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Poy 20 Monday, Nownbw-23, lmCfrffnhimw 6ntt State legislature returns to conclude year's business By HEIDI RUSSELL AwoeHted Praas Writer HARRISBURG The General Assembly returns this week for what lawmakers agree will be the Una! days of the 1997-98 session. Legislation ranging from banning fees at automated-teller machines to forcing driven to buckle up appears to be dead as lawmakers wind down their business. The Legislature's GOP leaders say they expect to complete business by Tuesday; when they finish ail pending bills become void. A new legislative term begins In December, though the stale Constitution does not require members of the newly elected Legislature to meet until Jan. 5.

The list of bills that will have to be reintro "doubtful," Drachler said. Democrats objected to aspects of some of the House, Drachler said. "He was but clearly, there's no consensus for that. It faced battle In the House, and the Senate rejected it," said Drachler. Godshall won a small battle in the Huse last week to pass an amendment to a biH Ulat' would reduce the amusement tax, passed on to consumers through tickets for such aotrvi-lies as bowling, golfing, skiing and whipster rafting.

3 But action on the bill was postponerVand how it is unlikely, that there will be aiiftal vote, Drachler said. ii Liquor Board Chairman lohn lones IIlalso wanted to change the way Pennsylvania distributes its liquor licenses. duced for 1999 to be considered even Includes plans endorsed by Gov. Tom Ridge and pushed by GOP leaders. "Sometimes you Just run out of time," said Stephen Drachler, spokesman for House Majority Leader lohn Perzel, It-Philadelphia.

Ridge's bill to impose a moratorium on new landfill permits, designed to quell criticism that he has not done enough to curb the increase in trash imported from other states, has yet to reach the floor of either chamber. The Republican governor wanted to impose a three-year moratorium on new permits for.municipal landfills. At this point, chances for passage are Ridges plan to give families state grants for the public or private schools of their choice also will not be considered in the Senate, and, although House leaders say they have the votes to pass it, they will wait until next year to take it up. Earlier this fall. House Republicans announced a package of 13 bills to further clamp down on violence In schools, including one to require a one-year sentence for Juveniles convicted of bringing a gun to school and one to hold parents responsible for acts children commit with a parents weapon.

Although most passed the House, the Senate did not consider them. An effort to combine them into one bill last week failed when uie proposals. The House will consider one bill that in-dudes Increasing penalties for Illegal posses-' sion of a weapon on school property, assaulting teachers, vandalism and retaliating, against a prosecutor or judicial official. The rest of the package, will be considered when the House returns in lanuary, Drachler said. Other bills were dead before they arrived, such as the Democratic proposal to ban consumer fees at automated teller machines.

Another proposal by Rep. Robert R-Montgomery, to allow police to stop dri-. vers for not wearing seat belts, lacks support in. the Senate and will not be considered in Health system criticized for extravagant spending 11 surance company is located, Temple vice president Lawrence C. Connolly said.

Local laws require that companies based on the island hold at least one meeting each year there. Jefferson' Health System spent about $14,600 for six executives to attend two malpractice meetings a year in Canada and the Cayman Islands, Jefferson records show, the newspaper reported. "This is exactly the sort of thing that gives the rest of us in the nonprofit Held a bad name," said Thomas Holland, a University of Georgia expert on nonprofit corporations. Allegheny recently revised its travel policy. Spokesman Thomas G.

Chakurda said the current chief executive, Anthony Sanzo, would allow only the most essential travel to Canada and the Caymans. per reported. Allegheny's physicians and administrators spent vastly more on travel than their counterparts at other focal health systems, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday. Allegheny executives convened at a distant location four times a year. Each lanuary they went to the Cayman Islands, where Allegheny's offshore insurance agency is located, to discuss whether to fight or settle malpractice claims against Allegheny hospitals and doctors.

Then 15 to 20 executives would fly to a different country every three months to discuss malpractice cases, records show. In all, Allegheny spent $364,000 in travel expenses last year for its malpractice meetings. By comparison, Temple Health System spends about $2,000 each year to send two executives to Bermuda, where its malpractice in PHILADELPHIA (AP) Critics of ihe Allegheny health system say lavish spending on executives' foreign travel is pan of a pattern of extravagant pay and generous perks that benefited the systems executives. "These guys should have had a higher duty to keep costs down." said C. Mitchell Goldman, a Philadelphia health-care lawyer.

"Why did they go to anyplace in Europe? It's all part ot the same pattern. Why did they have limousines and corporate jets? Why did they have a corporate counsel making $800,000 a year when $400,000 was more typical?" Even as its money problems grew, the Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to send executives to the Cayman Islands, Paris, Copenhagen and other exotic locales to review malpractice cases in Philadelphia hospitals, a newspa on the AH, THE GOOD LIFE In the quiet of a Sunday afternoon, a man is seen fishing from a boat hanna River near downtown Harrisburg. Indiana Sat. 8-12 (724)349-4949 Blairsville, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 459-8800 CLASSIFIEDS I A 001 unci, 00T Ugols 001 Legal, 001 legols 001 Ugols Fa" tocai Wswness.

ieo Mtye ffiWfilE 465-8101 NOTICE Barber aod Vperts. PC, Attorney EXECUTOB'B NOTICE Letters TcstarnenUry on the Eiuta or Jcun I. Slabcr, Lie at" tht Borough of Indiana. County of tndlani and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, decerned, havlnK been iranled the under sJinerj. NOTICE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OP ENVIRON HENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE TITLE OPERATING PERMIT tR-QttM Cancer Leo Notice li hereby given pursuant lo those having elalma against laid ..1600 -1601 .1602 ..1603 ...1605 ...1606 ..1607 1608 Sagittarius 1609 161t 25 P.

Code 1137.521. that the Pen- ihm dniv uth.r.titit Dtylvanle Department of Environ. GamlnL knowing themselves te be Indebt NOTICE Bid Notice THE JEFFERSON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY IS requesting. sealed proposals for. Asbestos Removal at Jefferson Street School, Punxiutawney, PA under a Department of Housing aod Urban Development Program.

Interested persons may obtain bid documents after Tuesday. November 17, IMS, containing protect information and detailed submission requirements from the Arch), tact, Brian Krlng Architects, 154 Luierne Street Extension, Johnstown, PA (814) 3U-4149, upoa a non refundable payment of 90.00. Only those contractors obtaining bid documents from the Architect will be considered a registered bidder. A PRE-BID CON-TERENCE Is scheduled for December 3, ins at 10:00 a.m., at Ihe Administrative Office of Ihe Jeffer ed are requeued to suke prompt NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for the furnishing of gasoline and fuel for Indians Barough vehicles end equipment will be received by the Borough until 12.00 Noon on Tuesday. December 8.

1H8 at the Borough Office, 80 North 8th Street, Indiana. PA 13701. Bids will be opened at 7-00 PM on the same date at the Regular Council Meeting. Bids shall be for regular unleaded gatoline, premium unleaded gasoline and diesel fueL Bid price to be per gallon lass applicable tax delivered to the Borough. Card system shall be used.

Mark envelopes "Fuel The Borough reserves the right to re Jest any or ill bids and award the bid ai It may consider to be In the bast Interest of Ihe Soroush. James P. Gladkosky Secretary lljrg, 1123 to Iisua Title Operattnf Permit to Indiana Unlvertlty of Pennsylvania, S.W. Jack CogeneratlDn' Facility located In Indian County, The I.U.P. Cogeneretlon rtpreeen-latlve to contact reiardlni thla ac- payment.

Eieeittqr John R. Johnson Sift Et Uiln Street tUrtor Canter, PA 157W itoi una plication 002 Sunshine Notice SHOP WHERE SANTA SHOPS NOTICE BID PROPOSAL The Penns Manor Area School District will be accepting sealed bids, for a 1080 diesel 11200 QVWR 4-wheel drive truck oh a lense- purchase finance plan with the option lo purchase the vehicle al the terra end at a nominal fee. Bid will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 1098, where bids will be opened at 1:00 p.m. In the district office.

Specifications can be picked up at the District Office between Holiday and Friday, 6.00 a.m.-3.-00 p.m. The Penns Manor Area School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part of a bid. u23. uno NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice Is hereby given that Larry Wtrree Wsaver, RD 1, Box JOB, Smlckaburf, PA 10250, haa requested a Stage I bond release for Surface Mine Permit 32U0toS pursuant la the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act. The perm was issued on October 19.

10B4 and la located In Grant Township, Indiana County. The alte is south of S.R. 1C34 approximately 1800' west Qf the intersection of S.R. 1037 and 8.R 1034 on the properties of Isabel Wolfe, Jack li Vaughn SUtt, Edward C. at Helen Still, and William Seaman.

Bond release of KOfiOQ it requested for 11 A acres. Tola! bond held is The release area has been backfilled to approximate original contour and all erosion and sedimentation controls are In place. Written com. meets, objections, or requests for an Informal conference may be submitted to the Dept. of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Mining and Reclamation, P.O.

Box 823, Ebensburg, PA 15931, within 30 days of the final (4th) publication date of (his notice and must include the person's nsm, sddresi, telephone number and brief slntement at to the nature of Ihe objecllonts). lia.lVB, 1118. lgj NOTICE The Supervisors Armstrong Township, Indiana County, will accept bide for One (I) Used 1881 or Newer Articulating Grader. -Dimensions: Overall. Length: Twenty-Seven 127 feet: Minimum Overall Width: Etahr feet: Minimum Overall Height: Ten Peet II Inches Including strobe light: Total Operating Weight: 35,000 pounds.

Until 7:30 P.M. EST. December 8, let. Specifications and forms available by contacting Thai Marlon Center Area School Board will mtet in open canfertneo) moating for Informational purpoMi, concerning finance and taxes. The mMtlng will be held in the Admlnlirra-tiva Office, at 7i30 p.m.

on November 23, 1998. This will take the place of the regular finance commrHee meeting. CLASSIFIED 003 GIFT SPOTTER Cards Of Thanks CLAIR 6RAUGHLER would like. to thank all periom and members of organizations that helped following till firet Our Gift Listings 1 1 Chartea S. Altlmut NOTICE Operation Manager PUBLIC NOTICE Indian University of i Punuant to the "Surface Mining Penmylwanle Coniarvatlon and Reclamation US Pratt Drive e-Act" end the "Clean Slraami Indiana, PA notice la hereby given that The Indiana University or Pen-- ft Coal doing bull- naylvanla own end operate! two t'nesi at P.O.

Box 332, (ZJpowergeoeratlnf faclllttea that '-Funxautawnoy. PA 16747, haa mad provide bath electric and thermal application to the PA Department energy to the main university earner of Environmental Protection for put locating jn Indiana, Pa. A a rev1ilOf) to add eoal acreage and reeult of the levela of volatile org. refute dltpouJ id enletlng UP Compound, oxide of nitrogen. etnaMUI.

the Urey Mine, end to nd carbon monoxide emitted, this continue to conduct lurface coat ccgeneretlon Ja a maior stations ry mining, blasting and autarlng aouree defined In Title Part rettvItlo, ofthsj Clean Afr Amendments. The i An additional 9.T eerea of Upper facility It therefore eubjoct to the X1ttannlng eoal team rsmtnil Is Title permitting requirement! propoiad for mining Inilde Ihe adopted In 33 PA Code, Chapter existing Bfl.T acre lurface mine 117, Subchapter O. permit Alas, cael refuse dispose) Coplej of the application, DEP activities are proposed to be anelyala, and other document ''added at a type of operation. The oaed In evaluation of the eppllca-'t. tlte located on unnamed tribute, tlon are available for public tries to Cush Creek lo Cuih Creek spec Hon during normal bus In elf and unnamed trlbuUrlea of Souih haiiHatlheaddreM below.

Branch of Bear Run Bear Run PA Department of lo West Branch Susquehanna Environmental Protection it River. In Banks Township. Indiana tOD Waterfront Drive County, as shown on the 7K Minute Pittsburgh, PA 13222 USOS Burnslde Quadrangle. The Any person wishing to either ob-g operation fa located principally on Jt to the operating permit or a the lands of William Wakefield proposed condition thereof or pro-f and Rlchsrd Hook and la iltuatad vide the Department with oddf. directly iDulhtMil of Urey, PA.

tlonal Information which they be-f A copy of this application It Have should be considered prior available for public Inspection at lo the issuance of this permit, may the Indiana County Soli aubmlt Ihe Information to the De- Conservation District, pertinent at the address shown Agricultural Service Center. 231 above. A 30-day comment period, Route 2SA North, Indiana, PA from the date of this publication, 15701. Written comments, objee- wtll exist for the submission of lions or requests for a public hear- comments. Each written comment Injt or Informal coalereaee may be nwai contain the following: submitted lo ihe Ebensburg Name, address and telephone District Office of the Department number or Ihe person submitting of Environmental Protection, P.O.

Ihe comments. tr Box 829. Ebensburg, PA 15831, 2. Identification of the proposed within 30 days of the final (4th) permit (specify permit publication or this notice. The cor- 3- Concise statements regarding respondence murt Include the Ihe relevancy of (he Inrarmntlon Jr penoa's name, adifreis, telephnna objections to lnuoncs of the number end a brief description as permll.

a public hearing may be to the nature of the objection. Held, If the Department In Its dls-f HJ7.lljP.lHie. una decides that such a hear- warranted bused on Ihe in- formation received. All persons NOTICE flUhmlltlng comaienU or request' PUBLIC NOTtce hearing will be notified of. Notice hereby given thai Opal lnc decision to hold a hearing by Industries, P.O.

Box B0. Publkallon In the Pennsylvania Latrobe. PA IMSO. has requested Bul'etlng. or by telephone, where Ubond release for Surface Mine Ibe Department determines, such Permit 3220I04 pursuant lo the notification by telephone Is sufTl-f Surface Mining Conservation and clent.

Written comment or re-, Reclamation Act. u't for a public hearing should The permit was Issued on Ma he directed to: It). and is located OTie hairCA; Joseph Pane irMIUifliiih OA fleflfonul Air DllBllltl Gifts For Mom' Gifts For Stfy The Home 006 test And found son County Housing Authority, 231 North Jefferson Street, Punxsutaw-nay. PA, In order that goals, regulations, etc. era reviewed end other eoncernt of the proiect ire dlicurted.

A certified cheek or bank draft payable to the Jefferson County HouilngAuihonty oraiatlifactory Bid Bond executed by the bidder end acceptable sureties In an amount of tan (10) percent of the bid shall be submitted with each bid. The bid proposal documents shall be enclosed In an envelope Ceuler and Inner) both of which shall be sealed and clearly labeled "Proposal for Asbestos Removal at Jefferson Street School, Punxsutawney, PA-" The bidder shell be responsible for the placement of the firm's name on Ibe outside of the both bid envelopes. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory performance and payment bond or bonds. Attention Is called to all bidders that all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requlremenlj for federally-Disliled construction contracts must be compiled with. This Includes strict compliance with Executive Order 11Z4B.

as emended: Nondiscrimination; executive Order 11423, Minority Business Enterprise-. Executive Order 12138. Women Business Enterprise; Section 3 of the Housing end Urban Development Ad of 1MB: Civil Richts Act of lfttH; Payment of sll Prevailing Minimum Wages and Minority Business Participation. Notice is hereby given that this is a Section 3 covered project and tint the Punxsutawney areas has been defined as a Section 3 area. The Authority promotes the utilization of business concerns which ere located In or owned In substantial part by persons residing In the Section 3 area and promote job training and employment opportunities for qualified, lower iacom.

Section 3 area residents. The Jefferson County Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals or to waive any Informalities In the bidding, and to withhold contract award fare period of sixly fMldsyi. Proposals will be received' al the Administrative Office or the Authority, 20) North Jefferson Street. Punxsutswney, PA 15707, until 10.00 a.m.. Thursday, December 10.

1P0B. Proposals will be publicly opened el la the Authority board room. i mi. nra, i2i FOUND Adult male Lab mix, black, Marion Center area. rCHS FOUND Black ton Shepherd, female, on Penn View Ml.

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Trim Pets tffrj Flowers Xl As Gifts i9 Sporting Gifts Gifts V1'? For Her Clothing 9h3. Gifts ijg Gifts For Him, J7a Musical Hoiiflay Gifts rgp Food NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID Sealed bide will be received by Ihe Borough of Indiana until 12:00 Noon and opened at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, December 8, 1808 for the purchase of a new Street Sweeper. Bid specifications may be obtained at the office of the Borough Manager, HO North 8lh Street. Indiana, PA 1 8701. The Borough reserves Ihe right to reject any or sll bids and award Ihe bid as 11 may consider to be in the best Interest of the Borough.

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