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July 2020

Roy Rogers Opens Two Franchises in Travel Plazas in Pennsylvania

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Roy Rogers Restaurants announced that it has opened two new franchise locations in travel plazas on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in south central Pennsylvania. The South Midway Travel Plaza in Bedford, Pa., and the Highspire Travel Plaza in the Harrisburg suburb of Middletown, Pa., are both operated by HMSHost, Roy Rogers’ largest franchisee. HMSHost previously operated Steak ‘n Shake restaurants in both locations.

The new restaurants are the first to open under the quick-service restaurant chain’s relaunched expansion program, which was announced in January and centers around growth via franchising. They feature many of the latest brand standards that most recently appeared in four remodeled Roy Rogers restaurants in Maryland, including digital menu boards, new artwork and updated design and imaging. They also will serve up the majority of items found on the traditional Roy Rogers menu, including: burgers such as the famous Double R Bar Burger; roast beef sandwiches made with slow-roasted-on-premises, top (inside) round USDA Choice roast beef; fresh, never frozen, hand-battered and breaded fried chicken; and popular limited-time offers.

Executive Vice President Jeremy Biser said that upgrades throughout the concept have helped Roy Rogers enjoy stronger performance amid the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, which in turn gave both companies the confidence to proceed with the openings at this time.

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Pa. Game Commission adopts new plan in effort to curb chronic wasting disease

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Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are hoping a new plan to manage the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) will prevent it from infecting more deer in Westmoreland County and elsewhere in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

About 300 square miles of the northeastern corner of the county is part of a management area after a deer with the deadly disease was found there last year. Commission spokesman Bob Frye said patterns of spread have emerged elsewhere in the state, resulting in more deer testing positive and the land included in zones being increased.

“While the spread may not occur rapidly, there is a possibility for more detections to occur in Westmoreland County,” he said.

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Harmony Biosciences Receives Patient Impact Award From Life Sciences Pennsylvania

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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Harmony Biosciences (“Harmony”), a private pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing novel treatment options for people living with rare, neurological diseases, announced today that the company is a recipient of Life Sciences Pennsylvania’s (LSPA) 2019 Patient Impact Award. Harmony was selected as an honoree based on the company’s continued efforts to support patients living with narcolepsy.

“At Harmony, patients are at the heart of everything we do. It is an honor to be recognized by LSPA for our work to contribute to the health and wellbeing of people living with narcolepsy,” said Cate McCanless, Vice President of External Affairs at Harmony. “We are proud to be recognized as a company that is making a difference in the lives of patients through our continued focus on scientific innovation, advocacy, and patient education.”

LSPA’s Patient Impact Award recognizes a medicine, therapy, device, company, or organization with operations in Pennsylvania that made a significant contribution to the quality of healthcare for patients in 2019. The award was presented during LSPA’s 2020 Annual Awards Program, a broadcast documentary focusing on healthcare successes in 2019 and the efforts of the life sciences community in the fight against COVID-19.

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Flexibility is key as PIAA marches ahead with fall sports plans

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Harrisburg, Pa.—Fall sports will move ahead with the key being flexibility.

There will be regular, alternative, and hybrid starts for the fall schedule and outside of golf and tennis, all fall sports will need to complete a three-week preseason before beginning actual games. Golf will only need three days to get ready and tennis will be required to have a week of practice.

“The PIAA is committed to maximizing the athletic opportunities for students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” the PIAA said through a press release Wednesday. “In addressing the COVID-19 crisis and how it has affected the 67 counties differently, PIAA understands the flexibility needed by school districts to make localized measured decisions, rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach in addressing interscholastic athletics.”

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Pennsylvania nursing homes meet universal testing deadline

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(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania public health officials said Tuesday some 693 nursing homes complied with the universal testing mandate established in June, providing the state with a better understanding of how widespread COVID-19 infections are inside these facilities.

“This was an essential step to ensure that we further protect residents and staff within these vulnerable communities,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “We provided nursing homeowners and operators with the resources they needed to complete this huge task and we are appreciative for their cooperation.”

Levine asked nursing homes to test all patients and staff by July 24. The $33 million undertaking became necessary, she said, after the department traced the source of nursing home outbreaks to asymptomatic employees. More than two-thirds of the state’s 7,000 virus deaths have occurred in these types of facilities, the department said.

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Local Marine veteran organizing blood drives throughout Central Pennsylvania

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Marine veteran Paul Shover is organizing several blood drives in the area.

On Tuesday, he had help from Junior ROTC members from Cedar Cliff High School.

Shover says even though he’s no longer in active duty, he still has a desire to help his community.

“You’ve got the coronavirus. You still have troops overseas, and the Red Cross, that blood goes everywhere,” Shover said. “It just doesn’t stay in the United States. It’s worldwide.”

Shover is hosting another blood drive on Monday, August 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Fairview Township Fire Co. Station #1 in New Cumberland.

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GIANT Company donates $1 million to Penn State Children’s Hospital

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HERSHEY, Pa. – The GIANT Company is donating $1 million to Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

The gift will fund a car seat safety program, a health and wellness program for local schools, and the expansion of Penn State Children’s Hospital.

“We are humbled by The GIANT Company’s continued generosity and commitment to saving and improving the lives of children in our community,” said Deborah Berini, president, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. “This gift will help families struggling with economic hardships, local students who face an uncertain school year and pediatric patients who will need access to our growing children’s hospital in the coming year. Thank you, GIANT Company!”

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Central Pa. hospitals rank among state’s best, according to U.S. News; UMPC falls off national honor roll

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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Lancaster General Hospital are tied as the fourth-best hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to the new rankings from U.S. News and World Report. UPMC Pinnacle ranked ninth.

Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian in Philadelphia ranked first in Pennsylvania, while UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside in Pittsburgh ranked second.

Penn Presbyterian also made the honor roll of the best 20 hospitals in the United States, ranking 15th.

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Free Harrisburg Dairies milk will be distributed in Millerstown by Perry Valley Grange

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Perry Valley Grange will host a milk giveaway on July 29 at Central Baptist Church in Millerstown.

The grange will distribute 125 gallons of whole milk and 125 half-gallons of chocolate milk from Harrisburg Dairies from 9 a.m. to 11 .m. Wednesday, July 29 at the church, 25 Pines Drive.

“Anyone is welcome to get milk and enjoy nature’s most perfect food,” the grange announced on its Facebook page.

Milk has been distributed for free throughout central Pennsylvania during the coronavirus pandemic including in May in Perry County at Mannsville Lutheran Church and by Saville Twp.

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Central PA World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday with drive-by parade

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YORK, Pa. — A Central Pennsylvania World War II veteran got a big surprise for his 100th birthday.

Community members celebrated John Gladfelter with a special drive-by parade.

Gladfelter was able to enjoy the parade from a safe distance while waving the American flag to those who passed him.

“He’s very caring and we’re glad that the community could come out and just share a special day with him,” said Shani Walters, granddaughter of John Gladfelter.

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This central Pa. ice cream shop is one of the best in America, according to online site

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If you’re headed to northern Lancaster County, swing by Fox Meadows Creamery & Country Market.

The family-owned ice cream stop and market at 2475 W. Main St. in Clay Township outside of Ephrata was recently named Pennsylvania’s best ice cream shop by The Daily Meal.

The site listed the best shops in all 50 states. It lauded Fox Meadows for its cow-to-cone ice cream made on the premises.

“You may have heard of farm-to-table, but what about cow to cone? That’s the philosophy at Fox Meadows Creamery, an ice cream shop and country store located on a dairy farm in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Enjoy flavors such as Nutella, Honeyed Lavender, Birthday Cake and Salted Caramel Pretzel on their own by the scoop or in a Baked Fox —a signature treat that is a shell of brownie or chocolate chip cookie filled with a scoop of ice cream.”

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Centred Outdoors: A walk in the woods in central Pa. showcases diverse trees, forests

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Named for its woods, Pennsylvania is clearly well known for its trees. Our state holds about 200 different species of trees and a number of them are under threat due to invasive pests or disease. Many of these iconic woody wonders are the focus of specific conservation efforts that will, hopefully, prevent us from losing their contributions of diversity to our forests.

Pennsylvania has been a changing land for the last 200 years. When Europeans first arrived, they found dense forests dominated by White Pine and Hemlock anywhere there was water, and enormous stands of Chestnuts, Oaks and Maples everywhere else. Then, over the course of colonization almost all these original stands were cut down.

While there were great successes in reforesting our state from complete devastation early on, threats to many of our returned trees became widespread in the 20th century. These threats came along with a shrinking world brought on by more convenient and faster travel opportunities from far off locales, allowing for the quick and easy introduction of invasive species.

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Gov. Tom Wolf cited his emergency powers to withhold millions from a Pa. county. Now it’s suing.

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HARRISBURG — A central Pennsylvania county is suing Gov. Tom Wolf for nearly $13 million in coronavirus relief funding, claiming the governor overstepped his authority by withholding the money after local commissioners defied his state shutdown.

The lawsuit represents yet another test of Wolf’s emergency powers, which have been unsuccessfully challenged several times since the governor issued a disaster declaration this spring.

In May, Lebanon County’s commissioners voted, 2-1, to buck the Wolf administration and lift state-mandated restrictions without his permission. The governor had warned that such a decision could jeopardize a county’s share of federal discretionary dollars for relief efforts.

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State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement continues compliance checks

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Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Officers visited 1,876 licensed liquor establishments from Monday, July 20 through Tuesday, July 21 to ensure businesses are abiding by COVID-19 mitigation requirements that include social distancing, masking, and other health and safety requirements of the liquor code.

Liquor Control Enforcement Officers issued one notice of violation and 47 warnings for failing to follow COVID-19 requirements. As mandated by the liquor code, a notice of violation precedes the issuance of an administrative citation, which is civil in nature, and is intended to provide licensed liquor establishments notification of the nature of violation(s) discovered.

The investigation remains open during this period, pending review by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BLCE). Because the investigation is ongoing, names of establishments issued a notice of violation will not be released at this time. Each BLCE district office posts a monthly public information release that includes details on citations issued by that office.

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Heat advisory issued for Lancaster County on Wednesday

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A heat advisory has been put into effect for eight counties in central Pennsylvania, including Lancaster.

The heat advisory begins at noon and goes until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in State College.

Today’s high is forecast to be 94 degrees, though it could feel like temps are 100 degrees or more, NWS said.

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New Hershey Co. warehouse/fulfillment center to bring 270 jobs to central Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania is assisting The Hershey Co. with a proposed warehouse in Lebanon County.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced today the company will be given $105,000 in job creation tax credits and $28,000 in funding for workforce development training. The 810,000-square-foot center is expected to be operational by late 2021 and create 270 new, full-time jobs.

Earlier this summer, South Annville Township supervisors approved land development and subdivision plans for the warehouse and packaging facility south of Route 422. The proposed warehouse is located off Killinger Road between Annville and Palmyra in the township’s southwest corner.

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Pa. lawmakers want voters to weaken governor’s emergency powers, boost their own

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HARRISBURG — Having lost battle after battle to wrest control of Pennsylvania’s coronavirus response from Gov. Tom Wolf, the GOP-controlled legislature now wants voters to permanently weaken a governor’s emergency powers while boosting their own.

This week, Republican lawmakers — with help from a handful of Democrats — cleared the first hurdle to get a constitutional amendment on a future ballot that would allow the General Assembly to unilaterally end a disaster declaration.

The process is lengthy with no guaranteed outcome, but it has a major benefit for the GOP — unlike a piece of legislation, this approach doesn’t require Wolf’s approval. To send a question that would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to voters, the House and Senate must approve a resolution during two consecutive sessions, a relatively easy task when one party controls both chambers.

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Central Pennsylvania Food Bank receives $125,000 donation from Sheetz For the Kidz

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — On Monday, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank announced that they received a $125,000 donation from Sheetz For the Kidz.

The donation will help to provide hunger relief to children in 27 counties throughout central Pennsylvania with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s youth programs.

“The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is proud to continue its partnership with Sheetz for the Kidz to expand its youth programs throughout central PA,” said Joe Arthur, executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. “This is particularly important in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and the impact it has had on the economy. The Food Bank continues to see record demand and we expect that to continue for many months to come. Life-sustaining gifts like the one from Sheetz for the Kidz will allow us to continue to ensure that no child and no family goes hungry, during this crisis and beyond.”

According to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, demand for hunger relief services has increased by more than 40 percent since March. Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank has distributed more than 28 million pounds of food.

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While central Pa expects all to be well, Floridians embrace the chaos | Keith Ori

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One of the key differences between Central Pennsylvania and Florida, and perhaps really just Florida and anywhere else, are the way problems are handled.

I have strong reason to believe that Penn State offers a major in “Hunkering Down”, with a minor in “Waiting for the other shoe to drop”, and individual classes in “preparing for the worst” and “making Tucker Carlson faces”.

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Here’s a look at back-to-schools plans unveiled by central Pa. school districts

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A number of school districts in Dauphin and Cumberland counties have announced their plans for the fall semester, while others are planning to unveil their plans in the coming weeks.

Here’s a quick look at what plans are available. PennLive will update this list as more districts make public their plans.

All districts have received the same guidance from the state Department of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so many of the plans are similar, but there are difference as each district tries to address its own, unique needs amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.

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