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Congratulations came quietly for retired Keys Montessori school principal Dick Gigliotti of Indiana, who achieved a distinct personal milestone in late July. A milestone indeed: The avid runner and mainstay of the Indiana Road Runners Club, considered by many to be the face of running in the Indiana community, has completed his 40,000th running mile since he started exercise in the early 1980s. Roadrunner Club leader John Swauger shared a photo of nearly two dozen club members converging to congratulate Gigliotti at the designated mile post.
Louis Tate Jr.’s retelling of Luigi’s Ristorante success story, “The Luigi Way: Benedictine Values Proven Effective in Leadership,” has reached more outlets, after being stocked at the Book Nook on Philadelphia Street and at the Indiana County Tourist Bureau Office and Visitor Center in Indiana Mall. Young Tate, son of founder Lou Tate Sr., reports that a hardcover edition is expected to be released in October. The story of the famous Clymer restaurant combines a look at the philosophies of the Tate family (chapter by chapter, value by value: obedience, discipline, humility, stewardship and hospitality, among them) with real-life examples featuring long-time employees. date and customers of the restaurant.
Broadcaster Jack Benedict’s signing tour continues as his memoir, “My Major League Life in Broadcasting,” enjoys a friendly reception in the Indiana area. An Indiana County radio broadcaster for more than 50 years, Benedict plans to talk about the book Thursday at the Rotary Club of Indiana Noon Luncheon and greet fans on IUP Homecoming, from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday. October 1 in the cooperative store of the IUP. in the Hadley Student Union Building.
Add another reservation to the slate of the latest public events at Indiana’s treasured event venue, the Rustic Lodge along Oakland Avenue. Job seekers can search for opportunities at Diamond Drug Store & Medical Supply during the company’s career fair on October 4.
FLUORESCENT BUT NOT NECESSARILY WARM
The Old Farmer’s Almanac predictions for winter called for a few patches of ice extending long enough into 2023 to shatter any thoughts of early spring. It is now the turn of the “woolly bear” caterpillar to predict.
Future fuzzy black and brown butterflies have been spotted in the area looking for their lunch or a protective place to spend the winter, but carrying what legend says are signs of the severity of the season ahead. A photo of a plain black caterpillar posted on social media this week has drawn multiple reviews from readers. Many saw it symbolizing a long hard winter, some said they had seen milder signs on other caterpillars, some wondered if this was the “real” forecast caterpillar, and others said they relied more on the size or height of their hornet’s nests. are to determine whether the winter will be mild or harsh. The pragmatist among them suggested looking out the window to find out what the weather was like.
John Morganti reminds us that it was B&M Remodeling, the partnership of David Buggey and Morganti, that handled most of the construction projects for the late Gib Zilner, longtime owner of Diamond Drug Store, who died earlier this month- this. Morganti recalled Zilner’s seemingly larger-than-life personality in the recent Gazette tribute report. Meanwhile, stories were relayed about Zilner, Leonard Anderson and George Lenz and their sons’ days as founding members of the Y Indian Guides program, and Gib’s salmon fishing trips with Lenz on Lake Ontario. Few in the Indiana area have reflected on Zilner’s life without recounting his contributions to Indiana, whether in business, community service, sportsmanship, or simply friendship. .
In Black Lick, the Main Street construction site was bulldozed and the foundations dug. Contractors have begun development of the new home for the Burrell Township Library and the Burrell Township Municipal Office Building. Although that completion is months away, library manager Jen Van Hannak reports that the library already has its new digital home. The rebuilt website at www.burrelltownshiplibrary.org offers more features than its previous version and offers a friendlier navigation and user interface than before.
Small children’s clothing store Descendants and children’s hairdresser Kids’ Kuts held a double grand opening ceremony in mid-September and Indiana Mall’s Fashion Bug and Brooks clothing store underwent plans to renovation this month 35 years ago.
Gazette editor Bill Hastings also reported on the opening of Paula Burnett’s home-based business Basketsful in the Sunset Acres neighborhood of White Township, the completion of a new 100-unit parking lot at Indiana Hospital and Bernard Lockard Jr.’s professional honors of Exxon’s Top 30 Fuel Distributors in the Nation, in his weekly Inside Indiana column for Friday, September 16, 1987.
Gasoline prices have continued their steady decline since peaking at $5 a gallon in late June, to just under $3.90 this week at most Indiana gas stations. Blairsville stations set prices around $3.86, one outlet in Homer City fell below $3.80 and others in Dayton and Punxsutawney posted regular prices of 87 to less than $3.76, says pennsylvaniagasprices.com. …Rustic Lodge is hosting the Alumni Benefit Dance presented by St. Thomas More University Parish tonight. The event takes the place of the parish’s popular used book sale. What could be the last rock and roll night for the Rustic will run from 7-10pm…The Clymer Days festival brings together the former mining town tonight to Sunday…and Dillweed Bed & Breakfast along the Ghost Town Trail in the township of Buffington celebrates its Fall Gathering from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. … Please read but don’t bet: Indiana 27, Highlands 23; North Cambria 31, Homer-Centre 27; Pitt 24, Rhode Island 14; Penn State 31, Central Michigan 9; Notre Dame 28, North Carolina 27. Our former shoe shiner Willie wonders how actress Hillary Duff (turning 35 on Wednesday) gets a notable quotes page on the web, but agrees with her philosophy self-validation, “I don’t care what people think of me because I believe in myself and I know I’ll be fine. Alright Willy!
This column is compiled by Gazette editor Chauncey Ross. Email articles including press releases, newsletters, posters, flyers, and scribbled notes for submission to cross@indiana gazette.net, or call your tips and jokes at (724) 463-4262 .
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