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RIVERS, RAILS and BACKROADS
Your Daily Neighborhood Newsletter
The Very Best of Everything in Alle-Kiski Valley
http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005
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You may also read Rivers, Rails and Backroads online at:
http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/newsletter/
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___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
1. WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
* Springdale Coach Brian Gaetano & the Dynamos
2. WEATHER FORECAST
3. TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
* Any Occasion Cakes
4. INTERNET NEWS
* e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the
Internet for Health -- Survey
5. OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
* Map Reveals New Light On Apollo's Beginning (Part 1)
6. COOL TEEN WEB SITES
* Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Teens
7. TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
* Law Sources On-line, Philosophy and UN Cartographic
8. PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
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Don’t Miss the January Alle-Kiski Today Magazine
Now available at area outlets ~ Read these great
Stories and watch the interviews online
* An Intimate Story on Sgt. Lonny Wells Courageous Sacrifice
* Read the Varsity Girl’s Basketball Coaches Interviews
* The New Kensington U. S. Army Reserve Center
* Highlands School District Excellence Award
* New Kensington Church Expands Its Ministry
* Locally Manufactured Handcrafted Stone
* How One Person Makes a Difference
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Upgrade your computer instead of buying one. It costs less.
Call 724-567-2302 and ask about upgrading today at HighVision
Outfitters, where we take care of you. 724-567-2302
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WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
Springdale Coach Brian Gaetano & the Dynamos
http://alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1707
It wasn't a pretty sight last year for the Dynamos. Let's just
say there weren't many W's in the Win column. Coach Brian
Gaetano, now in his second season as Chief Operator of the
Dynamos, probably won't forget it. But he knows some things
took place that may help this year fade the memories of last
season.
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WEATHER FORECAST
http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows around 10 above. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 7 below. Wednesday.
Snow likely. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs around
30. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent. Lowest
wind chill readings as low as 4 below in the morning.
Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow showers. Low around 20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the
morning. Then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 40
percent. Thursday night. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in
the evening. Low around 10 above. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Friday. Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20. Wind chill values as
low as 5 below. Friday night. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow
showers after midnight. Low around 10 above. Chance of snow 30
percent.
Alle-Kiski Today weather is a direct feed
From the National Weather Service. Be sure
To check it online for your latest weather report.
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TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
Any Occasion Cakes
Making beautiful affordable wedding cakes for the valley for
three years. I will help you design the perfect cake for your
perfect day. Cakes for all occasions also. References
available. Toni Taylor Phone: 724-478-5050
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Do you know that HighVision Outfitters is the largest local
computer repair center in the area? People trust HighVision
for their reliable computer repair work. Fast repairs and
reasonable cost. Call 724-568-2302 today.
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INTERNET NEWS
e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the Internet for
Health -- Survey
" A national Kaiser Family Foundation survey of older
Americans found that as the Internet becomes an increasingly
important resource for informing decisions about health and
health care options, less than a third (31%) of seniors (age
65 and older) have ever gone online, but that more than two-
thirds (70%) of the next generation of seniors (50-64 year-
olds) have done so. The differences among seniors and 50-64
year-olds are striking and indicate that online resources for
health information may soon play a much larger role among
older Americans. Twenty-one percent of seniors have gone
online to look for health information compared to 53% of 50-
64 year-olds; 8% of seniors get "a lot" of health information
online compared to 24% of 50-64 year-olds; the Internet is
5th on a list of media sources of health information for
seniors compared to first among 50-64 year-olds; and 26% of
seniors trust the Internet “a lot” or “some” to provide
accurate health information, compared to 58% of 50-64 year-
olds. The survey is a nationally representative, random digit
dial telephone survey of 1,450 adults age 50 and older,
including 583 respondents age 65 and older. The report was
released at a briefing held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday,
January 12, 2005."
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OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
Map Reveals New Light On Apollo's Beginning (Part 1)
Apollo may have gotten its name much earlier than has been
commonly believed. The land along the Kiski where Apollo is
today was called Warren's Sleeping Grounds in the late 1700s
and even early 1800s. An Indian Chief was supposed to be
buried along there, and his name was Chief Warren. By the
early 1800s, however, the name had been shortened to "Warren"
and a town was beginning to take shape. By 1827, it got its
own post office--still called "Warren". The story (told in
History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by Robert Walker
Smith in 1883, as well as by Armstrong County, Pa., Her
People, Past and Present by J. H. Beers in 1914, and passed
down for the last 100 years) has usually been something like
this: Packages kept going to Warren, PA near the Alleghenies,
rather than to Warren (Apollo), PA, near the Kiski. It caused
a lot of problems with the mail, so by "act of Legislature" in
1848, the name was changed to prevent confusion. Warren, PA on
the Kiski, became Apollo, PA (why, no one seems to know), and
it became a borough. But two Pennsylvania maps (one dated
1835, and one dated 1834) both show today's name, Apollo, as
the name for the area along the Kiski--not Warren. In fact,
the 1835 map spelled Apollo as Appollo. It is from an atlas
that year published in Boston by Thomas Bradford. The other
map is from Tanner's Universal Atlas, published in
Philadelphia by Henry S. Tanner. Both maps were recently
published on the Internet on a site by USGENWEB, located at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/pa/ . [More tomorrow]
Read more interesting history at Our Local Heritage at above
site. Click on “Archives” for a list of history tidbits.
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COOL TEEN WEB SITES
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Teens
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens
Teens Home, Search the Catalog at Your Library Homework
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TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
American Law Sources On-line
http://www.lawsource.com/also/
This site provides a comprehensive, uniform, and useful
compilation of links to freely accessible on-line sources of
law for the United States and Canada. This site contains
additional links to sources of commentary and practice aids
that are available without charge (or available at a
reasonable charge from governmental and nonprofit providers).
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/stanford/contents.html
Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, which was
designed from its inception (September 1995) as a dynamic
reference work. In a dynamic reference work, each entry is
maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of
experts in the field. All entries and updates are refereed by
the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they
are made public.
United Nations Cartographic Section
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm
This is an interesting site by the United Nations for maps.
If you are a student and need maps, check this out. It brings
up maps in PDF format for printing. Really cool. On the left
side of the page, a dropdown menu allows you to selected from
more the 100 country and regional maps in PDF format.
Directly below this, you'll find links to a handful of
thematic maps. Interesting to compare: The World in 1945 and
The World Today (as of October 2004). On the right side of
the page, another dropdown menu allows you to select from a
variety of Peacekeeping Maps, showing current missions of the
United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
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PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
http://alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/announcements.html
Kiski Area PAGE Meeting (PA Assn. for Gifted Education)
The next meeting of Kiski Area PAGE (Pennsylvania Association
of Gifted Education - more info at www.penngifted.org) will be
held Monday evening, January 24,2005 at the Allegheny-Hyde
Park Elementary School Library at 7:00 PM. Our featured
speaker will be Dr. Judith Mosse, PAGE Western Regional
Coordinator, who will address the topic of "A Parent's Role in
Writing Gifted Individualized Education Plans(GIEP)" Any
parent or others interested in subjects related to gifted
education are welcome to attend. For directions or more
information, email at KAGifted@yahoo.com or call 724-327-4597
or 724-468-3883.
http://www.penngifted.org
Blood Donors Needed
Please donate replacement blood for Laurice (Lori) Ellen Galo,
who is in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. Lori has already
received over 400 pints of blood. Donors must designate blood
donation is for Replacement Blood for Laurice Ellen Galo, West
Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. Sunday, January 30, 2005, 9am-
2pm, N. Apollo Firehall, 311 16th Street, North Apollo, PA.
You can schedule an appointment by calling Cristin Finley at
412-209-7072. Your blood donation can help someone like Lori.
In 1992, now thirty-eight year old Lori Galo, was diagnosed
with a rare type blood clotting disorder -Antiphospholipid
Antibody Syndrome (APLS). Since her diagnosis, Lori has had
many blood clots in her legs and lungs, and now she is
battling a rare side effect of APLS called "Skin Necrosis".
Lori has been in the hospital since November 27, 2004 fighting
this disorder. She has used over 400 units of blood products
to date. On a daily basis, Central Blood Bank needs to
register 725 donors in order to meet the needs of area
patients. Because blood donors took the time to give this gift
of life, Lori has a fighting chance. Please join Lori's family
at this special blood drive in her name. Your blood donation
will help replenish the blood products that she has used so
that others in need will have it. Giving blood is truly giving
the gift of life.
Fish Fry
Fish Fry at Trinity United Christian Church, 3400 Garvers
Ferry Rd., Lower Burrell 724-230-0866 every Friday during Lent
11:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Drive Thru or Dine in. Fish Sandwich
$4.25, Baked Fish $4.00, Macaroni & Cheese $1.25, Onion Rings
$1.25, Potato Pancake $.75/ea., Cole Slaw $.75, Applesauce
$.50.
Fish Fry -Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department
Fish Fry at Bell Twp Vfd, Salina Pa starting Ash Wednesday
February 9th and Every Friday in Lent. Meal includes Fish or
Chicken Sandwich or Chicken Planks, French Fries or Pierogies,
Coleslaw and Dessert. Cost $6.00. For Info call Bell Twp Vfd
at 724-697-4873
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