Canonsburg Friends Blog reaches 50,000 Page Views.

Our Canonsburg Friends Blog  recently reached a 50,000 page view milestone. Not bad for a site that originally started as a CHS59 class reunion site.

The blog informs viewers about the "Town of Canonsburg" all around the world, visited by 38 different countries this year.
Here are the top 10 countries viewing the blog over the past 12 months.

Pageviews by Countries

United States

41,829

Germany

1,137

Russia

793

Netherlands

489

United Kingdom

485

Slovenia

424

Ukraine

414

France

410

Canada

360

Latvia

205

Perry Como & Dean Martin: A Geography Lesson

Pierino Ronald Como was from Canonsburg, PA and Dino Paul Crocetti from Steubenville, OH. 

Perry Como (1912-2001) - Dean Martin (1917-1995)

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Perry and Dean Geography Video

Those Old Time Candies

Growing up I definitely remember most of these candies... most of them a penny, no more than a nickel being available at our neighborhood  store "Moscovic's" on Ridge Ave.

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Another CHS 59 classmate passes

Dianna Lee Hackenson Dresko

Dianna Dresko, of Florida, formerly of Canonsburg, died November 13, 2011.

Surviving are husband Ronald Dresko; twin sister Donna; sister Doris; and stepdaughter and caregiver Shelly.

Interment is in Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg.

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From: Jim Herron
Subject: Another CHS 59 Passes

I saw in yesterday's paper that Tiny Hackinson died last November.  Here is the list I have of classmates who have died.

CHS Class of 59 Deceased: 

J. Eileen Betonte Kestner         died 12/16/05

Gary Briceland                        died 7/3/06

Mario Celio                             died 7/7/89

Jim Depaoli                             died 9/20/59

Aurella Dobbs Wilinski           died 10/14/88

Gerald Dudley                         died 11/30/89

Ken Ewasky                            died 3/19/96

Shirley Goodnight Leasure      died 3/13/04

James Guzell                           died 8/10/03

Dianna Hackinson Dresko       died 11/13/11

Barbara Haley Broutin             died 4/1/11

Bob Herman                            died 8/4/88

Eric Huston                              died 5/5/98

Jean Kern                                died 3/22/04

Fred Lyon                                died 2/5/88

Saundra Milligan Frederick      died 3/13/95

Al Moze                                   died 6/22/11

Patty Powers Bails                   died 6/1/10

Patricia Rodgers Dzurino         died 6/20/08

Rita A. Soulakis Steadman       died 1/6/06

Anthony J. Spataro                  died 2/2/02

Barbara Wines Grover             died 9/30/01

Canonsburg Police Chief Haney - 1941-1950

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Photograph is of James Haney, who was Chief of Police from 1941-1950.  Canonsburg's first police motorcycle was an Ace, bought from local dealer Victor Simonin in 1923. He went to Philadelphia to pick it up (probably by train), and rode it back. It was replaced in 1925 by a Henderson, and an Indian was purchased the following year to provide two patrol vehicles. The first squad car was bought from Barney Patsch in 1933. The specs required leather seats; apparently they had a problem with drunks bleeding or vomiting in the taxis that they had been hiring.
The picture was taken at the end of East College  near the intersection of Pike looking toward Weavertown bridge and hill.