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Center in the Woods,
June 13, 2024
Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)
Aging couple contemplates long-distance relocation
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June 13, 2024
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are contemplating moving across the country to be near our daughters. We have lived in our home for 45 years. We are both active and in very good health, but unlike many of...
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By By MANDYAPPLEGATE For the AP 
June 12, 2024
Most don’t pay attention to these pests until you are bitten and left with a red, itchy mark. Besides being a nuisance, mosquitoes have shaped the course of human history through the spread of mosquit...
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
June 12, 2024
The Charleroi Goldenagers met at noon May 2 at the Charleroi American Legion Hall with 72 members in attendance. President Sam Marraccini opened the meeting with the flag pledge and singing of “God Bl...
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Carnegie library to celebrate Juneteenth
June 12, 2024
The First Christian Church of Charleroi, 61 Walnut Ridge Road, Charleroi, is hosting a craft/vendor show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There is no admission charge, and the church is handicap acces...
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June 12, 2024
• American Legion Auxiliary Unit 212, Donora, meeting, at the post on Meldon Avenue, Donora, 6:45 p.m. • Strawberry festival, Penn Highlands Mon Valley Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center,...
Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘West Side Story’ delivers delightful version of a classic
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By By ALEXIS PAPALIA Trib Total Media 
June 12, 2024
Tuesday night saw the opening of Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera’s production of a titan in the canon of American musicals: “West Side Story.” And this production will delight any fan of the show. Openin...
Reader wants to keep the peace at wedding
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
June 12, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: Is it OK not to invite my foster parents to my wedding because my biological parents think they’re racist? My biological parents, who are Black, feel uncomfortable around my white fost...
News of pregnancy likely to make waves among group
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June 12, 2024
DEAR ABBY: For a long time, I thought I was unable to have children. My doctors told me it would be a difficult process and my chances were low due to chronic illnesses I live with. I have accepted th...
Mon Valley Community FCU announces Volunteers Memorial Scholarship winners
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June 12, 2024
For the MVI The Mon Valley Community Federal Credit Union announced the recipients of its Volunteers Memorial Scholarship for 2024. The scholarship program exemplifies the unwavering commitment to fos...
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June 12, 2024
The following students were named to the Frazier Middle School honor roll for the fourth nine-weeks of the 2023-24 year: Grade 8 Highest honors Clea Bozek, Shelia Clark, Martin Diamond, Emmett Erdely,...
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HONOR ROLLS
June 12, 2024
The following students were named to the 2023-24 fourth nine-weeks honor roll at Frazier High School in Perryopolis: Grade 12 Highest honors Brock Alekson, Faith Bachinski, Gregory Beal III, Samantha ...
Father’s Day gift ideas for all kinds of dads
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By By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer 
June 11, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Whether you go big, small or DIY, there are lots of ways to please dad on Father’s Day. Homemade cards and drawings, and things made of clay or popsicle sticks, are evergreen options f...
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Monessen No. 2 VFD to host hoagie sale
June 11, 2024
California High School Class of 1966 will hold its monthly luncheon meeting 1 p.m. Friday at Rosie’s Anchor Bar and Grille in New Eagle. Monessen Hilltop Volunteer Fire Department No. 2 will hold a ho...
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June 11, 2024
• White Oak Senior Activities group meets for coffee hour, White Oak Community Center, 1798 Lower Heckman Drive, 9:30 a.m. • “Happy Father’s Day” special, buy a gift, get one item free of equal or les...
Parents ready for adult son to move out
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
June 11, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: How do I politely kick my son out of the house? My 24-year-old son lives with me and my husband in Phoenix. He recently graduated college and doesn’t want to leave our house, even thou...
Wife prepares to run off with husband’s best man
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June 11, 2024
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to “George” for 35 years. I was pregnant when I married. We had dated only five months. We came from families that believed you had to “do the right thing” and get marri...
Father’s Day gift ideas for all types of dads
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June 11, 2024
Metro Creative Services This Father’s Day, families will gather to thank dads for all they do. Gifts often are part of Father’s Day celebrations, and here’s a list of gift ideas for dads with various ...
Trade ties for T-bones this Father’s Day
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By By TRINA KRUG For the AP 
June 11, 2024
As Father’s Day approaches, many are rethinking the traditional gifts that accompany the celebration of dads everywhere. Neckties, once the go-to present, are being set aside in favor of something tha...