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www.phillyburbd.com/lnt6ll To Place a Classified Ad Call 21S-345-30101215-538-6362 the Intelligencer Saturday, October 27, 2007 BE STATE REGION OBITUARIES News Briefs Johnstown School gets $1.2 million A doctor and his wife have donated $1.2 million to Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown to help pay for a new recreational facility. The Diocese of Altoona- Johnstown says the Bach Wellness Center will be named for Dr. Thomas and Eileen Bach, who donated the money Friday. Dr. Bach graduated from the high school.

The couple live in Westmont and have donated money to St. Francis University in Loretto and to other charitable causes. The wellness center will include an auxiliary gym, a weight room, exercise room and indoor facilities for softball and baseball. Construction is set to begin next year. Pittsburgh Teen charged with killing Pittsburgh police are looking for a 15-year-old boy charged as an adult with robbing a Job Corps student from Texas, then fatally shooting him in the back.

Police on Friday charged Lester Jackson with criminal homicide, robbery and conspiracy in the attack on 20-year-old Christopher Evans of Dallas on Tuesday night near a Port Authority Busway stop. Police said they charged four juveniles with robbing another man at the stop just before Jackson allegedly robbed Evans. Police said Jackson shot Evans after Evans swung at Jackson during the robbery. Evans attended a Job Corps program in Tulsa, before coming to Pittsburgh last year. Evans lived on a Job Corps campus in Pittsburgh with 350 others in the federally funded program.

Philadelphia Fumo charges upheld The judge presiding over the trial of state Sen. Vincent Fumo has denied his request to throw out scores of charges in the 1 39- count indictment. The ruling means Fumo will have, to defend himself on all charges relating to his alleged misuse of state Senate employees, a seaport museum and a nonprofit. Friday's ruling also upholds obstruction charges filed against Fumo. Federal prosecutors say Fumo used employees from the Senate and the nonprofit group to perform countless personal and political chores.

Three others are also charged, including two former Senate computer technicians accused of erasing Fumo e-mail messages during the investigation. Spin control The A lfJ i'rc Rick Intelligencer Derek "The Wiz" Murphy helps kindergartner Savannah Stewart, 5, balance a spinning basketball Friday during an assembly at Kutz Elementary School in Doylestown Township. Murphy, who played with the Harlem Globetrotters in the early 1990s, also discussed the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Rendell releases polling places The list was previously withheld due to terrorism fears. BY MARTHA RAITAEI.E Till' A.SSO(,IA Tip HARRISBURG Governor Ed Rendell on Friday rescinded a state policy that had kept Pennsylvania's list of polling places hidden from the public because of fears that terrorists could disrupt elections in the slate.

Rendell's abrupt decision came amid criticism from Republican legislative leaders one day after The Associated Press reported on the policy, which was implemented in 2004 as a result of terrorist bombings that occurred just days before Spain's national elections. The governor's spokesman, Chuck Ardo, said ordering the State Department to make the list public was the right thing to do because the information is already available through county election offices. Voters can also look up their local polling places on the state's voter-services Web site. "The governor believes that revoking the policy will not have a material effect on Election Day safety," Ardo said. Department of State spokeswoman Leslie Amoros said Thursday that the agency made its earlier policy decision in consultation with state police, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the state Office of Homeland Security.

At the time, the agencies agreed that not releasing the list would help ensure voter safety at the polls, Amoros said. But critics said the policy runs afoul of the state's open records law and makes coordinating statewide voter-mobilization strategies more difficult for candidates and political action committees. On Friday, the top ranking Senate Republicans sent a letter to Rendell urging him to reconsider the policy, and House Republican Leader Sam Smith separately called on the governor to do so. "While the government should take reasonable cautions against terrorism, we should not use terrorism as an excuse to curtail the vote," said Smith, R-Jefferson. An old-fashioned meal David In Un Schreiner (left) of Doylesiown works with apprentices Gwen Hanley, 12, of Warminster, and Ian Watson, 16, of Horsham, on Friday in the kitchen of Craven Hall in Warminster.

The Craven Hail Historical Society and Millbrook Society of Hatboro held an evening of Colonial cooking, gaming and dancing. Deaths Elsewhere Naoa. Calif. Vincent DeDomenico, Rice-A-Ronl co-Inventor, 92 Vincent DeDomenico, co-inventor of Rice-A-Roni, whose catchy TV jingle paid homage to San Francisco and made the pasta dish known to every baby boomer, has died. He was 92.

DeDomenico died Thursday with his wife, Mildred, by his side, his family said. He had kept working until the day before his death. Along with his brothers, DeDomeni- co, the son of Italian immigrants, created the packaged side dish for the San Francisco-based family business. In the 1930s, he and his brothers were running their parents' pasta business. Using a recipe one of their wives received from a landlady, they developed Rice-A-Roni, which combines long-grain white rice, broken pieces of vermicelli and chicken broth.

It became a national brand in the 1960s. The brothers sold the Golden Grain Macaroni Co. to Quaker Oats in 1986 for $275 million. Hlo da Janeiro. Brazil Jeweler Hans Stern, 85 Hans Stern, a poor German immigrant who used Brazilian precious stones to create a jewelry empire, died Friday, the company said.

He was 85. Stern had been hospitalized for days, but the cause of his death was unknown, company spokeswoman Betti Garcia said. Stem fled Germany at the outbreak of World War II and arrived at the age of 17 in Brazil, where he fell in love with its colored gemstones, according to a biography the company released by e-mail. In 1945, at 22, he founded H. Stern, a gemstone trading business in Rio.

The company grew to a chain of 160 stores in Brazil and 170 others in 26 countries. Stern married in 1958 and is survived by his wife, Ruth, and four sons. The AsiMtaud Carl Ackerman Jr. Carl Frederick "Rick" Ackerman of Creswell, died on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, at his home, Mount Adams Farm.

He was 55. Mr. Ackerman was married to Katy Dallam, an English teacher and head of the Middle School at Harford Day School in Bel Air, Md. They had been married since 1992. Born in Bucks County, he was the son of Carl Frederick Ackerman Sr.

of Abingdon, and the late Louise Sevin Ackerman. He graduated from New Hope-Solebury High School and attended Mitchell College in New London, Conn. Returning to Bucks County, Mr. Ackerman began working with heavy equipment and welding. In 1979, he realized a dream of owning and operating his own business, Carversville Equipment, in Carversville, Pa.

This summer, he sold the business and relocated his machinery to Mount Adams Farm, his wife's family home. Friends and family recalled that Mr. Ackerman was interested in genealogy and enjoyed reading American history and other non-fiction. He loved to go clamming while on vacation with his family in Massachusetts, and also enjoyed fishing. While living in Bucks County, he was very active at Trinity Solebury Episcopal Church.

He always liked fixing equipment and had a collection of antique Ferguson tractors that he was restoring. His greatest joy came from being a father to his son, Samuel Webster Ackerman. In addition to his wife, father, and son, Mr. Ackerman is survived by his sisters, Susan Ackerman Sommer of Maplewood, N.J., and Joyce Ackerman of Skamokawa, and a niece and a nephew. Calling hours for friends and family will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

on Friday, Oct. 26, at home. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Bel Air, Md.

Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Harford Day School, 715 Moores Mill Road, Bel Air, MD 21014. McCuinas funeral Home, Mil. Thomas G. Gaydos Sr.

Thomas G. Gaydos Jr oj Doylestown, Stephen Gaydos and his wife, Maryann, oj Harleysville, Michael Gayclof; of Lansdale, Barbara Sumeiv dack and her husband, Pete, Hazleton, and Joseph, Theresa, James, Donald, and Bernadette Gaydos, all home. Also surviving are fotr grandchildren: Tayna and her husband, Chip, Harleysville, Jeremy Gaydw and his wife, Kim, of Telford, Thomas Gaydos III of Neu Britain and Danielle Gaydos ol New York; a great-grandson. Logan Linhart; six sisters; Tillie, Bernice, Doris, Joanna, Dorothy and Margaret; and a brother, Robert. Relatives and friends invited to attend his funeral, service 1:30 p.m.

Monday. 29, in the Wayside Chapel ol Whitemarsh Memorial routes 152 and Prospectville (enter off Route' 463). Interment will be held in! the adjoining cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial! contributions in his name may! be made to American Heart; Association-Southeastern Pennsylvania, Memorial FuP fillment Center, 777 Penn Center Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15235, or to the! American Cancer Society, 700 Horizon Circle, Suite 201', Chalfont, PA18914. llnffXr I.ukit-r l-'uncml llcinc.

I.annual'' Michael B. Torda Michael B. Torda of stown died on Thursday. Ocr. 25, 2007, at his home.

He wati 32. Born in East Michael spent most of life in the Delaware Valley, including the towns of home and Easton. He lived in. Minturn, for several years before returning to Wrightstown five years ago. He was the vice president BCT Walls and Ceilings Inc.

of Newtown, a business established 20 years ago by Michael's father, the late Bernard C. Torda Jr. While in Colorado, hu worked at the Minturn Gardens Nursery and The Saloon. He was a graduate of. Neshaminy High School and Lafayette College.

A devoted family man, he especially enjoyed his link 1 with his wife and children. One of his favorite pastimeM was waterskiing on Lake George during family vacations. Michael viewed Col 1 orado as his second home and loved the outdoor life offered there, including, skiing, I'ishinj 1 and hiking. At home, lu enjoyed cooking for family and friends. He was the son of the Into Bernard C.

Torda Jr. and the! grandson of the late C. Torda and the late John IT Blake. He is survived by liis Rebekah Nordyke Torda; his children, Noah B. and Avert Jane Torda; his mother, Lindu R.

Blake Torda of Bucking ham; his sister and brother-iiu law, Jessica L. anil Douglas Peiffer of Newtown; his pater: nal grandmother, Jennie Torda of Yardley; and his maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blake of Langhorne. Memorial will lx; held at noon on Monday, Oct 29, at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, IhWj Aquetong Road, New Hope Committal services will at the church cemetery. Call" ing hours will begin at 10 a.nV on Monday at the church. Donations in Michael'-memory may be made lo schlorship fund for the Torda children, Mrs.

Linda Torda, 2987 Antler Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902, or ID Seabrook House, 133 Polk Lane, Seabrook, NJ 08302, Van Horn ILnna Thomas G. Gaydos a resident of New Britain Township since 1965, formerly of Hazleton and Warminster, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 77. He was the husband for more than 51 years of Pauline B.

(Petruski) Gaydos. Born in Hazleton, he was the son of the late John Sr. and Anna (Jacko) Gaydos. Mr. Gaydos retired in 1992 from Fischer and Porter in Warminster after 30 years of service and also worked for many years for Mohawk Amusements.

Everyone who knew Mr. Gaydos found him to be a warm, kind-hearted man. He touched many hearts in this world. Mr. Gaydos enjoyed deep sea fishing in Tuckerton, N.J., good old Country music and especially spending time with his family and friends.

Surviving in addition to his wife are nine children: Loren-t On illis i' i iililnati'il u'itli u.i tin t' L'f il lilii.i. 'lllill iliilil rcnidrfaibU' num. liitcr. 'Mi 1 iin'ii.