Lead Stories
“My Computer Is Acting Funny”
Getting Your Computer Repaired The Right Way Last year Pat Zaranek of Saltsburg, a retired neurology specialist nurse, was getting ready to leave for Myrtle Beach when her laptop started “acting funny”. Pat said she depended on her laptop to continue getting her e-mail and follow the news while away each winter. Needing a quick repair she took her laptop to HighVision Computer Service Center where Jonathan B. Myers, Service Manager, worked on her laptop. He “really got our laptop in order,” Pat said. “He was really terrific,” she continued.

The Dedicated
Helping Others Make A Way
Susan L. Chase of Natrona Heights has spent 26 years as a Speech Pathologist. She is all about helping others. In the midst of a successful career she made a decision to go beyond the clinical approach and reach out to disabled persons with a new and innovative approach that has proven to help their lives.

AK Educators
Taking Pride in the Mustangs: Assistant Principal Ryan Kociela, Plum
It’s five o’clock in the evening, when Mr. Ryan Kociela, assistant principal of Plum Sr. High School leans back in his chair. He’s staying late tonight to attend the varsity wrestling match and the Christmas Band Concert. Answering a knock at the door, he finds a wrestling coach with a dilemma. One of the wrestlers is supposed to play in the band concert that night, but the match is scheduled at the same time. The band instructor told the student that it would affect his grade if he did not play in the concert. Calmly and patiently, Mr. Kociela solves the problem, and all is well.

Gloria's Kitchen
Fancy Italian Casserole
This is a recipe that everyone will enjoy. It is easy to fix and only takes a few ingredients to bring an eye appealing as well as taste tantalizing dish to the table. I fixed it recently for my family, with the intentions of having leftovers for the next day, and everything was eaten right away. So much for leftovers. Your family will enjoy it also.

AK Sports
Commitment: No Doubt
Casey Sawhook had a bloody nose most of that cold snowy night. But that didn't keep the Valley basketball player down from carving her name into the record books.

AK Sports
Alle-Kiski Wrestling Intense and On Demand
The Alle-Kiski region is a hotbed of wrestling intensity where you can see some of the best wrestling action in the state. Later, a large arsenal of wrestlers from these schools rocketed into the cauldron of individual post-season action. It's all about being the best and doing what it takes to get it done. It never stops and the intensity only escalates this time of year.

AK Sports
Corcetti NCAA All-American
Mike Corcetti, who wrestled at Kiski Area three years ago, was recently awarded as an NCAA All-American wrestler. Corcetti took 4th place at nationals...

AK Sports
On Ice, But Hot
Not long agon, there were two years the winter was cold and lonely for the Kiski Area Varsity Ice Hockey Club, because there WAS NO varsity, due to low participation.

Veterans of Freedom
Verona Veteran Part of German U-Boat Capture
When Joseph Opsitnick of Verona went into the Navy in 1943 he had no idea that he would be part of one of World War IIs most famous events. In fact, Joe’s wartime participation was rather quiet until this famous day.

Alle-Kiski Businesses
Where Kids Get Love and Grow
Madeline McCaskill knows a lot about kids. She and her husband raised eight children, now ranging in ages 18 to 46 years old. Two of these children were adopted. Currently she has twelve grandchildren. Instead of sitting back after raising her big family she headed right out the door to work in a Day Care Center. That eventually led her to founding Ms M’s Happy Tots Daycare and Learning Center at 4238 Verona Road in Penn Hills.

Alle-Kiski Churches
Growing Church Gives
Holiday Park Baptist Church got hit with two floods, one in the fall of 2004 and one in January of 2005 that essentially wiped out their lower floor. Then they needed to replace all the duct work in the church and repair a roof leak On top of that the church had made a commitment to replace their kitchen with a new commercial one. That’s a lot for a small church within a year, especially in finances. Although these incidents were creating financial burdens, the church still responded to others by giving a significant amount of money to the victims of the Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.

A-K Dining
Italy At The Plaza
I had a mid-afternoon appointment with Brian Parks, Chef of Café Naples at the Giant Eagle Plaza in Verona. Normally, this is a quiet time for restaurants, but when I arrived I was surprised at the number of patrons exiting from the restaurant. It didn’t take long to learn that Café Naples is a hidden treasure that is immensely popular for its Italian cooking. That popularity has also led to excellent reviews and media readership awards.