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Page 4 Friday, March 2, 2007 REGION The Indiana Gazette OBITUARIES Anna Adamsky Anna B. (Stinson) Adamsky, 80, of Indiana, died Thursday, March 1, 2007, at St. Andrew's Village in Indiana. A daughter of Harry A. and Emma S.

(Huey) Stinson, she was born April 12, 1926, in Vintondale, Cambria County. Mrs. Adamsky was a homemaker and member of the Homer City United Methodist Church and the Homer City Senior Citizens organization. She is survived by three sisters: Phyllis Stinson, Duncansville; Emma J. Stinson, Lady Lake, and Alberta Morris and husband Paul, Reidsville, N.C.; two grandsons, Samuel Martin and wife Laura, of New Freedom, and Bradley Martin and wife JoAnna, of New Cumberland Air Force Base.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Adamsky in 1995; an infant son, Paul Harry Adamsky; a daughter, Beth Ann Martin; a and two brothers, Harry and Lloyd Stinson. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Bence-Mihalcik Funeral Home, Indiana, where her funer, al service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Joseph Stains officiating.

Interment will follow in Lloyd Cemetery in Ebensburg. Memorial contributions may be made to the Homer City United Methodist Church, Main and Church Streets, Homer City, PA 15748. Evelyn Gaston Evelyn N. (Wilkins) Gaston, 95, of Indiana, formerly of Clymer, died Thursday, March 1, 2007, at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home. A daughter of Benjamin F.

and Anna Elizabeth (Rogers) Wilkins, she was born Feb. 21, 1912, in Barnesboro. Mrs. Gaston was a member of the Clymer United Methodist Church. She had been a homemaker as well as the of the Gaston Motel.

Evelyn was also a past member of the Clymer Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, the Clymer American Legion Post 222 Auxiliary, the Dames of Malta and the Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by a brother, George Wilkins and wife Virginia, of Punxsutawney; a sister, Azelda Gove and husband Harold, of Monroe, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Merle Gaston; three brothers, Leroy, Clair and William Wilkins; and an infant brother. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Bence Funeral Home, Clymer, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.

Monday with the Rev. Robert Matthews officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Indiana. Michael Kissing Michael J. Kissling, 58, of Coshocton, Ohio, formerly of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, Feb.

13, 2007, at the Coshocton County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kenton, Ohio, July 2, 1948, the son of Wilbur and Marian (Fields) Kissling. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving two tours of duty in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr.

Kissing was a lineman for Frontier Power Co. of Coshocton before transferring to Pennsylvania. He enjoyed camping with his family and working on cars. Mr. Kissling is survived by a daughter, Tammy Kissling Dziagwa and Dan, of Ernest, and his grandson, Alexander Dziagwa; a sister, Linda Milligan and Ray, of Coshocton; and a brother, Terry, of Arizona.

Following cremation, a military service by the Coshocton County Veterans Council will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Coshocton County Memory Gardens Chapel. Given-Dawson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Susan Kulic Susan M. (Shemo) Kulic, 95, of RD Glen Campbell (Logan), died Wednesday, Feb.

28, 2007, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital. The daughter of Michael and Anna (Galada) Shemo, she was born March 15, 1911, in Banks Township, Indiana County. Mrs. Kulic was a member of the Church of the Resurrection where she attended at the Glen Campbell parish site and was a member of the Rosary Altar society. She married Paul A.

Kulic on May 9, 1936. Mrs. Kulic is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by Jerry Richard Lias, 68, of Indiana, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.

The son of Richard M. and Opal Jeffries Lias, he was born Feb. 17, 1939, in Indiana. Mr. Lias was a third generation owner of Lias Tire of Indiana.

He was a retired member of the Indiana Fire Association and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. He enjoyed auto racing and collecting antique cars. He is survived by his wife Judy (Ward) Lias; a son, Scott R. Lias, her husband in 1976; her parents; two sisters, Helen Shemo and Anna Yorkey; and six brothers, Andrew, Michael, John, Frank, Joseph and Paul Shemo. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday at the Rairigh Funeral Home Hillsdale. A 10 a.m. funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at the Church of the Resurrection in Glen Campbell with the Rev. Father Paul Lisik as celebrant. Interment will follow at the parish cemetery in Glen Campbell.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be forwarded to a favorite charity of the donor's choice. of Breckenridge, two daughters, Shelley A. Lias and son Seth, of Lewes, and Jennifer Lias, of Pittsburgh; and a sister, Margie and husband Don, of Indiana. Mr. Lias was preceded in death by his parents.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the John A. Lefdahl Funeral Home, Indiana. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Lefdahl Chapel with the Rev.

Fred Catchpole officiating. Interment will be private. David Stothard David V. Stothard, 87, of Aliquippa, formerly of Punxsutawney, went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at Heritage Valley Medical Center in Beaver.

A son of David Blair and Edna Gahogon Stothard, he was born Nov. 5, 1919, in Punxsutawney. Mr. Stothard was a member of the Wildwood Chapel in Aliquippa and was a retired steelworker for American Bridge located in Ambridge. He served his country during World War II as a medic in the U.S.

Army. He is survived by two daughters, Sandra Levanyak and husband William, of Orlando, and Verna Pratt, of Aliquippa; a sister-in-law, Stella Montgomery and husband Carl, of Shelocta; Jerry Lias five grandchildren: David Pratt and wife Becky, Billy Pratt and wife Niecy, Dewayne Poole, Jermaine Poole and James Poole; five -grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Myra J. Lydick Stothard in 1997; an infant son, William Stothard; two sisters, Bessie Whitesell and Evelyn Rugh; and a son-in-law, Keith Pratt. Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m.

Sunday at RobinsonLytle Indiana, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Horace Derr officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by Indiana Post VFW 1989.

www.robinsonlytleinc.com LATE DEATH BAXTER, Geraldine Robinson-Lytle (724) 349-9700 TOMORROW'S FUNERALS BAKER, Mark Allen, 11 a.m., Rairigh Funeral Home Hillsdale LIAS, Jerry Richard, 11 a.m., Lefdahl Chapel (John A. Lefdahl Funeral Home) STIFFLER, Alverda I. "Jump," 11 a.m., Richard C. Stuart Funeral Home, Armagh Commissioners award contract for sidewalk project By RANDY WELLS INDIANA COUNTY Gazette Staff Writer ROB Press RESCUE WORKERS and volunteers surveyed the damage to Enterprise High School after a tornado hit the school and the area Thursday. Violent storms kill at least 20 Continued from Page 1 a small boat who sent a distress call during the storm saying they were taking on water off the coast.

The strong wind made it difficult to get a helicopter up today to search, Petty Officer 1st Class Donnie Brzuska. At Enterprise High School, officials had been watching the storm Thursday as it swept through southern Missouri and headed into Alabama. The students were preparing to leave for the day when the sirens started up and the lights went out. Teacher Grannison Wagstaff was with them. "I said 'Here it comes.

Hit the he told CBS's "The Early Show" today. "I turned around and I could actually see the tornado coming toward me." As the students scrambled for shelter, a section of roof and a wall near 17-year-old senior Erin Garcia collapsed on her classmates. "I was just sitting there praying the whole time," Erin said. "It sounded like a bunch of people trying to beat the wall down. People didn't know where to go.

They were trying to lead us out of the building. I kept seeing people with blood on their faces." Outside, debris from the school was strewn around the neighborhood, where cars were flipped or tossed atop each other. The mayor said officials had yet to determine where students in the school of about the rest of the year. He appeared drained as his staff and National Guard crews tried to assess the damage at dawn and search the torn-up neighborhoods for more victims. "You take it methodically," Boswell said.

"You prioritize, and you move on." At least one other person was killed in Enterprise, a city of about 23,000 some 75 miles south of Montgomery. Another died across the state in rural Millers Ferry, where trailer homes were flipped and trees toppled, officials said. In Sumter County, home of former President Jimmy Carter, the main hospital was in shambles. Officials weren't sure whether the people injured and the two reported dead in town were inside the hospital when it struck, Weiss said. At least 42 patients from Sumter Regional Hospital were taken to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Putney spokeswoman Jackie Ryan said.

Farther north, a tornado killed a man in a mobile home in Taylor County, county Emergency Management Agency Director Gary Lowe said. Weiss said between 40 and 60 homes were damaged in Clay County, south of Muscogee on the Alabama line. The storm also knocked out power to 15,000 homes in Columbus, damaged buildings and toppled trees. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue was flying by helicopter this morning to Americus and Baker County to survey the damage there, Perdue in the school of about damage there, Perdue would attend classes for man Dan McLagan said.

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Nor- tional meeting for agricultural mal business hours are 8 a.m. producers and community to 4 p.m. Monday through Fri- members who wish to particiday. pate in the 2007 market season An appointment is not nec- on March 7 at 7 p.m. in the essary.

courthouse annex, 827 Water While October or November Indiana. is the best time to get a flu shot, Applications for agricultural getting vaccinated later can producers will be made availstill be beneficial. Influenza ac- able and details of the 2007 tivity occurs in January, or later, market season will be covered. in most years. Producers who wish to particiThough it varies, flu season pate should plan to attend can last as long as May.

It is not For additional information, too late to get protection from go to and click on "current flu viruses by getting vaccinat- events" or contact Jim Resh at ed. (724) 463-8547. Indiana man sentenced to up to five years in prison HONESDALE Leroy Scriv- The Pocono Record. en, 36, of Indiana was sen- He was also ordered to pay all tenced by Wayne County Senior court costs, pay a fine of $500, Judge William Henry to serve and pay $300 for the cost of a two to five years in state prison public defender. The incident in connection with two counts occurred June 30 in Canaan of possession of controlled sub- Township in northeastern stance, according to a report in Pennsylvania.

Erie slots gross $8.9 million on opening day of casino ERIE (AP) Slot machines at keeps 45 percent of the profits Presque Isle Downs Casino while the rest goes to the govtook in more than $8.9 million ernment. on the first day it opened. Of the four slots parlors now The machines paid out about open in the state, only Harrah's $8.1 million in winnings Chester Casino and Racetrack Wednesday, SO the casino near Philadelphia grossed cleared about $809,000, the more the first day. And that Pennsylvania Gaming Control slots parlor has 2,700 compared Board said. Presque Isle Downs to 2,000 at Presque Isle Downs.

The Indiana County commissioners Wednesday awarded a $512,106 contract to Lumadue Excavating of West Decatur, to complete the construction contract for the replacement of the sanitary and storm sewer and sidewalk along Church Street between 11th Street and Fisher Avenue in Indiana. This was the third bidding of the project and seven bids were received. Funding for the contract will come from Indiana Borough's Entitlement Community Development Block Grant allocations for 2005 and 2006. Work on the project is expected to begin this spring. The commissioners also approved a $50,000 term loan from the Indiana County Revolving Loan Fund to Arcadia Industrial Corp.

The interest rate is fixed at 4.25 percent for a term of 66 months. The Glen Campbell company manufactures replacement parts for cranes, draglines and mining equipment. The company will use the loan to help purchase equipment, make renovations and meet working capital requirements. Arcadia Industrial is projecting the creation of eight fulltime jobs and retention of 20 -time positions over the next three years. Mark Lundquist, a financial consultant to the county, gave the commissioners an update on two options being studied for the financing of the new county jail borrowing the money from local banks or bond financing.

Lundquist is expected to complete his analysis of the two options in time for the commissioners to make a decision at their March 14 meeting. And seven people were re-appointed to the Local Emergency Planning Committee: Richard Byerly, Indiana; Danny Sacco, Homer City; John Mulroy, Indiana; Randy Thomas, Homer City; Paul Beatty, Indiana; Bill Otto, Indiana; and Jon Pina, Indiana. Secretary defends earl cation grant expansion By MARTHA RAFFAELE versities and no increase in AP Education Writer state grants for college students. HARRISBURG Pennsylva- "How do we justify it?" Capnia's top education official on pelli said. Thursday defended a proposed Improving students' readiexpansion of an education- ness for school will ensure that grant program that would have they can succeed in college and the state spend $100 million get good jobs, Zahorchak exmore on preschool and full-day plained.

kindergarten. "In a longtime financial stratEducation Secretary Gerald egy, we're almost guaranteeing Zahorchak told the House Ap- that by losing that opportunity, propriations Committee that we're going to increase the welboosting the state's three-year- fare system, the incarceration old accountability block grant system, the special-education program was crucial to ensur- system," he said. ing that thousands more The grant program was initiyoungsters are prepared to suc- ated in the 2004-05 school year ceed academically in school under legislation Rendell one of Gov. Ed Rendell's top pri- signed in December 2003. orities.

It allows school districts to "When we're talking about spend the money on any of 10 pre-K or any early-childhood strategies intended to improve investments that you're mak- students' math and reading test ing, the returns on those invest- scores including preschool ments are enormous," Zahor- or full-day kindergarten or chak said, citing several studies develop their own programs, that have made that conclu- with the state's approval. sion. The state currently provides Seventy-five percent of the $250 million in grants to school new money would be set aside districts, roughly two-thirds of for school districts, child-care which is being spent on precenters, nursery schools and school and full-day kinderproviders of federally funded garten programs that enroll Head Start programs for needy more than 59,000 children, acpreschool children to enroll cording to the Education Demore prekindergarten stu- partment's 2006-07 midyear redents. port on how the money is being The rest would fund full-day spent. kindergarten.

Under Rendell's 2007-08 Rep. Steven Cappelli, R-Ly- budget proposal, the state coming, questioned why Ren- hopes to serve 19,200 additiondell is asking for such a large in- al children, Zahorchak said. crease in the grant program (On the Net: Pa. Department while proposing much smaller of Education: www.pde.state. increases for state-related uni- pa.us) Inmates tire quickly of warden's food loaf BROOKVILLE (AP) Jeffer- ishment for bad behavior.

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