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IN BRIEF | Somerset biker injured in crash
SOMERSET – A motorcyclist was airlifted to a hospital after crashing his bike while making a turn, Somerset Borough police said.
Dustin Cox, 20, of Somerset, was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle east on Felgar Road about 4:17 p.m. Thursday when he lost control at the intersection with North Franklin Avenue.
The bike slid into a Ford Explorer driven by Dawn Fisher, 46, address unavailable.
Cox was airlifted to Memorial Medical Center in Johns-town. His condition was not immediately available.
Fisher was not injured, police said. Both vehicles sustained minor damage.
Retired military officer receives awards
William Russell, a Republican who ran for the 12th Congressional District seat, has received two awards from the Army.
Russell, who retired from the service last year as a lieutenant colonel, was presented the Meritorious Service Medal and Legion of Merit on Thursday at the Army Reserve center on Goucher Street.
Russell mounted an unsuccessful campaign last year against U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, and has said he plans another run next year.
Poker run will aid wounded soldier
PORTAGE – A benefit motorcycle poker run will be held Saturday for Army
Spc. Keith Maul, who was injured while serving in Iraq.
Sponsored by Portage American Legion Post 430 in conjunction with Rotorheads Veterans Riding Group, the ride will leave at 1 p.m. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.
The cost is $15 per rider.
For more information, call 285-0346 or e-mail brian.peacock@us.army.mil.
Maul, of Portage, was wounded Feb. 17 in a grenade attack northwest of Baghdad while serving with the 56th Stryker Brigade. He lost an arm and a leg, and is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
Proceeds from the run will help to pay transportation costs for his family.
Students can cash in on good behavior
The Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center is holding its first Spartan Pride Auction from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. today in the school cafeteria at 445 Schoolhouse Road.
Spartan Pride is a program to increase self-esteem and self-respect among students.
They are rewarded with “Spartan bucks” for exhibiting positive behavior such as good attendance, teamwork and good grades. They can spend the bucks at the auction.
Downtown walkers
plan inaugural stroll
The Discover Downtown Johnstown Partnership will host the first meeting of the Downtown Walking Club at noon today at the gazebo in Central Park.
Weather permitting, the group will meet each Friday at that time for a 30-minute walk through downtown.
The “Downtown Johnstown Walking Guide” will be available. It includes a map highlighted with suggested walks and their distances.
There is no cost to join, and free pedometers will be available to participants while supplies last. The meters are available at Donna Christopher’s State Farm office, 229 Main St.
For more information, call 535-6611 or e-mail Donna@
donnachristopher.com.
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NEW - Dinner raises $1.2 million for Murtha foundation
More than 300 lawmakers, military officials and business leaders gathered Wednesday night to pay tribute to the memory of the late John P. Murtha.
The event – “A Night To Remember and Celebrate” – raised $1.2 million for the John P. Murtha Foundation and the John P. Murtha Center for Public Service, to be developed on the Pitt-Johnstown campus. -
Helper guilty of fraud
A Cambria County jury took only an hour Wednesday to find a part-time handyman/caregiver guilty on all counts for misappropriating $668,518 from 2000 to early 2008 from an elderly woman who thought of him like a son.
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Youth freed in stabbing
A 15-year-old boy accused of stabbing another youth in a dispute over money was expected to be released from jail Wednesday, and the case likely will be heard in juvenile court.
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Health reform is here to stay, government official declares
Health-care reform is not going anywhere, a regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told a lunchtime business meeting Wednesday.
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Officer charged with assault to be assessed
A Windber police corporal suspended after he was accused of assaulting a woman will be assessed by a batterers intervention group, authorities said.
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Camp PARC offers fantasy, adventure
Camp PARC counselors and campers joined together to play instruments and sing songs Wednesday, embodying the emotion behind the camp with the song lyrics: “It starts in the heart.”
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In brief: Free dinner planned at Windber church
A free community dinner will be served from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Windber Calvary United Methodist Church, 1800 Stockholm Ave.
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Critz seeks attendance at ARMTech showcase
U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, D-Johnstown, is urging western Pennsylvania businesses to participate in the 12th annual ARMTech Showcase of Industry and Technology that will be held Aug. 18-20 in Kittanning, Armstrong County.
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