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A 23-year-old St. Marys woman is dead following a crash early this morning on Route 255 in the Village of Byrnedale. Savannah Straub was a passenger in a car that crashed after it went out of control at about 2:50 a.m. and hit a tree, a guide rail and a bridge. She was thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the driver, 24-year-old Brandon Weidow of Byrnedale, suffered moderate injuries and was flown to Altoona General Hospital for treatment. Police are continuing their investigation. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

John Schlimm, internationally award-winning author of 11 books on cooking/entertaining, history, how-to and fiction, will speak to the graduating class of 2012 at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Schlimm, whose most recent books are “The Tipsy Vegan,” which was featured in The New York Times, and the upcoming “Grilling Vegan Style,” will deliver the keynote address during commencement exercises at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, in the KOA Arena of the Sport and Fitness Center at Pitt-Bradford. Schlimm was a hit with the students he spoke to during the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association’s Backpack to Briefcase program in January when he delivered his “There Are No Limits” address. Joshua Gray, a senior broadcast communications major from St. Charles, Ill., was one of the students at the program. “The spirit and drive that John brought to Backpack to Briefcase was amazing,” Gray said. “I have never listened to a speaker and wished he ha...

By SANDRA RHODES A St. Marys man known for his cookbooks using beer brewed up a book in a whole different genre – fiction. John Schlimm released his book “Twang” as an e-book. “Twang,” which delves into the world of country music, is not that different from the cookbooks he’s written to date, Schlimm said. “I think the very core of who I am is that I am a storyteller,” he said. “Even a cookbook tells a story. It tells a story of a great party.” Schlimm said it was just a natural progression that would lead him to eventually tell the story of country music since he knows the industry intimately have being a publicist in Nashville for two years. “It’s an incredible, magical place. Rarely do people think how incredible Nasville is, especially behind the scenes.” And, Schlimm said, it’s never been written before. “Twang” tells the story of a sister duo, who aren’t what they seem, as well as a husband and wife duo, who also are not what they seem. There’s a reporter who presents him...

The highly anticipated St. Patrick’s Day Party / Stop #2 for the Straub Brewery Charity Pub Crawl will be held at HoleShot Bar & Grill in St. Marys this Friday, March 18th from 9 - 11 p.m. All are welcome to attend and there is no cover charge. A Jam Session/Open Mic Night (HoleShot will provide the drums, mic, and amps) will follow Fish Fries (available all-day until 8 p.m). The St. Patty’s Day celebration will include HoleShot’s famous Roost Fries, $1 Straub Beer Draft Drink Specials, Free Door Prizes, official concert-style Pub Crawl tees for sale, and to really bring out everyone’s inner Leprechaun, special GREEN Straub Beer will be served throughout the party. Please note that Edgewood has also generously donated their parking lot for overflow parking at the party. The yearlong 2011 Straub Brewery Charity Pub Crawl benefits four local charities: Elk County Relay for Life, Elk County Humane Society, Crystal Fire Department, and Rotary Club of St. Marys. Proceeds for the chariti...

Normally Sunday Book Talk is a Web extra, but today it's an encore presentation of LiveLine. John Schlimm II was my guest on Thursday's LiveLine to talk about his book as well as his appearance Tuesday at Pitt-Bradford. You can listen here and find even more information here .

John Schlimm, author of the internationally award-winning “The Ultimate Beer Lover’s Cookbook,” will speak at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Tuesday. The program, which will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 9, in the Mukaiyama University Room, is free and open to the public and will cover culinary pursuits, entertaining, beer and writing. The program will include an informal presentation and a question-and-answer period with the author. The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of Hanley Library and the Pitt-Bradford Hospitality Management Club. With more than 400 food and drink recipes using beer as an ingredient, “The Ultimate Beer Lover’s Cookbook” is the largest beer cookbook ever published and was awarded both “Best Beer Book in the United States” and “Best Beer Book in the World” by the Gourmand Awards. A member of one of the oldest brewing families in the United States, beginning with his great-great-grandfather Peter Straub, who founded the Straub Brewery in the 1870s, Schli...