The O-R went along on a trip with Luke Smith of Bulger to the Berlin Wall in Germany. He was on a trip with Burgettstown High School.

Taking the O-R to Tampa, Fla., for their annual golf trip were, from left, Washington residents Jesse McNurlen, Ken Hines, Matt Engle, Chris Luppino, Howie Millick, Terry Jurkovski, Scott Armstrong, Jeff Ames, Tom McGinnis, Phil Armstrong, Paul Harton and Al Leshor.

The O-R traveled to the Netherlands with, from left, Angela Paris of Ocean City, Md., Raymond Paris of Orient and Michael Lucostic of Smock. The trio stayed in Delft, visiting Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Scheveningen and Den Haag.

The Trinity High School softball team took the O-R along to the Cal Ripken Experience at Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Pictured at their cabin are, from left, front row, M. Williamson, B. McCullough, M. Bozek, N. Piatt, S. Altman, K. Walther and K. Poland; middle row, M. Lorenzo, E. Morgan, P. Barr, K. Venick and A. Reeves; and back row, S. Hutchins, A. Kozak, C. Meier, E. Venick, R. Perry, B. Bell and E. Finney.

Brent Uselton married Marcela Rangel in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, March 10. They were joined by family and friends who brought along the Observer-Reporter. Brent is a 2003 graduate of Canon-McMillan High School and currently lives in the state of California.

In early March, Russ and Roncie Sprowls of Washington and a few close friends took the O-R along to Florida for Tampa’s Music on the Bay. The annual four-day event benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Brian and Marsha Cox of McDonald took the O-R on a tour of Israel.

Janice Bell of Burgettstown and Shirley Clabaugh of Macon, Ga., took the O-R along to the Keukenhof Botanical Gardens while visiting Amsterdam, Holland.

Jeff Anderson of Muse and a group of friends took the O-R along to Pirates spring training in Bradenton, Fla. Pictured, from left, are, front row, Beth Anderson, Bev Purk and Cassie Laughlin; and back row, Jeff Anderson, Linda Kobert, Brian Bradburn, John Bradburn and Dave Kobert.

To warm up during the cold winter months, the Marth family spent a weekend at Kalahari. Terry, Jennifer, Ryan and Brendan took the O-R along to the indoor waterpark in Sandusky, Ohio.