Take Me Back to The Fifties - Once Again!

A Fun Flash Back to the 50's

Turn up the Sound

and

Click

HERE

to

Enjoy

And While your in that Nostalgic Mood why not try

DO YOU REMEMBER THESE
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Compliments of Patsy Verona

CHS Class of 1955

50th Miss SNPJ

As some will remember, in a previous Canonsburg Friends Post, we recognized Miss SNPJ of 1957 - Marlynn Turki.

Now 50 years later the first Miss SNPJ - Marlynn Wilson Donaldson poses with the current Miss SNPJ of 2007 - Darcy Brand.

The picture was taken in celebration of the 50th SNPJ Paegent.

I can only add, in the most respectful way. Once a Fox, Always a Fox!

Happy Holidays!

Dear Canonsburg Friends,

Thank you all for your support and friendship!

I want to wish you all a

Merry Christmas

and a

Happy New Year!

Dick Garboski

Canonsburg Lake

Canonsburg Lake
(Photo taken by Ron Ross of Canonsburg)

Fall foilage at Canonsburg Lake, with unidentified fishermen
(Photo by Paulet Lang of Canonsburg)

Canonsburg Lake is a 76-acre impoundment created from a dam located on Little Chartiers Creek. Water from the lake flows over the dam's spillway, then continues north for approximately ¼ mile where it meets the main branch of Chartiers Creek. Chartiers Creek continues for approximately 25 miles until it meet the Ohio River in McKees Rocks.

The lake was created by a 525 feet long and 45 feet high dam constructed by the Alcoa Corporation in 1943.   The lake was created as an industrial water supply for an Alcoa forging plant located in the East End of Canonsburg where Standard Tin Plate previously had been.   

Alcoa's forging plant was a wartime industry to forge airplane propellers, but the war ended before the plant got into full production.   The facility closed, and Pennsylvania Transformer and RCA followed them at the location.   A small structure built immediately below the dam to house the pumps that transported water to the forging plant remains on site today.

The Commonwealth, acting through the Fish and Boat Commission, acquired the lake, dam and adjacent property in 1958 for public fishing and boating.

Project Status

Here is evidence of some progress on my wine cellar project. (I find as a gentleman of leisure, I can be easily sidetracked).

Roof shingles, doors, trim then paint remain to finish the exterior. The front porch will be put off till spring.

I'll probably tackle the landscaping next, hopefully before our rainy season sets-in and save the interior finishing work for those rainy days and its ....shorter........trip to the wine cellar.......Hic!.
Dick Garboski