This Month’s News…

August is our “Family Reunion Month.” The Reunion is held each year on the first Saturday of August. It takes place in a pavilion on the grounds of the Mon Valley YMCA in Carroll Township, PA. Pop-Pop says it has been held at the “Y” since 2003 or so. He said back in the day when he was a kid, it was held at the Monessen City Park. Follow this link to view more reunion pictures.

This is Mom’s latest addition to her Pyrex Collection. She got it from a guy in Charleroi, PA. The vast majority of Pyrex products were manufactured in the Corning Glass Plant located there. And there’s more to this story. He noticed Mom’s maiden name and asked her if she had relatives that once lived in Charleroi. Pop-Pop’s family did indeed live in Charleroi…in the same neighborhood as his family. Pop-Pop’s brothers are around the same age as he is and they were good friends back in the day! A real Six Degrees of Separation event!

Yet another watermelon failed the “Drop Test” this month. Maybe we should consider removing this test as a requirement for “Watermelon Certification.” Or at least changing the test drop height requirement.

That’s most of the news that’s fit to print. See you next month.

This Month’s Pictures…