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September 6, 2025
• Barbecued pork chop dinner, (includes two pork chops, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw for $15 or sausage sandwich with peppers and onions with sides of baked beans and coleslaw for $11) Belle Ve...
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September 6, 2025
• Monongahela Mary & Martha Joy Fellowship meeting, The Christian Center, 130 Charity Lane, Rostraver Township, 7 p.m. • VFW Post 1409 meeting, at the post, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela, 7 p.m. • Wing...
Little Free Library comes to Stockdale thanks to local student
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September 5, 2025
Shady Side Academy freshman Brooke Henderson had the little library installed. For the MVI At just 15 years old, Brooke Henderson, a freshman at Shady Side Academy, is already making a lasting impact ...
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September 5, 2025
Carly Wyne of Elizabeth graduated from Washburn University, Topeka, Kan., with the summer 2025 graduating class. Carly graduated with a degree in disagnostic medical sonography.
Elderly couple receive a bold request from their son
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September 5, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am an 80-year-old man who is recently retired and in relatively good health. My wife is about the same. We recently received a request from our son, who is 50, for his share of the inheri...
Uncle has high expectations for his kids
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
September 5, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My “Uncle Ron” raised his son and daughter all alone, and I think it was a struggle for him. Over the years, he put affection on the back burner and became results-driven. He did his b...
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Elizabeth chorus seeking new members
September 5, 2025
Saints Joachim and Anne Parish will present a six-week series of adult faith formation programs. Participants will learn about the power and purpose of the sacraments, and discover how these fonts of ...
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September 5, 2025
• Rummage sale, in conjunction with West Newton Community Festival, Christ Lutheran Church, 302 Vine St., West Newton, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Paws in the Park, presented by Mon Valley Paws, (pet contest, ...
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Center in the Woods,
September 5, 2025
Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)
Mon Yough Chorale looking for singers
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2025
A local choir is looking for new members who love to sing for its upcoming performance season. The Mon Yough Chorale, a highly regarded community ensemble, is a non-sectarian group of singers. They pe...
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September 4, 2025
The Manderino Library Gallery at PennWest California will host Understanding Animals/Understanding Ourselves, an exhibition curated by Dr. Cindy Persinger, professor of art history at Pennsylvania Wes...
Couple’s sex life has changed after medical procedure
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September 4, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My wife is the love of my life. She is, and always has been, my dream girl. We used to have sex three or four times a week, but since her hysterectomy, she no longer desires sex. She’s OK w...
Husband is convinced spouse cheated
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
September 4, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband and I are going through a rough patch, and I just don’t know what to do. He seems to believe that I am cheating on him. This all started one night when I returned home prett...
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Belle Vernon VFC to hold
September 4, 2025
American Legion Post 659 will hold its monthly meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the North Belle Vernon Social Hall, 545 Broad Ave. Fred Cox/Joe Montana landmark event in Monongahela postponed The leadership...
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September 4, 2025
• Senior Expo, hosted by state Rep. Andrew Kuzma, Boston Spectrum, 6001 Smithfield St., Elizabeth Township, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Early-bird rummage sale, Christ Lutheran Church, 302 Vine St., West Newt...
Parents punish teen because of her sexual orientation
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September 3, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am freshman in high school, and I live with my stepmother and father. They are great parents to me and my little brother but very homophobic. I love going to church with them, but I have ...
Depressed reader gets angry at clueless friend
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September 3, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been struggling with what feels like depression. I’ve never experienced these long periods of sadness, isolation and laziness before, but for the past year, I’ve been in a seaso...
Forgotten memories spark trip to Czech Republic
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GUEST COLUMN
September 3, 2025
Growing up in the 1960s, I was surrounded by World War II veterans. Most of my older male relatives and neighbors were veterans. The funny thing about this was they very seldom talked about the war. M...
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September 3, 2025
• All housewares are 50% off, Care & Share thrift store, California United Methodist Church, 227 Third St., 6 to 8 p.m. • Long Branch Sportsmen’s Club meeting, at the clubhouse, 44 Sphar St., 7:30 p.m...