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May 17, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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Metamorphosis

What kind of butterfly is emerging from that caterpillar? More...

Districts push for equal time at Career Center

By Scott K. Seeley
CLARION NEWS Writer

PAINT TWP. S chool district superintendents in Clarion County are working toward making sure all students get equal instructional time while at the Clarion County Career Center, regardless of which home school district the student attends. More...

North Clarion adopts tentative deficit budget

By Tom DiStefano
CLARION NEWS Writer

FRILLS CORNERS “T he key word is tentative,” school director Matt Higgins said as North Clarion adopted a tentative budget showing a $383,177 deficit. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Moniteau pitching stymies Keystone

By Ryan S. Pugh
CLARION NEWS
Sports Editor

BUTLER Keystone High School baseball manager Chad Bell was worried his team’s pitching would be a problem in the Panthers’ May 14 meeting with Moniteau at Pullman Park in Butler. More...

Youngster gets his first turkey

Michael McCloskey, 13, got his first turkey May 4 around 8 a.m. near Clarion County Park. He was hunting with his Dad and it weighs 20 lbs. More...

Steinman gets top-five finish at Lernerville

By Pam Baker
CLARION NEWS
correspondent

Racing A great weekend of racing was had and there is a lot of information to report. So I will get right to it. More...

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FYI

F.Y.I.

May 17 AFTER SCHOOL CLUB: 4-5 p.m., children’s room, Clarion Free Library, Clarion. Grades K-6 listen to stories, make crafts, learn library skills. More...

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Living

Fisher named volunteer of the month

ST. PETERSBURG – Community Action Inc. announced Elaine Fisher of St. Petersburg was selected to be the Clarion County Senior Corps- RSVP Volunteer of the Month for May. More...

Hargenrader earns Eagle Scout

SLIGO – Gregory Hargenrader of Sligo has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout award. Hargenrader was recognized in ceremonies at 7 p.m. More...

Military briefs

Returns from deployment NEW JERSEY – Army Reserve Sergeant Lucas J. Obenreder has returned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst, N.J., after being deployed to Afghanistan serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. More...

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Opinion

The truth about elbow macaroni

Sometimes, you just know while you’re talking that the listener just isn’t getting it, no matter how well you explain it, the information just doesn’t connect. More...

Letters from our readers ...

Goosey Goosey Gander
By Ralph Bowersox
Clarion

“Goosey goosey gander, Where shall I wander? Upstairs and downstairs, And in my lady’s chamber.” My sister Pearl has a pond below her house. Every spring two geese come, build a nest, and lay eggs. More...

Speak out in the Clarion News

The CLARION NEWS welcomes letters from its readers. All letters to the editor must be signed and must include the address and daytime telephone number of the author for verification purposes. More...

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Keystone budget maintains staff and programs

Vote set for next Monday
By Rodney L. Sherman
CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION T he Keystone School Board is expected to vote May 21 on a proposed 2012-13 budget that does not include any staff or program cuts. It does, however, include a real estate tax rate increase, although that increase is less than anticipated. More...

Monroe backs grant for WRC project

By Scott K. Seeley
CLARION NEWS Writer

MONROE TWP. T he Monroe Township Supervisors agreed May 10 to sponsor an Appalachian Regional Committee grant request for Delta Development Group for the proposed 83-unit active adult senior living community just outside Clarion in Monroe Township. More...

Fire destroys camp

Strattanville and Farmington Township firefighters responded to a seasonal dwelling fire around 12:45 p.m. May 15 along Millcreek Drive in Millcreek Township. More...

News

Clarion County Arts Council hosts May show

CLARION – The Clarion County Arts Council May art show will feature the exhibit “Through Our Lens; Who do you think I am? More...

Knox Lions Club members receive awards

ZELIENOPLE – On April 14, six Knox Lions Club members received awards during the Lions Clubs of Pennsylvania District 14-N spring convention at Camp Kon-O-Kwee near Zelienople. More...

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For the Record

Pennsylvania State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. More...

District Court 18-3-01

Duane L. Quinn District Judge

District Court 18-3-01 covers Clarion and Limestone townships and Clarion and Strattanville boroughs. All information is taken from official court records. Criminal charges filed: ffiLeonard William Boyd, 19, Tarentum. More...

County Weather Corner

Discussion: High pressure remains over the region. Today: Scattered clouds with a high of 67 degrees. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a low of 40 degrees. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy with a high of 75 degrees. More...

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Academics

CUP honors 2012 retiring faculty

CLARION – Clarion University honored ten retiring faculty members at a reception April 25 in Moore Hall. Those retiring are :—Dr. Deborah Burghardt has been director of the women and gender studies program since its inception in 1992. More...

C-L royalty

King Clay Hawthorn and Queen Gracie Wiles reigned over the Clarion-Limestone Prom, the “Roaring 20’s” Friday, May 4, in the high school gymnasium. More...

CUP professors publish 8th edition of textbook

CLARION – Dr. Mark Mitchell and Dr. More...

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Church

Pride: A deceitful sin

Proverbs 8: 10 through 13, “Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. More...

Upcoming church events

Editor’s Note: Items for inclusion in the Church section of the CLARION NEWS are a paid service. More...

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Obituaries

Recent deaths

Alta R. Buzard SLIGO – Alta Rose Buzard, 84, of Burns Farm Road, Sligo, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012, at Clarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sligo. More...

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