Some of you may already know about me leaving Kittanning for a new more God-directed life, marriage plus one step further, my wife Jane and I bought a house in New Castle where her mother could move in and live with us. I still have fond memories of Kittanning (Armstrong Habitat for Humanity, volunteering at …
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To my former neighbors and co-volunteers in Kittanning, I am finally at a point where I can try to help Kittanning more through my Kittanning.com website and a completely new business, Carl’s Idea Hatchery and Business Incubator. I have many ideas of my own and I’m willing to help you with yours. If your neighbors …
From Carl: Laura, sorry for my/our online glitch. I’m copying your post and sincerely hope you have success getting in touch with your friends. From Laura: I couldn’t find a place to start a new thread… I left Kittanning in 2004 for Atlanta, and have lost touch with 2 friends I’d like to communicate with …
Mike DiLauro is one of our loyal placemat advertising customers in the Kittanning area. Jane and I think of Mike a lot, not just for our own computers but for helping others with their computer needs, too. You may have seen his ad on our placemats in local restaurants. If not, here is his ad …
The past few years have gone by so fast some of us older adults lost track of time. For those with young grandchildren, you might wonder how they grew so TALL so FAST. For those with new businesses, you might have done very well for yourself or you might be still struggling. We want to …
Nov 2019: It seems like many days and nights have passed through the calendar since our last post. Recently we have taken a fresh look at our content, deleted a bit, and now we’re adding back. If possible, we’ll introduce a new style calendar that is easy to read, easy to post, and easy to …
For those of you who remember the four seasons of the year in western PA, we have just passed a pivotal moment… from waiting for the first snow of 2018 to “It’s here!” For those of you who are doing your “remembering” of Kittanning from an armchair in sunny Florida or any of several other …
11/11/2019 update: Jane and I continue to have a strong marriage and praying together is one of the keys. We are both active in our church (Scrubgrass Stone Church in eclectic Eau Claire, PA) and in community activities. This Friday we plan to attend a marriage retreat in New Castle, PA where the main presentation …
Thanks in part to new commissioner Jason Renshaw, I was able to have a sit-down with all three commissioners and talk about economic development ideas which would include tourism and storytelling. I was amazed when none of the three could answer a question I asked them about local history. For this one-question quiz, let’s describe …
I posted in 2016 about crowd-sourcing and it either didn’t grab too many listeners or everyone went their own way and QUIETLY thought about it. Here is something new and I’m absolutely certain we need it in Armstrong County and all the surrounding counties, too… crowd-funding expertise which might make or break a small company …
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