It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means! We are going to hear a story of Kane’s history from the Kane Historic Preservation Society.
Tonight Matt Boyer, the Kane High member of the group, tells the story of when a Japanese submarine came to Kane in 1943. It’s so interesting!
Community support and involvement are a big part of what makes Kane so special. Today Joe Gentile tells stories about what community support has meant to him, everything from the organizations he is involved in to a personal story about his current employer giving him a chance during a difficult time.
Did we also mention fireworks are involved? Watch him tell the stories himself.
You can’t think of Kane Players without thinking of Missy Hartman. She co-founded this amazing community theater arts group with Lynette Yetto in the early 1970s.
Today Missy, Lynda Karger and Tom Hartman share stories about the good old days of Kane Players.❤️
The Girl Scouts are active in Kane! And what a better place than Kane to be in Girl Scouts, with the Allegheny National Forest right here?
Today we talked with Kylie Housler, Kayleiana Rhodes and Terin Boschert about what they love about their troop and why they love Kane.
Barry Johnson is a 1969 Kane High graduate with great stories to share about Kane. His father, Vern Johnson, was the Kane Area High School superintendent for years. If it wasn’t for one person who Vern reconnected with on the train home from serving in World War II, the entire course of his life could have been very different.
Barry was an athlete in high school, playing football, basketball and track. In a ten year period, seven Kane football players went on to play at Penn State, including Barry. He shares about a few of the Penn State coaches and their visits to Kane.
Watch Barry share these stories and tell why he loves Kane.
Music and jam sessions are part of what makes Kane awesome. Tonight The Moon Whistlers– Dog a/k/a John Marconi, Jake McCloskey and Austin Morgan– tell stories about how they came together and why they love Kane.
They end our time together with a jam and it’s incredible! You have to watch them tell their stories and then get a feel for this Kane born music.
Mrs. Margaret Caruso just turned 98 this month and has lived in Kane her entire life. She said she traveled a lot, but “it was always good to come home.”
Mrs. Caruso was born in her house on Kearney Street with no electricity or telephone. She has seen so many changes and progress over her lifetime and today she shares stories and memories about living in Kane.❤️
It’s Wednesday so it is history night! At your request, we are going to hear stories about the Thomas L. Kane Memorial Chapel. Denny Driscoll shares about who designed the chapel, who funded it and the incredible company the Thomas Kane’s family kept. There are so many stories to tell about the chapel that this will be part 1 with more about the chapel coming in another week during the 100 days.
The more we hear about our town’s founder, the more we love his heart and action taken on behalf of justice for the downtrodden.
Neighborhood schools were a huge part of Kane’s past. People who went to West Side or Central or Chestnut or any of the others have a special bond for life. Today Tom Jones shares his memories and stories about going to Clay Street School.
Tom grew up on Greeves Street, just past the cut off line for Chestnut Street Elementary. One thing he shared that we didn’t talk about in the video is that he would often walk up Greeves Street to Vincie’s as a kid, as everyone did. But whenever he came to Cumming’s Funeral home he would run until he got past it. We thought that was a funny story!
Loren Wright had a big impact on music in the Kane Area School District, including starting the Choraliers in 1957. Today one of his daughters, Pam Wright, shares stories about him. We are so grateful to still have music and arts going strong in the school and be supported by the community.
In addition to music, Mr. Wright invested in the Kane community uptown. Watch the full interview with Pam to hear some of the stories about him.
