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Ab-nominal results

Sentinel graphic by JEN KNEPP
March 11, 2010

LEWISTOWN — Scales all over Mifflin County are going down as the Mifflin County Meltdown ramps up. Results from the second week of the meltdown show 66 of 68 teams, representing 503 people, lost another 535 pounds. This brings the total amount of weight lost in the first two weeks of the meltdown to 1,592 pounds. Participants lost a total of 1057 pounds the first week; total percentage of weight lost equals 1.68 percent of participant’s body weight. The starting weight for all the teams combined was 98,110.30 pounds. The top three teams who lost the most weight during the first week are: ¯ First Place — Kicking & Screaming, which lost 3.46 percent of their total combined body weight. ¯Second Place — Wild Chics & A Dude, which lost 2.92 percent of their total combined body weight. ¯Third Place — 4 Bikini’s & a Speedo, which lost 2.82 percent of their total combined body weight. The Mifflin County Meltdown features weekly meetings held at 6:30 p.m.

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Finding the right answer

March 11, 2010

Strodes Mills third grade teacher Brenda Weston, left, goes over a practice PSSA and Standardized Test with Brian Ritchey, right, and his daughter, Jena, both of McVeytown, Wednesday evening at the Strodes Mills Middle School.

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‘Guiding good choices’

March 11, 2010

LEWISTOWN — A new program designed to educate parents about how to help their children avoid the dangers of drugs and alcohol will be offered later this month by Mifflin County Communities That Care.

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Vehicle crashes into CVS

March 11, 2010

Emergency service personnel examine damage caused Wednesday by a vehicle crashing into the CVS store in Burnham. Crews from Reedsville, Burnham and Fame EMS were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. to the scene along Logan Boulevard.

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The science of noodles

March 10, 2010

Trinah Bingaman, 9, of Lewistown, explains how mixing water, vinegar and baking soda makes the alphabet noodles in her science project float and sink, on Tuesday evening during the Highland Park Elementary Science and Technology Fair in Highland...

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Commissioners clash over change orders

March 10, 2010

MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata County Commissioners debated on Tuesday project costs and change orders to paint and install windows on the courthouse.

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Local News Poll

What step do you think Congress should take next regarding health care reform?
We need this reform now — the president and Democratic legislators should do whatever is necessary to pass it. The proposed legislation is still flawed — Republicans in Congress need to stop it in its tracks. Both sides need to take a step back, scrap the current proposal and start from scratch.

 
 
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