Christmas 2021 was a bittersweet experience in the Hofmann household as it marked the year that then-11-year-old Emma told us she stopped believing in Santa Claus.Well, technically, she didn鈥檛 tell us. She told my wife, Amber, earlier that day. Amber, later at the dinner table, said, 鈥淓mma ...
Tis the season for giving.On Saturday, Connellsville Area Community Ministries (CACM), hosted a community Christmas dinner at the Connellsville Senior Center. CACM Development Coordinator Mary Sampey said the event has been years in the making.鈥淲e鈥檝e been wanting to have a Christmas dinner ...
<strong>Food distributions scheduled</strong>n St. Vincent de-Paul-sponsored food bank at St. Mary鈥檚 Social Hall, 118 Church St., Brownsville, from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Families must be registered with Fayette County Community Action Agency in ...
<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鈥檚 Church Parish Center, 118 Church St., Brownsville, from noon to 5:30 p.m.n Tuesday, Jan. ...
Santa鈥檚 ever-watchful, oft-mischievous helpers have moved into local homes for the Christmas season, and kids are delighted by the arrival of their favorite Elf on the Shelf.鈥淚 love all things Christmas, every facet of it,鈥� said Meghann Mikluscak-Hewitt, a Fayette County native who ...
I recently attended a birthday party for my wife鈥檚 cousin鈥檚 1-year-old daughter, which would make her my second-cousin-once-removed-in-law, if my math is right.But what鈥檚 not right is the audacity of my wife鈥檚 cousin to have a baby so close to Christmas.During the party, I felt bad for ...
