Sweating weather
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Clinton Rush, in the foreground, and Joseph Hufnagel, both of Arch Masonry & Restoration, battle a blazing sun and 90-degree temperatures Wednesday afternoon while working on the façade of the LeMoyne House in Washington.
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Ann Coffaro, of Upper St. Clair, makes the stretch – and the return – during a pickle ball game at Canonsburg Town Park Wednesday afternoon.
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Patti Maciejewski lunges for the ball and makes an incredible return on the pickle ball court at Canonsburg Town Park Wednesday afternoon. Maciejewski, of Nottingham Township, met friends on the courts for a (very hot!) afternoon of friendly competition.
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Construction crews work along North Jefferson Avenue in Canonsburg Wednesday afternoon, when temperatures reached the high 80s. A local bikes through the intersection, enjoying his bike breeze.
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Chuck Walnoha, with North Strabane Parks Department, heads toward air conditioning Wednesday afternoon after spraying weeds at North Strabane park.
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Jimmy Cruz shoots and scores under the hot sun Wednesday afternoon. Cruz, 18, of Washington, spent the afternoon doing soccer drills at North Strabane Township Park.
September typically marks the start of sweater weather. But on Wednesday, people were dressed for sweating weather, as temperatures soared into the 90s for the second day in a row. A group gathered at Canonsburg Town Park for friendly games of pickle ball while others spent the afternoon working in the heat. “I was just bored at home,” laughed Jimmy Cruz, who shot and scored again and again on the North Strabane’s soccer fields. “I played soccer my whole life,” and the heat couldn’t keep him indoors, he said. That sentiment was shared by Ann Coffaro, of Upper St. Clair, who made a couple of great shots on the pickle ball court. “It’s a beautiful place,” she said of Canonsburg’s Town Park, despite the heat. “It’s a lot of fun.”