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Better days ahead

The heat dome that was forecast to visit our region arrived in Southwestern Pennsylvania on June 29 when we experienced our first 90 degree day of the summer season. This was quickly followed by five more consecutive days of 94, 95, 96, 97, and back to 96 on the fourth of July. Along with the ...

Menhart had proper view on lopsided games

John Menhart played football for Carmichaels in the 1970s and coached them in the 1990s into the 2000s. He’s been a part of good teams, some great teams and a few not-so-good teams so has experienced both sides when it comes to lopsided games. Menhart, the Mikes’ all-time winningest coach ...

Heat domes are silent killer

Several weeks ago an early heat wave in Europe killed over 1,500 people and as I write this article another heat dome has gripped much of Europe, killing more as they try to deal with the unprecedented heat. Temperatures in Paris reached 106, Madrid 109, Berlin 102 and London had its all-time ...

Timeline of the universe

Universe is defined in our dictionaries as all existing matter and space considered as a whole, the cosmos. It is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in diameter and has been expanding since its beginning, 13,800,000,000 years ago, known as the BIG BANG. In less than a second; ...

Nature through art

This goes a long way back into the past, but it’s the only way to introduce a story that grows timelier and more relevant today. It’s the story of the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art in Millersburg, Pennsylvania. Older readers who read Pennsylvania Game News magazine (official ...

Columbus and his early weather warnings

As we approach the beginning of Hurricane season, it might be prudent to apply what we have learned from one of our earliest weather forecasters. Long before radar, satellites and El Nino and even before the invention of the weather barometer in 1643, an explorer named Christopher Columbus ...