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Track’s use offered The Albert Gallatin Area School District invites residents of the Albert Gallatin communities to use the high school track from 3 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and days when school is not in session.
Officials certified
Fayette County District Justices Dwight Shaner and Wendy D. Dennis were again certified for services as members of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System after successful completion recently of continuing legal education course work.
Conducted by the Minor Judiciary Education Board and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC), the school for district justices is held in Chambersburg.
The weeklong instructional program is designed to ensure that district justices remain current in a variety of legal topics and management techniques required to fairly adjudicate cases and effectively run a district justice office.
Included in this year’s curriculum are updates on civil and criminal law and the motor vehicle code; a comprehensive review of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code; and information about gender, racial and ethnic fairness.
Continuing education course work is required by statute of each of the more than 500 Pennsylvania district justices, with approximately 45 district justices attending one of 14 such classes at some time during each year.
Winter hours set
The National Park Service announced 2004-2005 winter hours for the Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National Historic Site Visitor Centers.
Beginning Dec. 12, the Gallatin House Visitor Center at Friendship Hill in Springhill Township and the Fort Necessity Visitor Center in Farmington will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Mount Washington Tavern, Jumonville Glen and picnic areas are closed to visitors for the winter. The restrooms at the main parking lot will be locked at 5 p.m. every evening and all day Sundays and Mondays.
All other areas of the parks, including hiking/skiing trails, will remain open sunrise to sunset seven days per week through the winter. Visitors are advised that roads and parking areas will not be plowed on Sundays and Mondays. Motorists must be cautious and aware of weather conditions to avoid being caught in the park during snow events.
More information on the parks is available by calling the parks directly. The numbers for Fort Necessity National Battlefield is 724-329-5512. The staff at Friendship Hill National Historic Site can be reached at 724-725-9190. Information is also available at the ParkNet, National Park Service place on the Web: www.nps.gov
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