Posted by Netcee on May 02, 2006 at 14:40:41 (PST):
In Reply to: Re: What's Goin' On? posted by Joe on May 02, 2006 at 14:32:49 (PST):
: : I returned to Kittanning recently and was saddened by the state of affairs.
: : I guess as a kid you see things, no matter what the condition, in a positive light. I wished I had that vision a few weeks ago.
: : Driving past my old neighborhood, driving through town, and seeing those things I thought to be grand as a young person dug up, tore up, or in need of repair broke my heart.
: : Is the job situation that bad in Kittanning? I live in a small town now and it seems like they are always remodeling and rebuilding something. Not a whole lot of jobs around us...people have to travel 30 minutes to an hour for decent paying jobs.
: : So what's going on? I haven't been on the board that much to understand.
: : Selling a church? That's a new one on me.
: Things change, a lot of industry has left this area. PPG is gone from Ford City, Eljer isn't what it used to be. A lot of the coal mines shut down. a few other industries are gone and not much to replace them yet.It seems other areas are doing well but we aren't.
: As for the church, there were not enough priests to go around and they are selling one church, tore another down and the people have spread to other churches.
: Maybe good times will find us again, who knows?
Nothing ever changes in the good 'ole heart and in our memories, eh? Good times have to come back. The place is too awesome for them not to.
"The mountains of my memories..." Still love Kittanning and always will.