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Religion in Brief | Franklin Street Um begins 11-week series
BY JANICE RAINEY JRAINEY@TRIBDEM.COM The Rev. Tom Verner, pastor of Franklin Street United Methodist Church in downtown Johnstown, will begin a new teaching series, "God's Plan and Our Place In It," during the 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship services.
Freeburg looks out for communities as commissioner
Involved in county government for 20 years, Elk County Commissioner Daniel Robert Freeburg, in his second term as a commissioner, believes in the local community.
in Brief | Girl Scouts sponsoring reading project
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania is partnering with families in the region to give girls the leading edge in school and with their peers through the "Follow the Reader" family reading project.
Religion in Brief | Kaufman Mennonite Church to celebrate milestone
BY RENEE CARTHEW RCARTHEW@TRIBDEM.COM Parishioners at Kaufman Mennonite Church, 916 Miller Picking Road, Davidsville, will celebrate the church's 100th anniversary with a community picnic at 5 p.m. today.
Woman pleads to $200G Social Security fraud
A Davidsville woman has admitted to stealing more than $200,000 from the government in her plea made in U.S. District Court.
Township board weighing best way to spend $25M
By July, the Conemaugh Township Area school board is expected to approve a plan that calls for closing its early grades elementary school in Jerome and paves the way for $25 million in capital spending.
Scout landscapes water slide area at church camp
Cody Miller is climbing the rungs in the Boy Scouts through a project others can see as they slide downhill.
Man sues funeral home, casket company
A grieving Atlanta father who said he suffered a series of indignities while trying to bury his stepson is suing a Somerset County funeral home and a casket maker.
Gregory Pile re-elected bishop of ELCA Allegheny Synod
Gregory R. Pile was elected June 5 to a fourth term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Allegheny Synod during the synod assembly June 4-6 in Altoona, Pa.
New Camp PARC caters to special-needs children
For 50 years, Camp PARC has been bringing together special-needs individuals and volunteers for a week of fun.
High praise for chorus | Ensemble will perform 'Magnificat' in English, Latin
Religion in Brief | Emmanuel Baptist sets prayer breakfast
BY JANICE RAINEY JRAINEY@TRIBDEM.COM Amen's prayer breakfast will be held at 7:30 today in The Zone at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 425 Luther Road, Richland Township.
NEW a " Davidsville woman indicted on charges of bilking government of more than $200,000
Joyce A. Bowser, 62, of the 3100 block of Carpenters Park Road, Davidsville, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of taking more than $200,000 in government money.
Street rods, classic cars and motorcycles cruisin' for benefit show
BY RUTHRICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Those who plan to attend the annual Cruisin' for Courtney benefit car show will be taking a ride of their own.
Robbers grab watch at mall jewelry store
A couple got away with what police described as a "high-end" watch in a grab-and-go robbery at Kranich's Jewelers in The Galleria mall.
in Brief | Woman hurt in kitchen fire
A woman was taken to Memorial Medical Center on Wednesday with minor burns she received when a fire erupted on her stove while she was cooking.
Religion in Brief | Stewardship theologian to lead discussion
BY JANICE RAINEY JRAINEY@TRIBDEM.COM Lynn Miller, a consultant and retired stewardship theologian of Mennonite Mutual Aid, will lead a discussion today on how to buy less and live more at Kaufman Mennonite Church in Davidsville.
Classic rock bands draw crowd to arena
Nearly 4,700 music lovers of all ages packed the Cambria County War Memorial Arena on Wednesday night to listen to classic rock bands Styx, REO Speedwagon and Kansas perform.
Treats for troops: Scouts, veterans sending cookies to servicemen, women
Thanks to Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania and Menoher Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 155 in Geistown, some troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa will be getting special treats - Girl Scout cookies.
Religion in Brief | Church to host educational courses
BY JANICE RAINEY JRAINEY@TRIBDEM.COM Mennonite Mutual Aid and Johnstown Mennonite Ministerium will co-sponsor Stewardship University, an education partnership with local faith communities.
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