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Jennifer Sopko

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Jennifer Sopko is a writer and historian with a love of local history. A Pittsburgh native who grew up in White Oak Borough, her writing projects focus on Western Pennsylvania history with goals of enlightening readers about forgotten and obscure regional history and reinterpreting connections between familiar stories. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Since 2003, Jennifer has written about the Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County and Western Pennsylvania for several regional publications, including the Latrobe Bulletin, the Ligonier Echo, Westmoreland History magazine and Western Pennsylvania History magazine. She is the author of two books published by The History Pres ...more

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Ferris Wheel among rides set for retirement at Idlewild and SoakZone

On top of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a contentious presidential election, Western Pennsylvania amusement park fans last recently received the disheartening news that Idlewild and SoakZone in Ligonier and Kennywood in West Mifflin would both be retiring several longtime attractions. I wrote about the impending loss of Idlewild’s Ferris Wheel, kiddie Rainbow Wheel and Bubbling Springs ball

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	Ligonier Valley Vignettes:: Tales from the Laurel Highlands by Jennifer Sopko (Goodreads Author), Shirley G. McQuillis Iscrupe (Foreword) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idlewild: History and Memories of Pennsylvania’s Oldest Amusement Park 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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