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Punxsutawney Phil is a wanted groundhog by a PA Sheriff!!!!!

Sheriff’s officer accuses Punxsutawney Phil of deception
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is a wanted … groundhog.
A Pennsylvania sheriff’s officer has put up a wanted poster for Phil.
The handlers of the groundhog last month said the furry rodent called for six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says that expired last week, yet a spring storm brought more snow to the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday.
Cpl. Scott Martin tells WBRE-TV he created the poster and placed it on the “wanted wall” because he is sick of snow in the spring.
The poster claims Phil is wanted for deception. Phil is described as having “brown and grey hair, brown eyes, sharp teeth.”
Records dating to 1887 show Phil has predicted more winter 103 times while forecasting an early spring just 18 times.

US Postal Service unveils Mister Rogers postage stamp

US Postal Service unveils Mister Rogers postage stamp
By KEITH SRAKOCIC, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was a beautiful day to honor Mister Rogers with a postage stamp.
The U.S. Postal Service on Friday released a stamp featuring Fred Rogers, the gentle TV host who entertained and educated generations of preschoolers on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
The stamp pictures Rogers in his trademark cardigan along with King Friday, a puppet character from the show’s Neighborhood of Make-Believe sketch.
A dedication ceremony was held at the Pittsburgh studio where Rogers filmed his beloved PBS show, which aired between 1968 and 2001. Rogers died in 2003 at age 74.
Among those attending were Rogers’ widow, Joanne, and David Newell, who played Mr. McFeely, the deliveryman on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
Joanne Rogers said that when she first saw the stamp, it was “love at first sight.”
“I thought it was so beautiful. I think it is so festive,” she said.
Postmaster General Megan Brennan said at the unveiling that Mister Rogers “made the ups and downs of life easier to understand for the youngest members of our society.”
“He shaped generations with his kindness and compassion,” she said.
Noting the stamp has the words “Forever USA,” Brennan said “these words of the Postal Service are our way of saying Mr. Rogers represents the best of America and will do so always.”
Paul Siefken, president and CEO of the Fred Rogers Company, said he couldn’t think of “a better tribute to Fred and his legacy.”
He noted that Rogers loved sending letters, especially to young children who wrote to him about his show.
“Fred Rogers left an indelible mark on generations of young audiences through his groundbreaking series, and his timeless wisdom and important messages of inclusion and neighborliness remain just as relevant today as they were 50 years ago,” Siefken said.

AUDIO: Mascaro Construction Academy, Donation Official At CCBC

Back on February 20, the Community College of Beaver County announced that they had received, among other contributions, a $500,000 donation from Mascaro Construction in order to create the Mascaro Construction Academy, a deal that has been made official according to a press release that came through Friday morning. Beaver County Radio spoke with Kolton Codner, the Executive Director of Advancement & Sponsored Programs at CCBC, about the purpose of this new Construction Academy:

 

Codner also informed Beaver County Radio about when the Academy will launch for high school and college students:

 

The donation comes in with conjunction with Shell Pennsylvania’s $1 million donation to the college made on February 20.