Laurel Mountain Post :: Summer 2005

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I had one of those childhoods thatprobably plays back in my mind likea nice, nostalgic paperback novel orseveral episodes of The Waltons.

I grew up on a farm over the hill fromKeystone State Park, in what used tobe mostly farmland and forest thatwas never quite sure if it belonged toDerry or Latrobe. We had a Derry ad-dress and a Latrobe phone number.We had a view of Derry against theChestnut Ridge, could see the LaurelMountain just beyond it, and knewthat Ligonier was some-where in between.Greensburg was consid-ered the faraway big cityyou had to drive to just toshop at the very cosmopoli-tan Greengate Mall.

I didn’t spend very much of mysummer time at Keystone be-cause we had our own pond onthe farm, and woods to explorenext door. Sometimes we wouldplay with our neighbors, theEdmundson brothers who liveddown the road, and end up prettyclose to the park when we rodehorses or just wandered off too far.But we could fish and camp anytimewe wanted – in the summer our farmwas like a private, rustic resort. Shoeswere optional on Gerhard Mountain.

Even so, we always looked forward toweekends spent at my grandparents’cabins in the northern part of thestate. They each took the whole rus-tic experience one step farther. Myfather’s parents had a place in CrossFork, PA in the middle of state forestlands. It was a genuine log cabin inthe mountains with all the amenities

Summertime Well Spent

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Cathi Gerhard Williams, Editor & PublisherBriana Dwire Tomack, Marketing Director & Business Manager

CONTRIBUTORS - SUMMER 2005 (Volume II, Issue 3)

WRITERS:Jim Brewer, Ron Durika, Jim Kasperik, Heather Rogers Kline, Jim Prengaman,

Joe Prengaman, Ruth Richardson, J.B. Rossi, Nicole Vitale Smith, Scott Sinemus,Linda Werner, Drew Williams

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of home. We had electricity, plumb-ing, a screened-in porch, a full kitchenand sleeping loft. I remember it was aspecial year when the men in my fam-ily put in a new shower room.

When we visited this cabin, we spentour days fishing and swimming in KettleCreek, walking to the top of the moun-tain to sign the hiker’s book, crossingthe rope bridge over and over, readingand just relaxing. And everynight you had

to be sure toput the garbage cans in OR

as far away from the house as pos-sible because the black bears camedown to visit.

In contrast, was the camp in Tionesta,PA on my mother’s side. Her parentsowned a small, old fishing cottagealong the Allegheny River with no run-ning water. But it did have electricityso my Grammy could tune in her after-noon soap operas on a portable B/WTV, and then spank everyone at cardseach night around the table. If youneeded water to do dishes or wash,you had to pump it up outside at thewell. And even better, if you had to go

to the bathroom at night, youscrambled out of the bunkbeds andfound the flashlight, then walked thespooky path to the outhouse, trying notto think about snakes and other crea-tures imagined in the dark.

Both places are still in the family, butnow I have my own camp at the lakefor my kids. I hope they find time a

little slower there and spend itwell. I want them to know thehappy world I once knew.

After years of living in the sub-urbs as an adult, I grew to real-ize what I missed most about mychildhood. It was the freedomto relax, the time to explore, andthe enthusiasm to appreciatethe world around me. Timemoves a lot slower whenyou’re young. I can’t seem tostop the rest of the world, butevery summer I can take thetime to do the things that still

make it feel a little more at ease.I can be a part of it again, rather than amachine raging against it.

I’ll row my boat early in the morningbefore the speedboats hit the water;I’ll catch some fish and cook them overa fire I build myself; I’ll hang up myclothes to dry outside and breathe inthe freshness of the air that just blewthrough them; I’ll read a book in ahammock under a tree instead ofbrowsing the internet on my computer;I’ll take that long walk down whateverpath gives me the most time to play andthink. And when summer ends, I’ll puton my shoes and come back.

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ArnoldPalmerTHE LEGENDNEXT DOOR

by Jim Kasperikand Drew Williams

You can take the man out of Latrobe, but you can’ttake Latrobe out of the man. Several weeks ago, assummer was just starting to grace the Laurel High-lands, the best senior golfers in the world made theirway to Ligonier and the Laurel Valley Golf Club. Sev-eral times before, professional golf has been played onthe picturesque club set in our backyards, but thistime it just seemed different to organizers, volunteersand players alike. Their host would not only be theLaurel Highlands community, but one of the greatestgolfers who has ever played the game – Arnold Palmer.

Fans of golf are no strangers to Arnold Palmer. Theyhave watched him for years with his signature swingand grace on the course, and know him as a sporting

legend. Arnold Palmer wasborn in Latrobe, PA in 1929to the delight of his parents,Deacon and Doris. Sincehis father worked at theLatrobe Country Club,Arnold was exposed to thegame of golf early in hisyouth. At the young age offour, Arnold began playingwith a cut down set ofclubs. It wasn’t long beforehe was beating older play-ers . . . and the rest, as theysay, is “history.”

Arnold Palmer’s legend asone of the premiere ath-letes of his time grew asthe championships andtitles piled up (92 to beexact!). However, during aremarkable career thattook Arnold all over theglobe, he was involved inmany commercial andphilanthropic projects thatcontinue to impact theLaurel Highlands. Themost visible is his involve-ment in local business—there aren’t many peoplewho have traveled Route30 in the Latrobe area and

not seen Arnold Palmer Motors. For years the car deal-ership has been successful and well respected in thecommunity, and Arnold is still the principal owner.Through this business, Arnold has helped the localeconomy greatly.

In addition to business, Arnold has given back to thearea through his considerable charitable works. As along-time member of the board of directors of LatrobeHospital, Arnold has been instrumental in improvingthe quality of health care in the area. In the process ofworking with the hospital he not only utilized his busi-ness mind, but his sporting abilities as well. For six yearsstarting in 1992, Arnold helped stage a major fund rais-ing event – a golf skins match – that raised money for thehospital. Golfers such as Tiger Woods, John Daly, TomLehman and Davis Love III participated because, as theysaid, “When Arnie calls, we come.” These fundraising

efforts led to the development of the Latrobe Area HospitalCharitable Foundation. In addition, in 2003 Arnold’s phil-anthropic work was again recognized with the naming anddedication of the Arnold Palmer Pavilion – a cancer centerlocated in Greensburg, PA. [For more about the center and cancerprevention, see page 21]

In today’s sports world, it is rare to find the blend ofathletic ability and personal grace that Arnold Palmerhas defined for decades. On the golf course, he has thereputation of being a fierce and honorable competitor,and the well-deserved title as one of the game’s greatestplayers. But in his hometown of Latrobe, Arnold Palmeris known as just about one of the nicest, down-to-earthguys anyone could have the pleasure to meet. Whethershooting another birdie, chairing an important charityevent, or playing with the family dog, Mulligan, ArnoldPalmer epitomizes all that is good and honorable in bothsports and society.

Mr. Palmer was gracious enough to talk with the Laurel Moun-tain Post‘s Drew Williams shortly after the 66th Senior PGAChampionship at Laurel Valley Golf Club in June.

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LMP: We would really like to thank you for giving usthis opportunity to do this short interview with you.

Mr. Palmer: Yes, OK.

LMP: First of all, you have been one of the most recog-nizable athletes in the world for decades . . . when youwere on tour, when you were traveling all over the world,besides your family and your church, what did you missmost about being away from the Latrobe area?

Mr. Palmer: Oh, I suppose because I’ve lived here allmy life, I enjoy just everything about it . . . the weather,the environment, the people, my friends who live here,and, you know, I can’t think of any things that I don’tenjoy. Of course I’m not sure I enjoy the slush and snow,but the rest of it is all a great, great thing for me.


LMP: I can appreciate that. I grew up inMcKeesport.

Mr. Palmer: (laughing) Right.

LMP: How do you think the area has changedsince your first championship to, let’s say, thislast Senior PGA? How do you think the Latrobearea has grown over the years?

Mr. Palmer: Well, I think that’s probably oneof the more attractive things about the area.It has grown rathermodestly over theyears. When I travel toother places in theworld, and I see therapid growth and thepopulation changes, it’snice to see the thingsthat have not changedin Latrobe and in thisarea. They’ve stayedpretty much the same.Of course, we all haveexperienced certaingrowth, but I think thatthis area has seen a verymodest growth.

LMP: Is there anythingthat maybe you’re sorry tosee has gone, that timehas just passed by?

Mr. Palmer: Well, I’mnot sure that the thingsthat are not here arethat big a deal. Youknow, golf has remainedmuch the same over theyears, the general atmo-sphere of Latrobe andthe area has remainedreasonably consistentover the years. And of course I like that, andthat’s part of what I like about the area.

LMP: For decades your fans have been knownas Arnie’s Army. If you could mobilize that armyand give them a piece of advice today, what wouldyou say?

Mr. Palmer: Well, that’s a difficult question.The army has been very supportive of me, sothat in itself is something that I’m very grate-ful for. I suppose that I would like to see themkeep things much the same as they’ve beenover all those years. It’s been very pleasantand nice for me . . . and of course one of thereasons that I still do all the things I do is thefact that they have been so supportive.

LMP: And part of that support, I think, goes be-yond just that you’re a great athlete. You’re sowell-known for your humanitarian efforts, for yourcharity work . . . is there any charitable effort

that you feel most passionate about?

Mr. Palmer: Well, of course, Latrobe AreaHospital, which has been the target of thefoundation and of course many people’s gen-erosity to provide a community hospital thatis second to none, and we’re very pleased withthat. And in Florida, of course, the ArnoldPalmer Hospital for Children and Women iscertainly one of my very favorite activities.And then, of course, I am now involved in theProstate Cancer Foundation along with the

Palmer Pavilion, whichis here at MountainView and doing a won-derful job of treatingpeople who are not veryfortunate, who haveproblems. That kind ofthing is something thatis ongoing with me.

LMP: You have receivedcountless awards andhonors from Sports Illus-trated, Sportsman of theYear, being a chartermember of the Golf WorldHall of Fame, to the Presi-dential Medal of Freedom.But ultimately, what do youwant the people of yourhometown to be most proudof when they call ArnoldPalmer a native son?

Mr. Palmer:Oh, I justhope that I’ve been goodto them, and that myrelationships with thelocals have been as goodas it was when I was bornhere, and have lived heremost of my life.

LMP: Well, most people think of you as a sportsicon, a legend. If you could just convince peoplethat Arnold Palmer is a regular guy, what wouldyou say?

Mr. Palmer: Well, I would say “thank you.” Iwas in a local bar the other day, and one guyjust said, “Hey Arnie, how ‘bout a drink?”That’s the way it is.

LMP: My son is six years old, and he wants totake up golf. I’m going to try to teach him, and I’llprobably do it poorly. But what do you think thatthe game of golf could teach a young boy or ayoung girl?

Mr. Palmer: Well, I think it would teach themjust about everything. I feel like one of thegreat things that happens to me is that I’velearned through golf that I can play a roundof golf with someone and almost tell you whatthat person is like. And I think that’s one of

the things that I have learned. I think youlearn to appreciate people, you learn to un-derstand the rules of life, and how to be gen-erous, and how to be protective and at thesame time be, I suppose, honest in your ownright. And golf has taught us all those rules.

LMP: After I teach my son to play the game, andhe wins his first tournament at the Latrobe Coun-try Club, where should we go to celebrate?

Mr. Palmer: Where should he go to celebrate?(laughing) He should stay at the club.

LMP: OK, and then we can invite you to dinnerthere?

Mr. Palmer: That’s it.

LMP: Sir, thank you very much. From the peopleof the Laurel Mountain Post, it’s been great to speakwith you.

Mr. Palmer: Thank you. Nice talking to you.

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Jim Kasperik was born in Derry and haslived in the Laurel Highlands most of hislife. He received his Engineering degreefrom Carnegie Mellon University and hisMBA from The Pennsylvania StateUniversity. He has worked at Latrobe-based Kennametal, Inc. for over ten years.During his school years Jim playedfootball, baseball, volleyball and basketball,and still enjoys playing hoops whenever hecan. His love for the competition that sportsprovides has kept him continuallyinterested in sports year round.

A native of McKeesport, PA, DrewWilliams received his PhD from IndianaUniversity of Pennsylvania and teachescreatve writing at North Carolina CentralUniversity. His first novel, Night Terrors,was named Sime-Gen’s novel of the yearfor 2001. He lives in Fuquay-Varina, NCwith his wife, two kids and a finicky cat.Keep up with Drew at his website:www.drewilliams.com or send an emailto [email protected].

Family dog, Mulligan, takes a break at theLatrobe offices of Arnold Palmer Enterprises.

Arnold Palmer shares a laugh with hiscaddie, Cori Britt, on Hole #12 of the 66thSenior PGA at Laurel Valley on June 3.


DERRY REMEMBRANCESRuth Richardson

Summertime memories of my childhood swirl inmy head like slow motion, pastel watercolors. Mymother is there, young and beautiful, cutting abouquet from one of her flower gardens. She issmiling at me and teaching me the names of eachflower. Daddy is in the cellar letting me help bottlehis homemade root beer that always had a slighttaste of yeast. I remember my brother and I paint-ing our faces like Indians with elderberries wepicked in the woods behind our house. There werehuge weeping willow trees that we would climband sassafras twigs to chew on. My summers werefilled with the clichés that po-ets write about. We really didspend those long hot dayswatching the clouds drift by,and rolling down the grassyhill in our back yard. Ourfriends would come over andwe would make Indian villageswith tents out of old bed-spreads thrown over theclothesline, and have secretmeetings in our clubhouseunder Grandma Stewart’sback porch. We went black-berry and huckleberry pickingwith buckets daddy had fash-ioned from coffee cans. Headded handles made from hisroll of plumbing solder andmom would bake us little pieswith however many berries wemanaged not to eat.

Those warm dusty afternoonsseemed like they would neverend. The main attraction ofsummer was the brand newDerry Community Pool. I re-member the first time I wentby myself to buy my pool pass. Mom and I went‘over street’ to pay her milk bill at Bergman’s, andshe gave me the money to run down and get mypass. Bergman’s office was in the front of theirhouse on South Chestnut Street. The house wasa big white colonial. As I made my way ‘downstreet’ I paused next door to say “hi” to Mrs.McKelvey, our English teacher at Derry B, as shesat on her big front porch (this is AH CreationsSalon, now). The next house down the street wasDr. Blair’s office, then Fidelity Deposit Bank, oras my mom called it, the ‘Upper Bank’. BrooklineSavings and Loan was the ‘Lower Bank’. I crossedthe street and ran past Fisher’s Furniture,Battaglia’s Produce Market and the rest of the

Shades of Summer, 1961

ON OUR BIKES IN FRONT OF BERGMAN’S DAIRY BAR: Ruthie, Cherie Roadman,Kathy Maus, Reenie Cramer, Judy Sylveser, Charlene Chamberlain, and Sandy Ankney.

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stores to the end of the block where I dashed upthe few steps and into P & G shoe store. It waslocated right before you got to the post office. P &G stood for Pat and Gene, the Petraracas, andthey had agreed to sell passes for the pool thatsummer. The price was $7.00 and I was veryhappy to hand over all that money to Mrs. Maloy,Jack’s mom, who worked there. Carrying thatmuch cash made me afraid I would be robbed.Some summers our pass was just a piece of card-board that we would leave at the guard room atthe pool for the whole season. Other years, your

pass was made of fabric and you had to sew itright onto your bathing suit. In those days, I gotone new bathing suit each summer, if I was lucky.Sometimes our suits could last two years if thechlorine hadn’t completely faded them out, or ifwe hadn’t outgrown them. Next to your stitched-on pass was where you put your little green Heinzpickle pin. This famous Derry award confirmedthat you could swim the length of the pool, fromthe 5 feet to the 3 feet, and possessing it meantthe lifeguards would allow you to go off the twodiving boards and into the 11 feet. I have no ideawhy they chose a pickle pin, but it was the ‘musthave’ accessory at the pool.

Another summer highlight was our bike ride toBergman’s Dairy Farm for ice cream. SandyAnkney, Kathy Maus and I would meet CherieRoadman at West Derry School and cruise downSecond Avenue to pick up Reenie Cramer andCharlene Chamberlain by the old Round House.From there we would continue up Second Avenueto Second Ward school where Judy Sylvester waswaiting and we would all head out of town byway of First Avenue extension. We took all theback roads because we weren’t allowed to ride onthe highway. We would look for Mrs. Poli, our

Home Ec. teacher, as we spedpast her house and would stopfor a short visit if she was out-side. That long drop throughPeach Hollow was quite a ride.I never got enough nerve to letmy bike coast the whole wayto the bottom. I always had tobrake half way down the hillbecause I was going so fast,and how my brakes wouldsqueal! I was a little gun shy ofthat much speed ever since Ihad taken a bad spill while fly-ing down First Avenue in WestDerry one afternoon on mybike. I turned left onto RubyStreet and my bike kept goingdown First Avenue. I still havethe ashes under the skin on myright knee, and they remind meof that summer every time Ilook at them. After my six speeddemon friends waited for me tocatch up, we resumed travelthrough Millwood. We some-times saw Mr. and Mrs. Deglauat their house. He was a pho-tographer and I guarantee you,

if you ever attended any Derry schools, he tookyour picture. She was an art and music teacher,and what a wonderful couple they were.

We were all neighbors, and friends, back then,and almost everyone had relatives scatteredthroughout town. Someone was always handy ifyou needed a favor, or, unfortunately, to tell yourmom on you if you were doing something youshouldn’t be. Onward we would ride, over the littleone lane bridge that still spans the railroad tracksand up the road to the farm. Bergman’s had thebest ice cream in the world. The dairy cows grazedright behind the building where the ice cream was


made and sold. They had a small office/store andCherie’s mom, Mrs. Roadman worked there as asecretary, along with Mrs. Adams, Craig’s mom. Wewould visit with them while we finished our cones.My choice of flavors never varied, I always got ba-nana. They used fresh bananas, not artificial fla-vorings and to me, no ice cream has ever tasted asgood. On the way home we had to push those 10ton bikes the whole way back up Peach Hollow road.No wonder we could eatall that ice cream andstay thin. We certainly gotenough exercise.

Our biggest summer-time event, the most ex-citing and wonderful ad-venture of all was theannual Street Fair. Thefiremen usually spon-sored it and it was heldon Second Avenue, infront of the fire hall andDr. Oliver’s office. Whichbrings back another, not so pleasant memory. Ican close my eyes right now and still feel the ter-ror that his waiting room inspired in me. Glassblock windows were on one wall and a big stuffedblue marlin hung from the knotty pine panelingon the other wall. To this day, when I see glassblock windows in any structure, I immediatelyhave a flashback of Anna Mary Cobes in her crispwhite uniform and nurses cap, white stockings,silent shoes, and a no nonsense attitude. Youknew when she called your name and led youthrough the examining room door, you were aboutto get a shot. As beautiful as glass blocks can bein a room, I could never have them in my home,they create an uneasy feeling of dread for me. Butenough scary and traumatic memories. Let’s getback to the carnival.

We called them Street Fairs, I guess because theywere held on the street. You could feel the excite-ment crackle through the air in the days leadingup to this most anticipated week. There was aparade through the downtown and across the oldbridge on Saturday morning, the last day of thefair. The star features of the parade were the DerryHigh School marching band and the Derry Drumand Bugle Corps, led by Buzz Kestner. Those boyswere so handsome in their silver satin shirts, andgray pants with bright red stripes down the sides.The final touch was the red sashes tied aroundtheir waists. They would get a standing ovationevery time they played “Wonderland By Night.” Andthose high stepping Derry majorettes looked sobeautiful and glamorous in their white boots withthe big tassels and tall drum major hats, completewith high fluffy feathers. The American Legion andVFW had their color guards and lots of men proudlymarched in their old uniforms. They also had aband, and I believe Johnny Minni played clarinet init. There were lots of fire trucks sounding their si-rens and kids on their decorated bikes wavingflags. Some of our parades featured floats. My youthfellowship group at West Derry’s EUB church made afloat one year and the junior choir, which I was a mem-ber of, rode on the float and sang hymns the wholeway through town and across that beautiful old bridge.

To all of us, it was every bit as exciting at the Tourna-ment of Roses Parade.

The street fair was the highlight of those long sum-mer evenings, and just about everyone’s entirefamily would go. The best ride was the barrel offun. Come to think of it, that may have been theonly ride for kids our age. I remember a Merry-Go-Round and a lot of kiddie rides. There might

have been a Ferris wheelthat was somewhat ap-pealing, but the realtreat was runningaround town at nightand meeting up withyour friends. We all hada little money in ourpockets and we were al-lowed to eat as muchjunk as we could afford.My first purchase wasalways cotton candy.Why not start the festivi-ties with a little jolt of pure

spun sugar. This assured me of having sticky fingersthe rest of the evening and I didn’t mind it a bit.

Daddy was a lifelong volunteer fireman and wecould always find him over at the fire hall talkingwith the other dads, while mom and my AuntMargie played bingo with the other moms andgrandmas. They called it a corn party. I wouldsearch out my mom under those strings of lightsand proudly present her with the ugly candy dishI had won pitching pennies. She would place ahandful of corn in my sticky little palm and letme play one of her bingo cards and if it was awinner, I could keep the money from that game. Iremember that old brick street had corn scatteredover it long after the carnival had packed up andtraveled on to the next little town.

The brash and tinny music that was pipedthrough that little carnival merry-go-round stillechoes in my memories, whirling slowly around.My Mom is there, too, and she is laughing andholding my hand as we stroll through her gar-den, like we have all the time in the world. Theyears have aged that tune into a beautiful andhaunting symphony. The melody lingers and I canonce again see those precious faces, sweet as thespun sugar reflected in the watercolor picturesin my head. Warm, and hazy summer sunshine....it brings a sudden smile as we tilt our heads backand let those first rays of the season warm ourfaces. We breathe deeply to savor the awakeningscents of summer. But those long-ago summermemories bring an inner smile that lingers in oursouls, and even in the coldest days of winter, theywill forever warm our hearts.

TRIVIA: How many lifeguards do you rememberwho worked at the “brand new” Derry Pool forthe first few years? (see page 21)

Ruth (Parrish) Richardson has been a Derry resident herentire life and is a graduate of Derry Area High School.

Passionate about maintaining the values and traditions ofsmall town America, she has been an active voice in Derry,

including Derry Board of Recreation (DAPP), and the PALprogram within Derry school system.Write to Ruth at

[email protected].

FOCUS ONCHILDREN

Nicole Vitale Smith, M.S.W.

What’s the Best ThingAbout Summer?

This land of homes,Gardens and flowers,

And happy children – This is ours.

“OUR AMERICA” by Elsie M. Fowler

While Nicole takes some time off to be with herfamily, some local children are filling in for herby sharing their answers to our question:

Josh, 4 1/2, Latrobe“swimming and Pappy’s pool.”

Jocelyn, 3, Latrobe“going to Idlewild and riding the big Ferris wheel”

Anthony, 5, Latrobe“going to Idlewild and riding the roller coaster”

Faith, 5, Loyalhanna“swimming at Idlewild”

Charity, 5, Loyalhanna“swimming at Aunt Sandy’s”

Alex, 2 1/2, Derry“going outside in my sandbox”

Sam, 4, Derry“going to the stream and throwing rocks in”

The Valley School of Ligonier just announced theirfirst Friends of Valley School Golf Tournamentwhich will be held at Laurel Valley Golf Club onThursday, September 15, 2005. The noon lun-cheon for both golfers and non-golfers will be fol-lowed by a 1:30 pm Shotgun start. A 6:30 pmhors d’oeuvre reception with the bestowing of thefirst Valley “Green Jacket” award is also open toeveryone. Highlights will include skill games anda $10,000 first hole-in-one prize on the 17th hole.Corporate sponsorships and foursomes are cur-rently available. For more information, please con-tact chairpersons Ron and Denise DeNunzio throughValley School of Ligonier at 724-238-6652.

Save the Date!by JB Rossi


TAKE IT ON FAITHPastor Ron Durika

Everyone I know has problems. It is a part ofthis life we experience while on Earth. Sometimesit’s not too bad, but sometimes it comes at usfrom all directions and seems almost overwhelm-ing. As a pastor I have come to expect that whenthe phone rings the chances are that someone isnot calling to share good news, but that the con-versation will center on someone needing help toget through yet another difficulty.

At first it was difficult for me toseparate myself from the painthese people were going through.It then began to take a toll on myown state of mind. I realized thatI needed help to handle not onlymy own problems but to help oth-ers in trying to overcome theirs.The source of that help came inthe form of other pastors helpingme to deal with it all. The mostimportant revelation to come fromthese meetings with them was therealization that I cannot do thisalone. The only way to make itthrough difficult times was to relyon the help of others and mostimportantly on my God.

In the Bible there are many stories of great menand women who at times did really stupid things,while at other times they exhibited great cour-age and amazing faith. These famous charac-ters of scripture also had another aspect of theirlives in common with each other as well as withme. They all faced tough times and needed help.That help inevitably would come from God.

The apostle John is an example of this. The Bibletells us that John was in prison “on account ofthe Word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” Wearen’t given all the details, but John was in prisonbecause of his faith. In those times anyone whorefused to worship the emperor of Rome was ar-rested and prosecuted. Some were executed pub-licly, some were killed in the Coliseum arena forsport, and a few, like John, were thrown in prison.

While John was a prisoner on the hot Mediter-ranean Island of Patmos, he faced incrediblehardship while being forced to mine ore for theRomans. But even though it was a crime to wor-ship anyone other than the emperor, John stillworshipped and prayed to God. If caught doingthis in jail, it would mean his death.

The Bible says that John was in prayer on theLord’s Day while a prisoner. In the midst of thatprayer God revealed to him a glimpse of heaven

Life Is Hard, But God Is Good

“God never promised us arose garden in this life.”

Uncas, the last of the Mohicans, is a defendantin a modern-day courtroom, where the judge(whose name happens to be Jane Fenimore Coo-per) is sympathetic to his case. This is the storyof The Rebirth of a Nation, the winning play in theLigonier Valley Writers’ One-Act Play Contest. Theauthor of the first-place winner is Don Orwald ofGrantbury, Texas.

Orwald is originally from Butler, Pennsylvania,and taught for 31 years at South Butler SchoolDistrict in Saxonburg. He is a graduate of Slip-pery Rock University and Indiana University ofPennsylvania. He was an actor and director withthe Butler Little Theater and the Musical TheaterGuild. He also performed a one-man show as MarkTwain. He worked with the Butler Chamber ofCommerce and appeared as General RichardButler for the 200th birthday of Butler County.He currently resides at The Cordova Country Clubin Grantbury.

The second-place winner is Karaoke Moon Songs,a study of a couple trying to come to terms intheir very different ways with their son’s suicide.The playwright is Jim Daniels, an English pro-fessor and director of the creative writing pro-gram at Carnegie Mellon University. He is alsothe author of eight books of poems. The most re-cent is Show and Tell: New and Selected Poems,which was published by the University of Wis-consin Press (2003) and was a finalist for the 2004Paterson Poetry Prize. His poems have appearedin the Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetryanthologies. Daniels’ second book of short sto-ries, Detroit Tales, was published by MichiganState University Press in 2003 and received abronze medal in the 2004 ForeWord Book of theYear competition. He also wrote the screenplaysfor the films Dumpster (2005) and No Pets (1994)and Heart of Hearts, a one-act play produced atthe 13th Street Repertory Theater in New York.He has received fellowships from the NationalEndowment for the Arts and the PennsylvaniaCouncil on the Arts.

The play that won third place was also written byDon Orwald. In Guarding the Gold, a teenageOlympic swimmer receives pointers from the ghostof Johnny Weissmueller.

The Rebirth of a Nation will be performed by theValley Players of Ligonier on July 8. Tickets arefree to participants in the Ligonier Valley Writers’annual conference and only $5 to the generalpublic. For more information, call the Valley Play-ers at (724) 238-6514 or check the LVW website,www.ligoniervalleywriters.org. LVW serves writersand readers throughout western Pennsylvania.

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(Revelation 7:9-17). This divination was so re-markable and awe inspiring that John hadtrouble putting it into words. One of the thingsJohn saw was a great crowd of people in whiterobes waving palm branches and singing praisesto the Lamb of God. Then one of the elders presentasked John if he knew who these people were.John had no idea so the elder told him they were

the ones who have come through agreat ordeal, have washed theirrobes and made them white in theblood of the Lamb.

This great multitude of peoplehad come through terrible times.They were not in heaven becausetheir lives were perfect or neverknew trouble. They were inheaven because of their faith inGod. They were now free from sor-row, pain and disappointment.This faith, which ultimatelybrought them to heaven, did notstop bad things from occurringwhile they lived on Earth.

God never promised us a rose gar-den in this life. We will not be freefrom trouble and some would even

say that the closer you get to God, the more troubleyou will face. I would tell you that the closer you getto God and the more you depend upon God in yourlife, the more you can face and cope with whateveryou are facing. When you realize that you are notalone, that God is at your side, what seems like aninsurmountable problem will be overcome with thehelp of our God who loves you.

Yes we will suffer at times, but so did God’s Sonwhile here with us. The pain we go through wedo not face alone. God never promised us a rosegarden, at least here on earth. But God did prom-ise to be here with us. He will raise us up whenthe world beats us down. He will even give us awhite robe and a victory branch when ourtroubles are ended. Most importantly God prom-ises to be with us and get us through the timeswe can’t handle ourselves.

I guess if I had to sum it up I would say, “Life ishard, but God is good.” God never promised usa life free from pain and disappointment, but hedid promise to be with us, and strengthen us,and to give us a crown of victory, a robe of salva-tion and hope for tomorrow.

Ron Durika is the pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in NewFlorence (corner of Fifth & Chestnut Streets, 724-235-2940).Join them for worship every Sunday at 10:30am and SundaySchool at 9:15am. Bible Study meets on the first and thirdMonday of each month at 7pm.

Heather Rogers Kline is a graduate ofIndiana University of Pennsylvania. Heracademic endeavors include Anthropol-ogy, Geology and Secondary Educationin both Earth and Space Science andSocial Studies. She is a dedicated GirlScout Leader and lives near Creekside(Indiana County) with her husbandGary and their four children.


A Funny Thing Happenedon the Way to the Science Lab . . .

by Heather Rogers Kline

A funny thing happened on the wayto the science lab one day… I realizedthat I was the only female entering it.I was enrolled in an upper level geol-ogy course called Geomorphology atIndiana University of Pennsylvania. Tomake matters worse, I became acutelyaware of my “freakishness” sittingamong the other students because Iwas 30 years old and five monthspregnant with twins. Yes, I stuckout like a sore thumb among theroomful of twenty-somethingmales. As I sat in the back of theroom (I had to sit at a large studytable in the back because mypregnant belly couldn’t fit intothe wooden one-piece desk/chaircombinations where everyoneelse sat), I couldn’t help but won-der, where were all the girls? WasI some kind of weirdo because Iwas a female and interested inrocks, fossils and plate tecton-ics? Is the female scientist thefossil of the future?

Other upper level geology classesfollowed. I was thankful upon myreturn to IUP (after a semester off formaternity reasons) to find that therewere a couple other females thatshared my interests in geology. But whyso few? What was it about science thatwas so off-putting to women?The president of Harvard University,Lawrence H. Summers, recentlystated that there were so few womenin science and mathematics becausewomen do not have the same ‘’innateability” or ‘’natural ability” as men insome fields. (Remarks at NationalBureau of Economic Research Con-ference on Diversifying the Science &Engineering Workforce – January 14,2005). The funny thing is, geology andanthropology (my first degree) neverseemed innately beyond me. In fact,just the opposite…something aboutthose areas of study just “clicked” withme. In fact, I excelled in them, usu-ally performing equally as well, or bet-ter than most males in the class, so Idon’t think innate ability hasanything to do with the lack offemales going into science. Ad-ditionally, many (at least half)of the professors that I had inboth of these majors werestrong, capable, highly intelli-gent women. There had to beanother reason.

President Summers also stated

that another possible reason for fewerwomen in these fields might be a re-luctance or inability of women whohave children to work 80-hour weeks.As a mother of four, I can see his point.Forty hours is enough. By the timeextracurricular activities are factoredin (T-ball, scouts, dancing, etc.), thatforty hours quickly becomes 60. How-

ever, I don’t know many men that arewilling to work 80 hour weeks on aconsistent basis either. So, I do notthink that the workweek is a factor.When a student is studying scienceas a freshman or sophomore in col-lege, I do not know many, male or fe-male, that would change their majorsbecause years down the road, theymight have to work long hours…that’sa little far-sighted. I hypothesized thatthe female lack of interest in sciencehad to start at an earlier age.

I had the distinct privilege this yearto work as a substitute teacher for oneof the local school districts. Havingaccess to students in grades 7 through12, I put my hypothesis to the test. Ipolled students in every grade, maleand female, to find out just how manyof them were interested in going intoscience after they graduated from highschool. The results were fascinating.Students in seventh grade were most

interested in science. Forty-five (about1/3 of those polled) said that they wereinterested in going into some kind of sci-ence, with marine biology and veteri-nary science leading the way. Of thoseforty-five, 31 were girls. I thought, “Thisis great! How wonderful to see thesebright young girls and boys interestedin animals and science.”

The numbers, however, declinedsteadily after that, as grade levelincreased. In eighth grade, fewerthat 30 students were interestedin science, with about half ofthose being female. Marine biol-ogy was now the second favoritechoice, the first choice was fo-rensic science…apparently a lotof CSI fans in this grade.

By eleventh and twelfth grades,the students going into scienceafter graduation could becounted on both hands, mostfocusing on some field of medi-cine, including, nursing, physi-cal therapy, psychiatry and res-piratory therapy. There were still

a few that were interested in foren-sics and at least three in engineering.Nearly all of those interested in themedical field were females, while themales focused on the engineering andforensics. What happened? What wasit between 7th and 11th /12th gradesthat steered students away from sci-ence? Additionally, I saw the declineover both the male and female stu-dent populations. It wasn’t just thegirls whose interest in science waswaning, it was both groups.

I racked my brain for a few days overthe results. I didn’t think it could bethe teachers, because the students inthis school district (for the most part)have very competent, intelligent andinteresting science teachers, both menand women. Finally, I just asked someof the kids. The answers that I gotwere “Science is boring” and “I don’tknow, I just don’t like it” and “I’mnever gonna use this stuff, so who re-

ally cares.” Cognitive anthro-pologist, Ms. Megan Fuller, MA,believes that students are quickto lose interest in that which isesoteric or obscure to them.What does a student perceivethat an anthropologist or pale-ontologist does? It may not seemlike something that they can

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THE LIGONIER CHEFScott Sinemus

Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue!


Red, White & Blue Potato Salad

I was waiting for the summer weather to inspire what Ishould write about for this issue…what a long wait itseemed to be this year. Now, just a few days from dead-line, and a week into a very oppressive heatwave I’m thinkin’ I waited too long! It’s barely8:00 am and it’s already in the 80’s with99% humidity and no breeze. Why is it sinceNovember I’ve been told a zillion times by azillion people that they couldn’t wait for thisto get here? Call me crazy, but I’m more com-fortable when I can put on some Cashmereif I get chilly, than if I have next to nothingon but still feel like the melting witch fromthe Wizard of Oz.

Summer does have some perks though:no school buses to follow, garden fresh pro-duce, cooling off in the pool and picnics!One can almost overlook, the ants, bitingflies and mosquitos for some really goodpicnic food. Let’s face it . . . there seem tobe three kinds of picnics, the good, the bad& the ugly.

The good one’s having a theme, really goodmusic, excellent food, and fun guests and games. Quitefrankly, there’s just really no excuse for the other two;but for some reason they seem to be the most prolific.

When you’re planning an outdoor event take as much

• 2 # new B-grade potatoes (equal parts: red, Yukon gold & purple) unpeeled• 1/2 teaspoon salt• 3 hard-cooked eggs, peeled, chopped• 1 1/2 cups minced celery• 1/2 to 1 cup finely chopped sweet onion~ preferably Vidalia• 1/2 to 1 cup mayonnaise• 1 to 2 teaspoons prepared mustard• 1/2 cup chopped sweet pickles, with some juice• salt and pepper, to taste• dash cayenne pepper• fresh chopped parsley, thyme, rosemary & dill (optional & amount to taste)

Scrub potatoes and cut into quarters or 1-inch cubes. Salt & steam potatoes until tender, remove fromsteamer and let cool to room temperature. Combine potatoes with chopped egg, celery, onion, mayon-naise, mustard, sweet pickle, salt, pepper, cayenne and the fresh herbs, mix to combine well. Refrigerateimmediately, for at least 6 hrs, occasionally stirring to marry the flavors.

I suggest making the potato salad recipe that is your family’s favorite, but just changing the potatoes. Itis important however to steam and not boil the purple potatoes, as most of their color will be lost ifthey’re boiled. Another cooking method would be to coat the raw potato pieces with oil, salt & pepperand roast until tender, cool, and proceed with recipe. Roasted potato salad lends itself better to avinegar-based potato salad, as opposed to the mayonnaise-based version.

A note about Blue or Purple potatoes:

Purple Potatoes also called Blue Potatoes or Delta Blues truly are naturally purple! This is from the samepowerful antioxidants that gives blueberries their brilliant color. Purple Peruvian Potatoes were some ofthe first potatoes harvested. They were saved for Inca kings. Used in Mexican cooking, purple potatoesare gaining popularity in the U.S. They have a naturally creamy flavor and texture and hold their shapewell for salads. They stay purple once cooked, but not as vibrant as when raw.

care to detail as you would for a special dinner party.Start off sending a themed invitation. I can guaranteeyour R.S.V.P. list will be all “accepts with pleasure” if your

guests receive an invitation tied to a bar-be-que mop or basting brush. We had a Cro-quet & Hats party 10 years ago that peopleare still talking about. Something as simpleas using linen napkins, china, crystal & sil-verware instead of disposables adds a nicelevel of panache. Have an area set up forcover from the searing sun not just in caseof inclement weather. Even a brief sum-mer shower can be a welcome relief if it coolsthings off a bit after.

If you’re going the pot-luck route, keep alist by the phone of what items you need forwhen your guests ring you to find out whatto bring, then it’s as simple as first to callgets first choice of what they’d like to bring.Keep in mind however; the items you needthat no one’s volunteered for are your re-sponsibility to provide.

If you’re a guest invited to a potluck makeor take something that’s a little better than typical picnicfodder. Even by just freezing some mango nectar in smallcubes and tossing it into your fruit salad, you’ve alreadyraised the bar a little. If you don’t have the time to devoteto making something nice, be honest, and volunteer to

bring something like soda, cocktail fixin’s, charcoal, ordisposable products.

Another really excellent thing about summer is taking adrive or going on a walk for some ice cream. Even Chuk-ker, our blonde haired, blue-eyed 100-pound Malamute& Husky mix can barely contain himself when we gethim a baby cone.

I have to admit though; I do lack the motivation to heatup the house making dinner more often than not though.So going out & take out are also a couple of other thingsI look forward to in the summer. With these thoughts inmind, here are a few recommendations in the area:

Best Hot Fudge Sundae:Barkley’s Derry KingRoute 217, Derry, PA724.694.8552Hours: 11:00am-10:00pm (kitchen closes at 9:30pm)Cost: $1.75 children’s — $3.00 large

I usually get the large made with chocolate soft-serve.All sundaes come with whipped cream & a cherry, and tosay they are super-sized would be an understatement.I’ve been getting the hot fudge sundae here since before Iwas in grade school; and it’s as good now as it ever was.

Best New Sunday Brunch:Carol & Dave’s Roadhouse3705 Route 711N, Ligonier, PA724.238-2296Brunch Hours: 10:00am–2:00pmCost: $8.99

With a 16-seat new deck, having an alfresco brunch isquite possibly the best way to start wrapping up a week-end. Dave prides himself in serving quality food at civi-lized prices. Can you believe there’s peel & eat shrimpand made to order eggs and omelets for under $10!? OnMonday evenings there’s a Polish-American buffet for$6.99 including homemade pierogies, halushki & stuffedcabbage. All the desserts served are homemade as well.

Best Take-Out:Pizza Siena314 Latrobe 30 Plaza, Latrobe, PA; 724.539.0122418 E. Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg; 724.837.7750Hours: Mon-Thurs:11:00am-11:00pm; Fri-Sat:11:00am-midnight; Sunday 12:00-10:00pmCost: average – free delivery ($7.00 min. order – limited area)

Sadly there is no delivery to Ligonier, but the ChickenRanchero Pie is the reason I keep the number in my cellphone in case I’m ever coming through Latrobe to pickone up. There’s a myriad of choices on the menu and Ihaven’t tried everything yet, but the pizza, calzones &hoagies have been top notch.

Scott Sinemus is a Chef with a degree in Culinary Arts from thePennsylvania Institute for Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh. He’s

continued his education with classes from the Culinary Institute ofAmerica at Greystone and The Greenbrier; and has travelled

internationally in search of authentic cuisine. To schedule a privatecooking class, visit www.The LigonierChef.com.

“Let’s face it . . .there seem to bethree kinds ofpicnics, the good,the bad & the ugly.”


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The place to be this fall on September 17, 2005 is Stom Hollow Farm in Ligonier, Pennsyl-vania for the 12th Annual Polo for the Cure! One of Western Pennsylvania’s premierfundraising events which benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Polo for the Curefeatures an international Polo match between a team from Dusseldorf, Germany and Ligonier,Pennsylvania.

Co-chairs Dr. and Mrs. Richard Raizman and Kristine Samloff have planned an excitingafternoon of activities for the hundreds of invitees who are planning on attending this year’sfestivities. Guests will enjoy an afternoon of grand buffets, silent auctions, entertainment,raffles, and shopping. Halftime presentations will include the Parading of the Hounds bythe Rolling Rock Hunt Club, Side Saddle presentation, Miniature Horse Show, and of course,the stomping of the divots.

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make a living at…how many scientists does it re-ally take to study invertebrate marine fossils or di-nosaurs or dig up a Native American village? Whatthey can understand is what a nurse does. Theyhave all seen them in action. They can understandwhat goes on in a physical therapist’s office becausemany of them have been to one, perhaps after asports injury. Now, more and more are becomingaware of what a forensic scientist does due to TVshows like CSI. In short, they can see that thereare jobs in these fields. How many students actu-ally know a paleontologist or anthropologist? Theanswer — not many. Now ask them how manyknow a nurse…the answer — nearly all of them.

Over the past five years I have been a volunteerwith Girl Scouts of Talus Rock Council. It has beena mission of mine, of sorts, to expose girls to thejoys and wonders of science. I am proud to saythat Talus Rock Girl Scout Council has excellentscience-themed programs aimed at young girls.These include fun and exciting activities such asspending the night at Lincoln Caverns, while earn-ing the “Rocks Rock” Badge and last month, mydaughter’s Junior troop, along with about one hun-dred other girl scouts, spent the night at CarnegieScience Center where they learned about stars, thefreezing properties of liquid nitrogen and energy andmotion. There are also many badges that can beearned at all levels of girl scouting, which intro-duce and stimulate a young girl’s interest in sci-ence. I think that by showing girls of all ages thatscience can be fun and that no matter what fieldthat they might be interested in (be it biology, chemis-try, physics, or paleoethnobotany), that there are manydifferent kinds of jobs available, then, just maybe, thefemale scientist will not be the fossil of the future, butrather, the paleontologist. You Go Girl!

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Through July 17 Walker Evans and James Agee: Let Us Now PraiseOur Famous MenMuseum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art,Greensburg, 724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org

Through July17 Charlee Brodsky: A Town Without SteelMuseum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art,Greensburg, 724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org

Through July 24 Southern Allegheny Museum of Art presentsThe Art of Michael M. StreuberSouthern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015;www.sama-art.org

July 1-4 Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival11AM-8PM Daily, Twin Lakes Park, Greensburg; 724-834-7474;www.artsandheritage.com

July 1-3 Gristmill Productions presentsSentimental Journey: The Rosemary Clooney Songbook8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201;www.MountainPlayhouse.com

July 1-4 Greater Latrobe 4th of July CelebrationDowntown Latrobe; 724-537-8417

July 1-4 Pittsburgh Three Rivers RegattaPoint State Park, Pittsburgh; 412-875-4841; www.pghregatta.com

July 2 Stars & Stripes Fan Appreciation Night/FIREWORKSJennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

July 2 Ligonier Country MarketSpringer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com

July 3 Sunday Evening Band ConcertLigonier Bandstand on the Diamond; 724-238-4200

July 5-17 Gristmill Productions presents Incorruptible8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201;www.MountainPlayhouse.com

July 7 Lunch a L’Art - Summer GardensSouthern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015;www.sama-art.org

July 8-9 Ligonier Valley Writers ConferenceLigonier Valley Chamber of Commerce, 724-238-4200; www.ligonier.com

July 9 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ‘150’Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

July 9 Young Artist Drawing Class (11-17yrs)10AM-Noon, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011;www.LatrobeArtCenter.org


July 10 Latrobe Concert in the Park Series presentsMcCurdy Brothers and Red and the Raiders3-430PM, 5-730PM, Legion-Keener Park, Latrobe; 724-532-3741


July 10-16 18th Annual Derry Township Agricultural FairRoute 981, 1 mile north of New Derry; 724-836-8693;www.DerryTownshipAgFair.com

July 11-15 Summer Art Camp for Kids (Ages 10-12)PICTURE IT! Portraits and MeMuseum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg,724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org

July 14 Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presentsThe WallflowersGrey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion;800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com

July 15 Mountain View Inn Wine Dinner645PM, Mountain View Inn, Greensburg; 724-834-5300;www.MountainViewInn.com

July 15 and 16 Vintage Film in the Valley: The Bad Seed730PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier;724-238-6514; www.ligoniertheater.com

July 15-17 SomerfestPhilip Dressler Center for the Arts, Somerset; 814-443-2433;www.LaurelArts.org

July 16 ‘Megasaurus’…Car Eating DinosaurJennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com



July 16-19 Laurel Highlands Red Hat Convention for SW PA & Tri-State AreaAntiochan Village Conference Center and Retreat Center, Bolivar;724-235-9494

July 17 Vintage Film in the Valley: The Bad Seed230PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier;724-238-6514; www.ligoniertheater.com


July 18 Laurel Highlands Red Hat RallyIdewild & Soak Zone, Pavillion D, Ligonier; 724-238-9494;www.redhatrally.com

July 18-22 Summer Art Camp for Kids (Ages 10-12) PICTURE IT! Art All Around UsMuseum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art; Greensburg,724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org

July 18-22 Summer Art Camp for Young Artists (Ages 6-10)10AM-Noon, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011;www.LatrobeArtCenter.org

July 18-29 The Art of Puppet Theatre (Ages 5-12)Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015;www.sama-art.org

July 19-August 7 Gristmill Productions presents Crazy for You8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201;www.MountainPlayhouse.com


July 23 Studio Garden Tour winds through Ligonier ValleySouthern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015;www.sama-art.org

July 28-29 Weeders and Feeders Flower ShowLigonier Valley Chamber of Commerce; 724-238-4200;www.ligonier.com

July 29 Puppet Show11AM, Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley;724-238-6015; www.sama-art.org

July 30 Emergency Services Night/Ladder ‘33’ WheelstanderSuper Late Model ‘100’Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com


July 31 Steelers Training Camp BeginsSt. Vincent College, Latrobe; www.steelers.com


July 31 Super Oldies CruiseJennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

Through August 7 Gristmill Productions presents Crazy for You8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown;814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com

August 2 Elko Concerts presents John Hiattwith Special Guests Mississippi All Stars8PM, Palace Theatre, Greensburg ; 724-836-8000;http://thepalacetheatre.org

August 2, 4 Art for Tots (Ages 4-5yrs)10-1130AM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011;www.LatrobeArtCenter.org

August 4 Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presentsCreedence Clearwater RevisitedGrey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion;800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com

August 5,6,12,13 Valley Players of Ligonier presentHow to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying8PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier;724-238-6514; www.valleyplayers.org

Aug 5-Oct 23 The Lingenfelter Collection of Native American ArtSouthern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015;www.sama-art.org

August 6 Dog Days of AugustLaurel Arts, Somerset; 824-113-1748; www.laurelarts.org

August 6 Ligonier Country MarketSpringer Road, Ligonier; 724-238-6702; www.LigonierCountryMarket.com

August 6 Steelers 5th Annual Women’s Training Camp9AM - 7PM; St. Vincent College, Latrobe; 412-697-7713; www.steelers.com

August 7 Latrobe Concert in the Park Series presents Stillwater3-730PM, Legion-Keener Park, Latrobe; 724-532-3741

August 7 Sunday Evening Band ConcertLigonier Bandstand on the Diamond; 724-238-4200

Aug 7-Oct 23 American Scenery: Different Viewsin Hudson River School PaintingMuseum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg,724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org

Aug 7-Oct 23 Patti Gallagher; Costume, Performance and Installation ArtMuseum Hours, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg,724-837-1500; www.wmuseumaa.org

August 8-12 Summer Art Camp for Young Artists (Ages 6-10)10AM-12Noon, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011;www.LatrobeArtCenter.org

August 9-21 Gristmill Productions presents Tom, Dick, and Harry8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201;www.MountainPlayhouse.com

August 10 Watercolor Landscapes Class10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011;www.LatrobeArtCenter.org

August 11-14 Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presentsGrey Rocks Bluegrass FestivalGrey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion;800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com


Aug. 13-Sept. 25 Greater Pittsburgh Renaissance FestivalOff I-70, Exit 51A West Newton; 724-872-1670; Saturdays and Sundays;www.pgh-renfest.com

August 13 ASA Late Model Series ‘100’/Hoosier Outlaw Series Sprint CarsJennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

August 13 35th Annual Somerset Antique ShowStreets of Somerset; 814-445-6431; www.somersetcountychamber.com

August 14 Valley Players of Ligonier presentHow to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying230PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier; 724-238-6514;www.valleyplayers.org



August 18 Lunch a l’Art with Shirley LingenfelterNoon, Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley; 724-238-6015;www.sama-art.org

August 19 Elko Concerts presents Buddy Guy8PM, Palace Theatre, Greensburg ; 724-836-8000; http://thepalacetheatre.org

August 19 and 20 Vintage Film in the Valley: Jailhouse Rock730PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier;724-238-6514; www.ligoniertheater.com

August 19-27 Westmoreland Agricultural FairWestmoreland Fairgrounds, Unity Township; 724-423-5005;www.westmorelandfair.com

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August 20 Latrobe Concert in the Park Series presentsPolka Express, O-Ring Jones and the Panthers,Zieben, Jeffrey MichaelsNoon-730PM, Legion-Keener Park, Latrobe; 724-532-3741

August 20 Coca-Cola Giveaway night/Salute to the Johnstown ChiefsJennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

August 20 Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presentsGordon LightfootGrey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion;800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com


August 21 Vintage Film in the Valley: Jailhouse Rock230PM, Ligonier Theater, 208 West Main Street in Ligonier;724-238-6514; www.ligoniertheater.com

August 22-27 Somerset County FairMeyersdale; 814-267-3294

Aug. 23-Sept. 4 Gristmill Productions presents Communicating Doors8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown; 814-629-9201;www.MountainPlayhouse.com


August 26 Westmoreland Green Party Meeting630PM, 724-217-3380, or [email protected] for location

August 26 Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presentsMelissa ManchesterGrey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion;800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com

August 27-28 Wine and Food FestivalSeven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057;www.7springs.com


August 27 Christmas in August/Fan Appreciation NightJennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

August 27 Antiques on the Diamond8AM-4PM, Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce 724-238-4200;www.ligonier.com


Aug. 28-Sept. 3 Indiana County FairJS Mack Community Park; 724-465-6703;www.IndianaCountyFair.com


Through Sept. 4 Gristmill Productions presents Communicating Doors8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown;814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com

September 2-5 Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Colonial FestivalWestmoreland County Fairgrounds, Unity Township;724-863-4577; www.LaurelHighlands.org

September 3 Summer Rock on the Mountain Concert Series presentsBB King Blues Festival featuring BB King, Kenny Wayne,Shepard, and Joe BonamassaGrey Rocks Amphitheatre, Seven Springs Mountain Resort,Champion; 800-452-2223 x7057; www.7springs.com

September 3 6th Annual Super Late Model ‘200’Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

September 7 Watercolor Landscapes Class10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011;www.LatrobeArtCenter.org

September 7-18 Gristmill Productions presents Fully Committed8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown;814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com

September 9-11 Ligonier Highland GamesIdewild Park, Ligonier; 724-238-3600; www.ligoniergames.org

September 10 ‘Night of Destruction’/ FIREWORKS Monster Trucks/Jet JeepMeltdown/Roll Over Contest/Trailer Trash Race/Kill the Beetle/Demolition DerbyJennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

September 10-11 Flax ScutchingLigonier Valley Chamber of Commerce; 724-238-4200;www.ligonier.com

September 11 Scottish Band ConcertOn the Diamond, Ligonier; 724238-4200; www.ligonier.com

September 14 Watercolor Landscapes Class10AM-1PM, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe; 724-537-7011;www.LatrobeArtCenter.org

September 16 84 Lumber Classic presents Lynard SkynyrdNemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington; 412-321-4675;www.84LumberClassic.com

September17 ‘Championship Night’Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

September 17 84 Lumber Classic presents LeAnn WomackNemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington; 412-321-4675;www.84LumberClassic.com

Sept. 21- Oct. 9 Gristmill Productions presents Always…Patsy Cline8PM, Green Gables Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown;814-629-9201; www.MountainPlayhouse.com

September 24 Latshaw Productions presents Remember Doo Wop with LouChristie, Eddie Holman, and Billy J. Kramer4PM, 830PM; Palace Theatre, Greensburg ; 724-836-8000;http://palacetheater.org

September 24 USAR Hooters Pro Cup ‘250’ North vs. South ChampionshipJennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown; 814-629-6677;www.jennerstown.com

View our calendar pages online for the most up-to-dateinformation! We are happy to add new internet listings afterpress time and post updates weekly.


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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTWestmoreland Enrichment Class

Westmoreland Enrichment Classes Team Wins20th Annual Westmoreland County Envirothon

Greensburg, PA – Students from the Westmoreland Enrichment Classes (a group of home school students based inNorwin) have won the 20th annual Westmoreland County Envirothon. The announcement was made by the eventsponsor, the Westmoreland Conservation District.

The Westmoreland Enrichment Classes team of Carolyn Deemer, Gabriel Hipple, Jordan Kelly, Naomi Westerman,and Evan Zajdel bested 94 other students representing 10 Westmoreland County high schools in their knowledge offorests, soil, wildlife, and aquatic environments during the day-long Envirothon, held on May 2 at Mammoth Park.

The Enrichment Classes team went on to the next leg of the competition – the Pennsylvania State Envirothon – heldon May 23 and May 24 at Montour Preserve near Washingtonville. The team took first place in the oral componentof the state competition, and placed 15th overall.

This is just the second year that students from The Westmoreland Enrichment Classes have competed in theWestmoreland County Envirothon. Last year, the team placed fourth. Team advisors and parent/teachers of theEnrichment Classes, Tammy Deemer and Susan Kelly, spent the past year helping their students learn more aboutenvironmental subjects by taking them on field trips, to programs at Powdermill Nature Reserve, to the Earth Dayevent at Saint Vincent College, and to environmental workshops, such as the Westmoreland Conservation District’sworkshop on Forestry held in late March.

“These opportunities exposed the students to a lot of great information, and they got a chance to ask questions of expertsfrom a variety of environmental areas, such as the Bureau of Forestry and the Game Commission,” Deemer said.

Second place in the Westmoreland County Envirothon was taken by Franklin Regional High School’s team of TimForrester, Glenn Halperin, Erik Heyl, Benjy Lombard, and Mark Schowalter. Tom Pearson and Linda Vitale were theteam’s teacher advisors.

Third-place winners were the students from the Yough High School team of Shawn Carpenter, Christian Miedel,Ben Phillips, Nathan Portik, and Brad Sanner. Jason Kramer was the team’s teacher advisor.

Also competing were teams from Burrell, Derry Area, Franklin Regional, Greater Latrobe, Greensburg CentralCatholic Greensburg Salem, Kiski, Norwin, Southmoreland, and Yough.

Coordinated by Paula Forte, a reading teacher in the Derry Area School District,the Laurel Mountain Post StudentSpotlight is a cooperative program designed to highlight area students and promote continued education in the

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What are Omega Fatty Acidsand Are They Something I Should Supplement in My Diet?

The simple answer is that fatty acids are fats.Omega-3, and Omega-6 fatty acids are types offat that your body needs to function. Unfortu-nately your body is unable to synthesize themfrom many of the foods we normally eat. Nutri-tionists call them essential fats just for this rea-son. Non-essential fats are those fats your bodycan synthesize from other fats or from the com-ponents of carbohydrate and protein. These twotypes of fats, Omega-3 and Omega-6 fats, are im-portant in your diet because they function as in-tegral parts of each of the bodies cells. Supplementsare not required if your diet includes foods thatcontain these fats.

Omega-6 Fatty Acids are actually a group ofpolyunsaturated fats. (Remember saturated fatsare the “bad” fats and polyunsaturated fats arethe “good” fats). You might also see them calledlinoleic acid, which are found in vegetable oils,including corn, evening primrose seed, safflower,and soybean oils. Another name is Gamma-lino-lenic acid which is found in borage oil, eveningprimrose oil and black currant seed.

This is an important fat because it makes upabout 2/3 of all the fats in the brain’s gray mat-ter. It’s very important for the nervous system inproviding the pathways for brain signals. This isthe fat that researchers are trying to show im-proves brain function in infants from birth to 18months old. Some think that since Omega-6 fattyacids are present in breast milk but not infantformulas, breast-fed children are smarter. Thoseof us that were bottle-fed, might find this offen-sive, but at this point studies don’t show anyimproved brain function from infants supplementedwith this fat in formula. So, I’ll wait to be offendeduntil after more research is done.

Omega-6 fats have been linked to reducing therisk of breast cancer and prostate cancer, but atthis time no conclusions can be made becausethese studies use animals and no links to hu-mans have yet been made. Another “wait and see”nutrient. Omega-6 fatty acid supplements foradults are unnecessary due to the fact that manyof the oils mentioned above are in most foods weeat. An Omega-6 fatty acid deficiency is unlikely.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids are also a group of es-sential polyunsaturated fats. These fats are notas easily found in the diet because their primarylocation is in marine mammals (whales and seals),and oily fish (like the cold-water ocean-going fish:Atlantic salmon, herring, Atlantic halibut, blue-fish, tuna, and mackerel). Other sources ofOmega-3 fatty acids include venison, buffalo,canola oil, flaxseed oil, walnuts, and leafy greenvegetables. On rare occasions you might find somefoods with added Omega 3’s like eggs and bread.Other names for Omega-3 fatty acids you mightfind on food labels are: EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid),Fish Oil, Omega Fatty Acid, W-3 Fatty Acids.

These are important fats because they functionto improve blood flow to the body and the brain(brain food) without affecting the blood’s abilityto clot. That is, unless you take too much. Also,it’s shown to have an affect on immune functionand increasing your HDL “the good cholesterol”by 12% when added to the diet.

People are supplementing themselves with thisnutrient for many things including cancer, highcholesterol, high blood pressure, Crohn’s disease,and asthma. But you have to be careful with thisone because it is a blood thinner. More that 3grams per day can cause problems with bleed-

ing. Consult your physician before taking any fishoil pills or Omega-3 pills because it can interactnegatively with medications.

There has been some research done on this nu-trient and it seems to have some positive effectswhen included in the diet. What we know at thispoint is that if you have adequate Omega-3 in-take it may decrease your risk of death if youhave coronary artery disease. It has been shownto decrease the symptoms of major depressionand psoriasis. It has also been shown to decreasethe possibility of getting an infection and improveswound healing after surgery.

Do you need to supplement your dietwith these fats? The answer is no for Omega-6 fatty acids and a “maybe” for Omega-3 fattyacids. If you consume a healthy serving of cold-water fish, canola oil, flaxseed oil, or one of theother foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids at leasttwo times per week you probably do not need asupplement. If you don’t, I strongly encourage youto consult with your physician and/or RegisteredDietitian before adding this potentially danger-ous supplement to your diet.

Jim is a1983 graduate of Derry Area High School with 10 yearsexperience in nutrition. He has a BS in Clinical Dietetics and

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THE CORNER STORYLinda Werner

“Returning A Favor”“Linda, come here. Sit down and let me comb

those knots out of your hair.”These were my mother’s words spoken to me

often as I was growing up. I didn’t want to get thetangles out. It wasn’t important. Now, some fortyyears later, that scene has replayed in my mind,not in Technicolor, but in soft, brown tones, a colorreserved for guarded memories.

Hair, it seems, whether I ad-mit it or not, has played a role inmy life. But never did I understandthe depth of that role until mymother became ill. She was diag-nosed with cancer. As the diseasespread she would undergo roundsof chemotherapy where her bodywas bombarded with drugs to killthe active cancer cells. The prob-lem was that the same drugswhich destroyed the malignantcells also destroyed the healthyones. So, there were side effects.

One of the common side ef-fects was hair loss. We just ac-cepted the doctor’s words withdesperate resignation that thiswas what would be. I knew mymother did not want to look in themirror and see only a vaguely fa-miliar face, topped by a smooth,bald head looking back at her. Shewas a woman of character anddepth, but she was also a womanof feminine vanity. She had al-ready lost one breast and consid-erable bone mass to an illness, andshe was not eager to lose anythingelse. Besides, keeping her hairmeant something to my mother,which we in our healthy lives, couldnot understand. It meant she stillhad some control over her fate. Itmeant she was still alive – and shelooked alive and even robust. Itmeant she might win this game. Appearances weresomething after all. And, so far, so good. There hadbeen no appreciable damage. A few hairs in a hair-brush: some more strays on the flowered pillowcase.

And then one day, in silent fashion it happened.I opened the back door to my mother’s home andsaw her seated on the edge of her hospital bed, backcurved and her head tilted to the side in that samedefeated posture, I had seen before.

“Mumma, what’s wrong?” I said.She handed me her hairbrush. In it were hun-

dreds of gray and brown hairs, tangled testimonies

Linda Werner is an IUP Graduate(Bachelors and Masters) who taughtEnglish for 36 years—Shakespeare,Short Stories, Research, BlackLiterature, Humor in Literature,Poetry and Song, British Novel,Advanced Placement. She retired in2002, and has been married toRobert Werner for 35 years. Lindaserves on the Derry Foundation;Friends of Caldwell MemorialLibrary; President, Trinity Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church, Latrobe. Herpassions include: cooking, husband,spiritual growth, and the aroma ofDeLallo’s Deli.

The Laurel Mountain Post is now accepting creative writing submissions.Send your work to our writing editor at PO Box 227, Latrobe PA 15650 or email: [email protected]

Mary’s Laurel Mountain PostOnline Trivia Contest

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The answers to the following five trivia ques-tions have been placed on pages in the onlineedition of the Laurel Mountain Post (not inthe PDF download). Look for Mary the Cowfrom Fairview Farm in a trivia box at the bot-tom of an online article. Once you find all fiveanswers, visit Mary’s Trivia Contest page andfill in the online form. We will draw one win-ner from all correct entries received by Au-gust. The Spring Issue prize is a $10 gift cer-tificate from The Tree House of Ligonier.

1) What is Arnold Palmer’s birth date?

2) What is the deadline for the LigonierValley Writers 2005 Flash FictionContest for Horror and Fantasy?

3) Name the year and location of thefirst Senior PGA Championship.

4) Where were the first twoWestmoreland Country Fairs held?

5) Who wrote the music and lyrics forCrazy For You (playing July 19 - Aug7 at the Mountain Playhouse)?

Congratulations to Kevin Kendall of Latrobewho won our contest in the last issue andrecieved a $10 gift certificate from The Hol-low Tavern of Ligonier!

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to an illness which would eventually claim anothervictim. I took the brush and touched her head.

“Linda, will you brush my hair out for me? Idon’t feel strong enough, and I don’t want your sis-ter to see. You can handle this. You’re stronger thanshe is,” Mumma said. “Please.”

I picked up the brush which somehow seemedheavier than it ever had. I didn’t want this job. I

didn’t want to witness, let alone bea part of, anything that hurt mymother this way. I knew I couldnever show how much this hurt me,brushing my mother’s hair.

I sat her in a chair and gen-tly brushed. My thoughts num-bered as many hairs as I held inmy hand. With each stroke cameanother brushful of hair. I don’trecall how many times I pulled thehair out of the brush. I rememberbeing grateful to concentrate onremoving the natural hairs fromthe synthetic bristles of the brushbecause that act meant I did nothave to see my mother’s pink scalpwhich was becoming more andmore visible. Also, I didn’t have tolook her directly in the face.

I continued to brush. Thiswas a delicate process. I could notavoid my mother’s face. Her eyesturned down at the outer cornersas if she were remembering fondlysomething she had lost. Still Ibrushed. I was new to this andwondered how long it would taketo gather all the hair. Would it allactually come out? What shouldour conversation be? I felt slightnausea, my eyes burned but stillI brushed until nearly every hairwas gone. Then I collected all thehair, wrapped it in several papertowels. I folded and neatly lay

those fat bundles in the pink metal can.“There now. It doesn’t look so bad after all. I

think I can get used to having a bald headed mother.What a nicely shaped small head you have, Mumma.Smaller than mine. Here, let me brush you off andput you back into bed,” I said.

Bravado. It was all bravado. As she slowly slidfrom the chair, walking slumped over to a tune onlyshe could hear, I followed closely in her steps, myeyes leaving her only once – long enough to glimpsea curly gray wig securely pinned to a Styrofoamhead on her dresser.


FRIENDS & HEROESHonoring Our Neighbors Serving in the United States Military

We would like to keep in touch with our friends, family and neighbors proudly serving our county in theUnited States military across the nation and around the world. In each issue of the Laurel MountainPost, we will feature some Westmoreland County area soldiers. To be included in future issues, simplyfill out our online form and email us a current picture (or send the information to us at Laurel MountainPost; P.O. Box 227; Latrobe, PA 15650-0227). We can’t wait to hear from you!

Robert PavlikE-4/ CPL, USMC 2001

(pictured at right)HOMETOWN: Blairsville, PACURRENT LOCATION: Camp Lejeune, NCFAMILY INFO: Wife, Caitlin PavlikJOB: Just Returned From 7 months in Iraqdoing Signals IntelligenceMISS MOST ABOUT HOME: Mountainsand SnowFAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB:Pensacola, FloridaPROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: CompletingBootcampFUTURE GOALS: Be a Gov’t Contractor orinstructor at one of the Military Schools IattendedWRITE TO ME AT: [email protected]

Tommy CamilliSPECIALIST ACTIVE DUTY ARMY

(pictured at right)HOMETOWN: Derry, PACURRENT LOCATION: Abu Ghraib, IraqFAMILY INFO: singleJOB: Infantry - the basic soldier helpingIraqisMISS MOST ABOUT HOME: Beer and FamilyFAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: Las Vegas,Los Angeles, San DiegoPROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: Seeing thesmiling faces of the little kids when we drive byFUTURE GOALS: go to college and have afamilyWRITE TO ME AT: [email protected]

Barry E. Dwire Jr.STAFF SGT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

1996, USMC 1987-1991(pictured at left)

HOMETOWN: Derry, PACURRENT LOCATION: Camp Shelby, MS/headed to IraqFAMILY: Wife, Michelle Dwire; Son, TrentonX. DwireJOB: Heavy Equipment and CombatEngineerMISS MOST ABOUT HOME: My son,Trenton, and FamilyFAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: ThailandPROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: Being able tohelp the orphans while in HondurasFUTURE GOALS: to retire from the militaryWRITE TO ME AT: [email protected]

David FullamSTAFF SGT US AIR FORCE(pictured at left with his wife)

HOMETOWN: Westfield, PACURRENT LOCATION: Recruiting Office inGreensburg, PAFAMILY:married with one daughterJOB: I am currently serving as an Air ForceRecruiter. My primary job in the Air Force isMissile Maintenance. I was stationed inMontana maintaining America’s ICBM(Intercontinental Balilstic Missiles) Force.MISS MOST ABOUT HOME:my familyFAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: the beachesof sunny CaliforniaPROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: being part of afive-man team that went to Vandenburg AirForce Base, CA, to test launch and ICBMFUTURE GOALS:obtain my Bach. in Aero-space Engineering, and earn my commission.WRITE TO ME AT: [email protected]

Angela BurdSSG, E-6 ARMY 1994098

NATIONAL GUARD 1998-present(pictured at right)

HOMETOWN: Latrobe, PACURRENT LOCATION: Mt. Pleasant, PAFAMILY: Husband, Aaron; 8-month-olddaughter, GabrieleJOB: recruiter for the Westmoreland Countyarea for the PA Army National GuardMISS MOST ABOUT HOME: Luckily, I amstationed at homeFAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: FortHood, TX . . . it is central to Austin, SanAntonio, and Dallas,so there is alwayssomething to do!PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: I was the 28thInfantry Division NCO of the Year in 2002FUTURE GOALS: I would like to retire fromthe military and pursue my M.Ed.WRITE TO ME AT: [email protected]

Aloysius C. Schmucker IVPRIVATE 1ST CLASS US MARINES

(pictured at right)HOMETOWN: Latrobe, PACURRENT LOCATION: Camp Horno, CampPendleton, CAFAMILY: singleJOB: Infantry/Demolition/Machine GunneryMISS MOST ABOUT HOME family, friends,girlfriend BrookFAVORITE PLACE ON THE JOB: San DiegoBeachesPROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT: becoming amarineFUTURE GOALS: to become a Sergeant in myfirst four yearsWRITE TO ME AT:

PFC Schmucker, Aloysius C14 Weapons Company CAAT - AlphaCamp Pendleton, CA 92055


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Prostate cancer exceeds lung cancer as the mostcommonly diagnosed cancer among men in theUnited States with 220,900 new cases and 28,900deaths in 2003. More than 70 percent of all pros-tate cancer cases are diagnosed in men over age65. While 12,000 men in Pennsylvania will learnthey are afflicted, statistics show that the mortal-ity rate is getting smaller because more men aregetting tested as a regular part of their health care.Prostate cancer can be cured if detected early andcan be treated even in its later stages. Screeningtests (PSA and DRE), while not perfect, can detectprostate cancer in its early stages.

In an effort to increase public awareness about pros-tate cancer, UPMC Cancer Centers joins other or-ganizations nationwide to promote Prostate CancerAwareness Month. UPMC developed these pages as aresource for learning more about prostate cancer.

Prostate Cancer Risk Factors

Anything that increases a person’s chance of de-veloping a disease is called a risk factor. Thoughthe precise cause of prostate cancer is unknown,the following factors may increase the likelihoodof developing prostate cancer:

• Age – More than 75 percent of mendiagnosed with prostate cancer are overthe age of 65.

• Skin color – African American men have ahigher risk of developing prostate cancerthan white Americans.

• Nutrition – A diet higher in animal fatmay add to the risk.

• Family history – Genetic factors maypredispose one as being at high risk.

Prostate Cancer Facts

• Prostate cancer is the most commonlydiagnosed cancer in men (other thannon-melanoma skin cancer).

• The prostate is a male sex gland and partof a man’s reproductive system. About thesize of a walnut, it is located below thebladder and in front of the rectum.

• It is known as a silent disease becauseprostate cancer can be present andspread beyond the prostate by the timesymptoms show up.

• Clinical evidence is mounting regardingantioxidants and their role in helping toshield against prostate cancer by neutral-

September Is Prostate CancerAwareness Month

izing harmful molecules known as oxy-gen-free radicals. Eating tomatoes andtomato sauce which are high in the anti-oxidant lypocene may cut the risk ofprostate cancer.

Prostate Cancer Prevention

Prostate cancer usually grows very slowly and inits early stages often has no warning signs orsymptoms. By the time a man has symptoms ofprostate cancer, the tumor has usually been grow-ing for a long time and the cancer is advanced.Like many cancers, prostate cancer is treatedmost effectively when detected early. Two of themost important tests for the early detection ofprostate cancer are the digital rectal examination(DRE) and the prostate-specific antigen (PSA)blood test. During the DRE, a doctor inserts alubricated, gloved finger into the patient’s rectumto feel for lumps, enlargements, or areas of hard-ness that might indicate prostate cancer. The PSAblood test is the most effective test currently avail-able for the early detection of prostate cancer.PSA is an enzyme produced by the prostate gland.Normally, small amounts of PSA enter the blood-stream from the prostate. Larger amounts of PSAenter the blood when the prostate gland is enlarged,infected, or diseased. Recent studies indicate thatthe combination of DRE and PSA testing is moreeffective in the early detection of prostate cancerthan either procedure is on its own.

As part of the annual checkup, the American CancerSociety recommends a DRE and PSA blood test for:

• men 50 and older who have a life ex-pectancy of at least 10 years

• younger men who are at high risk forprostate cancer, including:

• men with a close male relative(father, brother, uncle, grandfa-ther) with prostate cancer

• African American men.

Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

UPMC Cancer Centers provide free prostate can-cer screenings in September during Prostate Can-cer Awareness Month. If you are a man betweenthe ages of 50 and 75 (age 45 if you are AfricanAmerican or have a family history of prostate can-cer), call UPMC Cancer Centers Information andReferral Service at 412-647-2811 to register for ascreening near you. The free screening will con-sist of a digital rectal exam (DRE) and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.

Provided courtesy of UPMC Cancer Center and their website:www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/prevention.html

DERRY REMEMBRANCES TRIVIA ANSWER: lifeguards who worked at the “brand new” DerryPool for the first few years . . . Ronald Carney, Patty Kurtz, Roberta Joyner, Mary Fisher, Lottie Thomas, Tom Yancy,Richie Nair, Rich Falinski, Patty Belonich, Ron Crispin, Janie Keough, Dick Matteo, Nick Paskiewyc, George Clawson,Paula Naylon, Maxine Bender, Janet Sheffler, Barbara Liebegott, Ron Giannini, Stan Akins, Ken Grote (manager)

In Memory OfEarl Robert Fillmore, Jr.June 16, 1965 - October 3, 1993

U.S. ARMY RANGER

Earl Robert Fillmore Jr. was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvaniaon 16 June 1965. Earl graduated from Derry Area High Schoolin 1983. Following High School Earl entered the Army on 19August 1983 and went to Ft Jackson, South Carolina. Earl’sfirst assignment was with A Company of the 1st Bn. 7th Spe-cial Forces Group at Fort Bragg, N.C. Earl was a graduate ofthe Special Forces medical course and his initial assignmentin Special Forces was as a medic.

Earl had numerous awards and qualifications that includedthe Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal,Joint Service Accommodation Medal, Master ParachutistBadge, HALO Badge, Special Forces and Ranger Tabs.

In 1987 Earl attended the 1st Special Forces OperationalDetatchment-DELTA’s selection course. Earl was chosen asone of only 11 soldiers from a pool of over 200 to attend theOperator’s Training Course (OTC). Earl excelled in this newenvironment both as a medic and a shooter, and quicklymastered all skills required to be a part of this special organi-zation. While assigned to Delta, Earl participated in the inva-sion of Panama (Just Cause), and operations in Iraq duringDesert Storm and Desert Shield. Earl also participated inthe “Battle of the Black Sea” in Mogadishu, Somalia in1993. Earl participated in many other important, thoughnot yet de-classified operations while assigned as a mem-ber of 1st SFOD-D.

Earl was driven to do his best at every endeavor and alwayssucceeded at whatever task he put his mind to. Earl estab-lished himself as the youngest Operator to complete the Deltaassessment and selection, and subsequent Operators Train-ing Course. He attended the Ranger Course as a SergeantFirst Class and graduated as the honor graduate of his class.He finished the course with the following record: 1st time go’sin all evaluated tasks, Go’s in all 6 graded patrols, 7 majorplus spot reports, peers - 90, 86, 91, and 93.

He was successful in every mission during training or com-bat and was in every sense a walking testament to the pro-fessional soldier. Earl would accept nothing less than ateam mate’s best effort, and in return Earl gave his besteffort every time.

It was this drive that carried Earl to the streets of Mogadishu,Somalia on 03 October 1993. Earl was responding to helphis mates trapped inside a downed helicopter when he wasfatally wounded. Earl Robert Fillmore Jr. is remembered as ason, a husband, and a soldier who died trying to help othersoldiers in need. He is a constant inspiration to his nieces,nephews and friends, a few of whom we celebrate on ourFriends & Heroes page at left (Robert Pavlik, Tommy Camilli,Angela Burd and Aloysius Schmucker).


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ON AND OFF THE COURSEAt Laurel Valley Golf Club

May 23-29, 2005 - Ligonier, PA

Avis Latuch & Jay Bowman from Somerset, PA:“Our local golf club, which is the Golf Club of Somerset,was asked to marshal Hole #12 at Laurel Valley GolfClub for the Senior PGA tournament. When we heardthat our club was looking for volunteers, we were eagerto offer our help. What a great experience wehad! We enjoyed the scenic beauty of the LaurelValley Course and were able to see manyprofessional golfers. Most memorable is seeingArnold Palmer. When we weren’t on duty, wefollowed him as did most of the spectators. Jayand I have been avid golfers for many years, andhave enjoyed the beauty of numerous premiercourses, but none compared to the beauty ofwhat we have right here at home.”

Forget Disney World - He’sGoing to the Jimmy StewartMuseum! Tied for 3rd at the end ofRound 2 on Friday, tournamentchampion Mike Reid from Provo,

UT said: “There was a day when I probably would go outand hit two or three buckets of balls and try to get itperfect. But, you know, I think I would like to go see, whatis it? Indiana, Pennsylvania, the home of Jimmy Stewart. Igot to see that museum. I was here in 2001 and I told myfriend from Pittsburgh that and we missed it that year . . .And I don’t know how late it’s open tonight, but I think I’mgoing to go see that. I can hit balls. I’ve hit a lot of balls.And I’m likely not going to find much. So, geez, you know, Ithink I’m going to go see the Jimmy Stewart museum andsee if I can forget about golf for awhile . . . I’ve just alwaysadmired his career. He’s a great actor. I think I have gotsome, several of his films. He’s Jimmy Stewart. I mean,why do people come here to watch Arnold Palmer? I meanhe’s a legend too . . . I’ve just been a big Jimmy Stewartfan. He was one of my favorite actors. He lived in an eraand was part of the kind of movies that you don’t have toask about ratings. You take your children to them and youcan rent them now. I just appreciate that.”

Jimmy Stewart photo courtesy of The Jimmy StewartMuseum in Indiana, Pennsylvania (www.Jimmy.org).

Arnie’s Army Looks On . . . as Arnold Palmer heads forthe green on Hole #12 during his final round of play in thetournament.

Our Man on the Scene and Avid Golf Fan,David “Muggsy” Miles from NorthHuntingdon: “It was awesome, just walkingthe course and taking in everything!”

Security Expert Rae Potter from Orlando, FL kept atight handle on rowdy members of the press, like BrianaTomack, enjoying the scene at the media center.

Tournament Volunteers from the Golf Cart Crew SonnyCaruso (Mt. Pleasant), Dean Clark (New Stanton),pictured at top; John Dailey and Jack Chastel (bothvisiting local relatives during the tournament), pictured atbottom, all agree: it takes a stong commitment to the gameand the tournament organizations, and they are proud tolend their time as needed. It’s a wonderful experience!

Sports Reporter Mark Snoverwith ASAP Sports, fromSpokane, WA, enjoyed the local golf and dining

communities visiting The Tavern, DeNunzio’sand Champion Lakes Golf Course. He recalledtwo of his personal favorite moments duringhis sports reporting career around the worldas “At the 18th Green at Pinehurst No. 2 withthe U.S. Open Trophy . . . as close as I’LL everget!!!” (pictured inset above), and having theopportunity to shake Arnold Palmer’s hand. Upnext for Mark is coverage of The Open Champi-onship at St. Andrews in Scotland.


THE GARDEN GUYSJim & Joe Prengaman

Shrub trimming is often consideredone of the most tedious tasks inmaintaining a landscape, but it is oneof the most important steps involvedin maintaining a healthy andattractive landscape design. We haveheard many times from people thatthey wanted to trim their shrubs,but they were afraid they wouldkill them. Generally this is notthe case. The result of a poorlytrimmed shrub may be areduction in bloom or fruitproduction, or the creation of anunhealthy shape weakening anddeforming the shrub, but both ofthese can be corrected beforedeath occurs utilizing properpruning techniques.

When many people decide to at-tack their shrub trimming, theyhead to the garage and gathermiles of extension cords andtheir trusty electric shears.While many of us have grown upwith this as the only method oftrimming there is another alter-native, pruning.

Shrub trimming can be categorized into two basic types, pruning and shear-ing. If you are going for a traditionalhedge or topiary sculpture look thenshearing is the method to use. Whenyou continually shear a shrub it pre-vents adequate leaf production insidethe shrub. We have all seen shrubssheared for many years with threeinches of growth on the outside of theshrub and it appears to be dead onthe inside. It will also cause the plantsto be leggy because the only growthwhich occurs is on the top and out-side of the shrub. If you do want toshear your shrubs it is a good idea tothin them as well. This will encour-age growth inside by allowing light andair to enter. It allows you to maintainthe sheared look, but also encourageshealthy new growth from within.When shearing it is also a good ideato shape the shrub into more of aninverted V shape. This allows morelight on to all of the surface areas.

For the majority of shrubs, pruning,not shearing is the correct method.

Death by Trimming: Reality or Myth?

“Pruning is a healthier alternative toshearing, but if you enjoy a landscape fullof sculpted hedges, balls and spirals breakout the electric shears and go to work. .”

Got questions for the Garden Guys? Write to them at the Laurel Mountain Post!

Instead of simply removing the topseveral inches of new growth as inshearing, pruning maintains a shrubssize from the inside out by thinning apart of the oldest growth each year.Pruning is selecting and removing in-dividual branches in a three step

method. The first step is to remove alldead and broken branches. Theyshould be removed back to the pointof origin or to just above a bud orstrong branch leader. If you are com-fortable with the size and shape of theplant at this point, you can stop atthis step. If the plant still requiresmore shaping and training, branchesshould be removed that are obstruct-ing walkways, touching buildings andwalls, or obstructing the view from awindow. While making these cuts tryto avoid destroying the shape, lookand habit of the shrub. Thirdly, makeadditional cuts to eliminate weak ornarrow branches including water-sprouts, which are weak, vigorousshoots sprouting from the trunk ofolder branches. Suckers growing fromthe root or stem tissue of the plantsshould also be removed. Suckers aremost common at the base of plantsthat have been grafted to a more hardyroot stock.

Many people do not prune theirshrubs because they do not know the

proper time to trim. Three basicplant types you may have should betrimmed at three very different times.Deciduous shrubs including Bar-berry, Burning Bush, Spirea, Poten-tilla, Viburnum, Forsythia and anyshrub that flowers on same year

growth should ideally bepruned during the dormantseason. It is also a convenienttime to do this while you are inthe yard cleaning up the leavesand debris that need removedfrom the yard during Fall. Broa-dleaf evergreens includingRhododendrons, Azaleas, PierisJaponica and Laurel should bepruned within two to threeweeks after they have flowered,before the buds have set fornext year’s blooms. Thinningcan be done in the early Springas needed with little effect onthe overall flower display. Nar-row leafed evergreens includ-ing Taxus (Yew), Juniper, Hem-lock, and Cypress should betrimmed in early spring beforethey have pushed their newgrowth. It is often necessary to

cut back into the previous yearswood to maintain the plants size andshape. Thinning, as discussed ear-lier can be done at any time.

Much trimming and pruning can beavoided by researching a plantsnatural growth habit and plantingto accommodate the future expectedgrowth. Plant shapes are a matterof personal taste. Pruning is ahealthier alternative to shearing, butif you enjoy a landscape full of sculptedhedges, balls and spirals break out theelectric shears and go to work.

Jim and Joe Prengaman are both gradu-ates of Derry Area High School’s Horticul-

ture program. Jim received an AAS inGreenhouse Production from the Ohio State

University and then went on to receive aBS in Horticulture from the PennsylvaniaState University. Joe received a BA fromthe University of Pittsburgh in SecondaryEducation. They had worked together in

both greenhouse producton and landscapeand nursery production for different

companies before founding PrengamanLandscape Contracting in 1993.

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Destiny. Divine Providence. Fate. Callit what you will. I experienced it earlythis Spring while my family and I vaca-tioned on a small Caribbean Island.

One early morning while the rest ofthe clan snoozed, I jogged over to thelittle market just up the road to pickup some fresh croissants. Just nextdoor to the market was a lovely jew-elry boutique alive with a flurry ofactivity. The jewelry connoisseur thatI am, the temptation was just toomuch. I veered my course and conve-niently jogged past the huge displaywindows. Okay, maybe my pacewasn’t quite a jog at this point, it wasmore like a fast walk and gawk.

Suddenly, a lovely bejeweled handwith long slender fingers slippedthrough my forearm and lured me intothe shop. I tried to resist but, some-times, giving in to your vice is the onlyand best choice of action.

Sitting inside the boutique amidst adazzling array of unique fine art origi-nals was the creator, Paula Crevoshay.A beautiful woman with a warm smileand a welcoming demeanor, I felt theconnection the moment we shookhands. Amidst the bustle and uttercommotion surrounding us, Ms.Crevoshay immediately dropped theproject she was working on and enlight-ened me on the mystique of Crevoshay.Three hours later, I was still mystified.

Sensing the danger I was in, my hus-band rushed to find me. Upon enter-ing the store, he noticed the glassylook in my eyes and immediately re-alized that he was too late. I washooked. I introduce him to my newfriend and she dazzled him with herunique collection of colorful gemstonepieces. Within moments, he too wasfascinated by her creativeness, ingenu-

we met. This large rose quartz slidewith two intricately designed wingsof diamond, tanzanite, and turquoisewas truly a magnificent sight. Eachsymmetrical wing embraced a totalof 108 gemstones which representsthe sacred Buddhist number.

“Jewelry is like finger-prints,”Crevoshay said. “One-of-a-kindpieces make a unique statement.”

Crevoshay proves her love of human-ity . Her “Splash” collection whichfeatures aquatic animals carved inquartz, amethyst, or citrine high-lights the art of reverse intaglio, thetechnique of carving behind the stoneso that the figure is seen through thetransparent stone on the reverse side.Crevoshay, a survivor of the Tsunamidisaster, donates 10 % of the pro-ceeds from this exciting collectiondirectly to the Tsunami Relief Fund.

My favorite piece of this collectionwas that of a palm tree which I thinkis a perfect symbol of the disastersince it is responsible for saving somany lives.

Two of Crevoshay’s newest lines in-clude the Elements Collection andthe Offerings Collection. The Ele-ments Collection will be the main fea-ture of the Crevoshay’s upcomingtour in 2007. It features pieces de-

The Mystique of Crevoshayby JB Rossi

ity, and expertise. And, might I add, myhusband is not easily impressed!

What Paula Crevoshay has brought togemstone jewelry design is exciting.Ms. Crevoshay combines the disci-plines of fine art, gemology, and historyinto one-of-a-kind collectible pieces thathave won her numerous awards andachievements including the SpectrumAward for her color expertise.

“It is every human’s birthright to be beau-tiful,” prescribes Crevoshay. “To adornoneself with exquisite jewelry is to showthe love and care that’s within. To loveoneself enough to make this effort is animportant nucleus to spring from.”

But perhaps it’s the versatility of herdesigns that fascinated me so much.A simple post earring can be made intoa lovely drop dangle with only a fewminor adjustments. Brooches trans-form into clasp for necklaces, rings be-come slides. A patented Crevoshay“Curly Q” or “Shepard’s staff” stealth-ily located on the back of the piecesallows you to go from “boardroom tothe ballroom” within a few moments.This versatility is a major aspect of aCrevoshay and is so important intoday’s fast paced society.

Or maybe it’s her fine attention to de-tail that caught my eye. Crevoshayemploys hand fabrication in her gold-smith processes. She utilizes ancienttechniques such as granulation, en-graving, chasing , and hand piercingwhich truly elevates her craft to fineart. Combining rare gemstones withelaborate metal techniques in a versa-tile, original design is the basis of aCrevoshay collectible.

A fine example of a true Crevoshaycollectible is the beautiful Butterflypendant which adorned her neck when

signed around the five essential ele-ments, earth, air, fire, water, andether. The Offerings Collection rep-resents the light and airy nature offemininity with lots of floral aspects.

Every single piece in Crevoshay’s col-lection reflects the beauty of the de-signer herself. As the week sailed by,I got to know Ms. Crevoshay and herlovely assistants. The Crevoshay col-lection truly mirrors the personalmystique of its designer.

Inside information tells me thatCrevoshay is in the process of sched-uling a tour at the Carnegie Museumof Natural History in Pittsburgh some-time this fall. For more immediate in-formation on the Crevoshay lines, pleasecontact her at [email protected] of her pieces can be viewed onthe web at www.crevoshay.com.

I will always remember PaulaCrevoshay and what she shared withme about the art of the jewel. Themystique of Crevoshay. Wear theLight. Live in Beauty.

In addition to reading and writing, J.B. Rossienjoys having fun with her adventurous

family and her numerous pets. She is alsoblessed with the greatest set of in-laws

imaginable. “Thanks everyone, especially Donand Marylou, for always supporting me!”


©Laura Petrilla

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