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PHOTO GALLERY: Dog agility trials
The Tamarack Lake Kennel Club hosted Dog Agility Trials this weekend at the Conneaut Lake Recreational Area on Foust Road.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW and BLOG: Moving Wall
The Vietnam Memorial, Moving Wall, a half-scale replica of the one in Washington D.C. made a stop at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on May 1-3, 2008.
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VIDEO: Bred to hunt lions: Rhodesian Ridgebacks
You can find out everything about Rhodesian Ridgebacks by visiting TerraCotta Kennels at www.terracottakennels.com and the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States at www.rrcus.org on the Web.
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VIDEO: Hoboes remember A No. 1 in Venango
Despite all the adventures a hobo’s life may bring, it’s said Leon Ray Livingston, known in history as the hobo named "A No. 1" never promoted the lifestyle. Instead, he often bought one-way-home tickets for the wayward youngsters — including Jack London — who he met on the rails and who later became a well known writer.
Cambridge Springs area was always the one place A No. 1 called home.
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Photo Gallery: All-Stars action from 08 season
Area Little league All-stars took to the fields at the end of June in search of District titles. The Meadville Tribune photographers and sports writers armed with a cameras took to the fields to capture as much of the action as they could.
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VIDEO: Frog jumpers invade Conneaut Valley
The 24th annual Frog Jump Contest at the Conneaut Valley Homecoming Fair.
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VIDEO: Class of 58 tours old school
Meadville High School's class of 58, the last class to graduate from the building most know as the 'old Junior High' and currently known as Parkside Commons, took a tour of the building as part of their 50th reunion celebration.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Guard opens new facility
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PHOTO GALLERY: 9 and 10's take crown
Meadville 9 and 10 year old baseball team took the district title with a win over Linesville at the Fairground fields.
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VIDEO: Father Allen in his own words
Father Allen tells how it came to be that he joined the military in a time of war.
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VIDEO: July 4th observed in Diamond Park
Col. Richard Stephenson's vision to observe the fourth of July with more than just fireworks is now in its 3rd year with an observance in Diamond Park.
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SLIDESHOW: The Pictures of June 2008
Balloons, ball and a woman working to reach a goal highlight the pictures of June. Meadville Tribune photos by Jim Stefanucci and Richard Sayer
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SLIDESHOW: Saegertown VFD's new training tool
Saegertown Volunteer Fire Department showed off its new Mobile Fireflasher Trainer, to few other area departments Wednesday. The training unit is a live-burn trailer that was recently acquired through a grant from Federal Department of Homeland Security.
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VIDEO: 47 teams take part in area Relay for Life
Tax deductible donations to the Relay for Life may be to the American Cancer Society. Make checks payable to: American Cancer Society with “Relay for Life” on the memo line and send to American Cancer Society, 464 Pine St., Meadville, Pa., 16335.
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VIDEO: Getting a kick
Kailynn Noon, a 2008 graduate of Meadville High School, started playing soccer when she was 5.
Since then, she has played on over a dozen youth, indoor, and travel soccer teams. Those experiences have led her to NCAA Division II Edinboro University, where she plans to play in the fall.
Photos, video and video production by Richard Sayer
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SLIDESHOW: The stink returns to Meadville
“We still don’t know what caused it,” Capt. Evan Hasko of Meadville Central Fire Department said of Friday’s incident. “We’re lucky it’s staying within the sewer system and not going into people’s homes.”
“We’re going to have to regroup Monday and see what we have,” said Joe Chriest, Meadville’s city manager, who was called to the scene Saturday.
One person was taken to Meadville Medical Center for evaluation during Saturday night’s incident and still was undergoing treatment for a respiratory ailment as of press time.
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New Vision Quest facility gives residents mixed emotions
GUYS MILLS — With phase one renovations to the dormitory almost complete, the new Vision Quest facility near Blooming Valley is preparing for the first contingent of 17- to 19-year-old youths from Franklin to arrive in September.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Juneteenth celebration
The NAACP hosted this year’s June 19 celebration — “Freedom Rings: Remembering the Past, Celebrating the Future” — at at Diamond Park in Meadville. The event included historical interpreters, cultural and educational presentations, music, artifacts, picnic food, games and more.
“The celebration is for everyone who values freedom and unity,” NAACP chapter President Sam Byrd said recently. “Residents of this area are the heirs of a proud American legacy, and we hope for a good turnout to publicly celebrate our unity as sisters and brothers in one nation under God.”
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SLIDESHOW: The Pictures of May 2008
District champions, a new theater at Presque Isle and a kid making funny faces in the park highlight the pictures of May 2008.
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GALLERY: Images from theThurston Classic
Some of the images captured Thursday and Friday at the annual Thurston Classic Hot Air Balloon event at Robertson Field in Meadville.
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SLIDESHOW: Thurston kicks off with first rides
Four ballonists took to the skies over Meadville Thursday to kick off the annual Thurston Classic event scheduled to officially begin tonight with a 'Night Glow' at Robertson Field at Allegheny College.
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20th Thurston Classic lifts off today
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Woman turns life long dream into immediate goal
“My father was in law enforcement. My brother is in law enforcement. My uncle is in law enforcement. My cousin is in law enforcement,” the Conneaut Township resident confesses with a proud grin. “I had a ton of law enforcement around me as a child — I kind of grew up with it.”
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VIDEO: Woman trains for Police Academy
Trina Beitz, at 39 years old, the mother of two teenagers, has been training in Linesville for the Police Academy test.
She is taking the test today at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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SLIDESHOW: Images from spring sports
Area athletes captured through the lenses of Meadville Tribune photographers Jim Stefanucci and Richard Sayer, and sports writer Pete Chiodo.
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SLIDESHOW: Spring flowers pictures
Some flowers that I grew and then photographed this spring in my yard.
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VIDEO: An eye on boating safety
Sometimes Matt Visosky’s biggest problem when boating is attitude — not his, but those of others he encounters.
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SLIDESHOW:Saegertown defeats Hopewell in volleyball
The Saegertown Panthers defeated Hopewell in the opening round of the PIAA AA State Volleyball Tournament at Meadville High School's House of Thrills.
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SLIDESHOW:Memorial Day Parade and Observance
A Memorial Day Parade and Observance was held in downtown Meadville ending in Diamond Park. The parade Grand Marshall and guest speaker was Brig. General Patricia Genung, U.S. Army Retired.
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VIDEO: Boating safety in Crawford County
Waterways Conservation Officer Matt Visosky gives some basic things to consider if your planning to head out onto the water this summer.
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VIDEO: WWII vet Walter McKofka
McKofka is one of the many veterans who will be attending Memorial Day observances today throughout Crawford County and the nation.
The services are important, he said. “These young people don’t know what it’s all about,” he said, noting it’s “fools like us that have to go out and show them.” He said he will probably attend Meadville’s observance.
McKofka enlisted in the Navy in 1940 from Phillipsburg at the of 18 or 19, he said.
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GALLERY: Saegertown wins second D-10 title
Images from Fridays District 10 semi-final and final matches.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Bishop visits Conneaut Lake
Bishop Donald Trautman of the Diocese of Erie presided of mass Saturday at the Our Lady Queen of Americas Church in Conneaut Lake to help the church kick off its 50th year anniversary celebration.
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VIDEO: Corvette car show in Linesville
Bair's Corvettes in Lineville hosted the third annual Corvette and Classic Car Show Saturday despite the rain.
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SLIDESHOW: Track and field pictures
Two recent track and field events involving area schools were covered by Meadville Tribune photographer Richard Sayer recently. "It is very difficult to cover track and field get quality pictures of everything." Sayer admits. During the two recent events Sayer tried to focus on a few key events that were being covered by the sports writers in order to try to capture the best pictures he could to tell the story of the effort athletes put into their sport. The images in this slideshow are just a few of the moments and scenes Sayer saw.
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SLIDESHOW: The pictures of April 2008
A lot of political rallies, a primary and local sports highlight the pictures of April from Meadville Tribune photographers Jim Stefanucci and Richard Sayer as well as solid contribution by sports writer Pete Chiodo.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Cook's final graduation
Allegheny College President Richard Cook presided over his final graduation Saturday in the David V. Wise Athletic Complex giving out degrees to 554 students. Cook himself was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree in recognition of his life’s work and dedication to the school during his 12 year tenure as president.
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VIDEO: Woman claims school acted unjustly
Woman claims the Laurel Technical Institute of Meadville asked her to leave the classroom and not return without a doctors note due to her illness. Lorrayne Bickel of Guys Mills says the school unjustly asked her to leave and she told her story to the Tribune Thursday.
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SLIDESHOW: Saegertown beats Maplewood
Saegertown avenged an earlier loss to Maplewood with a five set win in Saegertown.
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VIDEO: Oncology Wellness Institute opens its doors
The Oncology Wellness Institute opened its doors Tuesday. The facility offers a whole-person approach to cancer treatment in one location.
Meadville Medical Center’s previous oncology treatment center at its Liberty Street building didn’t offer radiation therapy. Those patients either had to go to the Regional Cancer Center’s facility on Park Avenue or to an out-of-town hospital.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: The Moving Wall at EUP
The replica of one of the United States’ most-recognized tributes to its war dead will be on display this week at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
The Moving Wall, a one-half scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be exhibited on campus Thursday through May 5.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Market House mural
Neason Hill and East End elementary students work with local artists and Allegheny students on a mosaic mural that is currently on display at the Meadville Market House in the stair well leading up the Meadville Council on the Arts on the second floor.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Spadafora's comeback
Life outside the ring, with no gloves on, with no referee, with no corner man to shout instructions, with no crowd chanting “Spaddy”, with no single-minded goal to focus on - that’s been the hard part for Paul Spadafora of Pittsburgh.
“It’s so easy to let (yourself) get led back into the bad things. I’ve had a problem with alcohol my whole life. I go to AA meetings and they help me. For real, it’s one day at a time. This boxing ain’t nothing. It ain’t nothing ... the real fight is outside. The drinking, that’s the real fight for me. The boxing ain’t nothing, I love to do this.”
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: World T'ai Chi Day
T'ai Chi instructor Cootie Harris held the 10th annual Meadville celebration of World T'ai Chi and Qigong Day in Diamond Park Saturday. T'ai Chi is a Chinese martial art widely practiced around the world to promote health and longevity. According Harris it is the most widely practiced exercise in the world.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Boxing in Erie
Michael Acri Boxing Promotions held an evening of boxing at Erie's Avalon Hotel Friday night.
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SLIDESHOW: Election 08
Crawford County voters head to the polls as early indicators predict high turnouts. Meadville Tribune photos by Jim Stefanucci
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SLIDESHOW: Bill Clinton comes to Meadville
Former President Bill Clinton visited Meadville Saturday. It is only the second time in recent history — if ever — that a former president spoke in Crawford County. The first was the late Gerald Ford when he was keynote speaker at a Meadville Area Chamber of Commerce dinner in 1983.
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VIDEO: Bill Clinton visits Allegheny College
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SLIDESHOW: Sen. Obama campaigns in Erie
Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., campaigns in Erie Friday at Penn State Erie Behrend College.
