The Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation, Westmoreland County Sportsmen’s League and Dick’s Sporting Goods officials will host a free fishing derby for people of all ages on Sunday in Mt. Pleasant Township. It will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mammoth Park, 171 County Park Road. Registration
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Troublesome pests, pollinator-friendly plantings and low-maintenance gardening are among topics that will be explored during a free Sustainable Backyard Workshop April 22 at Mammoth Park in Mt. Pleasant Township. Organized by the Lauglintown-based staff of Forbes State Forest, the event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Pavilions
A fifth lawsuit claims the rebuilt Giant Slide in Mt. Pleasant Township’s Mammoth Park is unsafe. The attraction at the 408-acre park owned by Westmoreland County includes two 100-foot steel racing slides along with a smaller 50-foot slide for children. The current $1.1 million configuration, which opened in July 2020
As word spread that participation in the Mike Reese Memorial 5K Run/Walk Sunday would likely surpass the inaugural event a year ago in Westmoreland County’s Mammoth Park, it did not surprise his childhood friend Chad Zaucha. After all, Zaucha and his family had driven 360 miles from Yorktown, Ind., to