HARRISBURG (May 2, 2018) – Sen. Michele Brooks has announced that five Cambridge Springs Middle School students have won first place in the Senate’s statewide heroin and opioid prevention video contest. Together, they will win $2,500 and have their video shown online on the Senate’s “Commonwealth Crisis” website. The middle school team included Finley Rauscher, […]
Helen M. Hayes of Edinboro, PA, age 98, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully in Florida on April 23, 2018, surrounded by family. Preceding her in death was her husband, Walter F. Hayes, in April of 1989 and her two sons-in-law, Ralph Myers and John Morris. She is survived by her five children; […]
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. ~J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Betty J. Woodward, 92 of New Port Richey, FL died on April 17, 2018. She was born in Meadville, PA on June 12, 1925, the daughter of Robert D. Thompson and Katherine Hall. Preceding her in death was her first husband, Charles R. Longshore; her second husband, Walter V. Woodward; 2 brothers, Robert and Fred […]
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well. ~ Mark Twain
Virgil Leslie Fox, Sr., 91, of Erie, died April 19, 2018 at Edinboro Manor. He was born in LeBoeuf Township on July 21, 1926, the son of the late Clarence and Nellie Fox. Virgil served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as a Punch Press Leader at General Electric for many […]
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings. ~ Robert Benchley
Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy. ~ Albert Einstein
Seems like this event has taken place every year since the beginning of recorded McKean history, countless area men can remember helping to serve spaghetti as scouts and now it’s their boys turn. The dinner is scheduled for April 28th from 4 to 7pm at the St Francis Xavier Social Hall in McKean. Dinner will […]
My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?~Erma Bombeck
EDINBORO, PA (April 17, 2018) – General McLane High School students will soon gain an inside perspective of manufacturing through shadowing opportunities provided by local manufacturing companies. This opportunity is part of the GMHS Manufacturing Academy. The GMHS Manufacturing Academy’s goal is preparing the next-generation workforce for a career in the manufacturing industry through seminars […]
Virginia Louise “Ginny” Jamison, 90, of Edinboro, died Monday, April 16, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Parkersburg, WV on September 14, 1927, the daughter of the late John and Lillian Utterback. She loved being the coaches wife. She and her husband, Robert, were long time season ticket holders […]
There are known knowns; these are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don’t know we don’t know ~ Donald Rumsfeld while serving as US Secretary […]
The number of Pennsylvania veterans who have added a veterans designation to their driver’s license or ID card has topped more than half a million and has grown every day since the program began in 2014. The designation – an American flag with the word VETERAN beneath it – is a patriotic way for veterans […]
HARRISBURG (April 13, 2018) –After years of hard work, State Sen. Michele Brooks announced that an essential agreement between UPMC Horizon and Highmark will be extended for five more years, allowing patients with Highmark health insurance to continue to see their preferred health care providers at UPMC Horizon at in-network rates. The existing agreement between […]
The 9th Annual Lasagna Dinner benefiting Boro Women & Family Services (BWS) will be held Thursday April 19th 4:30pm to 8:00pm, at the Edinboro Fire Hall, 125 Meadville Street, Edinboro. Dinner will consist of Lasagna (meat or meatless) salad, bread, beverage, and dessert. Prepaid tickets are $13 person or $15 at the door. Take-out orders […]
Edinboro, PA (April 9, 2018) – A General McLane graduate is taking the stage at the Warner Theatre this Saturday for a special one-night only event in celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday. Devon Lavinia Yates (’06) will be playing Cunegonde alongside her mother (Trisha Yates) and her best friend (Michael Valentine). Devon resides in […]
Edwin J. Machacek, 71, of Waterford, died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at home. He was born in Erie, on January 3, 1947, the son of the late James and Virginia Machacek. He began working for Kaiser Aluminum in Erie, before they were bought out by Accuride, where he retired after 45 years as a Hydraulic […]
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