JoAnne Harrop

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | JoAnne Harrop

Helena and Dylan Jesse will certainly have a story to tell about their wedding day. The couple from Jeannette didn’t allow the craziness of the hundreds of cars and thousands of people traveling along Hulton Road in Oakmont to stall their plans. They went ahead with getting married at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon in the midst of the second day of the U.S. Open Championship at nearby Oakmont Country Club.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | JoAnne Harrop

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale celebrated its 125th anniversary on June 1. The day began with a Mass celebrated by Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik, along with other clergy. During his homily, Zubik recognized the ancestors who brought the strength and richness of the Croatian people to the United States and especially to the Pittsburgh diocese. “We celebrate and stand on the shoulders of giants who helped with the building of God’s kingdom,” Zubik said.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | JoAnne Harrop

A little free library sits outside Heidi Ondek’s home, and the symbolism of that little wooden box on a stand doesn’t go unnoticed by people who know Ondek, a Sewickley woman who has devoted her life to education. “My children gave me that little library as a Christmas gift,” said Ondek, executive director and superintendent for the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children in Oakland. “The sentiment didn’t go unnoticed. It was such a meaningful gift.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | JoAnne Harrop

Designer Betsy Wentz is her own newest client with a project that involves moving her business to an entirely new location that is much bigger. “We were running out of space,” said Wentz, surrounded by boxes of tiles and rug samples in her Walnut Street store in Sewickley. “We hired more people. There is just not enough room where we are now.”Wentz relocated Betsy Wentz Interior Design across the street this month to a building that she purchased in January.

3 weeks ago | triblive.com | JoAnne Harrop

As Carol Semple Thompson sat on a couch inside Oakmont Country Club overlooking the ninth green, she reminisced about the game she’s loved her entire life. She was never in it for the green — she was in it for the greens. “I love this course, and I really loved it when I was younger and played better,” said Thompson, 76, of Sewickley Hills, one of the most prolific amateur golfers in the world. “It is difficult, and it is iconic.