Press Enterprise from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania • 18

PRESS ENTERPRISE Friday December 19 1997 For local weather updates call 333-5777 on a touchtone phone then preto category 6001 The AocuWeatherf forecast for noon Fiday Dec 19 i rn l-" TT -10a -fit Os 10s 20a 00s 40a Ms SOa 70s SOa SOa 100a 110a Banda aaparela Nflfi (amporahm mnss lor lie day Saturday 4832 Mostly cloudy 30 chance prec Winds NW 10-20 Monday 4034 Stormy 50 chance prec Winds SE 5-15 Sunday 3828 Mostly cloudy 10 chance prec Winds NW 5-15 THADDEUS SAYSi VNto today ia going to feel and act Ike an eariy spring day don! be deceived at winter doesn't avan begin untl Sunday Bator tha grass turns green and robins return there will be plenty of stormy days and lots of cold temperatures It BtH appears our next chance for Important moisture wi come Sunday night or Monday "Both today and tomorrow wid be variably cloudy breezy and seasonably mikf while tonight will be fair and chilly' IT COULD BEWORSE Arctic air which could be causing us headaches instead haa been blowing down into central and western Europe from Siberia by icy northeasterly winds Not only have tarn- peratures been frigid in such places as Poland Germany France and Great Britain but a huge area has also been plagued by sieet freezing rain and heavy snow Even Lon- WARM STATIONARY 1997 AccuWaathar Inc- E3 KS CS SHOWERS RNM TSTORUS HURRIES SNOW ICE Yesterday was the fifth day in a row of mostly sunny skies and above-normal temperatures ft was also another early morning of heavy widespread frost At this time of the year any night that sides are dear and winds are palm you will have to scrape your windshield before going to work BB WEATHERWATCH QUACKUS QUIPS! "According to Accu-Weather's new 30-day outlook no long periods of above- or below-nof-mal temperatures are Eikefy and tiers wi be the potential for frequent storminess If this is correct the arctic air wi be somewhere also much of the time and we wid get quite a bit of rain sieet freezing rain and THADDEUS QUACKUS PE Weatherbird FROL! Today wW be another quiet day with no FULL MOON 112 LAST QUARTER NEW 1221 CD 1229 MOON COLD HON LOW weather problems in FIRST QUARTER 15 And when he said that he was Santa Carl said just wanted him out" she went on Carl said the man theft asked if she could bring the kids out to see him He id understand I have a 7-year-old grandchild of my Then he asked if we could just take the kids to the window I aid to see what? He said car red Just like Santa Gsri recalled said if the kids were wondering why his ears pointed that back in 1355 or 1955 orsome-thing there was a bad frost at the North Pole He said the tips got frozen off his die said Before leaving the visitor handed Carl a business card that read: Viewers wiU stUl see the same news anchors and reporters when they tune into either of the newscasts The broadcasts at each sta-tion wUl be independent of each other will not see (WBRE anchorman! Keith Martin appear on WYOU or (WYOU meteorologist) Barry Finn on WBRE" Daube Mid The most significant changes will take place behind the Daube used this example: If a fire were to break out at ami inside a major manufacturing plant only one photographer would be sent out to get video footage That video would then be given to both producers who will use it as they see fit The same fire footage would be shown on both Channel 22 and Channel 28 but the presentation of the story would be different Daube used another fictitious example: a sudden retirement announcement by Fenn State foot OMOdlM I MdM Corrosion has built up on the end of a shut-off valve inme basement of Berwick Laundry at Second and Oak streets The owner Hiram Anderson says hard water is to blame for the damage Tonight 32 Fair chilly 0 chance prac Winds 0-5 Partly cloudy 0 chance prec Winds 5-15 50 sunshine Wind chi 45 iff he reco high 45 Record 58 in 1928 Yesterday's low 23 Record -6 in 1919 Ralnfall(to 6 pm) 000 For month o78 For year 3476 Heating degrees 1893 Normal 1762 Jlh tlllwv fCOMFORTINDEXl On scale of 1-10 where 1 is least comfortable 10 is most comfortable Today 7 Tomorrow 5 I I Sunset today Sunrise tomorrow 4:37 pm 7:25 am ONE place with the hardness levels in the wells we Manbeck said that Pennsylva-nia American had its water quality supervisor test the water after Anderson complained and found an 119 grain hardness water is not as corrosive as he alleges" Manbeck said alleged it was in the 18-20 Well water is corrosive by nature Manhaek said A pirob- lem arises when corrosion levels are high According to the test results that the case with Pennsylvania water the corrosion levels were elevated high lead and copper levels would have been experienced in the water Manbeck said have nqt seen But Anderson believes the green and white splotches that pockmark his pipes speak for themselves "The product is so corrosive it actually eats holes in copper Anderson said holding tank has opened a gap where calcium carbonate is Sag through and will have to replaced We are now having to spend approximately $12000 to repair this mess" Manbeck admitted he seen pipes but ho said he need to have to see them to know if the corrosive or Manbeck said "We can tell by means of the equipment we use" The home in Girardville wm destroyed in a recent fire believed set by one of their eight children playing with matches The family had been looking for a new hone since that time the wife Mid' i Mrs McCauley Hid her husband is in avid hiker and outdoorsman and was in good physical condition out of the ordinary for him to diMppear like this" she told a reporter Wednesday Attempts to reach family members were unsuccessful last night ft P'l SUNNY FT CLOUDY CLOUDY I i car appeared to be a small red hatchback dirty and beat upj possibly a Fbrd Tfcmpo or Escort! police said 1 said he just flewjnto fowd and was renting car but it look like a rental to Carl said of the vehicle that departed in ad unknown direction Savage said he contacted anotbj er day care center minutes away along Old Berwick Road to cautioq than abort the stranger but they reported no vhdt there South Centre TbWnahip isouid poUcehulletin about the incident and is asking the public for help ia locating the man so he can questioned Anyone having infix mation ia asked to notify policdi through the Columbia County ter at 3344300 1 and other technology will allow both stations to make upgrades Nexstar wiU spend close to $3 million to give Channel 28 a facelift going to reinvent the wheel" he said The announcement comes at a time when WBRE js topking to vault past WNEP in news ratings Daube said WBRE is the closest been to WNEP since the laW 1970s WYOU on the other hand "is losing a lot of money" Daube said "The station has improved remarkably but file ledger sheet Daube knows of only two similrf arrangements in the country between two TV stations He thinks the move will be copied throughout the Country Said Daube: staff ia verfc very excited" in id 1 19 Mol How 9am9pn Mol How I0om9pm Jon 21998 Back rngubr Mali horn 10am9pm Sunl2pmSpm 1 Claus Enterprises Elk Kansas" The man had crossed out the to make it read "He wrote down an address where the kids could write t9 Santa It was North Pole Hoho-ho" "Hd said the was the zip Carl said 1 The man said he had initially topped at foe day care building thinking it was a restaurant because of its large display sign outside that read "Woe Little Angels" 1 "He said that sounded perfect" Catlsaid The stranger was described as beingabout 50 years old thin and about 6 feet talL He wort nn-glasses and a-flannd shirt and jeans 1 ball coach Joe Paterno If the coach were to retire file stations would send only one Mtet lite truck along with two competing sports reporters to State Cot lege That ensures another textile is available for other stories that may break The two stations will still be competing against each other Daube admits conflicts' will crop up among reporters competing for stories willing to overlook that obstacle "(Conflicts) will happen on occasion but we will manage he sahL'I think the pfasre outweigh the negatives" The plus he said ia an edge op the competition my goal: To knock (WNEP) out of first place" said Daube Rene Laspina the president and general at WNEP was unavailable to comment on what impact the changes will have on her station Meanwhile Daube said cantuning video and (editing equipment ljU unu Rv ii- Mol How tOonrO in II Scare Police were summoned immediately but the man drove off before he could be questioned He left behind a box containing empty decorative gift bags and two small bundles of glitter you buy at the Carlsaid None of the 35 or so youngsters ranging in age from 3 to 6 saw the stranger or were told about die visit Carl said the man appeared Cheerful and never made any threatening gestures although he was somewhat incoherent and more than a little bizarre came into the center and topped him and asked what he wanted He kept saying here And I said who are you? Team work" The arrangement is being called a "shared services by both stations not a merger Daube emphasized The deal will be finalized after ownerships at each station change hands Jan 5 Nexstar Broadcasting Group essentially switched its ownership interest from WYOU toWBRE In turn Bastet Broadcasting Inc will over operations at WYOU Daube said the shared services" arrangement is similar to already happening in radio For years competing radio stations have been known to join together unda one roof WBRE and WYOU a CBS affili-' ate will share all services with file exception of sales programming and accounting Those departments wiU operate as separate entities WYOU wUl relocate most of its departments in studio in Wilkes-Barre by next spring MALL Water water" Manbeck saidThey Can choose if they want to soften' just the hot water and not the Odd By softening just the hot water they can eliminate scaling in the hot water without adding any sodium to the odd water" But Anderson said if he haa to buy a softener system everyone else in the borough is going to have to too that uses hot water would have to do this" Anderson aid would affect all of their customers Everyone uses hot water for coffee tea cooking There must be something that Pennsylvania American can do Anderson said been here since 1964" he said never had Uris problem only been the last two yean that had tremendous problems with the water Anderson believes that in the past some sort of softener was added to the water to prevent it from corroding pipes Manbeck said the company did often the water ago" but added "That was before research indicated the health He said he did not know when the company stopped softening the water In general Manbeck said there is little difference between Pennsylvania American and the company that previously supplied water "We use the same supply as the previous Manbeck said change has taken behind taking only a flashlight with him she said After waiting up for his return until 4 am Mrs McCauley said he fell asleep She began looking for her husband around the campground and at a local store the following morning She notified the state police at Shickshinny later in the day' Search teams combed hills and fields near the campground late Tuesday and again on Wednesday1 in a futile search for the mining staying with his wife at the campground since Dec 4 COLUMBIA MALL OFFICE (717) 784-9000 MALL SERVICES (717) 387-4909 Non-Smoking Environment wwwcolumfaiamallcom.