Fancy footwork and big ears were behind some of the prizes awarded to Westmoreland County residents at this week’s Pennsylvania State Farm Show. Two teams from the Westmore­land Squares 4-H Club earned blue ribbons for taking all the right steps in their square dancing performances. And a North Huntingdon girl
It’ll be a good memory one day for Ashley Cramer to tell her son. She will recall how they dressed in color-coordinating outfits and how 4-month-old Rodney stood on stage, with help from mom, with a banana-shaped teething ring clutched in his teeny hand. It didn’t matter that he didn’t
Western Pennsylvania residents have a colorful fall season ahead of them. According to a fall foliage prediction map created by smokymountains.com, a promotional site for the Smoky Mountains region, Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties should begin to see slight foliage changes the week of Sept. 25, with the peak autumn colors
At 7 years old, Casey Schraeder of Murrysville was already showing a keen eye for economics. “He was part of the baking contest at the Delmont Apple ’n Arts Festival, and he wanted to know why the adults got more money for winning than the kids,” said Schraeder’s grandmother Angela
Keith Hall lives in Wexford, and his family hails from the Derry area. But his heart belongs to Ligonier — at least during the latter town’s annual Fort Ligonier Days festival. Hall staked out a prominent spot along Saturday’s festival parade route. He sported a green-and-purple kilt, representing his Scottish