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<strong>Blood donation events</strong>n Monday, Dec. 19: American Legion Lafayette Post 51, 508 E. Main St., Uniontown, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.n Tuesday, Dec. 20: St. Peter’s Church Parish Center, 118 Church St., Brownsville, from noon to 5:30 p.m.n Tuesday, Jan. ...

All Things Christmas Tree Festival winners announced

The Cumberland Township Food Bank sponsored an All Things Christmas Festival recently, raising $4,892 for the food bank. Trees, wreaths and Christmas crafts were on display in the Carmichaels First United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall from Nov. 28 through Dec. 3. People purchased tickets ...

O Christmas tree! The pros and cons of real vs. artificial trees

Leslie LaPosta always had an artificial Christmas tree growing up, and for a while resisted her husband’s insistence to get a real tree.LaPosta, of Washington, said her husband, Clayton, wanted to continue his family’s tradition of real trees. When their son Gianni was born she made him a ...

According to Hofmann: Merry Branded Christmas

Let’s face it, things are going amok.Now, you can fill in your own opinions relating to that statement — citing everything from the state of affairs of the nation and the world, technology advancing beyond our grasp or the fragility of the human condition.I, on the other hand, am not as ...

Lecture planned on Darr Mine Disaster

Rostraver Township Historical Society is delving into the Darr Mine Disaster during a special lecture on Monday, Dec. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m.The presentation will be done by John Hepple who worked in the mining machine industry for 17 years, and Jim Bell who has over 40 years of mining ...