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WWE holds first superstar shakeup

This past Monday and Tuesday, the WWE held its first superstar shakeup.Here is a look at who went where.Moving to Raw from Smackdown Live were Apollo Crews, The Miz, Maryse, Bray Wyatt, Intercontinental champion Dean Ambrose, Alexa Bliss, the team of Rhyno and Heath Slater, Mickie James, Curt ...

The sweet smell and beauty of spring

Winter looks to be finally over. No doubt it will go into the record books as a mild one even though March was a bit chilly. Not a lot of snow this time around and no below zero temperatures recorded. Most winters, we do see at least a few mornings with below zero temperatures; however, one in ...

Franks led Masontown football to 1950 WPIAL title

Masontown High School had some outstanding football teams under the guidance of Gene Franks.The Gunners were a perennial power in Fayette County football.Coming into the 1950 campaign, the Gunners had to replace five regulars and three top reserves from the 1949 squad that went 8-0-2. The two ...

WrestleMania Week was a long one

WrestleMania Week is in the books, and what a long week it was.Very long, in fact.Not including Axxess, which lasted for five days, the WWE had its Hall of Fame Friday, NXT Takeover on Saturday, Mania on Sunday, Raw on Monday, Smackdown Live on Tuesday, and another NXT show Wednesday.In total, ...

Sloshing air can cause quick temperature extremes

Several years ago, I did a bicycle trip on the Mikelson Trail located in the” Black Hills” of South Dakota. The trail is named after the former governor of South Dakota and the trip was in honor of a good friend and fellow biker who had passed away. It was springtime and it was beautiful ...

Male grouse with attitude draws a line in the woods

Mundane would be a good word to describe most text messages. But occasionally a standout dispatch will appear on that illuminated screen — like this one from a friend who lives on the shoulder of Mount Davis in Somerset County: “Aggressive grouse here. Come over and see him when you ...