Dan Speicher stories, Page 2

REO Speedwagon kicked off Monday night at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg with “Don’t Let Him Go”. The crowd cheered as they took the stage, and began to quietly sing along with the band....

After eight weeks of classroom work, 22 members of the Ligonier Valley Middle School Outdoors Club finally got onto the water as their Learn to Fly Fish program came to an end. Headed by Outdoors Club faculty member Ryan Podlucky, and with help from the Forbes Road Chapter of Trout...

Each week aspiring artists gather at the Latrobe Art Center for instruction and friendship. On Thursday, the watercolor class led by instructor Elmer Knizner, 86, of Youngwood, worked on painting a scenic road leading to a farm. According to Knizner, the class typically works on one painting per week, but...

It’s not every day that competitors get the chance to train with national judges in their dicipline. For Sara Kamerer of Murrysville, this weekend was an opportunity to get high-quality instruction while learning more about what dressage judges are looking for during a round of competition. The artistic, Olympic sport...

Nearly a dozen children gathered Wednesday at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library for Story Time with Therapy Dogs. The weekly story hour featured Cindy Porterfield and Rylee, her two-year-old German Shepherd from Youngwood Top Dog Therapy Dogs. The children spent time playing with Rylee before librarian Rose Eckman read three...

Tom Theis is huddled over a workbench, delicately repairing a Cartier wristwatch. One hand holds a screwdriver, the other uses a pair of tweezers to keep the screwdriver turning straight as he twists in screws — so small that if they fell on the ground, they might never be found....

After years of hosting pop-up Worn Wear events, Patagonia on Friday brought its clothing repair and exchange program to Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion. The crew will remain at the resort, its last stop on the East Coast tour, through Sunday. Beyond repairing articles of clothing from any brand...

Making jewelry from beads is a hobby for some. For Nettie Wray, 47, of Ligonier, it has helped her heal. Wray began crafting with beads after an accident left her unable to continue her job as a truck driver. She found the craft gave her a renewed sense of value...

Holy Ascension of Our Lord Serbian Orthodox Church, which has stood in Youngwood for more than a century, celebrated Christmas on Monday — as Orthodox Christians who follow the Julian calendar marked Christmas on Jan. 7. There is a 13-day difference between the Julian calendar, which was introduced under the...