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[{"user_id": 21246, "stars": [], "topic_id": 12845, "date_created": 1300039790.7415321, "message": "Governor Tom Corbett today fulfilled his friendly Super Bowl wager \nwith Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker while helping to deliver a $25,000 check on \nbehalf of Coca-Cola to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania and the \nSarah Heinz House Boys & Girls Club.  \n \nBecause the Steelers lost the Super Bowl to the Packers, Gov. Corbett, a lifelong \nSteelers fan, appeared at the check presentation wearing a Green Bay jersey. \n \n\u201cI\u2019m here today to pay off a bet. I promise you: this is the only time you\u2019re going to \nsee me in a Packers jersey,\u201d said Corbett. \u201cBut the governor of Wisconsin and I \nmade a bet, and when you make a bet you have to keep your word.\u201d \n \n\u201cAlthough my beloved Steelers lost the Super Bowl, I\u2019m happy to turn that loss into \na win for the children of the Pittsburgh region who are served by the Boys and Girls \nClubs of Western Pennsylvania and the Sarah Heinz House Boys & Girls Club,\u201d \nCorbett added. \n \nThe money was donated through the nationwide \u201cCoke Cheers\u201d promotion. The \npromotion raised funds for Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) to support Triple \nPlay, a national program created by BGCA and Coca-Cola to help kids eat healthier \nand become more physically active. \n \nThe ceremony was held at the Sarah Heinz House in Pittsburgh. It was established \nby Howard Heinz, the son of HJ Heinz, in 1901. It later became one of the first \nmembers of the national Boys and Girls Clubs of America.  \n \nGov. Corbett already fulfilled the first half of his wager with Gov. Walker by sending \nhim a basket of Pennsylvania-made products. The basket contained PA Preferred \nproducts ranging from apples and honey to Eat\u2019n Park Smiley Face Cookies, Penn \nPilsner Beer, Sarris Candies and Heinz Ketchup. It was sent the week after the \nSuper Bowl in February. ", "group_id": 6708, "id": 342123}, {"user_id": 21246, "stars": [], "topic_id": 12845, "date_created": 1300143474.8182051, "message": "Kent Courtney Live - We'll be doing Civil War and Irish Music at 17 On The Square in Gettysburg, PA, this Friday (5:30 - 7:00) and Saturday (11am - 4pm).  17 Lincoln Sq # 1\nGettysburg, PA 17325-2200\n(717) 339-0017", "group_id": 6708, "id": 351843}, {"user_id": 21246, "stars": [], "topic_id": 12845, "date_created": 1300143620.5892069, "message": "March 10, 2011 \n \nGovernor Corbett Tours Johnstown Dairy, Talks Jobs and Economic Growth \n \nJohnstown, Cambria County \u2013 Governor Tom Corbett today toured Galliker Dairy \nCompany in Johnstown, highlighting his commitment to helping Pennsylvania\u2019s \nlongstanding, family businesses grow by freeing them of the red tape associated \nwith state government programs. \n \n\u201cAgriculture is our biggest industry and dairy is its biggest sector. It runs best when \nstate government gets out of the way. And it grows best when we give it the \nclimate to do so. That\u2019s what my budget is about; keeping away from more taxes \nand freeing the private sector from red tape,\u201d said Corbett. \n \nCorbett\u2019s proposed budget cuts government spending by 3 percent, most of which \nis done by consolidating programs, targeting inefficiencies and reducing or \neliminating discretionary financial grants. \n \nThe budget refocuses and streamlines the state\u2019s support of free enterprise by \nsupporting programs that will encourage economic growth and job creation, \nstreamlining a multitude of business incentive programs, awarding tax credits as \nincentives for new and creative ideas to improve business and industry, and helping \nto expedite permit reviews in the agriculture industry to speed up projects that \ncreate jobs for farmers. \n \n\u201cThis business began as the Shreve Ice Cream Company in the downtown area. It \nwas a family business then. In 1914, the Galliker family bought it and it\u2019s still a \nfamily business,\u201d said Corbett. \u201cThe budget I just introduced has that kind of \ncontinuity in mind. We want the Galliker Dairies of Pennsylvania to be here for our \nchildren and beyond.\u201d \n \nLearn more about Gov. Corbett\u2019s proposed 2011-12 budget online at www.pa.gov \nand choose the link for \u201cGovernor\u2019s Proposed Budget.\u201d ", "group_id": 6708, "id": 351852}]