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CELEBRITY
"Survivor: Guatemala" finished its run on Sunday. While SA graduate Rafe Judkins wasn't the survivor, he won the hearts of many. Pages 20,21.
LEND A PAW
Our series continues with a visit to a local foster family who has cared for cats and kittens on behalf of Animal Friends.
See Page 3.
SPORTS
Quaker Valley boys' basketball star Ryan Courneen now holds the school record for career three-pointers.
See Page 31.
Local News...................2
Opinion......................6
Tempo.........................13
School	20-23
Obituaries.................26,30
Sports........................31
Real Estate ......<.........35
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NATASHA GREEN looks on as David and Jane Cotton decorate the arch in Osborne along Beaver Street.	Photo	by	Laura	Haliemn
REGION
Demolition at Dixmont raises new concerns
By Iqurn HaHemnn____________
Sloff writer
The old Dixmont Hospital in Kilbuck Township is in the process of being cleared to make way for a retail mall and Wal-Mart Super Center, but as has been the case since 2002, the development is not going up without a fight from a local organization.
As ASC Development Inc., owners of the property, and its contractors tear down the decaying buildings on the Dixmont site along Route 65 and begin the process of moving dirt and cutting into the steep hillside, concern has now shifted to contaminants in the soil, as well as in the buildings that have already or will soon come down.
And the next step is blasting at the site, something that one group sees as a potential hazard for surrounding communities.
Since its inception in 2002, Communities First!, a 501c3 organization comprised of residents of 20 towns along the Ohio River, has opposed the development of the retail mall, known as Rivertowne Plaza, and Wal-Mart Super Center at the site due to negative impacts they believe it would have on the community.
Yet, Communities First cochair Bob Keir said, while the group opposes the big box development that is proposed for the site due to a lengthy list of concerns, they are open to alternative development that is better suited for the site and environment.
"We are not anti-development. We simply believe that
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