He was green long before it was in vogue. And he is simply electric.

Mary Shelley's creation has inspired countless young Frankenstein impersonators, who will be among thousands of little monsters going door to door throughout the region this week.

Halloween should be a safe, enjoyable experience. Drivers, be alert and stay well under the speed limit. Trick-or-treaters, carry glow sticks, stay on sidewalks and cross carefully.

For details on trick-or-treating and related events, go to your municipality's Web site.

For people who are unemployed or underemployed, Heritage Health Foundation Inc. has an option.

It is seeking trainees for its Mon Valley Environmental Technician Training Program, which will begin in January and run for eight weeks. There is no cost and 60 applicants will be chosen.

Participants will be trained to be environmental field technicians, who work for firms that build on old industrial or commercial sites.

Mon Valley residents will get priority, though applicants will not be eliminated if they live elsewhere. To apply, call 412-351-0535.

At times over the past year, Terrelle Pryor must have thought he was Dorothy, swept from Kansas to Oz.

He went from being Jeannette High School's sterling quarterback, to being the nation's top recruit, to being wooed by college coaching icons, to winning WPIAL and PIAA titles, to selecting Ohio State, to starting for the powerful Buckeyes.

The development of a big head would have been understandable. Bob Murphy says it has never happened.

Mr. Murphy is a retired teacher and a former head football coach at Jeannette, and still the athletic director. He helped -- and helped shield -- Mr. Pryor during the whirlwind recruiting process.

On Oct. 13, at Westmoreland Regional Hospital in Greensburg, Mr. Murphy had quadruple-bypass surgery. The phone in his room rang two days later.

"Terrelle wanted to know how I was doing," said Mr. Murphy, who returned to his Greensburg home Friday.

"I told him that for the next few weeks, he was going to be my entertainment. I wished him luck."

This was not a random call, Mr. Murphy assured.

"Terrelle calls and checks up on the [Jeannette] team. He doesn't forget where he comes from. He's a really good kid."

After winning an unprecedented fourth WPIAL title, Natalie Bower, above, will try to run down her first PIAA cross country crown Saturday in Hershey. She also hopes to lead the Greater Latrobe girls to a team crown at the championships.