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At a time when churches are closing across the region, Fred Neal, along with help from another church, is opening a new Christian nondenominational church in the former Hillcrest Alliance Church in Lower Burrell.
Redemption Church, whose congregation has been meeting at the Knead cafe in New Kensington recently, has plans to open its doors at 232 Hillcrest Drive on April 4 Easter Sunday.
“Lower Burrell looks like a good area, and this site presents an opportunity to start fresh,” said Neal, 39, a Kittanning native who was a pastor at Harvest Church in Kittanning before striking out on his own in 2019.
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Andy Baechle, director of Allegheny County Parks in front of the Hartwood Acres stables that are under renovation.
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History of Hartwood AcresHartwood Acres in Hampton and Indiana townships is the former country estate of John and Mary Flinn Lawrence. Built in 1929, it features an English Tudor mansion, equestrian facilities, formal garden and bridle trails nestled in 629 acres of rolling hills. Allegheny County bought the site from Mary Flinn Lawrence in 1969. Today, the Hartwood mansion is a popular wedding destination. Its grounds, including an amphitheater, host concerts and other events.
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This entry in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s radon illustration contest, drawn by Kylee Jo Ware of Stoystown, Somerset County, won third place.
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January is National Radon Action Month, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection hopes that raises awareness about the importance of home testing because the state has some of the highest radon levels in the country.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that enters homes from the ground. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
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An Xodus Medical employee packages See Sharp devices, which are used in laparoscopic surgery,
at the company’s facilities in Upper Burrell.
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See Sharp, used for laparoscopic surgery, is seen prior to packaging inside of Xodus Medical’s facilities in Upper Burrell on Dec. 29, 2020.
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See Sharp, used for laparoscopic surgery, is seen prior to packaging inside of Xodus Medical’s facilities in Upper Burrell on Dec. 29, 2020.
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From left, Chief Operations Officer Mark Kaforey; an unidentified production worker; Vice President of Production Kelly Ferace; and Chief Executive Officer Craig Kaforey pose for a portrait inside of Xodus Medical’s facilities in Upper Burrell on Dec. 29, 2020.
Bruce D. Ringer’s love of dogs and his wife were manifest, and not surprisingly intertwined.
The longtime, legendary dog trainer, Ringer, 63, of Tarentum, died of colon cancer on Dec. 20.
He was a dog trainer for more than 35 years and opened the first doggie day care in Allegheny County. Ringer was the first nationally certified professional dog trainer, according to his family, and the first certified “dog nose work” instructor in Western Pennsylvania.
He participated in the search at the Flight 93 crash scene in Shanksville after the 9/11 attacks.
“We met over a German shepherd puppy,” said Kim Ringer, his wife of 37 years.