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Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
Guide to Bradford County, Pennsylvania ancestry, family history and genealogy courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.
|Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the U.S.
|February 21, 1810
|County Seat
| Bradford County Courthouse
Recorder's Office
301 Main St.
Towanda, PA 18848
Bradford County Website
- 1 Bradford County Pennsylvania Historical Facts
- 2 Description
- 3 Bradford County Pennsylvania Genealogy Resources
- 3.1 Bible Records
- 3.2 Cemeteries
- 3.3 Census
- 3.4 Church Records
- 3.5 Court Records
- 3.6 Emigration and Immigration
- 3.7 Ethnic Groups
- 3.8 Gazetteers
- 3.9 Genealogy
- 3.10 History
- 3.11 Land and Property
- 3.12 Maps
- 3.13 Migration
- 3.14 Military
- 3.15 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 3.16 Newspapers
- 3.17 Occupations
- 3.18 Periodicals
- 3.19 Poorhouse, Almshouse
- 3.20 Probate Records
- 3.21 Repositories
- 3.22 Taxation
- 3.23 Vital Records
- 4 Genealogy Societies and Libraries
- 5 Bradford County Pennsylvania Genealogy Websites
- 6 Bradford County Pennsylvania Places
- 7 Bradford County Pennsylvania Genealogy References
Bradford County Pennsylvania Historical Facts
Parent Counties: Formed from Luzerne and Lycoming Counties 21 February 1810.[2]
County Seat: Towanda
Neighboring Counties:
It is named for William Bradford, who had been a chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and United States Attorney General. It's county seat is Towanda. It was organized February 21, 1810. It is located in the Northeast section of the state.[3]
Boundary Changes[4]
Note: Connecticut claimed the area which included what is now Bradford County before 1808 or 1827, depending on the source.
- Before 1772: Most of today's Bradford County was included in Northampton County, the rest was not included in any county until 1785.
- 1772: Northumberland County, including the part containing future Bradford County was carved from Northampton County.
- 1785: The remainder of future Bradford County was annexed to Northumberland County.
- 1786: Luzerne County, which then included future Bradford County, was formed from Northumberland County.
- 21 February 1810: Ontario County (now defunct), which included future Bradford County, was carved from Luzerne County. [5]
- 6 March 1812: Ontario County was renamed Bradford County.[5]
For animated maps illustrating Pennsylvania county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps" (1673-1878) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Records Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Bradford County Pennsylvania Genealogy Resources
Bible Records
|Tombstone Transcriptions Online
|Tombstone Transcriptions in Print
|List of Cemeteries in the county
|Family History Library
|PAGenWeb Archives
|BillionGraves (name)
|PA Cemeteries
|See Pennsylvania Cemeteries for more information.
Additional Cemetery Resources
- The Bradford County Historical Society maintains indexes to the burials that have taken place in the Bradford County Cemeteries. Cemetery information is also listed on the Tri-Counties Genealogy & History website. Over time, not all burials have been recorded.
For tips on accessing Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Federal (or United States) census records online, see: Pennsylvania Census.
There are no county or state census records available for Pennsylvania. County and city tax records can be used as a substitute when census records are not available.
Church Records
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. In Pennsylvania, church records are often used as a substitute for birth, marriage, and death information. For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, view the Pennsylvania Church Records wiki page.
Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Church Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
County-wide Database
- 1708 - 1985 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.
- Contains church records of:
- Athens: First Presbyterian Church; Trinity Episcopal Church
- Burlington: Broad Street United Methodist Church; Union Street Methodist Episcopal Church
- Canton: First Presbyterian Church; First United Methodist Church
- Evergreen: Evergreen Baptist Church
- New Albany: New Albany Baptist Church
- Sayre: First Presbyterian Church; St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Stevensville: St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Francisville
- Towanda: First United Methodist Church
- Ulster: Presbyterian Church
- Wilmot: St. John's Lutheran Church
- Wyalusing: Trinity Episcopal Church
- The Bradford County Historical Society genealogical library and research center has a collection of church records that can be used onsite. They are creating a list of those and it will be added to the site when it is complete.
- The Tri-Counties Genealogy and History website has a number of Bradford, Chemung, and Tioga county church links connecting users to histories and records of those churches.
Baptists were among the earliest settlers in Bradford County. Several Baptist missionaries toured the region at the start of the 19th century, and a large group of Baptist migrants from Pittsford, Vermont, founded the Burlington (now Troy) Baptist Church in 1808. They were organized under the Chemung (County, New York) Baptist Association.
The Catholic church took hold in the early 1820s when there was a large influx into the area.
The Lutheran congregations were established by Germans in the mid-1800s.
The Methodist Episcopal church, though not a large group, had an early presence in the county.
Many of the Presbyterians began as Congregationalist in the late 1700s.
Court Records
Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy court records are housed at the Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Courthouse. For many counties copies of court records may be found at the Pennsylvania State Archives and in the FamilySearch collection. Note that within these collections some films may contain the same records, but have different titles. Other titles are not duplicates. See Finding Court Records at other repositories within this section for links to the online catalogs for these two collections. Films at the Pennsylvania State Archives are not available for inter-library loan. If court records are available FamilySearch films may be available at a local Family History Center. Call ahead for availability.
Court of Common Pleas
The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters. The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. Bradford has its own judicial district. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.[6]
Clerk of the Court
The Clerk of Courts prepares and maintains the records for the Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas. The Clerk signs and affixes the Seal of the Courts to all writs and processes, administers oaths and affirmations, and assumes custody of the seal and records of the Courts. The Clerk certifies and distributes orders of the Court. The Clerk also certifies and prepares bills of costs for the defendants and utilizes the computerized financial management system to disburse fines, costs and restitution.[7] For the Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Clerk of Courts address see the Courthouse section on this page.
The office of the Prothonotary is the custodian of all civil matters in the county. This includes naturalization, immigration, equity actions, judgements, federal and local tax liens, city liens, family court, arbitrations, license suspension appeals, appeals to higher court, commercial code filings, applications for passports and divorce proceedings. See the Courthouse section on this page for the Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Prothonotary office information.
Orphan's Court
See Vital Records
The Orphans' Court is responsible for a wide range of matters. The name of the Court is derived from the more general definition of "orphan," that being a person or thing that is without protective affiliation or sponsorship. This would include those not capable of handling their own affairs, minors, incapacitated persons, decedents estates, nonprofit corporations and trusts. It is the role of the Court to ensure that the best interests of the person or entity are not compromised.
It is believed the name of this court was borrowed from the Court of Orphans of the city of London, England which had the care and guardianship of children of deceased citizens, in their minority.[8]
For Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Orphans' Court contact information see the Courthouse section on this page.
Finding Court Records at Other Repositories
Additional court records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Court Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Emigration and Immigration
For information about emigration into Pennsylvania, see the Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration page.
Ethnic Groups
The History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches, by H. C. Bradsby, 1891 is available at the Tri-Counties Genealogy and History website.
Published Histories
Land and Property
Land records in Bradford County began in 1812. These records are filed with the Recorder/Register/Clerk of the Orphan's Court office in Towanda, Pennsylvania.
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, and maps. Property records include liens as well as livestock brands and estray records.
Be aware that (particularly in the early 1800s) deeds were not always recorded. Sometimes the early tax assessments will make mention of these early land transfers--giving the name of the grantor and grantee.
Note that the "Maps" section below includes maps related to land ownership.
See Pennsylvania Land and Property for more information about using land records, especially about original land warrants, surveys, and patents filed at the state land office.
Additional resources can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bradford County Pennsylvania Land in online catalogs such as:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog.)
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search.)
- Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
- Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images from the Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, From Actual Surveys by Lake Ames Davidson (Philadelphia: Wm. J. Barker, 1858). This wall map located in the Library of Congress shows major landowners and geographic sites at the date of publishing. While the physical maps are in the public domain, the images we have taken of the maps belong to us and are not to be used comercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.
- 1858 Map of Bradford County, PA has been posted online at chanur.com
Early migration routes for European settlers to and from Bradford County, Pennsylvania included:[9]
- Catskill Turnpike, trail 1760s; turnpike 1804, from Catskill to Bath, New York with extensions to Buffalo, New York, or Erie, Pennsylvania
- Forbidden Path, 1767 from Athens, Pennsylvania to Salamanca, New York[10]
Naturalization and Citizenship
Naturalization records can contain information about immigration and nativity. Prior to 1906, it is rare to find the town of origin in naturalization records. See Pennsylvania Naturalization for more information about the types of records and availability.
Naturalizations granted at the county level were kept by the office of the Prothonotary. Naturalizations could also be granted on the Federal Court level.
Naturalization records available for Bradford County, Pennsylvania include the following: Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1901 - 1930 Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930; and 1901-1906 on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records
- 1901 - 1930 Middle District, US Circuit and District Courts: Naturalization petitions, 1906-1930 located in U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972 (World Archives Project) database on Ancestry.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records
Finding Naturalization Indexes at Other Repositories
Additional naturalization indexes can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy naturalization in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
To access newspapers, contact public libraries, historical/genealogical societies, college or university libraries, or state archives in the area where the newspaper was published.
For information on state-wide newspapers see Pennsylvania Newspapers
Newspapers of Bradford County
- Pennsylvania Newspapers
- Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory
Online Newspapers
To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google.com/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper.
- The earliest newspaper coverage for Bradford County predates the organization of the County. These early newspapers are available online through the Wyoming County Historical Society. Newspapers postdating the organization of the county are available through the Bradford County Historical Society. The Society has indexed the vital record information from these newspapers. This index is available at the Bradford County Historical Society's research center.
Online Newspaper Abstracts
- PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Bradford County.
Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died. However, sometimes an obituary is found in the location from which he or she originated. To find an obituary, see the information under the Newspaper heading
|Sometimes the fastest way of finding obituaries is to call or email the local public library in the area where the person died. If the library does not have newspapers, a librarian often will know where they are kept. If a death date is known, and the newspapers are at the library, someone on staff will usually make a search for a small fee, or will indicate someone who will do the search.
Online Obituary Abstracts
- PA-Roots Obituaries for Bradford County.
Obituary Excerpts and Abstracts
- Fray, Robert G., Bradford County, Pa., Area Deaths (Allentown, Pennsylvania:R.G. Fray Publishing, c2000) FHL book 974.857 V4f v.1 Includes deaths as reported in the Evening Times, orginally published at Syre, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Includes index.
Indentured Servants
Poorhouse, Almshouse
Probate Records
Probate matters in Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse.
In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions.
Online Probate Records
Original probate records for some Pennsylvania counties are available free online as digital images at FamilySearch.org. The dates vary significantly for each county and not all counties are listed. Some counties may only have probate indexes. This Pennsylvania collection of images may be browsed through the links listed below:
Complete Collection:
- 1683 - 1994 Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994 at FamilySearch.org
Bradford County Only:
- 1812 - 1882 Bradford County Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes
- 1683 - 1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1683 - 1994 Pennsylvania Probate Records 1683-1994 at FamilySearch — images
Original Probate Records of Microfilm
- 1812 - 1882 Registers Docket FHL film 1033165 item 3 (first of 4 films)
Probate records are located at the Bradford County Courthouse and at the Bradford County Historical Society. Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts
Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy probate wills in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
The Pennsylvania Archives collection contains county archive records that can be searched onsite. Currently the Archives' staff cannot provide research or make copies of these records. Their collections include Almshouse Registers; Tax records; Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes and Records; Midwife records; African American records; Wills; Deeds; Naturalizations; Coroner's inquests; and Orphan's Court dockets. A list of the Archive's county holdings are on Microfilm or Manuscript form.
- National Archives at Philadelphia
14700 Townsend Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096
Phone: (215) 305-2044
Fax (215) 305-2052
Bradford County Courthouse
Recorders Office
301 Main St.
Towanda, PA 18848
Phone: (570) 265-1702
Fax: (570) 265-1721
Orphans' Court
Phone: (570) 265-1702
Clerk of Courts/Prothonotary
Phone: (570) 265-1705
Fax: (570) 265-1788
Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.
The main FHC for Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy is the Towanda Pennsylvania Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.
Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.
- Bradford County Library
16093 Route 6
Troy, PA 16947
Phone: (570) 297-2436
The Bradford County Library is the headquarters for a nine member Bradford County Library System.
- LeRoy Heritage Museum
257 Mill Street
LeRoy, PA
Phone: (570) 364-5003
Mailing Address:
8051 Southside Road,
Canton, PA 17724
The Museum's research library includes materials about historic residents of LeRoy Townhip, former Barclay Township (Barclay Mountain) and Granville Township.
- The Home Textile Tool Museum
PO Box 153
Rome, PA 18837
Phone: (570) 247-7175
Learn how your ancestors made their clothing.
- Bradford County Historical Society
109 Pine Street
Towanda, PA 18848
Phone: (570) 265-2240
The BCHS maintains a research center/library. The library's holdings include early probate records, early tax records (including poor children records), an index to vital information in early Bradford County newspapers, an index to cemeteries, local history books, family name files, and many other valuable genealogical records. The library does not participate in inter-library loan. Research requests are $50.00 per surname.
The original early tax records are housed at the Bradford County Historical Society in Towanda, Pennsylvania. As of May 2011, these records have not been microfilmed. Because these records are in such a fragile condition, the Historical Society has been attempting to make photocopies of the records. The records that have been photocopied have also been indexed--but because of the scope of this endeavor, the indexes may contain errors.
These tax records are contained in individual books for each individual township for each year. There are some years which are missing. The names are listed roughly in alphabetical order.
Early tax records for Bradford County are particularly valuable because they contain the "Poor Children" records. If the head of household was considered "poor", the tax collector would list the head of household and all children in the household between the ages of 5 and 12. The government was then required to pay for the schooling of these children. Typically ages were also listed with the children's names. In many cases, these are the only existing records containing the names of these children.
Vital Records
Vital records are handled by the County Orphans' Court. Between the years 1852-1855 Pennsylvania made a failed attempt to record birth, marriage and death events at the county level. While the records for that time period are available, there were few events recorded. County marriage records were kept in earnest in 1885. Births and deaths, at the county level, were begun in 1893 and kept through 1905. Abstracts and copies of vital records are available for some counties, but most are incomplete. For the most complete set of records, always contact the County Orphans' Court.
See also How to order Pennsylvania Vital Records
Early births 1893–1905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. See the heading Court Records on this page for contact information.
Indexes for Pennsylvania birth records are available through the Department of of Health for 1906 and 1907. Once an individual is located in the index a non certified Birth certificate can be obtained by writing and sending $3.00 to:
Division of Vital Records
ATTN: Public Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
- 1893 - 1901 Bradford County Births
Pennsylvania marriages are located at the county level. Contact the Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy clerk's office for these records.
- 1626-2016 - Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1677 - 1950 Pennsylvania Civil Marriages, 1677-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1700 - 1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
- 1725 - 1976 Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940 - free index. Not complete for all years. This index is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
- Pre-1810 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.
- 1852 - 1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
- 1885 - 1950 Pennsylvania County Marriage, 1885-1950 Extracted marriage records – free. This database is incomplete for all counties. May also contain marriage records earlier than 1885.
- 1947 - 2010 Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010 at FamilySearch — index and images
- Bradford County Marriages–extracted from newspapers.
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. The office of the Prothonotary is located in the courthouse building.
Early deaths 1893–1905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. See the heading Court Records on this page for contact information.
Indexes for Pennsylvania death records are available through the Department of Health for 1906 through 1962. Once an individual is located in the index a non certified death certificate can be obtained obtained by writing and sending $3.00 to:
Division of Vital Records
ATTN: Public Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
- 1840 - 1869 Bradford County Deaths–Extracted from newspapers.
- 1893 - 1901 Bradford County Deaths
- 1947 - 2010 Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010 at FamilySearch — index and images
Finding Vital Records at Other Repositories
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Bradford County Pennsylvania Genealogy Websites
- Bradford County, PA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Linkpendium - Bradford County
- Tri-Counties Genealogy and History Site - Bradford andTioga County (PA) and Cemung (NY) For family and local history information
- Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project This database focuses on the ancestors and descendants of the early nineteenth century pioneers who migrated to Tioga and Bradford County, Pennsylvania, primarily from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. It also includes Chemung County. New York.
- USGenWeb project.
- Bradford County Historical Society
- Bradford County PA Genealogy
- FamilySearch Catalog
Bradford County Pennsylvania Places
The following townships are located within Bradford County: Albany, Armenia, Asylum, Athens, Barclay, Burlington, Canton, Columbia, Franklin, Granville, Herrick, Leroy, Litchfield, Monroe, North Towanda, Orwell, Overton, Pike, Ridgebury, Rome, Sayre, Sheshequin, Smithfield, South Creek, Springfield, Standing Stone, Stevens, Terry, Towanda, Troy, Tuscarora, Ulster, Warren, Wells, West Burlington, Wilmot, Windham, Wyalusing, Wysox.
Populated Places
Towanda (Bradford County Seat)
Bradford County Pennsylvania Genealogy References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Page 588-593 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 579-581.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_County,_Pennsylvania accessed 2/1/2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania line : a research guide to Pennsylvania genealogy and local history, 1990 ed. (Laughlintown, Pa.: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1990), [FHL book 974.8 D27p 1990].
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/accesssed 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Clerk of Courts in http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/ClerksOfCourts.htm (accessed 25 Aug 2012)
- ↑ The Philadelphia Courts at http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/orphans/ accessed 10 July 2012
- ↑ Handybook, 847-61.
- ↑ Paul A. W. Wallace, Indian Paths of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: PA Historical and Museum Commission, 1971), 46-48. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.8 H2wp.


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I have three siblings and none of them is left-handed. But two members of my family have tendencies.
I learned this week that my dad could wield a hammer equally well with either hand. And my younger brother, who is predominantly right-handed, could swing a bat with either hand. He played in Little League until he was too old to play. I imagine being able to bat with either hand must have been an advantage.
Actually, I was born left-handed. But I became a convert and switched to writing right-handed while in grade school.
That's because my teacher wanted all her students to write with their right hand. I was made to feel guilty because my natural inclination was to use my left hand. I guess she thought I'd be living in a right-handed world, so I might as well adapt.
It wasn't easy to switch, but I did.
My daughter has four "lefties" in her third grade class of 20 this year. She says having left-handed students causes no problems in the classroom.
"It would be ridiculous to make someone switch," she says.
For several years I wrote proficiently with either hand. I proudly wore the name ambidextrous. I was able to use either hand quite well. I learned to compromise, but not entirely.
Not when it came to eating.
I just couldn't hold a fork with my right hand. Today I still eat left-handed. In restaurants I try to be seated so that I won't be bumping my left arm into my neighbor's space.
Also, I've never felt comfortable using scissors. I was grown before I discovered there were special scissors for left-handed people.
Hand-held can openers are a problem, too. And some kitchen tools, some serrated knives, and my hand-held strainer. For me, the strainer fits on the wrong side of a pot. And the blades on my pruning shears just don't seem right either.
For a long time, I couldn't figure out which hand to use in bowling, batting a baseball or pitching. I settled on pitching with my left and batting with my right.
During target practice I tried shooting a rifle, but the rifle butt seemed to fit on the wrong shoulder, and I invariably missed my target. I couldn't figure out which eye to use to see through the sight/scope. It just didn't feel natural.
Now I know that manufacturers sell guns for left-handed people. And there are musical instruments, such as guitars, made just for lefties.
Tying a bow has always been a problem. When I reach behind my back to tie a string belt on a dress, the bow winds up being upside down.
Some lefties have trouble tying shoe laces or neckties, too.
To tighten or untighten a screw, I invariably turn the screwdriver in the wrong direction.
Directions are a problem, too. I confuse my left and right and often when exiting a store, I go the wrong direction. Sometimes my brain doesn't know my left from my right.
When driving I often have the feeling I should be traveling in the opposite direction. I blame that on my brain, too.
It's true that the left-handed person's brain is different than the right-handed individual's brain. Experts suggest that a single dominant gene determines right-handedness. Lefties tend to be more creative while right handers are more analytical.
As a lefty, I'm in good company.
Among famous southpaws are former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Harry S. Truman and George Bush, senior.
President Barack Obama is also left-handed. So is Prince Charles. And Bill Gates.
Others are Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno.
Helen Keller and Marilyn Monroe were left-handed, as were Babe Ruth and Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin.
I wonder if they had any problems in being a lefty.


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Mayor Don Wesely and Fire Chief Mike Spadt today announced that the city's ambulance service is meeting the city goal of responding to life-threatening emergencies within the city in eight minutes or less 90 percent of the time. The percentage reached a high of 94.4 percent in October. Lincoln Fire and Rescue assumed all ambulance service for Lincoln and Lancaster County on January 1, 2001.
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EMS Inc. provides the independent medical oversight of ambulance service for the city and continues to monitor the Fire Department's ambulance response times. The goal used by Lincoln is the same goal used by many communities throughout the nation to evaluate the performance of ambulance providers.
Spadt said the Fire Department has addressed all the data and billing issues as well as all the recommendations that were outlined in the independent report on the ambulance service conducted in July. Billing practices have been streamlined with all billing now occurring within 7 days of service. The city has selected a collection agency, Allied, Inc., which will pursue the unpaid accounts.
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Three classifications of the state high school girls swimming and diving championships will be Feb. 8-10 in Thornton and Fort Collins. But swimmers and divers will not be alone in being crowned champions this weekend.
The Colorado High School Bowling Foundation's team and individual state championships are Feb. 10-11 at Belleview Lanes, 4900 S. Federal Blvd., Englewood.
Bowling is not sanctioned by the Colorado High School Activities Association, but 51 teams in five conferences and 287 bowlers compete during the season.
It costs each bowler $60 for the 10-week season and sponsors are obtained to help with team fees.
At the state tournament, scholarship money is awarded through the United States Bowling Congress' SMART accounts. Bowlers on the top five teams, plus the leading five boys and girls individual finishers, earn scholarship awards. The boy and girl with the top averages will also get a scholarship award.
James Hastings, of the Doherty Spartans Blue, had the season's top average for the boys of 221, while Luna Ramirez of the Wheat Ridge co-team team and Hannah Perry of the Falcon Falcons 1 shared the best girls average of 185.
The Wheat Ridge co-op team captured the Central Conference title and the Belleview co-op team won the Southern Denver regular-season title.
State tournament team competition will be Feb. 10, with individuals vying for top five finishes Feb. 11. Many of the teams are from outside the metro area. There are 16 teams from the Colorado Springs area and 13 from Grand Junction. Many of the teams are affiliated with schools and some teams are co-op, drawing bowlers from different schools.
"We are struggling in the Denver area," CHSBF President Victor Holt said. "Kids don't think of it as a sport. One thing we are trying to do for next year is get a teacher at each school that is willing to start up a bowling club."
The 2016-17 National Federation of State High School Associations' participation report showed there were 2,835 boys teams with 30,054 bowlers and 2,821 girls teams with 26,588 participants. The total number of high school bowlers was 56,642. There are 24 states that sanction boys bowling, while girls bowling is certified in 27 states.
All in the family
McKay Vansickle and her younger sister Avery were going one-on-one on Jan. 30, but it wasn't like it used to be in the backyard of their Castle Rock home.
The sisters played against each other in a key Continental League basketball game in the Castle View gym, and at times they were matched against each other.
McKay is a 5-foot-7 senior at Castle View, who has committed to play next season at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Avery is 5-10 freshman who plays for Regis Jesuit and has already drawn interest from schools like North Carolina.
The sisters would sometimes exchange a brief word, and their parents, Brian and Tami, were able to watch both sisters play a high school game at the same time.
"We were laughing about shots and things," McKay said. "Our parents were sitting up high and we would look at them at times."
Regis won 49-39. Avery scored a game-high 17 points, while McKay tallied 6 points.
The sisters, who both wear No. 11, were starters. McKay is averaging 8.8 points a game and Avery 9.4 ppg.
Going for the green
Three area student-caddies were among those awarded Western Golf Association Chick Evans Scholarships, which are a four-year housing and tuition aide worth an estimated $100,000 over four years.
All three will attend the University of Colorado.
They were George Conway of Cherry Creek High School, Cole Prins of Mountain Vista and Kaia Dameron of Bear Creek.
Promotion for coach
Vince Siravo, the Faith Christian offensive coordinator for the past four years, has been promoted to the head coaching position for the Eagles' football team.
He replaces Ralph Nance, who retired in December and inherits a team that went 9-2 last season and made the Class 2A playoffs.
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12/18 Update 10:15 AM
I asked John Perrotto to expand on a post he made on Twitter saying that he heard Mets wanted want a big arm (such as Nick Kingham) from the Pirates in an Ike Davis trade.
After I said it sounded like speculation, Perrotto was kind enough to respond and say that the Mets in fact "have asked about Kingham in talks."
He also added that the Pirates would want more than just Davis – a "sweetener" as he called it. Additionally he writes, "I can't imagine them trading Kingham for Davis AND paying him $3.5 million or so in arbitration."
Kingham is Pittsburgh's third best pitching prospect, according to Baseball America. He pitched in High-A and Double-A last season, tossing 143.1 innings and posting a 2.89 ERA, 1.17 WHIP with 144 strikeouts and 44 walks.
12/17 Update 9:30 PM
Further validating my point from this afternoon that absolutely nothing was happening on the Ike Davis front, were these very telling comments from Brewers GM Doug Melvin via Tom Haudricourt.
I just checked in with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin to see how it's going on the hunt for a first baseman, and it doesn't sound as if much has changed since he left the winter meetings last Thursday in Orlando.
"It's pretty quiet," said Melvin. "We know all the names. It's a small group. Nothing changes from one day to the next. Ike Davis is the one player people talk about. Other than that, there's not much available."
Melvin referred to the New York Mets first baseman who has been on the trading block this winter. The Brewers talked at least twice with the Mets at the winter meetings about Davis but word was New York wanted a young pitching prospect such as Tyler Thornburg. The Brewers aren't of the mind to give up a young pitcher with that kind of potential for Davis, an all-or-nothing offensive performer who mostly did nothing in 2013.
The Mets apparently have not come down on their asking price or a deal could have been done by now.
As for other trade possibilities, Melvin said, "Teams aren't focused on moving guys right now. It's unfortunate but that's the way things are.
"We all have our own searches going on to try to have a complete team. Ours is at first base. We keep plugging away at it but we might have to mix and match with some of our own players."
So there's that…
It takes two to tango…
It's tough to make a deal when one side sticks to it's guns and the other side says "you gotta be kidding me."
Now batting number five for the Mets, Ike Duda… Or Lucas Davis… Take your pick… 🙂
12/17 Update 5:00 PM
The Pirates have interest in first basemen Ike Davis and Mitch Moreland, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
Davis, as you know, has also been linked to the Brewers, but that buzz has died down considerably. I mean nothing, nada, zilch…
MMO's Clayton Collier covered Sandy Alderson's media briefing today, and the Mets GM said mum's the word.
"We're still talking with a number of teams," he said. "I can't say anything will happen."
I don't see anything happening until after the holidays.
12/16 Update 1:00 PM
I can't recall another time when a team was so open about trading a player as the New York Mets currently are with sending Ike Davis out of town. Anywhere. To anybody.
The Mets hope the market for Davis warmed with Tampa Bay retaining first baseman James Loney. The Rays, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Houston and Pittsburgh were in need of a first baseman when the Hot Stove season began, but Loney and Corey Hart are now off the market.
The Orioles, Pirates and Astros have not been active talking with the Mets, but GM Sandy Alderson has been in frequent contact with Brewers GM Doug Melvin.
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, identifies the Pirates, Brewers and Astros as three teams still shopping for a first baseman, and at least four are available in trade he says — the Rangers' Mitch Moreland, Blue Jays' Adam Lind, Mets' Ike Davis and Mariners'Justin Smoak. He assesses each team's situation:
The good news for the Pirates is that all four could be a left-handed complement for Gaby Sanchez (Smoak is a switch-hitter).
The Brewers, too, are in an advantageous negotiating position, though they might choose to take a look at Hunter Morris, who has hit 52 homers at Double A and Triple A the past two seasons. Morris, like Juan Francisco, is a left-handed hitter.
The Astros could look at the Nationals' Tyler Moore, who played for 'Stros manager Bo Porter in Washington when Porter was a coach with the Nationals.
Rosenthal also reports that the Rays could have traded for any of the available first basemen (none of whom projects to earn more than $3.5 million this season), but they liked Loney better than any of them, and preferred not to lose a prospect in a deal for a lesser player.
Meanwhile, Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy reports the Brewers are more likely to acquire a first baseman via a trade, and while the options are not limited to the Mets, the fact that Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin and New York GM Sandy Alderson met multiple times during the Winter Meetings says that that the sides see the opportunity for a fit.
The Mets proposed a swap of Davis for right-hander Tyler Thornburg this week, but the Brewers turned it down.
McCalvy also adds that other first basemen potentially available in trades are Mike Carp of the Red Sox and Adam Dunn of the White Sox.
I've been hearing Carp's name come up a lot this past week, and while the Red Sox prefer to hang onto him, they are not unwilling to move him if the right offer came along.


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Brooklyn's season is over and the waiting game begins for Wally Backman. Quoted earlier about saying he could do some things better than Jerry Manuel, Backman took the high road yesterday, saying he's not guaranteed of a job next year and the Mets aren't on his mind.
Of course, they have to be on his mind, but when given a second chance to comment on the Mets' job and Manuel, Backman took the high road, which won't go unnoticed by management.
On a related note, Manuel knows his job is in jeopardy. He might even know he's not coming back. But instead of crying or lobbying, he goes out there and does his job every day. That's a professional thing to do and that won't go unnoticed, either.


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By Frank Radosevich II
November 14, 2012
Opening his lecture on American grand strategy, Dr. Shah Tarzi said a seminal event in U.S. policymaking took place on 11-9.
"Not 9-11," he said. "You heard me right; it's 11-9."
Dr. Tarzi, the Lee L. Morgan Chair in International Economic Affairs, said the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989, triggered a flurry of academic papers and a renewed interest in discussing the direction of American grand strategy, which is the collection of policies that guide the use of a country's resources and capabilities to accomplish its objectives.
Part of a new lecture series from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dr. Tarzi delivered the inaugural address on the failures and possible alternatives of American grand strategy in his talk, "America and the World After the Presidential Election: With a Grand Proposal to Protect American Interests, Promote Our Values and Revitalize U.S. Power."
The series was designed to be a celebration and recognition of what is happening within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said Dr. Stacey Robertson, interim dean for LAS. She said the college hopes to host lectures twice a semester where students can learn firsthand about the research and writings of LAS faculty.
"My idea was to share the talent that we have within the college, and that talent ranges from philosophers to chemists to historians to mathematicians," Dr. Roberston said. "We're hoping to empower our junior faculty to present their scholarship as well as our more senior faculty."
She added another goal of the series is to share professors' work with the greater Peoria community.
During his speech, Dr. Tarzi discussed a number of grand strategies from America's history, including the isolationism favored by the Founding Fathers, the containment policies of the Cold War and the coercive hegemony, or unilateralism, employed most recently by the George W. Bush administration.
He said it's difficult, especially nowadays, to come to an agreement on American grand strategy given the shifting ground of today's world.
"It is hard to agree on the nature and source of threats," he said. "We live in a much more complicated world."
A question-and-answer session followed Dr. Tarzi's talk where he fielded questions on topics like ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the momentum of the Arab Spring and how the so-called Fiscal Cliff, a series of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes, could affect American grand strategy.
Wesley Enz, a senior from Chebanse, Ill., studying political science and international studies, said the talk presented specifics on global challenges and caused him to think more about the causes behind world events rather than the events themselves.
"He's very open to the students," Enz said, who is currently studying Middle East politics with Dr. Tarzi. "He likes to bring us together and hear what we think about different situations and provides context on a number of issues."


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Treasuries declined, pushing 10-year yields to the highest in more than two weeks, before the U.S. sells $21 billion of the notes, the second of three auctions of coupon-bearing securities this week totaling $66 billion.
Thirty-year bonds fell for the fourth time in the past five trading days before the Federal Reserve releases its Beige Book business survey today. Fed Vice Chairman Janet Yellen said asset purchases by the central bank that boost U.S. economic growth will benefit the world. U.S. yields rose before Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meets French President Francois Hollande in Paris as investors wait to hear if Spain will request a sovereign bailout.
"We have supply," said David Ader, head of U.S. government-bond strategy at CRT Capital Group LLC in Stamford, Connecticut. "It's the most immediate thing on the horizon. At these levels, the yields are not that enticing."
Benchmark 10-year note yields increased three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 1.74 percent at 10:19 a.m. New York time, based on Bloomberg Bond Trader data. The yield touched 1.75 percent, the most since Sept. 24. The 1.625 percent security due in August 2022 fell 1/4 or $2.50 per $1,000 face amount, to 98 30/32. Thirty-year bond yields added three basis points, to 2.95 percent.
The 10-year notes scheduled for sale today yielded 1.75 percent in pre-auction trading, down from 1.764 percent at a previous sale on Sept. 12. That compares with a record-low auction yield of 1.459 percent on July 11.
Debt Sales
Investors at last month's sale bid for 2.85 times the amount of debt available, versus the average of 3.11 for the past 10 auctions of the maturity. The government is scheduled to conclude this week's sales with $13 billion of 30-year securities tomorrow.
The U.S. sold $32 billion in three-year notes yesterday at record demand. The bid-to-cover ratio, which gauges interest by comparing total bids with the amount of securities offered, was 3.96, topping the previous high last month of 3.94 and an average of 3.56 for the previous 10 sales.
The auction drew a yield of 0.346 percent, compared with a forecast of 0.350 percent in a Bloomberg News survey of nine of the Fed's 21 primary dealers.
U.S. government bonds have lost investors 0.4 percent this month, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch indexes.
Yields are rising amid signs of improvement in the U.S. economy, as President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney prepare to face off in a Nov. 6 general election.
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Philadelphians will go to the polls to vote in a primary election. In Philadelphia, a city long dominated by Democratic Party politics, the primary election is actually the main event. The winners will face incredibly weak Republican challengers or none at all in the general election in November.
For voters across the 8th District, the most important race is that for the replacement of Donna Reed Miller in City Council. Miller represented the district for 15 years. No matter who replaces her, things in the district are sure to change. For this issue, we sent a short survey to all seven candidates.
We asked the candidates why they thought they were qualified for the office. We asked them about what role they would play in ongoing zoning disputes, like those we have seen in Chestnut Hill recently. We asked about economic development–how they would work to improve city schools and how they would help restore public trust in government.
We received responses from five of the seven candidates: Greg Paulmier, Cindy Bass, Verna Tyner, Andrew Lofton and Howard Treatman. Bill Durham confirmed receipt of our survey but did not respond. Robin Tasco did not confirm or return several emails and a phone call to her office. What follows is a brief biographical profile of the five candidates who responded to our survey and their answers to our questions.
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Described in press materials as a "provocative commercial" and a "sexy campaign video," the commercial features model Matthew Terry as (and we quote directly here) "the iconic archetype in a modern 'man versus machine'" storyline." As a public service, we'll let you in on a little secret: The ad featuring the man in his underwear is expected to air toward the end of the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVII.
DKNY X Opening Ceremony: A 15-piece, limited-edition capsule collection of reissued runway styles from the '90s-era DKNY archives is set to hit Opening Ceremony boutiques and website Friday. Pieces from the exclusive collaboration between the DKNY brand and the retailer will retail from $145 (for unisex T-shirts) to $665 (for a cropped puffer jacket from 1991) Sounds like the right time to pick up that logo-emblazoned hoodie or dress.
(Wrist)watch the Lakers: At a Tuesday night center-court ceremony at the Staples Center, Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot announced it has inked a five-year deal to be the "official timekeeper of the Los Angeles Lakers." [L.A. Times]


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MELBOURNE, Australia - Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki will be the new WTA World No.1 after the Australian Open on Monday, January 29, returning to the top exactly six years after she last held the No.1 ranking.
By virtue of winning her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne, Wozniacki, currently ranked No.2, has dethroned Simona Halep as the WTA's top player. Halep will drop to World No.2 after the rankings are released on Monday.
Wozniacki will be the fifth different player to hold the No.1 ranking in the last six months after defeating Halep in a nearly three-hour epic on Saturday, 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4.
Read more: Wozniacki captures Australian Open crown in classic
"It was a dream come true to rise to World No.1 in 2010, but, to do so again after so many years really makes me proud," Wozniacki said. "To become World No.1 again after winning my first-ever Grand Slam here in Melbourne is one of the happiest and proudest moments of my career."
The 27-year-old Wozniacki has previously held the No.1 ranking for 67 non-consecutive weeks, starting on October 11, 2010 and ending on January 29, 2012 - exactly six years to the date as when she'll return to the top.
Even more impressive, that six year gap is the longest gap between stints at World No.1 in WTA Rankings history (since November 1975). Wozniacki beats the previous record held by Serena Williams of five years and 29 days.
Wozniacki's return to the top comes as a result of a dominant run of form dating back to the 2016 US Open where - unseeded and ranked No.74 in the world, her lowest ranking in years - the Dane blazed through the draw to reach the semifinals, springboarding back into the Top 30.
That result seemed to galvanize Wozniacki and it put her in perfect position to keep rising in 2017, recording one of the best seasons of her career.
"This is a special moment for Caroline and I congratulate her on this deserving feat," said WTA CEO and Chairman Steve Simon. "Caroline's journey and career has been remarkable and inspiring to fans around the world. Her hard work and determination has paid off and we at the WTA are very proud to see her attain the very special ranking of World No.1."
She reached the quarterfinals or better at 14 events, reaching finals at the Qatar Total Open in Doha, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Miami Open, Aegon International Eastbourne, Ericsson Open in Bastad and Rogers Cup in Toronto before claiming the title at the Premier-level Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo and capping it off with the biggest title of her career at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.
Wozniacki began the year in winning form as well, reaching the final at the ASB Classic in Auckland, before continuing her momentum to win the title in Melbourne.
Although she started off the tournament saving match points in her second round clash against Jana Fett, Wozniacki beat out four other players who also entered Melbourne with a shot at Halep's No.1 ranking.
Get on the Porsche Race to Singapore to see who are amongst the top 8 in the Leaderboard update
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Results 4-24
Boys track
Plymouth ends NLC drought
Plymouth's boys track team earned a split in a three-way Northern Lakes Conference meet on the Pilgrims' home track Monday.
The Pilgrims may have fallen to Elkhart Memorial, 86-46, but they beat out NorthWood 71-61 to end a two-year drought in NLC dual meet wins.
Adam Lacefield and Dan Samuelson finished one-two in the shot put, and they switched places in another one-two showing in the discus. Michael Hartman had an outstanding night with second-place finishes in the 100, 200 — where he and teammate Sam Stevens finished in order in second and third — and 400 and in the 4x400 relay with Mason Reed, Jack Barron and Taylor Fulton.
Austin Rose placed second in the mile and third in the two-mile for Plymouth, while freshman A.J. Styers placed third in the 300-meter hurdles.
Freshman Terrance Hooten placed second in the pole vault followed by teammate Clay Corsbie in third. Corsbie also finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles, while Reed placed fourth in the 800, and freshman Kameron Ray was fourth in the 1600.
NorthWood's Will Stueve, Devon Hunsberger and Bennett Parker swept the top three spots in order in the high jump, while Zach Telschow won both hurdles races, Mason Pippenger won the 3200, and Albert Gongwer won the vault.
Pippenger was third in the 1600, Nick Swarcan was second in the 800, Ke'Juan Leek placed second in the long jump, and the Panthers placed second in both the 3200 relay and the 400 relay.
At Plymouth
3200 relay: 1. Memorial (Jared Peek, Blake Kramer, Javier Oseguera, McNeal Stewart) 8:33.70, 2. NorthWood 8:45.30; 110 hurdles: 1. Zachary Telschow (N) 16.51, 2. Steven Johnson (EM) 16.57, 3. Andrew Tefft (EM) 17.12; 100: 1. Davnotea Millsaps (EM) 11.28, 2. Darrius Baker (EM) 11.66, 2. Michael Hartman (P) 11.66; 1600: 1. Peek (EM) 4:48.53, 2. Austin Rose (P) 5:00.19, 3. Mason Pippenger (N) 5:02.48; 400 relay: 1. Memorial (David Doyle, Caleb Platz, Brandon Leal, Millsaps) 43.78, 2. NorthWood 46.50; 400: 1. Millsaps (EM) 50.26, 2. Hartman (P) 50.93, 3. Stewart (EM) 51.78; 300 hurdles: 1. Telschow (N) 43.53, 2. Tefft (EM) 44.05, 3. AJ Styers (P) 44.40; 800: 1. Kramer (EM) 2:02.02, 2. Nick Skwarcan (N) 2:03.49, 3. Peek (EM) 2:05.01; 200: 1. Platz (EM) 23.29, 2. Hartman (P) 23.66, 3. Sam Stevens (P) 24.20; 3200: 1. Pippenger (N) 10:52.53, 2. Alvaro Lopez (EM) 11:05.97, 3. Rose (P) 11:08.29; 1600 relay: 1. Memorial (Peek, Kramer, Stewart, Millsaps) 3:29.40, 2. Plymouth 3:34.93; Long jump: 1. David Doyle (EM) 19-4, 2. Ke'Juan Leek (N) 18-5, 3. Baker (EM) 18-0; High jump: 1. Will Stueve (N) 6-4, 2. Devon Hunsberger (N) 5-10, 3. Bennett Parker (N) 5-10; Shot put: 1. Adam Lacefield (P) 50-2½, 2. Dan Samuelson (P) 49-9, 3. Charles Hawkins (EM) 41-2½; Discus: 1. Samuelson (P) 148-6, 2. Lacefield (P) 143-11, 3. Tanner Faus (EM) 124-7; Pole vault: 1. Albert Gongwer (N) 12-6, 2. Terrance Hooten (P) 10-6, 3. Clay Corsbie (P) 10-0.
Argos wins at West Central
Argos moved to 5-4 on the season with a 12-4 win on the road at West Central Monday. Noah Spicer got the win on the mound.
Complete results were not available from the game.
At West Central
Argos: 002 222 4
West Central: 020 010 1
Noah Spicer (W, 2-1); McCay (L)
2B: McCay (WC), Stockman (A), Milliser (A), Zechiel (A), Peters (A), Thomas (A)
3B: Dewulf 2 (A)
Records: Argos 5-4
Jr. high boys track
Lincoln 8th beats Lakeview
The Lincoln Junior High boys track teams hosted Lakeview Monday night, with the eighth grade coming away with a 58-51 victory.
Colton Schuler finished first in both the high jump and long jump as well as the 100-meter dash and the 4x100 along with David Bacon, Caleb Koss and Tristan McMillen, Seth Grimmett won the 110 hurdles, Jake Young was a winner in the 400, and Bacon won the 800.
The seventh grade team had just two winners in Graham Chapman in the discus and Zane DeVault in the long jump.
Lincoln travels to Walkerton tonight for a meet against Urey and New Prairie.
Bremen boys beat Triton
Bremen's Middle School boys track team beat Triton by a lopsided 77-28 margin on Monday.
The Lions earned six first-place finishes at the meet with Briley Leeper winning the long jump, Jacob Strehler taking first in the discus, Damon Young claiming top honors in the 110-meter hurdles, Grant Klockow winning both the 100 and 200, and Carson Bellman earning the victory in the 400.
Jr. high girls track
Lady Red Storm fall
The Lincoln Junior High girls track teams lost a pair of meets against Lakeview Monday night, with the seventh grade falling short 66-38 and the eighth grade losing by a slim 59-50 margin.
Brittany Culp was a double winner for Lincoln's seventh grade in the discus and shot put, while Cortni Cook won the 200 hurdles and Leena Tetzloff won the 800.
In the eighth grade meet, Rachel Crawford won the long jump, 1600 and 4x400 relay along with Allie Dennie, Kyndel Grove and Mackenzie Derifield. Grove won the discus, Derifield won the 400, and Nicole Horvath was a winner in both the shot put and the 200.
Lincoln competes against Urey and New Prairie tonight at 5 p.m.
Lady Lions top Triton
Bremen's Middle School girls track team hosted Triton on Monday, edging out the visitors, 57-52.
Emily Bickel won the 400-meter dash, Brianna Andrews won the 800 and 1600, and Bickel, Maddy Coffel and Lexy Miller combined for a win in the 4x100 for Bremen. Alexis Jennings was the Lady Lions' lone winner in the field events in first place in the long jump.
College softball
McClellan shines in shutout
Brianna McClellan pitched a three-hit shutout as Ancilla College defeated Glen Oaks Community College 13-0 in softball action Tuesday. The second game of the doubleheader was postponed due to rain.
McClellan picked up her third victory of the season, striking out five in the five-inning complete game. Kayleigh Schroeder was 3-fpr-3 with four RBIs for the visiting Chargers, while Courtney Henning added three hits and two RBIs. Emily Wilbur and McClellan each contributed two hits to the Ancilla cause.
Ancilla stays on the road to visit Grand Rapids Community College today and hosts Glen Oaks on Thursday.


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It was Chilean poet Pablo Neruda who first said, "you can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming". If you're not yet in the spirit of the season, why not revamp your home with a thorough clean? Every sparkling surface is another fresh start.
Spring cleaning may seem like a mammoth task, but you'll see results sooner if you stay focused and move methodically through the house. Once you've finished one room, the results will inspire you to continue through the house.
Choose fresh textiles
Freshen up the look and feel of each room in your home by swapping out soft furnishings in dark, wintery hues. Replace with cushions, curtains, tablecloths and bed linen in spring-appropriate prints and colour schemes. Build a collection of seasonally appropriate fabrics and change them with each new season. Now is the time to send winter linens for dry-cleaning, along with pillows and duvets. That way, they'll be ready when the cold weather returns.
Streamline storage space
Remove all literature and ornaments from bookshelves or display cabinets and decide what belongs where. Be firm with yourself: Which pieces do you want to keep and which could you put into storage or donate to charity? Place everything you're keeping back in a sensible order, whether by size, look or alphabet. Follow the same process for your wardrobe to keep your clothing collection from becoming unmanageable.
Polish and sparkle
Make sure whoever is cleaning your property knows how to treat precious materials. Stainless steel surfaces should be sprayed with a wax-based aerosol and polished with a soft cloth. Silverware, on the other hand, requires specialist foam applied gently with a brush and should be stored in anti-tarnish cloth bags.
Go green with household items
There are plenty of natural alternatives to harsh industrial cleaners. If you're concerned about the chemical content of household products, take a look in your pantry. Tarnished copper pots can be given a new lease of life with a dab of ketchup while faded porcelain and crystal will look good as new when wiped down with vodka. Distilled white vinegar has a multitude of uses, from cleaning windows to removing water rings on wooden furniture. Like vinegar, leftover lemon peels are another wonderful all-rounder. They can be used to remove hard-water stains and soap scum, sanitise chopping boards and deodorise dishwashers and microwaves.
In the spirit of new beginnings, spring is the ideal time to take stock of your property. Whether you're looking to relocate or simply add another home to your portfolio, Engel & Völkers can help. We are represented in 700 locations across 36 countries, with experts on hand to guide you through our extensive collection of luxury properties. Visit our website to find out more.


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Pennsylvania Campus Film and Television Graduate Programs & Graduate Schools
Film and television is a field that includes all aspects of film and TV production, from screenwriting to film editing. If you're interested in exploring this field, film studies graduate programs may help you pursue your goals in the film industry or television industry. In particular, campus-based programs may help you form rewarding relationships, learn how to use production equipment, and try your hand at producing films yourself. You could benefit from your school's equipment and resources while working alongside your peers.
To find film production graduate programs and television production graduate programs nearby, search by city and state. You'll find film grad schools all over the country, from LA to NYC—you may even be able to study international in an exciting new country. Pinpoint your search by degree level, such as Masters Degree in Film Studies or Graduate Certificate in Film & Television. Entering a film grad school and earning a master's degree might be the first step you need to enhance your education and enter a thrilling new career!
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Now THIS is a gardener's garden. And what a perfect concave space to view the garden from! It is our nature to want to sit in a protected and enclosed space with our backs against a wall looking out - able to survey all that is before us. It is especially appealing when this concave space is elevated.
Apart from the concave vantage point, this garden space is so harmonious and full of energy. The plantings are vertical and stretching in nature. I can just imagine the sounds of the foliage rustling in the breeze!


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Elkers show improvement against Cameron County
Ridgway wrestling won the majority of the matches wrestled on the mat but three forfeits helped propel Cameron County to a 38-30 win over the Elkers Tuesday night at Ridgway Area High School. Ridgway won six of the 10 matches wrestled on the mat. "They wrestled really well with a lot of emotion," Ridgway coach David Fordoski said. "The kids are really coming along. They're believing in what we're doing in the practice room and they're starting to bring it out to the mat."


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Yearning for a getaway, but craving something more compelling than sipping Mai Tais in Maui? A "volunteer vacation" could do you a world of good—while enabling you to do some good in the world. So-called voluntourism is a rapidly-growing segment of the travel industry, says Genevieve Brown, executive director of the International Volunteers Program Association.
Even if you only have a week or two to spend, there's much you can do, from assisting at an orphanage in Ghana to teaching basic computer skills to women in South Africa. Do your research:
- Explore causes you might want to join—the options will amaze you, says Pam Grout, author of National Geographic's 100 Best Volunteer Vacations to Enrich Your Life
- Find your style. Are you thinking luxury, bare-bones or complete immersion, such as living with a Tibetan family?
- Invest wisely. There are key questions to ask yourself as well as the organization before you choose your trip. You'll cover most of your own travel costs, plus related fees. Don't hesitate to ask how your money will be allocated, and to speak to prior volunteers.
In some cases, you may be able to snag a tax deduction, but talk to a tax pro first if that's a priority.
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Rock Island is just one of the many Quad Cities metropolitan area locations served by Ruhl&Ruhl located on the Mississippi River. Rock Island's population is almost 40,000, and the total metropolitan area has a population of almost 400,000. This area also includes Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline and East Moline, Illinois. This city is home to the Rock Island Arsenal, which is the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the US, and employs over 6,000 people. The original Rock Island, from which the city gets its name, is the largest island in the Mississippi River. It is now called Arsenal Island, and houses the Rock Island Arsenal.
History The Indian settlement of Saukenuk was located on the south side of the bluff between the Mississippi River and the Rock River, just above their confluence. This site (now in the city of Rock Island) may have been occupied by Indians as long as 12,000 years ago. In the 1700's, about 7,000 Sac and Fox Indians lived here in one of the largest Indian settlements in North America. In 1816, a garrison of U.S. soldiers arrived and began constructing Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, the largest island in the Mississippi River. Riverboat traffic fueled the growth of several communities in the area. A city plat, under the name Stephenson, was filed in 1835. The name was changed to Rock Island in 1841. The first railroad bridge to cross the Mississippi was constructed between Rock Island and Davenport in 1856. The Quad Cities became a major commercial and manufacturing center with roads, rail, and river barge traffic hauling the emigrants, supplies, and produce of the heartland of America. The Rock Island Arsenal was established by an Act of Congress in 1862. It is today the largest arsenal operated by the United States, producing munitions for the U.S. Military and 6,000 local jobs for the Quad Cities economy. In 1875, Augustana College moved from Chicago to Rock Island and established its campus on the north side of the bluff.
Rock Island Community Rock Island is located on a bluff on the south bank of the Mississippi River directly across from Davenport. It is the county seat of Rock Island County. In 2007, the city won the "2007 Livability" award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors in the small-city category, making Rock Island real estate even more coveted. The city covers an area of 15.9 square miles and has a population density of 2,402 people/square mile.
Attractions and Entertainment Rock Island is home to a variety of historic locations, including the Black Hawk Historic Site on the location of the Saukenuk Indian Village. The John Hauberg Indian Museum provides further insight into Rock Island's earliest residents. The Rock Island Arsenal has a number of interesting locations including the Arsenal Museum, the original home of Colonel Davenport, and a Civil War Cemetery. The Broadway Historic District preserves a 19th Century neighborhood. You can also visit the nearby Jumer's Casino & Hotel which brings a little bit of Las Vegas to the Rock Island area. The city is well supplied with green space along with riverside walks, nine parks, several golf courses, and the campus of Augustana College. Attractions and entertainment opportunities for other Quad Cities communities are readily accessible to Rock Island residents.
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San Clemente
San Clemente is a city in at the beach in Orange County in Southern California.
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Avenida Del Mar street is the heart of Village San Clemente. There are a lot of charming shops, cafés, and restaurants on this historic stretch. If you are looking to bring something for the kids, just stop in Petit Bonhomme. They have reasonable prices and they carry from infants up to size 16 for both boys and girls. If you are looking for a souvenir, they have adult and matching kid button up shirts boy the men and dresses for girls with all the local cities from San Clemente to Laguna Beach. For the older kids, there is Killer Dana for the sporty beachy wear and lots of cute stuff for the ladies at shops like Rascal's,Angel Wings and Bliss which is more upscale. There are a lot of stores with fun home décor items like Christopher Lee Ltd. They carry beautiful items. Visit Russel's Stationary for your souvenirs like shells and shirts and lots of other items. There are a lot of cute antique stores up and down Del Mar that you should at least poke into. They even have ice cream and sandwiches. Right next door is Auntie Dee's Jerky Store. The have all sorts of goodies including vegan beef jerky.
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PILOT POINT, TX -- A Pilot Point High School Senior has bench pressed more than any powerlifter in Texas, shattering a state record across all divisions and weight classes.
Matthew Poursoltani, 18, is a small town kid who is doing big things.
He set a Texas state record for bench press on Saturday. He lifted a massive 700 lbs beating his personal best of 670 lbs. That is almost as much as former Dallas Cowboys star Larry Allen once lifted.
Allen's lift is reportedly the top NFL bench press at 705 lbs.
"I knew my body could handle it. I knew I could bench it. It was all I wanted and I really wanted it bad," Poursoltani said.
"It's just incredible to set that for a high school kid anywhere. I mean 700 lbs in bench press that's incredible for a man to do that as an adult," Assistant Power lifting Coach Brian Kozma said.
"I did it for myself, my family and my community. Everybody out here for me," Poursoltani said.
He says lifting 700 lbs took a lot more than physical strength.
"There's no doubt anybody can do what they set their mind to," Poursoltani said.
He says he set his goal by working out hard, eating a lot of meat, and living a clean life.
"Cans of tuna. I eat a lot of salmon, steak, meats. Just a lot of meat," Poursoltani said.
"There's nothing he's done unnatural except for his eating, how he eats six eggs every morning I have no idea," Poursoltani's best friend and teammate Riley Stottle said.
Poursoltani says his dedication is really paying off, but says he is not stopping here. He is going for more records.
"Work my way up to the world bench record," Poursoltani said.
"This is definitely not the end. Not if I have anything to convince him of," Stottle laughed.
At last year's state meet Poursoltani lifted 570lbs, meaning he increased his lift by more than 100 pounds in a year. At the rate he is going he could challenge the national all time best of 1,075 pounds.