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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · John Last

    The Last Word: Not Even Being Hit by Car Stops This 100-Year-Old (opens the original)

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    I've heard some wonderful things about a woman who lives at the Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community in Meadville. She's 100 years old, almost 101, and she's still active. She has some great stories to tell. I can't wait to meet her. I meet Jane Hutchison and her daughter Carol inside Jane's apartment at Wesbury. Jane tells me it's too nice a day to stay inside. She suggests we go outside and look at her garden. She's 100 years old but I better hustle if I want to keep up. Jane is a phy

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · John Last

    The Last Word: Man Enjoys Extreme Gardening During His Retirement (opens the original)

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    My wife had a nice vegetable garden again this year. We enjoyed lettuce, onions, tomatoes and peppers. But today, my story is about a different kind of garden, and a man who grows things that weigh more than I do. I'm visiting Ken Zappitella and his wife Kathy at their home near East Springfield. Ken is showing me some of the large fruits and vegetables that are still growing in his backyard. The first thing he shows me is a bushel gourd. "That's over 215, 220 pounds right now,” Ken declares.

  3. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · John Last

    The Last Word: Surviving a Spooky Night at Phantom Park (opens the original)

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    I’m standing at the place I always knew as Conneaut Lake Park in Crawford County. However, for the next few weeks it will be called Phantom Park. If you visit, be prepared to be scared! I'm joining Jaclyn McCoy, the general manager at Conneaut Lake Park. She has invited me to the final dress rehearsal for Phantom Park. I'm told this is the largest haunt in Pennsylvania with nine spooky attractions. What have I gotten myself into? "So, which one are we walking through first?” Jaclyn asks me.

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · John Last

    The Last Word: The Legends of Erie’s Ainsworth Field (opens the original)

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    I’m visiting Ainsworth Field, owned by the Erie School District. It needs a lot of repairs, costing millions of dollars. It would be nice to preserve this ballpark. Not only so baseball games could continue to be played here, but also because of the memories that were made here. The walls and bleachers of Ainsworth Field cannot talk. However, I am still in luck. There is no one better to tell me about the history of this ballpark than Alan Swigonski. He's Erie's foremost baseball historian. He

  5. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · John Last

    The Last Word: Beautiful Mural Depicts Women’s Struggle for Solidarity (opens the original)

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    I was honored to be the guest speaker at a meeting of the GE Retirees a few months ago. The meeting was held at the United Electrical Workers (UE) 506 union hall in Lawrence Park. I saw a beautiful and captivating tribute to workers that day. Today is Labor Day and I want to see it again. The tribute is a mural inside the union hall. It’s called A Woman's Place: A Warrior in the Struggle for International Solidarity. The mural not only pays tribute to American women who made a difference in th

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