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Ins and outs of the outhouse
February 22, 2013 I was born and raised in a tiny village called Bridgeburg, some five miles north of Kittanning, Pa., along the winding Allegheny River. more »»
Cautionary winter tales
January 25, 2013 It was a bleak and sunless day when I found myself near the center of an ice-covered, partially frozen pond about the size of a football field. I was 7 years old, on my way home from school. more »»
Senior News
January 25, 2013 HOSPITAL RETIREES TO MEET: St. Joseph Hospital retirees will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Wayside restaurant in Champion. Bring a nonperishable food item to be donated to Warren Family Mission. more »»
A caring call
January 18, 2013 According to Liberty Township police Chief Rich Tisone, it was the death of an elderly woman in 2008 that prompted the township to start a senior watch progra. more »»
Silos stand tall
January 18, 2013 Two weeks ago at the Trumbull County Food and Agriculture Breakfast, I was visiting with friends Bud and Betty Ogilbee from Kinsman. They asked why I didn’t write an article about silos. more »»
Senior News
January 18, 2013 RETIREES TO MEET: Packard Electric and Delphi packard Local 717 Retirees will meet at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 23 at Local 717’s Union Hall, 2950 Sferra Ave., Warren, Warren Commerce Par. more »» 
Great-grandparents make a difference
January 4, 2013 MECCA — For many grandparents and great-grandparents, helping to raise or even raising their grandchildren and great-grandchildren is becoming more and more common. more »»
Traditions can span generations
January 4, 2013 The word “tannenbaum” comes from 16th century Germany, and though it has changed its meaning several times, constancy and faithfulness are what it symbolizes to most of us. more »»
Senior News
January 4, 2013 HOWLAND RETIREES PLAN MEETING: Howland Schools will meet for the first meeting of 2013 at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Enzo’s. All classified and nonclassified retirees, spouses and guests are welcom. more »»
Changing technology
December 28, 2012 With the year 2012 coming to an end, I have been reflecting on the changes that I have experienced in my lifetime. more »»
Senior News
December 28, 2012 RETIREES HOLD LAST MEETING OF YEAR: St. Joseph Hospital retirees will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Wayside Restaurant, Champio. more »»
Christmas during wartime
December 21, 2012 We are constantly reminded every day of our looming debt crisis during this pre-holiday period (at the time of this writing). more »»
Senior News
December 21, 2012 HOWLAND SCOPE OFFERS COMPUTER CLASSES: Computer classes (Windows computers) will be offered at Howland SCOPE, 8273 High St., Howland, starting Jan 3. more »»
A trail runs through
December 14, 2012 For several days in August of 1945, about a dozen boys, age 14 or so, were repairing a portion of the Long Trail in southwestern Vermont. more »»
Senior News
December 14, 2012 CENTER HOSTS PARTY: Johnston Senior Center, located on state Route 5 in Johnston, will hold a Christmas party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 21 at the cente. more »»
Preventing winter falls
December 7, 2012 The story of a woman slipping on the ice is the perfect inclement weather moment in a romance novel. She slips on an icy sidewalk and is prevented from falling by a man walking behind her. more »» 
Teddy bear hugs
November 30, 2012 YOUNGSTOWN — In 2006, when her husband was in the hospital seriously ill, Dolores Lilko’s grandchildren gave them a Buddy Bear. “I would sit on the couch and would hold the bear,’’ she sai. more »»
Senior News
November 30, 2012 YOUNGSTOWN MAN’S STORY ONLINE: Frank Bodner, 93, of Youngstown, was among the first contributions to the Ohio Departments of Aging and Veterans Services joint War Era Story Project. Mr. more »»
Looking at yuletide traditions
November 30, 2012 As the yuletide period and the holiday of Christmas arrive, there are many traditions that seem to make this age-old holiday’s celebrations more enjoyable. more »» 
Alzheimer's disease
November 16, 2012 A diagnosis of Alz-heimer’s disease often is something that effects the whole famil. more »» |
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