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Friendship Hill salutes firefighters who saved property
Forty years ago a series of fires, later determined to be arson, damaged Friendship Hill National Historic Site in Point Marion. On July 14, the National Park Service will hold a free, public event to welcome back and honor firefighters who saved an important part of Fayette County’s history. The...
Fort Ligonier, Idlewild, Rizzo’s star in Westmoreland County board game
From Historic Hanna’s Town to Bridgeport Dam, Seton Hill University to the Original Pie Shoppe, regional landmarks pop up all over the new Westmoreland County-Opoly board game. Created by Late for the Sky Production Co. in May and available only at Walmart, the game sells for $19.98. Late for the...
Regional Trail Corporation plans poker run fundraiser
The Westmoreland Yough Trail Chapter of the Regional Trail Corporation will hold its annual poker run on Labor Day, Sept. 2. The walking/biking non-competitive event starts in West Newton at the Arthur H. King Access Area of the Great Allegheny Passage. Registration begins at 8 a.m., event starts at 8:30...
Wildlife Works needs more helping hands
It’s the busy baby season at Wildlife Works, Inc. in Youngwood. The nonprofit has lots of critters to care for and many hungry mouths to feed. What it’s short on is volunteers, says Monica Leuthold, office manager. College students from the local area often help out during the summer, while...
Hello, yellow: Home decor’s upbeat hue should be used right
If ever a color were to be associated with an emotion (OK, blue, we see you), it’s got to be yellow. Upbeat and welcoming, it’s a hue that’s easy to love. But it can be tricky to use when decorating. Bold yellows are eye-catching, but color experts advise caution. Unless...
Husband thinks it’s not ‘his problem’ to help with aging parents
Dear Carolyn: My husband, “John,” is the oldest of three children. His siblings, “Bill” and “Sue,” both live where they all were raised. Both parents are in declining health. Over the years, Sue has taken on the lion’s share of caring for them. She is a nurse, so a logical...
Strap on your head lamp and ‘Race To The Moon’ along Kiski River
Roaring Run Watershed closes at dusk, but not on July 13. On this day, the darkness is when things get going. The seventh annual Roaring Run Race To The Moon 5K Run/Walk begins at 9 p.m. Held along the Kiski River in Apollo, it is a major fundraiser for the...
Living with Children: 12-year-old son thinking about suicide
Question: On several occasions over the last six months or so, our 12-year-old son has told us he’s been thinking about suicide. Apparently, he’s been the target of a couple of school bullies and sometimes feels like life is too much. We’ve talked to him, tried to help him express...
Civil War weekend slated at Historic Hanna’s Town
Historic Hanna’s Town, a recreation of Westmoreland County’s original 18th century county seat, will experience a time shift in late July as Civil War armies take over the Hempfield site. Visitors will discover the history of the War Between the States as reenactors settle in for a weekend encampment representing...
Around Western Pa., plenty of places for dogs, owners to dine togetherVideo
On a recent warm, summer afternoon, John and Rose Marie Burchett enjoyed a leisurely lunch in Ligonier with their Yorkshire terriers, Teddy, 8, and Bunny, 5. The Waterford couple — and their dogs — are regulars at Paws on Main, a “pet boutique” where the front porch doubles as a...
Trib garden columnists win national awards for their work
Tribune-Review garden columnists Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser have again received recognition for their work from a national gardening communications organization. The pair received a Silver Award for co-hosting “The Organic Gardeners” radio show in the 2019 GardenComm Media Awards, presented by Garden Communicators International. Editor of Everybody Gardens, Oster...
SAMA-Ligonier Valley garden party will have ‘Wonderland’ theme
A journey down the rabbit hole is planned for this year’s Garden Party at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. Guests are invited to get as mad as a hatter for the 18th annual fundraiser on July 27, this year with an “Alice in Wonderland” theme. The...
Lazy River, Cliffhangers remain closed at SandcastleVideo
This summer, Sandcastle’s Lazy River has been really lazy. The popular attraction, along with the water park’s Cliffhangers slides, have yet to open for the season. “In the off-season, we had such bad flooding, and then the water froze, which cracked the Lazy River’s fiberglass,” Tyler Saxon, sales and marketing...
Historic Hanna’s Town plans free admission on the Fourth of July
Admission will be free on July 4 at Historic Hanna’s Town, 809 Forbes Trail Road, Hempfield. In celebration of Independence day, the site will offer hourly tours, with the first one leaving at 11 a.m. and the final one at 3 p.m. Readings of the Declaration of Independence are scheduled...
Moon Township garden tour includes 2 sites with water features
The Moon Township Garden Tour is planned for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 6, featuring six gardens throughout the township. Two of the gardens have water features with koi fish. Cost for the tour is $10 in advance and $15 day of the tour. Pre-purchase is available at eventbrite.com. From 9...
Carnegie Science Center programs celebrate 1969 moon landing
Carnegie Science Center will celebrate the 50th anniversary of mankind’s “giant leap” — the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969 — with a summer of special programming. A new exhibition, “Sun, Earth, Universe,” features interactive exhibits and imagery to “connect visitors with current NASA science research and launch...
Moe Howard memorabilia auction tallies big nyuks — er, bucks
Proving the enduring appeal of the slap-you-silly comedy style of the Three Stooges, a recent auction of items from head Stooge Moe Howard’s personal collection raked in more than $1 million. The June 24-28 online auction, by Nate D. Sanders Auctions, resulted in the sale of more than 1,100 pieces...
Farm-to-table harvest dinner set in Ligonier
Loyalhanna Watershed Association and Ligonier Country Market are partnering in a harvest dinner at the Watershed’s Nimick Family Education Center, 6 Old Lincoln Highway West, Ligonier. The 6-8:30 p.m. Aug. 10 event is an annual summer feast served family style, planners state. A farm-to-table community dining experience, the meal will...
What to know: Pittsburgh’s fireworks frenzy on the FourthVideo
Pittsburgh will celebrate the Fourth of July in style again this year, from the 18th annual Heinz Field Fourth of July Celebration, featuring country singer Brandon Lay, to the EQT Flashes of Freedom. Be forewarned that the EQT event, staged at Point State Park, typically draws more than 50,000 people...
How the novelty pool float conquered Instagram
By the time spring rolls around, Brittany Goodman is already on the hunt for the perfect pool float. She peruses the Target aisles as well as small boutiques through April and May, determined to find her go-to float of the season. In 2016, it was a tube made to look...
Living with Children: Biological vs. adopted
Question: We have two married daughters, one of whom is adopted. The biological daughter has two children who, we recently discovered, have been told that it is wrong to call our adopted daughter “aunt so-and-so” because she is not really family. Nor, according to our biological daughter and son-in-law, is...
Should I ask my new boyfriend where our relationship is going?
Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Jan. 2, Jan. 5 and Feb. 27, 2005. Dear Carolyn: I have finally met a guy I really like. We have been seeing each other on and off for a couple of months. Should I ask where this relationship is going or...
Pride on display on 50th anniversary of Stonewall uprising
New York City is marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, days of unrest in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village that began with a police raid on a gay bar and catalyzed a sustained LGTBQ liberation movement. The streets outside the modern incarnation of the Stonewall Inn were blocked off Friday...
Western Pa. bakers out to set wedding cookie table world recordVideo
Never mind the cake, guests at weddings in Western Pennsylvania are far more interested in the cookie table. A tradition that can send wedding hosts — and bakeries — into a frenzy, the cookie table plays a starring role in regional weddings. It also will star in Monongahela’s upcoming 250th...
All-green woodland gardens can provide serenity
All-green gardens are becoming popular again as the centerpieces of monochromatic landscaping. The designs are appealing and restive, driven as they are by massed ferns, moss, leaves, bark, berries, rock and foliage combinations. They serve some practical purposes, too. “Cool, mossy and damp, small space woodland gardens bring a welcome...
