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Labor of Love

Story behind quilt helps make it a special gift

Pat Taggart, left, and her daughter, Joan Davenport, show the quilt that took five years to finish. Taggart passed the quilt on to her daughter last month.

Pat Taggart, 84, of 114 E. Patterson St., didn't know when she decided to start work on a quilt early in 2011 just what a long, torturous process finishing it would be. It would stretch over five years, two deaths, two strokes and require the help of a church quilting group.

8/17/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Smokers better off quitting, even with weight gain

NEW YORK — If you quit smoking and gain weight, it may seem like you’re trading one set of health problems for another. But a new U.S. study finds you’re still better off in the long run.

8/17/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Fun Day focuses on drug prevention

2nd annual event slated Sunday at Chicora Park

The planning team is preparing for the second Community Family Fun Day to be held Sunday at Chicora Park on Route 68.

CHICORA — The second annual Community Family Fun Day — With a Purpose! will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Chicora Park on Route 68.

8/16/2018 Community Features 0 comments

3,500 BOOKS COLLECTED

5th grader spreads her love of reading

Anna Claire Dudley, a Butler Catholic School student who will be entering fifth grade in just a couple of weeks, took the initiative to organize her own book drive to help children.

Anna Claire Dudley, a soon-to-be-fifth-grade student at Butler Catholic School, loves to read.

8/15/2018 Community Features 0 comments

A SHOT IN THE ARM

Students reminded of importance of vaccinations

Slippery Rock University students are reminded to obtain meningitis vaccinations before the fall semester begins. The reason many people refuse immunization is because vaccines are rumored to be harmful, despite many scientific studies proving otherwise

SLIPPERY ROCK — Here's a fact: more than 3 million people die from vaccine-preventable diseases each year.

8/13/2018 Community Features 0 comments

MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC

Program keeps children active, aids development

Samantha Drohan reads a book at the Kindermusik class at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Butler earlier this month.

In a second-floor room at Covenant Presbyterian Churh, 230 E. Jefferson St. toddlers and 2-year-olds are introduced to Johnny and Katie and Flip Flap Sugar Snap amid squeals and giggles.

8/11/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Wings of Freedom vintage aircraft return

People check out the Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber “Witchcraft” last year during the Wings of Freedom Tour at Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport in Penn Township. This year will mark the third consecutive year the vintage World War II aircraft will arrive in Butler County and the first time over a weekend.

PENN TWP — The Wings of Freedom Tour will be soaring into unknown territory when the vintage World War II aircraft arrive Thursday at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport.

8/10/2018 Community Features 0 comments

‘Fly Girls’ recounts aviation exploits

They took off in wooden crates loaded with gasoline. They flew over mountains and seas without radar or radios. When they came down, their landings might be their last.

8/10/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Vermont city uses goats to eat away poison ivy

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s capital city is trying a natural way to get rid of poison ivy — grazing goats.

8/10/2018 Community Features 0 comments

WORLD BUILDER

Architecture student's studies land her in Africa

Alyssa DiPippa of Butler spent two weeks in June in Uganda in East Africa as an intern with Engineering Ministries International working on designing a retreat center.

Alyssa DiPippa is camping out this week at the Butler Farm Show while her family shows sheep.

8/9/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Former death penalty policy called outdated

_punishment is ‘inadmissible’

Pope Francis has changed church teaching on the death penalty, saying it can never be sanctioned because it “attacks” inherent dignity.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has decreed that the death penalty is “inadmissible” under all circumstances and that the Catholic Church must work to abolish it, changing official church teaching to reflect his view that all life is sacred and there is no justification for...

8/9/2018 Community Features 0 comments

U.S. Catholic orders favor women serving

Slippery slope to priesthood?

VATICAN CITY — A new survey has found that the majority of U.S. Catholic religious orders believe women should be allowed to serve as ordained deacons, lending support to an issue currently under study at the Vatican amid pressure for women to be given greater roles in the church.

8/9/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Navy Way

Butler grad dives into research on internship

Butler resident and 2015 Butler High School graduate Patrick Fullerton has been spending the summer building a self-flying blimp for the U.S. Navy on Puget Sound, Wash., through the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program.

KEYPORT, WA — Butler resident Patrick Fullerton has been spending the summer building a self-flying blimp for the U.S. Navy.

8/8/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Dental experts question not using fluoride

More cavities could be result

Dental health experts worry that more people are using toothpaste that skips the most important ingredient — fluoride — and leaves them at a greater risk of cavities.

8/8/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Upscale dining options key to senior communities

Alexandra Hauss (second from left), dining service manager, talks with Lenbrook residents at Lenbrook Fine Dining in Lenbrook Senior Community in Buckhead, Ga., last month.

When The Club opens later this summer at Lenbrook Atlanta, it arguably will be one of the more well-vetted dining establishments to hit Buckhead in recent memory.

8/7/2018 Community Features 0 comments

ONCE UPON A HERO BENEFICIARY

Cranberry Twp. man faces transplant

Stephen Popson, recovering from multiple surgeries so he can be eligible for a heart transplant, has been chosen as the 2018 Once Upon a Hero beneficiary. He lives in Cranberry with his wife, Shelby, and three children, from left, Isaac, 10; Koen, 6; and Emma, 3. Their fourth child is due in October.

This year's Once Upon A Hero Beneficiary is a father of three -- soon to be four -- who needs a heart transplant.

8/6/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Keep dogs away from toxic foods

Because dogs hold such a high value in our hearts, most owners want the absolute best for their canine companions. You may think feeding your dog the foods you enjoy most is a special treat for him, but you might actually be doing harm.

8/6/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Quintessential Tradition

Cultural custom ushers teen into adulthood

Kyli Burton of Cranberry Township and some of her damas, or attendants, rehearsed recently for her quincea�era, a Latina girl's coming of age celebration, which took place July 28.

CRANBERRY TWP — Early last week, Kyli Burton of Cranberry Township looked every bit a teen in a T-shirt and denim, crowned with a soft “fro” as she spoke of her upcoming 15th birthday party.

8/4/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Rotary Scholarships

Seneca Valley High School graduating seniors who have been awarded scholarships from the Rotary Club of Zelienople are, from left, Seirra Koerbel, Caleb Cekella, Victoria Kaufman, Samantha Mill, Sarah Donaldson and Eliza Simmons. Absent is Bryce Corrigan.

8/4/2018 Community Features 0 comments

College students say stress can affect grades

As students move to college, they will encounter stress from tests, deadlines and a new lifestyle.

8/4/2018 Community Features 0 comments

Birds learn another ‘language’ by listening to nearby distress calls

WASHINGTON — Wild critters are known to listen to one another for clues about lurking predators. Birds can learn to flee when neighbors cluck “hawk!” — or, more precisely, emit a distress call.

8/4/2018 Community Features 0 comments

‘RETIREMENT HOME FOR DOGS AND CATS’

Sanctuary looks to expand efforts

Wendy Derhak, owner of The Pet Cottage, which cares for animals whose owners have died or can no longer take care of them, greets Dash at her home in Jupiter, Fla.

JUPITER, Fla. — Mornings for Wendy Derhak, the owner of The Pet Cottage, start before sunrise. She dishes out chow for Elvis, Dash, 2-2 and Charlie Brown before taking three of them out for walks.

8/4/2018 Community Features 0 comments

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Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.