Stella Orphanos, of Mt. Lebanon, celebrated her 105th birthday Sept. 30 and is going strong.

Her big day was celebrated by staff, family and friends at Golden LivingCenter, on Old Gilkeson Road, where she has been a resident for the past six years. Some family members traveled here from the Greek island of Crete to celebrate.

Mrs. Orphanos was born in Crete in 1903. She came to the United States with her husband, Stephen, in 1927. They settled in Ellwood City and established a restaurant.

Mrs. Orphanos volunteered at Ellwood City Hospital and, during WWII, worked with war relief for Greece.

The couple had three children and now has five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Golden LivingCenter is a 121-bed, skilled nursing facility that provides long-term care, short-term rehabilitation and respite stays.

Cadet Scott Oliver McClelland recently completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy.

Mr. McClelland, a 2008 graduate of Seton-LaSalle High School, entered West Point on June 30 and completed weeks of intense training, also referred to as "Beast Barracks." The training is one of the most challenging tasks cadets will encounter over the course of their four years at the academy. Instruction included first-aid, mountaineering, hand grenades, rifle marksmanship and nuclear, biological and chemical training.

At Seton-LaSalle, Mr. McClelland was one of the top students in his class academically. He played soccer and football and was involved in Rebels for Life, Campus Ministry, the student newspaper, art club, math club and the spring musical.

Mr. McClelland, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McClelland of Brookline, is studying for his bachelor of science degree and commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

It has taken more than five years of planning, more than $1.5 million from state and federal sources, in-kind donations worth tens of thousands of dollars and nearly 2,500 volunteer hours to complete the largest gap in the Montour Trail. The result -- a two-mile section of the trail in western Peters -- will be officially opened to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The new trail section extends west from Route 19 near the Arrowhead Trail, through Greer Tunnel and over Chartiers Creek to connect with the previously completed trail in Cecil.

"Finishing this section eliminates the most difficult gap in the Montour Trail and adds almost two miles of very scenic trail, including three bridges and a tunnel," said trail council president Mark Imgrund.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on the east side of the Valleybrook No. 3 Bridge, about three-fourths of a mile west of the intersection of Valleybrook Road and Route 19.

Those who attend can park at Tom Robinson's TAR Outdoor Storage on Valleybrook Road and walk to the east side of the bridge for the ceremony. After the ribbon cutting, the winners of the First Ride Raffle will have the honor of leading the first official bike ride. All who attend may ride or walk the new trail section and then have lunch.