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BAREFOOTS POSE FOR FOUR-GENERATION PHOTOS
Above, left, in this four-generation photo, Reta Barefoot of Bedford, center, recently posed with her great-grandchild, Dylan of Bedford, being held by Reta; her grandson Justin Barefoot of Bedford, left, Dylan’s father, and her son Kerry Barefoot of Bedford, right, Dylan’s grandfather.
Below, Reta, center, is shown with her great-grandchild, Sydney of Harrisburg, being held by Reta, her grandson, Keith Barefoot of Harrisburg, left, Sydney’s father, and her son Kerry Barefoot of Bedford, right, Sydney’s grandfather. p. 141, Barefoot Book

NINETIETH REUNION NEXT YEAR
Plan to attend the ninetieth Barefoot Reunion in 2007. We hope to put together a commemorative booklet for the 90th reunion. It will be on sale at next year’s reunion.



JENNIFER D. WOODLEY PREPARES FOR CHEF CAREER



Jennifer D. Woodley of Ebensburg, a student at Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality, will present a special meal at the college's fine-dining restaurant on Friday, April 8, as part of her course work.
Woodley is a sophomore Culinary Arts Technology major at the college, located in Williamsport. The bachelor's degree program is designed to prepare students for entry level positions with management potential in the areas of institutional,
commercial and industrial food service.
According to information received from the school, Woodley has chosen to serve food from the Heartland as her presentation at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. Her menu will include warm potato salad with sweetbreads, buffalo, sturgeon and pheasant. A goat-cheese tart and corn dogs with chutney
will be appetizers.
Students who have honed their culinary skills in the teaching-learning setting offered by Le Jeune Chef have been chosen for the National Culinary Olympics and other competitions, as well as catering national events.
Woodley, who says she always has been interested in cooking, made her career decision after job-shadowing a chef at a retirement home. She also interned at a well-known Italian restaurant in Altoona, where co-workers encouraged her to further her training as a chef.
In January, Jennifer was among a group of Penn College students who participated in cooking demonstrations on the main floor of the State Farm Show in Harrisburg.
The hospitality school's annual "A House for a House" project - creating chocolate houses for auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity – has been recognized by the Better Homes and Gardens Foundation. Another special program, the Distinguished Visiting Chef Series, raises funds for Hospitality scholarships while providing students twice-a-year opportunities to work with internationally-known culinary experts. A 2003 graduate of Central Cambria High School, Ebensburg, PA, Woodley is the daughter of Richard and Roberta Woodley of Ebensburg, PA.
After graduation from Penn College, she would like to work on a cruise ship. A goal, by the way, her mom says she also would like to see Jennifer achieve.
[Jennifer’s mom is Bobbie Woodley, secretary of the Barefoot Reunion. In the past, Jennifer has purchased the prizes for the reunion. Her grandparents are Gerald “Bob” and Barbara Jones Hott. Bob is son of Elizabeth (Krise) Hott, daughter of Ella (Hammer) Krise, daughter of Joseph Sleek Hammer, son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Barefoot) Hammer.] p. 68 in Barefoot Book.

Shelby Hott Presents Master’s Thesis Defense



Shelby L. Hott, daughter of Eric and Maryanne Hott, presented her Master’s Thesis Defense at Duquesne University Bayer School of Natural and Environment Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences. She made the presentation on 24 May 2006 in Rockwell Hall on the effect of PAPP-A on the proliferation and differentiation of human adult mesenchymal stem cells.
Shelby was reared in WY, but she spent the latter part of her life in the South Central Pennsylvania town of Cresson. After graduating from Penn Central High School in 1999, she accepted a presidential scholarship to attend Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. Shelby was graduated in 2003 with a B.S. in biology and a minor in chemistry and psychology. Shortly after, she enrolled in the biology master’s program at Duquesne University. At Duquesne, Shelby entered Dr. John Doctor’s lab, where she worked on a collaborative research project with Dr. Phil Campbell (Carnegie Mellon University). Her data was recently presented at the Regenerate World Congress on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Shelby has served as a teaching assistant for General Biology II and anatomy and Physiology I and II. Following completion of her master’s degree, Shelby will continue working for Dr. Ellen Gawalt until the fall of the year on a potential biomaterial for bone regeneration. [ Shelby is the granddaughter of Fred and Delores (Miller) Hott, son of Elizabeth (Krise) Hott, daughter of Ella (Hammer) Krise, daughter of Joseph Sleek Hammer, son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Barefoot) Hammer.]