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PHOTOS: COURTESY OF ROBINSON’S RUN CEMETERY
One of the flag holders at Robinson’s Run Cemetery
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With the new flag that will be dedicated June 14 are, from left, Dave Rhome, mayor of Canonsburg; Dennis Blake, general manager of Pennsylvania Transformer Technology; Pam Florian, human resources director; Eric Miller, Canonsburg councilman, and Christopher Staud, co-founder of the Forgotten Flag Foundation.
Refurbished flagpole, new flag to be dedicated in Canonsburg
SF man repairs flag holders at veteran gravesites By Jon Andreassi Staff writer
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By Paul Paterra Staff writer
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Christopher Staud has long had a fascination with flags. So much so, in fact, that he decided to restore the 90-foot flagpole at the Pennsylvania Transformer Technology property in Canonsburg and add a new American flag during a ceremony on Flag Day. The flagpole was erected there in 1953, but was in need of refurbishment. The new 25-by-15-foot flag will be called “The Flag Over East End.” “I saw this flagpole on my porch one day and told (my fiancee) I was going to
COURTESY OF CHRISTOPHER STAUD
Two bullets, two razor blades and two matches will be placed in the truck SEE GLORY PAGE A2 of the refurbished flagpole.
New South Park ice cream shop serving up Penn State ice cream
Last year on Memorial Day, Dean Stewart noticed that many of the flags marking the graves of veterans at Robinson’s Run Cemetery were falling over. Bob Moreau, superintendent of the McDonald graveyard, said Stewart offered a fix. “He approached me and said he noticed a lot of the flag holders were loose, the tops were stripped and falling off,” Moreau said. “We started pulling them a dozen at a time.” Stewart, of South Fayette Township, said his father, along with many other relatives and close friends, are buried at Robinson’s Run. “It just irritated the heck out of me when I saw the flags touching the ground,” Stewart said. He estimates that he repaired close to 300 flag holders at the
Dean Stewart repaired about 300 flag holders at the resting places of veterans at Robinson’s Run Cemetery in McDonald.
cemetery. For Stewart, the project was a way to honor the veterans resting there. “People say they live their lives and don’t have any regrets, and I think that’s a SEE REPAIRS PAGE A2
Fun at the field
By Rick Shrum
For the Observer-Reporter rshrum@observer-reporter.com
Randy Stetor was amazed that one of the first customers at the ice cream parlor he and his wife, Debra Galob, had opened had arrived from Ambridge. It’s a 28-mile commute to Bethel Park. “I asked why,” Stetor said, chortling at the realization there are probably more than 28 such shops en route. “The man said, ‘This is closer than State College.’” Such is the reputation of ice cream and sherbets manufactured at Penn State Berkey Creamery in University Park, on the Penn State campus, and are now being served at the recently christened Flora Park Creamery. Located a half-dozen waffle cones off Corrigan Drive, near the entrance to South Park,
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Spouses Debra Galob and Randy Stetor are selling Penn SEE SHOP PAGE A2 State Berkey ice cream at their shop.
SOUTH PARK Bikers give new specialty skills area a spin PAGE A2 What’s happening, B3
Rom Pezzone, right, and his brother, Vinny, race from home plate to the pitcher’s mound at a baseball field located along McLaughlin Run Road. The siblings hope to emulate their father someday. Michael Pezzone played baseball at Upper St. Clair High School. He said watching his sons brought back memories and that showing his children, including Leo, his “old stomping grounds,” they would enjoy the athletic programs the community offers as he did.
SPORTS Mt. Lebanon girls survive New Oxford’s best punch PAGE B1 Real estate transactions, A6
SCHOOL NEWS Bethel Park students create award-winning business plan PAGE B3 Classifieds, B4-6