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Elwood Watson: Can the Miss America pageant survive in today’s culture?
Earlier this month, Grace Stanke, a 23-year-old nuclear engineering student from Wausau, Wis., was crowned Miss America 2023. Stanke is a beautiful, blond-haired woman who is obviously gifted in math and science. She was crowned by her predecessor, Emma Broyles, Miss Alaska, who became the first woman from her state...
Holy Family Parish celebrates Christmas with annual brunch
A Christmas brunch was held by Holy Family Parish at St. Joseph Church Hall in Verona and at Our Lady of Joy Church Hall in Plum on Christmas morning. Because of the pandemic, this was the first time since 2019 that the brunch was held in-house. In 2020 and 2021,...
North Hills Genealogists host Jan. 16 presentation about Civil War ancestors
North Hills Genealogists will host an online presentation on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. by Brian Rhinehart entitled, “I Have a Civil War Ancestor… Now What?” The event is free and open to the public. Civil War soldiers often left a rich genealogical paper trail. Many records are tucked away...
‘Women Talking’ review: A powerful, moving tribute to quiet strengthVideo
Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel “Women Talking” was inspired by a horrific real-life story: In a remote Mennonite colony in Bolivia, many girls and women were repeatedly and violently raped by men in the community, who would use an animal anesthetic to render the victims unconscious as they slept in their...
Sewickley’s Little Garden Club celebrates 100 years
The Little Garden Club of Sewickley celebrated its 100th Anniversary at its traditional Christmas luncheon on Dec. 8 at Allegheny Country Club. President Lauren McLeod opened the presentation by introducing the 100th Committee members — Fran Merryman, Nancy Hansen, Britt Eubanks, Elizabeth Sykes, Annie Gensheimer and Diane Meakem. The committee...
Damar Hamlin’s family releases statement thanking everyone for support
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin continues to receive treatment at University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Tuesday, and his family members expressed their thanks for support from around the NFL and beyond. “On behalf of our family, we want to express our sincere gratitude for the love and support shown...
East Deer Commissioners pass 2023 budget with no tax hike, have enough left over from ’22 to avoid loan
The East Deer Commissioners gave the township’s 2023 budget final approval Friday while officially closing the books on 2022. The real estate tax will remain at 4.9 mills to help fund East Deer’s $1.3 million budget. The only real change from the budget’s preliminary approval Dec. 1 was the $430,000...
Letter to the editor: We’re being gaslighted on Biden’s ‘success’
The false narrative that the Biden presidency has been a great success for Americans and America is possibly the biggest lie ever invented by a political party in U.S. history. From the contracting economy, rampant inflation, poor job and wage growth, foreign policy debacles, massive numbers of illegals, soaring crime...
Letter to the editor: Homeowner’s obscenity contrasts with neighbor’s generosity
I visited a super light display on Bernice Drive in North Huntingdon. Kudos to the folks who spend the time and effort to present this display each year and provide an opportunity to raise funds for a great cause. While enjoying the light show, my curiosity drew my eyes to...
Editorial: The bubble of higher education costs
Education is not just a building block of society. It is more than a public good and a public right. It is also a commodity. Like a new car or a house or a dozen eggs, a quality education above and beyond high school graduation is something many people pay...
The Stroller, Jan. 3, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Chili cook-off planned at Natrona Heights VFW Natrona Heights Veterans of...
Letter to the editor: Lest we forget — Apollo Police Officer Leonard C. Miller
Apollo police Officer Leonard C. Miller was a distinguished graduate of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Police Academy. He began his full-time tour of duty Jan. 1, 1980. Miller, the first Black police officer for Apollo, was killed at age 21 in the line of duty on Jan. 3, 1980....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 2, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 2A Section 2 Bishop Canevin 71, Nazareth Prep 58 Class A Section 3 Hillel Academy at St. Joseph, ppd. Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at New Castle,...
High school roundup for Jan. 2, 2023: Undefeated Lincoln Park girls win section opener
Maddie Syka scored 22 points to lead Lincoln Park to a 54-49 victory over West Allegheny in Section 4-5A girls basketball Monday night. It was the section opener for Lincoln Park (9-0, 1-0), which opened the season with eight nonsection wins. Ava Henke scored 16 points and Olivia Ginocchi had...
Brackenridge police chief fatally shot, Tarentum officer injured after pursuit
Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire was fatally shot Monday afternoon, leaving the community shaken after a two-day manhunt through several neighborhoods that culminated with the shooting death of the suspect. Tarentum police Officer Jordan Schrecengost suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during the confrontation but was in stable condition,...
Rose Bowl pregame: Nittany Lions pay tribute to the late Franco HarrisVideo
PASADENA, Calif. — Penn State’s football program paid tribute Monday to the late Franco Harris prior to the Rose Bowl game with Utah. Penn State head coach James Franklin walked off the team bus wearing a No. 34 jersey. That was Harris’ number during his time in State College. The...
Dick Polman: George Santos and the normalization of bald-faced lies
Decades ago, Holocaust scholar Hannah Arendt warned: “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, i.e., the reality of experience and the distinction between true and false, i.e., the standards of thought, no...
Derry grad Logan Patterson embarks on 1st season as college head coach for Mount Aloysius men’s volleyballVideo
Logan Patterson said coaching seemed to come naturally to him. Even as an older player during his days with the Derry and St. Francis (Pa.) volleyball teams, he said he always was trying to bring along the younger players. Patterson since has had several opportunities to do that in the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Ashley Smith, Greensburg Salem
Last year, Greensburg Salem’s girls basketball team rolled to a 9-1 start. Despite having only one loss, the team suffered its biggest in a game against Franklin Regional when sophomore center Kaitlyn Mankins suffered a season-ending injury. Mankins is back for her junior season, and senior point guard Ashley Smith...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Caity Stec, Springdale
Now that all the presents are unwrapped, high school basketball is back and ready to dig into section play. Springdale began the pre-holiday portion of its schedule by winning two of its first three games, and among the talented players on the roster is senior center and captain Caity Stec....
New W&J coach has Kiski Area grad Brayden Roscosky focused on PAC wrestling title, NCAAsVideo
When an athlete sets goals, he or she often looks to the accomplishments of predecessors. A number of wins. A time. A statistic. Some benchmark to keep in the crosshairs as motivation. Washington & Jefferson sophomore wrestler Brayden Roscosky doesn’t have to look far. The Kiski Area grad needs only...
Kiski Area’s Flanagan captures Pennsylvania Junior Gold Pin Club tournament title
Veronica Flanagan went into the Pennsylvania Junior Gold Pin tournament determined to take home the trophy. After finishing second in the tournament on three straight attempts, the Kiski Area sophomore knew what needed to be done. “My mindset was to walk out of there as the winner,” Flanagan said. “I...
Photo gallery: Penguins, Bruins take the ice for Winter Classic at Fenway Park
A hockey game broke out on a baseball field on Monday afternoon. The Pittsburgh Penguins faced off at 2 p.m. against the Boston Bruins in the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston. This was the sixth outdoor game the Penguins have participated in. They have been part of two...
Several hundred birders slough through rain to count thousands of birds, some rare
For the 123rd Christmas Bird Count, several hundred people scoured all types of habitats from Pittsburgh’s three rivers to the brushy fields of Hartwood Acres in Indiana Township. There are never enough boots on the ground for the longest-running community science project in the United States, said Jim Bonner, executive...
Bethel Park parents welcome year’s first Pittsburgh-area AHN baby
New parents Katherine and Anthony Rusch of Bethel Park welcomed a healthy baby boy, Braxton Rusch at 2:02 a.m. Jan. 1 at Allegheny Health Network’s Jefferson Hospital. He came in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce and just a little over 20 inches long, and is AHN’s first baby born in...
