Our Kids
A Bright Future
The hum of indistinct chatter fills the amphitheater as the crowd awaits the arrival of the president of the United States. All are in different phases of readying for the event. Television reporters adjust their hair one last time before countdown to go live while journalists press their brains for that perfect question.

Our Kids
A Record of Success
Upon entering the Traficanti house, it isn't unusual to hear the sounds of Cameron and his older brother Dan practicing their wrestling moves on each other.

Our Kids
Award Winning Student
The year: 2023. The event: Nobel Prize Presentation. The winner: one of Alle-Kiski's finest. "

The Dedicated
Love of Family Leads to Giving Life
We get lots of suggestions about people to interview for our paper, but when a recent email submission carried the line, "other than being a complete nut, he's a great guy," I knew I had to check this guy out.

The Dedicated
Enough to Make Your Head Spin
This inspiring Alle-Kiski native is the embodiment of good works and community service. Marjorie Montanari of Lower Burrell owns a lengthy and impressive resume sure to shame even the most ambitious.

AK Educators
Randy Walters: Meant to Give an Extra Hand
He had 10 brothers and sisters. He grew up in a Canadian town situated on Lake Ontario called Grimsby. He worked at the University of Guelph, Ontario. But of all the countries and all the places he could be, and of all the things he could be doing, Randy Walters wound up teaching U.S. History at Valley Middle School in the New Ken/Arnold School District.

AK Educators
Making a Difference in the Lives of Her Students
Research in education shows that the highest level of learning occurs when students are actively involved in the learning. This principle is the standard by which Phyllis Gastonguay, a Freeport Area third grade teacher, conducts her teaching everyday.

AK Educators
Capturing the Imagination of Students
Being an elementary reading teacher can be very exciting with many opportunities to explore imaginative teaching techniques. "There is so much that you can do when teaching reading. You can be very creative especially with vocabulary," says Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, a second grade elementary teacher at Allegheny-Hyde Park Elementary School.

from The Editor
Little Legs and Office Toys
One of our company Vice Presidents became a grandma last year. Her son and daughter-in-law both work for us so the new little lady has quickly become the official office-munchkin. To-and-fro she scurries about the offices, her little legs buzzing out sounds of a happy child hard at work distributing a selection of office toys throughout the building.

Gloria's Kitchen
Catfish Parmesan
Today's Menu: Catfish Parmesan Halloween Corn Bread Armenian Cake

Gloria's Kitchen
Tasty Chicken Potpie
Today's Menu: Tasty Chicken Pot Pie Maple Pumpkin Pie

Gloria's Kitchen
Swiss Pot Roast
Today's Menu: Swiss Pot Roast Cucumbers in Cream Homemade Eggnog Pie

Gloria's Kitchen
Tuna Medley
Tonight's Menu: Tuna Medley Impossible Pumpkin Pie

Gloria's Kitchen
Stuffed Sole
Today's Menu: Stuffed Sole Vegetable Medley Salad Triple Sherbet Delight

Gloria's Kitchen
Stuffed Beef Tenderloin
Today's Menu: Stuffed Beef Tenderloin Sunflower Broccoli Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

Gloria's Kitchen
Oven Fish N Chips
Today's Menu: Oven Fish N Chips Broccoli Tomato Salad Chocolate Chiffon Cake

Gloria's Kitchen
Chicken Casserole
Today's Menu: Chicken Casserole Applesauce Lattice Pie

Gloria's Kitchen
Spinach Lasagna Rolls
Tonight's Menu: Spinach Lasagna Rolls German Chocolate Bars

Our Local Heritage
Our Local Heritage: The Sharp Raid, Kingston Corn, and When the Loyalhanna Trailed through the Turkey River Place
Raid at Roaring Run: The Sharp family had given up. Ten years of attacks at their Plum Creek home had driven them to return to Kentucky

Alle-Kiski Online
Local Business Offers a Lot on Web Site
Tees-n-Tops of Vandergrift is well known for its imprinted promotional products, particularly clothing. In business since 1981, they have done an excellent job at building the business and taking care of their customers. What a lot of people may not know is they have a web site where you can look through their catalog and at the promotional offerings.

Veterans of Freedom
Twenty-one Years of Faithful Service
Sometimes it's hard to understand why things happen and to see past the difficulties you face in a day. But as history and life have proven over and again, when one door shuts, another opens.

Alle-Kiski Women
Home Sweet Home
After years roaming the country searching for the perfect measure of success in the distance she gained from her hometown, Michelle Bond finally returned to the Alle-Kiski Valley in 1995 to accept and submit to her true calling. She finally realized that it's "not about where in the world you live, but what you do with where you live" that's important.

Healthy Eating
Healthy Side Dish
It is always refreshing to try something new. This dish is refreshing and colorful for any time of the year. It is great for pot-lucks, summer picnics, or even a side dish on a gray winter day.

Alle-Kiski Home Life
Fall Is For Planting: Phase II
We tend to think summer ends with the arrival of Labor Day. In reality, Fall begins with the Autumnal Equinox, which occurred on September 23 this year.

Alle-Kiski Businesses
Their Job is Making People Smile
While most people don't have it marked on their calendars, October is National Orthodontics Month. If you think this is an unusual event to celebrate then you are probably not among the thousands of people who have gained self-confidence or been given the gift of a beautiful smile through the work of an orthodontist.

Alle-Kiski Businesses
Rebirth of a Business
River Road Auto Sales, originally known as Jim's Auto Sales, was established in 1971 by Jim Allera. It began as a part time used car dealership housed in a tiny building. Soon Jim Allera's son Jim joined his father's small but growing business in 1983, and at this time they expanded the business a bit by adding car rentals to the inventory.

Alle-Kiski Families
Teaching By Example
When Michele Duff calls her children in from playing outside in the mud, she usually has to coax in her husband, Bill, as well. If he isn't making mud pies himself, he's standing nearby supervising a mud battle. Both parents stress the value of spending time together with their children, Willy, 8 and Katie, 6. No matter what they find to do, their home is always filled with laughter.

The Sport of Cheerleading
Teamwork
Like many sports, cheerleading is one that demands the cooperation of all the squad members. And they all must be dedicated and willing to work together as one. This month's article will give your squad new and fun ways to build teamwork and grow patience.

The Sport of Cheerleading
Coaches of Good Cheer
Writing about cheerleading is new for me. I know football, wrestling, track, etc. and history. But as I worked on this story, I learned several things: 1) Ok, it is a sport.

Alle-Kiski Churches
Growing Leechburg Church Moves to New Building
There were a small number of loyal parishioners in 1994 when Gary D. Miller became Pastor of Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Leechburg.

Alle-Kiski Churches
Vibrant Growing Church Community
Christ's Lutheran Church on Route 286 in Plum is a vibrant growing community numbering over 500 members and with more than 25 baptisms a year.

A-K Dining
A Stand All Its Own…B.K. Texas Dogs
In the spring of 1970 Bryant Kennedy founded Kennedy Air Filter Company. For 32 years it provided a nice living for himself, his wife Andrea, and their five children. But Bryant's longtime desire was to open another business - a business that he could really delight in, a business where neighborly conversation and a shared laugh were the best part of the day.