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City residents Lou and Kris Rhoades have parlayed their small business acumen, and their passion for Christian ministry, into a musical and outreach effort that spans the Mon Valley and Western Pennsylvania.
Their non-profit group, The Well Ministries, will sponsor its 14th annual all-day Inspire Christian Music Festival this Saturday (Sept. 6) at the Lions Club Bandshell at Renziehausen Park. Admission is free.
In an interview this morning on "Two Rivers, 30 Minutes," our weekly public affairs program, the couple (married for more than 30 years) discussed the music festival and The Well's many ongoing projects, which include a band called Chalice.
Lou Rhoades also discussed the puppet shows he puts on throughout the area. To see a schedule for Saturday's event, visit the website, where the festival also will be streamed live.
"Two Rivers" airs at 9:30 a.m. Fridays on WEDO (810) and is also available as a free podcast download via iTunes and Stitcher.
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The City of McKeesport will hold its first-ever celebration of patriotism this Sunday as part of a full slate of events planned for Renziehausen Park.
A "Patriotism Parade" will begin in the park at 6 p.m., followed by a salute to local veterans and local servicemen and servicewomen at 6:30 p.m. The River City Brass Band will perform at the Lions Club Bandshell at 7 p.m. For more information, visit the McKeesport Bands website.
In conjunction with the patriotism celebration, the WIP Arts project, McKeesport Art Group and McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center will hold an "Art in the Park" craft show and sale in the parking lot of the Heritage Center from 12 noon until 7 p.m.
Art and craft vendors will be on hand to sell creative works and community organizations will be providing family-friendly arts and crafts activities. The Heritage Center museum will be open and entertainment will be hosted at the Heritage Center.
Musical performances include Luis Castillo at 1 p.m. and the MoneyPenny Band at 3 p.m. Spaces are still available for vendors at a cost of $20.
For more information, visit the WIP Arts website.
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Traffic patterns on the Mansfield Bridge will be switched Monday night (Sept. 8), and the new patterns will be in effect for approximately two weeks, a county spokeswoman said.
The Mansfield Bridge is being reconstructed as part of a $34 million project being done in conjunction with the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Work is being performed by the Joseph B. Fay Company of Tarentum.
The next phase of construction will have cars traveling from Glassport and McKeesport to Dravosburg using the newly constructed side of the bridge. Traffic on either side of the bridge will be restricted to one lane.
The temporary traffic signal which was installed in March 2012 on the Glassport side of the river will be removed and traffic coming onto the bridge from Glassport to Dravosburg will be controlled through a stop sign.
Traffic traveling onto the bridge from McKeesport to Dravosburg and traffic going to McKeesport and Glassport will have the right-of-way.
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