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Tyrone's John Givler Hershey Bound. See Sports, Page 4. Call In From Every Monday DAILY HERALD Number 149 4 Monday, March 2,1998 Per Copy News Notes 1 rm kid when it came to I staifted 'jCttw oMctfeMgrt i tfy mances, 1 mean reaSing Pat Labriola's barbershof in takemoht After Dad and I would arrive, they couldn't believe suet 1 a a chalr PaCfeut fiis boaufl across the handles so could "siit haircufe Fat gp tout copy oj the, Democrat arid handed it to ujie; me to reac ohe of for 'the audience. 1 did so, much to the aii azement of the customers. Pat took the paper and then about the business of cutting my hair, Who wouldhave though that 30 years later I won" be the editbr dif -newspaper? Eyer sjfitiw, because I had to but because with your children toni and read The Daily Herald With them.

"You can start a lifelong practice ofreading Who Knows? Theymighl become an editor someday Deaths Little, 21, of 657 Park Avenue, Tyrone, Allen Moore, 60, ol RD 3, Tyrone Osterhout, 93, resident of Greentree Village, Bald Eagle Weather Tonight Mostly cloudy With scattered snow ers, tow iii the mid 209 to lower 30s, Tuesday Mostly cloudy with scat" tered snow showers. High In tye 30s, Extended forecast Wednesday Flurries north. Chance of ralnshow- ers south, tow in the 20s, High 35 to 40, Thursday Chance of showers Mainly late. Lowin the mid 20s to lower 30s, High 35 to ar.e winning arjd Sunday in tht vania State Lottery games SATURPAV; Daily Number, 0-744. The winning rium bers drawn Sitwrday in tlv "Pennsylvania Cash game were? 6, 24,34 36," nsylvania Keystone jack pot" were? ,32, The key baj 24, The wnning num drawn Sunday in th game Wf and 54 Elk Teenagers Of The Month Six Tyrone Area High School students were recognized recently by Tyrone Elks Lodge 212 and named recipients of its "Teenager of the Month" awards for December, January and February.

Honored, seated from left were Charles D. Wood, Nicolee M. DelBaggio and Mark A. Wyland. Standing Nichole M.

Taylor, Jill R. McMillen, Beth A. Sloss, and Lamoine Zimmerman, Elks Youth Chairman. (Photo by Virgie Werner). Fiber Optic Network To Aid Businesses By MARK LEBERFINGER Daily Herald News Editor Penn State University officials say a new fiber optic network currently under construction will not only boost the University's leadership role in telecommunications and information technology, but also aid businesses in Blair and Centre coimties.

Penn State President Graham B. Spanier said Friday that Allegheny Hyperion Telecommunications' development of the new fiber optic network and the sophisticated new telecommunications services it will permit are good news for the University and the community. "We are grateful that Allegheny Hyperion is taking action to enhance telecommunications here in central Pennsylvania," said Spanier. "This offers Penn State new opportunities that our facility and students will quickly take advantage of and it also offers us potential for significant cost savings." Allegheny Hyperion and Penn State reyealed that expanded services wjfl be provided along with lower rates for other area businesses and a new tenant coming to Penn State Research Park by next fall. Penn State is part of a research team of more tnan 100 universities developing the next generation of advanced information technology, the Internet 2.

Internet 2 is expected to be faster and provide better distance learning capabilities, video conferencing and on-line research. "With more than 1.7 million email messages a day transmitted here at Penn State, more than 38,000 computers directly attached to Penn State's network, and tens of thousands of computers in faculty, staff and student residences off campus that are connected indirectly by modem, it is critical that Penn State has access to the most advanced telecommunications services possible," said Spanier. Officials said the network Allegheny Hyperion is building will enable business- customers in the State College and Altoona areas to take advantage of new telecommunications services, including high-capacity dedicated telecommunications services between business and commercial locations; services connecting business locations with long- distance carriers; and local telephone service. Allegheny Hyperion, which was created last December between Allegheny Energy and Hyperion Telecommunications, picked the State (Continued On Page 2) Happy Birthday Pearl! Tyrone's 'First Lady', Miss Pearl Cpwher is 102 years old today, March 2,1998. Family members honored her with a surprise party Sunday afternoon at Epworth Manor where she has resided for the past year.

Miss Cowher enjoys fairly good health, can eat everything uses a walker to help her get around. Pearl taught piano and up until recent years she was 'Number One' organist playing for weddings, services and programs in area churches. Helping "Aunt Pearl" celebrate were Hilda Lewis, with whom she resided with for many years, Pick and Viola Lewis, Dave, Marcie and Susie Lewis, Robyn, Beth and Cody Lewis, and Bob Lewis. Miss Cowher blew out the candles on her cake. She also received flowers and cards from her many friends.

(Photo by Virgie Werner). Tyrone Woman Dies From Meningitis By VIRGIE WERNER and MARK LEBERFINGER Daily Herald Staff Writers A Tyrone woman died over the weekend as the result of bacterial meningitis, according to family members. Erin M. Little of 657 Park Avenue, Tyrone, was 21. A complete obituary is on Page 2 of today's Daily Herald.

A grandmother, Mary Little, of Tyrone, told The Daily Herald this morning that Erin, who wasn't feeling well, had come home early from work Wednesday. Erin, ana her parents, felt she was coming down with a touch of the flu, according to the grandmother. By Friday, Erin's condition worsened, and she was rushed by ambulance to Tyrone Hospital where she was given immediate treatment and antibiotics. She was later transferred to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. Erin never regained consciou- ness and died at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday. According to the Meningitis Foundation of America, meningitis condition characterized by the inflammation of the me- ninges, the fine membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Health Editor Randall Haddock said bacterial meningitis is "often due to either an infection in other parts of the body (lungs, ears, mose, throat) that spreads into the meninges. "Signs and symptoms include: fever, shivering, headaches, irritability, sensitivity to light, vomiting and confusion." A course of antibiotics have been given to people who had been in contact with the woman. Rev.

Alexy, Lenten Luncheon Speaker The second of the the Lenten Luncheon series continues Wednesday, March 4 at the First Pre- sbytierian Church at 12 noon. The Rev. Carl Alexy of the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church is the He will use scripture from Isaiah 42, verses 1 through 9 in the "Rediscovering the Suffering Servant" series each Wednesday now through April 1. The luncheon will be prepared by members of Wesley United Methodist Church. Host pastor is the Rev.

Charles Swenson. Lunch is $3 and is to be made by the first of each week by contacting your church or the First Presbyterian Church office prior to noon at 684-2003. Tyrone Area High School students are reminded of 7 a.m. Lenten Breakfast each Wednesday served at the Church of the Good' Shepherd, followed by a brief program prior to kids heading off to school. Students are welcome to come early and play some basketball in the recently completed socjal facility at the church.

Also, students should let the church office know if they plan to attend so all can be accommodated. A hearty breakfast is served free to students each Wednesday during the Lenten season. Last of Septuplets Goes Home From The Hospital DBS MOINES, Iowa (AP) Their mother wept with joy, their father grinned and their grandfather said he couldn't praise the Lord enough. After months in the hospital, the last two of the McCaughey septuplets went home Sunday to join tneir famously large family and the 60 volunteers who help take care of them. "It's great, finally, everybody under one roof," said Kenny McCaughey, carrying a bundlecf- up daughter Alexis in one hand and Natalie in the other before heading to the family's small three-bedroom house in Carlisle, 10 miles south of Des Moines.

The mother, Bobbi McCaughey, thought about all the trips she had made to Blank Children's Hospital to visit Natalie and Alexis. Mrs. i. 'It'll be weird "I'm very McCaughey said, not to come up every day." The birth of the septuplets on Nov. 19 was the first of its kind in the United States since 1985, when a California woman delivered seven babies, three of whom survived.

The McCaugheys' four boys and three girls were born about nine weeksbefore their Jan. 25 due date. Normally, doctors hope that babies born prematurely will be ready to go home around the date they would have been born if the pregnancy had been carried to term. The other septuplets had already gone home, starting with firstborn Kenneth on Jan. 3 and Joel, Brandon, Kelsey and Nathan later" that month.

Veteran Wants To Honor The Common Foot Soldier ALTOONA, Pa. Vietnam War veteran is trying to raise money for a memorial to U.S. foot soldiers. George Montgomery, a former rifleman and Army sergeant, has the support of mall developer Steve Zamias and Don Traub, a Pittsburgh museum consultant, for the memorial he wants to build near an exit of Interstate 99 near Altoona. Montgomery envisions replicas of a U.S.

fire base and a Vietnamese village, along with displays and archives. He wants to show people what it was like to fight on the front lines. "It will not be to put a good face on the war, but to show what sacrifices were made by fought the enemy, the terrain, the weather, then came home and had to hide," Montgomery said. He said friends from his war days have told him it is better to forget the fighting, but he disagrees. "Most ofus are in our late 40s or 50s now, and we want to leave a legacy," he said.

Montgomery estimates the cost of the memorial in Altoona at $3 million. He is soliciting grants and donations from businesses and estimates he will have 90percent of the money he needs before June. The five-acre memorial could be built in two years, Montgomery said. "There are still a lot of wounds open from the Vietnam War, and this will said Traub, the museum consultant who is helping Montgomery. "Museums can be an ideal venue for understanding and healing.

They can be evocative, emotional, poignant and powerful." Zamias had once planned to build a mall on the land where the memorial could be bum. Serving Tyrone, Bellwood, Aiitis Two-, Snycler Twp. Tyrone Warriors Mark.