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Top chefs offer up fresh takes on taco night |
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When salsa overtook ketchup as America's favorite condiment in the 1990s you had to know that “taco night” wasn't far behind. Associated Press |
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Family: Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90 |
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MIAMI (AP) — Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida. Associated Press |
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Penns Manor honors retirees |
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Sixteen people retired this year from the Penns Manor Area School District. They included 10 teachers, one administrator and five support staff. Submitted |
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Bill O'Reilly brings history to page, screen |
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Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is taking his book-turned-movie franchise and running with it. Associated Press |
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Organ virtuoso to pull out all the stops |
| 3 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - JEREMY HARTLEY | |
| When most people think of organ music, they picture themselves in church, listening to familiar hymns played by an organist who’s been at that keyboard for years. [Read More] |
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Saltsburg Auxiliary honors students at spring banquet |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted | |
| A number of students were recently honored at the Saltsburg American Legion Auxiliary’s annual spring banquet. [Read More] |
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Fruits of their labor |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Braden Bonatch, 3, sampled a strawberry Tuesday at Pollock’s Strawberries U-Pick in Brush Valley ... [Read More] |
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SPECIAL DONATION |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Wendy Smith, left, Homer City office manager of First Commonwealth Bank, recently presented Kristina Taylor-Porter, executive director of The CARE Center of Indiana County, with a gift of $500 ... [Read More] |
| BLAIRSVILLE: Borough council seeks loan for community center |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - JEREMY HARTLEY |
| Blairsville Borough council passed a motion to advertise a bid on a $35,000, five-year bank loan during the borough’s monthly meeting Tuesday in the Blairsville Borough office. [Read More] |
| Nature program scheduled for Yellow Creek park |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted |
| Several nature programs are planned at Yellow Creek State Park the rest of the month: [Read More] |
| Yoga classes scheduled |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted |
| Monthly donation yoga classes at Mack Park will begin Friday 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. [Read More] |
| Police warn residents of scam |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| State police have warned area residents and homeowners to be wary of people posing as home-improvement workers making unsolicited offers to pave and seal driveways. [Read More] |
| Bridge work to begin Monday |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted |
| Beginning Monday, traffic on the bridge carrying Route 286 over Two Lick Creek and the railroad on the east end of Clymer Borough will be restricted to one lane. It will be controlled by temporary traffic signals and there will be no width restrictions. [Read More] |
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CAMPUS CULTIVATORS |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette - TERI ENCISO | |
| Kim Lewis, of Marion Center, left, and Angel Steffy, of Dayton, worked on weeding flower beds Monday outside Folger Hall on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus. [Read More] |
All Indiana Sports News
| ICL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: First-place Blairsville crushes Amfire Mining, 10-1 |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Each team had seven hits, but first-place Blairsville had the better all-around day and earned its 11th win by crushing Amfire Mining, 10-1, in an Indiana County League baseball game Tuesday at Keystone Rehab Field. [Read More] |
| VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted |
| Three members of the Purchase Line High School girls’ volleyball team won the Summer Slam 3-on-3 volleyball tournament recently at Bishop Guilfoyle High School. [Read More] |
| SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL: KOVACIK INSURANCE 10, YOUNG TOWNSHIP 5 |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Kovacik Insurance scored four runs in the first and third innings, outhit Young Township 10-5, and ran its record to 7-0 with an easy win at WyoTech Park. [Read More] |
| JUNIOR LEGION BASEBALL: Shaffer, Black Sox hold off Derry |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| S.W. Jack pitcher Cole Shaffer tossed a one-hitter and drove in three runs to power S.W. Jack to a 4-1 win over Derry in an Indiana County Youth Legion game at Charlie Hogan Field on Tuesday. [Read More] |
| GOLF: Sikora takes second place |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| After posting two under-par rounds on the opening day of the West Penn Open Championship, Ryan Sikora shot a 3-over-par 75 in the final round Tuesday to slip out of the lead, but he still finished second in the event sanctioned by the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association. [Read More] |
| SANDLOT BASEBALL: Dodgers claim another LL title |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The Cavalancia Dodgers won their second straight Blairsville Little League title by defeating the Blairsville Elks, 6-2, in the second game of a best-of-three series championship series Saturday. [Read More] |
| ZEKE WILSON: Lake Arthur muskies are OK |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| On Monday, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commission released the results of an extensive population study. The targeted fish was the muskellunge, and the water body was Lake Arthur, a 3,200-acre lake located within Moraine State Park in Butler County. [Read More] |
| JEFF KNAPP: Fishing gets hot at spots where streams meet |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| One definition of junction is a place where two things meet. In the case of flowing waters, junctions, or more accurately junction pools, can be defined as a place to enjoy good fishing. [Read More] |
| SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL: KOVACIK INSURANCE 8, YOUNG TOWNSHIP 5 |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Unbeaten Kovacik Insurance mustered just six hits but used strong pitching and fielding efforts and big bursts in the third and fourth innings to upend Young Township at Bertolino Field. [Read More] |
| INDIANA COUNTY LEAGUE: BLAIRSVILLE 7, TRENDY TRADES 3 |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| First-place Blairsville plated two runs in the fifth inning and five in the sixth to rally for a win over Trendy Trades in an Indiana County League baseball game Monday at One River Field. [Read More] |
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| Police warn residents of scam |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| State police have warned area residents and homeowners to be wary of people posing as home-improvement workers making unsolicited offers to pave and seal driveways. [Read More] |
| POLICE LOG |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Someone stole a rope outfitted with buoys from the Homer City municipal swimming pool between 9 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday, Homer City Borough police reported. [Read More] |
| Senate OKs bill to expand DNA tests in crimes |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| A bill to require DNA testing of suspects accused of certain crimes in Pennsylvania is headed to the state House of Representatives for the second time in two years. [Read More] |
| Couple found fatally shot in bathroom |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| A 25-year-old woman was found fatally shot in a running shower and her ex-boyfriend has died of a gunshot wound in what police are calling a murder-suicide in a Pittsburgh suburb. [Read More] |
| Vandals trash high school |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Three men have been charged with vandalizing their former high school and causing at least $50,000 in damage, a figure that’s expected to rise as officials tally the damage. [Read More] |
| Authorities work to ID two bodies |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Authorities were working to confirm the identities of two bodies found after a house fire in western Pennsylvania. [Read More] |
| Hunt for Hoffa enters third day |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| FBI agents plan a third day of digging today in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago. [Read More] |
| Journalist dies in car accident |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family. [Read More] |
| Frenchman pleads guilty to fraud |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| A Frenchman who gained access to the cockpit of a plane at Philadelphia International Airport by impersonating an airline employee has been sentenced to time served and will be deported. [Read More] |
| Teen charged in death of girl, 5 |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half sister, who died from the beating. [Read More] |
All Family News
| HONOR ROLL: Penns Manor Area High School |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted |
| The following Penns Manor Area High School students were named to the honor roll for the fourth nine-weeks grading period: [Read More] |
| HONOR ROLL: Saltsburg Middle/High School |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted |
| Saltsburg Middle/High School has named the following students to the honor roll for the third- quarter grading period: [Read More] |
| STUDENTS IN THE NEWS |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted |
| Here's an occasional roundup of academic achievements and accomplishments by Indiana County area students in post-secondary education. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays, June 19 |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today: [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
| 4 hours ago - Submitted |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center, June 18, 2013: [Read More] |
| CORRECTION |
| 4 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The Gazette corrects factual errors as soon as they are brought to our attention. If you see an error or omission, call Eric Ebeling, executive editor, at extension 269. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays,June 18 |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today: [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
| 1 day ago - Submitted |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center, June 17, 2013: [Read More] |
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100TH BIRTHDAY: Grace Filer |
| 2 days ago - Submitted | |
| Grace Filer will be celebrating her 100th birthday next month. [Read More] |
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90TH BIRTHDAY: Mary Louise Smith |
| 2 days ago - Submitted | |
| Mary Louise Smith, of Creekside, celebrated her 90th birthday on June 2. [Read More] |
All World News
| Obesity a disease, nation's doctors decide |
| 4 hours ago - New York Times News Service |
| The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a move that could induce physicians to pay more attention to the condition and spur more insurers to pay for treatments. [Read More] |
| Allegheny County seeks drilling bids |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| PITTSBURGH (AP) — Allegheny County officials say they plan to request bids for natural gas drilling under a public park. [Read More] |
| Senate OKs bill to expand DNA tests in crimes |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| A bill to require DNA testing of suspects accused of certain crimes in Pennsylvania is headed to the state House of Representatives for the second time in two years. [Read More] |
| Report finds too many teachers, too little quality |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The nation’s teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. [Read More] |
| Spying program foiled terrorists, general says |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying. [Read More] |
| Auditor: Turnpike toll expected to rise |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The cash toll for a cross-state trip on the Pennsylvania Turnpike is expected to reach about $50 by 2021, state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Tuesday ... [Read More] |
| Report finds too many teachers, too little quality |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The nation’s teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. [Read More] |
| Senate GOP crafts liquor bill |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Top Republican state senators continued to seek enough support Tuesday to pass legislation one of their members is writing to liberalize wine, beer and liquor sales in Pennsylvania and give Gov. Tom Corbett the ability to claim victory on one of his top priorities. [Read More] |
| Summary of Senate GOP liquor privatization plan |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The liquor privatization plan outlined by top Senate Republicans on Tuesday would: [Read More] |
| Vandals trash high school |
| 4 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Three men have been charged with vandalizing their former high school and causing at least $50,000 in damage, a figure that’s expected to rise as officials tally the damage. [Read More] |
All Reader Letters and Gazette Editorials
| BARBARA BEATTY HULL: SouthTowne Plaza entrance needs to be addressed |
| 1 day ago - Submitted |
| I found it interesting that the White Township planning commission is recommending “a plan to alleviate traffic congestion and safety concerns at Lenz Road and Oakland Avenue” for future development. [Read More] |
| HARRY McFARLAND: Volunteers sought for Red Cross disaster training |
| 1 day ago - Submitted |
| Are you ready for the hurricane season, which is already in effect? [Read More] |
| JACKIE MYERS: Am I missing something? |
| 5 days ago - Submitted |
| When a soldier is killed in the line of duty, his family eventually gets a flag and a note conveying sympathy and respect from the U.S. government. [Read More] |
| JULIA TRIMARCHI CUCCARO: Challenger Center would prove valuable |
| 6 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Since 1986, the Challenger Center for Space Science Education has established almost 50 Challenger Learning Centers throughout the United States. [Read More] |
| WILLIAM W. WILSON: Don't hinder efforts to protect Pa. wildlife |
| 6 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The Pennsylvania Game and Fish commissions were established to protect all game and nongame species of wildlife in the state. That also includes protecting the habitat that these species require to survive. [Read More] |
| BRUCE LEGROS JR.: Trucking company in Clymer deserves credit |
| 6 days ago - Submitted |
| I am a married man and proud father of two young boys. I work two full-time jobs to help support my family. [Read More] |
| SAM SHUTTER: Going to half-day Fridays a ludicrous plan |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| Someone told me about a school board/administrative plan for the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District to go to a schedule of half-day classes every Friday, starting this fall. [Read More] |
| BRITTA BLAIR: Liberal quibble and entitlement |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| Gleeful quibbling was taken with my husband’s example of tyranny by a majority in a democracy, while evading the lesson that this is why we are not a democracy. We are a constitutional republic, (not Ms. Dembosky’s democratic republic, as in communist countries). [Read More] |
| BETSY LAUBER: Indiana didn't listen to voters |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| Indiana Borough council recently was given the responsibility of filling a council seat vacated due to a resignation. [Read More] |
| PATRICIA LEWANDOWSKI: Honestly appreciated |
| 2 weeks ago - Submitted |
| To the good Samaritan: [Read More] |
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