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Weekend Features - 3/24/2013

Katelyn Bennett, 5, of Connellsville is pushed on the swings at Eberly Park in North Union Township by her mother Angela Swan, Saturday afternoon.

Jonathan Siar Jr., 3, of Leisenring is helped across the money bars at Eberly Park in North Union Township by his father Jonathan Siar Sr., Saturday afternoon.

Weekend Features - 3/10/2013

Eddie Victor (front) of Uniontown and Brandon Holbert of Fairchance, take advantage of the longer and warmer days by engaging in a one-on-one basketball game at Hutchinson Park in South Union Township, Saturday afternoon.

Kayla Howell, 5, of Uniontown hangs out with Blaze the Pit Boxer at Eberly Park in North Union Township, Saturday afternoon.

Jake Suich, 13, of Uniontown warms up for the upcoming baseball season by practicing his swings at Hutchinson Park in South Union Township, Saturday afternoon. Having just moved up to Pony League, Suich is currently awaiting to hear which team he will be picked for.

Kaitlin Koresko, 9, of Uniontown takes advantage of the longer daylight hours by flying one her favorite kites at Areford Park in South Union Township, Sunday evening.

William Torka, 9, of Cardale practices his refines his tennis skills on a warm March afternoon at Areford Park in South Union Township, Sunday evening.

Weekend Features - 3/3/2013

Destiny Dodson, 7, of Uniontown refines her punting skills at Areford Park in South Union Township while making the most of Monday's warmer weather.

Kaydin Phillips, 9, of Uniontown competes in a game of H-O-R-S-E with his grandfather Keith Hilling at Areford Park in South Union Township, Monday. Kaydin participates annually in the YMCA basketball league.

Weekend Features - 2/10/2013

Jeff Clark of Uniontown spends an afternoon fishing at Hutchinson Sportsman's Club in South Union Township, Saturday afternoon. Clark has been a member for over 20 years and says "If I ain't fishing; I'm hunting."

Nick Ludi of Uniontown makes the most of Saturday's milder weather to take his two Golden Doodle dog breeds Anneka and Tinker Bell for a walk through the creek at Hutchinson Park in South Union Township.

Idlewild Park receives historical recognition

ACE Historian David Hahner Jr. (left) and Idlewild Park
General Manager Brandon Leonatti unveil the new marker
at Idlewild Park along Route 30 on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2012.

Idlewild Park, a longtime staple of Southwest Pennsylvania’s entertainment industry, received a new honor on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2012 with the dedication of a new roadside plaque in honor of the park’s history.

In recognition of the park’s 135th operating season, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has honored Idlewild with an official historic marker, placed along Route 30, by one of the park’s exits. Idlewild has already received national attention with its current distinction as World’s Best Children’s Park, a title formerly held by Legoland California.

An official dedication ceremony was held Saturday morning with speeches from Jeffrey S. Croushore; Sales and Public Relations Manager for Idlewild, Jean Craige Pepper; Commissioner for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and David Hahner Jr. of the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) who first nominated the park for its historical distinction in 2010.

Hahner, a historian for ACE, stated in an interview following the dedication that the nomination process began during a weekend at Idlewild with Croushore showing him the park’s first Golden Ticket Award and talking about how he had been toying with the idea of nominating the park’s Rollo Coaster (sic) for the title of an ACE Coaster Landmark.

“We began talking about different historical markers... and at that point I said ‘Well you guys don’t have a state historic marker yet and you’re older than Kennywood,’” said Hahner.

Hahner began working with Croushore, who also authored an “Images of America” book on Idlewild in 2004, over the two-year process by supplying extensive amounts of information and history to the PA Historical and Museum Commission to receive the marker. Croushore himself stated that the event resonates with him personally.

“I grew up coming to Idlewild and I have so many special family memories: My first roller coaster ride, gathering around the picnic tables throughout the grounds and just a lot of lifetime family memories which make it a very special event for me and everyone here at the park,” said Croushore.

The trademark navy-blue and gold plaque reads as follows:

Idlewild Park

The longest-operating amusement park in Pa. and among the oldest in the nation. In 1878, Thomas Mellon leased land along his Ligonier Valley Railroad hoping to increase passenger traffic by opening a picnic ground. Amusement rides began to be added in the 1890s; several rides from the 1930s continue to operate today. Surviving the railroad closure, two World Wars and the Great Depression, Idlewild provides nationally recognized family recreation.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 2012©

Happy New Year! - 1/1/2013

Tristan McCoy, 6, of Uniontown speeds down the hills at Areford Park in South Union Township on his new snowboard overseen by his grandfather Tom McCoy on New Years Day.

Alexander Edwards (front), 5, and his cousin Tristan McCoy, 6, both of Uniontown, speed down the hills at Areford Park in South Union Township on his new snowboard overseen by their grandfather Tom McCoy on New Years Day.

Kayla Clark of Masontown lays with her newborn baby boy, Austin Channing Lee Senseney, along with the baby's father, Josh Senseney, at Uniontown Hospital on New Years Day. Austin, 7-pounds, 15-ounces, was born New Years Day at 12:01 A.M..

Nikia Harris of Gates stands alongside her newborn baby boy, Chase Michael Harris, along with the baby's grandfather, Belmont Forsythe, at Uniontown Hospital on New Years Day. Chase, 3-pounds, 14-ounces, was born New Years Day at 12:59 A.M..