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When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

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When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

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Underground caves are a complex, underground ecosystem that must be treated with care and responsibility. Pat Minnick is a member of the Franklin County Grotto which is a local chapter of the National Speleological Society. Minnick shared some of the dangers of the popular recreational activity. “The most common type of injury. With the carving action, it is a cave or fall. Someone trips falls and generally it might result in a lower leg injury, sprained ankle, broken leg, that kind of thing.” Minnick also recommends letting a trusted friend or family member know when you decide to go caving. “Now, you want to allow enough time so that if you're, you know, maybe an hour late or something, nobody's punching 911. But you need to let somebody know where you're going and have a plan of what you're going to do if the person doesn't come out. Most recreational cavers go to someplace that's known. However, a lot of people are doing project cave in cave mapping, so they're going in to maybe a known cave, but there's unknown passage beyond. So, they're in the process of mapping the cave. And mapping the cave involves compass and a tape measuring, measuring the cave, and then doing the cartography or drawing up the map. So, they're people that that excel at that and produce wonderful cave maps that show new maps and new caves.” Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
A few months ago, Dr. Troy Ott became the dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. In that role, he oversees Penn State’s founding college, which includes the statewide reach of Penn State Extension and embodies the university’s status as Pennsylvania’s sole land-grant institution. Agriculture is one of Pennsylvania’s most important economic drivers, generating more than $132 billion for the state’s economy and supporting nearly 600,000 jobs. But to remain strong and vibrant, the industry needs research to spur innovation, training to build a skilled workforce, and education to develop a new generation of leaders. Listen to the podcast to hear how the College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Extension comes in. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
The Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame is a multi-room museum of autographed albums, guitars, and so much more. Brandon Valentine, Executive Director and Founder of the Central Pa Music Hall of Fame, opened the museum in 2023. “You’ll see the plaques on the walls with pictures of the artists, you know, their summaries of their accomplishments, their resumes, if you will, of the members who are currently in the Hall of Fame, of which there are 35 members already in the Hall of Fame from 2019 to current voted in. And then, you know, in the other rooms, there's a lot of autographed guitars…We have guitars from Bret Michaels from Mechanicsburg, as well as Taylor Swift from Wyomissing here.” There are a few things that go into consideration when an artist is nominated into a class hall of fame. The class is measured by album sales, Grammy nominations, and gold/ platinum records. “There's a couple of big names from our area, you know, who have already been inducted. Bret Michaels live, your hailstorm breaking, Benjamin and so forth. This year, we're inducting Grammy nominees, August Burns Red from the Lancaster area. So, a lot of those, you know, have accomplished big things in the more recent past, and done large tours. But then you look, and you look at some of the other acts. For example, Pentagon, you know, they did a lot of original. Music at the start of their career, they toured all over. Did a lot of the casino scenes and were kind of a regional band, you know, up and down the East Coast. But they've been around for over 50 years, so a lot of different factors go into play. But ultimately, we're trying to recognize the best of the best from all time in our area. And that's really what it boils down to.” The Central Pa Music Hall of Fame is located at 1215 W End Ave, Hummelstown Pa, 17036. You can take a FREE self-guided tour from 7am-3pm. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
Christmas Magic at Rocky Ridge County Park has been going strong for the community for 41 years. The holiday tradition started in 1984 following an energy crunch that made it difficult for decorating. “Folks just were there a lot of the Christmas lights in York area, and so they came together, the commissioners at the time and the Parks Department decided to kind of put together this little bit of a light show that started out with about 10,000 lights. And then, yeah, it just kind of really grew from there. So, yeah, it started in 1984 during the heart of that and has become a great tradition in York area ever since, “said Teddy Fisher, Assistant Director of Parks for the York County Parks Department. There are about 600,000 lights currently on display. The light show includes many people and takes about a year to plan. “So, each year we try to mix it up. And Nancy Heizer, she's our park naturalist and really our Christmas magic program coordinator. So, she, she kind of oversees all that. We do have multiple meetings throughout the year with a larger group of staff and volunteers, and we try to brainstorm ideas and come up with things. But she does a lot of playing on the light show. And, you know, she tries to do different themes and kind of group and be strategic about it. And then also, you know, we're using a lot of the same props and lights each year and it's the same area, but we always try to mix it up just that way. It feels like a new experience for those folks that are coming back each year. So yeah, yeah, it's definitely a lot of fun. And let's have a lot of creativity and putting that together.” This is the 41st year of Christmas Magic. Visitors can stroll the festive half-mile woodland trail filled with Christmas lights and holiday scenes. The event runs through December 30 and will be closed December 24 and 25. CLICK HERE for more information. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
AAA Central Penn has been reminding mature drivers to stay safe on the roads. AAA Central Penn service the nine-county region in Central Pennsylvania. It has about ten branches and the driving school is in Lancaster. “So, these are classroom courses that offer a mandatory insurance discount upon completion. Many of those who take this course usually leave with some renewed sense of confidence or even just having their questions answered about some of the recent traffic lot changes, “said Erik Fitzgerald of AAA Central Penn.” The mature driving course is for drivers 55 and older. AAA of Central Penn is also breaking the stigmas associated with mature drivers. “Some feel that once you reach a certain age, you shouldn't be driving anymore. Some feel that age doesn't determine how old or how long they should be driving. And as a result, some feel that they should be able to drive well until they're 100 or so. By taking this course, it puts it puts the control back into their hands and gives them a better perspective on determining when it may be necessary to retire from driving or just things that they can make, changes they can make along the way to enhance the skills that they have, “said Fitzgerald.” CLICK HERE to read more about AAA Central Penn. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
Eighty years ago today, the German army launched its last major offensive on the Western Front during World War II. It centered on the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Standing in the way that day was a Pennsylvania National Guard division, the 28th, which is known as the Bloody Bucket. To shed some light on the 28th’s heroic stand, WITF’s Tim Lambert reached out to Walter Zapotoczny. He’s a former member of the 28th Infantry Division, the incoming president of the Divisions Association, and the author of 13 military history books, including his latest that is set to be released next year, “The 28th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge.” We aired this conversation on The Spark Monday, December 16th. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
Coming up on this week's edition of The Spark Weekly. This year a report was released by the US Department of Interior on Indian Boarding Schools, and President Joe Biden issued an apology for conditions that Native Americans endured. Th institutions included the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Cumberland County. Dr. Amanda Cheromiah is the Executive Director of the Center for the Futures of Native Peoples and is a decent of some of the students who attended the school. Also on the program, Pennsylvania has rich military history shown through many memorials and museums in the state. The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg is one of the largest museums in the world dedicated solely to the American Civil War. According to Jeff Nichols, Chief Executive Officer of The National Civil War Museum , visitors will explore a civil war one on one course. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
Friday December 13 is the final Friday the 13th of the year, which is considered unlucky across the world. The day has been associated with superstitions, and historically certain events have occurred on this date that has added to it’s reputation. According to Associate Professor at Shippensburg University, and historian, Christine Senecal, says the number 13 and date both have a different trajectory in unlucky sort of origins. “In fact, there's a certain name for it. It's Triss Cadec, a phobia about that for and it's phobia from a Greek word. Yeah. And that means it's fear of 13. But I think it's interesting because although most people think, yes, everybody knows that Friday the 13th is unlucky, that fear really only took off in the late 19th century. So, the late 1800s. And the word for fear of 13 wasn't coined until 1911.” The superstition surrounding the day really didn’t take off until after the American Civil War. “ So, it's the late 19th century and there are people that press against this. They don't want this fear. They think it's superstitious. And so, one person actually founded a society called the 13th Club. His name was Captain William Fowler. And he tried to fight against the rise in what he thought was problematic about these beliefs, superstitious beliefs. He decided to convince this club to bust on superstition in 1882. So, the 13 Club started on Friday, January the 13th, and he sat down with 12 other diners. Ooh, scary number because 13 if there was an idea that if 13 people sit down to dine together in the next year, one of them will die. And then he proceeded to do all kinds of things that ran counter to like in the face of superstition. So, people like spilled salt on the table deliberately. They lit 13 candles. They dined on lobster salad shaped into miniature coffins. So, they were like laughing at death. And then during the year, they did all kinds of other things that flouted superstition, like eating with open umbrellas, deliberately walking under ladders. And then then they did things like they count.” Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
Our Journalist Roundtable segment for December 13, included reporters Charlotte Keith and Wyatt Massey from Spotlight PA to discuss their reports on Penn State Health halting their liver transplant program and suspending the kidney transplant program for the second time. Charlotte and Wyatt also did a report following up with a few patients who were impacted by the transplant programs being halted. Listen to the podcast to hear more from their reports. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
For 41 years, the PNC Bank has calculated the prices of the 12 days from the popular Christmas song, “The 12 days of Christmas.” The Christmas Price Index was originally established as a fun way of interpreting economic data into the holiday season according to Jim Hoehn, PNC Regional President for Central Pa. “And here, 41 years later, we still have that fun. And there are some very meaningful themes behind it. But more than anything else, it's a lighthearted way of looking at economic data as we all face the rushes, and a little bit of the pressure is the holiday season.” The Consumer Price Index comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Christmas Price Index comes from investment economics group at PNC. “Well, this year what we're looking at is that the overall cost of the 12 days of Christmas in terms of all of those gifts, if you were to add them up, is 5.4% higher than it was in 2023. Now, if we look at and this actually came out I think today, is that the annualized inflation rate as of today is 2.7%. So, while we think that inflation was really high a couple of years ago and you're hearing less and less about it, you know that that pesky inflation is still out there and this kind of corresponds. But actually, our gifts cost more in an inflation rate than the overall economy at this point.” CLICK HERE to see how much the 12 items cost that my true love gave to me. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
This week, the temperatures were higher in the morning compared to the afternoon. ABC 27 Meteorologist Dan Tomaso says when we think of the high temperatures in the afternoon, once the sun is up and warms the ground, the ground heats the air and that’s when we see the spike in high temperature. Following the movement of the air tells a lot about the upcoming weather pattern. “So, this is all basically due to the balance of the jet stream. And so, when we mentioned the jet stream, the jet stream is just the main carrier of weather across the country and it's a zone of fast-moving winds. And it can meander, it can move around. And it sometimes is very straight across the country and sometimes it kind of snakes up and down. We were in a huge upswing of the jet stream as of yesterday, and that's what led to so much warmth coming from places like Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean. That was all allowed to flow in our direction. Well, now we're on the downswing and the downswing is really sharp this time around. So that allows cold air to basically replace the warm air. So, we go from one extreme to the next. Cold air comes diving in from the north, and all of a sudden, we start to get very cold. Sometimes we call this cross polar flow if it comes from the North Pole. But basically, that just means there's truly some Arctic air moving into the region.” According to Tomaso, we are entering winter late. Compared to last December, this month is warmer and rainier than it’s been in the past. “And so it really does shorten our winter in this area to January, February and maybe early March to see snow. I mean, it is very, very hard to get substantial snow any more in November in this region or excuse me, in December in this region.” Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
This year a report was released by the US Department of Interior on Indian Boarding Schools, and President Joe Biden issued an apology for conditions that Native Americans endured. Th institutions included the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Cumberland County. Dr. Amanda Cheromiah is the Executive Director of the Center for the Futures of Native Peoples and is a decent of some of the students who attended the school. When she heard the news, she was surprised. “I was actually in Hawaii when I heard I ran a marathon this weekend. And when I was there, I felt so excited. There's a lot of mixed emotions. Any time there's any information regarding an Indian school, it's always a spectrum of emotions, of joy and celebration, but grief and anger and pain. And so, it really is this kind of coming in and out of these emotions. But I'm so glad because ultimately our indigenous narratives are going to be amplified in a way that is going to bring so much light. And I think healing collectively for our Native people and beyond.” The White House announced the creation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument. More than 900 Native children died at hundreds of government-funded boarding schools under forced assimilation policies meant to erase tribal traditions. Cheromiah believes this moment will help share the story of the school. “think ultimately when you're on the Barack's camp is you're literally walking in the footsteps of our relatives, our indigenous relatives. And that is, again, a whole flow of emotion. But it shows you the spectrum of experiences because there were really bad experiences, but then there were also some positive experiences that some of our Native people had. And I think that's often negated and sometimes the larger media, larger stream of communication. And so, I think it's important to recognize that there is a plethora of experiences that make this whole system really complicated.” So far, Cheromiah says there are six relatives that attended the school. She credits those relatives for having tenacity. “If they didn't survive, I literally would not be here. So there has to be some kind of tenacity, some kind of grit, some kind of endurance, right. For them to navigate that place. And it's only a mile down the road from where I'm at, where I'm sitting right now. And in that, I know that our family in their DNA and the genetic makeup, that there's that endurance in there. So that's a personal story.” Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
Hunters Sharing the Harves t is Pennsylvania’s venison donation program for hunters who share their extra venison via statewide network of participating butchers to food pantries and community assistance centers across Pennsylvania. Meadow Thompson, Produce and Agricultural Coordinator for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pa says the foodbank has a partnership with Hunters Sharing the Harvest. “We are very blessed to be able to receive, to have the capacity to receive large amounts of meat donations for us to equitably share with our food pantries and our neighbors in the 11 counties that we work in. And working with them has been very easy and has proven very fruitful.” Hunters sharing the harvest originated in 1991. Since then, it has made a huge impact on communities across the state. “So last year in 2023, we received about 4,500 pounds of venison from hunters sharing the harvest. And that is such a significant amount of food to be given to our neighbors in need and being able to work with hunters. Sharing the harvest has allowed us to access food that we would not have had otherwise.” For those looking to participate, Thompson says its a very simple process. " So the very first step of hunters sharing the harvest is enjoying a safe hunt. So as long as everyone is safe and and following all of the rules that they need to be following for hunting and enjoying themselves, that's fantastic. And the next thing that they would do is carefully field dress their deer. They would legally tag it and report their harvest of the deer. So those are all things that you would normally do when hunting, but that is required when donating deer through hunters share the harvest. The next thing that they would do is on the website which is shared deer.org. I'll mention that again later. You can find which processor closest to you would be able to take the deer. Because we work with certain processors. So you would take your whole deer that you had field dressed and legally tagged and reported to this processor near where you live. And when you arrive, you complete a deer donor form. And that is truly it is as easy as that. So it is completely free. You do not need to pay the processor completing the donor. The deer donor form helps us because they actually at that point later will receive a letter of thanks and that letter of thanks qualifies them for for tax purposes, which is fabulous. So the entire process is very easily easy. It goes from hunting to donating at the at the processor.? Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
New research into the uses of Psychedelic drugs in the fields of mental health and addiction raises several issues, especially when it comes to how these drugs are regulated by the federal government. Dr. Dominic Sisti , Associate Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy in the Perelman School at the University of Pennsylvania, and Holly Fernandez-Lynch , Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania joined The Spark to discuss challenges of crafting guidelines for the ethical use of psychedelics. Listen to the podcast to hear the discussion. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
There has been a continued concern over what is know as HPAI, also known as bird flu that has been affecting large and small poultry populations in several states including Pennsylvania. Recently there was an outbreak in Lancaster County. “HPAI is a devastating disease for chickens. And in fact, it's something that you can imagine the worst case cold that you've ever had and just amplified. That is just terrible, terrible, terrible for these birds. So, our main thing that farmers do in our area, in Pennsylvania and across the country is we try and keep our birds safe. We try to keep them healthy. And the best way to do that is to keep our farms bio secure, to keep the outside diseases that can be out there from coming inside of our barns, “said Jim Shark, owner of Silver Valley Farm. Dr. Greg Martin is an expert in poultry management at the Penn State Agricultural Extension Service. Penn State works with many farmers throughout the commonwealth teaching about biosecurity. “ Well, we have been working throughout the commonwealth and in fact, with neighboring states surrounding Pennsylvania on teaching folks about biosecurity, helping them write plans for biosecurity on their farms and helping farmers, actually during an outbreak with expertise in composting and other things, cleaning and disinfection and other logistical things that we have been working in partnership with the Department of Agriculture in the state of Pennsylvania, as well as with USDA. So it's been a multifaceted approach. There is a number of our poultry team members that were deployed during the last outbreak that we had. And so it's a supportive role that we take very seriously, “said Martin. Biosecurity includes keeping animals separated from one another and helps to prevent the spread of bird flu. “So we keep them in housing, for example. And if they're going to visit the birds, then they're going to don, they're going to put on clothing and special shoes that they can wash before they go into the house where the birds are. And then the same thing as they're coming out, they're going to wash. They're going to change their clothes and move on to other things. And so they don't co-mingle birds. Meaning that they don't. But while birds and domestic birds mix together, “said Martin. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
 
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