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Vol. 135 - No. 101 Sunny. Highs in the mid- 60s. Full report, A3 18 pages Classified ......................... B6 Comics ............................. A6 Lifestyles ......................... A4 Lottery ............................. A9 Opinion ........................... A8 Public Notices ............... B6 Sports ............................... B1 $1.00 •AlbertC.Huddy,66 •JoeRobertLondon,63 •MaryLouiseShobert,94 •MaryEllenSwanson,82 The Courier-Express will not publish a news- paper Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday. The newspaper office will be closed Monday and will reopen Tuesday for normal business hours. Resignation? A Clearfield woman demanded a borough councilman’s resignation at Thursday night’s meet- ing, alleging he violated her constitutional rights by contacting her employer about a personal matter. A2 Four killed Pennsylvania State Po- lice say four people were killed and one seriously wounded when their car crashed into a tree as the driver fled the scene of a burglary. A10 Xxxxxx xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. A0 No paper Monday Tomorrow’s Forecast Index Obituaries A9 MORE INSIDE Page B2 By Nick Hoffman [email protected] DuBOIS — The DuBois City Council dispensed with a short agenda at its pre-Memorial Day work session Thursday. The council approved a request from the Tri-County Church to use the Edward V. Cherry Amphi- theater from 3-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, for a 20th anniversary cel- ebration. It deferred a request from the DuBois Council on the Arts to use Pavilion A at city park for poetry reading June 4, July 16 and Aug. 13. The request will be considered at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. A proclamation of DuBois Arts Weekend June 4-6 was approved. Residents are reminded of the annual Memorial Day program at Morningside Cemetery at 11 a.m. Monday. Councilwoman Diane Bernar- do thanked city Manager John “Herm” Suplizio for his assistance in a situation on Tower Lane. Suplizio thanked C.J. Miles for his assistance in presenting a pro- gram on water treatment, the city’s system and the value of water to fifth-graders at Juniata Elemen- tary. The DuBois Municipal Reser- voir will be dedicated Wednesday, Aug. 5, in a ceremony commemo- rating its engineering and con- struction. The police activity report for April showed 22 thefts, six bur- glaries, 15 forgery/fraud cases, 21 activated alarms, 10 criminal mischiefs, 36 harassments and assaults, 29 disorderly conduct incidents, 19 domestic incidents, 32 animal calls or complaints, 43 suspicious persons or circumstanc- es, six trespassing, 16 check-the- welfare-of calls, three lost, miss- ing or runaway persons, five drugs or narcotics investigations, nine DUIs, 24 traffic accident investi- gations and 187 supplemental or follow-up investigations. Police issued 160 warnings, 85 warnings and 286 parking tickets. There were 1,256 calls, includ- ing 750 through Clearfield County Control and 506 walk-in or phone calls to the police office at city hall. City offices and the city garage will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. They will reopen Tuesday. In case of emergency, residents should call 911 or, for non-emergencies, call (800) 689-3535. The council’s regular meeting will convene at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the city building on West Scribner Avenue. DuBois City Council discusses events By Katie Weidenboerner [email protected] JOHNSONBURG — A Johnsonburg man was found guilty Thursday of vio- lating the borough’s newly enacted Wild & Exotic Animals ordinance after an on- line classified ad led police to his Grove Street residence where he was selling multiple species of venomous snakes. During a summary trial before Dis- trict Judge George A. King of Johnson- burg, 44-year-old Floyd Walters was fined $500 plus costs for harboring ex- otic reptiles at his residence. This was the first time the borough filed charges stemming from the ordinance it enacted in October 2014. Walters, who sells exotic creatures, was one of the catalysts for the ordi- nance to be penned. The borough began researching the ordinance after a mo- torist saw a two-foot long alligator cross its path on Grove Street after escaping from Walters’ home. For that incident, Walters was charged with disorderly conduct, which he plead guilty to in June 2014. Johnsonburg Police Chief Bryan Pa- rana said Walters’ most recent charges stem from a phone call received on April 2 in which Kimberly Brown, owner of J & K Pet Store in Bradford, said she saw a disturbing classified ad on Pennswoods, a local forum for classified ads. The ad said multiple species of ven- omous snakes were being sold in John- sonburg, including baby Gaboon Vipers, Monocled Cobras, Southern Pacific rattlesnakes, king cobras, coral snakes, Man found guilty of violating animal ordinance By Tim Pleacher [email protected] DuBOIS — “Knit one, purl two ...” For many those words conjure up the image of granny sitting in a rock- ing chair silently chanting those words as she knits. And oh how she can knit! Most of us treasure as fam- ily heirlooms those sweaters and afghans we’ve received as Christmas presents over the years. But what does granny think of “yarn bomb- ing”? “Yarn bombing,” also known as fiber art, yarn storming, and grandma graffiti has become a form of street art with a popularity that has spread worldwide. Specifically yarn bombing involves covering commu- nity objects such as trees, park benches, statues and light poles with colorful dis- plays of knitted or crocheted items. Sometimes items up and down an entire street or area are covered. While no one is 100 per- cent sure of where the art form originated, one thing is for sure. There will be an “explosion” of the popular genre at the Art Walk On The Block in downtown Du- Bois from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 6, and all of the display items will be made by local artists. The person in charge of the grandma graffiti is local resident Annette Roy. “After learning to knit two years ago with my sis- ter at a class at Mary Lea Fezell’s Ewe’nique Sheep Shop, there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t have some sort of needle project to work on,” Roy said. The number one differ- Yarn bombing to “explode” at DuBois’ upcoming art walk Showing off some of the artwork as well as a sample yarn “scarf’ that will grace light poles and Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse hats that will grace parking meters during the “Yarn Bomb” as part of Art Walk On The Block, are, from left, Julie Stewart, chairwoman of the Beau- tification Committee; volunteer Bruce Bethel, DuBois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio, volunteer Annette Roy, volunteer Dan Young, and Mary Jo Hughes, Downtown Marketing manager for the Downtown DuBois Revitalization Group. Roy suggested the yarn bomb idea and it has taken off with young and old volunteers helping by knitting the multitude of pole covers and specialty projects. Roy noted that the project was “knitting the community to- gether.” (Photo by Joy Norwood) By Katie Weidenboerner [email protected] WEEDVILLE — Residents of Jay Township came to the supervi- sors meeting Thursday to express concern about traffic of one kind or another. Some residents asked the board to enlist a noise curfew to deal with their new neighbors - the Lunatic Motorcycle Club. In December, the township en- tered into a five-year lease with the MC for the old Sportsmen’s build- ing on Washington Street. While the township is collecting $500 per month from the agreement, sev- eral neighbors complained over the weekend they hear motorcycle en- gines revving until 4 a.m. Residents of Mt. Zion Road said their nuisance comes in the form of water trucks, 24 hours a day, haul- ing leftover water from EQT’s Gray Hill Road Marcellus Shale well pad to other sites as they begin the pro- cess of completing the well. They also complained of the condition of the road as heavy trucks continue to travel it repeatedly. Jay Township residents describe traffic concerns FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 22-23, 2015 Brookville firefighters responded to an activated alarm in the basement of the Jefferson County Courthouse shortly after 5 a.m. Friday. The cause of the alarm was traced to a faulty valve in the boiler room which re- leased steam triggering the alarm. The steam created a sauna-like environment in the boiler room and may have caused some minor damage. The firefighters cleared the scene by 5 a.m. Jefferson County Commis- sioner Paul Corbin said the incident should not create any problems for county employees. Clean up crews will be called Friday. (Photo by Randy Bartley) See Animal, Page A9 See Yarn, Page A9 See Traffic, Page A9 Johnsonburg
Transcript of Page B2 - TownNewsbloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thecourierexpress... · 2015-05-22 · By...
Vol. 135 - No. 101
Sunny. Highs in the mid-60s. Full report, A3
18 pages
Classi� ed ......................... B6
Comics ............................. A6
Lifestyles ......................... A4
Lottery ............................. A9
Opinion ........................... A8
Public Notices ............... B6
Sports ............................... B1
$1.00
•AlbertC.Huddy,66•JoeRobertLondon,63•MaryLouiseShobert,94•MaryEllenSwanson,82
The Courier-Express will not publish a news-paper Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday.
The newspaper offi ce will be closed Monday and will reopen Tuesday for normal business hours.
Resignation?A Clearfield woman
demanded a borough councilman’s resignation at Thursday night’s meet-ing, alleging he violated her constitutional rights by contacting her employer about a personal matter. A2
Four killedPennsylvania State Po-
lice say four people were killed and one seriously wounded when their car crashed into a tree as the driver fled the scene of a burglary. A10
Xxxxxx xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. A0
No paperMonday
Tomorrow’s Forecast
Index
ObituariesA9
MORE INSIDE
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By Nick Hoffman
DuBOIS — The DuBois City Council dispensed with a short agenda at its pre-Memorial Day work session Thursday.
The council approved a request from the Tri-County Church to use the Edward V. Cherry Amphi-theater from 3-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, for a 20th anniversary cel-ebration.
It deferred a request from the DuBois Council on the Arts to use Pavilion A at city park for poetry reading June 4, July 16 and Aug. 13. The request will be considered at Tuesday’s regular council meeting.
A proclamation of DuBois Arts Weekend June 4-6 was approved.
Residents are reminded of the annual Memorial Day program at Morningside Cemetery at 11 a.m.
Monday.Councilwoman Diane Bernar-
do thanked city Manager John “Herm” Suplizio for his assistance in a situation on Tower Lane.
Suplizio thanked C.J. Miles for his assistance in presenting a pro-gram on water treatment, the city’s system and the value of water to fi fth-graders at Juniata Elemen-tary.
The DuBois Municipal Reser-voir will be dedicated Wednesday, Aug. 5, in a ceremony commemo-rating its engineering and con-struction.
The police activity report for April showed 22 thefts, six bur-glaries, 15 forgery/fraud cases, 21 activated alarms, 10 criminal mischiefs, 36 harassments and assaults, 29 disorderly conduct incidents, 19 domestic incidents, 32 animal calls or complaints, 43
suspicious persons or circumstanc-es, six trespassing, 16 check-the-welfare-of calls, three lost, miss-ing or runaway persons, fi ve drugs or narcotics investigations, nine DUIs, 24 traffi c accident investi-gations and 187 supplemental or follow-up investigations.
Police issued 160 warnings, 85 warnings and 286 parking tickets.
There were 1,256 calls, includ-ing 750 through Clearfi eld County Control and 506 walk-in or phone calls to the police offi ce at city hall.City offi ces and the city garage will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. They will reopen Tuesday. In case of emergency, residents should call 911 or, for non-emergencies, call (800) 689-3535.
The council’s regular meeting will convene at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the city building on West Scribner Avenue.
DuBois City Council discusses events
By Katie Weidenboerner
JOHNSONBURG — A Johnsonburg man was found guilty Thursday of vio-lating the borough’s newly enacted Wild & Exotic Animals ordinance after an on-line classified ad led police to his Grove Street residence where he was selling multiple species of venomous snakes.
During a summary trial before Dis-trict Judge George A. King of Johnson-burg, 44-year-old Floyd Walters was fined $500 plus costs for harboring ex-otic reptiles at his residence. This was the first time the borough filed charges stemming from the ordinance it enacted in October 2014.
Walters, who sells exotic creatures, was one of the catalysts for the ordi-nance to be penned. The borough began researching the ordinance after a mo-torist saw a two-foot long alligator cross its path on Grove Street after escaping from Walters’ home.
For that incident, Walters was charged with disorderly conduct, which he plead guilty to in June 2014.
Johnsonburg Police Chief Bryan Pa-rana said Walters’ most recent charges stem from a phone call received on April 2 in which Kimberly Brown, owner of J & K Pet Store in Bradford, said she saw a disturbing classified ad on Pennswoods, a local forum for classified ads.
The ad said multiple species of ven-omous snakes were being sold in John-sonburg, including baby Gaboon Vipers, Monocled Cobras, Southern Pacific rattlesnakes, king cobras, coral snakes,
Man foundguilty ofviolatinganimalordinance
By Tim Pleacher
DuBOIS — “Knit one, purl two ...” For many those words conjure up the image of granny sitting in a rock-ing chair silently chanting those words as she knits. And oh how she can knit! Most of us treasure as fam-ily heirlooms those sweaters and afghans we’ve received as Christmas presents over the years. But what does granny think of “yarn bomb-ing”?
“Yarn bombing,” also known as fiber art, yarn storming, and grandma graffiti has become a form of street art with a popularity that has spread worldwide. Specifically yarn bombing involves covering commu-nity objects such as trees, park benches, statues and light poles with colorful dis-
plays of knitted or crocheted items. Sometimes items up and down an entire street or area are covered.
While no one is 100 per-cent sure of where the art form originated, one thing is for sure. There will be an “explosion” of the popular genre at the Art Walk On The Block in downtown Du-Bois from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 6, and all of the display items will be made by local artists.
The person in charge of the grandma graffiti is local resident Annette Roy.
“After learning to knit two years ago with my sis-ter at a class at Mary Lea Fezell’s Ewe’nique Sheep Shop, there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t have some sort of needle project to work on,” Roy said.
The number one differ-
Yarn bombing to “explode” at DuBois’ upcoming art walk
Showing off some of the artwork as well as a sample yarn “scarf’ that will grace light poles and Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse hats that will grace parking meters during the “Yarn Bomb” as part of Art Walk On The Block, are, from left, Julie Stewart, chairwoman of the Beau-tification Committee; volunteer Bruce Bethel, DuBois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio, volunteer Annette Roy, volunteer Dan Young, and Mary Jo Hughes, Downtown Marketing manager for the Downtown DuBois Revitalization Group. Roy suggested the yarn bomb idea and it has taken off with young and old volunteers helping by knitting the multitude of pole covers and specialty projects. Roy noted that the project was “knitting the community to-gether.” (Photo by Joy Norwood)
By Katie Weidenboerner
WEEDVILLE — Residents of Jay Township came to the supervi-sors meeting Thursday to express concern about traffi c of one kind or another.
Some residents asked the board to enlist a noise curfew to deal with their new neighbors - the Lunatic Motorcycle Club.
In December, the township en-tered into a fi ve-year lease with the MC for the old Sportsmen’s build-ing on Washington Street. While
the township is collecting $500 per month from the agreement, sev-eral neighbors complained over the weekend they hear motorcycle en-gines revving until 4 a.m.
Residents of Mt. Zion Road said their nuisance comes in the form of water trucks, 24 hours a day, haul-
ing leftover water from EQT’s Gray Hill Road Marcellus Shale well pad to other sites as they begin the pro-cess of completing the well. They also complained of the condition of the road as heavy trucks continue to travel it repeatedly.
Jay Township residents describe traffic concerns
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 22-23, 2015
Brookville firefighters responded to an activated alarm in the basement of the Jefferson County Courthouse shortly after 5 a.m. Friday. The cause of the alarm was traced to a faulty valve in the boiler room which re-leased steam triggering the alarm. The steam created a sauna-like environment in the boiler room and may have caused some minor damage. The firefighters cleared the scene by 5 a.m. Jefferson County Commis-sioner Paul Corbin said the incident should not create any problems for county employees. Clean up crews will be called Friday. (Photo by Randy Bartley)
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