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THE LEGEND NEXT DOOR
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MOUNTAIN VIEWS Cathi Gerhard Williams
Summertime Well Spent I had one of those childhoods that probably plays back in my mind like a nice, nostalgic paperback novel or several episodes of The Waltons. I grew up on a farm over the hill from Keystone State Park, in what used to be mostly farmland and forest that was never quite sure if it belonged to Derry or Latrobe. We had a Derry address and a Latrobe phone number. We had a view of Derry against the Chestnut Ridge, could see the Laurel Mountain just beyond it, and knew that Ligonier was somewhere in between. Greensburg was considered the faraway big city you had to drive to just to shop at the very cosmopolitan Greengate Mall. I didn’t spend very much of my summer time at Keystone because we had our own pond on the farm, and woods to explore next door. Sometimes we would play with our neighbors, the Edmundson brothers who lived down the road, and end up pretty close to the park when we rode horses or just wandered off too far. But we could fish and camp anytime we wanted – in the summer our farm was like a private, rustic resort. Shoes were optional on Gerhard Mountain. Even so, we always looked forward to weekends spent at my grandparents’ cabins in the northern part of the state. They each took the whole rustic experience one step farther. My father’s parents had a place in Cross Fork, PA in the middle of state forest lands. It was a genuine log cabin in the mountains with all the amenities
of home. We had electricity, plumbing, a screened-in porch, a full kitchen and sleeping loft. I remember it was a special year when the men in my family put in a new shower room. When we visited this cabin, we spent our days fishing and swimming in Kettle Creek, walking to the top of the mountain to sign the hiker’s book, crossing the rope bridge over and over, reading and just relaxing. And every night you had
to be sure to put the garbage cans in OR as far away from the house as possible because the black bears came down to visit. In contrast, was the camp in Tionesta, PA on my mother’s side. Her parents owned a small, old fishing cottage along the Allegheny River with no running water. But it did have electricity so my Grammy could tune in her afternoon soap operas on a portable B/W TV, and then spank everyone at cards each night around the table. If you needed water to do dishes or wash, you had to pump it up outside at the well. And even better, if you had to go
to the bathroom at night, you scrambled out of the bunkbeds and found the flashlight, then walked the spooky path to the outhouse, trying not to think about snakes and other creatures imagined in the dark. Both places are still in the family, but now I have my own camp at the lake for my kids. I hope they find time a little slower there and spend it well. I want them to know the happy world I once knew. After years of living in the suburbs as an adult, I grew to realize what I missed most about my childhood. It was the freedom to relax, the time to explore, and the enthusiasm to appreciate the world around me. Time moves a lot slower when you’re young. I can’t seem to stop the rest of the world, but every summer I can take the time to do the things that still make it feel a little more at ease. I can be a part of it again, rather than a machine raging against it.
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I’ll row my boat early in the morning before the speedboats hit the water; I’ll catch some fish and cook them over a fire I build myself; I’ll hang up my clothes to dry outside and breathe in the freshness of the air that just blew through them; I’ll read a book in a hammock under a tree instead of browsing the internet on my computer; I’ll take that long walk down whatever path gives me the most time to play and think. And when summer ends, I’ll put on my shoes and come back.
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CONTRIBUTORS - SUMMER 2005 (Volume II, Issue 3)
The Laurel Mountain Post is a quarterly publication of biffBOOcommunication designed to focus on the people, places and events at the heart of Westmoreland County in western Pennsylvania. We print stories about real people and their daily lives; feature local merchants, craftsmen and professionals; present short pieces of art & literature; and never lose sight of what makes this area a great place to call home.
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You can take the man out of Latrobe, but you can’t take Latrobe out of the man. Several weeks ago, as summer was just starting to grace the Laurel Highlands, the best senior golfers in the world made their way to Ligonier and the Laurel Valley Golf Club. Several times before, professional golf has been played on the picturesque club set in our backyards, but this time it just seemed different to organizers, volunteers and players alike. Their host would not only be the Laurel Highlands community, but one of the greatest golfers who has ever played the game – Arnold Palmer. Fans of golf are no strangers to Arnold Palmer. They have watched him for years with his signature swing and grace on the course, and know him as a sporting legend. Arnold Palmer was born in Latrobe, PA in 1929 to the delight of his parents, Deacon and Doris. Since his father worked at the Latrobe Country Club, Arnold was exposed to the game of golf early in his youth. At the young age of four, Arnold began playing with a cut down set of clubs. It wasn’t long before he was beating older players . . . and the rest, as they say, is “history.”
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer’s legend as one of the premiere athletes of his time grew as the championships and titles piled up (92 to be exact!). However, during a remarkable career that took Arnold all over the globe, he was involved in many commercial and philanthropic projects that continue to impact the Laurel Highlands. The most visible is his involvement in local business— there aren’t many people who have traveled Route 30 in the Latrobe area and not seen Arnold Palmer Motors. For years the car dealership has been successful and well respected in the community, and Arnold is still the principal owner. Through this business, Arnold has helped the local economy greatly.
THE LEGEND NEXT DOOR by Jim Kasperik and Drew Williams
In addition to business, Arnold has given back to the area through his considerable charitable works. As a long-time member of the board of directors of Latrobe Hospital, Arnold has been instrumental in improving the quality of health care in the area. In the process of working with the hospital he not only utilized his business mind, but his sporting abilities as well. For six years starting in 1992, Arnold helped stage a major fund raising event – a golf skins match – that raised money for the hospital. Golfers such as Tiger Woods, John Daly, Tom Lehman and Davis Love III participated because, as they said, “When Arnie calls, we come.” These fundraising 4 - LAUREL MOUNTAIN POST
efforts led to the development of the Latrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation. In addition, in 2003 Arnold’s philanthropic work was again recognized with the naming and dedication of the Arnold Palmer Pavilion – a cancer center located in Greensburg, PA. [For more about the center and cancer prevention, see page 21]
In today’s sports world, it is rare to find the blend of athletic ability and personal grace that Arnold Palmer has defined for decades. On the golf course, he has the reputation of being a fierce and honorable competitor, and the well-deserved title as one of the game’s greatest players. But in his hometown of Latrobe, Arnold Palmer is known as just about one of the nicest, down-to-earth guys anyone could have the pleasure to meet. Whether shooting another birdie, chairing an important charity event, or playing with the family dog, Mulligan, Arnold Palmer epitomizes all that is good and honorable in both sports and society. Mr. Palmer was gracious enough to talk with the Laurel Mountain Post‘s Drew Williams shortly after the 66th Senior PGA Championship at Laurel Valley Golf Club in June. _____________________________ LMP: We would really like to thank you for giving us this opportunity to do this short interview with you. Mr. Palmer:
Yes, OK.
LMP: First of all, you have been one of the most recognizable athletes in the world for decades . . . when you were on tour, when you were traveling all over the world, besides your family and your church, what did you miss most about being away from the Latrobe area? Mr. Palmer: Oh, I suppose because I’ve lived here all my life, I enjoy just everything about it . . . the weather, the environment, the people, my friends who live here, and, you know, I can’t think of any things that I don’t enjoy. Of course I’m not sure I enjoy the slush and snow, but the rest of it is all a great, great thing for me.
LMP: I can appreciate that. I grew up in McKeesport. Mr. Palmer:
(laughing) Right.
LMP: How do you think the area has changed since your first championship to, let’s say, this last Senior PGA? How do you think the Latrobe area has grown over the years? Mr. Palmer: Well, I think that’s probably one of the more attractive things about the area. It has grown rather modestly over the years. When I travel to other places in the world, and I see the rapid growth and the population changes, it’s nice to see the things that have not changed in Latrobe and in this area. They’ve stayed pretty much the same. Of course, we all have experienced certain growth, but I think that this area has seen a very modest growth. LMP: Is there anything that maybe you’re sorry to see has gone, that time has just passed by?
that you feel most passionate about? Mr. Palmer: Well, of course, Latrobe Area Hospital, which has been the target of the foundation and of course many people’s generosity to provide a community hospital that is second to none, and we’re very pleased with that. And in Florida, of course, the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women is certainly one of my very favorite activities. And then, of course, I am now involved in the Prostate Cancer Foundation along with the Palmer Pavilion, which is here at Mountain View and doing a wonderful job of treating people who are not very fortunate, who have problems. That kind of thing is something that is ongoing with me. LMP: You have received countless awards and honors from Sports Illustrated, Sportsman of the Year, being a charter member of the Golf World Hall of Fame, to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. But ultimately, what do you want the people of your hometown to be most proud of when they call Arnold Palmer a native son?
Mr. Palmer: Well, I’m not sure that the things Mr. Palmer: Oh, I just that are not here are hope that I’ve been good that big a deal. You to them, and that my know, golf has remained relationships with the much the same over the locals have been as good Arnold Palmer shares a laugh with his years, the general atmoas it was when I was born caddie, Cori Britt, on Hole #12 of the 66th sphere of Latrobe and here, and have lived here Senior PGA at Laurel Valley on June 3. the area has remained most of my life. reasonably consistent over the years. And of course I like that, and LMP: Well, most people think of you as a sports that’s part of what I like about the area. icon, a legend. If you could just convince people that Arnold Palmer is a regular guy, what would LMP: For decades your fans have been known you say? as Arnie’s Army. If you could mobilize that army and give them a piece of advice today, what would Mr. Palmer: Well, I would say “thank you.” I you say? was in a local bar the other day, and one guy just said, “Hey Arnie, how ‘bout a drink?” Mr. Palmer: Well, that’s a difficult question. That’s the way it is. The army has been very supportive of me, so that in itself is something that I’m very grateLMP: My son is six years old, and he wants to ful for. I suppose that I would like to see them take up golf. I’m going to try to teach him, and I’ll keep things much the same as they’ve been probably do it poorly. But what do you think that over all those years. It’s been very pleasant the game of golf could teach a young boy or a and nice for me . . . and of course one of the young girl? reasons that I still do all the things I do is the fact that they have been so supportive. Mr. Palmer: Well, I think it would teach them just about everything. I feel like one of the LMP: And part of that support, I think, goes begreat things that happens to me is that I’ve yond just that you’re a great athlete. You’re so learned through golf that I can play a round well-known for your humanitarian efforts, for your of golf with someone and almost tell you what charity work . . . is there any charitable effort that person is like. And I think that’s one of
Family dog, Mulligan, takes a break at the Latrobe offices of Arnold Palmer Enterprises.
the things that I have learned. I think you learn to appreciate people, you learn to understand the rules of life, and how to be generous, and how to be protective and at the same time be, I suppose, honest in your own right. And golf has taught us all those rules. LMP: After I teach my son to play the game, and he wins his first tournament at the Latrobe Country Club, where should we go to celebrate? Mr. Palmer: Where should he go to celebrate? (laughing) He should stay at the club. LMP: OK, and then we can invite you to dinner there? Mr. Palmer:
That’s it.
LMP: Sir, thank you very much. From the people of the Laurel Mountain Post, it’s been great to speak with you. Mr. Palmer:
Thank you. Nice talking to you.
_____________________________ Jim Kasperik was born in Derry and has lived in the Laurel Highlands most of his life. He received his Engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University and his MBA from The Pennsylvania State University. He has worked at Latrobebased Kennametal, Inc. for over ten years. During his school years Jim played football, baseball, volleyball and basketball, and still enjoys playing hoops whenever he can. His love for the competition that sports provides has kept him continually interested in sports year round. A native of McKeesport, PA, Drew Williams received his PhD from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and teaches creatve writing at North Carolina Central University. His first novel, Night Terrors, was named Sime-Gen’s novel of the year for 2001. He lives in Fuquay-Varina, NC with his wife, two kids and a finicky cat. Keep up with Drew at his website: www.drewilliams.com or send an email to DrewWilliams@LaurelMountainPost.com.
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DERRY REMEMBRANCES Ruth Richardson
Shades of Summer, 1961 Summertime memories of my childhood swirl in my head like slow motion, pastel watercolors. My mother is there, young and beautiful, cutting a bouquet from one of her flower gardens. She is smiling at me and teaching me the names of each flower. Daddy is in the cellar letting me help bottle his homemade root beer that always had a slight taste of yeast. I remember my brother and I painting our faces like Indians with elderberries we picked in the woods behind our house. There were huge weeping willow trees that we would climb and sassafras twigs to chew on. My summers were filled with the clichés that poets write about. We really did spend those long hot days watching the clouds drift by, and rolling down the grassy hill in our back yard. Our friends would come over and we would make Indian villages with tents out of old bedspreads thrown over the clothesline, and have secret meetings in our clubhouse under Grandma Stewart’s back porch. We went blackberry and huckleberry picking with buckets daddy had fashioned from coffee cans. He added handles made from his roll of plumbing solder and mom would bake us little pies with however many berries we managed not to eat.
stores to the end of the block where I dashed up the few steps and into P & G shoe store. It was located right before you got to the post office. P & G stood for Pat and Gene, the Petraracas, and they had agreed to sell passes for the pool that summer. The price was $7.00 and I was very happy to hand over all that money to Mrs. Maloy, Jack’s mom, who worked there. Carrying that much cash made me afraid I would be robbed. Some summers our pass was just a piece of cardboard that we would leave at the guard room at the pool for the whole season. Other years, your
Another summer highlight was our bike ride to Bergman’s Dairy Farm for ice cream. Sandy Ankney, Kathy Maus and I would meet Cherie Roadman at West Derry School and cruise down Second Avenue to pick up Reenie Cramer and Charlene Chamberlain by the old Round House. From there we would continue up Second Avenue to Second Ward school where Judy Sylvester was waiting and we would all head out of town by way of First Avenue extension. We took all the back roads because we weren’t allowed to ride on the highway. We would look for Mrs. Poli, our Home Ec. teacher, as we sped past her house and would stop for a short visit if she was outside. That long drop through Peach Hollow was quite a ride. I never got enough nerve to let my bike coast the whole way to the bottom. I always had to brake half way down the hill because I was going so fast, and how my brakes would squeal! I was a little gun shy of that much speed ever since I had taken a bad spill while flying down First Avenue in West Derry one afternoon on my bike. I turned left onto Ruby Street and my bike kept going down First Avenue. I still have the ashes under the skin on my right knee, and they remind me of that summer every time I look at them. After my six speed Those warm dusty afternoons demon friends waited for me to seemed like they would never catch up, we resumed travel end. The main attraction of ON OUR BIKES IN FRONT OF BERGMAN’S DAIRY BAR: Ruthie, Cherie Roadman, through Millwood. We somesummer was the brand new Kathy Maus, Reenie Cramer, Judy Sylveser, Charlene Chamberlain, and Sandy Ankney. times saw Mr. and Mrs. Deglau Derry Community Pool. I reat their house. He was a phomember the first time I went tographer and I guarantee you, by myself to buy my pool pass. Mom and I went pass was made of fabric and you had to sew it if you ever attended any Derry schools, he took ‘over street’ to pay her milk bill at Bergman’s, and right onto your bathing suit. In those days, I got your picture. She was an art and music teacher, she gave me the money to run down and get my one new bathing suit each summer, if I was lucky. and what a wonderful couple they were. pass. Bergman’s office was in the front of their Sometimes our suits could last two years if the house on South Chestnut Street. The house was We were all neighbors, and friends, back then, chlorine hadn’t completely faded them out, or if a big white colonial. As I made my way ‘down and almost everyone had relatives scattered we hadn’t outgrown them. Next to your stitchedstreet’ I paused next door to say “hi” to Mrs. throughout town. Someone was always handy if on pass was where you put your little green Heinz McKelvey, our English teacher at Derry B, as she you needed a favor, or, unfortunately, to tell your pickle pin. This famous Derry award confirmed sat on her big front porch (this is AH Creations mom on you if you were doing something you that you could swim the length of the pool, from Salon, now). The next house down the street was shouldn’t be. Onward we would ride, over the little the 5 feet to the 3 feet, and possessing it meant Dr. Blair’s office, then Fidelity Deposit Bank, or one lane bridge that still spans the railroad tracks the lifeguards would allow you to go off the two as my mom called it, the ‘Upper Bank’. Brookline and up the road to the farm. Bergman’s had the diving boards and into the 11 feet. I have no idea Savings and Loan was the ‘Lower Bank’. I crossed best ice cream in the world. The dairy cows grazed why they chose a pickle pin, but it was the ‘must the street and ran past Fisher’s Furniture, right behind the building where the ice cream was have’ accessory at the pool. Battaglia’s Produce Market and the rest of the continued on page 7 6 - LAUREL MOUNTAIN POST
made and sold. They had a small office/store and Cherie’s mom, Mrs. Roadman worked there as a secretary, along with Mrs. Adams, Craig’s mom. We would visit with them while we finished our cones. My choice of flavors never varied, I always got banana. They used fresh bananas, not artificial flavorings and to me, no ice cream has ever tasted as good. On the way home we had to push those 10 ton bikes the whole way back up Peach Hollow road. No wonder we could eat all that ice cream and stay thin. We certainly got enough exercise. Our biggest summertime event, the most exciting and wonderful adventure of all was the annual Street Fair. The firemen usually sponsored it and it was held on Second Avenue, in front of the fire hall and Dr. Oliver’s office. Which brings back another, not so pleasant memory. I can close my eyes right now and still feel the terror that his waiting room inspired in me. Glass block windows were on one wall and a big stuffed blue marlin hung from the knotty pine paneling on the other wall. To this day, when I see glass block windows in any structure, I immediately have a flashback of Anna Mary Cobes in her crisp white uniform and nurses cap, white stockings, silent shoes, and a no nonsense attitude. You knew when she called your name and led you through the examining room door, you were about to get a shot. As beautiful as glass blocks can be in a room, I could never have them in my home, they create an uneasy feeling of dread for me. But enough scary and traumatic memories. Let’s get back to the carnival. We called them Street Fairs, I guess because they were held on the street. You could feel the excitement crackle through the air in the days leading up to this most anticipated week. There was a parade through the downtown and across the old bridge on Saturday morning, the last day of the fair. The star features of the parade were the Derry High School marching band and the Derry Drum and Bugle Corps, led by Buzz Kestner. Those boys were so handsome in their silver satin shirts, and gray pants with bright red stripes down the sides. The final touch was the red sashes tied around their waists. They would get a standing ovation every time they played “Wonderland By Night.” And those high stepping Derry majorettes looked so beautiful and glamorous in their white boots with the big tassels and tall drum major hats, complete with high fluffy feathers. The American Legion and VFW had their color guards and lots of men proudly marched in their old uniforms. They also had a band, and I believe Johnny Minni played clarinet in it. There were lots of fire trucks sounding their sirens and kids on their decorated bikes waving flags. Some of our parades featured floats. My youth fellowship group at West Derry’s EUB church made a float one year and the junior choir, which I was a member of, rode on the float and sang hymns the whole way through town and across that beautiful old bridge.
To all of us, it was every bit as exciting at the Tournament of Roses Parade. The street fair was the highlight of those long summer evenings, and just about everyone’s entire family would go. The best ride was the barrel of fun. Come to think of it, that may have been the only ride for kids our age. I remember a MerryGo-Round and a lot of kiddie rides. There might have been a Ferris wheel that was somewhat appealing, but the real treat was running around town at night and meeting up with your friends. We all had a little money in our pockets and we were allowed to eat as much junk as we could afford. My first purchase was always cotton candy. Why not start the festivities with a little jolt of pure spun sugar. This assured me of having sticky fingers the rest of the evening and I didn’t mind it a bit. Daddy was a lifelong volunteer fireman and we could always find him over at the fire hall talking with the other dads, while mom and my Aunt Margie played bingo with the other moms and grandmas. They called it a corn party. I would search out my mom under those strings of lights and proudly present her with the ugly candy dish I had won pitching pennies. She would place a handful of corn in my sticky little palm and let me play one of her bingo cards and if it was a winner, I could keep the money from that game. I remember that old brick street had corn scattered over it long after the carnival had packed up and traveled on to the next little town. The brash and tinny music that was piped through that little carnival merry-go-round still echoes in my memories, whirling slowly around. My Mom is there, too, and she is laughing and holding my hand as we stroll through her garden, like we have all the time in the world. The years have aged that tune into a beautiful and haunting symphony. The melody lingers and I can once again see those precious faces, sweet as the spun sugar reflected in the watercolor pictures in my head. Warm, and hazy summer sunshine.... it brings a sudden smile as we tilt our heads back and let those first rays of the season warm our faces. We breathe deeply to savor the awakening scents of summer. But those long-ago summer memories bring an inner smile that lingers in our souls, and even in the coldest days of winter, they will forever warm our hearts. TRIVIA: How many lifeguards do you remember who worked at the “brand new” Derry Pool for the first few years? (see page 21) Ruth (Parrish) Richardson has been a Derry resident her entire life and is a graduate of Derry Area High School. Passionate about maintaining the values and traditions of small town America, she has been an active voice in Derry, including Derry Board of Recreation (DAPP), and the PAL program within Derry school system.Write to Ruth at ruthelaine@LaurelMountainPost.com.
FOCUS ON CHILDREN Nicole Vitale Smith, M.S.W.
What’s the Best Thing About Summer? This land of homes, Gardens and flowers, And happy children – This is ours. “OUR AMERICA” by Elsie M. Fowler While Nicole takes some time off to be with her family, some local children are filling in for her by sharing their answers to our question:
Josh, 4 1/2, Latrobe “swimming and Pappy’s pool.” Jocelyn, 3, Latrobe “going to Idlewild and riding the big Ferris wheel” Anthony, 5, Latrobe “going to Idlewild and riding the roller coaster” Faith, 5, Loyalhanna “swimming at Idlewild” Charity, 5, Loyalhanna “swimming at Aunt Sandy’s” Alex, 2 1/2, Derry “going outside in my sandbox” Sam, 4, Derry “going to the stream and throwing rocks in”
Save the Date! by JB Rossi The Valley School of Ligonier just announced their first Friends of Valley School Golf Tournament which will be held at Laurel Valley Golf Club on Thursday, September 15, 2005. The noon luncheon for both golfers and non-golfers will be followed by a 1:30 pm Shotgun start. A 6:30 pm hors d’oeuvre reception with the bestowing of the first Valley “Green Jacket” award is also open to everyone. Highlights will include skill games and a $10,000 first hole-in-one prize on the 17th hole. Corporate sponsorships and foursomes are currently available. For more information, please contact chairpersons Ron and Denise DeNunzio through Valley School of Ligonier at 724-238-6652. LAUREL MOUNTAIN POST - 7
TAKE IT ON FAITH Pastor Ron Durika
Life Is Hard, But God Is Good Everyone I know has problems. It is a part of this life we experience while on Earth. Sometimes it’s not too bad, but sometimes it comes at us from all directions and seems almost overwhelming. As a pastor I have come to expect that when the phone rings the chances are that someone is not calling to share good news, but that the conversation will center on someone needing help to get through yet another difficulty. At first it was difficult for me to separate myself from the pain these people were going through. It then began to take a toll on my own state of mind. I realized that I needed help to handle not only my own problems but to help others in trying to overcome theirs. The source of that help came in the form of other pastors helping me to deal with it all. The most important revelation to come from these meetings with them was the realization that I cannot do this alone. The only way to make it through difficult times was to rely on the help of others and most importantly on my God.
“God never promised us a rose garden in this life.”
In the Bible there are many stories of great men and women who at times did really stupid things, while at other times they exhibited great courage and amazing faith. These famous characters of scripture also had another aspect of their lives in common with each other as well as with me. They all faced tough times and needed help. That help inevitably would come from God. The apostle John is an example of this. The Bible tells us that John was in prison “on account of the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” We aren’t given all the details, but John was in prison because of his faith. In those times anyone who refused to worship the emperor of Rome was arrested and prosecuted. Some were executed publicly, some were killed in the Coliseum arena for sport, and a few, like John, were thrown in prison. While John was a prisoner on the hot Mediterranean Island of Patmos, he faced incredible hardship while being forced to mine ore for the Romans. But even though it was a crime to worship anyone other than the emperor, John still worshipped and prayed to God. If caught doing this in jail, it would mean his death. The Bible says that John was in prayer on the Lord’s Day while a prisoner. In the midst of that prayer God revealed to him a glimpse of heaven
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(Revelation 7:9-17). This divination was so remarkable and awe inspiring that John had trouble putting it into words. One of the things John saw was a great crowd of people in white robes waving palm branches and singing praises to the Lamb of God. Then one of the elders present asked John if he knew who these people were. John had no idea so the elder told him they were the ones who have come through a great ordeal, have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. This great multitude of people had come through terrible times. They were not in heaven because their lives were perfect or never knew trouble. They were in heaven because of their faith in God. They were now free from sorrow, pain and disappointment. This faith, which ultimately brought them to heaven, did not stop bad things from occurring while they lived on Earth.
God never promised us a rose garden in this life. We will not be free from trouble and some would even say that the closer you get to God, the more trouble you will face. I would tell you that the closer you get to God and the more you depend upon God in your life, the more you can face and cope with whatever you are facing. When you realize that you are not alone, that God is at your side, what seems like an insurmountable problem will be overcome with the help of our God who loves you. Yes we will suffer at times, but so did God’s Son while here with us. The pain we go through we do not face alone. God never promised us a rose garden, at least here on earth. But God did promise to be here with us. He will raise us up when the world beats us down. He will even give us a white robe and a victory branch when our troubles are ended. Most importantly God promises to be with us and get us through the times we can’t handle ourselves. I guess if I had to sum it up I would say, “Life is hard, but God is good.” God never promised us a life free from pain and disappointment, but he did promise to be with us, and strengthen us, and to give us a crown of victory, a robe of salvation and hope for tomorrow. Ron Durika is the pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in New Florence (corner of Fifth & Chestnut Streets, 724-235-2940). Join them for worship every Sunday at 10:30am and Sunday School at 9:15am. Bible Study meets on the first and third Monday of each month at 7pm.
Ligonier Valley Writers Announces Prize-Winning Plays Uncas, the last of the Mohicans, is a defendant in a modern-day courtroom, where the judge (whose name happens to be Jane Fenimore Cooper) is sympathetic to his case. This is the story of The Rebirth of a Nation, the winning play in the Ligonier Valley Writers’ One-Act Play Contest. The author of the first-place winner is Don Orwald of Grantbury, Texas. Orwald is originally from Butler, Pennsylvania, and taught for 31 years at South Butler School District in Saxonburg. He is a graduate of Slippery Rock University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was an actor and director with the Butler Little Theater and the Musical Theater Guild. He also performed a one-man show as Mark Twain. He worked with the Butler Chamber of Commerce and appeared as General Richard Butler for the 200th birthday of Butler County. He currently resides at The Cordova Country Club in Grantbury. The second-place winner is Karaoke Moon Songs, a study of a couple trying to come to terms in their very different ways with their son’s suicide. The playwright is Jim Daniels, an English professor and director of the creative writing program at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the author of eight books of poems. The most recent is Show and Tell: New and Selected Poems, which was published by the University of Wisconsin Press (2003) and was a finalist for the 2004 Paterson Poetry Prize. His poems have appeared in the Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry anthologies. Daniels’ second book of short stories, Detroit Tales, was published by Michigan State University Press in 2003 and received a bronze medal in the 2004 ForeWord Book of the Year competition. He also wrote the screenplays for the films Dumpster (2005) and No Pets (1994) and Heart of Hearts, a one-act play produced at the 13th Street Repertory Theater in New York. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The play that won third place was also written by Don Orwald. In Guarding the Gold, a teenage Olympic swimmer receives pointers from the ghost of Johnny Weissmueller. The Rebirth of a Nation will be performed by the Valley Players of Ligonier on July 8. Tickets are free to participants in the Ligonier Valley Writers’ annual conference and only $5 to the general public. For more information, call the Valley Players at (724) 238-6514 or check the LVW website, www.ligoniervalleywriters.org. LVW serves writers and readers throughout western Pennsylvania.
Live Productions How to Succeed in Business Without R eally TTrrying Really August 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8:00 PM August 14 at 2:30 PM Adults–$15, Students & Seniors–$12
Vintage Film in the Valley “The Bad Seed” July 15 and 16 at 7:30 PM July 17 at 2:30 PM “Jailhouse R ock” Rock” August 19 and 20 at 7:30 PM August 21 at 2:30 PM All tickets are $6.00 for all performances
Ligonier Theater 208 W est Main Street West 724-238-6514, e xt. 2 ext. vpltheater@wpa.net www.valleyplayers.org www.ligoniertheater.com
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Science Lab . . . by Heather Rogers Kline A funny thing happened on the way to the science lab one day… I realized that I was the only female entering it. I was enrolled in an upper level geology course called Geomorphology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. To make matters worse, I became acutely aware of my “freakishness” sitting among the other students because I was 30 years old and five months pregnant with twins. Yes, I stuck out like a sore thumb among the roomful of twenty-something males. As I sat in the back of the room (I had to sit at a large study table in the back because my pregnant belly couldn’t fit into the wooden one-piece desk/chair combinations where everyone else sat), I couldn’t help but wonder, where were all the girls? Was I some kind of weirdo because I was a female and interested in rocks, fossils and plate tectonics? Is the female scientist the fossil of the future? Other upper level geology classes followed. I was thankful upon my return to IUP (after a semester off for maternity reasons) to find that there were a couple other females that shared my interests in geology. But why so few? What was it about science that was so off-putting to women?
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The president of Harvard University, Lawrence H. Summers, recently stated that there were so few women in science and mathematics because women do not have the same ‘’innate ability” or ‘’natural ability” as men in some fields. (Remarks at National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on Diversifying the Science & Engineering Workforce – January 14, 2005). The funny thing is, geology and anthropology (my first degree) never seemed innately beyond me. In fact, just the opposite…something about those areas of study just “clicked” with me. In fact, I excelled in them, usually performing equally as well, or better than most males in the class, so I don’t think innate ability has anything to do with the lack of females going into science. Additionally, many (at least half) of the professors that I had in both of these majors were strong, capable, highly intelligent women. There had to be another reason. President Summers also stated
that another possible reason for fewer women in these fields might be a reluctance or inability of women who have children to work 80-hour weeks. As a mother of four, I can see his point. Forty hours is enough. By the time extracurricular activities are factored in (T-ball, scouts, dancing, etc.), that forty hours quickly becomes 60. How-
interested in science. Forty-five (about 1/3 of those polled) said that they were interested in going into some kind of science, with marine biology and veterinary science leading the way. Of those forty-five, 31 were girls. I thought, “This is great! How wonderful to see these bright young girls and boys interested in animals and science.” The numbers, however, declined steadily after that, as grade level increased. In eighth grade, fewer that 30 students were interested in science, with about half of those being female. Marine biology was now the second favorite choice, the first choice was forensic science…apparently a lot of CSI fans in this grade.
Earth Science students Nikki Van Dyke and Camilla Potts work on a science lab in Mrs. Carter's class at Marion Center Area High School.
ever, I don’t know many men that are willing to work 80 hour weeks on a consistent basis either. So, I do not think that the workweek is a factor. When a student is studying science as a freshman or sophomore in college, I do not know many, male or female, that would change their majors because years down the road, they might have to work long hours…that’s a little far-sighted. I hypothesized that the female lack of interest in science had to start at an earlier age.
By eleventh and twelfth grades, the students going into science after graduation could be counted on both hands, most focusing on some field of medicine, including, nursing, physical therapy, psychiatry and respiratory therapy. There were still a few that were interested in forensics and at least three in engineering. Nearly all of those interested in the medical field were females, while the males focused on the engineering and forensics. What happened? What was it between 7th and 11th /12th grades that steered students away from science? Additionally, I saw the decline over both the male and female student populations. It wasn’t just the girls whose interest in science was waning, it was both groups.
I racked my brain for a few days over the results. I didn’t think it could be the teachers, because the students in this school district (for the most part) have very competent, intelligent and interesting science teachers, both men and women. Finally, I just asked some of the kids. The answers that I got were “Science is boring” and “I don’t know, I just don’t like it” and “I’m never gonna use this stuff, so who really cares.” Cognitive anthropologist, Ms. Megan Fuller, MA, believes that students are quick Heather Rogers Kline is a graduate of to lose interest in that which is Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her esoteric or obscure to them. academic endeavors include AnthropolWhat does a student perceive ogy, Geology and Secondary Education in both Earth and Space Science and that an anthropologist or paleSocial Studies. She is a dedicated Girl ontologist does? It may not seem Scout Leader and lives near Creekside like something that they can (Indiana County) with her husband
I had the distinct privilege this year to work as a substitute teacher for one of the local school districts. Having access to students in grades 7 through 12, I put my hypothesis to the test. I polled students in every grade, male and female, to find out just how many of them were interested in going into science after they graduated from high school. The results were fascinating. Students in seventh grade were most
Gary and their four children.
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THE LIGONIER CHEF Scott Sinemus
Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue! I was waiting for the summer weather to inspire what I should write about for this issue…what a long wait it seemed to be this year. Now, just a few days from deadline, and a week into a very oppressive heat wave I’m thinkin’ I waited too long! It’s barely 8:00 am and it’s already in the 80’s with 99% humidity and no breeze. Why is it since November I’ve been told a zillion times by a zillion people that they couldn’t wait for this to get here? Call me crazy, but I’m more comfortable when I can put on some Cashmere if I get chilly, than if I have next to nothing on but still feel like the melting witch from the Wizard of Oz. Summer does have some perks though: no school buses to follow, garden fresh produce, cooling off in the pool and picnics! One can almost overlook, the ants, biting flies and mosquitos for some really good picnic food. Let’s face it . . . there seem to be three kinds of picnics, the good, the bad & the ugly.
care to detail as you would for a special dinner party. Start off sending a themed invitation. I can guarantee your R.S.V.P. list will be all “accepts with pleasure” if your guests receive an invitation tied to a barbe-que mop or basting brush. We had a Croquet & Hats party 10 years ago that people are still talking about. Something as simple as using linen napkins, china, crystal & silverware instead of disposables adds a nice level of panache. Have an area set up for cover from the searing sun not just in case of inclement weather. Even a brief summer shower can be a welcome relief if it cools things off a bit after.
“Let’s face it . . . there seem to be three kinds of picnics, the good, the bad & the ugly.”
The good one’s having a theme, really good music, excellent food, and fun guests and games. Quite frankly, there’s just really no excuse for the other two; but for some reason they seem to be the most prolific. When you’re planning an outdoor event take as much
If you’re going the pot-luck route, keep a list by the phone of what items you need for when your guests ring you to find out what to bring, then it’s as simple as first to call gets first choice of what they’d like to bring. Keep in mind however; the items you need that no one’s volunteered for are your responsibility to provide.
If you’re a guest invited to a potluck make or take something that’s a little better than typical picnic fodder. Even by just freezing some mango nectar in small cubes and tossing it into your fruit salad, you’ve already raised the bar a little. If you don’t have the time to devote to making something nice, be honest, and volunteer to
Red, White & Blue Potato Salad • • • • • • • • • • •
2 # new B-grade potatoes (equal parts: red, Yukon gold & purple) unpeeled 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 hard-cooked eggs, peeled, chopped 1 1/2 cups minced celery 1/2 to 1 cup finely chopped sweet onion~ preferably Vidalia 1/2 to 1 cup mayonnaise 1 to 2 teaspoons prepared mustard 1/2 cup chopped sweet pickles, with some juice salt and pepper, to taste dash cayenne pepper fresh chopped parsley, thyme, rosemary & dill (optional & amount to taste)
Scrub potatoes and cut into quarters or 1-inch cubes. Salt & steam potatoes until tender, remove from steamer and let cool to room temperature. Combine potatoes with chopped egg, celery, onion, mayonnaise, mustard, sweet pickle, salt, pepper, cayenne and the fresh herbs, mix to combine well. Refrigerate immediately, for at least 6 hrs, occasionally stirring to marry the flavors. I suggest making the potato salad recipe that is your family’s favorite, but just changing the potatoes. It is important however to steam and not boil the purple potatoes, as most of their color will be lost if they’re boiled. Another cooking method would be to coat the raw potato pieces with oil, salt & pepper and roast until tender, cool, and proceed with recipe. Roasted potato salad lends itself better to a vinegar-based potato salad, as opposed to the mayonnaise-based version. A note about Blue or Purple potatoes: Purple Potatoes also called Blue Potatoes or Delta Blues truly are naturally purple! This is from the same powerful antioxidants that gives blueberries their brilliant color. Purple Peruvian Potatoes were some of the first potatoes harvested. They were saved for Inca kings. Used in Mexican cooking, purple potatoes are gaining popularity in the U.S. They have a naturally creamy flavor and texture and hold their shape well for salads. They stay purple once cooked, but not as vibrant as when raw.
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bring something like soda, cocktail fixin’s, charcoal, or disposable products. Another really excellent thing about summer is taking a drive or going on a walk for some ice cream. Even Chukker, our blonde haired, blue-eyed 100-pound Malamute & Husky mix can barely contain himself when we get him a baby cone. I have to admit though; I do lack the motivation to heat up the house making dinner more often than not though. So going out & take out are also a couple of other things I look forward to in the summer. With these thoughts in mind, here are a few recommendations in the area:
Best Hot Fudge Sundae: Barkley’s Derry King
Route 217, Derry, PA 724.694.8552 Hours: 11:00am-10:00pm (kitchen closes at 9:30pm) Cost: $1.75 children’s — $3.00 large I usually get the large made with chocolate soft-serve. All sundaes come with whipped cream & a cherry, and to say they are super-sized would be an understatement. I’ve been getting the hot fudge sundae here since before I was in grade school; and it’s as good now as it ever was.
Best New Sunday Brunch: Carol & Dave’s Roadhouse 3705 Route 711N, Ligonier, PA 724.238-2296 Brunch Hours: 10:00am–2:00pm Cost: $8.99
With a 16-seat new deck, having an alfresco brunch is quite possibly the best way to start wrapping up a weekend. Dave prides himself in serving quality food at civilized prices. Can you believe there’s peel & eat shrimp and made to order eggs and omelets for under $10!? On Monday evenings there’s a Polish-American buffet for $6.99 including homemade pierogies, halushki & stuffed cabbage. All the desserts served are homemade as well.
Best Take-Out: Pizza Siena
314 Latrobe 30 Plaza, Latrobe, PA; 724.539.0122 418 E. Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg; 724.837.7750 Hours: Mon-Thurs:11:00am-11:00pm; Fri-Sat: 11:00am-midnight; Sunday 12:00-10:00pm Cost: average – free delivery ($7.00 min. order – limited area) Sadly there is no delivery to Ligonier, but the Chicken Ranchero Pie is the reason I keep the number in my cell phone in case I’m ever coming through Latrobe to pick one up. There’s a myriad of choices on the menu and I haven’t tried everything yet, but the pizza, calzones & hoagies have been top notch. Scott Sinemus is a Chef with a degree in Culinary Arts from the Pennsylvania Institute for Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh. He’s continued his education with classes from the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone and The Greenbrier; and has travelled internationally in search of authentic cuisine. To schedule a private cooking class, visit www.The LigonierChef.com.
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READER RECIPES MACARONI SALAD submitted by Melissa Pandolph, Derry INGREDIENTS: 1 - 16 oz. box elbow macaroni; 10- 12 hard boiled eggs diced; 1 - 10 oz. jar Heinz Sweet Relish; 1 1/4 cups mayo or Miracle Whip; 3 TB yellow mustard DIRECTIONS: Cook macaroni according to pkg. directions, then drain and rinse with cool water. Put into large bowl and add relish and eggs, then mix gently. In separate bowl, mix mayo with mustard and stir until blended, then add to other ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to eat. (More mustard can be added or deleted out of recipe according to taste.)
SEND US YOUR FAVORITE FALL FLAVORS We are looking for your recipes! Send us your favorite recipe for fall, and, as space allows, we’ll print entries in our next edition, scheduled for release on October 1. While you’re looking through those books and card files, pick out your favorite Christmas Cookie recipe for our special holiday issue. Send your recipes to us via email: editor@LaurelMountainPost.com or regular mail at: Laurel Mountain Post Recipes, P.O. Box 227, Latrobe PA 15650.
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The Place to Be Jim Brewer, RD, LDN, CNSD, CNIS on September 17, 2005 by JB Rossi The place to be this fall on September 17, 2005 is Stom Hollow Farm in Ligonier, Pennsylvania for the 12th Annual Polo for the Cure! One of Western Pennsylvania’s premier fundraising events which benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Polo for the Cure features an international Polo match between a team from Dusseldorf, Germany and Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
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Co-chairs Dr. and Mrs. Richard Raizman and Kristine Samloff have planned an exciting afternoon of activities for the hundreds of invitees who are planning on attending this year’s festivities. Guests will enjoy an afternoon of grand buffets, silent auctions, entertainment, raffles, and shopping. Halftime presentations will include the Parading of the Hounds by the Rolling Rock Hunt Club, Side Saddle presentation, Miniature Horse Show, and of course, the stomping of the divots.
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continued from page 9 make a living at…how many scientists does it really take to study invertebrate marine fossils or dinosaurs or dig up a Native American village? What they can understand is what a nurse does. They have all seen them in action. They can understand what goes on in a physical therapist’s office because many of them have been to one, perhaps after a sports injury. Now, more and more are becoming aware of what a forensic scientist does due to TV shows like CSI. In short, they can see that there are jobs in these fields. How many students actually know a paleontologist or anthropologist? The answer — not many. Now ask them how many know a nurse…the answer — nearly all of them. The Friends of Ligonier Polo will be this year’s presenting sponsor and Alpha Coal Sales and PNC Advisors are the underwriting sponsors. While tent sponsorships are sold out, table sponsorships are still available. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services. For more information pertaining to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, please visit www.leukemialymphoma.org. To obtain an invitation to Polo for the Cure, please contact Tina Massari at 412-395-2872 or 1-800-726-CURE, ext. 2872.
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Over the past five years I have been a volunteer with Girl Scouts of Talus Rock Council. It has been a mission of mine, of sorts, to expose girls to the joys and wonders of science. I am proud to say that Talus Rock Girl Scout Council has excellent science-themed programs aimed at young girls. These include fun and exciting activities such as spending the night at Lincoln Caverns, while earning the “Rocks Rock” Badge and last month, my daughter’s Junior troop, along with about one hundred other girl scouts, spent the night at Carnegie Science Center where they learned about stars, the freezing properties of liquid nitrogen and energy and motion. There are also many badges that can be earned at all levels of girl scouting, which introduce and stimulate a young girl’s interest in science. I think that by showing girls of all ages that science can be fun and that no matter what field that they might be interested in (be it biology, chemistry, physics, or paleoethnobotany), that there are many different kinds of jobs available, then, just maybe, the female scientist will not be the fossil of the future, but rather, the paleontologist. You Go Girl!
SUMMER 2005 COMMUNITY CALENDAR
July 9
Young Artist Drawing Class (11-17yrs) 10AM-Noon, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
July 9
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
July 10
Latrobe Concert in the Park Series presents McCurdy Brothers and Red and the Raiders 3-430PM, 5-730PM, Legion-Keener Park, Latrobe; 724-532-3741
July 10
Through July 24 Southern Allegheny Museum of Art presents The Art of Michael M. Streuber Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015; www.sama-art.org
Sunday Evening Band Concert Ligonier Bandstand on the Diamond; 724-238-4200
July 10-16
18th Annual Derry Township Agricultural Fair Route 981, 1 mile north of New Derry; 724-836-8693; www.DerryTownshipAgFair.com
July 1-4
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival 11AM-8PM Daily, Twin Lakes Park, Greensburg; 724-834-7474; www.artsandheritage.com
July 11-15
July 1-3
Gristmill Productions presents Sentimental Journey: The Rosemary Clooney Songbook 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com
Summer Art Camp for Kids (Ages 10-12) PICTURE IT! Portraits and Me Museum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, 724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org
July 14
Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presents The Wallflowers Grey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com
July 15
Mountain View Inn Wine Dinner 645PM, Mountain View Inn, Greensburg; 724-834-5300; www.MountainViewInn.com
July 15 and 16
Vintage Film in the Valley: The Bad Seed 730PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier; 724-238-6514; www.ligoniertheater.com
July 15-17
Somerfest Philip Dressler Center for the Arts, Somerset; 814-443-2433; www.LaurelArts.org
Through July 17 Walker Evans and James Agee: Let Us Now Praise Our Famous Men Museum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, 724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org Through July17
July 1-4
Charlee Brodsky: A Town Without Steel Museum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, 724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org
Greater Latrobe 4th of July Celebration Downtown Latrobe; 724-537-8417
July 1-4
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta Point State Park, Pittsburgh; 412-875-4841; www.pghregatta.com
July 2
Stars & Stripes Fan Appreciation Night/FIREWORKS Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
July 2
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
July 3
Sunday Evening Band Concert Ligonier Bandstand on the Diamond; 724-238-4200
July 16
July 5-17
Gristmill Productions presents Incorruptible 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com
‘Megasaurus’…Car Eating Dinosaur Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
July 16
Lunch a L’Art - Summer Gardens Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015; www.sama-art.org
Young Artist Drawing Class (11-17yrs) 10AM-Noon, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
July 16
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
July 8-9
Ligonier Valley Writers Conference Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce, 724-238-4200; www.ligonier.com
July 16-19
July 9
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ‘150’ Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
Laurel Highlands Red Hat Convention for SW PA & Tri-State Area Antiochan Village Conference Center and Retreat Center, Bolivar; 724-235-9494
July 17
Vintage Film in the Valley: The Bad Seed 230PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier; 724-238-6514; www.ligoniertheater.com
July 17
Sunday Evening Band Concert Ligonier Bandstand on the Diamond; 724-238-4200
July 18
Laurel Highlands Red Hat Rally Idewild & Soak Zone, Pavillion D, Ligonier; 724-238-9494; www.redhatrally.com
July 18-22
Summer Art Camp for Kids (Ages 10-12) PICTURE IT! Art All Around Us Museum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art; Greensburg, 724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org
July 18-22
Summer Art Camp for Young Artists (Ages 6-10) 10AM-Noon, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
July 18-29
The Art of Puppet Theatre (Ages 5-12) Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015; www.sama-art.org
July 7
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July 19-August 7 Gristmill Productions presents Crazy for You 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com
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July 23
Studio Garden Tour winds through Ligonier Valley Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015; www.sama-art.org
Aug 5-Oct 23
The Lingenfelter Collection of Native American Art Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015; www.sama-art.org
July 28-29
Weeders and Feeders Flower Show Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce; 724-238-4200; www.ligonier.com
August 6
Dog Days of August Laurel Arts, Somerset; 824-113-1748; www.laurelarts.org
August 6
July 29
Puppet Show 11AM, Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015; www.sama-art.org
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
August 6
Steelers 5th Annual Women’s Training Camp 9AM - 7PM; St. Vincent College, Latrobe; 412-697-7713; www.steelers.com
August 7
Latrobe Concert in the Park Series presents Stillwater 3-730PM, Legion-Keener Park, Latrobe; 724-532-3741
August 7
Sunday Evening Band Concert Ligonier Bandstand on the Diamond; 724-238-4200
Aug 7-Oct 23
American Scenery: Different Views in Hudson River School Painting Museum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, 724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org
Aug 7-Oct 23
Patti Gallagher; Costume, Performance and Installation Art Museum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, 724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org
August 8-12
Summer Art Camp for Young Artists (Ages 6-10) 10AM-12Noon, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
August 9-21
Gristmill Productions presents Tom, Dick, and Harry 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com
August 10
Watercolor Landscapes Class 10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
August 11-14
Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presents Grey Rocks Bluegrass Festival Grey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com
August 13
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
July 30
Emergency Services Night/Ladder ‘33’ Wheelstander Super Late Model ‘100’ Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
July 30
Young Artist Drawing Class (11-17yrs) 10AM-Noon, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
July 31
Steelers Training Camp Begins St. Vincent College, Latrobe; www.steelers.com
July 31
Sunday Evening Band Concert Ligonier Bandstand on the Diamond; 724-238-4200
July 31
Super Oldies Cruise Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
Aug. 13-Sept. 25 Greater Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival Off I-70, Exit 51A West Newton; 724-872-1670; Saturdays and Sundays; www.pgh-renfest.com
Through August 7 Gristmill Productions presents Crazy for You 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com August 2
August 2, 4
August 4
Elko Concerts presents John Hiatt with Special Guests Mississippi All Stars 8PM, Palace Theatre, Greensburg ; 724-836-8000; http://thepalacetheatre.org Art for Tots (Ages 4-5yrs) 10-1130AM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presents Creedence Clearwater Revisited Grey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com
August 5,6,12,13 Valley Players of Ligonier present How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 8PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier; 724-238-6514; www.valleyplayers.org
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August 13
ASA Late Model Series ‘100’/Hoosier Outlaw Series Sprint Cars Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
August 13
35th Annual Somerset Antique Show Streets of Somerset; 814-445-6431; www.somersetcountychamber.com
August 14
Valley Players of Ligonier present How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 230PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier; 724-238-6514; www.valleyplayers.org
August 14
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
August 17
Watercolor Landscapes Class 10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
August 18
Lunch a l’Art with Shirley Lingenfelter Noon, Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015; www.sama-art.org
August 19
Elko Concerts presents Buddy Guy 8PM, Palace Theatre, Greensburg ; 724-836-8000; http://thepalacetheatre.org
August 19 and 20 Vintage Film in the Valley: Jailhouse Rock 730PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier; 724-238-6514; www.ligoniertheater.com August 19-27
Westmoreland Agricultural Fair Westmoreland Fairgrounds, Unity Township; 724-423-5005; www.westmorelandfair.com
August 20
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
Aug. 28-Sept. 3
Indiana County Fair JS Mack Community Park; 724-465-6703; www.IndianaCountyFair.com
August 20
Latrobe Concert in the Park Series presents Polka Express, O-Ring Jones and the Panthers, Zieben, Jeffrey Michaels Noon-730PM, Legion-Keener Park, Latrobe; 724-532-3741
August 31
Watercolor Landscapes Class 10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
August 20
Coca-Cola Giveaway night/Salute to the Johnstown Chiefs Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
Through Sept. 4
Gristmill Productions presents Communicating Doors 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com
August 20
Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presents Gordon Lightfoot Grey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com
September 2-5
Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Colonial Festival Westmoreland County Fairgrounds, Unity Township; 724-863-4577; www.LaurelHighlands.org
August 21
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
September 3
August 21
Vintage Film in the Valley: Jailhouse Rock 230PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier; 724-238-6514; www.ligoniertheater.com
Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presents BB King Blues Festival featuring BB King, Kenny Wayne, Shepard, and Joe Bonamassa Grey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com
September 3
6th Annual Super Late Model ‘200’ Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
September 7
Watercolor Landscapes Class 10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
September 7-18
Gristmill Productions presents Fully Committed 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com
September 9-11
Ligonier Highland Games Idewild Park, Ligonier; 724-238-3600; www.ligoniergames.org
September 10
‘Night of Destruction’/ FIREWORKS Monster Trucks/Jet Jeep Meltdown/Roll Over Contest/Trailer Trash Race/Kill the Beetle/ Demolition Derby Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
August 22-27
Somerset County Fair Meyersdale; 814-267-3294
Aug. 23-Sept. 4
Gristmill Productions presents Communicating Doors 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com
August 24
Watercolor Landscapes Class 10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
August 26
Westmoreland Green Party Meeting 630PM, 724-217-3380, or mpmann@yahoo.com for location
August 26
Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presents Melissa Manchester Grey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com
August 27-28
Wine and Food Festival Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com
September 10-11 Flax Scutching Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce; 724-238-4200; www.ligonier.com
August 27
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
September 11
Scottish Band Concert On the Diamond, Ligonier; 724238-4200; www.ligonier.com
August 27
Christmas in August/Fan Appreciation Night Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
September 14
Watercolor Landscapes Class 10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011; www.LatrobeArtCenter.org
August 27
Antiques on the Diamond 8AM-4PM, Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce 724-238-4200; www.ligonier.com
September 16
84 Lumber Classic presents Lynard Skynyrd Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington; 412-321-4675; www.84LumberClassic.com
August 28
Ligonier Country Market Springer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com
September17
‘Championship Night’ Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
September 17
84 Lumber Classic presents LeAnn Womack Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington; 412-321-4675; www.84LumberClassic.com
Sept. 21- Oct. 9
Gristmill Productions presents Always…Patsy Cline 8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com
September 24
Latshaw Productions presents Remember Doo Wop with Lou Christie, Eddie Holman, and Billy J. Kramer 4PM, 830PM; Palace Theatre, Greensburg ; 724-836-8000; http://palacetheater.org
September 24
USAR Hooters Pro Cup ‘250’ North vs. South Championship Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677; www.jennerstown.com
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Derry Township Ag Fair Schedule Sunday, July 10
Route 30 East Latrobe, PA 15650
9am-4pm …………………………………. ……….Market Animal Weigh-in 9 am ...................................................................”Open” Horse Show - LOA 12-6…………............…. “ALL” Livestock, Arts, Crafts, Needlecrafts Arrive 4:30pm ……….......................................................OPENING CEREMONIES 4:45pm ....................................................................................Presidents Award 5 pm ………………………………........D.T.A.F. Queen Coronation - E Stage 6 - 8pm.....................................................Karaoke Contest (DJ Sandy Downey) 7pm ........................................................DTAF Breeding Sheep Jackpot show!!
Monday, July 11 9-1pm-ALL vegetables, fruits, baked goods, hay/grains, floral exhibits arrive 9am………..………………………………...……… Breeding Sheep Show IA 9am.................................................................................................Market Show 12Noon (tentatively)..........................................................................Beef Show 12Noon(tentatively)....................................................Cross-Bred Heifer Show 4pm .............................Judging for the Baked Goods and other Dept. 15 items 4:30................................Clayton & Ragean Lee Natural Horsemanship Demo 5-6pm ………………………………………..……...Hog Calling Contest LOA 6pm ……………….........……………...............…..Horseshoe pitching contest 7-8pm .................................................................................Mon Valley Cloggers 8pm …………………………………........Old Time Fiddlers contest - E Stage 7pm .......................................................................Antique Tractor Rodeo LOA
Tuesday, July 12 9am …………………………………….…...Judging of Departments 12 - 31 9-4pm ...........................Clayton & Ragean Lee Natural Horsemanship Clinic ........................................................(Please pre-register - call 724-697-5071) 9am ……………………………………………......................…….Goat Show 6pm ....................................................................... Benefit Bake Sale- E Stage 5-7 pm ...............................................................................Family Fun Night!! 6pm............................................................................... Buffalo Chip Toss LOA 7-11pm........................................................................TJ & the Bad Boys Band 8pm …………………………………………….................Cow Pie Bingo LOA
Wednesday, July 13 9am………………………………....…………….. Horse and Pony Show LOA 9:30 am ……………………………………………....................…Rabbit Show 3pm ………………………………………................……....Dairy Cattle Show 6pm …………………………………………....….Horseshoe Pitching Contest 6pm ………………………………...…3rd Annual Milk Chugging Contest IA 7pm………………………………………………... Antique Tractor Pull LOA 7pm .............................................................East Street Junction Band E Stage
Thursday, July 14 5pm ......................................Ranch Roping Demonstration with Bob Sagely 6pm …………………………………………..…..Horseshoe Pitching Contest 7pm ……………………………………..........Crazy Cowboys Band- E Stage 8pm …………………………………… Laurel Highlands Horse Pullers LOA
Friday, July 15 5-7pm………………………………….................…………… 4H Dog Show 5:30 pm ........................Jr. Fair Board Recognition (Farmer for a day tent.) 6pm…………….....................Jr. Fair Board Auction (Farmer for a day tent.) 6pm…………………………………………….Horse Shoe Pitching Contest 6pm............................................................................weigh ins for tractor pull 7pm………………………………………………..........DTAF Tractor Pull LOA 7pm .........................................................................High Ryder Band E Stage 10:30pm …………………………………….Fireworks (Weather Permitting)
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We’ve got all your summer picnic and party needs! Mastrorocco’s has everything you need right in downtown Derry. Still a family-run business headed by great-grandson Vince Mastrorocco, they provide a full-service grocery store (including bakery, deli, meat, and produce) and offer a small delivery service to their customers. Stop in today for your grocery needs as well as money orders, faxes, and copies – or to purchase that winning lottery ticket!
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The Westmoreland Enrichment Classes team of Carolyn Deemer, Gabriel Hipple, Jordan Kelly, Naomi Westerman, and Evan Zajdel bested 94 other students representing 10 Westmoreland County high schools in their knowledge of forests, soil, wildlife, and aquatic environments during the day-long Envirothon, held on May 2 at Mammoth Park. The Enrichment Classes team went on to the next leg of the competition – the Pennsylvania State Envirothon – held on May 23 and May 24 at Montour Preserve near Washingtonville. The team took first place in the oral component of the state competition, and placed 15th overall. This is just the second year that students from The Westmoreland Enrichment Classes have competed in the Westmoreland County Envirothon. Last year, the team placed fourth. Team advisors and parent/teachers of the Enrichment Classes, Tammy Deemer and Susan Kelly, spent the past year helping their students learn more about environmental subjects by taking them on field trips, to programs at Powdermill Nature Reserve, to the Earth Day event at Saint Vincent College, and to environmental workshops, such as the Westmoreland Conservation District’s workshop on Forestry held in late March. “These opportunities exposed the students to a lot of great information, and they got a chance to ask questions of experts from a variety of environmental areas, such as the Bureau of Forestry and the Game Commission,” Deemer said. Second place in the Westmoreland County Envirothon was taken by Franklin Regional High School’s team of Tim Forrester, Glenn Halperin, Erik Heyl, Benjy Lombard, and Mark Schowalter. Tom Pearson and Linda Vitale were the team’s teacher advisors. Third-place winners were the students from the Yough High School team of Shawn Carpenter, Christian Miedel, Ben Phillips, Nathan Portik, and Brad Sanner. Jason Kramer was the team’s teacher advisor. Also competing were teams from Burrell, Derry Area, Franklin Regional, Greater Latrobe, Greensburg Central Catholic Greensburg Salem, Kiski, Norwin, Southmoreland, and Yough. Coordinated by Paula Forte, a reading teacher in the Derry Area School District,the Laurel Mountain Post Student Spotlight is a cooperative program designed to highlight area students and promote continued education in the Creative Arts. We invite all local school districts to submit works of creative writing and visual arts for publication in upcoming issues. Contact the editor at P.O. Box 227, Latrobe, PA 15650 or email: editor@LaurelMountainPost.com
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HOW TO EAT Jim Brewer, RD, LDN, CNSD, CNIS
What are Omega Fatty Acids and Are They Something I Should Supplement in My Diet? The simple answer is that fatty acids are fats. Omega-3, and Omega-6 fatty acids are types of fat that your body needs to function. Unfortunately your body is unable to synthesize them from many of the foods we normally eat. Nutritionists call them essential fats just for this reason. Non-essential fats are those fats your body can synthesize from other fats or from the components of carbohydrate and protein. These two types of fats, Omega-3 and Omega-6 fats, are important in your diet because they function as integral parts of each of the bodies cells. Supplements are not required if your diet includes foods that contain these fats.
This is an important fat because it makes up about 2/3 of all the fats in the brain’s gray matter. It’s very important for the nervous system in providing the pathways for brain signals. This is the fat that researchers are trying to show improves brain function in infants from birth to 18 months old. Some think that since Omega-6 fatty acids are present in breast milk but not infant formulas, breast-fed children are smarter. Those of us that were bottle-fed, might find this offensive, but at this point studies don’t show any improved brain function from infants supplemented with this fat in formula. So, I’ll wait to be offended until after more research is done.
ing. Consult your physician before taking any fish oil pills or Omega-3 pills because it can interact negatively with medications.
Omega-6 Fatty Acids are actually a group of
Omega-6 fats have been linked to reducing the risk of breast cancer and prostate cancer, but at this time no conclusions can be made because these studies use animals and no links to humans have yet been made. Another “wait and see” nutrient. Omega-6 fatty acid supplements for adults are unnecessary due to the fact that many of the oils mentioned above are in most foods we eat. An Omega-6 fatty acid deficiency is unlikely.
Do you need to supplement your diet with these fats? The answer is no for Omega-
polyunsaturated fats. (Remember saturated fats are the “bad” fats and polyunsaturated fats are the “good” fats). You might also see them called linoleic acid, which are found in vegetable oils, including corn, evening primrose seed, safflower, and soybean oils. Another name is Gamma-linolenic acid which is found in borage oil, evening primrose oil and black currant seed.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids are also a group of es-
sential polyunsaturated fats. These fats are not as easily found in the diet because their primary location is in marine mammals (whales and seals), and oily fish (like the cold-water ocean-going fish: Atlantic salmon, herring, Atlantic halibut, bluefish, tuna, and mackerel). Other sources of Omega-3 fatty acids include venison, buffalo, canola oil, flaxseed oil, walnuts, and leafy green vegetables. On rare occasions you might find some foods with added Omega 3’s like eggs and bread. Other names for Omega-3 fatty acids you might find on food labels are: EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid), Fish Oil, Omega Fatty Acid, W-3 Fatty Acids. These are important fats because they function to improve blood flow to the body and the brain (brain food) without affecting the blood’s ability to clot. That is, unless you take too much. Also, it’s shown to have an affect on immune function and increasing your HDL “the good cholesterol” by 12% when added to the diet.
“Some think that since Omega-6 fatty acids are present in breast milk but not infant formulas, breast-fed children are smarter. Those of us that were bottle-fed, might find this offensive . . . I’ll wait to be offended until after more research is done. ” 18 - LAUREL MOUNTAIN POST
People are supplementing themselves with this nutrient for many things including cancer, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, Crohn’s disease, and asthma. But you have to be careful with this one because it is a blood thinner. More that 3 grams per day can cause problems with bleed-
There has been some research done on this nutrient and it seems to have some positive effects when included in the diet. What we know at this point is that if you have adequate Omega-3 intake it may decrease your risk of death if you have coronary artery disease. It has been shown to decrease the symptoms of major depression and psoriasis. It has also been shown to decrease the possibility of getting an infection and improves wound healing after surgery.
6 fatty acids and a “maybe” for Omega-3 fatty acids. If you consume a healthy serving of coldwater fish, canola oil, flaxseed oil, or one of the other foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids at least two times per week you probably do not need a supplement. If you don’t, I strongly encourage you to consult with your physician and/or Registered Dietitian before adding this potentially dangerous supplement to your diet. Jim is a1983 graduate of Derry Area High School with 10 years experience in nutrition. He has a BS in Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh and currently practices as a clinical nutritionist. His specialties include physical nutrition assessment, nutrition support and renal nutrition. Send your nutrition questions to Jim by writing PO Box 227, Latrobe PA 15650 or emailing editor@LaurelMountainPost.com.
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THE CORNER STORY Linda Werner
“Returning A Favor”
Mary’s Laurel Mountain Post
Online Trivia Contest log on to play: www.LaurelMountainPost.com The answers to the following five trivia questions have been placed on pages in the online edition of the Laurel Mountain Post (not in the PDF download). Look for Mary the Cow from Fairview Farm in a trivia box at the bottom of an online article. Once you find all five answers, visit Mary’s Trivia Contest page and fill in the online form. We will draw one winner from all correct entries received by August. The Spring Issue prize is a $10 gift certificate from The Tree House of Ligonier.
1) What is Arnold Palmer’s birth date? 2) What is the deadline for the Ligonier Valley Writers 2005 Flash Fiction Contest for Horror and Fantasy? 3) Name the year and location of the first Senior PGA Championship. 4) Where were the first two Westmoreland Country Fairs held? 5) Who wrote the music and lyrics for Crazy For You (playing July 19 - Aug 7 at the Mountain Playhouse)? Congratulations to Kevin Kendall of Latrobe who won our contest in the last issue and recieved a $10 gift certificate from The Hollow Tavern of Ligonier! We would also like to thank all of our readers who responded to our Reader Survey in the Winter 2005 Issue. Our survey drawing winner and recipient of a $50 gift certificate from Equine Chic of Ligonier was Susan Diana Margey of Latrobe!
“Linda, come here. Sit down and let me comb to an illness which would eventually claim another those knots out of your hair.” victim. I took the brush and touched her head. These were my mother’s words spoken to me “Linda, will you brush my hair out for me? I often as I was growing up. I didn’t want to get the don’t feel strong enough, and I don’t want your sistangles out. It wasn’t important. Now, some forty ter to see. You can handle this. You’re stronger than years later, that scene has replayed in my mind, she is,” Mumma said. “Please.” not in Technicolor, but in soft, brown tones, a color I picked up the brush which somehow seemed reserved for guarded memories. heavier than it ever had. I didn’t want this job. I Hair, it seems, whether I addidn’t want to witness, let alone be mit it or not, has played a role in a part of, anything that hurt my my life. But never did I understand mother this way. I knew I could the depth of that role until my never show how much this hurt me, mother became ill. She was diagbrushing my mother’s hair. nosed with cancer. As the disease I sat her in a chair and genspread she would undergo rounds tly brushed. My thoughts numof chemotherapy where her body bered as many hairs as I held in was bombarded with drugs to kill my hand. With each stroke came the active cancer cells. The probanother brushful of hair. I don’t lem was that the same drugs recall how many times I pulled the which destroyed the malignant hair out of the brush. I remember cells also destroyed the healthy being grateful to concentrate on ones. So, there were side effects. removing the natural hairs from One of the common side efthe synthetic bristles of the brush fects was hair loss. We just acbecause that act meant I did not cepted the doctor’s words with have to see my mother’s pink scalp desperate resignation that this which was becoming more and was what would be. I knew my more visible. Also, I didn’t have to mother did not want to look in the look her directly in the face. Linda Werner is an IUP Graduate mirror and see only a vaguely faI continued to brush. This (Bachelors and Masters) who taught miliar face, topped by a smooth, was a delicate process. I could not English for 36 years—Shakespeare, bald head looking back at her. She avoid my mother’s face. Her eyes Short Stories, Research, Black was a woman of character and turned down at the outer corners Literature, Humor in Literature, depth, but she was also a woman as if she were remembering fondly Poetry and Song, British Novel, Advanced Placement. She retired in of feminine vanity. She had alsomething she had lost. Still I 2002, and has been married to ready lost one breast and considbrushed. I was new to this and Robert Werner for 35 years. Linda erable bone mass to an illness, and wondered how long it would take serves on the Derry Foundation; she was not eager to lose anything to gather all the hair. Would it all Friends of Caldwell Memorial else. Besides, keeping her hair actually come out? What should Library; President, Trinity Evangelimeant something to my mother, our conversation be? I felt slight cal Lutheran Church, Latrobe. Her passions include: cooking, husband, which we in our healthy lives, could nausea, my eyes burned but still spiritual growth, and the aroma of not understand. It meant she still I brushed until nearly every hair DeLallo’s Deli. had some control over her fate. It was gone. Then I collected all the meant she was still alive – and she hair, wrapped it in several paper looked alive and even robust. It towels. I folded and neatly lay meant she might win this game. Appearances were those fat bundles in the pink metal can. something after all. And, so far, so good. There had “There now. It doesn’t look so bad after all. I been no appreciable damage. A few hairs in a hairthink I can get used to having a bald headed mother. brush: some more strays on the flowered pillowcase. What a nicely shaped small head you have, Mumma. And then one day, in silent fashion it happened. Smaller than mine. Here, let me brush you off and I opened the back door to my mother’s home and put you back into bed,” I said. saw her seated on the edge of her hospital bed, back Bravado. It was all bravado. As she slowly slid curved and her head tilted to the side in that same from the chair, walking slumped over to a tune only defeated posture, I had seen before. she could hear, I followed closely in her steps, my “Mumma, what’s wrong?” I said. eyes leaving her only once – long enough to glimpse She handed me her hairbrush. In it were huna curly gray wig securely pinned to a Styrofoam dreds of gray and brown hairs, tangled testimonies head on her dresser.
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FRIENDS & HEROES Honoring Our Neighbors Serving in the United States Military We would like to keep in touch with our friends, family and neighbors proudly serving our county in the United States military across the nation and around the world. In each issue of the Laurel Mountain Post, we will feature some Westmoreland County area soldiers. To be included in future issues, simply fill out our online form and email us a current picture (or send the information to us at Laurel Mountain Post; P.O. Box 227; Latrobe, PA 15650-0227). We can’t wait to hear from you!
Robert Pavlik
Tommy Camilli
E-4/ CPL, USMC 2001 (pictured at right) HOMETOWN: Blairsville, PA CURRENT LOCATION: Camp Lejeune, NC FAMILY INFO: Wife, Caitlin Pavlik JOB: Just Returned From 7 months in Iraq doing Signals Intelligence MISS MOST ABOUT HOME: Mountains and Snow FAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: Pensacola, Florida PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: Completing Bootcamp FUTURE GOALS: Be a Gov’t Contractor or instructor at one of the Military Schools I attended WRITE TO ME AT: haggard733@yahoo.com
SPECIALIST ACTIVE DUTY ARMY (pictured at right) HOMETOWN: Derry, PA CURRENT LOCATION: Abu Ghraib, Iraq FAMILY INFO: single JOB: Infantry - the basic soldier helping Iraqis MISS MOST ABOUT HOME: Beer and Family FAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: Seeing the smiling faces of the little kids when we drive by FUTURE GOALS: go to college and have a family WRITE TO ME AT: viva_la_camille@yahoo.com
David Fullam
Barry E. Dwire Jr.
STAFF SGT US AIR FORCE (pictured at left with his wife) HOMETOWN: Westfield, PA CURRENT LOCATION: Recruiting Office in Greensburg, PA FAMILY:married with one daughter JOB: I am currently serving as an Air Force Recruiter. My primary job in the Air Force is Missile Maintenance. I was stationed in Montana maintaining America’s ICBM (Intercontinental Balilstic Missiles) Force. MISS MOST ABOUT HOME:my family FAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: the beaches of sunny California PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: being part of a five-man team that went to Vandenburg Air Force Base, CA, to test launch and ICBM FUTURE GOALS:obtain my Bach. in Aerospace Engineering, and earn my commission. WRITE TO ME AT: david.fullam@rs.af.mil
STAFF SGT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 1996, USMC 1987-1991 (pictured at left) HOMETOWN: Derry, PA CURRENT LOCATION: Camp Shelby, MS/ headed to Iraq FAMILY: Wife, Michelle Dwire; Son, Trenton X. Dwire JOB: Heavy Equipment and Combat Engineer MISS MOST ABOUT HOME: My son, Trenton, and Family FAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: Thailand PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: Being able to help the orphans while in Honduras FUTURE GOALS: to retire from the military WRITE TO ME AT: barry.e.dwire@us.army.mil
Angela Burd SSG, E-6 ARMY 1994098 NATIONAL GUARD 1998-present (pictured at right) HOMETOWN: Latrobe, PA CURRENT LOCATION: Mt. Pleasant, PA FAMILY: Husband, Aaron; 8-month-old daughter, Gabriele JOB: recruiter for the Westmoreland County area for the PA Army National Guard MISS MOST ABOUT HOME: Luckily, I am stationed at home FAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: Fort Hood, TX . . . it is central to Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas,so there is always something to do! PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: I was the 28th Infantry Division NCO of the Year in 2002 FUTURE GOALS: I would like to retire from the military and pursue my M.Ed. WRITE TO ME AT: angela.burd@us.army.mil
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Aloysius C. Schmucker IV PRIVATE 1ST CLASS US MARINES (pictured at right) HOMETOWN: Latrobe, PA CURRENT LOCATION: Camp Horno, Camp Pendleton, CA FAMILY: single JOB: Infantry/Demolition/Machine Gunnery MISS MOST ABOUT HOME family, friends, girlfriend Brook FAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: San Diego Beaches PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: becoming a marine FUTURE GOALS: to become a Sergeant in my first four years WRITE TO ME AT: PFC Schmucker, Aloysius C 14 Weapons Company CAAT - Alpha Camp Pendleton, CA 92055
September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Prostate cancer exceeds lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States with 220,900 new cases and 28,900 deaths in 2003. More than 70 percent of all prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men over age 65. While 12,000 men in Pennsylvania will learn they are afflicted, statistics show that the mortality rate is getting smaller because more men are getting tested as a regular part of their health care. Prostate cancer can be cured if detected early and can be treated even in its later stages. Screening tests (PSA and DRE), while not perfect, can detect prostate cancer in its early stages.
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Earl Robert Fillmore, Jr. June 16, 1965 - October 3, 1993 U.S. ARMY RANGER Earl Robert Fillmore Jr. was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on 16 June 1965. Earl graduated from Derry Area High School in 1983. Following High School Earl entered the Army on 19 August 1983 and went to Ft Jackson, South Carolina. Earl’s first assignment was with A Company of the 1st Bn. 7th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, N.C. Earl was a graduate of the Special Forces medical course and his initial assignment in Special Forces was as a medic. Earl had numerous awards and qualifications that included the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Accommodation Medal, Master Parachutist Badge, HALO Badge, Special Forces and Ranger Tabs. In 1987 Earl attended the 1st Special Forces Operational Detatchment-DELTA’s selection course. Earl was chosen as one of only 11 soldiers from a pool of over 200 to attend the Operator’s Training Course (OTC). Earl excelled in this new environment both as a medic and a shooter, and quickly mastered all skills required to be a part of this special organization. While assigned to Delta, Earl participated in the invasion of Panama (Just Cause), and operations in Iraq during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Earl also participated in the “Battle of the Black Sea” in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993. Earl participated in many other important, though not yet de-classified operations while assigned as a member of 1st SFOD-D. Earl was driven to do his best at every endeavor and always succeeded at whatever task he put his mind to. Earl established himself as the youngest Operator to complete the Delta assessment and selection, and subsequent Operators Training Course. He attended the Ranger Course as a Sergeant First Class and graduated as the honor graduate of his class. He finished the course with the following record: 1st time go’s in all evaluated tasks, Go’s in all 6 graded patrols, 7 major plus spot reports, peers - 90, 86, 91, and 93. He was successful in every mission during training or combat and was in every sense a walking testament to the professional soldier. Earl would accept nothing less than a team mate’s best effort, and in return Earl gave his best effort every time. It was this drive that carried Earl to the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia on 03 October 1993. Earl was responding to help his mates trapped inside a downed helicopter when he was fatally wounded. Earl Robert Fillmore Jr. is remembered as a son, a husband, and a soldier who died trying to help other soldiers in need. He is a constant inspiration to his nieces, nephews and friends, a few of whom we celebrate on our Friends & Heroes page at left (Robert Pavlik, Tommy Camilli, Angela Burd and Aloysius Schmucker).
In an effort to increase public awareness about prostate cancer, UPMC Cancer Centers joins other organizations nationwide to promote Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. UPMC developed these pages as a resource for learning more about prostate cancer.
Prostate Cancer Risk Factors Anything that increases a person’s chance of developing a disease is called a risk factor. Though the precise cause of prostate cancer is unknown, the following factors may increase the likelihood of developing prostate cancer: • Age – More than 75 percent of men diagnosed with prostate cancer are over the age of 65. •
Skin color – African American men have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than white Americans.
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Nutrition – A diet higher in animal fat may add to the risk.
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Family history – Genetic factors may predispose one as being at high risk.
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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men (other than non-melanoma skin cancer).
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The prostate is a male sex gland and part of a man’s reproductive system. About the size of a walnut, it is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum.
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It is known as a silent disease because prostate cancer can be present and spread beyond the prostate by the time symptoms show up.
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Clinical evidence is mounting regarding antioxidants and their role in helping to shield against prostate cancer by neutral-
izing harmful molecules known as oxygen-free radicals. Eating tomatoes and tomato sauce which are high in the antioxidant lypocene may cut the risk of prostate cancer.
Prostate Cancer Prevention Prostate cancer usually grows very slowly and in its early stages often has no warning signs or symptoms. By the time a man has symptoms of prostate cancer, the tumor has usually been growing for a long time and the cancer is advanced. Like many cancers, prostate cancer is treated most effectively when detected early. Two of the most important tests for the early detection of prostate cancer are the digital rectal examination (DRE) and the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. During the DRE, a doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the patient’s rectum to feel for lumps, enlargements, or areas of hardness that might indicate prostate cancer. The PSA blood test is the most effective test currently available for the early detection of prostate cancer. PSA is an enzyme produced by the prostate gland. Normally, small amounts of PSA enter the bloodstream from the prostate. Larger amounts of PSA enter the blood when the prostate gland is enlarged, infected, or diseased. Recent studies indicate that the combination of DRE and PSA testing is more effective in the early detection of prostate cancer than either procedure is on its own. As part of the annual checkup, the American Cancer Society recommends a DRE and PSA blood test for: • •
men 50 and older who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years younger men who are at high risk for prostate cancer, including: • men with a close male relative (father, brother, uncle, grandfather) with prostate cancer • African American men.
Free Prostate Cancer Screenings TM UPMC Cancer Centers provide free prostate cancer screenings in September during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. If you are a man between the ages of 50 and 75 (age 45 if you are African American or have a family history of prostate cancer), call UPMC Cancer Centers Information and Referral Service at 412-647-2811 to register for a screening near you. The free screening will consist of a digital rectal exam (DRE) and a prostatespecific antigen (PSA) blood test.
Provided courtesy of UPMC Cancer Center and their website: www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/prevention.html
DERRY REMEMBRANCES TRIVIA ANSWER: lifeguards who worked at the “brand new” Derry Pool for the first few years . . . Ronald Carney, Patty Kurtz, Roberta Joyner, Mary Fisher, Lottie Thomas, Tom Yancy, Richie Nair, Rich Falinski, Patty Belonich, Ron Crispin, Janie Keough, Dick Matteo, Nick Paskiewyc, George Clawson, Paula Naylon, Maxine Bender, Janet Sheffler, Barbara Liebegott, Ron Giannini, Stan Akins, Ken Grote (manager)
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Avis Latuch & Jay Bowman from Somerset, PA: “Our local golf club, which is the Golf Club of Somerset, was asked to marshal Hole #12 at Laurel Valley Golf Club for the Senior PGA tournament. When we heard that our club was looking for volunteers, we were eager to offer our help. What a great experience we had! We enjoyed the scenic beauty of the Laurel Valley Course and were able to see many professional golfers. Most memorable is seeing Arnold Palmer. When we weren’t on duty, we followed him as did most of the spectators. Jay and I have been avid golfers for many years, and have enjoyed the beauty of numerous premier courses, but none compared to the beauty of what we have right here at home.”
Arnie’s Army Looks On . . . as Arnold Palmer heads for the green on Hole #12 during his final round of play in the tournament.
Sports Reporter Mark Snover with ASAP Sports, from Spokane, WA, enjoyed the local golf and dining communities visiting The Tavern, DeNunzio’s and Champion Lakes Golf Course. He recalled two of his personal favorite moments during his sports reporting career around the world as “At the 18th Green at Pinehurst No. 2 with the U.S. Open Trophy . . . as close as I’LL ever get!!!” (pictured inset above), and having the opportunity to shake Arnold Palmer’s hand. Up next for Mark is coverage of The Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland.
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At Laurel Valley Golf Club May 23-29, 2005 - Ligonier, PA
Forget Disney World - He’s Going to the Jimmy Stewart Museum! Tied for 3rd at the end of Round 2 on Friday, tournament champion Mike Reid from Provo, UT said: “There was a day when I probably would go out and hit two or three buckets of balls and try to get it perfect. But, you know, I think I would like to go see, what is it? Indiana, Pennsylvania, the home of Jimmy Stewart. I got to see that museum. I was here in 2001 and I told my friend from Pittsburgh that and we missed it that year . . . And I don’t know how late it’s open tonight, but I think I’m going to go see that. I can hit balls. I’ve hit a lot of balls. And I’m likely not going to find much. So, geez, you know, I think I’m going to go see the Jimmy Stewart museum and see if I can forget about golf for awhile . . . I’ve just always admired his career. He’s a great actor. I think I have got some, several of his films. He’s Jimmy Stewart. I mean, why do people come here to watch Arnold Palmer? I mean he’s a legend too . . . I’ve just been a big Jimmy Stewart fan. He was one of my favorite actors. He lived in an era and was part of the kind of movies that you don’t have to ask about ratings. You take your children to them and you can rent them now. I just appreciate that.” Jimmy Stewart photo courtesy of The Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pennsylvania (www.Jimmy.org).
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Our Man on the Scene and Avid Golf Fan, David “Muggsy” Miles from North Huntingdon: “It was awesome, just walking the course and taking in everything!”
Tournament Volunteers from the Golf Cart Crew Sonny Caruso (Mt. Pleasant), Dean Clark (New Stanton), pictured at top; John Dailey and Jack Chastel (both visiting local relatives during the tournament), pictured at bottom, all agree: it takes a stong commitment to the game and the tournament organizations, and they are proud to lend their time as needed. It’s a wonderful experience!
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THE GARDEN GUYS Jim & Joe Prengaman
Death by Trimming: Reality or Myth? proper time to trim. Three basic plant types you may have should be trimmed at three very different times. Deciduous shrubs including Barberry, Burning Bush, Spirea, Potentilla, Viburnum, Forsythia and any shrub that flowers on same year growth should ideally be pruned during the dormant season. It is also a convenient time to do this while you are in the yard cleaning up the leaves and debris that need removed from the yard during Fall. Broadleaf evergreens including Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pieris Japonica and Laurel should be pruned within two to three weeks after they have flowered, before the buds have set for next year’s blooms. Thinning When many people decide to atcan be done in the early Spring tack their shrub trimming, they as needed with little effect on head to the garage and gather the overall flower display. Narmiles of extension cords and row leafed evergreens includtheir trusty electric shears. “Pruning is a healthier alternative to ing Taxus (Yew), Juniper, HemWhile many of us have grown up shearing, but if you enjoy a landscape full lock, and Cypress should be with this as the only method of of sculpted hedges, balls and spirals break trimmed in early spring before trimming there is another alterout the electric shears and go to work. .” they have pushed their new native, pruning. growth. It is often necessary to cut back into the previous years Shrub trimming can be categorized in method. The first step is to remove all wood to maintain the plants size and to two basic types, pruning and sheardead and broken branches. They shape. Thinning, as discussed earing. If you are going for a traditional should be removed back to the point lier can be done at any time. hedge or topiary sculpture look then of origin or to just above a bud or shearing is the method to use. When strong branch leader. If you are comMuch trimming and pruning can be you continually shear a shrub it prefortable with the size and shape of the avoided by researching a plants vents adequate leaf production inside plant at this point, you can stop at natural growth habit and planting the shrub. We have all seen shrubs this step. If the plant still requires to accommodate the future expected sheared for many years with three more shaping and training, branches growth. Plant shapes are a matter inches of growth on the outside of the should be removed that are obstructof personal taste. Pruning is a shrub and it appears to be dead on ing walkways, touching buildings and healthier alternative to shearing, but the inside. It will also cause the plants walls, or obstructing the view from a if you enjoy a landscape full of sculpted to be leggy because the only growth window. While making these cuts try hedges, balls and spirals break out the which occurs is on the top and outto avoid destroying the shape, look side of the shrub. If you do want to and habit of the shrub. Thirdly, make electric shears and go to work. shear your shrubs it is a good idea to additional cuts to eliminate weak or Jim and Joe Prengaman are both graduthin them as well. This will encournarrow branches including waterates of Derry Area High School’s Horticulage growth inside by allowing light and sprouts, which are weak, vigorous ture program. Jim received an AAS in air to enter. It allows you to maintain shoots sprouting from the trunk of Greenhouse Production from the Ohio State the sheared look, but also encourages older branches. Suckers growing from University and then went on to receive a healthy new growth from within. the root or stem tissue of the plants BS in Horticulture from the Pennsylvania State University. Joe received a BA from When shearing it is also a good idea should also be removed. Suckers are the University of Pittsburgh in Secondary to shape the shrub into more of an most common at the base of plants Education. They had worked together in inverted V shape. This allows more that have been grafted to a more hardy both greenhouse producton and landscape light on to all of the surface areas. root stock. and nursery production for different Shrub trimming is often considered one of the most tedious tasks in maintaining a landscape, but it is one of the most important steps involved in maintaining a healthy and attractive landscape design. We have heard many times from people that they wanted to trim their shrubs, but they were afraid they would kill them. Generally this is not the case. The result of a poorly trimmed shrub may be a reduction in bloom or fruit production, or the creation of an unhealthy shape weakening and deforming the shrub, but both of these can be corrected before death occurs utilizing proper pruning techniques.
For the majority of shrubs, pruning, not shearing is the correct method.
Instead of simply removing the top several inches of new growth as in shearing, pruning maintains a shrubs size from the inside out by thinning a part of the oldest growth each year. Pruning is selecting and removing individual branches in a three step
Many people do not prune their shrubs because they do not know the
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The Mystique of Crevoshay by JB Rossi Destiny. Divine Providence. Fate. Call it what you will. I experienced it early this Spring while my family and I vacationed on a small Caribbean Island. One early morning while the rest of the clan snoozed, I jogged over to the little market just up the road to pick up some fresh croissants. Just next door to the market was a lovely jewelry boutique alive with a flurry of activity. The jewelry connoisseur that I am, the temptation was just too much. I veered my course and conveniently jogged past the huge display windows. Okay, maybe my pace wasn’t quite a jog at this point, it was more like a fast walk and gawk. Suddenly, a lovely bejeweled hand with long slender fingers slipped through my forearm and lured me into the shop. I tried to resist but, sometimes, giving in to your vice is the only and best choice of action. Sitting inside the boutique amidst a dazzling array of unique fine art originals was the creator, Paula Crevoshay. A beautiful woman with a warm smile and a welcoming demeanor, I felt the connection the moment we shook hands. Amidst the bustle and utter commotion surrounding us, Ms. Crevoshay immediately dropped the project she was working on and enlightened me on the mystique of Crevoshay. Three hours later, I was still mystified. Sensing the danger I was in, my husband rushed to find me. Upon entering the store, he noticed the glassy look in my eyes and immediately realized that he was too late. I was hooked. I introduce him to my new friend and she dazzled him with her unique collection of colorful gemstone pieces. Within moments, he too was fascinated by her creativeness, ingenu-
ity, and expertise. And, might I add, my husband is not easily impressed! What Paula Crevoshay has brought to gemstone jewelry design is exciting. Ms. Crevoshay combines the disciplines of fine art, gemology, and history into one-of-a-kind collectible pieces that have won her numerous awards and achievements including the Spectrum Award for her color expertise. “It is every human’s birthright to be beautiful,” prescribes Crevoshay. “To adorn oneself with exquisite jewelry is to show the love and care that’s within. To love oneself enough to make this effort is an important nucleus to spring from.” But perhaps it’s the versatility of her designs that fascinated me so much. A simple post earring can be made into a lovely drop dangle with only a few minor adjustments. Brooches transform into clasp for necklaces, rings become slides. A patented Crevoshay “Curly Q” or “Shepard’s staff” stealthily located on the back of the pieces allows you to go from “boardroom to the ballroom” within a few moments. This versatility is a major aspect of a Crevoshay and is so important in today’s fast paced society. Or maybe it’s her fine attention to detail that caught my eye. Crevoshay employs hand fabrication in her goldsmith processes. She utilizes ancient techniques such as granulation, engraving, chasing , and hand piercing which truly elevates her craft to fine art. Combining rare gemstones with elaborate metal techniques in a versatile, original design is the basis of a Crevoshay collectible. A fine example of a true Crevoshay collectible is the beautiful Butterfly pendant which adorned her neck when
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www.derrytwpagfair.com Complete schedule of events available on the Laurel Mountain Post Calendar pages! we met. This large rose quartz slide with two intricately designed wings of diamond, tanzanite, and turquoise was truly a magnificent sight. Each symmetrical wing embraced a total of 108 gemstones which represents the sacred Buddhist number. “Jewelry is like finger-prints,” Crevoshay said. “One-of-a-kind pieces make a unique statement.” Crevoshay proves her love of humanity . Her “Splash” collection which features aquatic animals carved in quartz, amethyst, or citrine highlights the art of reverse intaglio, the technique of carving behind the stone so that the figure is seen through the transparent stone on the reverse side. Crevoshay, a survivor of the Tsunami disaster, donates 10 % of the proceeds from this exciting collection directly to the Tsunami Relief Fund. My favorite piece of this collection was that of a palm tree which I think is a perfect symbol of the disaster since it is responsible for saving so many lives. Two of Crevoshay’s newest lines include the Elements Collection and the Offerings Collection. The Elements Collection will be the main feature of the Crevoshay’s upcoming tour in 2007. It features pieces de-
signed around the five essential elements, earth, air, fire, water, and ether. The Offerings Collection represents the light and airy nature of femininity with lots of floral aspects. Every single piece in Crevoshay’s collection reflects the beauty of the designer herself. As the week sailed by, I got to know Ms. Crevoshay and her lovely assistants. The Crevoshay collection truly mirrors the personal mystique of its designer. Inside information tells me that Crevoshay is in the process of scheduling a tour at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh sometime this fall. For more immediate information on the Crevoshay lines, please contact her at info@crevoshay.com. Many of her pieces can be viewed on the web at www.crevoshay.com. I will always remember Paula Crevoshay and what she shared with me about the art of the jewel. The mystique of Crevoshay. Wear the Light. Live in Beauty. In addition to reading and writing, J.B. Rossi enjoys having fun with her adventurous family and her numerous pets. She is also blessed with the greatest set of in-laws imaginable. “Thanks everyone, especially Don and Marylou, for always supporting me!”
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Located on Long’s Road in Latrobe
4915 Route 982 Latrobe, PA
(Across from Derry Middle School)
724-539-1430
724-539-2431
(724) 694-6200 Barkley’s Derry King
Family Hair Care Nails & Tanning
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$2 OFF Any Service New Customers Only
expires 9/30/05
310 S. Penna. Ave. in Greensburg
$1.00 Off 16-Cut Pizza with One Topping
One Pound Dried Pasta FREE with $10 purchase
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Pit Stop Quik Shop
Zappone Sausage Company and Retail Outlet Store
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(expires 7/31/05)
(expires 9/30/05)
Route 217 Derry 724-694-8552
210 S. Chestnut Street, Derry
724-694-2555
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814.352.7720
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$19.99
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$9.99
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EXPIRES 9-30-05
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$
includes • SHAMPOO • RINSE • HIGHLIGHT UP TO 5 FOILS
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200
$
SHAMPOO RINSE CUT BLOW DRY STYLE
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724-459-5610
LATROBE Mt. Laurel Plaza
GREENSBURG East Pittsburgh St.
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includes • SHAMPOO • PRECISION CUT • QUALITY PERM • STYLE
$47.95 Value
EXPIRES 9-30-05
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