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By Ian Wissingerof Mainline Newspapers

Reacting to the recent andsudden news that Pennsylvaniawould be shutting down twostate corrections institutions –one in the Mainline area – infavor of opening another inCentre County, CambriaCounty PresidentCommissioner DouglasLengenfelder offered a senti-ment that was shared by manyof his constituents: “It was notexpected.”On Tuesday, Jan. 8, StateRepresentative John Wozniakof the 35th District contactedthe local media with anannouncement – handed downby one of Governor TomCorbett’s staffers – that theCommonwealth would move toclose SCI Cresson and SCIGreensburg by mid-year.Meanwhile, a recently complet-ed, state-of-the-art facility inBenner Township (CentreCounty) will begin operations,taking on some of the 1,200inmates currently housed inCresson. Other offenders willbe transported to a state prisonin Indiana County.The news stunned not onlyCresson-area residents, but SCICresson employees themselves,many of whom learned of thefacility’s closing either throughthe six o’clock news or word-of-mouth from their owninmates. An official statementwas released by Department of

Corrections Secretary JohnWetzel the following morning,championing the move as ameans to save $23 million intaxpayer dollars. Of the 500individuals employed at SCICresson, some will likely trans-fer to SCI Benner, while others’career futures remain a questionmark – inevitably, some willnot be offered the sameemployment options (orsalaries).Presently, on the morning ofThursday, Jan. 10, the CambriaCounty Board ofCommissioners discussed theimpact this development willhave on not only its residents,but the local economy.

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A local visionary and icon in the Ebensburgarea has passed away.On Friday, Jan. 11, L. Robert Kimball, theman whose namesake engineering firm pavedthe way – quite literally – for the revitalizationof Ebensburg, and who employed hundreds oflocal residents in projects that have extendedbeyond the borders of county and state,breathed his last. News of the loss affectedmany within the local business community, aswell as leaders who had not only networkedwith Kimball on a business level, but on a per-sonal one as well.“I watched him start his busi-ness from scratch,” recalls JimEstep of Estep Realty. “As itgrew, he never forgot about thecommunity. He was alwaysloyal to local business – hecould have moved his head-quarters anywhere, but hechose to remain here inEbensburg.” Estep said he hadrepresented Kimball as abuyer’s agent on a number ofoccasions, helping the latter secure severalproperties on the 100 and 200 blocks of WestHigh Street that were then transformed intoflourishing businesses or landmarks.“Not only did he do as much business aspossible with local vendors,” Estep continued,“but he did many things to help people that noone ever knew about.”Indeed, L. Robert Kimball is remembered inhis obituary for a “myriad” of philanthropic,civic and professional contributions.Born in 1923, L. Robert was the son of thelate Leo C. and Ursula (Myers) Kimball. Asthe last surviving member of his immediatefamily, the entrepreneur and philanthropist ispreceded in death by brothers John R. andWilliamKimball and sister Kathryn J. “Susie”Dandrea-Long.After founding his business in 1953 as atwo-person surveying and civil engineeringfirm, Kimball made savvy choices and invest-ments that helped it grow into a 16-office,600-plus employee enterprise. Kimball finallyretired in 2011, but not before posting alengthy list of accomplishments.Publicly, Kimball will be remembered as agraduate and recipient of the DistinguishedAlumnus Award at Penn State University anda registered engineer in seven states, not tomention a highly decoratedAir Force Captainwho served his country during World War II(earning the Flying Cross, Air Medal withthree Oak Clusters and Croiz de Guerre) andthe Korean War. He will also be rememberedfor his efforts to reshape and beautify down-town Ebensburg, according to BoroughManager Dan Penatzer.

The park that bears Kimball’s name at theintersection of High and Center Streets, saidPenatzer, was originally a vacant gravel lot.“It’s a project he championed,” the boroughmanager recalled. “A building had been torndown, and he wanted to put a park [there].”Kimball secured the fundraising and financingto make this vision a reality, Penatzer said. Headded that the completion of nearby PennEben Park, on the West side of High Street,would not have come to fruition withoutKimball’s involvement.Penatzer said that Kimball also played a cru-cial role in gaining state funding for projectssuch as Memorial Field and the Young

Peoples Community Center, notto mention the EbensburgAirport. Estep is a board memberof the Regional AviationConservation and RecreationalAuthority.Kimball’s aforementionedefforts to buy and transformmany High Street properties –buildings that now house suc-cessful services and businessessuch as theBoy Scouts headquar-ters, a hardware store and a

pizzeria, also brought revenue into the bor-ough. L. Robert Kimball has been designatedas Ebensburg Borough’s engineer for a num-ber of years.“Anybody could call him; he was easy to geta hold of,” Penatzer said. The borough man-ager said he considered the late Kimball afriend, and also recognized Kimball’s widow,Mary Louise (McNelis) as a key player in aid-ing the community.“He was always ready to help anybody, andhe had Ebensburg at heart,” the borough man-ager noted. “And Mrs. Kimball as well – thefamily was so committed. To have such avision and to be able to advance it [financial-ly] – that doesn’t come along all that often.”In addition to Mary Louise, his wife of 66years, L. Robert Kimball is survived by chil-dren John (Sheila) Kimball; Ann (Csaba)Balazs; Kitty Kimball Gleason; R. Jeffery(Debbi) Kimball; Susie (Leo) McCafferty;Sandy (Thomas) Giotto; Patty (Jeff) Kendall;Greta (Art) Rooney; and Mary Jo (Andy)Hopton. Kimball is also survived by 26 grand-children and 11 great-grandchildren.On Tuesday, Jan. 15, a funeral service washeld at Holy Name Church of Ebensburg, ofwhich Kimball was a member, as presidedover by Monsignor Arnold Gaus. Friendswere received from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.,Monday, Jan. 14, and from 10 a.m. until thetime of the funeral mass on Tuesday, atAskew-Houser Funeral Homes, Inc., ofEbensburg.In lieu of memorials, the Kimball familyasks that donations be made in Bob’s memoryto the charity of one’s choice.

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While it’s been little over a weeksince the state’s Department ofCorrections announced that SCI

Cresson would be closed by the endof June, its inmates transferred to anew facility near State College andits employees scattered throughoutthe state prison system, there arestill a lot of concerns being

expressed around CressonMountain and its neighboring com-munities. The initial shock of theannouncement has given way tofear and even anger for many, as theregion’s biggest job provider is set

to take its money elsewhere, and toa community that already has plen-ty of job providers, including anoth-er state prison. “It is hard to quantify the effect onour community of the SCI Cresson

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Lengenfelder recognized the $23 millionsavings as a win for the state overall, butsaid that Cambria, in the meantime, willbe faced with new challenges and poten-tially hardships.“The good news is that folks will beoffered jobs within a 50-mile radius,” hesaid, echoing a statement that was laterretracted by the Department ofCorrections, “but this does not necessar-ily mean they’ll be getting a one-for-one[deal]. We hope these families will notbe adversely impacted.”“There will be an economic impact,”the president commissioner plainlyadded. “I believe that each businessspawns additional businesses.”Lengenfelder noted that restaurants, con-venience stores and even businesses thatoffer cleaning services and supplies willlikely feel the pinch in the wake of SCICresson’s closing.“It’s going to be a challenge, particu-larly for that Cresson area,”Commissioner Mark Wissinger echoed.Commissioner Tom Chernisky said hewould like to reach out to the governorand request a longer timetable for thetransition and subsequent closing. TheGreater Johnstown Regional Partnershiphad already submitted a similar corre-spondence to Harrisburg, according toChernisky, urging “transparency.”“There needs to be time, to preparelocal businesses,” the commissionercontinued. “[We would ask] why it

shouldn’t be delayed for another 12months. I think we should be involved.”He lauded Wozniak for “taking the lead”in regards to the matter.All three commissioners sit on theCambria County Prison Board, and saidthat the eventual opening of SCI Bennerhad been discussed from time to time.“It’s a new facility, [the state] wants touse it – that’s no surprise,” Lengenfeldernoted. But once again, the suddenness ofthe recent announcement, as well as theplan to phase out SCI Cresson by June30 at the latest, was not viewed as favor-able.The Cambria County Prison housesstate inmates, though Lengenfelder saidhe was unsure whether SCI Cresson’sclosing would produce a positive or neg-ative impact. Whether said offenders getmoved to Centre or Indiana County – orthe Cambria County Prison is asked totake on additional inmates – remains anuncertainty, he said.“There is a definite chance that ourprison will be impacted, one way or theother,” the president commissioner con-ceded.In regards to Chernisky’s earlier com-ments about becoming involved in thematter, and petitioning the state to per-haps adjust its timetable, Lengenfeldersaid that the board will have to take “agood hard look” before “jumping in.” Hedid remind himself, however, that time isof the essence.“This is a fast-moving train,”Lengenfelder concluded.


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spaghetti dinner and basket party from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, in theNanty Glo Fire Hall, located on ChestnutStreet, Nanty Glo. Please come out andenjoy good fellowship and a good meal —all for a great cause.In addition, the firefighters are solicitingthe donation of baskets for the basketparty. The more baskets, the more suc-cessful the party, so please considerdonating a basket to the firemen.Remember, it’s for a great, not merely agood, cause.Joe Jr. is married to the former TonyaLink, and he and Tonya are the proud par-ents of Mason. In addition to serving aschief of the Nanty Glo Volunteer FireCompany, he is an 911 operator with theCambria County Department ofEmergency Services.If you would like to help with thespaghetti dinner, donate a basket to theparty, or make a monetary donation,please contact Ron Brown at (814) 254-2616 or Tom Williamson at (814) 659-8666.

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Though it’s been just 26 years sinceSCI Cresson opened its cell doors andbegan offering jobs to area residents, thegrounds on which the facility standshave a much longer history. 2013 marksthe centennial anniversary of when thedoors were opened on an altogether dif-ferent kind of facility at the top ofCresson Mountain, a tuberculosis sana-torium that housed men, women, andchildren from around the state who weresuffering from the disease. Despite itspurpose, which might have driven somefearful of the disease away, the facilityand its patients became a part of theCresson community, and many of thosevery patients and staff members returnednot two years ago to celebrate the histo-ry of “the San” and share their stories.Chief among them was Chuck Felton,who has been chronicling the history ofthe Cresson TB Sanatorium for the lastseveral years. “The timing of this is totally strange,”Felton said from his Texas home lastweek. “Here we are getting ready to cel-ebrate the 100th anniversary of the facil-ity being opened and here they announcethat they’re closing it. I’m glad we hadour reunion in 2011.”It was at that time, Felton related, thathe was able to venture onto the prisongrounds with a film crew to record anEmmy-winning documentary detailingthe history of the San. He and the cam-eramen explored Grace Chapel, the onlybuilding on the prison grounds thatremains in its original location, and isstill in use by prison population. Alongwith Felton, local residents with aninterest in the history of the Sanexpressed their concerns about the fateof the facility, and in particular GraceChapel.“Although the primary concern will beof the economic impact to employeesand the municipalities that benefitedfrom the prison population, thoughts goto the future of Grace Chapel on thegrounds of the prison,” explained EttaAlbright, who helped Felton organize thereunion of San patients and staff twoyears ago.Though the TB sanatorium’s“Children’s House” also remains on thegrounds of SCI Cresson, Grace Chapel isof particular interest to historians and

those collecting stories of the Sanbecause, as was mentioned, it still sits onits original foundation, untouched duringthe renovation of facilities that precededthe opening of the state correctionalinstitution in the late 1980s. This interestbecame even more pronounced when,just weeks ago, Felton came into posses-sion of news articles from the formerCresson Record dated to 1915 and 1916,articles which detail the construction ofGrace Chapel.“The beautiful Gothic structure, builtof stone from the immediate surround-ings, is well named,” wrote the Recordreporter on the day the chapel wasopened. “Under its roof the Catholicstructure is separated [from theProtestant section - ed.] merely by arolling screen from the main audienceroom. That portion of the building hasalready been consecrated. In the after-noon, following the dedication of themain room, both places of worship werethrown open.”But it is an article dated several monthspreviously, from August of 1916, thathas drawn fresh attention from chroni-


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mous vacuum when the largest ‘player’ in asmall market is yanked away, even if many ofthe employees continue to be employed atanother far off location,” said CressonTownship Supervisor Gary Bradley. “Ourarea had finally begun to adjust to the collapseof the railroad, steel, and coal industries —this will take us back to square one.”The comparison to the loss of those previousindustries was not a statement unique toBradley. Indeed, many people that this writerspoke with over the weekend, whether on-the-record or privately, expressed similar fearsand concerns, often seeing Cresson’s future aslittle more than a “ghost town.” “The only thing you can compare it to iswhen the mines closed,” Jack Barlick of Lillysaid, echoing Bradley’s statement. “Theimpact is going to be huge. So many peoplefrom the prison live here in these communi-ties, and they don’t know what’s going to hap-pen to them. They might be offered jobs, butthey don’t know where, so they might have tomove, or even if they have to drive, that’s anextra 50 miles or more in gas and wear ontheir cars. It takes a toll.”Local businesses, too, will likely take a hardhit as the prison’s population of inmates andemployees are moved elsewhere. HowardHarkins, president of the Cresson AreaChamber of Commerce, broke the announce-ment down to its basic components last week,and even just looking at the loss of the inmatepopulation is going to bring swift, hardchange to the region.“You’ve got what, 1,500 prisoners upthere?” Harkins said. “They probably all getvisitation of some kind. That’s gas, and food,and the hotels, not just in Cambria County, butin Blair County, too. All those people won’tbe coming through town anymore. That’swhere it’s going to hurt.”As for the employees, many expect to see anumber of houses on the market very soon.While Harkins, who also works as a realtor,was initially skeptical of such considerations,he later said that he felt the immediate impacton area residences was uncertain. But in thelong term, he added, “It will probably be forthe negative.”“The more I’m learning about this, that’sabout all I can say,” he explained. “There’sstill so much up in the air right now, there’s noway to have a clear picture.”

Those left behind will also have to deal withthe loss of a key piece of Cresson’s infrastruc-ture. On a strictly service level, SCI Cressonpurchased many thousands of gallons ofwater each month from Cresson Township,and paid for a hefty amount of capacity at thewastewater treatment plant operated byCresson Borough. All told, SCI accounts forapproximately 48 percent of water purchasesmade by the Cresson Township MunicipalAuthority, for which the state is charged anadditional premium by the CTMA. That rev-enue will simply vanish, almost overnight,while the Cresson Borough MunicipalAuthority will soon have to decide how toaddress the approximately 20 percent ofcapacity at the treatment plant that is set asidefor the prison.Furthermore, the Cresson TownshipMunicipal Authority is literally right in themiddle of an infrastructure upgrade projectfor its water system, with plans to build anew water storage tower that was designedand calculated with the prison in mind as apart of the township’s customer base. Whilethe Department of Corrections has sincestated that it will maintain its previousagreement with Cresson Township, allow-ing rights-of-way across state-owned landto be accessed by the municipality, how theproject will be paid for remains in question. “The closing of SCI Cresson certainlyconstitutes a material change in the proj-ect,” explained authority engineer RichardWray. “[State lending agency] PENNVESThas been updated, and should be able toadvise us on how to proceed soon, but therehas been no change recommended to ourapplication for funding at this time.”What irked officials, though, was howsuddenly the announcement was made.Having been in talks about this project (andlargely ignored) by the Department ofCorrections since 2007, progress was onlyreally made over the last few months, andCresson Township representatives askedofficials from the DOC directly if therewere any plans to close SCI Cresson, arumor which those same officials flatlydenied at the time. “I don’t know if they knew what wasgoing on at that time,” said supervisor ScottDecoskey, “but I can’t believe they didn’thave some idea that this might be coming.”Decoskey and his fellow supervisors, too,will soon have to address a direct loss of

income to the township itself. With theprison’s employees all but scattered to thefour winds, they will not be paying thetownship’s Local Services Tax (formerlythe Occupational Privilege Tax) assessed oneveryone who works within the township’slimits. Though the tax is just $10, takingthat times the 500-plus employees at SCICresson will force the township to deal witha $5,000 hit to its budget in the comingyear, a deficit that has yet to be addressed. Along with sharing his disbelief,Decoskey’s fellow supervisor, Bradley,spoke to DOC Secretary John Wetzel’s dec-laration that the closing of this facility, andits counterpart in Westmoreland County,was “not a bombshell announcement.”“The loss of nearly 600 jobs in your town-ship is a pretty big bombshell,” he said,then asking, “Why would he say something

like that?”And that number does not take intoaccount the service jobs and contractedemployment that provided the prison withadditional resources. Many of those peopleare expecting to lose their jobs well beforethe June 30 deadline, faced with losing notonly their income, but their health insur-ance. As those concerns set in, they, likemany state employees, chose not to speakon the record for fear of jeopardizing anyfuture employment opportunities. However,some did note that they, like many, are sim-ply trapped in indecision as they await moreinformation. That feeling was summed upnicely by Mike Vargo of the CressonTownship Municipal Authority as he dis-cussed his board’s own concerns. “Right now, there are just more questionsthan answers.”


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Christian charity is alive andthriving in both the Conemaughand Blacklick valleys. InNovember, the Summit ChapelUnited Methodist Church held anEcumenical CommunityThanksgiving Worship Serviceand collected $300 for the MinersCommunity Food Pantry, whichserves residents in Nanty Glo andVintondale boroughs andBlacklick and Jackson townships.On Dec. 9, St. John VianneyCatholic Church hosted theAdvent Music Festival and col-lected $807 for the pantry. Thesetwo sums were complemented by$800 — bringing the total amountof the donations to $1,107 — infreewill offerings given to thepantry during the annualChristmas meal for area seniorshosted by St. Paul’s EvangelicalLutheran Church.The pastors of the three churches— Pastor Kevin McNamara (St.Paul’s), Father Andrew Stanko(St. John Vianney), and PastorJohn Weaver (Summit Chapel) —participate in the ConemaughValley Ministerium, which held itsfirst meeting of 2013 onWednesday afternoon, Jan. 9, inthe St. John Vianney Quinn Hall.

The meeting locations will rotateamong the participating churchesthroughout the year. Other ministers who attended themeeting included Father MartinCingle of St. Mary’s CatholicChurch, Nanty Glo; Pastor WesLewis of Vinco Brethren Church,Vinco; Pastors Butch and AmeliaDerr of Conemaugh Church of theBrethren, Conemaugh; and PastorRichard Williams of the Mt. SinaiInstitutional Baptist Church,Conemaugh.Father Stanko offered a devo-tional and a prayer before thebusiness of the meeting began. Heread from the fourth chapter of theNew Testament letter of FirstJohn, which contains the follow-ing words: “Dear friends, let uslove one another, for love comesfrom God. Everyone who loveshas been born of God and knowsGod. Whoever does not love doesnot know God, because God islove. This is how God showed hislove among us: He sent his oneand only Son into the world thatwe might live through him. This islove: not that we loved God, butthat he loved us and sent his Sonas an atoning sacrifice for oursins” (verses 7–10, NewInternational Version). In commenting on the words ofthe Apostle John, Father Stanko

said that the most important thingthat humans can have is love onefor another and that a true changeof heart is reflected in one’s abili-ty to truly love one another.As the ministers moved into themeeting’s business, they offeredsummaries of events that theirchurches had held during the holi-day and Christmas season — threeof which were mentioned above.They also alerted those in atten-dance to events that will be held inthe very near future.Mt. Sinai Institutional BaptistChurch, Second Street,Conemaugh, will host the 27thannual Martin Luther King Jr.Interfaith RemembranceProgram at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan.20. The theme of the event —sponsored by the JohnstownBranch of the NAAPC — is oneof King’s quotations: “I havedecided to stick with love. Hateis too great of a burden to bear.”The keynote speaker will be Dr.Leah Hollis, founder and presi-dent of the Patricia BerklyGroup, which advocates the pre-vention of discrimination in theworkplace. The event will offerchoral music and comments bylocal dignitaries.St. Paul’s Evangelical LutheranChurch, William Penn Ave.,Mundys Corner, will hold a serv-

ice for the Week of Prayer forChristian Unity at 3 p.m. Sunday,Jan 27. The theme of the serviceand the week is drawn from Micah6 and asks what God requires ofhis followers: ‘“With what shall Icome before the Lord and bowdown before the exalted God?Shall I come before him withburnt offerings, with calves a yearold? Will the Lord be pleased withthousands of rams, with ten thou-sand rivers of olive oil? ... He hasshown you, O mortal, what is

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During its Tuesday, Jan. 8meeting, the Patton BoroughCouncil handled several itemsof new business necessary tobegin the work of the new year.Council began the meeting bygoing into a brief executive ses-sion, after which they went on tomake appointments to both thepark commission and the munic-ipal authority. In one motion,council approved appointingMelissa Kinney to the park com-mission and Jeff Weber to themunicipal authority.Borough secretary DonnaDunegan reported that $467.51left by former tax collector TomHudak belonged to him afterverification with the county. Themoney needs to be returned toHudak’s estate. Dunegan alsotold council the borough willneed to verify that the moneywas returned to the estate withthe county controller’s office, aswell. The money was depositedin the borough’s general fundand will be returned to Hudak’sestate from the same.Dunegan said the county hadalso sent a letter outlining thedistribution of the funds held inHudak’s tax collection account.Council approved a motion toaccept the county controller’sdetermination for disbursement.Also in regards to taxes, theborough said they had sent a listof properties in the boroughwith unpaid taxes that have gonethrough to sheriff’s sale withoutany bids to the tax claim bureau.These properties can be pur-chased through the county. Thebuyer is responsible for payingoff the liens against the proper-ty. Those interested in buyingand flipping the properties, toresell them, may be interested.The borough’s solicitor updat-ed the council on new biddinglimits that went into effect onJan. 1, 2013. The law automati-cally increases the bid limit for aborough, township, or municipalauthority to $18,901. The limitfor three written quotes will goto $10,201. Anything below$10,200 will no longer requirebidding or quotes.The street committee reportedthat one of the borough’s plowtrucks was down for a short timedue to an issue with the plowitself. Council said the bor-ough’s new plow truck operatorwas doing a good job acclimat-ing to the work and learning theplow routes. The street commit-tee said they will be ordering theremainder of the 2012-13 saltrequirements and applying fortheir 2013-14 salt allotment inthe near future.The council was also told thatCenker Engineering, of Acme,Pa., has purchased CPS Surveysin Ebensburg. CPS Surveys hasdone the majority of the bor-ough’s surveying for over 35years. Council said they mayhave to look for a new surveyorin the future.

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Last Thursday, a bomb threatwas reported to the administra-tion at Portage Area HighSchool, prompting the immediateevacuation of the building. Abomb squad later cleared thebuilding of any threat. The situa-tion was a testament to the pre-paredness of the district, andPortage Area School DistrictSuperintendent Rich Bernazzolisaid the incident was handledswiftly and according to pre-established protocol by districtofficials.The threat was first reportedJan. 10, between 11-11:30 a.m.Bernazzoli said a student whofound the threat in the boys’bathroom in the north wing ofthe school reported it to PortageArea High School assistant prin-cipal Deb Meckey. “Mrs.Meckey then started the normalprotocol for evacuation,”explained Bernazzoli. All of the students, faculty, andstaff were evacuated to the ele-mentary school building. Thebomb threat was reported at thebeginning of the high school’slunch periods, so the meal wasshuttled over to the elementaryschool, and high school studentswere fed there, said Bernazzoli.In the meantime, the districtwas in contact with local andstate police, as well as the firedepartment through the 911 cen-ter. Both the Portage PoliceDepartment and thePennsylvania State Policeresponded to the scene, wherethey were assisted by school dis-trict security officers. “Schoolsecurity was on hand to help[police] in any way they could,”Bernazzoli said. No one wasallowed entry to the building.The Portage Volunteer FireDepartment was also held onstandby in case their assistancewas needed.The Richland K-9 Unit, alongwith a Pennsylvania State Policebomb-sniffing dog were called tothe high school building.Bernazzoli said both dogs con-ducted a perimeter search; onedog searched the upper floor ofthe building while the other dogsearched the lower level.The first all-call went out short-ly after 12 p.m., Bernazzoli said,to alert parents to the situation.At 12:59 p.m., a second all-callwas dispatched to announce thehigh school students early dis-missal, which was scheduled totake place at 1:25 p.m. At 1:49p.m., a third all-call was placedto announce the safe departure ofall students, whether that be bybus, on foot, or via the studentsown vehicles.The building was officialcleared of any and all threat bypolice shortly after 4 p.m., afterwhich a final all-call went out toalert parents. Police immediatelytold administrators that the build-ing was cleared for all schoolevents and activities the follow-ing day, Friday. Bernazzoli said all after schoolpractices and meetings were can-celed for Thursday, with theexception of two off-campusevents - a girls’ varsity basketballgame at Meyersdale and a rifleteam match. Staff volunteered toenter the high school building tocollect items needed by students,like car keys and necessarysports equipment. Bernazzoli said he was pleasedwith the way in which the situa-tion was handled, giving special

commendation to Meckey. “Shedid an outstanding job [handlingthe situation],” he said, addingthat all of the students, faculty,and staff responded well andwere very cooperative.“Everything was followed to a

T,” said Bernazzoli. The onlyglitch the district encounteredwas with their all-call system,which Bernazzoli explained hasoccasional hiccups, especiallywith cell phone numbers.Administrators have narrowed

down suspects who they believeissued the threat, and Bernazzolisaid all necessary materials have

been handed over to the localpolice department, which isinvestigating the incident.


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Due to the amount of visitors andsuccess of the September sale, thePortage Area Historical Society will

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My column on the new tax lawgenerated questions from readers:

Q: Erin H. writes, “I read yourarticle about converting a traditional401(k) to a Roth 401(k). While Iwork for a public agency and do nothave this option, my boyfriend doesand is considering doing so. It is myunderstanding that there are incomerestrictions for being eligible to con-tribute to Roth IRAs. Does the sameincome restriction apply to Roth401(k)s and converting a traditional401(k) to a Roth?”

A: The new tax law that lets anyworker convert funds from a tradi-tional 401(k) to a Roth 401(k) alsoapplies to 403(b) plans offered pri-marily by colleges and nonprofits,and to 457 plans offered by public-sector employers.To take advantage of this opportu-nity created by the new law, youremployer must offer a Roth optionin the plan (fewer than half ofemployers do) and allow in-planRoth conversions. If you would likethese options, talk to your employer.There are no income restrictionson contributing to a Roth 401(k), asthere are for contributing to a RothIRA.One caveat: If your employer

offers a matching contribution inyour plan, that money cannot gointo the Roth option -- it must gointo your regular account, saysJeffrey Levine, a certified publicaccountant with Ed Slott and Co.There are also no income restric-tions on converting from a regular401(k) or similar plan into a Roth401(k) under the new law. As of2010, there are no income restric-tions on converting from regularIRAs into Roth IRAs either.Congress removed those restrictionsfor the same reason it is now allow-ing Roth 401(k) conversions: Itbrings in tax revenues now, whenpeople make the conversion, insteadof tax revenues down the road,when people retire and begin with-drawing from their accounts.In a blog post last week, RobertGreenstein of the Center on Budgetand Policy Priorities calls it a “fake”increase in revenues that actuallybenefits high-income householdsthe most. “It uses a timing gimmickto raise $12 billion in revenue overthe next 10 years. But every dollarof that $12 billion is revenue that thefederal Treasury would have col-lected in subsequent decades. Andthe resulting revenue loss in laterdecades will be substantially greaterthan $12 billion -- probably severaltimes that amount,” he wrote.

Q: Verna O. writes, “An article onVanguard’s website says, ‘The IRAcharitable rollover provision wouldbe extended for 2012 and 2013(with special ability to make use ofthe provision for 2012 distribu-tions).’ So, for 2012, can we deductfrom income those charitable dona-tions made directly from an IRA?I’m not sure what the ‘IRA charita-ble rollover provision’ is.”

A: This provision, usually called aqualified charitable distribution, orQCD, lets you donate up to$100,000 a year directly from yourIRA to a charity without having thedistribution from the IRA added toyour adjusted gross income. Thiscan also count toward your requiredminimum distribution if you areolder than 70 1/2.You don’t get a tax deduction forthe contribution, because it wasnever added to your income. But bykeeping it out of your AGI, you canpotentially preserve certain AGI-related tax benefits.This provision expired at the endof 2011, but the tax law signed lastweek renewed it retroactively for2012 and 2013. To make up for

foot-dragging, Congress added acouple of special provisions.“If you took a distribution to your-self in December that normallywould not qualify as a QCD, buttransfer money to a charity by Jan.31, that could qualify as a QCD,”Levine says.Alternatively, if you did not take arequired distribution from your IRAin 2012 because you were waitingto see what Congress would do, youcould take a distribution in Januaryand have it go straight to charity. Inthat case it would count as a quali-fied charitable distribution andcount toward your required mini-mum distribution for last year,Levine says.

Q: Richard S. asks, “Why don’tcorporations have to pay an alterna-tive minimum tax?”

A: The short answer: There is acorporate AMT, and it works verymuch like the individual AMT.

Corporations figure their tax underthe regular system, then figure itunder the AMT -- which tosses outsome deductions allowed under theregular system but applies a lowertax rate -- and pay whichever tax ishigher.Many large corporations are sub-ject to AMT, but it’s extremely com-plicated and doesn’t raise that muchrevenue for all the trouble it takes to

comply.Also, it does not apply to profitsthat U.S. companies earn or purportto earn abroad. U.S. multinationalshave found myriad ways to shiftprofits to foreign tax havens, wherethey are lightly taxed or tax-free.(Contact Kathleen Pender atkpender@s fchron i c l e . com .Distributed by Scripps HowardNews Service, shns.com.)

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Portage Borough manager BobKoban informed borough coun-cil during its January meetingthat Amfire Mining Companyhad committed in writing to theirshare of the proposed project torehabilitate the intersection atMain Street and DulanceyAvenue. Koban said he receivedword of Amfire’s commitmentjust one day after the passing ofPortage Planning Commissionchairman Dick Rice. “It’s ashame he didn’t get to see it hap-pen,” said Koban. “He deserves

a lot of credit for getting thisproject to come to fruition.”The news was a welcomeannouncement for council, whojust two months ago were afraidthe plan would be indefinitely

stalled. At the November councilmeeting, Koban had told councilthat although no formal rejectionhad been received from Amfireregarding the project, it seemed


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The Department of Correctionsannounced last week that it would beworking with the Office of GeneralServices to determine a future use, ifany, for the Cresson facility. A pressrelease that accompanied said statementnoted that options included the surplusor sale of the Cresson facility and itscounterpart in Greensburg. Calls to theOffice of General Services for commentwere not returned, while Felton’sattempts to validate the presence ofeither the cornerstone or the time cap-sule with prison officials have met withlittle response as yet. Regardless, a committee related to thehistory of the Cresson TB Sanatorium iscurrently in the process of pursuing ahistorical marker to denote the facilitythrough the Pennsylvania Historical andMuseum Commission. The committeehas also contacted the commission toapprise them of the new developmentssurrounding the site, though no responsehas yet been received. Plans also contin-ue for a program scheduled for Aug. 3,2013 at the Cresson American Legion,scheduled in remembrance of the formalopening of the San a century ago. More information about the San, which(for now) houses SCI Cresson, pleasevisit www.feltondesignanddata.com/cressontbsanatoriumremembered.

as though the company would not provideany monetary assistance. With Amfireofficially on board as of the start of 2013,the borough can now move forward withthe project as proposed.Borough officials are now working withrepresentatives from PennDOT to get therest of the plans in place. In April of2012, council tentatively planned for theproject with an approximate cost of$610,000. Portage Borough would con-tribute $25,000; Amfire’s parent companyAlpha Natural Resources would con-tribute between $100,000 and $125,000(through the possible application of agrant); and PennDOT would cover thebalance.As proposed, the project will recon-struct with Main Street and DulanceyAvenue intersection by resurfacing it andreinforcing the pavement to help it handlethe heavy load of the dozens of large coaltrucks that travel through the intersectionon a daily basis. In addition, plans tomake the turning radius larger for trafficturning from Dulancey Avenue onto MainStreet were discussed, keeping in mindthe 57-foot tractor trailers which wouldneed more room.

Much of the borough’s cost, as dis-cussed in April, would go to cover side-walk and curb installation. Ramps at theintersection would also need to be redoneto comply with current standards, and asidewalk would be put in on one side ofthe road.Koban said he and PlanningCommission vice-chairman Joe Beyerwere now working with PennDOT to seewhen PennDOT would be able to con-tribute their portion of the funding.“PennDOT says we missed our windowof opportunity to receive funding thisyear,” Koban explained. “But, if some-thing else falls through, we may be ableto get funded.” Koban added that hewould be meeting with PennDOT soon tosee if they could work something out.Councilor Ray Vandzura suggested invit-ing state senator John Wozniak to themeeting to see if he could be of any assis-tance.“Any improvement that can be madewill benefit the community,” said councilpresident Sharon McCarthy. Koban also added that they hadn’treceived a time frame from Amfire inwhich the project needed to be complet-ed. Koban said he would update the coun-cil once he knew more.

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While there are still some folks resistant tothe idea of social media uniting us all withpictures of grumpy cats and awkward humans(myself included), there are many who haveembraced the offerings of Facebook, Twitter,and their ilk. Naturally, as our culturebecomes more accepting of such media andits ability to connect us all, more and moreorganizations will take to the Internet and usesocial media sites to reach an audience. Suchis certainly the case with several local policedepartments, which have come together to setup a Facebook page in the hopes of reachingmore members of the public. “We’re trying to get the communityinvolved and get them informed about what isgoing on in the area,” said Officer VinceFinochio of the Cresson Township PoliceDepartment. Finochio, along with officersfrom three other local departments, set up theCresson Area Police Departments page onFacebook just a few weeks ago with the intentto encourage public participation. Along with Cresson Township, theGallitzin Borough, Sankertown Borough,and Gallitzin Township police departmentsare also represented on the Facebook page,while Cresson Borough officers have onlyjust begun to participate after receivingclearances from borough council on Jan. 14.

Finochio stressed that social media outletslike Facebook are a great way to share infor-mation between the police and the public. “If it’s an emergency, you should still becalling 911, not getting on Facebook,”Finochio joked, “but this is a way for thepublic to relay information to the policedepartments. It’s just a good way to obtaininformation related to ongoing investiga-tions.”Furthermore, Finochio added, the depart-ments can also share information with thepublic, using the Facebook relay to inform thepublic and to give out information in a “pressrelease” style or format.The Cresson Area Police Departments pageis similar to those used by other law enforce-ment organizations. Finochio cited recentefforts of the Altoona Police Department tobranch out into Facebook as an impetus fordesigning a similar effort up the mountain.Noting that the Altoona officers have hadsome success with this new way of sharinginformation from the police to the public, andvice versa, Finochio hopes that residents inthe local area will be willing to try somethingsimilar. “We’re seeing success with a lot of otheragencies, so we thought we’d give it a shot uphere,” Finochio said. “We’re encouragingeveryone that uses Facebook to head over toour page and give us some ‘likes’ so we canpromote this tool.”


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