The Concert Band of Northwest Pennsylvania under the direction of John Fleming and Armond Walter is getting ready to present its first concert of the 2019 Summer Season. This will mark the 36th year that the Band has been playing summer concerts in Edinboro. The 2019 season will open on Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 […]
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored. ~ Earl Nightingale
EDINBORO – Goodell Gardens & Homestead has long been a place to support local farmers and food producers. This will still happen in 2019, but will happen in a different format. This year, the nonprofit organization is changing their approach to connecting consumers with food producers, not hosting their weekly Farmers Market, but instead during […]
Shirley Ann Grove, 90, of Edinboro and Plum, PA, died Monday, June 10, 2019 at home surrounded by her daughter, Kim, and son-in-law, David. She was born in Johnstown, PA on February 13, 1929, the daughter of the late Harry “Hap” and Sara B. Johns. Shirley graduated from Richland High School in Johnstown. After her […]
By Sen. Michele Brooks Milk prices have always been volatile, but today’s prices are particularly unpredictable, making it extremely difficult for dairy farmers to plan for the future and ensure their viability long-term. I recently met with the Center for Dairy Excellence to continue our conversations about this market volatility and the plight of our […]
HARRISBURG – (June 13, 2019) Sen. Michele Brooks reminds residents that there’s still time to submit an application for the Lottery-funded Property Tax/Rent Rebate program. The June 30 deadline has just been extended until Dec. 31, 2019. “More than half a million senior citizens, widows, widowers, and people with disabilities benefited from the Property Tax/Rent […]
On July 14, 2019, the second annual Edinboro Lake Poker Run will be held. The event being called Oars on the Shore to piggy back with Roar on the Shore weekend. This event is for anyone 12 and older with a kayak, paddle board, or canoe. Row your way around Edinboro Lake in the 4-hour […]
To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. ~ Bette Davis
Forget love… I’d rather fall in chocolate. ~ Unknown
I have only one yardstick by which I test every major problem – and that yardstick is: Is it good for America? ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dennis G. Kuftic, 71, of Edinboro, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born in Pittsburgh on April 3, 1948, the son of the late Andrew and Ada Viola Kuftic. Dennis grew up in Braddock, Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1966. Dennis enlisted in the U.S. Navy […]
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ~ Henry Ford
Linda Mae Thomas, of McKean, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019, following a brief illness. She was born January 22, 1939, the daughter of the late Everett and Virginia Henson. Linda graduated from Academy High School and Clarion University. She retired from the Fairview School District after 32 years of teaching. Linda was a member […]
EDINBORO – Live music will once again float through the beautiful landscape at Goodell Gardens & Homestead this summer. Edinboro’s public garden and accredited arboretum has announced their 2019 Summer Music Schedule. This year the popular summer concert series is sponsored by Erie Federal Credit Union, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts – a state arts […]
The Legion crew have been hard at work getting the pool ready for the 2019 summer season, and will open this year on June 6th with a FREE swim day! All the major stats for this year are as follows: 2019 membership rates for the pool. Family of 4 Membership is $290 plus $45 for […]
Duretta “Dee” Mahoney, age 89, of Edinboro, died Monday May 27, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Erie on October 9, 1929, the daughter of the late Richard and Lillian (King) Dickey. Dee attended Strong Vincent High School, where she was the head majorette, twirling a fire baton. She enjoyed planning and attending […]
Harrisburg – (May 30, 2019) Senator Michele Brooks joined a group of Senate Republicans, led by Senator Kim Ward (R-39), in announcing a package of bills today to reform Pennsylvania’s vehicle emissions testing program, also referred to as the Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Program. “Pennsylvania has an outdated I/M program, and we should […]
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is […]
It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. ~ […]
Some brief thoughts from EdinboroOnline.com founder-editor, US Navy Veteran: Don Seeman After the Vietnam Memorial Wall was built I, like many others, wanted to visit it, and finally my opportunity came. As I approached the wall I could feel emotions building inside, and the feeling that the souls of those named there visited this place […]