100 reasons  to be thankful
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November 22, 2023

100 reasons to be thankful

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEFF OLIVER

For the MVI

This is the season we all choose to be more thankful for what we have in our lives. Not only with Thanksgiving, but also the Christmas season tends to make us feel a little warmer inside. For the Falbo family, there is much more to be thankful for. The matriarch of the family, Bruna Falbo, is turning 100 on Dec. 1. To mark the rare milestone, she will be having not one, but two celebrations.

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