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Stabilizing the population
Keystone College will host John Seager, president and chief executive officer of the national organization Population Connection in the Theatre in Brooks at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 4. Seager will speak on, “Soaring Past 7 Billion: Population Challenges for a Crowded World.” His talk was rescheduled from Oct. 1.
Founded in 1968 as Zero Population Growth, Population Connection focuses on achieving global population stabilization through universal awareness and access to voluntary family planning, together with the full empowerment of women. The organization seeks to engage students in their thinking about global population growth through lively, thought-provoking presentations. Population connection has been engaged in population issues for more than four decades on hundreds of college campuses.
Seager joined Population Connection in 2006. He previously served with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the Clinton administration. He also served as chief of staff for former U.S. Rep. Peter Kostmayer, D-Pa.
A graduate of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., with a bachelor’s degree in political science, Seager travels throughout the nation making presentations on global population growth.
Historic subjects sought
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission invites individuals, public agencies and private organizations to nominate historic properties, people or events possessing statewide or national significance for PHMC’s State Historical Marker Program. The postmark deadline for nominations is Dec. 1.
Since 1914, PHMC has been marking Pennsylvania history, first with bronze plaques and later with the more than 2,600 familiar blue and gold markers that dot streets and highways. The cast aluminum markers tell the stories of Native Americans and early settlers, government and politics, athletes, entertainers, artists, struggles for freedom and equality, factories and businesses, and a multitude of other topics.
Markers approved in 2012 include The Kelly Family of Philadelphia, which includes Princess Grace of Monaco; James “Billboard” Jackson, an African American journalist from Bellefonte, Centre County; and Rebecca Harding Davis, a noted writer associated with the Realist movement, who was educated at the Washington Female Seminary in Washington County.
Applicants are responsible for the costs of marker fabrication and installation. The approximate cost, including shipping, for the larger roadside marker is $1,875; the smaller city-type is approximately $1,400. Nominators or sponsoring organizations are asked to carefully consider these expenses before submitting an application.
Send completed nominations to: State Historical Marker Program, Bureau for Historic Preservation, PHMC, 400 North St., 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120.
Inquiries about submitting nominations for evaluation in 2013 or the marker program in general should be directed to Karen Galle, program coordinator, at the same postal address; by e-mail to [email protected] ; or by phone at 717-705-4266.
Octoberfest set Oct. 6
The Wyoming Recreation Board will hold its fifth annual Octoberfest from noon to 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at Flack Field behind Kasarda’s Green House on U.S. Route 11.
The event includes food, games, carnival rides, live entertainment and featured performer Jeanne Zano Band.
