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Education: 1967 graduate of Williamsburg High School; associate degree in electrical engineering technology from Penn State Altoona in 1969 Position: Retired agriculture loan officer for Hollidaysburg Trust Co.

BY TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM I walked into the Suds and Grub Cafe the other night and I heard Junior Miller talking about the lack of deer this year.

A western Pennsylvania teenager accused of trying to kill his girlfriend's unborn child by putting a cow hormone in her drink has pleaded guilty in juvenile court to attempted third-degree murder and aggravated assault.

As the two buses carrying 165 Kutztown -based members of the state's 56th Stryker Brigade turned off Main Street into the borough park Tuesday afternoon, a tear escaped the corner of Gemma Smedley-Costenvader's eye.

It's a bittersweet homecoming for local members of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade.

Spc. Brian Wike of Altoona, a member of the 56th Stryker Brigade of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, couldn't take his eyes off his girl when he got off the bus at the Frankstown Armory on a perfect sunny August day.

First day for the remaining districts include: Admiral Peary: Aug. 31 Altoona: Aug.

Much to everyone's relief, the largest combat deployment of Pennsylvania guardsmen since World War II began winding down this week with the arrival of the first wave of soldiers with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team in Fort Dix, N.J. The 4,000 guardsmen mobilized statewide for service in Iraq are part of the 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry.

Sweet spot: Building SugarHouse casino here is a gamble. In Fishtown the battle between pro- SugarHouse casino and anti-SugarHouse casino neighbors was ugly from the start.

Inaugural car, truck and motorcycle show, Aug. 1, Church of God Tabernacle, Route 913, east of Saxton.

Last year, pottery artist Bill Mohl took his colorful and swirly genie lamps to the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and sold out of his inventory every night.

THERE WAS A time when having pizza for dinner was a cheap, low-key alternative to other dining options.

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Ever wonder if some of that stuff you have stored in your attic or basement is worth anything? The Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal Fair may be a good place to discover the value of hidden treasures.

Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 2/112th Infantry are mourning the loss of one of their own as family and friends prepare to lay a fallen soldier from the region to rest on Thursday.

Spc. Chad A. Edmundson, the soldier from Williamsburg who was killed May 27 in Iraq, was laid to rest Thursday on a quiet hillside near Duncansville, but not before Blair County residents paid their respects in a dramatic display of patriotism.

Spc. E-4 Chad A. Edmundson, 20, rural Williamsburg, died while serving his country with the Army National Guard in Iraq.

The Department of Defense has identified 4,297 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war.

As of Friday, May 29, 2009, at least 4,304 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

A central Pennsylvania soldier serving with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team has been killed in action in Iraq.