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Wows & Scowls

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Wow: Kudos to volunteers Craig and Joyce Senchur of Uniontown for their efforts to clean up the old Mount Auburn Cemetery in Dunbar. They worked for three days from dusk to dawn, along with family and friends, and used equipment from their own business to complete the job. Their bursh-clearing efforts helped locate the graves of approximately two dozen veterans. They are also performing the same public service at the cemetery near the former North Union High School off Connellsville Street. Wow: Penn State physical education teacher Jes Hutson, along with Janice and Ashley Collins of Connellsville, have embarked on a 180-mile walk from Uniontown to Harrisburg to show the benefits of physical fitness. They also want to raise awareness of childhood obesity and the health problems associated with physical inactivity.

Wow: The Story Square Summer Concert Series is entering its final weeks (it concludes Aug. 28), but the weekly free entertainment that began June 2 has helped make downtown Uniontown a more entertaining place this summer. By providing this amenity, the city’s Downtown Business District Authority has helped bolster the city’s quality of life component.

Wow: It’s a sad day when anyone loses a faithful pet and companion, but the passing of Duke, who served many years as Uniontown’s second K-9 police dog, earns this “Wow” because of his unselfish public service. Trained to track, search and sniff out drugs, and in suspect apprehension, Duke had a distinguished career in police work. Condolences go out his long-time partner and handler, retired Lt. Earl Wright.

Scowl: If it’s ultimately proven in court that two South Connellsville brothers are guilty of charges related to setting three fires in wooded areas, as alleged by the state Attorney General’s Office, it’s a sad commentary. And it certainly doesn’t help from a public confidence standpoint that Robert and Michael Helms are the sons of the borough’s police chief.

Scowl: It’s easy to see some November election posturing in the state House dusting off a proposal to limit handgun sales to one per month. The House plans to meeting as a “committee of the whole” Sept. 26 to take informal votes on gun-related matters. That gives representatives on both sides the chance to cast a”vote” that can be trumpeted to their constituents. But it amounts to pure political posturing in an election year, because it’s doubtful that any real legislation will reach Gov. Ed. Rendell’s desk before November. When is the House going to get around to open records?

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