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["Weirton native Molly Kopa, 26, works at the Wednesday Chicken Blasts at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton in the summer time. She started working there when she was 13, with her grandfather Chicken George (George Zatezalo). See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]

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["John Kosanovich is a Weirton native and retired Weirton Steel worker of Serbian descent. He is a member of the Steubenville, OH Serbian Holy Resurrection Serbian Church and Mens Club and is one of the old-timers who manages the Mens Club Chicken Blasts at the Weirton Serbian Picnic Grounds every Wednesday in the summer. See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]

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["Ann Kraina was born in Newton Falls, Ohio in 1927 and grew up in Weirton, WV. Her parents were from Yugoslavia and her family attended the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church in Steubenville, Ohio. She speaks about childhood memories, the Serbian and wider Weirton community, and Serbian foodways, mainly nutrolls, that she enjoys baking."]
["Pam Makricosta (b. September 1, 1953, Steubenville, OH) is a lifelong resident of Weirton, WV and librarian at Mary H. Weir public library. Her parents were immigrants of Greek descent. Makricosta has hosted a Greek language radio show out of Steubenville, OH for over 43 years."]

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