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Beautiful little one.  Keep on fighting Faith.
 

God Bless you. This will be an extra special Holiday season for your family.

So sweet! 🤗 Princess Faith has been shopping at the baby boutique again. 🤩 Love the message on the T and that princess 👑 is awesome! 

Look who is 10 months old today.... Princess Faith Marie!!

Love her T and her sweet smile!  Here's to many victories both large and small!  🍼🍾 (CLINK) 

She is so beautiful, thanks for sharing her pictures!

What a lucky little girl to have the great devotion of her Mommy!

From Brandi-
To my PCA Force patients, friends and family....
It was a difficult decision to make but this will be my last week at PCA Force. 
For those of you who I didn’t get to say goodbye to, I want you to know, it has been an honor and privilege serving you as your nurse. You’ve all become family to me and I love you, I will miss you all. Working with Dr. Albanese has been the greatest experience of my life, aside from being Faith’s mom 😉.  She has been a great teacher, educator and friend. I also want you all to know that Baby Faith is ok it’s just that she needs my 100% devotion so that we may continue to watch her grow and she can continue to Defy the Odds and Prove that there is Power in Prayer!
On the bright side, Pic of the Day shall recommence!

I debated that because I thought I saw a gold horn on it...but that was before coffee 😵 so I went with the 👻. 🤭 Wellllll.....now she NEEDS a 👻 beanie too! 😋

Umm....that’s a magical mystical unicorn beanie .....🦄...😁

She is so sweet in her sweet treats outfits! Love the 👻 & 🎃 beanies! 🥰 She REALLY NEEDS a black cat beanie too. 

Faith Marie can not go trick or treating, but that didn’t stop her Mom & a far away friend from buying her some outfits!!

She is so sweet! I love that onesie! 

Brandi took these last night when I was talking to her on the phone, it was on speaker. Faith was listening intently to Grandma & babbling right along with us. 😂

The very first onesie shirt I bought when I found out we were going to be grandparents to a peanut!! She is finally able to wear it!!
 

Such a sweetheart little baby girl!

Pennsylvania Memorial Home Receives Historical Marker
October 15, 2019 9:46 am· Author: Aly Delp   BROOKVILLE, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Memorial Home was honored with a new historical marker on Friday, October, 11, 2019.
(Pictured: From left: Representative Cris Dush, WRC Board Chair Cindy Russel, County Commissioner Jack Matson, Local Historian Carole Briggs, Jefferson County History Center Director Ken Burkett, Brookville Mayor Richard Beck, and JCHS Board President Tracy Zents.)
The marker rests on the corner of Euclid Ave. and 2nd St. in Brookville.
Established in 1890, the Pennsylvania Memorial Home was open to Civil War veterans and their families, widows and orphans. It was WRC Senior Services’ first community, and it was the first veterans’ home in Pennsylvania and one of the first nationwide that was so inclusive, serving as a model to others across the country. Local Woman’s Relief Corps member Kate Scott worked with social reformer Annie Wittenmyer to establish this facility and to urge Pennsylvania legislators to provide funding.
Today, the building that once housed the Pennsylvania Memorial home is now used as the Brookville Borough Building. The historical marker was installed on the corner of Euclid Avenue and 2nd Street in Brookville. On the afternoon of October 11, WRC Senior Services and the Jefferson County Historical Society jointly hosted a Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony and Reception.
WRC Senior Services’ Danielle Corrigan-Gabler (at left) and Tyler Vasbinder (at right) remove the ceremonial hood to unveil the Pennsylvania Memorial Home’s new historical marker from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
At the dedication ceremony, the marker was recognized by Tracy Zents, Board President of Jefferson County Historical Society; Ken Burkett, Executive Director of the Jefferson County History Center, and member of PHMC’s historical marker committee; Carole Briggs, the local historian who submitted the proposal to PHMC, and Cindy Russell, Board Chair of WRC Senior Services.
Carole Briggs, in her remarks during the dedication ceremony, regaled the history of the Pennsylvania Memorial Home and the women who made it possible.
“Civil War veteran and newspaperman John McMurray wrote several years before Kate Scott died, ‘No women in Pennsylvania are doing a nobler work than these Corps women.’ Kate M. Scott and Annie Wittenmyer were two of them,” Briggs said. “We are most pleased this afternoon to formally recognize the Pennsylvania Memorial Home with a Pennsylvania State Historical Marker.”
To conclude the ceremony, as the marker was unveiled, Cindy Russell, Chairwoman of WRC Senior Services’ Board of Directors, said “it is a proud day for WRC. The marker is a visible and lasting tribute to our history and legacy.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         https://www.explorejeffersonpa.com/pennsylvania-memorial-home-receives-historical-marker/

Yes Bon she Is perfect!  What a beautiful child❤️ I check for new pictures all the time. Thank you for sharing this precious baby with us all.  Although I have never met you or your family, little Faith has really touched my heart.  She is a rockstar.  

How every state got its nickname
    Kaitlin Miller 3 days ago Slide 1 of 52: The United States is a remarkable country because it's an assembly of former colonies, territories and even independent nations that all banded together under one government. Despite joining the Union, each of the 50 states still has its own unique slang terms, traditions, culture, history and must-try foods, which over the years have inspired nicknames for the states.These colorful nicknames celebrate the states' individual identities. Some have been around for centuries, with their origins lost over time, while others are recent inventions meant to promote each state's iconic qualities. If you've ever wondered what a Tar Heel actually is or why a state not known for agriculture is called the Garden State, here's how every state in the U.S. got its nickname   Full screen   1/52 SLIDES © iStock The United States is a remarkable country because it's an assembly of former colonies, territories and even independent nations that all banded together under one government. Despite joining the Union, each of the 50 states still has its own unique slang terms, traditions, culture, history and must-try foods, which over the years have inspired nicknames for the states.
These colorful nicknames celebrate the states' individual identities. Some have been around for centuries, with their origins lost over time, while others are recent inventions meant to promote each state's iconic qualities. If you've ever wondered what a Tar Heel actually is or why a state not known for agriculture is called the Garden State, here's how every state in the U.S. got its nickname.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         SEE SLIDES ;        http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/how-every-state-got-its-nickname/ss-AABiOBb?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=HPCDHP

Investigation underway after second death within 3 years at Elk County landfill
by Chelsea Johnson
Wednesday, September 18th 2019 AA   Greentree Landfill (WJAC)     FOX TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJAC) — Authorities say one man is dead after an accident at an Elk County landfill.
Elk County Coroner Michelle Muccio pronounced 56-year-old Gary Haupt of Penfield dead at Greentree landfill Tuesday evening.
Since then, OSHA has confirmed to 6 News that a compliance officer is investigating the incident and a Pennsylvania Department of Environment Protection investigator was expected to arrive at the landfill Wednesday afternoon.
Muccio said Haupt was trapped between the back of a tractor-trailer and a tipping device Tuesday afternoon. Muccio said he was pronounced dead shortly after 5:30 p.m.
This is the second death at Greentree landfill in two years.
In 2017, William Pierce, a Clearfield County man was killed in a landslide while working there.
Months later, the "Root Cause" report filed after Pierce's death said waste streams within the Greentree landfill, among other factors, contributed to the deadly incident.
The DEP approved that report -- and Advanced Disposal agreed to pay a civil penalty of $600,000.
According to Advanced Disposal’s website, Greentree landfill received its permit in 1986 and handles 3,000 tons of trash a day.
6 News asked the DEP for a list of violations since Greentree Landfill has been in operation.
There were six in total.
In the case of William Pierce, the DEP reported that there were significant cracks and settling in the active disposal area since mid-January 2017, which were not reported until days before Pierce’s death.
Following that incident, there were four more violations in 2017 reported by the DEP that included another significant crack in the landslide violation reported in April of that year.
The most recent violation was in April of 2018, where the DEP reported that Advanced Disposal failed to meet intermediate cover requirements in the landfill.
Advanced Disposal released a statement Wednesday, saying:
In the meantime, Advanced Disposal said Greentree Landfill is operational as the investigation continues.                   SEE VIDEO REPORT  ;     https://wjactv.com/news/local/investigation-underway-after-second-death-within-3-years-at-elk-county-landfill
 

Investigation underway after second death within 3 years at Elk County landfill
by Chelsea Johnson
Wednesday, September 18th 2019 AA   Greentree Landfill (WJAC)     FOX TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJAC) — Authorities say one man is dead after an accident at an Elk County landfill.
Elk County Coroner Michelle Muccio pronounced 56-year-old Gary Haupt of Penfield dead at Greentree landfill Tuesday evening.
Since then, OSHA has confirmed to 6 News that a compliance officer is investigating the incident and a Pennsylvania Department of Environment Protection investigator was expected to arrive at the landfill Wednesday afternoon.
Muccio said Haupt was trapped between the back of a tractor-trailer and a tipping device Tuesday afternoon. Muccio said he was pronounced dead shortly after 5:30 p.m.
This is the second death at Greentree landfill in two years.
In 2017, William Pierce, a Clearfield County man was killed in a landslide while working there.
Months later, the "Root Cause" report filed after Pierce's death said waste streams within the Greentree landfill, among other factors, contributed to the deadly incident.
The DEP approved that report -- and Advanced Disposal agreed to pay a civil penalty of $600,000.
According to Advanced Disposal’s website, Greentree landfill received its permit in 1986 and handles 3,000 tons of trash a day.
6 News asked the DEP for a list of violations since Greentree Landfill has been in operation.
There were six in total.
In the case of William Pierce, the DEP reported that there were significant cracks and settling in the active disposal area since mid-January 2017, which were not reported until days before Pierce’s death.
Following that incident, there were four more violations in 2017 reported by the DEP that included another significant crack in the landslide violation reported in April of that year.
The most recent violation was in April of 2018, where the DEP reported that Advanced Disposal failed to meet intermediate cover requirements in the landfill.
Advanced Disposal released a statement Wednesday, saying:
In the meantime, Advanced Disposal said Greentree Landfill is operational as the investigation continues.                   SEE VIDEO REPORT  ;     https://wjactv.com/news/local/investigation-underway-after-second-death-within-3-years-at-elk-county-landfill
 

80% of our trash comes in on tipper trucks, we have two of them

For anyone that doesn't know, a tipper is a stand alone piece of equipment that the tractor trailers back onto to dump their loads in the landfill. Most dump the trailer after the truck uncouples, but some will lift the entire truck and trailer

When that deck is in the down position, it is normally angled from back to front, so the trucks have to back slightly uphill. The big blue wall the truck is backed into is called the backstop, and the way I read that story the employee was pinched between the truck and the backstop. It's doubtful the truck was in neutral with the brakes off and just rolled into him. This is just a very sad, scary story, and another sad example that I shared with all of my operators at lunch today.
We see 130-160 trucks per day, and several times per day we will interact with these trucks with either a man on the ground, or a piece of heavy machinery. Trucks can get stuck and have to be pushed or pulled, spotters will be on the ground, trash can get hung in the chute in the tipper...
The cardinal rule is always make contact with the driver before doing anything around, or to, their truck. Landfills are busy places, trucks and equipment never stop moving. Many drivers get paid by the load, not by the hour, so everyone is in a hurry. We deal with a lot of weight and a lot of horsepower, so very few accidents are small. Almost every accident results in significant damage to equipment, and my fear is always what would happen if it ever involved a man on the ground.
This is what would happen. It's so sad. It's a preventable accident, and if a driver was in fact driving the truck when it ran into that man, he will have to live with that for the rest of his life. I wouldn't wish that on anyone, and my biggest fear is having to call one of my employees' wives one day and tell her daddy isn't coming home