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Vol. 21 No. 1,139 November 16—22, 2012 A Week’s News 75¢ Bowl bound WU football team makes history. See B1. Holiday spirit Annual Christmas Craft Show held. See B6. INDEX Police reports.................A2 Opinion ..........................A3 Obituaries ......................A4 County Calendar...........A5 Sports ......................... B1-2 Classifieds ...................... B4 greenecountymessenger.com By Kyle Edwards, for the Greene County Messenger WAYNESBURG – Several days after she was elected as the next representative for the 50th District of Penn- sylvania, Greene County Commissioner Pam Snyder officially stepped down from her position as commis- sioner and is looking toward the future. Snyder, whose resignation will go into effect Nov. 30, was already busy this week in her new position as she embarked on a three-day trip to Har- risburg. She said the trip was about getting ac- climated to the new envi- ronment and position. “At the new member orientation in Harrisburg, I received my official ID that lets me get in and out of the capitol building and met the House leaders, who explained what orientation would entail,” Snyder said. “We also held our Caucus Elections, where we chose the leaders of our Caucus. On Thursday, we pretty much wrapped things up for orientation and received a full tour of the capitol.” Snyder, who defeated Republican challenger Mark Fischer in the Nov. 6 election, said her first or- der of business, aside from finishing out her duties as commissioner, will be to continue working on getting her office locations up and running. “Hopefully, we’ll have [our offices set up] sometime in December or at the very latest by January 1. I’m not sure as of yet how many (staff members) I’ll be al- lowed to have, but the talk seems to be that the number will be three,” Snyder said. “I’m hoping to learn a lot of that information by the end of this week.” A week after the election, Snyder said that the reality of being the new state repre- sentative is slowly starting to sink in. “Being [in Harrisburg] and driving out there on Tuesday morning, it all start- ed to hit me; it’s all starting to feel real,” she said. Snyder was elected to fill the seat of state represen- tative for the 50th District previously held by Bill De- Weese, who served in that capacity for 36 years – a fact that Snyder said is not lost on her. “I can’t even put it into words. I am spending a lot of time wrapping my mind Snyder resigns as commissioner Snyder Story and photos by Steve Barrett Greene County was a place of pride and patriotism this past week, as var- ious Veterans Day events were held throughout the area in honor and rec- ognition of the many local men and women who have served or are serv- ing in the U.S. military. And each service, program and pa- rade gave area residents the opportu- nity to honor, remember, and express their gratitude to past and present soldiers who served and/or fought – and in some cases, died – for the Red, White and Blue. Students and faculty at Waynes- burg Central Elementary School held a special Veterans Day program on Nov. 9, which honored local veterans for their service. The large number of veterans who attended the event held in the school gymnasium were treated to a wide array of patriotic activities conducted by the elementary students, includ- ing the Pledge of Allegiance, class presentations, numerous songs and poems, a video presentation honoring all veterans, patriotic sing-alongs, guest speakers and more. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade, many of whom were dressed in red, white and blue attire, sang songs such as “America the Beautiful,” “The Star Spangled Ban- ner” and “God Bless America” and gave a presentation in which they folded the American flag. The guest speaker was Jeremy Rohanna, technical sergeant for the Pa. Air National Guard, 171st Air Refueling Wing. During his address, Rohanna spoke about the history and significance of Veterans Day. “Memorial Day is important be- cause it gives us the opportunity to honor the memory of those veterans whose lives were lost, while Veterans Day is important because it is a time when we pay tribute to all of who have served, and are currently serv- ing, this country,” he said. Rohanna talked to the students about the many ways they can honor veterans every day, such as Services held across county Jeremy Rohanna, technical sergeant for the Pa. Air National Guard, 171st Air Refueling Wing, poses with Waynesburg Central Elementary School students at the conclusion of a Veterans Day program held on Nov. 9 at the school. The event was one of several Veterans Day celebrations held across the county. Veterans Day By James Witte, for the Greene County Messenger With the 2012 presidential election now in the books, some of the results may have come as a surprise to resi- dents of Greene County. Democrats dominate Greene County, with over 14,000 registered Democrats to only 6,000 Republicans. Yet Mitt Romney carried the county with over 8,400 votes, which is almost 58 percent of the total votes. Based off of these numbers, registered Democrats stepped across the political aisle to vote for Romney. Republican County Com- missioner Archie Trader offered up a possible explanation. Trader is a part of the mi- nority that is the Republican party in Greene County, which makes his insight into the election for the county valuable. Trader said that he had expected Romney to win the county because “of the regulations that Obama has put on the coal mines now, and really putting a bind on the coal mines, so coal min- ers were actually voting for Romney, I think, this time.” The fact that President Obama won re-election was not as expected, though. “I thought it was going By Steve Barrett WAYNESBURG — Greene County com- missioners on Thursday approved a tenta- tive $25.7 million budget for next year, a budget that would be slightly higher than this year’s budget but also would hold the line on property taxes. The total proposed operating budget in- cludes the general fund and state and fed- eral funding for county programs, as well as proceeds from Marcellus shale natural gas drilling impact fees. The budget includes $15.77 million for the general fund, $3.14 million for core hu- man services and transportation programs, $2 million for the mental health and retar- dation services, $2.12 million for children and youth services, a $1.12 million state liquid fuels fund, $597,751 for domestic re- lations, $255,606 for drug and alcohol ser- vices, $320,000 for the 911 fund, $233,668 in Community Development Block Grants and $200,000 for the tourism fund. Officials said that although some depart- ments will experience budget decreases because of state and federal funding cuts, the overall budget will see a slight increase from 2012 because the county will receive drilling impact fees. “Costs are up and state and federal rev- enues are down, but the impact fees are go- ing to help keep our infrastructure where Trader discusses election results By Kyle Edwards, for the Greene County Messenger It was around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 when Greg Katchmark of Rices Landing was standing outside of his home, attempting to call his cat in from the rain. Little did he know that just moments later he would be saving a drowning dog’s life. Katchmark said he was outside when he heard a dog bark coming from the direction of the Monongahela River across the road from his house. After walking to the river, he could barely see the dog but knew that it was in trouble. “I didn’t think it (the dog) would make it to me – the current was that swift,” Katchmark said. “I was debating on whether or not I should run down to my neighbor’s and try and catch it down stream. It must have heard me calling my cat, because I only heard it bark once, and I imagine that that one bark took every ounce of energy it had that it Man saves dog from drowning Please see Dog, Page A6 Please see Vets, Page A5 Please see Trader, Page A5 Please see Snyder, Page A5 Commissioners approve proposed $25.7 million budget for 2013 Please see Budget, Page A2
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Vol. 21 No. 1,139 November 16—22, 2012 A Week’s News 75¢
WAYNESBURG – Several days after she was elected as the next representative for the 50th District of Penn-sylvania, Greene County Commissioner Pam Snyder officially stepped down from her position as commis-sioner and is looking toward the future.
Snyder, whose resignation will go into effect Nov. 30, was already busy this week in her new position as she embarked on a three-day
trip to Har-risburg. She said the trip was about getting ac-climated to the new envi-ronment and position.
“At the new member orientation
in Harrisburg, I received my official ID that lets me get in and out of the capitol building and met the House leaders, who explained what orientation would entail,”
Snyder said. “We also held our Caucus Elections, where we chose the leaders of our Caucus. On Thursday, we pretty much wrapped things up for orientation and received a full tour of the capitol.”
Snyder, who defeated Republican challenger Mark Fischer in the Nov. 6 election, said her first or-der of business, aside from finishing out her duties as commissioner, will be to continue working on getting her office locations up and running.
“Hopefully, we’ll have [our offices set up] sometime in December or at the very latest by January 1. I’m not sure as of yet how many (staff members) I’ll be al-lowed to have, but the talk seems to be that the number will be three,” Snyder said. “I’m hoping to learn a lot of that information by the end of this week.”
A week after the election, Snyder said that the reality of being the new state repre-sentative is slowly starting to sink in.
“Being [in Harrisburg]
and driving out there on Tuesday morning, it all start-ed to hit me; it’s all starting to feel real,” she said.
Snyder was elected to fill the seat of state represen-tative for the 50th District previously held by Bill De-Weese, who served in that capacity for 36 years – a fact that Snyder said is not lost on her.
“I can’t even put it into words. I am spending a lot of time wrapping my mind
Snyder resigns as commissioner
Snyder
Story and photos by Steve Barrett
Greene County was a place of pride and patriotism this past week, as var-ious Veterans Day events were held throughout the area in honor and rec-ognition of the many local men and women who have served or are serv-ing in the U.S. military.
And each service, program and pa-rade gave area residents the opportu-nity to honor, remember, and express their gratitude to past and present soldiers who served and/or fought – and in some cases, died – for the Red, White and Blue.
Students and faculty at Waynes-burg Central Elementary School held a special Veterans Day program on Nov. 9, which honored local veterans for their service.
The large number of veterans who attended the event held in the school gymnasium were treated to a wide array of patriotic activities conducted by the elementary students, includ-ing the Pledge of Allegiance, class presentations, numerous songs and poems, a video presentation honoring
all veterans, patriotic sing-alongs, guest speakers and more.
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade, many of whom were dressed in red, white and blue attire, sang songs such as “America the Beautiful,” “The Star Spangled Ban-ner” and “God Bless America” and gave a presentation in which they folded the American flag.
The guest speaker was Jeremy Rohanna, technical sergeant for the Pa. Air National Guard, 171st Air Refueling Wing. During his address, Rohanna spoke about the history and significance of Veterans Day.
“Memorial Day is important be-cause it gives us the opportunity to honor the memory of those veterans whose lives were lost, while Veterans Day is important because it is a time when we pay tribute to all of who have served, and are currently serv-ing, this country,” he said.
Rohanna talked to the students about the many ways they can honor veterans every day, such as
Services held across county
Jeremy Rohanna, technical sergeant for the Pa. Air National Guard, 171st Air Refueling Wing, poses with Waynesburg Central Elementary School students at the conclusion of a Veterans Day program held on Nov. 9 at the school. The event was one of several Veterans Day celebrations held across the county.
Veterans Day
By James Witte, for the Greene County Messenger
With the 2012 presidential election now in the books, some of the results may have come as a surprise to resi-dents of Greene County.
Democrats dominate Greene County, with over 14,000 registered Democrats to only 6,000 Republicans. Yet Mitt Romney carried the county with over 8,400 votes, which is almost 58 percent of the total votes. Based off of these numbers, registered Democrats stepped across the political aisle to vote for Romney.
Republican County Com-missioner Archie Trader offered up a possible explanation.
Trader is a part of the mi-nority that is the Republican party in Greene County, which makes his insight into the election for the county valuable.
Trader said that he had expected Romney to win the county because “of the regulations that Obama has put on the coal mines now, and really putting a bind on the coal mines, so coal min-ers were actually voting for Romney, I think, this time.”
The fact that President Obama won re-election was not as expected, though.
“I thought it was going
By Steve Barrett
WAYNESBURG — Greene County com-missioners on Thursday approved a tenta-tive $25.7 million budget for next year, a budget that would be slightly higher than this year’s budget but also would hold the line on property taxes.
The total proposed operating budget in-cludes the general fund and state and fed-eral funding for county programs, as well as proceeds from Marcellus shale natural gas drilling impact fees.
The budget includes $15.77 million for the general fund, $3.14 million for core hu-man services and transportation programs, $2 million for the mental health and retar-dation services, $2.12 million for children and youth services, a $1.12 million state liquid fuels fund, $597,751 for domestic re-lations, $255,606 for drug and alcohol ser-vices, $320,000 for the 911 fund, $233,668 in Community Development Block Grants and $200,000 for the tourism fund.
Officials said that although some depart-ments will experience budget decreases because of state and federal funding cuts, the overall budget will see a slight increase from 2012 because the county will receive drilling impact fees.
“Costs are up and state and federal rev-enues are down, but the impact fees are go-ing to help keep our infrastructure where
Trader discusses election results
By Kyle Edwards, for the Greene County Messenger
It was around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 when Greg Katchmark of Rices Landing was standing outside of his home, attempting to call his cat in from the rain. Little did he know that just moments later he would be saving a drowning dog’s life.
Katchmark said he was outside when he heard a dog bark coming from the direction of the Monongahela River across the road from his house. After walking to the river, he could barely see the dog but knew that it was in trouble.
“I didn’t think it (the dog) would make it to me – the current was that swift,” Katchmark said. “I was debating on whether or not I should run down to my neighbor’s and try and catch it down stream. It must have heard me calling my cat, because I only heard it bark once, and I imagine that that one bark took every ounce of energy it had that it
Man saves dog from drowning
Please see Dog, Page A6Please see Vets, Page A5
Please see Trader, Page A5
Please see Snyder, Page A5
Commissioners approve proposed $25.7 million budget for 2013
Please see Budget, Page A2
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P O L I C E R E P O R TItems stolen
Sometime between Nov. 1 and 5, someone stole a large amount of copper wire and several vehicle batteries from Nabor’s Well Services in Jefferson Twp., state police said.
Wires stolenState police said that
sometime between 5 a.m. Nov. 7 and 2 a.m. Nov. 8, someone stole copper ground wires from the Emerald Coal Resources mine airshaft in Franklin Twp.
Burglary reported
State police said that sometime between Oct. 21 and 24, someone broke into several stor-age units at the H&L Storage facility in Jef-ferson Borough.
Items stolen included 20 fishing rods from the unit owned by Evelyn Gephart of Mt. Morris; a Belle Vernon class ring and a pair of ear-rings from the unit owned by Kayla Blakely of Waynesburg; and a Ruger handgun, two flat screen televisions and numerous rounds
of ammunition from the unit owned by William Schamp of Uniontown, police said.
Two other units, one owned by Erica Phillips of Graysville and the other owned by Loletta Scogin of Waynesburg, were also broken into, but it is unknown whether anything was stolen, police said.
Arsonist chargedState police said that
at 2:50 p.m. Nov. 9, Josie Haring, 18, of Jef-ferson was accused of burning down a barn on the Gwynn Rd. resi-dence of Daniel Lama in Jefferson Twp.
Haring was taken into custody and ar-raigned by District Judge Louis Dayich for charges of arson, criminal mischief and recklessly endangering another person, police said.
Crash reportedAt 1:47 a.m. Nov. 8, a
vehicle driven by Aaron Dwight Householder, 27, of Richmond, Ohio drove through a curve while traveling on Rt. 18 in Morris Twp, state police said. According
to police, Householder’s vehicle traveled through the opposing lane of traffic, struck a guide rail, went airborne onto Boulder Rd., rolled over and came to rest on its driver’s side before fall-ing into Smith Creek. Householder was ex-tracted from the vehicle by Morris and Center Twp. fire departments, and was transported to a medical facility by Southwest EMS, police said.
Woman accusedState police said that
at 1 a.m. Oct. 21, Sa-brina Margita, 35, of Dilliner was accused of striking someone in the eye and jaw during an altercation on Bald Hill Church Rd. in Dunkard Twp.
it needs to be, without putting the entire bur-den on the general fund budget,” said Scott Kel-ley, budget director.
The county received $3.1 million in impact fees this year and is expected to receive at least $2.5 million in 2013.
The county will not have to take any money from the fund balance to balance the 2013 budget. There is cur-rently more than $3.3 million in that funding stream, officials said.
The millage rate and budget for 2013 will be up for adoption at the commissioners’ Dec. 13 meeting and is ex-pected to be the same as 2012, which is 7.535 mills.
The budget is now available for public in-spection in the commis-sioners’ office, which is located at the Greene County Office Building. The budget also will be available for viewing on the county’s website, www.co.greene.pa.us.
In addition to the budget, the commis-sioners accepted a pro-posal for a tax anticipa-tion note at a fixed rate of 1.49 percent interest from Community Bank.
County officials ex-plained that the loan can be used to fund county operations from Jan. 1, 2013, until the tax collection starts and also could be used to balance cash-flow if the state or federal grants that make up a certain amount of the 2012 budget are slow to re-imburse the county.
Three banks submit-ted proposals, but com-missioners approved Community Bank’s proposal because it of-fered the lowest inter-est rate at a fixed rate. The other two propos-als from PNC Bank and
First National Bank had interest rates of 1.46 percent (variable) and 1.5 percent (fixed), respectively.
The maximum amount that the county will borrow is $2 mil-lion, with a breakdown of $1 million for the county’s general fund and $1 million for the human services program.
In a matter related to finances, the com-missioners voted Thursday to transfer the 2012 impact fees into three departments, with $2.43 million to be moved to the capital projects fund, $300,000 to children and youth services and $299,500 to the human services department.
The biggest project to be covered by the impact fees in the 2012 and 2013 capital proj-ects fund include the repairing and demoli-tion of county bridges, which is expected to cost $1,150,000. Other projects include $595,000 for the court-house roof and other repairs to the court-house, $700,000 for 911 radio controllers and upgrades to the 911 radio system, $500,000 for development at the county airport and $400,000 for improve-ments to Mon View Pool in Greensboro.
In other business, the commissioners and the Greene County Farmland Preservation Board announced that the county has finalized the purchase of its sec-ond agricultural ease-ment in Greene County.
The purchase of 100.8 acres of farmland in Cumberland Township owned by the James F. and Pearl Willis Living Trust Farm was en-cumbered in December 2011 and finalized Nov. 2.
Commissioners and members of the Greene County Farmland Pres-ervation Board also presented James Willis,
the easement’s land-owner, with a certifi-cate of appreciation for preserving the farm-land through the county farmland preservation program.
The total cost of the easement is $60,961, with the state Depart-ment of Agriculture’s Bureau of Farmland Preservation providing $47,224 in funds and the county contributing the remaining $13,737. The county’s contribu-tion is made up from a percentage of Clean and Green rollback taxes and annual al-locations for easement purchases.
The commissioners accepted the agreement of sale for the conserva-tion easement at their Dec. 15, 2011, meeting. Previously, 53.7 acres owned by the Willis Living Trust were due to be preserved, but could not be encum-bered because of own-ership issues related to surface coal rights. The 100.8 acres will contin-ue to be used for beef operations, rotational grazing and crops.
The Willis easement follows the county’s first agricultural con-servation easement purchased in 2008 from William and Lura Ann Cree of Cumberland Township. The Crees’ 108-acre dairy farm was the first Greene County farm entered into the state’s Farm-land Preservation Program.
Agricultural conser-vation easements can be used to permanently protect family farmland from future nonagri-cultural development, expand or improve farm operations or help with estate planning for landowners. Eligible properties must be located within an ap-proved agricultural se-curity area, in addition to other requirements.
The Greene County Conservation District will take applications
from April 15 through June 15, 2013, for fu-ture agricultural con-servation easements. For more information, call the Conservation District at 724-852-5278 or e-mail [email protected].
In other business, representatives from Walmart, the major sponsor of the 2012 Heroes Run/Walk, pre-sented the families of two Greene County ser-vicemen killed in Iraq with a check for $2,500 during the commission-ers’ meeting Thursday.
The donation, along with all other spon-sorships and race proceeds, will benefit memorial scholarship funds established in re-membrance of the men.
The sixth annual Heroes Run/Walk, held Sept. 15 along the Greene River Trail, raised about $15,000 for memorial funds es-tablished in the names of Army Spc. Gregory Cox of Carmichaels and Marine Lance Cpl. Steven Phillips of Spraggs, both of whom were killed in Humvee accidents in Iraq. Cox, 21, died in September 2004, and Phillips, 27, died in February 2006. More than 300 runners and walkers turned out for the event.
Presenting the check from Walmart were Marcy Park, Walmart district manager, and Steve Beres, store man-ager of the Waynesburg Walmart. John and Mary Anne Cox accept-ed the check on behalf of their son’s scholar-ship fund; Jim and Paulette Phillips were unable to attend Thurs-day’s presentation.
BudgetContinued from A1
The following local students have been named to the Westmoreland County Community Col-lege dean’s list, 3.5 QPA, for the summer 2012 semester:
Jill Bair of Carmichaels, Loren N. Holbert of Dilliner and Ryan S. Wilson of Greensboro.
Local students named to WCCC dean’s list
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…This is my last column before Thanksgiving ar-rives, so I want to take a moment to wish everyone a safe and happy Turkey Day, which is my second favorite holiday of the year (after Halloween, of course) because of the three cherished F’s: Fam-ily, Football and Feast.
I always look forward to Thanksgiving because it always reminds me that I have a lot to be thank-ful for. I am fortunate for the many blessings in my life, my wife, my baby, my family, my friends, my health. In particular, I am especially grateful for my parents for teaching me valuable life lessons while I was growing up that helped me become the person I am today, and I am extremely thankful for the love and kindness that my wife has given me over the years, especially when I feel I have not given enough in return.
This Thanksgiving is go-ing to be even more special to me because it will be the first one that my wife and I will celebrate with our son, and it will be an opportu-nity for my family to share with one another just how thankful we are to be able to spend another holiday together. My parents have endured a horrific year of life-threatening medical is-sues and continue to suffer through them to this very day, but we are very thank-ful that God is listening to our prayers and continues to watch over them, and we are looking forward to celebrating the “Day of Thanks” together.
And as far as our son is concerned, there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t thank God for blessing us with Bryson, especially considering how long it took for us to finally have him and how much joy he has already brought our family.
(Speaking of Bryson, I thank those of you who took the time to send me such beautiful and heart-felt cards offering congratula-tions and well wishes. They were all very touching, and they meant a great deal to my wife and me.)
I sincerely encourage all of our readers to also take the holiday season to be thankful for the blessings in their lives.
Happy Thanksgiving……I also enjoy Turkey
Day because another of my favorite days of the whole year comes around right after Thanksgiving is over, and this day is bigger and more exciting than all of the holidays combined. Yes, I’m talking about Black Friday.
For those of you who don’t know about this phe-nomenon, Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, the day after Thanksgiving where con-sumers get up at the crack of dawn and – armed with shopping carts, flyers and caffeine-fueled adrena-line – forget all about the holiday spirit and find themselves in a consumer-crazed frenzy.
I confess that I am a Black Friday shop-aholic. Each year, my wife and I brave the cold weather and the crazy crowds to do our Christmas shopping, all for
the single goal of taking advantage of some truly big savings. But unfortu-nately, we’ve also seen our share of Black Friday in-cidents over the years that would give young children nightmares: Fistfights in parking lots, people steal-ing sale items out of other shoppers’ carts…one time, we watched in horror as a determined shopper struck and injured an elderly woman with her cart, and never bothered to stop or apologize. It’s always amaz-ing to see this dark side of humanity.
(Go out just one time to experience this phenom-enon, and I guarantee you’ll understand the REAL rea-son why they call it “Black Friday.” But don’t say you weren’t warned.)
Honestly, it never ceases to shock me when I see some of the shenanigans and antics of those seem-ingly normal people who turn into bloodthirsty sav-ages in search of a sale, just hours after celebrating a Day of Thanks.
And you know what? I must be a savage too, be-cause I find the whole affair to be rather exciting, espe-cially when I am victorious in my quest to snag the hot-test holiday items for sale. By my count, I haven’t had a Black Friday yet that I didn’t get what I set out to buy. And now that I know what I’m going after this year, I intend to keep my undefeated streak alive.
So if you are one of the brave ones who are daring enough to venture out early morning on Black Friday next week for a little shop-ping, I wish you the best of luck and I hope you make it home in one piece…just as long as you’re not in the same line as me as I at-tempt to get my ultimate Christmas gift...
...One last quick note: I want to commend those who attended any Veter-ans Day services and/or parades, and I want to give two big “Thumbs Up” to the many veterans, civil-ians, businesses, organiza-tions and schools who orga-nized and/or participated in any services or events held to honor those who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. military. You should be proud of yourselves. Many veterans who attended the services told me on several different occasions that they were very appreciative of the re-spect that they were shown.
(For example, kudos to the faculty and students at Waynesburg Central El-ementary School, who did such a nice job of honoring the veterans with a special program. The most touch-ing part of the service was at the conclusion; as the veterans exited the school, hundreds of students lined up along the hallways and applauded the veterans, waving American flags and telling them “Thank you.” The emotional reactions of the veterans will be some-thing that I will remember for a long, long time.)
As for those who were physically able to attend any of the Veterans Day services but instead chose to sleep in, stay home, play golf, or wash their car, we simply have three words for you: “Shame on you”...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
GUEST COMMENTARY
By Bettie Stammerjohn
Last week’s election set the stage for some important po-litical debates, including one about the future of giving in our country. Over the course of the next six weeks, federal lawmakers will set the terms for the tax debate in 2013. The Obama Administration favors limiting the charitable deduction by capping it at 28 percent, and we know for cer-tain that multiple scenarios involving alterations to the deduction are on the table as the president and Congress consider options to generate revenue and address our na-tional debt. At a time in our history when philanthropic investment in Greene County is needed more than ever before, it is imperative that lawmakers encourage and protect charitable giving.
This year, The Commu-nity Foundation of Greene County has worked in close partnership with local donors, charities, and civic leaders to address the issues Greene County residents live with every day. More than 1,000 children were fed during the summer through grants from the Summer Food Fund. Nearly 130 children were able to participate in local preschool and private K-12 education programs through scholarships from the EITC Pre-K Fund and the EITC K-12 Scholarship Fund. Ap-proximately 50 adults with disabilities learned new skills by using recycled materials to create works of art with a grant from the Arts & Culture Fund and the Bob Bradford
Fund. More than 1,000 water samples are being tested from local streams with a grant from the Good For Greene Fund. And countless Greene County school children are benefiting from a variety of EITC innovative education curriculum projects in Carmi-chaels, Southeastern Greene and West Greene school districts.
Look no further than these examples to see the conse-quences we face if donors’ ability to give is diminished.
This is Community Foun-dation Week, a national recognition of the vital role that America’s more than 700 community foundations play in job creation and train-ing, education, and economic growth. Community founda-tions represent one of the fastest-growing forms of phi-lanthropy. In 2011, they gave an estimated $4.2 billion to a variety of nonprofit activities in areas such as the arts and education, health and human services, the environment, and disaster relief.
Community foundations serve as strategic partners to local government, bringing the right players to the table to invest, take risks where necessary, and plot a course forward for our communities. Because we live where we give, we are able to help do-nors invest in the issues that are most critical to our resi-dents. When we make a grant, it helps people you know, not individuals you are just hear-ing or reading about for the first time.
Local high school students Andrya Durr, Tyler Kamenos,
Cameron Grimes, Chris Caldwell, Michael Rumble and others received scholar-ships to help them attend col-lege and further their educa-tion. Scholarships that were established in memory of local residents Darlene Phil-lips, William and Shirley Han-ley, Gregory Cox, and Rocky Doman. Second Sam Nine, a new nonprofit started by Scott Roberts provides adult day care for young adults with de-velopmental disabilities who don’t qualify for state subsi-dized care. Cathie Carpenter’s Greater Waynesburg Chris-tian Outreach West Sides program provides weekend programs for local teens.
Our resources come from people who want to give back to the community where they live—and, more importantly, that they love. We must en-sure that charitable giving is protected and encouraged in the 113th Congress and that the Community Foundation of Greene County’s ability to invest where Greene County needs it most is allowed to continue.
Bettie Stammerjohn is the executive director of the Com-munity Foundation of Greene County, a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization found-ed in 2000. CFGC is the cen-tral philanthropic vehicle in Greene County for donations of various types and sizes and currently manages more than three million dollars in assets through more than 55 perma-nent endowed and restricted funds. For more information, contact the CFGC office at 724-627-2010, or our website at www.cfgcpa.org.
By Ken Dufalla
Now that the election is over, it is time to look toward the future. The question re-mains, “What will happen now?” In the local area, will there be any movement to-ward cleaning up the water problem? In a recent release by the EPA, it was stated that the bromide levels in the river system are dropping. The article attributed the drop in the bromide levels to the voluntary refusal of the local sewage plants from taking frack water. Let us look a little deeper into this conclusion.
The state’s DEP let the sewage plants take a certain percent of frack water into their plants. The idea was that there would be a dilu-tion factor that would dilute the water to “safe” levels, whatever that might be. Well, it did not work. The agency that is to ensure our health and protect the environment made a mistake. This can be understood, but when it has been revealed that there may be a major problem with the testing of private water wells, then suspicion grows. The new code developed by the DEP seems to indicate a skirting of the truth about how the Marcellus drilling is affecting our drinking water. An investigation has been called for by Rep. J. White. Time will tell what is actually taking place in this case.
Going back to the EPA’s conclusion, it is good to hear the news, but the bromide levels from the Alpha Mine discharges are still very high. Currently, Alpha Resources Mines have been served, by
two agencies, of their intent to litigate if other problems with the discharges are not corrected. Excluding bro-mides, several of Alpha’s discharges have not been in compliance with Iron, Man-ganese and Osmotic Pressure for the last five years. This information is on file at the DEP’s office at California, Pa. Not once have these levels of safety been met. Yet, the DEP has issued new permits as well as renewed old per-mits knowing that compli-ance is not being met. Is this another mistake? The Clyde Mine outbreak has been run-ning untreated since June 24, 2012. The discharge has placed thousands of gallons of raw mine water into Ten Mile Creek. The discharge is under the responsibility of the DEP. Is this another mistake?
Let us leave the DEP and look locally. Several years ago, (former) state Rep. Bill DeWeese brought $ 4.9 million from the Growing Greener Program to Greene County to reclaim the Mather Gob Pile. The money is gone, but the Mather Gob Pile remains. Trying to find the whys and whereas of how the money was spent is like looking for a needle in a hay-stack. All I can say for sure is that the back side of the Gob Pile is still running drainage into Ten Mile Creek and the problem is not close to being fixed, but the money is gone. I also remember something about money being given to the county that would be used to remove the old railroad ties from the Mather dump. Some ties are gone, but there are plenty left to be dealt with. If the money was given to correct this problem, then why is the problem still pres-ent? If there was a problem with the disposal of the ties,
then what was plan B? Maybe that money has also run out.
What about Duke Lake at Ryerson Station State Park? It has been seven years, and still no lake and no infor-mation on the problem or progress of the lake’s return. Here again, the DEP has backed away from the prob-lem and I really do not know where the county stands on this issue. This brings us to Wisecarver Reservoir. It was my understanding that the lake was to be made into a county recreation facility that was to be completed by the beginning of fall of 2012. The project is a long way from being finished. There have been a lot of promises, but for them to come to fruition has been a long, long journey. I guess the lack of resolve on these issues is good enough for the county’s residents. When I look at the problems and the failures that have occurred in the County and the 50th District, I do not see any change in the future. It will be business as usual. Greene County is one of the most mineral-rich counties in the state, yet, we are one of the poorest. Did you ever ask yourself why?
Whether we like it or not, our environment (water and air) are the first to be sacri-ficed for economic growth. These two parts of the four basic needs of life are the most important, but they are the first to suffer when new economic growth appears. I hope that in two years that I am still not writing about the same issues, but unless something really changes and the federal government steps in to correct the current problems, I do not see any changes happening.
Always keep your faith, be-cause sometimes it is the only thing we have!
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Sharon Rohanna Hall
Sharon Rohanna Hall, 59, of Hudson, Fla., died Monday, October 8, 2012, in her home.
She was born Septem-ber 16, 1953, in Waynes-burg, a daughter of the late Andrew K. Jr. and Rita Butler Rohanna.
Mrs. Hall was a 1971 graduate of Waynesburg High School, attended Edinboro State College and was a 1976 graduate of Washington Hospital School of Nursing.
She lived in Waynes-burg and Greene Coun-ty most of her life, with the last 12 years spent in Florida.
Mrs. Hall was a registered nurse and formerly worked as a nurse, a director of nursing and assistant director of nursing. She had worked at Greene County Memorial Hos-pital and Franklin Care Center in Waynesburg, Monpointe Continuing Care Center in Morgan-town, W.Va. and Tan-dem Health Care and Madison Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center in New Port Richey, Fla.
She and her husband, Bob, attended Oak View United Method-ist Church for several years when they resided in Waynesburg. At the time of her death, they were members of Unit-ed Methodist Church in Hudson.
Mrs. Hall enjoyed cooking, baking, family gatherings, walks on the beach, quiet time with God reading her Bible and being a loving wife and mother.
On October 29, 1977, she married Rob-ert “Bob” Hall, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Jessica Hall of Hudson; a sister, Marcia Rohanna of Morgantown; six broth-ers, David Rohanna and wife Demaree of Elkins, W.Va., Mark Rohanna and wife Terri of Decatur, Ill., Andy Rohanna and wife Patty of Graysville, Greg Ro-hanna and wife Mary of Jefferson, Darryl Rohanna and wife Linda of Waynesburg and Jeff Rohanna and wife Janis of Clarksville; several nieces and nephews; and two great-nephews.
Leonard A. Craver
Leonard A. Craver, 86, of Mt. Morris, died at 10:03 p.m. Friday, November 9, 2012, sur-rounded by his loving family.
He was born Tues-day, May 4, 1926, in Kitzmiller, Md., a son of the late Joseph E. and Dora Burrell Craver.
Mr. Craver was a member of Mt. Morris Gospel Tabernacle As-sembly of God.
For more than 60 years, he was a mem-ber of the United Mine Workers of America. He also was a member of Mt. Morris Senior Citizens.
When his health permitted, he enjoyed fishing and traveling. He loved training and showing horses. He re-tired from Humphrey 7 Coal Mine in Mt. Morris. Following his retirement, he helped his family and delivered flowers for his daughter at Main St. Floral in Mt. Morris.
Surviving is his wife of 66 years, Wilma J. Murphy Craver, whom he married June 8, 1946.
Also surviving are three daughters, Doro-thy Jean Gallatin of Mt. Morris, Brenda (Bob) Bennett of Morgantown, W.Va., and Debra Ann (Wayne) Helmick of Morgantown; a son, Eugene (Donna) Craver of Fredericksburg, Va.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Esther
Stegemann of Oshkosh, Wis., and Jo Ann Craver of Phoenix, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are a son-in-law, Gary Gallatin, two sisters and three brothers.
Thelma J. WytkoThelma J. Wytko, 86,
of Greensboro, died at 10:01 a.m. Monday, No-vember 5, 2012, in her home.
She was born Decem-ber 14, 1925, in York Run, Fayette County, a daughter of the late Martin William and Su-san Shuman Yaniga.
Mrs. Wytko was a 1943 graduate of Georges Township High School and during her married life she resided in the Greensboro area.
She was a member of the former Holy Family Roman Catholic Church of Greensboro and Ro-sary Altar Society of the church.
While her children were in high school, she served as president of Mapletown Band Boost-ers and was a member of First Catholic Slovak Union.
Mrs. Wytko enjoyed baking and was very de-voted to her family. She was especially proud of her marriage of 62 years to her late hus-band, Henry F. Wytko Sr. The couple was mar-ried January 14, 1950; he passed away April 26, 2012.
Surviving are a son, Henry F. Wytko Jr. and partner Randy of Springfield, Va.; a daughter, Deborah S. Gresh and husband Mi-chael, of Greensboro; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are three brothers, Albin Yaniga, William Yaniga and Ed-ward “Junior” Yaniga.
Amedisys Hospice and Jolene Weston and Erika Menear cared for her.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to American Heart Association.
Samuel StacySamuel Stacy, 92, of
Waynesburg, formerly of Rices Landing, died Friday, November 2, 2012, in the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Margie Stacy. He was born April 8, 1920, in Collier, a son of the late Fred and Carmella Ponterro Stacy.
Mr. Stacy was a graduate of German Township High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of American Legion Post 816 in Rices Landing and Greene County Slo-vak Club.
On July 1, 1952, he married Meta Wolff, who died June 15, 2002.
Surviving are a son, Fred Stacy and wife Margie of Waynesburg; a brother, Francis Stacy of Mesa, Ariz.; and a special sister-in-law, Gertrude Busti of Crucible.
Deceased are two brothers, Joseph Stacy and Francis Stacy, who died in childhood, and three sisters, Isabelle Stemnock, Mary Rizo and Theresa Stacy.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memo-rials to Hospice Care of the Washington Hospi-tal or Donnell House of the Washington Hospi-tal Hospice.
Suzanne Y. LaRue
Suzanne Y. LaRue, 66, of Carmichaels, died at 6:10 p.m. Fri-day, November 9, 2012, at Southwest Re-gional Medical Center, Waynesburg, after a lengthy illness.
She was born Sep-tember 17, 1946, in
Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Arthur Elton and Doris Mae Swann LaRue.
Miss LaRue at-tended Carmichaels Area schools and First Christian Church of Carmichaels.
She enjoyed the com-pany of her pets and be-ing outdoors.
Surviving are a broth-er, Timothy S. LaRue and wife Karen of Montross, Va.; a sister, Arta L. Whipkey and husband William of Car-michaels; and several nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Greene County Humane Soci-ety, 183 Jefferson Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370.
Ardis F. HeadleeArdis F. Headlee, 96,
of Waynesburg, passed away in her home Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
She was born May 15, 1916, in New Salem, a daughter of Arthur and Etta McClintock Fearer.
On July 24, 1937, she married Stanley J. Headlee of Garards Fort, who died March 10, 2007.
Surviving are two sons, Robert V. Headlee of Rices Landing and Harland R. Headlee (Norma) of Waynes-burg. Also surviving is a sister Dolores Cox of Jefferson, seven grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Deceased, in addi-tion to her husband and parents, are four sisters, Geraldine Fearer, Willo Byers, Ethelyn Mitchell and Ester Sams; and five brothers, Edwin (Duck), Frank, Darwin, Bill and Robert (Pete) Fearer.
Mrs. Headlee gradu-ated from Uniontown High School in 1934, traveling to school from New Salem by trol-ley. After graduating, she worked at Kresges Department Store in Uniontown.
On July 24, 1937, she married her beloved Stanley, who lived on a farm with his parents near Davistown.
She was a homemaker for many years while living in the towns of Dilliner, Garards Fort, Mapletown, Waynes-burg and Mt. Vernon.
In 1956, she and her husband opened their own independent insurance agency in Waynesburg, where she worked as a clerk-typist. The agency was later expanded with the purchase of Vance Insurance Agency of Mt. Morris and Titus Insurance Agency of Waynesburg. Mrs. Headlee served as the office coordinator and was a licensed insur-ance agent.
After selling the agen-cy and retiring, she and her husband spent 20 winter seasons in Clear-water, Fla. They were there from October through May vacation-ing with sisters Dolores and Ethelyn’s families and her husband’s brother, Shirl, and his family, all of whom re-tired to the Clearwater area. They moved back to Greene County in 1987.
Mrs. Headlee enjoyed her hobby of ceramics, as well as family ac-tivities during holidays,
traveling, dining out and church. Over the past few years, she enjoyed trips to Ohio’s Amish country, Williamsburg, Va., and Niagara Falls, N.Y.
She expressed her ap-preciation to those fam-ily members and friends who took the time to visit with her during the past few years.
Memorial dona-tions may be made to Washington/ Greene Blind Association, 566 East Maiden Street, Washington, PA 15301, or Oak View United Methodist Church, 160 Rolling Meadows Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370.
Darrah “Wood” Hathaway
Darrah “Wood” Ha-thaway passed away in Alameda, CA on No-vember 4, 2012, at the age of 87.
Wood was born is Carmichaels, Penn-sylvania to Albert and Margaret Hathaway.
After graduation in 1943 from Cumber-land Township High School, Carmichaels, he enlisted in the Navy. During WWII, while stationed at the Oakland Naval Supply Depot in Oakland, California, Wood met his future wife, Gladys Glazier. They were married for 56 years.
He retired after 35 years at Wells Fargo Bank in Alameda, California.
Wood was an active member of Rotary and was involved with Al-ameda Men’s Golf Club, the Elks Club and the Encinal Yacht Club. He enjoyed playing golf and quality time with his grandchildren.
Wood was preceded in death by his loving wife, Gladys Hathaway; par-ents, Albert and Mar-garet Hathaway, Car-michaels; and brothers, Bill & Jack Hathaway.
He is survived by his children, Susan (Larry) Hengl of Moraga, Calif., Steven (Gloria) Hatha-way of Alameda, Calif., and Sherry Birkestrand of Twain Harte, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and loving friend, Carol Seagren.
The family has re-quested in lieu of flow-ers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Anna Blanche Hartley Johnson
Anna Blanche Hartley Johnson, 93, of Char-don, Ohio, formerly of Waynesburg, died Mon-day, November 5, 2012, in Blossom Hills Care Center, Huntsburg, Ohio.
She was born October 18, 1919, in Carmi-chaels, a daughter of the late Edgar Minor and Sarah Ann Armstrong Hartley.
Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Cumberland Township High School.
She retired as the chief clerk of Central Greene School District after 23 years of service.
Mrs. Johnson re-sided most of her life in Waynesburg, where she was a member of First United Methodist Church, Cornerstone Genealogy Society and the Library Club.
She enjoyed play-ing bridge. Surviv-ing are a daughter,
Elizabeth (Charles) Torok of Chardon, Ohio; two grandsons; and a great-grandson.
Deceased are her husband, William Rob-ert Johnson, who died in 1985; three broth-ers, Howard Hartley, Noah Hartley and Oscar Hartley; and three sis-ters, Mary Jane Titus, Elizabeth Keener and Laura Ely.
Memorial contribu-tions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Waynesburg, 112 North Richhill Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370.
Larry Alvin Clark
Larry Alvin Clark, 88, of Washington, died Friday, November 9, 2012, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness.
He was born October 31, 1924, in Carmi-chaels, a son of the late Clyde and Ethel Green Clark.
Mr. Clark served in the U. S. Army during World War II with Com-pany C, 89th Mortar Battalion. He received an honorable discharge December 11, 1945.
He worked in the maintenance depart-ment at Washington Steel for 25 years.
Mr. Clark was Protestant.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
On February 24, 1948, he married Esther Mae Bowser, who died June 26, 2010.
Surviving are two sons, Gary (Karen) Clark of Lone Pine and Larry (Cathy) Clark II of Washington; two sisters, Patricia Thistlewaite of Jeffer-son and Lorena (Paul) Clez of Uniontown; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Bonnie Clark Merryman; four broth-ers, Ronald, Stanley, Fred and Dick Clark; and four sisters, Velma, Eleanora, Doris and Janet.
Charles A. Tenney Sr.
Charles A. Tenney Sr., 68, of Washington, for-merly of Canonsburg, died Monday, Novem-ber 5, 2012, surrounded by his family, in Kin-dred Hospital, Oakdale, after a short illness.
He was born October 31, 1944, in Waynes-burg, a son of the late Denver and Geneva Stewart Tenny.
Mr. Tenney gradu-ated from Waynesburg High School and then from welding school. He worked as a welder in shipyards.
He spent most of his life in the Canonsburg and Washington areas. Surviving are a son, Charles Tenny Jr. of Canonsburg; a daugh-ter, Nicole Tenny of Canonsburg; two broth-ers, Artista “Art” Tenny of Washington and Fred Stewart and wife Donna of Washington; and a sister, Candy Cheeks and husband Richard of Waynesburg.
Robert M. Buttermore
Robert M. “Butter” Buttermore, 65, of Car-michaels, passed away unexpectedly Wednes-day, November 7, 2012, in Uniontown Hospital.
He was born August 31, 1947, in Waynes-burg, a son of the late Charles R. and Ann Uswa Buttermore of Alicia.
Mr. Buttermore took pride in serving his country for 14 months in Vietnam in the U.S. Army. He qualified for the Combat Infantry-man Badge and Air Medal. In recent years, he had suffered from the effects of Agent Orange.
He loved golf, hunt-ing, fishing and tinker-ing around the house, but most of all, he loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Mr. Buttermore retired in 2009 from Emerald Mine, Waynes-burg, with 17 years of service.
Surviving are son Jonathan Buttermore (Amie) of Carmichaels; stepdaughter Kelley Foreman (Troy) of Greensboro; two grand-sons; two step-grand-daughters; three sisters, Emily Ray, Deborah Ross (John) and Mary Margaret McCorkle (Al); and three brothers, Charles R. Buttermore Jr. (Ruby), Patrick But-termore and Jeffrey Buttermore.
Deceased, in ad-dition to his parents, are his wife, Saundra Engott Buttermore, who died in 2010, and a brother, William Leo Buttermore.
Joyce Marie Kimble
Joyce Marie Kimble, 55, of Sycamore, for-merly of Cameron, W.Va., died at 9:55 a. m. Monday, November 5, 2012, in her home, surrounded by her fam-ily, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born January 31, 1957, in Washington, a daughter of Ann Low-ery Litman of Claysville and the late George Ru-ben Litman.
Mrs. Kimble had been a resident of Cameron for several years, prior to moving to Morris Township in 1993.
She was a 1975 gradu-ate of McGuffey High School.
Mrs. Kimble was a former nurse’s aide at Cameron Rehab Center and the former Beverly Health Care Center in Waynesburg. She was then employed as a school bus driver in West Greene School District by Petermann Transportation, former-ly Grim Transportation, for more than 16 years, prior to retirement be-cause of ill health.
She had been a mem-ber of Women of the Moose in Waynesburg since 1996, Alley Cats bowling team at Alpine Lanes in Washington and Teamsters Union 491.
Mrs. Kimble enjoyed gardening, raising flow-ers and camping out West in Hickory Hollow Campground and Black Water Falls, W.Va. She was an avid bowler for several years and loved spending time with her grandchildren.
On January 20, 1996, she married David Reid Kimble, who survives.
Surviving, in ad-dition to her mother and husband, are five daughters, Billie Jo, wife of Gordon Henry of Nineveh, Jessica, wife of David Ammons of Wadestown, Amanda Bedillion, Angie, wife of Chuck Cramer of Deep Valley, and Jen-nifer, wife of Michael Marshall of Metz; three sons, JD Bedillion of Prosperity, Chad, husband of Whitney Bedillion of San Di-ego, Calif., and Jason Kimble of Claysville; five sisters, Nancy, wife of Dennis Lyle of Tay-lorstown, Linda, wife of Roy Ealy of Claysville, Louise, wife of John Hildreth of Sycamore, Delilah “HP,” wife of Paul “Boz” Shriver of Claysville, and Sandy, wife of Bruce Cowden of Prosperity; nine grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and countless friends.
Deceased is her fa-ther, George Ruben Litman.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to your local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
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participating in the Pledge of Allegiance, being respectful and showing their apprecia-tion to those who have served.
Following a stirring performance of the song “The Heart of America” by the students, the program concluded on a touching note; as the veterans exited the school gymnasium, they were greeted by hun-dreds of WCES students in the hallways, all of who were cheering, waving American flags and saying “thank you” to the veterans.
Meanwhile, on Mon-day in Jefferson, past and present soldiers who proudly served in the U.S. military were honored on Vet-erans Day for the 60th consecutive year, as Filer-Sadlek American Legion Post 954 coordi-nated a special parade and program.
Area residents lined up along Greene Street to watch the Jefferson-Morgan and West Greene High School marching bands, vari-ous veterans’ organiza-tions, Boy Scout troops, classic cars and numer-ous local and state dig-nitaries participate in the parade.
As spectators waved American flags and displayed patriotic signs and banners, the parade procession stopped in front of Post 954 at 11 a.m. for the traditional gun salute commemorating the end of World War I and honoring veterans of all wars.
Following the parade, the crowd then made its way to the Jefferson-Morgan High School auditorium to attend the Veterans Day program and a service honoring seven American Legion
Post 954 members who died during the past year.
The program began with opening remarks by Post 954 Tom Shu-maker, Western Vice Commander of the Pennsylvania Ameri-can Legion; the ad-vancement of colors by the Post 954 Color Guard; a rendition of the National Anthem by members of the Jefferson-Morgan and West Greene bands; an invocation by Post 954 Chaplain Thomas Keys; and a patriotic musi-cal performance by the high school bands.
The program also featured remarks by Shumaker, who talked about the importance of Veterans Day and
why it should be cel-ebrated. He stressed that it was important for residents to remember the soldiers who have served and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
“We are gathered here today...to come together to keep the torch of memory alive,” he said. “That is what Veterans Day is all about. And so much is at stake for you, for me, for every veteran in our nation, and for all of our families.
“Let us ask all Ameri-cans to join us in saving the sacred memory of what all of our disabled veterans have done, and not just on Veterans Day but all year long,” he said. “Let us call to
mind all who set aside their own interests when asked to serve in our armed forces throughout our hsitory. Let us not forget how they gave themselves over to something larg-er than themselves at the call of our nation.
“Although November 11 is the day that we honor our veterans, we should always remem-ber them and honor them. Every day should be Veterans Day.”
Following Shumak-er’s remarks, the songs of each of the branches of the military were played to recognize those in attendance who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Ma-rines and Marine Corps.
Upon the conclusion of the program, Post 954 conducted a Post Everlasting ceremony to honor their departed comrades who died dur-ing the past year.
Five members of the armed services who were members of Post 954 were honored. They are: Clarence E. Stim-mell, who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict; George Trbovich Jr., who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II; Daniel B. Hritz Sr., who served with the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam conflict; George E. Marley, who served with the U.S. Army during WWII; Jane C. Titus, who served with the U.S. Navy during WWII; Tony S. Voycik, who served with the U.S. Marines during WWII; and Lewis John Matt III, who served with the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam conflict.
During the service, Post 954 members read the names, rank, serial number, date of induc-tion into military ser-vice, any military hon-ors, date of membership in the American Legion,
birth and death dates. The records of the service members were then burned in an emo-tional tribute.
The service conclud-ed with a traditional rendition of “Taps.”
The first Veterans Day parade, program and Post Everlasting service coordinated by Post 954 in Jefferson was held in 1952.
Meanwhile, local vet-erans from all branches of military service were also honored in the western side of the county during a special program that was held on Nov. 11 at the Rog-ersville United Method-ist Church.
The program featured remarks by Don Keller, a local veteran who served with the U.S. Army Infantry during the Vietnam conflict. Keller was awarded two Purple Heart medals, a Bronze Star and a Sol-dier’s Medal during his service.
Keller talked about the importance of Vet-erans Day and remem-bering what all veter-ans have done for this country. He also talked about the Prisoners of War and Missing in Ac-tion flags and what they represent.
Participating in the program was John “Buzz” Walters, com-mandant of the Tri-County Leathernecks and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and Rev. William Parker.
This was the seventh annual Veterans Day program that has been held in Rogersville.
Walters said that the Tri-County Leather-necks and Carmichaels VFW Post 3491 also held celebrations on Saturday commemorat-ing the 237th birthday of the United States Ma-rine Corps.
Another Veterans Day service was held Sunday in at the Amer-ican Legion Post 330 in Waynesburg.
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The Veterans Day service in Jefferson once again featured the traditional Post Everlasting ceremony, which honored members of Filer-Sadlek American Legion Post 954 who died during the past year. As part of the ceremony, the members’ records were burned in their honor by Thomas Keys, Post 954 chaplain.
to be a lot closer than it was, really,” said Trader, but added that he was pleased that at least Obama won both the electoral and popu-lar vote.
Trader said he was hoping for Romney to win, though, since he was the Republican candidate and also be-cause of Trader’s back-ground in business.
Regarding the anti-Obama signage found throughout the county,
Trader said he thought it was not as bad “as it could have been.” How-ever, he did express his distaste of the political advertisements.
“I just got plain sick of all the advertise-ments on television and all the lies that were told, on both sides,” he said. “You just knew they were not telling the truth and that bothered me.”
Fellow County Com-missioner and Demo-crat Pam Snyder was elected state repre-sentative for the 50th District, which encom-passes Greene County and parts of Washington
and Fayette counties, and will be resigning from her seat as county commissioner effective Nov. 30. Even when faced against potential fallout from the convic-tion of former Rep. Bill DeWeese and the loss of DeWeese’s name from the Democratic ballot, Trader still believed Snyder would win the county because she ran “a good campaign.”
“She is probably one of the most quali-fied people in Greene County to do that job,” Trader said.
While Trader is sad to see his colleague leave, he knows it is for the
best.“Personally, I hate
to lose her as a com-missioner because I think she did a wonder-ful job for the county of Greene, but I know she’ll do the same at the state level and this gives us another voice at the state level, which we haven’t had for about five or six years now,” Trader said.
With the departure of Snyder from the posi-tion of county commis-sioner, Trader said that a new commissioner will be appointed by the Greene County presi-dent judge sometime by the end of the year.
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around it. I’ve really been thinking things through,” Snyder said. “I’m going to do my best to live up to the faith that the people of the 50th District have placed in me. It’s a huge honor to repre-sent these people, and I will carry that with me every day. After 36 years, I think it’s hard for everyone to realize just how big of a deal this is. That was a long
time. I’m excited, and I’m going to carry that excitement with me and do my best to make a difference.”
Snyder will be sworn in on Jan. 1 on the floor of the State House of Representatives.
As for the empty commissioner’s seat in Greene County, Snyder
said that the decision on who will fill it is en-tirely up to the county courts.
The president judge of the Greene County Common Pleas Court will appoint a Demo-crat to serve the last three years of Snyder’s four-year term as coun-ty commissioner.
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wasn’t using to stay afloat. If it had gotten swept past my dock, the chances of me rescuing it would have been slim, because it was so dark.”
Katchmark said he was also worried be-cause the river was swol-len due to the effects of Superstorm Sandy.
“I knew the river was flooded because earlier that day, I had put some cables out on my dock and the water had risen above them,” he said. “When I heard the dog bark, I ran back into my house and grabbed my floodlight, then ran out on the dock and shined it on the river.”
Using the light, Katch-mark said he could just barely make out the dog in the middle of the river – and he could tell it was exhausted.
“It was doing all it could just to stay afloat. So I’m calling for the dog and clinging on to the dock at the same time- it was very slick – and the dog turned my way and started swimming to-ward my voice,” Katch-mark said. “Eventually I was able to grab it by the collar and haul it up out of the water.”
Katchmark said the dog was in sad shape: huffing, panting and shivering uncontrollably.
“I grabbed a hold of him, picked him up and took him out to the shed in our back yard. We got it inside the shed, put down some blankets, toweled it off and put it next to our heater,” he said. “The poor thing heaved for over an hour. We got it settled down and eventually it lay down.”
By 4 a.m., Katchmark said the dog had calmed down a lot. He gave the dog some food and then had his wife call the Hu-mane Society of Greene County, who told them to bring the dog in so they could take a look at it.
Jane Gapen, director of the Humane Society, said that, when the dog was brought in, he was put through the typical health routine that all dogs and cats in the shel-ter go through.
“When the
Katchmarks brought the dog in to us, he was given vaccinations that protect him from 10 dif-ferent diseases,” Gapen said. “He was also de-wormed and checked for fleas, ear mites and other such pests. He’s a 15 to 16-year-old dog, so we were sure to give him a lot of tender, loving care.”
Katchmark said that he spent the next few days attempting to locate the dog’s owner.
“I put some flyers out, and even went knocking on doors up and down the river, but no one rec-ognized it,” he said. “It’s hard to tell how far it’s come. When we pulled it out of the river, it was near-hypothermic. He could have come from as far as Masontown, for all I know.”
In the meantime, the dog remained at the Humane Society, Gapen said, and for days they received no response. Then, finally, the owners came forward.
“Earlier this week, we had the owner of the dog come in and acknowl-edge the fact that it was, indeed, their dog,” Gap-en said. “Unfortunately, the owner decided that it was in everyone’s best interest if the dog simply
remain here with us. I’m not sure why they chose this path, whether it had something to do with not wanting to take a chance that the dog would fall in the river again and not be lucky enough to be rescued, or some other reason, but we have him here still and we’re go-ing to take good care of him.”
The dog, who Gapen said the workers have affectionately named “Stormy,” is back to
normal, and has even put on some weight. Gapen said the Humane Society “is looking for someone special who is willing to take a poor old dog in and care for him in the waning months of his life.”
“He’s an old dog – he definitely doesn’t have that ‘spring’ in his step, but he’s a kind old soul,” Gapen added. “Right now, our goal is to just find someone who will love and care for him un-til it’s his time to go.”
Katchmark said that the dog was very “people-friendly.”
“It’s a very friendly dog,” he said. “Even as he was shivering and shaking and panting, he never stopped trying to wag his tail.”
If no one steps forward to adopt the dog, Gapen said that he will remain in the care of the shelter until the veterinarian lets them know that “he’s not happy any more, and it’s his time.”
“We’re taking very good care of him while he’s here. We’re mak-ing sure he’s got a soft,
warm place to sleep each night and some nice, soft food that he’s able to chew,” said Gapen. “The only thing I regret not being able to give him is a yard to walk around in more often – right now he’s in a kennel for most of the day.”
Gapen said that she is proud that she and her staff were able to help this animal in its time of need.
“Stormy’s story is a
shining example of what we do here at the Hu-mane Society,” she said. “We’re very happy that we were able to help him and any other animal in Greene County that is brought to us.”
If anyone is interested in adopting Stormy or any of the other animals available for adoption at the shelter, contact the Humane Society of Greene County by call-ing 724-627-9988.
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Jane Gapen, director of the Greene County Humane Society, poses with Stormy, a dog that was rescued by Greg Katchmark after the dog nearly drowned in the Monongahela River near Rices Landing on Oct. 30. (Photo by Kyle Edwards)
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By Adam Brewer, for the Greene County Messenger
Even though the Waynesburg Univer-sity football team suffered its first set-back of the 2012 season last Saturday, the Yellow Jackets still have a lot to be proud of this season.
This Saturday, the Yellow Jackets host their first ever bowl game at John F. Wiley Stadium when they face off against Carnegie Mellon in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) South West Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
This will mark the first time that Waynesburg and Carnegie Mellon have played each other on the gridiron at the varsity level, even though the two teams did match up in a scrimmage at the be-ginning of the season.
The Tartans of Carnegie Mellon will get to know the Yellow Jackets real soon, as they will be joining the Presi-dent’s Athletic Conference in 2014. Pre-viously, the Tartans were a part of the PAC from 1968 to 1989.
This week, Waynesburg was still ranked in the top 25 of the AFCA poll, coming in 24th in the national D-3 poll.
The Yellow Jackets will look to improve upon that ranking this Saturday and end their year on a positive note with a bowl win.
The following is a season capsule and recap for the Yellow Jackets in 2012.
Going for the ‘W’Waynesburg is currently 9-1 this sea-
son and this is the first time since 2003 that the Yellow Jackets have reached the nine-win plateau.
Dating back to 1895, Waynesburg has only reached the double-digit win total one time in the program’s history. That one year was in 1966, when the Yellow Jackets went a perfect 11-0.
Slim marginsThe Yellow Jackets have won in a
variety of ways this year getting clutch plays from its offense, defense and special teams in the second halves of games. For the season, Waynesburg is a perfect 4-0 in games decided by four
Yellow Jackets host first-ever bowl game
Waynesburg University’s Charles Cook (95) tackles Washington & Jefferson’s Ian Hennessy during Saturday’s game at Waynesburg’s John F. Wiley Stadium. (Photo by Richard J. Finch Jr.)
Waynesburg University’s James Proctor (3) is tackled by Washington & Jefferson’s Josh Budwitz (42) at Waynesburg. (Photo by Richard J. Finch Jr.)
By Adam Brewer, for the Greene County Messenger
Carmichaels’ tailback Josh Mundell grabbed top honors in the 2012 Herald-Standard.com Touchdown Club race with 150 points.
The HeraldStandard.com Touchdown Club recognizes the area’s top scorer on the football field for the 16 high school teams in the newspa-per’s circulation area.
Mundell will receive a trophy and Carmichaels will display the traveling Touchdown Club plaque in the high school trophy case for the upcoming year.
In Carmichaels’ 40-7 loss to Sto-Rox in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs two weeks ago, Mundell scored the final touchdown in his Mikes’ career.
For the season, Mundell tallied 21 touchdowns and collected 12 two-point con-versions. He also had one of the best single season scoring totals in Mikes’ his-tory, finishing in the top five in points in a season at Carmichaels.
One of the players that he passed in the program’s all-time history for scoring in a season was his coach, John Menhart.
“I always say this, but Josh is just a special kid,” Menhart said. “We could have never imagined a sea-son like this for him. We controlled it and we have spaced out his carries for the season. I don’t think we padded his stats, the kid practices hard all week and he is a hard worker. He is a type of kid that can take it the distance every time he touches the ball.”
Mundell was six points shy of the all-time scoring record in HeraldStandard.com Touchdown Club
Mundell runs away with local scoring race
Touchdown club
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By Adam Brewer, for the Greene County Messenger
After posting back-to-back 20-plus win seasons, the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team will look to continue the trend and get in contention for the President’s Athletic Conference crown in 2012.
“We just have to continue to improve and continue to build confidence within our program,” Yellow Jackets coach Sam Jones said. “Our ultimate goal is to contend for the PAC title year in and year out. We know it won’t be easy, but we are going to be fighting the whole year.”
Jones is in his fifth year with Waynesburg and has posted a 58-52 record and won the PAC Coach of the Year award a season ago.
Last year, the Yellow Jackets went 20-8 (14-4 in the PAC), advanced to the semifinals of the PAC tour-nament and qualified for the ECAC South postseason tourney at the end of the year.
Waynesburg will miss the services of point guard Hannah Hunter due to graduation, but has a plethora of key starters and bench players returning to
Waynesburg women basketball team has PAC title in sights
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AfTer bAck-To-bAck 20-win seAsons
Waynesburg University women’s basketball head coach Sam Jones talks to his team during a timeout. Jones hopes the confidence his team has gained over the past two successful seasons will push them to the top of the President’s Athletic Conference this year.
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Carmichaels’ Josh Mundell takes it to the end zone in the second quarter with Jefferson-Morgan defenders in hot pursuit. Mundell captured the HeraldStandard.com Touchdown Club title with 150 points this season. (Photo by Dave Rafferty)
history set by Maple-town’s Ryan Geisel in 2005.
The 2005 season was the first year the Herald-Standard held the scoring race among their area schools, get-ting the idea from its sister paper, The Bea-ver County Times.
The Beaver County Times has had its touchdown club for many years and one of the most recogniz-able names on their traveling trophy is Hopewell’s and NFL Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett.
Greene County has been well represented in the Herald-Stan-dard’s touchdown club leaders, as six out of the eight years the win-ner have come from
within county lines.After Geisel won it
in 2005, Waynesburg Central’s Troy Cree (122 points) and Jef-ferson-Morgan’s Justin Falcon (146) won it the following two years. Both Cree and Falcon then extended their football careers by playing for Waynes-burg University.
In 2008, Beth-Cen-ter’s Joshua Lockett won by registering 122 points. There was a three-way tie for the award the next year, as Carmichaels’ Anthonie Farrar, J-M’s Ryan Knight and Union-town’s Arnold Walker took the top honor with 106 points apiece.
California’s Dakota Conway received the highest scoring total in 2011 with 98 points, followed by a solid se-nior performance by Waynesburg Central’s running back Nick Zupper last year with
a 110 point effort and first place accolades in the HeraldStandard.com Touchdown Club race.
Being on top is noth-ing new to Mundell in his football career, as last year he led all of the WPIAL in inter-ceptions with seven as a cornerback for the Mikes.
“Josh played with a cast on his hand the last couple games of the season and didn’t lose a step,” Menhart said. “He has all the in-tangibles and you can’t teach that. You are go-ing to have to kill him to get him off the field. He competes on every play.”
Even Mundell, who was recognized ear-lier in the year as the Carmichaels’ male representative for the “Centennial Chevrolet Scholar/Athlete Spot-light” in the fall semes-ter, said he prefers to
play defense than in the offensive backfield.
“I like to play both offense and defense, but defense is a lot more fun,” Mundell said. “It’s always fun to hit people instead of being the one that gets hit. It’s always important to balance sports and your school work. Obviously school is first and you have to make time for both.”
Mundell scored at least a touchdown in every single game this year, headlined by 28-point efforts against Mapletown in week five and West Greene in week nine.
For the season, Mun-dell compiled 1,604 total yards with a coun-ty-high 1,202 rushing yards. Defensively, Mundell intercepted two passes with 25 solo tackles and 15 assisted tackles on the 2012 campaign.
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Standings
1. Glad Tidings Assembly Of God 17-12. Bible Baptist #1 19-53. Pine Bank Methodist 14-74. Fairall Methodist 15-95. Crabapple Community 15-96. Waynesburg Nazarene 15-97. Washington Street Methodist 12-98. Bible Baptist #2 13-119. Jefferson Methodist 10-1110. Hewitt Presbyterian 10-1111. Oak View Methodist #1 9-1212. WWJD Christian Center 9-1213. Spraggs Methodist 7-1114. Waynesburg Methodist 8-1315. Family Faith Ministries 9-1516. Jefferson Baptist 7-1417. Carmichaels Free Methodist 7-1418. Oak View Methodist #2 8-1619. Carmichaels Methodist 3-18
odist 1; Fairall Methodist 3, Carmichaels Methodist 0; Washington Street Methodist 3, Family Faith Minis-tries 0; Hewitt Presbyterian 2, Pine Bank Methodist 1; Bible Baptist #2 2, Jefferson Baptist 1; Crabapple Community 3, Oak View Methodist #1 0; Oak View Methodist #2 2, Spraggs Methodist 1; Waynesburg Nazarene 2, Jefferson Methodist 1; WWJD Christian Center 2, Bible Baptist #1 1; Glad Tidings Assembly Of God (bye).
Week 10 ScheduleJefferson Methodist at Bible Baptist #1, Glad Tid-
ings Assembly Of God at Carmichaels Free Methodist, Oak View Methodist #2 at Family Faith Ministries, Fairall Methodist at Jefferson Baptist, Crabapple Com-munity at Bible Baptist #2, Hewitt Presbyterian at Oak View Methodist #1, Carmichaels Methodist at Spraggs Methodist, Waynesburg Methodist at Washington Street Methodist, Pine Bank Methodist at WWJD Christian Center, Waynesburg Nazarene (bye).
Dartball league
points or less.Waynesburg garnered
close victories against Thomas More (14-10 in Week Four), Thiel (20-19 in Week Five), Bethany (23-21 in Week Seven) and Geneva (21-20 in Week Eight).
Ranking it upIn the regular season,
the Yellow Jackets scored 24.5 points per game (5th in the PAC) and gave up 17.5 points per game (2nd in the PAC).
Waynesburg had the number one rushing offense and defense in the confer-ence, tallying 202 yards per game and allowing 100.4 yards per game.
On special teams, the Yel-low Jackets are tops in the conference with a 26.1-yard average on kickoff returns and are tied for fourth in punt return average with a 10.2 clip. Waynesburg also holds the top spot in punt-ing average with a 34.5 net average.
Conference bestAfter finishing second
in the conference behind Washington & Jefferson, Waynesburg earned 17 spots on the 2012 All-PAC Conference teams, includ-ing a conference-high eight players on the first-team unit.
Leading the way for the Yellow Jackets on the first team is tight end Adam Moses. This is Moses’ third consecutive first-team se-lection. The 6-5, 250-pound tight end hauled in a team-high 38 receptions for 364 yards and six scores.
Offensive guard Rob Kingerski recorded a first-team bid on the line, as he anchored a Yellow Jacket line that paved the way for the top rushing attack in the
conference and has allowed a league-low five sacks on the season.
Tailback Bertrand Ngampa also has a big part of Waynesburg’s high-powered rushing game, as he too was selected on the first-team squad. Ngampa toted the rock 147 times this year and is second in rush-ing yards in the conference with 883 yards. Ngampa’s 883 yards is the highest rushing total by a Yellow Jacket since 2007.
Three defensive play-ers received first-team honors this year and they are safety Bryan Gary, de-fensive tackle Matt Krause and defensive end Brandon Fedorka.
Gary led Waynesburg in tackles with 69 (39 solo) and two interceptions, de-spite missing the final two games of the year after sustaining an injury against Geneva. This is Gary’s third straight first-team honor.
Krause and Fedorka were solid forces on the defen-sive line this year. Krause registered 47 tackles, six tackles for loss and four sacks, while Fedorka posted team-highs 14.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks.
On special teams, punter Zach Rodgers and return specialist Christian Jackson were named on the first unit. Rodgers booted the ball a PAC-best 39 yards per kick and Jackson led the league in kickoff and punt return average with a 31.3 and 9.4 yard average, respectively.
Yellow Jackets that were selected on the second team are center Conor Brinkhoff, linebacker Jor-dan Helmick and kicker Alex Henry.
Running back Dominic Moore, linebackers Ronnie Skinner and John Sikora, cornerback LaVance Tur-nage Jr., safety Logan McAnany and Jackson at the receiver spot were recognized on the confer-ence’s honorable mention list, as well.
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make this season a very in-teresting one.
“The calling card of this team has to be rebounding and playing an up-tempo game,” Jones said. “We want to run our offense fast and get the other team out of sync. Our fastbreak and tran-sition games are going to be key for us this year. We also have to get a balanced scor-ing effort from our team in this tough conference.”
Seniors Jessi Drayer and Brittany Spencer were cap-tains a year ago and will look to bring points and leader-ship to this year’s squad.
Drayer was recognized as a second-team All-PAC hon-oree last year and averaged 14.4 points per game.
The versatile guard also grabbed 76 offensive re-bounds a year ago and led the Yellow Jackets in scoring nine times last year.
“Jessi is just a quick player and is solid on defense,” Jones said. “She anticipates passes for steals and knows how to finish around the hoop. She can score from anywhere on the floor and has had a more accurate shot this year than in years before.”
Spencer is the top defender for Waynesburg and will be matched up against the oppo-sition’s leading scorer almost every night. Along with her defense, the Baltimore native averaged 10.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
Along with Drayer and Spencer, fellow senior Paige Pearce will be a factor in ’12 after averaging 9.8 points and 6.8 boards per game last year. Pearce also lead the team in blocks with 42 and chipped in with 32 steals dur-ing the 2011-12 campaign.
Junior guard Elaine Hasek and sophomore guard Hayden Giuliani will also be key contributors this season, as well as an incoming fresh-men class that Jones is hop-ing will make an impact.
“It’s a team effort and I
think everyone has improved in the off-season,” Jones said. “Elaine and Hayden have el-evated their games and have continued to improve. Some of our freshmen will see some key minutes this year off the bench and they have to be up to the task. We can’t rely on one or two kids to carry us. It has to be a group mentality out on the court.”
The Yellow Jackets will kick off the season this week-end at the Greg Richards ’08 Memorial Tip-off Tourna-ment hosted by Allegheny College.
Waynesburg’s first confer-ence game will be on the road against Bethany on Nov. 28, followed by its first home game within the PAC against Thomas More on Dec. 1.
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For the Greene County Messenger
After qualifying for the four-team PAC championship tournament for the second-straight year, the Waynesburg University women’s soccer team had two of its own named to the 2012 Women’s Soccer All-Con-ference Teams.
Junior midfielder Susie Godwin was a driv-ing force on a Yellow Jacket offense that produced enough goals to put together a 9-9-1
record overall and 5-3-1 record in PAC play.Godwin tied the team lead in assists (three)
and tied for fourth on the team in goals (three). Her nine total points also tied her for third on the squad.
While Godwin was leading the offense, sophomore Taylor Bombalski was a driving force on the Waynesburg defense. Bombalski also contributed offensively, scoring a goal and adding two assists for four points on the year.
WU’s Godwin, Bombalski named to women’s soccer all-conference teams
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The calling card of this team has to be rebounding and playing an up-tempo game. We want to run our offense fast and get
the other team out of sync. Our fastbreak and transition games are going to be key for us this year. We also have to get a balanced scoring effort from our team in this tough conference.
Sam JonesWaynesburg University head coach
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By Katherine Mansfield, for the Greene County Messenger
A special spaghetti dinner ben-efit is being held this weekend at the Greene County Fairgrounds to benefit a Carmichaels man who suffered injuries in a serious accident.
A spaghetti dinner will be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds to benefit Brad Szczyrbak, who was injured while welding.
“He was welding and something exploded in his face,” said Marga-ret Kiger, who has lived two hous-es up the road from Szczyrbak and his family for the last five years. “He lost his eyesight. He has had
several surgeries and they’ve had to rebuild his face from the lip up. It’s very hard on the family.”
Szczyrbak worked to support his family of five – including a college-aged daughter, a three-year-old son and a 10-month-old son — while his wife stayed at home to raise the children.
Since his accident two months ago, medical bills and daily ex-penses have piled up, leaving the Szczyrbaks struggling to make ends meet.
“They have nothing coming in; he’s not ever going to be able to work again,” said Kiger. “I wanted to help the family.”
Compelled to do what she could
to alleviate the Szczyrbaks’ bur-dens, Kiger, a Waynesburg Bor-ough council member, enlisted her husband and a neighbor friend to help her organize a fundraiser. The group decided to host a spaghetti dinner.
Kiger collected donations from business in Greene, Washington and Fayette counties and worked diligently to spread the word about the event.
“I never did anything like this before,” Kiger said. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it just to get them some money coming in.”
The spaghetti dinner will be held Sunday, Nov. 18, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.at the fairgrounds. Tickets
cost $7.50 for adults and $4 for children, and can be purchased in advance or at the door.
After enjoying dinner, attendees can browse the Chinese auction to try their luck in the 50/50 raffle.
Proceeds will benefit Brad Szc-zyrbak; money earned will be used to pay off medical bills to support his family.
“He’s a very nice guy — all the people who know him like him, him and [his wife] both,” Kiger said. “I organized this to raise money for them.”
For more information about the spaghetti dinner, or to purchase tickets or make a donation, contact Margaret Kiger at 724-627-6875.
Spaghetti dinner to benefit injured area man
The Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce re-cently selected its 2012 Dis-tinguished Service Award recipients.
Chosen for the individual award was Jeff McCracken. The Corner Cupboard Food Bank was selected as the organization winner, and Charles “Joe” Behm III, will also be honored with a posthumous Distinguished Service Award.
McCracken is the owner of McCracken Pharmacy, an independent retail pharmacy in Waynesburg. He is a life-long resident of Waynes-burg, graduating from Waynesburg Central High School in 1976. He followed in his father’s footsteps and attended one of the top rated pharmacy schools in the country: Ohio Northern Uni-versity, where he graduated in 1981.
At ONU, he was a member of the Kappa Psi social and professional fraternity. Over the years, the fraternity was restructured and is now a national pharmaceutical professional only fraternity comprised of both young men and women.
His daughter, Elissa, was a member of the reactivation class of 2008. As a result, they are both proud to say they are “brothers” and yes, they share a secret hand-shake. McCracken Phar-macy was founded by Mc-Cracken’s father, Jack Hill McCracken, in 1961. Jeff has more than 30 years of expe-rience in the pharmacy pro-fession and was one of the first retail pharmacists in the eastern United States to im-plement robotic dispensing
technology.McCracken
has served as both a Dea-con and Elder in the First Presbyte-rian Church of Waynesburg, is a member of the Citi-zen’s Liaison Committee
at SCI-Greene and the His-toric Preservation Society of Waynesburg University. He is a trustee of the Kappa Psi, Gamma Delta Chapter Board of Directors for Ohio Northern University.
McCracken has been a tremendous help to Waynes-burg Prosperous & Beauti-ful in its ongoing effort to preserve and revitalize downtown Waynesburg by serving on the Land Trust Committee and the Commu-nity Development Commit-tee. He has been a business member of the Chamber of Commerce for more than 20 years and supports the Greene County Humane Society.
Outside of the organiza-tions that McCracken is a part of, he often goes out of his way to help people with their problems and is con-tinuing the legacy of help-ing the community that his father, Jack McCracken, was honored for as the chamber’s first Distinguished Service Award recipient in 1988.
The Corner Cupboard Food Bank was established Oct. 19, 1992.
In the 10 years following, new programs have been added to the services pro-vided above the monthly
food box dis-tribution at the pantry sites. It currently serves more than 2,600 individuals and families throughout the year.
In 1993, the Commodity Supplemen-
tal Food Program (Senior Boxes) was introduced to the county and the food bank has continued to expand the pro-gram to currently serve 475 seniors in the county at the pantry sites and senior hous-ing sites.
Produce to People (free monthly food distribution with no income guidelines) currently serves 700 in-dividuals monthly at the Waynesburg Fairgrounds. In the spring of 2012, a second Produce to People opened at Harveys Grange and the latest figures show 150 indi-viduals are participating in the program.
Future plans to expand to the Mt. Morris area is on-going to make sure that all community members throughout the county have access to free food without traveling great distances.
Charles “Joe” Behm III was a native of Greene County and a life-long resi-dent of Wind Ridge. Behm was an auctioneer and partner in Behm’s Auction Service and a licensed real estate salesman, broker and appraiser. At the age of 12, he was a member of the first graduating class of Knotts School of Auctioneering at Wheeling College. In 1970,
he was recognized as the youngest licensed auction-eer in the United States and appeared as a contestant on “To Tell the Truth.”
He was a 1976 graduate of West Greene High School and studied real estate through Penn State Univer-sity and the International Society of Appraisers. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Waynes-burg, where he served as a Deacon and trustee. He is well known to the Greene County 4-H program, having served as a leader and board member. He provided auc-tioneer services to the 4-H youth livestock sales at both the Greene County and Jack-town Fairs.He was a mem-ber of the board of directors of the Jacktown Fair for many years and a member of the Waynesburg Lodge 153 F&AM.
Each year local residents are invited to make nomina-tions for the awards which are based on lasting contri-butions to community wel-fare, participation in civic organizations, evidence of leadership ability, success in vocation, personal and/or business progress, and cooperation with other indi-viduals and organizations. The award has no relation to work performed for the Chamber of Commerce.
McCracken, Behm and the Corner Cupboard Food Bank, will be honored at the chamber’s annual member-ship meeting and banquet Nov. 17 at Waynesburg Uni-versity’s Benedum Dining Hall.
For more information, call 724-627-5926.
Chamber selects award winners
McCracken Behm
State police in Waynesburg will be conducting a free child restraint checking event on Monday, Nov. 19 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Carmichaels Borough/Cumber-land Township Vol-unteer Fire Depart-ment, located at 420 West George Street in Carmichaels.
Any parents wanting to have their child re-straint checked for recalls and learn how to properly secure child seats are encouraged to participate.
Certified child re-straint technicians from the Pennsyl-vania State Police will be available to assist.
State police also wish to remind the public that the Thanksgiving holiday is quickly approaching and the volume of traf-fic on the highways will be increasing. Many people will be traveling to visit loved ones during this time and it is important that they arrive safely.
During this holi-day period, state police officers are taking additional steps to ensure public safety on the highways.
This will be done through en-forcement and education.
The enforcement efforts include additional troop-ers patrolling the highways.
Police said there will be aggressive enforcement of oc-cupant restraint and child safety seat violations, as well as crash-caus-ing violations which include driving under the influence, speeding and ag-gressive driving.
Free child restraint checking offered
BY STATE POLICE
The Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce recently elected new board of director members for the coming term of 2013 through 2014.
The election was held at the Octo-ber General Membership Networking Luncheon sponsored by Greene Alli-ance for Development.
The luncheon was catered by stu-dents from the Greene County Career and Technology Center Culinary Arts Department. Sixty-five members from all over the county attended the luncheon.
Elected to serve three year terms beginning on Jan. 1 2013, were: Dr. Nancy Davis, Greene County Educa-tion Center of Westmoreland County Community College; Kim Grimes,
PNC Bank; Penny Ketchem, Ketchem Construction; Alan Laick, Laick De-sign; and Dan Wagner, Greene County Career and Technology Center.
They are replacing the following five outgoing board who are complet-ing their three-year terms this De-cember: Karen Calvert, individual member; Jay Hammers, Rhodes & Hammers Printing; Tim Logan, Logan Law Office; Sheila Stewart, First Na-tional Bank of PA; and Barbara Wise, Greene County United Way.
Each October, the Chamber of Com-merce honors members who marked Membership Milestones during the year.
Celebrating 20 years of member-ship were the Corner Cupboard Food
Bank, the Office of Vocational Rehab and Rohanna’s Restaurant and Golf Course.
Celebrating 15 years of membership were Comfort Inn, the First Baptist Church and the Greene County Indus-trial Development Authority.
Nineteen members celebrated 10-year memberships and 10 were recog-nized for five years of membership.
The total membership of the Waynesburg Chamber of Commerce stands at 330 members.
Those celebrating 25 years of mem-bership will be honored as part of the Chamber’s annual Distinguished Service Awards, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Waynesburg University’s Benedum Dining Hall.
Chamber elects new board members
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Job Interview BloopersAnd How To Correct ThemHow do you avoid bloopers? First you become aware of what some of the pitfalls of interviewing are and then you prepare and practice so that it won’t happen to you. Here are 10 of those very pitfalls to watch for.
1.Poor non-verbal communication – slouching – fidgeting – lack of eye contactIt’s about demonstrating confidence - standing straight, making eye contact, and connecting with a good, firm handshake. That first impression can be a great beginning, or a quick ending to your interview.
2. Not dressing for the job or company – “over casual”Today’s casual dress codes in the office, do not give you permission to dress as “they” do when you interview. It is important to look professional and well groomed, above all. Whether you wear a suit or something less formal depends on the company culture and the position you are seeking. If possible, call and find out what the company dress code is before the interview.
3. Not listening – only worrying about what you are going to sayFrom the very beginning of the interview, your interviewer is giving you information, either directly or indirectly. If you are not listening – turning up your intuitive - you are missing a major opportunity. Good communication skills include listening and letting the person know you heard what they said. Observe your interviewer and match that style and pace.
4. Talking too much – telling it all – even if it’s not relevantTelling the interviewer more than they need to know could be a fatal mistake. When you have not prepared ahead of time you may tend to ramble, sometimes talking yourself right out of the job. Prepare for the interview by reading through the job posting; matching your skills with the requirements of the position, and relating only that information.
5. Being over-familiar – your new best friend is NOT the interviewerThe interview is a professional meeting to talk business. This is not about making a new friend. The level of familiarity should mimic the demeanor of the interviewer. It is important to bring energy and enthusiasm to the interview, and to ask questions, but not to over-step your place as a candidate looking for a job.
6. Using inappropriate language – you “guys” know what I meanIt’s a given that you should use professional language during the interview. Be aware of any inappropriate slang words or references to age, race, religion, politics, or sexual preferences – these topics could get the door slammed very quickly.
7. Acting cocky – being overconfident – “king of the hill”Attitude plays a key role in your interview success. There is a fine balance between confidence, professionalism, and modesty. Even if you’re putting on a performance to demonstrate your ability, over-doing is as bad, if not worse, as being too reserved.
8. Not answering the question asked – “jumping in without thinking”When an interviewer asks for an “example of a time,” you did something, he is seeking a sample of your past behavior. If you fail to relate a “specific” example, you not only don’t answer the question, but you miss an opportunity to prove your ability and tell about your skills.
9. Not asking questions – a missed opportunity you will live to regretWhen asked if they have any questions, the majority of candidates answer, “No.” Wrong answer! It is extremely important to ask questions. It demonstrates an interest in what goes on in the company. It also gives you the opportunity to find out if this is the right place for you. The best questions come from listening to what is asked during the interview, and asking for additional information.
10. Appearing desperate – “Please, please hire me!”It’s a tough job market, and you need a job! But, when you interview with the “Please, please, hire me,” approach you appear desperate and less confident. Maintain the three “C’s” during the interview: Cool, Calm, and Confident! You know you can do the job, – now, make sure the interviewer believes you can, too."
Everybody makes mistakes – that’s what makes us human. We can laugh at ourselves a great deal of the time when we get tongue-tied or forget someone’s name – even our spouse’s. But in the interview you want to be as prepared and polished as possible. If you do make a mistake, consider it a human error and learn from the experience. In the meantime do your homework and get prepared.
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By Antonia L. Cekada, for the Greene County Messenger
CARMICHAELS — The borough of Car-michaels will see some extra money to start 2013 in the form of proceeds from the Act 13, natural gas drilling impact fee.
Borough secretary Brandi Streit informed council Tuesday that the borough has re-ceived a check for $16,972 as the bor-ough’s portion of the fee.
“I am very excited about the impact fee and I am confident that council will use the money in the most effective ways for the borough,” said Mayor Mike Dohanich.
Streit said the check must be deposited in a separate account.
The state provided the borough with a list of 13 types of projects the money can be used for, and also recom-mended the borough deposit a portion of the money in a capital re-serve fund.
Streit said she will deposit the money in the impact fee fund ac-count for now. Later, after discussion with council, the borough will place a portion of it in a new capital reserve fund account.
In other business, after a brief execu-tive session, council approved a motion to grant an hourly wage increase to three bor-ough employees.
Borough police Chief Mike Gyurke, who has been with the borough for 17 years, received a $4 raise. Streit, who has been with the
borough for a year and a half, received a $2 raise and maintenance employee Jim Petron also received a $2 raise. Petron has worked for the borough for eight years.
Gyurke currently makes $11.80 an hour, Petron makes $9.28 an hour, and Streit makes $10.
Councilman Ralph McWilliams voted against the pay increases.
“I’m not against giv-ing the employees rais-es, I’m just against the amounts,” he said.
In other business, council voted to donate $150 to Flenniken Pub-lic Library and $100 to the Greene County Hu-mane Society.
Responding to a request by Dohanich, council also voted to plow the library’s park-ing lot when needed.
Councilman Charles Walker reported that the snowplow is ready for winter.
The plow was taken to L.H Jones Equip-ment Co. in Morgan-town, W.Va., to have
fins put on the side to better plow at an angle, and to have new hy-draulic hoses installed, Walker said. The cost to the borough was $2,850.
The plow was in-stalled on the new maintenance truck, which is a four-wheel drive vehicle.
The borough is also looking to replace a 20-year-old salt spread-er that is in poor condi-tion and needs to be replaced.
Walker and McWil-liams will get three quotes for a new spreader.
In other business, Dohanich expressed concern about a new business that opened in the borough.
“I always welcome new business to the borough, but I just want to ensure that every-thing is legit,” he said.
Jumpin’ Jackpots, which opened on George Street at the end of September, is an Internet gaming parlor.
Gyurke reported similar parlors have opened across the state,
including one in Union-town, and their legal-ity is being reviewed by law enforcement authorities.
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Story and photo by Heidi Jo Wise
CARMICHAELS – The halls of the Greene Academy in Carmi-chaels were filled with the Christmas spirit for the 34th annual Home-coming Christmas Craft Show.
There were 12 ven-dors for this year’s event, and all were required to have home-made merchandise ready to display. The Hartley Inn provided the food for the show, and admission was free and open to the public. Throughout the dura-tion of the craft show, Sandy Guritza’s piano students entertained the crowd with Christmas music.
Kathy Kerr, chairper-son for the Homecom-ing Craft Show, said those who attended would certainly feel the holiday spirit.
“Even though there is nice weather this week-end, we have lots of crafts, beautiful things, and Christmas decora-tions to help people get into the Christmas spirit,” she said.
Leigh Shields of Shields Herb and Flow-er Farm was selling flower arrangements, Christmas wooden items and potpourri.
Shields, who has been attending this craft show for 20 years, said that she chooses and pulls items out of the shop to bring to the event.
“The shop is full of these types of things,” she said. “We are preparing for our Christmas Open House on the day after Thanksgiving.”
Beth Zeth of Hol-brook had a table set up
displaying wares from her homemade jewlery business, “Beth’s Bead Etc.” The items on display included wire crochet, wire wrapping and beaded accessories. Zeth said that she began wire wrapping and wire crochet this year.
“It was something I wanted to try,” she said. “I have a list of things I want to try in January, February and March. I have no shows dur-ing those months so I can learn new things and stock my inventory back up.
Zeth said that she has been making jewelry for five or six years now.
“I was encouraged by my husband to bring jewelry to craft shows because I had so many beaded items around the house,” she added.
Carolyn Hartley had a table of decorative tow-els and quilted items. Hartley said she had been making jewelry, but switched to quilt-ing two years ago after there had been so many other people making jewelry.
“I try to make things that are practical,” Hartley said. “I take pride in my product. I want people to know that when they buy my items that they are
something that last. I have been receiving many compliments be-cause these items are made right.”
Hartley explained her other reasons for chang-ing to quilting.
“People like to get things that are good for gifts,” she said. “They want things that are moderately priced in this economy.”
Hartley said she be-gins working on crafts in January to get ready for September craft shows. She has to re-plenish her inventory because of how much she sold during the Carmichaels Covered
Bridge Festival.Lori Bonalewicz is an
artist-photographer that specializes in digitally enhanced photography and recycled wearable function art. Bonalewicz said she uses her own art work, petite fabric, fibers and homemade papers sauttered be-tween two pieces of glass to make jewelry.
Bonalewicz said that she makes spiders be-cause of the “Legend of the Christmas Spi-der.” She had printed cards of the folk legend from Germany and the Ukraine. The legend is about how someone cleaned the house to prepare for the Christ Child and even the spiders were banished from the ceiling dur-ing the housewife’s cleaning. The tree was decorated and waiting for the children to see the tree. The spiders were frantic because they could not see the tree. A door opened and they scurried into the room. They were not accustomed to the brightness in the room so they crept on every limb to look at the deco-rations. They left after seeing the beauty of the Christmas tree. They left webs everywhere as they went on their journey through the limbs. When the Christ Child came to bless the house He was dismayed because of the webs.
Since He loved spiders because they were God’s creatures, He touched the webs and they turned to sparkling silver and gold. Ever since this time, people hang tinsel on Christ-mas trees. According to the legend, it has been a custom to include spi-ders among the decora-tions on the tree.
Bonalewicz said she learned of the legend from a friend.
“I love the story be-cause it is a religious story with a German background, she said. “I think spiders are pretty so I began to make the Christmas decorations.”
Bonalewicz has been making crafts and par-ticipating in craft shows for 10 years.
Previously, she lived in Florida, where she started attended craft shows. She recently moved back to the area and is starting to attend craft shows in the local area.
Tracy Ingram of the Hartley Inn has been providing food for the show for the past couple of years. Ingram, who had an assortment of food for the event, she looks forward to the craft show.
“I like doing the show,” she said. “It is a nice environment and very pleasant. The peo-ple are very cheerful as they come to this Craft Show.”
