Daily Herald, The (Newspaper) - December 12, 2005, Tyrone, Pennsylvania The Best in Local News Sports 75 IM Your source for local news ALTOONA CHRISTIAN WOMENS CLUB Altoona Christian Womens Club invites all ladies to A Notable Season luncheon December 14 at the Ramada Inn at The special feature will be the Tyrone Traveling from Tyrone High who will present a short Deb Bland from Port Matilda will be For more call 9443779 or A free nursery is YOUNG AT HEART FELLOWSHIP Calling all seniors Please join in for the annual Christmas fellowship at Bible Baptist Church of 1455 Hamil ton Avenue behind Bresslers Food Mart on Thursday morn December starting at There will be prizes and a covered dish to Anyone needing a ride can call COOKIE WALK Cookies of all kinds will be sold at the Cookie Walk set for December 17 from 9 to noon at the Bald Eagle United Methodist A craft corner has been added this year and homemade turkey noodle soup will be available for purchase by the Additional Information is available by calling Sue OBrien at THE STAR OF WONDER AT NORTHWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH Northwood Baptist Chapel will present The Star of Won der at December Come join in as church mem bers follow the Magi to the Christ Child and worship Gods gift of joy OH HOLY NIGHT Bible Baptist Church of 1455 Hamilton Avenue behind Bresslers Food Mart will hold a candlelight Christ mas Eve service on December 24 at 6 There will be choir selec piano solos and special Pastor Sam Abraham will bring an appropriate Christmas eve message entitled The Holi est Night of the Please join in for a special evening of worship and praise to honor His Anyone needing a ride can call There will be no service on December 25 so individuals can spend the day with their fami CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE Join in at the Warriors Mark United Methodist Church this Christmas Eve at 6 for an inspiring time thats sure to be a highlight of the holiday or everyone will enjoy the upbeat music laced with Christ mas plus an uplifting message geared to help individ focus on the true meaning of Special music will be ed by and Judy Bring the family and share the The Warriors Mark UMC is handicap Anyone with questions can call the church office at The Daily Herald Serving Warriors Bald Eagle and all of Northern Blair County since 1866 December 2005 Escapee captured in Antis Township last month hit with several charges By SAM ZEMA Staff Writer A convicted murderer who escaped from authorities last month during a visit to Altoona Regional Medical Center was captured hours later in Antis Christopher Patrick Gerlach is fac ing a multitude of charges stemming from the events of The charges were consolidated and filed before Mag District Judge Fred Miller on Friday as a result of a court order issued by Blair County Judge Thomas State police said the charges were consolidated because Gerlachs pursuit and eventual capture occurred in three different After his Gerlach tied up two women and stole a car before he was recaptured after a He was eventually apprehended in Antis Township at a residence on Grandview serving a life sentence for his role in a 1995 murder in Montgomery slipped away from authorities while in a hospital using a second door that the guard was unaware police Police said who was modified his prison jumpsuit to make it appear that he was a hos pital then walked casually out one of the hospi tals main entrances and through a parking When his escape was a hospital employ ee spotted and a chase through town Police said he tied up two women in separate stole a vehicle belonging to one of them and changed his outfit twice to escape Penn State Altoona and other schools were put under as the escape as was the medium security Houtzdale Gerlach was caught hiding in the basement of a third police Prior to his Gerlach had broken into resi dences in Altoona and Logan Police said Antis resident arrived in the area of her home while police were conducting search She asked if some of the officers would accompany her to her resi Police went to the womans home and checked the They found Gerlach hiding in the Gerlach was taken into custody and was returned to Continued on page 2 After 148 Presbyterians still remain a tower of strength Editors note This is the last in a series of articles to feature area churches during the holiday The Daily Herald thanks all the churches who participated in mak ing this years church spotlight series a From staff reports On April in a building still standing on 12th 11 pioneer Presbyterians established a church whose music and message would provide a tower of strength for peo ple in Tyrone across the next 148 Now in this 21st with Robert Dunkelberger as Mary Wagner as Richard Merryman as Richard Sessamen as custo Mary Lou White as preschool director and John Rice as clerk of nearly 100 Tyrone Presbyterians will still stand firm in the faith of their ancestors at the cor ner of Logan Avenue and 13th The ministry of Tyrone Presby terian Church includes Sunday Sunday Bible dis cussion communion and holiday as well as an evening food and fellowship Sunday at cen ters on songs and stories for exploring adventures for teenagers and Uni form Quarterly lessons for older The Sunday worship at features classic and contempo rary as well as colorful organ voluntaries leading to a well relevant Bible message by the the pastor and the dea cons visit homebound members with Communion and holiday At 7 on an adult discussion seminar currently explores Rick Warrens bestselling The Purpose Driven As a relaxing contrast to worship and every fourth Sunday the Mariners Group sails into the church social hall for an evening of fellowship and fun for people of many The mission of Tyrone Presbyter ian Church embraces preschool Meals on fund raisers and charitable From 9 to 11 each week day two groups of young sters gather in Christian education classrooms for Presbyterian pre intended to prepare them for the mental and spiritual challenges of their growing Tuesday and Friday morn faithful chefs from five area churches enter the Presbyterian kitchen to prepare and deliver Meals on Wheels to those who hunger and thirst for basic the American Red Cross occupies Presbyterian Fellow ship Hall in a rescue mission for blood Each Tyrone Presbyterians gather their resources for mission by offering a quilt bazaar bake yard sale and election day pan cake Supported by these fund as well as monthly cial Tyrone Presbyterians extend their mission stewardship beyond the granite walls of their gothic church building to embrace a much wider community which Continued on page 2 Tyrone Hospital medical staff makes donation to Tree of Light fundraiser From staff reports The Tyrone Hospital medical staff donated to the Tyrone Hospital Development Councils fifth annual Tree of The hospitals medical staff has supported the Tree of Light since its inception five years Donations to the Tree of Light will be com with other funds raised by the Development Council and used to purchase a teleradiology system for Tyrone The teleradiology system will allow the hospital to transmit digital diagnostic such as CT scans and MRI to physicians via the This will give the hospital greater access to physicians who can inter pret test results and also provide patient test results more quickly dur ing evening and weekend Gathered around a tree of light which shows angels displaying the names of deceased loved those living who are being and groups and businesses being honored are representatives of the Tyrone Hospital medical front from left Michael Family Medicine Victor San General Medicine and General Surgery Thomas Podiatry Ramesh Agarwal Nose and Standing Walter Van CEO at Tyrone Hospital Jerome Internal Medicine Jason Family Medicine Donald Dentistry Bernard Radiology and Randy Chairman of the Tyrone Hospi tal Development Donations to the Tree of Light may be made through December Forms are available for pickup in the hospitals main lobby or by call ing 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