Glacier celebrates Sun Road's 75 years

Link to June 28 Great Falls Tribune article.

Excerpt:

More than a dozen people who attended the 1933 dedication arrived at the park aboard a red 1933 stretch Cadillac and 1927 White Motor Co. bus, once operated by the Glacier Transport Co.

"I was only 7 years old (at the original ceremony)," said Creston resident Les Mahugh, who helped build the Logan Pass visitor center in the early 1960s and assisted after the 1964 flood. "I remember there was an awful lot of people up there, and I remember there were tepees set up."

Interchange at 1 year: Lessons learned at 173/I-90

Link to June 28 Rockford Register-Star article.

Excerpt:

MACHESNEY PARK —
The promise of an interchange with Interstate 90 drove development along Illinois 173 for more than a decade.

The expectation spurred developers’ drive to subdivide and build. Retailers from Menards to Target to Gordmans set up shop there. Even Kohl’s Department Store moved out of its location at Machesney Park Mall to be closer to the bustling state highway.

Relaxing at Crescent Park

(From the June 26 Warren Times Observer.) Carolyn Cordes relaxed by the Allegheny River at Crescent Park on Monday afternoon while some geese moved in looking for food.

City officials hope gas woes boost local pool numbers

Link to June 26 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt:
Warren City officials are hoping that the rising price of gasoline will convince people that the Municipal Pool is a preferable alternative to driving to the beach.

"The (municipal) pool is here, it's convenient and reasonably price," said Cindy Strandburg, the city's parks and recreation coordinator.

Frances Cole (obituary)

Frances Marie Scalise Cole, age 81, formerly of Hammond Street, Warren, passed into Heaven on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Hamot Medical Center, following hip surgery.

Frances was the daughter of the late Anthony and Frances Scalise of Warren, PA.

Frances Scalise married Francis John Cole in 1949, in Warren, PA. Her beloved husband preceded her in death in 1990.

Frances and her husband owned Warren Steel Company. Frances worked in some coffee shops in Warren and also worked as a nurse’s aid at Warren General Hospital. Her last job was an associate in the woman’s department at Bon Ton in the Warren Mall.

She was a member of The First Church of God and was very active there.

Frances loved to play cards, was an excellent knitter, and enjoyed her girlfriend’s company. She loved to spoil and spend time with her four grandchildren, Jayna ColeSpigelmeyer, husband, Carl, Amanda Farr, husband, Joe, Abigail Mouyard, and Benjamin Mouyard, wife, Erica.

Frances was diagnosed with Picks Disease in 1995 and moved to Springhill Apartments in Erie and then to Forestview Skilled Nursing in 1997.

Everyone loved Frances at Forestview and she won the hearts of so many there.

She is survived by her three children, Susan Kovacs of Pittsburgh, husband, Darryl, Lee Cole of Warren, wife, Maria, and Terri Mouyard, husband, Francis, of Erie. Three of her siblings still survive, Richard Scalise (Alice), Jim Scalise (Grace), and Mamie Spear. She is survived by six greatgrandchildren, Caden, Gracyn, and Addisyn Farr and Lucas, Adam, and Elizabeth Mouyard. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are being handled by Peterson-Blick Funeral Home and viewing is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 20th and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21st, preceding a short service at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Westview Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to any Alzheimer’s Association or charity of ones’ choice.

Margaret Rock (obituary)

Margaret M. Rock, 89, of Warren, PA, died peacefully Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at the Rouse Warren County Home, surrounded by her family.

She was born in Newcastle, WY, on April 17, 1919 to the late John and Columba Catterina Armanini.

Upon the death of her mother, she moved at the age of three with her family to Brandy Camp, PA, where she attended public schools and graduated from Horton High School.

Upon the death of her father, she moved to Warren to pursue a nursing career and graduated from the Warren General Hospital School of Nursing in 1941.

In 1944, she married Dominic J. Rock, a life long resident of Warren.

She has lived most her life in the Warren area and has been a long time resident on Walnut Street in Warren’s West Side and at the Rouse Suites for the past five years.

She was a registered nurse in Warren for 40 years, initially working at the Warren General Hospital and later at the Warren State Hospital, where she retired in 1981.

She was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and the church altar society. She was a member of the Warren General Hospital Alumni, Pennsylvania Association of Retired Employees, Warren Senior Center and the American Legion Post 135 Ladies Auxiliary.

Her hobbies included bridge and line dancing, both of which she has taught.

Margaret took great pride in her grandchildren, they were a big part of her life.

She is survived by two sons, Dennis Rock and his wife, Anne of Youngsville, PA and Gail Rock and his wife, Helie of Hilo, HI; a twin sister, Mary Russo of Warren, PA; five grandchildren, Joseph Rock, Manhatten Beach, CA, Julie Talbot and her husband, Scott of Palatine, IL, Tara Tichenor of Warren, PA, Elizabeth Rock of San Diego, CA and Tyler Rock from North Shore, Oahu, HI; three greatgrandchildren, Savannah and Jacob Tichenor and Sadie Talbot; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dominic J. Rock; one sister, Louise Grazioli; and two brothers, James and Henry Armanini.

Friends may call at the Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home, Inc., 304 East Street, Warren, PA, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, where a vigil service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m.

A mass of christian burial will be conducted at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, with Rev. Fr. Walter E. Packard, Pastor, officiating.

Interment will be in St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cemetery.

Walking Tours of Historical Churches - 2008

First English Lutheran Church

Rev. Carl E. R. Nelson, Pastor (Nov. 1952-July 1957)

Link to link in June 24 Great Falls Tribune article, "Check out city's historic churches on a walking tour".

Excerpt: The Brother Van Experience Committee of the Great Falls First United Methodist Church invites you on a walking tour of the historical churches in Great Falls. As we walk through the historical north side district under the canopy of shade trees, you will learn the history of each church and its connection to the development of Great Falls as a community.

Downtown Albertsons to reopen as IGA

Great Falls Tribune, June 23

Downtown Great Falls will have a grocery store again by late August.

Rich Chadwick bought the former Albertsons store at 701 1st Ave. N. Albertsons closed the store in April.

Chadwick plans to open Everyday IGA before Labor Day weekend. Most recently, he owned and operated an IGA grocery store in Cut Bank. That store closed in April.

Just a block from the old parsonage, this location housed a Buttreys for many years.

Commons tax bill continues to grow with expansions

Link to June 32 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt:
As Warren Commons continues to grow, so does the amount of taxes generated by the commercial development in North Warren.

The total tax bill for the Echo Real Estate Development complex in 2008 will be $4,000 more than last year, according to Warren County Chief Assessor Karen Beardsley.

With several appeals and revised assessments taking place in the past year, Beardsley said on Friday that the 2008 total tax bill for Warren Commons will be $527,174.

Open Season: Chautauqua Institution Kicks Off 135th Year

Link to June 23 Jamestown Post-Journal article.

Excerpt:
Scheduled to speak during the first week are Frank Deford, senior writer for Sports Illustrated; Clark Kellogg, CBS Sports college basketball commentator; Sean McManus, president CBS News and CBS Sports; and Roger Goodell, area resident and National Football League Commissioner.

According to Chautauqua Institution’s Web site, www.ciweb.org, the week will examine the impact of sports on culture and economics. Speakers and other guests will also look at other factors in sports, including the influence of television and escalating salaries.

Perplexed, But Pleased

Officials Unsure What Is Causing Absence Of Weeds.

Link to Jamestown Post-Journal article.

Excerpt:

Nobody knows why, but there is something conspicuously absent from the waters of Chautauqua Lake.

Drive past places like Burtis Bay, and the red tint and still water that is normally a symptom of the lake’s Eurasian milfoil epidemic are gone. So, too, are the weed clippings that clog up the shoreline.

Warren County Living

How much does it cost?
Link to June 20 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt: The answer to that, of course, depends to a large extent on family size, but an organization known as PathWays PA has released its annual survey of how much it costs and how much people have to earn to live in each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.

TAWC has growing pains

Link to June 20 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt:
The May receipts are in and the Transit Authority of Warren County is carrying some debt.

“Right now we are about $40,000 in the hole; I’d rather not put us in the hole any further,” said TAWC executive drector, John Aldrich.

TAWC is currently carrying a budget deficit of $43,776.48 from the shared ride program, but discussed the possible need to offer extra trips to Erie as it is their second most profitable route.

Hitching A Ride

High gasoline prices driving TAWC ridership.
Link to June 20 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt:
With gasoline prices at an all-time high, motorists are turning to alternate forms of transportation such as walking, riding a bicycle or taking the bus.

Because of that, the Transit Authority of Warren County (TAWC) has seen a steady increase of ridership numbers.