Harvest Day Frost Hits Villa Maria Harvest Fest
Hundreds attended the 12th annual Harvest Day at Villa Maria Community Center despite rain and chilly temps. The Sisters of the Humility of Mary hosted a family friendly event with hayrides, fall decor, herb vinegar, nature walks, and a drum circle. Volunteers numbered 140 and the day supported farm produce going to food banks. Last year drew over 1,700 attendees. this year’s turnout was several hundred. By mid afternoon rain eased, wagons rolled for a ten minute ride, and guests gathered in the farm garage to eat and hear a bluegrass folk set by Rising Harvest.
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Life Chains link up amid rain in downtown vigil
About 75 participants braved rain and cold for the annual pro life Life Chain in Kennedy Square Washington and Jefferson Streets. Organizers like Karen Hamrick noted numbers are down from past years but kept to the prayerful display with messages such as Adoption The Loving Option and Abortion Kills Children.
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District raises test scores at Neshannock elementary
Neshannock elementary shows improved state assessment scores per Pennsylvania Department of Education results. The school had previously missed adequate yearly progress and received a 2009-10 warning, but achieved adequacy in 2010-11. Lawrence County Career and Technical Center again fails to meet the standard amid five-year warnings.
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Accident Triggers Garage Fire in Ellwood City
Ellwood City firefighters battled a noon Saturday garage blaze at 1091 Woodside Ave after a sport utility vehicle veered off the road and struck the structure. Jerod Mley, 18, of 2062 Dutch Ridge Road, said he fell asleep at the wheel as police investigated the crash and ensuing fire.
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