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Treasure Hunter: Gold in Elk County
A man says he knows where millions of dollars in gold have been buried in Elk County since the Civil War – but the state won't let him dig for it. Dennis Parada, who runs a treasure hunting business in Clearfield, says the gold is in the Village of Dents Run near the Cameron County border. Parada says the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources told him he'd be arrested if he digs at the site because he isn't following proper procedure. Parada says the state is just stalling so they can dig up the gold and claim it. The legend of the gold says Abraham Lincoln order a shipment to help pay Union soldiers. The gold, and the soldiers transporting it, made it to Ridgway and St. Marys, but the soldiers were never seen again -- until their dead bodies and their wagon showed up near the village of Dents Run. The gold shipment was originally worth around $2 million, but Parada estimates its value at around $30 million today.
Pitt-Bradford SAC Up for National Award
The Pitt-Bradford Student Activities Council has been nominated for the reader’s choice Campus of the Year award by Campus Activities Magazine for diverse programming such as The Original Butt Sketch, shown here, with artist Rob Free Bradford drawing the behinds of students Jolene Suchy-Dicey, left, and Taundria Cappel, right, on Wednesday in the Frame-Westerberg Commons. Suchy-Dicey is a freshman from Rochester, N.Y.; Cappel is a freshman pre-med student from Silver Spring, Md. The award will go to the campus that presents not only a top-quality program for students, but one that reaches the widest demographic, involves the community and establishes an excellent working relationship with artists and agencies. The other nominees for the award are Eastern Kentucky University, Keuka College, Ohio State University and Western Michigan University. The winner will be announced later this month.
(Photo Courtesy of Pitt-Bradford)
Was a Baby Born at Wal-Mart or Not?
Wal-Mart officials are disputing a newspaper report that a volunteer firefighter helped deliver a baby in the Punxsutawney store on Valentine's Day. David Hau told the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper that he responded to a call for help over the public address system, and a store manager gave him rubber gloves before he helped an Amish woman give birth about 10:30 a.m. But the store's assistant manager and the company's corporate spokeswoman told The Associated Press there was no such public announcement or store birth. Wal-Mart learned of the story when a manager read Saturday's newspaper story. Hau says he stands by his story, but can't release the name of the woman because of privacy laws. He says he'll contact the woman to see if she'd be willing to confirm the story.
A man says he knows where millions of dollars in gold have been buried in Elk County since the Civil War – but the state won't let him dig for it. Dennis Parada, who runs a treasure hunting business in Clearfield, says the gold is in the Village of Dents Run near the Cameron County border. Parada says the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources told him he'd be arrested if he digs at the site because he isn't following proper procedure. Parada says the state is just stalling so they can dig up the gold and claim it. The legend of the gold says Abraham Lincoln order a shipment to help pay Union soldiers. The gold, and the soldiers transporting it, made it to Ridgway and St. Marys, but the soldiers were never seen again -- until their dead bodies and their wagon showed up near the village of Dents Run. The gold shipment was originally worth around $2 million, but Parada estimates its value at around $30 million today.
Pitt-Bradford SAC Up for National Award
The Pitt-Bradford Student Activities Council has been nominated for the reader’s choice Campus of the Year award by Campus Activities Magazine for diverse programming such as The Original Butt Sketch, shown here, with artist Rob Free Bradford drawing the behinds of students Jolene Suchy-Dicey, left, and Taundria Cappel, right, on Wednesday in the Frame-Westerberg Commons. Suchy-Dicey is a freshman from Rochester, N.Y.; Cappel is a freshman pre-med student from Silver Spring, Md. The award will go to the campus that presents not only a top-quality program for students, but one that reaches the widest demographic, involves the community and establishes an excellent working relationship with artists and agencies. The other nominees for the award are Eastern Kentucky University, Keuka College, Ohio State University and Western Michigan University. The winner will be announced later this month.
(Photo Courtesy of Pitt-Bradford)
Was a Baby Born at Wal-Mart or Not?
Wal-Mart officials are disputing a newspaper report that a volunteer firefighter helped deliver a baby in the Punxsutawney store on Valentine's Day. David Hau told the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper that he responded to a call for help over the public address system, and a store manager gave him rubber gloves before he helped an Amish woman give birth about 10:30 a.m. But the store's assistant manager and the company's corporate spokeswoman told The Associated Press there was no such public announcement or store birth. Wal-Mart learned of the story when a manager read Saturday's newspaper story. Hau says he stands by his story, but can't release the name of the woman because of privacy laws. He says he'll contact the woman to see if she'd be willing to confirm the story.
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