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July 2016 - Issue #189

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GROUNDHOG FESTIVAL COMMITTEE: Kudos and thanks to the members of the Groundhog Festival Committee for their efforts in planning the 2016 Groundhog Festival: (sitting, l-r) Dee Lyle and Jennifer Heinze; (standing, l-r) Norma Martin, Roger Steele, Lisa Wingard, Nancy Shields, Cindy Saxton, Mary Steele, Barb Matthews. Barb Matthews. Missing from the picture are Josie and Curtis Smelko and Jason Wingard. (submitted photo)

Various churches and organizations (bake sales) Sunday, July 3, through Saturday, July 9 If you are hungry for some tasty treats, look no further! Several organizations will host bake sales during Festival week! The sales will include such tempting items such as cookies, brownies, pies, and cakes, which will be available on the following days, beginning at 10 a.m. in the park. The hosts are listed along with the day of their participation: Monday (to be announced), Tuesday (TBA), Wednesday (Mahoning Towers – held at the Towers), Thursday (Mulberry Square), Friday (Steffey United Methodist Church), and Saturday (Cloe United Methodist Church).

Face Painting in the Park Punxsutawney Area High School art teachers and students will paint faces in the park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, through Friday, July 8.

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SUNDAY, JULY 3 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Registration for Custom Car Show, Park & Shine / Cruz In at Powell & Associates Parking Lot 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Park & Shine (Cruz In) SPONSORED BY PUNXSUTAWNEY LIONS CLUB

Park and Shine / Cruz In The Park & Shine / Cruz In – sponsored by the Punxsutawney Lions Club – will be held on Sunday, July 3, at Powell Parking Lot (across from Barclay Square).

Registration runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the event itself runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dash plates will be given out to the first seventy-five people. Bucket donations will be gratefully accepted to raise funds for the VFW Building Fund. Bring your custom vehicle and join in on the fun! continued on next page

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE gone by, as well as original songs, and songs from some of your favorite contemporary Southern Gospel artists. She has performed at churches, festivals, banquets, and many other venues statewide and has appeared on the Family-Life Sunday Night television show. She is in the process of recording her debut album, expected to be released sometime in the upcoming months. Brenda sings a mixture of country and Southern Gospel as well as hymns and inspirational country. Her selections are chosen to bless both young and old.

The Groundhog Festival’s Afternoon of Gospel Music – set for Sunday, July 3 – is sponsored by Miller Brothers Furniture, represented by Sharon Stahlman (center), who is flanked by Nancy Shields (left) and Roger Steele of the Groundhog Festival Committee. (submitted photo)

In late 2010, Brenda Mishler (formerly Brenda Chamberlin), of DuBois, began a music ministry in order to use her Godgiven voice to spread the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ through song and testimony. With Brenda at the microphone, you can expect to hear some of the old-time gospel songs you remember from days

My dad, Paul, and I have been singing together ever since I can remember. I remember when I was a young boy and dad had a band called The Rattlesnake River Band. He would once in a while call me up to stage with him and his band, and I would sing background vocals on a song or two.

Well, times have changed. We have all grown, and our God has blessed us with great family and many musical opportunities. I currently work as a corrections officer for the state of Pennsylvania and have also led our modern worship service and Praise band for my church for seven years (Crosswords Church – Otterbein Campus).

Paul is a retired pastor of 26 years.

Recently, a musician friend of ours, Tom Frye, shared some information with a producer in Nashville, Tennessee, Jeremy Casella. After interaction with Jeremy and after hearing our ideas and with much enthusiasm, Jeremy has begun production on several of my original songs for our first CD project. The studio musicians, the mixing and mastering staff Jeremy has assembled for this CD project hold a huge list of

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE credentials, playing and mixing with such Randy believes each person is given gifts greats as Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Michael or talents to share with and encourage othW. Smith, Third Day, Prince, REM, Bruce ers. He feels that music has the power to Hornsby, and the list goes on and on. To reach the very hearts and souls of people. say that we are humbled and blown away His goal is to share his gift of music with every time that dad and I hear our own everyone who will listen, for them to songs being played and recorded by such laugh, cry, enjoy, and be encouraged to fola talented staff does not even come close low a positive direction of their lives. He to describing how we feel. I don't know hopes that through his music, he can share that I have yet even grasped what is hap- the love and life that Christ has shared with pening, but nonetheless it is. Jeremy con- him. tinues to reassure us that “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet, brother.” And each time he Bo Wagner’s Sinatra Classics sends updates, he has out done himself.

The only thing we can do in all of this is point in a direction that explains it all and that is Jesus.

You see, it is about a bigger picture for Dad and me. It’s about using music as a tool to share the ups and the downs and lessons we have learned in families, relationships, fun times and bad, reaching out to those who need a helping hand without waiting around for who knows what. Just git-rdone. We may just be a couple of country hicks to some, riding around on our Harleys and hunting and fishing, but we believe that our God has given us good direction on how to reach out and share these 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Bo Wagner’s Sinathings and His love through our music. tra Some songs we are doing may have deep 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Bo Wagner’s Sinatra (secmessages that you may need to hear or can ond show) draw from while some may just be fun, CO-SPONSORED BY FRATERNAL ORDER OF kickin’ country that you can have fun to, EAGLES AERIE 231 kick back, and just forget about the crazy things of life even if just for a moment. Ei- When Bo comes out on stage, people can’t ther way, our job is to deliver it with ex- believe their eyes, and when he starts cellence and sing our guts out, so each time singing, people can’t believe their ears. Alyou hear us you know you’ve received our ways providing an incredible evening, Bo best! And that we will do. Can’t wait to see Wagner’s Sinatra Classics will entertain what the future holds and thanks for join- guests with the same smooth, heartwarming us for the ride my friends! ing, and confident presence inspired by “Old Blue Eyes” himself. Beginning with Randy P. Thompson his first performance at the Mountaineer Randy is a native of Brockport, graduating Casino Race Track and Resort in 2004, Bo from Brockway Area High School. He now Wagner’s Sinatra – a powerful tribute to resides in the Harrisburg-York area with the legend – has been warming the hearts his wife and four children. Randy is em- of fans all over the nation. A few of Bo’s ployed as a corrections officer at the Camp recent stops include the Tropicana Casino Hill Corrections Facility in Camp Hill and and Resort, Atlantic City; the Stardust with the Mount Wolfe United Methodist Casino, Las Vegas; and PNC Park, PittsChurch, where he leads the worship team. burgh. No stranger to the stage, Bo has been performing nationally since the 1960s, including twenty years as the lead singer of the nationally acclaimed vocal group, The Vogues. Bo Wagner’s Sinatra features Bo at his absolute finest as he pays homage to “the Voice.”

Bo Wagner’s tribute to Frank Sinatra – scheduled for Sunday evening, July 3 – is co-sponsored by Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1231. Eagles member Dennis Fetterman (center) is pictured with Groundhog Festival Committee members Cindy Saxton (left) and Jennifer Heinze. (submitted photo)

Bo Wagner and the musicians in the fourteen-piece Bo Wagner Orchestra are honored to have been featured on the 2007 Emmy-nominated Live From Studio A: American Standards, Volume 1, filmed in their hometown of Pittsburgh at WQED Multimedia, a PBS affiliate. For additional information about Bo Wagner’s Sinatra, please contact LBF Entertainment at (724) 861-6680. continued on next page

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MONDAY, JULY 4 10 a.m. – Noon. The Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society will host children’s activities (ages 6-12) at the Lattimer House. The focus this year is “Boom Town Era.” Any questions, please call the museum at 938-2555.

Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society From 10 a.m. to noon, July 4 through July 8, the Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society will host children’s activities (ages 6-12) at the Lattimer House.

The focus this year is “Boom Town era.” If you have any questions, please the society at 938-2555.

The Moore Brothers 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. The Moore Brothers (variety show) CO-SPONSORED BY ONE MAIN FINANCIAL

Get ready to be entertained by one of the most versatile music acts in the country.

You’ve heard of three men and a baby – how about four brothers and a wife! Meet the Moore Brothers – four brothers, Rick, John, Bill, and Mike Moore and the wife, Janie. Together, they make up the most unique music act you will ever see. They sing doo-wop; they do the 1950s and the 1960s, including the high notes of those great songs of Jay & the Americans and Roy Orbison. And they do classic rock, the hits of country legends, and those of today’s best country artists. But that’s not all. They do full costume tributes to groups like ZZ Top, the Beatles, and the hilarious Soggy Bottom Boys from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, as well as their

The Moore Brothers’ popular variety show – set for Monday afternoon, July 4 – is co-sponsored by One Main Financial, whose representative, Pam Fernandes (center), is pictured with Groundhog Festival Committee members Dee Lyle (left) and Roger Steele. (submitted photo)

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Their blend of music and comedy and their mastery of performing tributes to a variety of artists have made the Moore Brothers one of the most sought-after bands in the industry and have kept audiences traveling hundreds of miles for repeat performances.

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SPONSORED BY THE PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 10 a.m. Registration for Three Wheel Race I (Ages 3-4), Three Wheel Race II (Ages 5-6-7), and Scooter Race (racing will be over a designated course) 10:30 a.m. Three Wheel Race I 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Jimmy Swogger & Friends.

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Beatlemania Magic – co-sponsored by Standard Pennant Company – will conjure the music and the look of the Fab Four at the Groundhog Festival during the evening of July 4. Groundhog Festival Committee members Roger Steele (left) and Dee Lyle flank Standard Pennant Company representative Jim Cassidy. (submitted photo)

les. The recreated look and sound is uncanny.

Beatlemania Magic also recreates the sound of such classic LPs as Magical Mystery Tour, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the White Album, Let It Be, and Abbey Road. If you missed the Beatles the first time around, you must see Beatlemania Magic: a Tribute to the Beatles and experience the magic that was the Beatles. For additional information, please visit www.beatlemaniamagic.com and www.facebook.com/beatlemaniamagic.

9:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. Fireworks SPONSORED BY THERMAL GUARD BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC., & LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR BURKE & SONS

Fireworks The community fireworks display – sponsored by Thermal Guard Building Products and Local Distributor Burke & Sons – will begin at approximately 9:30 p.m. – plus or minus a few minutes. For thirty-five-plus years the Independence Day fireworks display has been sponsored by the Defelice family.

TUESDAY, JULY 5 9:30 a.m. Registration for Teddy Bear Picnic Categories for Teddy Bears 1. My Bear and I (Dressed Alike) 2. Christmas Bear 3. Easter Bear 4. Fourth of July Bear 10 a.m. Teddy Bear Picnic SPONSORED BY PUNXSUTAWNEY CAREER WOMEN’S CLUB (In the event of rain, the picnic will be held on the second floor of the Eagles, across from Barclay Square)

Teddy Bear Parade and Picnic The Teddy Bear Parade and Picnic – sponsored by the Career Women’s Club – returns again to Punxsutawney on Tuesday, July 5, in Barclay Square. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., and the parade for teddy bears and their owners commences at 10 a.m. The first 100 entries in this popular event will receive a teddy bear memento.

There is a limit of one gift per entry. The four categories of teddy bears for this year’s parade and picnic are as follows: (1) My Bear & I (Dressed alike), (2) Christmas Bear, (3) Easter Bear, and (4) Fourth of July Bear. In the event of rain, the parade and picnic will

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10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Jimmy Swogger & Friends 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Jimmy Swogger & Friends 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Jimmy Swogger & Friends

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Combing music and ventriloquism, Jimmy Swogger takes the stage with plenty of help from his entourage of characters! There is Bobby, a feisty young man who knows how to push Jimmy’s buttons. He has been with Jimmy since the beginning when Jimmy began doing ventriloquism at age twelve.

Then there’s the very popular Walter, a grumpy, opinionated old man! And Carl that loveable frog Kermit’s cousin, and Sparkie, a very lively animated dragon, and the very talented Louis Armstrong, and, boy, can he play a trumpet! Then there’s Benny, who spends most of his time managing his restaurant.

And we can’t forget Saul, who reminds you of a very famous uncle on Duck Dynasty, or Little Jeff, a very, let’s say, ornery young man, or the Classic Charlie McCarthy!

Jimmy’s characters are anything but dummies; they have taken on lives of their own.

Each one has their own loyal fans!

4 p.m. Registration for Frog Jumping Contest 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Frog Jumping Contest SPONSORED BY BIG RUN DIESEL REPAIR

Frog Jumping Contest Sign-in for the Frog Jumping Contest – sponsored by Big Run Diesel Repair – begins at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, and the event will begin after registration is completed. There is no entry fee; however, only one frog per person may be entered in the contest. All frogs are welcome, and proper care of the frogs must be the top priority – we want to keep our friends safe and “hoppy”! Each frog will be judged on three consecutive jumps. Decisions of the judges are final. Age groups are ages 5-7, ages 8-10, and ages 11-13. The winner in each age group will be determined by a frog’s total distance, in feet and inches, for his or her three consecutive jumps. In the event of a tie, a “jump off” will be held. continued on next page

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9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration for Diaper Derby (for crawling babies) and for Tot Trot (for babies 12-18 months old & held on a padded course) SPONSORED BY PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL EXPECTING YOU 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Diaper Derby Race, followed by the Tot Trot Race

The Groundhog Festival’s Frog Jumping Contest and Three Wheel Race – both sponsored

by Big Run Diesel Repair – are scheduled, respectively, for July 5 and July 7. Groundhog Festival Committee member Cindy Saxton (right) is shown with Jeff Heinze and Jennifer Heinze of Big Run Diesel Repair. (submitted photo)

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Cook & Belle (country music) 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Cook & Belle (second show) Cook & Belle Bret and Michelle have been performing at various fairs and festivals for the past fifteen

years. Entertaining thousands of folks throughout the United States, this energetic duo is definitely a crowd pleaser. “Angels in Heaven” a song from their 2000 recording received airplay on more than 200 stations. In July 2010, Nashville recording artists Cook & Belle released their sophomore CD entitled First Love to Last – a recording that takes the listener on a vocal journey that is progressively driven. Mixing raw passion, soul, and a gospel influence makes Cook & Belle’s hit country a sound of its own. During the past ten years, Cook & Belle have opened for such artist as Dierks Bentley, Randy Travis, Rascal Flatts, Joe Nichols, Joe Diffie, the Charlie Daniels Band, Montgomery Gentry, Tracy Lawrence, Lonestar, Sara Evans, Phil Vasser, and Craig Morgan. Cook & Belle travel with a five-piece band and production if needed. Having fun, playing great music, and entertaining like nobody’s business is what you get from the shows of Cook & Belle.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 10 a.m. – Noon. Children’s activities (ages 6-12) at the Lattimer House. This year’s theme is “Boom Town Era Activities.”

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. Encouragement from family and friends will ensure an exciting time for the little trotters to stay on course and finish the race! Registration for the Tot Trot will be at 9 a.m. (the same time as the Diaper Derby), and they will race following the Diaper Derby.

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FRIDAY, JULY 8 10 a.m. – Noon. The Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society will host children’s activities (ages 6-12) at the Lattimer House. The focus this year is “Boom Town Era.” Any questions, please call the museum at 9382555.

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SATURDAY, JULY 9 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Star Wars characters strolling in the Park 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Music by Against The Grain SPONSORED BY HOPKINS PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Ryan Pelton’s “Tribute to the King” CO-SPONSORED BY KRISE TRANSPORTATION, INC., AND PRIORITY FIRST FCU 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Ryan Pelton’s “Tribute to the King” (second show) Visit Phil’s Souvenir Shop at 102 West Mahoning Street, Punxsutawney!

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Granpa’s lightning-quick mind is exceeded only by his warp-nine wit. You can never be around him long without hearing some joke, story, or anecdote from the good ole days. He also promotes the grand opening of his Chicken Restaurant, which came about because he ran his truck right through the chicken coop and over all Granma’s chickens. Before you can get away from him, you will probably hear more facts about chickens than you want to know, but then Granpa is always killing three birds with one stone! One way or another, you will end up pelted by at least a dozen of his really silly jokes, and your kids will never fail to hear all about the importance of working together. Your kids will always get a thrill out of meeting a real, live puppet driving his own vehicle, and they might also end up squirted by his truck’s radiator.

Media-savvy kids can meet Granpa anytime at his online home at www.oldcoot.com; however, they still seem to love their in-person experience with Granpa. Parents love Granpa because he always offers a great life lesson, like this year’s “work together” lesson. As the quintessential senior citizen, Granpa is full of life and energy, and grandparents love his stories from down on the farm in the good ole days.

Look for Granpa to tickle your funny bone in Punxsutawney. Take a load off for a while and enjoy his big stage show, “Chicken Pot Kaplowie.” It’s fun for the whole family, but watch out – you might also learn something!

11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Jimmy Swogger & Friends 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Jimmy Swogger & Friends 1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Granpa Cratchet Show 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Jimmy Swogger & Friends 2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Granpa Cratchet Show

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7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Midnight Special Live SPONSORED BY PROFORM POWDERED METALS 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Midnight Special Live (second show) Midnight Special Live And so our story begins at a frigid New Year’s Eve show in 1976 when two local Cincinnati bands where scheduled to perform together. All seemed like just another Happy New Year’s show with the slight exception that only one member from each band had shown up! So just who were these two prompt and punctual professionals you ask?

Well, none other than founding members Gregg St. Charles and Joey Von Richter, who

then scrambled to collect enough pocket change to make a few calls to find some other musicians to help cover the night. Well, what went down on that special night was nothing short of a belated Christmas miracle, for on that magical night, the beginning of a band that would come and go for the next thirtythree years was forged – Midnight Special.

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SPONSORED BY THE PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 10 a.m. Registration for Three Wheel Race I (Ages 3-4), Three Wheel Race II (Ages 5-67), and Scooter Race (racing course over a course) 10:30 a.m. Three Wheel Race I 11 a.m. Three Wheel Race II 11:30 a.m. Scooter Race (No power-assisted scooters!)

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Three Wheel and Scooter Races The three wheel and scooter races – sponsored by Big Run Diesel Repair – will be held Thursday, July 7. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. for Three Wheel Race I (ages 3-4), Three Wheel Race II (ages 5-6-7), and the Scooter Race over a designated course, and the races will begin at 10:30 a.m. (Three Wheel Race I), 11 a.m. (Three Wheel Race II), and 11:30 a.m. (Scooter Race). No powerassisted scooters will be eligible for registration. The scooter races will wrap up race day in Barclay Square. No burnouts will be tolerated, but checker flags laps will be authorized for each champion.

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Chris Higbee When’s the last time you heard a high-energy lead singer blow you away on the fiddle? If your answer is Charlie Daniels, great! Then you definitely need to see the one and only Chris Higbee in concert!

Higbee grew up a farm boy with a musical curiosity and a diligent mother and father.

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SPONSORED BY THE PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Registration for the 8th Annual Children’s Pedal Tractor Pull, held in the Park.

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8th Annual Kids Tractor Pull The 8th Annual Kids Tractor Pull – sponsored by London Farm Supplies – will be held on Friday, July 8, in in the park. Registration starts at 9 a.m. Tractors are supplied by the sponsor. There are three age categories: ages 4 & 5, ages 6 & 7, and ages 8 & 9. The race begins at 10 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to winners in each category.

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Rick K & The Allnighters – co-sponsored by S&T Bank and Punxsutawney Rotary – will entertain Groundhog Festival attendees the evening of July 8. Groundhog Festival Committee member Nancy Shields (center) is flanked by S&T Bank’s Jodi Presloid (left) and the Rotary’s Butch White. (submitted photo)

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9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Rick K & The Allnighters (second show)

Rick K. & The Allnighters Take a road trip – a rock ’n’ roll road trip, that is. Let America’s most exciting show band, Rick K. & The Allnighters, take you on a high speed, cross country, tour of rock’s greatest hits! Meet your tour guide, Rick K., as he leads you through the fabulous fifties, gets groovy with the ’60s explosion, then hustles you into the disco nights of the 1970s. The road trip hits high gear with a

Garrison Carida is a part of the 501st Legion, “The World’s Definitive Imperial Star Wars Costuming Organization.” Endorsed and preferred by Lucasfilm Ltd., Garrison Carida of the 501st Legion performs charitable events and community-based ventures, while celebrating and promoting the Star Wars universe with people young and old. Our group has participated with groups including Make-A-Wish Foundation, Walk Now for Autism, Sunshine Foundation, The Franklin Institute, and various regional children’s hospitals. We and the 501st Legion have worked closely over the years with many of the Star Wars celebrities and also with Lucasfilm at many conventions and events. As we are volunteer organization, we do not and will not charge for our services. Our costumes are so professional that it looks as though we stepped off of the movie screen into the Groundhog Festival.

Punxsutawney’s own Against the Grain will perform at the Groundhog Festival on Saturday, July 9, under the sponsorship of Hopkins Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, represented by Jonathan Hopkins, shown here with Groundhog Festival Committee member Nancy Shields. (submitted photo)

head-on collision into the classic top forty, pop rock of the 1980s and ’90s. Running on empty? Your tour heads for home with high octane hits of the new millennium.

SATURDAY, JULY 9 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Star Wars characters strolling in the Park

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2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Music by Against the Grain SPONSORED BY HOPKINS PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

Against the Grain A Punxsutawney-based band, Against the Grain, delivers a diversified variety of music, spanning multiple genres. Though its members have only been together for over a year, each brings a cultured plethora of musical experiences and talents to the table: lead singers, Brad Esposito (also on guitar) and Megan Carlson, pair up to do interesting versions of fan-favorite songs, such as hard rock classics from AC/DC and Led Zeppelin to grunge-alternative bands such as Foo Fighters and Relient K. Seth Carlson demonstrates his meticulous skill on lead and rhythm guitars and harmonies for the band, while Tony Vega is a force to be reckoned with on bass guitar. Brian Rowan, also of Down to the Wire, completes the rock outfit with his phenomenal percussion, taking the continued on next page

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band to a whole new level.

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Ryan Pelton’s “Tribute to the King” CO-SPONSORED BY KRISE TRANSPORTATION, INC., AND PRIORITY FIRST FCU 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Ryan Pelton’s “Tribute to the King” (second show) Ryan Pelton

Ryan Pelton is an international, award-winning, Elvis tribute artist, actor, and singer/songwriter.

He often refers to himself as the “Forest Gump” of the ETA world and claims to have been blessed with an extraordinary amount of dumb luck.

In September of 1998, Ryan Pelton was dared by his mother to enter a local Elvis contest in Columbus, Ohio. At the time, Ryan was building websites for a living. Ryan didn’t grow up in an “Elvis” household. He knew little about the King of rock ’n’ roll, except for the fact that adults in public often said he looked like a “young Elvis” growing up. Despite only having one week to prepare, Ryan entered the contest, and against all odds, he won. “I remember having to write the lyrics on my hand because I wasn’t familiar with any of the songs. And keep in mind, I had never sang before in my life before that first contest.”

Pelton’s days as a website designer were soon over, as he wanted to pursue the entertainment world, saying, “I don’t want to be ninety years old one day and look back saying, ‘what if?’”

Over the next decade, Pelton honed his craft becoming an international, award-winning Elvis Tribute Artist. In 2001 Pelton was declared the “World Champion” when he won the Worldwide Images of the King Contest in Memphis, Tennessee. He has performed all over the world, from casinos to fairs, theaters to festivals, production shows to professional sports arenas. Entertaining audiences in the tens-of-thousands, there can be no doubt that Ryan Pelton is the rarest kind of performer – living up to his billing time and time again.

Throughout his career, Pelton has been involved in a number or unique opportunities that have led him to call himself the “Forest

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The Groundhog Festival will feature Ryan Pelton’s tribute to Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, during Saturday evening, July 9. The event is co-sponsored by Krise Transportation, Inc., and Priority First Federal Credit Union.

Groundhog Committee members Dee Lyle (left) and Nancy Shields (right center) are pictures with Kayla Smith of Priority First FCU and Tim Krise of Krise Transportation. (submitted photo)

Gump” of the ETA world. Ryan performed with the world’s largest impersonator production show, Legends in Concert, for nearly a decade, including a six-year stint in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Early in his career, Ryan appeared in an all-Elvis version of The Weakest Link, where he walked away the winner of the second largest total ever won on the show in the United States. He has appeared in an international commercial for Volvo, was the featured ETA in a special collector’s “Elvis Edition” of TV Guide, and was the body double for Elvis as he performed a duet of “If I Can Dream” on American Idol with Celine Dion. During this time he also made his first movie appearance as he played the role of Elvis in the Dakota Fanning move, Hounddog.

In 2011, Ryan Pelton decided it was time to take his career to the next level when he released his first original album, Wash Over Me. Within a week after the release of the album, Pelton was signed as a songwriter by a wellknown Nashville publishing company.

Shortly thereafter, Ryan Pelton was offered the lead role in a Hollywood film called The Identical. He took the screen name “Blake Rayne” for the film, which also starred Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, and Seth Green. The film, which won the audience choice award for best film at the Nashville Film Festival, opened in theaters on September 5, 2014, and is currently a top ten rental on Netflix.

Ryan still continues to write and record his original music under the name of Blake Rayne and is currently working on his first original album under that name. “Blake” also continues to audition for acting roles, saying that, “Acting is one of the hardest things I have ever done … I guess that’s why I like it so much. It kind of calls to my soul.” But have no doubt – Ryan Pelton got his first break in entertainment by singing Elvis Presley music, and he has no plans to stop what got him where he is anytime soon.

Says Pelton, “Life is like a box of chocolates … and I got the one that looks like Elvis! I consider myself lucky … and I owe so much to Elvis. Without the King and his music, I’d still be building websites.”

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C From Our Our From Distinguished Past Past Distinguished

Comes An Even Brighter Future!

For almost a half-century, Christ The King Manor has set the standard for professional caring in DuBois. What has been the “past" is merely a "prologue" for the future at Christ The King.

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