Fundraiser helps train engineer stay on track
A train engineer from Schuylkill County was diagnosed with debilitating disease. His railroading friends held a fundraiser and gave him a hefty check. Author: Marshall Keely (WNEP) Updated: 6:05 PM EDT July 16, 2021
MINERSVILLE, Pa. Where there s a steam locomotive, Chris Bost is never too far away. He s been an engineer for more than three decades. I always wanted to do it since I was a kid, he said. It s not like a job or anything. It s pretty thrilling. Especially when you can get out on the main line and you can go.
Bost is often the man who gets things moving for Project 113 in Minersville, operating the locomotive in his signature polka dot hat.
Linda Ronstadt Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Tucson, Arizona
Father: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner
Mother: Ruth Mary (Copeman) Ronstadt, homemaker
Children: adopted: Carlos and Mary Clementine
Education: Attended University of Arizona, 1964
Other Facts
First female artist to have four consecutive albums go platinum.
Nominated for one Tony Award and one Emmy Award. She won the Emmy Award.
Explored many styles of music including folk, rock, country, opera, jazz and mariachi.
Played the character Mabel in the Broadway, television and film versions of “Pirates of Penzance.”
Her grandfather, Lloyd Groff Copeman, was an American inventor with hundreds of patents, including the first electric stove.
Linda Ronstadt Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Tucson, Arizona
Father: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner
Mother: Ruth Mary (Copeman) Ronstadt, homemaker
Children: adopted: Carlos and Mary Clementine
Education: Attended University of Arizona, 1964
Other Facts
First female artist to have four consecutive albums go platinum.
Nominated for one Tony Award and one Emmy Award. She won the Emmy Award.
Explored many styles of music including folk, rock, country, opera, jazz and mariachi.
Played the character Mabel in the Broadway, television and film versions of “Pirates of Penzance.”
Her grandfather, Lloyd Groff Copeman, was an American inventor with hundreds of patents, including the first electric stove.
Linda Ronstadt Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Tucson, Arizona
Father: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner
Mother: Ruth Mary (Copeman) Ronstadt, homemaker
Children: adopted: Carlos and Mary Clementine
Education: Attended University of Arizona, 1964
Other Facts
First female artist to have four consecutive albums go platinum.
Nominated for one Tony Award and one Emmy Award. She won the Emmy Award.
Explored many styles of music including folk, rock, country, opera, jazz and mariachi.
Played the character Mabel in the Broadway, television and film versions of “Pirates of Penzance.”
Her grandfather, Lloyd Groff Copeman, was an American inventor with hundreds of patents, including the first electric stove.
K2 Insurance Services, LLC Completes the Acquisition of Columbia Pacific Finance, LLC
K2 Insurance Services (K2) acquires majority stake in privately held premium finance company Columbia Pacific Finance (CPF). This new alliance is expected take CPF to the next level while expanding the footprint and depth of product offerings of K2 in the United States.
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SAN DIEGO, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ K2 Insurance Services is pleased to announce that it has recently completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Columbia Pacific Finance, LLC (CPF). Headquartered in Missoula, MT, CPF is a premium finance company providing billing solutions, with a national footprint. The company has gained nationwide identity with its competitive and flexible payment options on all agency billed products.