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Local man’s film receives recognition
“John Dunn’s Last Run,” a film by Ryan Dixon, took third place at the fourth annual Johnstown Film & Wine Festival held July 8-11 at the Johnstown Flood Museum.
The film also received the Viewers’ Choice Award.
Dixon, a native of Vintondale, lives in Los Angeles, where he works in the film industry.
His 20-minute film focuses on a former high school teacher with a mysterious past who takes a late-night jog – only to have specters of his past appear before him. Much of the film was shot in the area, including along the Ghost Town Trail and inside United High School.
P.J. Gaynard of Glendale, Calif., a native of southwestern Pennsylvania, won first place for his film “Rooftop.”
Kev Stock of Ebensburg won second place for “Wishing Bone.”
The top entries were screened at the Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center.
Any original short film of 30 minutes or less was eligible for the competition, which included cash awards.
The festival’s call for entries for 2010 will be issued in late fall. A complete screening schedule, information on the filmmakers and more, can be found at www.johnstownfilmfest.org.
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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
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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
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Critz seeks attendance at ARMTech showcase
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