Ghost on Laurel Mountain (PA)

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GHOST ON LAUREL MOUNTAIN (PA)

Diana Hunt

     The greatest Allegheny County scandal at the start of the 20^th century involved a woman connected to Laughlintown, Pennsylvania, three and a half miles east of Ligonier.

     On April 12, 1901, an attempted burglary and a murder were committed in a store and the adjoining home of Thomas Kahney, in Mt. Washington, a part of Pittsburgh overlooking the city from high atop the hills. The crime was committed by

Interviewing Casper the Friendly Ghost

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INTERVIEWING CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST

Joanne et al

During our October Beanery Writers Group meeting, several Halloween prompts were given out. One was: You are the star reporter for Halloween Headline, and you’ve just landed an interview with Casper the Friendly Ghost. Write out 20 questions to ask during the interview. Responses from members of the group are below.

Do you eat? If so, where does the food go?

Do you have parents? Do ghosts beget ghosts or were you

Destination: Ligonier (PA)

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DESTINATION: LIGONIER (PA)

Sally Shirey

     It is difficult to trace the growth of the hospitality industry in the Ligonier Valley without noting the attendant development of transportation across the region as well.

     The Ligonier Valley was the first stopping place west of the Allegheny Mountains for settlers seeking new lives after the defeat of the French in 1758.  Those earliest pioneers followed the primitive Forbes Road, rough and barely wide enough for their wagons.  Settlements and towns first developed near

Her Gift

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HER GIFT

Dmitri

From her concealment, I take her measure:

Compliant one she is—I bind her hands.

Her only purpose becomes my pleasure;

willing, waiting, she thrives on my commands.

 

Held in respect as ought this awesome gift,

I touch her cheek as in her eyes I see

her

Where were you on September 11, 2001 Part BW

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WHERE WERE YOU ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001? Part BW

 Today, September 11, 2009, was the Beanery Writers Group regular meeting date. I presented the group with an “oral prompt,” which led to a discussion that lasted for more than an hour. The prompt contained three questions. First, Where were you when you heard about the events of September 11, 2001? Second, how did you hear? Third, how did you feel?

While waiting for the meeting to start, I presented the same questions to other Coffe Bean Cafe patrons. Their answers can be found at 

Where were you on September 11, 2001? Part CCH

…Carolyn C. Holland, facilitator of the Beanery Writers Group in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

As for myself, I was at Valley Dairy in Connellsville, taking my morning coffee break. I was told a private plane crashed in the mountains. During my drive home, I turned on the radio, seeking information on the crash. That’s when

MY MUSE

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MY MUSE

Diana R. Hunt

 My Muse strolls by the rivers of my mind

she returns from her holiday,

carrying a wondrous something for me;

the sepia then meets the parchment,

from the quill the words do flow;

wishes, memories, observations and dreams,

gathered together lovingly,

to be shared with the world as a quiet song.

 ADDITIONAL READING:

Bookshelves of Conscious

Moose, Goose, Deer

Two Haikus: A Summer Day & Night Sky

Oh, no! Stranded in India

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OH, NO! STRANDED IN INDIA

Joney

     I was almost stranded at a station in a village whose name I couldn’t pronounce. I was teaching in the southern part of India, in a place called Tamil Nadu, at a small village. It was at a 7,000 foot level in the mountains. Mountains are called “ghats.” The village was Kodaikanal and the school was Kodaikanal International School.

    We had a long Christmas vacation so students could travel to their home country for their vacations. The students were all boarding students from many countries. I wanted to see as much of India as I could at this time. A young Indian piano teacher, Roger, friend of mine, said he lived in Kalimpong. Kalimpong is on the boarder of Napal.  

    “Sure, I would love to meet your family.”

     Roger already had his train ticket. I bought a train ticket. I was put in a cabin with three men!—–in a different car than my friend was in. The trip lasted four days. I had a top bunk. I climbed up and watched the men. One was an

History reridden—The Pony Express

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HISTORY RERIDDEN: THE PONY EXPRESS

Ronald J. Shafer

        The morning sun still hung low in the sky as the Chevy pickup pulled into the parking area, where a small sign read “Pony Express Stop.” Rider 278 looked at one of the spaces near the front, then remembered the trailer he towed. He eased the truck and trailer onto the grass at the edge of the lot, walked to the back of the trailer, and lowered the ramp, before glancing toward the intersection of routes 30 and 981. Not many cars on the road today, he thought, running a hand through his blond hair. Maybe folks are celebrating the Fourth of July a day early.

     He walked inside, talked to his horse and patted the pinto before backing the animal down the ramp. As usual, the gelding didn’t

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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DEER HEAD FOUND IN MAILBOX—A GIFT?

When Sue G., Slippery Rock Township, PA., saw her cat in her window she breathed a sigh of relief. She had just discovered the severed end of a head of an unknown creature in her mailbox.