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Page 4 Saturday. September 20, 2003 Region aitje 3 Obituaries THOSE OLD PHOTOS Briefs PENNDOT to close interchange PFNNIWT Rneirteerinff rite r' 8 I Theresa Shields Theresa B. Nagg Shields, 66, Indiana, died Friday Sept 19, 2003, at her home. She was bom Jan. 31, 1937, in Clune, a daughter of Frank and Ellen Shcrbom Nagg.

Mrs. Shields was a good mother and grandmother. As a homemaker, she loved cooking and baking and had also worked as a dry cleaner presser. She is survived by six children: Vincent, Callaway, Terry Sr. and his wife, Tina, Shelocta; Ellen Gullace and her husband, Joseph, Indiana; Brenda Shirley and her husband, Timothy Indiana; Cindy Karpik and her husband, Ken Indiana; Margaret Lamar, Courtland, Ohio; 11 grandchildren: Amanda; Terry Wesley and Johnathan Shields; Richard Francis and Robert Coy; Timothy Jr.

and Travis Sliirley, Ken and Summer Karpik; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Milton Eugene Shields in March 1985; brothers Francis and Julius Nagg; sisters Rose Dotts and Mary Rymar and an infant brother, Frank. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Bence-Mihalcik Funeral Home, Indiana, where services will be held at 11 Monday with the Rev. Philip Mack officiating.

Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery, Indiana. Today's old photograph is of Marion Center High School'! 1927 graduating class. The only people Edward Griffith of Creekside, who submitted today's photo, was able to identify were teacherprincipal William A McCreery, back row left, and teacher T.C. Hoyt, third row, fourth from left. APSCUF authorizes strike vote their health insurance premiums beginning in the second year of the contract, which would amount to $28 a month for individuals and $75 a month for a family plan, Gluck said.

The union's four-year proposal calls for step increases each year, but no across-the-board salary increases during the first year of the contract APSCUF is seeking subsequent across-the-board increases of 2.25 percent, 3 percent, and 3 .5 percenL Additionally, the union wants to maintain the traditional indemnity health insurance plan and expand benefits to domestic Continued from page 1 The state system has offered a four-year proposal that freezes wages in the first year. Faculty would move up one step on the pay scale in the second year the increase would range between 2.5 percent and 5 percent but would receive no across-the-board increase. In the diird year, faculty would get a 25-percent increase, but no step increase. Members would get a 3-percent increase and advance another step on the salary scale in die fourth year. The system also wants the faculty to begin paying 10 percent of Mycologists meet for District 10 has announced that the east bo una on-ana-off-ramps at the Route 22 Route 217 Interchange in Blairsville will be closed, weather permitting for maintenance acuviues uur-ina Havlicrht hrirR on Mon day and Tuesday.

Traffic will be deiourea onto nouie zi near Dean's Diner further Met nn Rnnta 22. Motorists are also advised that delays and stop conditions snouia Ko nvnorroH nn Route 1 1Q in Burreii Township on Monday Traffic will be restricted to one lane with alternating use nn Rnnre 1 14 from the Route 22 interchange to the project nmiT at mane nuau. MntnristK are asked to use caution, stay alert and be patient when traveling through tne area, ine new wont zone law requires motorists to turn rtn thfir hearllifrhts when traveling through road way constnicnon zones. New adoption fees announced The Indiana County Humane Society announced' a new adoption fee scale to help reach their goal of becoming a "low kill" shelter. -The new fees are as follows: Dogs 3 to 30 days in the shelter arc $100.

Dogs 31 to 60 days in the shelter are $80. Dogs 61 to 90 days in the shelter are $60. Dogs 91 days or over in the shelter are $40. All puppies are $100. Cats 1 to 30 days in the shelter Cats 31 to 60 days in the shelter are $60.

Cats 61 to 90 days in the shelter are $40. Cats 91 days or over in the shelter are $20. All kittens are $80. Tax reminder June Thomas, Washington township tax collector, re minds residents that Tuesday is the last day to pay 2003 school district real estate taxes at the 2 percent dis count. Her office will be open from 6 p.m.

to 8 p.m. Tues day. Heart Association walk planned Hie American Heart Asso ciation's Indiana County American Heart Walk will be held Oct. 4 at the White Township Recreation Complex with registration at 9 am. and the 5K walk to begin at 10 am The ceremonial start will commence with a welcome from Ann Sedlemeyer, Heart Wau chairperson, and Mar- jorie Thomas, corporate events director.

Music will be provided during the walk by Ron Nocco of radio station WCCS-AM 1160 who will be broadcasting the event live. Lunch will be provided at the conclusion of the event by ARAMARK at the Indiana Ice and Expo Center. Sponsors include Indiana Regional Medical Center, Bank, 1160 WCCS-AM, WLCY-FM Lucky 106 and the Indiana tazetie. National sponsors are NutriSoy and Subway. Funds raised from i the more than 600 American Heart Walks across the United States will support heart and stroke research as well as public and professional edu cation programs.

For more information, contact die American Heart As sociation at (724) 349-2886. 1 19 Professional Building Suite 102, 1265 Wayne Ave. Indiana, Pa. 724-349-4411 partners. Faculty salaries range between $38,269 and $89,907.

The average full-time faculty member earns $67,800. The state system enrolls more than 101,000 students and includes Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Strouds-burg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutz-town, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester universities. (On the Net: Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties: www.ap-scuf.com; State System of Higher Education: www.sshechan.edu) convention West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. And Gordon Callahan, a chef from the Mycological Association of Washington D.C., will whip up some musliroom-based taste treats. forays go, this is becoming a very successful event," Schrock said.

"This is a very active group. You know how enthusiastic birdwatchers get Mycologists axe up there with the ornithologists in terms of their endiusiasm and getting out there 'and pursuing their interest." And there's one other thing mushroom lovers enjoy an extra jingle in their pocket "There's a mushroom called the black trumpet that you can buy in the store at five ounces for three dollars," Plischke said. "We go out and find those in the woods for free!" (On the Net www.wpamush-roomctub.org) an on-site location in Maryland, while other required courses are offered online. Full-time IUP faculty, who are leaders in the field and known for their research, publications, and consultation, will teach all courses. The School of Graduate Studies and Research is currently accepting applications.

More information is available at the Web site at www. iup. edu off-campussiles, via email at or by calling 800) 845-0131. Continued from page 1 members is in Connecticut, Plis-cttke said. It's hard to put a finger on what excites people to pull up and eat wild fungi, knowing full well that nibbling the kind could leave diem queasy, viblently ill br dependent on-a liver transplant -to see the next day.

"the majority of people get' Interested in mushrooms because of their edibility," Plis-chke said. "And it builds to where it's not just the edible ones that you're interested in, it's all of them." Some mycologists 'appreciate variety in mushrooms for their beauty. Others enjoy photo-grapliing them. Dichards who get beyond knowing the good mushrooms from the bad ones go on to study more than just their nutritional value and appearance. "Some mushrooms are used to make a dye to color wool," Plis- Deaths elsewhere By The Associated Press Kenneth Hagin TULSA, Okla.

The Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin, who started preaching at age 17 and grew his congregation into an international ministry, died Friday. He was 86. Hagin's ministry included Rhema Bible Training Centers in 14 nations and Rhema churches in more than 1 10 countries.

The Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow, where his ministry was based, has 8,000 members. His ministry began when he said God miraculously healed him of a deformed heart and incurable blood disease. The ministry was part of a nationwide healing revival in the 1950s and '60s. He founded Rhema Bible Training Center USA in 1974. and it now has 23,000 alumni.

His Faith Library Publications has more than 65 million books in print. The ministry has a weekly television program called "Rhema Praise" and a radio program, "Faith Seminar of the Air," which also appears on the Internet Donald Reese MOBILE, Ala. Donald Reese, a former Miami Dolphins first-round draft choice, died of liver cancer. He was 52. Reese died Thursday night at a hospital in Baldwin County, near his hometown of Mobile, said his daughter.

Dawn Reese. Reese, a defensive lineman from Jackson State, was drafted 26th overall in 1974. He played for the Dolphins from 1974-76, then three seasons widi New Orleans from 1978-80. He finished his career with the San Diego Chargers in 1981. He played 88 games in his NFL career.

Reese was recently selected for induction to the Jackson State Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife, Paulettc, and five children. Funeral services will be held in Mobile next week. William Adami William S. Adami, 83, St.

Paul, died Wednesday, Sept 10, 2003. Mr. Adami was a U.S. Navy aviator during World War U. He reached the rank, of commander.

After 30 years in the Navy, he spent 15 years at Sperry Uni-vac. He is survived by three sons: William and his wife. Donna; John and his wife, Carolyn, and Tames and his wife, Keri; five daughters Kathleen Carter and her husband, David; Patricia Pfannenstiel and herhusband, Vernon; Joan Frey and her husband, Mark, Rebecca Sebesta and her husband, James and Mary Westcrhoff and her husband, Wayne; a son-in-law, Jerome Ryan, and a daughter-in-law Kristin Adami; 19 grandchildren; two sisters, Lillian Adami and Mabel Vresilovic and her husband, Edward, and many nieces and ne -mews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma; a son. Gerald, a daughter, Virginia and sister Ann Tocci.

Friends were received Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Willwer-scheid Funeral Home, St. Paul, and at the Church of the Assumption, St. Paul, where a Mass of Christian Buriai was celebrated Monday, Sept. 15.

Interment was made at Resurrection Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation. Anna Little Anna Mae Scott Utile, 87, She-locta, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2003, at her home. She was born Dec.

in Plumcreek Township, a daughter of Howard Lee and Blanche Elizabeth Altman Scott. Mrs. Little lived most of her life in Indiana County, where she worked at McCrory's and the Indiana Borough Tax Office. She was a member of Gray-stone Presbyterian Church since 1J3G. She was also a member of the UCT Council 598 and the AAilP 552, and a charter member of die Fox Coon Association of Indiana.

She was a devoted wife, mother and friend. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Louise Scott, Shelocta, a number of nieces and nephews and a number of great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 34 years, Clarence H. Liule; a son, Charles H. Little; a daughter, Betty Mae Little; two brothers: Edgar C.

and Earl E. Scott; a sister, Ruth M. Craig, and a sister-in-law. Betty lane Scott. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Monday at Robins on -Lytic where funeral services wilt be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Richard E. Hurley officiating. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Graystone Presbyterian Church, 640 Church St- Indiana PA 15701. www.wbinsonlytlcinc. com Clarisa. Sferro Qarisa L. "Qara" Coradmi Sferro, 95, of Blairsville, diedTucsday, Sept 16, 2003, in Beacon Ridge, Indiana.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home Blairsville. The rosary will be recited in the funeral home at 3 p.m. Sunday and a wake service will be held at 8:30 p.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m.

Monday in the SS. Simon hide Roman Catholic Church with Father Chester J. Raimer as celebrant. Interment will be in Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville. To view the online obituary, sign Ihe guest registry or send condolences, visit www.shoe The Mini Page, Every Monday New master's program offered chke said.

They make beautiful colors. Some others, the hand, -woody kinds, can be used to make decorative papers." But for the mushroom lovers who simply savor them stuffed or as toppings on steaks, salads and pizza, the veterans in (lie group steerthem clear of the poisonous mushrooms. -t "Some are readily identifiable but others are hard to tell apart It took us a long time before we were not afraid to eat anything," Plischke said. When the mushroom-hunting portion of the conference is over, Schrock and other experts will sort and identify what the members have collected, sometimes using microscopes to distinguish the ones that look alike. Then come talks by Gary Unco ff, author of the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms and Bill Roody, a biologist of die agers, researchers and teachers in the safety sciences field, resulted from dialogue between the IUP Safety Sciences Department and many of their alumni who are emuloyed at NASA's Goddard Spa'ce Flight Center.

Scheduled to begin in January 2004 as a cohort, the 36-credit program will be completed in two-and-a-half years on a part-time basis and without career interruption. Lecture-based courses are taught one evening per week at a strong faculty mentoring process, program participants will participate in academic and other related types of support and follow-up activities until they complete their senior year. Courses in research writing and methodology, important tools for post-graduate success; will be offered as well as workshops to. explore the graduate school application process and preparation for standardized testing. Students also will participate in organized visits to select graduate schools around the region.

The program highpoint will be a six-week residential summer research experience. Program participants will also have the opportunity to present their research at McNair national conferences and other appropriate discipline specific conferences. The grant program proposal was developed by Dr. Calvin Masilela, professor of geography and regional pUnning at IUP IUP promotes higher learning IUP News Service The Maryland Higher Education Council recently approved Indiana University of Pennsylvania's master's degree in safety sciences (management track) program, marking the final stage in approval of a landmark program that will serve safety sciences professionals in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area and beyond. The program, designed to enhance the status of safety science professionals as man will run for four years.

The university's program will target 20 low-income, first-gen-eration college students who have demonstrated strong academic potential and will work to prepare these students to acquire requisite skills needed for entry into graduate study and to earn a doctoral degree. The IUP McNair Scholars program will focus its services on elT igible juniors and seniors only, as they will be better prepared to take advantage of opportunities provided by the program to enhance their success pursuing graduate study. Students selected to participate In the program will at minimum have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in their major at the time of selection. Application forms are being developed and will be ready for students by the end of the fall semester. Selection of between 20 and 22 students will be completed by March 15.

In addition to benefiting from IUP News Service Indiana University of Pennsylvania joins an elite group of colleges and universities promoting first generation, low-income and minority students in post-bac-calaurcate education through a Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program grant. U.S. Rep. lohn Murtha announced that IUP received the grant from the U.S.

Department of Education. Only 165 four-year colleges and universities in the nation, and less than 10 new institutions every four years, receive this prestigious grant, he said. The Ronald McNair grant is for institutions to use for stu-, dents from disadvantaged backgrounds to prepare them for doctoral studies in research and other fields. The program works closely with the selected students from undergraduate through doctoral programs. IUP will receive $209,258 for the Ant year of the grant, which Back Row Left-Right: Dr.

Eric Heasley, Dr. Matt Nettleton, Dr. Matt Klain Front Row Left-Right: Allison Williams-PA, Lindy Fails-CRNP Dr. Matthew Klaln Dr. Eric Heasley welcome Dr.

Matt Nettleton to their practice and to the community. Dr. Nettleton is accepting new patients in both the Indiana and Blairsville offices. Most insurance accepted. To Inquire about care call: Market Square Profeaaional Building )55 E.

Market Blairsville 724459-9111.