian School. Benefits American Red Cross. n March 24: Music Showcase, 7 p.m., PAHS auditorium. n March 25: Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraiser, 4 to 6 p.m., at Brookville Lanes.

Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters. E-mail bbbs@guidancecenter.net or call 1-877776-1636 for information. n March 25: “Spring is in the Air” painting class, 6 to 9 p.m., at New Anchor Inn. Presented by Kreative Kreations. Tickets required. n March 25: Weather Safety Boy Scout Merit Badge program, 9 a.m. to noon. Register by March 17 by calling 938-1000 or emailing info@weatherdiscovery.org. n March 28: “Punxsy Women in WWI” program, 7 to 9 p.m., at Punxsy Area Historical & Genealogical Society. n March 30: Blood drive, noon to 5:30 p.m., at Grace UM Church, Sykesville.

Benefits American Red Cross. n April 1: Chicken BBQ, 11 a.m., at SSCD parking lot. n April 1: Spaghetti dinner fundraiser, 4 to 7 p.m., at Grace UM Church. Benefits Boy Scout Troop 245 for 2017 National Jamboree. Cost: by donation. n April 1: Spring Open House, Smicksburg area businesses. n April 2: 38th Annual JCARC Run or Walk for Someone Special at Sykesville Town Hall. Pre-register by March 31. n April 4: First Tuesday Community Meal, 5 p.m., at Punxsy Presbyterian Church. n April 6: Career Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at BC3@Brockway. n April 6, 7 & 8: Sr. Class Variety Show, “On Top of the World,” at 7 p.m., at PAHS Auditorium. Fundraiser for the Boles Foundation and the Class of 2017. n April 7, 14 & 21: Turkey shoots, open at 6 p.m and shoot at 7 p.m., at Rochester Mills Gun Club. n April 7 & 8: “O What A Savior,” 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Presented by the Community Choir and Orchestra. Also presented at 10:45 a.m. April 9. n April 8: Snacks To Grow On benefit: Lady luncheon & basket raffle, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 1904 Steakhouse. Tickets required. Contact any Snacks member or visit the Facebook page. n April 8: Home & Garden Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at SSCD. Sponsored by Home & School. n April 9: Palm Sunday. Begins Holy Week. Worship services for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday & Easter Sunday will be held at many local churches.

n April 14: Community Good Friday Worship, noon, at One Life Church. Pastor Mark Heckman preaching. Sponsored by the Punxsy Area Ministerial Association. n April 14: Community Dinner, 5 p.m., at Punxsy First United Methodist Church.

Free & open to the public. n April 14-17: Punxsy Memorial Library closed in observance of Easter. n April 15: Trout season opens. Get your license and go fishing! n April 15 & 22: Multi-Phasic Blood Testing, sponsored by Punxsy Rotary Club. n April 16: Easter!

April 18: Blood drive, 12:30 to 6 p.m., at SSCD Church.

n April 22: Mommy Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at First Church of God. n April 22: Punxsy Phil’s Weather Extravaganza for Girl Scouts, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., at Weather Discovery Center. Details and registration at gswpa.org. n April 26: Administrative Professionals Day! Treat your assistant to something special from one of Hometown’s advertisers. n April 27: SKYWARN Training, 6 p.m., at Weather Discovery Center. Free SKYWARN class presented by the National Weather Service. For information and registration, visit Weather.gov/pbz/skywarn or call 938-1000.

n April 29: PAHS Prom. n SSCD Fish Dinners. Lenten fish dinners will be served at Ss. Cosmas & Damian Catholic Church on the Fridays of Lent: March 24, 31 & April 7, in SSCD auditorium. Eat in or take out, 4 to 7 p.m. Baked or beer-battered haddock, salmon patties, halushski or pierogis, fries, roasted potatoes, mac & cheese, cole slaw, vegetable, homemade cakes. Call 938-6540, ext. 217, for take outs. 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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rian Smith has announced his candidacy for Magisterial District Judge for District 54-3-01 in Punxsutawney. Smith will cross-file on both the Republican and Democratic ballots for the May primary.

District 54-3-01 is comprised of the townships of Bell, Gaskill, McCalmont, Oliver, Perry, Porter, Ringgold, and Young. It also includes the Borough of Punxsutawney,Timblin, and Worthville.The court is one of three magisterial courts in Jefferson County.

Smith graduated from Marion Center High School and attended Penn State for business and accounting. He then began working in construction, heavy equipment operating, and the transportation industry. Brian and his wife Linda moved to Punxsutawney in 1998 with their three young children, Jake, Jadie, and Josh. In 2001, he opened Fastrak, a family-owned transportation company, and later he added Orion Logistics, Inc., a freight brokerage company. He is also co-owner of Abacus Housing LLC, which provides student rental for IUP Culinary Academy students.

Smith has been a Punxsutawney Rotarian since 2006 and is a past president and current treasurer. He has been instrumental in helping to organize and co-chair many Rotarian events over the years, including the Rotary Radio Auction, the Multiphasic Blood Screening, and the Circle of Trees project. His family has hosted Rotary Foreign Exchange students, and he has also participated in the interviewing process for outbound exchange students from the district. He was named Rotarian of the Year by his peers in 2016.

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Smith is a current board member and past vice president of the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce. He has been involved with many of the Chamber’s events, being hands-on with the Christmas lights snowflake program and teaching Junior Achievement classes to second grade.

Smith, wanting to stay engaged and be a leader within his community, became a Punxsutawney Borough councilman in January 2014 and is currently the council president.

Smith has been a longtime supporter of the local fire companies and their fundraising efforts by sponsoring their gun raffles.

His father is David A. Smith, CPA, and wife, Debbie, and his mother is Karen DeBerry and husband, Gary.

Smith will attend a rigorous training and education program administered by the Minor Judiciary Education Board this summer to become certified by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

“My experience and involvement as a father, community leader, and business owner has prepared me for the positon of district judge,” says Smith. “I have made this community my home and have always looked for ways to serve my community and make it a better place.”

“It will mean that the residents of this district will receive fair and equitable decisions from the bench,” he continued.“I pledge to uphold the law and make decisions with a level head, fairness and integrity.”

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Jessica Lasher

The staff of Punxsutawney Memorial Library stands ready to help patrons find what they need! (submitted photo)

Continued from page 4 and the Adult Coloring Therapy Group, which meets Mondays at 12:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. “Adults are welcome to bring their own coloring books and utensils, but the library also has supplies to borrow,” said Jessica. “It’s a time to relax for an hour and just enjoy the company of others.”

Another interesting adult “program” offers an opportunity to transform two book carts into “Art Carts.” The library provides the book carts and the art supplies; the patrons supply their creativity.

Jessica was born and reared in West Springfield, Pennsylvania. Her parents, Ken and Lori Lasher, helped foster the love of books and reading – sowing the seeds for their daughter’s career choice, a choice made while she was in her teens. “When I was a child, we read stories each night before bed,” Jessica remembered. “We always had books in the house, and whenever it was passing through, we made sure to visit the bookmobile.”

She attended Springfield Elementary School and Northwestern High School before heading to Clarion University of Pennsylvania for college. At Clarion, she completed the requirements for bachelor degrees in anthropology (Bachelor of Arts) and in liberal studies with a concentration in library (Bachelor of Science). She then enrolled in the school’s graduate program, where she earned a Master of Science in Library Science degree.

Jessica’s interest in becoming a librarian began during her high school years. “Ms. Jenkins, my high school librarian, gave me the idea to start thinking about library school as an option after leaving high school,” explained Jessica. “She encouraged growth in my leadership skills through working on the yearbook, and she made me think about

where I spent a lot of my time – which was in the library.”

“After pondering the gamut of careers I was ever interested in, I started to think, again, about where I spent a lot of my time – in our library,” she continued. “I spent a lot of time in our elementary library as a kid, volunteered in our middle school library during study halls, and spent any free time in our high school library when possible.”

“I entered undergrad with the idea of becoming a school librarian,” Jessica concluded, “but shifted to the public sector after seeing how broad the reach can be.”

That “reach” requires that Jessica juggle a variety of responsibilities at the library. “As library director, my role is to manage the everyday happenings at the library,” she explained. “This includes the staff, overseeing program development, public relations and marketing, community outreach, and finding funding for our lengthy wish list. And this is just to name a few roles.”

“A library director has to wear numerous hats,” she concluded.

Jessica has never second-guessed her decision to become a librarian. “I have no regret,” she said with a shake of her head.

“Every day is different; every day is an adventure.”

“It’s a calling if you’re passionate about your community and you’re passionate about education,” she concluded.

Clearly, Jessica is passionate about Punxsutawney Memorial Library and the community it serves. The youngster and teenager who spent countless hours in a library is honored to be a part of the Punxsutawney library’s long legacy and is grateful to the library’s board, friends, staff, and volunteers for their commitment to the local institution.

Jessica answered the call to library service in her teens and enthusiastically juggles the hats she wears and seeks to meet the everevolving needs of the patrons she serves.

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• Set a Good Example for Your Children. Parents are the most important role models for their children. “Modeling healthful eating habits starts in the kitchen,” Passerrello says. “Involving your kids in the cooking with age-appropriate tasks, serving balanced meals with a variety of nutrient-rich foods and enjoying dinner together as often as possible are among the many things you can do to help your family be mindful of their eating habits.”

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• Choose Healthier Options When Cooking at Home. “Eating a variety of healthful foods across and within all food groups helps reduce the risk of preventable, lifestyle-related chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity,” says Passerrello. “Eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat dairy, lean proteins and oils.”

• Find Healthful Options When Dining Out. “Finding healthful options at restaurants is easier today than it ever has been,” says Passerrello. “Most restaurants offer healthful options. Look for items that are steamed or roasted, and ask for sauce, dressing and cheese on the side. To-go boxes can help control portions. Eat half your meal at the restaurant and take the other half home.”

• Consult a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. “A healthy lifestyle is much more than choosing to eat more fruits and vegetables. While that is important, it’s also essential to make informed food choices based on your individual health and nutrient needs,” Passerrello says. “A registered dietitian nutritionist can educate you and guide your food choices while keeping your tastes and preferences in mind. They are able to separate facts from fads and translate nutrition science

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By the Coal Memorial Committee for Hometown magazine oal trains have been vehicles for transporting coal in Punxsutawney since the beginning of industrial mining at Walston in 1882. Today, Punxsutawney coal trains continue to roll along the area’s remaining railroad tracks. Railroads are an economical and efficient way to transport coal and, for that matter, other materials. Railroads are safe means of transportation when the operators of the equipment are well trained.

Railroads depend on the principles of inertia to move heavy loads along defined tracks.

The principles of inertia simply stated are that a body in motion tends to stay in motion and, conversely, that a body at rest tends to stay at rest until acted upon by some energy or force. Managing inertia requires an understanding of the way gravitational and other forces work with and against inertia.

Railroaders understand how, through use of relatively small amounts of force, a car can be made to roll along the railroad tracks. The car will continue to role until gravity or another intervening variable causes the car to stop. If the railroad track inclines downward, a car speed increases, but if inclined upward, the speed decreases because of the force of gravity. Inertia is particularly beneficial when there are long stretches of relatively level railroad tracks. Because of inertia, it does not take much energy or force to keep the railroad cars moving along the track. Where there is an incline on the track, the engineer needs to provide the energy or force to overcome the resistance of gravity in order to keep the cars rolling, and when there is a decline, the engineer needs to counter the pull of gravity by retarding or slowing the cars using a braking system. When traveling

along curved tracks, the engineer needs to make adjustments to counter the centrifugal force, which is an inertial effect that occurs when a body in motion changes direction.

The effects of inertia, centrifugal force, and gravitational pull on trains are evident in the following reports from local papers.

An Open Switch

Last Saturday about noon the shifter came down from the Walston Mines with a coal train and ran up to the crossing near the old tan house for the purpose of side tracking the cars. the locomotive was ahead of the train, but was running backwards. on approaching the switch the engineer and fireman noticed that it was turned the wrong way. the engineer whistled “down brakes,” and reversed the engine, and the fireman jumped off and ran ahead to turn the switch. in his hurry and excitement he fell, and the engineer jumped off and ran to the switch, but before he could get the key out of his pocket the locomotive had passed it and was soon bumping over the ties. it then ran over the embankment and fell on its side. but it kept on puffing and snorting and making frantic efforts to bury its head in the sand. as the monster lie there struggling in its utter helplessness, it reminded us of a dethroned tyrant, seeking to escape from his wrong and maddened subjects, and we inwardly mused: “how are the mighty fallen!” but yesterday you road the rails in triumph, spurning the iron road with iron heal, shrieking in fiendish glee, and sweeping like a thunder storm through field and forest, over mountain and over stream, whilst all things fled in terror before you! now you mourn and struggle in the dragon’s grasp of despair, and seek to hide your diminished head in the earth you once did scorn. etcetera, and so on and so forth. besides the locomotive and tender only one car was derailed. the car and tender were badly smashed and broken, and the locomotive was very much disfigured. how the switch came to be open is a mystery, and for - Continued on page 17

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Why Are You Avoiding the Doctor?

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ost Americans want to stay healthy and prevent disease and illness. For many, this means getting regular check-ups and using their health plan benefits. For others, it seems that ignorance is bliss.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Americans get their preventive services only about half the time, even though preventive care is fully covered at no cost by most health plans under the Affordable Care Act. Preventive services save lives and decrease suffering from advanced illnesses. Vaccinations prevent life-threatening diseases. Health screenings can find serious conditions early. Managing diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure can prevent heart attacks, strokes or kidney failure. Despite these facts, there are numerous reasons people avoid their doctors.

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Dr. Christina and the experts at Cigna identified six types of people based on common perceptions. Thinking about where you fit can help you see why you may put off preventive care: • Procrastinators: Procrastinators fear that a check-up will discover a condition that needs to be addressed and will impact them personally and financially. They delay or avoid getting a check-up to cope with their apprehension.

• What-if Worriers: What-if Worriers spend a lot of time thinking about unpleasant hypothetical situations and things.

While some worriers see a doctor for every ache or pain, others avoid check-ups altogether because they anticipate an unfavorable diagnosis.

• Solitary Sufferers: Many people don’t get help from their doctors to avoid revealing personal issues or concerns — especially related to mental health or substance use — because they’re ashamed and worried about being judged as weak by others.

This fear also keeps them from using their Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) at work.

• Super Savers: Super Savers always look for a good deal and hate to pay full price for anything. They pinch every penny and may view a check-up as not worth the cost.

Some don’t even realize their health benefit plan covers preventive care services with no out-ofpocket costs, or how advanced diseases may cost them much more time and money.

• Workaholics: People in this group value work over any other activity. They may consider a check-up to be a waste of time, and don’t realize that poor health can impact the work performance they prize.

• Self-Diagnosers: Self-Diagnosers feel confident that they are engaging in healthy activities and the need for a check-up doesn’t really apply to them. They may not con-

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he popular annual community blood screenings held by the Punxsutawney Rotary Club and the Punxsutawney Area Hospital (with its professional staff as medical providers) are coming soon. The events will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and again on Saturday, April 22, from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The Punxsutawney Area Middle School cafeteria will again be the site for both screenings.

People can register for these valuable health screenings, starting on March 19, by going online to www.punxsyrotary.com to register, to pay online by credit card, and to pick their appointment time, which will also allow faster check-in at the screenings and avoid some standing in lines. Paper registration forms were also mailed to past participants during the week of March 2. These forms can be filled out and returned with a check for registration and pre-payment, following the instructions that will accompany each form. Those using the paper mail-in forms will need to check in at the screenings to receive and sign their confirmation form.

To take advantage of this low-cost program, you must be registered no later than April 9 for the first week or by April 16 for the second week. Everyone must be pre-registered; no walk-ins will be accepted at the screenings. The online registration is recommended, as it can be done from any computer, at any time. Online registration takes only a few minutes and is a totally secure web transaction.

For those using online registration, just follow the on-screen instructions. Once registered, you will receive an e-mail receipt and a confirmation form that you will print and bring to the screening.

Mail-in application forms can also be picked up at the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce, or you can call the Chamber at (814) 938-7700, ext. 2, with registration questions or issues, and the Chamber will have a Rotary member get back with you.

Remember that appointments are limited and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

All blood-screening participants will have blood drawn for thirty-nine different medical tests to be done by the laboratory. The full test results are sent to the participant’s designated physician, and notice is also mailed to the participant. Your physician must have agreed in advance to participate – most area doctors have. Patients of any physician who has not agreed to participate should contact the physician’s office about participating. Persons interested are also recommended to compare the actual tests being done at this program with any other multiphasic screenings they may see offered. All screenings are not the same. For example, the TSH thyroid test is included in this screening but is often an optional add-on in other screenings. The total cost for the basic panel of thirty-nine tests at these screenings is $60 per person. The PSA (prostate specific antigen) test for men over forty years of age is an optional test that can be done for an additional $20. Other screenings may offer it at higher costs.

Participants are reminded that a fast of twelve to fourteen hours is required prior to the screening and that no alcohol can be used for twenty-four hours prior to the test.

Participants can take their regular medications on the morning of the test but only with water, and all participants need to be able to list all medications they are taking when they come to the screening that morning. So they are reminded to bring a list of those with them if needed.

In most cases, Medicare will not cover costs of these screenings. This screening is not recommended for anyone under age eighteen.

Free coffee, donuts, orange juice, and other items will be available to all participants. As in the past Punxsutawney REACT members will be on hand to direct traffic in and out of parking. One hundred percent of any net proceeds from the events are used to fund Rotary contributions to many local charities, scholarships, community projects, and other nonprofit organizations.

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Smiles abound as Rhonda Reed (right), a phlebotomist at Punxsutawney Area Hospital, prepares to draw blood from Lacey Neely, as Jim Casady, chairman of the Rotary Club’s Blood Screenings, looks on. The Rotary’s popular screenings will be held Saturday, April 15, and Saturday, April 22. (submitted photo)

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ant to improve your wellness?

Start with your eyes. Here are five ways to help keep your eyes, vision and body healthy.

1. Get an eye exam. An annual trip to the eye doctor is critical for the entire family to ensure healthy and sharp vision. But did you know your visit to the optometrist is important to your overall health too? A routine eye exam can potentially detect signs of chronic diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. Because many symptoms of health conditions often don’t appear until damage has occurred, eye exams are a powerful, preventative health tool to keep tabs on what’s happening in your body.

An eye exam is a small investment for your eyes and body that’s well worth it, and a vision plan can help you keep the cost down. To search for a vision plan, visit vspdirect.com.

2. Eat an eye-healthy diet. You probably know carrots are good for your eyes, but so are dark leafy greens such as spinach, kale and collard greens. Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables for a hefty punch of key vitamins, and a vision protecting-substance called lutein.

3. Quit smoking (or never start). Smoking cigarettes has many well-known associated health risks, such as cardiovascular problems and cancer. Did you also know

that smoking can contribute to the cause of many vision problems? Research links smoking to an increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and optic nerve damage, all of which can lead to blindness.

4. Maintain a healthy weight. Weight is a contributing factor for your overall health as well as your eyes. Conditions such as obesity and diabetes can lead to vision problems, like cataracts. By eating healthy portions and exercising regularly, you can reduce your risk.

5. Protect eyes from blue light. Much of our days are spent with our faces glued to devices like smartphones, computers and televisions. Those digital screens emit high-energy blue light, which causes digital eye strain that leads to headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, and even neck pain.

Ask your eye doctor about the best options to help you reduce eye strain, including using lenses with coatings that reflect and absorb blue light. You can also follow the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, spend 20 seconds looking at something at least 20 feet away.

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For Better or Worse Continued from page 8

want of a better theory we will blame it on the average boy. (Punxsutawney News, april 6, 1887)

An open switch was determined to be the immediate cause of this accident; however, it was inertia that made it impossible to stop the train.

Toppled Into the Creek a wreck occurred on the P. & n.W. railroad near no. 1 drift, below Clayville on Monday forenoon. a train of empty flats were on their way to the horatio mines and in going round the hill, the track, which runs along the Mahoning creek and is built upon a filled in foundation gave away and four cars were thrown into the creek, one above the track, and one torn completely in two. one of the train men escaped being immersed in the stream simply by his agility in jumping form one car to the other. a wrecking crew was put to work and had things in shape so that trains could move sometime during the afternoon. (Punxsutawney Spirit, february 18, 1891)

erally pulling it out at the knee joint. the left foot was also badly crushed in the jam up. in the private car the occupants were hurled from their seats and harry Knarr, who was standing in the aisle, near the smoking room, was propelled the length of the aisle and collided with a seat, cutting a deep gash in his head.

Mr. robinson was thrown from his seat but sustained only severe bruises. the chef in the small kitchen was badly bruised and cut.

Punxsutawney was communicated with immediately and a special carrying dr. Pringle, of this place, was sent in answer to the call. beck was placed aboard the special and hurried to the adrian hospital where the right leg was removed above the knee and a portion of the left foot amputated. Mr. Knarr was able to walk to his home, but it will probably be several days before he is back at work. no responsibility for the accident has yet been placed.

the injured man’s condition is better today than the physicians had hoped for, although the chances for his recovery are slight.

Mr. beck is about 26 years of age and has a wife and two children. he came to Punxsutawney a few years ago from north Point, his home and since his stay here has met with several accidents. on one occasion he had the bones of his arm so badly crushed that a large section had to be removed at the elbow. a short time ago he fell and struck his face on a pointed stake, crushing in the bridge of his nose. (Punxsutawney Spirit, april 19, 1911)

Speed and inertia were the driving forces in this accident.

Railroaders are among those who are recognized at the Punxsutawney Area Coal Memorial. Railroads were an essential part of the coal industry in the area. Tiles for inclusion at the memorial may be purchased in memory of individuals who worked on the railroads, in the railroad yards and repair fa-

cilities, and in support of railroad operations.

Information on purchasing a tile is available at the Coal Memorial Site, 404 West Mahoning Street; at the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society’s Lattimer House, 400 West Mahoning Street; and online at www.punxsyhistory.org.

Resources used in the preparation of this article are available at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society, the U.S. Census on-line, and the Library of Congress.

This article has been prepared by the Coal Memorial Committee of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc., which seeks to document and preserve the history and impact of coal in the Punxsutawney area. Comments on this article may be directed to PAHGS, P.O. Box 286, Punxsutawney, PA 15767.

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Would it have been possible for the train to safely negotiate the curve on this track if centrifugal force had not been at play?

Injured in a Wreck

a wreck occurred on the P. & n.W. railroad at hillman Summit last Saturday afternoon about one o’clock which resulted in the wrecking and smashing of three cars and the painful injury of a brakeman. the train which was composed of forty-six empty coal cars was descending the grade coming in this direction when the engineer in charge of the rear locomotive, in checking up the train, did so too suddenly causing it to break in three sections. the engineer in front, with the intention of catching and controlling the front portion of the detached train, upon which there was no brakeman, checked the speed of his engine. but his efforts were of no avail as the two sections came together with wonderful velocity, three of the cars being thrown from the track and a brakeman named Waller, who boarded at bellwood, sustained a dislocation and fracture of the right ankle. he was brought to Punxsutawney and dr. ernst attended his injuries. the injured man has since been taken to the hospital at altoona. (Punxsutawney Spirit, March 3, 1891)

Inertia and gravitational pull were the forces at work in this accident.

Wreck on Branch C.J. Beck Horribly Injured When Special Crashes into Work Train

engine no. 186, drawing the private car of L.W. robinson of the r. & P. Coal and iron company crashed into a work train on the indiana branch about 1 o’clock tuesday afternoon and several were injured. C.J. beck of this place, it is feared, fatally. the injured: C.J. beck, flagman on work train, right leg cut off below the knee, left foot crushed. harry Knarr, chief engineer, r. & P. Coal and iron company, scalp badly lacerated and bruised.

L. W. robinson, president of r. & P. Coal and iron company, bruised and cut.

Chef on special, bruised and cut. the accident occurred one and one half miles south of Juneau. a work train, engineer Murray, Conductor evans, was standing in a deep cut at the apex of a sharp curve. the engine drawing the private car north bound, with dubois as its destination, where Mr. robinson was to attend a conference of steel men, swung into the cut at a high rate of speed. engineer Murray sighted the work train as his engine swung the curve and jammed on all brakes. the speed was checked, but the locomotives collided head on. engineer Johnson, and Pentz, fireman on the work train jumped just before the crash came and beck, who was on the engine endeavored to get off between the tank and the engine. the smashup came as he started to jump and his right leg was caught between the tank and the cab floor, lit-

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In 1895, two artists created bird’s-eye views of Punxsutawney and Clayville, located west of Punxsutawney beyond Sycamore Street. The drawing for Clayville was identified as “Lindsey.” When the post office for Clayville was opened in 1882, it was given the name “Lindsey” but the town’s name remained Clayville. (from collection of S. Thomas Curry)

Clayville

the new town eventually included a hotel, a cabinet factory, a blacksmith, a butcher, a general store, a pump factory, and a Continued from page 3 brickyard. Council members were foundry, and a sawmill. His foundry was elected. John K. Coxson became the first recognized as the first foundry in Jeffermayor. Streets and alleys were opened, inson County. The stream running through tersecting and connecting to the main his property from the north into Mahonroad through the town north of the Maing Creek was named Saw Mill Run. The honing Creek. The road was appropriately history of the Methodist congregation in named Main Street. the area includes information that their The census of 1870 recorded Clayville with a population of 189, with Punxsutawney listed at 553. In the census of 1880, Clayville had 248 people. Its post office was established in 1882. Because a borough of Claysville already existed in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the name Lindsey was accepted, after the son of J.U. Gillespie.

After the 1907 conWhen the village of Clayville experienced rapid growth from new busi- solidation of ness interests and industry in the 1890s, land was sought for new housing. Farmland located south of the main business district across the Clayville into Punxvalley of the Mahoning Creek was developed, to be called the “South sutawney, the post Side” section. (1893 map from collection of S. Thomas Curry) office was discontinued in 1908 and first worship service was in Hoover’s became a part of the Punxsutawney Post sawmill.

Office, renamed as the Lindsey SubstaRecognizing the deep banks of clay tion. found in the area, the small settlement was named Clayville. By the mid-1860s, - Continued on page 20

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a baseball field called Gillespie Field. The fence-enclosed field had grandstand seats with a roof overhead and bleachers along the baselines and in the outfield. Considered the best field in Western Pennsylvania, for its size, Gillespie Field compared to the big league parks of cities, so it has been written. Land where Punxsy Plaza sits was Gillespie land that was donated in the 1890s for the Punxsutawney Iron Furnace to be built.

Many Clayville residents were of Scotch-Irish and German heritage. Others were immigrant families who had arrived because of the opening of mines in the area. Coal miners soon settled into houses to join the community’s merchants, doctors, druggists, etc. as citizens of the town. A “downtown” center was formed

Continued from page 18 As the borough developed, brothers James U. and William E. Gillespie become major landowners as the section developed as the borough of Clayville. In what is now “West End Punxsutawney,” prominent developments are now located on property that was once Gillespie land.

Where the Community Action office is located on Grace Way, the Gillespie flouring mill was located. The U.S. Army Reserve Center and the Punxsutawney Campus of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania are located on what was once Gillespie property. And where the Reserve Center building is there was once

While many local streets are named for prominent people in Punxsutawney history, four streets in the South Side section of Clayville were named for U.S. presidents and Pennsylvania governors when that section was developed for housing (from left) – President Grover Cleveland (1885-1889 and 1893-1897), President Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893), Governor Robert Pattison (1891-1895, the second of two terms), and Governor Daniel Hastings (1895-1899).

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New nationalities mixed with the established early settlers. The Welsh Baptist and Welsh Congregational churches joined the Methodist and Roman Catholic as denominational houses of worship. The Welsh added family names such as Lhys ap Griffydd Ddu, Aneurin, Iorweth, Ioan Goch, and Llywarch to mingle with names such as Grube, Crissman, Hetrick, Conser, Philips, Evans, and Coxson. The influx of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe, from Italy, Austria-Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, etc. further diversified the mix.

To accommodate the new laborers and business interests, new land from the orchards and farmland surrounding the town was sought for development. A news item in the Punxsutawney News of May 13, 1891, reported an observation of what was happening in Clayville: “Clayville is spreading out like a little city ... It is not hampered for room but has a large field for growth, and if real estate does not get beyond the reach of the everyday laborer there is no telling just how soon Clayville might have everything necessary to constitute a thriving modern town.”

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In the development of the South Side, Des Blose’s family history is remembered in the naming of two streets. Martha Street, running east from PA Route 436, was named for Mr. Blose’s wife Martha McQuown, whom he married in 1870.

Des and Martha Blose were charter members of the Grace Methodist Church when it was organized in 1891, and Mr. Blose was one of the church’s first trustees. Horatio Street, leading west to Sportsburg, was named for Horatio G. Blose, one of four sons in the family of twelve children.

[Note: The mining town of Horatio, opened in 1887 near Sportsburg, was named for Horatio G. Fisher. Mr. Fisher was from Huntingdon and was president of the Punxsutawney Coal and Coke Co., whose headquarters were in Horatio.]

The Rev. David Barclay laid out his plan for Punxsutawney with plots and streets in 1820 and gave honor to two prominent government figures of his time in history.

His original plan had the public park as the center of the town. Around the public park, he established Jefferson Street and Penn Street to remember a U.S. President and the founder of Pennsylvania. From his apparent patriotism, he added to these Union Street and Liberty Street.

In the development of Clayville’s South Side in the 1890s, a few streets, too, have names that go beyond local history. To the east of PA Route 436, a group of streets

recognizes U.S. presidents and Pennsylvania governors.

Cleveland Street was not named for Cleveland, Ohio, though many folk are more familiar with Cleveland by that association. However, Cleveland Street was named for President Grover Cleveland, who had served his second of two terms as president between 1893 and 1897.

Cleveland was also the first, and to this date, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms.

His first term, as the twenty-second president of the United States, was from 1885 to 1889.

Cleveland, a Democrat, failed to win reelection in the fall of 1888, losing to Benjamin Harrison, a Republican and grandson of former president William Henry Harrison, the ninth president. Presidential trivia notes that Benjamin Harrison was the last president to sport a full beard. Harrison Street, running between Cleveland Street and Martha Street, was named for President Harrison, whose term ended in January 1893, losing in the election of 1892 to Grover Cleveland. With that election, in the list of U.S. presidents, Cleveland became the twenty-fourth president.

Moving east from Harrison Street, between Martha and Cleveland Streets, two Pennsylvania governors of the late nineteenth century are recognized through the naming of Clayville’s streets – Governor Pattison and Governor Hastings.

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Members of the Will's Walkers team, which participates in the annual Run or Walk for Someone Special, include Bill Cuba, co-chair of the event, his son, Will, and his wife Keri. (submitted photo)

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he 38th annual Run or Walk for Someone Special will be held Sunday afternoon, April 2. The Run or Walk will be held in Sykesville. The course begins near the Town Hall and proceeds south on Route 119. Runners and walkers will make a right turn onto Paradise Road, where they will see turnaround markers for both the two- and five-mile event participants. The course has been described as mostly flat, but with a few small inclines.

and can be done online at The Arc’s website (www.firstgiving.com/36644/38th-annualrun-walk-for-someone-special). Pre-registering will ensure that participants’ shirt sizes will be available and that registration on the day of the Run or Walk will be quickly accomplished.

Walkers and runners can also pre-register by completing a printed form and sending it,

by Saturday, March 25, to Sarah Walker, 1023 Sunset Lake Road, Rockton, PA 15856.

On the day of the event, participants are asked to bring their registration forms – along with the money that they collected – to the check-in station. RegThe crowd is anxious to begin the 2016 Run or Walk for Someone Special! (sub- istration-colmitted photo) lection The Run or Walk for Someone Special ben- forms are available in many local businesses, efits individuals with intellectual and devel- where they are attached to the run/walk opmental disabilities and is sponsored by the poster. Forms can also be printed from The The Arc of Jefferson and Clearfield Coun- Arc’s website (www.jcarc.org). ties.

Participants who pre-register and donate “This is our major fundraiser. The event $20 or more will receive a T-shirt. If a person raises the money to offer two summer camps registers on the day of the Run or Walk and for children and adults with special needs in contributes $25 or more in donations, he or our community and an autism camp,” said she will receive a T-shirt. (Children 12 years Erin Cameron, who co-chairs the Run or of age and younger may participate in the Walk with Bill Cuba. “We are able to have event for free.) certified teachers, busing to and from the On the day of the event, registration begins camp, meals, activities, and more thanks to at the Sykesville Town Hall at 1:30 p.m., and the money raised!” the Run or Walk begins 3 p.m. Participants Pre-registration for the Run or Walk must have two options: to run or walk two miles or be completed by noon on Friday, March 31, - Continued on page 25

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Harrison, Hastings, and Pattison Streets are marked on local maps, intersecting between Martha and Cleveland Streets. Only Harrison Street, named for U.S. President Benjamin Harrison is identified with a street sign. (photo by S. Thomas Curry)

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Robert E. Pattison. Because, at that time, the Pennsylvania state constitution forbade governors from running for consecutive terms, Pattison served two non-consecutive terms as governor. A Democrat, Pattison defeated Republican James A. Beaver to begin, at age thirtytwo, his first term in January 1883. During the nineteenth century, the state was Republican dominated, especially in the decades after the Civil War. Pattison’s election made him the only elected governor to break a string of Republican governors between the Civil War and 1935.

James Beaver, for whom Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is named, lost to Pattison in 1882 and then defeated him in the election of 1886 to earn a term as governor from 1887 to 1891. Following Governor Beaver’s term, Pattison serve his second term (1891-1895).

From 1895 to 1899, Daniel H. Hastings was the twenty-first governor of Pennsylvania, serving one term. Hastings Street was named for him. As governor, in 1895 Hastings appointed the first seven judges to the newly created Pennsylvania Superior Court, including former Governor Beaver. In addition, his administration included the creation of the State Game Commission.

[Note: The Hastings family name is well established in Punxsutawney history through the lives of Civil War veteran Captain John Hastings (1821-1899) and his well-known son Thomas Hastings

(1841-1923). Captain Hastings helped organize from the area the 105th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. It was written that “he was on intimate terms with President James Buchanan.” Several years after the Civil War, Thomas Hastings was a manager of the Berwind-White Coal Company store at Horatio and was the first postmaster at Horatio when the post office was established there in 1888.

All that is a part of Punxsutawney area history but not related to the selection and grouping of streets in Clayville’s South Side – the streets of Cleveland, Harrison, Pattison, and Hastings.]

The decade of the 1890s was a time when Clayville and Punxsutawney began an era of tremendous growth in population and experienced commercial and industrial growth and change. In 1890, Clayville’s population had increased by about 1,300 people, from 189 in 1870 to 1,470; and Punxsutawney from 553 to 2,760. During that time, discussions about consolidation began.

In 1907, Clayville lost its name in history on the maps of Pennsylvania and became a part of Punxsutawney as the greater Punxsutawney area continued its history. While “Clayville” is lost in history, its history is not. This is one effort to save it, piece by piece, street by street.

For more complete information about the history of Punxsutawney people and families recognized by names on street signs, see the series of stories researched and written by the writer, and published in Hometown magazine between February and December in 2000.

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he Punxsutawney Concert Association will resume its 2016-2017 concert season on Sunday, March 26, in the auditorium of the Punxsutawney Area High School. In a matinee appearance, Jim Witter, talented pianist and singer-songwriter will perform his show “I Write The Songs” – a tribute to the music and songs of the legendary Barry Manilow. The concert is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

A native of Ontario, Canada, Witter has been performing for more than twenty years and is an award winner in country music and Christian music. He is recognized on both sides of the border, with ten of his songs reaching the top ten on Canadian radio.

He is best known for his recent tour “The Piano Men,” a musical journey through the 1970s, featuring the songs of Billy Joel and Elton John. In addition to performing the show across Canada and the United States, Witter took the show overseas to Dubai, England, Scotland, and Holland.

With his backup band, Witter – scheduled though entertainment provider Live On Stage of Nashville – has returned with a new show that brings the splendor of Manilow classics to community concert groups such as the Punxsutawney Concert Association.

In announcing his tour for 2016-2017, Witter said “All I’ve ever wanted from this business is to be able to support my family

Annual Run or Walk

Continued from page 23 to run five miles. Trophies and ribbons are awarded to finishers in a variety of age groups for both the two-mile fun walk or run and the five-mile race. In addition, prizes are given to the top money collectors for the event.

In addition to the run or walk, the event features games, food, prizes, and lots of fun!

Chances to win tickets to a Blake Shelton concert will be sold. Also, “Run, Walk & Rock in the Park” will feature musical performances by Riding Shotgun and Alex Shumaker.

“It’s a great event! There is so much to do for everyone,” Erin enthused. “Several different organizations and agencies have booths set up with games and activities. The Pirate Parrot, Punxsy Phil, and this year the DuBois Dream will be there too!”

“If the weather is nice we are going to have live music outside. There will be food and drinks available to purchase,” she continued.

and to make people feel a little better when they hear my music.”

“For people who have listened to the sentimental tunes and jingles of Barry Manilow and love a good Manilow song, the Punxsutawney Concert Association invites all to forget their troubles for a while and enjoy the moment offered by Jim Witter in his ‘I Write The Songs’ concert,” said association president S. Thomas Curry. “Songs like ‘Mandy,’ ‘Could It Be Magic,’ ‘Looks Like We Made It,’ and ‘Even Now’ are just a few of the hits Jim and his band recreate in their full, Manilow splendor. There will also be audience participation and laughs during such songs like ‘Copa Cabana.’”

Over many years, the concert association’s season of performing artists has been supported by annual subscribers and a core of patrons and benefactors.

Admission to the concert is by Punxsutawney Concert Association subscription card; however, for folk interested in this particular concert of Manilow songs, tickets will be available at the door for $20 for adults and $10 for students. Students are admitted free when accompanied by an adult concert association subscriber.

The 2016-2017 season concludes on Tuesday evening, May 2, with Tenore, a trio of men with powerful tenor voices.

For more info., please contact association president S. Thomas Curry at 938-8628.

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“Families are encouraged to participate, and people are encouraged to sign up as a team, and we do get a lot of individual walkers and runners.”

“We have great prizes for our top money collectors, too!” Erin concluded.

Preceding the Run or Walk by a day, the fourth annual Zumbathon Charity Event – held at the Sykesville Town Hall – will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2.

The registration fee for the Zumbathon is $10. For more information about the Zumbathon, please send an e-mail to Dan Minns at mrminns@yahoo.com or give him a call at 591-9537.

Like the proceeds from the Run or Walk, all proceeds from the Zumbathon benefit The Arc’s recreation and respite clubs and Camp Friendship.

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Their Own Words Continued from page 21

i am well at preasant and hoping that these fiew lines may find you in the same state of health … i was very glad to hear from you and the little boy … i cant tell you how much pleasure it gave me to see you and the little boy … you will have heard of the great battel of fiar oaks or seven pines wich was fought on the 31 of may and 1 of June it was indeed a terrible slotter … but we gained the victory and a great one at that … some of their own men told us that they were so shure of whipping us that a great many of the gentlemen and ladies came out from richmond in carriages to see the yankeys run but they did not happen to see them the way they expected but they had to run themselves or the yankeys would have coult them … they say … that they will soon give up and make peas and may the lord gant that it may be so … from your husband John Snyder a ciss for you and the boy good by.”

1862. Abraham A. Rudolph, Bell Township, served as Justice of the Peace from 1862 until he followed family and friends to Minnesota. Excerpts from his journal (as written) include: “1862-07-08 Geo. W. rhoads wounded last week in the battle near richmond.

1862-08-10 in frostburg – to hopewell church, at funeral of Mr. Peter depp.

1862-10-02 a.b. Varner & anne nicholson got married.

1862-10-08 henry Shaffer and Jno K. rupert both came home from the war. they got their discharge.

1862-10-09 i was one of the pallbearers today to funeral of Capt. brady of 105th Pa. reserves who fell at the battle in Virginia.”

1877. John Kahill Coxson, Esquire, early Punxsutawney pastor, painter, lawyer, poet, orator, and newspaper editor (The Punxsutawney Plaindealer and Mahoning Argus) wrote, as an obituary for Maggie Larison, age three, a poem.

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“She has gone to the grave; no more we’ll behold her, in sorrow’s sad valley of parting and signs, the angels of love with their bright wings enfold her, She sings with the seraphs, the songs of the skies.”

1908. Catherine Pifer, of Henderson Township, served as a missionary to Japan from 1900 to 1941. On a trip home to the U.S. on furlough she maintained a diary. Her first entry:

“december 19th, 1908 after bidding farewell to all who have come to the ship and reading all my farewell letters and telegrams that were handed me on board ship, i just realize that i have turned my face towards the home land. this is a joy hoped for not seen. though i gaze into the far distance, i see nothing but the sea, white with foam. here i read my life, so have i been venturing in an unknown sea with threatening billows before me and yet the love for Christ and his last commandment failed me not when i sought for comfort and courage in time of storm. for nearly eight long years have i dreaded too much with the life on sea, but now feeling it a duty to my loved ones on the other shore and believing and hoping that my best work for the master for a space of one year will be in the home land, where i hope to awaken a greater interest in the Church for our work for the Master in the land of the rising Sun. there are many great needs which have presented themselves to me but none is more vivid in my mind than the Church for Koishikowa, the spot on earth which i love most because of the many friends who were awakened here in the life of Christ

Jesus.”

1915/1919. Dr. Charles B. Lewis, of Perry Township, served as a medical missionary to China from 1896 to 1932. During World War I, he volunteered to aid prisoners of war held by Russia in Siberia. His regular reports and a series of interviews during his later years were compiled and published by the Board of Foreign Missions, Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. Dr. Lewis wrote: “the american red Cross had complaints made to it of the manner in which the austrian and German prisoners of war were treated by the russians … (We) were asked … to go up to Siberia ... in Vladivostok we read many letters from German officers who were prisoners … they complained that they had no Victrolas or anything of that kind for amusements – things that prisoners would not get anywhere.”

Regarding a second expedition he writes:

“at the beginning of the war the Czechoslovaks being Slavs were not willing to enter the war and fight against their brother Slavs (russians), but were compelled by the austrians (many allowed themselves to be taken prisoner) … (after) the russians had made their treaty … (with Germany) … the Czechs organized themselves into an army of about 60,000. they made an effort to get to Vladivostok and the Western front … Some of us doctors … were asked to join an officially organized american red Cross hospital Unit to work among the Czechs. … Czecho-slovaks were the most capable men i have ever run across. i had them as assistants and dressers. their army outstripped any other army … on the first of october another unit was made up ... in order to look after (the White-russian army … a number of the men had been fighting in the mountains and had frozen feet. there were a number of Chinese who had been working in russia … the White-russians had not as good boots as the Chinese so they pulled the boots off the Chinese and made them wade through wet snow which was up to their knees. Practically all had their feet frozen.”

1990. Regina Garzoni, one-time teacher at the Morris School in Young Township writes in 1990 in Memories of the One Room School, compiled by Museum Director Frank J. Basile as a project of Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society: “the best anyone could figure out was that it was called the Morris School because so many of obed Morris’ kids went there.”

She then recounts the words of Isobel Lewis, a Morris School graduate of the early 1900s:

“i was 35 years old before i could admit to anyone that i had gone to a rural oneroom school. then i began to realize what i had gained. i learned from the older children and it was like part of a family. no one who has not attended such a school could ever know what they missed.”

The Society gladly assists those who want to do genealogical research, but for some, there is more to the story, just as a photograph offers a window into a larger story. For many, these background stories are most important. The Society encourages anyone with family writings to put together the pieces. It’s like the quilt handed down in the family of Leba Wine.

She writes in the voices of her greatgrandmother, grandmother, and mother about “the glorious quilt with trees and peacocks, hands with rings on the fingers, dogs and hippos and elephants, pineapples and snakes, all trapuntoed and appliqued in pulsating color … And in its - Continued on next page

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March 12, 1902 — The Irving Club of this place is making an effort to secure the introduction of music as one of the branches to be taught in our public schools. The study of elementary music has been introduced into a great many of the schools of the country, especially in the larger towns and cities, and with general satisfaction.

To be able to read music is an accomplishment by no means to be despised, and its study can be taken up in school for a few minutes every day without interfering with anything else of importance, but really serving as recreation to the tired brain. (Punxsutawney Spirit) March 19, 1890 — Ed. Swartz, the tailor, has had a new glass front put in his tailor shop and otherwise improved it so that it looks quite chipper.

Ed. said he was tired having people take his place of business for a Chinese opium joint. (Punxsutawney Spirit) March 30, 1887 — Mrs. L. M. Brewer has had her house moved from the lot purchased by J. A. Weber to her own

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Continued from previous page center, … was a black chevalier on a black horse … Who was he? Why did he make me so sad?”

Generations passed and the family from Bohemia was now in the U.S. – in Punxsutawney where her mother, Tess, was much surprised by visitors – “Three ladies, hatted, gloved. And Maybe Jewish! They looked Jewish. Could it be? …

Tess drew them inside mentally going over her supply of cream, sugar, cookies.

Enough cups, thank God.” She was introduced to Flora Brody, Lillian Jacobson, and Ruth Pete, meeting Molly Abelman later. It was a good beginning. By 1934, they had moved to a house at 532 West Mahoning Street, just in time to experience the flood of 1936. Eventually, Leba’s family story was told with the novel, Stitches in Time.

Many have family stories to tell – sad or funny, short or multi-generational – and it can be done in many ways. Come to the Society when it has its next family history writing workshop to explore how to get it done. Two separate workshops are planned for April 22 and 29 from 9.30 a.m. to noon. A third is set for May 7 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Not anxious to write, but have diaries and letters? Bring them in for preservation, so that future generations

lot on Pine Street. (Valley News) [note: In June 1887, Valley News became Punxsutawney News.]

April 2, 1869 — INDIAN SHOW. – A troupe of Indians will visit Punxsutawney and give two exhibitions, on Monday next, September 6th. The general programme comprises ceremonies, rites, dances, songs, pantomimes, tableaux, etc., illustrative of the life of the wild Indian on the plains. The wild hunter, Os-se-o will appear in the street one-half hour before the general performances, on his spotted horse, “Arrow.” Let no one fail to see this exhibition in the public park. It will exhibit at the following times and places: as Perrysville, Saturday, September 4th; Punxsutawney, Monday, September 6th; Big Run, Tuesday, September 7. (Punxsutawney Plaindealer) [note: Perrysville was renamed as Hamilton, for the first postmaster, Robert Hamilton.]

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April 10, 1889 — The men at Horatio are constantly reminded that they must deal at the company’s store and when they do not their services are not wanted. We have no objections to companies having stores but we do think that a man should be allowed to deal wherever he can buy to the best advantage. (Punxsutawney News) ••• can learn. Computers have made the transcribing of writings, the assembling of information, the fine tuning of wording easier. And, of course, computers also provide the ability to add visuals, those photographs found in a drawer or trunk, which can be scanned and used to really “put the reader in the picture.” It helps, of course, if names were included with the pictures. Too often, they were not because when taken, everyone knew whose face was pictured. Now? Not so much; memories fade, loved ones die, and the faces go unnamed. Even with the improvements in cell phone cameras, and the resulting explosion of captured images, it is sometimes the case that the faces remain unidentified. A way to preserve images must be found. Too many people have old home movies or boxes of slides, also unidentified and subject to obsolescence and damage. Local events such as floods and celebrations have been captured on film, but are in danger of being damaged or unusable. If you have writings or images, the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society would like to help you find a way to share them.

Marty Armstrong is a member of the Collections Committee of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. •••

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