Vol. 3, Issue 4
NOVEMBER 2013
Mon Valley Resident Presents President Kennedy Memorabilia for School Exhibit
Additional Vaccine Offers Added Protection This Flu Season
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INDEX: Local News . . . . . . . . . 3 Places To Go . . . . . . . . 4 People . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ask the Experts . . . . . 23 Business . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 School . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
10th Annual MVH/Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk Event Celebrates Survivors, Remembers Loved Ones More than 400 participants — including these breast cancer survivors — filled the Charleroi Market House on October 12 for the 10th Annual MVH/Lois Orange Ducoeur Breast Cancer Walk. “It’s more than just a walk now, people really look forward to this event,” said MVH Director of Fund Development, Melissa Marion, who led the committee organizing the event. “People come to honor their loved ones, they come to walk in support of survivors and each other; they walk as co-workers and families, plus they get more and more creative with their pink outfits. I think there is a real sense of community here.” Proceeds from the annual one- or two-mile fun walk benefit Monongahela Valley Hospital’s Charles L. & Rose Sweeney Melenyzer Pavilion and Regional Cancer Center. At press time, the total raised reached $14,000, and donations are still arriving. The Breast Cancer Walk was created to honor the memory of Lois Orange Ducoeur, who lost her battle with cancer in 1965 at age 54. The Ducoeur family operated two stores in Charleroi for 118 years. To view photos from the event, visit http://mvhwalk.shutterfly.com.
Health . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 30 Death Notices . . . . . . 32 Entertainment . . . . . . 32 Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Worship . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . 36
FRE COP E Y!
Charleroi Rotary Club Distributes Dictionaries to Students Continuing an ongoing tradition, members of the Charleroi Rotary Club presented dictionaries to third graders at the Charleroi Elementary Center. Rotary Club members Steve Arnowitz, John Helfenstein, Donna Ramusivich, Walt Bianchi, and Diane Bianchi visited the building on September 25, 2013. They presented over 100 dictionaries to the students in all third grade classrooms. The Charleroi Rotary Student of the Month program for the 2013-2014 school year will begin in October. Nominations for this honor are made by school district personnel. Each month a senior student from Charleroi High School is invited to attend one of the regular meetings along with his or her parents. The student receives a certificate of recognition and a check for $50.00. The Charleroi Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at noon at the Back Porch restaurant. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Steve Arnowitz at 412389-2096 or John Helfenstein at 724-494-3195.