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Uniontown NovaCare names Garcher manager
NovaCare Rehabilitation has announced the promotion of Brian Garcher, DPT (physical therapist), from staff physical therapist to center manager for NovaCare’s Uniontown center at 110 Delaware Avenue.
Garcher joined the NovaCare team as a staff physical therapist in February 2004. Garcher brings a solid educational background to the Uniontown facility. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University in Pittsburgh in 2001.
He furthered his studies by attending the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences where he received his doctorate of physical therapy in 2003.
Currently, Garcher is working toward his strength and conditioning certification.
NovaCare’s Uniontown facility offers the full continuum of general and specialty physical rehabilitation services including: orthopedic physical therapy, occupational/hand therapy, the “WorkStrategies’ program – work injury prevention and management, functional capacity evaluations and low back rehabilitation.
NovaCare operates a community-based network of more than 20 patient care centers throughout Western Pennsylvania. For more information regarding Garcher, the Uniontown facility’s programs and services or hours of operation, please call the center directly at 724-437-0556.
Uniontown
Dursa awarded certification
David Dursa of Howard Hanna Myers Real Estate in Uniontown, has been awarded the certified residential specialist (CRS) designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.
Realtors who receive the CRS designation have completed advanced courses and have demonstrated professional expertise in the field of residential real estate.
Only 5 percent of realtors nationwide have earned this credential.
Home buyers and sellers can be assured that CRS designees subscribe to the strict Realtor code of ethics, have access to the latest technology and are specialists in helping clients, maximize profits and minimize costs when buying or selling a home.
Dursa is a graduate of the Realtors Institute, as well as secretary/treasurer of the Fayette County Board of Realtors.
Brownsville
Crop planning workshop planned
Penn State Cooperative Extension, Fayette County, will be producing a 2005 Crop Planning Workshop for farmers in the tri-state area on Saturday, at Hugo’s Restaurant on Route 40 six miles west of Brownsville.
With crop input costs rising dramatically, 30 to 40 percent in the past couple of years, farmers need to learn how best to manage fertilizer dollars to maximize yields of forage and grain crops.
Drs. Doug Beegle and Greg Roth, members of the Penn State Crop and Soils Department will attend to focus on soil fertility management of forages and grain crops, common problems of corn production, and intelligently reducing the cost of corn and forage production.
In addition, participants will be eligible to earn two core and two category 01 credits toward the maintenance of their restricted use pesticide license.
The workshop will begin at 10 a.m. and a hot meat loaf sandwich lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Reservations are to be made through the Fayette County Cooperative Extension office by Thursday and a $12 registration fee is required for lunch and materials.
For reservations call Penn State Cooperative Extension, 724-438-0111