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December 2019

Samples of Chiques Creek Hemp Tea Being Offered by Kreider Farms at the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show

Published on in Health/Pennsylvania

MANHEIM, Pa., Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Kreider Farms, Central Pennsylvania’s favorite producer of farm fresh milk, ice cream, premium eggs, and more, will be offering complimentary samples of their recently launched line of unique hemp iced tea drinks—Chiques Creek Hemp Tea—during the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Find the samples at Giant Foods’ booth near the Farm Show Complex Food Court on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

Full-size bottles of Chiques Creek Hemp Tea will also be for sale at the PennAg booth for the entire show, Jan. 4-11, 2020.

Show visitors certainly won’t want to miss their opportunity to try the three currently available flavors of Chiques Creek Hemp Tea—all made from a blend of hemp seed oil and natural flavoring with no artificial sweeteners:

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New Year’s Eve 2019: Here are the drops and celebrations across Central Pennsylvania

Published on in Pennsylvania

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA– The New Year is nearly upon us!

Of course, it is customary for many to celebrate on New Year’s Eve.

Many towns and organizations across the area will be hosting events, including drops and celebrations.

Here is our list of events (if you do not see your event and would like it to be added, email us at news@fox43.com):

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More showers in store ahead of dry, cooler New Year’s Eve

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A complex storm is pushing a cold front across the northeast Monday, and while it will bring snow showers to much of New England, it will stay unseasonably warm in central Pennsylvania with Sunday’s rain continuing as showers through most of Monday.

But those showers should clear out in time to celebrate a cooler, but dry, new year.

According to the National Weather Service at State College, a 70 percent chance of showers, dropping up to another quarter inch of precipitation, is expected Monday, mainly before 3 p.m., on a cloudy day with a high of 50 and a low of 36.

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Pa. Game Commission looking for dogs that chased down, killed deer in central Pennsylvania

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for the owner of two dogs that chased down and killed a deer in Luzerne County.

According to the commission, on Thursday a resident spotted the two dogs chasing after the deer near Apache Drive until it ran onto the frozen Shickshinny Lake and the dogs killed it.

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Ring in 2020 with a ‘First Day Hike’

Published on in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s state parks are offering First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day for the eighth straight year, a nationwide initiative for state park systems to promote healthy outdoor adventures.

The guided hikes on Jan. 1 at state parks — including Little Buffalo in Perry and Colonel Denning on the border with Cumberland County — are designed to be family friendly and will be offered during daylight hours.

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Pa. animal cruelty case: Rescued horses taken in by local farms, shelters and residents

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Eleven horses and about 50 dogs have been placed in local farms, shelters and homes after the starved animals were rescued last week from a woman’s home in Juniata County.

One of those horses has since died.

Jennifer L. Poole, 44, of Port Royal has been charged with two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and 10 counts of neglect of animals, according to documents filed by the Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown.

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State seeks public feedback for ‘GreenGov’ initiatives on Jan. 31

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Gov. Tom Wolf’s GreenGov Council is inviting businesses and consumers to learn about the state government’s efforts to boost green and sustainable practices at a 1 p.m. meeting Jan. 31, 2020 in the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency at 310 Elmerton Ave. in Harrisburg.

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Making A Difference | Central PA ophthalmologist gives gift of sight to African villagers

Published on in Health

One central PA doctor answered the call from a struggling community in Africa, restoring a gift to dozens of people that so many of us take for granted.

“All of these people are blind. In both eyes usually.”

Doctor Brett Ernst, a central PA ophthalmologist describes the dozens of people he performed free cataract surgeries on in a remote village in Ghana.

“Many times, they’re assigned a small child to lead them around the village because they cannot take care of themselves,” said Dr. Ernst of the patients he performed surgeries on.

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Santa’s reindeer are healthy and approved for deliveries in Pennsylvania on Christmas Eve

Published on in Holidays

Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding and Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brightbill visited Santa Claus and his nine reindeer late last week at Hershey Park’s Christmas Candylane to check on the flying creatures before their annual take-off on December 24.

Santa’s reindeer were granted a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and a Permit to Ship, which will allow them to make gift deliveries throughout the state.

“Not everyone knows what takes place behind the scenes to allow Santa and his nine reindeer to take flight on Christmas Eve,” said Agriculture Secretary Redding. “Thanks to Dr. Brightbill, his counterpart in the North Pole, and Santa’s due diligence, we can expect gifts under the tree Christmas morning.”

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Was your Pa. school on the list of most expulsions in 2018-19?

Published on in Pennsylvania/School

More than 1,000 students were expelled at Pennsylvania schools during the last academic year, according to the state Department of Education.

School districts can expel students for the following reasons: academic, conduct, drugs and alcohol, tobacco, violence and weapons.

Dozens of central Pennsylvania schools made the 2018-19 list. The top 10 schools in each category is listed below in reverse order.

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PSP: I-80 crash in White Deer Township involved 60 cars and killed two

Published on in News/Pennsylvania

White Deer Township, Pa. – Approximately 60 cars were involved in the crash on I-80 in White Deer Township that claimed the lives to two men yesterday, according to a release by Pennsylvania State Police at Milton.

A snow squall led to limited visibility and hazardous roadway conditions simultaneously, causing a chain-reaction crash. PSP Milton confirmed that Edward Posavec, 53, of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, and Marek Szczepanczyk, 58, of Sterling Heights, Michigan, both died from injuries they sustained in the crash.

Approximately 30 others were also injured in the snowy pileup.

The Union County Coroner was called in the afternoon of December 18 to the scene of the multiple-vehicle pileup.

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The Biggest Pennsylvania Energy Stories of 2019, Part 1

Published on in Business

2019 started out with a bang in Pennsylvania: on January 8, 2019, Governor Tom Wolf signed an Executive Order establishing statewide greenhouse gas reduction goals. And though it’s ending with bad news—approval by FERC of changes to the PJM Interconnection’s “capacity market” that will force Pennsylvanians to pay higher electricity bills for more fossil-fuel power—overall, 2019 was an encouraging year in the Keystone State. This blog, the first in a three-part series reviewing the year’s major energy developments, covers January through March.

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Penn State Harrisburg announces fall 2019 student commencement marshals

Published on in News/School

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Penn State Harrisburg has selected six graduates to serve as student marshals at the fall 2019 commencement ceremony. The graduates will bear the banners representing each academic school, and together with the faculty marshals lead the graduating students during the ceremony processional.

Student marshals were selected based on their GPAs from among students eligible to graduate. Other criteria considered includes engagement with the academic school and the college, involvement in research, involvement in leadership activities, and faculty recommendations.

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Pennsylvania’s Bureau of State Parks wants to hear your thoughts

Published on in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s Bureau of State Parks has released its “Penn’s Parks for All Preliminary Report,” which summarizes the results of surveys conducted over the last two years and offers 47 suggestions for changes.

The changes fall into five categories: recreation, overnight accommodations, resource protection, paying for parks and improving services and facilities. The final plan will be released next fall and will guide the operations of Pennsylvania’s state parks for the next 25 years or more.

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HACC’s fall 2019 graduation ceremony: photos

Published on in News/School

More than 430 students on Tuesday night walked across the stage to receive their associate’s degrees, certificates or diplomas during the commencement ceremony for HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, at the Giant Center in Hershey.

They were among the more than 970 students who completed their associate degrees, certificates or diplomas during the fall 2019 term.

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Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Provides Holiday Meals

Published on in Holidays

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is providing those in need with a holiday meal. The organization and volunteers distributed food to more than 500 families at a holiday event.

“It can be a stressful time especially if you’re struggling, we want to make sure that everybody in need has a wonderful holiday meal,” executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Joe Arthur said.

“When people struggle, it shouldn’t be seen as a failure, it should be seen as something where all of us have a role to play in helping one another out during times that are difficult,” volunteer Ryan Adams said.

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Crack v. heroin: Pennsylvania no exception to racial double standard of drug prevention

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The opioid epidemic not only shined a light on the disease of addiction, it has also shown the racial injustice of drug prevention in America.

After the crack epidemic in the 90s, the “war on drugs” talk was get them off the streets and into a cell. After the opioid epidemic, people began talking about rehabilitation.

The distinction — race.

Though the opioid epidemic has forever changed America’s perception of drug users, the data still shows that black people are repeatedly punished more severely than white people for drug crimes.

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More rain expected Tuesday before skies clear

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While a wintry mix is possible in other areas of the state, more rain is forecast to soak central Pennsylvania before skies clear later this week.

Another storm system will make its way through the Northeast on Tuesday, AccuWeather reports. Whereas precipitation was unable to reach the ground with Monday’s storm, the new storm won’t have that issue.

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You can make a mayfly, a 3-loop pink lady and many more lures during this fly-tying class

Published on in Local

A couple Central Pennsylvania sportsmen’s organizations have opened registration for the 2020 editions of their annual winter fly tying classes for beginners and advanced tier alike.

Students will learn to tie flies like the mayfly nymph, 3-loop pink lady, Yellow Breeches II and Holy Grail caddis.

Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited will again team with South Middletown Township Parks and Recreation for the 51st year of its 8-week course, with a focus on learning or improving tying techniques.

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$2.7M in federal grants to help central Pa. combat the opioid crisis

Published on in Government/Health

The U.S. Department of Justice will be channeling nearly $2.7 million in grants into central Pennsylvania to combat the opioid crisis.

Nearly $1.2 million of that money will go to programs in York County. The Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office will receive another $900,000 and $600,000 is earmarked for Wyoming County.

“The opioid crisis – both a crime and a public health issue – has severely impacted the lives” of central Pennsylvanians, said David Freed, U.S. attorney for the Middle District.

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