Mine Reclamation Project, Trail Addition Celebrated in South Fork

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FAMILY VALUES ANTI- BULLYING TRACKING SOFTWARE NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOLS IN CAMBRIA Staff photo by Beth Miller COUNTY MacGregor (sixth from right) and other federal, state and local ofﬁ cials cut a ribbon to celebrate the completion of the Stineman Refuse Pile Project on Oct. 26 in South Fork. — B1

BETH ANN MILLER and creating jobs for small- [email protected] town America. “In towns like South Fork, SPORTS On a hillside above the we have proven that we can borough of South Fork, more produce energy, reclaim mine than 20 acres of land that was lands, restore their beauty and once covered in black and red their splendor and allow for coal refuse is now a broad green recreation and other uses of landscape that includes a multi- the land long after the energy use recreation trail to help project has ended. Today, promote tourism in the area. we are proving that we are On Oct. 26, the Cambria innovators by restoring this County Conservation & beautiful land for the people of Recreation Authority invited Pennsylvania and for other out federal, state and local of state visitors.” officials to see the results of As Mark Kohart, borough the Stineman Refuse Pile Staff photo by Beth Miller mayor, looked over the SHADE Project, an abandoned mine Kate MacGregor, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, looks reclaimed landscape, he towards the borough of South Fork while giving her remarks at the Stineman reclamation project that began remarked how the residents PANTHERS Refuse Pile ribbon cutting ceremony. nearly 18 months ago to remove of coal mining communities DEFEAT 216,000 cubic yards of waste like South Fork helped fuel the coal from the hillside. nation’s manufacturing and INDIANS, A sign at the project entrance transportation industries for EARN FIRST at 312 Maple St. explains more than a century. that the $2 million grant the “Where we stand is history WESTPAC authority received to reclaim because, in no small measure, the former Stineman Coal they helped build this country, VOLLEYBALL and Coke Co. site was paid for literally. That’s our heritage TITLE through Abandoned Mine Land and the heritage in which we Pilot Project funds from the are very proud,” he said. “I Department of the Interior’s have to believe that they are Office of Surface Mining all looking down now and are — B5 Reclamation and Enforcement, quite pleased that their children awarded through the state and grandchildren and great- Department of Environmental grandchildren have become Protection’s Bureau of such good stewards of the land Abandoned Mine Reclamation. – good stewards of their land. Other project partners were the This is where they labored, Department of Environmental where they lived their lives and Protection, Cambria we think that is a wonderful Submitted photo County, the Foundation for thing. WEEKLY This aerial photo, provided by the Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Pennsylvania Watersheds, “I truly believe that their RECIPE WINNER Minetech Engineers, Robindale Authority, shows the 20 acres of coal refuse at the former Stineman Coal and Coke Company site before reclamation work began. legacy, their labors, their lives, DARLENE Energy Services and Al Penn En their legacy did not end with TIFFANY Inc. the boney dumps and the sulfur Robindale Energy Services – A4 creek. Because of the work of removed the waste coal and people like yourselves, their used it to operate its Seward legacy continues to this day and Generation power plant, which to this beautiful place.” produces electricity for more Doug Benevento, acting than 650,000 homes in western deputy administrator of the ARE YOU DOWNSIZING? Pennsylvania. NEED MONEY FOR TAXES? Environmental Protection DID YOU INHERIT A In addition to cleaning up Agency, agreed. COLLECTION? much of the 27-acre site, the “I think it’s also important WE CAN HELP! Stineman Refuse project also to note what the mayor said: included the construction of a These minerals were pulled out WE BUY ALL COINS 1.6-mile addition to the Path GOLD-SILVER of the ground for a reason,” of the Flood Trail, a National he said. “They were pulled out PAPER MONEY Recreation Trail that follows of the ground to protect our JOHN PAUL SAROSI, INC. the path of the 1889 Johnstown freedom, to protect our country 106 Market Street ∙ Downtown Johnstown Flood from the South Fork Dam M-F 10-5 Eve/Sat by appt. and we should recognize that. 1-814-535-5766 ∙ 1-800-334-1163 to the City of Johnstown. Staff photo by Beth Miller “Now it’s our turn to do SO-889500-1 SINCE 1974 - WE PAY MORE! The Path of the Flood Trail, This photo shows the now-reclaimed landscape as taken from the Path of the our job, to clean up these Flood Trail, looking toward the site’s Maple Street entrance. as well as the Ghost Town Trail lands so that you all can and other trails managed by live in a community that is the authority, are open year- environmentally safe and round for running, walking, at the authority’s website, in both environmental and healthy.” hiking, cross-country skiing, cambriaconservationrecreation. economic benefits. Todd Coleman, president of snowshoeing, cycling and com. “You all have every reason Minetech Engineers, said he other recreational activities, Kate MacGregor, deputy to be proud,” she said. “This hopes that projects like this are Cliff Kitner, executive director secretary of the U.S. project is anticipated to bring helping to change old, negative of the Cambria County Department of the Interior, 75,000 visitors to the area every perceptions of the coal mining Conservation & Recreation said that the Stineman Refuse year. Together, we’re reclaiming industry. Authority, said. Information project has met the federal and beautifying our mine lands, on these trails is available SO-878089- government’s expectations strengthening our communities (See MINE, A4) A2 Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Our Town, Johnstown, Pa.

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Our local literary landscape could use a dose of optimism

DAVE HURST An impressive team assembled this first volume of but none are uplifting or inspiring. Writers of the region: We need to talk. (Readers are welcome to the NAR. Most have advanced degrees, including a few Much of the NAR is comprised of poetry and listen.) doctors of philosophy and several masters of fine arts. while never a fan of the genre (my mind’s too dull So it was with excitement that I obtained my copy to appreciate it) I turned to that section, hoping Rather eagerly I had been awaiting the publication and began reading how other writers and poets convey for some literary leavening only to be assailed with of the “Northern Appalachia Review” — the “First our character and places. Before long, the excitement more negative imagery: a daughter going through Publication Dedicated to the Literature of Northern ebbed. her departed mother’s things before returning to the Appalachia” — for its purpose is a noble one: to One fiction piece tells a young boy’s experience at a flatlands, a man describing a creek in ways that seem “convey the character of the people and places” of funeral after which all of the attendees were killed by suicidal. our homeland. (We live in the very heart of northern a crashing jet. Another describes the dehumanizing Another poet sarcastically proposes a “Post- Appalachia, which takes in parts of five states.) experience of a millworking woman at a 1980s Industrial Wilderness designation” where we can PJ Piccirillo, founding editor and editor-in-chief, is unemployment office. The next relates the struggles “rejoice in rust” and laments the damage caused by the a long-time colleague who has campaigned tirelessly of a woman working through the grief of a kidnapped natural gas industry. Marcellus bashing seems quite for decades to elevate this region’s literature, authors, child. popular among the poets, with another describing a writers and poets. With the successful launch of the In the nonfiction section a first-person account rig as “the white-lighted finger.” NAR, those of us who write in or of this place find rosily reminisces about childhood time spent at a Now among nearly 80 poems, there are some bright ourselves on a literary landscape that didn’t exist coal-miners’ bar, where his grandmother worked, then themes and joyful moments — the simple pleasure of before. dissolves into adult expressions of disconnection with a family campfire, a moving tribute to a hard-working The book is divided into sections for short- a rustbelt region he’d left behind. At least a couple of laborer who lived long enough to see the completion form fiction and nonfiction, poetry, outdoor and other pieces suggest similar expatriate perspectives. of the bridge he helped to build, a daughter proudly environmental writing, and book review; editors of Nothing’s wrong with any of these works recalling her mother’s work in a plant to make a better these sections also are given a voice; and there are individually, except that their collective weight life for her. biographical sketches for contributors, editorial staff becomes depressing. Not all of the pieces explore But the overall tone of this first volume is not one and advisory board members. death and depression, and some are interesting reads, that conveys the character of the people and places of northern Appalachia very positively. And that’s not a knock on the NAR, which is just the vehicle. Writers, this is our burden. Northern Appalachia has far more to offer than death and depression and environmental degradation — easy topics that merely feed national stereotypes. Our literary landscape needs more thoughtful, thorough exploration. Our homeland deserves a greater diversity of perspectives. Now that we have the “Northern Appalachia Review,” it’s time to write what’s really here.

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Because so many veterans have been trained in everything from conflict resolution to self-defense, licensing requirements by state. there. Whether you drive a semi Those are all excellent qualities to they’re often a first choice for across the country or work more have as a project manager. There roles as security guards. Of course, 3. Computer support normal hours driving and protect- are voluntary certifications to many veterans also pursue careers technician ing an armored truck, a career become a project manager, but in law enforcement. However, in this field is an understand- many employers would be will- that route will require more for- For those who found an inter- ably popular choice among many ing to consider your military his- mal training and education. est in cybersecurity and solving veterans who choose to get their tory as solid enough background complex technical problems, a commercial driver’s license. to get your start in this career. 2. Emergency medical career as a computer support tech- technician nician or an IT specialist might be 5. Supply chain manager 7. Sales representative a perfect fit. Veterans with solid From the fast-paced environ- experience could qualify for entry- Even those who may not have As a military member, you need ment to the ability to help people, level roles without any additional direct experience with logis- to know how to form relation- this sort of role checks many of the education or certifications. tics while in the military will ships, establish trust, and provide boxes that veterans — particularly still bring some knowledge to necessary guidance and recom- those with combat medic train- 4. Truck driver the table in regards to inven- mendations. While it might not ing — might be looking to fill in a torying, managing, distribut- be the first career path to come to civilian career. A career as an EMT As a military veteran, you’re ing and warehousing assets. mind, many veterans find a role will require some additional certi- used to working long and often in sales to be a natural segue from fications; the National Registry of odd hours. You possess great 6. Project manager their experience in the military. Emergency Medical Technicians mental stamina, and you have Many entry-level positions likely (nremt.org/rwd/public) is a good better situational awareness than You’re organized, detail-oriented won’t involve any requirements place to start, and be sure to check the vast majority of people out and know how to lead a team. beyond your military experience.

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The Learning Lamp and its Early Childhood Education Shared Services Alliance have partnered with the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children to resume a series building strong relationships of monthly continuing education Staff photo by Beth Miller in both children and adults, workshops with new virtual The Stineman Refuse Pile Project also included building a 1.6-mile addition to the Path of the the workshop is going to cover options. Flood Trail in South Fork. Part of the trail addition is shown here. the access and importance of Originally offered as in-person professional communication workshops for Shared Services related to children, families and of my career has been the perception of the members only, the November seeing and being mining industry to co-workers. and December trainings have involved in the remining one of reclamation December’s workshop, titled MINE been extended to anyone in the of so many of these early and restoration rather “Observing and Evaluating Staff to region working in early childhood mine sites, which has than spoiling the land Support Individual and Program (Continued from A1) education. The workshops take resulted in restoring and polluting streams. Improvement,” is being offered place on the third Thursday of each “(F)rom the turn many acres of ground, It has been great to from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 17. month and there is a cost to attend. of the last century to abating or eliminating see a public-private This workshop encourages early Pennsylvania Quality Assurance about 1980, I think the acid mine discharges partnership come childhood education directors to System hours are available for each primary perception of and restoring miles of together on this site, transform challenge to triumph course completed. coal mining was one streams back to near and it will serve as a when it comes to observation in the The workshops are taught by of mostly ‘spoiling pre-mining quality. lasting tribute to both classroom. Using a strengths-based Rose Snyder, a PQAS-certified the land’ and polluted “It is my hope that coal mining and the approach to observation becomes trainer and the association’s streams,” he said. “One this project will also flood history of this a way to showcase skills, improve director of membership and of the great satisfactions serve to help update area.” programs and improve teaching. educational services. She brings Early childhood educators over 35 years of early care and who are interested in registering education leadership experience to for these continuing education each class. courses may contact Amanda at the The November workshop, Learning Lamp at 814-262-0732 “Communication: The Heart of a ext. 248. More information about Strong Relationship,” is scheduled The Learning Lamp can be found from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. at its website, thelearninglamp.org. 19. As communication is key to

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OUR TOWN “When I was growing “I always like it when reading is crucial dur- up in the hills of East Rep. Burns calls the uni- ing these early years, so On Oct. 27, state Rep. Tennessee, I knew my versity because he always getting a good book in a Frank Burns announced dreams would come true,” has great ideas for us and child’s hands every month that he has secured a state Parton has said about the we’re always excited to goes a long way to acceler- grant to offer Dolly Par- program. partner with him,” said ating their development ton’s Imagination Library “I know there are chil- the Rev. Malachi Van Tas- and improving literacy book gifting program to dren in your community sell, university president. by the time they enter the children of Cambria with their own dreams. “We said ‘yes’ without kindergarten. County. The seeds of these dreams hesitation to getting in- “This has the potential Dolly Parton’s Imagina- are often found in books, volved in this project. My to have a huge impact on tion Library sends more and the seeds you help thanks to Rep. Burns, es- our community,” Burns than 1 million free books plant in your communi- pecially for his hard work said. each month to children up ty can grow across the in this area. It’s so basic, “I searched high and to age 5 in communities world.” but so important, and I low for funding for this around the world. After St. Francis University appreciate the passion he program, even meeting hearing the country music has agreed to administer has and we’re happy to with the governor to bring legend speak about her the program in partner- share that passion with it to his attention. I’m program at a national leg- ship with the Dollywood him.” happy that hard work islative conference, Burns Foundation, with the state According to Harvard has paid off, and I look worked for more than a grant paying for a one research, 90% of a child’s forward to seeing these how families can register to come in the next few year to bring the program year commitment. brain development occurs books in the hands of our for the free program are months. to Cambria County. More details about by age five. Exposure to children.”

Virtual auction to benefit county humane society OUR TOWN opportunities, vacation decline. properties and more. The Still, local business- In a creative attempt to live auction portion of the es and individuals have navigate the challenges of event takes place from 7-10 already offered to donate COVID-19, the Humane p.m. on Nov. 13. A preview items for the auction, said Society of Cambria County of all items for the silent Jessica Vamos, the socie- is shifting its fundraising and live auction is available ty’s executive director. efforts to a virtual platform online through the society’s registration, credit card in- with the community’s its biggest fundraisers this “Our shelter is so grate- with its first “Paws for a website or Facebook page. formation will be requested support, the Paws for a year, including the annual ful to still receive this kind Cause Online Silent and Anyone who wants to bid and kept on file for the live Cause Online Silent and Claws & Paws Cash Bash, of support during a time Live Auction.” on items in the silent auc- auction. This information Live Auction can help the which raised over $10,000 when many are experienc- The silent auction began tion and live auction must will be required separately Humane Society of Cam- last year. That shortfall ing financial stress,” she at noon on Nov. 2 and first register for the event during the silent auction, bria County minimize a leaves the society in an un- said. “We are absolutely continues through Nov. 13. at https://tinyurl.com/ when making a donation or year-end deficit. The COV- certain financial situation, amazed by the generos- Items in the auction are to hsccauction or through during other event raffles. ID-19 pandemic forced the with expenses on the rise ity of our community, include merchandise, gift the society’s website or Organizers hope that society to cancel several of and available funds on a they surely love our furry certificates, unique dining Facebook page. During friends.”

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Next summer Somer- set residents may notice a motorcycle towing a hearse being driven through town. It’s part of the changes the new owner of Miller Funeral Home & Crema- tory has in the works for the business. The funeral home has been a part of Somerset since the 1950s, bearing the Miller name. Matthew Gjurich, the new owner of the operation, said that he plans to keep the trend alive, but with some upgrades. He bought the business, located along Tayman Av- enue, from Wallace Miller in June. “It’s the first one I have owned,” Gjurich said. He is a Richland School District graduate. After at- tending mortuary school in Pittsburgh he worked for a large funeral home in Arlington, Virginia, for more than a decade. Staff photo by Rick Kazmer “It has always been my Matthew Gjurich is the new owner of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory in Somerset. dream to purchase and to build upon what the services a year. Gjurich and his wife, The transition is hap- He said Wallace Miller establish a business with a Millers started. The Rock- Gjurich said he worked Jennifer, have one child, pening during a global is still available to offer crematory,” he said. wood funeral home was on funerals for generals 4-year-old Milan. They pandemic, which has advice as he gets started. Wallace Miller’s father, sold as a private residence and senators. He added live in Johnstown. impacted the planning. He plans to make Somer- Wilbur, started the about a year ago. that it was interesting He said he is still work- Gjurich said he is set the last chapter of his business in the 1950s. For now Gjurich said he experience. ing out details of the busi- allowed by state rules to career. Both men also served as is focusing on the Somer- Locally, he said he ness. He is updating the have 20% capacity for In the meantime, he Somerset County coroner. set site, but is open to one expects to do a couple website and plans to up- services. He supplies face plans to join the local Wallace Miller still holds day expanding. hundred funerals a year. grade the sound system. coverings during ceremo- Masonic and Rotary the position. A message The small-town envi- He said the community This winter he is planning nies. chapters. left at the coroner’s office ronment is a little differ- has been great so far. to work on a hearse that “We are limited on the “This is it,” the 40-year- and on his cellphone for ent from what he is used “The community out can be towed behind a amount of people that can old said. “This is the comment was not re- to in Virginia, where the here is fabulous,” he said. beefed-up motorcycle. come in,” he said, “which end of the line. I have turned. funeral home he worked “The people are so nice — The goal is to have it makes it difficult for large achieved my dreams, my Gjurich said he hopes for completed up to 1,000 so much more relaxed.” ready by the spring. families.” goals.” Jobless rate drops again as businesses get CARES Act cash RICK KAZMER program. County’s jobless rate fell and confirm the thou- She said she will use [email protected] The federal money is in September to 8.2%. sands of businesses that the funding to pay ex- • Action Driven Educa- being doled out with help It marks the first time have been selected to penses she accumulated tion, Meyersdale: $5,000 As the number of small from regional nonprofits the jobless rate dropped receive money. during the shutdown. She • Dollar Inn, Somerset: businesses aided by fed- and other state agencies below double digits since “Everyone was scored also plans to expand into $20,000 eral CARES Act money and private companies. the pandemic crippled and those that were se- pedicures and manicures. • King’s Family Hair goes up, the state’s un- At least 17 Somerset the economy in March. lected, should have been She said the COVID-19 Care, Windber: $5,000 employment rate is going County businesses have In July the rate hit notified by email,” he said pandemic is the biggest • KJ Shea Seasonals, down. received funding through 12.1%. While down, it’s in an email. business challenge she Central City (operates in While a direct corre- two dispersal rounds. The still higher than a year He said Lendistry, a has faced. Bedford): $20,000 lation between the two application window is ago, when the county’s private lender based in “We were told to shut • Budget Host Inn, statistics is hard to make now closed. unemployment rate was California, was contract- down,” she said, not- Somerset: $20,000 for certain, it’s clear “I started this with 5.6%. ed by the government to ing the impossibility of • River’s Edge Cafe, that the entrepreneurs nothing. I didn’t borrow The state rate is 8.1%. use their software to help staying profitable under Confluence: $25,000 landing the grant dollars any money,” Hottle said. The national rate is 7.9%. process applications. those conditions. During • Rockwood Mill consider the money to be She opened in July Those rates are down “Now Lendistry is the shutdown, however, Shoppes & Opera House, a game-changer as they 2009 after leaving a sharply from double-digit verifying their business Hottle said she stayed in Rockwood: $15,000 recover from the pan- chain hair salon. highs reached during the information and working contact with her clients, • Econo Lodge, Somer- demic’s spring economic She and her husband pandemic’s peak. to get grant agreements often talking about how set: $25,000 shutdown. remodeled a portion of Greensburg-based The signed. If there is any they were coping with the • Uptown Painting Par- “I was really struggling their home to house her Progress Fund is one of fall-out from those select- crisis. ty, Somerset: $10,000 out here,” Connie Hottle, business. the nonprofits helping ed, there is a ‘waiting list’ “That’s what makes a • Roxie’s Shear Miracle, owner of Hottle’s Hair “I am grateful they to administer the grant of businesses that would community,” she said. Meyersdale: $10,000 Salon in Friedens, said. offered it,” she said of the program. be contacted,” Kahley Here are Somerset • The Parker House of She landed a $5,000 grant. Fund CEO David Kahl- said. 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Timothy Snyder, a highly He elaborates that since began in the 1990s. This and chipmunks got temple and announces Matthew 24:14 tells us in respected, bestselling health depends upon “double desperation of through. Thanks also that now is the time to Christ’s words, “And this author, addresses head-on knowledge, the death of pain and addiction” also to my neighbor whose harvest. “Then another gospel of the kingdom the challenges currently truth also contributes had a serious impact on garden was much better angel came out of the will be preached in the being faced by the United to the death of people our national politics. than mine. The deer had temple and called in a whole world as a testi- States. It is filled with because our local report- Many of the votes that more interest there. Our loud voice to him who mony to all nations, and carefully researched and ers observe challenges, went to the Republican garden produced fairly was sitting on the cloud, then the end will come.” substantiated facts, plus warn us of dangers. In candidate in 2016 from well, and all the crops ‘Take your sickle and When will the end several of his own very his words, “(they) shield swing states came from are in for this year. reap, because the time come? When is it time? personal opinions. us from divisive abstrac- counties that were already The exact moment to reap has come, for the Only God knows, but Because he has studied tions of ideology and the deeply immersed in the of the first frost and harvest of the earth is we can be sure of God’s and worked extensively addictive emotions of public health crisis caused the correct time to stop ripe’” (14:15). care and provision in Europe, is proficient in technology.” by opioid abuse. Snyder covering the plants and The earth being ripe as we put our faith in speaking and/or reading His simple solution to described these as votes of call it a season is never a for harvest implies two Jesus. There is much about 10 languages, and this would be a sharing desperation. certainty. After cover- different types of full- work to do. Many still is expert in the social of the profits from social We have all been ing the last few tomato ness. One, the full meas- need to hear and receive conditions that led to both media that contribute exposed to the fact that plants for several days, ure of sin and rebellion the Good News. In Hitler’s Germany and Sta- to the destruction of our there have always been we decided it was time. has been reached. troubling times, many lin’s Russia, he provides local news sources. politicians who traffic in The harvest is over. Enough sin. Now is the need a helping hand of insights that otherwise Why is this such an pain and fear: “The down- When the disciples time for judgment. The love. Let us do our part may be unknown to some important takeaway from ward spiral from pain asked Jesus when the martyred saints under until the final harvest is whose world experiences this book? “Where social to desperation and from end of the age would the altar in heaven ask announced. The Lord is have been restricted to media has extinguished pride to resentment is come, He replied that no the question, “How long, delaying, patiently wait- one geography, one social local journalism, distrust something that politicians one knows except God Sovereign Lord, holy and ing for that one more justice system and one and ignorance reign.” . . . understand.” These the Father. “But about true, until you judge the lost soul to come home. health system. He writes that social politicians oppose health that day or hour no one inhabitants of the earth Could that one last soul The basis of his writing media’s contribution to care coverage and advise knows, not even the and avenge our blood” be you? Reach out to Je- is: “America is supposed spreading falsehoods not those suffering to be too angels in heaven, nor the (Revelation 6:10)? There sus today. He is reaching to be about freedom, but only about our elections, proud to apply for insur- Son, but only the Father” is a day coming, a day out to you. illness and fear render but also about the pan- ance and public health (Matthew 24:36, see also only God the Father us less free. Freedom demic has contributed to services the politicians Mark 13:32, Acts 1:7). knows, when sin will (The Rev. Randy is impossible when we the 200,000 lives lost this claim would be over-uti- Only God the Father have reached its fullness Bain is the senior are too ill to conceive of year: “As local journalism lized by people of color knows, and maybe the and the end of the age pastor of Oakland happiness and too weak to fades, American attention and different ethnicities. delay is because He is UM Church located at will come. pursue it.” shifts to national stories, Finally, the author waiting for the exact mo- 1504 Bedford Street in The second fullness Reinforcing that ideology, and conspira- describes a commercial ment when the harvest Johnstown. You may is when the full number reach him through the philosophy, one major cy theories designed to insurance-based health is ready. God will make of persons have come church website, www. takeaway from the book do harm . . . When we system that treats us as that call when the time revolves around local are trapped in fear, we “sources of profit rather to faith. 2 Peter 3:9 tells oaklandonline.org.) news: “We cannot be free see everything in binary than as children of God . without health, and we terms: us or them, fight or . . where the sickness of cannot be healthy without flight.” many become zones for College notes knowledge.” The author He accurately describes profit for the few.” He OUR TOWN ber earned a master of These local students explained that, because of a country where jobs in quotes a motto from the science degree. have earned academic social media’s advertising industry peaked in 1979, Enlightenment: “Dare to Michelle George of — — — honors in adult degree profit grab, local news and where right-to-work know.” Johnstown graduated Madison Swick of John- and continuing stud- outlets are suffering, and states have challenged I dare you to read “Our Sept. 25 with a doctor of stown was named to the ies through the Francis because of their financial American unionization, Malady” and look more chiropractic degree from dean’s list for the 2019- Worldwide online study hardships, they have had which has led to poorer deeply for the truth about Palmer College of Chiro- 2020 academic year at program at St. Francis to downsize their report- paying jobs and poor- our politics, health care practic in Port Orange, HACC, Central Pennsylva- University in Loretto: ing staff. er health care. 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By American Heart Association News “Everything seems a little out of control. Activi- ties are the one thing that could provide structure aybe it was the meme that pointed out and give you back a sense of personal control.” how Shakespeare used his time in quar- Parisi’s colleague Michelle Carlson, a profes- antine to write “King Lear.” Maybe it sor who leads a Johns Hopkins lab devoted to brain M was all those photos of sourdough bread health, said the precise mechanism of what’s going in your social media feed. Maybe you’re just bored. on in our brains when we’re happily engaged in an Whatever the spark – you’re ready to take activity isn’t clear. But some of the effects are. on a hobby. Good idea, experts say. She led a small study published in 2015 in “The process of being creative does a whole Alzheimer’s & Dementia of older adults who vol- bunch of really good things for us,” physically and unteered to mentor young students in Baltimore. mentally, said James C. Kaufman, professor of edu- Compared to the adults not enrolled in the program, [MATANYA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS] cational psychology at the Neag School of Educa- the participants saw growth in both the prefron- tion at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. tal cortex – the part of the brain related to execu- STUDY SAYS Kaufman, who has written extensively tive function, behavior and thinking – and to the Use of behavioral services about creativity, said there are many rea- hippocampus, which is important to memory. low despite cost reduction sons why a stimulating hobby can help us. Others’ research has found benefits from all kinds The first is pretty simple: It’s fun. of pandemic-safe activities: gardening, spending A new study of 793,275 That’s mentally healthy, Kaufman said, time outdoors, playing a musical instrument, even Medicare beneficiaries because when we’re focused on such an activ- knitting. And of course, anything that increases found that behavioral ity, “we’re not thinking about any nega- physical activity is crucial for heart health and health care use and spend- tive thoughts or fears or worries.” also can help with brain health, Carlson said. ing were similar among At its best, a creative activity such as draw- Overwhelmed by the options? Carlson and Parisi beneficiaries, even those ing or playing music can put you in a state of have done research indicating that mixing things with coinsurance reductions “flow,” where you’re intensely caught up in up might actually be a great idea. Women in their and those with free care. what you’re doing. “This is not shockingly dif- study who participated in a greater variety of “In 2008, the adjusted ferent from what they call runner’s high, or activities over nearly a decade had a lower risk of percentage of beneficia- what mountain climbers say they feel.” impaired memory and other cognitive problems. ries with an outpatient Some activities, such as writing with an empha- “By doing a variety of activities, you’ll expose behavioral health care sis on a narrative, as in a journal or blog, can your brain and body to different things,” Parisi visit was 40.7% among lower harmful stress by helping us organize our said. “If you meditate, that may be good for stress those eligible for the cost- thinking, he said. “It helps put all these differ- reduction and relaxation. If you do some puzzles or sharing reduction and ent thoughts, as if they were loose clothing, onto reading or writing, that may be more cognitively 44.9% among those with coat hangers. And it frees up space in our brain.” stimulating. And, if you take walks, that is more free care,” according to the That’s not the only way hobbies can help us, physically engaging. By doing all of these, you’re study, published in JAMA. researchers say. A 2015 study in the Annals of really tapping into the whole brain and body.” Researchers found no Behavioral Medicine found that engaging in lei- Beyond that, Kaufman said, a good hobby association between cost sure activities improved mood and stress levels is something that lives in the sweet spot of reductions for outpa- and lowered heart rates. In 2017, a small study being not so easy that it’s not engaging, but tient behavioral health in Psychosomatic Medicine found that pleas- not so challenging that you give up quickly. care and these types of ant leisure activities lowered the blood pres- And if you’re doing something creative, remem- health care visits. sure of Alzheimer’s disease caregivers. ber the benefit doesn’t come from the quality of The study suggests And that’s important in the middle of a pan- your work, he said. Put another way – we’re not all some other barriers to demic, said Jeanine Parisi, an associate scientist in Shakespeare, and most of us will not be producing behavioral health care the department of mental health at Johns Hopkins “King Lear.” To expect otherwise adds stress that exist and should be tar- Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. can negate the benefits of the activity, Kaufman said. geted by policy efforts.

NUTRITION STATION Fruits with protein TODAY’S WORKOUT Here are eight fruits with a surprising amount of protein, according to Men’s Health: Kneeling hamstring stretch helps tight, fatigued legs • Jackfruit - 1.42 grams of protein per ½ By Marlo Alleva Marlo Alleva Remember to breathe cup of cubes (also a good More Content Now demonstrates deeply and slowly release source of vitamin B6) a kneeling that breath and try • Prunes - 0.95 grams of orking hamstring to deepen the stretch protein per ¼ cup serving out, train- stretch. [PIERRE slightly more. Even if (also a good source of fiber) ing your DUCHARME] it is only a centimeter • Dried cherries - 1 W muscles or two, it is progress. gram of protein per ¼ cup and keeping your cardio Hold this position • Apricots - 1.1 grams in check is definitely on one side for 10 to 20 per ¼ cup (also con- a must for your body seconds, or the amount tains potassium, and and total fitness, but of time it would take you vitamins A and C) stretching and giving to do at least three deep • Avocado - 3 grams of tired/tight muscles breaths and releases. protein per 1 cup, cubed some relief is just as Begin this movement have added balance. Return to both knees, (also a good source of fiber) important; it definitely by positioning yourself You want to be mind- reposition yourself on • Guava - 2.11 grams per works hand in hand. on both knees. Hold your ful of keeping the knee the opposite leg and ½ cup serving (also a source Our move today is chest tall and engage slightly soft, even though continue this hamstring of fiber and antioxidants) a kneeling hamstring your abdomen for bal- the leg is extended in stretch once again. You • Golden raisins - stretch. This stretch is ance. Extend one leg a straight position. can repeat it on both 1.35 grams per ½ cup, focused on the entire straight out in front of Stiffening and lock- sides multiple times. packed (contains fiber backside of your leg, your body and prop it on ing the knee into place This kneeling ham- and potassium) from the glutes to the heel of your foot. At could result in injury. string stretch is great • Kiwi - 2.05 grams the calves, target- this point, you can bend You will feel the ten- on its own, but it is also per 1 cup, sliced ing the hamstring. in your hips and place sion in the back side great before and after All you need is a flat your hands on the ground of your leg as you any cardio exercises or More Content Now surface for this stretch. to deepen the stretch and push into the stretch. lower-body routines. Our Town, Johnstown, Pa. Wednesday, November 4, 2020, B5 SPORTS Shade Panthers defeat Indians, earn first WestPAC volleyball title HUNTER MURO Daily American Correspondent

WINDBER — With the WestPAC Championship game tied at 1-all and Shade clinging to a one point lead in set three, 24-23, sophomore middle hitter Jenna Muha put down a perfectly placed tip kill to give Shade a 25-23 win. The set three win gave the Panthers all the momentum they needed to go on to win the fourth set and earn a 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18 victory over Conemaugh Township to claim its first conference title in school history. “I tell my girls every set, ‘play like you know how to, don’t play to the level of your competition,’” first-year Panthers coach Emma Spinelli said of her team, which bounced back after dropping the second set. “When we play our game, there’s no team that can compete with us. My girls came and wanted to win. That was the whole thing, I just told them to dig deep.” DOING THE MOST Photo by Joe Isenman Muha led the Panthers’ attack with 14 kills and four Shade’s Lady Panthers celebrate a first set point against Conemaugh Township in the girls volleyball WestPAC championship on blocks. Oct. 27 in Windber. However, it was fellow middle hitter and senior Taylor Rapsky that stepped up in the third and fourth set when 12-4. to bring each other up and just play. Shade needed it the most. Defensively, Rapsky topped the Panthers with 12 digs. “This is really special for us. We haven’t won anything Rapsky racked up 12 kills and all but put away the “Everyone on my team picked me up when I was doing for awhile now and this is my first gold medal.” Indians when she pounded down four kills early on in the bad in the first two sets,” said Rapsky. “We know when AT LONG LAST fourth set to help give Shade its largest lead of the frame, we’re doing bad, we can’t keep our heads down. We have Shade’s win marks the first time in a decade where a team other than North Star or Berlin has won the conference title. Spinelli, who graduated from Shade and played First deer volleyball all four years for the Panthers, said her approach to coaching the game might be a little different than other coaches. But to her credit, everything has clicked so far on her way to leading Shade to its first gold medal in volleyball. “I tell them all the time, ‘I would die to be out on the court again,’” said Spinelli. “I love sports and I’m super competitive. I play through them and that’s why I coach the way I do. I’m crazy, I yell and I get them motivated. I’m just happy they believed in themselves and were able to get the job done.” COMING UP SHORT The Indians battled back from multiple deficits in all four sets, including coming back from 10 down in the first set to cut it to three, 24-21, before ultimately falling 25-21. Conemaugh Township bounced back with a convincing set two win where it never trailed. However, in both the third and fourth sets, the Indians went down early on and never fully recovered. Sophomore middle hitter Hannah Swank powered the Indians with 14 kills and nine digs. Maciah Hollsopple tallied 12 kills. Senior setter Madison Showalter dished out 37 assists. Despite showing glimpses of a potent offensive attack, too many unforced errors plagued the Indians and ultimately was the cause of their downfall. “In a championship game, it’s all about who has the least errors,” said Conemaugh Township coach Laura Swank. “We had a lot of unforced errors in those games we lost. In the third game we had a lead, but we let it go

Submitted photo because of the errors.” Ian McClucas, 10, of Hollsopple, bagged this 7-point with a crossbow in Quemahoning Township during his first ever hunt. Conemaugh Township has brought home a silver medal in its last four championship games dating back to its 2018 WestPAC Championship loss to Berlin. Ski club Slezak promoted elects officers OUR TOWN McPherson, secretary; Judy Adams, treasurer; Bob Snoby of Karen Hogue, Johnstown has been communications director; elected president of Judy Crookston, financial the Greater Johnstown director and Barbara Athletic Ski Club. He Visnovsky, newsletter succeeds Harry Graham. editor. Trustees are Snoby also serves as Marsha Flower, Conrad a regional director of Sikirica and Anthony outdoor emergency care Stumpo. with the National Ski The ski club is Patrol. active year-round. The ski club’s other More information is elected officers are: available at its website, Annette Kamzik, johnstownskiclub.com or vice president; Betty by calling 814-536-7325.

Submitted photo On Oct. 17, at Slezak’s Karate School in Hollsopple, Grandmaster Dominic Giacobbe, right, founder and president of the Intercontinental Tang Soo Do Organization (I.T.O.), tested and promoted Grandmaster Patrick Slezak, left, to 9th degree black belt. B6 Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Our Town, Johnstown, Pa. Grants available for canoe and kayak projects OUR TOWN funds were awarded quickly and staff were always available if I had a The Western Pennsylvania question or concern,” Kelly said in a Conservancy is seeking grant applicants press release. “I hope an increase in for its Canoe Access Development recreational activities on the creek will Fund, which supports projects that will lead to more visitors to the Westover improve canoe and kayak access to the area and a greater appreciation of all region’s waterways. Clearfield County waterways.” Founded in 2008 by WPC donors Qualified grant recipients will and outdoor enthusiasts Roy Weil receive up to $4,000 per site for the and Mary Shaw, WPC’s Canoe Access construction and enhancement of Development Fund provides grants canoe and kayak access locations. Grant to watershed organizations and other funding could be used to stabilize access community groups to make the region’s areas to rivers or streams, add nearby rivers and streams more accessible for parking areas, purchase riverside access outdoor recreation by developing and or for other improvements. improving access sites for canoeists, stream or river featured in Weil and Kelly Williams, watershed specialist A downloadable application, including kayakers and anglers. Currently, 81 Shaw’s “Canoeing Guide to Western with the Clearfield County Conservation a complete list of requirements, is CADF-supported projects are completed Pennsylvania and Northern West District, said her organization received available at WaterLandLife.org/ and open to the public along 34 Virginia” (located online at canoedraft. funding from WPC to construct an canoe-access-development-fund-cadf/. different waterways in 20 counties. shaw-weil.com) or a similar resource, or access to Chest Creek in Westover in Applications must be postmarked by New access sites proposed for grant be recognized as a paddling waterway in 2020. Nov. 13, and grant recipients will be funding should be located along a Western Pennsylvania. “The application process was simple, notified by Dec. 11. Trail race benefi ts Camp Harmony

Submitted photo Using proceeds from the 2020 On the Dam Trail Race around the Quemahoning Reservoir, the Johnstown Running Club recently made a donation to help more local young people experience a retreat near the local outdoor attraction. The club donated $2,500 to Camp Harmony, and club President Stephanie Daniels said she hopes to be able to double that amount at next year’s race. The date for that event has already been set for April 25. Roughly 50 people participated in the 2020 event, a 34-mile trek around the reservoir. Pictured are Daniels and Camp Harmony Executive Director Jen Vickroy.

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