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JANUARY

JANUARY

3 – A home at 2373 Long Run Road was destroyed by fire, leaving a family homeless at the start of the new year. Nobody was injured.

5 – Members of Lafayette Lodge 199, Free and Accepted Masons hosted their first bloodmobile in nearly two decades.

6 – Bucktail’s Maria Morgan becomes school’s only player to get 2,000 career points.

6 – Members of the Jersey Shore High School chorus performed at Disney.

7 – The Salvation Army Thrift Store renovations are nearly completed.

8 – Michael S. Quiggle, 38, of Mill Hall, has been charged with more than 100 counts of rape and other felony crimes in connection with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.

10 – Bald Eagles were caught on camera by local photographer Paul Garrett as they searched for food on the Susquehanna River in Jersey Shore. They eventually captured their prey and dined on the frozen river.

12 – Central Mountain Wrestling Coach Doug Buckwalter got his 300th victory as a coach.

14 – Tractor Supply is scheduled to open its new store on Hogan Boulevard in February.

17 – Ginny Reeders ‘kids’ are starring in the Old English Sheepdog calendar.

19 – Joe and Alyssa (Wurm) Garbrick of Mill Hall are parents of the 2015 New Year’s baby at Lock Haven Hospital. Her name is Addison Marie Barbrick and she was born at 10:39 a.m. Jan. 2.

20 – Mary Baker celebrated her 100th birthday among friends at Susque View Home where she resides.

21 – Jon Oberle, a local garbage collector, showcased home school students’ projects in his advertisements in The Express.

23 – Clinton County Children and Youth sees uptick in abuse, neglect cases. Caseworker added to meet demand.

26 – Frozen Snot endurance event held in perfectly challenging conditions with several inches of new snow overnight. Still, 250 determined racers hit the trails.

27 – Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Captain Mary Jeirles is retiring after 35 years as an area police officer.

28 – Five armed robberies in nearly as many weeks has area police intensifying investigations into the crimes and offering advice to business owners. The most recent robbery was committed by a gunman who robbed a terrified clerk at the Fuel On convenience store in Castanea Township.

30 – Loyd Groves was brought back to Clinton County from the Pittsburgh area after being charged with the 1991 murder of Kathy Heckel, who disappeared during her lunch break at Hammermill Paper Co.

31 – Local state troopers Curtis Confer and Michael Huston are being lauded by state officials after this week’s arrest of Loyd Groves for the murder of Kathy Heckel almost 24 years ago.

FEBRUARY

2 – Renovo water bills are going up by $20 a year; Fairfield Inn named “Cornerstone” of downtown commercial district by Downtown Lock Haven Inc.

3 – A group of local youngsters got a taste of ice fishing compliments of the Northeast Pan Fishing League which held its first ever ice fishing derby at Joseph Foster Sayers Lake.

4 – Charles A. Shaffer Jr., 51, of Lock Haven was bound over for court on charges including attempted homicide in connection with the shooting of Casey Farley, 51, also of Lock Haven. Farley was transported to Geisinger with serious injuries.

5 – A plan leading to a new parking lot on LHU’s East Campus cleared its first hurdle with city planners and is headed to City County for a vote.

7 – The invisible problem of homelessness is growing in this area.

8 – The Lock Haven VFW is looking to purchase the former Greystone Cafe in Castanea Township as its new home. Fire destroyed the VFW building at the corner of Grove and East Church streets.

11 – Four classrooms in the Keystone Central School District will see benefits of extra dollars for unique projects thanks to funding by Keystone Central Foundation.

12 – The Mill Hall Kiwanis Citrus Fruit sale resulted in a $700 donation to the Central Pennsylvania Community Band.

13 – The local Radio Shack store in Millbrook Plaza will close, a victim of a company-wide bankruptcy.

14 -Jane and Bobby McKivison of Beech Creek celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary today. They were married on Valentine’s Day in 1964.

16 – Although Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter weather, the furry friend left out the details of just how cold it will get as temperatures last night dropped below zero and it doesn’t look like a warm up is in the near future.

17 – More than 100 offices are open in the local election; today is the first day for candidates to get signatures.

18 – Local elementary students raised $4,000 to fight cancer.

19 – Central Mountain High School’s Abigail Salmon, daughter of Steve and Rebekah Salmon of Lock Haven is a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Contest.

20 – First Citizens Community Bank on Hogan Boulevard held a ribbon cutting ceremony.

21 – PPL reports record power usage set amid cold weather.

24 – Sugar Valley Rural Charter School takes first place at STEM competition.

26 – Hundreds of Bellefonte area community members turned out to take part in the Bellefone Reads Community Literacy Night.

28 – A Lamar Township man was charged with manufacturing magic mushrooms.

MARCH

3 – Lock Haven Mayor Rick Vilello has resigned to become the executive director of Governor Wolf’s Center for Local Government.

7 – Porter Township Zoning Hearing Board rejects motorcycle, ATV track proposal; Renovo Elementary gets grant as “Reward” school.

8 – Gov. Tom Wolf made a stop at the Wingate Elementary School to talk with administrators and teachers there.

9 – Jersey Shore’s Emma Butzler earns All-State status with outstanding day at swimming championships.

10 – Jersey Shore Senior High School’s Future Business Leaders of America make dreams come true for elderly residents at ManorCare Nursing Home, taking on several projects to benefit the Twilight Wish Foundation there.

11 – Gov. Tom Wolf stops at Robb Elementary School, says his education plan could bring $11.7 million more to Keystone Central.

16 – The thick ice on the Susquehanna River here breaks away; no floods expected.

17 – Lock Haven City Councilman Jonathan Bravard has been elected Lock Haven mayor, replacing Rick Vilello who resigned to take a job in Harrisburg.

18 – On St. Patrick’s Day, students at Howard and Mountaintop Elementary schools got to try out various green vegetables and fruits during “Go for the Green Day.”

19- Snow is expected to usher in the first day of spring.

20 – Michael Benninghoff is the newest member of the Woodward Township Police Department.

21 – Steven Bauman of Woodward Township was jailed on $50,000 bail, charged by the state attorney general’s office with distributing child pornography; Keller and Munro Drug Store is offering prescription mapping.

23 – Lock Haven University’s Dan Neff became LHU’s 39th All-American after finishing eighth overall at 149 pounds at the 2015 NCAA Division 1 Championships.

24 – Cub Scouts from Pack 116 held a cake auction to raise money to help a local mother travel to Saudi Arabia to see her three sons who were abducted by their father in 2013 and taken to Saudi Arabia.

26 – The first ever Salvation Army Gala raised more than $4,000 to support the local Salvation Army’s feeding programs and other programs for the needy.

27 – Thousands witness Blanchard Church of Christ’s Easter drama, “King of Kings.”

28 – A Renovo veteran, Dick Richardson, 75, received a surprise birthday gift, commemorating a number of events in his life including his naval service, his love of hunting and his former career as a truck driver.

30 – Kyle Plants, 30, of Lock Haven, was struck and killed by a train as he was apparently walking on the tracks in McElhattan. Officials said he was wearing ear buds.

31 – Artists, art admirers, community leaders hop on the Creative Arts Engine to brainstorm about how to develop, promote and embrace the arts in Central Pennsylvania.

APRIL

1 – The kindergarten class at Liberty-Curtin Elementary School watched bald eaglets hatch on live stream. They have been watching the eagles nest at Bald Eagle State Park waiting for the eggs to open.

2 – Pine Creek Township supervisors have given the green light for a Dollar General Store to be built in the township.

3 – Four-year-old Shiloh Yearick delivered washcloth bunnies to residents of Susque-View. She had help from her mother, her aunt and grandmother making the 150 washcloths.

4 – Cheyenne Pelton shared a smile with Jerry Kibler in Kibler’s Lock Haven home. Pelton donated one of his kidneys to Kibler, who suffered with kidney problems for years.

7 – An 800-mile ATV trail is proposed through Clinton County by the Central Mountains ATV Association, connecting this area with the rest of the state.

8 – A search is underway for Kelley Jo Snyder, a 34-year-old Renovo mother of three who reportedly left her home on Sunday to walk two blocks to the Dollar General and never returned.

9- Details are developing for a Maryland based enterprise to create a gas-fired, electric generated plant in the old Renovo railyard site.

11 – A ransom note was found demanding $60,000 for Kelley Jo Snyder’s safety; husband B.J. Snyder apprehended in New York.

12 – Body believed to be Kelly Jo Snyder is found; husband confesses to dumping wife in woods.

14 – About 200 volunteers packed 40,000 macaroni and cheese meals for area food banks at Trinity United Methodist Churck in Jersey Shore.

17 – A UGI pilot program to bring natural gas to Homestead Estates.

18 – Lock Haven native Mike Bauman has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. But he’s not letting it get him down… instead, he is encouraging others who have the disease.

20 – 1,200 participants conquered the Hyner Challenge.

21 – Loyd Groves preliminary hearing is scheduled today.

22 – Loyd Groves bound over for court on murder charges in the killing of Kathy Heckel 24 years ago.

23 – Jerome Nichols, 67, escaped his burning home in Jersey Shore, but his two dogs perished in the blaze.

24 – Chapman Township Supervisor Tim Horner was re-elected president of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors.

25 – Infant Development celebrates 40 years in operation.

26 – PLCB wants to move liquor store out of city.

27 – Family, friends bid final farewell to Kelley Jo Snyder; her husband, William J. Snyder is charged with her murder.

28 – A hiker looking for mushrooms at Bald Eagle State Park discovered $100,000 in cash in a plastic bag along a hiking trail.

29- The Clinton County Relay for Life is moving back to Riverview Park. Last year the event was held at the Clinton County Fairgrounds.

MAY

2 – Salvation Army honored an army of volunteers at its 2014 Volunteer Recognition Banquet.

4 -Dozens turned out for the Jersey Shore Relay for Life.

5 – Jersey Shore High School wide receiver Brody Smith and his head coach Tom Gravish brought home the trophy from PSFAC’s East-West All-Star game in Downington. This was the first time the Bulldogs had played in the contest and followed the best season in the program’s history.

5- Biff Walizer was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

6 -A high speed police chase through the city of Lock Haven ended when the driver crashed his vehicle near McDonald’s on Bellefonte Avenue.

7 – Brandon Hoffman, 20, of Jersey Shore, was charged in the death of his girlfriend’s 18-month-old son, Bryson Shoemaker.

8 – LHU defeats Rollins College 12-3 in NCAA Division II Quarterfinals in lacrosse.

13 – Nathan DeRemer was named chief of Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police, replacing Sean Hummer, who stepped down due to health issues.

15 – Keystone Central School District approves preliminary budget with no tax increase.

16 – Clinton County Special Olympics basketball team took third place at the Area M Tournament near Harrisburg.

17 – William J. Snyder of Renovo has been charged with killing his wife, Kelley Jo Snyder, who was the object of a search since she disappeared a week ago.

18 – Two teens, Carly A. Miller, 17, of Beech Creek and Jordan A. King, 18, of Bellefonte, were killed in a one-car crash early Saturday morning, just hours after they attended Carly’s Senior Ball at Central Mountain High School.

19 – The Meadows Clinic in Mill Hall is closing.

22 – Robb Elementary School students planted a Memorial Garden to honor veterans and others who are remembered on memorial Day.

23 – Lock Haven barber Charlie Brungard is hanging up the clippers, retiring after 48 years operating his barber shop on Grove Street.

27 – Lock Haven’s Mike Coleman continues to battle cancer. The 43-year-old was diagnosed four years ago and has a very positive attitude, enjoying life with his wife, Amanda, daughter Leah, 6, and son Ben, 1.

28 – Official results of the Primary Election are in and William Baney has defeated Steve Stevenson by only two votes to capture the Democratic nomination and face Rick Conklin in November.

29 – Jersey Shore High School’s girls softball claims District 4 Class AAA’s top spot with a 10-0 win over Athens.

30 – Eli Duck of Rote received a life-saving kidney from Vicki Adams, who was a class mate of Duck in high school.

JUNE

1 – Janet Thornton of Lock Haven, turned 90 years old today, and has reached her goal to walk a mile by her birthday.

3 – A relic from the World Trade Center was donated to Gallagher Carpet One.

4 – Appalachian Drilling Services of Beech Creek receives a 25,000 prize in the Shale Gas Innovation Contest.

5 – Clinton County Correctional Facility Warden Jackie Motter and assistant warden Wayne Bechdel were fired by the prison board.

6 – Central Mountain High School senior Merit Patterson received a mock check representing a $180,000 Naval Reserve Office Training Corps Scholarship that will play for his college education.

8 – Central Mountain High School seniors remembered two classmates – Carly Miller and Ty Yonkin – as part of baccalaureate services. A tree was planted outside the high school as a memorial.

9 – Two Central Mountain High School students sponsored a trip to the nation’s capitol for local World War II veterans, as their senior project.

10 – Julie Brennan was named the new director of chamber and tourism for the Clinton County Economic Partnership.

11 – “Queen of Bingo” opens the 2015 season at Millbrook Playhouse.

13 – Doris Fritz of McElhattan celebrated her birthday at the Nature Park in Wayne Township that she helped create.

16 – A North Carolina man was the first to arrive at the William T. Piper Memorial Airport for this year’s Sentimental Journey Fly-In.

17 – Kayla Courter was crowned Clinton County Dairy Princess.

19 – Biff Walizer was hired at Central Mountain’s new wrestling coach.

22 – Miss Central Mountain High School Rebecca Leuthold was crowned Laurel Queen 2015.

23 – The Advocates for a Drug Free Tomorrow are creating a new chapter in Renovo. 24 – Scott Frazier, a former teacher at Central Mountain High School has been granted a third trial. He is accused of indecently assaulting a student.

24 – Big Woods Church in Castanea has announced plans to transform a nearby warehouse into a house of worship.

26 -Camp Cadet celebrated its 25th anniversary at LHU’s Sieg Center.

29 – The Renovo chapter of Advocates for a Drug Free Tomorrow – Hope for Tomorrow – held its first meeting with more than a dozen Renovo residents in attendance.

JULY

1 – Woodward Township Police Chief Steve Falotico took his first solo flight at the Lock Haven Airport.

2 – Dr. Larry Bason has sold his veterinary practice in Lock Haven, but will continue to work for the new owner, Dr. Geoffrey Butia at the 940 Bellefonte Ave. facility.

3 -Michala Alexander was crowned 2015 Queen Tiadaghton in Jersey Shore.

8 -Bob Hull has produced and is selling a new salsa honoring 6-year-old Greydon Tressler of Lock Haven, who is battling leukemia. The new concoction is called Greydon’s Happy Hour Mild Salsa and all proceeds go to Greydon’s family for medical expenses.

9 – Ten “Station Gallery Shutterflies” have been out and about learning about photography and perfecting their skills in the first summer camp sponsored by the Clinton County Arts Council.

11 – A former local woman, Cassie Farrelly, teamed up with two U.S. Presidents, as one of 60 graduates from the inaugural Presidential Leadership Scholars Program.

12- Rachel Beiler, 36, and her son, David, 6, of Loganton, were killed when the Amish buggy they were riding in was struck by a UPS truck.

15 – Jersey Shore artist, Mindy Karstetter, is making a name for herself with her life-like portraits. For Mindy, 30, it’s not just a hobby, it’s how she supports her four young children.

18 – Central Mountain High School student Erin Fetzer raised awareness and funds for cystic fibrosis as her senior project.

19 – Joey Barber, 16, of Jersey Shore, suffers from a rare joint condition, but he doesn’t let it hinder him. He has a “never-give-up” attitude that keeps him smiling.

20 – Loganton celebrated its 175th anniversary with a gala celebration that included a huge parade and festival.

23 – About a dozen local youngsters participated in the annual Wings and Things Summer Camp sponsored by Piper Museum.

25 – A dream has come true for Myrna and Tom Shearer who have turned the Black Forest Inn into a unique dining experience.

26 – Ron Bauman is well on his way to reaching his goal of collecting 2,783,789 can tabs and surpassing the Guiness World Record. To date he’s collected 492 pounds of can tabs.

28 – Students at Walnut Street Christian School ran hundreds of miles during the last school year as they participated in the Mighty Miler Program Competition. Four youngsters ran more than 100 miles and the fourth grade won the competition recording more than 500 miles.

31 – The Clinton County Commissioners have announced that John Rowley, formerly of Oakland, Md. is the new warden at the Clinton County Correctional Facility. He brings with him 41 years of experience in corrections administration.

AUGUST

1 – More than 200 area residents enjoyed a free cook-out, swim and movie at the Jersey Shore Pool, sponsored by the Recreation Committee, Light House Wesleyan Church and Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police.

2 -Robert Edmonston, former local businessman, Lock Haven mayor, Piper employee and volunteer, has died at age 72.

4 – The 43rd annual Clinton County Fair gave fairgoers to a roaring good time with shows by Bruno’s Bengal tigers delighting crowds.

6 – A memorial panel in Veterans Park paid tribute to Navy SEAL David Collins, a Lock Haven native who died last year.

7 – Dan Vilello was honored by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania for his role as a local government liaison for the state Department of Environmental Protection.

8 – About 100 people, including patrons and employees at Lock Haven YMCA, were evacuated due to a gas leak on East Water Street.

10 – It was a banner day in downtown Lock Haven, as the 2015 Hometown Hero Celebration was held, unveiling banners of local veterans.

11 -Beth Nyman was crowned 2015 Clinton County Fair Queen.

12 – Grant and Jeanne Miller donated $5,000 to the Cedar Hill Cemetery Association to b e used for grounds maintenance and general upkeep.

15 – Brothers Lee and Gary Brooks and their father, Dick Brooks, talked about their military service during the Vietnam War and World War II.

17 – The Lock Haven Area Jaycees have added another night to their annual Labor Day Regatta on the Susquehanna River.

18 – The search has begun for a new Clinton County Chief Clerk, following on the heels of the resignation of Paula Kistler last week.

20 – Paul Nelson, a music teacher in the Keystone Central School District, has written a book called “Through Fisher’s Eyes: An Autism Adventure.” The book is a science fiction story for teens and is told through the eyes of Paul’s 17-year-old son, Michael, who has autism.

21 – As the finishing touches are coming together on the new addition to Lock Haven Catholic School, about 170 guests were ushered in to enjoy a grand opening fundraising dinner.

22 – Central Mountain High School band students attended the school’s first ever band camp.

23 – Zachary Thomas Daubert, 27, of Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore, died in a crash on Route 120 in Grugan Township.

24 – It was a weekend of tragedy in Clinton County when a Mill Hall man in an Amish buggy/truck crash was killed and a New Jersey man was arrested for shooting a Loganton man outside a Beech Creek bar.

31 – Over 1,000 turned out for the 13th annual megatransect hike, which will likely be the last.

SEPTEMBER

1 – Flemington borough council has voted to ban burning barrels beginning Jan. 1, 2016.

2 – Wayne Township and Woolrich fire companies will receive more than $174,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

3 – Mill Hall teen, Carter Allison, 17, died of injuries suffered in a one-car accident two weeks ago.

4 – A severe storm wreaks havoc in Western Clinton County, leaving 2,200 residents without power.

7 – A dream came true for 6-year-old Gavin Royer when he arrived at the Jaycees Regatta. The youngster, who is battling brain cancer, received tickets to meet his favorite country music figure Colt Ford.

9 – Horses of Hope has begun a therapeutic program for veterans at its Pine Creek Township facility, thanks in part to a $3,000 donation from the Avis American Legion.

10 – Myn Shearer and her husband Tom of the Black Forest Inn were guest chefs at The Expresss’ Fall Harvest Cooking Show, held this year at Millbrook Playhouse.

11 – Lock Haven University has 4,618 students enrolled for the fall semester. That 319 less that last year at the same time.

14 – Local politics was in the air as the Clinton County Republicans and the Clinton County Democrats each held their annual picnics, gearing up for the November General Election.

12 – Kathryn Kreger, a resident of Fulmer’s Nursing Home in Dunnstown, was honored on her 103rd birthday.

13 -Grant Miller’s Central Pennsylvania Auto Auction at Mackeyville nears 30th year milestone.

16 – Michael Hanna Jr. has been named to the Lock Haven University Council of Trustees.

18 – Jacob Walters, 12, a student at Jersey Shore Middle School, died after he rode his bicycle into the path of a car.

19 -Construction has begun on the new Shore Diner, formerly Crest Restaurant, on Allegheny Street in Jersey Shore, and a miniature golf course will be built next door in the spring.

21 – Over 175 people united for the first ever Clinton County suicide awareness fundraiser in Riverview Park.

22 – Several volunteers from the Lock Haven Salvation Army will be traveling to Philadelphia to help with the pope’s upcoming visit.

24 – Bucktail High School football player Josh Knauff is raising funds to battle cancer. The Renovo teen had a cancerous cyst removed last year.

25 – Sugar Valley Rural Charter School CEO Logan Coney has been accused of failure to report child abuse by state police.

26 – Clinton County Treatment Court’s celebrated its first graduate during ceremonies at Riverview Park.

29 – Central Mountain High School student Rachael Owens is this year’s editor of The Student Express.

29 -Bellefonte High School’s Future Farmers of America took first place in the Big E national competition.

30 – Pa. Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine speaks at Lock Haven University about heroin deaths and other health issues.

OCTOBER

1 – The Lock Haven Emergency Medical Services is in the middle of a new $609,000 building expansion project that will increase its available under roof space and offer better protection for its fleet of vehicles.

2 – Central Mountain volleyball proved they are more than a team as they honored organ donors and their recipients at yesterday’s match.

3 – Lock Haven has been ranked among the easiest places to sell a home in Pennsylvania.

5 – More than 850 items were made and donated to care homes and hospital through the annual Knit N Run, a seemingly unlikely partnership between the Prayer Shawl Ministry at Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church and Susquehanna Valley Big Twins Motorcycle Club.

6 – Scott Myers of Jersey Shore had one of the best-kept secrets in his backyard until he asked a few friends to help him load a 1,200 pound pumpkin onto the back of his truck. He entered the huge pumpkin in the Pennsylvania Giant Pumpkin Growers Association competition.

7 – Local residents, author Whitney Bitner and illustrator Jeff Foulsham, published a children’s book, “The Leaf that Wouldn’t Change.”

8 – Local native Sharon Marconi Crislip will hold a book signing at the Ross Library to unveil a book that her son Jeffrey started writing during his battle with cancer. Sharon promised she would complete the book after his death. And she has.

9 – Bechtel Development Co. is proposing to build a natural gas fired, 950 megawatt electric generating plan in the old Renovo railyards.

10 – Sierra Martin and Eli Bechdel were crowned Central Mountain High School Homecoming King and Queen.

12 – Miss Jersey Shore Chloe Bierly was named first runner-up at the 2015 Flaming Foliage Festival.

15 – Rich Wykoff received the Carl Bergdahl Award and Jim Russo received the Frank D. O’Reilly Award at the clinton County Economic Partnership’s annual dinner.

16 -The Clinton County Solid Waste Authority announced it will end glass recyling at the county landfill.

17 – Waterville firefighters make 1,500 quarts of apple butter. It’s the group’s biggest fundraiser.

17 – The horror of the Vietnam War still haunts local veteran, Gary L. Taylor, who served with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Infantry.

20 – Informative signs are proposed for Riverwalk by Carol and Jim Hanna.

22 – Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce recognized Samuel W. McGinley Jr., of Northwest Savings Bank with the Community Service Award and Bellefonte Mayor Thomas J. Wilson with the Lifetime Member Recognition Award.

23 – Woolrich Inc. is collaborating with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery on a custom ale and related clothing collection. Both are called Pennsylvania Tuxedo.

27 – Jersey Shore police officer Martin Angelo has retired after 16 years serving the Jersey Shore area. Better known as the “Gator,” he leaves behind a legacy of kindness.

29 – Local political races heat up as The Express sponsors debates.

30 -Benefit planned for Christian B. Brooks, 2, of Avis, who suffers from CHARGE Syndrome.

NOVEMBER

4 – Paul Conklin defeats Joel Long to join Jeff Snyder and Pete Smeltz as county commissioners for the next four years; William Baney is Lock Haven’s new mayor.

5 – Stella A’s takes the Golden Ladle Award at the Salvation Army’s Soup Off.

6 – Howard firefighter Bob DeArment was honored for his service to the fire company for 60 years.

7 – Ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opens new river access in Jersey Shore.

10 – Justin Segura is Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department’s newest officer.

11 – Kathryn Eisenhower received her late husband’s military medals 71 years after his death. Army Sgt. Fred Russell Kramer died on a hill in France during World War II on Aug. 4, 1944.

12 – Bellefonte unveils its first Hometown Hero banners during Veterans Day ceremony.

13 – Faye Speck, mother of Bob Wise, celebrated her 100th birthday. She is a resident at Heartland Personal Care Home in Woolrich.

14 – Grant Jaxon Collier, 5, of Loganton, created a video with photos showing his love of country.

16 – Brandt Eyecare celebrates 65 years of vision services in area.

17 – Lock Haven’s preliminary budget for next year shows no tax increase.

18 – The Clinton County Community Foundation is looking for charities, municipalities to apply for over $250,000 to help make a difference in Clinton County.

19 – Jersey Shore’s Jeffery Waite was electrocuted when a piece of a metal roof he was helping to install hit nearby power lines. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Burn Center.

20 – Infant Development dedicated a room at its facility in memory of Max Coploff, a past volunteer and board member.

23 – Bucktail High School senior Sarah Bingman helped distribute food to the area’s needy families.

24 – Emery Gunsallus, 12, of Rote, harvested his first bear while hunting with his grandfather John Cohick of Rauchtown.

25 – Students from Jersey Shore Elementary School collected food and filled 500 boxes for the needy.

27 – 40,000 pounds of meat were stolen from Nicholas Packing in Loganton when a truckdriver apparently used false identification and drove off with the meat that was scheduled to be delivered to Wisconsin. The meat never got there.

28 – Susquehanna Valley Big Twins Motorcycle Club shared Thanksgiving dinner with residents of Hope Enterprises.

30 – It was damp and dreary, but the weather didn’t deter hundreds of children and their parents from lining the streets of area municipalities to greet Santa Claus as he arrived in parades.

DECEMBER

1 – Burn barrels have been banned in Mill Hall beginning Jan. 1; Lock Haven City Council approved a $10.6 million budget for next year that keeps taxes the same.

2 – A total of 1,645 shoe boxes filled with little gifts for children were donated to Operation Christmas Child at Lock Haven’s drop off site. That’s the most ever.

3 – Lock Haven Eagles donated $5,000 to the Lock Haven Salvation Army.

4 – James (Butch) Knauff of Renovo was elected president of the Keystone Central School Board.

5 – Kathleen Long has been named assistant district attorney by newly elected district attorney David Strouse. Both will take office on Jan. 1.

6 -Jersey Shore’s Bulldog Wrestling Team won the 42nd annual Top Hat Tournament in Williamsport.

8 – More than 100 people participating in the 13th annual Polar Bear Plunge in Bellefonte raised $48,000 for the Bellefonte YMCA.

10 – Sean McVeigh of Lamar is producing videos that teach hunters how to be successful.

12 – Stephen P. Poorman and his wife Pamela A. Fisher Poorman, have presented a gift of more than $7 million in cash and property to Lock Haven University.

13 – Lock Haven City Council announced that parking rates will likely increase in 2016.

16 – Miles Kessinger has retired after 18 years as Clinton County court administrator. He’s been replaced by Don Powers.

21 – Jersey Shore Middle School students and faculty secretly raise funds for Ruth Vierra, a teacher who has been at the school for 20 years and is battling cancer.

22 – Renovo Sons and Daughters of Italy doles out $50,000 to 28 organizations; Lock Haven Salvation Army received $10,000 from the Lock Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy.

23 – Several Lock Haven University football coaches are being lauded as heroes after they helped three neighbors get out of their burning home on Henderson Street.

24 – About 300 people turned out to sing Christmas carols and bring gifts to the Aidan Fowler family in Woolrich. Aidan, 12, is undergoing treatment for cancer.

28 – Mary Kay Englert, 78, of Lock Haven was honored as a 20-gallon blood donor; Dominion Foundation delivered $44,000 in grants to area groups and organizations.

29 – Pine Creek Township Police Department spear-headed Operation Christmas Program that purchased and delivered gifts to 73 children on Christmas Eve.

30 – Centre County commissioners adopted a 2016 budget of $78,852,248 that does not include a tax increase; Tim Boyde has stepped down as Centre County court administrator.

31 – William “B.J.” Snyder of Renovo pleaded guilty to third degree murder in the death of his wife, Kelley Jo Snyder, 34, in April.

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