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Punxsutawney Claims PIAA 4A Softball Title Story courtesy of D9Sports.com Story by Chris Rossetti Photos by Jared Bakaysa

On the cover: Lady Chucks PIAA AAAA Girls Softball State Champions (Photo by Jared Bakaysa of JB Graphics)

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unxsutawney is having its cake and eating it, too. The Lady Chucks won the school’s first-ever PIAA softball championship behind the pitching and hitting of Kylee Lingenfelter, 2-0, over District 11 champion Bethlehem Catholic in the 4A title game Friday afternoon at Beard Field at the Nittany Lion Softball Park on the campus of Penn State University. “One of the first things I said to the girls when we were talking is that everybody says that getting here, getting this far, win or lose, is icing on the cake,� Punxsutawney manager Alan Pifer said. “I said, ‘Girls, I want to have my cake and eat it, too.’� The Lady Chucks gave their long-time manager his wish by doing it the way they have done it for four years while winning four District 9 titles (two in 3A and two in 4A) and now the state championship; they rode the right arm of senior pitcher Kylee Lingenfelter. Lingenfelter, who will be playing on the very same Beard Field next year as a freshman at Penn State, showed the local fans what they are in store for striking out 15 while walking three, hitting a batter and giving up four hits, three weakly hit, in recording her fourth shutout in five post-season games. “Pitching is a big part of the game of softball,� Pifer said. “I think it is bigger in softball than in baseball. You get a pitcher out there and you can see what can happen. When they are on and they are focused and they are hitting their spots, moving the ball around, they can obviously dominate a game. She has been doing that. She has just been phenomenal.� Lingenfelter was practically unhittable in the post-season. In five playoff games – the District 9 title game and four PIAA playoff games – she gave up one run on 12 hits, eight walks and a hit batter in 33 innings of work while striking out 74. “I have been practicing a lot more since the playoffs started,� Lingenfelter said. “I felt pretty confident (that we would win the state title) after we won our first state game. It feels pretty good.�

Punxsutawney seniors from left Toya Jones, Kylee Lingenfelter and Mia Lingenfelter with the PIAA Championship trophy. Photo by Jared Bakaysa of JB Graphics.

Lingenfelter did more than just pitch the Lady Chucks to victory. She was right in the middle of both Punxsutawney runs in a tworun third inning with an RBI double that scored the first run and then scoring the second run herself. The inning started when Riley Presloid hit a grounder to shortstop that she beat out and

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Celebrating 30 Years in Business Lady Chucks PIAA AAAA Girls Softball State Champions (front row) Madi Shiock, Abby Gigliotti, Madison Stonbraker, Toya Jones, Kylee Lingenfelter, Mia Lingenfelter, Sarah Weaver, and Holly Hartman; (second row) Athletic Director: Randy Reitz, Coach: Brad Constantino, Coach: Willie Shiock, Riley Presloid, Elliott Ferrent, Kylee Shoemaker, Grace Hall, Alyssa Fairbanks, Grace Aikens, Mya Phillips, Allie Meko, Kendal Johnston, Coach: Bill Meko, Coach: Ken Covatch; (back row) Coach: Rich Hartman, Head Coach: Alan Pifer, Coach: Don Cameron (Photo by Jared Bakaysa of JB Graphics)

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Continued from previous page “I was just looking for a pitch I could drive,” Lingenfelter said. Two outs later, Madison Stonbraker delivered a key single to left scoring Lingenfelter with the game’s second run. Stonbraker, a sophomore, was one of six freshmen or sophomores in the starting lineup for the Lady Chucks Friday, something that meant the team got better as the year went on. “I would say (we really started to gel) at the end of the regular season,” senior second baseman Mia Lingenfelter said. “We just really came together as a team; we were really comfortable together,” fellow senior, right fielder, Toya Jones added. Watch the full interview with Jones, Kylee Lingenfelter, Mia Lingenfelter and Presloid. Up 2-0, the spirits were high in the Punxsutawney dugout knowing the way Kylee Lingenfelter has been pitching, and she showed why striking out seven over the next three innings. Bethlehem Catholic did threaten a couple of times with the most serious coming in the sixth when Julia Sledz doubled to right-center field with one out in the sixth, perhaps the only hard-hit ball off Kylee Lingenfelter all afternoon. Alexa Panuccio then hit a flair that looked like it might get over the head of Mia Lingenfelter, who was playing in at second base, but Mia Lingenfelter went back on the - Continued on next page

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• Punxsutawney is the fourth District 9 softball team to win a PIAA title and the first to do so above Class 1A. The Lady Chucks join the 2007 and 2009 Curwensville teams and the 2015 Elk County Catholic team as PIAA Champions.

• District 9 is now 4-3 all-time in PIAA softball title games with Punxsutawney moving to 1-1 after losing the championship game in 2006. Clarion (2011) and Moniteau (2016) were also PIAA runners-up. • The loss snapped a sevengame PIAA playoff winning streak for Bethlehem Catholic, who had won the PIAA title in its last appearance in the PIAA playoffs in 2015.

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• The Hawks came into the game hitting .441 in the postseason while averaging 8.2 runs per game but were 4 of 24 ( .167) against Lingenfelter.

• Punxsutawney finished the season 18-3 with Bethlehem Catholic going 20-6 on the year.

• The game took 1:17 minutes after starting 25 minutes late because of the length of time the first game of the day took.

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Lingenfelter Goes Out in Style with PIAA Gold Completing Fantastic Career

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Story courtesy of D9Sports.com that changeup.” Story by Chris Rossetti Lingenfelter finished the season 16-2 Photos by Jared Bakaysa with a save. She had a 0.67 ERA having ingenfelter completed one of the allowed 11 earned runs, five since the greatest high school softball careers season opener against Clearfield, with in District 9 history with a postsea240 strikeouts against 25 walks. son performance for the ages. “The key to disrupting hitting, in my Lifting Punxsutawney to its first-ever opinion, is to keep them off balance,” PIAA softball title by being nearly unPifer said. “The one thing we found out touchable in five with (Kylee) is to postseason games. keep them off balLingenfelter pitched ance in counts 33 innings in those when they are not five games, all wins, expecting. So a 1-0 and allowed 12 hits, or 2-1 changeup is eight walks and a hit something she was batter. That is an indoing.” credible 0.63 Lingenfelter finbaserunners per inished her four-year ning. She also struck career with a 0.82 out 74, which averERA while going ages out to 2.24 43-12 with three strikeouts per inning. saves. In 366 ⅔ caIn the title game, reer innings, she she allowed four hits struck out 693 and – three of them walked just 88. wouldn’t have been “I’m going to miss able to break glass – her greatly,” Pifer and struck out 15, the said. “Pitching is a fifth straight game of Kylee Lingenfelter went out in style. (Photo by big, big part of the at least 12 strikeouts Jared Bakaysa of JB Graphics) game of softball. I and her third with 15. think it is bigger in Punxsutawney manager Alan Pifer said softball than in baseball. You get a Lingenfelter’s ability to change speeds is pitcher out there and you can see what what makes her so special. can happen. When they are on and they “She gets in there and throws that are focused and they are hitting their changeup after throwing so hard,” Pifer spots, moving the ball around they can said. “If I was a hitter, my head would obviously dominate a game. She has just be spinning. That is the thing that been doing that. She has just been phemakes her so effective to have that in the nomenal.” back of their minds if they are trying to ••• go early on the fastball, boom there is

Toya Jones, far right, screams in joy as she and fellow seniors Kylee Lingenfelter (center) and Mia Lingenfelter (left) receive the PIAA Class 4A softball trophy from Lady Chucks’ manager Alan Pifer. Photo by Jared Bakaysa of JB Graphics.

Continued from previous page ball nicely making the catch at the edge of the infield grass. “I just remember the ball being hit and I knew I had to go after it,” Mia Lingenfelter said. “I wasn’t thinking about the run scoring.” Courtesy runner Catelyn Erickson never moved off second base, as Kylee Lingenfelter recorded her 14th strikeout of the game on the next batter, Morgan Christine. Needing three outs to win the PIAA title, Punxsutawney got a bit of pushback from the Hawks at the start of the seventh inning. Addison Roche had a fantastic at-bat working an eight-pitch walk after she fell behind in the count 0-2 and then fouled off two pitches with the count at 3-2. Jaden Spigner then followed with a bunt that turned into two runners on and no one out when Mia Lingenfelter dropped the throw at first. But Kylee Lingenfelter got Tatum Kresley to pop a bunt up that third baseman Holly

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Punxsutawney Redevelopment – It All Started in 1963

Construction of the Civic Center required the closing of South Penn Street between East Mahoning and East Union streets. A plaza area was built to connect the center activities with Barclay Square. (Hometown file photo; color photo by S. Thomas Curry)

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he big question for all high school graduates looms on the horizon in the lazy, crazy days of summer every five to ten years. You keep quizzing yourself and each question is like one of those goofy tests on Facebook. You know the kind of stuff: what color are you or which king you should have married in the 1600s. Still, you keep at it. Have I accomplished anything? Do I look worse or better? Will I have anyin thing common with anyone else? Do I really want to talk about things I did forty years ago with p e o p l e whom I knew fortyfive years ago. Last, but surely not least, will anyone care enough to talk to me? Right now, this indecision is bugging me. And, usually when I make a big decision, I always devise a list of pros and cons. That is exactly my plan of attack on this particular struggle, this grandiose choice I need to resolve. In the words of the Clash, “So you got to let me know. Should I stay or should I go?” To my high school reunion, that is. PRO – It’s an opportunity to challenge yourself. If you drink Atkins shakes, eat carrot sticks and lettuce leaves for a month before the reunion, you could possibly lose the equivalent of two sacks of sugar and get rid that weight you always wanted to drop. You will look like you did in high school. You may fit into those skinny jeans for the weenie roast at the camp where the reunion is held or you may be able to glide into the room dressed in a slinky outfit. Chances might be slim (excuse the pun) but give it a whirl. CON – Like it or not, you might be remembered for who you were and not for who you are. So, if you were a mean girl, a really nice nerd, a bookworm, a class clown, a stoner or a geek – chances are your classmates will expect you to be the same. It’s just human nature. Remember how you sampled cotton candy when you were a kid or maybe how you had to drink cod liver oil? You know the tastes well, right? You won’t forget them. Personally, I’m hoping not one person recalls that I was a lousy runner in gym class and that my sneakers were always sparkly clean. I’m also hoping no one remembers my short frosted wig that I sported in the seventh grade. Of course, I will remember the girl who wanted to harpoon it with her pencil in science class. PRO – It’s fun to see if the “In-Crowd” is still really in or out as far as Uranus in the limits of outer space. Now, you know the types I’m speaking about. Me, I wasn’t in at all. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to be – I did. Unfortunately, I lacked the skills to put me there – in the heart of popularity. I was

awkward and shy, overweight with glasses. I never could understand why anyone wanted to work with x’s and y’s in math class when you could just count real numbers. And, I didn’t wear perky red skirts on football days. The reunion provides the perfect opportunity to check out all the folks who were the exact opposite of what you were. CON – Shapewear. There, I said it. The elephant in the room has been recognized. Reunions and get-togethers these days are more slightly uncomfortable because of shapewear. Now, guys – I know you might not understand to what contraption I am referring. Granted, this stretchy undergarment is a remarkable invention, much like a fancy, super-charged body girdle that holds in your tubby tummy. It makes you look slim and trim and takes you down a couple dress sizes. But, who wants to spend an entire evening wrapped in a casing, like a giant sausage? You say I don’t have to wear one? Okay, maybe it’s me, but I really want to come down the staircase at the reunion just like Loretta Young; aside from plastic surgery – a full body elastic suit is the easiest solution. So I find myself lassoed and hog tied for an evening. I remember a reunion that I attended with a girlfriend who graduated from a different school in a different year. She was a fresh divorcée and really looked forward to seeing her old flame from high school at the biggest social event with a man since she signed the final papers in her lawyer’s office. Anyway, after about twenty-five mixed drinks, she tipped over on her bar stool, feet up in the air and GASP! – her tummy-tucking, body shaper was revealed. There she was – toes pointed to the sky and thighs covered with black bicycle-short type lingerie that exposed her dirty little secret. And yet another danger of wearing the things! I prefer to call it AEC – accidental exposed coverage. A definite minus on the scale of reunion preparation. PRO – Music from the ’70s was Awesome with a capital “A” and this decade happens to include the years I was in high school. What luck! It was like a tasty musical stew with all kinds of savory items in a rich tuneful broth. I mean, there were so many incredible kick-butt bands in that decade

(with carry-over from the ’60s): Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Zeppelin, The Moody Blues, CCR, and Jackson Browne. Let’s not forget the equally kick-butt soloists: Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, Donna Summer, and James Taylor – the list goes on and on. Heck, mix in some southern rock and even Sinatra. It was a great ten years of music. I remember having a deep conversation with some cute guy in my English class about the Eagles – we were talking about, “Take it Easy,” and we wondered where Winslow, Arizona, was located. Yea, music is such a good icebreaker, and music from your graduation decade provides something to look forward to at a reunion, I suppose. It affords much better fodder for a discussion than a description of the dark mole on your back, your irritable bowel symptoms, or your recent colonoscopy. So, when thinking about your upcoming class reunion, do as the song says, “Take it easy / Take it easy / Don’t let the sound of your own wheels / Make you crazy.” And so, what’s it gonna be? I repeat my question. As I approach my 45th anniversary of high school graduation, I’m torn. I reflect on the time one of my friends and I crashed a reunion at a Holiday Inn – sort of reminiscent of Vince Vaugh and Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers, a film where

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New Journey Ministries is sponsored by Miller Bros. Furniture Cindy Saxton (Festival Committee), Josh Skaggs (Miller Brothers), and Shawna Saxton (Festival Committee) (submitted photo)

He directs them in this ministry. (http://newjourneyministries.com) Reach the Masses

Show: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Reach the Masses is a Christian worship band consisting of three brothers.The group’s goal is to reach

Punxsutawney Area Community Center

23rd Annual 5K Run/2 Mile Walk

Wed., July 4, 2018 at 7 p.m. Entry Fee $25 Per person

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. across from the Park on Mahoning Street. SHOWER ROOMS & PARKING AVAILABLE

Top 3 Males & Top 3 Females will receive awards

Open to all ages • Children under 18 need parental consent

ANNUAL RAFFLE DRAWING Saturday, July 9 in Park

Raffle Tickets available 1st Prize: $400 in PA Lottery Scratch Off Tickets at the Community Center nd 2 Prize: $200 in PA Lottery Scratch Off Tickets or at our booth in the park. $2.00 per chance. 3rd Prize: $100 in PA Lottery Scratch Off Tickets

New Journey Ministries Shows: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Kelli, Melissa, and Michelle make up New Journey, a passionate vocal ensemble with a desire to be a vessel in which God can extend His love, healing, restoration, and salvation through song and testimony. The individual members of New Journey have been ministering the Gospel in song for more than thirty years. They have seen many souls come to know the Lord as their personal savior and are quick to let you know, it’s not by them, but by the drawing power of the Holy Spirit at work in their lives. John 12:32 says “If I (God) be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me.� Each individual member of New Journey prayed for the opportunity to serve, and as a group, they decided step out on faith and follow the Lord’s leading as

The Festival sponsor of Reach the Masses is Miller Bros. Furniture - Scott Morgan, Josh Skaggs, and Kim Curtis (submitted photo)

the masses with the gospel of Jesus. According to the brothers, “We exist to glorify the name of our Lord, Jesus, by choosing to wholeheartedly worship Him with not only music, but our lives. That is the reason for your existence, as well! Our mission, put simply, is to praise God through music! We want to support and encourage fellow believers in Christ,

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MONDAY, JULY 2 Diaper Derby – Tot Trot Time: 9 a.m. to12 p.m. These little ones will crawl straight into your heart as they compete for this year’s championship. Photo opportunities will abound for moms, dads, grandparents, uncles, and aunts! Registration for entries will begin at 9 a.m. with the first heat to start at 9:30 a.m. The diaper derby is limited to crawling babies. The little ones, cheered on by family members, will crawl toward the finish lines on a special padded surface. The total number of heats will be determined by the amount of entries. The “Tot Trot� Race for new walkers will immediately follow the Diaper Derby. Contestants who are 12-18 months of age will race the same course as the Diaper Derby participants. Encouragement from family and friends will ensure that the little trotters to stay on course and finish the race! Registration for the Tot Trot will be at 9 a.m., and the tots will race following the Diaper Derby.This event is sponsored by Punxsutawney Area Hospital’s Expecting You. The Hillbilly Way

2018 Groundhog Festival Schedule

ALL WEEK LONG EVENTS SUNDAY THRU SATURDAY JULY 1ST - JULY 7TH, 2018

NO PETS/NO BICYCLES/ NO SKATEBOARDS/NO SCOOTERS/ NO ROLLERBLADES/ NO SOLICITATION in the PARK/ NO COOLERS Food Vendors /Arts and Crafts /Vendors /Sponsors in Barclay Square Bring lawn chairs - No seating Available

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Sunday, July 1st

• Park n Shine Cruz In, Registration 10am-1pm, Cruz In 1-4pm. Sponsored by the Punxsutawney Lions Club • Afternoon Gospel. Sponsored by Miller Brothers Furniture • New Journey 12:30-1:30 pm and 3:30-4:30 pm • Reach the Masses, 2-3 pm • A Day Awaits 6:30-7:30 pm and 8-9 pm

Monday, July 2nd

• Diaper Derby and Tot Trot, Registration at 9 am, Races to follow. Sponsored by Punxsutawney Area Hospital Expecting You • HillBilly Way, 7:30-8:30 pm and 9-10 pm. Co-Sponsored by CNB Bank and CRW Home Center

Tuesday, July 3rd

Shows: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Voted “Best Country Band� in Pittsburgh Magazine’s “Best of the ’burgh 2013� readers’ poll, The Hillbilly Way consists of Abby Abbondanza (vocals), Jeff Volek (bass), Junior Guthrie (guitar), and Keith Klein-

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• Teddy Bear Parade and Picnic, Registration 9 am, Parade at 10 am. Check web for list of costumes for judging. Sponsored by Punxsy Career Women's Club • Oscar the Robot will MC Teddy Bear Parade at 10 am. He will roam the Park off and on till 4 pm. — CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 —

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The Hillbilly Way is co-sponsored by CRW Home Center. Mary Steele, Tim Chambers (CRW Home Center), and Scott Morgan (submitted photo)

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hampl (drums). Abbondanza, Volek, and Guthrie were original members of the nationally recognized Povertyneck Hillbillies, which disbanded in 2008. Since reforming as The Hillbilly Way with a reunion concert in 2012, the group’s country-grit sound has been praised by multiple local outlets, including Pittsburgh’s KDKA, which named the band one of the city’s best breakout music acts. Shortly after the band’s reunion,The Hillbilly Way released a self-titled EP and followed up with the full-length album “Just Go with It.�The group has also released the singles “Best Night of Our Lives� and “Damn I Just Want to Kiss You.� For more information about the band, please visit its website (http://thwband1.com/) or Facebook page (http://facebook.com/thwband1/). TUESDAY, JULY 3

• Oscar the Robot will roam the Park off and on from 10 am - 4 pm • Heather Olson and Silver Eagle Band - Tribute to Patsy Cline 2-4 pm. Sponsored by Punxsy Eagles #1231 • Sail On -Tribute to the Beach Boys, 7-8 pm and 8:30-9:30 pm. Sponsored by Standard Pennant Co. • Fireworks for July 4th. 9:45 pm about 10:15 pm. Sponsored by Thermal Gard Building Products and Burke & Sons

Thursday, July 5th

• 3 Wheel/Scooter Races. Registration for both at 9 am. Races to follow after registration about 9:30 am. • Oscar the Robot will MC races at about 9:30 am. He will roam the Park off and on till 4 pm • Plant Sale near Presbyterian Church 11 am - 5 pm. Sponsored by Punxsutawney Garden Club • Rock and Roll Pet Show, Noon12:45 pm, Balloons for the kids between shows. 2nd show 3-3:45pm. Sponsored by PNC Bank • The Main Street Cruisers, 7:30— CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 —

Toolshed Jack Shows: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. The 2018 version of Toolshed Jack features talented feline Cat – just Cat! – on vocals. Cat has been a member of several a cappella groups, including the City Belles of St. Joseph’s University. Continuing the pursuit of spreading joy and good times, Toolshed Jack focuses presenting a quality show, with high energy and great musicianship.The band’s main genres include up tempo, pop, rock, disco, and funk. Band members include the aforementioned Cat, drummer Squeak, bassist Steveo, trumpeter and keyboardist Brian Todd, and lead guitarist Joel, who is the founding member of the band. The band entertains and delights at a variety of venues – casinos, block parties, festivals, weddings, and corporate events. Regardless of the venue, Toolshed Jack inspires good times! (http://toolshedjack.com) This event is sponsored by ProForm Powdered Metals. — Continued on Page 15e

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 FREE GATE ADMISSION Pay One Price $9/per person in1-8 pm: Arts and Crafts and anicludes admission, all carnival rides, all mal entries accepted shows, parking and exhibits. Children two years of age and under admitted 1 pm: Antique Tractor Pulling free unless they want to ride carnival Contest rides, then admission is $9.00. MONDAY, AUGUST 6 6 pm: Baked Goods Auction ALL WEEK • Eudora Farms Interactive 5 pm: Rides Open Petting Zoo & Camel Rides 7 & 9 pm: A Day Awaits • Bruno Blaszak’s Royal 7 pm: Keystone Mini Rod Bengal Tiger Show Tractor Pull • Al Belmont Magic Show 7:30 & 9 pm: Belmont Magic 8 pm: Bruno Blaszak’s Royal Community Stage Bengal Tiger Show Entertainment All Week TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 Monday: A Day Awaits Tuesday: Magic Mike’s Interac- 9 am: Horse Show tive Party DJ/Karaoke 5 pm: Rides Open Wednesday:The Rum Dums 7 pm: Magic Mike’s Interactive DJ Thursday:The SharpTones 7 & 9:30 pm: Bruno Blaszak’s Friday: Quarterstick Royal Bengal Tiger Show Saturday Afternoon: Magic 7 pm: 4-Wheeler, Motorcycle, Mike’s Interactive Party Side By Side Drag Racing DJ/Karaoke 7:30 & 9 pm: Belmont Magic Evening: The Moore Brothers WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 Bartlebaugh Amusements on the car9 am: Horse Show nival midway starting at 5 pm Mon. through Fri. & noon 5 pm: Rides Open Saturday. 7 & 8:30 pm: The Rum Dums 7 & 9:30 pm: Bruno Blaszak’s Royal Bengal Tiger Show 7 pm: Enduro Auto Racing 7:30 & 9 pm: Belmont Magic THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 9 am: Horse Show 5 pm: Rides Open

7-10 pm: The SharpTones 7 & 9:30 pm: Bruno Blaszak’s Royal Bengal Tiger Show 7 pm: Full Pull Productions Truck and Tractor Pull 7 pm: Cheerleading Exhibition 7:30 & 9 pm: Belmont Magic

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 5 pm: Rides Open 7 & 9 pm: “Quarterstick” 7 & 9:30 pm: Bruno Blaszak’s Royal Bengal Tiger Show 7 pm: Compact Car Demolition Derby 7:30 & 9 pm: Belmont Magic SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 9 am: Horse Show 12-5 pm: Bartlebaugh Amusements (rides open again at 6 pm) 12-5 pm: Magic Mike’s Interactive Party DJ/Karaoke 2 pm: Belmont Magic 3:30 pm: Bruno Blaszak’s Royal Bengal Tiger Show 6 pm: Mud Bog Mania 6 pm: Carnival rides re-open 7 & 9:30 pm: Bruno Blaszak’s Royal Bengal Tiger Show 7 & 9 pm: The Moore Brothers 7:30 & 9 pm: Belmont Magic Schedule subject to change.

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Graystone Court is concerned about security in all of its facilities. To provide the safest environment, security systems have been installed at each entrance to the building along with adequate lighting. The residents are encouraged to use good safety rules when entering the building and their apartments.

Graystone Court wants to provide maintenance free living for its residents. Emergency maintenance is available 24 hours daily. Non-emergency maintenance requests are scheduled through the office and followed up in a timely manner.

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Teddy Bear Picnic Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The popular Teddy Bear Parade and Picnic again returns to Punxsutawney! The event will take place in Barclay Square. Registration will be held at 9:30 a.m., and the parade of teddy bears and their owners will commence at 10 a.m.The first 100 entries in the popular festival attraction will receive a teddy bear memento.There is a limit of one gift per entry.There are four categories of teddy bears that are sought for this year’s parade and picnic: 1. My Bear & I (Dressed Alike) Transportation Carts. For this category, the child needs either to pull a wagon behind them or to ride in a vehicle as well as be dressed the same as their teddy bear. 2. My Bear & I (Dressed Alike). The child and teddy bear should be dressed the same. 3. Princess Bear. 4. Sports Bear. In the event of rain, the parade and picnic will be moved to the first floor of the F.O. Eagles building on East Mahoning Street, directly across from Barclay Square. (Please do not use the bar entrance.) This event is sponsored by Career Woman’s Club.

Oscar the Robot Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Oscar will stroll the park during the day.) Since 1987, PRO-BOTS have been delighting clients and the public throughout North America! Oscar the Robot, along with his partner, Jack Prather, president of PROBOTS and a professional entertainer, provide laughter and memories at all of their performances. This dynamic duo has informed and entertained all age groups at a wide variety of corporate, entertainment, and promotional events. The visual impact of his high-tech appearance attracts a crowd, and his knowledgeable yet friendly personality keeps them there. Oscar and Jack are goodwill ambassadors and strive to provide entertaining encounters that average fewer than four minutes! Library Book Sale Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Are you an inveterate reader whose bookshelves have spaces that must be filled? If so, head, with

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8:30 pm and 9-10 pm. Co-Sponsored by Priority First FCU and Shop 'n Save

Friday, July 6th

• Kids Tractor Pull registration 9 am, Pull to follow after registration between 9:30 am and 10 am. Sponsored by London Farms • Plant Sale near the Presbyterian Church. 11:00am - 5:00 pm. Sponsored by Punxsutawney Garden Club • Rock and Roll Pet Show, Noon12:45 pm. Balloons for the kids between shows. 2nd show, 3-3:45pm. Sponsored by PNC Bank • Tom Sadge as Neil Diamond, 7:30-8:30 pm and 9-10pm. CoSponsored by Sarvey Insurance

Saturday, July 7th

• Plant Sale near Presbyterian Church 10 am - 2 pm. Sponsored by Punxsutawney Garden Club • SteelTown Cowboys, 2-4 pm, Sponsored by InFirst Bank Punxsy/ Troutville Offices • Jeff Krick Jr and The Spinouts - Tribute to Elvis, 7:30-8:30 pm and 9-10 pm. Co-Sponsored by S & T Bank

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JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Express Yourself — Register to Vote!

GLENN "GT" THOMPSON - CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH SCARNATI III - SENATOR - PRO TEMP CRIS DUSH - STATE REPRESENTATIVE JACK MATSON - COMMISSIONER HERB BULLERS, JR. - COMMISSIONER BRENDA SHUMAKER - CORONER MAXINE ZIMMERMAN - COUNTY AUDITOR MABEL "SIS" DUNKLE - COUNTY AUDITOR JEFF BURKETT - DISTRICT ATTORNEY TONYA GEIST - PROTHONOTARY DIANE MAIHLE KIEHL - REGISTER & RECORDER CARL GOTWALD, SR. - SHERIFF JAMES "MOON" VANSTEENBERG - TREASURER PAID FOR BY JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, STEVE HOAK - CHAIRMAN

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haste, to the Punxsutawney Memorial Library’s book sale! Remember: One can never own too many books!

Groundhog 5K/2 Mile Walk Starts: 5:30 PM Proceeds from the 23rd annual Groundhog 5K run and two-mile walk benefit the Punxsutawney Area Community Center. Registration is at the Community Center, 220 North Jefferson Street, Punxsutawney. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Shower rooms and parking are available at the facility. “Intriguing Awards� will be presented to the top three male and female finishers overall (no duplications). Unique Punxsutawney Phil Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each age group: 15 and under, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 4044, 45-49, 50-54, 55-60, and 61 and older. For more information, please call (814) 938-1008 or visit the Center’s website (http://punxsutawneycommunitycenter.org). WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 Oscar the Robot Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Oscar will stroll the park during the day.) Heather Olson & the Silver Eagle Band – Patsy Cline Impersonator

Show: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Heather Olson began singing at an early age in her

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SS.C.D. Lawn Festival Fri. - Sat. - Sun. Aug. 3,4,5

Grand Prize Drawing offers 8 chances to win cash prizes with a Grand Prize of $10,000! Proceeds benefit SS.C.D. Catholic School, Punxsy

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Heather Olson & the Silver Eagle Band is sponsored by Punxsy Eagles #1231. Scott Morgan, Bill Bevak (Eagles), and Roger Steele (submitted photo)

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Four years ago, she began to pay tribute to the late Patsy Cline by dressing like the legend and performing her soulful ballads. Heather desired to bring a live music feel to her tribute show, so she joined the Silver Eagle Band in 2017.The Silver Eagle Band was formed several years ago by Gary Turner (drums), Mike Russell (lead guitar), Phil Ponish (bass guitar), and Frank Wagner (rhythm guitar). Their styles of music include country, classic rock, oldies, and southern rock. The combination of Heather’s love for country music and the Silver Eagle Band’s variety of music is sure to thrill audiences of all ages.

Sail On Beach Boys Tribute Shows: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. & 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Paul Runyon (keyboards and vocals), Matt Thompson (guitar and vocals), and Jason Brewer (guitar, keyboards, and vocals). All members are professional musicians and bring a variety of experience to Sail On, including work as studio musicians, producers, composers, arrangers, and touring musicians. All members are committed to sharing the genius of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys with audience members. Come and listen, come and sing along, but most of all, come and enjoy Sail On’s tribute to one of the greatest bands in the history of rock ’n’ roll. (http://sailonsounds.com)

Fireworks Time: Approximately 9:45 p.m. The fireworks display will begin immediately following the last show in the park. Please enjoy this traditional Fourth of July show! This event is sponsored by Thermal-Gard Building Products & Burke & Sons.

THURSDAY, JULY 5 Three-Wheel & Scooter Races Time: 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Bring your threewheeled bikes and your scooters (these are not proved) and race to the finish line. The three-race’s age groups are 4-5 and 67. The scooter race is for youngsters 7,8, and 9. Pedal, pedal, pedal your way to victory in the three-wheel race or cruise along in the scooter race. See you there! This event is sponsored by Punxsutawney Groundhog Festival Committee.

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Sail On is sponsored by is sponsored by Standard Pennant Company - Sheila Shreckengost, Jim Casaday (Standard Pennant), and Roger Steele (submitted photo)

Devotees of the music and intricate harmonies of the Beach Boys, members of Sail On include Wyatt Funderburk (bass and vocals), Mike Williamson (multiple instruments and vocalist),

Rock N Roll Pet Store (A show for the youngsters!) Time: 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. & 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

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Rock N Roll Pet Store is sponsored by PNC bank. Roger Steele, Billie Jo Sheesley (PNC), Heather Grove (PNC), and Scott Morgan (submitted photo)

(Balloons for kids between shows.) Mike has more than twenty years’ experience as a singer, songwriter, musician, and children’s entertainer. In his days as a musician, he opened shows for celebrity greats such as Ronnie Millsap and Toby Keith. More recently, as a children’s entertainer, he has shared his kid-show stage with Joe Negri of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. While his own kids were small, he would spend hours with them, creating silly rhyming lyrics and writing funny songs. These songs have now been performed for and loved by thousands of kids over the years. Combining his gift of music and love for the kids, magic, animals, and the stage, Mike has created a one-of-a-kind, imagination-inspiring kid’s show that is now known as “The Rock N Roll Pet Store Kids Show.” He performs his unique shows at fairs, parties, festivals, churches, schools, libraries, amusement parks, and resorts. (http://rockandrollpetstore.com)

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The Main Street Cruisers perform a high-energy show, featuring versions of rock ’n’ roll hits of the

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50s, 60s, and 70s that are true to the originals. From doo wop to disco, from “Sincerely� to “Hot Stuff,� the group’s two female vocalists, Lynn and Jennifer, keep the action flowing with dance routines that get audience members moving to the beat. Mark, “Mr. Bass Man,� belts out “Blue Suede Shoes,� while bass guitarist, Bill, and drummer, Paul, keep the rhythm section rocking. Steve on keyboards and Bill Lance on saxophone fill the stage with fun songs such as “Tequila.� Lenny Longo, lead vocalist and guitarist of Bill Haley’s Comets and the Comets Rock and Roll Show, provides his powerful voice in such songs as, “Pretty Woman,� “Unchained Melody,� and his personal favorite, “God Bless the USA,� which, in honor of veterans, concludes every show. (The Cruisers are also honored to have three Veterans in the band, representing the Air Force and the Navy.) The Main Street Cruisers will take you on a wild ride back in time. (http://anjoli.com/cruisers)

FRIDAY, JULY 6 Kids’ Tractor Pull Time: 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. The tenth annual kids’ tractor pull will be held in the park. Registration starts at 9 a.m. Tractors are supplied by the events’ sponsor. The age categories are 4-5, 6-7, and 8-9, and prizes will be awarded to the winners in each category. The pull will begin at 10 a.m. Kids, hop on the tractor and see if you can power-pedal your way to a full pull, dragging the sled behind you! A full list of rules for this event will be provided at the time of entry. Come on out and have some fun! This event is sponsored by London Farms.

Rock N Roll Pet Store (A show for the youngsters!) Time: 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. & 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. (Balloons for kids between shows.)

Tom Sadge (Neil Diamond) Shows: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tom Sadge (pronounced “Sage�) has been a full-time, professional entertainer his entire adult life. He began as a singer with bands and, later, became a popular vocal impressionist whose

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By the Coal Memorial Committee for Hometown magazine he summer and early autumn offer folks opportunities to participate in two events held by the Punxsutawney area’s Coal Memorial Committee – the Race to the Face and the annual dedication of new tiles at the group’s Coal Memorial – and to support the mission of the Committee through monetary donations and by investing time as a volunteer. Working in the present to preserve the past requires both time and money! Race to the Face Saturday July 28, 2018, at 9 a.m., the Coal Memorial Committee of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society will host the annual Race to the Face. The Race to the Face is the first of the summer events the Committee hosts to

Participants pace themselves to make the last long mile of the 2017 Race to the Face. (photo by S.J. Sharp)

inform the public about the impact of coal on the history of the community. The Race to the Face will begin at 1286 Starr Road in Henderson Township near the site of the Eleanora Shaft Mine. Runners and bikers will travel over roadways, past remnants of the mining era, and along Big Run Creek. Runners and bikers will arrive as the morning sun evaporates the dew, creating a mystic aura to the hilltop. At the starting blast, participants will race along a rural road steeped in history, passing by land where virgin forests stood before the mighty axe of the lumberman felled the gigantic trees and along trails lumberman with his team of oxen dragged timber to a primitive sawmill, squared it, and built rafts which they floated down Mahoning Creek and the Allegheny River to market in Pittsburgh. They will glide by land to

where settlers in the 1850s removed the stumps and carved farms from the timbered land. On they will go past the remnants of a mining town where the spring that provided water still flows, and past the remnants of the Eleanora Shaft mine tipple. They will turn and follow remnants of a railroad where steam locomotives pulled mile after mile of loaded coal cars to the main line at the town of Big Run. If they listen carefully, they will almost hear the whistle of the train as it reaches the crossroads, warning all that coal was king. On the runners and bikers will go through areas where forests have regrown. The sun will be gliding overhead and heating the land. Along the stream in the deep woods, it will be cool. As they emerge from the forest near the remnant of the old saw mill dam and begin the climb up to the hilltop, runners and bikers will see the sun approaching mid-day. The hill will test the athletes’ endurance. When they reach the face of the coal, they will have traveled through both time and space. Dedication of Memorial Tiles On Sunday, September 2, Committee members will host their second summer event, the annual addition and dedication of memorial tiles at the Coal Memorial, 404 West Mahoning Street. At this event, tiles purchased by July 31, 2018, will be added to the Memorial. These tiles honor individuals who worked in any aspect of the coal industry. Coal industry workers include those who built, operated, and maintained the railroads, worked in any aspect of coal mining, as well as those who provided services for workers and their families. At the dedication the Memorial Committee Players will give a presentation on an event that had a major impact on the Punxsutawney area community. This year the program will focus on the role of the Adrian Hospital in advancing and enhancing medical care and how local practitioners contributed to improving health care in the community. The public is invited to participate in this event, which will include music by the Punxsutawney Community Band. Watch for more information as September draws near. Mission of Coal Memorial Committee The mission of the Coal Memorial Committee is to preserve the industrial history

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of the Punxsutawney area. Each month an article on some aspect of the industry appears in Hometown magazine. The dominant industries in the Punxsutawney area from 1882 through 1959 were coal and coal related. Railroads enabled the exploitation of the coal that was found in much of southern Jefferson County. Preservation of the history of the coal industry from construction of the first railroads through the closing of the last deep mine enables the understanding of the development of the Punxsutawney area and its place in the state, the nation, and the world. Because of coal: 1) four major railroad lines intersected in the Punxsutawney area, 2) one of the first hospitals in North Central Pennsylvania was built; 3) the first regional headquarters for the Rochester & Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company was located here; 4) the Punxsutawney Furnace, an iron-smelting plant, was established; 5) a ready workforce developed, which enabled other manufacturing to thrive in the area; and 6) the diversity of those who came to work in coal and related industries melded Punxsutawney into a multi-ethnic,

multi-cultural community. The legacy of coal era continues to influence socio-economic status of the Punxsutawney area. Preserving this history requires financial and volunteer support. Persons may provide financial support for this activity in a variety of ways: First, purchasing a tile in memory of a family member who worked in a coal or coal-related industry helps to raise funds for a building to house and display historic artifacts and documents. Tiles purchased before July 31, 2018, will be installed on September 2, 2018. These tiles are mounted at the Coal Memorial site where visitors can see the variety of occupations and the pride of the families of those who worked in these industries. In the future, when a building has been acquired, the tiles will become part of the display within the building. Forms for ordering tiles are available on the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society’s webpage (punxsyhistory.org) or may be requested by e-mailing punxsyhistory@outlook.com. Local residents and visitors may pick up forms at the Coal Memorial site anytime, or at the Society’s Lattimer House, 400 West Mahoning Street, during hours of operation. A second option is to make a donation to

Joe Troise (first) and Hayley Dilts (second) were the top two finishers in the 3.5-mile race of the 2017 Race to the Face. (photos by S.J. Sharp)

the Punxsutawney Area Coal Memorial Endowment Fund of the Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation. To make a donation send a check to the foundation, with a notation that it is for the Coal Memorial Fund, at P.O. Box 663, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. You may also drop off a check at the Lattimer House, or donate online at Bridge Builders Community Foundations, where you may select the Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation and make an electronic donation to the Punxsutawney Area Coal Memorial Fund. Third: a donation may be mailed directly to the Punxsutawney Area Coal Memorial at the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 286, Punxsutawney, PA 15767, or dropped off at the Lattimer House, 400 West Mahoning Street Punxsutawney, during operating hours. Volunteers are welcome to assist with Coal Memorial Committee activities, including researching and writing about any of the aspects of coal and coal-related history, or about individuals who worked in these industries; assisting with conducting programs and activities, including the Race to the Face; and maintaining the Coal Memorial property. Individuals may

propose special projects that support the activities of the Coal Memorial Committee. Individuals interested in volunteering may contact Nancy Anthony, president, or Shirley Sharp, chair of the Coal Memorial Committee, to discuss interests, activities, or projects. The Punxsutawney Area Coal Memorial Committee and the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society appreciate your support, which enables the preservation of the past in order to inform the future. All donations are greatly appreciated and qualify as tax deductible gifts under IRS Code 501(c)3, up to the maximum permitted by law. This article was prepared by the Coal Memorial Committee of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. Forms for purchasing a Coal Memorial tile to honor any person who worked in any aspect of the coal industry, including railroads, may be found online at www.punxsyhistory.org or may be picked up at the Lattimer House, 400 West Mahoning Street, Punxsutawney. Forms may also be requested by e-mailing: punxsyhistory@outlook.com, or by calling (814) 938-2555. •••

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By Marty Armstrong of birds, and upwards of 150 kinds of for Hometown magazine aquatic life existed in the county. The compilers of Jefferson County, Penns an organization dedicated to presylvania: An Illustrated History – Carole A. serving the history of the PunxBriggs, S. Thomas Curry, Eugene E Deible sutawney region, the Punxsutawney III, and James Sterrett– mention wildlife less Area Historical & Genealogical Society, than McKnight does but give an updated Inc., began in 2010 to focus its educational version of the specific native peoples who programs on different segments of that hisroamed the area in several stages of pre-contory each year. The four-year plan begins tact history. They include descriptions of the with “Early Peoples” and goes on to feature tools used by natives for hunting, chief “Early Settlers,” “The Boomtown Era,” and among them the atlatl, a spear-thrower that “Service.” The cycle begins again during the gave its users a greater range and that was weeklong 2018 Groundhog Festival with asused extensively during the Archaic Period, pects of the years before settlers of European which ended approxiancestry arrived in the remately 1000 B.C., long begion. Activities for young fore bows and arrows people, six and older, will became prevalent. take place from Monday The groundhog or woodthrough Friday, 10 a.m. to chuck (wojack), listed by noon, at the Lattimer House, McKnight, was certainly 400 West Mahoning Street. on the scene when German These activities are free and settlers arrived in the area will provide insight into the and is one of several creatimes when Native Ameritures that are known by cans controlled the region. their native names – racA large part of understandcoon, opossum, and ing those times is to undermoose. According to Don stand the physical world in Yoder, author of Groundwhich natives lived and hog Day (Stackpole worked – in particular, unBooks, 2003), the groundderstanding the wildlife fahog, whose hibernating miliar to them. habits were well known to Historians past and present natives, was seen by early have written extensively German immigrants to be about the region. Published a superlative match to the in 1917, William James McKnight’s Jefferson The opossum is one of the many animal popularized in Eucreatures of the Pennsylvania rope for forecasting County, Pennsylvania: Her woodlands enumerated and illusPioneers and People 1800- trated in Jefferson County, Penn- weather trends. 1915 provides an extensive sylvania: Her Pioneers and People That tradition, as delist of wildlife, gleaned at the by Dr. James A. McKnight. The scribed by a gentleman opossum, itself a name used by natime of his writing from di- tives and adopted by settlers, is whose wife is German, aries and newspaper ac- still encountered and, according to seems to make good sciencounts, observed by early FarmersAlmanac.com, is the only tific sense. If one visualmarsupial to make its home izes the Gulf Stream as it settlers. McKnight includes known in North America. Baby opossums profiles and numerous illus- are called joeys, just like baby kan- approaches Europe, the trations of beavers, bison, garoos, and when they are born, continent’s weather depanthers, wolves, bears, they are only about the size of a pends greatly on which (image scanned from way the wind is blowing. If wolverines, deer, and elk. honeybee. Jefferson County, Pennsylvania: coming from the west over Also listed are the fox, rac- Her Pioneers and People) the Gulf Stream, skies are coon, porcupine, muskrat, cloudy, but there is a warming trend – hence martin, otter, mink, skunk, opossum, woodspring is imminent. If coming down from chuck, rabbit, squirrel, mole, and mouse. He Siberia in the east, skies are clear, blue, and states that various “four-legged” animals numbering in the fifties, more than 300 types - Continued on next page

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described as a minister of the Reformed faith. (Additional information from the 1916 College of Wooster Directory of eople doing family history research Alumni reveals that Emhoff graduated may have occasion to use Patricia from Wooster in Ohio in 1892 with an A.M. Steele’s two-volume Tombstone (Artium Magister) and subsequently atHoppin’, published in 1980 (volume 1) and tended the Union Theological Seminary 1981 (volume 2). Steele and others visited near Minneapolis.) cemeteries throughout Jefferson County In the spring of 1919, the Rev. Emhoff and recorded the information on every was one of three men readable tombstone they whose names appear on could find. Military the passenger list of the service, if noted at the ship Dante Alighieri, regravesites, was included turning to the U.S. from in the listings. In reMarseille, France. viewing the World War Emhoff’s home is deI participants identified scribed as being in Neat the St. John Rebraska, and the other formed Cemetery near men were from Oregon Sprankle Mills, the and New York. All three name of Elmer are listed as being part Ellsworth Emhoff stood This monument at St. John’s Reformed of the “YMCA Detachout because the man Cemetery near Sprankle Mills marks the was described as a min- burial site of the Rev. Elmer Ellsworth ment.” Census records ister. Going to the sur- Emhoff and Minnie Etta Enterline reveal that all were clername files of the Emhoff, where a flag is placed each year gymen. the St. John’s Reformed Cemetery AsA website devoted to Punxsutawney Area by sociation. (image courtesy of Findathe history of the Historical & Genealogi- Grave.com) YMCA (www.worldcal Society and expectwar1.com/dbc/ymca.htm) explains that, ing to find an obituary with some details with a long history of supporting troops, the proved disappointing. The only mention of YMCA immediately volunteered its supElmer Ellsworth Emhoff was as one of two port when war was declared in 1917. They honored guests at an Emhoff family reconducted social service operations in union held at Mapleview Park near Grange every theater of operation and were later in 1954. That clipping provided a clue, joined by the National Catholic War Counhowever – the name of a sister-in-law, Carcil and the Jewish Welfare Board. Twentyrie Emhoff. Information about Carrie, her six thousand paid staff members and husband, Harvey, and Harvey’s parents, 35,000 volunteers attended to the spiritual Henry and Sarah Smith Emhoff, could then and social needs of 4.8 million troops, crebe located. When Harvey died, his brother ating huts and tents for recreation and reliElmer was listed as living in Colorado. gious services. The breadth and depth of The next step was to seek information on services provided was enormous. census and military records, which can be In 1920, the Emhoff family was living in done separately or through Ancestry.com. York City, Nebraska. Mrs. Ella Emhoff, Using this website provided a bonus, a phowho died in 1921, is buried at the Ridge tograph of the Rev. Emhoff with his wife in Cemetery near Kersey. The 1930 and 1940 their later years. As his first wife (Minnie censuses identify Floy as Mrs. Emhoff, and Etta Enterline of Sprankle Mills) died in she rests in a Colorado cemetery where the 1895 and his second (Ella Hewitt of Brockcouple had lived. wayville) in 1921, it is likely the photoThese records reveal that the Rev. Emhoff graph includes the Rev. Emhoff’s third lived a long life of service to his faith and wife, Floy Lawrence of Iowa. to his country. Upon his passing in 1962 at Piecing together information from various the age of ninety-three, he came home to records, the following biographical inforSt. John’s Reformed Cemetery near Spranmation was obtained: Elmer Ellsworth kle Mills. Emhoff was born July 12, 1868, in the ••• Shannondale area, the son of Harry M. and Sarah Smith Emhoff. In the 1880 census, the family was living in Perry Township where Harry farmed. Also living in the home at that time were several of Elmer’s Continued from previous page siblings and their eighty-five-year-old bright, but cold winter weather remains. grandfather, John Emhoff, born in Ger“Early Peoples” will also be the emphasis many, as were so many of the township’s for the Society’s History Day Camp schedsettlers. uled Monday through Friday mornings, beAt age twenty-five, then a resident of the ginning at 10 a.m., August 13-17, for young Ringgold area, Elmer married Minnie Etta people six and older. The native-themed acEnterline, the daughter of Elias and Susan- tivities will be more detailed, and the week nah Moser Enterline, from Sprankle Mills. will include a trail walk in the country to put Elmer’s occupation is described as everyone, as nearly as is possible today, in “teacher” on their marriage license while the natural world setting of the time. Etta appears to be listed as a “music The Society will fully participate in the teacher.” The 1900 census records that Ella community’s September Wojack Weekend Emhoff (the former Ella Hewitt from with native-themed events and is planning Brockway) and two children are living in during October to conduct several ornamentDes Moines, Iowa, where Elmer is serving making workshops, which celebrate native as a clergyman. By 1910, the couple and crafts, art, and culture. Other events and artheir three children were living in York, ticles will follow. Pennsylvania, and Elmer, age forty-one, is •••

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

June 21, 1899 — A tough lot of gypsy outfits passed through town the other day. (Punxsutawney News)

June 26, 1889 — Workmen are now engaged paving our streets with plank. It is not the most durable thing out of which to construct pavements, but we will feel mighty proud while they last. (Punxsutawney Spirit)

July 3, 1890 — BOROUGH ORDINANCE – All persons having hacks, carriages, omnibuses or other vehicles permanently engaged in carrying passengers from any part of the borough to any other part of the same, shall take out an annual license, and shall pay a license tax of seven dollars per year for a onehorse vehicle, and ten dollars per year for a two-horse vehicle, to the Burgess. This section shall not apply to omnibuses owned by any of the hotels within the borough, and regularly engaged in carrying travelers and their baggage between the hotel and the railroad depots. (Punxsutawney News) [Note: The horse-drawn omnibus, with benches that seated four to six passengers, was popular as a “taxi” in the late nineteenth century before motorized vehicles in the early 1900s.]

July 8, 1903 — Rufas G. Melson, of this place, has purchased and placed in fine condition the famous “Granny Coon Spring” near North Point, and will ship its pure and health-giving waters to Punxsutawney, Pittsburg and other important cities, for the benefit of such of their inhabitants as know how to appreciate the finest spring water in America. (Punxsutawney Spirit)

July 10, 1959 — The first 49-star Flag that came to Punxsutawney is the property of State Senator Arthur E. Kromer. Appropriately it was hauled to full mast at the Kromer home on July 4th and saluted by Peter Barletta, who has done so much to promote the proper display of the Flag in Punxsutawney. (Punxsutawney Spirit) [Note: The American flag had displayed forty-eight stars since 1912 when Arizona became the forty-eighth state. Alaska became the forty-ninth state of the United States on January 3, 1959. In August 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state.] July 11, 1894 — There is general rejoicing over the end of the strike at Walston and Adrian. The one thousand or fifteen hundred men that went to work on Monday will greatly help to relieve the distressed state of affairs in this section. (Punxsutawney News) •••

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booths in the park and hanging out to enjoy the great, free entertainment provided each evening by the Festival Committee. Garden Club members work two-hour shifts at the sale and look forward to meeting and talking with community members who stop by their tent. The Club’s popular gloves will be on sale, too, for $6 per pair in sizes small, medium, and large. Again this year, Paula Sylvis and a group of her gardening friends are donating some of their healthy, inThe Punxsutawney Garden Club’s July sale is a popular annual event that, teresting perenlike all such events, requires preparation work. In 2013, then Garden Club nial plants to the members Pam Rake (second from left) and Diane Pifer (far right), along with Garden Club Gloria Kerr (far left) and Barb Postlewaite (third from left), get items ready for sale. the sale and enjoy the fellowship that enthusiastic gardeners share. (subAll proceeds mitted photo) from the sale nated by members from their own gar- help support the Club’s nine beautification dens, along with some garden-related projects about town, including Barclay Square and the Punxsutawney Memorial trash and treasure items. This year’s sale, located on the Presbyte- Library, the downtown meter urns and rian Church’s lot behind the Pantall Hotel, barrels, the hayracks, the Margiotti Bridge runs for three days: Thursday, Friday, and plot, the Fairman Centre Rose Beds, the Saturday, July 5, 6, and 7. Hours Thursday Trestle near Tractor Supply, and the Jenks and Friday are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur- Avenue flower and grass beds. Stop by, meet some Garden Club memday’s hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Club decided not to have evening bers, shop the plants, and maybe think hours since festival goers at that time are about joining the Garden Club. ••• more interested in eating at the vendor ince Groundhog Festival Week is just around the corner, it’s almost time for the Punxsutawney Garden Club’s plant sale held annually that same week. The plant sale features plants do-

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