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Democrats seek
Bolton, Mulvaney for
impeachment trial
BY LISA MASCARO
AND JONATHAN LEMIRE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Senate Democrats are propos-
ing a weekslong Senate impeach-
ment trial seeking testimony
from four new witnesses includ-
ing John Bolton and Mick Mulva-
ney over President Donald
Trump’s actions toward Ukraine,
according to a detailed outline
released Sunday.
Full-time State College homeless
shelter could be coming soon
Cots and belongings line a hallway at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Nov. 26. Out of the Cold: Centre County had 21 guests that evening looking
for a warm place to sleep. A full-time homeless shelter would help guests and lessen the burden placed on local churches and volunteers.
BY LESLEY COSME
lcosme@centredaily.com
Even before Out of the Cold:
Centre County entered a period
of transition following the death
of program manager and home-
less advocate Becki Romig,
change was on the horizon was
the organization.
For years, Romig coordinated
OOTC3’s seasonal emergency
shelters, which operate on a rota-
tion of local churches. Days be-
fore her death, Romig met with
Centre County Director of Adult
Services Faith Ryan to discuss
potential funding opportunities to
expand the program.
In June, Romig said that while
OOTC3 is able to help many of
State College’s homeless commu-
nity, a full-time shelter would
help guests and lessen the bur-
den placed on local churches and
volunteers.
“We’d love to extend our over-
night program,” she told the
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Minority Leader Chuck Schum-
er of New York proposed the
structure for a “fair and honest”
trial in a letter to Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell, an attempt to
launch negotiations ahead of
House voting this week that is all
but certain to result in the presi-
dent being impeached.
Trump faces two charges —
abuse of power and obstruction
of Congress — over his efforts to
pressure Ukraine to investigate
political rival Joe Biden while
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Out of the Cold volunteer Scott Strouse prepares dinner for guests
staying at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Nov. 26.
CDT. “But in the long run, a
full-time shelter would really
serve the homeless community.”
Now, that dream is closer to
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withholding military aid to the
ally. The president faces likely
impeachment in the House,
where Democrats have control,
but he is expected to be acquitted
in a trial in the Senate, where
Republicans have the majority.
McConnell has signaled his pref-
erence for a speedy trial.
“This trial must be one that is
fair, that considers all of the
relevant facts, and that exercises
the Senate’s ‘sole Power of Im-
peachment’ under the Constitu-
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becoming a reality. Kendra Get-
tig, interim OOTC3 board chair,
said a full-time homeless shelter
could happen in the coming
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tion with integrity and dignity,”
Schumer wrote. “The trial must
be one that not only hears all of
the evidence and adjudicates the
case fairly; it must also pass the
fairness test with the American
people.”
Trump has expressed interest
in a robust trial that would not
only clear him of the charges in
the Senate but also vindicate
him, but his desire for a lengthy
proceeding is something Senate
Republicans are hoping to avoid.
A spokesman for McConnell
said Sunday the two leaders are
expected to meet.
“Leader McConnell has made
it clear he plans to meet with
Leader Schumer to discuss the
contours of a trial soon,” McCon-
nell spokesman Doug Andres
said. “That timeline has not
changed.”
Schumer and McConnell are
are expected to discuss the con-
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months. The shelter would create
more time for case management
services, create availability to
bring job coaches to the site and
provide shower and laundry facil-
ities for guests to use.
“We currently have the money
budgeted to be able to do that
later this season,” Gettig said.
“We just need to find the right
facility. We do have a couple of
possible options, and we’re hav-
ing conversations with those
people.”
In 2011, the seed of OOTC3
was planted through discussions
about how Centre County’s
homeless population was under-
served. The issue was highlighted
when a Bellefonte man died from
hypothermia while sleeping in a
tent overnight.
“If people didn’t fit the mold of
being part of a family, being a
victim of domestic violence or
were in between the age bracked
of 16-22, there really wasn’t a
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Pet rescue
adds humane
officer for
animal abuse
investigations
BY BRET PALLOTTO
bpallotto@centredaily.com
A longtime state dog warden
joined Hope’s Dream Rescue
and Sanctuary and is set to
become Centre County’s only
regularly active humane socie-
ty police officer.
Harold Walstrom’s role is to
primarily investigate animal
cruelty complaints, educate pet
owners about their responsib-
ilities and coordinate efforts
with local and state police.
“We’re trying to work to-
gether and make a difference
because it is so difficult to get
responses at times. It’s really
frustrating,” organization foun-
der and President Lesa King
said. “We see a lot, but a lot of
time we don’t know the routes
to go to fix the problem.”
Walstrom is one of seven
sworn officers that operate in
Centre County, but the only
one based in the county. Four
are from the Philadelphia
SPCA, while the remaining two
are from Blair and Cumberland
counties.
His passion for animals is
partially derived from his
grandmother, who he said was
“always taking in something
and nursing it back to health.”
He started his professional
career in the auto body repair
industry, which was followed
by a three-year stint as a cor-
rections officer. He found his
niche as a state dog warden
and served for nearly 30 years
before retiring.
But less than one month
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ELECTION 2020
Bernie Sanders
makes pitch to
not break up
minor leagues
BY WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
BURLINGTON, IOWA
Take Bernie out to the ball-
game?
Bernie Sanders, the Vermont
senator and Democratic presi-
dential candidate, is aggres-
sively opposing a Major League
Baseball plan to cut 42 minor
league teams across the coun-
try after 2020. Among the
targeted are the Vermont Lake
Monsters, the Single-A affiliate
of the Oakland Athletics in his
hometown, Burlington.
Defending low-profile ball
clubs in far-flung places more
fervently than anyone in the
crowded Democratic presi-
dential field allows Sanders to
potentially win over a largely
untapped 2020 constituency:
baseball fans.
Sanders briefly took batting
practice Sunday on an indoor
turf field as representatives
from three small-town Iowa
teams looked on: the Quad
City River Bandits, the Clinton
LumberKings and the Burling-
ton Bees, the local club in this
town on the Mississippi River.
In August, Sanders played
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of the very basic need of
food and shelter and then
33/30 32/30 Centre Spring refer them to people with
Hall Mills shelter for them,” Gettig 118 guests. other expertise and serv-
Pine Grove Mills 32/30 32/30 said. “Out of the Cold fills Guests come to the shel- ices.”
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Altoona 32 30 sn 37 24 i Atlanta 67 59 c 62 33 sh nerships with 12 local con- of employment, etc.,” she to us need a caring com-
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Scranton 37 31 sn 37 24 r St. Louis 33 22 sn 34 19 s
St. Mary’s 33 28 sn 33 22 sn Salt Lake City 31 16 sf 33 17 s stay,” Gettig said. “At this United Church of Christ “Part of the growth that
Tyrone 32 30 sn 37 24 i San Francisco 56 43 pc 58 47 c point, OOTC3 is mostly a across the street at 300 E. needs to take place in Out
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So far this season, the While at the shelter, “Out of the Cold is still a
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FROM PAGE 1A I’m not trying to hide the stayed on cots lined in up their mail. meet.”
fact that I have disdain for hallways at St. Andrew’s “We help people get If you are interested in

IMPEACHMENT the accusations in the pro-

tours of a Senate trial,
much as the Democrats
and Republicans did during
Bill Clinton’s impeachment
two decades ago.
In the letter, Schumer
proposes a detailed struc-
ture and timeline for a trial
to begin Jan. 7, with the
swearing in of Chief Justice
John Roberts to oversee the
proceedings and stretch for
several weeks as Demo-
crats subpoena witnesses
and testimony, specifically
around Trump’s decision to
withhold military aid from
Ukraine. A day of what
Schumer calls “pretrial
housekeeping measures”
would take place Jan. 6.
Democrats want to hear
from Bolton, who was
Trump’s national security
adviser at the time and
labeled the alternative
foreign policy being run by
Trump lawyer Rudy Giulia-
hours for the White House
lawyers to present their
arguments, followed by days
of witness testimony. He
also sets time for question-
ing of House managers and
Trump’s counsel by sen-
ators; final arguments by
House managers and
Trump’s counsel; and as
many as 24 hours for delib-
erations by senators. All told
Schumer suggests 126 hours
of proceedings.
McConnell has indicated
in recent days his preference
for a swift trial without
calling witnesses in what
Republicans fear could
become a spectacle. At the
same time, the GOP leader
has said he’s taking his
“cues” from the White
House and will conduct the
proceedings as Trump wants
them.
One top Trump ally, Sen.
Lindsey Graham of South
cess. So I don’t need any
witnesses.”
Episcopal Church in State
College. During the 2017-
18 season, OOTC3 served
their driver’s licenses,
other forms of identifica-
tions, medical assistance
donating to or volunteering
with OOTC3, email ootc-
centreco@gmail.com.
Trump is accused of abus-
ing his presidential power by
asking Ukraine to investi-
gate Biden while holding
American military aid as
leverage, and obstructing
Congress by blocking the
House’s efforts to investi-
gate his actions.
Trump has lashed out
repeatedly against impeach-
ment and has told confi-
dants that even if he is ac-
quitted in the Senate as
expected, it will be a stain
on his legacy.
“The Impeachment
Hoax is just a continuation
of the Witch Hunt which
has been going on for 3
years. We will win!“ Trump
tweeted Sunday.
But he also has said he
believes impeachment could
be a political winner, citing
reelection campaign data
that shows his fundraising,
rally attendance and poll Photo submitted

ni and others as a “drug
deal” he wanted no part of.
He left the White House in
September.
They also want testimony
from Mulvaney, the acting
chief of staff at the White
House, who has acknowl-
edged the military aid to
Ukraine was being held up,
as well as two other White
House officials: Robert Blair,
a top Mulvaney aide, and
Michael Duffey, a budget
official who was tasked with
handling the Ukraine issue.
Schumer additionally sets
out a specific schedule that
would allow for 24 hours of
opening arguments by the
House Democrats’ impeach-
ment managers and then 24
Carolina, said Sunday he numbers in battleground Harold Walstrom, center, joined Hope’s Dream Rescue and Sanctuary as a humane society
too prefers a quick end to states have all increased police officer. He will primarily investigate animal cruelty complaints, educate pet owners
impeachment proceedings. since the inquiry began. about their responsibilities and coordinate efforts with state and local police.
“I’d tell the president, if The issue of whether or
somebody is ready to acquit not to allow more witness-
you, I’d sort of get out of the es will be key to the Senate FROM PAGE 1A hopesdreamscats@aol.com
way,” Graham said. He
warned that calling witness-
es could mean that Trump
negotiations ahead.
Despite Republican con-
trol in the Senate, McCon-
PET RESCUE or send the organization’s
Facebook page a message.
“We’ve seen a lot
administration officials such nell faces limits on his through the rescue, but it
as Secretary of State Mike ability to steer the im- later, he joined the Clear- Centre County. I want to didn’t seem like there was
Pompeo, blocked by the peachment proceedings field County SPCA as a be a part of it.” a lot of resources out there.
White House previously because the GOP holds a humane society police The Howard-based non- That’s what we’re looking
from appearing before in- slim 53-47 majority. It officer to soothe his han- profit is awaiting final ap- to change,” King said. “We
vestigators, could be forced takes 51 votes to approve kering to help animals. proval from the state De- want to make people more
to testify. most motions in the pro- “For some odd reason, partment of Agriculture aware that we are here to
“I understand the presi- ceedings, which means the this is the one that tugged before they start investigat- help.”
dent’s frustration, but I leader can only afford to at my heart strings the ing cases they already re-
think what’s best for the lose two Republican sen- most,” Walstrom said. ceived, Walstrom said. Bret Pallotto: 814-231-4648,
country is to get this thing ators and still pass his pre- “They’re just an amazing Those who would like to @BretPallottoCDT
over with,” Graham said. “I ferred options. organization that does so report potential animal
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