Quality Life Services celebrated 50 years of serving the community with a homecoming celebration on Saturday, Sept. 23 at its location in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County.

The free event included live music, food trucks, a memorial lantern release and a fireworks display.

The Tack family opened Quality Life Services’ first nursing home – Sugar Creek Rest – 50 years ago in 1973 on their family farm.

Quality Life Services has grown to have 10 nursing homes, a pharmacy, home health services, a hospice location and a physician practice, said Mary Susan Yurek, chief quality officer and co-owner of Quality Life Services.

It remains family owned and operated with Yurek and her cousins, Steve Tack and Susan Tack Beardsley, as owners.

Elli Kunkle, 3, of Kittanning, pets goats Saturday afternoon at Quality Life Services’ 50th anniversary celebration at its Sugarcreek Township location. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Art is on display on a bench under a tree to keep it from getting wet Saturday afternoon at Quality Life Services’ 50th anniversary celebration at its Sugarcreek Township location. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Charistie Belles, of New Castle, submits raffle tickets for the baskets she likes Saturday afternoon at Quality Life Services’ 50th anniversary celebration at its Sugarcreek Township location. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Dawn Cochran, of Giddy Goat Soap Co helps a customer Saturday afternoon at Quality Life Services’ 50th anniversary celebration at its Sugarcreek Township location. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Cole Garuccio, 6, of Ellwood City, gives a thumbs-up to his face paint Saturday afternoon at Quality Life Services 50th anniversary celebration at its Sugar Creek location. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Backroads performs Saturday afternoon at Quality Life Services 50th anniversary celebration at its Sugar Creek location. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle