This rural Pennsylvania county does not have a public gymnasium. A retired banker has a $20 million plan.
LAPORTE, Pennsylvania – High up an old logging road, deep in the forest, Mary Blondy envisions a doorway amid rocks, ferns and fallen leaves. Fluorescent ribbons and surveyor’s flags break up the browns and greens of the woods on this chilly November afternoon. They delineate the future location of the Summit Wellness Center, the places …