Administrator to Full Time Pastor in Butler County
Gary Brown, longtime New Castle administrator and ordained Lutheran minister, accepts a call as full time pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Connoquenessing between Butler and Evans City. He will reside in the church parsonage on five acres, after 24 years in New Castle and a career in public relations and county government.
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Gary Brown
New Castle
Brown
Butler County
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Connoquenessing
Butler
Evans City
Lawrence County Regional
Penn Power
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Beaver
Point Pleasant
W.va
Panama Canal Zone
Donora
Bruce Mansfield
Shippingport
Beaver County
Walt Conover
Joe Hrach
Sebring
Ohio
Legion official hopeful Army will come through for vet
After 17 years Norman Boyer presses for military records and compensation. Stephen Dennison of the American Legion says the case is under review, with past workups and potential Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions. Maj. Steve Harmon of the Army Reserve stresses official care for soldiers and the need for records to verify heat casualty claims.
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Norman Boyer
American Legion
Stephen Dennison
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Pittsburgh
Steve Harmon
Army Reserve
99Th
Oakdale
Boyer
Harmon
Youth Field Day Braved Rain in Scott Township
About 90 youths attended the Coachman Club event in Scott Township despite heavy rain. Participants received T shirts hats and bags with bait while prizes from local clubs included bicycles prints gift certificates and guns. The ninth annual outing in Lawrence County aims to teach hunting fishing and wildlife conservation with help from the Pennsylvania Game Commission the Fish and Boat Commission and 15 local clubs.
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Coachman Club
Scott Township
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Lawrence County
Jeff Wilson
Coschmarets Club
Coachman's Club preserves family land history amid club growth
Nearly 100 youngsters explored outdoors in soggy conditions as amenities at the rolling grounds include flowers planted by the Game Commission for wildlife and a newly built clubhouse. Bill Dicks, a nearby resident, sold the property to the Coachman’s Club, retaining 75 of 140 acres from a 102 year family-held farm first acquired by his grandfather in 1897. The club began in 1953 and now lists 50 regular members 10 seniors and about 40 life members defined as those in membership at least 15 years and aged 55.
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Game Commission
Bill Dicks
Coachman’s Club
William
Lester
Verizon strike disrupts operations across eastern states
Verizon Communications faces a second day of a broad strike by 87,200 workers across 12 states and the District of Columbia. Negotiators huddled through the night over working conditions and union representation as operations slow and directory assistance greets callers with busy signals.
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Washington
Verizon Communications
Jameson Hospital births and local police incidents
Cai Daily Record reports multiple birth notices from Jameson Hospital on Aug 3 to Aug 5 2000 for families in New Castle Pulaski and surrounding areas. Police log includes a stolen recovered 1995 GMC Sierra truck, a Scott Township burglary of about 240 in food, a PA protection from abuse arrest in Edinburg, thefts of a 1964 Honda Dream and a wallet, and a two vehicle accident at Newport and Wampum New Galilee roads with injuries and failed stop violations.
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Chad McClintock
Beaver Falls
Spring Avenue
Wayne Township
Franklin Township
Scott Township
Charles Christian St. Clair
Hazel St
Nye Road
Perry Township
Eugene Sharek
Slippery Rock RD
McCaslin Road
Newport
Wampum
New Galilee
Michael Coonfare
W. State St
Nicole Stelter
Soap Run Road
Fombell
Bessemer Seeks Flag Design From Residents
The Beautification Committee sponsors a flag contest to depict Bessemer life. Entries must include name address and telephone, may be submitted at the municipal building weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The deadline is Sept. 1 with a $50 bond awarded to the winner.
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Bessemer
East Poland Avenue
Ben Franklin registration set for junior high entry
Students entering Ben Franklin Junior High from outside the New Castle Area School District must register. Registration is set for August 23 and 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the school, with required documents including birth certificate immunization records last report card Social Security card and proof of residency. Orientation for incoming seventh graders is August 29 from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the auditorium. a separate parent orientation will occur during classes. Students must provide own transportation on orientation day and lockers will be sealed with only school locks allowed on the first day.
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Ben Franklin Junior High School
New Castle Area
Cunningham Avenue
Murder suspect nabbed after restaurant shooting in Mercer PA
Frederick A. Nelson 42 of Cuyahoga Falls fired at Crocker's Restaurant and Bar employee Marco Burton 42 of Tallmadge, who died from abdomen wound. Nelson fled in a light colored van, abandoned it in Mercer, then was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police. He was arraigned in Sharon on aggravated murder charges.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Frederick A. Nelson
Crocker
Marco Burton
Tallmadge
Louis Dicker Jr
Burton
Nelson
Mercer
Sharon
Telephone correction policy for Tim Kolodziej at editor desk
The note provides a correction process and directs readers to contact Tim Kolodziej managing editor at 654-6651 ext 614. Calls should be made between 10 30 a m and 3 p m to seek clarifications or corrections when reporters editors or departments are unavailable.
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Tim Kolodziej
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