Christmas funny

I received this in my e-mail today.





THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS DECORATION EVER!

"Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever.

Great stories. But two things made me take it down. First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by. Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn't realize it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn't take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard."

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Local Girls compete at Johnstown

The Donachy Gymnatics girls team recently competed at the TNT Gymnastics in Johnstown. The girls did an amazing job for their first competition. Emporium girls competing on the team were Kacie Aversa and Cassie Frey. Kacie, a level 5 gymnast, placed 3rd in the all around as well as 3rd on the vault in the 11-13 age group.
Team members front row: Olivia Kinney, Angelina Steffan, Madelyn Kinney
back row, Coach Micki Steffan, Brianna Blankenship, Morgan Lorenzo, Cassie Frey, Jenna Minard, Mackenzie Kinney, Shyanne Blankenship, Lindsey Meyer, Kacie Aversa, and Coach Toni Williamson

Top bear areas show not necessarily biggest producers

We all have our favorite place to hunt and fish. For some it is because of an abundance of game. For others it may be a place of convenience or nostalgia.
None of the various reasons are wrong and a case can be made for each. With all of that in mind three of us sat in Orndoff's Sporting Goods Store in Graysville discussing the merits of various bear hunting hot spots.
Looking at the harvest figures compiled by the Pennsylvania Game Commission gives one an idea of what place is best. But taking things a step further helps a bit....................................
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I haven't mentioned the Eastern counties for they have longer bear seasons than we do here in the west. Also note I didn't forget Cameron County, which is the heart of bear country.
The reason I left it out until now is that it comes out way on top of the list with its kill of 217 bears. While that doesn't top the state in total numbers one has to remember it is a small county and its harvest comes out to one bear for every 1.9 square miles of land. Compared to the other counties, it is far and away the best and the numbers show this to be true.
If I could identify the townships in each county the bear harvest could be pinned down a bit more. If I were a betting man I would bet, for example, that many of Elk County's bears were taken near Benezette or near the border of Cameron County.
Again, I would bet if one placed a point at Emporium and drew a circle of say 20 miles around the town you would encircle the state's best bear country. ........................
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New Head For Hardwood Mills

New Head For Hardwood Mills:Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, Miami, Fl., has partnered with management to acquire Rossi American Hardwoods, Cromwell, Ct., and Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing, Charlotte,
N.C.H.I.G. has formed American Hardwood Industries Inc., Cromwell, Ct., to parent the two vertically integrated suppliers.Rossi American consists of milling complexes Blue Triangle Hardwoods, Everett, Pa.; Scotland Hardwoods, Scotland, Ct.; Graham Lumber Co., West Linden, Tn., and Emory River, Oak Ridge, Tn.; sales offices Cross Creek Sales, Augusta, Ga., and Legacy Lumber, Erie, Pa., and dry kilns in Shelby, N.C., and Edgefield and Saluda, S.C. The company is led by Ted Rossi, who will serve as chairman and c.e.o. of AHI.Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing, including offices in Charlotte and mills Emporium Hardwoods, Emporium, Pa., and Northern Hardwoods, South Range, Mi., is headed by David Marshall, who will be president and c.o.o. of AHI.GÇ£We are very excited about partnering with one of the top management teams in the sector,GÇ¥ said H.I.G. managing director Brian Schwartz. GÇ£Rossi American Hardwoods has developed a reputation as a top quality supplier in international markets. HLM offers a sophisticated, metrics-oriented and disciplined management approach that is unique in the industry.GÇ¥H.I.G. first invested in the forest products sector 11 months ago with Augusta Lumber, Waynesboro, Va.
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Mountain Lines by Nelson Haas

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1 dead, 1 shot in dispute over bear hunting

SUMMERVILLE — Police say a landowner was shot and killed and a member of a bear hunting party wounded after an argument over trespassing in rural northern Pennsylvania.
State Trooper Bruce Morris said Tuesday that investigators are trying to sort out who fired first and other details related to the confrontation that broke out around 11 a.m.
The scene of the shooting is Summerville, about 60 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Morris says a co-owner of the property, 63-year-old Frank Shaffer of Red Lion, is dead from a gunshot wound.
The injured man is identified as 23-year-old Paul Plyler of Summerville, a member of the hunting party. He was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital but Morris says his wounds aren’t considered life-threatening.
Morris says he expects charges to be filed in the case.Read more: http://www.centredaily.com/news/breaking_news/story/1643905.html#ixzz0Xp5bJF80
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