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Vol. 134 - No. 1 Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Much colder with highs around 10. Full report, A2 14 pages Classified ......................... B6 Comics ............................. B4 Lifestyles ......................... A3 Lottery ............................. A5 Opinion ........................... A4 Public Notices ............... B6 Sports ............................... B1 75 Cents • Ethel Aileen Allen, 66, • Mary Ellen Dodd, 57 • Donald Hoover • Michael Mennitti, 49 • Linda Lee Pearce, 46 Taxes on gasoline and diesel in Pennsylvania are now higher, the first of three increases that a new law imposes over three years. A2 County layoffs A northeastern Penn- sylvania county has laid off 22 workers to help close a $1.4 million budget defi- cit. A5 Snow & cold A winter storm was bearing down on the Northeast today, promis- ing heavy snow, strong winds and frigid tempera- tures. A6 Flaws to fix Twelve contenders, all with issues that could make them pretenders. To win the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather city, each team in the NFL play- offs has a flaw it must con- quer. A depleted defense in Denver. A sputtering of- fense in Seattle. And plenty more elsewhere. B1 Gasoline taxes Tomorrow’s Forecast Index Obituaries A5 MORE INSIDE Page B2 By Randy Bartley [email protected] BROOKVILLE — For the past 17 years, Ken Dworek has simply been known as “Chief.” That title will change but Dworek will re- main active in local law enforcement. “This was a great opportunity in my life. I wish I could go back in my law en- forcement career in my first day 48 years ago and start over again,” he said. “I would go back to the State Police Academy today and be a ba- sic student. “I have mixed emotions because of all the wonderful people I have dealt with,” Dworek said. “It has been a great 17 years but I am not leaving the area. I will be the secu- rity director at the school. I will see all of the people in the school dis- trict. You may also see me working around somewhere with the judge. There is nothing finalized yet but that will put me with the people. “People have been telling me in town that they hate to see me go and there are some who are happy to see me go,” he said. “Six months or a year from now people will say there is the new generation of chiefs and we are glad the old chief retired. A few months ago there was some difference of opinion with what I was doing and everyone has a right to their own opinion but there were parts that were inaccu- rate. I felt bad some of the people in town thought I had attended a top- By Randy Bartley [email protected] BROOKVILLE — For the first time in 17 years, Brookville will have a new chief of police. The borough council announced that St. Clair Shores, Mich., patrol Sgt. Jason Brown will be the new chief. Brown has been employed by the St. Clair Shores Police Department for the past 24 1/2 years and is currently serv- ing as a patrol supervisor on the midnight shift. “It’s time for a change,” he said. “Twenty-five years in that environment wears on you. I enjoy being a po- lice officer. I have done it for over half of my life. It is something that is in my blood. I am a second genera- tion police officer. I want to continue. I want to be able to continued to serve. Metropolitan crime has changed that. It is more reactionary and increasingly violent. I still like the community service aspect and Brookville will give me the opportunity to do that.” While Brookville never had the crime rate to qual- ify for the Department of Justice COPS program, the police have instituted their own version of the commu- Brookville police chief says farewell after 17 years New police chief coming to Brookville THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 Penn State coach Bill O’ Brien leads his team onto the field at Beaver Stadium Sept. 7 in State College. O’Brien is leaving Happy Valley to coach the Houston Texans of the NFL. Details, B1. (AP Photo) By Elaine Haskins [email protected] DuBOIS — The DuBois Area School District board of directors voted, to ap- prove the high school course selection guide for the 2014-15 school year, as submitted. Director Lee Mitchell voted against approving the guide. Prior to the vote, Director Bev Kurts asked if the district will be adding biol- ogy remediation since it found out re- cently that the high school did not score proficient in biology on the Keystone Exams. Plans have not been made for biology remediation, at this time, high school Assistant Principal Brian Mulhollan said. The school has to look at staffing and how a remedial course would be implemented, he said. “I’m not sure if we have enough staff- ing to do it. It’s definitely something that we’re looking into at this time,” Mulhollan said. This is the first year biology is coming into play because of the school performance profile, he said. Director Tim Deluccia said students who scored basic or below basic need to be given an opportunity for remediation so that the number of students who are proficient can be increased. Administrators have been meeting weekly to discuss how the district can resolve the issue, high school Principal Jeff Vizza said. Hirings Directors approved several hirings. • Mary Baummer as a cafeteria aide at C.G. Johnson Elementary School, ef- fective Dec. 23. She was also hired as a temporary teacher aide at C.G. John- son. • Tabitha Town as a health aide at Sykesville Elementary, effective on or after Dec. 23. In an 8-1 vote, the following were hired for extra-duty positions for inter- scholastic winter sports for this school year, as per contract, were: • Tori Gallo, junior high girls’ vol- leyball head coach, and Laura Groves, girls’ volleyball junior high assistant coach. • Denny Nosker, junior high softball head coach, and Matt Roush, junior high softball assistant coach. • Brian Clinger, boys’ varsity track head coach, varsity track assistant coaches Greg Posteraro and Bradley Sweet. • Justin Marshall, girls’ varsity as- sistant track coach. • Dan Snyder, softball varsity assis- tant coach. • Dave Bish and Mike Slimmer were approved as coaches for the intramural DASD directors approve course guide By Randy Bartley [email protected] BROOKVILLE — For the first time in a dozen years, Brookville will have a new face in the mayor’s office but it is a very familiar face. Richard “Dick” Beck replaces retiring Mayor David “Chip” Won- derling, who completed three terms in office. Beck is a retired district judge who spent 31 years with the Brookville Police Department, 12 years in the court system and worked seven years for the Brookville Water Department, making him very fa- miliar to the town. “It is definitely a new chapter in my public service ca- reer,” he said. “Basically I would like to see Brookville keep going up. I have always liked Brookville and I have always tried to do the best I can for the town,” Beck said. “As far as I am concerned it is one the best towns in Pennsylvania. I want to see it stay that way.” Beck is one-half of the new team coming to town. Michigan police Sgt. Jason Brown will replace re- tiring Brookville police Chief Ken Dworek. The mayor is the statu- tory head of the police department Beck replacing Wonderling as mayor By Nick Hoffman [email protected] No matter how much snow piles up, tem- peratures are going down. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories for the region from this evening through noon Friday for wind chill values as low as 25 below zero. And, it warned, wind chills early next week could be as low as 35 below. There is also a winter weather advisory through midnight tonight for up to 6 inches of snow. The snow will be blown and drift- ed by winds of up to 25-30 mph which, com- bined with overnight lows near zero, will produce sub-zero wind chills. The combination of snow and blowing and drifting snow will create hazardous driving conditions. The wind chill factors can produce frost- bite and hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Anyone venturing outside should dress appropriately. The most intense snowfall was expected from late this morning through evening. Snow will end by midnight. The cold will ease over the weekend, with temperatures warming into the 20s Winter storm headed our way DWOREK BROWN See Dworek, Page A5 See Storm, Page A5 See Guide, Page A5 BECK See Beck, Page A5 See Brown, Page A5
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Vol. 134 - No. 1
Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Much colder with highs around 10. Full report, A2
14 pagesClassified ......................... B6Comics ............................. B4Lifestyles ......................... A3Lottery ............................. A5Opinion ........................... A4Public Notices ............... B6Sports ............................... B1
75 Cents
• Ethel Aileen Allen, 66,• Mary Ellen Dodd, 57• Donald Hoover• Michael Mennitti, 49• Linda Lee Pearce, 46
Taxes on gasoline and diesel in Pennsylvania are now higher, the first of three increases that a new law imposes over three years. A2
County layoffsA northeastern Penn-
sylvania county has laid off 22 workers to help close a $1.4 million budget defi-cit. A5
Snow & cold A winter storm was
bearing down on the Northeast today, promis-ing heavy snow, strong winds and frigid tempera-tures. A6
Flaws to fixTwelve contenders,
all with issues that could make them pretenders. To win the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather city, each team in the NFL play-offs has a flaw it must con-quer. A depleted defense in Denver. A sputtering of-fense in Seattle. And plenty more elsewhere. B1
Gasoline taxes
Tomorrow’s Forecast
Index
ObituariesA5
MORE INSIDE
Page B2
By Randy Bartley
BROOKVILLE — For the past 17 years, Ken Dworek has simply been known as “Chief.” That title will change but Dworek will re-main active in local law enforcement.
“This was a great opportunity in my life. I wish I could go back in my law en-forcement career in my first day 48
years ago and start over again,” he said. “I would go back to the State Police Academy today and be a ba-sic student.
“I have mixed emotions because of all the wonderful people I have dealt with,” Dworek said. “It has been a great 17 years but I am not leaving the area. I will be the secu-rity director at the school. I will see all of the people in the school dis-trict. You may also see me working around somewhere with the judge. There is nothing finalized yet but that will put me with the people.
“People have been telling me in town that they hate to see me go and there are some who are happy to see me go,” he said. “Six months or a year from now people will say there is the new generation of chiefs and we are glad the old chief retired. A few months ago there was some difference of opinion with what I was doing and everyone has a right to their own opinion but there were parts that were inaccu-rate. I felt bad some of the people in town thought I had attended a top-
By Randy Bartley
BROOKVILLE — For the first time in 17 years, Brookville will have a new chief of police.
The borough council announced that St. Clair Shores, Mich., patrol Sgt. Jason Brown will be the new chief.
Brown has been employed by the St. Clair Shores Police Department for the past 24 1/2 years and is currently serv-ing as a patrol supervisor on the midnight
shift.
“It’s time for a change,” he said. “Twenty-five years in that environment wears on you. I enjoy being a po-lice officer. I have done it for over half of my life. It is something that is in my blood. I am a second genera-tion police officer. I want to continue. I want to be able to continued to serve. Metropolitan crime has changed that. It is more reactionary and increasingly violent. I still like the community service aspect and Brookville will give me the opportunity to do that.”
While Brookville never had the crime rate to qual-ify for the Department of Justice COPS program, the police have instituted their own version of the commu-
Brookville police chief says farewell after 17 years
New police chief coming to Brookville
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014
Penn State coach Bill O’ Brien leads his team onto the field at Beaver Stadium Sept. 7 in State College. O’Brien is leaving Happy Valley to coach the Houston Texans of the NFL. Details, B1. (AP Photo)
By Elaine Haskins
DuBOIS — The DuBois Area School District board of directors voted, to ap-prove the high school course selection guide for the 2014-15 school year, as submitted.
Director Lee Mitchell voted against approving the guide.
Prior to the vote, Director Bev Kurts asked if the district will be adding biol-ogy remediation since it found out re-cently that the high school did not score proficient in biology on the Keystone Exams.
Plans have not been made for biology remediation, at this time, high school Assistant Principal Brian Mulhollan said.
The school has to look at staffing and how a remedial course would be implemented, he said.
“I’m not sure if we have enough staff-ing to do it. It’s definitely something that we’re looking into at this time,” Mulhollan said. This is the first year biology is coming into play because of the school performance profile, he said.
Director Tim Deluccia said students who scored basic or below basic need to be given an opportunity for remediation so that the number of students who are proficient can be increased.
Administrators have been meeting weekly to discuss how the district can resolve the issue, high school Principal Jeff Vizza said.
HiringsDirectors approved several hirings.• Mary Baummer as a cafeteria aide
at C.G. Johnson Elementary School, ef-fective Dec. 23. She was also hired as a temporary teacher aide at C.G. John-son.
• Tabitha Town as a health aide at Sykesville Elementary, effective on or after Dec. 23.
In an 8-1 vote, the following were hired for extra-duty positions for inter-scholastic winter sports for this school year, as per contract, were:
• Tori Gallo, junior high girls’ vol-leyball head coach, and Laura Groves, girls’ volleyball junior high assistant coach.
• Denny Nosker, junior high softball head coach, and Matt Roush, junior high softball assistant coach.
• Brian Clinger, boys’ varsity track head coach, varsity track assistant coaches Greg Posteraro and Bradley Sweet.
• Justin Marshall, girls’ varsity as-sistant track coach.
• Dan Snyder, softball varsity assis-tant coach.
• Dave Bish and Mike Slimmer were approved as coaches for the intramural
DASD directors approve course guide
By Randy Bartley
BROOKVILLE — For the first time in a dozen years, Brookville will have a new face in the mayor’s office but it is a very familiar face.
Richard “Dick” Beck replaces retiring Mayor David “Chip” Won-derling, who completed three terms in office.
Beck is a retired district judge who spent 31 years with the
Brookville Police Department, 12 years in the court system and worked seven years for the Brookville Water Department, making him very fa-miliar to the town.
“It is definitely a new chapter in my public service ca-reer,” he said.
“Basically I would like to see Brookville keep going
up. I have always liked Brookville and I have always tried to do the best I can for the town,” Beck said. “As far as I am concerned it is one the best towns in Pennsylvania. I want to see it stay that way.”
Beck is one-half of the new team coming to town. Michigan police Sgt. Jason Brown will replace re-tiring Brookville police Chief Ken Dworek. The mayor is the statu-tory head of the police department
Beck replacing Wonderling as mayor
By Nick Hoffman
No matter how much snow piles up, tem-peratures are going down.
The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories for the region from this evening through noon Friday for wind chill values as low as 25 below zero.
And, it warned, wind chills early next week could be as low as 35 below.
There is also a winter weather advisory through midnight tonight for up to 6 inches of snow. The snow will be blown and drift-ed by winds of up to 25-30 mph which, com-
bined with overnight lows near zero, will produce sub-zero wind chills.
The combination of snow and blowing and drifting snow will create hazardous driving conditions.
The wind chill factors can produce frost-bite and hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Anyone venturing outside should dress appropriately.
The most intense snowfall was expected from late this morning through evening. Snow will end by midnight.
The cold will ease over the weekend, with temperatures warming into the 20s
Winter storm headed our way
DWOREK
BROWN
See Dworek, Page A5
See Storm, Page A5
See Guide, Page A5BECK
See Beck, Page A5
See Brown, Page A5
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