Laurel Mountain Pool Information — Summer 2013

LAURELMOUNTAINBORO NEWSLETTER

LAUREL MOUNTAIN BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA

LAUREL MOUNTAIN POOL INFORMATION  — SUMMER 2013

Pool Location:  32 Walnut Rd., Laurel Mountain Borough

What is Laurel Mountain Park Pool?

We are a family- friendly outdoor pool in a quiet, forested park, just east of Ligonier.  We are open daily, June through August.

In addition to the pool, we have a pool house that is open during pool hours.  The pool house can be rented for birthday parties, graduation gatherings, etc.  Additionally, if you want to have a party after regular hours the pool house can be rented with a lifeguard for a private swimming experience.

OUT & ABOUT: APRIL 2013

APRIL 23, 2013: It is that time again–the need to clean the pool area and surrounding grounds. We hope to see you on Saturday at 9 AM. Remember to bring yard and cleaning tools in order to get everything whipped into shape for the summer. Thanks in advance for your assistance! Sue

APRIL 18, 2013: The Mizikars have offered Laurel Mt Park, Inc the opportunity to make some money by selling candy bars. It is an easy way to help the pool pickup a few hundred extra dollars as we start our season. But we need some people willing to take a box of candy bars on our behalf and return the money. There are 60 bars in every box in assorted varieties.

If you work in a place with customer or employee traffic, and are willing (and able) to set out a box of chocolate bars, please offer to help!

Contact Tom at 724 238-3470 or at e-mail at tmizikar@hotmail.com

Sue Crouse,for the Board of Governors of Laurel Mt. Park, Inc.

APRIL 15, 2013: Laurel Mountain Park Pool Information—

Pool Location:  32 Walnut Rd., Laurel Mountain Borough

What is Laurel Mountain Park Pool?

We are a family- friendly outdoor pool in a quiet, forested park, just east of Ligonier.  We are open daily, June through August.

In addition to the pool, we have a pool house that is open during pool hours.  The pool house can be rented for birthday parties, graduation gatherings, etc.  Additionally, if you want to have a party after regular hours the pool house can be rented with a lifeguard for a private swimming experience.  (for further information click on Laurel Mountain Pool Information — Summer 2013

APRIL 12, 2013: We’ve had several nice days and the flowers—especially the daffodils and forsythia—are a’blooming, the chainsaws buzzing, and the spring cleanups are a’comin’. It’s great to see people out and about again.

APRIL 12, 2013: ANNOUNCEMENT

The Laurel Mountain Park, Inc. Spring meeting will be held at the shelter house on

Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm.

 We need your new ideas!  Close your eyes, remember the feel of the hot summer sun, sweat on your brow, sticky humidity…we know it’s been awhile. Now, imagine dipping your toes in the cool refreshment of the LMP pool.  Only 2 months to go and we need your help. 

“What can I do?”  Come to the meeting April 14^th; come to Spring Clean-up April 27^th; pay your dues ($50.00); buy a pool pass so you’re ready to jump in June 3^rd.  As always, donations are also welcome.

What we’ll be talking about April 14th: Spring clean-up     J  Publicity     @ Grants    + Dues Ì  Lifeguards    T Santa Hats in July Party       

Can’t make the meeting…Come April 27^th at 9:00 am for our Spring Clean-up*.                     

Bring your rakes, brooms, wheel barrows, and enthusiasm.  Families and kids welcome.  *Rain make-up date: May 4^th.

The pool and park area is a wonderful asset to our community.  It raises home values and can be a center where children and adults, alike, forge new friendships.  We need your ideas and input so we can thrive.  LMP, Inc. is non-profit and all membership dues and pool fees go directly to the operation and upkeep of the pool and park property.  To swim at LMP pool, you must first become a member.  Dues are $50.00/family.  The sooner we receive dues the more we can get done before the season starts J! Once you’re a member, buy a pool pass: family pass – $100.00, individual-$25.00, or pay $2.00 each time you enjoy a day at the pool.  Don’t forget to bring your friends-just $3.00/person.

To get the most up to date information about events and notices, please provide your e-mail address to Sue Crouse at winterset@verizon.net.  We look forward to seeing you April 14^th.

Sincerely,

Dan O’Brien, President       Gretchen Griffith, Vice President

Sue Crouse, Treasurer        Elizabeth Fuchs, Secretary         Carolyn Holland, Past-President

Please use the attached proxy only if you are unable to attend.

To the Board of Governors of Laurel Mountain Park, Inc.:

Please be advised _______________________________has my proxy to vote for me in all matters that shall come before the meeting on April 29, 2012.

Signed_____________________________________                Dated__________________

OUT & ABOUT: APRIL 2012

APRIL 20, 2012:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYING YOUR LAUREL MOUNTAIN BOROUGH TAXES…

In light of the sudden death of LMB’s tax collector the following is suggested:

Write the tax check out to Laurel Mountain Borough Tax Collector and SNAIL MAIL IT to:

Laurel Mountain Borough Tax Collector (Craig Miller)

P. O. Box 39

Laughlintown, PA   15655

Your 2% early tax payment benefit will be applied if your ENVELOPE is postmarked by April 30, 2012.

Watch this newsletter site for up to date news of any changes.

APRIL 19, 2012: Craig L. Miller, Laurel Mountain Borough

Craig L. Miller, 64, of Laurel Mountain Borough, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Excela Health Latrobe Area Hospital. He was born Jan. 9, 1948, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Myers W. Miller Sr. and Olive Simmers Miller. Craig was employed by the Rolling Rock Club. He was a graduate of California State University. He was a Navy veteran having served during the Vietnam War. Craig served 10 years as the mayor of Laurel Mountain Borough and was presently serving as a tax collector. His memberships include the Laurel Mountain Borough Association, Ligonier VFW No. 734, where he was presently serving as junior vice commander, and Byers-Tosh Post No. 267 American Legion. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Myers W. Toby Miller Jr. He is survived by three nephews, Jeffrey (Melissa) Miller, of Bolivar, Todd (Melissa) Miller, of Latrobe, and Brian (Lisa) Miller, of Grapeville. Craig’s friends and family will gather together from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at the J. PAUL McCRACKEN FUNERAL CHAPEL INC., 144 E. Main St., Ligonier. The Ligonier Valley Veteran’s Honor Guard will hold services at 7 p.m. Monday in the funeral chapel followed by a life celebration service with the the Rev. Dr. R. Bruce Maxwell officiating. Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made in Craig’s memory to the Laurel Mountain Borough Association, P.O. Box 39, Laughlintown, PA 15655. To sign the online guest book or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.jpaulmccrackenfuneralchapel.com.  Sign Craig Miller’s online guestbook now.

OUT & ABOUT: MARCH 2012

March 19, 2012:

Jim Gross sent the following information for LMB residents

 Adolph Gross was a former resident ofLaurelMountainPark, onMaple Street

 Adolph Gross , 92, ofPittsburgh, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, February 24, 2012.  He was a resident of Atria Senior Living inPittsburgh, where he received care for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.  He was the loving husband of the late Eleanore Adams and Elaine Steiner, and was a special friend to Audrey Kaminski.  He is survived by his son, James (Rev. Beverly), Betsy (Eliberto) Bermudez, John (Mary Rose), William (Tambria), and David (Jane). He was the cherished grandfather of 10, great grandfather of 6. Adolph was born inHomesteadin 1919.  He served in the US Army from 1943 to 1945.  He was employed at US Steel until his retirement in 1982.  He volunteered at Eye andEarHospitalandJeffersonRegionalMedicalCenter.  He was a member of the Elks, the Thompson Run Athletic Association, and numerous AARP and senior groups in the Homestead Area. 

 He purchased the little yellow cottage onMaple Street in 1958  (currently a white cottage atop the hill), and enjoyed summer and fall weekends and vacations with the family until the 1970’s.  He always spoke fondly of those lazy days with family and friends at “the cottage”.

OUT & ABOUT: JANUARY 2012

FEB. 2, 2012:

Bob Woodall was a former resident of the Borough, living on Hemlock Road:

Robert Arden Woodall, 81, of Ligonier, went home to Jesus Friday, January 27, 2012. He was a resident of the Bethlen Home in Ligonier where he received care for Parkinson’s disease during the past five years. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Barbara Ann Woodall; his son, Lawrence Arden Woodall; a daughter Victoria Gable and her children, Celeste and Caven, of Upper St. Clair, and a sister, Kay Gatchell and family, in Princeton, W. Va. Bob was born April 20, 1930, in Utica, N. Y., the son of the late J. Arden and Frances Woodall. He attended Loomis Boys School in Hartford, Conn., and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N. Y. After serving in the Air Force with the Pilotless Bomber Program in Cape Canaveral, Fla., he moved to Seattle, Wash., to study at the University of Washington where he earned a master of science degree in metallurgy. He worked at Boeing in Seattle, then Special Metals in Utica, N. Y., but spent most of his career at Latrobe Steel where he retired in 1991. He also taught statistics at Westmoreland Community College. Bob served on the council of Laurel Mountain Park as it transitioned into Laurel Mountain Borough. He was active with the Valley Players and the Ligonier Writer’s club. He enjoyed photography, poetry and was a ham radio and computer enthusiast. He was an active member of St. Michael’s of the Valley Church in Rector.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Michael’s of the Valley Church with the Rev. Dr. James B. Simons officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., 402 E. Church St., Ligonier. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Valley Youth Network, Parkinson’s disease research, or a charity of one’s choice.

To read some of Bob’s poems click on these links:

Toward Harboring at Evening

THE VIEWING

QUINTESSENCE

LET MIND GIVE WAY TO HEART

OUT & ABOUT: NOVEMBER 2011

OUT & ABOUT: NOVEMBER 2011

November 4: Toby Miller was a former resident of Laurel Mountain Borough. He is the brother of resident Craig Miller and the father of the Borough solicitor, Jeffrey Miller. Our sympathies extend to his family.

Myers W. Miller Jr.

Ligonier

Myers W. “Toby” Miller Jr., 69, of Ligonier, went to be with his heavenly father on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Toby was born May 30, 1942, in Pittsburgh. He was the son of the late Myers and Olive (Simmers) Miller. Toby attended Swissvale High School with class of 1960, where he was an outstanding athlete, lettering three years in football and basketball. He was an Eagle Scout. After attending Allegheny College, he went on to receive his degree in psychology from Waynesburg College in 1964. He was employed at the family business, Zeigler Lumber and Supply in Duquesne, for many years before founding Angles Inc. in Latrobe in 1982. He retired in 2004, but continued to work managing Appalachian Millwork for a longtime friend, Paul Church. Toby loved hunting and fishing. He had a larger than life personality and everyone who knew him loved and respected him. He was the beloved husband of Julia; and special father and Pappy to Sebastion and Gage Goulding, of Ligonier. He is also survived by his brother, Craig, of Ligonier; sons, Jeffrey, of Bolivar, Todd, of Latrobe, and Brian, of Grapeville; stepchildren, Scott Ruffing, of Latrobe, Barb Lobue, of Elizabeth, Jeanne Petrovich, of Shaler, Edward D. Connell, of Oakmont, Adriane Connell, of New Jersey, Randi Goulding, of New Jersey, and Zachariah R. Connell, of Long Island, N.Y.; and 21 grandchildren. Family and friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the SNYDER FUNERAL HOME INC., 402 E. Church St., Ligonier. A vigil for the deceased will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. A blessing service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ligonier, with the Monsignor William G. Charnoki, PA, as celebrant. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family for an education fund for Sebastion and Gage Goulding, Toby’s children, c/o Julia Miller, P.O. Box 444, Ligonier, PA 15658.

NOVEMBER 5: The contents of the house beonging to the late Jim Foster and his wimfe Ann were auctioned off today. The house house on White ak is for sale. Ann went to live with her daughter.

 

OUT & ABOUT: SEPTEMBER 2011

OUT & ABOUT: SEPTEMBER 2011

SEPT. 11, 2011: J. Robert Appleby   Laughlintown

J. Robert Appleby, 78, of Laughlintown, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. It was an ordinary Sunday; breakfast at Ruthie’s with his friends and then off to church to teach his Sunday school class. Two hours later, he was in an ambulance on his way to Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born June 22, 1933, in Orange, N.J., a son of Phebe Jane McCarl Appleby and Harold Radcliff Appleby. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nelda Fischer Appleby; brother, Eugene (Myra) Appleby; sons, Bob (Kathy) and Edward (Natalie) Appleby; grandchildren, Jennifer Appleby West, Morgan Dieble, Lance, Patricia and John Appleby; and great-grandchildren, Oktober and Alexander. A private visitation will be held for the family. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Pioneer Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David Kenyon officiating. Interment will follow in Ligonier Valley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Robert to Pioneer Presbyterian Church (PCA), 240 W. Main St., Ligonier, PA 15658. Arrangements by SNYDER FUNERAL HOME INC., Bell and 402 E. Church streets, Ligonier

OUT & ABOUT: JULY, 2011

July 1, 2011:  You are invited…

LMB MEMBERS, NEIGHBORS, & FRIENDS:  PLAN TO ATTEND!

 SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2011

4:00 TO 7:00 P.M.

RSVP  with number of people & what you’ll bring

(A DESSERT OR SALAD OR VEGGIE DISH TO SHARE )

to Carolyn Holland by phone or at cchcreations at yahoo.com

(I will forward the message to Sue or Christen)

PROVIDED: FREE SWIM, KIDS GAMES WITH PRIZES, MUSIC, MEAT, BUNS CONDIMENTS

ALSO PLANNED: 50:50 AND CHINESE AUCTION ITEMS

(and don’t forget money to spend)

OUT & ABOUT: JUNE 2011

OUT & ABOUT: JUNE 2011

June 3, 2011: LMP sponsored a successful pizza party tonight. Thanks go to the organizers!

June 9, 2011: A real estate, vehicle, and house contents auction was held at the now former Zimovan residence on Beechwood Road today. Several LMB residents picked up nice items to remember the Zimovans with.

June 21, 2011: Bird attacks LMB resident: After Monte and I returned home from a visit to Lakeside, Ohio, I was on my patio with a several friends, telling them about a bird attack I witnessed there, I was told about the same thing happening one day in LMB. A few days previously a mother and daughter found a baby bird that apparently fell out of its nest. Her daughter decided to gently pick it up and set it on a tree limb. As she did so, two blue jays dive-bombed her. They were apparently the parents of the baby bird, and were teaching it how to fly. (to read about the bird attack in Lakeside, click on Bird Attack! Dive bombing birds attack humans!)

June 26, 2011: Guess who came to Carolyn and Monte’s house (Hemlock Road)  for breakfast at 10:00 this morning?

OUT & ABOUT: MARCH 2011

Laurel Mountain Borough lost one o its original persons on March 27:

James L. Foster Jr.

Laurel Mountain Borough

James L. Foster Jr., 84, of Laurel Mountain Borough, died Sunday afternoon, March 27, 2011, in Loyalhanna Care Center, Latrobe. He was born June 16, 1926, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late James L. Foster Sr. and Bessie Hall Foster. Mr. Foster served as a sergeant with the Army during World War II. He had spent most of his professional career as a petroleum engineer for Stanbac in Holland. He had also been employed by Kennametal in Latrobe and as a supervisor of inspections for Latrobe Steel. He was a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Foster was Episcopalian by faith. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Buell and Jane Frye. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Ann Hugus Foster; a daughter, Susan Ann Foster, of Bridgeport, W.Va.; two sons, James R. (Jennifer) Foster, of Seattle, Wash., and Dr. Charles M. (Toni) Foster, of Nottingham, Pa.; and three grandchildren, Emily, Ian and Nathaniel Foster. Mr. Foster’s friends and family will gather together from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at the J. PAUL McCRACKEN FUNERAL CHAPEL INC., 144 E. Main St., Ligonier, with the Rev. Dr. J. Paul McCracken officiating. Interment was in Laurel Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made in Mr. Foster’s memory to Action for Animals, Latrobe. To sign the online guest book or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.jpaulmccrackenfuneralchapel.com.

Sign James Foster Jr.’s online guestbook now.

(http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/obituaries/index.html?mode=view&obit_id=207031)

When Monte and I returned to the Borough on March 11, after traveling to the Chicago area, we heard about a storm that had held sustained high winds. Here on Helmock Road a giant tree was uprooted, which did no harm to any structures. Another tree fell in a Hemlock Rd. yard, damaging a residence.

Then there was the hail storm.  Two inch hail fell in the borough. (click on Giant Hail Pounds Homes & Dots Landscape to view photo). Our car windshield was cracked, another resident had multiple dings in a truck, and yet another resident had a broken skylight.

Perhaps spring will come soon.