Laurels and barbs
Laurel: More than 60 area high school students from across the region gathered at the annual two-day Future Healthcare Leaders Camp at Mount Aloysius College. The students evaluated an accident scene and followed the patients through the entire treatment path from triage to aftercare. Brian Smith, Mount Aloysius college nursing faculty member, introduced each group to the scene and asked members to describe what they saw and tell him whom to treat first as well as what the injuries there might be. Also taking place on campus was the new American Sign Language Summer Academy, with about 30 students participating. They explored several aspects of deaf culture, the field of interpreting and ASL.
Laurel: Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine has received a $20 million boost from the Foundation for Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The university’s council of trustees endorsed exploration of a college of osteopathic medicine in 2022 and IUP pursued that for several reasons, including to improve rural health access. The $20 million contribution is the latest in a series of commitments to the project. The Foundation for IUP is a nonprofit with the goal of providing philanthropic support to the university.
Laurel: Members of the 443rd Engineer Facilities Detachment Unit of the U.S. Army Reserves hoisted the 30-foot by 60-foot flag up the 130-foot-tall flagpole on June 14 to commemorate Flag Day at The Mound above the Inclined Plane in Westmont. The flag at the top of the Inclined Plane is illuminated at night and is only lowered during severe weather. With the $100,000 raised in the past year, the committee replaced the original 35-year-old flagpole in the fall, and the flag arrived June 13, Johnstown American Legion Post 294 Commander Chuck Arnone said.
Barb: Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, when a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan. An 8-year-old boy was shot in the head and was in critical condition, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said during a news conference. The boy’s mother also was in critical condition after being wounded in the abdomen and leg, and his 4-year-old brother was in stable condition with a leg wound. Law enforcement tracked a suspect to a home, where the man died by a self- inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. The attack appeared to be random, with the shooter driving up to the park, walking to the splash pad and firing as many as 28 times, stopping multiple times to reload.
Laurel: The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is providing $318,750 to help organizations that address educational, social and health needs of children in Cambria and Somerset counties. The foundation recognized the eight recipients of the grant money, awarded through its Early Childhood Education Fund initiative. The largest grant of $100,000 went to Cambria County Child Develop- ment Corp. for its Preschool Without Walls and Brighter Shining STARS programs. CCCDC will use the money for curriculum, tuition assistance, materials, equipment and staff development. Other grants were awarded to: The Learning Lamp, $75,450; Flood City Youth Fitness Academy, $55,000; United Way of the Southern Alleghenies, $35,500; the YWCA, $20,800; Small Town Hope Inc., $18,500; Beginnings Inc., $7,500; and Laurel Arts, $6,000.
