Family day at the park
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April 14, 2022

Family day at the park

By Stacy Wolford

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent
Cindy Painter of Speers, Kayla Poling of Rostraver Township, holding her 9-month-old son Wyatt, and Brenden Jozefczyk, 17, of Speers took a short rest during their walk at Mingo Creek County Park on a beautiful, warm Wednesday evening.

 

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