June 2011 #128

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Two massive Civil War cannons are strategically placed center-front in Barclay Square facing Mahoning Street. There are no signs to identify them, but history buffs of the Civil War era will recognize them from that time in U. S. history. Perhaps, as a resident in town, a thoughtful parent or

walks, landscaping, and perhaps a soldiers’ monument. In the midst of their efforts, the Village Improvement Society had learned he U. S. Civil War was long-ago in that the local Civil War veterans’ organizaAmerican history, and many other tion had received a letter from the Ordwars and conflicts have since been nance Department in the Department of fought by men and women of this War in Washington, D. C. nation. Memorial Day in A public meeting was held on cities and small communities June 6, 1897 to act upon the reacross the country will bring quest for the people of Punxtogether grateful people to sutawney to make a selection of pause and observe in memory a cannon (or cannons) dating to and ceremony the sacrifice of 1861 for Punxsutawney to disthose of our land who loved play. Money in the amount of our country above all personal $40 was raised to pay the transwants and needs. portation costs from the Brooklyn Area communities, with their Navy yards for two “Jordan Batspecial group of dedicated vettery” cannons with a total weight erans and patriots, will have of 7200 pounds. set a site and time on that day A few cannon shells had reportfor reflection and tribute to edly accompanied the shipment those who lost their lives deof the cannons in September fending American values, as 1897. Obviously, some residents prescribed by federal law for were not as enthusiastic for the this “national holiday.” war memorabilia as were the vetFormally known as Decoraerans of the G. A. R (Grand Army tion Day, which began from a of the Republic). About the simple ceremony in 1864 by a shells, a correspondent for a local The familiar Civil War era cannons in Barclay Square, received in Punxsutawney woman and young teen-age in 1897 when many Civil War veterans were living, have survived many years in newspaper wrote, “These will be girl laying flowers on graves a place of prominence in the town. (photo by S. Thomas Curry) used in case our town is attacked of family members killed in by the Indians.” The cannon were friend had mentioned that fact to you. action during the Civil War, it is now called temporarily placed at spots in the park facWhen they were placed in the park in the Memorial Day. ing Mahoning Street in the northeast and late 19th century the cannons spoke many Punxsutawney’s Memorial Day services northwest corners. memories and histories to that generation are held in Barclay Square, a convenient, Citizens of the town would move on with of men and women living then. But what spacious place in the downtown. their ambitious plans to “beautify” the pubmost don’t know is that lic land set aside by Rev. Barclay in his the cannons were 1820 plan for the town. They would form nearly lost to histtory. a permanent organization to “look after the In the mid 1890s, a care and improvement of our public citizens group had been square.” They would have to have festivals organized to raise and other “entertainments” to raise more funds to improve the money for the improvements that would park from its condition make the space a beauty spot to be admired as an empty space for by visitors and everyone in Punxsutawney. ballgames, medicine In the meantime, in December 1897, the shows and circuses, two massive cannons that had arrived in and a pasture for roamSeptember and placed in the park were ing animals, too. The mounted on pedestals. (The reader needs group would seek $1 to see a picture of heavy cannon lying in from interested resimud, without any support.) The writer for Many young men from the Punxsutawney area fought in Civil War battles. dents toward a plan for the weekly Punxsutawney News made note, They would return home to tell stories about their bombardment from bat“About the only active service these canteries of field artillery pieces in the war Between the States. (Currier & Ives leveling and seeding the land, building - Continued on page 4 print-”Battle of Gettysburg”)

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van Kennedy, a 2002 graduate of Punxsutawney High School and 2007 graduate of St. Francis University (SFU), was awarded preceptor of the year by SFU’s Physician Assistant (PA) program. Evan is a PA for the physicians at Punxsutawney Medical Associates: Dr. Joseph Kernich, M.D; Dr. Jay Elder M.D.; and Dr. Lisa Witheriterieg, D.O. Evan said during the fifth year of the PA program at SFU, students experience nine different rotations giving them a taste of various fields of medicine, in which each student is assigned a preceptor to work with during a five-or-ten-week rotation.

“This was my second year as a preceptor,” he said. “I take one student for ten weeks, and they see patients with me. They begin with observing, and then if the patients agree, I have the student do the medical history and physical exam. Together we formulate the treatment plan.”

Evan finds most of his patients to be receptive to the idea and even find it a pleasure to help in the students’ education.

Acting as a preceptor is not required of Evan, but he chooses to volunteer his time and expertise to help the students, as he was once in their shoes not too many years ago.

He has found that while he is helping them, they are also helping him.

“I know how difficult it is to constantly be moving through and adjusting to the different rotations along with taking tests, boards and finding a job,” He said. “Not only am I teaching them, but they keep me on my toes. It’s a two-way learning street as medicine is always changing.”

From September through the first week of November, Evan was the preceptor to Ashley Bauer, a student in SFU’s Physician Assistant program, while she completed her family practice rotation. Once all of the fifth-year students complete their nine rotations, they

each nominate one of their nine PA preceptors, who they believe went above and beyond to help them in some way. Out of a class of about 55-60 students, the faculty then determines who will receive the award based on what the students have reported. Evan not only made a positive impression on Ashley, but on the deciding faculty as well.

“It is evident that Evan is an excellent and well-respected PA, and he has made a difference in my education as my preceptor,” Ashley said. “He even helped me with my master’s capstone material. During my ten-week rotation, Evan had given me feedback and guidance for my project, which was not something that he had to do in his role as a preceptor, but it was something he was happy to do.”

Much to Evan’s surprise, he received a phone call from a faculty member at SFU in the middle of March informing him that he had been chosen for the award.

“I was busy with a patient and when the secretary gave me a message from one of the faculty, I had no idea what it was concerning,” Evan said. “I was very surprised because [the preceptor of the year award] never crossed my mind.”

To honor and recognize Evan’s achievement, he was invited to a banquet at SFU where he received a plaque, and Ashley shared with the graduating class and audience why she nominated him.

“Those who see Evan regularly would go on how he was an excellent provider,” she said. “He has made such a name for himself in his office that he has numerous patients that request an appointment with him. Evan has become a vital member of that family medicine team and all of them had nothing but positive remarks to say about him and the care he gives. Evan has gone above and beyond his duties as a preceptor in order to prepare me for my future practices as a physician assistant.”

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With approval of the proposal, the old park was literally turned inside out and over, starting fresh under the supervision of Continued from page 2 Shelby M. Noyes, one of America’s greatnon have seen was, since they landed in est landscape “artists.” He was responsible Punxsutawney they have been rolled for the design of the Pan-American Expoaround in the mud in order to get them sition grounds in Buffalo, New York. (The pointed in the right direction....No doubt exposition was where U. S. President these cannon in times of war would make a William McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.)

In overseeing the park improvements, the new landscape designer had crews carefully dig up trees that had already been planted and have them moved to new places in his design. There would be an elevated circle in the center for a future fountain and walks would be extended from the circle in form of a Maltese cross.

Rustic benches would be During the Park improvements of 1902-1904 the Civil War cannons placed in convenient spacwere removed. After a spirited debate among citizens to display them ing. But Noyes had no inas a reminder of the efforts of many to “preserve the Union,” they would be returned to the park in a ceremony in 1910. (Hometown file photo) terest in the old Civil War relics that had been placed in the park a few years earterrible noise and deal death and destruclier. “The cannons would distract from the tion before them, but in times of peace they architectural beauty of the park,” the deare cold and heavy.” signer had told the Civil War veterans of In 1898, the work of the park improvement committee was focused on hauling in “fill” for the park to complete the leveling of it at one foot. In 1897, at 15 cents a load, 2,600 loads of “fill” were hauled. They waited for calls from people who would haul “free” earth to the park; the only cost to be born by the committee was to be the hauling.

The cannons remained on major improvements were made in 1976 (insert) to “renew” Bartheir respective corner When clay Square, the cannons were moved from the east and west corners spots and the committee and given a place of prominence in a new Historical Heritage continued its plan for a sol- Area. (photo circa 1960s) diers’ monument to be erected in the center of the park. the G.A.R. The cannons and their wood Good fortune came to the Park Committee display pedestals were removed to land bein late May 1901. It was then that officers hind the Mary A. Wilson public school of the Punxsutawney Iron Company probuilding in the East End. posed to the borough that, if it would place They remained there until 1907 when the a curb around the Public Square similar to Punxsutawney School Board ordered the a curb on the streets, put in necessary sewG. A.R. Post to remove them. The wooden ers and water pipes, and then turn the park foundations were rotting and there was a over to them, the iron company would pay fear they would collapse. Especially so, all the expenses of a competent landscape there was a liability concern when the chilarchitect and furnish the work and materidren of the school were “playing horse” on als, including trees, to “make of the Public them. It was felt the school ground was not Square a beautiful park....”

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he December 25th announcement of the Iron Works for Punxsutawney was heralded in headline news in the Punxsutawney Spirit and by a special supplement to the Punxsutawney News.

Although the negotiations to secure the works were over, the creation of an iron works on the banks of the Mahoning Creek

Cauley, Esq., of Ridgway, solicitor. The Board included Irwin Simpson, Henry Mundorff, R.C. Winslow, Theo. Pantall and W.W. Winslow. The company received approval of the incorporation in February 1896.

The next item of business was securing of the land on which to build the iron works.

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were purchased directly by the company bringing their total land holdings to about forty acres. Twenty-four acres were north of Mahoning Creek and sixteen were on the south side and adjacent to the right of way of the Pennsylvania and Northwestern Railroad. This connection would be an advantage to the company, making it possible to ship iron on both railways located in the Punxsutawney area. The impact of the iron works on property was noted in the Punxsutawney Spirit on March 11, 1896, “A great improvement is already noticeable in the real estate market. There is a demand for property, and several good sales have been made within the past week.”

Work was begun on the site. Local men and their teams of horses were hired to clear, fill and level the land. Mr. Rogers’s - Continued on page 8

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A southeast view of the Punxsutawney Iron Company about 1900. The Mahoning Creek is in the foreground and the hill where the Country Club is located is in the far background. The central building in this picture is the cast house with the furnace adjacent to the north end just in front of the four boiler towers.

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in 1817. The January 1, 1896 issue of the Punxsutawney News, offered this comment on the site chosen for the iron works: “How does Punxsutawney Iron Works look in print? This equalizes it; Clayville has the works and Punxsutawney has the name.”

Through the years the land, on which the furnace would be built, had been subdivided and sold as small parcels and town lots.

Prior to the incorporation of A view of the Punxsutawney Iron Company from the west. The central feature in this the company, picture is the cantilevered crane. The stacks of iron ore in the yard. In the distance past some of these the right end of the crane is the engine house. The boilers and the stack are at the right end of the crane and next to them is the cast house. The smaller building just to the p r o p e r t i e s were purright of the cast house is the stack house. chased in the name of William A. Rogers. When aggrethe company would be “Punxsutawney gated, these parcels comprised thirty-seven Iron Company.” The officers of the comacres and were deeded to the new company pany were: William A. Rodgers, president,

by Mr. Rodgers early in March of 1896. At Robert Kelly, secretary, and George Monthe same time several additional parcels roe, treasurer, all of Buffalo, and C.H. Mcwas just beginning.

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HOW PUNXSUTAWNEY PIGS WERE mADE Adapted from a description of the casting process in the Punxsutawney News, November 10, 1897 The furnace operated 24 hours a day. it took about eight hours to complete a cast. Three cast were made each operational day.

The furnace was stocked with five skiffs of coke (6 tons). a skiff was a cart which carried the raw material up an incline and dumped it into the furnace. Next a buggy of limestone and three buggies or iron were put into the skiff and sent to be dumped on top of the coke. Four of these mixtures were taken up and then two skiffs of iron or only. This completed one round of the charge. a charge is 12 to 18 rounds.

The furnace was fired and the heat from the coke melted the ore and the limestone. as the mixture becomes liquid the slag, or waste, was siphoned off into a slag basin where it cooled and became solid and was disposed of.

While this process was being completed the cast house was prepared for the cast. The troughs in the floor were coated with sand and made ready to receive the melted iron.

The troughs included runners (large conduits) sows (side conduits) and pigs (small pools or beds) into which the molten iron quickly ran and cooled.

When it was time to make a cast, the engines were signaled to slow down. The furnace keeper would, with a long iron rod drill out the clay plug in the furnace. as soon as the opening was made and the molten iron began to run a “skimmer,” a sheet iron was placed to kept the cinders back and allowed the iron to run. The keeper then went to the lower end of the “runner” where he oversaw the running of the iron into the “sows” and their litter of “pigs.” These were called beds, and on average about 18 beds were filled at one cast. each bed held nearly three tons of metal, composed of 34 “pigs.” as the beds were run, full sand was thrown over the metal. it was then allowed to cool for a short time and then the iron carriers began breaking the “pigs” from the “sows,” and breaking the iron into lengths the size of the “pigs.” after the iron was broken up it was partly cooled by sprinkling it with water run through a hose. The pigs were then lifted from their sandy bed by raising one end and crossing it over another pig, and more water was sprinkled on creating dense steam making it almost impossible to see anything. a stream of water was kept spraying on the metal until it is cool and was ready to be loaded on flat cars. on the flat car it was hauled up on a trestle where each pig was separately dropped from the car onto an upright timber upon which was placed a large piece of cast iron into which a piece of steel had been cast. When the pig struck this it broke in two and fell to the ground. Then it was picked up by men and carried past the inspector who examines the broken end and by a glance was able to tell the quality. each quality and cast was piled separately where it waited orders to be shipped in box cars to mills and foundries. The mill iron, or the poorer quality was sent to mills, and the better quality went to the foundries.

The aim of the furnace was to cast quality and not quantity. it was shipped away to markets as fast as it was made. Nearly 200 tons were shipped each day.

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Coal Brings Iron Continued from page 6 company had a great deal of experience in constructing furnaces and knew what would be needed to build the furnace.

By April 8, 1896 the specifications for the buildings to be constructed on the site had been developed. Four buildings were called for: A cast house, 160 by 70 feet, constructed of iron and steel; a stack house 50 by 100 feet, constructed of iron; the boiler house, 105 by 45 feet, also be of iron, and the engine house, 108 by 46 feet, nine inches, would be built of brick. In addition to the buildings, other construction would include a stack 17 feet in diameter and 80 feet high, and a foundation for the loading crane. Hopes were that the construction could be completed in time to have the furnace in operation before the end of the year.

Contracts were let and work was begun.

The stone-work for the cast house was completed early in July and work on base for the crane was begun. In late July the workmen began erecting the thirty-six boilers. These boilers were placed on an iron framework and some of them were described as being high in the air.

As the people of Punxsutawney and Clayville watched, they were amazed at the enormous size of the construction. It was far beyond what the people of Punxsutawney and Clayville had anticipated.

The first industrial accident at the iron works happened late in July, 1896, when W.E. Pifer, a pile driver operator from DuBois, had the hammer on his machine come loose and miss the pile. The hammer, which weighed a ton went on down and pulled the machine with, breaking it all to pieces. Fortunately no men were injured.

Shortly thereafter two workmen who were riveting the outside of the large tubular iron stacks were involved in an accident. The cage in which one of the workmen was standing came loose and fell about thirty feet causing the man to be tossed about. He struck his head several times on projections

during the fall. Another man, named D. Jones, who was working below was struck by the cage. He had a serious cut on his head. Fortunately no men were killed.

By the middle of August 1896 the stack house was up and the roof was on, the - Continued on page 11

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Cradle sausages in hot-dog buns or more sturdy rolls, toasted or not, and you've elevated the usual fare by a mile. Settle on something interesting to garnish them with, such as whole-grain mustard, sauteed onions and mushrooms or even a mango chutney mayonnaise.

Different regions of the United States have their sausage favorites, mostly owing to the immigrants who settled there. You'll find plenty of Polish kielbasa in Milwaukee and Chicago, and lovers of Wisconsin brats will tell you that a brown, Germanstyle mustard is a must. In fact, anything else might get you kicked out of the Badger State. In states that border Mexico, spicy

chorizo is common at home and on restaurant menus. New Jersey takes pride in Italian sausages, and just about everywhere, you'll find sausages with German lineage - and that includes the frankfurter.

There are three types of dinner sausages - most often made from pork and beef -and you'll find them in a variety of places in the store. Fresh sausages are not cooked and will take the longest time to cook on the grill, 8 to 10 minutes a side. They are done when the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. Find them in the butcher case.

Fully cooked sausages only need to be heated through. About 5 to 6 minutes over medium heat, flipped halfway through to get those coveted grill marks, and they're done. Fully cooked sausages are normally stocked near the hot dogs, and you'll find lower-fat and lower-sodium offerings, too, including turkey versions. The green section of the store will offer organic sausages -- and that includes meatless varieties.

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Salamis are cured sausages as are Portuguese linguica and chorizo, which also come fresh. These are best in sandwiches - Continued on page 12

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“When it comes to global health, cost is an enormous barrier to care. The antenatal screening test is an incredibly innovative approach to saving the lives of pregnant women.”

The Maternal Health Challenge was launched in part with ABC News and the Duke Global Health Institute for university students – undergraduate, graduates and professional students – to design emerging innovations in maternal health care. With support from The Lemelson Foundation, the challenge encouraged students from around the world to submit a five-minute video explaining their idea for improving maternal health.

“Some of the submissions were from students who are clearly very passionate and personally invested in their ideas and I was impressed by the teams that had done user testing. Getting media attention for these ideas could lead to a lot of fantastic, serendipitous connections,” said judge Timothy Prestero, CEO of Design that Matters.

“Universities are an ideal setting for taking a good idea, experimenting with it, testing it, changing it and then deploying it into the world,” said Michael H. Merson, founding director of the Duke Global Health In-

stitute. “That’s why the Duke Global Health Institute was pleased to participate in this Challenge. We know university students are inspired to make a difference and there’s no better way to make a difference than to improve the lives of mothers and children.”

Two runners up from Harvard University and Tulane University were also selected, and will receive mentorship from The Lemelson Foundation network. The runners up from Harvard University are Chitra Akileswaran, Nazaneen Homaifar and Cyrus Yamin. The Harvard team developed a device called pelvimtery which measures the likelihood a woman is at high-risk of obstructed labor.

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Coal Brings Iron Continued from page 8 trusses were being put on the cast house, two of the three large stoves were completed and work had begun on the third one.

The third battery of twelve boilers was being completed, excavation was underway for the engine and pump house, and the stonework for the crane was finished and the track for the revolving part was being laid. All was going well. At this time the company reorganized. The new officers were: William A. Rogers, president; Adrian Iselin, Jr, vice president, Josiah G. Munro, treasurer. John H. Kennedy, was named superintendent. Robert Kelley moved back to Wisconsin and was replaced

by E.C. McKibben as secretary.

As the buildings were completed the equipment was installed. The furnace which was eighty feet high and seventeen feet in diameter at the base was equipped with three Kennedy Central Combustion Chamber blast stoves, each eighty feet high by eighteen feet. An iron smoke stack stood one-hundred and sixty feet high.

Pierpoint water tube type boilers were installed.

The boilers were the Pierpoint water tube type with a capacity of fifteen hundred horsepower. Water was supplied by two large compound pumps having a capacity of six million gallons per day, fed through a standard pipe sixteen feet in diameter and sixty feet high. The engine house, built of Bradford Brick with an iron trussed slate roof contained two large blowing engines built by E.P. Allis Company of Milwaukee.

Two large cold water pumps, two large capacity, feed water pumps for furnishing the

Inside a cast house. Although this is not the Punxsutawney Iron Company’s cast house, it provides a view of what a cast house was like. You can see the beds of iron ingots and the men who pulled them as they cooled.

boilers, an air compressor and an electric light plant were installed in the pump house. A well, 32 feet in diameter, and sunk down to the underlying rock near the creek bed was dug.

Outside and high in the air was a revolving cantilevered crane 350-feet long, which had been built by the Brown Hoisting and Conveying Machine Company. This crane was used for lifting, carrying and automatically dumping ore at the point needed.

The crane had a capacity of two thousand tons per day. This crane had been used to do the excavating for the World’s Fair at Chicago. The crane made it possible for one man to do the loading work of one hundred men. The man who operated it and the one who maintained the crane in Chicago came with it to Punxsutawney. The maintenance man, who had been sailor, was able to climb about and over the crane just as he did when he worked on a sailing ship.

All effort was made to be ready for the opening of the furnace in December, 1896.

Unfortunately, it would be another nine

months before the furnace would be lit for the first time.

During those months the newspapers provided updates. They reported on the stability of the machinery, the mountain of iron ore being built and at times made jokes about the delays.

A major delay was the coal miners strike at Walston which resulted in a shutdown of the coke ovens. Without coke the furnace could not operate. Finally on September 8, 1897 the strike was settled, the miners went back to work, and the coke ovens were charged and began producing coke. By September 22 a sufficient supply of coke was on hand to schedule the firing of the furnace.

Finally Wednesday morning, September 29th, 1897, with all the mechanics dressed in white uniforms and about 500 onlookers the furnace came to life. The furnace was charged and Mrs. Rogers, with a torch in hand climbed the stairs to the stand at the furnace and christening it “The Martha,” lit the fire. Young Maggie Crissman stepped

forward and presented Mr. Rogers with a bouquet of carnations and tuberoses. W.B. Sutter proposed three cheers for the Punxsutawney Iron Company and its future prosperity. It was a simple, graceful ceremony, which marked a new era for Punxsutawney.

Punxsutawney finally had it’s furnace with a payroll of $2,000 a week, employment for upwards of 500 people at the furnace and at the mines, and an economic boon for the town. These men would ship 200 tons of pig iron each day.

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For your Memorial Day cookout, I recommend two salads to serve alongside brats with cherries and bacon, or grilled apple-and-chicken sausage with a simply homemade mango-chutney mayonnaise.

The apple-and-chicken sausages I tested in the oven and on the grill were Aidells brand. We liked them better on the grill. In the oven, the pleasant snap that comes with some casings became too tough and we had to fight each bite. The spread was simply mayonnaise mixed with mango chutney.

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The brats were just as delicious in the oven, and actually cooked more evenly. I baked them at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes on a rack over a pan to catch the drippings. Because they were on the rack, they didn't need to be flipped and stayed together better. Whole-grain or Dijon mustard adds the perfect tang to the cherries' sweetness. I love this recipe.

Make Spinach Salad With Mahogany Roasted Mushrooms and Onions as your side with the brats. It's a bit fussy as a takealong salad, but works well if you're entertaining at home. Small whole button mushrooms and onion slices are briefly marinated in a sweet balsamic dressing, then baked until golden. The warm veggies are tossed with spinach leaves and warm dressing.

Croutons are made from sourdough bread that's toasted then broiled with a slather of goat cheese. This is a spin on the typical bacon-spinach salad with warm, sweet dressing. I like it better for a change, and find that big shaves of Parmesan cheese stand in nicely for the homemade goatcheese croutons.

Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks? Your sausage menu will prove them wrong this Memorial Day. (St. Petersburg Times food and travel editor Janet K. Keeler can be reached at jkeeler@sptimes.com.)

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CURRIED RICE AND ARTICHOKE SALAD 2 packages (6.9 ounces each) chicken-flavor Rice-A-Roni Olive oil, for cooking rice 6 scallions, green parts only, trimmed and chopped (about 1/2 cup) 1/2 cup finely chopped red or green bell pepper 1/2 cup sliced green olives 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 (12-ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons curry powder 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds Cook Rice-A-Roni following the instructions on the package, using olive oil. Let cool.

Meanwhile, place the scallions, bell pepper, olives and parsley in a large mixing bowl. Add drained and chopped artichoke hearts.

In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise and curry powder. Set aside.

Add the cooked and cooled rice to the bowl with the artichokes. Spoon the curry mayonnaise on top of rice and mix well.

Salad can be served cold or at room temperature. Garnish with toasted almonds before serving.

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-- "What Can I Bring?" by Anne Byrn (Workman, 2007) SPINACH SALAD WITH MAHOGANY ROASTED MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon light brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided use 8 ounces mushrooms, lightly rinsed and - Continued on next page

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Bratwursts Continued from previous page patted dry (12 mushrooms) 1 cup onion slivers (1 medium onion) 3 slices sturdy sourdough bread 2 ounces soft goat cheese 1 (10-ounce) bag spinach (6 to 7 cups), rinsed and drained well, stems removed Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Place the balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Whisk in 1/3 cup olive oil.

Trim and discard the stems of the mushrooms. Add the mushrooms and the onion slivers to the dressing mixture. Stir to coat well and let marinate for about 5 minutes.

With a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms and onions and place in a baking dish. Save the remaining dressing. Bake the mushrooms and onions for about 20 minutes, until they are golden.

While the mushroom and onions are cooking, toast the bread lightly, then place on a cutting board and spread it with the goat cheese. Cut the bread into 1-inch cubes and place in a shallow metal baking dish. Set aside.

When mushroom and onions are done, place them in a large, shallow serving bowl.

Heat the remaining dressing by pouring it

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into the hot baking dish and letting the residual heat warm it.

Preheat the broiler to high. Drizzle the bread cubes with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, then broil until cheese bubbles, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from oven.

Add the spinach to the serving bowl and stir to combine with olive oil, mushrooms and onions. Dress with warm dressing and garnish with hot goat-cheese croutons.

Garnish note: To save time and to offer an alternate taste, substitute large shavings of Parmesan cheese for the goat-cheese croutons.

Serves 6.

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(If fresh cherries are large, use halved cherries.) Wrap 1 slice of bacon around each sausage to keep cherries in place. (You may need toothpicks, too.)

Heat grill to medium with lid closed.

Grill the cherry-stuffed brats for 10 to 12 minutes, turning occasionally, until they are cooked through and the bacon is dark, golden brown.

Transfer the cooked brats to a platter and serve with rolls and mustard.

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Distracted driving puts all of us at risk D

By Arleen Spenceley St. Petersburg Times riving along on the highway, I noticed a bunch of children buckled up in a big, black sport utility vehicle.

Their chauffeur? A distracted driver.

One hand on the wheel, his other typing on a smart phone. Eyes on the road only in short intervals. So when I moved from the middle lane to the right, and in front of him by a few car lengths, I had a feeling I shouldn't. But I did.

I should have known better.

What I didn't know was that our lane would come to a quick stop.

The driver of the car in front of me slammed on the brakes. I slammed on mine and checked the rearview mirror. The big SUV barreled toward me. I looked away and waited for impact.

I got lucky.

Likely in the last second before his vehicle would have decimated mine, the driver swerved onto the shoulder. While he waited to work his way back into traffic, I made a mental list of what I might ask if I met him: -- Have you driven before?

-- How do you sleep at night?

-- Are text messages actually more important to you than life, or do you just live like they are?

The opportunities to talk out the blunders that originate behind the steering wheels of moving vehicles rarely arise, but things worth discussing happen daily. In an average week, I spend eight hours driving, and I see a lot: speed demons and slowpokes.

People who are entirely unaware, and bullies, who know exactly what they do. People who tailgate, change lanes without checking blind spots and fall asleep at red lights (literally). People who drink and drive, consecutively and concurrently. Drivers who read, write, text, shave and eat.

"Because we drive every day, we stop thinking about it," said Tom Vanderbilt, author of "Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What it Says About Us)." "The automobile is the dominant mode of transportation in the country. We spend increasing amounts of time in it," so we multitask. Sometimes, what we do while we drive points to a discouraging truth: We are self-absorbed.

Self-absorption is putting your wants over somebody else's needs, said Jesse Rice, author of "The Church of Facebook." We see it on "Facebook, (in) relationships, in celebrity culture," he said. He also sees it on the road.

"A car is like a little social cocoon," Rice said.

We are isolated -- a state in which selffocus comes naturally -- in an environment where everyone's safety depends on whether we acknowledge (and act on) other people's needs. The conscious choice to consider how my life impacts somebody else's isn't one we're conditioned to make. But sometimes, doing what takes discipline is better than doing what comes naturally. If drivers learned that lesson, more crashes would be

accidents. For now, few of them are.

Calling a crash an accident "implies there's no way this could have been prevented, that it was unforeseeable," Vanderbilt said.

Phrases like "drunken-driving accident" are most egregious, he said.

The word "accident" enables negligent drivers. It lets a person create conditions in which vehicles are likely to collide and call it unpredictable after it happens.

"It's ludicrous," Rice said. People surround

us "with their 4,000-pound vehicles moving at 60 miles per hour."

Drivers shouldn't take that lightly, Vanderbilt said. A study he cites in "Traffic" says we only really see what we look for. That's why pedestrians are safer in cities with lots of pedestrians: drivers expect to see them, so they do. It takes vigilance to anticipate the unexpected, but that's difficult when we are self-focused and impossible when there are too many distractions.

"The car was already pretty isolating, but to add the Blackberry, the iPhone, the personalized entertainment system, the increasing narcissism" is dangerous, Vanderbilt said. "Every day (we) drive and nothing happens, it reinforces" bad behavior. It perpetuates a cycle of self-absorption.

Self-absorption is a human thing, Rice said, but in the American version, "we get what we want, no matter the cost." It defends what we value, but, in the process, devalues whatever doesn't seem relevant. What doesn't matter to us, however, matters to someone. When we don't consider that, Rice said, there are consequences on and off the road.

"We say we value unity and ends to poverty and racism. That's just lip service if we're not becoming the kind of people who serve others," Rice said. "The world could be a better place, but that ultimately comes when we are putting others' needs before our own."

When we don't, we learn we can't rely on each other, so we disregard each other completely. And that way of life isn't working.

"People forget that you're part of a system," Vanderbilt said. It isn't all about you.

"Other people on the road aren't obstacles," Rice said. "They're people like me, who are trying to go somewhere."

Their lives depend on our decisions. In an ideal world, all drivers would respect that responsibility. But even in this world, we can do better.

(Arleen Spenceley can be reached at aspenceley(at)sptimes.com.)

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Heartburn a growing concern among middle-aged

By Anita Creamer Sacramento Bee eartburn is the new normal.

Acid reflux is on the rise in America, with 25 million people experiencing daily symptoms, according to the American Gastroenterology Association, up from 15 million only a decade ago. Another 60 million people say they have heartburn once a month.

That's a whole lot of tummy trouble. Blame stress and an aging population -- and above all, experts say, blame Americans' habit of eating too much.

Turn 40, and suddenly conversations about digestive issues take on urgent fascination. Garlic just doesn't sit right any more.

Or Mexican food or onions or red wine. Or all of the above.

The ubiquity of acid reflux has turned it into a touchstone of middle-aged American culture, with over-the-counter medications proliferating in TV commercials and a loony variety of remedies like magnetic bracelets offered over the Internet.

Relax, midlife Americans. It's not age. It's chronic overindulgence.

"There was one guy who came in, it turned out that it was Girl Scout cookie season," said Dr. Ronald Hsu, a Sutter Roseville Medical Center gastroenterologist. "Instantly, we had a diagnosis."

Extra weight around the middle is a major culprit behind chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease. More than 40 percent of the population reaches for antacids more than once or twice a week, suffering from heartburn serious enough to check out with the doctor.

But acid reflux can occur in any age group.

Don Gloor, for example, remembers dealing with chronic heartburn as a college student

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whose diet included cheeseburgers and tequila.

"I always had a roll of Tums nearby, but I didn't really think about it," said Gloor, now 53, who works for the state of California and lives in Carmichael. "As I mellowed out, it occurred less."

Here's how acid reflux works: When the sphincter muscle at the top of the stomach is weak, acid can backwash into the esophagus during digestion, leading to a range of reflux-related symptoms -from heartburn and queasiness to coughing, asthma and a predisposition for hiccups.

The problem can be especially troublesome at night, with episodes of heartburn disrupting sleep. The solution? Don't go to bed with a full stomach: A light dinner eaten three hours before bedtime is a good idea. Also, avoid sleeping on your back.

"Anything that increases stomach pressure increases reflux," said Hsu. "People who are more obese have more symptoms. Pregnant women can have more reflux."

Even modest amounts of weight gain can lead to problems with acid reflux. Women with a body mass index of 25 to 27, considered only slightly overweight, are more than twice as likely to develop the disease, Boston University researchers have found.

So what to do? First, avoid mint-flavored antacids. Mint relaxes the valve between the stomach and the esophagus, worsening the problem.

For many people, losing weight eases the stomach pressure and resolves reflux. For others, avoiding chocolate, spicy foods, citrus, alcohol and caffeine -- can help alleviate acid reflux symptoms.

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By Barton Goldsmith Scripps Howard news Service

ove relationships have more ups and downs than a roller coaster. Sometimes couples are able to work things out, and sometimes they can't. Usually, when couples are unable to align, it is because they have engaged in one of the ABCs of relational suicide: abuse, breakups or cheating.

Abuse: If you are in an abusive relationship and your partner is unwilling to seek counseling or change his or her behavior, my recommendation is to leave. Yes, this is a drastic move, but to stay could endanger your life and/or the lives of your children.

I do not advise this lightly.

As a marriage counselor, my fidelity is to the union unless there is abuse. Then the issue becomes safety. I also feel that verbal and mental abuse is equal to physical abuse; you simply can't see the wounds. Discuss your situation with a counselor, the clergy or a lawyer, but please remove yourself from harm's way.

Breakups: People throw the B-word (breaking up) around like it's a toy, when in truth it's a weapon used to control the other person. If the relationship is seriously imbalanced, the person being threatened will cave and do whatever it is the other person claims to want.

Breakup or divorce is not to be taken lightly and should never be used as a tool of manipulation. Making threats will only widen the gap between the two of you. I recommend to couples that they never bring up leaving, even as a joke. Keep your relationship sacred by not threatening to end it.

When difficulties arise, as they always will, don't be so quick to give up. Talk and reach a compromise, share your hurt with your partner and be open to making some changes so you don't go down this road again. You will both be better for the effort.

Cheating: First of all, if you know you are going to cheat, don't commit. If you have made a commitment, however, and one of you does cheat, it does not immediately put your relationship on death row. Clemency is available, but you have to work at it. I have helped many couples get their relationships back on track after one or both strayed from their vows.

People cheat for different reasons. Sex and anger top the list. Others cheat to raise their self-esteem by wrongly thinking that the desires of someone else will fix whatever he or

she is feeling. I've never seen it work. Couples who meet through affairs seldom have trusting and long-term relationships.

If you and/or your partner are engaged in any of the ABCs of relational suicide, don't go into denial. Take a good look at where you are and where you want to be. If you don't like where you are, now is a good time to change it. If you don't like where you're going, there is time to make a course correction. It is never too late to have a good relationship.

(Dr. Barton Goldsmith, a psychotherapist in Westlake Village, Calif., is the author, most recently, of "100 Ways to Boost Your Self-Confidence -- Believe in Yourself and Others Will Too." E-mail him at Barton@BartonGoldsmith.com.)

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Continued from previous page ficult cancer. More alarming, the incidence of esophageal cancer is rising quickly, while other cancer rates are decreasing, said Hsu. Particularly at risk are middle-aged and elderly men with a long history of acid reflux and, much of the time, problems with obesity.

DEALING WITH ACID REFLUX • Stop smoking.

• Cut down on the foods and liquids that can contribute to symptoms and further weaken the valve between the stomach and esophagus. These include spicy foods, chocolate, tomatoes, citrus and citrus juice, alcohol, caffeine and mint.

• Lose weight.

• Don't eat after 6 p.m.

• Don't sleep on your back, and consider positioning yourself in bed so your head is several inches higher than your body.

• Antacids actually increase stomach acid.

Stronger over-the-counter medications such as histamine-2 blockers may temporarily reduce symptoms. Proton pump inhibitors block the release of acid in the stomach and help for longer amounts of time.

• If the problem is chronic, see a doctor.

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By Lavinia Rodriguez St. Petersburg Times ow that beach season is upon us, plenty of people are thinking about picking up another shape-up routine. Starting an exercise program - and sticking with it -- is all about

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recognizing your own style.

Some people never talk about starting an exercise routine because they've never stopped moving. They consider their exercise routine much the same as daily hygiene -- as routine as brushing your teeth or taking a shower. They might miss a session every now and then, but they're not trying to be perfect. They're focusing on a good average.

Consistent exercisers aren't all about the short-term goal. They intend to be active today, tomorrow and forever.

Who are they? Maybe the lone runner or walker you seem to pass every day, or the person who is at the gym every time you are there. Or maybe it's the tennis player you regularly see at your neighborhood courts.

What do these people have that others don't? Nothing that anyone else can't acquire.

Here are a few ideas to help you adopt -permanently -- the attitudes and behaviors

of consistent exercisers: -- Choose activities you like. Recognize that you can change your mind whenever you like. You can do the same thing every day until you're tired of it, or you can do something different every day of the week.

It's up to you. Just keep moving. Understand that, over a lifetime, you'll go through changes that will require you to change things now and then. Maybe it will be an injury or illness, or maybe you'll just want to try something new. Be ready to roll with what life brings you.

-- Train your brain to think realistically. Perfectionism doesn't work if your goal is to be active, long-term. Strive for a good average rather than a perfect score. For example, if you're strapped for time, do part of your workout instead of skipping it entirely. That improves your average.

-- Develop the art of not giving up. Imagine yourself staying active throughout your life. Realize that life has its challenges, but

you can decide to figure out solutions to problems, rather than giving up. Keep the mind flexible and it will be a good problem-solver.

-- Choose incentives that make sense. A lifetime of healthful exercise requires both short- and long-term goals, not short-term goals alone. Starting to exercise to train for a race is good, but if that's your only goal, it's likely that you won't have an incentive to keep moving after the race. Instead, choose a meaningful long-term goal, such as "I want to stay active so that I can stay independent in my older years." Then add to that many short-term goals, such as "I want to learn to dance salsa," "I want to run a 10K" or "I want to increase my walking pace." The combination of long- and shortterm goals keeps your brain focused on movement.

-- Don't make losing weight your primary goal. This is the most common reason people start an exercise program, but it just doesn't work long-term. Include weight management on your list of reasons to exercise, but don't put it at the top. Put health and happiness at the top instead. Perhaps daily exercise helps you reduce your stress level or helps control your diabetes. It may keep you limber so that you can continue your passion to garden into old age. These kinds of priorities are far more likely to keep you moving than getting ready for swimsuit season.

(Lavinia Rodriguez is a Tampa, Fla., clinical psychologist who specializes in weight management. She can be reached at drrod@fatmatters.com.)

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ore evidence is pointing to the fact that having fat friends can be, well, contagious.

According to Arizona State University research just published in the American Journal of Public Health online, the more overweight a woman's social circle is, the more likely she is to be obese herself. Interestingly, researchers found that this may have less to do with shared values -- such as "It's OK to be fat" -- than it does shared behaviors.

If this is also true for children and young adults, and there is no reason to think it isn't, it's especially dangerous. Fully one-third of American youth are overweight or even obese. That rate is increasing, and these kids are likely to grow into overweight or obese adults, with all the attendant health and emotional problems.

I've written before about what I know I'm going to see at the pool in the summer: overweight kids scarfing their second and third hot dogs, or chips or candy -- or all of the above -- while their parents don't say "no" or even "slow down."

But I also admit that while I used to put the blame squarely on parents, I'm increasingly discontented with much of our food-focused culture. It seems one can't go to any youth-related event without somebody being asked to bring treats. Meanwhile, the portion sizes in restaurants are nothing short of nuts. And the idea of vending machines in schools delivering candy and sodas to kids is beyond gruesome to me.

There are times when it actually does take a village to help raise a child. Now it may be time for the village to help raise awareness about weight control.

I appreciate first lady Michelle Obama's emphasis on combating childhood obesity.

While I don't want the government involved in monitoring eating habits, I'm glad that attention is being drawn to this national problem. And I'm all for getting kids outside and exercising, which she promotes. Sustained physical activity is incredibly beneficial to one's overall health, mental well-being and so on. Feeling good about your exercise routine may make you want to eat better, for instance.

But studies also show that exercise itself doesn't physically do much when it comes

to weight loss. Not only because the calorie expenditure isn't very high, but because you can actually get hungrier from the exercise.

The focus here needs to start with consumption. For my own kids, that begins with simple principles like no soda in the house ever, and when we do go out for a meal, if we have dessert at all, splitting one

or two at the most for all five of us.

There's more on that list, but my focus here is the village. So, how about knocking off much of the eating that village does together? Believe it or not, not every gathering of two or more requires food. So I won't bring snacks to my children's sporting, school or other events. When I hold meetings of one kind or another in my home -- unless the gathering is expressly over a meal -- I put out coffee and tea, and that's it.

(OK, so I'm hardly above enjoying the cookies when someone else puts them out -- which is one reason I generally wish they wouldn't.)

When I had a French teen stay with us for several weeks years ago, she was aghast that our family could not go to any social or neighborhood gathering without food, almost always unhealthy, being part of the event. Evidently, such is unknown in her culture.

She was right to be appalled. When it comes to the village and food -- if obesity is indeed contagious -- we would do well to start spreading the latter a lot more thinly.

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By Ed Bouchette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he working conditions when the players union did not exist in the National Football League were quite a contrast to what they have today.

"Benefits? Yoi!" exclaimed Bill Priatko at the mere mention of the word. "If you got hurt, you went home. I knew guys who broke their legs and they sent them home.

You went home and healed up. There was no injured reserve or stuff like that. Your contract expired when you got hurt."

This was the NFL of the 1950s, when Priatko played linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He notes quickly that Art Rooney Sr. took care of his players better than most, but there was no unified league-wide health care, no pension, no other benefits to speak of around the league. You received your meager salary, your uniform and that was about it.

"It was about 1959 when they started to form the players union where they started to moan about having some benefits and things like that," Priatko said. "Up until that point, it was just hit and miss and nobody said anything. We were just glad to play. It's unbelievable when you think about it. Benefits were almost nonexistent."

Priatko, who played linebacker at Pitt, does not begrudge what today's players get, nor what they're fighting for. But he and another Steelers player from the '50s, Jack Butler, scratch their heads in wonder at what has become a $9 billion annual business that is shut down through the lockout after the collective bargaining agreement expired March 12.

"It's both sides," Butler said, spreading the blame for the inability of the players and owners to come to terms on a new labor agreement. "All of them are making money so they all should be happy. I don't pay any attention to it. I have my own problems to fix up."

Butler, 83, retired several years ago after

spending more than 40 years as head of the Blesto scouting combine following his forced retirement from football. He has had both knees replaced, the result of playing football. One knee injury not only abruptly ended his career but also nearly ended his life in 1959. He still had a cast on it in 1963, partly because a staph infection set in. He has walked with a limp since.

Neither old Steeler complains and, in fact, Butler said he would go back and play in a heartbeat under the same conditions if he could and has no regrets about the money he made, the times in which he played or the money in the game today. It's just that the two can't figure out how there can be so much money in today's game and so much unhappiness and unwillingness to find a way to share it.

"Nine billion! Hey, let's divvy it all up then," Butler said. "High financing, that's beyond me, but I think they're all doing very well and I can't see the fighting. That's a lot of money.

"You buy a player's jersey now, it's $150.

That was a week's salary back then."

Priatko, 79, played at North Braddock High School with teammate and future Steelers running back Fran Rogel. He went into the service after graduating from Pitt and then signed as a free agent with Green Bay in 1957, the same year the Packers made Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung the No. 1 pick in the draft.

The Packers gave Priatko a $500 signing bonus, and he did not complain for two reasons.

-- One: "I thought I was a millionaire; it paid for our whole wedding."

-- Two: "Paul Hornung was the No. 1 draft choice in the league, the Heisman Trophy winner and he got a $2,000 bonus."

Priatko made the Packers final roster but three days later, he was placed on their taxi (practice) squad to make room for another veteran linebacker. The Steelers then picked him up and he became teammates again with Rogel.

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By Ron Musselman Pittsburgh Post-Gazette enn State football coach Joe Paterno hasn't traveled to visit a high school recruit in nearly 40 months.

Now, for the second year in a row, he won't be hitting the road for his annual "Evening with Joe" speaking engagements that have been major fundraisers for years.

Intestinal issues caused Paterno, 84, to cancel appearances at similar events last year in Pittsburgh, Hershey and Philadelphia.

He has not attended an "Evening with Joe" event in Pennsylvania since May 2009, when he visited Fogelsville in the Lehigh Valley. That same year, he also appeared in New York City and in Arlington, Va. near Washington, D.C. "The last I heard, they were reworking those events and how they do them," Guido D'Elia, director of communications and branding for football, said Tuesday. "I don't know that (Joe) would or wouldn't do them (this year). We're waiting to see what format they come up with."

No "Evening with Joe" events are scheduled for this spring, according to the Penn State Alumni Association. Last year's events were co-sponsored by the alumni association and the Nittany Lion Club.

Tickets ranged in price from $30 for members of those two groups to $45 for nonmembers.

Several alumni and fans received refunds a year ago after Paterno was a last-minute no-show.

The Pittsburgh and Philadelphia events were canceled altogether. The Hershey event went on as scheduled, but many alumni and fans expressed anger and disappointment over Paterno's absence.

Daniel Byrd, president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, said Tuesday that his organization makes money whether or not Paterno shows up for an event.

"It does not affect the local chapter in Pittsburgh, membership-wise or finan-

cially," Byrd said. "My chapter is growing like wildfire. We sell out our events. In the past, we have had other great speakers such as (radio play-by-play man) Steve Jones, (defensive coordinator) Tom Bradley, (quarterbacks coach) Jay Paterno and others.

"While having Joe Paterno speak would, of course, be exciting, I think Penn State alumni are loyal to the university as a whole, and I think most alumni understand it is only due to health issues that Joe cannot do the speaking tour."

D'Elia, who said Paterno is doing well health-wise, said the "Evening with Joe" events had suffered from declining attendance in recent years.

"I think even when (Joe) was involved, the audiences kept getting less and less," D'Elia said. "It's an old-style format where they trot the coach out in Scranton or wherever at 6 o'clock at night, and it's the same people every year.

"There wasn't anybody new in the crowd.

So, it didn't make sense for the alumni or anybody to keep doing it the same as they had for years. It's been the same for way too long."

Paterno, the winningest coach in Division I with 401 victories, is entering his 46th season on the sideline, and the final year of his contract.

He cut back dramatically on his schedule last season. He made fewer appearances at the weekly State College Quarterback Club luncheon and on his weekly radio call-in show. He also delegated more authority to his assistant coaches.

Now, barring a last-minute change, Paterno will pass on "Evening with Joe" events.

"He still plans to go out and do some (other) fundraisers," D'Elia said. "I just can't tell you where and when right now."

(Contact Ron Musselman at rmusselman@post-gazette.com.)

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

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Butler went into coaching and then scouting after his career ended in near tragedy with a severe knee injury. Priatko was a salesman for Wrigley chewing gum for 11 years before he earned his master's degree from Pitt and spent the rest of his career as a teacher, coach and administrator.

"I wasn't around the league for a long time but I appreciate the time I did spend," Priatko said.

"We were taught by our parents to appreciate what we had and work hard for what we got. When I had an opportunity to play in the NFL, it created a sense of gratefulness. You were grateful for what they were giving you. You didn't stop to realize the benefits and other things maybe we were entitled to.

(Contact Ed Bouchette at ebouchette@postgazette.com and on Twitter @EdBouchette.)

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Continued from page 20 Not only were the benefits scant in the 1950s, so were the rosters. Each roster had 33 players with one or two more on the taxi squad. Today's rosters are 53, plus eight more on the practice squad plus unlimited on injured reserve. Thus, the '50s players had to work harder for less too -- and Butler can't remember any of them ever comparing themselves to slaves the way running backs Adrian Pederson and Rashard Mendenhall did recently.

"I get a big kick out of the guys who said they're treated like slaves. That's an absolute disgrace," Butler said. "The average salary is almost $2 million. I don't know what they're complaining about. I hate to tell you this, I figured it out the other day and I don't know why: I made $72,000 total in nine years. That's $8,000 a year. I thought I was making a lot of money, you know? If you

mississippi flood is boon or bane to wildlife T

By Bryan Brasher Scripps Howard news Service he picturesque landscape of Memphis' President's Island has long been known as one of the most wildliferich areas on the Mississippi River.

But for now, the island's massive whitetail deer and wild turkey population has fallen victim to floodwaters.

"The deer and turkey are all just gone from the island," said Andy Tweed, a conservation officer for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency who patrols the river regularly. "I honestly believe 60 percent of the deer herd will be lost."

Though deer are capable swimmers, many have been no match for the swift currents of the Mississippi. During the past week, Tweed has been forced to kill at least a dozen deer he found tangled in barbed-wire fences or the tops of trees now surrounded by 40 feet of water.

Even some that managed to escape the flooding fell victim to other danger.

"A lot of the deer from the island jumped right out onto (Interstate) 55 and just got instantly splattered by cars," said Ty Inmon, a TWRA conservation officer who rode the river with Tweed this week.

Wild turkeys may have been hit even harder by the flood. It occurred during the height of their mating season, and they aren't capable swimmers.

"Out here in these currents the way they are right now, a wild turkey will last about 30 seconds," Tweed said.

Though land-dwelling animals are strug-

gling, water-dependent creates are flourishing in areas that have been dry for decades.

When floodwaters invade normally dry areas, they wash all sorts of food into the water for fish -- earthworms, grasshoppers, even cockroaches. As a result, fish often come out of flood years healthier and heartier.

"That's the way it was back before the days of channelization and the Corps of Engineers," said Jeff Slipke, a fisheries biologist with Southeastern Pond Management in Jackson, Tenn. "The water gets up into the woods, and fish are able to go up in there and spawn in a very healthy environment."

Catfish, common carp, buffalo and pan fish such as bluegill and crappie are all likely to benefit from the flood.

Asian carp, known for their leaping abilities, seem to be relishing their expanded territory.

At midweek, snakes were omnipresent on the river -- and farther beyond.

They've been reported under doormats and inside barbecue grills.

Tweed said he even saw a 15foot python hanging near the river this week.

"I'm sure it was somebody's pet that they either chucked or it just got loose," Tweed said. "But it was a strange sight on the Mississippi River."

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Barclay Square Cannons Continued from page 4 an appropriate place for the heavy artillery.

There was a thought the cannons could be placed at the entrance of the spacious Circle Hill Cemetery where many Civil War veterans were buried. It was also thought a burial lot could be purchased especially for the many veterans of the war and the guns mounted there.

The local Civil War veterans were at wits end about what to do with the cannons.

The school board persisted in having them off their property. The board had already had them dismantled and thrown into a pile off to the side of the school property. The landscape designer objected to them being placed in the park.

Without a place to put the monumental symbols of their active part in the Civil War, they approached Borough Council in September 1908 with a request to have the cannons returned to the Public Square.

Council refused to take action.

Through the power of the press, the editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit and his news report came to their aid with these words, “The Public Square has two places, one at each corner of Mahoning Street, where benches are placed for men to loaf on, and which by the action of Council are considered more of an architectural ornament than the guns which helped to preserve this Union. ...The appeal of the old soldiers for a place where they can mount the guns that were used in the struggle for the preservation of this Union has been denied and the spirit of ‘61 appears to be dead. ... A common spirit of patriotism and loyalty to the flag would inspire Council to take charge of the relics and give them a prominent

place of honor.”

At the next month’s meeting Council approved a petition to have the two cannons “removed to the public park, painted, suitably mounted and kept in repair at the borough’s expense.”

At a cost of $202, proper-wheeled carriages were purchased for the two cannons.

The cannons were cleaned and painted black. A formal presentation of the cannons with their carriages was held with the public on August 5, 1910, with one of the cannons put in place at the northeast corner (facing the bridge) and the second placed in the northwest corner of the park (facing the downtown). In the ceremony they were dedicated to “Peace.”

The two cannons would survive strong scrap metal drives conducted during World War I and World War II. When major improvements were made in 1976 by the Borough to “renew” the park, the cannons were given a place of prominence and honor in a new Historical Heritage Area centered to the front of the public square that has been called Barclay Square since 1928.

As the nation begins its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the displayed cannons today continue to represent a vital link for this area to that time of struggle to unify the country.

As we gather this Memorial Day, young children might continue a practice of riding the cannon as if giant toys in an amusement park and adults might continue to stand at attention to the solemn comments offered to honor the “fallen heroes” of wars long ago, or stand oblivious of the cannons in their presence. During this commemorative observance of the Civil War, might not proper signs appropriately placed help the people, of all ages, to learn their history.

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May 8, 1889 — NOTICE - By order of the Burgess and Town Council, all owners and occupants of property situate in the Borough of Punxsutawney, are hereby notified to remove all manure, rubbish or other obstructions now in their alleys or on their streets within ten days, or the same will be removed at their expense. BRADEN ZEIGLER, Street Commissioner. (Valley News) May 12, 1870 — DURING the past week we were somewhat surprised to notice the unusual number of wagons almost daily arriving from Indiana, loaded with large supplies of store-goods.

It suggested to us that our merchants were keeping pace with the times, and meant business. Many of the wagons were unloaded in town and the others passed on to supply the country merchants east of us.

A glance of the number of boxes, barrels, etc. piled promiscuously in and around the several places of business, from which the busy merchants were sorting goods of every description, satisfied us that our population would be furnished with everything useful or desirable. (Punxsutawney Plaindealer)

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EMERGENCY 911 As a member of JCEMS you are provided with care from one of the most advanced emergency medical services in Jefferson County today.

• Physical Therapy • eMGs • Back Injuries • Sports Injuries • Work Injuries Bob Kostok - PT, • Orthotics & Braces Jennifer Simmons - PSM

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enter to win Hometown’s ‘Old Home Week’ Carnival Tickets Giveaway. . . all you have to do to register to win is clip, or photocopy, and complete the coupon and mail to:

All entries must be received by June 7, 2011

‘Old Home Week’ Carnival Tickets Giveaway Punxsutawney Hometown magazine P.O. Box 197, Punxsutawney, PA 15767 yes, enter me in the Punxsutawney Hometown magazine ‘Old Home Week’ Carnival Tickets Giveaway

Punxsutawney Fire Department

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2011 Old Home Week Celebration

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Tuesday, June 28th thru Saturday, July 2 • Carnival Starts Each Night at 6:00 pm • J & J Amusments will be on the Midway each night.

One price nights Tues., Thur. & Sat.

JCArC Day will be Wed., June 29th You can also purchase books of tickets from the firemen. They will be in their usual places in County Market & Peebles Plaza.

• There will be a drawing each night at 10:45 for some great prizes donated by area businesses. (Must be 18 or older & present to win) Firefighter’s Parade Saturday, July 2 at 4 pm The Firemen ask that you be courteous to the businesses in the plaza by not parking in front of their businesses.

There is plenty of parking on the Carnival grounds.

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enter to win Hometown’s ‘Old Home Week’ Carnival Tickets Giveaway. . .

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Support your local firemen!

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Contest rules: 1. no purchase necessary. Clip and complete coupon on opposite page and mail to: ‘Old Home Week’ Carnival Tickets giveaway, Punxsutawney Hometown magazine, P.O. Box 197, Punxsutawney, PA 15767.

2. All entries must be received by Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

3. four Entries will be selected through a random drawing from all entries to be held in our Hometown office on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Winners will be notified by phone. four entries will be selected to win.

4. By participating in the contest, all entries are subject to contest rules.

5. Winners will be announced in the July issue of Hometown magazine.

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