Stole this one from a post I read on Gettr.

Your 7-year-old wakes up exhausted.
Not because he's sick.
Because it's 6AM.

You pour him cereal.
Not because it's healthy.
Because it's quick.

He stares at an iPad.
Not because it's good for him.
Because you need to get ready.

The school calls later:
"He can't focus"
"He can't sit still"
"He needs testing"

The doctor writes a prescription.
Not because your boy is broken.
Because the system is.

The truth?

His brain is FIGHTING:
- Chemical food dyes
- Sugar crashes
- Screen addiction
- Sleep deprivation
- Natural energy

But we medicate the child Instead of fixing the cause.

Your grandfather's kids:
- Played outside
- Ate real food
- Slept well
- Moved freely

No pills needed.

Modern parenting isn't convenience.

It's warfare.

Against your own child

I really hate how people just 'forget' the atrocity our own government perpetrated against the people of this country. There isn't enough rope to hang all the people that had a hand in this crap.

Hospital administrators, doctors, even nurses, should all be held accountable if guilt is proven.

These 'life-saving' vaccines were given away free. Why not insulin, chemotherapy, EpiPens??

They all need executed.

The holiday season kicks off in Scottdale on Saturday, December 7.

Be sure to visit the downtown area for a full day of celebration and fun!

The Geyer Theater for the Performing Arts kicks off the day with their annual Elf Run. Dress up as your favorite elf and take part in a festive 5k run/walk. The event registration starts at 8:00am.

Shoppers have an opportunity to find lots of Christmas gifts with two big craft/maker market shows.  The St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church opens the doors at 9:00am and runs until 3:00pm. The large West Overton Village Holiday Makers Market runs from 10:00am to 3:00pm on Dec. 7 & 8.

The ever-popular Christmas House Tour runs from 1:00pm to 5:00pm and is sponsored by the Scottdale Historical Society. Visit five historic home, one church, and the Geyer Theater. Tickets are available at  HOUSE TOUR TICKETS

From 3:00pm to 4:30pm, be sure to bring the kids for Cookies with Santa at the Scottdale Elks. 

Also, don't miss the holiday-decorated parking meters throughout downtown.

The day finishes with the Scottdale Winter Lights Celebration. Santa will make his first appearance of the year at the parade that starts at 5:00pm. After the parade, bring the kids to the gazebo for treats and a chance to meet Santa Claus.

Finally, as an online treat, the Annual Main Street Scottdale Christmas poem with be posted on Facebook, in this forum, and on the Main Street Scottdale webpage.

Make ytou calendar for this big day of yuletide events!!

 

You may have noticed ads for local Scottdale businesses in our forums. Please support our local businesses. Shop Scottdale!
 

Thank you so much for the support Joe!  It's going to be a fun year of campaigning and getting to know the community even better. I'm looking forward to talking to folks and learning more about what the community would like their Scottdale to look like and working on a plan to try and help achieve those goals. ❤️

A little birdie is chirping that a current sitting member of the Southmoreland School Board seemingly has an issue with 'people of color'. Sadly, I believe this to be true. 

We are happy to announce that our website is undergoing a rebranding! We are changing our name from Scottdale Alive to Main Street Scottdale. We decided to get one last 'fresh start', using the tools of electronic media, to help residents of Scottdale to engage and discuss the past, present, and future of our town.

We will maintain and monitor the website, the Facebook group, and the new message board system, all branded with the Main Street Scottdale name, to provide three assets to learn about Scottdale and all it has to offer.

The website has been around in one form or another since 2009. There is a complete business directory and event calendar for our area available. We also runs small ads for local Scottdale businesses free of charge.

We also have the ability to publish, for lack of a better term, 'opt eds' provided by the citizens in town. If anyone feels the need to write, or has written a short story, article, or just a letter to the editor, we are willing to share those with the rest of the town. We are hoping that people will be willing to share their thoughts so everyone can view life through a different set of eyes.

Any topic from sewing to the 'best fishing hole you ever found' is a possibility. If you just want to blow off steam and just praise or complain, we can do that too. I am willing to help assist anyone that might be willing to give it a shot.

The Facebook group is, well, a Facebook group. The only thing that makes the Main Steet Scottdale group different is that we frown on using it to promote your business or yourself. Oddly enough, Facebook is one of the reasons that I decided to add the next section to Main Steet Scottdale.....a message board system.

We used message boards, or forums, years ago to allow groups of people with like interests to have discussions in a true 'threaded' environment. The organizational flow makes it easy to find a specific topic you are interested in without having to scroll through pages of posts (like Facebook) to find something you are interested in. We created it as an alternative for those that desire an area to have more in-depth discussions that are just too cumbersome on other social media platforms. We understand a forum system won't be for everyone, but it's another good place to share your thoughts and ideas with the rest of the town. It doesn't cost anything and you can even use a nifty 'screen' name instead of your real one. We are optimistic that we can begin a free exchange of ideas without fear of being throttled by social media fact-checkers and moderation. (That doesn't mean that we won't moderate if necessary to keep order, but it won't be as heavy handed as social media tends to be.) We hope everyone at least visits once to see if it's your 'cup of tea'.

Hopefully we will all enter a new year with guarded optimism. If the last election proved anything, it shows how much power the people have when they come together with a common goal. It's time everyone starts to pay a little more attention, perhaps volunteer time and effort, and most importantly, run for local political office. It's time for the next generation to step up and take the controls for the future of this town.

We urge everyone to take part in sharing our views, goals, and wishes with everyone in the borough. For various reasons, Scottdale is on a downward trajectory, but with a little vision, a little help, and a lot of hope, there is no reason this town can be exactly what so many of you want it to be.

Please take part in the discussion. (And remember, NOTHING is off the table. We need opinions.)

We are thrilled to congratulate Lindy House on being the first to declare their candidacy for Mayor in 2026! Your dedication and vision for our community are truly inspiring. We look forward to seeing your campaign unfold and wish you the best of luck on this exciting journey. Here's to a future filled with positive change and progress!

 

If you have a suggestion for a forum category, feel free to share them here. In addition, if you have questions how to use the forum system, you can ask those questions here as well.

Please do not make 'lost pet', 'I have baby clothes for sale', 'free to a good home', or ads for a business or self-promotion. Facebook and other social media have a home for these sorts of things, and they will be deleted immediately upon discovery in the forums.