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LOCAL NEWS
Finleyville Airport Hosts Bentleyville Head Start Kids
Kids, parents and teachers tour the hangers at Finleyville Airport.
“If I could just figure out how to start the engine…”
By Paul Chasko
about flying around. The day-trip ended with lunch - pizza from Dabuzi’s just down the road in Finleyville. The life flight crew had lunch with the kids, parents and airport members. Fortunately, there were no calls to interrupt lunch and the life flight helicopter and crew returned to their home base at the Rostraver Airport. The airport members and the crew received a big thank-you from kids, parents and the Head Start staff for hosting their field trip. Finleyville Airport Manager Tom Reimer mentioned that this was the latest of annual field trips hosted by the Finleyville Airport for Head Start. The Head Start program is administered as part of Community Action Southwest, which promotes comprehensive child development programs serving eligible children from ages 3 to 5. Their programs provide education (both central and home–based) with health and nutrition services all aimed at increasing school–readiness of young children and parents who might otherwise be unable to provide these necessary services.
A group of Head Start kids from the Bentleyville area showed up early on a damp, overcast September morning at Finleyville Airport for a field trip. It looked like the trip would be a washout, but by mid-morning, the sun broke through and kids and parents alike had a great time learning about the airport and some of the planes that call Finleyville airport their home. The highlight of the morning occurred just before noon when the fog burned off, allowing a life flight helicopter to cruise in to the airport and land directly in front of the excited kids, parents and Head Start staff members. The pilots and crew of the helicopter allowed the kids and other visitors to climb around the aircraft (under their watchful eyes) and get a firsthand look at the inside of the helicopter. It turns out that one of the life flight pilots is also a member of Finleyville Airport and he arranged the fly-in just for the field trip. Their stop-over lasted about two hours – plenty of time for photos with the crew and to get answers to a lot of questions
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Martha Washington Quilters Guild Plans Quilt Show for November 6th and 7th Join the Martha Washington Quilters Guild as they celebrate the past and present with 100 new and old quilts. This quilt show will be held at Church of the Covenant, 267 East Beau Street, Washington, PA. There will be vendors, raffles and a flea market with a lunch available from the Presbyterian Women of the Church of the Covenant. Admission $6 or $10 for admission The 2015 raffle quilt, Vintage Memories, and two quilt raffle tickets. with Maureen Shearer, Sue Yeager, Proceeds of the quilt show benefit Katy Robinson, and Pam Taylor. the many charities and outreach programs of The Martha Washington Quilters Guild. Hours on November 6th are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and November 7th, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Melanie Beth Scott at melaniebethscott@yahoo.com or visit the website: www.marthawashingtonquiltersguild.com. REMINDER: Editorial Deadline for the December issue is November 12