CANONSBURG – Around 1916, a group of Canonsburg residents who had emigrated from Eastern Europe began meeting in the home of Dimitri Moskal.“In a massive immigration, people tend to congregate with their own. It’s natural,” said the Rev. Joseph Oleynik.On Jan. 19, 1918, a public church ...
A little more than 10 years ago, before Chris Buckley lost 100 pounds, he couldn’t imagine ever being able to run 26 miles.“When you’re 270 pounds, you never think you’re going to run a marathon, let alone for a cause or event,” he said.Now Chris runs about 1,700 miles every year. He ...
A little more than five years ago, Aidan Knox was a long-term patient.In 2012, Aidan was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. At 9 years old, the Cokeburg boy was subject to aggressive treatments of chemotherapy and radiation. Needles were a huge fear, so accessing the ...
Here’s wishing everyone l’shanah tova.The Hebrew greeting accompanies Rosh Hashanah, which was celebrated Sept. 9 to 11 to mark the beginning of Year 5779 on the Jewish calendar. And that’s how Batya Rosenblum, co-director of Chabad of the South Hills in Mt. Lebanon, greeted guests at ...
The Rev. Eric Rodes was working as the assistant rector at Grace Anglican Church in Grove City when he and his wife Beth sensed it was time for a change.“I was ready for a new challenge,” said Rodes.It was right around that time – in early July – that the rector of the Anglican Parish ...
In May 1986, Randy Trulli’s car hit a tractor-trailer that had jack-knifed in the road and was stretched across both lanes of traffic.“I should have died on impact,” Randy said.Rescuers had to cut the top of his car off to pull him out. His leg was severely broken, and he had ...
