[naviga:h3]Dollar General grand opening set[/naviga:h3]

A grand opening celebration for the new Dollar General store on Main Street in Karns City is set for Saturday morning.

The store at 109 Main St. will celebrate its grand opening starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, with prizes and special deals available. The first 50 adult shoppers will receive a $10 gift card, and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar General tote bag with complimentary product samples, in addition to other giveaways.

[naviga:h3]Mansfield joins Butler Eagle staff[/naviga:h3]

Alexandria Mansfield of Plum Borough was recently hired as a community reporter by the Butler Eagle.

She worked as a freelance reporter before joining the Eagle staff.

She graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s journalism program in 2018 and from Wellsboro Area High School in 2015.

Mansfield began her duties at Eagle’s Cranberry bureau on July 18.

[naviga:h3]Armstrong adds Alexa support[/naviga:h3]

Customers of Armstrong will now be able to use voice control on the company’s EXP service.

The company said it has made Amazon Alexa voice control available to EXP customers, meaning they can control the show they’re watching, launch apps like Hulu, Netflix and YouTube, change the channel, and use DVR capabilities hands-free.

“We’re pleased to announce that EXP works with Alexa,” said Michael L. Globbi, Armstrong chief technical officer. “Integrating Alexa is another big step we’ve taken towards integrating smart solutions into EXP.”

EXP is the company’s blend of high-speed Internet, television services and interactive services.

For more information visit Armstrong’s blog at FollowTheWire.com, or find the company on Facebook.

[naviga:h3]UPMC Children’s makes changes[/naviga:h3]

UPMC Children’s Hospital announced this week leadership changes aimed at growing its research initiatives and surgical programs.

Dr. George K. Gittes, a pediatric surgeon and basic scientist, has been appointed director of UPMC’s Richard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research. Gittes was also appointed co-scientific director at UPMC Children’s Hospital, and will assume the title of surgeon-in-chief emeritus.

Dr. Victor Morell, a cardiothoracic surgeon who has made UPMC Children’s a national leader in cardiothoracic quality and safety measures, has been named surgeon-in-chief.

Christopher Gessner, president of UPMC Children’s, called both men “incredibly talented surgeons and leaders” in a news release announcing the appointments.

Under Morell’s, UPMC Children’s pediatric cardiovascular surgery program has one of the lowest overall four-year surgical mortality rates, with a rate under 2 percent, and was awarded a three-star rating by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Gittes, who joined the hospital in 2005, has served as surgeon-in-chief of the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery.

The division is one of the busiest surgical programs in the country and home to the Benedum Pediatric Trauma Program, one of two Level I Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania.

[naviga:h3]AHN names Krivak division director[/naviga:h3]

Allegheny Health Network has appointed a director to its division of Gynecologic Oncology for the AHN Women and Children Institute and AHN Cancer Institute.

The hospital system Friday announced the appointment of Thomas C. Krivak, MD, as director of the division.

Krivak has been affiliated with AHN since 203, when he joined the network as director of clinical research in gynecologic oncology and associate director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. He joined AHN after nearly a decade as a staff physician and researcher at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital.

Allan S. Klapper, the chairman of AHN Women and Children Institute, called Krivak “uniquely qualified” for the job.

“He is an outstanding surgical oncologist and a highly accomplished cancer researcher ...,” Klapper said in a news release announcing the appointment. “He provides exceptional care to his patients and their families, some of whom have expressed their gratitude by helping support AHN’s cancer programs and research efforts.”

Krivak has helped raise more than $500,000 for research on ovarian and other gynecologic cancers at AHN over the last four years, according to the health system.

He earned an undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Toledo and a medical degree from The Ohio State College of Medicine. Krivak completed a postgraduate obstetrics and gynecology internship and residency at David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in California, and fellowships at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Cancer institutes Department of Cell Biology.

From Eagle Staff Reports