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HONOR ROLLS
April 24, 2025
The following students were named to the 2024-25 third-quarter honor roll at Belle Vernon Area Middle School: Grade 8 Highest honors Emily Elise Bird, Cason James Blair, Ella Joy Braden, Finley Scarle...
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April 24, 2025
• Earth Day $2 bag sale, Care & Share thrift store, California United Methodist Church, 227 Third St., California, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Designs by Rochelle (gemstone bracelets) Penn Highlands Mon Valley...
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BV Library Friends to meet
April 24, 2025
The Dignity Robes group will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 1 Park Manor Road, Donora. New participants are welcome to join this project for breast cancer patients. ...
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
April 24, 2025
The monthly meeting of Valley Garden Club was held on April 10 at Lynnwood Lutheran Church in Washington Township. Nineteen members were in attendance. President Roxanne Huss presided and led the flag...
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April 24, 2025
Mom devastated by daughter’s intended wedding plans
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April 23, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Alexa,” is breaking my heart. She’s engaged to a nice enough man she’s been with for five years, but she has cast aside every single wedding tradition that’s important ...
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April 23, 2025
• Innovations in Medicine: “Carbs are not the enemy,” free event featuring Karen Pritts, MS, RDN, CDCES, LDN, clinical nutrition diabetes director at Penn Highlands Mon Valley, 1160 Country Club Rd., ...
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Rostraver Lions beginning
April 23, 2025
Designs by Rochelle will sell gemstone bracelets in the lobby of Penn Highlands Mon Valley, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The event is sponsored by and benef...
Slow, simple and homemade: A cottagecore kitchen revival
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By By LAURA SAMPSON For the AP 
April 23, 2025
Nearly 1 in 3 millennials say butter dishes, French doors and even old-style teapots are making a comeback in their homes. Interest in cottagecore, driven by a desire for simpler times and embraced by...
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April 22, 2025
• Bellmar High School Class of 1960 luncheon meeting, By George, Monessen, noon. • Apple Harvest Barbecue Truck, (ribs, pulled pork, brisket, chicken, macaroni and cheese and more) Penn Highlands Mon ...
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Bunco Party being held at St. Sebastian Church
April 22, 2025
Mon Valley Paws will sponsor a hoagie sale from 10 a.m. to sellout Saturday at the corner of Monessen and Grand boulevards in Monessen, across from Bart’s Amoco. For more information, call 724-493-830...
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April 22, 2025
Break Out Brunch Favorites for Spring Celebrations
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April 19, 2025
FAMILY FEATURES Deck your kitchen, dining room or patio with bright decor and fun, festive springtime frills – brunch season is here. Whether your weekend morning meal is shared with that special some...
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April 19, 2025
Mini Banana Rice Pancakes Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 2 1 cup Minute Brown Rice & Quinoa 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 te...
Bourbon-plumped currants enhance the flavor of hot cross buns for Easter
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By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Christopher Kimball's Milk Street 
April 19, 2025
Hot cross buns are an Easter specialty with a light, enriched crumb that’s studded with currants and flavored with a gentle mix of warm spices and a hint of citrus. While some versions are drizzled wi...
Cheerful dessert brings smiles to Easter celebrations
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April 19, 2025
Metro Creative Services The fresh, bright flavor of lemon can bring a cheery ambiance to any occasion when it makes an appearance in delicious recipes. Lemon essence seems ripe for spring and summer e...
Lomper – the flavorful hotdog bun of Norway
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OUT OF THE FRYING PAN
April 19, 2025
While my husband and I enjoy a wide variety of cuisines, we both grew up in meat and potato households. My default meal when I don’t really feel much like planning is still a slab of meat and a vegeta...
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Care & Share store to observe Earth Day
April 19, 2025
The McKeesport Al-Anon group will meet at noon Tuesday at Beulah Park United Methodist Church on Grandview Avenue. Al-Anon is a support and educational group for relatives and friends of problem drink...