Seventeen-year-old Quintin Weismantle is a people person.“He loves being around people,” said his father, Wayne Weismantle, of North Strabane Township. “The happier he makes people, the happier he is.”And Quintin’s enthusiasm for a lot of things – music and Michael Jackson, weight ...
Tick, tick, tick. It’s that time of year again.As temperatures turn warmer, ticks carrying disease can pose health risks to our four-legged friends.Exposure to tick-borne diseases, particular Lyme disease, is currently high, according to Dr. Tegan Fuller, a veterinarian at the Washington Area ...
Washington Area Humane Society’s Reading Tails program involves pretty much what its name indicates, pun and all.“Kids can come into our building and read a story to cats. And they love it,” Taylor Duda said, referring to humans and felines alike.Although the society’s headquarters in ...
War heroes don’t have to be human.As a dedicated advocate on behalf of animals, Peters Township resident Faith Bjalobok was aware that four-legged friends – two-legged with wings, as well – had distinguished themselves during various military encounters.But she didn’t know the depth of ...
The wide, white columns and gray stone facade are magnificent, but it’s the grand staircase with its dark wood banister that catches one’s attention when entering Encore on the Lake.Encore, a senior living apartment complex by Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, opened its doors along ...
