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Give-A-Christmas collection remains below $4,000 mark

Total: $3,629.85Goal: $25,000The 2016 Give-A-Christmas fund remains at $3,629.85 as the campaign waits for new donations.“I’m really hoping we can reach our goal of raising $25,000 to benefit the Salvation Army,’’ said Sparkle, the Christmas star, who is the official mascot for the ...

Look inside for true happiness

I read in the papers that many on our college campuses are unhappy over the failure of Hillary ClintonĢƵ presidential bid.Which prompts this observer to ask – what can I do to help these students find happiness? Do they even have any idea what true happiness consists of?Happiness is not ...

Share the Spirit slated for Dec. 2 at State Theatre

The sixth annual Share the Spirit holiday open house will take place from 7-11 pm. Friday, Dec. 2 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, located at 27 E. Main St., Uniontown. The event includes food, music and an opportunity for the public to give to local charities.“We want people to ...

Devastating snowstorm one of worst ever

The devastating snowstorm that enveloped southwestern Pennsylvania over the Thanksgiving holiday in 1950 was broad, long-lasting, intense in volume and crippling in its impact.It impacted not only the entire state of Pennsylvania, but spread from Ohio to the East Coast, stretching from South ...

A different kind of snow angel

My incident occurred over Thanksgiving weekend, 1950, in Uniontown. I was a 12-year-old, sixth-grade boy delivering the Morning Herald, a predecessor to the ĢƵ to 127 customers. A snowstorm started on that Thanksgiving evening, and when it finished on Saturday afternoon, 36 inches ...

About the author

Stephen R. Adams grew up in Uniontown, the third-youngest of nine children, which included only one sister. He graduated from South Union High School in 1956 and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland with a degree in architecture. He was employed at several architecture firms in ...