A cool save earns national honors
MCALISTERVILLE — Fifteen minutes before the curtain was supposed to rise at East Juniata High School, people arriving for the spring musical noticed the auditorium was warm. Mason Beverlin, the maintenance technician for East Juniata High School, suspected the cooling system had failed. He called Ben Kauffman, an HVAC professional with MGM Mechanical of Pleasant Mills. Kauffman arrived about 10 minutes later, entered through the back of the building and headed for the mechanical room. He didn’t see much of the gathering crowd, which was fine with him. “I typically avoid people ...
