Funding Excellence In Local Healthcare
Among the many manufacturing plants stretching along the riverfront on Allegheny Boulevard in Franklin is a company making a real impact for patients at UPMC Northwest. Piovan North America, formerly known as IPEG and more commonly referred to as Conair, …
Stephanie Brackbill is there for people in their time of need. As the Palliative Nurse Navigator at UPMC Northwest, she cares for patients with chronic illness or terminal diagnoses. Her role is to bring these patients comfort by assisting with …
When Ronald and Donna Fletcher tied the knot in 1997, they never expected their time together would be cut short by cancer. Ron and Donna’s love story began at Joy Manufacturing, where Ron, a skilled manufacturing engineer, and Donna, a …
Zachary Covington is no stranger to public service. In addition to his nearly ten years as Executive Director of the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin, he is an active member of the Franklin Rotary Club, assistant music director of the …
Harness maker Levi Newsome, Jr. died in 1967. This year, he purchased 36 new patient recliners for UPMC Northwest. Born in 1881 in Oil City, Levi Jr. was the son of Levi Newsome, Sr. and Mary Newsome. Levi Sr. was …
Mary “Marge” Hajduk is grateful for many things. Her four children and four grandchildren, her Oil City home, and two decades as principal of St. Stephens School immediately come to mind, as do the fifty years of marriage she shared …
Erin Wanninger and Marcy Hall know what it means to run a coffee shop in a small town. They also know what it means for a small-town coffee shop to give back. Woods & River Coffee is a trail-friendly coffee …
For over a decade, Greg and Sarah Merkel have been proud to call Venango County their home. Greg, an attorney with Dale Woodard Gent McFate Law Firm, and Sarah, a senior associate with an environmental consulting firm, keep busy raising …
For over a century, the McCandless family has provided medical care for the people of Venango County. Now retired, David McCandless, MD is continuing this legacy through his support for the Northwest Hospital Foundation. He first became acquainted with the …
Adjusting to life with a newborn typically entails parents welcoming their new family member while also trying to get enough sleep, managing late-night feedings, and often balancing working full-time. That is what life was like when Leigh-Anne and Matthew Williams …