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Mother’s Day: a Story of Adoption

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other’s Day is about mothers – obviously! But what makes a mother? Giving birth, certainly, though that is not the only way mothers are made. Some give birth and are not adequately prepared to take on the challenges of parenthood. Some make the selfless choice to entrust their baby to the care of someone who, for whatever reason, chooses to raise another woman’s child as her own.

It takes a very special kind of person to take in a child that is not a biological part of themselves and to raise that child with the same love and connection as if they shared DNA. Kay Ritchie of Punxsutawney waited over a decade to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother.

“We were on the adoption list for 11 years,” Ritchie recalls. “You could only be on American adoption lists until you were 40; I was 38 and [my husband] Dan was 40.

We weren’t eligible for an American adoption anymore.”

But, as the saying goes, when one door closes, another opens. “Then friends of ours invited us to come see their sister who was in town with her newly adopted daughter, a baby from Korea,” remembers Ritchie. “We walked in to see this sweet little bundle all wrapped in pink and I knew then – we both knew then – that’s what we wanted.”

The Ritchies contacted Catholic Social Services in DuBois immediately to begin their foreign adoption process and to be put on their list. They spent 17 months on the waiting list, from the time they began their adoption process until they were able to hold their eight-month-old daughter from Korea. During that time, Kay and Dan wrote their autobiographies as part of their adoption requirements. They were also subject to home inspections and three separate interviews. Airfare for the baby was paid before she was sent to the United States, and an adoption fee was paid to the Korean government.

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Kay and Dan Ritchie’s first meeting with their daughter Nicole on August 14, 1986. This date would become what the family refers to as “Our Day,” a day they celebrate annually. (submitted photo)

While the family jokes about this now, the long months spent waiting and preparing for a new baby seemed endless. Even after Nicole’s arrival at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, she was still required to spend months with Catholic services and in foster care before the adoption process was complete.

Because Nicole arrived on an airplane from South Korea, Kay recalls how she used to hold her new baby daughter and point to airplanes in the sky, saying, “Look!

There’s an airplane; that’s how we got you!”

Mother and daughter chuckle as they remember a playdate incident with a friend when the girls were young. “Nikki and her friend were outside playing on the patio,” Kay begins. “And they had dolls out. They decided they needed another baby, so Nikki’s friend suggested they go to the hospital to get another baby.”

“Nikki argued that if they needed a baby, they should go to the airport,” Kay continues. “There was some confusion about where the baby should come from, and we had a conversation about how babies can come from all different places.”

“It all ended well, and it’s fun to remember that story now,” she concludes.

“I don’t argue with people about that anymore,” Nicole interjects.

As many expectant parents do, the Ritchies spent many hours preparing to greet their baby while they waited for details to be settled. “I was watching some

Kay, Dan, and Nicole Ritchie 35 years after their first meeting in 1986. (submitted photo)

program – I think it was Oprah – about adopted babies not bonding with their families,” Kay says. “And I was so worried about that. She was left in a basket on a doorstep in Korea. She was in foster care.

She was cared for by American GI’s on her flight from Korea.”

“I was worried she wouldn’t bond with us,” admits Kay, “and so I would lay with her on my stomach. I would talk to her – just let her hear my voice. I was desperate to make that connection with her.”

It turns out, Kay got it all right. Whether it was her bonding techniques, or simply the fact that Nicole was meant to be the Ritchies’ daughter, there were no issues with bonding. “We have no secrets,” the mother and daughter say. “We talk about everything. We talk, sometimes four times a day, but always at least once.”

“I probably tell her more than she really wants to know,” Nicole says. “We’re best friends.”

Kay chuckles in agreement, adding, “I always told her I’ll never let her sink. I don’t always agree with her choices, but she has to make decisions on her own and know that we’re behind her.”

“We will let her fall a little bit, but we will never let her sink,” she reaffirms.

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From left, Dan, Kay, and Nicole Ritchie, and Nicole’s fiancé Shane Henderson. Shane and Nicole are planning a September 2022 wedding (submitted photo)

Mother’s Day Continued from previous page hard for Kay as for many other parents; a stay-at-home mom for many years, letting go as Nicole got older was a challenge. “I helped in her preschool classroom, so I didn’t have to be away from her,” Kay remembers. “So when it was time for her to go to kindergarten, I figured it would be hard for her to leave me.”

On the first day of school, Kay escorted Nicole to school, holding her small hand until they were inside the building. “I was worried and scared about being away from her,” Kay explains. “I let go of her hand, waiting for her to look back over her shoulder at me, for some tears, for her to not want to leave me. But she walked into the school and never even looked back.”

Kay knew her daughter was ready for school, but she needed just a bit more proof. “I went back to the school during recess time. I parked by the playground, but where she wouldn’t be able to see me,” Kay says. “I just needed to know she was OK – and she was fine.”

Nicole adapted well to school and never felt different from her peers.

“In first grade, we were asked to explain how we were like our parents.” Nicole remembers. “I stood in front of my class and told them, ‘I look like my dad because I wear glasses, and my hair is dark like his was, and I’m like my mom because I’m Italian.’”

“All these years, I’ve known I’m adopted,” she continues “but I never felt different. I’ve grasped their traits, even if we’re not biologically connected. I have my dad’s sense of humor; I’m caring like my mom. I’m combined with them” Kay points out that she and her daughter even have a birthmark in the same spot on their cheeks.

“I don’t feel different,” Nicole says. “Of course I’ve wondered about my biological family, and it would be cool to know more about them, but I feel complete. I’m not missing pieces.”

She concludes: “This is my family, and I don’t need anything more.”

Nicole took a genealogy test a few years ago to learn more about her biological makeup, purely out of curiosity. “I’m mostly Korean, but there’s also a little Chinese, a little Japanese in there too. I’ve

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got a little bit of a lot of Asian descent,” she says.

“I’m just disappointed to know there’s not even, like, 0.1 percent Italian in there,” she laughs. “I really feel like I should be a little bit Italian.”

“I’ve been blessed beyond measure,” Nicole adds, “and I would love to adopt someday. Of course, I’d like to have a biological child, but I would also love to adopt a child from China or Korea.”

Kay and Dan chime in to say, “We are the ones who have been blessed. We’ve had so many people over the years tell us what a lucky little girl we’ve had. But that’s wrong. We’re the lucky ones.”

Dan adds, “Our only regret is that we didn’t adopt more. I wish we would’ve had another one.”

Kay explains that when Nicole was young, she was caring for her aging and ill mother, which took a lot of her time and energy. “Certainly, we would have loved to have had more,” she says, “but the timing never worked out. Adopting Nikki was the best decision we ever made.”

“Except that I’m expensive,” Nicole jokes, in reference to her upcoming September wedding.

“I’d have paid for another wedding,” Dan retorts.

The Ritchies still celebrate what they call “Our Day,” the day they were united, on August 14th.

“We’ve celebrated on that day every year, with the exception of during COVID,” Nicole says. “We go out to dinner or just get together. It’s a special day for us.”

Nicole’s biological birthday is December 10 – a date she shares with her fiance’s, Shane’s, sister. “It’s just another one of those things that makes me believe this is the way everything was supposed to work out,” she reflects.

The pure love and connection the Ritchies share is obvious in the warm and loving way they speak to and about one another.

“We needed love,” Kay says, “and it doesn’t matter if you’re blood or not – love is love.”

“I can tell anyone considering adoption, that it’s the best decision a person can ever make,” she adds. “Obviously, I’ve heard of stories where it didn’t turn out as well as our story did, but this is the most rewarding thing we ever did.”

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Hogan Family Heroes During WWII

By Marty Armstrong for Hometown magazine s noted in earlier Hometown editions, many churches proudly found ways during and after World War II to honor those from their congregations who served. Dora Evangelical Church (Hometown 245) has one of the red, white, and blue felt banners prevalent at the time that displayed servicepersons’ names with stars, including three Adams brothers. The Olive Presbyterian Church (Hometown 248) has a carefully lettered wood plaque in the church vestibule on which are included the names of two Dinger brothers.

S. Thomas Curry, a member of Punxsutawney’s First Baptist Church, has photographed the church’s framed document with 85 WWII servicepersons’names; there

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SONS OF MUIR AND BLANCHE WEAVER HOGAN Punxsutawney High School graduation photographs of Walter (1934), Donald (1939), and Earl Hogan (1942), three of Mr. and Mrs. Muir Hogan’s sons who served during WWII. (photos courtesy PAHGS Mirror collection)

Force, stationed to a listening post in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

David Hogan (1913-1967) enlisted in July 1945. In civilian life he worked as a machinist for the B & O railroad. David was married first to Nola Bowers, and following her death he was married to Mary Houch Richardson. They lived in Marchand. He is buried at Circle Hill Cemetery.

Walter Hogan (1915-1985) graduated from Punxsutawney High School with the Class of 1934. He belonged to the Red Cross, served as both baseball and basketball manager, and was a member of the Mirror yearbook board. He was a veteran of both WWII (enlisting in December 1941 shortly after Pearl Harbor) and the Korean Conflict.

After his service Walter worked in the General Services Division of the federal government. He was married to Lulabelle Sutter who preceded him in death. He is buried at Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery, Jefferson County.

Donald Hogan (1921-2003) graduated from PHS with the In the Service of Our Country - Framed document from Punx- Class of 1939 where he besutawney’s First Baptist Church honors 85 WWII serviceper- longed to the Athletic Associasons. Apparently a preprinted blank document suitable for framing specifically made for organizations such as churches tion, the Red Cross, and the Glee to use. Headed by the portrait of Civil Wartime President, Club. Serving in the U.S. Army Abraham Lincoln, and drawn from his address at Gettysburg. Air Corps in the Asian Pacific c. 1940s. (photo by S. Thomas Curry) Theatre during WWII, he earned are six with the surname Hogan. Were they a Bronze Star. He attended Pennsylvania brothers – or, perhaps, cousins? Yes, and State University, graduated from Otterbein yes. All were grandsons of David Craig College, and did graduate work at the Uni(1861-1909) and Mary Frew Hogan (1866- versity of Pittsburgh. Donald was em1938), both born in Scotland. David was a ployed as a group manager of planning for stonecutter by trade. The couple had five the Bronze Division of Matthews Internasons, Muir Frew, David Craig, Robert tional Corp, retiring after 24 years of servCraig, William Frew, and James Frew, at ice. He was married in 1945 to Ruth Wolfe; least three of whom had sons in military they are buried at Circle Hill Cemetery. service, including six named on the Earl Hogan (1925-2010) graduated from church’s honor roll of service.

PHS with the Class of 1942. He particiThe soldier sons of pated in the Athletic Association, track, Muir Frew Hogan band, choir, Radio Club, and Aviation Club.

Muir, a railroad machinist by trade, was He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in married to Luella Blanche Weaver. They 1942 and received training as a bomber were the parents of five boys and three pilot. Discharged in 1946, he attained degirls. Their youngest son, Robert William grees in education at Otterbein College and Hogan, explains that his four older broth- Ohio State University, completing his PhD ers, David, Walter, Donald, and Earl, all at Michigan State University. Dr. Hogan now deceased, served during WWII in the served as superintendent at several school U.S. Army Air Corps and that he, himself, districts in Ohio and Michigan and was acserved during the Korean Conflict as a tive in the Masonic Lodge, the Zanesville member of the newly formed U.S. Air - Continued on page 8

Micky the Parakeet – Loquacious to a Fault!

By Mary Ellen Pollock-Raneri for Hometown magazine icky was my mother’s parakeet that Dad bought for her when they lived in a little apartment on Ashland Avenue after they were first married. Soon my parents moved from their apartment to our house in Fairview.

Micky had a new home.

I wasn’t even in school yet when we owned him. My mother told me that Micky came to our family before I did; I was like his younger sister. Micky was green and blue with little hints of yellow, and he sang and talked all the time.

Micky’s cage sat by the calendar in the kitchen, beside a yellow enamel serving cart on wheels. Our beige plastic radio sat under his cage – the old kind of radio with the gold-colored dial that tuned in the channels. In addition, Mom usually kept her silver metal scrub bucket with the mop 1in the corner by the yellow serving cart. That corner of the kitchen was Micky’s compound.

My mom loved that bird and often let Micky out of his cage to freely fly about.

Sometimes he lit on her finger and slowly crept on her hand when he was out and about. Sometimes, he flew around the kitchen, and my mother was careful to block off the living room because there was a big glass picture window in there. Mom was afraid that her pet would fly into it.

Mom taught Micky to do little tricks – she was the ringmaster, and he was the only act in the parakeet circus. He could walk up his little plastic ladder, he had a tightrope strung for him from his cage to the calendar hook, and my mom even bought him a plastic toy car. Micky was so funny! He could push the car around, and he also pushed little ping pong balls around with his beak.

The lady who sold Micky to my mom told her that she could start to train him to talk when he had a lot of confidence in her. I know that my mother spent hours trying to train Micky to say cool little phrases and to whistle a few tunes.

I remember my mom tried to get Micky to whistle along with Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini (by Brian Highland) when it came on the radio.

Not only was the bird a great whistler of tunes, but Micky was also a remarkable talker. Our parakeet soon learned many words and phrases. He was loquacious, to say the least.

There was a slight glitch in the parakeet’s vocabulary though. You see, occasionally, my dad could spew out a few four-letter words and some other interesting expletives. Granted it was the 1950s, and Dad’s zingers probably pale in comparison with half of the vocabulary you see on regular television these days. Nevertheless, Dad said them.

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Consequently, Micky did too. Yes, our family parakeet was quite the rapid learner and soon he was cussing up a storm. He even did it when we had company. Of course, Mom and Dad were aghast, and both my parents denied knowing how Micky learned all the offlimit vocabulary. I wondered if Micky was going to have his mouth washed out with soap, but that never happened.

Eventually, Micky cooled it. He whistled only Yankee Doodle and said words like pretty bird and cracker; however, I dis-

tinctly remember those occasions that our bird wowed kitchen bystanders with his clever crud.

Micky continued to rule the roost (excuse the pun) for many years. Sadly, my mother’s greatest fear came true. The woman who sold Mom the bird warned her that parakeets could get bad colds and pneumonia from drafts. I think that is what happened to our parakeet, but I am not sure.

One day, when I went out to the kitchen to have my oatmeal, Mom told me, “Micky kicked the bucket.” Now, my four-year-old literal brain was having a hard time figuring out how the bird actually kicked the metal scrub bucket that was beside his cage. Did he fly into it?

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Years later, my mother told me that Micky had gotten a bad respiratory infection, and he flew off to a far better place in the celestial skies. I will never forget our talented bird and always like to remember Micky when he was flying high and singing. I remember his bright blue and yellow plumage. I like to remember him swinging on his little perch in our kitchen. I also love to think about him cheerfully whistling and throwing out a few random cuss words that wowed his audience.

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SONS OF DAVID AND ALENA WILSON HOGAN Single Punxsutawney Spirit photograph clipping (1943) of Edward, Frederick, James and David Hogan, the four sons Mr. and Mrs. David Hogan who served during WWII. (photo courtesy PAHGS WWII clipping collection)

Hogan Family Heros Continued from page 6 Art Museum, and many civic and educational organizations. He was married to Mary Webb from Marion County, Ohio; they are buried at Grand Prairie Cemetery, Marion County.

The soldier sons of David Craig Hogan An employee of the B & O Railroad, David was married to Alena Wilson. They had four sons who served during WWII. David Hogan (1913-1982) graduated from PHS with the Class of 1932. He participated in Art Club, Commercial Club, Jr. Red Cross, and International Debate. He attended Pennsylvania State University and began work as an accountant for a local firm in State College. He was inducted in May 1943 following his August 1942 enlistment in the U.S. Army Reserves. He received training in military finance and payroll and served in North Africa and France. David had married Pauline Lowe in August 1941 and in civilian life pursued a 40-year career in accounting and finance at Penn State as Bursar, Director of Revenue Accounting, Assistant Vice President of Fiscal Affairs, and Assistant Treasurer.

He was a member of Faith U.C.C and American Legion Post 245, both of State College, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He and his wife are buried at Centre County Memorial Park.

James Hogan (1915-1987) graduated from PHS in 1934. In high school, he participated in Red Cross and Health Club, HiY and Track; he also was Football Manager all four years of high school. Before his induction, James was employed by the Martin Airplane plant in Baltimore, Maryland. He was inducted in May 1942, serving overseas with the Air Transport Command in the Pacific and was based for a time in Australia.

The ATC’s mission was to transport supplies and equipment, ferry newly built airplanes to active duty service locations, and organize personnel transport throughout the theatre of operations. He worked 34 years for Syntron and was married to Caroline Richardson Crumrine. They are buried at Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Frederick Hogan (1918-2001) graduated from PHS with the Class of 1937. He participated in both Glee Club and Orchestra (as a violinist), Track and Jr. Red Cross. He is known to have enjoyed hunting and fishing. After graduation he was employed by the Punxsutawney Electric Repair Company. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941, before the attack on Pearl Harbor, expecting to deploy overseas but, after six months’ service, he received an honorable discharge because of a stomach ulcer. He worked be-

fore enlistment at Cooperstown, New York, and later relocated to Irwin, Pennsylvania.

Edward Hogan (1921-1988) graduated in 1940 from PHS, where he participated in track, football, Red Cross, and Radio Club and attended PSU. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and served in Europe with the 99th Signal Division for the First Army (known as the “battle babies”) and saw intense action. He earned a bronze star for meritorious conduct during action in Germany. As a new troop, their first engagement was one of the most stringent any new outfit ever encountered. The clipping from the Punxsutawney Spirit states that it was the 99th that captured Von Rumsteadt’s orders to his troops, which told them that their hour had come to strike and tipping off the Allies that Germany had started its allout winter offensive. Edward was married to the former June Reitz. They spent many years after the war in Ohio and Illinois; they are buried at the Knights of Pythias Cemetery near Anita.

The Soldier Son of Robert Craig Hogan Robert, a steam railroad electrician, was married to Olive Gertrude Grube. They had one son who served during WWII. SON OF ROBERT AND OLIVE GERTRUDE GRUBE HOGAN Punxsutawney High School graduation photograph of Robert Hogan (1942), son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hogan who served during WWII. (photo courtesy PAHGS Mirror collection)

Robert (1924-2003) married Mary Draper of Norman, Kansas, at the Pratt Army Air Force airfield base chapel, Kansas, in 1945.

He was a 1942 graduate of PHS where he participated in Radio, Camera, Science, and French Clubs as well as Orchestra, Band and Swing Band. He left Punxsutawney in June 1943 for the induction center in Pittsburgh. Traveling with him was his cousin, Earl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Muir Hogan. The Punxsutawney Spirit writer could not resist noting that both youths had been Spirit newspaper carriers. Robert’s service record shows that his service during WWII was domestic. Following the war, he and Mary Rose made their home in Clairton, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Jefferson Memorial Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Conclusion It cannot be more clear; it is not just enlistees who serve. Families serve as well and in the 1940s during WWII, we often see multiple sets of related persons signing up to serve, leaving loved ones behind to worry, pray, and carry on. The Hogan family was not alone, and there will be more examples of a whole-of-family effort to match the efforts of community and country.

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PAHS Freshman Breaks School Javelin Record

By Danielle Merrow for Hometown magazine unxsutawney Area High School freshman Mary Grusky has set a new record for the javelin throw. In a dual meet against Brookville on April 5, 2022 – only her third-ever varsity track meet – she

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Mary Grusky poses with all the medals she has won so far with the javelin. (submitted photo)

threw the javelin for a new school record of 127 ft 3 in, breaking Nikita Martz’s previous record of 124 ft 7 in.

“My best friend was standing next to me [when we realized I’d set a new record],”

Mary recalls. “First, I started crying. Then I thanked God for all of the gifts he’s given me. I’m so thankful for the opportunity to do this.”

She would also like to thank her grandparents and her friends for all their support.

Mary’s parents, Jason and Holly, say, “We couldn’t be more proud of Mary. Her determination to succeed has been apparent since she was a little girl.”

“She has always had a very strong arm and a natural over-the-top throwing motion that is perfect for the javelin. We first noticed Mary had some special talent when she was in fourth grade,” Jason Grusky, her father and coach, notes. “I had brought a javelin home for my kids to practice with. After a week or two, Mary hit 90 feet.”

“Her throw would have placed her in our high school district meet, and she was only 10 years old,” he adds.

On April 15, Mary took first place in an invitational in West Mifflin. Out of 53 javelin throwers, Mary threw 127 ft 1 in – only inches farther than the second place thrower. It was Grusky’s first varsity invitational.

In the same invitational, Mary took sixth place in discus out of 56 competitors. She was seeded 12th.

Mary, whose dream is to be accepted to either Penn State University or Carnegie

Mellon University on a track and field scholarship, throws not only javelin, but also shotput and discus for the track and field team. She looks forward to a career in the medical field someday.

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PAHS freshman Mary Grusky at her first varsity invitational in West Mifflin on April 15.

She placed first in the javelin. (submitted photo)

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Digging for Coal History: Mining the Kovalchick Collection

Historical Society Receives Grant to Catalog, Archive Records By the Coal Memorial Committee for Hometown magazine he Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society has received notice that it has been awarded a Historical and Archival Records Care Grant from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission at Harrisburg. The purpose of the grant is to catalog and archive the Kovalchick Collection of Mine Records at the Society. It is hoped that the information in this collection will expand the Society’s resources on the Coal Era in the Punxsutawney area.

The Society received the donation of mine records in 2018 from the Kovalchick Family of Sykesville, Pennsylvania. The volunteers of the Society’s Coal Memorial Committee collected a pick-up truck load of papers from the former Buffalo and Susquehanna Coal and Coke Company Office in Sykesville. After cleaning and airing the documents in the sun, to remove the mold and other extraneous material, they placed them in temporary storage boxes to await cataloging and archiving.

In 2021 the Society applied for a Historical and Archives Records Care Grant, which provides funds for the purchase of archival storage materials and the assistance of a trained archivist. Notice of the grant award has moved the Kovalchick Collection Project from an on-hold to an active status. During the summer months of 2022, regular volunteer work sessions will be scheduled with the archivist and Society volunteers. During these work sessions, the items in the collection will be evaluated, cataloged, and placed in proper storage containers. This work will provide an opportunity for volunteers to learn proper cataloging and archiving methods.

When the project is complete, the Society will add the Kovalchick Collection to the resources available and accessible to researchers at the Society. It is anticipated that these records will provide in-depth history of coal mining in the area where the Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal and Coke

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Company, the Powhattan Coal and Coke Company, the Northwestern Mining and Exchange, and the Rochester & Pittsburg Coal & Iron Company operated in Elk, Clearfield, Jefferson, Armstrong and Indiana counties. Among the mines included are Cascade, Onondaga, Sagamore, and Cowanshannock. Notations of mining activities in communities established before the coal mining era, Troutville, Sykesville, and Big Run, are also indicated.

An item, which gives a glimpse into the type of documents in the collection, is a box of index cards with notations of files.

The index cards note all types of mining records as well as records from Goodyear and Medix Run Lumber Companies.

It has not yet been determined if employee records are included in the Kovalchick Collection. However, the index cards reveal that deeds for coal lands purchased by the company dating from 1902 to 1940 are part of the collection. During the first two decades, most of the deeds are for properties in Clearfield and Jefferson counties. The later deeds are mainly for Armstrong and Indiana counties. This parallels the movement of the coal industry to the southern counties of the area. Among the deeds listed are transfers of land to a Lutheran Church and a Brethren Church and for a Greek Catholic Church Cemetery and the Morningside Cemetery in DuBois, Pennsylvania.

The cards functioned as the organizational memory and document locator for those working in the mining company office. They are annotated for every item in the files of the company. Opening, maintaining, and operating the coal mines make up most of the notations on the cards. They also include notations on establishing and maintaining miners’ housing, stores, and doctors’ offices. Mining equipment entries on the cards include notations of drawings of equipment, as well as maintenance and replacement information.

The cards only hint about the information which may be contained in the documents, - Continued on next page

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The uniformity of company houses is seen in the mining community at Sagamore Mine. (photograph courtesy of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society)

Digging for Coal History Continued from previous page which hopefully will provide a more indepth understanding about the mining industry in the southeast portion of Jefferson County during the first half of the 20th century. The information contained in these records will be valuable for those seeking information about the development of the coal industry in the Punxsutawney area as well as those researching various elements of the mining industry. It will also be a valuable resource for individuals seeking to document the social and cultural changes in the Punxsutawney area based on the changes in the population of the mine communities and their impact on local institutions.

The Society appreciates this opportunity to expand the knowledge resource base of local coal history. The Society is expecting to begin working on this collection in June 2022 and will provide the public with interesting information gained as the work

progresses.

Individuals interested in volunteering to assist with the project may contact Shirley Sharp, the Society’s Volunteer Coordinator, at punxsyhistory@outlook.com.

This article has been prepared by the Coal Memorial Committee of the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society.

Resources used in preparing his article are from PAHGS, Punxsutawney News @ Newspapers.com., and the Library of Congress. Direct comments to PAHGS, P.O. Box 286, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. Individuals desiring to honor a coal or coal related industry worker are encouraged to purchase their tile by June 30, 2022. A Coal Memorial tile may honor persons who worked in any aspect of the coal industry including railroads and ancillary services.

Additional information and forms may be found online at www.punxsyhistory.org or may be requested by an email to: punxsyhistory@outlook.com, or by calling (814) 938-2555 and leaving a message.

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Even though these rites of passage are well-known as opportunities to make lasting memories, prom also is associated with several risky behaviors. Underage alcohol use is among the poor choices that teens may face on prom night. However, parents and community members can work collectively to keep promgoers happy and safe this season.

• Liquor lock down: Merchants who sell alcoholic beverages can be especially diligent around prom season to check identification and fail to sell alcohol to anyone who is underage. This includes wait staff at area restaurants. Parents and guardians can make sure their own alcohol at home is locked away so it cannot be borrowed for prom celebrations.

• Beef up police patrols. Community leaders can work with local police departments to increase patrols around schools and locations that are frequent meeting spots for teenagers following prom festivities. Law enforcement can respond quickly to parties and other concerns if they devote specialized underage drinking details for prom night.

• Keep parties age-appropriate. Parents in the community can keep prom nights safer by not serving or allowing alcohol at any party they are hosting.

• Safe after-party fun: Recreational centers, churches and other businesses can offer to host after-parties that are monitored and/or chaperoned. This enables teens to gather at safe locations and continue to celebrate in ways that are age-appropriate, without feeling the pressure to attend less trustworthy events.

• Talk about risky behaviors. Parents, teachers and community leaders can talk to teens about the potentially dangerous behaviors present on prom night. Remind teens they always can come to an adult without the risk of being punished if they find themselves in an uncomfortable situation. Parents can continue to establish trust so their kids can come to them when they need help or advice.

• Change prom timing. While “prom night” is the standard, prom dances can occur at any time of the day. Schools concerned about after-hours shenanigans can schedule their events earlier in the day when the potential for drinking or other risky behaviors may be less significant.

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Baseball and the “Rube” in Punxsutawney Area History

By S. Thomas Curry of Hometown magazine s beautiful flowers of spring are blooming and warmer days of summer follow, townsfolk everywhere have become more active in the old-time summer game of baseball as players, fans, or sponsors. At some point in history the game was declared the ”national pastime.”

In older days, local news reports of the baseball games were brief, but numerous, as reported in the weekly newspapers of the Punxsutawney Plaindealer, the Punxsutawney Spirit, and the Punxsutawney News.

Memories of those years from the mid1800s have recalled the games as primarily intended for a time of outdoor physical activity for exercise and recreation. In 1919, John Bair, a local businessman, wrote his “Early Recollections of Punxsutawney.”

Among his memories he recorded, “Games and sports were abandoned to a great extent during the war [the Civil War]. A few years after, Base ball was introduced and has been the rage ever since.” Baseball, as it was reported in 1868 in the Punxsutawney Plaindealer, was played on the open field area of “the Park.” Years later, games were played on the fairground field. Each town had its own playing field, any field that could be cleared so a game could be played on it.

Readers who are the “old-timers” of this time in the 21st century and follow baseball faithfully will remember baseball games on sandlots or on the Little League Field built in 1950, laid out in size proportions to match the features of a professional field, complete with an outfield fence. Then came Teener League and American Legion teams to play on an adult-size field.

Major League Baseball has begun its 2022 season. As could be expected, the attention of many area folk to the “national game” is toward their local

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teams or favorite professional baseball teams, unaware of the history, popularity, and local pride in small town baseball compared to the competitiveness and big salaries of organized major leagues.

Baseball and the “Rube” in Punxsutawney

Considered phenomenal as a pitcher, George E. “Rube” Waddell’s pitching and good nature led him to fame as “one of the most extraordinary men ever to play the game of baseball.”

(Hometown file photos)

Before 1900 a Punxsutawney League was formed with a local team playing teams from major cities in western Pennsylvania.

At that time transportation between towns and cities in western Pennsylvania had improved, as compared to travel by foot or horse and buggy of earlier years. Two railroad lines came to Punxsutawney in the 1880s. A local “mass transit” transportation system, the trolley, opened for business in 1892, initially to haul passengers and laborers in local traffic between the two boroughs of Punxsutawney and Clayville. This, too, was a time when automobiles had not yet been introduced.

The trolleys coincided with major industrial growth in the 1890s leading into the first decade of the 20th century.

By 1899, with the improved economic climate in the area, the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad was extended to Pittsburgh and thus improved the traveling facilities between the “Groundhog Town” of Punxsutawney and the “Smoky City” of Pittsburgh. Four trains a day would carry passengers and mail to Pittsburgh, an obvious benefit from the extension.

Rail traffic would move from Buffalo to Pittsburgh through Punxsutawney.

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While pitcher Rube Waddell was on suspension from the Pittsburgh Pirates he played on a Millvale, Pennsylvania, team. In July 1900 he pitched against Punxsutawney. Shortly after he signed up to play for the Punxsutawney team. Rube Waddell is identified as the player with the glove in the front row, right hand corner. (rare photo courtesy of photo collection of PAH&GS)

Baseball and the “Rube” Continued from previous page With all of this accomplished, the expansion of baseball was possible, and the teams in the Punxsutawney League were able to play teams in more distant towns and cities of western Pennsylvania. And Punxsutawney baseball dominated the sports news in area weekly newspapers and newspapers in Pittsburgh.

It was in the summer of 1900 that George Edward Waddell became a popular baseball player among the many major league players. In July 1900 he became the “talk-of-the-town” in Punxsutawney as a 23-year-old

A photo taken shortly after the 1900 Punxsutawney / Millvale baseball game shows the Punxsutawney team with Rube Waddell on the team. (It is thought Rube is the player seated in the front row, right corner; notice the lettering on his uniform and solid dark stocking compared to striped stockings and lettering of other player’s PUNX’Y.)

pitcher for the Punxsutawney team, even if for only two weeks.

Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, on October 13, 1876 – Friday the 13th – with his family, he moved to Butler in the late 1880s. It was in Butler County where Waddell played his early baseball on various town teams in western Pennsylvania as a pitcher.

Considered a phenomenal pitcher, George Edward Waddell’s particular antics, mannerisms, and good nature led others to give him the nickname “Rube.” Baseball history writes about him as “one of the greatest characters that ever played baseball.” Those who knew him personally said Waddell didn’t like to be called “Rube,” but if

With color photographs unavailable from the early 1900s, an artist’s rendering captures the moment Rube Waddell was on the Punxsutawney team for two weeks. A series of artist’s interpretations appeared each month with Bill Anderson’s 13 chapters about Rube Waddell. (artwork courtesy Hometown magazine, October 2006)

you addressed him as “Eddie” you would be a friend for life.

“Rube” – slang for “country folk” Research into the origin of the word “Rube” led to the fact that “Rube” was a word used as early as the mid-1850s as a warning call from circus days in the country or in villages.

The circus traveled from town to town.

In the 1860s and 1870s circuses were set up in Punxsutawney in the undeveloped central square of eight squares, the Public Park in the Rev. David Barclay’s Plan of Punxsutawney.

In its issue of Wednesday, July 22, 1869, the weekly Punxsutawney Plaindealer gave a report about the circus show in the public square. The

editor concluded “The show being but a small scale was not magnificent, but the employees, so far as we are informed, behaved very well; and the incidents of yesterday, it is hoped will teach the belligerent individuals, who attend circuses hereafter, a lesson they will not soon forget.”

In the 1946 publication of “Red Silk Pantalettes,” Martha Barnhart Harper brought to life events and experiences of the Campbell and St. Clair families in Punxsutawney in the 1850s and 1860s. Chapter 2 was focused on the circus in town.

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Continued from previous page local people, a rallying cry or a cry for help was often called a “Hey Rube” when a worker was attacked or needed help.

The most popular use of “Hey Rube” was its association to the manners and fashion of farm folk. It developed as a contrast of the simpler life of country folk to city people. Surrounded by many farmlands, by the 1900s Punxsutawney had developed into a city-like cultural and a commercial center for neighboring villages. The contrast became a novel entertainment for many “Hey Rube” parties.

In Punxsutawney the party events were held in the Skating Rink a short distance beyond the East End bridge. Roller skaters were required to dress “in strictly rural toggery.” The skating rink was decorated in a rural look with corn stalks, pumpkins and other items in the country. At a designated time a “Hey Rube” march was held with noises from horns and drums. The best dressed skater as a country folk farmer and his wife or girlfriend, won prizes.

“Rube” meets Punxsutawney George “Rube” Waddell’s time in Punxsutawney was a brief two weeks and less than a dozen baseball games.

But much has been written about his lifetime of baseball as a left-hand pitcher, though at times he played center field.

Why he came to Punxsutawney in the summer of 1900, or how he came to Punxsutawney is part of the history that has been featured in many writings and productions about his short career.

In early 1900 Waddell was among players who were transferred from a minor league team to a Pittsburgh team in the National League. In addition to Waddell, among them was Honus Wagner, who became one of Pittsburgh’s favorite players. During a brief stay with Pittsburgh, Waddell struck out 130 batters to lead the league that year.

In early July 1900 Waddell was suspended by the Pittsburgh team. An official report was that it was due to episodes of pleurisy that interrupted his pitching. Another account stated that

Waddell was playing baseball with some boys near the field on a day before a game. He hurt his finger and was unable to pitch. However, the Punxsutawney Spirit reported he was suspended for insubordination.

Whatever the reason for his suspension, he joined the Millvale team, a small borough near Pittsburgh.

Traveling by train, the Millvale team came to Punxsutawney. Waddell pitched for Millvale against Punxsutawney on July 16 and it was reported by the Spirit he “was firing the ball over the plate, as if it were shot out of a machine gun.”

He struck out eleven Punxsutawney players, and once “stopped the game a minute to turn a wagon wheel on the diamond,” the Spirit reported.

The many stories about his “freaky antics” continued to be reported, with the result that Waddell became a big attraction wherever he played. Because of his pitching strength the management of the Punxsutawney team began to negotiate with Waddell to become a member of the team during his suspension. He promised to stay after the Millvale game.

Old-timers of the mid-1900s would remember the games played at the East End Field between 1893 and 1911. In August 1949 Al Stear was asked about any recollection of the great Rube Waddell. Stear was a retired railroader and baseball player in the Punxsutawney area. His reaction and reply was shared in the Spirit. Stear laughed when he told about the time Punx’y hired Rube Waddell 49 years before.

He answered, “I went to Rube and was already to make him a five dollar offer to pitch for us, and would have given him $10 if we won, but that Rube fidgeted around and before I could make the five dollar offer allowed as how he thought three dollars was a good price for his services.”

Stear also shared about one of Rube’s surprising antics that occurred at a game with Brookville on the East End field.

When game time came, Rube hadn’t shown up to pitch. Frank Campbell started and pitched for three innings.

The team was losing by three runs when Stear left the field area in a horse and buggy to find Rube. Stear continued, - Continued on next page

Baseball and the “Rube” Continued from previous page

“Sure enough there he was out along one of the country roads with some kids. I hustled him right back to the field, and first thing he does is call in the outfield to stand behind him. After that he struck out everybody who came to bat. We rallied to win the game.”

Rube came to Punxsutawney just at the right time. It was when Punxsutawney was losing games to nearby DuBois. a rivalry among the towns of many years in sports. In one memorable game Waddell had pitched, Punxsutawney bats exploded against the DuBois pitchers for a 9 - 0 win. Scoreless, DuBois complained that Punxsutawney had hired a professional major league pitcher to strengthen their team and it was unfair. DuBois offered to pay Rube more for his games, twice as much as Punxsutawney, at $100 a game. He declined the offer.

After that win against DuBois, striking out many of DuBois’ best hitters, nothing was too good for Rube and his wife in Punxsutawney. He was a superstar among Punxsutawney’s youth as well as baseball fans.

While in Punxsutawney, Rube and his wife stayed in rooms of the three-story Hotel Whitney in downtown Punxsutawney. With its parlors, dining room, large bedrooms, hot baths and food, the hotel was asked to provide them all the couple requested. Its cafe of wines, liquors, and cigars made the hotel a choice place of interest for Rube.

Goodbye, Rube Only on suspension for a time, Waddell still belonged to the Pittsburgh team. Connie Mack, with the minor league baseball club in Milwaukee, tracked down Waddell when he was in Punxsutawney. Mack approached Waddell to join the Milwaukee club, offering even more money. Rube refused the offer, saying that “... no money on earth could make me leave Punxsutawney,” reported the Spirit in late July.

For two weeks after, with telegrams and letters sent to Waddell, Connie Mack persevered. His persistence was successful as Waddell sent a telegram back to Mack. “Come and get me” was basically his request.

“Rube” Waddell’s time in Punxsutawney ended. But the former farmer boy’s major league career continued. About the 6 foot 2 inch, 200 lb. player, with “a million-dollar arm and a five-cent head,” baseball literature and legend is filled with his pitching and his unpredictable, eccentric behavior (from “Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball” by Norman Macht, 2007).

Rube Waddell a Punxsutawney Wonder Locally, in 1900, Waddell’s phenomenal pitching and surprising and amusing antics were covered in detail in the weekly Punxsutawney Spirit as he

moved from team to team along the way to his time in Punxsutawney and beyond. In many reports he was referred to as “the unusual farmboy in western Pennsylvania.” About him it was written that he didn’t take baseball too seriously. But that’s not how baseball history tells it.

Nearly 30 years ago, in 1994, Ken Burns produced his 8 1/2 hour documentary titled “Baseball.” Four years in the making, in nine episodes it traces the history of baseball in American history. In Episode 2, among other baseball greats Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and others, Rube Waddell was included and Burns introduced him as a ”farmer’s son from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.” (In fact, Waddell was a native of western Pennsylvania, but was born in Bradford and grew up in Butler.) The documentary summarized his career as “one of the most extraordinary men ever to play the game of baseball.”

Beginning in March 2006, the late Bill Anderson, publisher of the Punxsutawney Spirit and later editor, publisher of Punxsutawney Hometown magazine, wrote a 13-chapter history of Rube Waddell, with colorful illustrations. Titled “The Punxsutawney Wonder,”it was his intention to publish the extensive history of Rube’s illustrious career and reputation that included two weeks in a Punxsutawney uniform.

George E. Waddell, nicknamed “Rube” since 1893, was one of the largest attractions for fans in the early 1900s.

The famous “Rube” died on April 1, 1914, with tuberculosis, at age 37 after a long illness.

His obituary said of him “he was known wherever baseball was played.”

At the end of the obituary sent from San Antonio, Texas, the editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit added: “... he pitched a number of games for Punxsutawney’s independent team.

Here he practiced his eccentricities to their full limit. His wonderful pitching made him the idol of the young fans here. Calling in all the fielders while he struck out the batsmen of the opposing team, turning handsprings between heaves in the pitcher’s box, tearing up straw hats and purchasing new ones were among his most ordinary stunts while here. Every fan in Punxsutawney has a warm spot in his heart for Rube Waddell.”

Walter (W. J.) Brown was the manager of the Punxsutawney team in 1900 when Rube Waddell played baseball in Punxsutawney. In May 1935, in the Spirit, he shared his memory of that time in July 1900: “Salary, it seemed, was no object to the Rube and so he remained here on the promise of board and room and enough “real money” to buy the kids oranges and bananas.

Connie Mack’s visit to Punxs’y and his exit with Rube on a B. R. and P. train constitutes one of the classics of national baseball history.”

Fittingly, in April 1946, Rube Waddell was among 11 players added to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.

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By Danielle Merrow for Hometown magazine merican Pickers fans, rejoice! The History Channel’s long-running show is looking for area individuals with stores of “rusty gold” to share on the show’s upcoming season.

The documentary follows the exploration adventures of Mike Wolfe and company across the country as they sift through collections of “forgotten relics.”

According to a press release from the show’s producers, the Pickers will explore Pennsylvania in June and are in search of sites to be sifted through and stories to be shared. The press release specifies that “they are always excited to find sizable, unique collections, and learn the interesting stories behind them.”

Borough Council President Jim Bianco says of the pickers’ upcoming trip, “I’m really excited about this! I really like the show, and I think they will find some good stuff around here; there should be some good places to pick!”

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it gives Punxsutawney an opportunity to be on the national stage for something besides Groundhog Day,” Bianco continues. “We’re always looking for more ways to promote tourism. I’m really looking forward to this!”

Punxsutawney Mayor Richard Alexander is equally enthusiastic: “I love American Pickers; I’m a huge fan of the show. What a great way to promote Punxsutawney!”

Any individual with a story to share and a site to explore are encouraged to contact show’s producers at (646) 493-2184 or by email at AmericanPickers@cineflix.com.

The Pickers are looking for “something they’ve never seen before.”

“Characters with remarkable and exceptional items” should be sure to include full name, city, state, contact information, and a brief description of the collection. Also look for the Pickers on Facebook at @GotAPick The press release notes that all local and CDC COVID protocols will be followed during filming.

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Joseph A. Henninger of Walston July 3, 1952 - February 27, 2022 Joe was a member of Saint Anthony Church in Walston and Saints Cosmas and Damian Catholic Church. He was a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus #452.

Mr. Henninger was a United States Veteran of the Air Force and served during the Vietnam War. Joe retired after 26 years of service at the Post Office in Punxsutawney. Following his retirement, he was a courtesy van driver for Jefferson County Ambulance Service. He was a member of the Eagles and the Walston Club.

He was the past President of the Groundhog Festival Committee and a member of the Festival in the Park Committee. He enjoyed helping organize the yearly festivals. He volunteered for the American Cancer Society, Rally for a Cure, which benefited the Susan G. Komen Foundation. He loved golfing with his wife, Peg, and friends at Hemlock View Golf Course. He was a member of the Men’s League and the Senior League. He also enjoyed White Oak Golf Course.

Joe loved to dress up as Santa Claus every year to visit nursing homes and delight small children and families from the local area. He was “Everyone’s Santa” and loved to make memorable Christmas moments for all.

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Barbara R. Verdill of Punxsutawney January 25, 1929 - Sunday, March 27 Barb was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Punxsutawney. Barb worked at Cameron Sylvania, Smart Shop, dentist Harold Nichols, Thrift Drug, Adrian Hospital and retired from Adelphia Cable in 1993. After her retirement, she enjoyed helping at her son’s coffee shop in Clarion, Pa. She always had a smile and positive attitude.

She would always say, “This is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it.”

Barb is survived by three children, daughters, Karen (Leo) Verdill Gratz and Kay (Dave) DeLuca, and son, Michael (Mindi) Verdill; sister Gladys Paterson; seven grandchildren, David (Beth) Uzzo, Adam (Melissa) Uzzo, Emily (Dale) DeLuca Holmes, Carrie (Austin) DeLuca Glahn, Andrew (Jill) DeLuca, Beau Verdill, and Bailee Verdill; 10 great-grandchildren, Lauren and Kailyn Uzzo, Duke and Charlotte Uzzo, Elijah and Lucy Grace Holmes, Hudson, Luca, and Hollis Glahn, and Parker DeLuca; sister-in-law Betty Rhodes; son-inlaw John (Katie) Uzzo.

In addition to her husband, Rocco “Duke” Verdill, and parents, Alta E. (Norris) and John P. Rhodes, she was preceded in death by a

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daughter Joyce Ann Verdill Uzzo, and two brothers, Clark Rhodes and John “Benny” Rhodes.

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Olive E. (Shick) Shaffer of Ringgold August 31, 1933 - March 31, 2022 Olive was a member of the 1951 graduating class of Dayton Joint High School. Olive was a faithful member of the Countryside Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir and watched the little ones in the nursery.

Olive and her husband, Samuel, were caretakers of the Dry Ridge Cemetery for many years. Her hobbies included gardening, sewing, and baking. Olive was a very talented piano player. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister, and aunt.

She is survived by four children, daughters, Kathy (David) E. Shaffer and Arlene (Kalvin) E. Gruver, and sons, Ronald (Jayne) C. Shaffer and Samuel M. Shaffer of Ringgold and girlfriend Mary Ann Ramires; seven grandchildren, Melissa Brothers, Christopher Shaffer, Jenifer Wright, Kelly Nanni, Mark Shaffer, Seairra Rudolph, and Kelsey Gruver; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Richard (Roberta) C. Shick and Donald (Edith) Shick; two sisters, Larue (Roger) Davis and Elma Roman; her wonderful friend and neighbor Betty Neese; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

In addition to her husband of 64 years, Samuel C. Shaffer, and her parents, Esther (Fox) and T. Clyde Shick, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Rebecca Sue Shaffer; granddaughter, Tricia Beth Gruver; brothers T. Wayne Shick and Clarence Shick; sister, Karen M. Troup; brother-in-law, Tony Roman; and sister-in-law, Margaret Shick.

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Melba Dianne Rugh of Punxsutawney September 8, 1936 - April 4, 2022 Dianne was an active member of the Scotland Avenue Church of God, where she played the piano and organ, taught Sunday school, was a lay speaker, and was a former director of the choir.

Dianne was a 1954 graduate of the Punxsutawney Area High School. She enjoyed crocheting, writing songs, poems, and entertaining her family.

She was survived by her husband of 66 years, Homer G. Rugh, who passed away weeks after she did; a daughter, Cheryl (Gary) L. Vallies; two granddaughters, Nikki (Jason) Perrin and Dianna Vallies; a greatgranddaughter, Revy Perrin; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold and Anna Mae (Reiner) Yount; stepmother, Mamie Yount; infant daughter, Anne Christine Rugh; two sisters, Joyce Reitz and Emogene Robinson; a stepsister, Elaine Mikelonis; and a stepbrother, Bob Klingensmith.

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Richard A. “Dick” Rishell of Rossiter 1936 - April 6, 2022 Richard was born in 1936 to McKinley L. and Avanelle E. (Matthews) Rishell.

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Geraldine F. “Gerry” Wachob of Punxsutawney April 18, 1930 - April 8, 2022 Gerry most recently attended the Grange Church of God. She enjoyed her family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and left behind a legacy of faith.

She is survived by five children, son Lyle (Shirley) E. Wachob, Jr., daughter Margaret (Mike) Hudock, daughter Mary (Charles) Allenbaugh, sons Gurn Wachob and Chris Wachob, and numerous grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Lyle E. Wachob, Sr., whom she married on April 17, 1949, and her parents, Mary (Bishop) and Alfred Martin, she was preceded in death by a son David Wachob and a daughter-in-law Michele Wachob.

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John F. Painter of Punxsutawney August 31, 1945 - April 8, 2022 John was a 1962 graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School. In November 1963 he married his wife, Ethel.

He worked for the Punxsutawney Borough for 18 years before owning and operating his Coal Trucking business for over 31 years. John was widely known from his CB handle “Horse Thief.” He owned a fleet of eight trucks at one time. While owning his business, John went back to work for the borough and Lakelawn Cemetery before his retirement in in 2004. He had a lifelong passion for horses and antique cars.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ethel L. Painter; a daughter, Pam Dinger; three grandchildren, Hayle Noble, Erik (Amanda) Dinger, Karissa Dinger; three greatgrandchildren, Tristian, Jaxon, and Emmett Noble; three sisters, JoAnn (Stanley) Strnad and husband Stanley, Rose (Johnny) Stewart, Carol (Gary) Smith; a brother, Howard Painter; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Budd H. and Jewell (Fowler) Painter; an infant son, John Brian Painter; and his oldest daughter, Tammie Painter.

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Amber J. Pennington of Pittsburgh, formerly of Punxsutawney August 14, 1978 - April 10, 2022 Amber was the daughter of Lynn and Alan Smith and the late Larry Pennington.

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Amber had an infectious laugh and an outgoing, inviting personality that brought out the best in everyone.

Amber’s biggest joy in life was her family.

She loved spending time with her nieces and nephews, having Aunt Amber sleepovers and making treats.

She is survived by her parents, Lynn and Alan Smith; maternal grandparents, Harold and Arlene Anderson; four siblings, sister Misty (Jeff) Kimmerle, brother Jared (Brittany) Pennington, sister Dr. Kelley Joe) Smith and sister Jodi (James) Presloid; as well as her nieces and nephews, Riley, Zach, Faith, Joey, Max, Sam, Maddox, Alyson, Gabe, Whitlee, and Waylon. She loved and was loved back by many aunts, uncles, and cousins, too numerous to name.

She was preceded in death by her father, Larry Pennington, and her paternal grandparents, Walter and Fannie Pennington.

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Betty Marie Knox of Punxsutawney December 1, 1930 - April 13, 2022 Betty worked part time in the school district cafeteria for 23 years and five years full time.

She attended the Covode United Methodist Church. Betty enjoyed her family, canning, and camping.

She is survived by three children, daughter, Shirley (Dwight) Farmery, son, Dennis (Mary Jane) R. Knox, Sr., and son, Mark (Linda) D. Knox; eight grandchildren; sixteen greatgrandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren.

In addition to her husband James Donald Knox, Sr. and parents, Della M. (Barnett) and Francis E. Shirley, she was preceded in death by a sister, Irene Shirley, and two brothers, James and Ronald Shirley.

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Eleanor L. (Parrish) Bouch of Mahaffey August 6, 1932 - April 15, 2022 Earlier in her life Eleanor attended the Mahaffey United Methodist Church, where she served as secretary and treasurer. Eleanor was the Mahaffey Tax Collector in the 1980s.

Eleanor worked at Kent Sportswear in Curwensville before becoming a caregiver.

She worked as a caregiver in Punxsutawney, Curwensville, and for Helpmates before her retirement. Eleanor enjoyed crocheting, word puzzles, and painting ceramics. She loved spending time with her family.

She is survived by a daughter, Sandra L. Jones, and Thomas McCartney; Dennis L. (Debbie) Bouch; James (Jessie) F. Bouch; Dave (Leslie) L. Bouch; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Joann Stiver.

She was preceded in death by her parents Howard H. and Clara (Daisher) Parrish; husband Ray F. Bouch; son Ronald E. Bouch; two infant twin daughters; two sisters, Dorothy Esposit and Susanna Peace; two brothers, William and Charles Parish; a daughter-in-law Nancy Bouch; and a son-inlaw William R. Jones.

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Delores M. “Dee Dee” Defelice of Punxsutawney June 11, 1954 - April 21, 2022 Delores was a member of Saints Cosmas and Damian Roman Catholic Church of Punxsutawney. She was a graduate of the Vo-Tech Class of 1972 and worked as a cook for Frank N Steins and Lily’s Restaurant and Bakery.

She enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, watching television, traveling, and working.

She is survived by two children, son Vernon (Joyce) Stewart, Jr., and daughter Danielle (Steve) Strouse; two grandsons, Wyatt (Kaydee) Long and Spencer Long (Morgan Kulik); two great-grandsons, “Her Babies,” Waylon and Levi Long; nine siblings, sister Rose (Jim) Handyside, sister Patricia (Bill) Benningerl, sister Michelle Dobson, brother Joseph (Ruth) Defelice, brother Anthony (Dawn) Defelice, sister Mary Ann (Bud) Lewis, sister Diane (Keith) Powell, sister Susan (Jerry) Gomola and Lill (Bret) Cameron; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Emogene (Sloniger) Defelice and Joseph C. “Yates” Defelice, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Pasquale “Butch” Defelice and Michael A. Defelice.

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He graduated from Punxsutawney Area High School in 1952. He was employed by Spotts Music Center as an organ repairman, then by the Punxsutawney Area School District until his retirement in 1997. He enjoyed fixing things and loved the church and spending time with his family.

He is survived by a daughter Cheryl (Gary) L. Vallies; two granddaughters, Nikki (Jason) Perrin, Dianna Vallies; a great-granddaughter, Revy Perrin; a brother Donald (Barb) Rugh, Florida; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer G. and Mary (Quinn) Rugh in Grange; wife, Dianne (Yount) Rugh; an infant daughter, Anne Christine Rugh; an infant sister, Catherine Rugh; a sister, Bonnie Gilbert; and a brother, Jim Rugh.

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rom the staff of Hometown magazine and the Community Calendar at Punxsutawney.com, here is a list of events coming up in our area: At press time, Coronavirus restrictions and mask requirements were changing. Please check with the host organization’s website or Facebook page for up-to-date information. n Hometown Penguins Hockey contest winner: The Penguins beat the Islanders on Thursday, April 14. The final score was 6-3. David B. Coblentz was the tie breaker winner with the closest total point score of 8. David wishes to redeem his gift card at the local Punxsutawney McDonalds. Congratulations, David! n Weather Discovery Center: Visit weatherdiscovery.org for current hours and admission. n The Big Run Fire Co. holds Honey Badger Bingo every first and third Wednesday of the month at the Big Run Event Center. Doors open at 4 p.m., early bird games start at 6 p.m., and regular games start at 6:30 p.m. Food & beverages available. n The Perry Township Vol. Fire Co. holds an All You Can Eat breakfast on the 2nd Sunday of every month at the fire hall, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults, $8. n The Salvation Army of Punxsutawney is offering registrations for summer camp at Camp Allegheny. For more information, contact TSA at (814) 938-5530 or email punxsycorps@use.salvationarmy.org or contact them on social media. n April 30: Tickets are available for the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce Gun Bash, noon to 5 p.m. today at Gobbler’s Knob. Ticket information is available at the chamber office, Laska’s Pizza and from members of the Chamber board of directors. n April 30 & May 1: Hazen Flea Market, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Warsaw Township Fire Co.’s grounds. n Punxsutawney Theatre Arts Guild Auditions for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" are tentatively scheduled for May 2 and 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Punxsutawney. Roles for two men, one to play mid 50's, one to play late 20's. Four female roles: one early 20's; two 50's to 60's; and one any age. Show dates July 1 & 2 in Punxsutawney, and July 7-9 at Sawmill in Cook Forest. Contact the Dinsmores if you can't make audition dates or for other information at 814-9380378. n May 1-June 20: Spring Reading Challenge for adults aged 18 and over at Punxsutawney Memorial Library. Complete 2 BINGOs and win a new book. n May 1: Farmer’s Market, noon to 4 p.m., at Barclay Square, sponsored by the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce.

Interested vendors should call the chamber at 814-938-7700. n May 2: Summer Library Program registration begins at Punxsutawney Memorial Library. No online registration is offered this year.

n May 2: Writing Group with Jane Murphy at Punxsutawney Memorial Library. This group will meet on the first Monday of the month through Aug. 1. n May 2-6: Teacher Appreciation Week. Show your appreciation with a treat from one of Hometown’s advertisers. n May 3: Punxsutawney Memorial Library closed for staff training. n May 4: Book donations accepted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library. Limit 2 boxes/bags per person. Donations also will be accepted on May 14, 18 and 28. n May 5: Mother’s Day Storytime & Craft, 11 a.m. at Punxsutawney Memorial Library, for children ages birth to 5 years. Registration is recommended. Call (814) 938-5020. n May 4: PAHS Band Concert, 7-9 p.m., at PAHS auditorium. n May 5: National Day of Prayer. Pray or send out good thoughts for America. n May 6 & 7: Grange’s Helping Hands free clothing. Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Grange Church of God. Check the Facebook page to make sure this event is happening n May 7: Youth Fishing Day, 9 a.m. to noon, at Clear Creek State Park. n May 7: Spring Trash & Treasure Sale, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Ringgold Vol. Fire Co., sponsored by the VFC Ladies Auxiliary. n May 7: River Road Pottery Spring Artist Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., features 30+ artist vendors. n May 7: Girl Scout Space Science Day for Cadettes & Seniors, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center. Pre-register by May 2 at (814) 938-1000 or email info@weatherdiscovery.org. n May 7: Tom Siple Foundation banquet & auction at Alliance Church. Banquet tickets available at the door. No tickets required just for auction. Starts around 6:30 or 7 p.m. n May 8: Mother’s Day. Remember your mother with a special treat from one of Hometown’s advertisers. n May 8: Farmer’s Market, noon to 4 p.m., at Barclay Square. n May 11: PAHS Chorus Concert, 79 p.m., at PAHS auditorium. n May 12, 13 & 14: Van Dyke & Co. Spring Dance Showcase at Cook Forest Sawmill Theater. Friday & Saturday, 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m. n May 13: Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., at First United Methodist Church. n May 14: Groundhog Wine Festival, 1 p.m., at Clearfield Fairgrounds. Tickets required. Visit groundhogwinefest.com for more information. n May 15: Farmer’s Market, noon to 4 p.m. at Barclay Square. n May 15: Mind, Body, Heart & Soul Metaphysical Expo of Punxsutawney, 11 a.m., at 117 E. Mahoning St. n May 15: Pine Creek Vol. Fire Department’s Kayak Poker Run, Brookville. See the PCVFD Facebook - Continued on page 24

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Benefits American Red Cross. n May 17: PAHS Spring Voice Recital, 7 to 9 p.m., at PAHS Auditorium. n May 18: Drive-Through Community Dinner, 5 to 6 p.m., at Punxsutawney Presbyterian Church. Enter the alley off East Mahoning St beside the Pantall and drive toward Union St. Meals will be handed to the driver. The meal will include an entrée to be heated at home and a dessert. n May 19: Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Alliance Church, Punxsutawney.

Benefits American Red Cross. n May 20: Blood Drive, 1 to 5:30 p.m., at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Sykesville. Benefits American Red Cross. n May 20 & 21: Coolspring Power Museum open, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is an admission charge. n May 21: Dash 4 Diabetes, 8 a.m., at Punxsutawney Little League Fields. Proceeds benefit the American Diabetes Association. for registration information Email dash4diabetes.punxsy@gmail.com n May 21: 2022 Outdoor Gun Extravaganza, 3 p.m., at Reynoldsville Fire Co. Ticket donation at door. n May 21: Three Prim Sisters Spring Craft & Vendor Show, 10 a.m., at Three Prim Sisters Candle Co. n May 22: Farmer’s Market, noon to 4 p.m., at Barclay Square. n May 23: Tentative PAHS Graduation Date. The staff at Punxsutawney Hometown magazine congratulates the Class of 2022! n May 24: Rainbow Round Table, 4-5 p.m., at Punxsutawney Memorial Library.

Tween & Teen LGBTQ+ literature and pop culture discussion group. This group will meet Tuesdays through July 26. n May 26: Last day of school in the Punxsutawney Area School District.

Watch for buses and children. n May 27-29: Living History Weekend, Cook Forest State Park. n May 29: Farmer’s Market, noon to 4 p.m., at Barclay Square. n May 30: Memorial Day. Remember those who died in U.S. military service. A federal holiday, so many businesses, schools, etc., are closed. n June 4: Opening Day at George C. Brown Community Pool! n June 5: Hawthorn Fire Co. Annual Kayak/Canoe Poker Run, launch 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Summerville Bridge on Redbank Creek. Register that day at the Hawthorn Boat Launch or at hawthorn560.com. n The Punxsutawney Memorial Library’s Adult Coloring Club meets at 10:30 a.m. Mondays at the library. Bring your own supplies or borrow some from the library. The Catastrophic Book Club meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Contact the library for book information.

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

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

April 25, 1896 — The owners of the boat that has been anchored at the foot of Church street for some two years made up a party and set afloat on Friday last. They expect to float down Mahoning creek to Perrysville.

The time will be spent fishing. If the weather keeps warm we may expect a car load of fresh fish some time during this week.

(Punxsutawney News) [Note: Perrysville was the name of the village south of Punxsutawney before the name was changed to Hamilton.]

April 25, 1906 — The grading and enlarging of East End Park has been completed and competent judges say that Punxsutawney will have one of the largest and finest baseball fields outside of the major leagues. (Punxsutawney Spirit) [Note: The East End Park was located where Hoffman’s Drilling and Mr. Tire are today and was used for many baseball games of the Punxsutawney League and Interstate League between 1893 and 1911.]

April 27, 1887 — A drove of mules was taken through town last Monday on their way to the Fisher mines below Clayville.

Work has now begun in earnest and by the time the railroad is built coal will be ready to ship. (Valley News) [Note: Clayville is now Punxsutawney’s West End. The Fisher mines were located near Horatio. The “railroad” is now the Mahoning Shadow Trail.]

April 28, 1870 — LUMBER. - We learn from Mr. W. A. Dunlap, Collector for the Mahoning Navigation Company, that during the recent floods, 468 rafts and boats were run out of the Mahoning. Mr. D. was also informed by the Collector of the Redbank Navigation Company, that 768 rafts were run out of Redbank during the same time.

These were large runs though it is a comparatively small proportion of the lumber taken out, and which will be taken to market during the Spring. Our forests are fast bowing to the woodman’s axe and not many years hence their growth will be entirely exhausted. Successful generations will have to seek their sources of wealth.

(Punxsutawney Plaindealer) May 18, 1905 — The annual dinner of the Fifteenth of May Club was held at the residence of E. S. Swartz, of this place, last Sunday. To be eligible to membership in this club it is necessary to have been born on the fifteenth of May. The wives and husbands of the fifteenth of Mayites are ex-officio members of the club. (Punxsutawney Spirit) •••

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The Punxsutawney Area Hospital will be celebrating its commitment to the community and their dedicated staff throughout the week May 8 through May 14. Activities for the staff include different appreciation events, an evening of bowling, a cornhole tournament, an employee work milestone luncheon, a (l. to r.) Taking blood pressures for the Heart Strong program at scavenger hunt and trivia the Community Blood Screening Program. Robin Moran, MSN, Sandy Anderson, RN, and Susan Heitzenrater, RN. contest, and many other great RN; (submitted photo) activities.

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n April 22, Rep. Brian Smith (RJefferson/Indiana) and Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) confirmed that Indiana University of Pennsylvania will receive a second $1 million grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for IUP’s Academy of Culinary Arts building project.

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professionals and this second round of state funding will allow for the completion of this culinary trend-setting, stateof-the-art facility to properly train students for the well-paying, family-sustaining jobs that are waiting to be filled right now.”

The grant funding will help complete the construction of a new, 45,000square-foot education and multipurpose commercial site anchored in downtown Punxsutawney, with the facility to serve as the main educational, retail, and experimental hub for students and the surrounding community.

“The new technology-focused culinary

kitchens and laboratories will provide critical spaces for optimal learning of students. Exceptional lab spaces and classrooms will meet workforce needs for highly skilled culinary arts chefs and bakers,” said Pittman. “This brings the total RACP and federal funding commitment for this project to $2.75 million. I commend Rep. Smith and Congressman GT Thompson for their partnership in bringing these funds to this project as a united legislative team. It will be transformative to IUP and the borough of Punxsutawney.”

Smith and Pittman previously worked with IUP officials to secure an initial $1

Foundation Seeks to Identify, Meet Community Needs The Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation, Inc. (PXYCF) is a public foundation registered as a public charity in Pennsylvania and designated as a 501(c)3 organization by the Internal Revenue Service.

The purpose of the Foundation is to: 1. encourage giving within and to the community by providing individuals and groups with a venue where they may create charitable funds and make donations in support of the community, 2. administer the establishment of charitable funds which benefit the community, and 3. distribute funds by way of grants to local nonprofit and public entities for charitable and/or public use.

The Foundation works in the community to promote giving through coordinated efforts. An example of this was the Day of Giving in November 2021, which raised over $25,000 for local nonprofit organizations.

The foundation assists organizations to identify community needs and to find ways to meet those needs.

Recently, the Foundation issued a request for proposals for summer activities for “tweens” those youth between the ages of 11 and 14. This was identified as a community need by the Foundations Needs and Resources Committee. PXYCF also supports nonprofit organizations with coordinated training, technical assistance, and information sharing.

As the Foundation continues to work in the community it has as a goal identifying community needs and finding ways to address them through philanthropy.

Philanthropy is giving for charitable purposes. Individuals seeking opportunities for philanthropic giving may contact the Foundation to determine if their

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need may be met through establishing a charitable fund or by making a donation to the Foundation’s undesignated fund, which is used to support a variety of community projects. A charitable fund may be established in the donor’s name, the name of a loved one, or it may be maintained as an anonymous fund.

The Foundation is a public charity under federal tax law, which means that gifts to the Foundation made during a donor’s lifetime may result in important tax advantages. Gifts made through bequests may help save on income and estate taxes as well as help to reduce or eliminate capital gains tax. All charitable funds held by PXYCF are maintained in the most cost effective way so that donated funds benefit from economies of scale for investment and administration.

Giving to PXYCF is a way to establish a legacy fund for a charitable purpose, make a gift to an existing fund to support the purpose of that fund, or contribute to the PXYCF undesignated fund which addresses a community needs identified by the Foundation’s Board of Directors. When gifts are made to the Foundation, donors may be assured they are helping to grow the Punxsutawney area through giving. All donations are used in the Punxsutawney Area which is the same area served by the Punxsutawney Area School District.

Visit PXYCF.org, or contact the Foundation’s answering service at (814) 938-2493. A PXYCF Board Member will respond and assist with your request or provide additional information on becoming a Punxsutawney Area Philanthropist.

million RACP grant in December 2021.

These funds join RACP funds of $250,000 secured in 2019 by Senator Joe Scarnati.

The RACP funds will be specifically used for capital costs, including part of the demolition, construction, renovation of property and buildings where classes will be held, as well as the permits and equipment necessary to move forward with all aspects of the project.

RACP is administered by the Office of the Budget for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects. RACP projects must have a regional or multi-jurisdictional impact and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues or other measures of economic activity.

“We value and appreciate our legislative partners and local and regional stakeholders, who have supported both the Academy and IUP Punxsutawney for many, many years,” IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll said. “We could not be successful without them.”

“Expanding enrollment at the Academy of Culinary Arts, including investing in new and state-of-the-art facilities for current and prospective students in this nationally recognized program is part of our strategic direction for the university,” Driscoll said.

The Academy of Culinary Arts project, once completed, is expected to allow for an additional 50 to 70 full-time students annually. Since its founding in 1989, more than 4,200 students have studied in Punxsutawney at the Academy of Culinary Arts, which has continued to meet and exceed its enrollment goals.

“IUP is fully committed to Punxsutawney and the region,” Driscoll said.

“The Academy of Culinary Arts is often described as a ‘hidden jewel.’ This master plan, which includes the expansion and modernization of our culinary facilities right in the heart of downtown Punxsutawney will help to ensure that this jewel is no longer hidden.”

“Graduates of this program continue to be in high demand, working in four-star resorts and facilities, featured in national publications and even in nationally televised cooking competitions,” Driscoll concluded. “We anticipate that expanding the facilities will add to our anticipated enrollment growth and visibility of the Academy, as well as complementing and stimulating further development in downtown Punxsutawney.”

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