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Hoist a glass, first Loyalhanna Brewfest on tap
Loyalhanna Watershed Association will host its inaugural Loyalhanna Brewfest at the Watershed Farm, 6 Old Lincoln Highway, Ligonier, from 5-8 p.m. June 22. The outdoor festival will feature local craft breweries, food vendors and live entertainment from State College band Velveeta. “As all nonprofits, we try to come up with...
Family shares memories of Flight 93 attendant
Family members of Lorraine Bay, one of five flight attendants aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, will speak at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Stoystown, Somerset County, this weekend. Ed Root and his daughter, Emily Schenkel, will participate in the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial’s...
Hey dad: Have a Smiley Cookie on Father’s Day
Give dad a smile this Father’s Day. Eat’n Park Restaurants, known for the Smiley Cookie, are giving one free cookie to all dads on Sunday. Select locations will also offer a Father’s Day Brunch Buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $10.49. Eat’n Park is celebrating 70 years. It’s...
Out & About: Hat luncheon guests parade their fanciest chapeaus
Although hats are not the essential fashion accessory they once were, they still have their fans. Some of those fans, not surprisingly, were in attendance at the 18th annual Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Hat Luncheon, held June 8 at Greensburg Country Club. Jill Briercheck says friends call her “the hat lady,”...
Out & About: Westmoreland Croquet Club hosts annual tournamentVideo
Few sounds are as satisfying as the thwack of the croquet mallet against the wooden ball — especially when it sends your ball through the wicket and simultaneously launches your opponent’s ball to kingdom come. Plenty of thwacks, with accompanying cheers and groans, were heard across the Westmoreland County Community...
Out & About: Hospital auxiliary honors scholarship recipients
The mission of the Westmoreland Hospital Auxiliary is to support Excela Health in its goal of “improving the health and well-being of every life we touch.” Part of that involves helping aspiring health care professionals to fund their educations through scholarships. The auxiliary hosted it annual scholarship luncheon June 5...
Travel tip: AARP survey says Baby Boomers are on the move
Baby Boomers aren’t just sitting at home watching the grass grow. An AARP survey of 2019 Boomer travel plans revealed these tidbits: • Boomers surveyed expect to take four or five trips this year, with half traveling in the U.S. only and half traveling domestically and abroad. • Their travel...
Flavor-packed chicken tacos can be made in your Dutch oven
Braising in a Dutch oven is often used for long, slow cooking, but it’s also well suited for quick weeknight-friendly dinners like this flavor-packed chicken taco filling. We built a savory, well-balanced braising base with smoky chipotle in adobo, aromatic garlic and cilantro, bright and acidic orange juice, and savory...
My wife is secretive about her past life and relationships
Dear Carolyn: Is it odd when your spouse doesn’t want to share details about her life from before you met? I’ve been an open book about myself from the beginning and she has been rather secretive, even lying about previous relationships. She lets slip insights about previous experiences and when...
Living with Children: The age of emancipation
When children were raised, reared or simply brought up, they emancipated “on time.” Upon high school graduation, children went to college, into the military or became employed. Some, like my wife and myself, got married before they could vote. Those were the days when young people still wanted to leave...
Flying well with kids takes more than a wing and a prayer
If you’re flying somewhere with young kids this summer, you deserve a medal. Few things seem to irk fellow passengers like babies, toddlers and their parents. According to surveys done by Expedia.com, seat kickers and inattentive parents rank up there with aromatic passengers (those who lack in hygiene or overindulge...
Learn how to care for garlic, make your harvest
If you planted garlic in your garden last fall and have pretty much ignored the plants for the last several months, it’s time to start paying attention to them again. Garlic is a fairly trouble-free crop that’s easy to grow, but it does require proper care. Early summer means it’s...
Muhammad Ali’s Pa. training camp opens to the public
The rustic Pennsylvania training camp where Muhammad Ali prepared for some of his most famous fights has undergone an elaborate restoration, opening to the public Saturday as a shrine to the heavyweight icon’s life and career. The famed Deer Lake camp was in disrepair when California real estate investor Mike...
Pittsburgh Symphony hires second violinist
Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez was hired as a member of the second violin section for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. After spending this season on a one-year appointment, he won the audition for the 2019-2020 season. Sergiani-Velázquez has performed with the Borromeo Quartet in Boston, and regularly tours with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra,...
Crafts and fire truck highlight Ligonier Country Market
In addition to shopping for fruits, vegetables, baked goods and crafts, visitors to Saturday’s Ligonier Country Market can learn about Ligonier Volunteer Hose Company No. 1’s Tower 43. Tower 43 is one of the most recognized pieces of fire apparatus in the Ligonier Valley, market officials say. It was constructed...
World’s first 360-degree rooftop infinity pool to open atop London skyscraper
Now you can cheat death … and feel quite refreshed doing it. A UK-based pool manufacturer, Compass Pools, has announced plans to build a 360-degree infinity pool atop a 55-story skyscraper in London. It would be the world’s first such pool. The company says the 58,500-gallon pool would be made...
National Doughnut Day is hole-y day of obligationVideo
It’s Friday, and it’s National Doughnut Day. Go ahead, start the weekend on a sweet note. The salute to the popular ring of pastry is held on the first Friday of each June, honoring the Salvation Army Lassies, the women who served doughnuts to soldiers during wartime. Some doughnut outlets...
4 simple steps toward a healthier home
Can your home help you get healthier? Interior designers say clients don’t just want help creating a more beautiful home anymore. They want to create living spaces where they will cook healthier foods, breathe healthier air and improve overall wellness. Here, three interior design experts — Jon Call of Palm...
30+ restaurants where kids can eat free (or at a discount)
No school, no homework and no stress, right? Summertime is all about giving kids time to let loose, but unfortunately you’re probably still working, and kids inevitably end up bored and whiny. When that happens, sometimes all you need to make everyone happy is a quick trip to their favorite...
Greensburg Garden Center offers ‘inspirational’ garden tour
Going on a garden tour is a little bit like picking from Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. Or, more accurately, what you’ll see when you pull up at a featured home. That’s part of the fun, says Mary Ann Artman, chairwoman of...
How to handle poor cucumber pollination
Question: Last year we had trouble with our cucumber plants. They didn’t really form many cucumbers. We had a lot of flowers and the vines were quite large and seemed healthy, but we only had two or three cucumbers from each plant. We’ve never had this problem before. Was it...
Flavor of hot peppers makes them worth the heat (usually)
May 31 was the last day I would be working with KDKA-TV personality Jon Burnett. We spent the past 16 years on television together, and that day I would be saying goodbye on the air. Over the years, some of our most memorable segments revolved around hot peppers. Jon is...
Inner Groove Brewing in Verona promises suds and sounds
A new brewhouse in Verona promises to be the place for sounds and suds. Inner Groove Brewing along East Railroad Avenue is expected to open at noon on June 15 with eight beers on tap. It’s located in a former interior design shop near the borough building and owned by...
Kids can bait a hook for the annual Burrell Lake fishing derby
Someone once said, “Good things come to those who bait.” That definitely could be the case at Burrell Lake Park on June 8, as kids 15 and younger are invited to bait a hook for the annual Kids’ Fishing Derby. Registration is 7:30-9 a.m., with free fishing from 9-11 a.m....
Mystery object found in Outer Banks briefly stumps experts
Some strange stuff ends up on the beach in the Outer Banks. This thing had the experts scratching their heads. The staff at Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina took to Facebook for help identifying an unusual item that a visitor found on the shore. The cluster of bony...
