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Posted on March 27, 2008
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Learning Lamp displays inflatable globe

EBENSBURG – The Learning Lamp is unveiling its newest attraction – a 30-foot inflatable globe – on Feb. 18, Presidents Day.

It may be a day off from school, but it won’t be a day free from learning, the nonprofit agency says. The day-long Kids Day Out program will be held at the Young People’s Community Center.

The super-sized sailcloth sphere uses satellite imagery and accommodates up to 30 children at a time. Kids can learn about the world around them literally from the inside out.

Kids Day Out targets pupils in grades K to six from more than a half-dozen elementary schools in central Cambria County. Tuition is $24 for the day and all kids must bring a lunch.

For more information or to register: 262-0732.

Franklin Street to briefly close
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PennDOT said Wednesday that Franklin Street between the Hickory Street Bridge and Valley Pike will be closed for about 15 minutes between 3 and 4 p.m. today.

The closing will be done to accommodate blasting work on the hillside above Menoher Boulevard, Route 271, to secure the hill and prevent future landslides.

Motorists can avoid the area by using Hickory Street, Horner Street and Valley Pike.

Menoher has been closed for weeks while PennDOT copes with the aftermath of a rock slide. Delta Excavating of Hermitage is the prime contractor on the $450,000 job.

This is the third round of blasting during the current Menoher Boulevard work.

Balmy weather sets record

Unseasonably warm breezes that flowed into the region from the South smashed the record high temperature for Wednesday’s date.

Wednesday’s reading of 69 degrees, recorded at the weather station atop The Tribune-Democrat in downtown Johnstown, broke the record of 64 degrees, set Feb. 6, 1938.

St. Andrew Elementary hosting events

St. Andrew Elementary School – 1621 Ferndale Ave.

– will hold an open house, registration and book fair from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Numerous activities available for children include face painting, balloon creations, sand art, games, crafts, door prizes and drawings. The faculty, staff, parents and the administration will be present to answer questions and provide tours.

Registration for St. Andrew School can also be made from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. All faiths are welcome.

For more information, call the school: 288-2811.

Relief associations in compliance

HARRISBURG – Two volunteer firefighter relief associations in Somerset County have received a clean bill of health from state Auditor General Jack Wagner.

The Bakersville and Jennerstown relief associations were found to be in compliance with laws and regulations.

VRFAs are nonprofits established to afford financial protection to volunteer firefighters who become injured or other misfortune as a result of their fire service participation.

Osteoporosis promotion launched

HARRISBURG – To heighten awareness about the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis, the Pennsylvania Commission for Women has partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program to launch a multi-media marketing campaign, including billboards in Bedford and six other counties.

“Osteoporosis is a silent and pervasive disease,” commission executive director, Leslie Stiles said. “So it is important to speak to your health care provider about prevention, risk and testing.

“We hope that women and girls who see these ads will do just that.”

The commission premiered its “Shocking Pink” marketing campaign in 2004. Like its predecessor, this current campaign has a shocking message, as well as a vibrant hot-pink graphic appeal.

Nonprofit recognizes Murtha

U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, has been recognized by a national nonprofit for his continued support of school districts that serve military children, children of Indian lands, low-rent housing and federal lands.

“Congressman Murtha’s leadership and support has been unwavering,” said John Deegan, president of the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools in a news release.

“As a veteran, Congressman Murtha understands that quality of life, and specifically, the education of children, is paramount to our military personnel.”

Murtha said he was honored to receive the award.

Two charged in Wal-Mart scuffle

GREENSBURG – A Blairsville man and a 16-year-old girl have been charged with fighting with employees of the Greensburg Wal-Mart after being caught shoplifting Monday afternoon.

State police said Aaron Borbonus, 19, was lodged in the Westmoreland County Prison and that the girl was lodged in the county’s Juvenile Detention Center.
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Police said the pair was concealing DVDs and clothing in a purse. The pair was observed by Wal-Mart employees who then followed them.

When the defendants exited the store, police said, Borbonus confronted the employees and waved a knife at them.

The defendants then proceeded to their vehicle, where the girl punched one of the employees who followed them.

Police: Man hit boy for neglecting pet crab

CONNELLSVILLE – A man assaulted his girlfriend’s

5-year-old son because the boy did not properly care for a pet hermit crab, police said.

The boy told investigators that Robert L. Steindl Jr., 28, of Connellsville, became angry and slapped him across the face because the youngster did not feed and provide water to the crustacean, Connellsville police Chief Ed McSheffery said.

The boy had bruises on his face and inside his ears after the Jan. 30 assault, which happened while his mother was at work, McSheffery said. Police also accuse Steindl of shoving a sponge into the boy’s mouth and throwing him to the ground.
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