Mon Valley DAR chapter
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
June 19, 2024
The June 8 combined meeting of Monongahela Valley Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and National Pike Chapter DAR was held at the Clubhouse Grille at the Cedarbrook Golf Course in Ros...
Granddaughters’ thong bikinis make waves at family gathering
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June 18, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I have two granddaughters and four grandsons. My granddaughters, ages 19 and 20, wear thong bikinis at family swim events in front of their dad, grandpa, uncles and cousins. I believe this ...
Manager doesn’t want to punish close employee
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
June 18, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a customer service manager at a retail store, and I have been receiving complaints from customers about one of my employees being slow and unhelpful. The challenging part is that ...
Marchich – 25th
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ANNIVERSARIES
June 18, 2024
Ted and Cheryl Marchich of Fallowfield Township are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary today. The couple married June 19, 1999, on their farm by the late Rev. Jim Linn. Ted is a retired truck ...
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June 18, 2024
• Mon Valley Coin Club meeting, VFW Post 1409, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela, 7 p.m. • Free concert featuring Matt Barranti Band, Plum Street, Elizabeth, 6 p.m., held by Elizabeth Area Redevelopment Co...
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The 2024 Renzie market opens Thursday
June 18, 2024
The Fallowfield Township real estate tax office will be open from 9 a.m. to noon today and Thursday for payments at discount. The office is closed Friday. From June 24-28, payments will be accepted fr...
The pursuit of happiness and good health
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ACHIEVING WELLNESS WITH DR. EMILIO GALIS, DPT
June 17, 2024
Doesn’t the Declaration of Independence say that we are endowed with rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? What is happiness? Because it sure seems like society has lost it. I think we...
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HONOR ROLLS
June 17, 2024
The following students were named to Bentworth Middle School’s 2023-24 third trimester honor roll: Grade 8 High honors Hayleigh Bernett, Gabriel Ewedosh, Kylee Kalb, Addison Pysh, Kaitlyn Scarborough,...
Flirty manager makes work less and less comfortable
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June 17, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I am single, never married. A male manager at my job is divorced. After a few weeks at the job, I realized we were both single. I have been here for about a year. This manager is flirty and...
Roommate refuses to help with shared chores
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
June 17, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: My roommate and I have been living together for about six months now, and while things were fine at first, we’ve recently started fighting over the chores in our apartment. The main is...
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Farmer market open at West Newton center
June 17, 2024
Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish will conduct a Family Fun Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Michael Church, 101 Mc-Lay Drive, Elizabeth. Games, live music, car cruise, food trucks and a coo...
Child’s crafts and gifts pile up around the house
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June 16, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I have a 4-year-old daughter. She spends time at her grandma’s house and does arts and crafts projects there. When my MIL drops her off, she brings the project to our house. We enjoy seeing...
HUMAN SERVICES AWARD
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June 14, 2024
Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services Inc. (SPHS) received the Recovery- Friendly Workplace Award during the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission (AICDAC) 2024 Recovery Hub Confere...
IN THE MILITARY
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June 14, 2024
Charleroi native Sgt. First Class Anthony S. Armstrong was recently promoted to master sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves. He entered the U.S. Army in January 2008 and attended Basic Combat Training b...
After weight loss, mom struggles to feel confident
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June 14, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have lost around 200 pounds over the past two years. It hasn’t been an easy journey at all because I have done it all naturally. As a mom of three, I gained a significant amount of w...
Business relationship clouds couple’s response to affair
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June 14, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have a friend, “Sophie,” who is cheating on her husband of 25 years. Of course, this is not our business. But now, unbeknownst to her husband, she has incorporated her love...
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Free Indeed Ministry holding Father’s Day worship service
June 14, 2024
Owl Craft Customs 3D printed articulated sensory toys will be at the Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. Accepted forms of payment...
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MONDAY
June 14, 2024
• Bingo night, Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department, 130 Baird St., Monongahela, doors open at 5:30 p.m., early birds, 7 p.m. • Dress for Success Pittsburgh hosts free event to provide women wit...
Why dad jokes crack us up: The surprising psychology explained
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By By ERIN DOONER For the AP 
June 13, 2024
Ever told your dad, “Dad, I’m hungry,” only to get the response “Hi Hungry, I’m Dad”? If so, you’ve experienced a classic groan-worthy, eye-roll-inducing, reallyshould- have-seen-it-coming, so-bad-it’...
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Passes available for free admission to museums
June 13, 2024
Belle Vernon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 699 will hold a meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday at the post on Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon. Westmoreland County libraries have partnered with five county mus...